Abstract: There is provided a method for sharing bandwidth consumption information in a communication system having a first user plane function (UPF), a second UPF and a third UPF, each of which serves an access point name (APN). The method includes (a) receiving by the first UPF from the second UPF, information indicating a bandwidth being consumed by the second UPF, (b) receiving by the first UPF from the third UPF, information indicating a bandwidth being consumed by the third UPF, (c) sending from the first UPF to the second UPF, information indicating a bandwidth being consumed by the first UPF and the third UPF, and (d) sending from the first UPF to the third UPF, information indicating the bandwidth being consumed by the first UPF and the second UPF. Thus, each of the first, second and third UPFs is aware of a total bandwidth being consumed for the APN.

Abstract: A device includes an elongated hollow member having an open distal end for receiving tissue therein and at least one exterior groove for loading at least one ligation band thereon. The device also includes a band deployment sleeve slidable over the exterior of the hollow member and configured to move from a radially expanded position to a radially contracted position in which, when the band deployment sleeve slides longitudinally over the hollow member, the distal portion engages the at least one ligation band. A closing sleeve slidable over the exterior of the band deployment sleeve is configured to constrain the distal portion from the radially expanded position into the radially contracted position. Retracting the closing sleeve proximally over the distal portion of the band deployment sleeve releases the distal portion from the radially contracted position into the radially expanded position.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a processing device configured to select first and second versions of at least a given portion of a web application, to obtain first and second document object model structures of the first and second versions of the given portion of the web application, and to generate, based at least in part on the first and second document object model structures, first and second tree structures, the first and second tree structures comprising nodes representing web elements of the given portion of the web application. The processing device is also configured to identify node differences between the first and second tree structures, to generate information characterizing differences between web elements in the given portion of the first and second versions of the web application, and to initiate automated action based at least in part on the generated information.

Abstract: A medical device includes opposing first and second end effectors coupled together to move from an open configuration to a closed configuration, a first link with a distal end pivotally connected to a proximal end of the first end effector, the first link including a first slot at a proximal end of the first link, a second link with a distal end pivotally connected to a proximal end of the second end effector, and a first actuator pin slidable within the first slot.

Abstract: An aerial and/or satellite imagery-based, optical system and corresponding method for measuring physical impacts to land-based objects by impact measurands in case of an occurrence of a natural catastrophe event, the natural catastrophe event impacting the objects causing a physical damage. The method and system comprise the steps of capturing by remote airborne and/or spaceborne sensors digital aerial and/or satellite imagery and/or photography of an area affected by the natural catastrophe event and generating a digital natural catastrophe event footprint with a topographical map of the natural catastrophe event based on the captured digital satellite imagery. Finally, parametrizing, by an adaptive vulnerability curve structure, impact measurands for selected objects based on the measured topographical map and generating an impact measurand value for each of the land-based objects based on an event intensity measured by the natural catastrophe event footprint using the vulnerability curve structure.

Abstract: A User Plane Function (UPF) of 5G Core network performs a search for the next hop in the data path, using utilities (e.g., Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) trace route), and determines the capability of the next router and/or other hops in the path. The UPF updates (e.g., using the PATCH command) the Network Repository Function (NRF) with the gathered information. The UPF also updates the NRF the UPF's position in the current route, and the role(s) the UPF is playing at a given time, e.g., Branching Point (BP), Intermediate User Plane Function (I-UPF), and the like. The SMF is enabled to identify the UPF's capability for a given PDU Session. The selection of a given UPF for non-suitable roles can be prevented, and the UPF can be selected for those roles in which the UPF is more suitable at a given time.

Abstract: A User Plane Function (UPF) of 5G Core network performs a search for the next hop in the data path, using utilities (e.g., Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) traceroute), and determines the capability of the next router and/or other hops in the path. The UPF updates (e.g., using the PATCH command) the Network Repository Function (NRF) with the gathered information. The UPF also updates the NRF the UPF's position in the current route, and the role(s) the UPF is playing at a given time, e.g., Branching Point (BP), Intermediate User Plane Function (I-UPF), and the like. The SMF is enabled to identify the UPF's capability for a given PDU Session. The selection of a given UPF for non-suitable roles can be prevented, and the UPF can be selected for those roles in which the UPF is more suitable at a given time.

Abstract: An electronic device for auto focus is provided. The electronic device includes determining, by the electronic device, at least one region of interest (ROI) in a scene displayed in one of a viewfinder and a captured image frame and determining, by the electronic device, at least one sub ROI in the at least one ROI by performing a first level of auto focus using at least one first image sensor. Further, the method includes determining, by the electronic device, at least one focused sub ROI by performing a second level of auto focus on the at least one sub ROI using at least one second image sensor and rendering, by the electronic device, a focus transition for the at least one focused sub ROI to one of the viewfinder and the captured image frame.

Abstract: A method for automatically generating a Region Of Interest (ROI) centric image in an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving an image frame(s), where the image frame(s) includes a plurality of objects. Further, the method includes identifying a first ROI, a second ROI, and a non-ROI in the image frame(s). Further, the method includes rescaling the second ROI in the image frame(s), summarizing the non-ROI in the image frame(s), and automatically generating the ROI centric image, where the ROI centric image includes the rescaled-first ROI, the rescaled-second ROI, the rescaled-non-ROI, and the summarized non-ROI.

Abstract: A method for optimizing a UI of an application in an electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting, by the electronic device, at least one first application installed in the electronic device, determining, by the electronic device, at least one data item associated with at least one UI of the at least one first application to be modified, modifying, by the electronic device, the at least one data item associated with the at least one UI of the at least one first application based on a level of proficiency of a user with an already used application in the electronic device, and displaying, by the electronic device, the at least one UI with the at least one modified data item of the at least one first application.

Abstract: This application relates to systems and methods for automatically detecting and correcting image quality based on a set of quality standards. In some examples, a plurality of quality parameters of an image are determined based on receiving an image. It is then determined that at least one of the plurality of quality parameters is below a predetermined threshold. The predetermined threshold may be based on a required quality standard for images. In response to determining that the at least one of the plurality of quality parameters is below the predetermined threshold, feature of the image is adjusted such that the at least one of the plurality of quality parameters is at or above the predetermined threshold.

Abstract: Trigger based analytics database synchronization is described. In one example case, a trigger is invoked based on an operation issued for a record in a transactional database. According to the trigger, one or more data values for synchronization from the transactional database to an analytics database are determined. A message including the data values is formed and added to a message queue through a message infrastructure service including a message broker. In turn, the values from the message are stored in a suitable memory space, such as a staging table, for forwarding to an analytics computing system. Using the trigger and the message infrastructure service, execution of the transactional database operation can be detached in execution from the addition of the value to the staging table and synchronization with the analytics computing system.

Abstract: Facilitating achievement of equilibrium between supply and demand of resources is provided herein. Operations of a system include determining a first amount of resources that are to satisfy first requests in a first area, and a second amount of resources that are to satisfy second requests in a second area and comparing the first amount of resources with a first quantity of available resources in the first area, and the second amount of resources with a second quantity of available resources in the second area. Further, based on the first quantity of available resources being less than the first amount of resources and the second quantity of available resources being more than the second amount of resources: classifying the first area as an overloaded condition, classifying the second area as an underloaded condition, and moving a resource of the second quantity of available resources to the first area.

Abstract: This present disclosure provides a method for recording a multimedia file using an electronic device. The method includes previewing a scene comprising a plurality of objects in a field of view of a camera of the electronic device and detecting at least one of a shape event and a sound event associated with at least one object from the plurality of objects in the scene. Further, the method includes determining at least one of a recoding mode and an effect for the at least one object based on at least of the sound event and the shape event and applying at least one of the recording mode and the effect. The method also includes recording the multimedia file comprising the at least one object in at least one of the recording mode video and the effect and storing the multimedia file.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating training data, and training machine learning models with the generated training data, are disclosed. In some examples, a computing device obtains, from a data repository, training data, wherein the training data comprises labelled samples and unlabeled samples. The computing device generates clusters of the training data based on one or more corresponding attributes of the training data. Further, the computing device determines a distance metric between positively labelled samples and unlabeled samples within each cluster, and generates, for each of the clusters, a plurality of sub-clusters based on the determined distance metrics. The computing device also determines, from each of the plurality of sub-clusters, one or more of the unlabeled samples based on a corresponding reward value and a corresponding sampling rate value. The computing device may train a machine learning model with the determined unlabeled samples from each of the plurality of sub-clusters.

Abstract: There is provided a method for a session audit in a communication system having a first plane and a second plane. The method can be employed in a case in which the first plane is a control plane and the second plane is a user plane, or a case in which the first plane is a user plane and the second plane is a control plane. The first plane performs operations of (1) sending to the second plane, an association update request that contains a first vendor-specific information element (IE) having (a) a bit set to indicate a desire for a single control plane (CP) fully-qualified session identification (CP F-SEID), and (b) a CP F-SEID, and (2) receiving from the second plane, an association update response that contains a second vendor-specific IE having (a) the CP F-SEID, and (b) a mapped user plane (UP) fully-qualified session identification (UP F-SEID).

Abstract: An electronic device for auto focus is provided. The electronic device includes determining, by the electronic device, at least one region of interest (ROI) in a scene displayed in one of a viewfinder and a captured image frame and determining, by the electronic device, at least one sub ROI in the at least one ROI by performing a first level of auto focus using at least one first image sensor. Further, the method includes determining, by the electronic device, at least one focused sub ROI by performing a second level of auto focus on the at least one sub ROI using at least one second image sensor and rendering, by the electronic device, a focus transition for the at least one focused sub ROI to one of the viewfinder and the captured image frame.

Abstract: A Shared Cell (SC) Controller uses deployment information, radio resource utilization measurements, cell load measurements, signal quality measurement, operator's policies and radio capabilities to make decisions on system configuration, re-configuration, and channel allocation related to the Shared Cell groups. The SC Controller may also use artificial intelligence/machine learning to predict future system state when making decisions on system configuration and channel allocation. The SC Controller can be implemented in the context of using a CBRS system, the ORAN architecture, and the Shared Cell group of Radio Units (RUs). SC Controller can be implemented as part of the Non-Real Time Radio Intelligent Controller (Non-RT RIC). The SC Controller interfaces with the Citizens Broadband Radio Service Device (CBSD) Controller, and the SC Controller sends the Shared Cell group information to the O-RU Controller so that the O-RU Controller can configure the radio components.

Abstract: This application relates to automated processes for determining item placement compliance within retail locations. For example, a computing device may obtain an image of a fixture within a store. The image may be captured by a camera with a field of view directed at the fixture. The computing device may apply a segmentation process to the image to determine a portion of the image. Further, the computing device may determine a correlation between the portion of the image and each of a plurality of item image templates. Each item image template may include an image of an item the retail location sells in the retail location. The computing device may determine, based on the correlations, one of the plurality of item image templates and its corresponding item. The computing device may then determine whether the item should be located at the fixture based on a planogram.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for processing order experience data across multiple data structures are provided herein.