Abstract: Various embodiments of a multi-mode antenna are described. The antenna is preferably constructed having a first inductor coil and a second inductor coil. A plurality of shielding materials are positioned throughout the antenna to minimize interference of the magnetic fields that emanate from the coils from surrounding materials. The antenna comprises a coil control circuit having at least one of an electric filter and an electrical switch configured to modify the electrical impedance of either or both the first and second coils.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a processing apparatus comprising compute circuitry to generate neural network data for a convolutional neural network (CNN) and write the neural network data to a memory buffer. The compute circuitry additionally includes a direct memory access (DMA) controller including a hardware codec having encode circuitry and a decode circuitry. The DMA controller reads the neural network data from the memory buffer, encode the neural network data via the encode circuit, writes encoded neural network data to a memory device coupled with the processing apparatus, writes metadata for the encoded neural network data to the memory device coupled with the processing apparatus, and decodes encoded neural network data via the decode circuit in response to a request from the compute circuitry.

Abstract: A method of providing a single structure multiple mode antenna is described. The antenna is preferably constructed having a first inductor coil that is electrically connected in series with a second inductor coil. The antenna is constructed having a plurality of electrical connections positioned along the first and second inductor coils. A plurality of terminals is connected to the electrical connections that facilitate numerous electrical connections and enables the antenna to be selectively tuned to various frequencies and frequency bands.

Abstract: Disclosed is an approach to autonomously abort a lower priority transaction that is blocking a higher priority transaction, where the lower priority transaction is holding a lock on a resource for which there is contention. Some approaches also provide an efficient way to implement identification of a blocker transaction, which drastically reduces the response time to abort the blocker transaction.

Abstract: A method of providing a single structure multiple mode antenna is described. The antenna is preferably constructed having a first inductor coil that is electrically connected in series with a second inductor coil. The antenna is constructed having a plurality of electrical connections positioned along the first and second inductor coils. A plurality of terminals is connected to the electrical connections that facilitate numerous electrical connections and enables the antenna to be selectively tuned to various frequencies and frequency bands.

Abstract: Systems and methods include responsive to receiving a request at a remote node, determining whether the request is to be sent directly or via a cloud-based system; establishing a control channel of a tunnel utilizing a first encryption technique, wherein the tunnel is between the remote node and a local node, and wherein the control channel includes a session identifier; establishing a data channel of the tunnel utilizing a second encryption technique, wherein the data tunnel is bound to the control channel based on the session identifier; performing, over the control channel, device authentication and user authentication of one or more users associated with the remote node, wherein each of the one or more users includes a user identifier; and, subsequent to the device authentication and the user authentication, exchanging data packets over the data channel with each data packet including a corresponding user identifier.

Abstract: Systems and methods include obtaining trusted network rules for a plurality of networks, wherein the trusted network rules include whether a network is untrusted or one of a plurality of trusted networks; obtaining policy configurations for each of the trusted network rules, wherein the policy configurations define configurations for a cloud-based system to use with a user device based on a corresponding network where the user device is connected; communicating with the user device and determining which network of the plurality of network the user device is connected; and applying the configurations in the cloud-based system for the user device based on the network the user device is connected. The steps can further include obtaining forwarding policies for each of the plurality of networks; and providing the forwarding policies to a connector application executed on the user device.

Abstract: Systems and methods include establishing a control channel of a tunnel utilizing a first encryption technique, wherein the tunnel is between a local node including one or more processors and a remote node, and wherein the control channel includes a session identifier; establishing a data channel of the tunnel utilizing a second encryption technique, wherein the data tunnel is bound to the control channel based on the session identifier; performing, over the control channel, device authentication and user authentication of one or more users associated with the remote node, wherein each of the one or more users includes a user identifier; and, subsequent to the device authentication and the user authentication, exchanging data packets over the data channel with each data packet including a corresponding user identifier. The first encryption technique can be one of TLS and SSL, and the second encryption technique can be one of TLS and DTLS.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a processing apparatus comprising compute circuitry to generate neural network data for a convolutional neural network (CNN) and write the neural network data to a memory buffer. The compute circuitry additionally includes a direct memory access (DMA) controller including a hardware codec having encode circuitry and a decode circuitry. The DMA controller reads the neural network data from the memory buffer, encode the neural network data via the encode circuit, writes encoded neural network data to a memory device coupled with the processing apparatus, writes metadata for the encoded neural network data to the memory device coupled with the processing apparatus, and decodes encoded neural network data via the decode circuit in response to a request from the compute circuitry.

Abstract: Systems and methods for troubleshooting and performance analysis of a cloud-based service include receiving metrics over time from a plurality of analyzers, wherein the metrics include service-related metrics and network-related metrics related to a cloud-based service, wherein each analyzer of the plurality of analyzers is executed at one of a user device accessing the cloud-based service and in the cloud-based service, and wherein at least one analyzer is executed in the cloud-based service; analyzing the metrics to determine a status of the cloud-based service over the time; and identifying issues related to the cloud-based service utilizing the analyzed metrics over the time, wherein the issues include any of an issue on a particular user device, an issue in a network between a particular user device and the cloud service, and an issue within the cloud service.

Abstract: Systems and methods include connecting to and authenticating a plurality of user devices; utilizing a plurality of RESTful (Representational State Transfer web service) endpoints to communicate with the plurality of user devices; providing any of policy and configuration to the plurality of user devices utilizing version number via a RESTful endpoint; caching the any of policy and configuration for each device of the plurality of user devices; and receiving metrics based on measurements at the plurality of user devices according to corresponding policy and configuration, via a RESTful endpoint.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for production of xylitol. More particularly, the present invention provides an improved process for high titer xylitol production from pure xylose. The process of the present invention results in enhanced xylitol production in shortest duration of time.

Abstract: Systems and methods include obtaining a plurality of parameters associated with a host; determining a fingerprint of the host utilizing the plurality of parameters; and providing the fingerprint to cloud service for enrollment and management of the host in the cloud service. The cloud service can include microsegmentation of the host. The cloud service can include any of Internet access for the host and private resource access by the host.

Abstract: Methods of associative searching particularly suited to searching multimedia files comprising a plurality of data streams, some of the data streams being dynamic in time (e.g., a recording of a classroom lecture). Searching not only identifies given multimedia files of interest generally, but can further identify a timewise location of query matches within an identified file of interest with useful precision.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a processing apparatus comprising compute circuitry to generate neural network data for a convolutional neural network (CNN) and write the neural network data to a memory buffer. The compute circuitry additionally includes a direct memory access (DMA) controller including a hardware codec having encode circuitry and a decode circuitry. The DMA controller reads the neural network data from the memory buffer, encode the neural network data via the encode circuit, writes encoded neural network data to a memory device coupled with the processing apparatus, writes metadata for the encoded neural network data to the memory device coupled with the processing apparatus, and decodes encoded neural network data via the decode circuit in response to a request from the compute circuitry.

Abstract: A method for maintaining data privacy includes extracting a group of characters from one or more data fields associated with one or more documents. The method also includes associating a respective image of each character of the group of characters to a digital representation of the respective image based on extracting the group of characters. The method further includes randomly assigning, to each reviewer of a set of reviewers, a group of digital representations based on associating the respective image of each character to the digital representation. Each digital representation of the group of digital representations fails to satisfy a confidence condition. The method still further includes receiving, from each reviewer, a message indicating, for each digital representation of the group of digital representations, whether the respective digital representation is correct or a correction to the respective digital representation.

Abstract: Techniques for using traceroute with tunnels and cloud-based systems for determining measures of network performance are presented. Systems and methods include requesting a trace to a destination with a signature inserted into a trace packet; receiving a response to the trace packet; when the response does not include tunnel info, providing details in the response to a service where the details include parameters associated with a service path between the client and the destination; and, when the response includes tunnel info, segmenting the service path into a plurality of legs, causing a trace for each of the plurality of legs, and aggregating details for each of the plurality of legs based on the causing.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a process of xylitol production from pure xylose, xylose containing liquid extract from the acid pretreated biomass (LEPB) and co-production of ethanol and xylitol from dilute acid pretreated lignocellulosic biomass by natural S. cerevisiae DBT-IOC S24 (MTCC25086). The present invention also discloses a process of xylitol production wherein a thermo and inhibitor tolerant S. cerevisiae DBT-IOC S24 (MTCC25086) natural strain has been induced to produce xylitol from xylose at defined process parameters using xylose containing diluted acid pretreated biomass as well as from xylose containing synthetic media in presence of glucose, lignocelluloses biomass derived xylitol inducer maintaining aeration at 1VVM and pH at 5.0 in the medium.

Abstract: Systems and methods include connecting to and authenticating a plurality of user devices; utilizing a plurality of RESTful (Representational State Transfer web service) endpoints to communicate with the plurality of user devices; providing any of policy and configuration to the plurality of user devices utilizing version number via a RESTful endpoint; caching the any of policy and configuration for each device of the plurality of user devices; and receiving metrics based on measurements at the plurality of user devices according to corresponding policy and configuration, via a RESTful endpoint.

Abstract: Systems and methods implemented in a node in a cloud-based system include loading a data structure into memory, wherein the data structure includes cities mapped to cells where the cells cover all of the Earth; receiving a call with a given latitude and longitude of a user device; finding a closest city to the given latitude and longitude utilizing the data structure; and providing the closest city in response to the call. The systems and methods can also include utilizing the closest city for policy in the cloud-based system for the user device.