Abstract: An automatic touchless dispenser capable of providing one or more crispy and fresh food products to customers independent of the type of food product or container.

Abstract: A device includes a physiological sensor having a plurality of sensing electrodes, and a signal combining chip having a plurality of input channels, a waveform generator, a summing circuit, and an output channel. The plurality of input channels are configured to receive a plurality of voltage signals. Each input channel is configured to receive a respective one of the plurality of voltage signals from a respective one of the plurality of sensing electrodes. The waveform generator is configured to generate a set of modulation signals, each of which modulates a corresponding voltage signal of the plurality of voltage signals to generate a corresponding encoded voltage signal and form a set of encoded voltage signals. The summing circuit is configured to superimpose the set of encoded voltage signals to form a combined voltage signal that is outputted through the output channel.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a content distribution system enables user devices to access digital content through a variety of access elements, such as QR codes, URLs, App Clips, Data Matrix codes, and NFC tags, allowing flexible distribution of digital media without requiring a dedicated content access device. The system includes a content distribution server configured to receive check-out requests from user devices, provide metadata, and process open content commands containing identifiers of the digital content and the user. The server verifies user authorization and provides a license response to authorized devices, enabling content consumption based on licensing terms. The system can integrate with library systems to facilitate user registration and library membership applications remotely, and provides analytics for tracking user engagement and content utilization.

Abstract: An apparatus to facilitate tessellation redistribution for reducing latencies in processors is disclosed. The apparatus includes a processor to provide parallel interconnected geometry fixed-function units with separate front end and back ends, the front ends to perform patch culling and transmission and the back ends to perform patch reception from the front end and patch tessellation; provide a tessellation redistribution central engine to redistribute patches among the back ends using a redistribution bus; receive, by the tessellation redistribution central engine from the front ends in parallel, patch transmissions marked for distribution, the tessellation redistribution engine to process the patch transmissions in order; and in response to receiving a synchronization barrier packet from one of the front ends, broadcast, by the tessellation redistribution central engine, the synchronization barrier packet to the back ends to cause one of the back ends to process tessellation work locally.

Abstract: An automatic touchless dispenser capable of providing one or more crispy and fresh food products to customers independent of the type of food product or container.

Abstract: Various examples of systems and methods are described herein in which multiple intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) are connected in a network. A software-defined network (SDN) controller may include a rule subsystem, a test mode subsystem, a packet inspection subsystem, and a validation subsystem. The rule subsystem may define a plurality of flow rules. A test mode subsystem may operate the SDN in a testing mode. A packet insertion subsystem may insert test packets within the SDN while the SDN is in the testing mode. The validation subsystem may validate or fail each flow rule depending on how the various test packets are handled.

Abstract: Digital content distribution methods, systems and devices are provided. The digital content distribution utilizes a content distribution server for providing a user device access to digital content. In certain embodiments, the content distribution server: (a) receives a check-out request from a user device via a content access device; (b) provides metainfo to the user device via the content access device; (c) receives an open content command comprising an identifier of the digital content and an identifier for a user from the user device; (d) determines from the open content command whether the user device is authorized to view the digital content; and (e) provides a license response to the user device based on the user device being authorized to view the digital content, the license response comprising a license and the digital content.

Abstract: An apparatus to facilitate tessellation redistribution for reducing latencies in processors is disclosed. The apparatus includes a processor to provide parallel interconnected geometry fixed-function units with separate front end and back ends, the front ends to perform patch culling and transmission and the back ends to perform patch reception from the front end and patch tessellation; provide a tessellation redistribution central engine to redistribute patches among the back ends using a redistribution bus; receive, by the tessellation redistribution central engine from the front ends in parallel, patch transmissions marked for distribution, the tessellation redistribution engine to process the patch transmissions in order; and in response to receiving a synchronization barrier packet from one of the front ends, broadcast, by the tessellation redistribution central engine, the synchronization barrier packet to the back ends to cause one of the back ends to process tessellation work locally.

Abstract: A method for developing a containerized application using an opinionated pipeline and subsequent deployment of the containerized application to a cloud environment, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an application containing original code; generating a variable file based on parameters selected by a developer of the application; using the parameters to select a plurality of application development processes and tools from a set of available tools and processes; dynamically provisioning the opinionated pipeline to include the plurality of application development processes and tools; implementing the opinionated pipeline in order to develop the containerized application by combining a set of code with the original code, the set of code associated with the plurality of application development processes and tools; modifying the set of code based on selections made by the developer to provide modified code; packaging the containerized application to include at least a portion of the original code and t

Abstract: An automatic touchless dispenser capable of providing one or more crispy and fresh food products to customers independent of the type of food product or container.

Abstract: Techniques for dynamic profile data ingestion are described. The system may process profile data associated with one device, such as a mobile device, to associate it with another device, such as a vehicle. For example, when a connection is made between the first device and the second device, the profile data associated with the first device may be associated with the second device, in a manner using a remote system. The remote system may temporarily associate the profile data with the second device, enabling the system to interpret a command using the profile data.

Abstract: A label printing module can be configured to perform at least two actions in response to a request to create a label for an item. The label printing module can create a print job that will produce a physical label for the item. In addition, the label printing module can cause a digital label to be created and stored in a digital label database, which can be accessible via the Internet. The digital label can include an identifier that is uniquely associated with the item to which the physical label corresponds. The digital label can be associated with an Internet address. The Internet address of the digital label can be included in a machine-readable object on the corresponding printed physical label. Someone who has the item corresponding to the printed physical label can view informational content within the corresponding digital label by using a reader to read the machine-readable object.

Abstract: An approach for managing workload deployment in a distributed network, including edge computing is provided. The approach includes deploying several modules, such as, EMM (energy management module), LDM (localized deployment manager) and EDM (edge deployment manager). These modules will be constantly monitoring and managing the energy consumption at the edge nodes under their purview and communicate with other modules to develop a holistic energy management system (e.g., energy policies, energy algorithms, energy plans, etc.) to ensure the most effective energy management of workload is implemented.

Abstract: A beverage dispense system configured to automatically mix a beverage in response to a user input. The beverage dispense system including a liquid container, a gas container, a regulator, a flavoring container, and a beverage container selectively in fluid communication with the liquid container, the gas container, and the flavoring container that is configured to mix liquid, gas, and flavoring respectively from the liquid container, gas container, and flavoring container into the beverage. The beverage dispense system further including a controller that is configured to automatically control flow of the liquid, the gas, and the flavoring to the beverage container in response to the user input and an outlet configured to selectively dispense the beverage. The regulator is configured to regulate the gas from the gas container to each of the liquid container, the flavoring container, and the beverage container at the pressure.

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: A universal snack dispenser capable of providing crisp snacks to customers offers a touchless experience and delivers a sufficient amount of the snacks independent of the type and container.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a context aware client firewall. Various embodiments include intercepting all network traffic to and from a mobile device, deriving a static risk profile of the mobile device based on one or more parameters, determining a dynamic risk of the mobile device based on network flow attributes, and computing an overall risk for the network traffic based on the static risk profile and the dynamic risk. Network traffic can therefore be allowed or blocked based on the computed risk. The solution provides granular control to IT administrations to block network traffic based on parameters such as geolocation, network type, and various others described herein.

Abstract: An approach for managing workload deployment in a distributed network, including edge computing is provided. The approach includes deploying several modules, such as, EMM (energy management module), LDM (localized deployment manager) and EDM (edge deployment manager). These modules will be constantly monitoring and managing the energy consumption at the edge nodes under their purview and communicate with other modules to develop a holistic energy management system (e.g., energy policies, energy algorithms, energy plans, etc.) to ensure the most effective energy management of workload is implemented.

Abstract: A source code patch generation system uses the context of a buggy source code snippet of a source code program and a hint to predict a source code segment that repairs the buggy source code snippet. The hint is a source code segment that is semantically-similar to the buggy source code snippet where the similarity is based on a context of the buggy source code snippet. An autoregressive deep learning model uses the context of the buggy source code snippet and the hint to predict the most likely source code segment to repair the buggy source code snippet.

Abstract: Method for unified networking for a device in heterogeneous mobile environments includes maintaining and monitoring active network interfaces, managing the location of the device, managing network access security, enabling disruption tolerance support for applications, enabling service sharing and session mobility, managing system parameters for one or more active application sessions, managing storage functionality in one or more memory devices, and maintaining a mapping for one or more flows corresponding to the one or more active application sessions, maintaining one or more policies, and performing flow control decisions based upon the policies using a policy engine. The method can also include monitoring for network events, evaluating whether to perform a handover based upon policies, and providing seamless secure handovers in a heterogeneous mobile environment. A device, non-transitory computer-readable medium, and a system for unified networking are also provided.