Abstract: An example system includes memory to store a metric database table and a processor coupled to the memory. The metric database table includes a metric key and metric logic associated with the metric key. The metric logic is executable against a device datastore to extract metric data from the device datastore. The device datastore is to store operational data of a plurality of electronic devices. The processor is to query the metric database table to obtain the metric logic. The processor is to execute the metric logic against the device datastore to extract the metric data. The processor is to output extracted metric data in association with the metric key to an incident datastore to monitor for incidents related to operations of the plurality of electronic devices.

Abstract: A system is provided including a memory in communication with a processor. The memory is to store a value of an attribute. The processor is to obtain from a source data structure the value. The processor is also to store in a further data structure the value in association with a descriptor identifying the source data structure. Moreover, the processor is to store in the further data structure an identifier in association with the value. The identifier is incrementable and unique to the value among values associated with the descriptor. In addition, the processor is to output the further data structure.

Abstract: There is provided a method including determining whether a selection of database query identifiers is to be made in a fixed manner or a dynamic manner. The method also includes generating a collection including the selection from a list including database query identifiers related to a database. When the selection is to be made in the fixed manner, the selection of the database query identifiers includes a view name and/or database query logic. When the selection is to be made in the dynamic manner, the selection of the database query identifiers includes a corresponding view name. The method also includes generating a materialized view corresponding to a given database query identifier in the collection. Moreover, the method includes storing an identifier of the materialized view in association with the given database query identifier.

Abstract: A system is provided including a memory in communication with a processor. The memory stores data including an entity value of an entity stored in association with an attribute value of an attribute of the entity. The processor stores an entity value identifier in association with an attribute value identifier to obtain modified data. The entity value identifier is associated with the entity value and the attribute value identifier is associated with the attribute value. The processor also transforms the modified data by applying a transformation to the modified data to obtain transformed data. In addition, the processor outputs further modified data from the transformed data, the further modified data including the transformed data with the entity value identifier replaced with the entity value and the attribute value identifier replaced with the attribute value.

Abstract: This application discusses techniques for providing a power-on reset (POR) circuit. The techniques take advantage of the small size of active devices, consume very little current and can use a native NMOS transistor to provide a stable reference over temperature and voltage variations.

Abstract: Embodiments of present disclosure disclose a method for monitoring performance of applications for an entity. The method comprises retrieving performance information associated with an application from one or more sources. Then, performance of the application is analyzed using the retrieved performance information. Then, the method comprises identifying one or more entity variables affecting the performance of the application from the analyzed performance of the application. Then, at least one of trends of the performance of the application, deviations in the performance of the application, performance data related to the performance of the application and prediction data related to predicted performance of the application is determined based on the identification for monitoring the performance of the application for the entity.

Abstract: A routing system for use at a retail premise of a merchant is provided. The retail premise has a plurality of products located at a plurality of sub-regions of the retail premise and the routing system comprises: a routing engine component operable to receive, from a communication device of a consumer, an initial location corresponding to a current location of the consumer within the retail premise, and an offer engine component operable to generate a product offer associated with a said product; wherein the routing engine component is operable to: obtain a target location corresponding to a location of the said product within the retail premise, calculate a route of recommendation between the initial location and the target location based on a popularity score associated with a said sub-region of the retail premise, said popularity score being indicative of an amount of consumer traffic in the sub-region, and transmit the product offer and the route of recommendation to the communication device.

Abstract: Methods and systems for sharing access to a computer resource accessible by a bus between two controllers are provided. For example, a machine implemented method of sharing access to computer resources includes requesting access to a bus from a processor of a first controller to access a device shared with a processor of a second controller; waiting for a positive response from the second controller; when the positive response is received, accessing the bus for less than a first timeout period; resetting a timer before the timer reaches the first timeout period to extend access to the bus, when access is not complete and a total access time is less than a second timeout period; and releasing the bus when access is complete or the second timeout period has been reached.

Abstract: This application discusses techniques for providing a power-on reset (POR) circuit. The techniques take advantage of the small size of active devices, consume very little current and can use a native NMOS transistor to provide a stable reference over temperature and voltage variations.

Abstract: Embodiments of proppants are described herein. In one embodiment, a proppant for hydraulic fracturing includes a proppant body. The proppant body has a length (L) and an outside diameter (D), and the proppant body length (L) to the proppant body outside diameter (D) ratio (L/D) is about 0.3 to about 5.0. The proppant body includes a space frame, and the space frame includes a plurality of rigid members creating a plurality of openings allowing fluid to flow through the proppant thereby increasing permeability. In another embodiment, a proppant for hydraulic fracturing includes a substantially cylindrical proppant body with a substantially circular cross-sectional area and an internal flow path with a substantially circular cross-sectional.

Abstract: A system for identifying an ideal airport security arrangement based on cost-effectiveness. The system storing a plurality of passenger wait times and receiving a personnel cost for each n for a transportation center. The system further receiving a plurality of transaction data entries and determining an average number of passengers of the transportation center based on at least the transaction data included in each received transaction data entry. The system identifying an average time-based value for passengers of the transportation center based on passenger income and calculating an operation cost for each n based on at least a combination of the respective personnel cost and passenger value as a product of the respective passenger wait time, average number of passengers, and average time-based value. The system determining an ideal number of security personnel based on the calculated operation cost for each n number of security personnel.

Abstract: A method and system for estimating individual propensity to use airport support services, comprising: receiving at least a first data element configured to store a specific primary account number and an addendum configured to store travel data; executing a query on a transaction database to identify a subset of transaction messages; identifying a projected level of needed airport support services propensity to use long-term parking based on at least the travel data; identifying an entity associated with needed airport support services associated with the travel transaction based on at least the travel data stored in the addendum included in the received transaction message; and transmitting the identified projected level of needed support services.

Abstract: The present application provides methods and devices for collecting customer feedback. The methods comprise the steps of determining whether a received input string used to authenticate a payment instrument against which a transaction is charged contains customer feedback data, and extracting the customer feedback data in response to determining presence of the customer feedback data.

Abstract: A method of operating a payment device includes interfacing the payment device to a merchant device to perform a payment transaction. The payment device may create and store a record of the payment transaction. On an occasion later than the payment transaction, the payment device may be interfaced to a network device. While the payment device is interfaced to the network device, at least a portion of the payment transaction record is transmitted from the payment device to the network device to cause the payment transaction to be cleared from the payment device user's account to the account of the merchant that operated the merchant device.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a rendering engine, a set of key performance indicators (KPIs) and KPI drivers characterizing a business process. The method involves using the rendering engine to establish a concept hierarchy for the KPIs and KPI drivers in the set of KPIs and KPI drivers. The method further includes creating, by the rendering engine, a directed acyclic graph (DAG) of the set of KPIs and KPI drivers based on the established concept hierarchy, and rendering a visual representation of the directed acyclic graph as a KPI node-link diagram on a computer-user interface.

Abstract: A regulator circuit can include a cascaded topology, comprising a first integrated low-dropout (LDO) regulator circuit having a supply node, the first integrated LDO regulator circuit configured to provide a first loop bandwidth and configured to provide a regulated first output voltage to an intermediate node using energy provided by the supply node, and a second integrated LDO regulator circuit having an input coupled to the intermediate node, the second LDO regulator circuit configured to provide a second loop bandwidth and configured to provide a regulated second output voltage to an output node, where the second loop bandwidth is narrower than the first loop bandwidth. The regulator circuit need not require an external capacitor. The regulator circuit can be used to provide one or more of enhanced power supply rejection and noise performance.

Abstract: A system and method for determination of importance of attributes among a plurality of attribute importance models incorporating a segmented attribute kerneling (SAK) method of attribute importance determination. The method permits operation of multiple attribute importance algorithms simultaneously, finds the intersecting subset of important attributes across the multiple techniques, and then outputs a consolidated ranked set. In addition, the method identifies and presents a ranked subset of the attributes excluded from the union.