Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for enabling screen-specific user interfacing with elements of viewable screens presented by an electronic device are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of identifying a character sequence representing a first input that is received while displaying a viewable screen having at least one selectable viewable element. The actions further include accessing an electronic file that provides a text representation of one or more of the at least one selectable viewable element. The actions further include comparing the character sequence to the text representation. The actions further include selecting, within the viewable screen, a selectable viewable element whose text representation matches the character sequence. The actions further include triggering any action linked to the selecting the selectable viewable element.

Abstract: A dual delta-sigma modulator includes a first modulator, a second modulator, and a shared amplifier coupled to the first and second modulators. The first modulator includes an integrator configured to generate a first modulator output signal. The second modulator includes a second integrator configured to generate a second modulator output signal. The shared amplifier is configured to assist the first integrator integrating a difference between a first analog input signal and a first modulator output signal from the first modulator during a first period of time and to assist the second integrator integrate a difference between a second analog input signal and a second modulator output signal from the second modulator during a second period of time.

Abstract: Described is an apparatus which comprises: a pre-driver coupled to a transmitter, the transmitter having a differential output; and a tuning circuit operable to couple to the differential output to tune the pre-driver of the transmitter according to a common mode noise signature of a common mode signal derived from the differential output.

Abstract: A wind turbine generator is disclosed herein. In a described embodiment, the wind turbine generator comprises an electrical generator 101 configured to generate AC signals, a plurality of power converters 110,112,111 operated by a gating signal with each power converter configured to convert the AC signals from the electrical generator 101 into fixed frequency AC signals. The wind turbine generator further comprises a controller configured to enter a fault mode when a grid voltage falls outside an acceptable threshold, and during the fault mode the controller is configured to provide a reactive current reference dependant on a grid voltage distant from the wind turbine generator. A method of controlling a wind turbine generator is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a substrate are provided. The apparatus includes a pedestal and rotation member, both of which are moveably disposed within a processing chamber. The rotation member is adapted to rotate a substrate disposed in the chamber. The substrate may be supported by an edge ring during processing. The edge ring may selectively engage either the pedestal or the rotation member. In one embodiment, the edge ring engages the pedestal during a deposition process and the edge ring engages the rotation member during rotation of the substrate. The rotation of the substrate during processing may be discrete or continuous.

Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure generally relate to methods and apparatus for generating and controlling plasma, for example RF filters, used with plasma chambers. In one implementation, a plasma processing apparatus is provided. The plasma processing apparatus comprises a chamber body, a powered gas distribution manifold enclosing a processing volume and a radio frequency (RF) filter. A pedestal having a substrate-supporting surface is disposed in the processing volume. A heating assembly comprising one or more heating elements is disposed within the pedestal for controlling a temperature profile of the substrate-supporting surface. A tuning assembly comprising a tuning electrode is disposed within the pedestal between the one or more heating elements and the substrate-supporting surface. The RF filter comprises an air core inductor, wherein at least one of the heating elements, the tuning electrode, and the gas distribution manifold is electrically coupled to the RF filter.

Abstract: A power dissipating arrangement for dissipating power from a generator in a wind turbine is provided. The generator comprises a plurality of output terminals corresponding to a multi-phase output. The power dissipating arrangement comprises a plurality of dissipating units, a plurality of semiconductor switches, a trigger circuit for switching the semiconductor switches and a control unit for controlling the operation of the trigger circuit, thereby controlling the switching of the semiconductor switches.

Abstract: Knowledge transfer between users of a software application. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: tracking steps performed by a plurality of users of a software application, and the tracking creates tracked steps; identifying a first task as a first series of steps of the tracked steps, and identifying a second task as a second series steps of the tracked steps, the second series of steps distinct from the first series of steps; and providing, on a display device associated with the software application, an indication of the first series of steps of the first task and the second series of steps of the second task, the providing to a later user interacting with the software application.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes testing regression and compatibility of software and associated hardware. Embodiments herein disclosed receive an indication from a user to test the regression and the compatibility of proposed software; access software files related to installation of the proposed software; present a verification interface to the user, wherein the verification interface includes various validation functions for validating entries created or updated along with the proposed software being installed or uninstalled, such as a registry entry, a log file entry, an Add or Remove Programs entry, and the like, wherein when each of the validation functions is selected, the system automatically determines if the corresponding entry for installation or uninstallation of the proposed software is successful. Embodiments herein disclosed further receive an indication from the user for selection of the validation functions and present to the user an indication of success of the validation of the entries.

Abstract: Described is an apparatus which comprises: a first clocking source having a first divider; a second clocking source having a second divider, wherein the first and second clocking sources are inductively coupled; and calibration logic to monitor clock signals associated with the first and second clocking sources and to generate at least one calibration code for adjusting at least one divider ratio of the first or second dividers according to the monitored clock signals.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a pipeline, comprising positioning a probe device in the pipeline, passing the probe device along the pipeline, collecting at least one fluid sample at each of a plurality of locations along a length of the pipeline, passing each fluid sample into the probe device, and measuring at least one corrosion-related parameter of a fluid at a plurality of locations along the pipeline, wherein the at least one corrosion-related parameter is selected from a group consisting of: pH, temperature, pressure, viscosity, conductivity, salinity, deposits, and corrosivity.

Abstract: A technique for loop detection in repeater networks involves a first communication device of a plurality of communication devices establishing a communication link with a second communication device of the plurality of communication devices. The first communication device transmits to the second communication device a first action frame containing a unique identifier of the first communication device. Upon receiving a second action frame from a third communication device, the first communication device determines whether the second action frame meets a condition related to the unique identifier of the first communication device. Depending on a result of the determination, the first communication device either maintains or disconnects the communication link with the second communication device. The communication link between the first and second communication devices may be on two frequency bands, and loop formation can be detected by either of the first and second communication devices.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing a nap mode on an electronic device includes an electronic device configured to monitor sleeping for a user of the electronic device during a sleep-monitoring time interval and determine a sleep quality score for the user based on the monitoring. When the sleep quality score is less than a threshold sleep quality score, the electronic device is configured to monitor for the user to be napping during a nap-monitoring time interval that is nonconcurrent with the sleep-monitoring time interval. The electronic device is further configured to detect during the nap-monitoring time interval that the user is napping and to initiate the nap mode on the electronic device in response to detecting the user is napping, wherein the nap mode includes disabling an audible alert on the electronic device.

Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure generally relate to the fabrication of integrated circuits. More particularly, the implementations described herein provide techniques for deposition of boron-containing amorphous carbon films on a substrate with reduced particle contamination. In one implementation, the method comprises flowing a hydrocarbon-containing gas mixture into a processing volume having a substrate positioned therein, flowing a boron-containing gas mixture into the processing volume, stabilizing the pressure in the processing volume for a predefined RF-on delay time period, generating an RF plasma in the processing volume after the predefined RF-on delay time period expires to deposit a boron-containing amorphous film on the substrate, exposing the processing volume of the process chamber to a dry cleaning process and depositing an amorphous boron season layer over at least one surface in the processing volume of the process chamber.

Abstract: In an electronic device, a method includes analyzing help information associated with a software application to identify a sequence of manipulations of viewable elements associated with an instance of an operation by the software application. The method further includes generating a voice command set based on the sequence of manipulations of viewable elements and storing the voice command set. The method further includes receiving voice input from a user, determining the voice input represents a voice command of the voice command set, and performing an emulated manipulation sequence of viewable elements based on the voice command to actuate an instance of the operation by the software application, the emulated manipulation sequence based on the sequence of manipulations of viewable elements.

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.

Abstract: A system and method for generating preview data from video data and using the preview data to select portions of the video data or determine an order with which to upload the video data. The system may sample video data to generate sampled video data and may identify portions of the sampled video data having complexity metrics exceeding a threshold. The system may upload a first portion of the video data corresponding to the identified portions while omitting a second portion of the video data. The system may determine an order with which to upload portions of the video data based on a complexity of the video data. Therefore, portions of the video data that may require additional processing after being uploaded may be prioritized and uploaded first. As a result, a latency between the video data being uploaded and a video summarization being received is reduced.

Abstract: Extracting and mining of quote data across multiple languages, including: retrieving, from a plurality of quote sources, a plurality of commentary summarizations, wherein each commentary summarization is embodied as a machine-readable data structure and wherein the plurality of commentary summarizations include information in at least two or more languages; for each commentary summarization: identifying, within the commentary summarization, quote data, wherein the quote data represents a quote from a commentator; creating a quote tuple for the quote data, the quote tuple including information associated with quantifiable aspects of the quote data; and storing, in a quote tuple repository, the quote tuple; mining, for quote analysis information, the quote tuple repository; and presenting, to a user, the quote analysis information.

Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for reducing cylinder-to-cylinder variation in exhaust gas recirculation. In one embodiment, a system comprises a first cylinder group of an engine having a first number of cylinders, a second cylinder group of the engine having a second number of cylinders that is not an integer multiple of the first number of cylinders, and an exhaust system coupled to the first cylinder group and the second cylinder group. In at least one mode of operation, the exhaust system has exhaust ports of the first cylinder group fluidly coupled to an intake of the engine and exhaust ports of the second cylinder group fluidly decoupled from the intake.

Abstract: A dual delta-sigma modulator includes a first modulator, a second modulator, and a shared amplifier coupled to the first and second modulators. The first modulator includes an integrator configured to generate a first modulator output signal. The second modulator includes a second integrator configured to generate a second modulator output signal. The shared amplifier is configured to assist the first integrator integrating a difference between a first analog input signal and a first modulator output signal from the first modulator during a first period of time and to assist the second integrator integrate a difference between a second analog input signal and a second modulator output signal from the second modulator during a second period of time.