Abstract: A content access control system of a device determines whether the device is in possession of an owner of the device or another (secondary or non-owner) user and controls access to media content stored on the device based on the determination. The person in possession of the device at any given time is typically the person holding the device in his or her hand(s). If the device is in possession of the device owner, the system allows all media content on the device to be accessed. If the device is in possession of a secondary user, the system restricts access to media content on the device, such as by displaying only media content that has been captured within a threshold amount of time (e.g., the past hour) and that includes both the owner and the secondary user. Other restrictions can also be applied, such as disabling presentation of notifications.

Abstract: A plurality of sensors measure rope depth at a plurality of locations along an axis of a winch drum for use by a control unit in determining rope defects.

Abstract: Techniques described herein provide modifications to a communication session based on a proximity context. Various implementations establish a communication session between a local communication device and a remote communication device. In response to establishing the communication session, one or more implementations determine a proximity context associated with an area around the local device, such as by detecting a proximity of various objects to the local device. Upon determining the proximity context, various embodiments alter various operating parameters associated the communication session, such as by reducing a speaker volume and/or announcing the presence of a person within proximity to the local device.

Abstract: A method of modeling a formation is described. In one aspect of the disclosure, the method includes initiating operation of a reservoir simulator, and, following initiation of operation of the simulator, retrieving formation data from an external data source via a communications network and utilizing the retrieved data as part of the on-going simulation. In certain embodiments, a data deck may be supplied to the simulator before operation of the simulator is initiated. The data deck may include information for establishing a network communications link between the reservoir simulator and an external data server.

Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods using the apparatuses. Some of the apparatuses include a device that includes an interface for communication with a host. The device includes components that can operate during at least one of read link training and duty cycle distortion compensation operation.

Abstract: A device receives voice inputs from a user and can perform various different tasks based on those inputs. The device is trained based on the user's voice by having the user speak a desired command. The device receives the voice input from the user and applies various different voice training parameters to generate a voice model for the user. The training parameters used by the device can change over time, so the voice input used to train the device based on the user's voice is stored by the device in a protected (e.g., encrypted) manner. When the training parameters change, the device receives the revised training parameters and applies these revised training parameters to the protected stored copy of the voice input to generate a revised voice model for the user.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to ground path systems providing a shorter and symmetrical path for radio frequency (RF) energy to propagate to a ground to reduce generation of the parasitic plasma. The ground path system bifurcates the processing volume of the chamber to form an inner volume that isolates an outer volume of the processing volume.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a host controller is to couple to an interconnect to which a plurality of devices may be coupled. The host controller may include: a first driver to drive first information onto the interconnect; and a first receiver to receive second information comprising parameter information of at least one of the plurality of devices from the interconnect. The host controller may further include an integrity control circuit to receive the parameter information of the at least one of the plurality of devices and dynamically update at least one capability of the host controller based at least in part on the parameter information. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: An application (“app”) may be associated with a web site, so that an online service may use the connection between the app and the web site. In one example, the online service is an information provider, such as a search engine or advertising engine. The online service provides a web administrator portal, through which a webmaster provides or generates a secret code. The webmaster gives the secret code to an app developer, who gives the code to an app store when the app is published. If the service provides information about the web site (e.g., as a search result or ad impression), the service may also provide an indication of the app, since the use of the code represents confirmation by both the webmaster and app developer that a relationship exists between the web site and the app.

Abstract: Described is an I3C Repeater. The I3C Repeater may have a first circuitry with an I3C interface, a second circuitry with an I2C interface, and a datapath circuitry coupled to the first circuitry and the second circuitry. The second circuitry may be operable to convert a transaction received on the I2C interface into a transaction for the I3C interface, and to convert a transaction received on the I3C interface into a transaction for the I2C interface. The I3C Repeater may also have additional circuitries operable to convert transactions received on one of an SPI interface, a UART interface, and a Debug bus interface into transactions for the I3C interface, and vice-versa.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for FPGA accelerated serverless computing comprises receiving, from a user, a definition of a serverless computing task comprising one or more functions to be executed. A task scheduler performs an initial placement of the serverless computing task to a first host determined to be a first optimal host for executing the serverless computing task. The task scheduler determines a supplemental placement of a first function to a second host determined to be a second optimal host for accelerating execution of the first function, wherein the first function is not able to accelerated by one or more FPGAs in the first host. The serverless computing task is executed on the first host and the second host according to the initial placement and the supplemental placement.

Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems for facilitating task completion through inter-application communication and/or for registering a target application for contextually aware task execution are provided. That is, a current application may display content comprising an entity (e.g., a mapping application may display a restaurant entity). One or more actions capable of being performed on the entity may be exposed (e.g., a reserve table action). Responsive to selection of an action, one or more target applications capable of performing the action on the entity may be presented. Responsive to selection of a target application, contextual information for the entity and/or the action may be passed to the target application so that the target application may be launched in a contextually relevant state to facilitate completion of a task. For example, a dinning application may be launched to a table reservation form for the restaurant entity.

Abstract: A system and method for selecting portions of video data from preview video data is provided. The system may extract image features from the preview video data and discard video frames associated with poor image quality based on the image features. The system may determine similarity scores between individual video frames and corresponding transition costs and may identify transition points in the preview video data based on the similarity scores and/or transition costs. The system may select portions of the video data for further processing based on the transition points and the image features. By selecting portions of the video data, the system may reduce a bandwidth consumption, processing burden and/or latency associated with uploading the video data or performing further processing.

Abstract: A method for facilitating a remote conference includes receiving a digital video and a computer-readable audio signal. A face recognition machine is operated to recognize a face of a first conference participant in the digital video, and a speech recognition machine is operated to translate the computer-readable audio signal into a first text. An attribution machine attributes the text to the first conference participant. A second computer-readable audio signal is processed similarly, to obtain a second text attributed to a second conference participant. A transcription machine automatically creates a transcript including the first text attributed to the first conference participant and the second text attributed to the second conference participant.

Abstract: Malware scan status determination for network-attached storage systems is provided herein. A data storage system as described herein can include a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can include a data creation component that creates a scan status data structure associated with a network-attached storage (NAS) device, the scan status data structure comprising respective records that indicate a file identifier and a malware scan status for respective files stored on the NAS device, and a data update component that updates a record in the scan status data structure corresponding to a target file stored on the NAS device in response to receiving a malware scan result for the target file.

Abstract: Methods, systems and circuits for controlling the power available to the load, by reducing the power available to the load, and additionally or alternatively, limiting the current available by pre-establishing a maximum reference current. The reference current is compared to the actual or estimated current drawn by the load or part of the load. The comparison result is used to control a device or switch which disconnects the power supply or power supply regulator, whether connected directly to the load or connected via voltage dropping device, to one or more or a plurality of the load blocks when the maximum current is exceeded.

Abstract: An automatic water distribution design generating system enables those with minimal technical training to obtain complex water distribution designs after receiving the requisite inputs. A portal serves to allow a consumer or contractor to enter data relevant to the area to be watered or other data as needed to properly define the water distribution needs of the area. The portal accesses mathematical or technical equations or the like to develop or generate design for the system and convey the design with the required materials to a contractor.

Abstract: Techniques for improving efficiency of a switched-capacitor voltage regulator are provided. In an example, a switched-capacitor voltage regulator can include a switched-capacitor network having multiple gain configurations, a clock configured to switch capacitors of the switched-capacitor network between a charge state and a discharge state to provide a scaled output voltage, and a controller configured to select a capacitor configuration associated with a gain of the multiple gain configurations to provide the scaled output voltage within a desired output voltage range while continuously switching the capacitor configuration, and to interrupt switching of the capacitor configuration to permit an output voltage of the switched-capacitor voltage regulator to fall below the scaled output voltage but to remain above a lower limit of the desired output voltage range to save power by reducing losses due to the switching.

Abstract: An example of an apparatus a network interface to receive a first dataset and a second dataset, wherein the first dataset is associated with the second data set is provided. The apparatus further includes a query engine to generate a first schema from the first dataset and a second schema from the second dataset, wherein the first schema and the second schema are in a common format. The apparatus includes a validation engine to generate a matrix for comparison of data transformations, wherein the matrix includes the first schema and the second schema in the common format. The validation engine is to compare the first schema and the second schema to validate of the second dataset.

Abstract: A method of operating a personal audio device configured to be removed from and inserted into a user's ear can include generating an input signal by an input signal generating device. The method can also include determining whether an insertion event has occurred based on the generated input signal and causing the personal audio device to operate in a low power mode responsive to an absence of an insertion event determination after a first period of time. The method can also include causing the personal audio device to operate in an ultra-low power mode responsive to the absence of an insertion event determination after a second period of time that occurs after the first period of time, the ultra-low power mode having a lower power consumption than the low power mode.