Abstract: A vehicle information system for a vehicle includes a vehicle infotainment system and a control system. The vehicle infotainment system has a user interface including a display screen that displays a plurality of application icons. The control system includes a data storage unit and an electronic control unit. The control system is in communication with the user interface. The plurality of icons include a first icon associated with commerce, wherein the user selects the first icon and purchases a subscription service related to the vehicle; a second icon associated with entertainment, wherein the user selects the second icon and interacts with a game; a third icon associated with navigation, wherein the user selects the third icon and interacts with a navigation feature; and a fourth icon associated with a phone, wherein the user selects the fourth icon and interacts with a cellular telephone associated with the user.

Abstract: A method for providing customized information to a user, that includes receiving at a backend portion historical information, regarding multiple features, from a first user and one or more other users, categorizing the information and users as a function of a similarity of certain features of the historical information, receiving at the backend portion current information from the first user, determining a predicted future use as a function of at least some of the historical information and at least some of the current information, and providing a customized recommendation from the backend portion to the first user.

Abstract: A music enabled games platform for use in a vehicle by vehicle occupants including at least a driver and a first non-driving passenger includes an in-vehicle platform interface, a first display, a second display, sensors and a controller. The first display is configured on a vehicle infotainment system of the vehicle, the vehicle infotainment system supplying a music output to the vehicle occupants. Sensors receive a music signal based on the music output. The controller receives the music signal; extracts features from the music signal including at least one of tempo, rhythm, and mood; communicates the extracted features to a data analytics infrastructure that associates a modified characteristic of the game selection including at least one of a speed of gameplay and an intensity of in-game events with the extracted features; and modifies play of the selected game based on the modified characteristic.

Abstract: A method for determining a vehicle maintenance schedule and communicating with a vehicle user, includes determining at a backend portion a base maintenance schedule for one or more vehicle components of multiple vehicles based at least in part on background vehicle data and receiving, from a frontend portion of multiple vehicles, vehicle use data for the multiple vehicles including a first vehicle. In the method, an adjusted maintenance schedule is determined for the first vehicle based at least in part on the vehicle use data for the first vehicle, and a notification is provided from the backend portion to the first vehicle in accordance with the adjusted maintenance schedule.

Abstract: A method for managing notifications to a user, includes receiving at a backend portion information relating to multiple notifications, determining a base importance rating for one or more of the multiple notifications, categorizing the notifications into multiple content classes based at least in part on the content of the notifications, receiving at the backend portion context relevant information, determining an adjusted importance rating for the one or more of the multiple notifications as a function of the base importance rating, class and context relevant information, and providing a notification from the backend portion when the adjusted importance rating satisfies an importance threshold that is based on at least part of the context relevant information.

Abstract: A method for providing customized information to a user, that includes receiving at a backend portion historical information, regarding multiple features, from a first user and one or more other users, categorizing the information and users as a function of a similarity of certain features of the historical information, receiving at the backend portion current information from the first user, determining a predicted future use as a function of at least some of the historical information and at least some of the current information, and providing a customized recommendation from the backend portion to the first user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of protein purification. In particular, the invention concerns methods for increasing the filtration capacity of virus filters, by combined use of endotoxin removal and cation-exchange media in the prefiltration process.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for operating a new well includes receiving a plurality of data relating to drilling operations from a plurality of wells in a region, the data including data from a plurality of sensors at each of the plurality of wells and data regarding equipment used for the drilling operations at each of the plurality of wells. A plurality of parameters is calculated based on the collected data from the plurality of wells. At least one equipment and at least one operating parameter are identified to use for drilling operation of the new well within the region based on the received data and the calculated parameters. The identified at least one equipment and at least one operating parameter are applied to use for the drilling operation of the new well.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for operating a new well includes receiving a plurality of data relating to drilling operations from a plurality of wells in a region, the data including data from a plurality of sensors at each of the plurality of wells and data regarding equipment used for the drilling operations at each of the plurality of wells. A plurality of parameters is calculated based on the collected data from the plurality of wells. At least one equipment and at least one operating parameter are identified to use for drilling operation of the new well within the region based on the received data and the calculated parameters. The identified at least one equipment and at least one operating parameter are applied to use for the drilling operation of the new well.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of protein purification. In particular, the invention concerns methods for increasing the filtration capacity of virus filters, by combined use of endotoxin removal and cation-exchange media in the prefiltration process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of protein purification. In particular, the invention concerns methods for increasing the filtration capacity of virus filters, by combined use of endotoxin removal and cation-exchange media in the prefiltration process.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for operating a new well includes receiving a plurality of data relating to drilling operations from a plurality of wells in a region, the data including data from a plurality of sensors at each of the plurality of wells and data regarding equipment used for the drilling operations at each of the plurality of wells. A plurality of parameters is calculated based on the collected data from the plurality of wells. At least one equipment and at least one operating parameter are identified to use for drilling operation of the new well within the region based on the received data and the calculated parameters. The identified at least one equipment and at least one operating parameter are applied to use for the drilling operation of the new well.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of protein purification. In particular, the invention concerns methods for increasing the filtration capacity of virus filters, by combined use of endotoxin removal and cation-exchange media in the prefiltration process.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for purifying a polypeptide from a composition comprising the polypeptide and at least one contaminant by overloading a chromatography material and eluting the product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of protein purification. In particular, the invention concerns methods for increasing the filtration capacity of virus filters, by combined use of endotoxin removal and cation-exchange media in the prefiltration process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of protein purification. In particular, the invention concerns methods for increasing the filtration capacity of virus filters, by combined use of endotoxin removal and cation-exchange media in the prefiltration process.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for purifying a polypeptide from a composition comprising the polypeptide and at least one contaminant by overloading a chromatography material and eluting the product.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for receiving local data via a vehicle sensing module of a vehicle control system, receiving remote data via a cloud interface unit of the vehicle control system from a cloud server, and processing the local data and the remote data via a processing unit of the vehicle control system. Based on the processing of the local data and the remote data, at least one vehicle feature is controlled. The local data and the remote data are associated with processing priority levels. The processing unit varies a frequency of processing based on the processing priority levels. Further provided is a cloud server for transmitting remote data to a crowd of vehicles. The cloud server comprises a first module configured to allocate vehicles to a plurality of groups based at least on location data received from the vehicles. A second module of the cloud server is configured to determine different remote data for each group.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for receiving local data via a vehicle sensing module of a vehicle control system, receiving remote data via a cloud interface unit of the vehicle control system from a cloud server, and processing the local data and the remote data via a processing unit of the vehicle control system. Based on the processing of the local data and the remote data, at least one vehicle feature is controlled. The local data and the remote data are associated with processing priority levels. The processing unit varies a frequency of processing based on the processing priority levels. Further provided is a cloud server for transmitting remote data to a crowd of vehicles. The cloud server comprises a first module configured to allocate vehicles to a plurality of groups based at least on location data received from the vehicles. A second module of the cloud server is configured to determine different remote data for each group.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention include a system including: at least one computing device operably connected with a location on a power grid, the at least one computing device configured to control a power factor at the location on the power grid by performing actions including: determining a phase angle at the location on the power grid in degrees; converting the phase angle to radians from degrees; determining a reactive power exported at the location on the power grid based upon the phase angle in radians and an exported mega-watt measurement at the location on the power grid; and determining the power factor at the location on the power grid based upon the phase angle in radians and the reactive power exported at the location on the power grid.