Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are disclosed for reducing latency during IRAT re-selection in the presence of race conditions. When a UE initiates an IRAT re-selection procedure, and concurrently initiates a call setup procedure, a race condition may result, in which the UE's NAS layer prioritizes the call setup procedure, while the RRC layer prioritizes the IRAT re-selection procedure. This may result in failure of the call setup procedure, which may lead to a user needing to re-initiate the call, resulting in poor user experience and significant latency. To prevent this, the UE may cache a message and/or other information relevant to the call setup procedure, until the IRAT re-selection procedure is complete. The UE may then proceed to complete the call setup procedure. The message may be cached, e.g., at the NAS layer or the RRC layer of the cellular modem, or by an application processor.

Abstract: Techniques for processing complex natural language inputs are described. A complex natural language input may be semantically tagged and parsed to identify individual clauses in the complex natural language input. An execution graph may be generated to represent the clauses and their dependencies. Nodes of the execution graph may be processed using NLU processing and/or a knowledge graph or other information storage and retrieval techniques, and results of such processing may be used to update clause variables with specific entities in the execution graph.

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to address a lack of path maximum transmission unit discovery in the context of, e.g., the control and provisioning of wireless access point (CAPWAP) protocol for multicast communications. In one embodiment, IPv4-IPv6-IPv4 network address translation is used to avoid a conservative maximum transmission unit size. In another embodiment, unicast and multicast path maximum transmission unit discovery techniques are executed to set the maximum transmission unit size for multicast communications.

Abstract: Aspects are described for a user equipment (UE) comprising a transceiver configured to enable wireless communication with a base station, and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to enter a radio resource control (RRC) inactive mode and camp on a first cell. The processor is further configured to detect an out of service (OOS) status and set a RAN-based notification area (RNA) parameter, wherein the UE refrains from discarding an access stratum (AS) inactive context based on the RNA parameter. The processor is further configured to camp on a second cell and transmit a message to the base station to report an RNA update responsive to camping on the second cell.

Abstract: A backup manager for managing backup services includes persistent storage and a backup analyzer. The persistent storage includes a backup data repository and protection policies. The backup analyzer identifies a new backup stored in backup storage; performs a backup compatibility analysis on the new backup to determine inter-backup compatibility of the identified new backup; updates the backup data repository based on the inter-backup compatibility to obtain an updated backup data repository; and modifies a backup schedule using the updated backup data repository to meet a requirement of a protection policy of the protection policies.

Abstract: A cartridge for use with chemical or biological analysis systems is provided. The cartridge may include a floating microfluidic plate that is held in the cartridge using one or more floating support brackets that incorporate gaskets that may seal against fluidic ports on the microfluidic plate. The floating support brackets may include indexing features that may align the microfluidic plate with the seals.

Abstract: The present disclosure is concerned with xanthine analogs, methods of making xanthine analogs, and methods of treating West Nile virus using these analogs. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system and method for controlling oxygen supply equipments. The system is equipped with pressure sensors coupled to the oxygen supply equipments. Depending on the oxygen supply selected by a user for the patient, the pressure sensor monitors the current pressure of the preset oxygen supply during an inhalation phase corresponding to the patient. If the current pressure is less than a minima value or if a pressure drop rate is higher than or equal to a threshold rate or both, the system generates an alarm notifying the user to check the preset oxygen supply and in the meanwhile switches the preset oxygen supply from one oxygen supply equipment to another oxygen supply equipment or vice-versa.

Abstract: The present disclosure is concerned with 2-pyrimidone compounds that are capable of inhibiting a viral infection and methods of treating alphavirus viral infections such as, for example, chikungunya, Eastern equine encephalitis (EEEV), Western equine encephalitis (WEEV), and Venezuelan equine encephalitis using these compounds. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: Keyword bids determined from sparse data are described. Initially, a portfolio optimization platform identifies which keywords included in a portfolio of keywords are low-impression keywords. This platform trains a machine learning model to generate bids for the low-impression keywords with historical data from a search engine. In particular, the platform trains this machine learning model according to an algorithm suited for training with sparse amounts of data, e.g., a temporal difference learning algorithm. In contrast, the platform uses different models, trained according to different algorithms than the low-impression keyword model, to generate bids for keywords determined not to be low-impression keywords. Once the low-impression keyword model is trained offline, the platform deploys the model for use online to generate actual bids for the low-impression keywords and submits them to the search engine.

Abstract: Capacitively isolated current-loaded or current-driven charge pump circuits and related methods transfer electrical energy from a primary side to a secondary side over a capacitive isolation boundary, using a controlled current source to charge isolation capacitors with constant current, as opposed to current impulses, while maintaining output voltage within tolerance. The charge pump circuits provide DC-to-DC converters that can be used in isolated power supplies, particularly in low-power applications and in such devices as sensor transmitters that have separate electrical ground planes. The devices and methods transfer electrical energy over an isolated capacitive barrier in a manner that is efficient, inexpensive, and reduces electromagnetic interference (EMI).

Abstract: A differential video rendering system, including a graphics processing unit (GPU); a graphical display coupled to the GPU; a video decoder configured to decode a bitstream of encoded data into a plurality of sets of decoded blocks; at least one processor configured to: generate, based on a first set of the plurality of sets of decoded blocks, a first differential video frame comprising a plurality of sets of differential regions, normalize each set of the plurality of sets of differential regions to a fixed size block to provide a normalized plurality of sets of differential regions, map a respective set of the normalized plurality of sets of differential regions to align with a respective tile size region of a plurality of tile size regions conforming with the GPU, generate a hierarchal region tree based on the normalized plurality of sets of differential regions mapped to the plurality of tile size regions, and generate a plurality of optimal regions based on the hierarchal region tree satisfying a predefin

Abstract: Technologies directed to reducing medium access contention within a wireless network are described. One method includes a first wireless device (e.g., an access point (AP) or mesh station) receiving first data with a first schedule from a second wireless device. Both wireless devices operate on a first channel or an adjacent channel in a wireless network. The first schedule defines a first interval during which the second wireless device transmits or receives frames on the first channel or the second channel. The first wireless device generates a second schedule that defines a second interval during which the first wireless device transmits or receives frames on the first or second channels, the second interval being non-overlapping with the first interval. First wireless device sends second data with the second schedule to the second AP device and communicates a data frame with a device connected to the first wireless device according to the second schedule.

Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system for backing up data. More specifically, embodiments of the invention are directed to using a scalable backup infrastructure that enables portions of the backup process to be performed in parallel. The amount of parallelism that may be implemented in the backup process may be dynamically adjusted based on customer requirements and/or limitations on the computing devices, backup storage, and/or production storage that are used to perform the backup process.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a method for tracking a ROI in image frames using an electronic device (100). The method includes receiving the image frames from one or more cameras (150) of the electronic device (100). The method includes identifying the ROI in the image frames to be tracked. The method includes determining a distance of the ROI from each edge of the image frames. The method includes recognizing that the ROI is moving away from a position in the image frames based on the distance of the ROI from each edge of the image frames. The method includes automatically operating an actuator (151) of the one or more cameras (150) to vary the distance of the ROI from each edge of the image frames to maintain the position of the ROI in the image frames.

Abstract: The present invention relates to extended release liquid compositions of metformin. The extended release liquid compositions are in the form of suspensions or reconstituted powder for suspensions. Said extended release liquid compositions comprise cores of metformin coated with a release-controlling agent, wherein the coated cores are dispersed in a suspension base. Said extended release liquid compositions provide the desired uniform extended release profile throughout the shelf-life of the composition. Furthermore, said extended release liquid compositions are bioequivalent to a reference composition. It also relates to processes for the preparation of said extended release liquid compositions.

Abstract: A biofilm disrupting composition for use on chronic wounds comprising (i) at least one biologically acceptable thiol based antioxidant (ii) at least one biofilm disruptor and (iii) at least one biocide. Also disclosed is a process of preparing the composition. Also disclosed is the use of the composition for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a chronic wound, and a method of treating a chronic wound in a patient comprising administering the biofilm disrupting composition.

Abstract: A technique provides efficient data failover by creation and deployment of a protection policy that ensures maintenance of frequent common snapshots between sites of a multi-site data replication environment. A global constraint optimizer executes on a node of a cluster to create the protection policy for deployment among other nodes of clusters at the sites. Constraints such as protection rules (PRs) specifying, e.g., an amount of tolerable data loss are applied to a category of data designated for failover from a primary site over a network to a plurality of (secondary and tertiary) sites typically located at geographically separated distances. The optimizer processes the PRs to compute parameters such as frequency of snapshot generation and replication among the sites, as well as retention of the latest common snapshot maintained at each site to create a recovery point and configuration of the protection policy that reduces network traffic for efficient use of the network among the sites.

Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for improving search engine ranking of a landing page using automated analysis of landing pages of third-party entities. Certain embodiments include receiving, at a user interface, a primary keyword associated with a targeted landing page of a primary entity; transmitting the primary keyword to a search engine; and receiving a search engine results page from the search engine. The search engine results page may be used to identify landing pages of third-party entities having a higher rank than the targeted landing page. Secondary keywords occurring on the third-party landing pages may be identified and analyzed to determine whether inclusion of the secondary keyword in the targeted landing page will increase ranking of the targeted landing page in the search engine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to extended release liquid compositions of metformin. The extended release liquid compositions are in the form of suspensions or reconstituted powder for suspensions. Said extended release liquid compositions comprise cores of metformin coated with a release-controlling agent, wherein the coated cores are dispersed in a suspension base. Said extended release liquid compositions provide the desired uniform extended release profile throughout the shelf-life of the composition. Furthermore, said extended release liquid compositions are bioequivalent to a reference composition. It also relates to processes for the preparation of said extended release liquid compositions.