Abstract: A system for predicting performance of electric power generation and delivery systems is provided. The system includes a computing device including at least one processor in communication with at least one memory. The at least one processor is programmed to store a first plurality of attribute data for a plurality of measured assets attached to a grid, store a plurality of constraints for matching measured assets to unmeasured assets, receive a second plurality of attribute data for an unmeasured asset attached to the grid, compare the first plurality of attribute data to the second plurality of attribute data and the plurality of constraints associated with the unmeasured asset, determine a measured asset of the plurality of measured assets to assign to the unmeasured asset based on the comparison, and determine a performance forecast for the unmeasured asset based on a power performance of the determined measured asset.

Abstract: A system includes a computing device including at least one processor in communication with at least one memory. The at least one processor is programmed to (a) store a plurality of historical time series data; (b) randomly select a sequence; (c) randomly select a mask length for a mask for the selected sequence; (d) apply the mask to the selected sequence, wherein the mask is applied to the plurality of forecast variables in the selected sequence; (e) execute a model with the masked selected sequence to generate predictions for the masked forecast variables; (f) compare the predictions for the masked forecast variables to the actual forecast variables in the selected sequence; (g) determine if convergence occurs based upon the comparison; and (h) if convergence has not occurred, update one or more parameters of the model and return to step b.

Abstract: In one embodiment, prior to similarity measure computation, concept expansion is applied to an original ontology to generate an expanded ontology having the original concepts plus one or more pseudo-concepts, wherein at least one original concept is defined using a hierarchy of (possibly transitive) properties. As a result, the similarity measure computation can produce results that are better than those produced using conventional techniques. In one implementation, the similarity measure computation involves combining two similarity results: a first similarity result corresponding to common semantics found in the two concepts and a second similarity result corresponding to dissimilar semantics found in the two concepts.

Abstract: A capability for managing a representation of a smart environment is presented herein. The capability for managing a representation of a smart environment is configured to support augmented reality (AR)-based management of a representation of a smart environment, which may include AR-based generation of a representation of the smart environment, AR-based alignment of the representation of the smart environment with the physical reality of the smart environment, and the like.

Abstract: In one embodiment, prior to similarity measure computation, concept expansion based on disjunctive normal form (DNF) decomposition and non-conventional reasoning is applied to an original ontology to generate an expanded ontology having the original concepts plus one or more pseudo concepts. As a result, the similarity measure computation can produce results that more accurately reflect a human point of view than convention techniques.

Abstract: A capability for managing a representation of a smart environment is presented herein. The capability for managing a representation of a smart environment is configured to support augmented reality (AR)-based management of a representation of a smart environment, which may include AR-based generation of a representation of the smart environment, AR-based alignment of the representation of the smart environment with the physical reality of the smart environment, and the like.

Abstract: In one embodiment, prior to similarity measure computation, concept expansion is applied to an original ontology to generate an expanded ontology having the original concepts plus one or more pseudo-concepts, wherein at least one original concept is defined using a hierarchy of (possibly transitive) properties. As a result, the similarity measure computation can produce results that are better than those produced using conventional techniques. In one implementation, the similarity measure computation involves combining two similarity results: a first similarity result corresponding to common semantics found in the two concepts and a second similarity result corresponding to dissimilar semantics found in the two concepts.

Abstract: In one embodiment, prior to similarity measure computation, concept expansion based on disjunctive normal form (DNF) decomposition and non-conventional reasoning is applied to an original ontology to generate an expanded ontology having the original concepts plus one or more pseudo concepts. As a result, the similarity measure computation can produce results that more accurately reflect a human point of view than convention techniques.

Abstract: A screen allows binary information to be transcribed in an electrical field, with a meaning depending on a value of binary information, on an area of the screen. The screen therefore provides an electrical image which can activate a glove when the user is touching the surface of the screen with a finger.

Abstract: A device (D) is intended for optimizing composite applications comprising at least two orchestrated activities participating to at least one process. This device (D) comprises i) an analyzing means (AM) arranged for determining orchestrated activities contained into a composite application to be optimized and dependencies between these activities, and ii) an optimizing means (OM) arranged for determining a new orchestration between the determined activities which allows the composite application to execute requests of users in a minimal time, according to the determined dependencies and to predefined rules, and for outputting an optimized composite application based on the new orchestration.

Abstract: A method for acting on an object by means of an interface with an information processing system, comprising a step of defining a logical representation of the object, a step of determining (by a user) and triggering a function of the object offered by the representation, and a step of communicating with the object for actually carrying out said function, which method is characterized in that the logical representation comprises at least one state graph in which the graph's states represent the states of the object, and the graph's transitions represent the object's functions, and in that the functions offered comprise the functions present on the outgoing transitions of the graph's current state.

Abstract: This glove (G1) is used to read information by touch, whenever a finger (1) of this glove touches a screen (E1) comprising at least one area (31, 32, 33) emitting a continuous electrical field. This glove comprises at least one finger (1) comprising: a flexible, dielectric internal wall (24) capable of accommodating a user's finger (28), an external wall (23) that is flexible and dielectric, a liquid (25) contained within at least one space between these two walls, and microparticles (6, 7) placed inside this liquid, said microparticles being electrically charged with the same polarity, and being capable of moving within that liquid under the action of an electrical field.

Abstract: A device (D), intended for working for at least one network (N), comprises i) an ontology agent (OA) storing at least one ontology defining representations of network elements and relations between these network elements, and ii) a processing means (PM) arranged, when a status of a network element indicates that the latter is failing, for accessing to the ontology agent (OA) to get the representation of the failing network element and relations between this failing network element and at least one other network element, then for determining for each of these other network elements a parameter value representative of a functional likeness with the failing network element from their respective ontology representations, and for determining amongst the other network elements the one offering the parameter value representative of the greatest functional likeness in order to propose to replace the failing network element with this determined network element.

Abstract: A device (D), intended for working for at least one network (N), comprises i) an ontology agent (OA) storing at least one ontology defining representations of network elements and relations between these network elements, and ii) a processing means (PM) arranged, when a status of a network element indicates that the latter is failing, for accessing to the ontology agent (OA) to get the representation of the failing network element and relations between this failing network element and at least one other network element, then for determining for each of these other network elements a parameter value representative of a functional likeness with the failing network element from their respective ontology representations, and for determining amongst the other network elements the one offering the parameter value representative of the greatest functional likeness in order to propose to replace the failing network element with this determined network element.

Abstract: A device (D) is dedicated to the analysis of information concerning products and services. Said device (D) comprises analysis tools (MA) intended, in the event of reception of an identifier representing a product or service, to access a first set of data to identify such a product or service among them, as a function of the identifier received, then to access at least one source of information (SI) in order to research information therein about the identified product or service, then to determine from among the information thus researched whether the identified product or service satisfies a chosen set of at least one rule, and to deliver a message indicating at least the result of such determination.

Abstract: A method consists, when N web services need to be invoked sequentially for a communication equipment (T1), in generating a dedicated message containing requests relative to these N web services, and in transmitting this dedicated message to a server (S1) in order it analyzes the requests it contains, and then invokes the N web services defined by these requests for this communication equipment (T1).

Abstract: A device (D) is intended for optimizing composite applications comprising at least two orchestrated activities participating to at least one process. This device (D) comprises i) an analyzing means (AM) arranged for determining orchestrated activities contained into a composite application to be optimized and dependencies between these activities, and ii) an optimizing means (OM) arranged for determining a new orchestration between the determined activities which allows the composite application to execute requests of users in a minimal time, according to the determined dependencies and to predefined rules, and for outputting an optimized composite application based on the new orchestration.