Abstract: Extension devices such as upstream facing port devices (UFP devices) and downstream facing port devices (DFP devices) connect via an extension medium. When a UFP device and a DFP device pair with each other, DisplayPort video and/or audio information from a DisplayPort source device can be presented by a DisplayPort sink device, which are coupled to the UFP device and DFP device, respectively. In some embodiments, the DFP device may train a DisplayPort link to the DisplayPort sink device regardless of whether it is receiving actual data from a UFP device, and may provide placeholder data to the DisplayPort sink device in order to keep the link active. The DFP device may then replace the placeholder data with the actual data from the UFP device, once received, and may thereby seamlessly switch the DisplayPort sink device from presenting placeholder data to presenting data from the DisplayPort source device.

Abstract: An extractive system, such as SPME, has an adsorptive phase in the form of a porous coating that has essentially vertical, mutually supporting, columnar structures with nanospaces at the boundaries of the grains.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and an apparatus for personalizing customer interaction experiences receives an input corresponding to at least one of a business objective and a customer interaction channel. A customer classification framework is selected based on the input. The customer classification framework is associated with a plurality of persona types, where each persona type is associated with a set of behavioral traits. A persona type for a customer is predicted from among the plurality of persona types during an interaction on the customer interaction channel. A propensity of the customer to perform at least one action is predicted based on the persona type. A provisioning of personalized interaction experience to the customer is facilitated based on the predicted propensity of the customer to perform the at least one action.

Abstract: A vehicle transmission includes a first rotating element, second rotating element, first retainer ring, and second retainer ring. The first rotating element has an exterior surface that defines a first ring groove. The second rotating element is configured to limit movement of friction plates during clutch engagement. The second rotating element is disposed about the exterior surface and has an interior surface that defines a second ring groove. The first retainer ring is disposed in the first ring groove. The second retainer ring is disposed in the second ring groove and thereby restricts movement of the first retainer ring in a radially outward direction.

Abstract: Extension devices such as upstream facing port devices (UFP devices) and downstream facing port devices (DFP devices) connect via an extension medium. When a UFP device and a DFP device pair with each other, DisplayPort video and/or audio information from a DisplayPort source device can be presented by a DisplayPort sink device, which are coupled to the UFP device and DFP device, respectively. In some embodiments, the DFP device may train a DisplayPort link to the DisplayPort sink device regardless of whether it is receiving actual data from a UFP device, and may provide placeholder data to the DisplayPort sink device in order to keep the link active. The DFP device may then replace the placeholder data with the actual data from the UFP device, once received, and may thereby seamlessly switch the DisplayPort sink device from presenting placeholder data to presenting data from the DisplayPort source device.

Abstract: Extension devices such as upstream facing port devices (UFP devices) and downstream facing port devices (DFP devices) connect via an extension medium. When a UFP device and a DFP device pair with each other, DisplayPort video and/or audio information from a DisplayPort source device can be presented by a DisplayPort sink device, which are coupled to the UFP device and DFP device, respectively. In some embodiments, the DFP device may train a DisplayPort link to the DisplayPort sink device regardless of whether it is receiving actual data from a UFP device, and may provide placeholder data to the DisplayPort sink device in order to keep the link active. The DFP device may then replace the placeholder data with the actual data from the UFP device, once received, and may thereby seamlessly switch the DisplayPort sink device from presenting placeholder data to presenting data from the DisplayPort source device.

Abstract: An multi-level privacy evaluation technology is described for increasing the performance of applications or services that experience high volumes of queries for data with privacy attributes. The multi-level privacy evaluation technology evaluates data using a subset of privacy policy rules and privacy information determined for the data at a backend server and thereby reduces the volume of data that need to be filtered at a frontend server. The multi-level privacy evaluation technology first applies an initial privacy check on a large data set at the backend to authoritatively filter out any data that a viewing user is not permitted to view or access and return as results a smaller data set that the viewing user may be permitted to view or access. A full privacy check is then performed at the frontend on the smaller data set, resulting in reduction in the overall cost of performing privacy checks and reducing latency in displaying data to the viewing user.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a nexus between a user's presence within or proximate to a brick and mortar store outside of an explicit user transaction within the store, that is based solely upon the user's presence within the store, and not on any affirmative actions taken by the user by maintaining location awareness of the user and by communicating this awareness in real time, as the user moves from location to location, to brick and mortar stores at or near to the user's location. In this way, embodiments of the invention link the user's virtual presence, for example via the Internet, and all of the user-related information that is available for data mining, for example using big data techniques, to the user's physical presence at a physical location to create an enhanced user experience within the physical location in real time.

Abstract: Systems and methods relate to managing shared resources in a multithreaded processor comprising two or more processing threads. Danger levels for the two or more threads are determined, wherein the danger level of a thread is based on a potential failure of the thread to meet a deadline due to unavailability of a shared resource. Priority levels associated with the two or more threads are also determined, wherein the priority level is higher for a thread whose failure to meet a deadline is unacceptable and the priority level is lower for a thread whose failure to meet a deadline is acceptable. The two or more threads are scheduled based at least on the determined danger levels for the two or more threads and priority levels associated with the two or more threads.

Abstract: Extension devices such as upstream facing port devices (UFP devices) and downstream facing port devices (DFP devices) connect via an extension medium. When a UFP device and a DFP device pair with each other, DisplayPort video and/or audio information from a DisplayPort source device can be presented by a DisplayPort sink device, which are coupled to the UFP device and DFP device, respectively. In some embodiments, the DFP device may train a DisplayPort link to the DisplayPort sink device regardless of whether it is receiving actual data from a UFP device, and may provide placeholder data to the DisplayPort sink device in order to keep the link active. The DFP device may then replace the placeholder data with the actual data from the UFP device, once received, and may thereby seamlessly switch the DisplayPort sink device from presenting placeholder data to presenting data from the DisplayPort source device.

Abstract: An extractive system, such as SPME, has an adsorptive phase in the form of a porous coating that has essentially vertical, mutually supporting, columnar structures with nanospaces at the boundaries of the grains.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and apparatus for serving online communities of users includes effecting display of an interactive section on at least a portion of a user interface of a website upon receiving a user input indicative of a need for assistance. The interactive section is displayed to enable the user to post one or more queries to at least one relevant community of users from among a plurality of community of users associated with the website. Further, an interaction is facilitated between the user and one or more users associated with the at least one relevant community of users or between the user and the agent using the interactive section in response to posting of the one or more queries by the user.

Abstract: An extractive system, such as SPME, has an adsorptive phase in the form of a porous coating that has essentially vertical, mutually supporting, columnar structures with nanospaces at the boundaries of the grains.

Abstract: A vehicle transmission includes a first rotating element, second rotating element, first retainer ring, and second retainer ring. The first rotating element has an exterior surface that defines a first ring groove. The second rotating element is configured to limit movement of friction plates during clutch engagement. The second rotating element is disposed about the exterior surface and has an interior surface that defines a second ring groove. The first retainer ring is disposed in the first ring groove. The second retainer ring is disposed in the second ring groove and thereby restricts movement of the first retainer ring in a radially outward direction.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and apparatus for facilitating a provisioning of advertisements to customers effects display of one or more advertisements on a Web domain. Each displayed advertisement is configured to offer advertisement related assistance to customers visiting the Web domain. A selection input provided by a customer on an advertisement is received. In response to the receipt of the selection input, the system facilitates customer engagement with a customer support representative associated with an enterprise related to the advertisement. The customer engagement facilitated through the advertisement is configured to provide the advertisement related assistance to the customer.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for presentation of data in enterprise applications. The method form commences by identifying a hierarchy of data maintained by an enterprise application (e.g., in a database). A hierarchy processor or other processor reads the hierarchy of data to configure a graphical representation of the hierarchy of data to be displayed on a display device. The graphical representation includes a graphical display indication corresponding to one or more relationships between items in the displayed hierarchy. Additional display indications include a calculated summary value of aggregated data, such as where the aggregated data is calculated using an aggregation function.

Abstract: A first computer system displays a user interface that includes a first portion and a non-overlapping, second portion. The first portion includes a first pagelet that comprises a plurality of first active links. The first portion also includes a second pagelet that includes a plurality of second active links. One of the first active links is activated, and in response the first computer system displays a first user interface in the second area. The first user interface includes a list of first links, wherein the list of first links is displayed while the first active links and the second active links are displayed in the first and second pagelets, respectively.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and an apparatus to facilitate building of prediction models from customer Web logs includes receiving a Web log including unstructured data and structured data corresponding to a customer's journey on a Website. The structured data in the Web log is used to generate structured variables and the unstructured data in the Web log is used to generate unstructured variables. The generated structured and unstructured variables are concatenated to form a session string, which serves as a textual representation of the customer's journey on the Website. The session string is subjected to text-based processing to generate a plurality of features. The plurality of features are used to build one or more prediction models for facilitating prediction of at least one response variable corresponding to the customers visiting the Website.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to mining of text to derive information from the text that is useful for a variety of purposes. The text mining process can be implemented in a service oriented industry such as a call center, where a customer and an agent engage in a dialog, e.g., to discuss product/service related issues. The messages in dialogues between the customers and the agents are tagged with features that describe an aspect of the conversation. The text mining process can mine various dialogues and identify a set of features and messages based on prediction algorithms. The identified set of features and messages can be used to infer an intent of a particular customer for contacting the agent, and to generate a recommendation based on the determined intent.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and an apparatus facilitate user engagement on enterprise interaction channels. Information related to a current journey of a user on one or more enterprise interaction channels is received. The user is categorized as one of a hot lead, a warm lead, and a non-hot lead based, at least in part, based on the received information related to the current journey of the user. If the user is categorized as the non-hot lead, a user interface (UI) displayed to the user is modified. The UI is modified to facilitate user engagement for converting the user from a non-purchasing entity to a purchasing entity.