Abstract: A jaw closure transmission system is presented that includes an input sub-system, output sub-system and a transmission sub-system. These transmission sub-systems may utilize the transmission member as an energy storing device over a certain portion of an input stroke, to achieve a specific desired performance of the surgical tool. These apparatuses and methods may be particularly useful with hand-held, minimally invasive surgical tools having jaws.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and devices for presenting customer insights in association with an electronic customer relationship management tool. A graphical user interface (GUI) is presented to a user. The GUI has a first region having GUI elements of the customer relationship management tool, and a second region having GUI elements for presenting at least one customer insight, the second region displayed when the first region is displayed and proximate to the first region. Upon receiving an identifier identifying a particular customer, at least one machine-learning derived insight relevant to the identified customer is displaying to the user in the second region when receiving user input signals via the GUI elements of the first region.

Abstract: A method for authenticating features reported by a vehicle includes receiving, from a network, a map of an area with confidence weights corresponding to each feature on the map and/or a list of trusted users; upon the vehicle entering the area, checking whether the vehicle is on the list of trusted users; and checking features reported from the vehicle and matching the features to the map of the area.

Abstract: A method of processing off gas from a chemical plant, where the off gas includes carbon dioxide and water. The processing of the off gas involves separating the off gas into a gas phase and a liquid phase and using one or more ion-exchange resin bed(s) and one or more granular activated carbon bed(s) to separate unwanted organic materials from the liquid phase. Based on this separation, water can be recovered that has less than 10 wt. % of the unwanted organic compounds originally in the liquid phase of the off gas.

Abstract: Surgical tools and assemblies are employed for use in minimally invasive surgical (MIS) procedures. A surgical tool assembly includes a handle assembly and a frame assembly. The handle assembly and frame assembly are designed and constructed to have an articulation input joint and a grounding joint between them. A pitch rotational degree of freedom and a yaw rotational degree of freedom are provided by way of the articulation input joint. The handle assembly is translationally constrained relative to the frame assembly by way of the grounding joint. Intermediate bodies and joints can be provided in certain surgical tool assemblies and architectures.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a module which can be inserted into or removed from a computing device by a user. The module includes an input-output port which is configured for a desired specification, such as USB-A, USB-C, Thunderbolt, DisplayPort or HDMI. The port can be provided on an expansion card such as an M.2 card for communicating with a host platform. The host platform can communicate with different types of modules in a standardized way so that complexity and costs are reduced. In another aspect, with a dual port module, the host platform can concurrently send/receive power through one port and send/receive data from the other port.

Abstract: Disclosed are standard cells, transistors, and methods for fabricating the same. In an aspect, a transistor includes a drain and a source each including a first drain/source silicide layer on a frontside surface of the drain/source and a second drain/source silicide layer on a backside surface of the drain/source. The first drain silicide layer is coupled to a first drain contact structure or the second drain silicide layer is coupled to a second drain contact structure. The first source silicide layer is coupled to a first source contact structure or the second source silicide layer is coupled to a second source contact structure. A gate structure is disposed between the source and the drain. A channel is at least partially enclosed by the gate structure and disposed between the source and the drain and is recessed from the backside surfaces of the source and drain.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments facilitating a holistic engagement with a user across multiple communication channels of an organization or an enterprise based at least in part on a determined user intent. As users interact with various services associated with the organization through one or more communication channels, interaction data can be captured and stored. In various examples, the interaction data that is stored by the various services can be obtained and organized according to a predefined schema. The organized interaction data can be applied to a trained intent model that outputs a user intent based at least in part on observations of other users with similar histories. The predicted intent can be provided to the different services such that subsequent interactions between the user and the organization can be based at least in part on the intent in a consistent manner, regardless of the communication channel associated with the interaction.

Abstract: In accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure, a non-transitory computer readable medium is disclosed. In some embodiments, the non-transitory computer readable medium includes instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to receive, from a workload hosted on a host of a cluster, first I/O traffic programmed according to a first I/O traffic protocol supported by a cluster-wide storage fabric exposed to the workload as being hosted on the same host. In some embodiments, the workload is recovered by a hypervisor hosted on the same host. In some embodiments, the non-transitory computer readable medium includes the instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to adapt the first I/O traffic to generate second I/O traffic programmed according to a second I/O traffic protocol supported by a repository external to the storage fabric and forward the second I/O traffic to the repository.

Abstract: A jaw closure transmission system is presented comprising an input sub-system, output sub-system and a transmission sub-system.

Abstract: A method for media content streaming includes: determining, from a plurality of media content items, multiple predicted media content items and multiple playback positions, based on history data of a user; transcoding a portion of each of the multiple predicted media content items to generate multiple passive adaptive streamlets for each of the multiple predicted media content items at different bitrates; receiving a command to start playback of a first predicted media content item selected from the multiple predicted media content items; outputting a first passive adaptive streamlet selected from the multiple passive adaptive streamlets of the first predicted media content item; while outputting the first passive adaptive streamlet, requesting, receiving, and transcoding a second portion of the first predicted media content item to generate an active adaptive streamlet of the first predicted media content item; immediately following outputting the first passive adaptive streamlet, outputting the active adapt

Abstract: Embodiments described include systems and methods for incorporating tags in content of network applications. An embedded browser, which is executable on one or more processors of a client device, may detect content from a network application accessed via the embedded browser. A DRM engine of the embedded browser identifies a DRM scheme for the network application from the plurality of DRM schemes and according to the network application. The DRM engine generates a DRM tag for the content according to the DRM scheme identified for the network application. The DRM tag includes a classification of the content. The DRM engine incorporates the DRM tag into the content for managing usage of the content according to the classification.

Abstract: Embodiments described include systems and methods of determining one or more links of one or more network applications to access to perform a task is provided. The method can include receiving, by a server, a request from a client application on a client device. The request can identify a name of a task to be performed. The client application can include an embedded browser for accessing one or more network applications. The method can include determining, by the server, one or more links of the one or more network applications hosted on one or more third party servers that are to be used to perform a task identified by the name of the task. The method can include causing, responsive to the request and to perform the task, the embedded browser of the client application on the client device to access the one or more links of the one or more network applications hosted on the one or more third party servers.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and processes for reducing interruptions due to a presentation timestamp restart (PTSrs) are provided. A process includes receiving content data packets identifiable by a timestamp. The timestamps vary between a PTSmin and a PTSmax. When PTSmax is reached, a next data packet is restarted at substantially equal to PTSmin. The process includes first determining whether one of the timestamps have restarted and, if so, generating a loop over index file associating a first timestamp with a first index value (A), a second timestamp with a second index value (B), a third timestamp with a third index value (C), and a fourth timestamp with a fourth index value (D). PTSrs may be detected when the second timestamp is greater than the fourth timestamp or when the first timestamp is greater than the third timestamp. When a restart occurs, adjustments to content playback sequence are made using the index values.

Abstract: A computing device may include a memory and a processor configured to cooperate with the memory to run a browser configured to generate a user interface to display a virtual session from a host computing device, and an application configured to establish a connection with the host computing device. The processor may further run code configured to cause the browser to connect with the host computing device using the connection established by the application to display the virtual session within the user interface.

Abstract: This disclosure concerns a system and a method for removing dissolved solids from liquids. Specific implementations concern desalinating water. The system may comprise a blower, such as a thermal fan/compressor, configured to atomize a solid-bearing liquid to produce a hot, humid gas containing dissolved solids; a gas-solid separator configured to receive hot, humid gas containing entrained dissolved solids from the blower to separate the solids from the humid gas and to transmit the humid gas with solids removed through an exit port; a heater configured to heat the hot, humid gas received from the exit port of the gas-solid separator; and a condenser configured to receive heated humid gas from the heater and to condense solids-free liquid therefrom. The thermal fan/compressor may comprise a plurality of nozzles with outlets positioned adjacent atomization apertures across which a solid-bearing liquid flows and through which gas exiting the nozzles passes.

Abstract: Embodiments described include systems and methods for using an HTML-based application integrated with an embedded browser on a client device, for trusted data transfer for instance. An HTML-based application within an embedded browser of a client device can provide access to a network application and its resources. The HTML-based application can establish a secure session for the network application between a server and the HTML-based application. The embedded browser can determine that the HTML-based application is a trusted application via application of one or more policies. With the secure session established and responsive to determining that the HTML-based application is a trusted application, the embedded browser may establish at least one virtual channel between the embedded browser and the HTML-based application. Using the at least one virtual channels, the embedded browser can transfer data between the secure session of the network application and the operating system (OS) of the client device.

Abstract: Embodiments described include systems and methods for securely managing browser plugins via embedded browser. The solution enables a client application or embedded browser to dynamically load the browser components into the embedded browser based on a risk or security profile and one or more policies. The policies can be centrally managed to enable only allowed browser components to be loaded within the embedded browser for a given risk profile. Based on the risk profile, a session established by the embedded browser can be transferred from the client application to a hosted browser at a secure server. When the session is transferred to the hosted browser, the present system can also redirect the browser component configurations to the hosted browser such that the same browser components are enabled, disabled, or modified at the hosted browser.

Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating setting of television program series recording priority ranking include functionality that monitors television series program viewing habits of a user for a plurality of different television program series. The system then changes television program series recording priority rankings to resolve recording conflicts based on the monitoring of the television series program viewing habits. In some embodiments, the system first sends a notification to the user of an option to upgrade a recording priority ranking. Additionally, the system may record television program episodes whose recordings were skipped due to them having a lower recording priority ranking. The system may record such skipped television program episodes during the next time slot in which a skipped episode is rebroadcast and does not conflict with a higher priority broadcast.

Abstract: A method for managing a traffic situation associated with a road user and a turning combination vehicle. The combination vehicle comprises a first vehicle unit and a second vehicle unit. The method comprises obtaining sensor data indicative of traffic information from respective sides of the vehicle units from a set of sensors. The traffic information is indicative of respective turning motions of the vehicle units, and a position of the road user. The method further comprises determining respective trajectories of the vehicle units based on the respective turning motions of the vehicle units. The method further comprises establishing a region of interest extending along the determined trajectories. The method further comprises determining whether the position of the road user is within the established region of interest. The method further comprises, when the position of the road user is determined to be within the established region of interest, triggering preventive action.