Abstract: Approaches presented herein enable automatically fulfilling an obligation under a smart contract. A block is added to a blockchain ledger in response to an event that triggers the obligation. The block includes data related to the event. Inferences related to the event are derived based on an analysis of event data and historical data incorporated in prior blocks in the blockchain ledger. Based on the inferences, a potential cause of the event is derived. Based on the potential cause, an interested stakeholder to the fulfilling of the obligation is identified. The interested stakeholder is added to a group that is allowed access to the blockchain ledger corresponding to the smart contract.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to system(s) and method(s) for generating a controlled static electricity in a propensity medium. The system receives an input signal indicating a target static electricity to be generated in the propensity medium, and a DC voltage from a power source. Furthermore, the system converts the DC voltage into an AC voltage. Furthermore, the system multiplies the AC voltage using a voltage multiplier to generate a static electricity. The voltage multiplier comprises a plurality of a set of capacitors and diodes. The system further measures the static electricity. Further, the system compares the static electricity and the target static electricity. Based on the comparison, the system configures the voltage multiplier by modifying at least one set of capacitors and diodes. Further, the system generates the controlled static electricity in the propensity medium based on the configuration of the voltage multiplier.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to techniques for monitoring and improving a bot system. An analytic system is integrated with a bot system for monitoring, analyzing, visualize, and improving the performance of the bot system. The analytic system monitors events occurred in conversations between end users and the bot system, aggregates and analyzes the collected events, and provides information regarding the conversations graphically on a graphic user interface at different generalization levels. The analytic system can also provide suggestions, options, or other information for improving the bot system through the graphic user interface.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a drone is provided with several inflatable tubes that each connect a propeller component to a body of the drone. In order to increase the handling of the drone, a patch is placed on the top surface of each inflatable tube that includes some number of shape memory alloy wires. The shape memory alloy wires shrink and become rigid when an electric current is applied to them. The optimal locations on each tube to place the patches, and the shape of the patches, is determined using a topology optimization. Later, the wires in the patches can be selectively activated or deactivated by an operating entity to provide an additional means to control the drone. Additionally, the drone is equipped with several landing arms which may include a shape memory alloy torsion coil spring to help the arm deployment during landing.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for improved heat dissipation of the stacked semiconductor dies by including metallic thermal pads between the dies in the stack. In one embodiment, the thermal pads may be in direct contact with the semiconductor dies. Heat dissipation of the semiconductor die stack can be improved by a relatively high thermal conductivity of the thermal pads that directly contact the adjacent silicon dies in the stack without the intervening layers of the low thermal conductivity materials (e.g., passivation materials). In some embodiments, the manufacturing yield of the stack can be improved by having generally coplanar top surfaces of the thermal pads and under-bump metallization (UBM) structures.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and a system where a processor(s) ingests content from a source(s) with an attribute(s) comprising a verified temporal context(s) of the source(s). The processor(s) cognitively analyzes the content, by applying an entity recognition algorithm(s) to identify and extract entities in the source(s). The processor(s) classifies each extracted entity into a given grouping from a plurality of groupings based on at least one attribute comprising the verified temporal context of the source from which the extracted entity was extracted. The processor(s) generates a corpus comprising the groupings; each grouping comprises extracted entities with verified temporal contexts consistent with a defined time period.

Abstract: A peripheral device, e.g., a headphone, connected to a communication device may have controls that are configured to switch between a regular mode and a purchase mode. When in the purchase mode, the controls of the peripheral device may be configured to facilitate purchase by receiving user input related to making a purchase. The peripheral or the communication device may be configured to receive user instructions, such as a voice command, to switch between the regular mode and the purchase mode. In particular, the controls may include volume buttons configured to adjust volume in the regular mode and configured to adjust purchase price in purchase mode. The controls also may include a start/end button configured to selectively activate or end an application in the regular mode and configured to confirm or select a purchase in the purchase mode.

Abstract: Presented herein are methodologies for managing radio resources in a venue that implements a high density wireless infrastructure. The methodology includes detecting, using wireless access points, neighbor awareness networking (NAN) communications broadcast by a mobile device, determining a wireless channel on which the mobile device is sending the NAN communications, predicting a destination of the mobile device based on a path, through a predetermined venue, being taken by the mobile device, the path being detected using the wireless access points; and implementing a radio resource management remediation technique to reduce radio interference that is expected to be caused by the NAN communications broadcast by the mobile device at the destination based on the wireless channel and the destination.

Abstract: An improved interconnect substrate having high density routings for a chip package assembly, a chip package assembly having a high density substrate, and methods for fabricating the same are provided that utilize substrates having a region of high density routings disposed over a region of low density routings. In one example, a method for fabricating an interconnect substrate is provided that includes forming a high density routing region by depositing a seed layer on a top surface of a low density routing region, patterning a mask layer on the seed layer, forming a plurality of conductive posts on the seed layer, removing the mask layer and the seed layer exposed between the conductive posts, and depositing a dielectric layer between the between the conductive posts, wherein at least some of the conductive posts are electrically coupled to conductive routing comprising the low density routing region.

Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards automated acceptance testing of network functions so that only certified network functions are deployed in a wireless network. When a network function attempts to register in a network, e.g., with a network function repository, the registration attempt triggers a workflow that obtains a result of automated testing of the network function. The automated testing operation can be based on a test suite selected according to the network function type and the network slice in which the network function is to be deployed. Only upon determining that the network function passed the automated testing operation is the network function registered (by the network function repository) for operation in the wireless network.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems, methods and computer readable media for generating remote views in a virtual mobile device platform. A virtual mobile device platform may be coupled to a physical mobile device over a network and generate frames of data for generating views on the physical device. These frames can be generated using an efficient display encoding pipeline on the virtual mobile device platform. Such efficiencies may include, for example, the synchronization of various processes or operations, the governing of various processing rates, the elimination of duplicative or redundant processing, the application of different encoding schemes, the efficient detection of duplicative or redundant data or the combination of certain operations.

Abstract: A first user communication request by a first user is detected. The first user communication request is directed to a computer response system. In response to detecting the first user communication request a profile associated with the first user is determined. A first set of computing resources of the computer response system is allocated to a first automated respondent. The allocation is based on the determined profile. A communication between the first user and the first automated responded is assigned based on the determined profile.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of microfluidics in the preparation of cells and compositions for therapeutic uses.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for reducing loads of a wind turbine. The method includes monitoring, via a turbine controller, a rotor blade of the wind turbine for faults. If a fault is detected, the method includes determining an operational status of the wind turbine. If a predetermined operational status is present at the same time the fault is present, the method also include actively yawing a nacelle of the wind turbine away from an incoming wind direction until either the fault is corrected or cleared and/or the operational status changes.

Abstract: The method comprises, at a multiple endpoint power level orchestrator, assigning a first group identifier to a first endpoint device and assigning a second group identifier to a second endpoint device. The first endpoint device includes a first directional antenna and the second endpoint device includes a second directional antenna. Moreover, the first directional antenna provides a first coverage area and the second directional antenna provides a second coverage area. Additionally, the first and second coverage areas provide an overlapping coverage area. The method further includes obtaining a first collision report including the first group identifier from the first endpoint device and obtaining a second collision report including the second group identifier from the second endpoint device. The method further includes providing respective transmission power level adjustments to one or more of the first or second endpoint devices according to satisfaction of a performance metric.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for graphics processing. The apparatus can obtain at least one input image including a plurality of pixels. Additionally, the apparatus can determine shading information for each of the plurality of pixels in the at least one input image. The apparatus can also determine a shading map based on the determined shading information for each of the plurality of pixels in the at least one input image. In some aspects, the apparatus can generate at least one output image based on the at least one input image and the determined shading map. The apparatus can also enhance a quality of the at least one output image. In some aspects, the quality of the at least one output image can be enhanced based on machine learning. Further, the apparatus can generate the at least one input image including the plurality of pixels.

Abstract: A process for producing olefins comprising introducing a steam cracker feed to a liquid steam cracker furnace section to produce a steam cracker product comprising olefins, and wherein an amount of olefins in the steam cracker product is greater than in the steam cracker feed; separating the steam cracker product in a separation unit into a hydrogen stream, a methane stream, an olefin gas stream (ethylene and propylene), a saturated gas stream (ethane and propane), a hydrocarbons gas stream (C4-5 hydrocarbons), an aromatics stream (C6-8 aromatic hydrocarbons), a raffinate stream (C6-8 non-aromatic hydrocarbons), and a heavies stream (C9+ hydrocarbons); feeding the hydrocarbons gas stream and hydrogen to one or more hydroprocessing reactors to produce a hydrocracking product comprising ethane and propane; and recycling the hydrocracking product and the saturated gas stream to the liquid steam cracker furnace section.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for a cognitive personalized channel on a computer network or telecommunications network, such as a 5G mobile communication network, which can be used for medical purposes to assist color-blind users and people afflicted with achromatopsia. The personalized channel can be a bidirectional channel capable of identifying color and serve as an enhanced medical service. The service operates by collecting collects inputs and streaming data, creates situation-based tags and embeds the tags on human-readable displays to assist users understanding of additional context of the streaming data that might otherwise not be understood due to the user's medical condition. The systems, methods and program products use the embedded tags to create a manifestation of the colors in images, videos, text and other collected visual streams by taking advantage of end-to-end service orchestration provided by 5G networks.

Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system, a method, and a machine readable medium to manage multicast traffic are disclosed. The system includes a controller server for receiving first multicast group member information and for providing centralized control of a network. The first multicast group member information is received from a first end-host computer and received at the controller server responsive to a first packet forwarding system identifying the first end-host computer is joining a first multicast group on a first virtual network. The controller server generates a first multicast tree and communicates a first network configuration message to at least one packet forwarding system of the first plurality of packet forwarding systems. The first network configuration message includes a packet flow table entry enabling configuration of a flow table to enable communication of multicast traffic for the first multicast group over a portion of the first multicast tree.

Abstract: Interconnect structures with intermetallic palladium joints are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an interconnect structure includes a first conductive element, a second conductive element, and an intermetallic palladium joint. The intermetallic palladium joint includes an intermetallic crystallite spanning between the first and second conductive elements. The intermetallic crystallite includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion directly contacts the first conductive element. The second end portion directly contacts the second conductive element.