Abstract: A method for execution by a computer generating a virtual reality environment utilizing a group of object representations by identifying an exclusion asset and modifying a set of common illustrative assets to exclude the exclusion asset to produce a redacted set of common illustrative assets. The method further includes rendering a portion of the redacted set of common illustrative asset to produce a redacted set of common illustrative asset video frames and selecting a subset of the redacted set of common illustrative asset video frames to produce a common portion of video frames for the virtual reality environment. The method further includes rendering representations of object representations to produce remaining portions of the video frames for the virtual reality environment. The method further includes linking the common portion and the remaining portions of the video frames to produce the virtual reality environment for interactive consumption.

Abstract: A method executed by a computing device includes determining a set of identigens for each phrase word of a phrase to produce sets of identigens. A set of identigens of the sets of identigens represents one or more different meanings of a phrase word of the phrase. The method further includes obtaining sensor information for one or more phrase words of the phrase. The method further includes selecting an identigen of a first set of identigens based on the sensor information to produce a first identigen selection for the first set of identigens having a selected meaning of one or more different meanings of the first phrase word. The method further includes interpreting remaining sets of identigens of the sets of identigens to produce an entigen group so that the entigen group represents a most likely meaning interpretation of the phrase.

Abstract: A method includes a computing device interpreting a request for a requesting entity to access a set of learning objects pertaining to a common topic represented in a virtual reality environment to produce a set of requested learning object identifiers. The method further includes determining whether a license smart contract for the set of learning objects associated with a non-fungible token of the object distributed ledger affirms access by the requesting entity to the set of learning objects. When access is affirmed, the method further includes generating the virtual reality environment utilizing a group of object representations in accordance with interaction information for at least some of the object representations of the group of object representations. The method further includes outputting the virtual reality environment to the requesting entity for interactive consumption.

Abstract: A method for execution by one or more computing devices of a massive data ingestion system includes receiving data for storage in the massive data ingestion system. The method further includes storing a data segment of the data in a cache memory of the massive data ingestion system. The method further includes retrieving, based on one or more retrieval parameters, the data segment from the cache memory. The method further includes error encoding, in accordance with error encoding parameters, the data segment to produce a set of encoded data slices, wherein the error encoding parameters include a pillar width number and a decode threshold number, and wherein the decode threshold number is a minimum number of encoded data slices needed to reconstruct the data segment. The method further includes storing the set of encoded data slices in a set of storage units of the massive data ingestion system.

Abstract: A method begins by a processing module concurrently receiving a first data stream and a second data stream for transmission to a receiving entity. The method continues with the processing module dividing each of the first and second data streams to produce a first plurality of data blocks corresponding to the first data stream and a second plurality of data blocks corresponding to the second data stream, where data blocks of the first plurality of data blocks are time aligned with data blocks of the second plurality of data blocks. The method continues with the processing module creating a data matrix from the first and second plurality of data blocks and generating a coded matrix from the data matrix and an encoding matrix. The method continues with the processing module outputting a plurality of pairs of coded values of the coded matrix to the receiving entity.

Abstract: A method for execution by a computing entity for creating a learning tool regarding a topic includes obtaining a first assessment response for a first set of knowledge assessment assets of a first learning object of learning objects. The method further includes selecting one of the first learning object, a second learning object, and a third learning object as an active learning object based on the first assessment response.

Abstract: A method includes identifying a first user device potentially associated with a biohazard and identifying a geographic area associated with the biohazard based on previous location information of the first user device. The method further includes identifying another user device potentially associated with the biohazard based on the geographic area associated with the biohazard and previous location information of the other user device. The method further includes issuing a safety notification to the other user device, where the safety notification includes one or more of the geographic area associated with the biohazard, a safety status request, a safety status level of the first user device, a subset of the previous location information of the first user device, and a subset of the previous location information of the other user device.

Abstract: A head unit system for controlling motion of an object includes a secondary object sensor, shear thickening fluid (STF), and a chamber configured to contain a portion of the STF. The chamber further includes a front channel and a back channel. The head unit system further includes a piston housed at least partially radially within the piston compartment and separating the back channel and the front channel. The piston includes a first piston bypass and a second piston bypasses to control flow of the STF between opposite sides of the piston. The chamber further includes a set of fluid manipulation emitters to control the flow of the STF to cause selection of one of a variety of shear rates for the STF within the chamber.

Abstract: A method includes a computing device verifying authenticity of a blockchain-encoded record representing a statement of words and an entigen group to produce an authenticity indicator where a set of identigens is determined utilizing a knowledge database for each word to produce sets of identigens and where the sets of identigens is interpreted to produce the entigen group. When the authenticity indicator indicates an authentic status, the method further includes interpreting, based on an updated knowledge database, updated sets of identigens to produce an updated entigen group. The method further includes updating the blockchain-encoded record to represent the statement and the updated entigen group to facilitate subsequent utilization of an updated validated interpretation of the statement as the updated entigen group.

Abstract: A method for generating a virtual reality environment includes detecting an illustrative asset that is common to a first set of assets and a second sets of assets. The method further includes rendering a three-dimensional (3-D) model of the illustrative asset and a 3-D model of the first set of assets using an illustration approach to produce 3-D frames of a first descriptive asset. The method further includes modifying the illustration approach based on an evaluation to produce an updated illustration approach. The method further includes rendering the 3-D model of the illustrative asset and a 3-D model of the second set of assets using the updated illustration approach to produce 3-D frames of a second descriptive asset.

Abstract: A method executed by a computing device includes generating a virtual reality environment utilizing first and second sets of object representations by identifying a common illustrative asset based on the first and second set of object representations. The method further includes rendering the common illustrative asset to produce a set of illustrative asset video frames for selecting a common portion of video frames for the virtual reality environment. The method further includes rendering another representation of the first set of object representations to produce a first remaining portion of the video frames and rendering another representation of the second set of object representations to produce a second remaining portion of the video frames. The method further includes linking the common portion, the first remaining portion, and the second remaining portion of the video frames to produce the virtual reality environment.

Abstract: A method includes error encoding data to produce a plurality of data slices. Metadata is determined for a data slice of the plurality of data slices. The metadata is stored in a metadata storage tree. The data slice is stored in a slice storage location indicated by the metadata. Based on determining to access the data slice, the metadata for the data slice is accessed in the metadata storage tree to determine the slice storage location for the data slice, and the data slice is accessed in the slice storage location based on determining the slice storage location for the data slice via accessing the metadata storage tree.

Abstract: A method for execution by a computing device includes obtaining a phrase that includes string of words and generating a valid sequence of words utilizing the phrase. The method further includes identifying a set of identigens for each word of the valid sequence of words to produce sets of identigens. The method further includes identifying, for each identigen of the sets of identigens, a word type associated with phrase structure grammar rules to produce sets of identigen-type associations. The method further includes interpreting, utilizing the phrase structure grammar rules, the sets of identigen-type associations to produce an entigen group. The entigen group represents a most likely interpretation of the phrase.

Abstract: A method includes a computing device interpreting a request for a requesting entity to access a set of learning objects pertaining to a common topic represented in a virtual reality environment to produce a set of requested learning object identifiers. The method further includes determining whether a license smart contract for the set of learning objects associated with a non-fungible token of the object distributed ledger affirms access by the requesting entity to the set of learning objects. When access is affirmed, the method further includes generating the virtual reality environment utilizing a group of object representations in accordance with interaction information for at least some of the object representations of the group of object representations. The method further includes outputting the virtual reality environment to the requesting entity for interactive consumption.

Abstract: A head unit device for controlling motion of an object includes shear thickening fluid (STF), an alternative STF (ASTF), and a chamber configured to contain a portion of the STF and the ASTF. The chamber further includes a piston compartment and an alternative reservoir. The head unit device further includes a reservoir injector configured within the chamber, and a piston housed at least partially radially within the piston compartment. The chamber further includes a set of fluid flow sensors and a set of fluid manipulation emitters to control the reservoir injector to adjust flow of the ASTF from the alternative reservoir to the piston compartment to cause selection of one of a variety of shear rates for a mixture of the STF and the STF within the piston compartment.

Abstract: A method begins by a computing device of a storage network receiving a data access request of a transaction regarding a data segment, where at least one data segment is dispersed storage error encoded into a set of encoded data slices that are stored in a set of storage units of the storage network. The method continues by executing the data access request. The method continues by generating a set of audit record data files regarding the execution of the data access request, where an audit record data file includes a source identifier, a target identifier, a unique identifier associated with the data segment, a timestamp, and a type code that indicates a type of storage network activity associated with the transaction. The method continues by storing the set of audit record data files in the storage network.

Abstract: A method includes a computing device interpreting a request for a requesting entity to access a set of learning objects pertaining to a common topic represented in a virtual reality environment to produce a set of requested learning object identifiers. The method further includes determining whether a license smart contract for the set of learning objects associated with a non-fungible token of the object distributed ledger affirms access by the requesting entity to the set of learning objects. When access is affirmed, the method furth includes generating the virtual reality environment utilizing a group of object representations in accordance with interaction information for at least some of the object representations of the group of object representations. The method further includes outputting the virtual reality environment to the requesting entity for interactive consumption.

Abstract: A head unit system for controlling motion of an object includes a secondary object sensor and a head unit device that includes a shear thickening fluid (STF) and a chamber configured to contain a portion of the STF. The chamber further includes an alternative reservoir and a piston compartment. The head unit system further includes a piston housed at least partially radially within the piston compartment. The piston includes a piston bypass to control flow of the STF between opposite sides of the piston. The chamber further includes a set of fluid flow sensors and a set of fluid manipulation emitters to control the flow of the STF to cause selection of one of a variety of shear rates for the STF within the chamber.

Abstract: A head unit system for controlling motion of an object includes a set of secondary object sensors and head unit devices that include shear thickening fluid (STF) and a chamber configured to contain a portion of the STF. The chamber further includes a front channel and a back channel. The head unit system further includes a piston housed at least partially radially within the piston compartment and separating the back channel and the front channel. The piston includes a first piston bypass and a second piston bypasses to control flow of the STF between opposite sides of the piston. The chamber further includes a set of fluid flow sensors and a set of fluid manipulation emitters to control the flow of the STF to cause selection of one of a variety of shear rates for the STF within the chamber.

Abstract: A method for execution by a storage unit in a directory-less storage network includes receiving a read request regarding a data segment of a data object, where the data segment was error encoded into a set of encoded data slices. The method further includes outputting a read response regarding an encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices that is stored by the storage unit. The method further includes identifying an other storage unit of the directory-less storage network to which the read request is to be forwarded, where the identifying the other storage unit includes one or more of accessing a table of localized mapping regarding one or more neighboring storage units to identify the other storage unit, and receiving a message from a network management unit. The method further includes forwarding the read request to the other storage unit.