Abstract: Illustrative embodiments represent a dynamic on-demand approach to configuring destination storage for bare metal restore (BMR) operations without operator intervention, including destination storage that is smaller than source storage devices. The illustrative operations rely on system state information collected concurrently with or shortly after source data is backed up, thereby capturing current actual storage metrics for the source data. The illustrative embodiments further rely on enhanced data agent components to collect and restore system state information as well as to restore backup data, thereby streamlining the configurations needed for the BMR operation to proceed. Additional business logic matches source mount points with suitable smaller destination storage resources and ensures that the BMR operation successfully completes with diverse and/or smaller storage destinations.

Abstract: A device and method are provided for providing a function related to a camera in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a display device; a first camera; a processor; and a memory configured to store instructions, which when executed, instruct the processor to acquire a plurality of first images having a first attribute and one or more second images having a second attribute through the first camera for a predetermined time, when an input associated with image acquisition is received, generate one or more image content based on the plurality of first images or the one or more second images, and store instructions that cause the one or more image content to be output through the display device.

Abstract: A method for providing backhaul dynamic link distance for backhaul is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes propagating, by a network owner, a configured link distance parameter as part of beacon; using, by a mesh node joining the network, the configured link distance parameter for backhaul to set slot-time and Acknowledgement (ACK)/Clear To Send (CTS) timeout values before joining the network; wherein the configured link distance parameter for backhaul is part of a backhaul network profile.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, system and computer program product for optimal query scheduling for resource utilization option. In an embodiment of the disclosure, a process for optimal query scheduling includes receiving in an information retrieval data processing system at a contemporaneous time, a request for deferred query execution of a specified query to a future time after the contemporaneous time. The method additionally includes determining a frequency of change of data corresponding to a field referenced in the specified query. Then, on condition that the frequency of change is below a threshold value, an intermediate time prior to the future time but after the contemporaneous time can be identified and the specified query scheduled for execution at the intermediate time instead of the future time. But, otherwise the specified query can be scheduled at the future time as originally requested.

Abstract: A method for selecting a target cell by a user equipment (UE), includes: detecting a movement of the UE based on a change in a location of the UE and a change in a measured signal power of a serving cell; determining personalized data of a user based on a plurality of user contextual parameters; predicting a destination of the user, and one or more target cells across a path of the user to the destination based on the determined personalized data of the user and the detected movement of the UE; and selecting the target cell from the one or more target cells, based on an artificial intelligence (AI) model. The AI model is configured to update weights of one or more network quality parameters.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a factual attribute determining unit that determines a factual attribute that can be confirmed to be a fact with respect to a user based on user-provided data having been provided by the user oneself or history data of the user; an inferred attribute determining unit which determines an inferred attribute having been inferred with respect to the user based on user-related data including at least the factual attribute related to the user; and a credit score inferring unit that infers a credit score to be set to the user based on an attribute data group including the factual attribute and the inferred attribute related to the user.

Abstract: One example includes a method for measuring a quiescent current in a switching voltage regulator. The method includes generating a mathematical model of a circuit design associated with the switching voltage regulator. The mathematical model includes measurable parameters to describe a switching current of a power switch of the switching voltage regulator. The method also includes fabricating a circuit comprising the switching voltage regulator based on the circuit design. The fabricated circuit includes the power switch and conductive I/O. The method also includes coupling the conductive I/O of the fabricated circuit to a circuit test fixture and providing electrical signals to the conductive I/O via the circuit test fixture. The method also includes measuring the measurable parameters in response to the electrical signals and applying the measurable parameters to the mathematical model to calculate the switching current.

Abstract: Lease-based consistency may be implemented for databases to handle failovers. A database node may obtain a consistency lease that describes a point in time determined from a time-to-live amount added to a consistent point in time for database data. While the consistency lease is valid, Multi-version Concurrency Control (MVCC) snapshots assigned by the database node can be used to handle requests to access the database data. Once expired, the database node may have to renew the consistency lease in order to continue to handle write and read requests.

Abstract: A method for providing backhaul dynamic link distance for backhaul is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes propagating, by a network owner, a configured link distance parameter as part of beacon; using, by a mesh node joining the network, the configured link distance parameter for backhaul to set slot-time and Acknowledgement (ACK)/Clear To Send (CTS) timeout values before joining the network; wherein the configured link distance parameter for backhaul is part of a backhaul network profile.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for providing a bubble network are described. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed including providing an isolated base station having a coverage area, providing a local HetNet Gateway (HNG) disposed within the coverage area and in communication with the isolated base station, providing a local Evolved Packet Core (EPC) in communication with the local HNG and disposed within the coverage area, and wherein the bubble network is disconnected from a mobile operator core network.

Abstract: One example includes a method for measuring a quiescent current in a switching voltage regulator. The method includes generating a mathematical model of a circuit design associated with the switching voltage regulator. The mathematical model includes measurable parameters to describe a switching current of a power switch of the switching voltage regulator. The method also includes fabricating a circuit comprising the switching voltage regulator based on the circuit design. The fabricated circuit includes the power switch and conductive I/O. The method also includes coupling the conductive I/O of the fabricated circuit to a circuit test fixture and providing electrical signals to the conductive I/O via the circuit test fixture. The method also includes measuring the measurable parameters in response to the electrical signals and applying the measurable parameters to the mathematical model to calculate the switching current.

Abstract: A computer implemented method includes intercepting a packet in a mobile device, the packet having a destination network address. A first virtual private network (VPN) plugin for which the packet is intended is identified out of multiple active VPN plugins. The packet is forwarded to the first VPN plugin. The first packet is forwarded via the VPN tunnel while keeping other VPNs having corresponding other plugins active, enabling multiple remote VPN connections using just one VPN tunnel.

Abstract: A control unit for a plumbing assembly includes a first sensor for sensing a gesture and at least one direction associated with the gesture. The control unit also includes a first pair of sensors arranged along a first axis of the control unit, which determine a velocity of the gesture along the first axis. The control unit includes a second pair of sensors arranged a long a second axis of the control unit, which determine a velocity of the gesture along the second axis. The control unit includes at least one controller operably coupled to the first sensor, the first pair of sensors, and the second pair of sensors, where the at least one controller adjusts an operational state of the plumbing assembly based on the velocity of the gesture along the first axis, the velocity of the gesture along the second axis, and the at least one direction.

Abstract: A 3D animatronic eye is disclosed for fashion products, comprising an eye base and an internal connecting rod mounted on the eye base. The internal connecting rod is placed centrally within the 3D animatronic eye. A lid motor engages to move the lid arm in a predefined angular range. An eye lid is mounted on the lid arm. The motion of the lid arm generates a blinking motion of the eye lid. A sclera is disposed comprising a pupil print. A horizontal motor engages with the sclera to move the sclera linearly in left or right direction. A vertical motor engages with the sclera to move the sclera linearly in upward or downward direction. A housing mounted on the eye base, covers the sclera. A control unit comprises executable program instructions to control the motion of the lid motor, the horizontal motor, and the vertical motor.

Abstract: Wireless communication device including one or more SIMs and operating method thereof are provided. The operating method includes performing a first call with a first device using a first SIM, the first call being based on a first RAT, receiving a connection request for a second call from a second device using a second SIM, the connection request for the second call being based on the first RAT, determining whether the first SIM is to perform a handover to a second RAT for the first call, performing the handover of the first call to the second RAT in response to determining the first SIM is to perform the handover to the second RAT, and contemporaneously performing the second call and the first call after the performing the handover of the first call to the second RAT, the first call being performed using the first SIM, the first RAT including at least one of VoLTE or VoNR, and the second RAT including VoWiFi.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for augmented reality-based environmental parameter filtering are provided. The method determines an environmental parameter by a wearable augmented reality (AR) device. A visualization of the environmental parameter is generated on a display of the wearable AR device. The method generates a set of control options on the display of the wearable AR device. The set of control options are configured to modify the environmental parameter. A user interaction with the wearable AR device is detected. The user interaction selects a control option of the set of control options. The method interacts with an external device to modify the environmental parameter based on the selected control option.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing Web advertisements to online users is disclosed. A balanced set of negative data points and positive data points is derived from a log of Ad impressions and used to train a classifier. In response to an Ad request signal, a plurality of Ads is retrieved from a database. The Ad request signal indicates a request to provide an Ad for a slot available on a Web page associated with a website. The signal is provided in relation to an access of the Web page by an online user and includes information related to the online user. A choice of an Ad is predicted based on the information related to the online user and the plurality of Ads. The Ad is provided to a Web server to cause display of the Ad on the slot when the Web page is displayed to the online user.

Abstract: Illustrative embodiments represent a dynamic on-demand approach to configuring destination storage for bare metal restore (BMR) operations without operator intervention, including destination storage that is smaller than source storage devices. The illustrative operations rely on system state information collected concurrently with or shortly after source data is backed up, thereby capturing current actual storage metrics for the source data. The illustrative embodiments further rely on enhanced data agent components to collect and restore system state information as well as to restore backup data, thereby streamlining the configurations needed for the BMR operation to proceed. Additional business logic matches source mount points with suitable smaller destination storage resources and ensures that the BMR operation successfully completes with diverse and/or smaller storage destinations.

Abstract: Systems and methods for brightfield inspection of a circular rotating wafer are provided. A method includes: acquiring a plurality of images of a circular wafer, that is rotating, by using a plurality of line cameras; obtaining a plurality of synchronized images, based on the plurality of images, by synchronizing a motion of the circular wafer, that is rotating, with at least one line camera from among the plurality of line cameras; obtaining a single wafer map by integrating together the plurality of synchronized images; obtaining an in-focus image of the single wafer map while the circular wafer is moving; and performing brightfield inspection of the circular wafer based on the in-focus image of the single wafer map.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for classifying time series image data. Aspects of the invention include encoding motion information from video frames in an eccentricity map. An eccentricity map is essentially a static image that aggregates apparent motion of objects, surfaces, and edges, from a plurality of video frames. In general, eccentricity reflects how different a data point is from the past readings of the same set of variables. Neural networks can be trained to detect and classify actions in videos from eccentricity maps. Eccentricity maps can be provided to a neural network as input. Output from the neural network can indicate if detected motion in a video is or is not classified as an action, such as, for example, a hand gesture.