Abstract: Coated diamond particles have solid diamond cores and at least one graphene layer. Methods of forming coated diamond particles include coating diamond particles with a charged species and coating the diamond particles with a graphene layer. A composition includes a substance and a plurality of coated diamond particles dispersed within the substance. An intermediate structure includes a hard polycrystalline material comprising a first plurality of diamond particles and a second plurality of diamond particles. The first plurality of diamond particles and the second plurality of diamond particles are interspersed. A method of forming a polycrystalline compact includes catalyzing the formation of inter-granular bonds between adjacent particles of a plurality of diamond particles having at least one graphene layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed a data processing system for authenticating packetized audio signals in a voice activated computer network environment. The data processing system can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of auditory data packet transmission over one or more computer networks by, for example, disabling malicious transmissions prior to their transmission across the network. The present solution can also improve computational efficiency by disabling remote computer processes possibly affected by or caused by the malicious audio signal transmissions. By disabling the transmission of malicious audio signals, the system can reduce bandwidth utilization by not transmitting the data packets carrying the malicious audio signal across the networks.

Abstract: A detection system is provided. The detection system includes gesture sensors installed on front panels of a set of hall doors. The gesture sensors detect motion. The detection system includes a gesture detection unit that controls operations of the gesture sensors. The gesture detection unit analyzes the motion detected by the gesture sensors and detects a pre-determined hand gesture format. The gesture detection unit activates a door open operation for the set of hall doors in response to detecting the pre-determined hand gesture format.

Abstract: The embodiments set forth techniques for implementing various “prediction engines” that can be configured to provide different kinds of predictions within a mobile computing device. According to some embodiments, each prediction engine can assign itself as an “expert” on one or more “prediction categories” within the mobile computing device. When a software application issues a request for a prediction for a particular category, and two or more prediction engines respond with their respective prediction(s), a “prediction center” can be configured to receive and process the predictions prior to responding to the request. Processing the predictions can involve removing duplicate information that exists across the predictions, sorting the predictions in accordance with confidence levels advertised by the prediction engines, and the like. In this manner, the prediction center can distill multiple predictions down into an optimized prediction and provide the optimized prediction to the software application.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system (1) for applying at least two kinds of liquid onto respective targeted areas of a substrate (S). The system (1) includes first and second storage unit (10a, 10b) that accommodate first and second liquids (F1, F2); a pressured gas supply unit (20) that is fluidly connected to the first and second storage unit (10a, 10b); first and second applicator (30a, 30b) that are fluidly connected to the first and second storage unit (10a, 10b); and a controller (40) that is operatively connected to the applicator (30a, 30b). The pressured gas supply unit (20) causes pressure of a pressured gas to act on the liquids (F1, F2) within the storage unit (10a, 10b). The first and second applicator (30a, 30b) each include at least one nozzle (300a, 300b) disposed so as to face the substrate (S).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric fire safety system and a fire hydrant and sprinkler system and method implementation thereof. The system for preventing electric fire includes a plurality of units to capture voltage and current data of an electric supply, a power control unit (PCU) to provide the electric supply, and a central control unit (CCU) including a microcontroller, a sensor, a driver circuit and a communication module. The sensor and the driver circuit are configured to detect electric overload and fluctuations in the electric supply at the PCU and generate a signal. The communication module transmits the signal to a backend system configured to create an alert based on the signal.

Abstract: A method for controlling access to one or more of a plurality of target systems includes receiving profile data that defines one or more features associated with a plurality of individuals with one or more entitlements of those individuals. Each entitlement is indicative of target system access. The method further includes generating a model that relates the one or more features and the one or more entitlements of the plurality of individuals. Profile data that defines one or more features associated with a target individual is received from a first user management system. A listing that includes one or more entitlements associated with the target individual, and confidence values associated with the one or more entitlements is generated based on the profile data and the model. Each confidence value is indicative of whether the target individual should be granted a corresponding entitlement.

Abstract: A charger device comprises a Single-Input-Multiple-Output (SIMO) device including a first transistor connected to an input and a first end of an inductor, a second transistor connected to ground and the first end of the inductor, a third transistor connected to a second end of the inductor and a first output, a fourth transistor connected to the second end of the inductor and a second output, and a controller connected to the SIMO device. The controller is configured to cause the SIMO device to charge the inductor based upon an input signal using a first power source coupled to the input during a first time period and discharge the inductor to charge at least one of the first power source and a second power source coupled to the first output during an unused time period.

Abstract: A computer system includes a database of pathology information for a plurality of patients including at least one current patient; a memory; and a processor configured to identify the at least one second practitioner based on a similarity between the patient-specific pathology of the at least one current patient and the similar patient of the at least one second practitioner; display an indication to the first practitioner that the at least one second practitioner has been identified while keeping the identity of the at least one second practitioner and the similar patient confidential; present the first practitioner with a control to communicate with the at least one second practitioner; receive, from the at least one second practitioner, discrete responses to questions regarding the similar patient; and determine, based on the discrete responses, a recommendation of a treatment for the at least one current patient.

Abstract: A vehicle controller receives sensor outputs and identifies features in the sensor outputs. The controller determines a trajectory based on the features and generates control signals to vehicle actuators to follow the trajectory. Eccentricity of the control signals is evaluated and if it meets a threshold condition is met an intervention is performed such as discarding or modifying the control signal or initiating a safety procedure. Eccentricity may be determined using an unsupervised machine learning model. The threshold condition may be a dynamic threshold condition such as using the n-sigma approach or the Chebyshev inequality.

Abstract: A system including a power plant having thermal generating units that operate according to multiple possible operating modes, which are differentiated by a unique operational or maintenance schedule. The system further includes a hardware processor and machine readable storage medium on which is stored instructions that cause the hardware processor to execute a process related to optimizing the operational or maintenance schedule during a selected operating period. The process may include: receiving the selected operating period; selecting competing operating modes for the power plant during the selected operating period according to a selection criteria; simulating the operation of the power plant during the selected operating period for each of the competing operating modes and deriving simulation results therefrom; evaluating each of the simulation results pursuant to a cost function and, based thereupon, designating at least one of the competing operating modes as an optimized operating mode.

Abstract: Techniques for dynamic landing pages are disclosed. In some embodiments, a process for providing dynamic landing pages includes selecting a dynamic landing page in response to a request for a Uniform Resource Indicator (URI) (e.g., destination URI) of a web site using a dynamic selector engine; and returning the dynamic landing page using a proxy service. For example, the dynamic landing page can correspond to a web page that is returned in response to the request for the destination URI, and the web page can include customized content (e.g., including a widget) that is targeted for a campaign, channel, source, and/or user.

Abstract: Techniques for analyzing stored video upon a request are described. For example, a method of receiving a first application programming interface (API) request to analyze a stored video, the API request to include a location of the stored video and at least one analysis action to perform on the stored video; accessing the location of the stored video to retrieve the stored video; segmenting the accessed video into chunks; processing each chunk with a chunk processor to perform the at least one analysis action, each chunk processor to utilize at least one machine learning model in performing the at least one analysis action; joining the results of the processing of each chunk to generate a final result; storing the final result; and providing the final result to a requestor in response to a second API request is described.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for correlating alarms that are generated with relation to a computer network is disclosed. The alarms represent faults of the computer network and/or faults of components of the computer network.

Abstract: A system of multi-modal transmission of packetized data in a voice activated data packet based computer network environment is provided. A natural language processor component can parse an input audio signal to identify a request and a trigger keyword. Based on the input audio signal, a direct action application programming interface can generate a first action data structure, and a content selector component can select a content item. An interface management component can identify first and second candidate interfaces, and respective resource utilization values. The interface management component can select, based on the resource utilization values, the first candidate interface to present the content item. The interface management component can provide the first action data structure to the client computing device for rendering as audio output, and can transmit the content item converted for a first modality to deliver the content item for rendering from the selected interface.

Abstract: Voltage regulators with fast transient response are provided herein. According to one aspect, a voltage regulator for accepting an input voltage (VREF) and producing an output voltage (VouT) includes an operational amplifier having as a first input (VREF) and having as a second input a feedback voltage (VFB); an output amplifier having an input coupled to the output of the operational amplifier and an output that produces VOUT, the output being coupled to a feedback path that produces VFB; a compensation capacitor (Cc) connected between the output of the output amplifier and an input to a buffer amplifier that supplies a voltage to the input of the output amplifier. The buffer amplifier has a transconductance (gmBUF) that is controlled to be proportional to a load current (ILOAD), thereby causing the left hand plane zero of the buffer amplifier to cancel the pole created by the output amplifier.

Abstract: In certain aspects, a serial-to-parallel converter includes multiple cascaded stages configured to convert a serial data stream into multiple parallel data signals, wherein each of the stages includes one or more demultiplexers. The serial-to-parallel converter also includes demultiplexer control circuits, wherein each of the demultiplexer control circuits is coupled to the one or more demultiplexers of a respective one of the stages, and a pattern detector coupled to the demultiplexer control circuits.

Abstract: Systems and methods for auto creation of bypass tunnels in Fast Reroute (FRR) downstream routers include configuring one or more Label Switched Path (LSP) tunnels between an ingress Label Edge Router (LER) and an egress LER via one or more Label Switch Routers (LSRs); signaling at least one LSP tunnel of the one or more LSP tunnels with a Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) PATH message containing a FAST_REROUTE object with a first flag indicating Facility Backup protection is desired and a second flag indicating auto generation of an associated FB bypass tunnel; and configuring the associated FB bypass tunnel between a Point of Local Repair (PLR) and a Merge Point (MP) based on the first flag and the second flag. The systems and methods can further include bypass tunnel reselection requests to a bypass tunnel with better protection.

Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a visualizable results list in response to an electronic search request are disclosed. A method includes accessing metadata for each of a plurality of search results that result from a search query, annotating one or more locations in each search result with first and second indicators for each of one or more grouped search terms in first and second units based on the metadata, and displaying a visualizable results list that includes the plurality of search results and a corresponding hit pattern for each search result. The hit pattern includes the first indicator and the second indicator.