Abstract: One general aspect includes a system for responsive activation of a vehicle feature for a vehicle, the system includes: an audio system configured to announce information and the vehicle feature; a memory configured to include one or more executable instructions; a controller configured to execute the executable instructions, and where the executable instructions enable the controller to: receive speech inputs from a vehicle occupant located in the vehicle, the speech inputs regarding the vehicle feature; retrieve vehicle feature information from vehicle feature information databases, in response to the received speech inputs; provide audio description information for the vehicle feature information; determine whether at least one received speech input includes a feature activation request; provide vehicle feature activation information to the vehicle feature, in response to a positive determination that the at least one received speech input includes the feature activation request.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein that are capable of utilizing agent-based configuration co-management to selectively migrate workloads from a first configuration management authority to a second configuration management authority. The first configuration management authority has a first management client and a first management server that provides a first management service. The second configuration management authority has a second management client and a second management server that provides a second management service. An operating system that runs on a computing device enrolls the first management agent and the second management agent into the second configuration management authority. The first management agent negotiates with the second management agent to determine a first subset of the workloads that is to be handled by the first management agent and a second subset of the workloads that is to be handled by the second management agent.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods, chemical library and simulation system for performing in situ patterned chemistry. Methods, systems and assays comprising the use of the synthesized chemical libraries, which increase explored protein space in a knowledge-based manner, are also provided for characterizing antibody-target interactions including: identifying target proteins of antibodies, characterizing antibody-binding regions in target proteins, identifying linear and structural epitopes in target proteins, and determining the propensity of antibody binding to target proteins.

Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) controller system may be configured for controlling switching in an associated digital-to-analog converter (DAC), based on a plurality of system inputs that include at least a first system input corresponding to an input applied to the DAC for controlling switching therein, and a second system input that includes a reference control signal. The DAC controller system may include a logic gate circuit that generates a gate output based on two gate inputs that include the first system input and an input set based on the second system input; and a plurality of timing circuits that generate timing outputs for controlling timing of switching in the DAC, which include at least one timing circuit that generates a timing output based on the gate output, with the timing output configured for application in conjunction with and for adjusting a timing output of another timing circuit.

Abstract: Methods and systems to compute cost efficiency of virtual machines (“VMs”) running in a private cloud are described. Methods and systems compute a cost efficiency value for each VM in the private cloud based on cost of the VM in the private cloud, cost of similar VMs in the private cloud, price of similar VM running in the public cloud, and the cost of similar VMs running in one or more private clouds in the same geographical area. When the cost efficiency of a VM is greater than a cost efficiency threshold, the methods generate an alert and recommendations for moving the VM to a lower cost public cloud.

Abstract: A delay-locked loop (DLL) includes a delay line configured to receive a reference clock signal and a control signal, and generate a first plurality of clock signals. Each clock signal of the first plurality is configured to have a different phase delay relative to the reference clock signal. A phase frequency detector is coupled to the delay circuit and is configured to receive a first clock signal and a second clock signal of the first plurality, and generate up and down control signals. A charge pump is coupled to receive the up and down control signals and generates a charge pump current based on the up and down control signals. An output of the charge pump is coupled to the delay line at a voltage control node. An initialization circuit is coupled to the voltage control node and is configured to generate an initialization voltage based on the reference clock signal frequency.

Abstract: In some example implementations, there may be provided methods for beamforming calibration of active electronically steered arrays (AESA). In some implementations, one or more adders may generate a phase offset by adding phase calibration data from non-volatile memory and phase command data from static memory, and/or generate a gain offset by adding gain calibration data from the non-volatile memory and gain command data from the static memory. Further, a phase-shift circuit can modify, based on the phase offset, a phase of a first output signal, and an amplitude gain circuit can modify, based on the gain offset, an amplitude of the first output signal. In accordance with these implementations, the modified phase of the first output signal and the modified amplitude of the first output signal are provided to enable pre-calibration of the first output signal and/or a first antenna. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.

Abstract: Sharing read-only data among virtual machines (VM) using an attached coherent accelerator processor interface (CAPI) enabled flash storage (CeFS) is provided. The method includes mapping a file, by a virtual machine monitor, from the CeFS into a range of common memory in the virtual machine monitor. The VM shares the mapped file with at least one other VM at a range of common memory in their address spaces. A redirect-on-write filesystem (RoWFS) is created on the VM and the at least one other VM, whereby the RoWFS includes a read-only copy and a private copy of a linear memory map of the mapped file. A data page is read using the copy of the linear memory map, and the data page is modified using the private copy of the linear memory map.

Abstract: A technique controls data copy operations that copy data within an electronic environment. The technique involves performing, by processing circuitry, an initial series of data copy operations that copy data from a source location to a target location in accordance with an initial series of data copy triggers. The technique further involves receiving, by the processing circuitry, a set of electronic environment measurements from the electronic environment. The technique further involves making, by the processing circuitry, an adjustment to a next data copy trigger based on the set of electronic environment measurements, the adjustment modifying when a next data copy operation takes place after the initial series of data copy operations, the next data copy operation copying data from the source location to the target location.

Abstract: An integrated circuit system has a die with first and second sides, and contains high frequency circuitry operating at mm-wave frequencies. The system also has a plurality of interfaces (on the first side) in electrical communication with the high frequency circuitry, and a heat sink having a bottom surface with a first region and an aperture region. The first region is in physical and conductive contact with the die, while the aperture region forms a concavity with an inner concave surface that is spaced from the die.

Abstract: Techniques and examples pertaining to objection detection and trajectory prediction for autonomous vehicles are described. A processor receives an input stream of image frames and fuses a spatiotemporal input stream of the image frames and an appearance-based stream of the image frames using a deep neural network (DNN) to generate an augmented stream of the image frames. The processor performs object detection and trajectory prediction of one or more objects in the image frames based on the augmented stream.

Abstract: A method and a purchase intent determination and assistance management system (PIDAMS) for determining purchase intent of an anonymous shopper and providing assistance in a retail store are provided. The PIDAMS identifies an anonymous shopper, receives images of the anonymous shopper, and determines shopper attributes of the anonymous shopper within a region of interest using sensors. The PIDAMS generates an event based on a configurable dwell time threshold, determines the purchase intent of the anonymous shopper by iteratively ranking the anonymous shopper based on section attributes, transmits alert notifications, renders information on target items and offers on the target items to a store assistant who accepted an alert notification to provide assistance to the anonymous shopper, and receives and stores feedback on a communication between the anonymous shopper and the store assistant for iteratively ranking the anonymous shopper in conjunction with conversion data extracted from the feedback.

Abstract: A method of generating a chip power model (CPM) for a chip by determining a current profile measurement on a validation board for the chip, and stressing the chip using a plurality of stress factors. A stressed measured waveform is captured and stored. A CPM is generated with the measured waveform captured using the plurality of stress factors. A simulation waveform is captured and stored from the CPM. The measured and simulation waveforms are compared, and when the measured and simulation waveforms do not match, at least one parameter of the CPM is modified iteratively until the measured and simulation waveforms match.

Abstract: A phased array has a laminar substrate, a plurality of elements on the laminar substrate forming a patch phased array, and integrated circuits on the laminar substrate. Each integrated circuit is a high frequency integrated circuit configured to control receipt and/or transmission of signals by the plurality of elements in the patch phased array. In addition, each integrated circuit has a substrate side coupled with the laminar substrate, and a back side. The phased array also has a plurality of heat sinks. Each integrated circuit is coupled with at least one of the heat sinks. At least one of the integrated circuits has a thermal interface material in conductive thermal contact with its back side. The thermal interface material thus is between the at least one integrated circuit and one of the heat sinks. Preferably, the thermal interface material has a magnetic loss tangent value of between 0.5 and 4.5.

Abstract: A system and method of processing disfluent speech at an automatic speech recognition (ASR) system includes: receiving speech from a speaker via a microphone; determining the received speech includes disfluent speech; accessing a disfluent speech grammar or acoustic model in response to the determination; and processing the received speech using the disfluent speech grammar.

Abstract: Disclosed aspects relate to database object management for a shared pool of configurable computing resources. A set of database object profile data is collected. The set of database object profile data is for a set of database objects. Based on the set of database object profile data, a set of database object priority values is determined. The set of database object priority values is for the set of database objects. Based on the set of database object priority values, a management action is performed. The management action is performed with respect to the set of database objects.

Abstract: The disclosure includes embodiments for modifying the acceleration of an ego vehicle based on wireless vehicle data included in a wireless message. A method includes receiving the wireless message that includes wireless vehicle data that describes one or more physical properties of a downstream vehicle. The wireless vehicle data indicates a presence of a traffic obstruction. The method includes determining a modification for an acceleration of the ego vehicle based on the wireless vehicle data and the indication of the traffic obstruction. The method includes modifying the acceleration of the ego vehicle based on wireless vehicle data compliant with the DSRC standard. The modified acceleration causes the ego vehicle to travel at a velocity consistent with a preceding vehicle and the downstream vehicle so that the ego vehicle does not collide with the preceding vehicle or the other downstream vehicle, which are in the same lane as the ego vehicle.

Abstract: A system and method for setting analog front end in a serial receiver. The serial receiver includes a decision feedback equalizer. During initialization, taps of the decision feedback equalizer other than the zeroth tap are disabled, and the zeroth tap is used to estimate the amplitude of the signal at the output of the analog front end. The analog front end gain is iteratively adjusted until the estimated value of the zeroth tap is within a set range.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to access point group transmissions. For example, an access point can include instructions to determine a first mesh point to be a first hop for a first data packet and determine a second mesh point to be a second hop for a second data packet. In some examples, the access point can include instructions to group the first mesh point and the second mesh point, and utilize the group to simultaneously transmit the first data packet to the first mesh point and the second data packet to the second mesh point.