Abstract: Methods for forming a thermoplastic composition include: polymerizing a high purity bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET) monomer with butane diol (BDO) to form polybutylene terephthalate (PBT); and combining from 15 wt % to 98 wt % of the PBT, from 2 wt % to 10 wt % of at least one brightening agent, and from 0 wt % to 83 wt % of at least one additional component, to form the thermoplastic composition. The high purity BHET monomer is formed by a process consisting of depolymerizing post-consumer or post-industrial recycled (PCR) polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the high purity BHET monomer has a purity of at least 95%, and the thermoplastic composition has an L* color value of at least 94.

Abstract: For a seamless and robust artificial intelligence-based assistant experience, an intent-based query and response router has been designed to operate as an intelligent layer between a user and multiple backend services that may respond to one or more queries over the course of a conversation with the user. The query router interacts with an intent classification service to obtain an intent classification for a prompt that is based on a user query. The query router uses the intent classification, which is used as an identifier of a backend service, to route the user query to an appropriate one (or more) of the backend services. When a response is detected, the query router determines a corresponding conversation and provides the response for the conversation.

Abstract: A method for providing bare-metal (BMS) resources includes receiving, by a system control processor, a partitioning request from a system control processor manager that specify a quantity of physical partitions, in response to the partitioning request: identifying a set of physical partitions of a bare-metal system (BMS) that are capable of servicing the partitioning request based on the quantity of physical partitions, updating a partitioning configuration data structure based on the set of physical partitions and the virtual partition, and implementing the virtual partition based on the set of resources using the partitioning configuration data structure.

Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for performing state management services for composed information handling systems. The method includes making a determination that an at least one control resource set is not associated with a distributed state storage system; and in response to the determination: identifying additional computing resources to instantiate a distributed state storage system; instantiating the distributed state storage system using the additional computing resources; registering the at least one control resource set with the distributed state storage system; and preparing the at least one control resource set to perform at state management services using the distributed state storage system.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to electronic devices, and more particularly to estimating a damage risk level for an electronic device. A method disclosed herein includes measuring motion parameters of the electronic device, on the electronic device being dropped on a surface. The method further includes classifying the surface into at least one type by processing the measured motion parameters using a classifier module. The method further includes estimating a damage risk score depicting the damage risk level for the electronic device based on the classified surface, the measured motion parameters of the electronic device, and a usage history of the electronic device.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to systems and methods for efficiently cleaning up resources within a network by bundling binding session audit requests. A binding support function (BSF) may determine support for bundled audit requests and unbundled audit requests at one or more policy control functions (PCFs) associated with potentially stale session binding records at the BSF. Based on audit support function at the PCF, the BSF may determine whether to bundle audit requests together, issue unbundled audit requests, or not issue any audit requests. PCF support for bundled or unbundled auditing may be provided via a network repository function (NRF), via headers in binding creation or update requests, or both.

Abstract: The techniques described herein relate to methods, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to determine a current data transmission sequence number for a next packet in a communication session with a remote computing device. An interruption in the communication session is detected. Checkpointed data for the communication session is determined that is indicative of a previous sequence number used for a previous packet sent to the remote computing device. A resolution procedure is performed to determine the current data transmission sequence number for the next packet in the communication session, including determining an estimated next sequence number for transmitting data in the communication session based on the checkpointed data, transmitting a first packet to the remote computing device, receiving a second packet from the remote computing device that has an associated sequence number, and determining the current sequence number for the next packet in the communication session.

Abstract: The concepts include a user support system in the form of a microphone, a visual display arranged in a vehicle cabin, and a controller. The controller includes an instruction set that is executable to receive, via the microphone, a voice-based request from a user, and employ a virtual assistant to determine a user interaction in real time and to determine a specific intent for the voice-based request, including capturing metadata. A user interaction routine determines a user interaction parameter associated with the virtual assistant based upon the voice-based request from the user. A user sentiment analysis routine determines a user satisfaction parameter associated with the virtual assistant based upon the voice-based request from the user. The controller responds in real-time to the voice-based request based upon the user satisfaction parameter and the user interaction parameter that are associated with the virtual assistant.

Abstract: The present technology relates to modular valve replacement systems for treating valve-related cardiac disorders. In select embodiments, the modular valve replacement system includes a fixation device and a permanent valve assembly. The fixation device and the permanent valve assembly are delivered separately, enabling use of smaller delivery systems and facilitating less-invasive implant techniques. The fixation device is implanted first and provides a mounting fixture for the subsequently delivered permanent valve assembly. In some embodiments, the permanent valve assembly is at least partially mechanically isolated from the fixation device after the permanent valve assembly is attached to the fixation device. In some embodiments, the fixation device includes a temporary valve assembly that prevents regurgitation until the permanent valve assembly is implanted.

Abstract: An autonomous compute storage device system includes an autonomous compute storage device signature/application provisioning system coupled to a storage device. The storage device retrieves an autonomous compute signature from the autonomous compute storage device signature/application provisioning system and, as part of a storage operation being performed in a storage subsystem in the storage device, stores data in a memory subsystem that is accessible to the storage device. If the storage device determines that the autonomous compute signature matches the data that was stored in the memory subsystem, it retrieves an autonomous compute application from the autonomous compute storage device signature/application provisioning system, and executes the autonomous compute application to perform compute operations that are associated with the data that was stored in the memory subsystem and generate at least one compute operation result.

Abstract: Applicant discloses herein relate to systems, methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer readable media for generating physiological signals datasets, analyzing physiological signals in the physiological signals datasets, extract fractional dynamics signatures specific to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) medical records, and identifying, using a deep neural network (DNN), a COPD stage.

Abstract: A system for interaction pattern recognition receives an input primary interaction and accesses clusters indicating interaction group patterns. Each cluster includes a respective primary interaction and secondary interactions linked to that primary interaction. Each cluster is identified by a respective non-fungible token.

Abstract: An example method can include obtaining, by a computing system, a first dataset including first reference inputs and first reference outputs. The example method can include training, by the computing system, a first machine-learned model using the first dataset. The example method can include obtaining, by the computing system, a second dataset including a plurality of second reference inputs, the plurality of second reference inputs obtained from a data corpus based on a distribution of second reference inputs in the second dataset. The example method can include processing, by the computing system and using the first machine-learned model, the plurality of second reference inputs to generate a plurality of second reference outputs corresponding to the plurality of second reference inputs. The example method can include training, by the computing system, a second machine-learned model using the plurality of second reference outputs and the plurality of second reference inputs.

Abstract: An example implementation may involve: obtaining state information characterizing a software application, wherein the state information indicates a plurality of use states of the software application; identifying a current use state of the plurality of use states; determining, based on the state information and the current use state, an activity to perform via the software application or a further software application; and providing a message including the activity.

Abstract: Systems and methods receive and authenticate authentication information to access a first user profile of a first computer program, and determine whether the first user profile is integrated with a second user profile of a second computer program. Access is provided based on the authenticating, and profile information of the first user profile is displayed via a user interface. Profile information comprises interface component(s) associated with the second computer program that include either (i) a first selectable control input, based on determining the first user profile is disparate from the second user profile, for accessing additional information associated with the second computer program, where the additional information depicts selectable option(s) to facilitate downloading the second computer program to the user device, or (ii) a second selectable control input, based on determining the first user profile is integrated with the second user profile, for accessing the second computer program.

Abstract: Methods and systems for human gesture recognition and activity detection using augmented data. A computer-implemented method includes receiving motion capture data of a target from a camera, generating a first set of motion trajectories from the motion capture data, generating a first set of augmented motion trajectories using a set of data augmentation functions on the first set of motion trajectories, generating a radar cross-section of the target using the motion capture data to perform at least one of gesture recognition or activity detection, generating one or more synthetic electromagnetic (EM) signatures of one or more activities of the target using the first set of augmented motion trajectories and the radar cross-section, and training a machine learning model configured for EM signature-based gesture recognition or activity detection with a domain adaptation process using the one or more synthetic EM signatures.

Abstract: A wireless power system can include a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver. The transmitter can include a transmit coil, an inverter, and inverter control circuitry that can operate one or more switching devices of the inverter to communicate information to the receiver by controlling a delay between receipt of the burst request pulse and initiating operation of the inverter and/or controlling a polarity of a first pulse of the inverter. The receiver can include a receive coil magnetically coupled to the transmit coil, a rectifier, and rectifier control circuitry that initiates a burst request pulse to initiate operation of a transmitter. The rectifier control circuitry can operate one or more switching devices of the rectifier to communicate information to the transmitter by at least one of short circuiting an LC tank including the receive coil or controlling a polarity of the burst request pulse.

Abstract: A method and/or apparatus for tuning a frequency synthesizer device toward a prescribed frequency may input a signal into the input of the frequency synthesizer to produce an output signal having an output frequency, select a first one of a set of the above noted prescribed coarse curves, and compare the magnitude of the difference between the prescribed frequency and the output frequency. Next, the method selects a second of the set of coarse curves as a function of the magnitude of the difference between the prescribed frequency and the output frequency. Preferably, the method selects the second of the set of coarse curves by selecting one or more of the coarse curves out of the sequential frequency order as a function of the magnitude of the difference between the prescribed frequency and the output frequency.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for efficient and authorized rewriting of records already written to a blockchain. Mutable transactions will make a fraction of all blockchain transactions, but will be a necessity to meet the needs of privacy regulations, for example the General Data Protection Regulation. Embodiments of the present invention provide an efficient framework for transaction-level blockchain rewrites that is fine-grained and supports revocation. Embodiments of the present invention provide a novel revocable chameleon hash with ephemeral trapdoor method and/or system, a novel revocable fast attribute-based encryption method and/or system, and a dynamic group signature method and/or system.