Abstract: A computing device includes a display configured to present a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface includes a transcript portion configured to display an unannotated transcript representing an ordered sequence of one or more dialogue events involving a client and a computerized assistant, at least one of the dialogue events taking the form of an example client utterance, and an annotation portion configured to display a hierarchical menu including a plurality of candidate utterance annotations. An utterance annotation machine is configured to receive one or more computer inputs selecting, for each of one or more response parameters in the example client utterance, utterance annotations from the hierarchical menu that collectively define a machine-readable interpretation of the example client utterance.

Abstract: A method for generating training data for training a natural language processing system comprises loading, into a computer memory, a computer-readable transcript representing an ordered sequence of one or more dialogue events. The method further comprises acquiring a computer-readable command describing an exemplary ordered subsequence of one or more dialogue events from the computer-readable transcript. The method further comprises re-parametrizing the computer-readable command with an alternative semantic parameter. The method further comprises generating an alternative ordered subsequence of one or more dialogue events based on the re-parametrized computer-readable command. The method further comprises outputting, to a data store, an alternative computer-readable transcript including the alternative ordered subsequence of one or more dialogue events, the alternative computer-readable transcript having a predetermined format usable to train the computerized assistant.

Abstract: A landscape lighting junction device includes a junction body having a first portion and a second portion connectable together in a closed position defining an interior cavity. The junction device may further include a terminal block disposed in the junction body to facilitate the electrical connection of a power source to at least one lighting fixture. The junction device may further include a predetermined amount of viscous sealant disposed in the junction body.

Abstract: A junction hub may include a fixture body include a top portion and a bottom portion. The junction hub may further include a connector device for operably coupling a mounting structure to the fixture body. The junction hub may even further include a terminal block disposed in the fixture body for facilitating the connection of a power source to at least one lighting fixture.

Abstract: Implementations of the disclosure provide for graph modeling of applications for detection of duplicate modules. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprising: a memory to store graphs; and a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory is provided. The processing device identify a first executable code module of a plurality of executable code modules associated with an application represented by a graph data structure. The graph data structure is updated with an indicator for each of the executable code modules matching the first module. The indicator references the first executable code module. One or more corresponding modules associated with the graph data structure are selected in view of the indicator. Using the graph data structure, an amount of a computing resource to allocate for a migration of the corresponding modules of the application is determined in view of a selection criterion.

Abstract: An interaction assistant conducts multiple turn interaction dialogs with a user in which context is maintained between turns, and the system manages the dialog to achieve an inferred goal for the user. The system includes a linguistic interface to a user and a parser for processing linguistic events from the user. A dialog manager of the system is configured to receive alternative outputs from the parser, and selecting an action and causing the action to be performed based on the received alternative outputs. The system further includes a dialog state for an interaction with the user, and the alternative outputs represent alternative transitions from a current dialog state to a next dialog state. The system further includes a storage for a plurality of templates, and wherein each dialog state is defined in terms of an interrelationship of one or more instances of the templates.

Abstract: An interaction assistant conducts multiple turn interaction dialogs with a user in which context is maintained between turns, and the system manages the dialog to achieve an inferred goal for the user. The system includes a linguistic interface to a user and a parser for processing linguistic events from the user. A dialog manager of the system is configured to receive alternative outputs from the parser, and selecting an action and causing the action to be performed based on the received alternative outputs. The system further includes a dialog state for an interaction with the user, and the alternative outputs represent alternative transitions from a current dialog state to a next dialog state. The system further includes a storage for a plurality of templates, and wherein each dialog state is defined in terms of an interrelationship of one or more instances of the templates.

Abstract: A method for a dialogue system includes establishing a dialogue session between an application executing on a server and a remote machine. The dialogue session includes one or more utterances received from a user at the remote machine. A natural language processing machine identifies a request associated with a computer-readable representation of an utterance. A dialogue expansion machine generates a plurality of alternative actions for responding to the request. A previously-trained machine learning confidence model assesses a confidence score for each alternative. If a highest confidence score for a top alternative does not satisfy a threshold, the plurality of alternatives including the top alternative are transmitted to a remote machine (which may be the same remote machine or a different remote machine) for review by a human reviewer. After the dialogue system and/or the human reviewer select an alternative, computer-readable instructions defining the selected alternative are executed.

Abstract: A lighting assembly is provided including a base configured to support the lighting assembly, a plurality of gobo sections configured to be vertically stacked upon the base, at least one illumination element located internal to the lighting assembly, such that light from the at least one illumination element is cast through at least one of the plurality of gobo sections, and an assembly top configured to enclose a top side of an upper most gobo section of the plurality of gobo sections. The base and the plurality of gobo sections comprises complementary alignment couplings that are removably connected when stacked.

Abstract: An automated natural dialogue system provides a combination of structure and flexibility to allow for ease of annotation of dialogues as well as learning and expanding the capabilities of the dialogue system based on natural language interactions.

Abstract: Implementations of the disclosure provide for unmarshaling objects from a back-end server graph database as they would be available in local memory at a client device. An apparatus is provided that comprises a memory and a processing device to inspect a graph model associated with an object comprising a plurality of node data structures. The graph model defines one or more services provided by each node of the object. Using a graph database, graph data elements are identified for at least one node data structure of the object in view of the inspected graph model. Metadata that describes the object associated with the inspected graph mode is generated. Thereupon, the metadata is provided to reconstruct using the graph data elements the one or more services associated with the object at a client device.

Abstract: A landscape lighting assembly is provided that comprises a support stanchion having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the support stanchion is configured to be connected to a surface. A lamp housing is located at the distal end of the support stanchion and an illumination element (e.g., one or more light emitting diodes) is located inside of the lamp housing. A power supply configured to supply power to the illumination element is also provided. The lamp housing includes a cylindrical gobo comprising a decorative pattern configured to cause a shadow of the decorative pattern to be cast on the surface when the illumination element is lighted.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring information-security coverage to identify a vulnerability or risk in the information-security coverage. An information-security system can include computing systems, databases, a security server, etc. that can communicate data via a network. The server can be used to obtain data indicating a process for managing or monitoring information-security in the system and data indicating activity on the network, computing systems, server, or databases. The server then determines a metric based on the obtained data and the metric can indicate a risk or vulnerability in information-security coverage in the system. The server can then aggregate the data and transmit the aggregated data to a computing device. The computing device can generate an interface for outputting data for monitoring information-security coverage or identifying a vulnerability or risk in information-security coverage, which can improve the security of the information-security system.

Abstract: Graphical data-visualizations can be converted into sonified output. For example, a computing device can detect metadata that describes data points for a graphical visualization. The computing device can generate an interactive interface that is different from the graphical visualization based on the metadata. The interactive interface may include a matrix of cells corresponding to the data points in the metadata. The computing device can detect an interaction with a cell in the matrix. The interaction can indicate that a sonified representation of a data point corresponding to the cell is to be output. The computing device can responsively determine at least two sound characteristics for the sonified representation of the data point using a portion of the metadata describing the data point. The at least two sound characteristics can each audibly represent different aspects of the data point. The computing device can then cause the sonified representation to be output.

Abstract: An interaction assistant conducts multiple turn interaction dialogs with a user in which context is maintained between turns, and the system manages the dialog to achieve an inferred goal for the user. The system includes a linguistic interface to a user and a parser for processing linguistic events from the user. A dialog manager of the system is configured to receive alternative outputs from the parser, and selecting an action and causing the action to be performed based on the received alternative outputs. The system further includes a dialog state for an interaction with the user, and the alternative outputs represent alternative transitions from a current dialog state to a next dialog state. The system further includes a storage for a plurality of templates, and wherein each dialog state is defined in terms of an interrelationship of one or more instances of the templates.

Abstract: An automated assistant automatically recognizes speech, decode paraphrases in the recognized speech, performs an action or task based on the decoder output, and provides a response to the user. The response may be text or audio, and may be translated to include paraphrasing. The automatically recognized speech may be processed to determine partitions in the speech, which may be in turn processed to identify paraphrases in the partitions. A decoder may process an input utterance text to identify paraphrases content to include in a segment or sentence. The decoder may paraphrase the input utterance to make the utterance, updated with one or more paraphrases, more easily parsed by a parser. A translator may process a generated response to make the response sound more natural. The translator may replace content of the generated response with paraphrase content based on the state of the conversation with the user, including salience data.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention are related to the use of Lactobacillus species in a composition for respiratory administration to prevent the pathogenic inflammatory sequelae of respiratory virus infections.

Abstract: Many computing projects involve an automated generation of a media collage from media captured from a variety of devices. Some projects may involve the collection of media from devices owned or operated by different users; however, coordinating the participation of the users in the collage project may be difficult. Presented herein are techniques for generating an automated media collage, wherein an initiating user designates an invitee list of invitees. The device of each invitee may present an invitation to participate in the media collage as a participant. For each invitee who agrees to participate, the device of the participant may automatically capture media according to the media capture invitation, and automatically transmit the media capture for inclusion in the collage. A media collage is generated from the media captures of the participants, and is transmitted to the device of each participant, which presents the media collage to the participant.