Abstract: An approach is provided for trading card platform. The approach involves, for example, initiating a reading of a machine readable code from a trading card to determine a card identifier. The approach also involves querying for one or more attribute data records associated with the trading card based on the card identifier. The approach further involves computing a value metric based on the one or more attribute data records and presenting a user interface displaying a digital representation of the trading card, the one or more sponsorship data records, the value metric, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of generating a sterile fish, crustacean, or mollusk. The method comprises breeding (i) a fertile hemizygous mutated female fish, crustacean, or mollusk with (ii) a fertile hemizygous mutated male fish, crustacean, or mollusk, selecting a female progenitor that is homozygous by genotypic selection, and breeding the homozygous female progenitor to produce the sterile fish, crustacean, or mollusk. The mutation disrupts the maternal-effect of a primordial germ cell (PGC) development gene and does not impair the viability, sex determination, fertility, or a combination thereof, of a homozygous progenitor. The disclosure also provides methods of making broodstock freshwater and seawater organisms for use in producing sterilized freshwater and seawater organisms, as well as the broodstock itself.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of generating a sterile sex-determined fish, crustacean, or mollusk. The method comprises breeding (i) a fertile homozygous mutated female fish, crustacean, or mollusk having at least a first mutation and a second mutation with (ii) a fertile homozygous mutated male fish, crustacean, or mollusk having at least the first mutation and the second mutation to produce the sterile sex-determined fish, crustacean, or mollusk. The first mutation disrupts one or more genes that specify sexual differentiation, the second mutation disrupts one or more genes that specify gamete function, and the fertility of the fertile homozygous female fish, crustacean, or mollusk and the fertile homozygous mutated male fish, crustacean, or mollusk has been rescued. The disclosure also provides methods of making broodstock for use in producing sterile sex-determined fish, crustacean, or mollusks, as well as the broodstock itself.

Abstract: Androgynous modular connectors (e.g., modular spacecraft connectors) are disclosed herein. The modular connectors can include prismatic-shaped body with side panels, a base, and a face panel. The face panel can include three or more sides that define an opening. A claw assembly can be housed within the prismatic-shaped body. The claw assembly can include two or more extendable arms. A motor can be housed within the prismatic-shaped body. The motor can be operatively connected to the claw assembly. The motor can be configured to extend and retract the claw assembly.

Abstract: A limited scope blockchain system supports onboarding and payments via linked databases including an append-only database and a secondary database holding transaction requests that have not been applied to the blockchain.

Abstract: A blockchain is identified by a plurality of certificates of different types. The certificate format is optimized to be compact and easily described. Parsing the certificate is secure. The certificate is extendible through a self-describing mechanism.

Abstract: A system manages payments by an entity to its partners (suppliers, service providers, etc.) by providing an intermediary capability to disaggregate and regenerate payment orders using real time inputs from the payee. A single obligation may be split into different payments to different institutions and payment vehicles such as prepaid cards, countries, and currencies. An Al predictive function may reduce foreign currency transfers and their associated costs by recognizing intra-divisional, intracompany and intercompany assets and liabilities to allow in-country net settlements to be made prior to using a foreign currency transfer. When needed, foreign currency transfers may be aggregated to reduce the volume and velocity of those transfers. Tokenization of financial data and accounts may further protect activity between payors, payees, and financial institutions.

Abstract: Method and system for arranging data comprising receiving a data set including one or more data elements. Generating from an indication of properties of the one or more data elements an arrangement scheme describing how to arrange the data elements. Arranging the data elements according to the arrangement scheme. Generating a set of computer readable procedures for returning the data elements from the arranged data elements.

Abstract: There is described a computer implemented method for performing automatic audio production, comprising: receiving an audio signal to be processed; receiving semantic information; determining at least one semantic-based rule using the received semantic information, the semantic-based rule comprising production data that defines how the audio signal to be processed should be produced; processing the audio signal to be processed using the production data, thereby obtaining a produced audio signal; outputting the produced audio signal.

Abstract: There is described a computer implemented method for performing automatic audio production, comprising: receiving an audio signal to be processed; receiving semantic information; determining at least one semantic-based rule using the received semantic information, the semantic-based rule comprising production data that defines how the audio signal to be processed should be produced; processing the audio signal to be processed using the production data, thereby obtaining a produced audio signal; outputting the produced audio signal.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and data structures for building an authoritative database of digital audio identifier elements from digital media accessed by clients. The digital media including one or more media items, such as tracks on a CD. The methods, computer-readable media, and data structures further identifying metadata associated with a media item accessed by a client utilizing the authoritative database of digital audio identifier elements.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and data structures for building an authoritative database of digital audio identifier elements from digital media accessed by clients. The digital media including one or more media items, such as tracks on a CD. The methods, computer-readable media, and data structures further identifying metadata associated with a media item accessed by a client utilizing the authoritative database of digital audio identifier elements.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel file management approach. The systems and methods comprise a schema-based file management technique that can be integrated within an operating system to provide application developers an efficient and powerful develop utility to build applications. In addition, the system and methods provide for applications that can be employed uniformly across disparate data (e.g., audio and video data) within the operating environment. The schema can include a base schema that is related to known types of data and derived schema that extend the base schema with respect to one or more characteristics of the data. The schema can be employed to generate APIs that can be employed by users and/or applications to exchange information with a file system. In addition, the systems and methods can include configurable intelligence that can be utilized perform actions and/or make decisions, which can automate processes and/or facilitate data storage and/or management.

Abstract: Managing a plurality of states of metadata. Each of the states stores one or more items of metadata that have been automatically matched and obtained for media content (e.g., for rendering by a media player). The invention resolves the matched metadata by selectively applying some or all of the matched metadata items without user intervention (e.g., based on a user-specified threshold). In one embodiment, the invention selectively applies some or all of the matched metadata items based on a trustworthiness rating associated with the metadata match. The invention displays the remaining metadata items to the user for review and acceptance or rejection.

Abstract: A non-textual data searching system according to the invention is capable of searching non-textual data at semantic levels above the fundamental symbolic level. The general approach begins by indexing the non-textual data corpus in such a way as to facilitate searching. The indexing process results in a number of “keytroids” that represent clusters of fuzzy attribute vectors, where each fuzzy attribute vector represents a data event associated with one or more non-textual data points. The actual searching process is analogous to a conventional text-based search engine: a query vector, which identifies a number of fuzzy attributes of the desired data, is processed to retrieve and rank a number of keytroids. The keytroids can be inverse-mapped to obtain data events and/or non-textual data points that satisfy the query.

Abstract: A non-textual data searching system according to the invention is capable of searching non-textual data at semantic levels above the fundamental symbolic level. The general approach begins by indexing the non-textual data corpus in such a way as to facilitate searching. The indexing process results in a number of “keytroids” that represent clusters of fuzzy attribute vectors, where each fuzzy attribute vector represents a data event associated with one or more non-textual data points. The actual searching process is analogous to a conventional text-based search engine: a query vector, which identifies a number of fuzzy attributes of the desired data, is processed to retrieve and rank a number of keytroids. The keytroids can be inverse-mapped to obtain data events and/or non-textual data points that satisfy the query.

Abstract: A non-textual data searching system according to the invention is capable of searching non-textual data at semantic levels above the fundamental symbolic level. The general approach begins by indexing the non-textual data corpus in such a way as to facilitate searching. The indexing process results in a number of “keytroids” that represent clusters of fuzzy attribute vectors, where each fuzzy attribute vector represents a data event associated with one or more non-textual data points. The actual searching process is analogous to a conventional text-based search engine: a query vector, which identifies a number of fuzzy attributes of the desired data, is processed to retrieve and rank a number of keytroids. The keytroids can be inverse-mapped to obtain data events and/or non-textual data points that satisfy the query.

Abstract: A crossing network that matches buy and sell orders based upon a satisfaction and quantity profile is disclosed. The crossing network includes a number of trader terminals that can be used for entering orders. The orders are entered in the form of a satisfaction density profile that represents a degree of satisfaction to trade a particular instrument at various (price, quantity) combinations. Typically, each order is either a buy order or a sell order. The trader terminals are coupled to a matching controller computer. The matching controller computer can receive as input the satisfaction density profiles entered at each one of the trading terminals. The matching controller computer matches orders (as represented by each trader's satisfaction density profile) so that each trader is assured that the overall outcome of the process (in terms of average price and size of fill) has maximized the mutual satisfaction of all traders. Typically, the matching process is anonymous.

Abstract: A crossing network that matches buy and sell orders based upon a satisfaction and quantity profile is disclosed. The crossing network includes a number of trader terminals that can be used for entering orders. The orders are entered in the form of a satisfaction density profile that represents a degree of satisfaction to trade a particular instrument at various (price, quantity) combinations. Typically, each order is either a buy order or a sell order. The trader terminals are coupled to a matching controller computer. The matching controller computer can receive as input the satisfaction density profiles entered at each one of the trading terminals. The matching controller computer matches orders (as represented by each trader's satisfaction density profile) so that each trader is assured that the overall outcome of the process (in terms of average price and size of fill) has maximized the mutual satisfaction of all traders. Typically, the matching process is anonymous.

Abstract: A press assembly is operable from the open condition to a closed condition to deform a workpiece. The press assembly is the operable from the closed condition to an open condition to facilitate removal of the deformed workpiece from the press assembly. During operation of the press assembly, the workpiece is held by upper and lower draw rings or members which apply pressure to opposite sides of the workpiece. A cushion assembly is operable to provide a yieldable force opposing movement of the draw rings. As the press is operated from the open condition to the closed condition, the lower draw ring is accelerated while the upper draw ring is spaced from the lower draw ring. This reduces shock loading on the press when the upper draw ring and workpiece subsequently impact against the lower draw ring to grip the workpiece.