Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of engineered IgG Fc constructs, wherein the Fc constructs include one or more Fc domains.

Abstract: Methods and processes can include negotiation assistance to the borrower in the context of attempting to secure a lending product offered by a lender within a blockchain environment. In some embodiments, the system may receive borrower input within a conversation interface of an application and convert the input to identify borrower information. Further, the system may apply a first machine-learning model to the borrower input to determine at least one borrower objective. Finally, the system may generate a lending product recommendation including an explanation for the lending product determination.

Abstract: Methods and processes can include disbursement and/or management and issuance of guaranteed preapprovals in real-estate transactions reordered as offers to purchase real estate property sold by sellers smart in a distributed digital ledger system. In some embodiments, holders of guaranteed preapproval NFTs may be linked to offers to purchase real also recorded as NFTs. Holders of guaranteed preapproval NFTs may make a plurality of offers to purchase a plurality of real estate properties using natural language commands within a conversation or chat interface associated with a real-estate transaction application.

Abstract: Methods and processes can include disbursement and/or management and issuance of guaranteed preapprovals in real-estate transactions reordered as offers to purchase real estate property sold by sellers smart in a distributed digital ledger system. In some embodiments, holders of guaranteed preapproval NFTs may be linked to offers to purchase real-estate may offer these NFTs to other lenders under more favorable terms.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating digital asset transfer via natural language commands using a conversation or chat interface associated with a digital wallet application. The digital wallet owner may exchange commands with an assistant user. The assistant user may comprise an automated software agent. The digital wallet owner may transfer digital assets to a recipient's digital wallet identified by command to the assistant user. The transfer command may comprise the recipient's name. An identity verification input comprising an image verifying the recipient's identity may be obtained from the recipient upon request from the owner. The transfer from the owner to the recipient may be recorded upon validating the identity verification input obtained from the recipient.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating digital asset transfer via natural language commands using a conversation or chat interface associated with a digital wallet application. The digital wallet owner may exchange commands with an assistant user. The assistant user may comprise an automated software agent. The digital wallet owner may transfer digital assets to a recipient's digital wallet identified by command to the assistant user. The transfer command may comprise the recipient's name preceded with a “@” notation.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating a cryptographic digital asset transaction via natural language commands using a conversation or chat interface associated with a digital wallet application. The digital wallet owner may exchange commands with an assistant user. The assistant user may comprise an automated software agent. The digital wallet owner may perform transactions with digital assets comprising fungible token (NFT) which are governed by a smart contract on a blockchain and are configured to represent first user's guaranteed mortgage preapproval. The NFT stores borrower information, property information, and seller information. The transaction may cause the smart contract associated with the NFT being updating on the blockchain in accordance with the borrowers' instructions.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for completing and submitting an electronic form associated with a form-based interface by providing or conversation/chat interface for interacting with an automated software assistant (AA) and/or a human assistant (HA) using natural language commands. The AA determines whether the user may benefit from input from another user and sends that user an invitation to join the conversation.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure include a compressor section, a combustor, and a turbine section. The combustor has a radially outer surface that defines a diffuser chamber radially outwardly of the combustor. The turbine section has a high pressure turbine first stage blade that has an outer tip, and a blade outer air seal positioned radially outwardly of the outer tip. A tap for tapping air has been compressed by the compressor and is passed through a heat exchanger. The air downstream of the heat exchanger passes through at least one pipe and into a manifold radially outward of the blade outer air seal, and then passes across the blade outer air seal to cool the blade outer air seal.

Abstract: A bleed air cooling system for a gas turbine engine includes one or more bleed ports located at one or more axial locations of the gas turbine engine to divert a bleed airflow from a gas turbine engine flowpath, a bleed outlet located at a cooling location of the gas turbine engine and a bleed duct in fluid communication with the bleed port and the configured to convey the bleed airflow from the bleed port to the bleed outlet. One or more safety sensors are configured to sense operational characteristics of the gas turbine engine, and a controller is operably connected to the one or more safety sensors and configured to evaluate the sensed operational characteristics for anomalies in operation of the bleed air cooling system.

Abstract: Methods and processes can include disbursement and/or management and issuance of guaranteed preapprovals in real property transactions recorded as smart contracts in a distributed digital ledger system. In some embodiments, holders of guaranteed preapproval NFTs may be linked to real property purchase agreements also recorded as NFTs. Holders of the real property purchase agreement NFTs may swap with other holders of the guaranteed preapproval NFTs received form an approved lending entity.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for completing and submitting an electronic form associated with a form-based interface by providing or conversation/chat interface for interacting with an automated software assistant (AA) and/or a human assistant (HA) using natural language commands. The AA (or the HA) guides the user through the fields of the form by asking them questions corresponding to the data fields of the electronic form in accordance with one or more workflow determined based on individual user satisfaction index.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustor, and a turbine section. The turbine section includes a high pressure turbine comprising a plurality of turbine blades. The gas turbine engine includes a tap for tapping air that is compressed by the compressor, to be passed through a heat exchanger to cool the air, the cooled air to be passed to the plurality of turbine blades. A sensor is located downstream of a leading edge of the combustor, and is configured to measure a characteristic of the cooled air. A controller is configured to compare the measured characteristic to a threshold and control an operating condition of the gas turbine engine based on the comparison.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for control and operate a mobile application comprising a graphical user interface (GUI) via natural language commands using a conversation or chat interface associated with a chat application. The chat application may be initiated after obtaining a respective command from a computing device operated by a user. The conversation interface may be displayed adjacent to a mobile application. The conversation interface may be configured to receive user input comprising user commands, and display assistant user input comprising responses generated by an assistant user based on the user input. The mobile application may be updated based on the user input received from the user. The mobile application may be updated comprising outputting an output command associated with one or more actions that may occur in the mobile application.

Abstract: A bleed air cooling system for a gas turbine engine includes one or more bleed flowpaths operably connected to a bleed outlet to divert a bleed airflow from a gas turbine engine flowpath. Each bleed flowpath includes two or more bleed ports to divert a bleed airflow from a gas turbine engine flowpath, and a bleed duct in fluid communication with the bleed ports and configured to convey the bleed airflow from the two or more bleed ports to the bleed outlet. A valve is located at each bleed port of and is configured to move between an opened position and a closed position, and one or more sensors are located along the bleed flowpath to sense one or more conditions of the bleed air cooling system. The valve at a particular bleed port is moved to the opened position based on the sensed one or more conditions.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for initiating an Intelligent Virtual Assistant (IVA) for facilitating user interaction with the automated call handling system such as Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system. A computer-implemented method may obtain a command for initiating an IVA system during a call between a mobile device operated by a user and an automated call handling system. Next, the method may obtain a first natural language command from the mobile device, determine a first user action based on the first natural language command, and transmit the determined user action to the automated call handling system. Finally, the method may obtain a first audio response from the automated call handling system in response to the transmitted user action, and transmit the first audio response to the user upon determining that the first audio response includes information associated with the first user request.

Abstract: A cooling system for a component of a gas turbine engine includes a first airflow passage configured to direct a first airflow to a mixing chamber and a second airflow passage to configured direct a second airflow to the mixing chamber, the second airflow having a higher temperature than the first airflow, and a cooling airflow passage to direct a cooling airflow from the mixing chamber to the component, the cooling airflow comprising the first airflow and the second airflow. The airflow passages are configured and sized to allow an amount of cooling airflow for unrestricted engine operation. When the first airflow passage is disabled, the second airflow passage and cooling airflow passage are configured and sized to allow an amount of cooling airflow which is adequate to permit continued safe engine operation restricted to within only a portion of its normal parameters and operating envelope.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enabling an ecommerce purchase transaction on a mobile device without requiring a user to enter payment card information during each transaction. A payment card token may be generated by the mobile payment application in response to receiving payment card information associated with a payment card. A unique user code associated with the payment card token may be generated. A payment card token may be communicated via a magnetic stripe reader communicatively coupled to the mobile device. The ecommerce purchase transaction may be completed by sending the payment card token from the mobile device to an online merchant upon entering the requisite unique user code.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for using non-standard haptic commands to control and operate applications or websites. A computer-implemented method may include use non-standard haptic commands to initiate a conversation interface for operating a mobile application. For example, the method may display the conversation interface adjacent to the GUI of the mobile application in response to obtaining a command for initiating a conversation interface. Next, the method may determine a user input area of the mobile application associated with a touchscreen location of the haptic input and obtain information specifying user input received by the user input area of the mobile application. Further, the method may determine a potential user action based the user input received by the user input area of the mobile application, display a first suggestion based on the potential user action the conversation interface, and update the mobile application based on the first suggestion.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for initiating an Intelligent Virtual Assistant (IVA) for facilitating user interaction with an automated call handling system such as Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system. A computer-implemented method may obtain a command for initiating an IVA system during a call between a mobile device operated by a user and an automated call handling system. Next, the method may obtain a first natural language command from the mobile device, determine a first user action based on the first natural language command, and transmit the determined user action to the automated call handling system. Finally, the method may obtain a first audio response from the automated call handling system in response to the transmitted user action, and transmit the first audio response to the user upon determining that the first audio response includes information associated with the first user request.