Abstract: A power load prediction method includes determining a relationship between power load and temperature during a selected time. A decomposition of the determined relationship is determined. The decomposition indicates a plurality of contributors to the determined power load. A predicted power load is estimated based on the plurality of contributors and a regression model.

Abstract: An approach is provided for automatically generating and processing concept vectors by extracting concept sequences from one or more content sources and generating a first concept vector for a first concept by supplying the concept sequences as inputs to a vector learning component, such that the first concept vector comprises information interrelating the first concept to other concepts in the concept sequences which is inferred from the concept sequences.

Abstract: An excavation system is disclosed for a machine having a work tool. The excavation system may have first and second actuators configured to move the work tool in first and second directions, at least a first valve configured to regulate fluid flow through the first actuator, and at least a second valve configured to regulate fluid flow through the second actuator. The excavation system may also have at least one sensor to generate a first signal indicative of a performance of the first actuator, and a controller in communication with the at least a first valve, the at least a second valve, and the at least one sensor. The controller may be configured to make a first determination that the first actuator is experiencing a stall condition based on the first signal, and to selectively command neutralization of the powertrain and movement of the second actuator based on the first determination.

Abstract: An excavation system is disclosed for use with a mobile machine having a work tool. The excavation system may have a first sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of a distance to an inclined face of the pile of material, and a controller in communication with the first sensor. The controller may be configured to determine a repose angle of the pile of material based on a known edge location of the pile of material and the distance.

Abstract: An excavation system is disclosed as having first and second actuators configured to move a work tool in first and second directions. The second actuator may only be capable of full-range movement when the first actuator is positioned within a sub-range. The excavation system may also have first and second sensors configured to generate first and second signals indicative of first and second actuator movements, and a controller in communication with the first and second sensors. The controller may be configured to command movement of the first actuator to the sub-range, to confirm that the first actuator has moved to the sub-range based on the first signal, to command movement of the second actuator to an end-of-stroke position after the first actuator is confirmed to be within the sub-range, and to selectively record a current position of the second actuator as the end-of-stroke position based on the second signal.

Abstract: An excavation system is disclosed for a machine having a work tool. The excavation system may have a speed sensor to detect a travel speed of the machine and a load sensor to detect loading of the work tool. The excavation system may also have a controller configured to detect engagement of the work tool with a material pile based on at least one of the first signal and the second signal. The controller may also be configured to select at least one tilt control parameter value for the work tool and operate the work tool based on the selected tilt control parameter value to load the work tool with an amount of material. The controller may be configured to determine whether the amount of material exceeds a target amount and to cause the machine to withdraw from the material pile when the amount exceeds the target amount.

Abstract: An excavation system is disclosed for use with a mobile machine having a work tool. The excavation system may have a speed sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of a travel speed of the mobile machine, and at least one load sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of loading of the work tool. The excavation system may also have a controller configured to record values of the first signal during travel of the mobile machine toward a material, and to detect engagement of the work tool with the material based on the second signal. After engagement of the work tool with the material is detected, the controller may be further configured to determine an edge location of the material passed through by the work tool based on values of the first signal recorded prior to engagement detection of the work tool with the material.

Abstract: An excavation system is disclosed for a machine having a work tool. The excavation system may have at least one sensor to generate a signal indicative of a load exerted on the work tool. The excavation system may also have a lift actuator and a tilt actuator. The excavation system may also have a controller configured to detect engagement of the work tool with a material pile based the signal. The controller may operate the work tool to load the work tool with an amount of material. The controller may determine whether loading of the work tool has been completed. The controller may lift the work tool when the loading has been completed. The controller may also operate the tilt actuator to shake the work tool. Additionally, the controller may cause the machine to withdraw from the material pile after shaking the work tool.

Abstract: Techniques and systems for operating a video ad exchange includes controlling an ad server to receive ad requests from viewer devices, provide ad responses to viewer devices, generate an ad delivery data file that includes information about delivery of ads to the viewer devices, and transfer the ad delivery data file to a distributed computing cloud. The technique further includes controlling an ad data infrastructure mechanism to download the cloud-based ad delivery data file into a local memory, and process the copied ad delivery data file to generate billing data. An ad data infrastructure mechanism receives a configuration file from the ad server, verifies that all items in the configuration file from the ad server were used in the generation of the first billing data, and removes non-verifiable items from the first billing data to generate a final billing data.

Abstract: A system and method for workflow analysis includes an evaluation module executing on a processor that receives execution logs including records of workflow paths traversed. The evaluation module correlates at least one workflow step with a target metric and generates an importance score for the at least one workflow step based on the correlation with the target metric.

Abstract: A tone advisor, a tone assisting system and a method of associating tones with callers. In one embodiment the method includes: (1) monitoring calls to and from a user, (2) obtaining information based on the calls and (3) categorizing a caller associated with at least one of the calls into a contact group according to the information and (4) assigning a genre of tones to the contact group.

Abstract: An opinion score for a customer associated with a service provider can be determined based on a first function. Parameters of the first function are determined are determined in conjunction with determining parameters of a second function that relates a first probability of a customer behavior event to the opinion score and a third function that relates a second probability of a customer action to an accumulation of the opinion score over a predetermined time interval. The parameters are determined based on one or more values representative of session performance associated with the customer, a measured value of the first probability, and a measured value of the second probability. The parameters are stored in a profile associated with the customer.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for collecting one or more performance metrics. A plurality of source code instructions is provided. The source code instructions include a plurality of macro calls. Each of the plurality of macro calls includes a plurality of predetermined parameters. A plurality of object code instructions corresponding to the plurality of source code instructions is executed. In response to receiving a signal identifying at least one of the plurality of macro calls contained in the source code instructions and identifying a desired level of granularity, performance metrics are collected using the identified macro call in accordance with the desired level of granularity.

Abstract: Improved techniques are disclosed for detecting instability events in data communications systems that support inter-administrative domain (inter-domain) routing. For example, a technique for detecting an instability event in a communications system supporting inter-administrative domain routing includes the following steps. At an inter-domain router, one or more features are extracted from one or more messages obtained from at least another router in the communications system. The one or more extracted features include a path length feature, a path edit distance feature, or a combination thereof. Then, the inter-domain router detects whether an instability event has occurred in the communications system based on the one or more extracted features such that an action can be effectuated. By way of example, the one or more messages may include one or more border gateway protocol update messages and the inter-domain router may be a border gateway protocol router.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for collecting one or more performance metrics. A plurality of source code instructions is provided. The source code instructions include a plurality of macro calls. Each of the plurality of macro calls includes a plurality of predetermined parameters. A plurality of object code instructions corresponding to the plurality of source code instructions is executed. In response to receiving a signal identifying at least one of the plurality of macro calls contained in the source code instructions and identifying a desired level of granularity, performance metrics are collected using the identified macro call in accordance with the desired level of granularity.

Abstract: A UV detector is designed to provide a photoresponse with a cutoff wavelength below a predetermined wavelength. The detector uses a sensor element having an active layer comprising a MgS component grown directly on a substrate. A thin layer metal layer is deposited over the active layer and forms a transparent Schottky metal layer.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to mobile localization, and more specifically, but not exclusively, to tracking mobile devices. Embodiments include methods that consider probability kernels with distance-like metrics between distributions. Also described are probabilistic kernels that can be used for a regression of location, which can achieve up to about inn accuracy in an office environment.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to mobile localization, and more specifically, but not exclusively, to tracking mobile devices. Embodiments include methods that consider probability kernels with distance-like metrics between distributions. Also described are probabilistic kernels that can be used for a regression of location, which can achieve up to about inn accuracy in an office environment.

Abstract: A UV detector is designed to provide a photoresponse with a cutoff wavelength below a predetermined wavelength. The detector uses a sensor element having an active layer comprising a MgS component grown directly on a substrate. A thin layer metal layer is deposited over the active layer and forms a transparent Schottky metal layer.

Abstract: An apparatus for UV marking a substrate comprises: an ink jet apparatus having UV sensitive ink, the ink jet apparatus being configured to eject the UV sensitive ink; and an extruder producing a wire and insulation in a processing direction. The ink jet apparatus is configured in relation to the processing direction so as to eject UV sensitive ink in a pattern onto a surface of the wire and insulation. Additionally, an apparatus for forming a UV marked product comprises: first and second injection devices; and a two layer mold injection unit at the output of the first and second injection devices. The first injection device uses a first mixture of a polymer, a color masterbatch, and a UV sensitive masterbatch, and the second injection device uses a second mixture of the polymer and the color masterbatch, and the first mixture and the second mixture are injected into the two layer mold to form a UV marked product having a UV sensitive section and a non-UV sensitive section.