Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide devices that identify a question in a text message of a chat session between a plurality of computing devices, wherein each of the plurality of computing devices includes an identifier of a user of a corresponding computing device in the text message, analyze digital data to determine a relationship between the users of the plurality of computing devices, construct search parameters for digital content external to the chat session according to the identified question and determined relationship, search for the digital content over a network according to the constructed search parameters to obtain search results, rank the search results according to the determined relationship, and distribute the ranked search results according to the determined relationship to at least one of the plurality of computing devices in an overlay of the chat session.

Abstract: Head movements can be detected by various sensors. The head movements are tracked over time, and the data is stored in a knowledgebase. User actions are also detected and tracked in the knowledgebase. Therefore, associations between head movements and user actions can be learned and predicted. Upon detecting a head movement associated with a user action, the user action can be executed.

Abstract: An embodiment for determining a drop-off location of a passenger is provided. The embodiment may include receiving a pick-up location and drop-off location from one or more passengers. The embodiment may also include identifying the one or more passengers to be picked up from a passenger profile. The embodiment may further include identifying one or more factors associated with each passenger. The embodiment may also include in response to determining the drop-off location is not appropriate, notifying the one or more passengers of an alternative drop-off location. The embodiment may further include in response to determining the drop-off location is appropriate, dropping the one or more passengers off at the drop-off location. The embodiment may also include in response to determining the one or more passengers are not responsive to the notification, dropping each passenger who did not respond off at the alternative drop-off location.

Abstract: A spinal implant includes a first member configured to penetrate tissue and a second member. The second member has an abutment engageable with a surgical instrument and at least one peripheral capture element engageable with a moveable arm of the surgical instrument. Systems, spinal constructs, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: An agricultural work vehicle includes a chassis, a cab mounted to the chassis and including a work space for an operator to control the work vehicle, and a controller for controlling operation of the work vehicle. The work vehicle further includes a lighting system having at least one array field light for illuminating an area on or around the work vehicle. A light control module is disposed in electrical communication with the controller and is configured to operably control the at least one array field light. The controller transmits a signal to the light control module, and the at least one array field light transmits a light signal corresponding to the signal which is receivable by a receiving module on another work vehicle or implement.

Abstract: A method of controlling a heater of a device including a removable container that stores a material includes detecting, from the removable container, power information indicating a first operating point and a second operating point; and supplying power to the heater based on the detected power information by, determining a first amount of power based on the first operating point, supplying the first amount of power to the heater during a first operation mode of the heater, determining a second amount of power based on the second operating point, and supplying the second amount of power to the heater during a second operation mode of the heater, the second amount of power being higher than the first amount of power, the device being a non-nicotine e-vaping device or a heat-not-burn aerosol-generating device, the material being a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation or an aerosol-forming substrate.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a method for managing haptic effects. The method generates a first graphical representation of a first haptic effect generation pattern in a mixed reality environment, wherein the first haptic effect generation pattern comprises factors for generating a first haptic effect at a first haptic device. The method receives a user alteration to the first haptic effect generation pattern from a first user. The method changes the graphical representation based on the user alteration.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a section of an electronic-vaping device including a pressure sensor configured to measure a current ambient pressure, the pressure sensor further configured to output the current ambient pressure measurement in accordance with a read request frequency, and a controller configured to determine a mode of operation of the electronic-vaping device, control the read request frequency based on the determined mode of operation, and detect a threshold pressure change based on the current ambient pressure and a baseline pressure.

Abstract: Methods for intelligent management of asset workflows are disclosed herein. One method includes predicting that a user is going to perform a predetermined action based on one or more user movements included in a signal received from a wearable sensing device and generating, by a processor, a warning of one or more consequences of the user performing the predetermined action. The method further includes displaying, on augmented reality glass, the warning to the user prior to the user actually performing the predetermined action. Also disclosed herein are systems and apparatus that can include, perform, and/or implement the operations of the methods.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product dynamically change the user interface on a mobile device. The method includes displaying a user interface on a first device. The user interface includes a set of graphical controls corresponding to a plurality of functions of the first device. The method also includes connecting to the second device in response to a determination that the device includes a capability not included in the plurality of functions of the first device. The method further includes determining an aggregate function set for the first and second devices that includes the plurality of functions of the first device and is updated to include the capability of the second device. Finally, the method includes modifying the user interface of the first device based on the aggregate function set by adding a graphical control corresponding to the capability of the second device.

Abstract: An optical sensor system mounted in a wheel arch of a car for determining trajectory of the car includes: a first optical sensor mounted in the wheel arch above a wheel and located behind a first clear casing that does not touch the wheel; and a second optical sensor mounted in the wheel arch on one side of the wheel and located behind a second clear casing that does not touch the wheel. The first optical sensor and second optical sensor perform a plurality of counts corresponding to respectively capturing a plurality of images of the wheel. The captured images are compared with a reference image to determine a 2D displacement of the wheel from its original position. The trajectory of the car is determined by calculating a turning degree of the wheel according to a trigonometric manipulation of the measured 2D displacement.

Abstract: A capsule for an aerosol-generating device may include a housing, a filter, and an aerosol-forming substrate. The housing may have a gas-permeable end and an impermeable end. The filter may be disposed within the housing so as to be adjacent to the impermeable end. The aerosol-forming substrate may be disposed within the housing so as to be between the filter and the gas-permeable end. The housing may be configured to facilitate a heating of the aerosol-forming substrate via one of conduction, convection, or both conduction and convection so as to generate an aerosol.

Abstract: Various techniques are described for platform management of integrated access of public and privately-accessible datasets utilizing federated query generation and query schema rewriting optimization, including receiving at a dataset access platform a query formatted according to a first data schema, generating a copy of the query, saving the query and the copy to a datastore, parsing the copy of the query in the first schema using an inference engine, determining whether the query comprises data associated with an access control condition associated with accessing the dataset, the access control condition being configured to indicate whether the query is permitted to access the dataset, and rewriting, using a proxy server, the copy of the query in a second schema by converting the copy of the query into a triple associated with the query and another triple associated with the access control condition.

Abstract: Embodiments for implementing intelligent audio composition guidance for a video by a processor. One or more acoustic characteristics used in a plurality of video segments may be identified, from a corpus, as having similar acoustic, linguistic, and visual characteristics of a selected video segment.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to data science and data analysis, computer software and systems, and wired and wireless network communications to provide an interface between repositories of disparate datasets and computing machine-based entities that seek access to the datasets, and, more specifically, to a computing and data storage platform that facilitates consolidation of one or more datasets, whereby a collaborative data layer and associated logic facilitate, for example, efficient access to, and implementation of, collaborative datasets. In some examples, a method may include receiving data representing a query of a consolidated dataset that may include datasets formatted atomized datasets, analyzing the query to classify portions of the query to form classified query portions, partitioning the query into sub-queries as a function of a classification type for each of the classified query portions, and retrieving data representing a query result from distributed data repositories.

Abstract: An airfoil for a gas turbine engine defining a spanwise direction, a root end, a tip end, a leading edge end, and trailing edge end is provided. The airfoil includes: a body extending along the spanwise direction between the root end and the tip end, the body formed of a composite material; and a sculpted leading edge member attached to the body positioned at the leading edge end of the airfoil, the sculped leading edge member formed at least in part of a metal material and defining a non-linear patterned leading edge of the airfoil.

Abstract: The heating engine control circuit includes a rail converter circuit and a gate driver circuit. The rail converter circuit is configured to convert a power supply voltage into a power signal based on a vaping enable signal, the vaping enable signal being a pulse width modulated signal. The gate driver circuit includes an integrated gate driver. The integrated gate driver is configured to control application of power to a heater to heat nicotine pre-vapor formulation drawn from a nicotine reservoir at the nicotine electronic vaping device based on the power signal, a first enable signal and a second enable signal.

Abstract: The heating engine control circuit includes a rail converter circuit and a gate driver circuit. The rail converter circuit is configured to convert a power supply voltage into a power signal based on a vaping enable signal, the vaping enable signal being a pulse width modulated signal. The gate driver circuit includes an integrated gate driver. The integrated gate driver is configured to control application of power to a heater of the non-nicotine electronic vaping device based on the power signal, a first enable signal and a second enable signal.

Abstract: An electronic vaping device includes a cartomizer and a battery section. The cartomizer includes a housing, a liquid supply reservoir in the housing, a vaporizer connected to the liquid supply reservoir, a channel adjacent to the liquid supply reservoir. The liquid supply reservoir being is to store vapor precursor. The vaporizer includes a fluid-transport structure that is configured to transport the vapor precursor from the liquid supply reservoir to the channel. The battery section is configured to provide power to the vaporizer. The battery section includes a control circuit that is configured to determine a saturation level of the vapor precursor on the fluid-transport structure based on an electrical resistance of the fluid-transport structure.

Abstract: Methods and systems may provide for technology to recognize features of current content to be shared by a current user, determine a plurality of platforms that allow access to data by other users and select one or more of the plurality of platforms to store the current content based on the recognized features.