Abstract: A system to protect tall building from earthquake giving a garbage treatment plant as bonus with the said system comprising of an large inertial mass formed of unconsolidated matter being one of biomass and one of garbage and with the inertial mass being connected to the protected tall building, the inertial mass is held by main retaining structure and absorbs and damps earthquake waves and reduces stress on the structural frame of the adjoining building. The resulting garbage storage and treatment not only solves the garbage problem of a city but also yields useful by products namely biogas and compost with the garbage being treated by aerobic and anaerobic processes along with use of micro organisms that tolerate high pressures. This is a method of building smart cities in a sustainable manner by the smart use of material being waste material or otherwise in a cost effective manner.

Abstract: Wireless devices connect to different access points (AP) in a wireless network. The wireless network may determine that based on, for example, congestion of certain APs that a wireless device should be steered away from a current AP. The steering may be conducted utilizing blacklist steering where one or more APs blacklist the wireless device from being connected thereto. Alternatively, BSS transition management (BTM) steering may be utilized to provide the wireless device with a list of one or more network-preferred APs it should transition to. BTM steering is preferable but not all wireless devices support it so blacklist steering is utilized unless it is known that the wireless device supports BTM steering. Wireless devices do not always indicate they support BTM steering in same manner. BTM steering primer messages are utilized when a wireless device is in line for steering to determine whether BTM steering is supported.

Abstract: A method of marking an optical fiber is disclosed, wherein the method includes forming an ink stream, moving an optical fiber over a fiber path that resides adjacent the ink stream, and periodically changing the position of the fiber path so that the optical fiber at least partially enters the ink stream so that the ink from the ink stream forms spaced apart marks on the outer surface of the optical fiber. An optical fiber marking apparatus is also disclosed that includes payout and take modules that move the optical fiber over the fiber path, a marking unit configured to form an ink stream adjacent the fiber path, and a fiber positioning device that causes the optical fiber to periodically intersect the ink stream so that ink from the ink stream forms spaced apart marks on the outer surface of the optical fiber.

Abstract: A network device using machine learning to develop client device test points and identifying a new position for an access point (AP). As client device changes position within location, signal quality measurements, such as RSSI and dwell times for the client device, are collected at identified coordinates. The collected signal quality measurements and the coordinates of the client device are provided to the machine learning classifier. Test point data for the AP are generated by the machine learning classifier, and based on the test point data, coordinates for the modification of the position of the AP are generated. The coordinates for the modification of the position of the AP are provided to the client device so the user may move the AP to the new position.

Abstract: A system, such as a gateway, is provided for use with a first access point device and a second access point device to scan channels within a spectrum of channels.

Abstract: Automatic configuration of network devices improves the control, management and configuration of a network environment. However, a network environment can include management software running on an access point device that is not compatible with or recognized by all network devices. The access point device using a network management software can obtain one or more configuration parameters associated with a network device that is not compatible, for example, uses a different protocol, and can send these configuration parameters to a network resource to obtain one or more configuration values necessary to configure a network device. The network resource, whether local to or remote from the access point device, can provide the one or more configuration values to the access point device as any type of data including a webform. The one or more configuration values allow the access point device to automatically configure any network devices.

Abstract: It is common for device coupled to a primary network to have preferential access to network resources compared to a device coupled to a guest network. However, the quality of experience (QoE) is enhanced by providing automatic switching of a client device on a guest network to a primary network. The dynamic approach switches the network connection of a client device used by a guest user/client device from a guest network to a primary network based on one or more network conditions that are associated with the guest network, the primary network, or both. Seamlessly switching the client device to the primary network, when such does not impact existing users of the primary network, enhances the network experience of the client devices initially associated with the guest network.

Abstract: A user environment is controlled and altered based on one or more user conditions received from a biometric tracking services associated with a biometric device of a user. A user can set up a user profile that includes one or more user preferences including a biometric parameter, an asset parameter, a biometric service parameter and/or a location parameter. Based on the user preferences a user device and/or an access point device can control the user environment by altering one or more assets of one or more network devices specified by any one or more user preferences. The asset state of an asset can be altered based on one or more user conditions associated with a biometric parameter such that the user environment is automatically altered based on monitoring the one or more user conditions so as to provide the user an enhanced user environment experience.

Abstract: Methods and systems of providing alternative targeted advertising (TAD) content are shown and disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes outputting a first TAD content during a TAD window, and receiving at least one user input requesting different TAD content during the TAD window. The method additionally includes outputting the different TAD content instead of the first TAD content during the TAD window after at least one predetermined amount of time from start of the TAD window in response to the at least one user input. In some embodiments, the method may further include re-outputting the first TAD content instead of the different TAD content during the TAD window in response to receiving user input requesting different TAD content when the predetermined amount of time associated with each of the different TAD content already has elapsed before receiving the user input.

Abstract: Methods and systems of preventing skipping of advertising content are shown and disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes providing one or more multimedia streams to an Internet protocol (IP) client and receiving a HTTP range request or time seek associated with the one or more multimedia streams from the IP client. The method additionally includes determining proximity of an upcoming targeted advertising (TAD) boundary in the one or more multimedia streams when the HTTP range request or time seek is received and/or determining whether the HTTP range request or time seek is for multimedia content that is after an upcoming targeted advertising (TAD) region. The method further includes responding to the HTTP range request or time seek based on the above determination.

Abstract: Methods and systems of managing advertising content are shown and disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes outputting first multimedia content from a first channel, and outputting TAD content from a TAD channel instead of the first multimedia content during a TAD window of the first multimedia content. The method additionally includes receiving a first user input requesting multimedia content of a content channel different from the TAD channel during the TAD window, and outputting the multimedia content of the content channel instead of the TAD content in response to the first user input.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition comprising modified O-polysaccharide molecules derived from E. coli lipopolysaccharides and conjugates thereof. Multivalent vaccines may be prepared by combining two or more monovalent immunogenic compositions for different E. coli serotypes. In one embodiment, the modified O-polysaccharide molecules are produced by a recombinant bacterium that includes a wzz gene.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium implement a dynamic channel selection function at an access point device so as to establish a backhaul connection between the access point device and an extender access point device. Once initiated either by the access point device or an application, the dynamic channel selection function iterates or loops through channels based on one or more factors to select a channel for establishment of the backhaul connection. The dynamic channel selection function provides ease of installation of configuration of devices on a network without requiring relocation of the device to establish the backhaul connection.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to an apparatus including multiple cavities disposed adjacent to one another in a housing structure. The apparatus further includes a number of membranes, with each membrane disposed over a cavity to seal the cavity, and a sensor that can sense a deflection of a respective membrane associated with one of the cavities in response to an applied pressure. Each membrane is operable within a respective pressure range, and the applied pressure is within an operating range of the respective membrane.

Abstract: Wireless devices (clients) connect to different access points (AP) in a wireless network. The wireless network may determine that based on, for example, congestion of certain APs that a client should be steered away from a current AP. Steering may be conducted utilizing BSS transition management (BTM) messages to provide the client with a list of network-preferred APs for a transition. Clients may also have one or more preferred APs and may reject the BTM steering message if it does not include at least one client-preferred AP. To prevent rejection of the BTM message, at least one client-preferred AP may be added to the BTM message. To ensure the client is steered to a network-preferred AP, the client is blacklisted from connecting to the client-preferred AP until the client has been steered to a network-preferred AP.

Abstract: Described herein is aerobic granular sludge gravity-driven membrane system, methods of making and using thereof are described. The aerobic granular sludge (AGS) integrated with a gravity-driven membrane (GDM) filtration system is an energy efficient wastewater treatment system that takes advantage of AGS reactor systems integrated with gravity-driven membrane system to reduce membrane fouling and produce microbiologically and chemically safe water. The AGS-GDM system includes at least an AGS reactor tank containing raw wastewater and granular sludge and a membrane tank including one or more gravity-driven membrane(s).

Abstract: A video player for playing a video stream that receives a master playlist identifying at least one variant playlist identifying a video file encoded as a series of video frames that when decoded provide the video stream. The video player based upon a configuration tag in the master playlist selectively determining whether the video file is to be processed in a trusted execution environment. The trusted execution environment of the video player selectively includes at least one of (i) hack one, only hack one; (ii) output and link protection; (iii) hardware root of trust; and (iv) forensic watermarking, and decrypts and/or decodes the video stream in such an environment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new glycoconjugates comprising Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular saccharide antigens and uses thereof. Glycoconjugates of the present invention will typically comprise 2 or more saccharides antigens conjugated to the same molecule of the protein carrier. The invention also relates to vaccination of human subjects, in particular infants and elderly, against pneumoccocal infections using immunogenic compositions comprising said novel glycoconjugates.

Abstract: An approach for creating dynamic content. The approach receives advertiser data associated with activities of one or more advertisers and receives publisher data associated with activities of one or more publishers. The approach manages the one or more DSPs activities associated with the received advertiser data and publisher data. Furthermore, the approach manages the one or more SSPs activities associated with the received advertiser data, publisher data and the one or more DSPs activities and selects one or more advertisement for one or more website. Finally, the approach manages the one or more consumer behaviors associated with the selected one or more advertisement.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for modifying a video stream includes a video player receiving a video stream encoded as a series of non-predictive video frames and predictive video frames. The video player decodes the frames and is repositioned at a playback time from a current time to a different time in the video stream. In one embodiment, the video player uses a time reference table to identify a position in a variant of the video stream corresponding to the different time that is encoded as a non-predictive video frame. The video player receives the variant of the video stream in response to identifying the position. In another embodiment, a system for modifying a video stream includes a video player receiving a video stream encoded as a series of non-predictive video frames and predictive video frames. The video player decodes the frame of the video stream and provides the decoded video stream to a display.