Abstract: In some aspects, control circuitry receives and stores a user-specified time duration to associate with a skip-forward command. When the user later issues a skip-forward command to advance playback of a media asset to a desired location, the control circuitry retrieves the stored time duration, and determines an expected overshoot value associated with the skip-forward command. The control circuitry then compensates for the expected overshoot by calculating a new location in the media asset based on both the retrieved time duration and expected overshoot value. Upon advancing to the new location, the media asset is played back in a fast-forward mode, e.g., at a speed higher than normal speed.

Abstract: A method for accessing information. A computer system receives a request for a piece of the information stored in a location between client computer systems and sources of the information. The information has formats for the information in the location. The formats for the information are controlled by the sources of the information. Each of the sources is assigned to control a group of portions of the information in the location. The computer system identifies the piece of the information corresponding to the request. The computer system returns a response to the request for the piece of the information, enabling simplifying access to the information in different formats.

Abstract: A system and a method for managing a clinical trial of patients. The method inlcudes obtaining consents of the patients undergoing the clinical trial and storing consent data of the patients. Consent data of the patients is validated before progressing onto any stage of the clinical trial. Data associated with at least one clinical trial site is collected for performing the clinical trial. The patients are randomly grouped into two or more groups for performing one or more of a single blinded study and a double blinded study during the clinical trial. Clinical data and non-clinical data of the patients is collected during the clinical trial. Timelines, progress, compliance, and data associated with different stages of the clinical trial are managed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cloud-based system for real-time monitoring of a subject. System comprises a real-time location tracker to track location of subject; image capturing arrangement to capture an image data of subject and provide image data to a cloud server; a microphone to provide a two-way audio communication between subject and a caregiver; a wearable device to provide a real-time medical data of subject to caregiver; and a processing arrangement, operatively coupled to wearable device, to predict health condition, monitor a progression of health condition, generate an alert based on progression of health condition, and advice, based on the generated alert, an action to be performed. Moreover, real-time location tracker, image capturing arrangement, microphone, wearable device, and processing arrangement are operatively coupled to the cloud server, and wherein caregiver is authorised to access cloud server. Disclosed also is an in-vehicle cloud-based system for real-time monitoring of a subject in vehicle.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for improving sidelink positioning via messaging between wireless nodes, e.g., roadside service units (RSUs). A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a first positioning reference signal (PRS) from a first wireless node, receiving a second PRS from a second wireless node, receiving, from the first wireless node, an estimate of a first clock error component between the first wireless node and the second wireless node, and estimating a position of the UE, based on the first PRS, the second PRS, and the estimate of the first clock error component.

Abstract: This disclosure describes using a dynamic proxy for securing communications between a source within a cloud environment and an application container. The techniques include intercepting traffic directed to an application container, analyzing the traffic and traffic patterns, and allowing or preventing the traffic from being delivered to the application container based on the analysis. A traffic analysis engine may determine whether the traffic is considered safe and is to be allowed to be delivered to the application container, or whether the traffic is considered unsafe and is to be prevented from being delivered to the application container, According to some configurations, the address(es) to the network interfaces (e.g., WIFI or Eth0) are abstracted to help ensure security of the application containers.

Abstract: In some aspects, control circuitry receives and stores a user-specified time duration to associate with a skip-forward command. When the user later issues a skip-forward command to advance playback of a media asset to a desired location, the control circuitry retrieves the stored time duration, and determines an expected overshoot value associated with the skip-forward command. The control circuitry then compensates for the expected overshoot by calculating a new location in the media asset based on both the retrieved time duration and expected overshoot value. Upon advancing to the new location, the media asset is played back in a fast-forward mode, e.g., at a speed higher than normal speed.

Abstract: There is provided a computer-implemented method for identifying abnormal QRS-complexes in an ECG signal comprising: receiving an ECG signal with detected QRS-complexes; calculating and normalizing a plurality of geometric measures of the QRS-complexes; constructing an RGB image with three two-dimensional matrices, each matrix corresponding to one of the calculated plurality of geometric measures, the geometric measures belonging to one QRS-complex have the same matrix index across the three two-dimensional matrices; transforming the RGB image to a plurality of gray-scale images; computing histograms of each of the plurality of gray-scale image; iteratively comparing every histogram peak to its previous one; and marking pixel intensities corresponding to histogram peaks with a difference value of equal or greater than a predefined threshold referred to as a saliency threshold, as salient pixels; using saliency detection for mapping salient pixels indices onto the ECG signal and classifying the salient pixel in

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing at least one proposed alternative plan of travel of a vehicle are disclosed based upon data of at least one geographic region about at least one of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) spoofing and GNSS jamming. If a current path of travel of the vehicle intersects at least one geographic region of at least one of GNSS spoofing and GNSS jamming, then determining the at least one proposed alternative plan of travel of the vehicle. At least one of the at least one proposed alternative plan of travel includes a path of travel that does not intersect at least one geographic region of the at least one geographic region of at least one of GNSS spoofing and GNSS jamming. The determined at least one proposed alternative plan of travel is sent to the vehicle.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided herein for recommending a media asset based on a geographic location at which that media asset was frequently consumed. For example, the system may monitor a location, such as New York City or Times Square, to determine popular media assets watched there, such as “The Avengers,” and when another user visits New York City, the system may then notify the user that the movie, such as “The Avengers,” is associated with New York City. The system stores the geographic locations associated with the media asset in the database based on the consumption of the media asset so that other users may be notified which media assets are associated with each geographic location.

Abstract: A vehicle power supply system includes a control contactor and at least first and second power contactors along a top side of a vehicle. The first and second power contactors receive different polarities of electrical power from an off-board power supply system to power the vehicle. The control contactor conducts a control signal indicative of whether the first and second power contactors are conductively coupled with the off-board power supply system. The first power contactor receives a positive polarity of the electrical power and the second power contactor receives a negative polarity of the electrical power while the vehicle has a first orientation relative to the off-board power supply system. The first power contactor receives the negative polarity and the second power contactor receives the positive polarity while the vehicle has an opposite, second orientation relative to the off-board power supply system.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for managing a virtualization environment comprises a plurality of host machines, one or more virtual disks comprising a plurality of storage devices, a virtualized file server (VFS) comprising a plurality of file server virtual machines (FSVMs), wherein each of the FSVMs is running on one of the host machines and conducts I/O transactions with the one or more virtual disks, and a virtualized file server self-healing system configured to identify one or more corrupt units of stored data at one or more levels of a storage hierarchy associated with the storage devices, wherein the levels comprise one or more of file level, filesystem level, and storage level, and when data corruption is detected, cause each FSVM on which at least a portion of the unit of stored data is located to recover the unit of stored data.

Abstract: A method for performing data prediction includes: obtaining a dataset; generating prediction parameters using the dataset; identifying significant variables in the dataset; predicting seasonality of the dataset based on the significant variables; determining uncertainty of the prediction parameters; performing the data prediction by minimizing randomness and uncertainty of the dataset; and displaying the data prediction on a graphical user interface.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method generates an automated data movement workflow. The method includes transforming a received request for data, which was received in a restricted natural language form, into a form suitable for accessing a metadata repository. The method further includes identifying data and data dependencies using the transformed request for data. The method further includes building a workflow using the identified data and data dependencies. The method further includes, upon applying at least one governance rule to the workflow, modifying the built workflow to be compliant with the at least one governance rule, and if no compliance with the at least one governance rule is achievable, recommending a change to the built workflow.

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a keystore service for encryption for a computing device of a cloud computing system. The computing device of the cloud computing system can receive a key identification, an encrypted key encryption key, an identity of a client device, and a request from the client device to store the key identification and the encrypted key identification key. The computing device can verify, based at least in part on the identity, an authority of the client device to store the key identification and encrypted key encryption key. The computing device can transmit, based at least in part on the verification, the key identification, the encrypted key encryption key, and request to store the key identification and the encrypted key encryption key to a keystore.

Abstract: Systems and methods enable the provisioning of security as a service for network slices. A network device stores definitions of multiple security assurance levels for network slices based on security parameters of assets used in the network slices. The network device stores multiple network slice templates, wherein the multiple network slice templates have different security assurance levels, of the multiple security assurance levels, for a Network Service Descriptor (NSD). The network device receives a request for a network slice with a requested security assurance level, of the multiple security assurance levels, for the NSD, and deploys the network slice using one of the network slice templates that has a security assurance level that corresponds to the requested security assurance level. The network device monitors the security parameters of the assets of the network slice for changes to the security assurance level of the deployed network slice.

Abstract: Computerized systems and methods are provided to intelligently and dynamically manage a data center comprising at least one server and at least one central manager. The central manager is programmed to access the at least one server on a predetermined schedule to determine whether at least one application is functioning properly by determining a functionality level. Alternatively, the central manager determines whether the at least one server is actively used by determining an activity level for the server. Based on the central manager's determinations, the system dynamically adjusts the power level of the server, resulting in reduced power consumption and a reduction in wasted resources and unnecessary processing power in the management of servers in a data center.

Abstract: A method may include receiving, at a device, an indication based on an entry submitted to a queue, obtaining, based on the indication, a measurement for the entry, encoding the measurement to generate an encoded measurement, and storing the encoded measurement. The encoding may include one or more of delta encoding, entropy encoding, or run length encoding. The method may further include modifying the measurement based on a status of the queue. The status of the queue may include an amount of entries in the queue, and the modifying the measurement may include setting the measurement to a value. The status of the queue may include an empty queue, and the modifying the measurement may include resetting the measurement. The encoding may include encoding based on one or more parameters. The method may further include determining at least one of the one or more parameters.

Abstract: A combustion system may include a detonation combustor comprising one or more detonation chamber walls defining a detonation chamber, a deflagration combustor comprising one or more deflagration chamber walls defining a deflagration chamber, and one or more conjugate chamber walls defining a conjugate chamber, with the conjugate chamber in fluid communication with the detonation chamber and the deflagration chamber. The detonation chamber includes a detonation region and a nozzle region, with the nozzle region providing fluid communication between the detonation region and the conjugate chamber.

Abstract: Examples describe data security and routines structured to avoid conflicts. One example includes accessing data for a merchant website including a framework with a first routine for a function, and accessing an account security element for the merchant website with a second routine associated with an account security system for the function. The second routine is optimized to avoid conflicts with the first routine. The framework is automatically updated while the second routine is maintained with no changes. The merchant website data is then transmitted with the updated first routine and the account security element with the second routine, where the updated first routine and the second routine facilitate data security on the client device without framework conflicts when the updated first routine for the function and the second routine for the function operate concurrently on the client device.