Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for saving power in a Universal Serial Bus (USB) repeater/re-timer between a USB host and a peripheral device by intercepting packets received from the host to predict the direction of data traffic to selectively turn off/on circuitry of a peripheral port used to receive packets from the peripheral device. If a host port determines that the host is sending a start-of-frame (SOF) packet, the direction of data flow is from the host to the peripheral device, and the repeater may turn off the peripheral port such as squelch circuitry. If the host port determines that the host is sending a non-SOF packet, such as an address token that precedes a host-to-peripheral-device data transfer or a peripheral-device-to-host data transfer, the direction of data flow is anticipated to be from the peripheral device to the host, and the repeater may re-enable the deactivated circuitry of the peripheral port.

Abstract: A method for visualizing network flows of a network is provided. The method monitors network flows between a group of machines in a network. The method associates identifiers with the monitored network flows. The method aggregates the monitored network flows into a set of groups based on the associated identifiers. The method displays a set of flow records for the each group of the set of groups.

Abstract: A user-initiated request from a user device of a user is detected. The user-initiated request is directed to a product provider, the user-initiated request includes one or more parameters. an anonymized request is created based on the one or more parameters. The anonymized request is sent to the product provider. A provider response is received from the product provider. A targeted response is generated based on the one or more parameters of the user-initiated request and based on the provider response. The targeted response is transmitted to the user device of the user.

Abstract: A Method and a system which enables any device with text messaging capability to order at least one or plurality of products or services by sending a text or (SMS—Short Messaging Service) to a specific phone number (long code or short code) assigned to the store or chain of stores from which the products or services are ordered.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method and system for identifying products using digital fingerprints. The method includes receiving, by a product tracking system, a set of images corresponding to a product, wherein the set of images are received along with associated context information. The method generates a set of standardized images by pre-processing the set of images. Each standardized image of the set of standardized images are further segmented into a plurality of zones. A zone wise fingerprint is generated for each zone of the plurality of zones. A product digital fingerprint is generated for the product by combining zone wise fingerprints associated with the set of standardized images, wherein the product digital fingerprint identifies the product.

Abstract: A first archive of a first snapshot of a source storage is caused to be stored to a remote storage. At least a portion of content of the first archive is stored in data chunks stored in a first chunk object of the remote storage and the first archive is associated with a first data policy. A second archive of a second snapshot of the source storage is caused to be stored to the remote storage. At least a portion of content of the second archive is referenced from data chunks stored in the first chunk object and the second archive is associated with a second data policy. Policy compliance of the chunk object storing data chunks referenced by the first archive and the second archive that are different is automatically managed based on the first data policy and the second data policy that are different.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for providing interconnected circuitry of an integrated circuit (IC) die stack. In an embodiment, first integrated circuitry of a first IC die is configured to couple, via a first interconnects of the first IC die, to second integrated circuitry of a second IC die. When the first IC die and the second IC die are coupled to one another, second interconnects of the first IC die are further coupled to the second integrated circuitry, wherein the second interconnects are coupled to each of two opposite sides of the first IC die. In another embodiment, the second integrated circuitry includes processor logic, and the first integrated circuitry is configured to cache data for access by the processor logic. In another embodiment, the first integrated circuitry includes a power delivery circuit and an on-package input-output interface to cache data for access by the processor logic at higher bandwidth with lower power consumption.

Abstract: An initial value of a power cycle count associated with the memory device is identified. The power cycle count is incremented responsive to detecting a powering up of the memory device. Responsive to programming a block residing in the memory device, the block is associated with a current block family associated with the memory device. A currently value of the power cycle count is determined. Responsive to determining that a difference between the initial value of the power cycle count and the current value of the power cycle count satisfies a predefined condition, the current block family is closed.

Abstract: An example method of upgrading a host in a cluster under management of a lifecycle manager in a virtualized computing system includes: receiving, from the lifecycle manager at a host in the cluster being upgraded, a desired software specification for a hypervisor of the host; determining, by the host, a list of required software installation bundles (SIBs) to satisfy the desired software specification; identifying a neighboring host in the cluster for the host; downloading, from the neighboring host to the host, at least at portion of the required SIBs; and executing an upgrade of the hypervisor in the host using the required SIBs.

Abstract: In one example an apparatus comprises a computer readable memory, a signature logic to generate a signature to be transmitted in association with a message, the signature logic to apply a hash-based signature scheme to the message using a private key to generate the signature comprising a public key, or a verification logic to verify a signature received in association with the message, the verification logic to apply the hash-based signature scheme to verify the signature using the public key, and an accelerator logic to apply a structured order to at least one set of inputs to the hash-based signature scheme. Other examples may be described.

Abstract: Live mounting a virtual machine (VM) causes the VM to run off a backup copy or snapshot previously taken of a “live” production VM. The live-mounted VM is generally intended for temporary use such as to validate the integrity and contents of the backup copy for disaster recovery validation, or to access some contents of the backup copy from the live-mounted VM without restoring all backed up files. These uses contemplate that changes occurring during live mount are not preserved after the live-mounted VM expires or is taken down. Thus, live mounting a VM is not a restore operation and usually does not involve access to every block of data in the backup copy. However, live mounting provides live VM service in the cloud sooner than waiting for all of the backup copy/snapshot to be restored.

Abstract: A spring brake actuator for a commercial vehicle includes a service brake portion (4) and a spring brake portion (6) that has a housing (8, 108) with a first end (10, 110) proximal to the service brake portion (4), a wall section (12, 112) extending from the first end (10, 110), a second end (14, 114) distal to the service brake portion (4), and a locking mechanism (16, 116) for locking the first and second ends (10, 110, 14, 114) to the wall section (12, 112). The locking mechanism (16, 116) is arranged between the wall section (12, 112) and the second end (14, 114) of the housing (8, 108).

Abstract: A battery control system and method selectively connect battery strings to one or more conductive buses by plural electrically controllable switches. The switches are controlled to one or more of (a) connect the strings with one or more of the load or the power source via the one or more conductive buses in a first sequence and/or (b) disconnect the strings from one or more of the load or the power source via the one or more conductive buses in a second sequence. The first sequence and the second sequence are based on one or more of states of charge between the strings, different charge capacities between the strings, different electric currents conducted through the strings, different polarities of the electric currents conducted through the strings, and/or a speed of a vehicle that is powered by the one or more loads.

Abstract: An oil separator to separate oil from oil and refrigerant mixture. The oil separator includes inlets to allow entry of the oil and refrigerant mixture into the oil separator. The mixture flows and strikes on center of the one or more walls of the oil separator. The mixture then flows towards demister pads for filtration. The oil is separated from the mixture and exits the oil separator from the oil outlet. The refrigerant separated from the mixture escapes through the refrigerant outlet.

Abstract: An electronic device may utilize various methods or systems to determine whether the electronic device is indoors or outdoors. The electronic device transmits wireless signals (e.g., radio detection and ranging (RADAR) signals). The electronic device receives reflections of the wireless signals. Using these received reflections of the wireless signals, the electronic device determines whether a power amplitude of the reflections is greater than or equal to a threshold value. In response to a determination that the power amplitude is not greater than or equal to the threshold value, the electronic device operates in an outdoor mode or an indoor mode.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to monitoring an automatic teller machine (ATM) network and determining anomalous fault behavior in the ATM network. A computing device may determine historical fault volumes in the ATM network and generate a time-series model of the fault volumes. The computing platform may predict future fault volumes based on the generated time-series model. Based on the predicted future fault volumes and actual future fault volumes, the computing platform may determine anomalous fault behavior. The time-series model may be based on exogenous factors associated with ATM network operations.

Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques for a semiconductor device including a RRAM memory cell. The RRAM memory cell includes a FinFET transistor and a RRAM storage cell. The FinFET transistor includes a fin structure on a substrate, where the fin structure includes a channel region, a source region, and a drain region. An epitaxial layer is around the source region or the drain region. A RRAM storage stack is wrapped around a surface of the epitaxial layer. The RRAM storage stack includes a resistive switching material layer in contact and wrapped around the surface of the epitaxial layer, and a contact electrode in contact and wrapped around a surface of the resistive switching material layer. The epitaxial layer, the resistive switching material layer, and the contact electrode form a RRAM storage cell. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: A shaping system and method of shaping with the shaping system. The shaping system may include a spatial light modulator. The shaping system may include a radiation source to illuminate the spatial light modulator with actinic radiation. The shaping system may include a beam splitter configured to receive actinic radiation from the spatial light modulator and emit a first image of the spatial light modulator and a second image of the spatial light modulator. The shaping system may include a beam combiner configured to receive the first image and the second image and emit a combined image. The combined image may include the first image; and the second image offset from the first image. The shaping system may include a projection system configured to receive the combined image and illuminate formable material between a template and a substrate with a projected image at a plane of the formable material.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a processing device configured to detect that a given software upgrade is available for a given computing device, to identify other computing devices on which the given software upgrade has been installed that exhibit at least a threshold level of similarity to the given computing device, and to determine whether any issues were encountered on the other computing devices as a result of the given software upgrade. The processing device is also configured to generate a recommendation as to whether to initiate download of the given software upgrade on the given computing device based at least in part on whether any issues were encountered on the other computing devices as a result of the given software upgrade, and to initiate download of the given software upgrade on the given computing device based at least in part on the generated recommendation.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are described for user protection from external e-mail attack. Some embodiments pertain to receiving a first e-mail at an e-mail client, receiving a detection of a suspicious element in the first e-mail from a detection system, flagging the first e-mail as suspicious with a first flag and a first warning level in response to receiving the detection, flagging a second e-mail with a second flag and a second warning level, displaying the first and second flags with explanatory text in a mailbox view of the e-mail client without opening the first and second e-mail for display to the user, the suspicious element not being selectable in the mailbox view, and sorting the first and the second e-mail with other e-mails of the mailbox view based on the flag warning levels.