Abstract: A method is provided in one example and includes receiving a plurality of packets associated with a flow; parsing the plurality of packets associated with the flow; executing a first quality of service decision such that a first set of packets within the plurality of packets are not forwarded to their intended destination; receiving a second set of packets, which reflects a retransmission of at least a portion of the first set of packets; executing a second quality of service decision such that the second set of packets is forwarded to their intended destination; and billing the second set of packets in response to forwarding the second set of packets. In more detailed embodiments, the method includes accessing a table in which entries are provided for particular sequence number ranges for the first set of packets.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing travel-related information for a location to a user based on activity indications of the user that are related to the location. The location may be determined based on a set of one or more related activity indications and a travel-related score may be determined for the location that is indicative of likelihood that the user has interest in travelling to the location. The user may be provided the travel-related information for the location based on the travel-related score.

Abstract: A slave resource router may receive a client request. The slave resource router may be the nearest representation of an Anycast IP address in a network to a client sending the client request in the network. The slave resource router may then determine that the slave resource router has been authorized to cache content for a delivery service corresponding to the client request. Next, the slave resource router may determine that content corresponding to the client request is cached locally in a blind cache. Then the slave resource router may provide the client with the content from the blind cache.

Abstract: A video hardware engine which support dynamic frame padding is disclosed. The video hardware engine includes an external memory. The external memory stores a reference frame. The reference frame includes a plurality of reference pixels. A motion estimation (ME) engine receives a current LCU (largest coding unit), and defines a search area around the current LCU for motion estimation. The ME engine receives a set of reference pixels corresponding to the current LCU. The set of reference pixels of the plurality of reference pixels are received from the external memory. The ME engine pads a set of duplicate pixels along an edge of the reference frame when a part area of the search area is outside the reference frame.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a herbal composition for use in the prevention or treatment of a disease mediated by TNF-?. The present invention also provides a method for the preparation of the herbal composition and methods for using such herbal composition.

Abstract: A low power video hardware engine is disclosed. The video hardware engine includes a video hardware accelerator unit. A shared memory is coupled to the video hardware accelerator unit, and a scrambler is coupled to the shared memory. A vDMA (video direct memory access) engine is coupled to the scrambler, and an external memory is coupled to the vDMA engine. The scrambler receives an LCU (largest coding unit) from the vDMA engine. The LCU comprises N×N pixels, and the scrambler scrambles N×N pixels in the LCU to generate a plurality of blocks with M×M pixels. N and M are integers and M is less than N.

Abstract: A suspending device for a rail, in particular a rail of an overhead conveyor or lifting gear, with a tensile element, which comprises a threaded rod and at least one connecting part that is screwed to the latter, and with a securing element, which secures the screw connection between the threaded rod and the connecting part against loosening. The suspending device for a rail, in particular a running rail of a suspended conveyor or lifting gear, allows simplified and secure mounting in that the securing element engages in a groove with a pin part in the assembled state, with the groove being disposed in the threaded rod.

Abstract: Low frequency pulse-echo ultrasonic transducers are provided especially suited for use in downhole cement bond evaluation, but usable for various applications. One frequency pulse-echo ultrasonic transducer comprises a transducer stack having alternating layers of a piezoceramic element and an ultrasonic attenuating element that is preferably acoustic impedance matched to the piezoceramic elements in order to reduce the Q of the transducer stack. Another low frequency pulse-echo ultrasonic transducer comprises an assembly having the present transducer stack disposed on an acoustic attenuating backing and a front face. Yet another low frequency pulse-echo ultrasonic transducer comprises a transducer composite made from a lead metaniobate. Still another frequency pulse-echo ultrasonic transducer comprises a composite stack. A further low frequency pulse-echo ultrasonic transducer comprises a composite stack, wherein multiple drive elements allow driving individual elements at different times.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a converged protocol stack can be used to unify communications from a first communication protocol to a second communication protocol to provide for data transfer across a physical interconnect. This stack can be incorporated in an apparatus that includes a protocol stack for a first communication protocol including transaction and link layers, and a physical (PHY) unit coupled to the protocol stack to provide communication between the apparatus and a device coupled to the apparatus via a physical link. This PHY unit may include a physical unit circuit according to the second communication protocol. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition useful for the treatment or control of bacterial infections is disclosed.

Abstract: A system and method for measuring customer experience levels across various phases of customer journey comprising a web server, a client device, a database and a network are described. The customer experience levels are obtained by collecting data from the organization around products, processes and personnel. Metrics may be defined to measure and track performance of same. The metrics may be categorized as core and secondary based on the impact to organization's cost, revenue and/or operating efficiency. The metrics may be aligned along the dimensions of digital, interaction and product experience types and may also be aligned to numerous touch-points with which the customer may interact during the customer journey. The weighted average of all the constituent metrics gives measure of total experience index which helps the organization to measure and monitor the state of customer experience and improve the levels of customer experience for the business profitability.

Abstract: Attribute values in a customized logical group definition are displayed to a user, each customized logical group definition being associated with a network that includes multiple network entities, and each of the multiple network entities having one or more associated attribute values. A user selection of one of the different attribute values is received, and a determination is made of one or more of the multiple network entities that have an associated attribute value that matches the user selected attribute value. Identifiers of each of the one or more network entities that have an associated attribute value that matches the user selected attribute value are displayed.

Abstract: Disclosed are processes and apparatuses for concentrating at least one organic acid using an alkyl acetate as an entrainer. The processes and apparatuses may use the same alkyl acetate as an entrainer to concentrate a mixture of organic acids.

Abstract: A system and method include obtaining an image of an analog dial gauge. The image is processed to identify an endpoint of the gauge and a needle position in the image. A reading of the gauge is determined from the endpoint, the needle position, and information regarding the range of the gauge.

Abstract: A micromixer of a turbine system is provided and the micromixer includes a plurality of pipes each having an inlet and an outlet for receiving flow and dispersing the flow to a combustor. Also provided is a non-uniform inlet arrangement defined by the inlets of the plurality of pipes, wherein at least one of the inlets extends to an axial location distinct from at least one other inlet.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I), their preparation and use in preventing or treating bacterial infection is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for providing high availability voice applications. More specifically, one or more applications may share an extension of a switch among each other. This allows each application to receive data from the switch without occupying additional extensions of the switch. A first application sharing the extension with a second application may be provided as a backup to the second application in case the second application fails. Thus, the second application does not represent a single point of failure for the overall system.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of creating a data mining model in a database management system comprises accepting a database language statement at the database management system, the database language statement indicating a dataset and a data mining model to be created from the dataset, and creating, in the database management system, the indicated data mining model using the indicated dataset, wherein creation and application of the data mining model does not require moving data to a separate data mining engine.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for shortstopping free radical polymerization reactions using a shortstopping agent comprising at least two alkyl hydroxylamines (AHAs) selected from the group consisting of primary AHAs, a mixture of at least one of each of primary and secondary AHAs, and salts thereof. A method for producing elastomers using the aforesaid shortstopping agents is also provided.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for authentication and/or provisioning of wireless network devices, and in particular, methods and apparatuses for authentication and/or provisioning of wireless network devices that are communicating with and may be monitored and/or controlled by a remote (e.g., cloud) server.