Abstract: A contactless laundry treating apparatus may include a cabinet having a front panel defining an access opening configured to receive laundry items, door attached to the front panel via a hinge assembly, where the hinge assembly may include a hydraulic system arranged on an interior of the front panel within the cabinet configured to engage with a connecting hook arranged within the door to selectively apply an outward force on the connecting hook to open the door and an inward force on the connecting hook to close the door.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium (collectively, the “system”) are provided. The system may include a processor configured to perform operations and/or steps comprising receiving a selection of a transaction account to be used as payment for a transaction; and transmitting a wireless signal carrying emulated track data for payment of the transaction, wherein the emulated track data emulates data in tracks of a magnetic card and includes alias transaction account data in place of actual transaction account data.

Abstract: A profile associated with a user that has unintentionally disconnected from an electronic conference is determined. Content missed by the user is determined. A determination is made whether the content missed by the user is relevant to the user based on the determined profile associated with the user and an indicated preference of the user. In response to determining that the content missed by the user is relevant to the user, the content missed by the user is transmitted to a computing device of the user.

Abstract: One or more computer processors determine a storage strategy for each chunked data block in a training dataset based on a respective computed usefulness score and a series of usefulness thresholds, wherein the storage strategy comprises RAID strategies that include striping, mirroring, parity, and double parity. The one or more computer processors distribute each data block in the training dataset according to the respective determined storage strategy.

Abstract: A merchant registers a geolocation for a virtual point of sale. A consumer points a consumer device at the geolocation, and an icon representing the virtual point of sale is displayed on the consumer device in augmented reality. The consumer selects the icon to initiate a transaction with a digital wallet on the consumer device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a jig for shoulder replacement surgery. In particular the present invention provides a pre-assembled jig that facilitates and guides the placement of glenoid component of the implant in shoulder replacement surgery. The present jig (P) is pre-assembled to ensure precision alignment, placing and sizing of the glenoid component of the implant for shoulder replacement surgery based on the difference of cuts in millimeters instead of the usual version measurements in degrees. The present invention (P) guides the glenoid component of shoulder replacement in the precise position and thereby provides accuracy in placement of the component.

Abstract: Cloud storage systems and methods provide event-based user state synchronization among the various cloud elements. A global user directory is maintained on a remote cloud storage system. The global user directory includes a plurality of global user definitions associated with a plurality of user accounts, where each of the user accounts has access to one of a remote file system (RFS) hosted by the remote cloud storage system and a local file system (LFS) hosted by a local cloud storage system. As global user definition are altered on the remote cloud storage system, user events are generated and communicated to the local cloud storage system, where they are applied to synchronize the local user definitions with the global user definitions. The invention facilitates centralized control of user definitions, near real-time event delivery to local cloud storage systems, and separation of authentication processes from customers' active directory services.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing incentives to prepaid customers of mobile devices, such as customers of services for mobile devices (e.g., voice, text, and/or data services) provided by a telecommunications carrier, in order to retain these customers, are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods include a renewal event module that accesses information associated with a renewal event performed by a mobile device customer of a current prepaid service plan, a reward determination module that determines a reward to provide to the mobile device customer in response to the a renewal event performed by the mobile device customer, and a reward provision module that provides the determined reward to the mobile device customer. Further details are described herein.

Abstract: A medical sling for supporting an anatomical feature having ends that are tapered using a folding fixture and then thermoset. The thermoset ends hold the bunched or folded shape thus allowing the ends to be removed from the fixture and placed into a mold assembly where anchors are molded over the ends.

Abstract: Automated methods are provided for identifying when a first advertisement (ad) is a likely variant of a second ad. The first and second ads each include a plurality of sequential segments of a predefined time length, wherein the second ad is a reference ad, and the first ad is a sample ad. In one embodiment, a vector of segment hits is created for the second ad, wherein the second ad is used as both the sample ad and the reference ad for creating the vector of segment hits for the second ad. A vector of segment hits is also created for the first ad, wherein the first ad is used as the sample ad and the second ad is used as the reference ad for creating the vector of segment hits for the first ad.

Abstract: Multiple projected rate of penetration (ROP) values can be determined for purposes of adjusting well tools and well characteristics. For example, surface data can be determined based on a surface sensor signal. Downhole data can be determined based on a downhole sensor signal. A first value indicating a first projected ROP of a drill bit can be determined by providing the surface data as input to a first machine-learning model. A second value indicating a second projected ROP of the drill bit can be determined by providing the downhole data as input to a second machine-learning model. A third value indicating a third projected ROP of the drill bit can be determined by providing the first value and the second value input to a third machine-learning model. An operating characteristic of a well tool can be adjusted based on the third value.

Abstract: Systems and method for an electrical system on an aircraft are provided. In example aspects, the electrical system can be for an aircraft having a turbine engine. The turbine engine having a high pressure (HP) spool and a low pressure (LP) spool. The HP spool can be configured to drive a first generator to provide a first electrical output. The LP spool can be configured to drive a second generator to provide a second electrical output. The first generator and the second generator can be coupled to an electrical power distribution bus that provides electrical power to multiple high power demand loads. A propulsion system and a multiple aircraft systems bus can both be coupled to the electrical power distribution bus. The electrical system can further include a control system configured to allocate power among the first generator, the second generator, and the propulsion system, and the secondary aircraft systems bus.

Abstract: Application-specific prioritization of streaming data replication. Data streamed from connected devices is selectively replicated to data storage clusters based on needs of the applications being served by the data. Data characterization supports prioritized replication processing. Statistical metrics compare streaming data with estimated values to characterize the data for prioritization.

Abstract: A method of adjusting a directional movement ability in an aircraft having two or more rotors includes receiving a desired thrust demand for each rotor of the two or more rotors, comparing the desired thrust demands to determine a maximum thrust demand, determining whether the maximum thrust demand exceeds a maximum thrust limit of the two or more rotors, and adjusting each desired thrust demand based on whether the maximum thrust demand exceeds the maximum thrust limit to provide an adjusted thrust demand for each rotor of the two or more rotors. Each rotor can be operated based on a respective adjusted thrust demand.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention disclose a method for performing playback functions of a multimedia feed based on a task of a request and an activity of a user. The method includes one or more processors identifying a task of multimedia of a video sharing application of a computing device. The method further includes determining an activity of a user utilizing a live video feed of a camera of the computing device. The method further includes determining whether the activity of the user correlates to the task of the multimedia. The method further includes in response to determining that the activity of the user correlates to the task of the multimedia, initiating a playback function of the video sharing application of the computing device based at least in part on the activity of the user and the task of the multimedia.

Abstract: Contact centers often utilize automated agents to converse with customers of the contact center. As provided herein, a user may utilize a virtual private agent to converse with a contact center. A user device is configured to converse with human and/or automated agents to exchange information on behalf of the user. Tasks may be issued by the user to the user device which, may gather any required additional information, and initiate a call. The call comprising a number of prompts which are then analyzed and respond to in a manner determined to perform the task. If the remote system is discovered to also be automated, the speech-based communications utilized for human agents may be discontinued and non-speech tones utilized for more efficient machine-to-machine communications.

Abstract: Techniques for identifying, based at least in part on a gastric cancer (GC) tumor microenvironment (TME) type for a subject having, suspected of having, or at risk of having gastric cancer, whether the subject is likely to respond to an immunotherapy. The techniques include: obtaining RNA expression data for the subject; generating a GC TME signature for the subject using the RNA expression data, the GC TME signature comprising gene group scores for respective gene groups in a plurality of gene groups, the generating comprising: determining the gene group scores using the RNA expression data; identifying, using the GC TME signature and from among a plurality of GC TME types, a GC TME type for the subject; and identifying, using the GC TME type of the subject, whether or not the subject is likely to respond to the immunotherapy.

Abstract: A flooring system comprising: one or more structural members, each of the one or more structural members having opposing outer portions interconnected by ribs, the opposing outer portions and the ribs forming a plurality of channels within the one or more structural members along a length of each structural member.

Abstract: Mobile devices executing applications utilize data services worldwide, with issues involving the transfer of data on the network impacting the operation and user experience of those applications. Network data is acquired from a mobile computing device during communication and processed to determine occurrence of a burst which is representative of elements in the network data that are determined to be causally related. Bursts are analyzed, and those associated with poor performance are presented in a user interface. The user interface provides impact information about the effect the burst had on operation of the application. The user interface may provide suggestions to mitigate the poor performance. If no problem is determined by the system, but the user believes a problem to have occurred, user input is collected and used to trigger a workflow to analyze the burst. Subsequent results of this analysis are returned to the user via the user interface.

Abstract: An approach for implementing function semantic based partition-wise SQL execution and partition pruning in a data processing system is provided. The system receives a query directed to a range-partitioned table and determines if operation key(s) of the query include(s) function(s) over the table partitioning key(s). If so, the system obtains a set of values corresponding to each partition by evaluating the function(s) on a low bound and/or a high bound table partitioning key value corresponding to the partition. The system may then compare the sets of values corresponding to different partitions and determine whether to aggregate results obtained by executing the query over the partitions based on the comparison. The system may also determine whether to prune any partitions from processing based on a set of correlations between the set of values for each partition and predicate(s) of the query including function(s) over the table partitioning key(s).