Abstract: Methods and systems for energy efficient execution of voice commands are disclosed. On receiving a command, based on an action specified by, and the intent of, the command, IoT devices, in the IoT environment, capable of executing the command are determined. Various embodiments determine natural alternative(s) and combinations of natural alternative(s) and IoT devices for executing the command. Individual ranks are assigned to each of the IoT devices, the natural alternative(s), and combinations of natural alternative(s) and IoT devices, based on power consumption of the IoT devices and at least one ecological factor affecting the user experience when the IoT devices and/or the natural alternative(s) may be used in executing the command. An IoT device, a natural alternative, or a combination of an IoT device and a natural alternative may be selected to execute the command, based on the selected IoT device and/or the natural alternative having the highest rank.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for the creation, management, and utilization of a multi-region virtual overlay wide area network from a plurality of special purpose network appliances. In exemplary embodiments, multiple regions are created for the virtual overlay wide area network, each region having its own network topology. At least one network appliance from each region is in communication with at least one network appliance from each other region, for inter-region connectivity within the virtual overlay wide area network. A subnet sharing protocol can be utilized to exchange routing information among each network appliance within each region, and between each region.

Abstract: A method and system for determining device presence in a mesh network and for directing messages to a destination within the network is presented. Node devices periodically issue device presences messages that are propagated through the network. Receiving devices store and analyze data from received device presence messages to determine presence and nodal distance to other nodes. Device presence message data can be used to route directed messages on the network and for network analysis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for microbial synthesis process having less water consumption and yielding desired product profile. More particularly, the present invention relates to an improved process of microbial synthesis using ultra fine nutrient mist in a specially designed biofilm-bioreactor under controlled conditions. The present invention also relates to an apparatus for microbial synthesis and preparation of optimized biofilm for continuous product formation.

Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile terminal managing one or more recently used applications, and a storage medium and a method. The method includes: capturing a plurality of first images corresponding to different screens of a first application being active on a display, the plurality of first images being captured in an event a transition activity is performed on the first application; generating a list comprising a plurality of second images corresponding to the different screens of the first application, the list being generated in an event where the first application is not active on the display and the plurality of second images being generated based on the captured plurality of first images; and updating the generated list, wherein at least one of the plurality of second images of the first application are flagged in an event where one or more notifications have been received for the first application.

Abstract: A tissue repair apparatus includes a housing, a rotatable shaft at least partially disposed within the housing, and first and second curved needles coupled to the shaft. The housing defines a gap between a first edge of the housing and a second edge of the housing, the gap adapted to receive tissue. The first and second needles curved needles being articulable within the housing from a delivery position, at which the first and second needles are spaced from the gap, to a deployed position, at which the first and second needles extend through the gap. Actuation of the shaft simultaneously articulates the first and second needles and the first needle enters the gap before the second needle enters the gap.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of identifying, via a transport, at least one person in proximity to the transport, determining the at least one person matches one or more profile attributes of a profile of at least one transport occupant, sending a notification to a communication device in the transport to prompt the at least one transport occupant about the identified at least one person and the matched one or more profile attributes, and responsive to receiving a communication request from the communication device, transmitting a communication invite to a mobile device of the at least one person.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for identifying users that are enrolled for use of a user-recognition system and updating enrollment data of these users over time. To enroll in the user-recognition system, the user may initially scan his or her palm. The resulting image data may later be used when the user requests to be identified by the system by again scanning his or her palm. However, because the characteristics of user palms may change over the time, the user-recognition system may continue to build more and more data for use in recognizing the user, in addition to removing older data that may no longer accurately represent current characteristics of respective user palms.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a method and system for generating labelled dataset using a training data recommender technique. Recommender systems face major challenges in handling dynamic data on machine learning paradigms thereby rendering inaccurate unlabeled dataset. The method of the present disclosure is based on a training data recommender technique suitably constructed with a newly defined parameter such as the labelled data prediction threshold to determine the adequate amount of labelled training data required for training the one or more machine learning models. The method processes the received unlabeled dataset for labelling the unlabeled dataset based on a labelled data prediction threshold which is determined using a trained training data recommender technique.

Abstract: A flexible bag (1; 101; 201) comprising a component (3; 103; 203) inside the bag, wherein said flexible bag comprises a receiving device (5; 105; 205) provided in a wall (7; 107; 207) of the flexible bag, wherein said component (3; 103; 203) and said receiving device (5; 105; 205) are configured for being connectable to each other for keeping the component substantially stationary within the flexible bag when so connected.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel proteolytic enzyme composition more particularly an orally administered proteolytic enzyme composition comprising of one or more acid proteases, one or more alkaline protease and one or more plant proteases. More particularly, the composition comprises of microbial (fungal, bacterial or other microbes) protease enzymes, proteases from plant and animals proteases thereof.

Abstract: Bio-based surfactants have great opportunity for use in a variety of applications such as laundry detergents, industrial cleaners, adjuvants, and oil & gas. Surfactants in these applications can be nonionic, anionic, cationic, or amphoteric. Utilizing high oleic soybean oil as a platform chemical, a variety of surfactants and properties can be produced. While early work focused solely on surfactant use in laundry cleaning and fracking, recent work has expanded functional groups and application evaluations in hard surface cleaning. The current invention expands on Battelle's high oleic soybean oil (HOSO) surfactant technology. Use of HOSO overcomes the limitations of regular soybean oil and significantly reduces or eliminates undesirable byproducts in most chemistries. However, with use of select reagents, a few candidates were achievable with regular epoxidized soybean oil (ESO).

Abstract: Generating a composite screenshot including contextually relevant screenshots and displayed information. The composite screenshot includes one or more screenshots captured from a display screen of a requesting user. Contextual relevance is determined according to collected user communications data such as IoT interactions, social media posts, and chat session transcripts.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to low circuit depth homomorphic encryption evaluations. An embodiment of an apparatus includes a hardware accelerator to receive a ciphertext generated by homomorphic encryption (HE) for evaluation, determine two coefficients of the ciphertext for HE evaluation, input the two coefficients as a first operand and a second operand to a pipeline multiplier for low circuit depth HE evaluation, perform combinatorial multiplication between the first operand and portions of the second operand, accumulate results of the combinatorial multiplication at each stage of the pipeline multiplier, and perform reduction with Mersenne prime modulus on a resulting accumulated output of the combinatorial multipliers of the pipeline multiplier.

Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) includes an antenna system. The antenna system includes a smart antenna and a smart antenna control system, the smart antenna control system controlling configuration of a configurable aspect of the smart antenna based upon information regarding the configurable aspect of the smart antenna.

Abstract: A high availability distributed, deduplicated storage system according to certain embodiments is arranged to include multiple deduplication database media agents. The deduplication database media agents store signatures of data blocks stored in secondary storage. In addition, the deduplication database media agents are configured as failover deduplication database media agents in the event that one of the deduplication database media agents becomes unavailable.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a wind turbine, the method includes the steps of: a) manufacturing a bottom module, the bottom module including at least one first platform; b) manufacturing a top module, the top module includes at least one second platform; and c) assembling the bottom module and the top module to form a platform assembly is provided. Manufacturing the platform assembly from two separate modules allows to manufacture a higher platform assembly.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for document management in a network. The method includes acquiring, by an electronic device, a source document as an image, extracting, by the electronic device, a plurality of multi-modal information from the source document by parsing the source document, automatically determining, by the electronic device, a category of the source document based on a comparison of the extracted plurality of multi-modal information with a plurality of pre-defined features, extracting, by the electronic device, a plurality of data fields corresponding to the determined category from the source document, determining, by the electronic device, a priority for each of the plurality of data fields and storing, by the electronic device, the plurality of data fields in at least one of a secure information source and an unsecure information source based on the determined priority.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or computing devices are provided for resilient replication of storage operations. For example, a first storage controller may host first storage having a replication relationship with second storage hosted by a second storage controller. To improve resiliency against transient network issues of a network between the storage controllers, the first storage controller may implement a queue and retry mechanism to retry replication operations not acknowledge back by the second storage controller within a threshold time. The second storage controller may maintain a cumulative sequence number of a latest replication operation performed in order, an operation response map of replication operations performed out of order, and an operation finder map identifying currently implemented replication operations, which may be used to process incoming replication operations. Single write semantics, write order consistency, and reduction of write amplification may be provided.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to homomorphic encryption for machine learning and neural networks using high-throughput Chinese remainder theorem (CRT) evaluation. An embodiment of an apparatus includes a hardware accelerator to receive a ciphertext generated by homomorphic encryption (HE) for evaluation, decompose coefficients of the ciphertext into a set of decomposed coefficients, multiply the decomposed coefficients using a set of smaller modulus determined based on a larger modulus, and convert results of the multiplying back to an original form corresponding to the larger modulus.