Abstract: A method to soft start a charge pump circuit according to embodiments includes enabling switching for a plurality of power transistors, selecting a first switching control signal from a plurality of switching control signals for the selected plurality of power transistors, slowly ramping up a plurality of bootstrap supply voltages associated with the selected plurality of power transistors, driving a gate-to-source voltage of each power transistor of the selected plurality of power transistors at a first predefined level, and determining if the plurality of bootstrap supply voltages are less than a second predefined level. If the plurality of bootstrap supply voltages are less than the second predefined level, the method further includes toggling and thereby selecting a second switching control signal from the plurality of switching control signals for a second selected plurality of power transistors.

Abstract: A first column of a first database table may be transferred to a second table in a combined truncate and append operation in a transaction that may be atomic and reversible. References data for the first column may be removed from the first table and added to the second table. The combined operation may be reversed by removing, from the second table, references to blocks of data added to the second table prior to commencing the combined operation. A second column corresponding on a row-by-row basis to the first column may be added to the second table, where the data is indicative of visibility of data in the first column to other transactions on the second table.

Abstract: According to certain aspects, the present embodiments are based on an improved switched-capacitor (SC) converter topology that typically does not include an inductor. In particular, the topology includes a ladder SC circuit configured as a cap divider. The cap divider can be used to provide an unregulated output voltage Vout that is a certain fraction (e.g. 2) of input voltage Vin, such as Vin/2 (i.e., duty cycle?50%). In some embodiments of a PWM control scheme for this topology, the PWM OFF pulse is free running, determined by the logic combination of timer and VOUT comparator. The PWM OFF pulse width is measured and used as the reference for a minimum PWM ON timer. The PWM ON pulse is therefore forced to be at least a minimum width that is proportional to the PWM OFF pulse. A UVOV protection window can be added to ignore the minimum PWM ON timer during a load transient.

Abstract: The present embodiments relate generally to switched-capacitor (SC) based DC-DC converters, and more particularly to modulation schemes of cap dividers that include ceramic capacitors such as MLCCs. According to certain general aspects, the present embodiments increase the switching frequency at light loads using variable frequency modulation schemes to reduce the voltage difference across the MLCCs. In these and other embodiments, the acoustic noise generated from the MLCCs can be reduced while maintaining excellent light load efficiency. According to certain aspects, this can be achieved with minimal impact on system performance, cost and size.

Abstract: According to certain aspects, the present embodiments are related to systems and methods providing an autonomous adapter pass through mode in a battery charger. For example, when an adapter is connected to the battery charger, but the system is idling, embodiments allow for power from the adapter to be directly coupled to the battery charger output, and main switching to be stopped, thereby dramatically reducing battery charger current consumption. These and other embodiments provide various circuitry and techniques to ensure that the battery is protected in this mode. According to further aspects, the present embodiments provide for the charger itself to autonomously enter and exit the adapter pass through mode, thereby eliminating the need for excessive processing overhead in components external to the battery charger.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing improved network service allocation. Rather than providing all-or-nothing network service allocation to users, the system can use the mobile country code (MCC) and mobile network code (MNC) to provide access to different services to different users. The services provided to each roaming user, for example, can be negotiated in a roaming agreement with the user's provider. The roaming user can then be provided access to only those services agreed to in the roaming agreement. A home provider can also use multiple MNCs to provide similar service allocation to home users, with each MNC providing a different combination of services. The home provider can also use mobile subscriber identification numbers (MSINs), or ranges of MSINs, to provide service allocation for home users.

Abstract: A method of operating a data analysis system includes retrieving objects from a data source. Each of the retrieved objects includes (i) data and (ii) metadata describing the data. The method further includes dynamically creating a cumulative schema by, for each object of the retrieved objects: (i) inferring a schema from the object based on the metadata of the object and inferred data types of elements of the data of the object, (ii) creating a unified schema, wherein the unified schema describes both (a) the object described by the inferred schema and (b) a cumulative set of objects described by the cumulative schema, and (iii) storing the unified schema as the cumulative schema. The method further includes exporting the data of each of the retrieved objects to a data warehouse.

Abstract: An eSIM management framework can serve as an abstraction layer between various partners, mobile network operators, mobile-virtual network operators, and/or enterprises and SIM or eSIM vendors. The eSIM management framework can facilitate real-time SIM and/or eSIM profile provisioning to reduce consumption of network resources. In some examples, an eSIM management framework can facilitate just-in-time client-side provisioning, which can include on-demand generation of an appropriate SIM or eSIM profile.

Abstract: Systems and methods for extending and re-using an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) to extend the trust relationship from a closed group of customers of wireless service providers to users of other ecosystems (e.g., GMAIL, FACEBOOK, or YAHOO!) for IMS services are disclosed. Some embodiments include receiving a request from an initiating device to establish a service connection between the initiating device and an endpoint through an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) session. The request may include third-party domain credentials (e.g., maintained by a third-party domain) associated with an end-user. The third-party domain credentials can be extracted from the request. Communications with the third-party domain can be used to verify the third-party domain credentials. The IMS session can be established between the initiating device and the endpoint upon verification of the third-party domain credentials.

Abstract: Provisioning access to an alternative service provider to a device via e-subscriber identity module (SIM) profile management is described herein. A service provider can determine that a device associated with the service provider is located outside of a home coverage area of the service provider and is not transmitting data via data session(s) established in association with the service provider and send, to the device, a notification including an access mechanism for enabling access to service(s) offered by an alternative service provider. The device can receive the notification from the server(s), determine actuation of the access mechanism, and send, to the alternative service provider, a request for access to the service(s) offered by the alternative service provider. The device can receive an eSIM profile from the alternative service provider, which it can install on the device to enable the device to access the service(s) offered by the alternative service provider.

Abstract: According to certain aspects, the present embodiments are based on an improved switched-capacitor (SC) converter topology that typically does not include an inductor. In particular, the topology includes a ladder SC circuit configured as a cap divider. The cap divider can be used to provide an unregulated output voltage Vout that is a certain fraction (e.g. 2) of input voltage Vin, such as Vin/2 (i.e., duty cycle?50%). In some embodiments of a PWM control scheme for this topology, the PWM OFF pulse is free running, determined by the logic combination of timer and VOUT comparator. The PWM OFF pulse width is measured and used as the reference for a minimum PWM ON timer. The PWM ON pulse is therefore forced to be at least a minimum width that is proportional to the PWM OFF pulse. A UVOV protection window can be added to ignore the minimum PWM ON timer during a load transient.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing unified access to interactive media applications and services in a network. In one embodiment, the network comprises a content-based network such as a cable television or satellite network, and the applications are disposed at the network headend. A servlet is provided to facilitate communication between the applications and client devices. The servlet acts as a proxy for applications utilizing a different content format than the client devices. The applications obtain data from e.g., an internet host server via a gateway device. The client application(s) may comprise Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format (EBIF) pages, and are configured so as to permit use via a common interface (e.g., the user's set top box and television display). These client applications enable a user to, for example, search the internet for data relating to displayed content, post and navigate micro-blogs, instant messaging or SMS, making telephone calls (e.g.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing greater granularity and updatability to network profiles. The system can include a subscription management application program interface (SMA) to receive setup information, user preferences, software, hardware, and firmware updates from a user cell phone, computer, or smart device (collectively, end-point) regarding what features the user wishes to access. The SMA can access a profile lookup table to identify a profile with the requested attributes. A subscription management module (SMM) can receive this information from the SMA and retrieved the profile requested by the SMA from a repository of profiles. The SMM can then download or activate the profile with features that match, or most closely match, the requested features onto the end-point. The system can enable providers to ship phones with no network profiles. The system can also enable profiles to be updated based on changes in user preferences, updates, or other changes.

Abstract: Systems and methods for extending and re-using an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) to extend the trust relationship from a closed group of customers of wireless service providers to users of other ecosystems (e.g., GMAIL, FACEBOOK, or YAHOO!) for IMS services are disclosed. Some embodiments include receiving a request from an initiating device to establish a service connection between the initiating device and an endpoint through an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) session. The request may include third-party domain credentials (e.g., maintained by a third-party domain) associated with an end-user. The third-party domain credentials can be extracted from the request. Communications with the third-party domain can be used to verify the third-party domain credentials. The IMS session can be established between the initiating device and the endpoint upon verification of the third-party domain credentials.

Abstract: A balanced distribution of sort order values may be implemented for a multi-column sort order of a database table. Columns of the database table to be included in the multi-column sort order may be identified. Some columns containing string data values may be converted to equally-sized integer data values. The data values of columns may be evaluated to determine buckets representing the ranges of data values within the columns for depth-balanced histograms of the columns. Multi-column sort order values may be generated for individual entries in the database table according to bucket values assigned to the buckets that include the columns values of the individual entries. The entries of the database table may then be stored according to a sorted ordering of multi-column sort order values for the entries.

Abstract: A method of operating a query system includes retrieving objects from a data source. Each of the retrieved objects includes (i) data and (ii) metadata describing the data. The method further includes dynamically creating a cumulative schema. The dynamically creating includes, for each object of the retrieved objects, (i) inferring a schema from the object based on the metadata of the object and inferred data types of elements of the data of the object, (ii) creating a unified schema, and (iii) storing the unified schema as the cumulative schema. The unified schema describes both (a) the object described by the inferred schema and (b) a cumulative set of objects described by the cumulative schema. The method further includes storing the data of each of the retrieved objects in a storage service.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing greater granularity and updatability to network profiles. The system can include a subscription management application program interface (SMA) to receive setup information, user preferences, software, hardware, and firmware updates from a user cell phone, computer, or smart device (collectively, end-point) regarding what features the user wishes to access. The SMA can access a profile lookup table to identify a profile with the requested attributes. A subscription management module (SMM) can receive this information from the SMA and retrieved the profile requested by the SMA from a repository of profiles. The SMM can then download or activate the profile with features that match, or most closely match, the requested features onto the end-point. The system can enable providers to ship phones with no network profiles. The system can also enable profiles to be updated based on changes in user preferences, updates, or other changes.

Abstract: History for data objects may be maintained to detect data events. An indication of an Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) process applied to one or more source data objects to generate one or more transformed data objects may be received. History for the source data objects may be updated to include the transformed data objects and the ETL process that generated the transformed data objects. An evaluation of the update may be performed to determine whether an event associated with the data lineage is triggered. If the event is triggered, a notification of the event may be sent to one or more subscribers for the event.

Abstract: Recognizing unknown data objects may be implemented for data objects stored in a data store. Data objects that are identified as unknown may be accessed to retrieve a portion of the data object. Different representations of the data object may be generated for recognizing different data schemas. An analysis of the representations may be performed to identify a data schema for the unknown data object. The data schema may be stored in a metadata store for the unknown data object.

Abstract: Data transformation workflows may be generated to transform data objects. A source data schema for a data object and a target data format or target data schema for a data object may be identified. A comparison of the source data schema and the target data format or schema may be made to determine what transformations can be performed to transform the data object into the target data format or schema. Code to execute the transformation operations may then be generated. The code may be stored for subsequent modification or execution.