Abstract: Disclosed are devices, methods and/or systems for a partial glenoid implant for use during glenoid arthroplasty, including related surgical methods and instruments.

Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementations for communication. A communication chain with multiple chain units is used to represent a communication thread involving multiple users. Each chain unit includes first information related to a piece of communication in the communication thread and second information for authenticating a request to access the piece of communication. When a request is received with third information from one of the users to access a specific piece of communication in the communication thread in a corresponding chain unit, the user is authenticated based on the third information and the second information in the chain unit for the specific piece of communication. The requested access is facilitated when the user is authenticated.

Abstract: Contact over active gate (COAG) structures with etch stop layers, and methods of fabricating contact over active gate (COAG) structures using etch stop layers, are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a plurality of gate structures above substrate, each of the gate structures including a gate insulating layer thereon. A plurality of conductive trench contact structures is alternating with the plurality of gate structures, each of the conductive trench contact structures including a trench insulating layer thereon. A first dielectric etch stop layer is directly on and continuous over the trench insulating layers and the gate insulating layers. A second dielectric etch stop layer is directly on and continuous over the first dielectric etch stop layer, the second dielectric etch stop layer distinct from the first dielectric etch stop layer. An interlayer dielectric material is on the second dielectric etch stop layer.

Abstract: Bonding pedestals on substrates, and their manufacture, for direct bonding integrated circuit (IC) dies onto substrates. The electrical interconnections of one or more IC dies and a substrate are bonded together with the IC dies on and overhanging the pedestals. A bonding pedestal may be formed by etching down the substrate around the interconnections. A system may include one or more such pedestals above and adjacent a recessed surface on a substrate with IC dies overhanging the pedestals. Such a system may be coupled to a host component, such as a board, and a power supply via the host component.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include a system having a first wireless audio output device configured to connect to a source device via a first piconet and a second wireless audio output device configured to connect to the first wireless audio output device via a second piconet. A schedule of the first piconet includes a plurality of slots associated with an audio packet, a first subset of the slots used by the source device to transmit the audio packet, the first and second wireless audio output devices tuning to the first piconet to listen for the transmissions of the audio packet, and when, after a last one of the first subset of slots, the first or second wireless audio output devices did not receive the audio packet, the first and second wireless audio output devices exchange information via the second piconet such that the both wireless audio output device receive the audio packet.

Abstract: An online system displays supplemental content in conjunction with messaging threads between users and third parties to promote clear and productive conversations. The online system enables third parties to specify a set of content items to be displayed within a messaging interface when a messaging thread is initiated with the third party by other users. The set of content items may include one or more of images, videos, or web pages. When a user initiates a messaging thread with a third party, the online system accesses the set of specified content items and generates a messaging interface including one or more of the specified content items. By incorporating the content items within the messaging interface, the online system enables users and third parties to communicate while interacting with and viewing the content items.

Abstract: A system for detecting wear in an encoder used to sense a wheel speed in a vehicle comprises a sensor configured to sense the wheel speed of the vehicle by sensing a magnetic material on the encoder coupled to a wheel of the vehicle. A noise detection module includes a plurality of noise detectors configured to detect noise in a wheel speed signal generated by the sensor. An estimation module is configured to estimate a state of health of the encoder based on the noise detected in the wheel speed signal and to generate an alert in response to the state of health indicating that an amount of wear on the encoder is greater than a predetermined threshold. A filter is configured to filter the noise in the wheel speed signal and to output a filtered wheel speed signal to a control system controlling stability of the vehicle.

Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for facilitating communications with service providers using disposable email addresses (DEAs) are provided. A first email, associated with a requested service, may be received from an email account. A set of service providers may be determined based upon the requested service. A DEA corresponding to the email account may be generated. A second email, comprising an indication of the DEA, may be generated based upon the first email. The second email may be transmitted to a set of email accounts associated with the set of service providers. Emails received from the set of email accounts that are addressed to the DEA may be transmitted to the email account. Responsive to receiving a request to deactivate the DEA from a device associated with the email account and/or responsive to determining that the requested service is completed, the DEA may be deactivated.

Abstract: Integrated circuit structures having recessed self-aligned deep boundary vias are described. For example, an integrated circuit structure includes a plurality of gate lines. A plurality of trench contacts extends over a plurality of source or drain structures, individual ones of the plurality of trench contacts alternating with individual ones of the plurality of gate lines. A backside metal routing layer is extending beneath one or more of the plurality of gate lines and beneath one or more of the plurality of trench contacts. A conductive structure couples the backside metal routing layer to one of the one or more of the plurality of trench contacts. The conductive structure includes a pillar portion in contact with the one of the one or more of the plurality of trench contacts, the pillar portion on a line portion, the line portion in contact with and extending along the backside metal routing layer.

Abstract: A method performed by a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) device (CBSD), may comprise, generating a grant request message comprising information on a number of grants and information on operation parameters. Each of the operation parameters is associated with a desired channel identified based on a list of desired channels. The method may comprise sending the grant request message to a Spectrum Access System (SAS).

Abstract: Described is a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) prefetcher with multi-level TLB prefetches and feedback architecture. A processing system includes two or more translation lookaside buffer (TLB) levels, each TLB level including a miss queue, and a TLB prefetcher connected to each of the two or more TLB levels. The TLB prefetcher configured to receive feedback from the miss queue at each TLB level for previously sent TLB prefetches and control number of TLB prefetches sent for a trained TLB entry to each TLB level of the two or more TLB levels based on the feedback.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are microelectronic structures including bridges, and related assemblies and methods. In some embodiments, a microelectronic structure may include a substrate with first and second metal layers; a cavity in the substrate, where a portion of the first and second metal layers, are exposed with the portion of the first metal layer partially overlapping the portion of the second metal layer; and a bridge component in the cavity, having a first conductive contact at a first face and a second conductive contact at a second face opposing the first face, the second face towards a bottom surface of the cavity, the portion of the first metal layer is between the second face of the bridge component and the portion of the second metal layer, and the second conductive contact is electrically coupled to the portion of the second metal layer in the cavity.

Abstract: Described are techniques for linking generating a skill-stored user profile, and linking same with a natural language processing (NLP) system-stored user profile. In at least some examples, a user may provide a natural language input to a NLP system. The NLP system may determine a skill is to process to perform an action responsive to the natural language input. To perform the action, the skill may require the user have a user profile stored by the skill, but the user may not have such a user profile. However, the NLP system may store a user profile for the user. The NLP system may determine the user profile stored thereby and may send, with user permission, information in the user profile to the skill. The skill may use the received information to generate and store a user profile for the user. Thereafter, the skill may provide the NLP system with a user profile identifier that the skill may use to identify the user's profile stored thereby.

Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides compositions and methods for using a non-spherical biomimetic artificial cell comprising a three-dimensional microparticle or nanoparticle having an asymmetrical shape and a supported lipid bilayer (SLB). The non-spherical biomimetic artificial cells can be used in cell biomimicry and for active targeting mediated drug delivery.

Abstract: A device includes a memory configured to store video data. The device also includes a video decoder coupled to the memory and to a cache. The video decoder is configured to decode an input frame of the video data to generate a first video frame and includes an inline downscaler configured to generate a second video frame corresponding to the first video frame downscaled for display output.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved approach to implement I/O and storage device management in a virtualization environment. According to some approaches, a Service VM is employed to control and manage any type of storage device, including directly attached storage in addition to networked and cloud storage. The Service VM implements the Storage Controller logic in the user space, and can be migrated as needed from one node to another. IP-based requests are used to send I/O request to the Service VMs. The Service VM can directly implement storage and I/O optimizations within the direct data access path, without the need for add-on products.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a performance and volume testing for credit card authorization systems. A system that implements performance and volume testing for credit card authorizations comprises: a memory component that stores performance and volume data; a communication interface that supports communication via TCP/IP and a testing tool comprising a processor coupled to the memory component and programmed to: parse data in a message format for use in performance testing; send load volumes to a system under test to gather metrics, the system under test hosts a credit card authorization application; and collect data from production logs in a message format used to replay authorizations against the credit card authorization application.

Abstract: A method for presenting personalized content to a user includes receiving user data corresponding to a user having a user profile, the user data including at least one or more messages in a user mailbox and a user web browser history within a network, extracting one or more data tags from the received user data, associated at least one data tag with a message, finding information in the network that corresponds to the associated data tag, generating a notification for the user, the notification including the found information in the network, and outputting the generated notification to a user interface of a device of the user.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, systems, methods, and media for estimating depths in a scene using single-photon detectors and binary structured light patterns are provided. In some embodiments, a system comprises: a light source; an image sensor comprising an array including single-photon detectors; a processor programmed to: cause the light source to emit a sequence of n binary light patterns toward the scene, each comprising at least L columns, each of the patterns has a minimum stripe width of 8 columns; and n>log2(L); cause, for each of the n binary light patterns, the image sensor to capture a binary image of the scene, the binary image comprises a binary value for each of single-photon detectors such that each of the single-photon detectors generates a set of binary values; and estimate, for each single-photon detector, a depth value based on the set of binary values.

Abstract: The techniques described herein implement a proxy service associated with a public cloud platform. A proxy server receives a connection request sent via an account. The connection request includes a connection parameter such as a specific time the request is initiated, a specific location of a device used to initiate the request, or an identification of the device used to initiate the request. The proxy server maps the account to a policy. The proxy server then determines whether the connection parameter included in the request is anomalous to a corresponding parameter defined in the policy. In an event the connection parameter is an anomalous parameter, the proxy server takes actions to determine whether the policy can be dynamically updated to accommodate the anomalous parameter. If an accommodation can be made, a user or device does not have to wait an extended period of time to gain access to the resource.