Abstract: To increase the effectiveness of push authentication, a push authentication can be augmented with another authentication factor. A push authentication can be augmented with the “what you know” factor, effectively merging the “what you know” factor into the “what you have” factor. Using a collection of “what you know” factor queries (e.g., knowledge-based questions), an authentication server can select a subset of the “what you know” factor queries and incorporate the selected one or more factor queries into a message that conveys the push authentication notification.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for classifying notice to airmen (NOTAM) alerts to a pilot of an aircraft. First, bundled NOTAMs are received during the flight planning process for the aircraft. A domain rules set for a filter engine on board the aircraft is created that prioritizes the bundled NOTAMs based on their criticality. The domain rules set is updated with weather data and day/night visibility analysis. The prioritized critical NOTAMs are stored on board in an electronic database and retrieved during the relevant phase of the flight path of the aircraft. The NOTAM messages are then displayed to the pilot on a graphical display device on board the aircraft.

Abstract: A system includes a back plane having at least one primary module and at least one secondary module that is redundant to the at least one primary module. The back plane is configured to limit energy from the at least one primary module and the at least one secondary module to a field device. The at least one primary module includes a first plurality of channels and is configured to provide channel to channel isolation among the first plurality of channels. The at least one secondary module includes a second plurality of channels and is configured to provide channel to channel isolation among the second plurality of channels.

Abstract: Provided are water-based fuel additive compositions that, when combusted with a fuel containing vanadium in a gas turbine, inhibit vanadium hot corrosion in the gas turbine. The water-based fuel additive compositions include at least one rare earth element compound or alkaline earth element compound that retards vanadium corrosion resulting from combustion of vanadium rich fuel.

Abstract: A secure protocol has been developed that reduces the number of transactions associated with multifactor authentication (MFA) systems. An identity provider determines authentication factors which satisfy an application assurance level and constructs a credential collection file with input elements corresponding to the determined factors. The identity provider communicates the file to a client for collection of corresponding credentials. After submission of credential data, the collected set of credentials or credential data (“MFA credential set”) is returned to the identity provider for verification. The identity provider does not redirect to the client for additional transactions until after verifying the MFA credential set. In addition to reducing MFA communication overhead for a client, the credential collection file is based on a structure or schema that can be edited to adapt to changes in assurance level and authentication mechanisms.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of receiving a database storage request at a decentralized database, executing an operation of the database storage request at a database node based on chaincode to generate a simulated result without committing the database storage request to the decentralized database, determining whether the chaincode of the database node is valid via a functional testing that is performed based on an output of the execution of the database storage request, and, in response to determining the chaincode is valid, endorsing the database storage request for storage at the decentralized database and transmitting the endorsement to one or more database nodes of the decentralized database.

Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for searching across multiple user interfaces are provided. For example, a search query may be received from a user of a computing environment. A set of user interfaces, hosted by the computing environment, may be identified (e.g., mobile apps of a mobile operating system, browser tabs of a web browser, etc.). Content within the set of user interfaces may be queried using the search query to identify search results of the search query (e.g., webpages, social network posts, emails, or other content matching the search query). In an example, cached content of the user interfaces (e.g., recently accessed emails cached within a local content buffer cache by the web browser) may be searched using the search query for efficient querying of relevant content, such as through local or offline querying. The search results may be provided to the user.

Abstract: Provided are oil-based fuel additive compositions that, when combusted with a fuel containing vanadium in a gas turbine, inhibit vanadium hot corrosion in the gas turbine. The oil-based fuel additive compositions include at least one rare earth element compound or alkaline earth element compound that retards vanadium corrosion resulting from combustion of vanadium rich fuel.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to minimizing power consumption of a WiFi system-on-chip (SOC) during idle periods. The disclosed architecture includes memory banks for the WiFi SoC's embedded processor that can be independently powered on/off and a Memory Management Unit (MMU) to translate virtual addresses to physical addresses and generate exceptions to process accesses to virtual addresses without a corresponding physical address. The architecture can implement a demand paging scheme whereby a MMU fault from an access to code/data not within the embedded memory causes the processor to fetch the code/data from an off-chip secondary memory. To minimize page faults, the architecture stores WiFi client code/data within the embedded processor's memory that is repeatedly accessed with a short periodicity or where there is an intolerance for delays of accessing the code/data.

Abstract: Link speed control systems for power optimization are disclosed. In one aspect, a communication link adjusts a data transfer speed based on link utilization levels. In a second exemplary aspect, one or more conditions affecting a link speed are weighted and collectively evaluated to determine an efficient or optimal link speed. By adjusting the link speed in this fashion, lower link speeds may be used, and net power savings may be effectuated.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a computer implemented method and system for facilitating communications. The system comprising: a processor-based application, which when executed on an end-user device, will cause the end-user device to: login a virtual office platform by a first end-user. Generate search results in the virtual office platform after providing an input query, the input query provided by at least one first end-user. Initiate a conversation with a second user by the first end-user through a plurality of different communications, the plurality of different communications are provided by a video communication option, a data communication option, and an audio communication option. Share a screen to the second end-user by the first end-user, the first end-user is configured to select a list of classified end-users and send a request to the selected list to initiate a multi-user discussion.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques for storing data in a redundant manner on a plurality of storage units of a storage system. While all of the storage units are operating without failure, only error-correction blocks are stored on a first one of the storage units, while a combination of data blocks and error-correction blocks are stored on a second one of the storage units. Upon failure of the second storage unit, one or more data blocks and one or more error-correction blocks formerly stored on the second storage unit are reconstructed, and the one or more reconstructed data blocks and the one or more reconstructed error-correction blocks are stored on the first storage unit.

Abstract: Link role determination in a dual-mode Peripheral Component Interconnect express (PCIe) device is disclosed. In this regard, determining a link role for a dual-mode PCIe device involves configuring the dual-mode PCIe device to operate in a root complex (RC) mode or an endpoint mode. The dual-mode PCIe device first performs a configuration and initiation sequence on a wire-based PCIe link in the RC mode. If the configuration and initiation sequence on the wire-based PCIe link is unsuccessful, then the dual-mode PCIe device invokes a random delay and switches to the endpoint mode at expiration of the random delay. By determining a link role of the dual-mode PCIe device based on the configuration and initiation sequence, it is possible to configure dynamically the dual-mode PCIe device to operate in the RC mode or the endpoint mode, thus allowing flexible configuration of the dual-mode PCIe device based on various application scenarios.

Abstract: A system and method for externally verifying content popularity served via a content sharing service, including an access analyzer to create a list based on a number of accesses associated with content items served via the content sharing service, an external source interface module to monitor external sources for content items being served via the external sources, a list verifier to determine if the content items from the list match any of the content items from the external sources, and a list generator to create an externally verified list based on the determination from the list verifier.

Abstract: Systems for dynamically generating user interfaces. A method embodiment commences upon receiving one or more requests for a user interface view corresponding to a particular type of computing resource entity. A set of resource property templates are examined to identifying one or more resource properties that correspond to the particular type of computing resource entity. Processing is invoked to determine the then-current resource state(s) of the computing resource entity. Based on the then-current resource state(s) of the particular type of computing resource entity, user interface code is dynamically generated. The dynamically generated user interface code is used to render a user interface view on the requester's display. The rendered user interface view comprises one or more of the resource properties and at least one aspect of the dynamically-determined then-current resource state(s) that correspond to the one or more resource properties.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing audio streams over peripheral component interconnect (PCI) express (PCIE) links are disclosed. In particular, exemplary aspects of the present disclosure are used to calculate an uplink timing requirement and adjust a margin time before a modem encodes audio data so that the encoding is done before data is transmitted to an external network. Further aspects of the present disclosure allow a first integrated circuit (IC) to synchronize its clock with that of the modem.

Abstract: A system and method for determining an optimum flight slot for an aircraft are provided. The method, for example, may include, but is not limited to, receiving flight plan input data from a client device, generating a flight plan based upon the flight plan input data, the flight plan including a plurality of fixes, determining a plurality of time slots based upon the flight plan input data, determining a traffic density for each fix along the flight plan for each of the plurality of slots, the traffic density based upon a number of aircraft within a bounding area containing each respective fix, determining the optimum flight time slot from the plurality of time slots based upon a weighted summation of the traffic density for each fix along the flight plan for each of the plurality of slots, and transmitting the optimum flight time slot to the client device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system and method for optimizing a developer's ability to find and navigate relevant documents, relationships, and other information related to an identifier in the code they are developing. An inline viewport is presented to the user in response to the user selecting an identifier in the code whereby the user is able to see relevant information related to the identifier in a spatially consistent location with the code they are investigating. Further, the developer has the ability to make changes to the code in the viewport without leaving the current editor.

Abstract: A method for multi-path packet scheduling in a wireless communication system comprises collecting of measurements of queue state information about buffers of a plurality of transmit nodes. A rate budget is calculated based on the collected measurements of queue state information. The rate budget comprises commanded bit rates and/or data volumes for each transmit node for a subsequent sampling period. Data representative for the rate budget is provided from the packet-flow controller node over a packet scheduling interface to a packet scheduler node. Packets to be sent to each of the plurality of transmit nodes in a subsequent sampling period are scheduled depending on the received rate budget. Nodes for multi-path packet scheduling in a wireless communication system are also disclosed.

Abstract: A power conditioning circuit includes at least one power storage device having electrodes coupled for receiving power from a DC power source. At least one active current limit (ACL) circuit coupled to the electrodes of the power storage device is for limiting a maximum power output from the power storage device under fault conditions. A DC-to-DC converter has its inputs coupled to the ACL circuit. At least one crowbar circuit has a first terminal and a second terminal and a shorting device coupled to an output of the DC-to-DC converter for providing output terminals for the power conditioning circuit.