Abstract: A processor may receive a smart contract. The processor may generate an entity policy. The entity policy may provide one or more world-state rules associated with a particular entity. The processor may update, responsive to receiving the smart contract, a world-state database of the particular entity. The one or more world-state rules may affect the world-state database of the particular entity differently than the world-state database of a second entity.

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein implementing content retrofitting using information vectorization. The present invention is configured to retrieve a user interaction portfolio of a user associated with a completion of a first task; determine requirements associated with the first task; determine an interaction score associated with the user; determine a target interaction score associated with the first task; determine that the interaction score associated with the user is greater than the target interaction score associated with the first task; generate one or more second image frames based on at least the one of the one or more user interactions that did not meet the one or more interaction requirements; generate at least one modified video file based on at least the one or more second image frames; and store the at least one modified video file in a knowledge repository.

Abstract: Intestinal waste management system (102) comprising a device (104) having an anchoring mechanism (106) for anchoring the device (104) once the device (104) is inserted into a stoma. A continence mechanism (108) controls discharge of intestinal waste to outside the intestinal waste management system (102). The continence mechanism (108) comprising abase flange (110) to be placed at the stoma. The base flange 110 to be connected to a discharge channel (114) to form a discharge passage (116) to transport the intestinal waste from intestine to outside, in an open state of the continence mechanism (108). A continence membrane (118) having a first end connected to a distal end of the discharge channel (114). In closed state of the continence mechanism (108), the continence membrane (118) is to fold upon itself to create a constriction within the discharge passage (116) to stop the intestinal waste from flowing out.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic device comprising: a memory storing instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: detect at least one event of the electronic device operating in a first mechanism; in response to the detected at least one event, operate in a second mechanism; and transmitting screen information of the electronic device to another electronic device for displaying a virtual reality screen at the other electronic device based on the screen information.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to initiate a group gift indicating a gift date on which the group gift should be sent to a receiver of the gift. The method further includes determining, electronic devices to send invitations to contribute to the group gift and sending the invitations to the electronic devices. The invitations prompt a user to respond with a single action whether the user would like to contribute or not. The method further includes receiving responses from the electronic devices indicating an approval to contribute to the group gift or a refusal to contribute to the group gift. The method further includes initiating a physical gift purchase as part of the group gift and sending a message to a gift receiver electronic device that includes information about a monetary gift.

Abstract: In some examples, a computing device may initiate a chat session with a software agent on a server. During the chat session, the software agent may ask questions and receive answers in response. The server may process logs sent from the computing device and a transcript of the chat session to identify tokens. A supervised learning model on the server may select a script based on the tokens and send the script to the computing device. The computing device may store the script in non-volatile memory and boot into a setup state of a basic input output system (BIOS) of the computing device. The BIOS may retrieve the script, convert BIOS procedure calls in the script into an action tree, and execute the actions in the action tree, causing a virtual mouse and/or virtual keyboard to provide input to the BIOS to modify the BIOS to address an issue.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method for COVID-19 detection for spread prevention and medical assistance using machine learning comprises pre-processing a CT image set for removing noise using HU values; performing a region-based segmentation using a three-dimensional convolutional neural network model; classifying each segmented region by employing a classification model; and comparing classified segmented region with a dataset for detecting COVID-19 using a machine learning approach thereby generating an alert about the COVID-19 positive person.

Abstract: A method and device are provided for closing a port site incision after a minimally invasive surgical procedure is performed. The closure device includes an access device and a suture needle. A body of the access device has a proximal portion and a distal portion and defines a channel that extends between the proximal and distal portions. A head of the access device is supported on the proximal portion of the body. The suture needle includes a shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion, and a curved portion that extends from the distal portion of the shaft and includes a tip configured to penetrate tissue. The shaft extends through and is movable within a slot in the head to move the curved portion of the suture needle from an inactive position located within the channel to an active position positioned located externally of the channel.

Abstract: An online meeting service is configured to determine whether a prospective meeting participant is among a known group of trusted users (e.g., logged in to a trusted domain). If the prospective meeting participant is validated as a trusted user, they may join a meeting without additional steps. If the prospective meeting participant is not validated as a trusted user, they may consent to have the meeting organizer view them through their camera in order to confirm that they may have meeting access. If the organizer recognizes the prospective participant through the camera image (still or video), the organizer may admit them to the meeting.

Abstract: A trusted device is positioned within a private consensus network. The trusted device includes a memory and processing circuitry in communication with the memory. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain, from a private distributed ledger associated with the private consensus network, rules associated with the private consensus network, the private distributed ledger being accessible only to devices positioned within the private consensus network, to identify one or more other trusted devices positioned within the private consensus network, to receive, from an unidentified device positioned within the private consensus network, an identity verification request to identify the unidentified device within the private consensus network, to determine, based on the obtained rules, whether to approve or deny the identity verification request, and to communicate, to the one or more other trusted devices, a vote indicative of the determination of whether to approve or deny the identity verification request.

Abstract: A port site closure instrument includes a pair of wings and a body having proximal, central, and distal portions. The proximal portion defines a proximal suture aperture and first and second needle apertures. The central portion defines third and fourth needle apertures. A first needle channel is defined through the body communicating the first and third needle apertures. A second needle channel is defined through the body communicating the second and fourth needle apertures. The distal portion defines distal suture apertures. A first suture channel is defined by the body communicating the proximal and distal suture apertures. The pair of wings is pivotally supported by the distal portion of the body. Each of the wings define a suture slot such that a suture exiting one of the distal suture apertures and positioned in the suture slots is aligned with one of the first or second needle channels.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to initiate a group gift indicating a gift date on which the group gift should be sent to a receiver of the gift. The method further includes determining, electronic devices to send invitations to contribute to the group gift and sending the invitations to the electronic devices. The invitations prompt a user to respond with a single action whether the user would like to contribute or not. The method further includes receiving responses from the electronic devices indicating an approval to contribute to the group gift or a refusal to contribute to the group gift. The method further includes initiating a physical gift purchase as part of the group gift and sending a message to a gift receiver electronic device that includes information about a monetary gift.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods that efficiently and effectively identify experts relative to a key topic within an organization. For example, systems and methods described herein can receive an expert assistance query from a user looking for an expert associated with a particular topic. Systems and methods described herein can further apply a trained expert selection model to a key topic extracted from the received expert assistance query. In response to receiving an identified expert from the expert selection model, systems and methods can further identify and provide information associated with the identified expert such as the expert's contact information, the expert's team information, and other data (e.g., documents, emails, communications) authored by the expert in association with the key topic.

Abstract: Techniques for providing access to event settings for a scheduled online communication event are disclosed herein. A hyperlink may be included in an invitation for the scheduled online communication event. Selection of the hyperlink can cause an interface to be generated allowing one or more event settings for the scheduled online communication event to be updated through the interface. The online communication event may be updated with the updated settings prior to, or during, execution of the online communication event.

Abstract: A preboot module of BIOS may be configured to create a partition mapping table for namespace identifiers of sub-partitions of a boot partition, determine a configuration policy for the information handling system, store the configuration policy in a partition of non-volatile memory, launch execution of an embedded operating system kernel, and communicate the partition mapping table to the embedded operating system kernel based on the configuration policy, such that the embedded operating system kernel is enabled to load the configuration policy from the non-volatile memory and load and execute one or more applications based on the partition mapping table and the configuration policy.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for selective audio segment compression for accelerated playback of media assets by service providers. A playback speed of the video segment of a media asset is calculated based on the duration of the video segment and a received playback time period. The system receives audio segments and corresponding priority weights. The audio segments with the lowest priority weight are removed from the group of various audio segments. The system then determines whether the duration of the remaining audio segments exceeds the received playback time period. If so, the system modifies the remaining audio segments by removing another audio segment with the lowest priority weight from the remaining audio segments. The system then rechecks whether the received playback time period is exceeded. If not, the system generates for playback the video segment based on the video playback speed and the remaining audio segments.

Abstract: Systems and devices for enabling the use of SIP subsystems to make a configurable system having a unique interconnecting scheme creates appropriate connections between the SIP components and/or subsystems such that desired characteristics and features for the configurable system are provided.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of identifying, by an archiving server node, a unique archival policy for each of a plurality of blockchain nodes, executing, by the archiving server node, a consensus mechanism to determine at least one block from a plurality of blocks of the plurality of the blockchain nodes to be archived, and running the unique archival policy to archive the at least one block from the plurality of the blocks.

Abstract: Systems and methods to translate or convert a desired circuit into a database that instructs a place and route or wire bonding machine where on a substrate to place components and also where to place bond wires on the pads of a connection matrix on a substrate. During the assembly process, the pads of the connection matrix are populated with bond wires using the database.

Abstract: One or more embodiments of a content system provide machine-learned storage location recommendations for storing content items. Specifically, an online content management system can train a machine-learning model to identify a storage pattern from previously stored content items in a plurality of storage locations corresponding to a user account of a user. Training the machine-learning model includes training a plurality of classifiers for the plurality of storage locations. The online content management system uses the classifiers to determine whether a content item is similar to the content items in any of the storage locations, and based on the output of the classifiers, provides graphical elements indicating recommended storage locations within a graphical user interface. The user can select a graphical element to move the content item to the corresponding storage location.