Abstract: A system for enabling end user devices to access third party cloud-based resources. For example, the system may include a first party cloud-based resource for converting sound into a format accessible to the third party cloud-based resource, storing and/or maintaining state information related to the an open communication session between the end user device and the third party cloud-based resources, and converting text-based audio announcements into audio that may be output by the end user device. In some cases, the first party cloud-based resource may transmit user responses together with stored state information to the third party cloud-based resources in a manner that the third part cloud-based resources may treat each interaction with the end user as a separate communication session.

Abstract: A method and system for validating data migrated from a source database to a target database and storing validation metrics resulting from validating the data are described. The system receives validation information to be used to validate data to be migrated from a source database to a target database. The system validates the data using the validation information and stores validation metrics resulting from validating the data.

Abstract: Validation of a migration task to migrate data from one data store to another may be performed prior to the migration of the data. Parameters associated with the migration may be evaluated according to one or more types of validations for the migration task. In some embodiments, users may specify the validations to perform for the migration task. A determination as to whether the migration task is valid may be performed for the migration task based on the parameter evaluations. A result indicating whether the migration task is valid may be provided to a user.

Abstract: A voice-controlled device may receive a voice command uttered by a user, where the voice command may request that the voice-controlled device perform an operation. The voice-controlled device and/or one or more remote computing resources may process an audio signal associated with the voice command to determine text corresponding to the voice command. The resulting user utterance may be associated with a unique identifier, which may be provided to a third party and/or third party application that is to provide information responsive to the user request. The information provided by the third party/third party application may be output to the user based at least partly on the unique identifier, without disclosing user data associated with the user.

Abstract: A system enables end user devices to receive audio announcements from third party cloud-based resources. For example, the system may include a first party cloud-based resource providing tokens to the third party cloud-based resource in order to prevent the third party cloud-based resource from causing audio announcements to be output by user devices without authorization. In some cases, the tokens may be time based and prevent the third party cloud-based resource from causing audio announcements to be output by user devices after a predefined amount of time. In other examples, the tokens may be use based and prevent the third party cloud-based resource from causing the user device to output more than a predetermined number of audio announcements.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising in an aqueous phase, particles having a diameter in the range of 20 to 500 nm, said particles containing:—an oil phase;—in said oil phase,—an aqueous droplet, or—a nanocapsule (NC) comprising:—an aqueous core, and—a polymeric shell or a shell composed of an amphiphilic substance; and—a surfactant. This composition is particularly useful for encapsulating hydrophilic and/or lipophilic substances.

Abstract: The invention relates to nanocapsules with a liquid lipidic core and a solid lipidic shell, the lipidic core being loaded with at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible ingredient, said ingredient being present in the form of a reverse micellar system.

Abstract: A process for preparing nanocapsules with a liquid lipid core and a solid lipid shell, charged with at least one active agent. The process contains at least the steps of formulating a microemulsion by phase inversion of an emulsion, totally or partially forming from at least one active agent a second composition different than the microemulsion, placing the microemulsion in contact with the second composition under conditions suitable for interaction of the active agent with the microemulsion, and chill-hardening the microemulsion that has interacted with the active agent, to obtain the nanocapsules.

Abstract: Iodinated amphiphilic compound of formula (I): AG1-X—R??(I) wherein AG1 represents an unsaturated (C8-C52) aliphatic hydrocarbon chain found in fatty acids having specific location of double bonds, the chain including at least one iodine atom directly linked to a carbon atom of a non-conjugated double bond by a covalent link, the second carbon atom of the double bond bearing a halogen atom different from a iodine atom, X represents a polyethylene glycol including 1 to 50 ethylene glycol groups, R represents a hydrogen atom or a group AG2 being identical to or different from AG1, AG1, X, R and AG2 being selected so that the amphiphilic compound has a hydrophilic/lipohilic balance included between 4 and 30.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising in an aqueous phase, particles having a diameter in the range of 20 to 500 nm, said particles containing:—an oil phase;—in said oil phase,—an aqueous droplet, or—a nanocapsule (NC) comprising:—an aqueous core, and—a polymeric shell or a shell composed of an amphiphilic substance; and—a surfactant. This composition is particularly useful for encapsulating hydrophilic and/or lipophilic substances.

Abstract: The invention relates to nanocapsules with a liquid lipidic core and a solid lipidic shell, the lipidic core being loaded with at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible ingredient, said ingredient being present in the form of a reverse micellar system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for use in the preparation of nanocapsules which have a liquid lipid core and a solid lipid shell and which are loaded with at least one active agent, wherein said method comprises at least the steps consisting in providing a microemulsion formulated by phase inversion of an emulsion, providing a second composition, distinct from said microemulsion and completely or partly formed from at least one active agent, placing said microemulsion in the presence of said second composition under conditions suitable for the interaction of said active agent with said microemulsion and annealing said microemulsion having interacted with said active agent in such a way as to obtain said nanocapsules. The invention also relates to a corresponding kit.