Abstract: A recruiting system receives user inputs that generate events within the recruiting system related to recruiting a new employee. The recruiting system tags messages with filter tags so that they can be filtered for later viewing. The recruiting system then provides outputs that take action within a social network based on user-initiated events, within the recruiting system. The recruiting system also accesses the social network to display an information feed based on user inputs.

Abstract: Customizations are applied to a software product by determining whether any of the customizations to be applied are in conflict with one another. If so, product dependency information, which identifies a product that the customizations are based on, is used to reduce a number of conflicting customizations to be made to the software product. Any remaining conflicts are resolved, and the customizations are applied.

Abstract: A query web service wraps functionality of a number of database query subsystems. The query web service exposes interfaces with methods, when invoked, perform a wide variety of functions related to querying the database. Such methods allow a user to write to the interface to create, manage and execute queries against the entities in the database.

Abstract: Various technologies and techniques are disclosed that dispatch events in a particular order. The event dispatcher receives an event trigger for an event from an event publisher. The event dispatcher uses a reverse topological sort on a module dependency tree to produce a sorted list of modules. The sorted list of modules has each module in order by dependency. The sorted list of modules is used invoke the subscriptions in order by dependency. The sorted list can be used along with additional information to invoke subscriptions in a particular order.

Abstract: Customizations are applied to a software product by determining whether any of the customizations to be applied are in conflict with one another. If so, product dependency information, which identifies a product that the customizations are based on, is used to reduce a number of conflicting customizations to be made to the software product. Any remaining conflicts are resolved, and the customizations are applied.

Abstract: A query web service wraps functionality of a number of database query subsystems. The query web service exposes interfaces with methods, when invoked, perform a wide variety of functions related to querying the database. Such methods allow a user to write to the interface to create, manage and execute queries against the entities in the database.

Abstract: An optical particle flow monitoring system for monitoring particle flow through the primary and/or secondary tubes of an air dispensing system, such as an air seeder. The primary tubes include a particle sensor having at least one emitter lens body, which forms a substantially uniform, collimated beam which illuminates a sensing area in a seed tube in order to accurately monitor the number of particles flowing in the seed tube. In the preferred embodiment, optical fibers connect the emitter lens bodies to optical beam generating devices, and connect respective receiver lens bodies to optical beam detecting devices, with both the optical beam generating devices and the optical beam detecting devices being located remotely from the seed tubes for improved immunity to static electricity discharge.

Abstract: A seed monitor includes a planter master unit having one or more planter counting units connected to the planter master unit, with each planter counting unit associated with a different seed tube. Each planter counting unit includes a light source, a means for forming a light beam that traverses a sensing area of a seed tube, a detector and a processor. The circuit board connects the detector and light source with a processor. The processor adjusts the intensity of the light source and selects an output amplifier gain that is appropriate for the counting of seeds. In this manner, the planter monitoring system adjusts for long-term dust and dirt accumulation and aging of components. The processor processes the selected stage of amplified output from the detector and determines the number of seeds that have traversed the sensing area of the associated seed tube. The planter master unit receives binary data of the counted seed, and from this data, provides an output to the operator.

Abstract: Computer implemented methods for determining blocked and partially blocked conditions in the flow of particulate matter in an agricultural air seeding system are disclosed which automatically adapt for changes in seed type, seed density, fan rate or seed rate. In a first embodiment, the number of samples that are taken before making a determination of the blockage condition is varied depending on the number of seed events that have been detected in a given time interval. In a second embodiment, one or more criteria such as the maximum number of samples to wait for an event, the value a sensor filter must reach before the method determines a blockage sensor to be BLOCKED, or the value a sensor filter must reach when in the blocked state before the method determines the sensor is no longer blocked is varied depending on a smoothed value of the number of seed events that are detected per sampling period.