Abstract: An electronic device and method identify a block of text in a portion of an image of real world captured by a camera of a mobile device, slice sub-blocks from the block and identify characters in the sub-blocks that form a first sequence to a predetermined set of sequences to identify a second sequence therein. The second sequence may be identified as recognized (as a modifier-absent word) when not associated with additional information. When the second sequence is associated with additional information, a check is made on pixels in the image, based on a test specified in the additional information. When the test is satisfied, a copy of the second sequence in combination with the modifier is identified as recognized (as a modifier-present word). Storage and use of modifier information in addition to a set of sequences of characters enables recognition of words with or without modifiers.

Abstract: A method and system provisions a plurality of resources of a data center. A violation risk factor for a set of low priority requests can be computed. A utilization factor of a set of activated resources of the data center shall be evaluated. According to a predefined rule base, one or more of the plurality of resources, shall be provisioned for a received high priority request, whereby the predefined rule base defines performing one or more of; a) preempting a set of virtual machines utilizing a subset of the set of activated resources, whereby the set of virtual machines is associated with the set of low priority requests; b) activating a new set of resources; and c) consolidating a plurality of virtual machines, based on the computed violation risk factor and the evaluated utilization factor.

Abstract: In accordance with disclosed embodiments, there are provided systems and methods for implementing an encrypted search index.

Abstract: A compound of structural formula (I): The values and alternative values are as defined herein. The invention also includes biosensors comprising nanoparticles functionalized with a compound of structural formula (I). Also described is a method for labeling a biomolecule using a compound of structural formula (I) and a method of detecting a target biomolecule using a compound of structural formula (I) or a biosensor of the invention.

Abstract: Provided herein are diaminopyrimidyl Compounds having the following structures: wherein X, L, R1, and R2 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a Diaminopyrimidyl Compound, and methods for treating or preventing PKC-theta-mediated disorders, or a condition treatable or preventable by inhibition of a kinase, for example, PKC-theta.

Abstract: An image of real world is processed to identify blocks as candidates to be recognized. Each block is subdivided into sub-blocks, and each sub-block is traversed to obtain counts, in a group for each sub-block. Each count in the group is either of presence of transitions between intensity values of pixels or of absence of transition between intensity values of pixels. Hence, each pixel in a sub-block contributes to at least one of the counts in each group. The counts in a group for a sub-block are normalized, based at least on a total number of pixels in the sub-block. Vector(s) for each sub-block including such normalized counts may be compared with multiple predetermined vectors of corresponding symbols in a set, using any metric of divergence between probability density functions (e.g. Jensen-Shannon divergence metric). Whichever symbol has a predetermined vector that most closely matches the vector(s) is identified and stored.

Abstract: Provided herein are diaminopyrimidyl Compounds having the following structures: wherein X, L, R1, and R2 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a Diaminopyrimidyl Compound, and methods for treating or preventing PKC-theta-mediated disorders, or a condition treatable or preventable by inhibition of a kinase, for example, PKC-theta.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods to relate images of words to a list of words are provided. A trellis based word decoder analyses a set of OCR characters and probabilities using a forward pass across a forward trellis and a reverse pass across a reverse trellis. Multiple paths may result, however, the most likely path from the trellises has the highest probability with valid links. A valid link is determined from the trellis by some dictionary word traversing the link. The most likely path is compared with a list of words to find the word closest to the most.

Abstract: A method is performed by a computer configured to facilitate brokering of cloud services. The method includes a plurality of operations. An operation of receiving a request for instantiating an instance of a cloud service budget for a customer is performed. An operation of receiving budget configuration information is performed after receiving the request for instantiating the instance of the budget. The budget configuration information specifies a cloud service budget threshold. An operation of determining a budgetary impact of the cloud service order is performed. An operation of receiving information defining a price of a cloud service order subject to the cloud service budget is performed. In response to the budgetary impact indicating that a price of the cloud order will cause a cloud service billing amount for the customer to exceed the budget threshold, an operation of implementing at least one budgetary action associated with the budgetary impact determination.

Abstract: Implementation of cross provider security in accordance with the disclosures made herein enables users of a system (e.g., a cloud services brokerage platform) in a cloud environment provides for system-managed provisioning and management of keys to cloud resources thereby allowing the user to manage data security and enable secured access to their cloud resources. To this end, cross provider security management functionality in accordance with the disclosures made herein can include provisioning system-generated keys across different regions in a provider, provisioning cloud brokerage system-generated keys across different providers; and associating (i.e., managing) the keys from the system to a hardware security module. The keys can be managed by/though a variety of different resources (e.g., brokering system, VDC, user group concepts, etc).

Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods for extracting lower modifiers from a word image, before performing optical character recognition (OCR), based on a plurality of tests comprising a first test, a second test and a third test are presented. The method obtains the word image and performing a plurality of tests (e.g., a first test, a second test and a third test). The first test determines whether a vertical line spanning the height of the word image exists. The second test determines whether a jump of a number of components in the lower portion of the word image exists. The third test determines sparseness in a lower portion of the word image. The plurality of tests may run sequentially and/or in parallel. Results from the plurality of tests are used to decide whether a lower modifier exists by comparing and accumulating test results from the plurality of tests.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods to relate images of words to a list of words are provided. A trellis based word decoder analyses a set of OCR characters and probabilities using a forward pass across a forward trellis and a reverse pass across a reverse trellis. Multiple paths may result, however, the most likely path from the trellises has the highest probability with valid links. A valid link is determined from the trellis by some dictionary word traversing the link. The most likely path is compared with a list of words to find the word closest to the most.

Abstract: A credit risk decision management system and method using voice analytics are disclosed. The voice analysis may be applied to speaker authentication and emotion detection. The system introduces use of voice analysis as a tool for credit assessment, fraud detection and a measure of customer satisfaction and return rate probability when lending to an individual or a group. Emotions in voice interactions during a credit granting process are shown to have high correlation with specific loan outcomes. This system may predicts lending outcomes that determine if a customer might face financial difficulty in near future and ascertains affordable credit limit for such a customer. Information carrying features are extracted from the customer's voice files, and mathematical and logical transformations are performed on these features to get derived features. The data is then fed to a predictive model which captures the probability of default, intent to pay and fraudulent activity involved in a credit transaction.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a plurality of cloud computing systems each including cloud resources configurable to embody a plurality of virtual machines and a cloud services brokerage platform (CSB) having coupled thereto each one of the cloud computing systems. The CSB platform enables a plurality of cloud service consumers to selectively procure access to a respective portion of said cloud resources of a least one of the cloud computing systems and to configure said procured cloud resources to embody one or more virtual machines thereof. The CSB platform implements apportioning of cloud services charges for said procured cloud resources of a particular one of the cloud service consumers to respective cloud service entities thereof.

Abstract: A method and system for description of synthetic audiovisual content makes it easier for humans, software components or devices to identify, manage, categorize, search, browse and retrieve such content. For instance, a user may wish to search for specific synthetic audiovisual objects in digital libraries, Internet web sites or broadcast media; such a search is enabled by the invention. Key characteristics of synthetic audiovisual content itself such as the underlying 2d or 3d models and parameters for animation of these models are used to describe it. To represent features of synthetic audiovisual content, depending on the description scheme to be used, a number of descriptors are selected and assigned values. The description scheme instantiated with descriptor values is used to generate the description, which is then stored for actual use during query/search.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing at least a portion of a printed circuit board. The method includes: applying a lamination adhesive on a first plural-layer substrate that includes a plurality of circuit layers with at least one first metal pad on a first side of the first plural-layer substrate; applying a protective film on the lamination adhesive; forming at least one via into the lamination adhesive to expose the at least one metal pad on the first side of the first plural-layer substrate; filling at least one conductive paste into the at least one via formed in the lamination adhesive; removing the protective film to expose the lamination adhesive on the first plural-layer substrate; and attaching the first plural-layer substrate with a second plural-layer substrate that includes a plurality of circuit layers with at least one second metal pad on a second side of the second plural-layer substrate.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing at least a portion of a printed circuit board. The method includes: applying a lamination adhesive on a first plural-layer substrate that includes a plurality of circuit layers with at least one first metal pad on a first side of the first plural-layer substrate; applying a protective film on the lamination adhesive; forming at least one via into the lamination adhesive to expose the at least one metal pad on the first side of the first plural-layer substrate; filling at least one conductive paste into the at least one via formed in the lamination adhesive; removing the protective film to expose the lamination adhesive on the first plural-layer substrate; and attaching the first plural-layer substrate with a second plural-layer substrate that includes a plurality of circuit layers with at least one second metal pad on a second side of the second plural-layer substrate.

Abstract: A method and system provisions a plurality of resources of a data center. A violation risk factor for a set of low priority requests can be computed. A utilization factor of a set of activated resources of the data center shall be evaluated. According to a predefined rule base, one or more of the plurality of resources, shall be provisioned for a received high priority request, whereby the predefined rule base defines performing one or more of; a) preempting a set of virtual machines utilizing a subset of the set of activated resources, whereby the set of virtual machines is associated with the set of low priority requests; b) activating a new set of resources; and c) consolidating a plurality of virtual machines, based on the computed violation risk factor and the evaluated utilization factor.

Abstract: An application launcher is disclosed for retrieving and permitting launch of multiple mobile applications through a single, secure authentication process, and a method of use. The method includes receiving a request to launch one or more applications through a single authentication process. The method further includes authenticating a user through an application launcher. The method further includes appending a security token to one or more applications upon authentication of the user to enable the user to launch the one or more applications through the single authentication process provided by the application launcher.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a notification from a first device that a data record has been changed on the first device, and receiving a notification from a second device of an intent to change the data record on the second device.