Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for deriving unified insights ad logs from DevOps CI/CD tools and pipeline data. In general, a data transformer facilitates data normalization and serialization converting raw data across multiple DevOps tools and stores the data into a Data Lake in accordance with a customized schema. A continuous orchestrator sequences, aggregates and contextualizes the logs, providing an intuitive way of troubleshooting issues across a DevOps environment, historical data for compliance and audit purposes, and a build manifest for root cause analysis. The continuous orchestrator also processes the logs and leverages a KPI framework, providing intelligent dashboards across 90+ KPI's and a plurality of different dimensions (Planning, Development/pipelines, security, quality, operations, productivity and source code) to help customers make smart decisions and do more with less.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for deriving unified insights ad logs from DevOps CI/CD tools and pipeline data. In general, a data transformer facilitates data normalization and serialization converting raw data across multiple DevOps tools and stores the data into a Data Lake in accordance with a customized schema. A continuous orchestrator sequences, aggregates and contextualizes the logs, providing an intuitive way of troubleshooting issues across a DevOps environment, historical data for compliance and audit purposes, and a build manifest for root cause analysis. The continuous orchestrator also processes the logs and leverages a KPI framework, providing intelligent dashboards across 90+ KPI's and a plurality of different dimensions (Planning, Development/pipelines, security, quality, operations, productivity and source code) to help customers make smart decisions and do more with less.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a light-to-frequency sensor conversion. In some implementations, a first output waveform is generated from a light signal, a frequency of the first output waveform being based on an intensity of the light signal, including integrating the light signal across multiple clock cycles. In response to receiving a notification, a hold operation is performed to stop integrating the light signal for a period of time. In response to an end of the hold operation, a second output waveform is generated that includes integrating the intensity of the light signal starting from the end of the hold operation over a count of the multiple clock cycles that start after the end of the hold operation by a delay amount. The first output waveform and the second output waveform are summed to determine the intensity of the light signal.

Abstract: An optical light sensing device includes a detector operable to detect a light wave. The optical light sensing device also includes an integration circuit that includes an operational amplifier that is operable to reduce or cancel dark currents generated at the detector.

Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for the seamless transfer of services provided by a first Multi-Access/Mobile Edge Computing device (“MEC”) to a User Equipment (“UE”), to a second MEC. Context information associated with a given application for which services are provided by the first MEC may be cached by the UE based on a determination that the second MEC should provide the services, and the UE may provide the cached information to the second MEC in order to seamlessly continue receiving services. The providing of the cached information to the UE and/or to the second MEC may be performed with an elevated priority level, in order to facilitate the seamless providing of the services relating to the application, thus resulting in minimal to no interruption of the user experience associated with the application.

Abstract: A cognitive cartography system receives a set of legacy documents, such as maps, in the form of physical hardcopy or as simple graphic images. The system, using rules derived from prior training and experience, revises the documents to resolve formal inconsistences like differences in resolution, orientation, or scale. The system assembles the adjusted documents into a seamless composite document represented as a computerized model. Applying learned rules and logic to contextual information received from extrinsic sources, the system infers semantic meaning from features represented by the composite, such as geographical features of a map. These inferences allow the system to derive new knowledge about the represented features, which is added to the model. When additional documents or contextual information are received, the system further refines the model by repeating this procedure. When the model has been sufficiently refined, the system makes the knowledge available to downstream systems.

Abstract: In an embodiment a method for operating a gas sensor arrangement includes generating a sensor current by a gas sensor, converting the sensor current into a digital comparator output signal in a charge balancing operation depending on a first clock signal, determining from the digital comparator output signal an asynchronous count comprising an integer number of counts depending on the first clock signal, determining from the digital comparator output signal a fractional time count depending on a second clock signal and calculating from the asynchronous count and from the fractional time count a digital output signal which is indicative of the sensor current generated by the gas sensor.

Abstract: A system and a method for correctly associating damper/s with sensor/s installed in a building. A method includes transmitting one or more commands to one or more dampers associated with one or more zones for controlling a parameter in each zone. The method also includes receiving parameter values for each of the zones sensed by a respective sensor located in an associated zone and determining whether the parameter values received from the respective sensor correspond to the associated zone. The method further includes determining an incorrect damper and sensor association if at least one of the parameter values do not correspond to the associated zone and logically mapping a correct damper and sensor association for each of the zones.

Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to inventory management. In some embodiments, an inventory management system comprises a mobile device comprising an image capture device configured to capture an image and a communications transceiver configured to transmit the image, and a control circuit configured to receive, from the mobile device, the image, detect, within the image, the first sign and the second sign, identify, based on the first sign, a product associated with the first sign, identify, based on the second sign, a location of the product storage unit, associate, in a database, an indication of the product associated with the first sign and the location of the product storage unit.

Abstract: A system for managing process design kit (PDK) licenses among a plurality of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) workstations is provided. The system includes a PDK license server including N floating licenses, where N is a plural integer, and a plurality of EDA workstations each equipped with EDA software. The EDA software configured to enable a PDK license request mechanism for requesting a PDK license from the PDK license server. The license request mechanism is configured to deny grant of the PDK license when the EDA workstation is not connected to the PDK license server, and is further configured to automatically block a previously granted PDK license when connection to the PDK license server is interrupted.

Abstract: Automated correlation of process attribute value changes with events related to the changes. A managed historian utilizes a namespace property to correlate process tag values with corresponding events. The managed historian generates and provides to remote user devices a graphical user interface that includes a plot of data values of the process tag and a visual icon representing the event overlaid atop the plot of data values.

Abstract: There is provided a method of operating a renewable power plant that is connected to a wider power network by a bus. The method comprises: identifying a predetermined voltage condition of the renewable power plant or of the bus; controlling the renewable power plant to maintain zero reactive power exchange at the bus for a first period; calculating an average voltage level of the bus that was achieved during the first period; and controlling the renewable power plant to maintain the voltage output at a set voltage level for a second period, the set voltage level being substantially equal to the calculated average voltage level. The method ensures that voltage oscillations due to a push-pull phenomenon between a power plant controller and the power network do not upset the stability of the grid.

Abstract: A method and system for maintenance of network slice templates for slice orchestration is disclosed. The method includes extracting a plurality of parameters from a template data within a template request message and determining at least one network slice template from a plurality of templates, based on comparison of the plurality of parameters with parameters associated with the plurality of templates. The method further includes receiving performance feedback for each of the at least one network slice template based on usage of the at least one network slice template and determining modifications required to be performed on the at least one network slice template, based on the performance feedback. The method includes adapting the at least one network slice template based on the determined modifications.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to dynamically discover and host services in fog servers are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a service manager to determine that a received service request from an Internet of things (IoT) device is not able to be performed locally at a first fog server; a first interface to transmit the service request to a fog resource manager; and a second interface to transmit instructions to the IoT device to transmit the service request to a second fog server, a response from the fog resource manager including service data related to the second fog server.

Abstract: A method of controlling a hybrid power plant connected to a power network, the hybrid power plant having a first renewable energy generator and a second renewable energy generator, the first renewable energy generator being configured to generate power using a different source of renewable energy to the second renewable energy generator. The method comprises: determining a target plant power output for the hybrid power plant; determining a target generator power output for each of the first and second generators based on the target plant power output; determining a respective ramp rate for each of the first and second renewable energy generators based, at least in part, on an attribute of the respective renewable energy generator; and operating each of the first and second renewable energy generators to change its power output to the power network at the determined ramp rate to achieve the target generator power output.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for real-time dynamic optimization of crude distillation unit (CDU). The present invention makes use of a combination of CDU and plant data such as crude density, flow, temperature profile and pressure profile of column, other operating conditions, and column heat balance to calculate product yields and product properties. The present invention makes use of real-time CDU or plant measurements, and its non-linear time-dependent functions to represent change in feedstock (product) characteristics, and predict the optimal value of CDU input data to optimize the CDU, and product yields and product properties. This provides a robust optimized solution that significantly reduces the computational time, accounts for dynamic change in crude composition and the unsteady nature of the operation during crude transitions.

Abstract: Techniques for artifact mitigation in an optical system are disclosed. Light associated with a world object is received at the optical system, which is characterized by a world side and a user side. Light associated with a virtual image is projected onto an eyepiece of the optical system, causing a portion of the light associated with the virtual image to propagate toward the user side and light associated with an artifact image to propagate toward the world side. A dimmer of the optical system positioned between the world side and the eyepiece is adjusted to reduce an intensity of the light associated with the artifact image impinging on the dimmer and an intensity of the light associated with the world object impinging on the dimmer.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for automating DevOps toolchains. A user registers with a platform provider through a user interface that provides a unified self-service portal. Subsequently, the user can login to a platform configuration system to access a user landing page and/or dashboard. The user can select DevOps platform tools to be installed and enter configuration information. When the user is satisfied with selected DevOps platform tools and entered configuration, the user can select a “confirm” user-interface control (e.g., a button). In response, the selected DevOps tools are installed (with a relatively high level of automation) as DevOps platform. The user can also change DevOps platforms through the user interface (also with a relatively high level of automation), including migrating, deleting, and upgrading DevOps tools.

Abstract: A method for programming a non-volatile memory structure with four-page data, wherein the method comprises, in a first stage, selecting four programmable states of a segment of MLC NAND-type memory cells, programming at least a first of the four programmable states with two pages of a four-page data at a first step voltage level, between programming at least two neighboring programmable states of the four programmable states, increasing the first step voltage level to a second step voltage level for a single program pulse and according to a pre-determined magnitude, and programming a latter of the at least two neighboring programmable states at the first step voltage level.

Abstract: A method for light-to-digital conversion includes setting a time integrator circuit into a reference condition and starting to integrate charge from a sensor device for the duration of an integration time. An integration signal is generated and is indicative of the integrated charge. The integration signal is compared with an adjustable reference signal. A first count is generated when the comparison indicates that the integration signal has reached an integration range, wherein the integration range is defined by a low and a high voltage. A second count is generated when the comparison indicates that the integration signal has reached the adjustable reference signal. The adjustable reference signal is incremented in discrete steps when a second count has been generated. Then, the time integrator circuit is reset into the reference condition, when the comparison indicates that the integration signal has reached the integration range.