Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for alignment of metadata. A method includes receiving two or more variations of an underlying piece of content, each piece of content including metadata, using a text alignment technique to correlate the metadata of the two or more variations, and merging multiple sets of the metadata into one multi-track set from the correlation.

Abstract: An e-vapor apparatus may include a pod assembly and a dispensing body configured to receive the pod assembly. A vaporizer may be disposed in the pod assembly and/or the dispensing body. The pod assembly may include a vapor precursor compartment, a device compartment, and a vapor channel extending from the device compartment and traversing the vapor precursor compartment. The pod assembly is a smart pod configured to receive, store, and transmit information that can be communicated with the dispensing body and/or another electronic device. The proximal portion of the dispensing body includes a vapor passage and a through-hole. The vapor passage may extend from an end surface of the proximal portion to a side wall of the through-hole. The through-hole is configured to receive the pod assembly such that the vapor channel of the pod assembly is aligned with the vapor passage of the dispensing body.

Abstract: An e-vapor device may include a cartridge configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation therein. The e-vapor device may additionally include a dispensing body including a ratchet assembly and configured to receive a vaporizer to interact with the ratchet assembly. The vaporizer is configured to access the pre-vapor formulation in the cartridge via a coupling action and to heat the pre-vapor formulation to generate a vapor. The ratchet assembly is configured to undergo a mechanical incrementation with each coupling action to facilitate a simultaneous removal of the cartridge with the vaporizer coupled thereto after a designated number of coupling actions. Accordingly, the overuse of the vaporizer and the adverse sensory effects associated therewith can be reduced or prevented.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for scaling video delivery. A method includes, in a corporate network comprising at least a first server linked to a computing system having a video player, receiving an output of a chunked video protocol in the first server, sending the output from the first server via a multicast to a receiver and, in the receiver, processing the output to enable consumption by the video player.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a pod for an electronic vapor (e-vapor) apparatus. The pod includes a pre-vapor formulation compartment configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation therein, a device compartment in fluidic communication with the pre-vapor formulation compartment, the device compartment including a processor configured to monitor the pre-vapor formulation compartment and identify the pre-vapor formulation and a vapor channel extending from the device compartment and through the pre-vapor formulation compartment.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a cartridge for an electronic vapor (e-vapor) apparatus. The cartridge includes a pre-vapor formulation compartment configured to hold a. solution therein and a first connector element configured to connect the cartridge to a power section of the e-vapor apparatus. The first connector element includes a processing device configured to communicate with the power section.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for scaling video delivery. A method includes, in a corporate network comprising at least a first server linked to a computing system having a video player, receiving an output of a chunked video protocol in the first server, sending the output from the first server via a multicast to a receiver and, in the receiver, processing the output to enable consumption by the video player.

Abstract: An e-vaping cartridge includes an inner tube defining a channel. A heater is positioned near a first end of the channel, and a hydrogel is located near a second end of the channel. The hydrogel includes a flavorant that releases flavors and/or aromas to the vapor as the vapor passes the hydrogel.

Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device includes an ethanol-free gel formulation. The ethanol-free gel formulation includes a vapor former, water, and a biopolymer. The biopolymer may be included in an amount ranging from about 0.01% by weight based on the weight of the ethanol-free gel formulation to about 2.0% by weight based on the weight of the ethanol-free gel formulation. The biopolymer may be one or more of agar, kappa carrageenan, gelatin, sodium alginate, gellan gum, pectin, and combinations thereof. The cartridge also includes a heater configured to heat liquid from the gel formulation to a temperature sufficient to release a liquid/semi-liquid component from the gel, which component thereupon forms a vapor.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for secure video delivery. A method includes providing a cryptographically signed manifest Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) manifest format player, the signed URL including at least a validity time span and an identification of a video, in the manifest format player, loading the manifest URL, the manifest URL pointing to an instantiation of a proxy, in the proxy, loading the manifest URL and verifying a validity of the signed URL, in the proxy, retrieving the manifest URL contents, in the proxy, substituting each non-metadata entry in the manifest URL contents with signed URLs either to an underlying video segment or back to an instantiation of the proxy if an entry another manifest, and in the HTTP manifest player, processing the manifest altered with signed URLs as a standard manifest, playing the content.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for using speech to text for detecting commercials and aligning edited episodes with transcripts. A method includes, receiving an original video or audio having a transcript, receiving an edited video or audio of the original video or audio, applying a speech-to-text process to the received original video or audio having a transcript, applying a speech-to-text process to the received edited video or audio, and applying an alignment to determine locations of the edits.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for using speech to text for detecting commercials and aligning edited episodes with transcripts. A method includes, receiving an original video or audio having a transcript, receiving an edited video or audio of the original video or audio, applying a speech-to-text process to the received original video or audio having a transcript, applying a speech-to-text process to the received edited video or audio, and applying an alignment to determine locations of the edits.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer products, for generating a natural language expression in response to a query. A computer-implemented method of generating a natural language expression in response to a query, includes generating a text frame from the query, and processing the text frame in conjunction with a grammar and one or more logic configuration files applied recursively to the text frame to generate the natural language expression from the query, the logic configuration files including functions that can pass arguments.

Abstract: A method of maintaining a collection of data includes extracting text from the collection of data, the text corresponding to keys and values, generating a feature lexicon from the extracted text, generating a language lexicon from the extracted text and generating configuration files corresponding to the extracted text.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for a search for related items using data channels. A method includes, in a computing system having a processor and memory, processing data channels, each data channel defining a set of criteria against which to match items, receiving an input item, and applying the data channels to identify one or more additional items related to the input item.

Abstract: A method of database aliasing is provided. A method for aliasing a collection of data includes extracting names and associated terms from the collection of data, generating normalized text from the names and associated terms, parsing the normalized text in conjunction with a grammar to produce meaning fragments and mapping the meaning fragments to a collection of concepts.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for alignment of metadata. A method includes receiving two or more variations of an underlying piece of content, each piece of content including metadata, using a text alignment technique to correlate the metadata of the two or more variations, and merging multiple sets of the metadata into one multi-track set from the correlation.

Abstract: Objects of the present invention are the compounds of formula (I) their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomeric forms, diastereoisomers and racemates, the preparation of the above-mentioned compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their manufacture, as well as the use of the above-mentioned compounds in the control or prevention of illnesses such as cancer.

Abstract: Objects of the present invention are the compounds of formula (I) their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomeric forms, diastereoisomers and racemates, the preparation of the above-mentioned compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their manufacture, as well as the use of the above-mentioned compounds in the control or prevention of illnesses such as cancer.

Abstract: A method of accessing information from a collection of data includes receiving a query, generating an inverse index of the collection of data and generating results to the query in conjunction with the inverse index.