Abstract: One or more operations to be performed by a storage system are identified by a first storage node having a processing device and one or more authorities that determine types of erasure coding applied to data stored in the storage system. One or more instructions are transmitted to a second storage node to perform the one or more storage operations, wherein the one or more instructions cause the one or more operations to be performed by the second storage node.

Abstract: A method implemented at a computing system for detecting anomalies in video frames. The method includes a temporal dependency machine-learning (ML) model determining a set of temporal features that encapsulate temporal dependencies across received video frames at the computing system; A semantic injection ML model injects semantic information into the set of temporal features to thereby generate a set of enhanced temporal features. The semantic information defines contextual information about visual content of the received video frames.

Abstract: A method for proactively rebuilding user data in a plurality of storage nodes of a storage cluster is provided. The method includes distributing user data and metadata throughout the plurality of storage nodes such that the plurality of storage nodes can read the user data, using erasure coding, despite loss of two of the storage nodes. The method includes determining that one of the storage nodes is unreachable and determining to rebuild the user data for the one of the storage nodes that is unreachable. The method includes reading the user data across a remainder of the plurality of storage nodes, using the erasure coding and writing the user data across the remainder of the plurality of storage nodes, using the erasure coding. A plurality of storage nodes within a single chassis that can proactively rebuild the user data stored within the storage nodes is also provided.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for simulating user input for applying a tip in a cardless transaction. A message indicating a tip amount related to an electronic transaction is received at a first module in a point-of-sale (POS) system. The tip amount is communicated from the first module to a second module in the POS system wherein communicating includes, without user input at the POS system: simulating a first sequence of user inputs and a second sequence of user inputs; transmitting, to the second module, first data indicating the first sequence, the transmitting causing the second module to enter a state appropriate for receiving the tip amount; and transmitting, to the second module, second data indicating the second sequence, the second sequence representing the tip amount. The data of the electronic payment transaction is updated by the second module to reflect the tip amount.

Abstract: A hollow glass article is a container or part of a vessel having a neck or shoulder region and a wall. The glass article encompasses the wall and the neck or shoulder region of the container. The wall has a round or oval cross section and the container has a characteristic surface region on an outer glass surface of the hollow glass article. The following applies for a ratio between a mean tangential gradient value and a mean axial gradient value in the characteristic surface region: mean tangential gradient value/mean axial gradient value <0.6.

Abstract: An exemplary system includes a storage system controller configured to receive requests to read and write data; a flash-based storage device providing an application programming interface (API) for the storage system controller to read and write to flash blocks at the direction of the storage controller; a storage device providing non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) configured to provide staging for pending writes to flash memory of the flash-based storage device to ensure that partially completed writes to the flash memory of the flash-based storage device can be completed subsequent to an interruption of the writes to the flash memory of the flash-based storage device. The storage system controller is further configured to determine that a particular write is associated with a checkpoint, and instruct, based on the determining, the flash-based storage device to store data of the particular write to the flash memory, bypassing writing to the NVRAM.

Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for data mesh-based environmental augmentation are presented. Attribute data associated with a user may be received from a plurality of attribute sources. A portion of the attribute data may include real-time data. A portion of the real-time data indicative of an identity of the user may be identified. The identity of the user may be authenticated with respect to the real-time data by analyzing the identified portion of the real-time data. Based on the authentication of the identity of the user, a user activity being performed by the user may be identified based on the real-time data, and the user activity may be augmented according to a user setting.

Abstract: The embodiments provide for a method and system for dynamic configuration of a storage system to facilitate independent scaling of resources. The method and system include detecting a change to a topology of a storage system consisting of different sets of storage nodes, where at least one of the different sets of storage nodes has solid-state memory having differing storage capacities. Responsive to detecting the change, the storage system reconfigures to change an allocation of resources to one or more authorities that control a range of identifiers.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting anomalous integrated circuits (ICs) are provided. An electrical signature for each of multiple reference ICs are created using a resonator. Each IC may be associated with a different model or manufacturer. Later, when an IC that is suspected of being anomalous is received, its signature is generated and compared with a previously generated signature for an IC of the same make and manufacturer. When the signatures differ by more than a threshold amount, then the IC may be determined to be anomalous. In some embodiments, the generated signatures may be used to train a model that can determine whether an IC is anomalous based on its generated signature or can identify the make and manufacturer of an IC based on its generated signature.

Abstract: A storage system controller receives a command from a cloud service through an edge device associated with a storage system. In response to receiving the command, the storage system controller invokes a storage system application programming interface (API). The storage system controller then performs a storage operation based on the invoked API. This architecture enables a cloud service to manage storage system operations through the edge device while execution of the operations occurs within the storage system.

Abstract: A ballistic resistant panel assembly, includes a plurality of ballistic resistant plies positioned in a stack. The assembly further includes: a binding layer, which includes at least two layers of material, wherein a first portion of the binding layer extends along and overlying a first ply in the stack, a second portion of the binding layer extends from the first portion of the binding layer and extends along peripheral edges of a less than all of the plurality of ballistic resistant plies in the stack; and a third portion of the binding layer extends from the second portion of the binding layer and extends along a second ballistic resistant ply in the stack, such that the second ballistic resistant ply is positioned between the first ballistic resistant ply and the third portion of the binding layer.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting anomalous integrated circuits (ICs) are provided. An electrical signature for each of multiple reference ICs are created using a resonator. Each IC may be associated with a different model or manufacturer. Later, when an IC that is suspected of being anomalous is received, its signature is generated and compared with a previously generated signature for an IC of the same make and manufacturer. When the signatures differ by more than a threshold amount, then the IC may be determined to be anomalous. In some embodiments, the generated signatures may be used to train a model that can determine whether an IC is anomalous based on its generated signature or can identify the make and manufacturer of an IC based on its generated signature.

Abstract: A method for a transactional commit in a storage unit is provided. The method includes receiving a logical record from a storage node into a transaction engine of a storage unit of the storage node and writing the logical record into a data structure of the transaction engine. The method includes writing, to a command queue of the transaction engine, an indication to perform an atomic update using the logical record and transferring each portion of the logical record from the data structure of the transaction engine to non-persistent memory of the storage unit as a committed transaction. A storage unit for a storage system is also provided.

Abstract: One example method includes receiving, from a user, a QPU (quantum processing unit) topology configuration in raw form, performing a visual recognition of the QPU topology configuration, based on the visual recognition, converting the QPU topology configuration into a graph, and, using the graph to generate a mock quantum emulator that is configured and operable to accept a quantum circuit, and perform a mapping process that comprises generating qubit assignments for elements of the quantum circuit.

Abstract: Redundant array of independent drives (RAID) sub-stripes are formed across one or more solid-state storage devices of storage nodes of a storage system. The RAID sub-stripes include corresponding shards of data to be stored at the solid-state storage devices, wherein at least one of the RAID sub-stripes has at least two of the corresponding shards of data on a same storage node. At least one global parity shard is generated for the RAID sub-stripes. The at least one global parity shard is to be stored on a first storage node that is different from each of the same storage nodes storing the at least two of the corresponding shards of data.

Abstract: A method for proactively rebuilding user data in a plurality of storage nodes of a storage cluster is provided. The method includes distributing user data and metadata throughout the plurality of storage nodes such that the plurality of storage nodes can read the user data, using erasure coding, despite loss of two of the storage nodes. The method includes determining that one of the storage nodes is unreachable and determining to rebuild the user data for the one of the storage nodes that is unreachable. The method includes reading the user data across a remainder of the plurality of storage nodes, using the erasure coding and writing the user data across the remainder of the plurality of storage nodes, using the erasure coding. A plurality of storage nodes within a single chassis that can proactively rebuild the user data stored within the storage nodes is also provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein relate to generating a discrimination scores set based on observation data and action data obtained from a robot trained to perform a task, determining a threshold value based on the discrimination score set, and comparing a discrimination score obtained while the task is being performed with the threshold value to determine if a failure condition is present. This may be performed by utilizing random network distillation or other out-of-distribution detectors and conformal band prediction computed on a set of successful rollouts by the robot.

Abstract: An orthodontic appliance may include an archwire and multiple orthodontic brackets. The archwire may fit within a human mouth and contain multiple male connectors. Each orthodontic bracket may have a configuration that facilitates attaching the orthodontic bracket to a single tooth. Each orthodontic bracket may allow one of the male connectors to be locked into the orthodontic bracket with a snapping action. The male connector may be unable to slide with respect to the orthodontic bracket after being locked in the orthodontic bracket. A manual unlocking action may allow the male connector to disengage from the orthodontic bracket.

Abstract: A method for updates in a storage system is provided. The method includes writing identifiers, associated with data to be stored, to storage units of the storage system and writing trim records indicative of identifiers that are allowed to not exist in the storage system to the storage units. The method includes determining whether stored data corresponding to records of identifiers is valid based on the records of the identifiers and the trim records.

Abstract: A ballistic resistant panel assembly, which includes a plurality of ballistic resistant plies positioned in a stack. Further including: a binding layer having a first portion which extends along and overlying a first ply, a second portion which extends from the first portion and along peripheral edges of a less than all of the plurality of ballistic resistant plies in the stack; and a third portion which extends from the second portion and along a second ballistic resistant ply, such that the second ballistic resistant ply is positioned between the first ballistic resistant ply and the third portion of the binding layer. The assembly further includes a plurality of stitches which extend through the first and third portions of the binding layer and through the first and second ballistic resistant plies of the stack.