Abstract: Systems and methods are described to selectively stream content based on parental control ratings. At a client device, a manifest identifying sequential segments of a media asset and versions of a particular segment of the sequential segments may be received, and a graphical user interface may be generated for display to simultaneously depict a respective portion of each respective version of the particular segment and respective selectable options associated with each respective version of the particular segment. A selection of a first option may be received that is associated with a first version of the particular segment, and during playing of the media asset, in response to determining that the particular segment is the next segment to be played, the first version of the particular segment may be requested from the server.

Abstract: A technique replicates an index of an operations log (oplog) from a primary node to a secondary node of a cluster in the event of a failure of the primary node. The oplog functions as a staging area to coalesce random write operations directed to a virtual disk (vdisk) stored on a backend storage tier organized as an extent store. The oplog temporarily caches data associated with the random write operations (i.e., write data) as well as metadata describing the write data. The metadata includes descriptors to the write data corresponding to virtual address regions, i.e., offset ranges, of the vdisk and are used to identify the offset ranges of write data for the vdisk that are cached in the oplog. To facilitate fast lookup operations of the offset ranges when determining whether write data io is cached in the oplog, an oplog index provides a state of the latest data for offset ranges of the vdisk.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to index metadata that is usable for accessing multi-level data structures. A computer system may operate a database, including maintaining a set of records having a set of corresponding keys. The computer system may create multi-level data structures that facilitate key range lookups against those records. A given multi-level data structure may store key information indicative of a subset of the corresponding keys. The computer system may create separate index metadata that is usable for accessing the multi-level data structures. The index metadata may specify indications of key information that is stored in the multi-level data structures and locations of the multi-level data structures. The computer system may perform a key range lookup that includes using the index metadata to determine a particular set of the multi-level data structures whose key information corresponds to a key range of the key range lookup.

Abstract: A non-invasive, transcutaneous, real-time viral detection device that is configured for self-administration, e.g., at a user's home. In one embodiment, and after positioning the device relative to the human body part (e.g., the user's finger), light sources in the device are activated (excited), and resulting data captured. In particular, a set of Raman spectra are collected from a configured set of emitters and detectors in the device and delivered to a nearby receiver, preferably wirelessly. The receiver filters and de-convolves the Raman spectra producing a data set representative of the constituent elements in the user's tissue of interest. The data set is applied against a statistical classifier, e.g., a neural network that has been trained to recognize and distinguish the absence or presence of viral components, e.g., C-19, or its associated blood-borne acute phase reactants.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include accessing media segments that correspond to respective media items. At least one of the media segments may be divided into discrete video shots. The method may also include matching the discrete video shots in the media segments to corresponding video shots in the corresponding media items according to various matching factors. The method may further include generating a relative similarity score between the matched video shots in the media segments and the corresponding video shots in the media items, and training a machine learning model to automatically identify video shots in the media items according to the generated relative similarity score between matched video shots. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: Certain embodiments disclosed herein reduce or eliminate a communication bottleneck at the storage manager by reducing communication with the storage manager while maintaining functionality of an information management system. In some implementations, a client obtains information for enabling a secondary storage job (e.g., a backup or restore) from a storage manager and stores the information (which may be referred to as job metadata) in a local cache. The client may then reuse the job metadata for multiple storage jobs reducing the frequency of communication with the storage manager. When a configuration of the information management system changes, or the availability of resources changes, the storage manager can push updates to the job metadata to the clients. Further, a client can periodically request updated job metadata from the storage manager ensuring that the client does not rely on out-of-date job metadata.

Abstract: A client application can be configured to render user interface cards, based on card data provided by a remote card engine. An API Response as Card (ARC) engine can intercept a communication between the client application and the card engine, and determine that the communication is associated with another backend system. The ARC engine can request that the backend system perform an account action associated with a user account. The ARC engine can provide information derived from a response from the backend system, reflecting a result of the account action, to the card engine. The card action can generate card data associated with the result of the account action performed by the backend system, and the client application can use the card data to render and display a corresponding card, even if neither the client application nor the card engine are natively configured to interface with the backend system.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a display, a player input device, a credit input mechanism, and a processor programmed to perform operations comprising: (i) display a search pattern matrix to a player on the display, the search pattern matrix includes a plurality of cells that are selectable by the player; (ii) receive an input selection of cells of the search pattern matrix from the player; (iii) search a pay table associated with a wagering game provided by the gaming machine for winning patterns included within the pay table and having at least the same plurality of cells daubed as are indicated by the search pattern matrix; and (iv) display the winning patterns identified by the searching to the player via the display, the displaying including presenting the winning patterns in a matrix display format identifying one or more daubed cells of the associated winning patterns within the matrix display.

Abstract: Systems and methods electronically determine whether a dataset is permitted or excluded based on permission digital rules. Primary entities often are required, or choose to, exclude proposed relationship instances with secondary entities. The systems and methods described herein allow permission digital rules to be defined and applied to datasets obtained from secondary entities relating to a proposed relationship instance with the primary entity, and permit or exclude a resource from being produced for the dataset based on the permission digital rules.

Abstract: A method for handling a relative priority based scheduling procedure in an electronic device. The method includes receiving at least one task, from an application, to access a first core from a plurality of cores in the electronic device. Further, the method includes determining a relative priority with at least one second core from the plurality of cores in the electronic device based on the at least one task. Further, the method includes scheduling the at least one task in the first core from the plurality of cores in the electronic device based on the relative priority.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for adaptively controlling the output volume level of audio content being played in a media presentation environment based on a change in the number of users in the media presentation environment. In response to detecting a change in the number of users, a stored output volume adjustment value corresponding to the detected change is retrieved and used to automatically adjust the output volume level of the audio content. In response to receiving a volume change request from a user within a predetermined time after the automatic adjustment of the output volume, the output volume level is adjusted to the user requested value and the stored output volume adjustment value is adjusted based on a difference between the automatically adjusted output volume level and the user-adjusted output volume level.

Abstract: There is provided N-butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-isobutylthiophene-2-sulfonamide, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, for use in a method of treatment of respiratory virus-induced tissue damage. Such damage may be caused by coronaviruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. N-Butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-iso-butylthiophene-2-sulfonamide alleviates symptoms of diseases caused by those viruses (including coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19), such as cough, dyspnea, pneumonia, respiratory distress, respiratory failure and/or fibrosis of organs such as the lungs, the heart or the kidneys, and may thus prevent respiratory virus-induced morbidity and/or mortality.

Abstract: A system and method for determining a local CVR factor using grid edge devices (GEDs) comprises: receiving, from each of the GEDs, respective voltage change values and power change values; identifying, using the processor, voltage events within at least one control zone, each of the GEDs being associated with a zone of the at least one control zone, the voltage events being identified based on the GEDs in the groups meeting one or more event parameters; identifying a plurality of CVR values for each GED, each CVR value being based on one of the voltage change values and one of the power change values associated with each identified voltage event; generating, using the processor and based on the plurality of CVR values, a local CVR factor for each GED; and, controlling one or more devices based on the local CVR factor.

Abstract: A method for double anonymization of data includes: receiving, by a first computing system, a plurality of first data sets, each including a set identifier and personally identifiable information; anonymizing, by the first computing system, each of the first data sets, by hashing the set identifier included in each first data set to obtain a hashed identifier and deidentifying the personally identifiable information; transmitting, by the first computing system, the plurality of anonymized first data sets to a second computing system, wherein the second computing system is distinct and separate from the first computing system; anonymizing, by the second computing system, each of the anonymized first data sets, by hashing the hashed identifier to obtain a double-hashed identifier; and storing, in the second computing system or a third separate and distinct computing system, the plurality of double anonymized first data.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for improving the availability of API endpoints in container orchestration platforms. A service request handler module of a microservice application programming interface (API) fault manager (MAFM) invokes a microservice API fault management service in response to detecting an unresponsive microservice managed by a container orchestration platform. An API inspection module of the MAFM identifies an unresponsive API of the unresponsive microservice. A remedial action module of the MAFM determines a remedial action to correct an unresponsive state of the unresponsive API. A container platform interface module of the MAFM communicates the remedial action to the container orchestration platform.

Abstract: A data storage system includes a storage medium and a storage controller configured to perform interface training operations. The interface training operations include loading a test data pattern into a first controller buffer of the storage controller, loading the test data pattern into a first storage medium buffer of the storage medium, setting a first read voltage or timing parameter at the storage controller, transferring the test data pattern from the first storage medium buffer to a second controller buffer of the storage controller using the first read voltage or timing parameter, comparing the test data pattern in the first controller buffer with the test data pattern in the second controller buffer, and determining a first read transfer error rate based on the first comparison.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a source image and its associated parameters from each of multiple image sources, associating each of the source images with a layer in a range of layers based on the parameters associated with the source images, the range of layers specifying a composition layering order of the source images, generating a corresponding customized distortion mesh for each particular source image in the source images based on the parameters associated with the particular source image and at least a portion of the parameters associated with each of the source images that is associated with any layer preceding a layer associated with the particular source image, modifying each of the source images using the corresponding customized distortion mesh, generating a composite image using the modified source images, and displaying the composite image as a frame in a video.

Abstract: A method for data buffer memory management of an electronic device in a wireless network including storing, by processing circuitry, application data in an Application Processor (AP) buffer memory of the electronic device, determining, by the processing circuitry, a fraction of the application data from among the application data stored at the AP buffer memory based on at least one of a data rate capability of the electronic device, a data acknowledgment time or a tolerance time, and storing, by the processing circuitry, the fraction of the application data in a Communication Processor (CP) buffer memory of the electronic device for performing advanced Protocol Data Unit (PDU) formation (APF).