Abstract: The present invention discloses a catalytic process for the manufacture of hydrogen and hydrocarbons simultaneously in the same reactor from renewable source, i.e. lipids, glycerides and fatty acids from plant, animal or algae oil, where in the multiple unsaturations in the renewable feedstock and the catalytic intermediates produced in the process from renewable feedstock is converted catalytically using simultaneous combination of in-situ occurring reactions. These in-situ occurring reactions are simultaneous combination of hydroconversion, reforming and water gas shift reactions wherein the reaction is performed in the presence of one or more metal sulfides form of metals of Group VI and/or Group IX and/or Group X elements, specifically comprises of one or more active metal combinations such as Co, W, Mo, Ni, P, with Pt, Pd encapsulated inside sodalite cages for prevention against poisoning from sulfur based compounds.

Abstract: Provided is a method for scheduling of tasks for an operating system on a multi-core processor. The method includes receiving a system call for initiating a scheduling operation on a second core and invoking a scheduling instance to the second core, and the scheduling instance notifies the scheduling operation of an incoming high priority task. Further, the method includes deferring a switching context instance at the second core, and the deferring the switching context instance at the second core includes unblocking the first core to perform other tasks.

Abstract: The system, method, and computer program product described herein leverage a user's social media data to personalize the user's gameplay experience based on the user's personality traits including comparing the personality characteristics data of the user to a plurality of rules each including an expression and at least one parameter that is associated with the expression, generating a player profile for the user based on the comparison of the personality characteristics data to the plurality of rules where a value of at least one parameter in the player profile is determined based on a value of the at least one parameter of a respective rule of the plurality of rules if the expression of that respective rule is met by the personality characteristics data, personalizing a game for the user based on the parameters in the generated player profile and presenting the personalized game to the user.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are described for delivering a therapeutic substance to an ear of a subject, including a reservoir configured to contain the therapeutic substance and an outlet configured to transport the therapeutic substance from the reservoir to a lumen of a tympanostomy tube disposed within a tympanic membrane bordering the tympanic cavity and/or the tympanic cavity via the lumen of the tympanostomy tube, such that the therapeutic substance can be delivered to the tympanic cavity and/or a round window to an inner ear bordering the tympanic cavity.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program products implement embodiments of the present invention that include establishing, by a storage system coupled to a first host computer via a storage area network (SAN), metrics indicating a status of the first host computer, and storing the indicated metrics to the storage system. A second host computer, coupled to the storage system via the storage area network, determines an availability of the first host computer based on the metrics.

Abstract: A low temperature storage system includes a cabinet housing and a drawer that is slidable in and out of the cabinet housing. The drawer includes an interior wall and an exterior wall defining an insular space therebetween and a support grid disposed within an interior region defined by the interior wall of the drawer. The support grid defines multiple receptacles arranged in a matrix configuration and respectively sized to receive a storage carrier. The drawer further includes first markings and second markings printed on the drawer in a manner such that any one of the first markings and any one of the second markings together correspond to one of the multiple receptacles arranged in the matrix configuration.

Abstract: A system capable of performing natural language understanding (NLU) using different application domains in parallel. A model takes incoming query text and determines a list of potential supplemental intent categories corresponding to the text. Supplemental applications within those categories are then identified as likely candidates for responding to the query. Application specific domains, including NLU components for the particular supplemental applications, are then activated and process the query text in parallel. Further, certain system default domains may also process incoming queries substantially in parallel with the supplemental applications. The different results are scored and ranked to determine highest scoring NLU results.

Abstract: Metadata formatting techniques may include: receiving a request to allocate M blocks of a file system; selecting for allocation, using an allocation bitmap, M free blocks of the file system, wherein the M free blocks have corresponding block metadata (BMD) structures included in a BMD group stored in a first block of physical storage; determining whether the BMD group is stored in cache; determining, using the allocation bitmap, whether each BMD structure of the BMD group is unallocated; and responsive to determining the BMD group is not stored in cache and that each BMD structure of the BMD group is unallocated, performing first processing initializing the corresponding BMD structures for the M free blocks to denote the M free blocks are allocated. The first processing may include storing in the cache initialized versions of the corresponding BMD structures for the M free blocks.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a transmission and a controller. The transmission has clutches that are configured to establish multiple speed ratios, including a first clutch. The first clutch has a measured drag torque distribution. The measured drag torque distribution has a median and a standard deviation. The controller is programmed to increase a pressure at a rate to engage the first clutch and to increase the rate in response to a measured first clutch torque exceeding the median by a predetermined multiple of the standard deviation.

Abstract: The present invention includes establishing, by a storage system coupled to a first host computer via a storage area network (SAN), metrics indicating a status of the first host computer, and storing the indicated metrics to the storage system. A second host computer, coupled to the storage system via the storage area network, determines an availability of the first host computer based on the metrics.

Abstract: In order to provide effective diagnostics and logging of error messages produced during the execution of processes across multiple components, systems and methods are disclosed for the generating, managing, and processing centralized logs containing those error messages. In particular, the components may write error messages to a centralized log instead of writing the error messages to local log files. These error messages may include exception messages and diagnostics messages. These various error messages in the centralized log can be read, identified, and organized. Furthermore, enrichments and/or analytics may be applied to the error messages based on information from a knowledge source or the application of one or more machine learning models. The organized error messages, enrichments, and analytics can be stored in an output log that can be easily retrieved and viewed through a graphical interface.

Abstract: A method includes capturing first data associated with a first packet flow originating from a first host using a first capture agent deployed at the first host to yield first flow data, capturing second data associated with a second packet flow originating from the first host from a second capture agent deployed on a second host to yield second flow data and comparing the first flow data and the second flow data to yield a difference. When the difference is above a threshold value, the method includes determining that the second packet flow was transmitted by a component that bypassed an operating stack of the first host or a packet capture agent at the device to yield a determination, detecting that hidden network traffic exists, and predicting a malware issue with the first host based on the determination.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for handling a data path creation in a quick user datagram protocol (UDP) Internet connection (QUIC) session in a wireless network system. The method includes receiving, by an electronic device, at least one request from at least one application for processing at least one object, determining at least one network condition based on the plurality of parameters associated with the electronic device, determining whether the at least one network condition meets a network criteria, and creating a number of data paths within the QUIC session based on the determination.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for to improving optical wireless communications based on mobility patterns. In various embodiments, one or more mobility patterns observed in an area over time may be determined (302). The area may be illuminated by one or more lighting units (102) configured to transmit information using optical wireless communications (“OWC”). An applicable mobility pattern may be selected (308) from the one or more mobility patterns. Based on the selected mobility pattern, usage in the area of a plurality of OWC-based mobile apps (230) may be predicted (310). One or more OWC resources of at least one of the one or more lighting units may be allocated (312) for transmission of data to one or more of the plurality of OWC-based mobile apps operating on one or more mobile devices operated within the area. In various embodiments, the allocating may be based at least in part on the predicted usage.

Abstract: Systems and methods for Deep Learning techniques based multi-purpose conversational agents for processing natural language queries. The traditional systems and methods provide for conversational systems for processing natural language queries but do not employ Deep Learning techniques, and thus are unable to process large number of intents. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for Deep Learning techniques based multi-purpose conversational agents for processing the natural language queries by defining and logically integrating a plurality of components comprising of multi-purpose conversational agents, identifying an appropriate agent to process one or more natural language queries by a High Level Intent Identification technique, predicting a probable user intent, classifying the query, and generate a set of responses by querying or updating one or more knowledge graphs.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for managing kernel services in multi-core system. Embodiments herein provide a method for managing kernel services in a multi-core system. The method includes configuring a lock for a kernel and object-specific locks for shared resources of the kernel and parallel processing IPC services for different shared resources on a plurality of cores of the multi-core system using the object-specific locks.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for performing secure ranging wireless communication. A first wireless device may receive a ranging packet from a second wireless device in a wireless manner. The ranging packet may include a first random sequence portion and a second random sequence portion. The first wireless device may perform one or more channel and noise estimations for the ranging packet. The first wireless device may perform one or more security checks for the ranging packet based on any or all of the first random sequence portion, the second random sequence portion, or the channel and noise estimation(s).

Abstract: A system and method for calculating real-time carbon emissions at a distribution substation level and at an individual device level is disclosed. A substation controller is provided at the utility substation that is in operable communication with one or more devices via a demand response protocol, the demand response protocol including demand response signals transferrable from the substation controller to the one or more devices and demand response signals transferrable from the one or more devices to the substation controller. A carbon emissions calculator module is embedded in the substation controller and/or the devices that is programmed to identify or receive power consumption data from respective devices and calculate carbon emissions for the respective devices based on the power consumption data. Carbon emissions data may be provided to the substation controller to provide for a determination and output of the calculated carbon emissions for each of the one more devices.

Abstract: A system adapted to identify a router port corresponding to a DWDM device port is disclosed. A port identification server gathers and accumulates time series traffic data for a port of a DWDM device and plurality of router ports. The port identification server compares the time series traffic data for the port of the DWDM device with the time series data for router ports in order to determine which one of the router ports has data transmitted therefrom and received thereat that best fits or corresponds to the data received at and sent from the DWDM port. The port identification server identifies the router port that has time series data traffic that most closely matches the data traffic at the DWDM port as connected to the DWDM port.

Abstract: A layer of ferroelectric material is incorporated into the gate contact of a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), i.e., outside of the device active area. Flexibility in the deposition and patterning of the ferroelectric layer geometry allows for efficient matching between the capacitance of the ferroelectric layer and the capacitance of the gate, providing a step-up voltage transformer, decreased threshold voltage, and a sub-threshold swing for the device of less than 60 mV/decade.