Abstract: A method for masking scan chains in a test circuit of an integrated circuit is disclosed. A test pattern to be fed into the test circuit of the integrated circuit is generated. The generated test pattern can be used for detecting a primary fault, one or more secondary faults, and one or more tertiary faults. A mask to mask the output of the scan chains of the test circuit is generated. If a condition is not met, a mask that increases the total number of detectable faults is generated. If the condition is met, a mask that protects the primary fault of the test pattern is generated.

Abstract: The present invention provides targeted polymeric nano-complexes for delivery of drugs such as anti-mitotic agents or anti-cancer agents. The present invention also provides a process for the preparation of such targeted nano-complexes.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention enable users to extract knowledge from testing scenarios performed during application development, and later employ that knowledge to interpret application usage scenarios to enhance serviceability of applications by expediting identification and solving of problems. In an exemplary embodiment, log data generated during simulation of test cases is analyzed to create one or more rules based on patterns in which one or more log entries appear in the log data. Later, log data may be analyzed to look for a pattern of log entries that matches a pattern-based rule, thereby facilitating faster identification and resolution of the problem.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for use in processing loyalty rewards. One exemplary method includes receiving a message associated with a transaction to a payment account where the message includes a primary account number (PAN) for the payment account, a merchant identifier for a merchant involved in the transaction, and at least one purchase parameter. The method also includes identifying, in a data structure, a loyalty account associated with both the merchant identifier and the payment account, and causing a loyalty account value associated with the loyalty account to be updated based on the at least one purchase parameter, whereby the loyalty account is updated by use of the payment account without a consumer associated with the payment account and/or the transaction separately presenting an indicator of the loyalty account to the merchant.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is described for identifying products purchased by individual customers at different merchants. The method comprises: receiving product purchase information from two or more merchants in a pre-defined merchant group; receiving transaction data for a plurality of customers in a pre-defined customer group; comparing details of the product purchase information with details of the transaction data to identify the product purchases associated with individual transactions and storing the association in a database; and extracting information from the database for an individual customer or for each customer in the pre-defined customer group to determine the products the customer(s) purchased from each merchant.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for wireless communication may provide for reduced data loss during mobility events in a wireless communication network capable of downlink carrier aggregation. Some aspects of the disclosure provide for maintaining data corresponding to a flow in at least one buffer at a Node B when the Node B acts as a serving cell for the same UE both before and after a serving cell change. Another aspect of the disclosure provides for transferring buffered data from a Node B that acts as a serving cell for a UE before a serving cell change, to a Node B that acts as a serving cell for the UE after the serving cell change.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating video clips is provided herein. During operation, a processing device will receive multiple video feeds from multiple video sources. In order to reduce the difficulty in producing multiple clips from the multiple video sources, thumbnails of the captured content is displayed and one-click selection of start and stop points of each clip is allowed. An operator can then pick an annotation (metadata) from events in the game or enter a new one and apply it to any or all of the video clips. Suggested content is then displayed based on the metadata of this annotation and can be bundled with the video clips by choosing from the list of related content. All of this content is then bundled together in the database.

Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include calculating, by one or more of a plurality of small cell radios, one or more sets of candidate power control parameters using a first interference constraint for uplink user equipment (UE) transmissions for UE served by the one or more of the plurality of small cell radios; determining, at a central management entity, whether an average of a sum of an expected interference for UE associated with the plurality of small cell radios violates a second interference constraint for any of the one or more sets of candidate power control parameters; and generating one or more messages for each of the plurality of small cell radios identifying one or more particular sets of power control parameters that provide for meeting the second interference constraint.

Abstract: A method of shaping a glass-based substrate including placing a glass-based substrate on a mold having a mold surface with a 3D surface profile, heating the glass-based substrate to a shaping temperature, creating a sealed environment above the glass-based substrate, and adjusting the pressure in the sealed environment with a pressurized gas to conform the glass-based substrate to the profile of the mold surface to create a shaped glass-based article. The shaped glass-based article may be free of distortions having a height to width ratio greater than 2×10?4.

Abstract: An optical material comprising quantum confined semiconductor nanoparticles having an improved solid state photoluminescent efficiency is disclosed. Also disclosed is an optical component including an optical material comprising quantum confined semiconductor nanoparticles having an improved solid state photoluminescent efficiency. Further disclosed are methods for treating an optical material comprising quantum confined semiconductor nanoparticles. Further disclosed are methods for treating an optical component including an optical material comprising quantum confined semiconductor nanoparticles. One method comprises exposing the optical material to a light flux and heat for a period of time sufficient to increase the solid state photoluminescent quantum efficiency of the optical material by at least 10% of its pre-exposure solid state photoluminescent quantum efficiency value.

Abstract: An apparatus includes an interference rejection combining module, at least partially implemented in hardware. The interference rejection combining module determines a covariance based on a Hermitian transpose of a signal received on a subcarrier of a symbol that is not a pilot symbol.

Abstract: A control unit with data analyzer is connected to database and configured to receive user inputs such as time driven mode, supply driven mode and automatic mode and operate the system with respect to the selected mode, tariff opted and user input commands, and signals the storage unit to get charged from the input source or to supply power to all the lines or to the selected lines from storage unit. The control unit during the time when energy prices are less, signals to charge the storage unit and supplies power to all appliances through the input source and during the time when energy prices are more, signals to shut off the non critical loads and utilize the charged power from storage unit to selected lines.

Abstract: A turbine bucket according to embodiments includes: a base; a blade coupled to base and extending radially outward from base, blade including: a body having: a pressure side; a suction side opposing pressure side; a leading edge between pressure side and suction side; and a trailing edge between pressure side and suction side on a side opposing leading edge; and a plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body; and a shroud coupled to blade radially outboard of blade, shroud including: a plurality of radially extending outlet passageways fluidly connected with a first set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body; and an outlet path extending at least partially circumferentially through shroud and fluidly connected with all of a second, distinct set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body.

Abstract: A system and method for geofencing includes sending, by the location management server, location data collection criteria and location data reporting criteria to a first location-aware client; and receiving, by the location management server, location data from the first location-aware client, the location data collected by the first location-aware client according to the location data collection criteria, the location data received from the first location-aware client according to the location data reporting criteria.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a point of sale device may read a user's biometric information. The point of sale device may then execute an encryption algorithm on the biometric information read to create a token key value. The point of sale device may also receive a personal identification number value from the user and transmit the token key value and the personal identification number value to an authentication server. The authentication server may determine that the received token key value and the personal identification number value match a verified token key value and a verified personal identification number value in a registered user database. The authentication server may then transmit a signal to the point of sale device indicating that the received token key value and the personal identification number value match the verified token key value and the verified personal identification number value in the registered user database.

Abstract: An automated visualization tool in a command line environment allows complex log data to be represented by symbols and associated information for clarity of communication and better understanding of the associated design.

Abstract: A turbine bucket according to embodiments includes: a base; a blade coupled to the base, extending radially outward from the base, and including: a body having: a pressure side; a suction side opposing the pressure side; a leading edge between the pressure side and the suction side; and a trailing edge between the pressure side and the suction side on a side opposing the leading edge; and a plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within the body; and a shroud coupled to the blade radially outboard of the blade, including: a plurality of radially extending outlet passageways fluidly connected with a first set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within the body; and an outlet path extending at least partially circumferentially through the shroud and fluidly connected with all of a second, distinct set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within the body.

Abstract: A turbine or turbine system includes a compressor, a combustor, a turbine section, a diffuser with a parting line between two components, and a seal along the parting line. The seal includes a protrusion, a recess, and a flexible portion between the protrusion and the recess. The flexible portion has a bent cross-section perpendicular to the parting line. An outer surface of the bent cross-section contacts an inner surface of the recess. An inner surface of the bent cross-section contacts an outer surface of the protrusion. Sealing a parting line between two parts of a diffuser in a gas turbine system includes disposing a flexible portion between a protrusion and a recess of the two parts, contacting an outer surface of the bent cross-section with an inner surface of the recess, contacting an inner surface of the bent cross-section with an outer surface of the protrusion, and pressurizing the diffuser.

Abstract: A turbine bucket according to various embodiments includes: a base; a blade coupled to the base and extending radially outward from the base, the blade including: a body having: a pressure side; a suction side opposing the pressure side; a leading edge between the pressure side and the suction side; and a trailing edge between the pressure side and the suction side on a side opposing the leading edge; a plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within the body; and at least one bleed aperture fluidly coupled with at least one of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways, the at least one bleed aperture extending through the body at the trailing edge; and a shroud coupled to the blade radially outboard of the blade.

Abstract: In a video delivery context, collection and analysis of viewing data can provide insight into viewer interaction with video and the Internet. The viewing data can be transmitted in a controlled manner to a data repository. The system can selectively target specific viewers/households to obtain viewing data, which can be combined with demographics, anonymized, and encrypted. Embodiments enable precision selection of media opportunities, by determining detailed characteristics associated with broadcasts including movement of audiences and specific viewer behavior, such as visits to websites on the Internet. The effective yield of broadcasts, including promotional spots and advertisements, can be determined and predicted based on concrete data at a level of detail down to individual viewers. Accordingly, embodiments enable improvement of the effectiveness and return on investment for programming, promotional spots, and advertisements.