Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate patterned to include a first semiconductor track and a second semiconductor track separated from each other by a trench isolation region. The integrated circuit includes a logic circuit including a transistor having a first drain subregion in the first semiconductor track, a second drain subregion in the second semiconductor track, a first source subregion in the first semiconductor track, and a second source subregion in the second semiconductor track. A diffusion bridge of semiconductor material extends between the first and second semiconductor tracks and connects the first source subregion to the second source subregion. The first drain subregion and the second drain subregion are electrically connected by a drain metalization.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for dynamically monitoring at least one media stream in a signal communication system are described. They include receiving at least one media stream, wherein the media stream(s) are capable of being monitored at a plurality of locations and selecting at least one characteristic associated with the media stream(s) in response to a first user input. They also include generating a first display component in a graphical user interface (GUI), including a visual representation of the at least one characteristic for a first received media stream and generating a second display component in the GUI in response to a second user input, including a visual representation of the at least one characteristic for a second received media stream that is related to the first received media stream, wherein the second display component is dynamically updated in response to a change in the first display component.

Abstract: A deployment request is received for a plurality of clusters within a plurality cloud computing environments. The deployment request relates to one or more operational actions for computing devices associated with the plurality of clusters. The plurality of clusters is associated with a single application programming interface (API). A set of standards are received for the plurality of clusters from the API. The plurality of clusters is configured according to the set of standards to create a configured plurality of clusters. The configured plurality of clusters are deployed within the plurality of cloud computing environments.

Abstract: A method of performing a handover of a mobile network device from a first gateway device to a second gateway device includes determining the second gateway device from a plurality of gateway devices based on a movement information associated the mobile network device, wherein the movement information is indicative of a potential movement of the autonomous vehicle. The method further includes reserving one or more radio resources at the second gateway device in relation to the mobile network device and releasing one or more radio resources at the first gateway device in relation to the mobile network device. The movement information associated with the mobile network device is estimated based on at least one of process data associated with the mobile network device and the network information associated with the mobile network device.

Abstract: An autonomous system and method of comprehensively testing serverless applications. The system is configured to automatically generate test scripts and test data based on deployed and modified function code and configuration files. The system is configured to work in multi-cloud environments and is able to accommodate any cloud provider. Implementation of such a system can eliminate manual errors. Furthermore, the proposed embodiments are configured to integrate with already existing devOps pipelines for rapid test execution, and can continue automated testing in real-time as modifications to the app are made.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to apparatus and methods for automatic fluid flow system connectors. The system generally includes a load cell interface coupled to a console and a ring connector coupled to a fluid collection system. The ring connector can be releasably engaged with the load cell using a bayonet locking mechanism. One of the ring connector or the load cell can include a plate transitionable along a transverse axis between an engaged position and a disengaged as the ring connector rotates about a transverse axis. The plate can include electrical contacts configured to engage along the transverse axis and mitigate wear and damage to the electrical contacts, extending the usable life of the system.

Abstract: A method includes detecting a change in a loading condition on an engine based on use of an implement system including a pump driven by the engine, an actuator fluidly coupled to the pump, and an implement repositionable with the actuator. The change in the loading condition is detected based on a variation in a command signal from a joystick that controls movement of the implement, an outlet pressure of the pump, a displacement of the pump, and/or an engagement signal of a clutch positioned to selectively couple the pump to the engine. The method further includes commanding a fueling system to increase an amount of fuel provided to the engine and/or an air handling system of the machine to increase an amount of air and/or a boost pressure of the air provided to the engine in response to detection of an increasing loading condition based on the variation.

Abstract: A media content steering solution is provided to identify a user query to steer playback of media content that is currently playing or has been played. The user steering query can include a voice request for playing media content that is relatively different from the media content being currently played or having been played. The media content steering solution analyzes the utterance of the user query and uses it to identify such different content that satisfies the user intent contained in the user query.

Abstract: A compute box includes a communication device and one or more processors. The one or more processors, in response to the communication device being electronically in communication with a flexible content presentation companion device, determine a visible area available on the flexible content presentation companion device as a function of its geometric configuration. The one or more processors format content for presentation on the visible area available on the flexible content presentation companion device and cause the communication device to deliver the content to the flexible content presentation companion device. When the geometric configuration changes, the one or more processors can generate a visible display area adjustment animation to smoothly transfer the content to a new visible area.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a file storage system including an object storage for storing data blocks for a client, a merge index database to store metadata corresponding to the stored data blocks using a merge index, a cloudcache located on a premise of the client, and a cloudcache implementation module communicatively coupled to the object storage, the cloudcache and the merge index database. The cloudcache implementation module facilitates data backup and restore operations for the client in accordance with a data retention policy, where one or more data blocks are stored on the cloudcache and a sync operation is performed between the cloudcache and the object storage. A backup of the data blocks is performed to the cloudcache in a backup operation, data blocks are compacted, and a restore operation for data blocks stored on the cloudcache are performed in accordance with the data retention policy.

Abstract: Techniques for instantiating a reference type to create a first descendant loader and a second descendant loader. The first descendant loader and the second descendant loader may be isolated loaders. The first descendant loader may load a first plugin and a first set of libraries. The first set of libraries may be needed to complete a first operation. The second descendant loader may load a second plugin and a second set of libraries. The second set of libraries may be needed to complete a second operation. The first set of libraries may conflict with the second set of libraries. A first method of the first plugin may be invoked through a plugin interface in order to complete the first operation. A second method of the second plugin may be invoked through the plugin interface to complete the second operation.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes detecting activity of one or more agents that modifies a processing state of a first of multiple invoices, each invoice requesting approval. The activity is conducted by the one or more agents through interacting with the procurement processing system. The method includes updating, based on the detected activity, an invoice interaction history record associated with the first invoice in an invoice interaction history datastore communicatively coupled to the procurement processing system. The method includes generating one or more metrics regarding activity of the agents affecting a processing state of the invoices based on the updated invoice interaction history datastore. The method includes providing the one or more metrics for presentation to the procurement processing system.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, systems, and methods relating to balancing engine performance and engine emissions of an engine in a vehicle in real time. In an example, a method can include sensing operation data indicative of an engine response during a current engine operation. The current ending operation can include a supervisory control of engine emissions. The method can include evaluating a response model to determine engine performance deviation data corresponding to an expected baseline engine performance and an expected current engine performance at the current engine operation. This evaluation can be performed via controller. This evaluation can be based on the operation data. The method can include generating and setting a performance constraint in response to evaluating the response model. The performance constraint can be set such that the engine performance deviation data is maintained at a controls objective that inhibits deterioration of the engine performance over time.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically scheduling breaks for drivers in a ride-sharing service are disclosed. Driver breaks may be scheduled dynamically in the context of a ride-sharing service in which rides may be requested ad hoc and drivers are rerouted accordingly. An allocation system may optimize a drive itinerary to service passengers requesting rides and breaks for drivers. A break request comprising break parameters may be received. The allocation system may attempt an insertion of the break request into the drive itinerary. The drive itinerary may then be validated to determine if all rides can be serviced with the break request entered into the itinerary. If the drive itinerary is not validated, the drive itinerary is modified until the break request is successfully inserted into the drive itinerary. The drive itinerary and driver breaks may be continuously modified and optimized in response to real time events and conditions.

Abstract: Described herein is a method by which more than one person is enabled to actively participate in the process of finalizing a real estate property either for purchase or rent. Each deciding party is enabled to create a custom style profile capturing their individual preferences at an attribute level by providing both visual and verbal feedback. A Collective Preferences Profile (CPP) is created by integrating the multiple style profiles of the chosen deciding parties. The generated CPP is then utilized to curate the different houses available and to surface those houses that are most likely to fit the aesthetic and requirements of the combined audience. The CPP evolves on an ongoing basis by active solicitation of feedback on properties viewed or waitlisted to accommodate changing preferences and provide the most suited recommendation at any time.

Abstract: A method includes receiving audio data encoding an utterance and obtaining a set of bias phrases corresponding to a context of the utterance. Each bias phrase includes one or more words. The method also includes processing, using a speech recognition model, acoustic features derived from the audio to generate an output from the speech recognition model. The speech recognition model includes a first encoder configured to receive the acoustic features, a bias encoder configured to receive data indicating the obtained set of bias phrases, a bias encoder, and a decoder configured to determine likelihoods of sequences of speech elements based on output of the first attention module and output of the bias attention module. The method also includes determining a transcript for the utterance based on the likelihoods of sequences of speech elements.

Abstract: Disclosed are various examples for to generating personalized user experiences in the form of short-form videos that summarize informational topics that are selected to present to a user according at least one of a user context or a user interest. As the informational topics are identified for a given user, the informational topics can be applied as inputs to a recommendation model that is trained to recommend one or more of the topics to summarize and present to a user in visual form based on at least one of the user context or the user interest. Once a topic is recommended by the recommendation model, a video or other type of visual content can be automatically generated and presented to a user to allow the user to consume the information in the summarized form.

Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing network traffic by filtering network requests based on network request-related information to be transmitted to one or more remote computing systems are disclosed. The system receives a first network operation indicating (i) a request to access a first resource and (ii) a set of requestor specific criteria associated with accessing the first resource. The system identifies a set of entities associated with the first resource and selectively communicates with a filtered subset of the set of entities by: identifying a set of entity specific criteria for each entity of the set of entities; determining whether the requestor specific criteria satisfies the set of entity specific criteria of respective entities; and transmitting the first network operation to respective entities in response to the requestor specific criteria satisfying the set of entity specific criteria of the respective entity.

Abstract: Dynamically re-locating transcoding processes of live content data is described herein. In an example, a computer system causes a first server to execute a first transcode process on a first portion of live stream content. A first output of executing the first transcode process includes first transcoded content. The computer system determines a transcode capacity of one or more servers. The computer system determines that transcoding the live stream content is to be moved to a second server based at least in part on the transcode capacity and a transcode optimization parameter. The computer system causes the second server to execute a second transcode process on a second portion of the live stream content. The second transcode process is equivalent to the first transcode process. A second output of executing the second transcode process includes second transcoded content.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system and method for assigning a unique identifier for an asset. The method disclosed herein relates to assigning a stable unique identifier for a final data record corresponding to an asset wherein the unique identifier encompasses changes in underlying data that make up the final data record. The method ensures that the unique identifier is not frequently updated based on changes in underlying data. The method further comprises mapping, based on a voting algorithm, a current final identifier to a new sourcework record received on account of changes to source data. The new identifier is updated in a mapping repository along with the previous final identifier and history of changes.