Abstract: Systems and methods are described for measuring audience engagement for a media asset using user motion. For example, a media guidance application may receive movement logs from a plurality of user equipment. These movement logs may contain information indicating when each of the plurality of users moved, as detected by motion sensors, while the user equipment was generating for display a media asset. The movement logs may be analyzed to determine time periods during the media asset during which greater than a certain number of the plurality of users were moving. These time periods may in turn be used to infer how engaged the plurality of users were during the media asset or what portions of the media asset the plurality of users viewed. This data may be used to determine in what media assets, or portions thereof, supplemental video content should be inserted.

Abstract: Identification information related to a device may be received that includes user information and device information. Based on the user information, a user entry corresponding to the user information may be located in a database of user records. It may be determined that the device information is not found in the user entry. A plurality of sales attributes may be determined in response. Those may include at least one of (1) a release date of the device and a purchase date indicating when the user purchased the device, and (2) a release price of the device and a current price of the device at the purchase date. Based on the information, a purchase metric may be computed and the device information stored in the previously purchased device field of the entry. Based on the purchase metric, a purchase metric threshold may be generated for recommending another device to the user.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for recommending a device to a user. Device entries for a first user and a second user may be retrieved. Attributes of devices of the first user may be compared with attributes of other devices of the first user. The same comparison may be made amongst devices of the second user. Based on the comparison, sets of devices may be generated where a level of similarity between each device in each set exceeds a threshold level of similarity. A characteristic may be identified that is unique for each set of devices. The unique characteristic for each set for the first user may be compared with a unique characteristic for each set for the second user to determine which sets for the first user match sets for the second user. If enough sets match, a device may be recommended from a set that does not match.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for determining a level of user engagement based on user interactions. A media guidance application is configured to retrieve a first record of a first plurality of user inputs, including input type, received during a first advertisement slot. A second advertisement slot, that overlaps the first advertisement slot, is selected and second record of a second plurality of user inputs received during the second advertisement slot, including input type, is retrieved. A level of user engagement for the first advertisement slot is determined based on the comparison between the first record and the second record.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for identifying information that will enable a merchant to better target a promotion to a user, and requesting the information from the user in a query. A target audience profile may be used to determine promotions that should be targeted to the user. A media guidance application may retrieve publicly available information about the user. The media guidance application may compare the publicly available information about the user with the target audience profile to determine whether there is a match. Upon determining that that the user neither definitely matches the target audience profile nor definitely does not match the target audience profile, the media guidance application may generate a query for requesting additional information from the user that will allow the media guidance application to determine whether the user matches the target audience profile or does not match the target audience profile.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for determining a level of user engagement based on user interactions. A media guidance application is configured to retrieve a first record of a first plurality of user inputs, including input type, received during consumption of a media asset. A second time interval, prior to the first time interval, is selected by shifting the first start time and the first end time. A second record of a second plurality of user inputs received during the second time interval, including input type, is retrieved. A first media asset consumed during the first time interval and a second media asset consumed during the second time interval are determined, and the level of user engagement for the first media asset is determined based on the first record and the second record.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for allowing a user to grant or deny a third party access to different portions of the user's profile characteristics. Control circuitry may calculate an optimal promotion offer from a third party to a user based on a first layer of the user's profile characteristics matching a target-audience profile of the third party. Control circuitry may then generate for display the optimal promotion offer to the user. In response to receiving a selection of the optimal promotion offer from the user, control circuitry may receive further selections, from the user, of a subset of the user's profile characteristics to share with the third party, and then generate for display, to the user, an actual promotion offer based on the selected subset of profile characteristics.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for modeling the consistency of audiences viewing groups of media assets. For example, a media guidance application (e.g., executed on a server) may identify a first subset of user equipment that generated for display a first media asset (e.g., an episode of a series). The media guidance application may then identify a second subset of the first subset where the user equipment generated for display another media asset that is part of a group of media assets (e.g., another episode of the same series). Based on the number of user equipment in the second subset, the media guidance application may calculate a score for audience consistency for the group of media assets (e.g., the series) which can be used to rank the group of media assets among other groups of media assets.

Abstract: A shock tool for reciprocating a drillstring includes an outer housing. The outer housing has a central axis, a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a passage extending axially from the first end to the second end. In addition, the shock tool includes a mandrel assembly coaxially disposed in the passage of the outer housing and configured to move axially relative to the outer housing. The mandrel assembly has a first end axially spaced from the outer housing, a second end disposed in the outer housing, and a passage extending axially from the first end of the mandrel assembly to the second end of the mandrel assembly. The mandrel assembly includes a mandrel and a first annular piston fixably coupled to the mandrel. The first annular piston is disposed at the second end of the mandrel assembly and sealingly engages the outer housing.

Abstract: A shock tool for reciprocating a drillstring includes an outer housing and a mandrel assembly coaxially disposed in the outer housing. The outer housing has a radially inner surface including a plurality of circumferentially-spaced splines. The mandrel assembly includes a mandrel having a radially outer surface including a plurality of circumferentially-spaced splines and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced troughs. Each spline of the outer housing is disposed in one trough of the mandrel. Each spline of the mandrel includes a top surface, a first lateral side surface extending radially from the top surface, a second lateral side surface oriented parallel to the first lateral side surface, and a bevel extending from the top surface to the second lateral side surface. Each spline of the mandrel also includes a pocket in the second lateral side surface extending radially from a bottom surface of a trough to the bevel.

Abstract: Glass substrate assemblies having low dielectric properties, electronic assemblies incorporating glass substrate assemblies, and methods of fabricating glass substrate assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment, a substrate assembly includes a glass layer 110 having a first surface and a second surface, and a thickness of less than about 300 ?m. The substrate assembly further includes a dielectric layer 120 disposed on at least one of the first surface or the second surface of the glass layer. The dielectric layer has a dielectric constant value of less than about 3.0 in response to electromagnetic radiation having a frequency of 10 GHz. In some embodiments, the glass layer is made of annealed glass such that the glass layer has a dielectric constant value of less than about 5.0 and a dissipation factor value of less than about 0.003 in response to electromagnetic radiation having a frequency of 10 GHz.

Abstract: A flexible substrate are disclosed comprising an amorphous inorganic composition, wherein the substrate has a thickness of less than about 250 ?m and has at least one of: a) a brittleness ratio less than about 9.5 (?m)?1/2, or b) a fracture toughness of at least about 0.75 MPa.(m)1/2. Electronic devices comprising such flexible devices are also disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for making a flexible substrate comprising selecting an amorphous inorganic material capable of forming a substrate having a thickness of less than about 250 ?m and having at least one of: a) a brittleness ratio of less than about 9.5 (?m)?1/2, or b) a fracture toughness of at least about 0.75 MPa.(m)1/2; and then forming a substrate from the selected inorganic material.

Abstract: Aspects can be for ray tracing of 3-D scenes, and include dynamically controlling a population of rays being stored in a memory, to keep the population within a target, a memory footprint or other resource usage specification. An example includes controlling the population by examining indicia associated with rays returning from intersection testing, to be shaded, the indicia correlated with behavior of shaders to be run for those rays, such that population control selects, or reorders rays for shading, to prioritize shading of rays whose shaders are expected to produce fewer rays.

Abstract: Systems and methods that provide for an interactive media guidance application implemented in a user device, e.g., an app on a mobile phone. The interactive media guidance application uses the geographical location, e.g., longitude and latitude coordinates, and geospatial orientation, e.g., gyroscopic angles, of the user device to allow the user to capture images of the location in the same manner as the location was depicted in his or her favorite film or television program. The interactive media guidance application can deliver to the user the desired immersive experience where he or she sees and has the same viewpoint as the director or another person associated with the film or television program.

Abstract: Systems and methods that provide for an interactive media guidance application for receiving a segment of a media asset relating to a user image. The interactive media guidance application may receive the user image captured by the user device. The interactive media guidance application may identify a reference image from the media asset. The interactive media guidance application may determine whether a first fingerprint of the user image matches a second fingerprint of the reference image. The interactive media guidance application may identify the segment from the media asset featuring the reference image based on the first fingerprint matching the second fingerprint. The interactive media guidance application may generate for display on the user device the segment of the media asset.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a more accurate system for targeting specific users for advertising. An advertisement-suitability score associated with each of a plurality of users may be determined and users may be split into subsets. Those users whose advertisement-suitability score is within a threshold of a target may be identified and selected to receive an advertisement. From the rest of the users, those who have already seen an advertisement for the target-product may be identified, and a determination may be made of how many times a user is exposed to an advertisement before the user buys a product. Those users whose advertisement exposure is within a certain threshold of the number of times a user is exposed to an advertisement before the user buys a product may be identified and an updated advertisement-suitability may be calculated so that more users can be targeted to receive an advertisement.

Abstract: A profiler for a ray tracing renderer interfaces with the renderer to collect rendering information, such as ray definition information, a pixel origin, objects hit, shader invocation, and related rays. In an interface, an artist views a simplified 3-D scene model and a rendered 2-D image. A pixel in the 2-D image is selectable; the profiler responds by populating the simplified 3-D scene with rays that contributed to that pixel. Rays can be displayed in the simplified 3-D scene to visually convey information about characteristics of each ray, such as whether the ray intersected an object, portions of the scene where it is occluded, and a direction. Statistics can be produced by the profiler that convey information such as relative computational complexity to render particular pixels. The profiler can step through multiple passes (e.g., multiple frames and passes of a multipass rendering), and the UI can allow pausing and stepping.

Abstract: A method and system is provided to separate calcium carbonate inorganic eggshell from the inner lining of organic protein-based membrane in eggshell by-product. The method involves three phases: mechanical agitation/separation, functional chemical digestion and refining chemical digestion. In the mechanical stage, agitation and sieving are used to remove large pieces, and the majority of, membrane material. In the functional chemical digestion stage, the by-product is processed through at least one basic solution to remove additional organic membrane and impurities. In the refining chemical digestion stage, the remaining organic membrane and impurities are removed. The purified calcium carbonate is then rinsed and dried, in preparation for further refinement and processing to finished goods specifications.

Abstract: A method for forming ion-exchanged regions in a glass article by contacting an ion source with at least one surface of the glass article, forming a first ion-exchanged region in the glass article by heating a first portion of the glass article with a laser, and forming a second ion-exchanged region in the glass article. Characteristics of the first ion-exchanged region may be different from characteristics of the second ion-exchanged region. A depth of the ion-exchanged region may be greater than 1 ?m. A glass article including a first ion-exchanged region, and a second ion-exchanged region having different characteristics from the first ion-exchanged region. The thickness of the glass article is less than or equal to about 0.5 mm.

Abstract: An implantable lead assembly is provided that comprises a lead body having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, and having a length extending there between. A plurality of electrodes are disposed along the lead body. A plurality of cable conductors are contained within the lead body, the conductors extending from the electrodes to the proximal end portion. A lead connector is provided at the proximal end portion. The lead connector includes a connector pin configured to mate with a corresponding header contact; a first termination pin coupled to one of the plurality of cable conductors; a collar coupler securely and electrically coupling the connector pin and first termination pin in an axially offset alignment with one another; and a body segment that is elongated along a longitudinal axis and extends between a header mating face and a lead mating end.