Abstract: Techniques for managing cluster of devices are described. The clusters may refer to machines or instances of transactional database. A server may control cluster management. The server may operate an observability loop to manage the clusters. The observability loop may operate a plurality of observer phases in parallel, each observer phase monitoring a different parameter relating to the health of the cluster and generating a recommended action to improve the health of the cluster if an incident is present. The observability loop may rank the recommended actions from the different observer phases and may execute the highest ranked recommended action.

Abstract: Embodiments of an apparatus for coating a plurality of gas lines are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for coating a plurality of gas lines via an ALD process includes: an oven having an enclosure that defines an interior volume configured to house the plurality of gas lines, the enclosure having a door configured for transferring the plurality of gas lines into and out of the interior volume; a plurality of inlet ports disposed through a first wall of the enclosure; a plurality of exhaust ports disposed through a second wall of the enclosure; a fluid panel disposed outside of the oven and coupled to the plurality of inlet ports via corresponding ones of a plurality of fluid distribution assemblies; and a foreline disposed outside of the oven and coupled to the plurality of exhaust ports.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hand acceleration control system to control and set Engine RPM at constant speed. The hand acceleration control system is controlled by a rotating switch (20) preferable positioned on a steering wheel.

Abstract: Techniques for presenting a search result with an improved user interface. A computer system can receive, from a user device, a request for a content item. Additionally, the system can select, based on the request, a first content item from a plurality of content items. The first content item can be associated with an organization image and an organization name of an organization. Moreover, the system can process, using one or more machine-learned model, the organization image to determine whether the organization image is acceptable to be presented in the search result. Subsequently, the system can transmit, to the user device, the first content item and the organization image to be presented in the search result.

Abstract: A method for detection of a corrupted sensor including providing a first sensor; identifying one or more correlating sensors to the first sensor; determining a correlation between the first sensor and the correlating sensors according to historical sensor values; obtaining a calculated value of the first sensor based on values of the correlating sensors and the correlation; obtaining a measured value of the first sensor; and determining whether the first sensor is corrupted according to a difference between the calculated value and the measured value of the first sensor.

Abstract: Techniques and systems are provided for generating depth information for an image. For instance, a process can include obtaining one or more images of an environment. The process can further include generating a set of features for the one or more images. The process can also include combining the set of features with one or more distance maps to generate combined feature distance information, wherein the one or more distance maps indicate distances based on relative height above a ground level. The process can further include generating depth information of the environment based on the combined feature distance information, and outputting the depth information of the environment.

Abstract: Systems and methods for constructing high resolution panoramic imagery for feature identification on robotic devices are disclosed herein. According to at least one non-limiting exemplary embodiment, a robot collects a plurality of images of an environment, these images include large overlap in their visual scenes. Using additional image data from the overlapping images, resolution of labels, price tags, and other inventory tags may be enhanced when constructing panoramic imagery to improve feature identification.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein to dynamically update content restrictions for multiple users by detecting a first user in the proximity of a media device playing a first content item and detecting a second user entering the proximity of the media device. In response to detecting a second user entering the proximity of the media device and receiving a command from the first user that controls playing the first content, the system modifies a stored relationship between the first user and the second user to track the relationship between the first user and the second user. Thereafter, when the system detects the first user and the second user in the proximity of a media device playing a second content, in response, the system automatically performs an action that controls the playing of the second content (e.g., without user having to issue those commands).

Abstract: A user interacts with a Voice User Interface (VUI) software application such as a digital assistant on a first user device such as a smart phone to access information about different products by communicating with a VUI server over a first communications channel. The VUI server relays indications of the products to an assistance server, for example a server in a wireless telecommunications network of a telecommunications service provider for the user device, and the assistance server provides additional information regarding the different products including images to the first user device and/or one or more additional user devices such as a smart television connected to the wireless telecommunications network user device via at least a second communications channel that is distinct from the first communications channel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyethylene composition comprising a multimodal linear low density ethylene copolymer, wherein the linear low density ethylene copolymer comprises fractions varying in lamella thicknesses and the ratio of the amount of the fractions having a lamella thickness of not more than 11.8 nm to the amount of the fraction having a lamella thickness of from more than 11.8 nm to not more than 21.7 nm is in the range of from 1.30 to 1.60, an article, such as a film, comprising said polyethylene composition and the use of said polyethylene composition for the production of a blown film for greenhouse film applications, heavy duty shipping sack applications, lamination film applications, coalition shrink film applications, stand up pouch applications or pond liner applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to self-assembling protein nanoparticles encapsulating immunostimulatory nucleid acids. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of such nanoparticles for vaccination.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method to prevent mass deletion of data in a data storage system. A data deletion operation comprises a delete operation marking blocks to be deleted followed by a garbage collection (GC) operation to remove marked blocks from storage media. Based on historical information regarding deletions per GC cycle and certain user-defined thresholds based on data age, the storage system can detect any significant deviations as potentially dangerous. If a deletion in excess of a deviation threshold is detected, the next GC operation is skipped to provide a delay period during which time the user can investigate the data delete command and restore data if necessary. De-risking conditions such as known abnormal high deletion periods or new system installation can be used to override any garbage collection delay.

Abstract: A method of estimating available bandwidth for a network comprising a transmitting device and a receiving device, the method comprising: transmitting a media packet stream over the network to the receiving device, the media packets comprising media data for streaming media at the receiving device; transmitting one or more probe packets over the network so as to test the available bandwidth of the network, wherein the probe packets comprise duplicate data of the media packet stream; and determining, during transmission of the probe packets, a measure of network bandwidth availability in dependence on one or more metrics associated with receiving the media packet stream at the receiving device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for providing a cloud storage device implementing C-ZNS architecture. The cloud storage device including a housing and a plurality of blades, with at least one blade including a plurality of storage devices and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive data and a command from a host application to write the data to a corresponding zone of a first storage device of the plurality of storage devices, initialize a buffer in response to receiving the data, store the data in the buffer that is initialized, determine one or more parameters in response to receiving the command, determine that the command is error-free based on the one or more parameters, and write the data from the buffer into the corresponding zone in response to determining that the command is error-free.

Abstract: Systems and methods for data storage device firmware updates in a composable infrastructure are described. Recomposition of a system in a composable infrastructure may include downloading a firmware update to a data storage device, activating the firmware update in the data storage device, and receiving a reset command at the data storage device. The reset command may include a step to flush a virtual-to-physical (V2P) mapping table from a volatile memory in the data storage device to non-volatile memory devices in the data storage device. Responsive to a flag that is set and the received reset command, the data storage device may forgo the step of flushing the V2P mapping table.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a Double Metal Cyanide (DMC) catalyst(s) useful for the production of polyether polyols (PEPO) and a less energy intensive room temperature method for the synthesis thereof. The catalyst(s) comprises of a DMC complex, an organic complexing agent, i.e., ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and other co-complexing organic agents, e.g., t-BuOH, PEPO of composition ranging from about 1 to 10 wt %, wherein the average molecular weight of PEPO used ranged from 200 to 1000. A method of preparing a series of DMC catalyst(s) at room temperature with varying compositional ratios of the complexing and co-complexing agents targeting a wide range of PEPO of varying kinematic viscosity range is also disclosed. These DMC catalyst(s) are amorphous, highly active, and easily separable from product PEPO with recyclability/recoverability, making the product PEPO better industrially applicable and DMC catalyst more cost-effective.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes an assembly adapted for mitigating dry band arcing on power distribution line insulators. The assembly includes a polymeric insulator for power distribution line having a core, two end fittings affixed to opposing ends of the core, and a housing circumferentially surrounding the core. The housing including an upper end section and a lower end section each overlapping a respective end fitting, and a series of axially spaced apart annular sheds projecting radially outwardly from an outer surface of the housing. The device further includes a cover having a main body including a sidewall and a top wall, the sidewall and the top wall together define a cavity. A lower edge of the sidewall defines a lower opening and the top wall includes an upper opening, both the lower and upper openings being in communication with the cavity.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes an assembly adapted for mitigating dry band arcing on power distribution line insulators. The assembly includes a polymeric insulator for power distribution line having a core, two end fittings affixed to opposing ends of the core, and a housing circumferentially surrounding the core. The housing including an upper end section and a lower end section each overlapping a respective end fitting, and a series of axially spaced apart annular sheds projecting radially outwardly from an outer surface of the housing. The device further includes a cover having a main body including a sidewall and a top wall, the sidewall and the top wall together define a cavity. A lower edge of the sidewall defines a lower opening and the top wall includes an upper opening, both the lower and upper openings being in communication with the cavity.

Abstract: Techniques for voice-based interactions are described. In an example, a device presents a user interface on a display. The device starts an operational mode of the device. The operational mode restricts voice-based interactions with the user interface to a set of commands. The set of commands is defined in a language model that is stored on the device. Further, the device receives, at a microphone of the device, audio data corresponding to a natural language utterance and generates, from the audio data, text data that corresponds to the natural language utterance. The device determines, based at least in part on the language model, that semantics of the text data correspond to a command from the set of commands and presents, on the display, an outcome of performing the command.

Abstract: When an event occurs in the network that affects an information handling system in the network, a topology change notice (TCN) may be propagated so that the network topology can be regenerated. However, currently, there is no mechanism to readily identify the source information handling system of the TCN. To address issues, in one or more embodiments, when an information handling system (such as a network switch) initiates a TCN, it sends a specialized message to keep track of the source of the TCN. In one or more embodiments, information handling systems that receive the specialized message may record information about the source and forward it to other information handling system in the network.