Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for intelligent grouping of travel data for review through a user interface. In one embodiment, a method for providing grouped travel data to a user interface of an application, comprises: receiving a plurality of trip records from an application running on a remote device; providing a first subset of the plurality of trip records to a prediction model; providing a second subset of the plurality of trip records to a model training module; receiving labels for each trip record of the first subset of the plurality of trip records from the prediction model; grouping the first subset of the plurality of trip records based on the received labels; and transmitting the grouped first subset of the plurality of trip records to the application running on the remote device.

Abstract: A method and system to help control when to monitor for presence of replaceable advertisements in a media stream. An example method includes determining a time offset based at least on a difference between (i) a time of occurrence of a content event in a media stream as indicated by data carried in-band with the media stream and (ii) a time of occurrence of the content event in the media stream as indicated by schedule data that is not carried in-band with the media stream. Further, the method includes applying the determined time offset as a basis to adjust a scheduled time of an advertisement in the media stream, and using the adjusted scheduled time of the advertisement in the media stream as a basis to control when to monitor for presence of a replacement advertisement in the media stream.

Abstract: The invention provides UV-sensitive monomers, comprising a cyclopropenone-containing group, which acts as a masked dibenzocyclooctyne (DBCO)/dibenzoazocyclooctyne (DIBAC) group. The monomers of the invention can be polymerized for example via reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization techniques to yield a polymer comprising the masked DBCO/DIBAC group. In certain embodiments, the DBCO/DIBAC group can be unmasked under controlled conditions, allowing conjugation of small molecules and/or macromolecules to the polymer through highly selective and efficient strain-promoted azide alkyne click chemistry (SPAAC).

Abstract: A resection guide includes an anchor having bone anchoring features, a cutting block having a cutting guide defined therein, and a linkage flexibly connecting the cutting block to the anchor. The flexibility of the linkage provides the cutting block with six degrees of freedom of motion relative to the anchor.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for tuning a photonics-based component. An opto-electrical detector is configured to output an electrical signal based on a measurement of light intensity of the photonics-based component, the light intensity being proportional to an amount of detuning of the photonics-based component. Analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) circuitry is configured to output a digital signal based on the electrical signal output from the opto-electrical detector. Feedback control circuitry is configured to tune the photonics-based component based, at least in part, on the digital signal output from the ADC circuitry.

Abstract: The disclosure provides for use of steganographically-encoded data as a basis to disambiguated a fingerprint-based channel-multimatch. A fingerprint-matching server or other entity could detect a channel-multi-match scenario by determining that query fingerprints representing media content being rendered by a content presentation device match reference fingerprints respectively representing multiple channels. In view of that detected channel-multi-match scenario, the content presentation device could then provide channel-identification information that the content presentation device extracts from a watermark that is steganographically encoded in the media content of the channel that the content presentation device is rendering, for use of the extracted channel-identification information to determine which channel the content presentation device is rendering.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to capturing and sequestering CO2 emissions from the cement production process with the potential to produce carbon-negative cement. Methods described herein can include contacting calcium oxide (CaO) with ambient air at a carbonation station to form a first stream of calcium carbonate, combining the first stream of calcium carbonate with a second stream of calcium carbonate in a calciner to form a combined stream of calcium carbonate, and applying heat to the calciner to decompose the combined stream of calcium carbonate into a stream of calcium oxide and a CO2 stream. The method further includes sequestering the CO2 stream, dividing the stream of calcium oxide into a first calcium oxide stream and a second calcium oxide stream, feeding the first stream of calcium oxide to the carbonation station, and feeding the second stream of calcium oxide to a kiln to produce a clinker.

Abstract: Semantic analysis to resolve ambiguous user input data with respect to a request for data includes identifying tokens based on the text string, identifying a tables in a database, wherein a token indicates a column from a table and a token indicates a column from another table, identifying candidate join paths for joining tables, obtaining respective candidate results using the candidate join paths, outputting combined candidate results including values from the respective candidate results, obtaining second user input data indicating a selected value, identifying the request for data as unambiguous and identifying a selected join path based on the selected value, and, in response to identifying the request for data as unambiguous, outputting data responsive to the request for data using the selected join path.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for intelligent grouping of travel data for review through a user interface. In one example, a method for providing grouped travel data to a user interface of an application includes receiving travel data from an application running on a remote device; generating one or more travel data-based features from the travel data thereby creating featurized travel data; applying a pattern mining technique to the featurized travel data to detect a plurality of patterns in the featurized travel data; for each trip record in the featurized travel data: determining a plurality of trip record groups in which the trip record falls based on the plurality of patterns; and adding the trip record to a trip record group of the plurality of trip record groups according to a prioritization scheme; and transmitting the trip record group to the application running on the remote device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to techniques utilizing fine-grained bitcoin engine deactivation for yield recovery, performance, and/or power management are described. In an embodiment, a configurable compute tile comprising a plurality of cryptocurrency mining engines. Logic circuitry causes deactivation of one or more cryptocurrency mining engines from the plurality of cryptocurrency mining engines based at least in part on a request for deactivation of the one or more cryptocurrency mining engines. The logic circuitry adjusts a nonce search resolution for one or more active cryptocurrency mining engines of the plurality of cryptocurrency mining engines in response to the request for deactivation. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Blockchain systems operate over a network of computing devices. Proof of space blockchain consensus systems utilize data stored in storage devices across the computing devices within the network. These storage devices are utilized to generate and store proof of space consensus data. This data is then accessed at a later time to respond to challenges issued across the blockchain network. In order to limit successful submissions of these challenge responses, one or more filters are utilized. These filters result in only a fraction of the stored data on a storage device to be useable for solving the blockchain challenge. Attackers may attempt to circumvent this filter to increase their odds of submitting an approved solution to the blockchain challenge. In order to address this, additional data structures are stored within the storage device and are registered at the time of creation on the blockchain to make these filters more robust.

Abstract: Audio distortion compensation methods to improve accuracy and efficiency of audio content identification are described. The method is also applicable to speech recognition. Methods to detect the interference from speakers and sources, and distortion to audio from environment and devices, are discussed. Additional methods to detect distortion to the content after performing search and correlation are illustrated. The causes of actual distortion at each client are measured and registered and learnt to generate rules for determining likely distortion and interference sources. The learnt rules are applied at the client, and likely distortions that are detected are compensated or heavily distorted sections are ignored at audio level or signature and feature level based on compute resources available. Further methods to subtract the likely distortions in the query at both audio level and after processing at signature and feature level are described.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a camera actuator includes an actuator base, an autofocus voice coil motor, and an optical image stabilization voice coil motor. In some embodiments, the autofocus voice coil motor includes a lens carrier mounting attachment moveably mounted to the actuator base, a plurality of shared magnets mounted to the base, and an autofocus coil fixedly mounted to the lens carrier mounting attachment for producing forces for moving a lens carrier in a direction of an optical axis of one or more lenses of the lens carrier. In some embodiments, the optical image stabilization voice coil motor includes an image sensor carrier moveably mounted to the actuator to base, and optical image stabilization coils moveably mounted to the image sensor carrier within the magnetic fields of the shared magnets, for producing forces for moving the image sensor carrier in a plurality of directions orthogonal to the optical axis.

Abstract: A retaining ring comprises a generally annular body. The body comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer surface connected to the top surface at an outer top perimeter and the bottom surface at an outer bottom perimeter, and an inner surface connected to the top surface at an inner top perimeter and the bottom surface at an inner bottom perimeter. The inner surface comprises seven or more planar facets. Adjacent planar facets are connected at corners. The inner bottom perimeter comprises straight edges of the planar facets connected at the corners.

Abstract: A method for off-loading streams selection to generate organized concurrent streams in a simulation environment is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving at least one stream selection request for a DUT from a DUT input generator; performing a stream selection process in response to receiving the request. In order to perform the stream selection process, the method includes analyzing each of a plurality of stream specification entries of a stream specification entries array; selecting a stream from the plurality of streams based on one or more of the set of stream specification entry fields associated with the stream; and generating a stream selection result object based on the selected stream; sending the stream selection result object associated with the selected stream to a respective DUT input generator; and utilizing, by the respective DUT input generator, the stream selection result object associated with the selected stream.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a lens assembly that includes at least one lens that defines an optical axis. The apparatus also includes a substrate, an image sensor disposed on the substrate, and an actuator coupled to the substrate and configured to adjust a position of the substrate relative to the lens assembly to move the image sensor along the optical axis. The apparatus additionally includes a capacitive position sensor that includes a first capacitive plate coupled to the substrate and a second capacitive plate coupled to the lens assembly. The capacitive position sensor may be configured to generate a capacitance measurement indicative of the position of the substrate relative to the lens assembly. The apparatus further includes circuitry configured to control the actuator based on (i) the capacitance measurement and (ii) a target position of the image sensor relative to the lens assembly.

Abstract: A system includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium has instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor of a portable user device, cause the processor to wirelessly connect to a machine via a wireless transceiver of the portable user device, display a control interface for the machine on a user interface of the portable user device, receive a user input through the control interface regarding operation of a controllable component of the machine, and provide a command to the machine via the wireless transceiver based on the user input to facilitate remote operation of the controllable component of the machine.

Abstract: A process orchestration and dynamic data acquisition system may allow process flows to be flexible and to customer or product requirements based on rules obtained from a rule management system. The process orchestrator may be driven based on an updatable and dynamic set of business rules to allow for quick changes to the process flow. Through the business rules the process orchestrator retrieves and processes data necessary to the process based on a customer request and/or product or service provided. The process orchestrator provides dynamic data aggregation from both internal and external data sources, through calling re-useable processes instantiated by the process host system and continuously adapts the process flow to meet the unique needs of each request input and results returned from each dynamic process call.

Abstract: The present invention is a DNA expression vector comprising: a toxP: a mutant toxO that blocks Fe-mediated regulation of gene expression; and a DNA sequence encoding a protein, wherein the toxP and the mutant toxO regulate expression of the DNA segment encoding the protein. It is preferred that DNA expression vectors of the present invention include DNA sequences encoding a signal peptide so that a protein expressed is attached to the signal peptide prior to processing. Novel proteins are produced off of the DNA expression vector of the present invention.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for generating content for presentation at a collaborative content interface based on a captured content source.