Abstract: A drive module for an electric vehicle having noise, vibration, and harshness counter measures. The drive module includes multiple covers and mass dampeners in order to detune vibration and noise from the cabin of the vehicle.

Abstract: A system and method for updating a customer cluster includes receiving first data from a group of customers intended to receive an update, identifying a subset of customers from the group of customers based on the first data for receiving a canary version of the update, facilitating installation of the canary version of the update on each of the subset of customers, receiving second data from each of the subset of customers upon installation of the canary version of the update, predicting whether the subset of customers that receive the canary version is to increase or decrease based on the second data, and adjusting a number of customers in the subset of customers for receiving the canary version of the update based on the prediction.

Abstract: A system for supporting artificial intelligence inference in an edge computing device associated with a physical process or plant includes a neural network training module, a neural network testing module and a digital twin of the physical process or plant. The neural network training module is configured to train a neural network model for deployment to the edge computing device based on data including baseline training data and field data received from the edge computing device. The neural network testing module configured to validate the trained neural network model prior to deployment to the edge computing device by leveraging the digital twin of the physical process or plant.

Abstract: Example systems and methods provide input suggestions to a user to improve user experience on user devices. The input suggestions can be fill information from another app on device to the present app being used by user, information for performing a search (without the user having to copy-paste data or entering the data manually), responses to a message/notification received by the user, information/content/data to be shared between apps (without switching between apps), and emojis/GIFs that can be used by the user. The method includes analyzing one or more content of one or more screen displayed on device, generating at least one of a logical tree structure and a data mashup model of the one or more analyzed content for each screen, and providing a recommendation to a user. The recommendation can be a connected action or an input suggestion.

Abstract: Systems and methods for threshold authenticated encryption are provided. A collection of cryptographic devices may encrypt or decrypt a message, provided that a threshold number of those devices participate in the encryption process. One cryptographic device may generate a commitment message and transmit it to the other selected devices. Those devices may each perform a partial computation using the commitment message, and transmit the partial computations back to the encrypting or decrypting device. The encrypting or decrypting device may use those partial computations to produce a cryptographic key, which may then be used to encrypt or decrypt the message.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to improve the inspection of network data flows. An example apparatus includes memory, and processor circuitry to execute machine readable instructions to at least identify network domains accessible by at least one client device in a geographic location of interest, associate the identified network domains with Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs), create a list of respective ones of the ASNs that include a non-malicious status corresponding to Internet protocol (IP) addresses associated with respective ones of the identified network domains, and in response to receiving a reputation request corresponding to a destination IP address, cause inspection of a data flow to be skipped when the destination IP address is associated with the list of non-malicious ASNs.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an approach for providing a software-defined networking recommendation. A method includes obtaining, by a network managerr, existing network topology information for a set of one or more hosts. The method includes analyzing, by the network manager, the existing network topology information to identify usable network resources and to identify at least one virtual switch configuration common to the set of one or more hosts. The method includes generating, by the network manager, the software-defined networking recommendation based on one or more recommendation rules.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, or computer program products provide for generating a service risk analysis score data object. A service risk analysis request associated with an unreleased code object is received. One or more service risk analysis attributes are extracted using a service risk analysis layer based at least in part on the unreleased code object. A service risk analysis score data object is generated using a service risk analysis machine learning model based at least in part on the one or more service risk analysis attributes. The service risk analysis score data object is output.

Abstract: Various embodiments include a camera with a folded optics arrangement and include a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator assembly to provide autofocus (AF) and/or optical image stabilization (OIS) movement. The camera with folded optics and the associated VCM actuator assembly have a first rotational normal mode of free vibration such that lenses of the camera rotate about an optical axis of the camera such that the rotational motion in the first rotational mode of free vibration is invisible from a perspective of an image sensor of the camera.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for processing substrates, such as during metal silicide applications, are provided. In one or more embodiments, a method of processing a substrate includes depositing an epitaxial layer on the substrate, depositing a metal silicide seed layer on the epitaxial layer, and exposing the metal silicide seed layer to a nitridation process to produce a metal silicide nitride layer from at least a portion of the metal silicide seed layer. The method also includes depositing a metal silicide bulk layer on the metal silicide nitride layer and forming or depositing a nitride capping layer on the metal silicide bulk layer, where the nitride capping layer contains a metal nitride, a silicon nitride, a metal silicide nitride, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for selectively providing authenticated data corresponding to a payment card holder at a point-of-sale (POS) terminal are described. The method can include receiving from a terminal device, payment card account information comprising a payment card account identifier and user authentication information. Responsive to the received user authentication information matching one of a plurality of predefined authentication keys associated with the payment card account identifier, a predefined function is selected from among at least first and second predefined functions associated with the payment card account identifier—wherein the selection of the predefined function from among the first and second predefined functions is based on an association between the selected predefined function and an authentication key that has been matched with the received user authentication information.

Abstract: Some embodiments include a camera voice coil motor (VCM) actuator configured to shift a lens and/or an image sensor along multiple axes. The VCM actuator may include a bottom flexure and a top flexure that connect one or more dynamic members to one or more static members. The VCM actuator may include stationary magnets and coils held by dynamic members. In some cases, the VCM actuator may be configured to move the image sensor along an optical axis, to move the image sensor in directions orthogonal to the optical axis, and/or to tilt the image sensor relative to the orthogonal axis. In some examples, the VCM actuator may be configured to move the image sensor in directions orthogonal to the optical axis, to move the lens along the optical axis, and/or to tilt the lens relative to the optical axis.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method includes identifying an upcoming content-modification opportunity on a channel, where the upcoming content-modification opportunity relates to a modifiable content-segment transmitted by a content-distribution system on the channel, and where the modifiable content-segment includes an overlay content portion and a non-overlay content portion. The method also includes responsive to identifying the upcoming content-modification opportunity on the channel, identifying a content-presentation device tuned to the channel. The method also includes determining location data associated with the overlay content portion.

Abstract: An image signal processor includes a first matrix processing circuit, a post processing circuit, a second matrix processing circuit, and a split visual and analytics circuit. The first matrix processing circuit is configured to receive a plurality of component images generated based on an image captured by an image sensor and generate a plurality of first matrix outputs based on the plurality of component images. The post processing circuit is configured to perform color conversion on the plurality of first matrix outputs to generate a first luminance component of the image and a chrominance component of the image. The second matrix processing circuit is configured to perform color conversion on the plurality of first matrix outputs to generate a second luminance component of the image and a saturation component of the image. The split visual and analytics circuit is configured to generate visual and analytic data of the image.

Abstract: A method that includes receiving an input at an interactive conversation service that uses an intent classification model. The method may further include generating, using an encoder model of the intent classification model, a set of output vectors corresponding to the input, where the encoder model is configured to determine a set of metrics corresponding to intent classifications. The method may further include determining, using an outlier detection model of the intent classification model, whether the input is in-domain or out-of-domain (OOD) based on a first vector of the set of output vectors satisfying a domain threshold relative to one or more of the intent classifications. The method may further include outputting, by the intent classification model, a second vector of the set of output vectors that indicates the set of metrics corresponding to the intent classifications or an indication that the input is OOD.

Abstract: This application relates to apparatus and methods for automatically determining item relevancy based on textual information. In some examples, a computing device receives a search query, and a plurality of items corresponding to the search query. The computing device may identify one or more features of the search query. The computing device may generate relevancy values for each of the items based on the features of the search query, and features of each of the plurality of items. For example, the computing device may generate, for each of the items, a plurality of relevance values, each relevance value generated based on a feature of the search query and corresponding features of the item. The computing device may transmit the generated relevancy values for the plurality of items. In some examples, the computing device may rank the plurality of items based on the generated relevancy values.

Abstract: An apparatus, related devices and methods, having a memory element operable to store instructions; and a processor operable to execute the instructions, such that the apparatus is configured to identify sensitive user data stored in the memory by a first application, determine a risk exposure score for the sensitive user data, apply, based on a determination that the risk exposure score is above a threshold, a security policy to restrict access to the sensitive user data, receive a request from a second application to access the sensitive user data, determine whether the first application and the second application are similar applications, and allow access based on a determination that the first application and the second application are similar applications.

Abstract: Photonic processors are described. The photonic processors described herein are configured to perform matrix-matrix (e.g., matrix-vector) multiplication. Some embodiments relate to photonic processors arranged according to a dual-rail architecture, in which numeric values are encoded in the difference between a pair optical signals (e.g., in the difference between the powers of the optical signals). Relative to other architectures, these photonic processors exhibit increased immunity to noise. Some embodiments relate to photonic processors including modulatable detector-based multipliers. Modulatable detectors are detectors designed so that the photocurrent can be modulated according to an electrical control signal. Photonic processors designed using modulatable detector-based multipliers are significantly more compact than other types of photonic processors.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to dynamic model configuration and execution. A computing platform may receive first model data comprising first model execution configuration data and first model output configuration data. The computing platform may generate a first model based on the first model execution configuration data. The computing platform may distribute, to a plurality of computing platforms, the first model, the first model execution configuration data, and the first model output configuration data. The computing platform may receive a second request to execute one or more models from a third computing platform. The computing platform may receive, from the third computing platform, first model execution data. The computing platform may execute the first model based on the first model execution data and the first model execution configuration data to generate a first model output score.

Abstract: A diverter seal member for a diverter structure of a tub spout structure includes a central body, a first seal extension, and a second seal extension. The central body includes a first side and a second side. The first seal extension extends from the first side of the central body. The first seal extension includes a first extension side and an extension end. The extension end extends substantially perpendicular to the firs extension end. The second seal extension extends from the second side of the central body.