Abstract: Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for initiating actions based on an ongoing customer journey are provided. Customer journey data associated with an ongoing customer journey may be received. The ongoing customer journey may involve an individual and a device associated with the individual in a retail store, such as a shopping cart. The customer journey data may indicate a trajectory of the device in the retail store generated based on data captured using an indoor positioning instrument associated with the device. While the ongoing customer journey is in progress, the customer journey data may be analyzed to determine information associated with the individual. The information associated with the individual may be used to select an action associated with the individual. A digital signal configured to initiate the selected action may be generated.

Abstract: Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for selecting content for presentation in retail stores are provided. Location data associated with a device associated with an individual in a retail store, such as a shopping cart, may be obtained. A data structure including a plurality of data records may be accessed. Each data record may associate a content provider, a region of the retail store and a modifiable bid amount. A group of data records that match the location data of the plurality of data records may be identified. A particular data record of the group may be selected based on the bid amounts. The particular data record may be associated with a particular content provided and a particular bid amount. Content associated with the particular content provider may be presented. An account associated with the particular content provider may be updated based on the particular bid amount.

Abstract: In an example, an apparatus comprises at least one execution platform; and logic, at least partially including hardware logic, to receive a trained neural network model in a model optimizer and convert the trained neural network model to an optimized model comprising parameters that are fit to the at least one execution platform. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: One or more computing devices may comprise congestion management circuitry, one or more client file system request buffers, and DESS interface circuitry. The one or more client file system request buffers is/are operable to queue first client file system requests of a first priority level and second client file system requests of a second priority level, where the first priority level is higher priority than the second priority level. The DESS interface circuitry is operable to determine a choking level according to the load on a plurality of DESS resources. Individual load values of the DESS resources are mapped to a composite load value using a first function. The composite load value is mapped to a congestion contribution using a second function. And, the congestion contribution is mapped to a choking level using a third function.

Abstract: A first computing device is part of a distributed electronic storage system (DESS) that also comprises one or more second computing devices. The first computing device comprises client process circuitry and DESS interface circuitry. The DESS interface circuitry is operable to: receive, from client process circuitry of the first computing device, a first client file system request that requires accessing a storage resource on one or more of the second computing devices; determine resources required for servicing of the first client file system request; generate a plurality of DESS file system requests for the first file system request; and transmit the plurality of DESS file system requests onto the one or more network links. How many such DESS file system requests are generated is determined based on the resources required for servicing the first client file system request.

Abstract: A dynamic interactive network system provides an online service and social community for engaging, learning, and training skills for happiness. The system includes a processor and memory storing instructions which when executed by the processor configure the processor to provide the online service. The instructions further configure the processor to provide tracks including activities, provide an initial happiness level and a track to a user based on a self-assessment completed by the user upon signing up, monitor progress of the user based on self-assessments periodically completed by the user, modify the tack based on the self-assessments, suggest followers to the user from the users whose profiles match the profile of the user in terms of demographics, psychographics, and rating of the users on the online service, and generate a happiness graph for the user that correlates the activities and the followers with their impact on happiness level of the user.

Abstract: A data center for data backup and replication, including a pool of multiple storage units for storing a journal of I/O write commands issued at respective times, wherein the journal spans a history window of a pre-specified time length, and a journal manager for dynamically allocating more storage units for storing the journal as the journal size increases, and for dynamically releasing storage units as the journal size decreases.

Abstract: A computing system for interacting with a user comprises a processor and a memory storing executable software which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to commence an interactive session with a user, receive input data from the user during the interactive session, analyze the received input data and output a response to the user to continue the interactive session with the user. The processor, prior to outputting the response, identifies one or more topics from the received input data, ascertains a tone of the received input data, generates a mirroring prompt based on the ascertained tone of the received input data, and output to the user the generated mirroring prompt. The processor outputs the mirroring prompt to the user during the interactive session to cause an increase in a level of engagement of the user with the interactive session.

Abstract: A computing system/method for enabling a user to improve, via training, a system designed to increase the emotional and/or physical well-being of persons, or designed for other purposes. The system/method includes retrieving a user response from a dialogue database, the user response having already labeled thereto an assigned class having a highest confidence score, the confidence score indicating degree of confidence that context of the retrieved user response is of the assigned class, displaying, the assigned class, along with other classes each having a respective lower confidence score, and receiving an indication of validity of the assigned class.

Abstract: A data center for data backup and replication, including a pool of multiple storage units for storing a journal of I/O write commands issued at respective times, wherein the journal spans a history window of a pre-specified time length, and a journal manager for dynamically allocating more storage units for storing the journal as the journal size increases, and for dynamically releasing storage units as the journal size decreases.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to facilitating routing of communications. One example includes a communication server determining capacities associated with a terminal devices based on workloads for agents associated with the terminal devices. Historical acceptance data is accessed for past interaction invitations to user devices associated with one or more criteria. Current data is then used to determine available interactions and to facilitate interactions using interaction invitations based on the historical data and the current number of available interactions.

Abstract: A system for conducting dialogues with users of an online service recommending N activities comprises a processor to generate a first file including M portions for conducting the dialogues. The processor generates N second files for the N activities, respectively. The processor includes in each of the N second files references to a plurality of the M portions of the first file. The processor generates a plurality of third files, each corresponding to a task for performing one of the N activities. The processor conducts a dialogue with one of the users about one of the N activities using one of the N second files corresponding to the one of the N activities, a plurality of the M portions of the first file referenced by the one of the N second files, and one of the third files corresponding to a task for performing the one of the N activities.

Abstract: A computing system for interacting with a user comprises a processor and a memory storing executable software which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to commence an interactive session with a user, receive input data from the user during the interactive session, analyze the received input data and output a response to the user to continue the interactive session with the user. The processor, prior to outputting the response, identifies one or more topics from the received input data, ascertains a tone of the received input data, generates a mirroring prompt based on the ascertained tone of the received input data, and output to the user the generated mirroring prompt. The processor outputs the mirroring prompt to the user during the interactive session to cause an increase in a level of engagement of the user with the interactive session.

Abstract: A dynamic interactive network system provides an online service and social community for engaging, learning, and training skills for happiness. The system includes a processor and memory storing instructions which when executed by the processor configure the processor to provide the online service. The instructions further configure the processor to provide tracks including activities, provide an initial happiness level and a track to a user based on a self-assessment completed by the user upon signing up, monitor progress of the user based on self-assessments periodically completed by the user, modify the track based on the self-assessments, suggest followers to the user from the users whose profiles match the profile of the user in terms of demographics, psychographics, and rating of the users on the online service, and generate a happiness graph for the user that correlates the activities and the followers with their impact on happiness level of the user.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a treatment protocol for treatment of migraine comprising an abortive drug adapted to bind with a plurality of calcitonin gene-related peptides (CGRP) receptors. The abortive drug may be adapted to mitigate vasodilation in a user. The treatment protocol may comprise evaluating medication-relevant information from a user input to determine positive and/or negative effects of the abortive drug regimen. The treatment protocol may include a preventative drug regimen and a corresponding preventative drug. The treatment protocol may be configured to evaluate the efficacy of the abortive and/or preventive drug regimens based on the determined positive and/or negative effects. In a further embodiment, the drug protocol may be configured to generate suggested alterations to either regimen based on the efficacy evaluation.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medication tracking and compliance system. In an embodiment, the system receives an initial drug regimen comprising one or more drugs configured to inhibit a calcitonin superfamily of peptides. The system, via a client device, may receive user input and extract the medication-relevant information from said user input. In a further embodiment, the medication-relevant information may be analyzed in view of drug-specific information to evaluate potential positive and/or negative effects. The system may generate an activity within the interactive session, where the activity may be replaced with a succeeding activity based on the activity content efficacy and activity type efficacy of the previously generated activity.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system of networked devices configured to increase the efficacy of a migraine treatment plan and adherence to said treatment plan. The system may comprise a client device and a server, wherein the client device is adapted to generate an interactive session including one or more tracks. In a further embodiment, the client device receives user input and alters the track based on an instant instruction. The instant instruction may be generated by the server based on at least the received input data and the need set. Thus, the server may transmit the instant instruction to the client device, enabling the client device to alter the track such as to improve at least one need from the need set.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to digital devices adapted to increase the efficacy of a computer-implemented migraine treatment plan. In some embodiments, an apparatus generates an interactive session comprising a plurality of tracks and sets a need set according to a baseline level. The need set may comprise a selection of one or more tracks, wherein the selection is a function of the baseline level and/or a variable level. The interactive session may utilize a three-tiered architecture interactive dialogue module comprising a master file, a plurality of skeleton files, and a plurality of skin sets, wherein each of the plurality of skin sets is nested within one of the plurality of skeleton files and the plurality of skeleton files are nested within the master file. Accordingly, the tracks, the activities, and the tasks, may each utilize the master file, the skeleton files, and the skin sets, respectively.

Abstract: A dynamic interactive network system provides an online service and social community for engaging, learning, and training skills for happiness. The system includes a processor and memory storing instructions which when executed by the processor configure the processor to provide the online service. The instructions further configure the processor to provide tracks including activities, provide an initial happiness level and a track to a user based on a self-assessment completed by the user upon signing up, monitor progress of the user based on self-assessments periodically completed by the user, modify the track based on the self-assessments, suggest followers to the user from the users whose profiles match the profile of the user in terms of demographics, psychographics, and rating of the users on the online service, and generate a happiness graph for the user that correlates the activities and the followers with their impact on happiness level of the user.

Abstract: A medical ultrasound (US) imaging system includes a US probe and a processor. The US probe includes an array of transducers arranged in a reflection geometry, the probe configured to emit US waves and to receive reflected ultrasound waves that are reflected from a body portion of a patient. The processor is configured to generate an image of the body portion of the patient by applying an inverse model to the emitted and reflected US waves.