Abstract: Features are disclosed for performing functions in response to user requests based on contextual data regarding prior user requests. Users may engage in conversations with a computing device in order to initiate some function or obtain some information. A dialog manager may manage the conversations and store contextual data regarding one or more of the conversations. Processing and responding to subsequent conversations may benefit from the previously stored contextual data by, e.g., reducing the amount of information that a user must provide if the user has already provided the information in the context of a prior conversation. Additional information associated with performing functions responsive to user requests may be shared among applications, further improving efficiency and enhancing the user experience.

Abstract: Downlink rate adaptation in wireless communication systems are disclosed in which a UE reports RIs for both interference-free and interference-limited subframes. In general, the RI for the interference-free subframes will be higher than the RI reported for the interference-limited subframes. However, an eNB selects an RI and a transmission rate for interference-limited subframes based on what the UE can sustain instead of based only on the RI reported by the UE.

Abstract: An open framework for computing devices to dispatch voice-based interactions to supporting applications. Applications are selected on a trial-and-error basis to find an application able to handle the voice interaction. Dispatching to the applications may be performed without a determination of meaning conveyed in the interaction, with meaning determined by the individual applications. Once an application acts upon a voice interaction, that application may be given first-right-of-refusal for subsequent voice interactions.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided for selecting a receiver in a user equipment (UE). The method includes receiving, at the UE, a signal; determining, at the UE, a switch metric based on correlation metrics of a training sequence of the signal; comparing, at the UE, the switch metric with a threshold; and selecting, at the UE, one of a voice services over adaptive multi-user channels on one slot (VAMOS) receiver and a non-VAMOS receiver based on the comparing result.

Abstract: Methods and systems for characterizing a subterranean formation using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements are described herein. One method includes locating a downhole logging tool in a wellbore that traverses the subterranean formation, and performing NMR measurements to obtain NMR data for a region of the subterranean formation. The NMR data is processed by employing sparse Bayesian learning (SBL) to determine a multi-dimensional property distribution of the NMR data (e.g., T1-T2, D-T2, and D-T1-T2 distributions). The sparse Bayesian learning can utilize Bayesian inference that involves a prior over a vector of basis coefficients governed by a set of hyperparameters, one associated with each basis coefficient, whose most probable values are iteratively estimated from the NMR data. The sparse Bayesian learning can achieve sparsity because posterior distributions of many of such basis coefficients are sharply peaked around zero.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure propose methods and apparatus to transmit information about number of active UEs in a cell (e.g., pico cell) that need protection to an interfering cell (e.g., a macro cell). The information may be transmitted in a resource status update message. The active users may be defined as users whose downlink performance and/or quality of service are limited by the available number of protected resources.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method includes identifying a priority parameter associated with data to be transmitted on an uplink carrier; selecting, based at least in part on the identified priority parameter, between a first type of message for requesting uplink resources in a shared radio frequency spectrum band or a dedicated radio frequency spectrum band, or a second type of message for requesting uplink resources in the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band; and transmitting the selected type of message.

Abstract: A device may support communication without a radio link control (RLC) layer, which may include receiving a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) service data units (SDUs) for multiple radio bearers at a PDCP layer. The multiple radio bearers may have different reliability or delay targets, and a reordering procedure at the PDCP layer may be conducted on the different radio bearers. The reordering procedure may be a same reordering procedure for each of the radio bearers, with one or more parameters that may be adjusted based on one or both of the reliability target or delay target of the radio bearer.

Abstract: Techniques for scheduling data for transmission over multiple links are described herein. For example, techniques described herein include adding extra delay at low-delay link and/or allocating long-delay links with newer and/or higher sequence number packets and low-delay links with older and/or lower sequence number packets. Additional or alternative techniques disclosed herein include disabling multi-link under low throughput, and/or avoiding overflow using history information. Additional or alternative techniques disclosed herein include normalizing data size into time and/or buffer size configuration.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to joint support for UEs capable of communicating data of a same bearer on first and second RATs simultaneously and UEs not capable of communicating data of a same bearer on the first and second RATs simultaneously. An eNB of a first RAT may configure radio bearers of different types for communication with a UE scapable of communicating via a first RAT and a second RAT. The eNB may select one or more of the radio bearers for routing packets to the UE via at least one of the first or second RAT, wherein the selecting is based at least in part on whether the UE is capable of communicating data of a same bearer on the first and second RATs simultaneously. The eNB may communicate with the UE using the selected radio bearers.

Abstract: A voice-based system may comprise a local speech interface device and a remote control service. A user may interact with the system using speech to obtain services and perform functions. The system may allow a user to install applications to provide enhanced or customized functionality. Such applications may be installed on either the speech interface device or the control service. The control service receives user speech and determines user intent based on the speech. If an application installed on the control service can respond to the intent, that application is called. Otherwise, the intent is provided to the speech interface device which responds by invoking one of its applications to respond to the intent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a topical pharmaceutical composition comprising acitretin and a process for its preparation. It also relates to a method of treating skin disorders by administering said topical pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: Mitigation of inter-base station resynchronization loss in wireless networks including contention-based shared frequency spectrum is discussed. Aspects of such mitigation provide for base stations entering into an idle mode when a transmission opportunity occurs in a radio frame of the next resynchronization occasion. Additional aspects provide for the base station to signal a flexible listen before talk (LBT) frame length to the user equipment (UE), either with or without explicit signaling of the downlink-uplink division. Further aspects provide for the base station to signal a reset indication to UEs that will prompt the UEs to monitor for downlink channel reserving signals prior to the current LBT frame ending by the resynchronization occasion.

Abstract: A method for determining a volume of a constituent(s) in a geological formation may include generating an equation of state based upon log measurements for the geological formation, with the equation of state providing a correlation between the log measurements, determining a quality factor for the equation of state, and for each of a plurality of different constituents expected to be in the formation, determining a constituent compliance factor for each of the constituents. The method may further include determining an uncertainty for each constituent compliance factor, determining a likelihood that each constituent is present in the formation based upon the quality factor, the constituent compliance factor for the constituent, and the uncertainty for the constituent compliance factor, generating a volumetric model based upon the log measurements and the determined likelihoods of the constituents in the formation, and determining the volume of the constituent(s) based upon the volumetric model.

Abstract: A method for generating a model of a formation property includes acquiring a formation property measurement. A petrophysical quantity is inverted from the formation property measurement. A model is generated based on the inverted petrophysical quantity.

Abstract: A method for analyzing at least one characteristic of a geological formation may include obtaining measured data for the geological formation based upon a logging tool. Measured data may come from multiple passes or multiple depths of investigation. The method may further include generating a kernel describing a known linear mapping between the measured data and unknown data points representing at least one characteristic of the geological formation, and a redundant dictionary including a plurality of different basis functions expected to span the solution space of the unknown data points. The unknown data points representing the at least one characteristic of the geological formation may be determined from the measured data, the kernel and the redundant dictionary based upon an L1 minimization.

Abstract: Network-based services may be provided to a user through the user of a speech-based user device located within a user environment. The speech-based user device may accept speech commands from a user and may also interact with the user by means of generated speech. Operating state of the speech-based user device may be provided to the network-based service and stored by the service. Applications that provide services through the speech-based interface may request and obtain the stored state information.

Abstract: A method for analyzing at least one characteristic of a geological formation may include obtaining measured data for the geological formation based upon a logging tool, and minimizing an objective function representing at least an Lp norm of model parameters and an error between the measured data and predicted data for the objective function, wherein p is not equal to 2. The method may further include determining the at least one characteristic of the geological formation based upon the minimization of the objective function.

Abstract: A voice-based system may comprise a local speech interface device and a remote control service. A user may interact with the system using speech to obtain services and perform functions. The system may allow a user to install applications to provide enhanced or customized functionality. Such applications may be installed on either the speech interface device or the control service. The control service receives user speech and determines user intent based on the speech. If an application installed on the control service can respond to the intent, that application is called. Otherwise, the intent is provided to the speech interface device which responds by invoking one of its applications to respond to the intent.

Abstract: A method of providing uninterrupted playback of content being rendered by a media rendering device (102a) in a home network (100) is disclosed. The method comprises retaining (202) the media rendering device (102a) within the home network and checking whether the media rendering device is rendering content and if so checking (204) whether the media rendering device wants to continue its current ongoing rendering of content uninterruptedly and if so configuring (206) the media rendering device to notify the plurality of controller devices not to subscribe and invoke rendering service request thereby suspending the processing of rendering service request. The rendering devices could be connected televisions, streamium devices, connected photo frames, set-top-boxes, mobile phones and personal computers/laptops within the home network. The disclosed method could help the media rendering device and controller devices to save on power and network traffic.