Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for surfacing local merchants with enhanced rewards opportunities to customers. First, a computing device can determine that a merchant satisfies a qualification criterion and add the merchant to a list of qualified merchants. Then, the computing device can send a message to a client application executing on a client device associated with a transaction account, the notification indicating that the merchant is a qualified merchant. Then, the computing device receives a first message from the client device indicating that a user of the client device is travelling from a first location to the merchant. Later, the computing device receives a second message from the client device indicating that the user of the client device has arrived at the merchant. A distance traveled by the client device is calculated and award value is calculated based on the distance traveled.

Abstract: An authentication system for financial transactions is disclosed. For non-disabled consumers, the authentication system sends authentication messages that have been formatted using a standard format that is easy for non-disabled consumers to interpret but which is more difficult for disabled consumers to accurately interpret. The authentication system assists disabled consumers by sending authentication messages to disabled consumers in a non-standard format that is easier to interpret than standard authentication messages.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Embodiments disclosed herein describe a method and user equipment (UE) for delay status report (DSR) handling for extended reality (XR) within a communication network system. The method involves the UE detecting a transmission of a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) or a cancellation of the DSR that triggered a scheduling request (SR) for the DSR. The UE stops an ongoing random access procedure initiated due to the SR for the DSR, wherein the SR for the DSR lacks configuration of valid physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources. This solution offers an enhanced DSR handling mechanism that ensures efficient transmission and better scheduling for the XR applications in wireless networks.

Abstract: A user interface provides insights with respect to modes of payments offered by merchants within a particular region of interest defined by a user in the user interface. Historic and real time transaction data are obtained and merged to create integrated records. Location information and payment modes for merchants are obtained from the integrated records. The location information and payment modes for merchants within a defined region of interest are automatically arranged in the user interface enabling the user to view, on a map and at a glance, a location of the merchants, which merchants offer particular modes of payment, and a success rate for the particular modes of payment for the merchants within the region of interest.

Abstract: A method for providing suggestions for maintaining personal hygiene of a user is provided. The method includes receiving hygiene data associated with the user from at least one source in response to detecting an activity, determining a hygiene category of the activity among a plurality of hygiene categories based on the hygiene data, and preprocessed hygiene data associated with the user, determining a type of the activity among a plurality of types of activities based on the hygiene data and the hygiene category, determining an impact level of the activity on the personal hygiene of the user based on the hygiene category, and the type of the activity, and providing one or more suggestions for maintaining the personal hygiene to the user based on the impact level, the hygiene data, the hygiene category, and the activity.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a device obtains data regarding routing decisions made by a machine learning-based predictive routing engine for a network. The device determines, based on the data regarding the routing decisions, a behavior of the machine learning-based predictive routing engine. The device compares the behavior of the machine learning-based predictive routing engine to a behavioral policy for the machine learning-based predictive routing engine. The device adjusts operation of the machine learning-based predictive routing engine, when the behavior of the machine learning-based predictive routing engine violates the behavioral policy.

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for automatically detecting a change in screen content and generating a hint message in response. As another example, the system may auto-capture the detected change in the screen content instead of or in addition to the hint message. In one example, a method may include capturing user interface metadata of content being displayed by a client-side of the software application, activating a recorder that is configured to record events transmitted between the client-side and a server-side of the software application, receiving updated user interface metadata based on a user interaction on the client-side of the software application, determining that user interface content has changed based on a comparison of the captured user interface metadata to the updated user interface metadata, and displaying a hint message via the user interface of the client-side of the software application.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for detecting a medical condition, in particular cancer, in a subject using blood sample by analyzing very small embryonic like stem cells. The present disclosure also provides with methods of detecting a medical condition or cancer in a subject by analyzing the expression of Oct4A marker in blood sample. The method as disclosed herein is simple, quick, non-invasive and specific.

Abstract: A system and method for optimal location identification of mesh nodes in a Wi-Fi network is disclosed. The method includes obtaining information regarding a number and location of one or more user hotspots, obtaining information regarding an initial position of a mesh node with respect to the one or more user hotspots, performing benchmark throughput tests with one or more Wi-Fi enabled devices in the one or more user hotspots and the mesh node being moved between consecutive throughput tests, recommending moving the mesh node a distance and direction to improve benchmark throughput test results, displaying a mapping of throughput test data at the one or more user hotspots with respect to various testing positions of the mesh node, and determining an optimal position of the mesh node for throughput signal strength in the one or more user hotspots.

Abstract: The invention relates generally to a system and methods for protecting content, and more particularly to a system and methods for monitoring and reporting use of content to prevent and redress misuses of the same or similar content. The system may be configured to receive content from a registered user either directly from a client device or indirectly from a third party platform. That content may be processed and assigned a priority score based on one or more parameters. Once processed, a monitoring process may be initiated to scan a network for use of the same or similar content. Instances of use may be recorded and used to produce a report including one or more selectable actions in response to each instance of use. Advantageously, the system may be configured to output a report to a user efficiently and effectively and further provide the user with one or more recommendations.

Abstract: A software agent, comprising a machine learning algorithm trained to engage in a conversation with a customer to take an order, receives an utterance from a customer. The utterance is converted to text and an analysis of the text performed. If the software agent determines, based on the analysis, that the software agent is untrained to respond to the text, the software agent establishes a connection to a point-of-sale device associated with a human agent. The human agent may perform a modification (e.g., an edit to the text, a modification to a cart, or provide input) to a modifiable portion displayed by the point-of-sale device. The software agent, based at least in part on the modification, resumes the conversation with the customer. The human agent does not directly interact with the customer during the conversation between the software agent and the customer.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rapid, economically feasible method for producing continuous films with excellent properties using nanocellulose suspensions at high consistency.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a computer implemented method for identifying, validating and authenticating a user using biological patterns and numbers. The method includes prompting a user to enter a password into an authentication software, where the password is responsive to selected user fingers, selected user fingerprints and a selected entry pattern of the user fingers and user fingerprints. A biometric sensing device is operated to obtain biometric data responsive to sensed user fingers, sensed user fingerprints and a sensed entry pattern. The biometric data is processed to determine characteristic features of at least one of the sensed user fingers, the sensed user fingerprints and the sensed entry pattern and the characteristic features is compared with the user data to determine if the characteristic features match the user data. The user is allowed or denied entry into a computer system responsive to whether the characteristic features match the user data.

Abstract: An HVAC controller is provided having a plurality of control terminals for connecting to corresponding control terminals on an indoor unit for an HVAC system, at least one controller power terminal for connecting to a power terminal on the indoor unit for the HVAC system, and at least one shutoff terminal for connecting to a power terminal on a thermostat for the HVAC system, and a controllable power relay electrically coupling the shutoff terminal and the controller power terminal. Interrupting power from the power terminal on the thermostat deactivates the thermostat. The controllable power relay is closed during normal HVAC system usage and is opened for a testing process, and the shutoff terminal is the only connection between the HVAC controller and the thermostat that is not electrically coupled with the indoor unit.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for configuring an edge computing device to implement a logical router belonging to a logical network. The method configures a datapath executing on the edge computing device to use a first routing table associated with the logical router for processing data messages routed to the logical router. The method configures a routing protocol application executing on the edge computing device to (i) use the first routing table for exchanging routes with a network external to the logical network and (ii) use a second routing table for exchanging routes with other edge computing devices that implement the logical router.

Abstract: A delay circuit. In some embodiments, a non-transitory computer readable medium includes stored instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to generate a digital representation of a circuit including: a first inverter, having an input, an output, and two power supply connections; a first current source, electrically coupled in series between a power supply conductor and a power supply connection of the two power supply connections of the first inverter; and a ramp generator circuit, electrically coupled to the input of the first inverter.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a device identifies peaks of a timeseries of a path metric used to predict performance of a path in a network. The device determines one or more characteristics of the peaks of the timeseries. The device computes, based on the one or more characteristics of the peaks, a measurement frequency for the path metric. The device causes the path metric to be measured in the network according to the measurement frequency.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a device identifies a plurality of online applications whose traffic is conveyed via an interface of a networking entity of a network. The device computes a relationship between a quality of experience metric for a particular online application in the plurality of online applications and a traffic volume associated with the interface for the plurality of online applications. The device makes, based on the relationship, a determination that degradation of the quality of experience metric for the particular online application is due to the traffic volume associated with the interface for the plurality of online applications. The device reconfigures, based on the determination, the networking entity to prioritize traffic for the particular online application.

Abstract: Methods and systems for handling power saving signals to improve power saving performance of UE. A method disclosed herein includes enabling, a User Equipment (UE), to monitor a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) for downlink control information based on a reception of power saving signals from a Base Station with respect to a discontinuous-reception (DRX) cycle. The power saving signals include a Wake Up Signal (WUS), Go To Sleep (GTS) signal and PDCCH adaptation signal. The method further includes enabling the UE to monitor the PDCCH, if the WUS indicates presence of the PDCCH and enables the UE to skip the monitoring of the PDCCH during an On-duration of the DRX cycle, if the WUS indicates absence of the PDCCH. The method further includes enabling the UE to skip the monitoring of the PDCCH in an active time of the DRX cycle, on receiving the GTS signal.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. The present disclosure relates to method 300a and UE 101 for signalling multicast broadcast services (MBS) interest indication (MII). The method comprises of sending, to a source cell an MII message. The method further comprises of receiving from the source cell, one of: RRC_Reconfiguration or RRC_Reconfiguration with reconfigurationWithSync. The RRC_Reconfiguration or RRC_Reconfiguration with reconfigurationWithSync is received during UE mobility. The method further comprises of connecting with a target cell upon receiving one of: RRC_Reconfiguration or RRC_Reconfiguration with reconfigurationWithSync. The method finally comprises of sending the MII message to the target cell.