Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of camera placement for monitoring an area, and in particular to the field of assisted camera placement in an area comprising a monitoring area. The present invention is based upon the realization that in many cases, the monitoring of a monitoring area needs to be performed with a required view angle of incidence in order to facilitate monitoring of the area. The present invention provides methods, systems and computer-readable recording mediums for selecting position and orientation for one or more monitoring cameras in an area, the area comprising at least a monitoring area.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to prevent interference between two physical tooth models in a physical dental arch model by acquiring the coordinates of a plurality of points on the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models and digitally representing the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models by a mesh of points in three dimensions using the acquired coordinates. The meshes representing the surfaces of the two physical tooth models intersect at least at one point to form an overlapping portion. The method also includes calculating the depth of the overlapping portion between the two meshes to quantify the interference of the two physical tooth models.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method are disclosed for providing a renewable energy network optimization tool. A method for optimizing a renewable energy network determines an initial configuration state, populates a pool of candidate sites for placement of renewable-energy generating units a hybrid simulated annealing-genetic algorithm, constructs a plurality of candidate renewable energy generation networks from the pool of candidate sites using random selection, evaluates the candidate renewable energy generation networks using scoring metrics, ranks the evaluated candidate renewable energy generation networks with respect to each other and prior iteration candidate renewable energy generation networks, adds candidate sites from a top ranked candidate renewable energy generation network to a list of candidate sites to be kept repeats the above until a final best candidate renewable energy generation network of kept sites is determined.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for modeling a fault surface in a subsurface region. A direction may be determined in which a first portion of the subsurface region being on one side of the fault surface has moved relative to a second portion of the subsurface region being on the other side of the fault surface. A model of the fault surface may be generated having substantially no protrusions in the determined direction. A visualization of the model of the generated fault surface may be displayed.

Abstract: A device may generate code for a caller element of a first graphical model and a called element of a second graphical model by generating a first function and a second function. The first function may represent an interface between the caller element and the called element. The first function may include a first input argument corresponding to an input variable and a first output argument corresponding to an output variable. The second function may represent an underlying function of the called element. The underlying function may include the input variable passed from the caller element and the output variable. The underlying function may further include an internal input variable and an internal output variable. The second function may include second input arguments corresponding to the input variable and the internal input variable, and may include second output arguments corresponding to the output variable and the internal output variables.

Abstract: A circuit design checker receives a circuit design. The circuit design can include a first set of one or more logic components in a first clock domain and a second set of one or more logic components in a second clock domain. The clock domain checker identifies a first subset of the second set of one or more logic components that receive one or more asynchronous clock domain crossings. The circuit design is traversed to determine whether a subset of the one or more asynchronous clock domain crossings does not pass through a signal having an attribute indicating that the signal is intended to be part of the one or more asynchronous clock domain crossings. If such a crossing exists, an error is indicated for the circuit design.

Abstract: A timestamp generator generates a timestamp value having a predetermined number of most significant bits and a predetermined number of least significant bits. The least significant bits are transmitted to a client via a parallel data bus. The most significant bits are transmitted to the client sequentially via a series data bus. Each client receives the parallel least significant bits and the series most significant bits and assembles a complete time stamp value.

Abstract: A method for calculating leakage of a circuit including a plurality of transistors includes simulating a three-dimensional model of the circuit, wherein the simulating accounts for a subset of the plurality of the transistors that includes less than all of the plurality of transistors, and calculating the leakage in accordance with the three-dimensional model.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides systems and techniques to execute a hardware simulation and verification solution on a multiprocessor system. The hardware simulation and verification solution can be partitioned into different modules which can include a simulation kernel to simulate changes in signal values, a value change dump module to store the changes in the signal values on a computer-readable storage medium, a functional coverage module to check functionality, a toggle coverage module to check signal toggling, an assertion engine to check complex behaviors, and a testbench module to generate test scenarios. Embodiments of the present invention can execute different modules on different processors, thereby improving performance.

Abstract: A computer implemented method and system of change evaluation of an electronic design for verification confirmation. The method has the steps of receiving the electronic design comprised a subcomponent, employing a banked signature of data representative of the subcomponent, receiving a review request of the subcomponent, generating a current signature of the data representative of the subcomponent and determining a difference of the current signature and the banked signature.

Abstract: For linear array hierarchy navigation, a method encodes a logic design as a linear array with a plurality of logic states. The method displays combination maps of a plurality of fields at two or more successive display levels having a top display level and at least one lower display level. In addition, the method receives a selection of a first field of the plurality of fields. The method displays the first field and one or more successive combination maps for the first field. Each of the one or more successive combination maps is displayed with a field identifier of a predecessor field. In addition, the method displays relationship arrows linking the first field and each successive field of the first field.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for optimizing an integrated circuit design is provided. The method may include identifying one or more nets crossing a boundary between a parent block, having parent logic, and a child block, having child logic. The method may include inserting interior buffers on the nets inside of the child block and exterior buffers on the nets outside of the child block and inside of the parent block, wherein the interior buffers and the exterior buffers define a buffer pair for each of the nets. The method may further include determining a first placement for the parent logic and a second placement for the child logic, such that the buffers of the buffer pair for each net are placed substantially near to one another. The method may further include determining pin locations for the child block based on the second placement.

Abstract: A replacement method for scan cell of an integrated circuit (IC) is provided. A gate-level netlist of the IC is obtained. A place-and-route process is performed on the gate-level netlist to obtain a first netlist. A clock tree synthesis process is performed on the first netlist to obtain a second netlist. Static timing analysis is performed to analyze a plurality of first scan cells of the second netlist in normal mode and scan mode. The first scan cell is replaced with a second scan cell according to the static timing analysis that indicates the replaced first scan cell has a specific time margin in the scan mode. A first skew of the normal mode and a second skew of the scan mode are adjusted symmetrically in the first scan cell. The first skew and the second skew are adjusted asymmetrically in the second scan cell.

Abstract: A method of forming a layout design for fabricating an integrated circuit is disclosed. The method includes identifying a line pattern of a first set of grid lines with respect to a second set of grid lines within a region of the layout design; and placing a k-th standard cell layout of the K standard cell layouts at the region of the layout design if the line pattern is determined to match a k-th predetermined line pattern of K predetermined line patterns. K is an integer equal to or greater than two, and k is an order index ranging from 1 to K. The region of the layout design is sized to fit one of K different standard cell layouts corresponding to a same standard cell functionality.

Abstract: Provided are an EMI characteristic derivation unit which derives an EMI characteristic radiated from a cable based on design information of a circuit board connected with the cable; a determination standard database which stores an EMI tolerance condition which is a tolerance condition for the EMI characteristic; an EMI condition determination unit which determines whether the EMI characteristic satisfies the EMI tolerance condition; an improvement effect database which stores a modification guideline to modify a configuration of the circuit board necessary to satisfy the EMI tolerance condition when the EMI characteristic does not satisfy the EMI tolerance condition and an improvement effect corresponding to the modification guideline; a restriction item database which stores a restriction item applied when the configuration of the board is modified; and a configuration modification unit which performs the configuration modification of the board in accordance with the modification guideline and the restricti

Abstract: A method for designing a system to be implemented on a target device includes generating bounding boxes on the target device for nets in the system where a bounding box identifies routing resources available for routing its corresponding net. The nets in the system are assigned to a plurality of threads to be routed. The threads are executed so that a plurality of the nets are routed in parallel within their corresponding bounding box.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide approaches for improved circuit routing using a wide-edge pin. Specifically, provided is an integrated circuit (IC) device comprising a standard cell having a first metal layer (M1) pin coupled to a second metal layer (M2) wire at a via. The M1 pin has a width greater than a width of the via sufficient to satisfy an enclosure rule for the via, while the M1 pin extends vertically past the via a distance substantially equal to or greater than zero. This layout increases the number of available pin access points within the standard cell and thus improves routing efficiency and chip size.

Abstract: Performing RC analysis in a hierarchical circuit design includes: accessing hierarchical circuit data in the hierarchical circuit design, the hierarchical circuit data comprising top-level data and lower-level block data; obtaining hierarchical RC information; combining RC information on boundary paths between blocks and RC information on boundary paths within blocks to generate boundary RC information; performing RC analysis using the boundary RC information to determine a timing delay; and comparing the timing delay with a desired delay to determine whether an RC timing is closed.

Abstract: A method, executed by a computer, for placing circuit elements includes determining an initial placement for a set of circuit elements corresponding to a circuit design, identifying a port for a circuit element of the set of circuit elements to provide an identified port, calculating a load-to-driver capacitance ratio for the identified port, determining an estimated operating parameter corresponding to the identified port if the load-to-driver capacitance ratio exceeds a selected threshold, and changing placement of the circuit element, or an associated driver, if the estimated operating parameter is outside an acceptable operating range. Changing placement of the circuit element or an associated driver can improve the estimated operating parameter corresponding to the identified port. In some embodiments, the estimated operating parameter is an estimated operating temperature.

Abstract: CAD software examines delays of paths in a design from design engineers and first selects the longest paths. Then all paths that converge with these longest paths are examined for delays, and a fastest converging path is selected for each of the longest paths. The longest paths are again sorted by the fastest converging delay, and paths with slower converging paths are selected to be Functional Critical Paths (FCP's). Functional critical path timing sensors are added to each FCP to test setup time with an added margin delay. When the margined path delays fail to meet setup requirements, the functional critical path timing sensors signal a controller to increase VDD. When no failures occur over a period of time, the controller decreases VDD. The CAD software can replicate some of the FCP's and add toggle pattern generators and timing sensors and a margin controller to adjust the margin delay.

Abstract: Various embodiments include computer-implemented methods, computer program products and systems for modeling at least one feature in an integrated circuit (IC) layout for an inter-layer effect. In some cases, approaches include a computer-implemented method of modeling at least one feature in an IC layout for an inter-level effect, the method including: building a set of shape measurement regions each connected with an edge of the at least one feature; determining a set of shape parameters for each shape measurement region in the set of shape measurement regions; and creating a column vector representing each shape measurement region using the set of shape parameters, the column vector representing the inter-layer effect of the at least one feature, wherein the inter-layer effect includes a physical relationship between the at least one feature and another feature on a distinct level of the IC layout.

Abstract: A method of designing an exhaust assembly that includes the steps: developing an initial exhaust assembly design; evaluating the initial design based on a design guide; developing an interim exhaust assembly design, or a plurality of interim exhaust assembly designs, based on the initial design and a parametric model; evaluating the interim design or designs using a computational fluid dynamics model; and developing a final exhaust assembly design based on the parametric and the fluid dynamics models.

Abstract: Provided are methods and devices for single-molecule genomic analysis. In one embodiment, the methods entail processing a double-stranded nucleic acid and characterizing said nucleic acid. These methods are useful in, e.g. determining structural variations and copy number variations between individuals.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a constructing a gene interaction network. Tools are provided to compute a gene relationship measure based upon cellular images, and to rank image collections having a similar morphology. The ranking is based upon capturing similarity within the ranked collection by modeling a three dimensional shape of a cellular image stack. The graph is constructed for related images stacks. Nodes in the graph represent genes, and edges drawn between the nodes represent corresponding image stacks in a commonly ranked list. Accordingly, the graphical representation mathematically and visually connects respective genes.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a constructing a gene interaction network. Tools are provided to compute a gene relationship measure based upon cellular images, and to rank image collections having a similar morphology. The ranking is based upon capturing similarity within the ranked collection by modeling a three dimensional shape of a cellular image stack. The graph is constructed for related images stacks. Nodes in the graph represent genes, and edges drawn between the nodes represent corresponding image stacks in a commonly ranked list. Accordingly, the graphical representation mathematically and visually connects respective genes.

Abstract: An example for processing patient image data workflows can temporarily serially arrange a set of semantic labeling modules in a patient image data workflow pipeline responsive to receiving an event trigger. The example can also remove the set of modules from the patient image data workflow pipeline responsive to receiving an event completion trigger.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for dynamically and automatically selecting an appropriate compression technique and/or compression parameters for digital images in order to reduce or prevent loss of significant information that may negatively impact the utility or usefulness of the digital images. For example, based on various image characteristics associated with a digital image, the system may dynamically compress the image using particular compression techniques and/or by adjusting compression parameters, to maintain significant information of the image. The system may select compression techniques and/or compression parameters based on one or more compression rules, which may be associated with image characteristics patient characteristics, medical history, etc. Further, the system may, based on the one or more compression rules, compress the image to a maximum degree of compression while maintaining the significant information of the image.

Abstract: Described is a technology by which medical patient facial images are acquired and maintained for associating with a patient's records and/or other items. A video camera may provide video frames, such as captured when a patient is being admitted to a hospital. Face detection may be employed to clip the facial part from the frame. Multiple images of a patient's face may be displayed on a user interface to allow selection of a representative image. Also described is obtaining the patient images by processing electronic documents (e.g., patient records) to look for a face pictured therein.

Abstract: In this invention, we propose privacy-enhancing technologies for medical tests and personalized medicine methods, which utilize patients' genomic data. Assuming the whole genome sequencing is done by a certified institution, we propose to store patients' genomic data encrypted by a patient's public keys at a Storage and Processing Unit (SPU). A part of the corresponding private key is also stored on the SPU. At the time of the test by a Medical Unit (MU), the patient provides the second part of the private key to the MU. A test with its associated markers is determined by the MU and sent to the SPU. The test is carried out on the encrypted values thanks to homomorphic operation and returned back to the MU. The latter uses the second part of the private key to access the result.

Abstract: A method, computer program and apparatus are disclosed that include accessing client data records, such as, medical records. The method for may include, for example, receiving a data file at a file server comprising client records information. The method may also include forwarding the file to a database and adding the file to a record in the database, creating a database file and storing the database file on the file server, and scheduling a call to at least one client, the call including a portion of the information included in the received data file. The method may further provide performing the call, monitoring the call, and may also include updating the client records information stored in the database based on the additional information provided by the at least one client.

Abstract: A conversation user interface enables patients to better understand their healthcare by integrating diagnosis, treatment, medication management, and payment, through a system that uses a virtual assistant to engage in conversation with the patient. The conversation user interface conveys a visual representation of a conversation between the virtual assistant and the patient. An identity of the patient, including preferences and medical records, is maintained throughout all interactions so that each aspect of this integrated system has access to the same information. The conversation user interface presents allows the patient to interact with the virtual assistant using natural language commands to receive information and complete task related to his or her healthcare.

Abstract: According to an aspect, influence filtering in a graphical model includes accessing the graphical model in a data store. The graphical model includes a plurality of nodes connected by edges having edge strengths representing a degree of relation between the nodes. A target relation strength for a pair of nodes in the graphical model is received. An edge strength of an edge in a direct path between the pair of nodes is determined by traversing, in the graphical model, one or more paths other than the direct path between the pair of nodes. The determining also includes estimating a cumulative strength of the traversed paths, and calculating the edge strength for the edge in the direct path based on the cumulative strength of the traversed paths and the target relation strength. The calculated edge strength is assigned to the edge in the direct path between the two nodes.

Abstract: A method for performing an automated medical diagnosis of a patient based upon a patient's signs/symptoms/findings which are input by a user/heath care provider and then further analyzed to then output a listing of high probability differential diagnoses/diseases and a low probability differential diagnoses/diseases that the patient may have. This analysis assists health care providers in providing a fast and early indication of potential conditions based upon an analysis of a patient's signs/symptoms/findings.

Abstract: A clinical predictive and monitoring system comprising a data store operable to receive and store data associated with a plurality of patients selected from medical and health data; and a number of social, behavioral, lifestyle, and economic data; at least one predictive model to identify at least one high-risk patient associated with at least one medical condition; a risk logic module operable to apply the at least one predictive model to the patient data to determine at least one risk score associated the at least one medical condition and identify at least one high-risk patient; a data presentation module operable to present notification and information to an intervention coordination team about the identified at least one high-risk patient; and an artificial intelligence tuning module adapted to automatically adjust parameters in the predictive model in response to trends in the patient data.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for managing medical adherence. An exemplary method may include managing medical adherence utilizing data aggregating and processing to determine impact on a user's health based on their behavior related to prescribed medication. The method may entail utilizing data related to a medication regimen and patient behavior to determine a patient's compliance to the regimen in terms of dosage and time. These values may be utilized to calculate a medical adherence value representing a patient's adherence to a prescribed regimen. Responsive to determining low medical adherence, a notification may be generated which may result in an intervention with the patient.

Abstract: A method and means to utilize machine learning to train a device to generate a confidence level indicator (CLI). The device is a CAD system that has been initially trained using initial machine learning to recommend classifications for image features presented to the device. Probabilistic classification is utilized to incorporate intermediate values given by a human operator to better indicate a level of confidence of the CAD system's recommendations as to what classes should be associated with certain image features.

Abstract: A cabinet system for securely storing items includes a cabinet housing, a controller, and at least one drawer unit. The cabinet housing has a locking mechanism, and the controller is in communication with the cabinet housing and configured to operate the locking mechanism. The drawer unit is designed to be releasably locked at least partially within the cabinet housing by the locking mechanism, and slidable within a portion of the cabinet housing when released by the locking mechanism. The drawer unit includes at least one storage compartment, a cover, memory, and a power source. The storage compartment is configured to store at least one item therein. The cover is movable to an open configuration and a closed configuration. When the cover is in the closed configuration, the cover limits access to the item of the storage compartment. The memory is powered by the power source and is configured to store data associated with a movement of the cover.

Abstract: An approach for machine-to-machine vertical integration with publisher-subscriber architecture is provided. The approach includes dynamically registering a plurality of sensors associated with a plurality of subscribers. The sensors are monitored as part of a sensor platform to maintain sensor data for the plurality of subscribers. Also, the sensor data are acquired from the plurality of sensors as a collective data set to determine one or more trends. The collective data set is tagged with metadata for the determined trend.

Abstract: Premise-based policies can be applied in the management of mobile devices and other computing devices within a system. A computing device is detected using close proximity wireless communication and location information is sent to the computing device using close proximity wireless communication. Policies applied to the computing device can be based at least in part on the location information.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method for managing a digital copyright on electronic publication (EPUB)-based content and an apparatus and method for providing EPUB-based content according to a user's right. An encryption unit of the apparatus for managing digital copyright generates encrypted unit files by encrypting a plurality of unit files included in content in the form of a compressed archive including the plurality of unit files with different encryption keys, stores the encrypted unit files in a content database, generates mapping data by mapping the encryption keys to pieces of identification information of the encrypted unit files, and stores the mapping data in an encryption key database.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a system that facilitates redistribution of content objects with a different name without requiring re-computation of the original authentication information. During operation, the system determines, by a content producing device, an original manifest which indicates at least an original name associated with a content object, wherein the name is a hierarchically structured variable length identifier (HSVLI) which comprises contiguous name components ordered from a most general level to a most specific level. The system renames the content object with a new name. The system also creates a new manifest which indicates the new name, wherein the new manifest includes original authentication information associated with the original manifest.

Abstract: A network information system, and a method of operation thereof, includes: an extraction module for extracting a unique device identification for sending to an e-commerce server, wherein the unique device identification is extracted from a network-connected device with a software application installed and not activated on the network-connected device; a settlement process module, coupled to the extraction module, for generating a notification based on the unique device identification for sending to a license server; and a key generation module, coupled to the settlement process module, for generating a product key for the unique device identification based on the notification for activating the software application to run on a computing device.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a serial communication interface connector, a non-volatile semiconductor memory, a memory controller, and a memory reader/writer. The serial communication interface connector is capable of being connected to a serial communication interface terminal of electronic equipment. The memory controller includes a memory interface connected to the non-volatile semiconductor memory and a copyright protection function and controls the non-volatile semiconductor memory. The memory reader/writer includes a controller interface connected to the memory controller and a serial communication interface connected to the serial communication interface connector.

Abstract: Software revalidation. In one example embodiment, a method for software revalidation may include various steps. For example, the method may include receiving, at a machine on which a software application has been installed and activated, activation rules that have been updated since release of the software application. The method may also include periodically applying, at the machine, the updated activation rules to newly-collected machine configuration information from the machine to determine whether a product key remains valid for the newly-collected machine configuration information and, in response to determining that the product key remains valid for the newly-collected machine configuration information, revalidating, at the machine, the software application to authorize continued access to the software application.

Abstract: A processing device provides a method for protecting a program from unauthorized copying. The processing device may include an encrypted version of the program. According to one example method, the processing device creates a secure enclave, and in response to a request to execute the encrypted program, the processing device automatically generates a decrypted version of the program in the secure enclave by decrypting the encrypted program in the secure enclave. After automatically generating the decrypted version of the program in the secure enclave, the processing device may automatically execute the decrypted version of the program in the secure enclave. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: An operation method of an electronic apparatus is provided, wherein a setting procedure of safety mechanism is executed first. The procedure includes: receiving a setting operation through a setting interface so as to select plural sensing units from a sensing unit group; creating a unlocking information according to the setting operation, wherein the unlocking information includes an enabling sequence of the selected sensing units; making the unlocking information associated with the operation function. After finishing the setting procedure of safety mechanism, when a trigger event conforming to the unlocking information is received, the operation corresponding to the unlocking information is executed.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: receiving a request for associating a first index of privileges and permissions with an identity token, the first index specifically encoding the privileges and permissions of a first subscriber in accessing transactional data of the requester, the request including the identity token that identifies a person and has been issued to the requester by a trusted entity through a vetting process; in response to determining that the identity token is valid and verifying that the requester is the person identified by the identity token, associating the first index of privileges and permissions of the first subscriber with the identity token; and providing the identity token associated with the first index of privileges and permissions of the first subscriber, the identity token enabling the first subscriber to access transactional data of the requester in accordance with the first index of privileges and permissions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for providing access to content of a web-based collection, which includes receiving content from at least two users authorized to provide content. A request is received from another user to view content in the web-based collection, the another user not authorized to provide content to the web-based collection. A determination is made as to whether the another user is associated with either of the two users. If so, the another user is enabled to view any content on the web-based collection. If not, the another user is prevented from viewing any content on the web-based collection. The another user is determined to be associated with one of the two users based on the one of the two users selecting the another user as having a relationship to the one of the two users on a social network website.

Abstract: A computer system may have a password entry form with a text field for a user to enter a password. The computer may receive text input from the user and display the text input in the text field. In response to the text input of the user, and without additional input from the user besides the text input, the computer may submit the password for verification of correctness. In some embodiments, submission of the password for verification occurs after a trigger event, where trigger events include without limitation a threshold time elapsing from the most recent text input of the user, a threshold time elapsing from the most recent password submission, entry of a threshold number of text characters, “immediate” submission after entry or deletion of a text character, and so forth.

Abstract: A software widget running on a user device may be designed to operate in a locked or an unlocked mode. In unlocked mode, the user has full interactivity with the widget. In locked mode, however, at least some of the interactivity with the widget is restricted, despite the fact that the widget still operates normally otherwise while in the locked mode. While in locked mode, user input may be compared against a predefined unlocking sequence to determine if the widget should be unlocked.