Abstract: Techniques are provided for creating, organizing, and maintaining a sharded database. A sharded database can be created using user-defined sharding, system-managed sharding, or composite sharding. The sharded database is implemented with relational database techniques. The techniques described provide improvements to load distribution, organization, query processing, and schema propagation in a sharded database.

Abstract: User profiles of remote desktops are managed in a crash-consistent manner. When a user logs into a remote desktop, metadata of the user profile is loaded from persistent storage while registry settings and files of the user profile are loaded asynchronously with respect to the login. During the remote desktop session, snapshots of the remote desktop image in persistent storage are generated periodically, and a change log that indicates changes to the user profile is created therefrom. The user profile stored in persistent storage is updated lazily using the change log at opportunistic times after snapshot generation. When the user logs out of the remote desktop, the user profile stored in the persistent storage is updated with any additional changes to the user profile by extracting the changes from the copy-on-write cache associated with the most recent snapshot.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present application provides a system for efficiently managing navigation categories in a multi-site web environment. During operation, the system determines whether a category of a product is a synchronized category. A synchronized category is shared by a main site and a local site of the multi-site web environment. If the category is a synchronized category, the system copies the category from the main site to the local site.

Abstract: A user interface system has a first engine in communication with a managed infrastructure and configured to receive messages from the managed infrastructure. The managed infrastructure includes physical hardware. A second engine is provided that determines one or more common steps from events and produces clusters of events relating to a failure or errors in the managed infrastructure. Membership in a cluster indicates a common factor of the events that is a failure or an actionable problem in the physical hardware of the managed infrastructure directed to supporting the flow and processing of information. In response to the production of the clusters one or more proposed physical hardware changes are suggested in a managed infrastructure hardware. A situation room is coupled to the first and second engines.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for classifying a message. The method includes receiving the message, identifying in the message a distinguishing property; generating a signature using the distinguishing property; and comparing the signature to a database of signatures generated by previously classified messages.

Abstract: A drive support apparatus includes a data collection part that collects driving behavior data of drivers, a classification part that performs clustering of the driving behavior data to form small clusters, an integration part that integrates, in accordance with contents of predetermined drive supports, the small clusters to thereby form support clusters each showing tendency of driving behavior of the drivers for each kind of the drive supports, an object data acquisition part that acquires, as object data, the driving behavior data regarding a support object driver to be supported, an estimation part that estimates, as a belonging cluster, one of the support clusters to which the support object driver belongs for each kind of the drive supports by comparing the object data with the support cluster information accumulated by the integration part.

Abstract: A method and system for identifying search terms for placing advertisements along with search results is provided. The advertisement system selects a description of an item that is to be advertised. The advertisement system then retrieves documents that match the selected description. The advertisement system generates a score for each word of the retrieved documents that indicates relatedness of the word to the item to be advertised. After generating the scores for the words, the advertisement system identifies phrases of the words within the documents that are related to the item. The advertisement system then generates search terms for the item to be advertised from the identified phrases. The advertisement system submits the search terms and an advertisement to a search engines service for placement of a paid-for advertisement for the item.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores an index generating program that causes a computer to execute a process including: generating presence information of a plurality of pieces of text data, the presence information including whether each of a plurality of elements, included at least one of the plurality of pieces of text data, is present for each of the plurality of pieces of text data, the presence information including a first axe for the plurality of elements and a second axe for the plurality of pieces of text data; detecting collision data for hashed index information when generating the hashed index information, the collision data corresponding to data elements that are independent in the presence information; and setting additional values to each of a plurality of specific collision data, respectively, for one of the plurality of hashed axes.

Abstract: A remote search method is disclosed to search a printed book, video presented on a computer display, or movie displayed on TV screen. The method utilizes a digital camera of a mobile phone, tablet, or optical head-mounted display. The digital camera captures the picture of the book, video or movie and presents the search result on the digital camera display in real time.

Abstract: A server device is provided. The server device includes a communicator configured to receive a query request from an external electronic device, a storage configured to store information related with the query, and at least one processor configured to search for relation information related with the query of the query request based on the query request within an ontology which is generated by using data stored in a database, automatically select at least one keyword in the relation information list, and control the communicator to transmit the selected at least one keyword to the external electronic device.

Abstract: In various example embodiments, systems and methods to provide content recommendations are provided. A selection of a category is received from a device of a user. An attribute associated with the user is derived. A search of a coupled database for content that corresponds to the derived attribute in the selected category is performed. A list of content is caused to be presented in a user interface of the device of the user.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatus, and methods for presenting feed items in an information feed. In various implementations, a first result object is received, where the first result object is a data structure including a result of a feed query, where the result of the feed query includes at least one feed item to be included in the information feed, and where the at least one feed item has a first presentation. In various implementations, at least one custom object associated with the at least one feed item is received, where the at least one custom object provides a second presentation of the at least one feed item. In some implementations, the at least one custom object is included with the first result object to define an intermediary data structure. In some implementations, the intermediary data structure is stored on one or more storage mediums.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for searching for a ticket relevant to a current ticket describing an incident, a system and a computer program product for the same. The method includes extracting a topology of a first application of a server system, the first application being indicated by the current ticket; selecting a second application relevant to the first application from a plurality of candidate applications of the server system, according to the topology; and searching tickets associated with the second application for the ticket relevant to the current ticket.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for receiving relevance scores for a respective set of web resources, each relevance score indicative of a relevance of a web resource to which it corresponds to a search query; for each web resource, obtaining a plurality of similarity scores, each similarity score for the web resource representing a similarity between the web resource and respective content referenced by a respective deeplink to a native application; generating a respective quality score for the content referenced by the deeplink based on the respective relevance scores for the web resources and the respective similarity scores between the web resources and the content referenced by the deeplink; selecting deeplinks referencing content having a respective quality score that satisfies a threshold quality score; and providing the selected deeplinks with a plurality of web search results that each reference a corresponding web resource.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for a social media amplification operation which includes a workflow to amplify content over a plurality of social media platforms. More specifically, in certain embodiments, the workflow translates social media postings made in one language (e.g., the English language) into postings in multiple languages. Additionally, in certain embodiments, the broadcast the social media posting via a region specific user names (e.g., a region specific handle). Additionally, in certain embodiments, the workflow further includes identifying and adding region specific influencers. Additionally, in certain embodiments, the workflow further includes identifying and using region specific tag data (e.g., a region specific #tag) for the region and amplifying the information across multiple region specific social media platforms in their preferred time.

Abstract: According to some aspects, a method for aligning a first data source and a second data source during a plurality of iterations comprising a current iteration and a previous iteration is provided. The method comprises generating at least one property alignment hypothesis between at least one first property of the first data source and at least one second property of the second data source; generating a plurality of instance alignment hypotheses between a respective first plurality of instances of the first data source and a respective second plurality of instances of the second data source; and verifying at least one property alignment hypothesis and/or at least one of the plurality of instance alignment hypotheses. Generating the at least one property alignment hypothesis and/or generating the plurality of instance alignment hypotheses is based, at least in part, on at least one property alignment hypothesis and/or at least one instance alignment hypothesis verified during the previous iteration.

Abstract: Identifying search results from a local and remote search of communications in parallel may be provided. In some examples, an application, such as a communication application, may facilitate an exchange of the communications with a server. A request may be received to perform a search within the exchanged communications. A connection to a server may be verified. A remote search request may be submitted within remotely stored communications based on the received request to the server. The local search may be initiated within locally stored communications. Search results may be displayed through a communication interface. The search results are based on the remote search request and the local search.

Abstract: Disclosed is a recommendation method and device.

Abstract: A networking application provides a platform for users to connect and share information on a personal and professional level. Users connect and are able to define their relationship in a granular and intuitive manner using relationship terms that mimic real-world relationships. These relationships are used to create communication channels between users that dictate permissions for sharing content or posts between users. A user on the network has a newsfeed that shows content that other users are pushing to the user. The user can block posts from users who are in a specific group and sub-group (as defined when the connection between the users was initially created) and can block posts having certain keywords. A user can search his newsfeed using keywords. The user can also search all content on the network (users, organizations, and products) and have the search results ordered based on sentiment trends and weighted rating trends.

Abstract: In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, mechanisms for presenting recommended media content items are provided.

Abstract: A web browser displays a set of search results from a web search, each search result indicating a link to a web page. Responsive to selection of a first of the set of search results for exclusion from display, a subset of one or more of the set of search results that indicate related links is identified. The related links comprise links have a same domain name as the link of the first search result. The first search result and the subset of the set of search results are excluded. The search results are displayed without the excluded ones of the set of search results.

Abstract: A cloud-based industrial application provisioning system is provided. The industrial application provisioning system can reside on a cloud platform and be made available to developers and end users with access privileges to the cloud platform. Application developers can publish industrial applications to an application library on the cloud platform, where the application is cataloged within an industry-specific search hierarchy. A search engine allows a user to access the cloud platform and search for a desired industrial application. The library's hierarchical catalog allows the user to search for applications according to industry type, equipment in use, automation system type, or other suitable criteria.

Abstract: A target domain name is classified using hash strides including domain name components. The hash strides are fed into a set of bloom filters programmed to identify pre-determined domain name categories. A programmable mapping table is provided for selecting one of many probable classifications.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for delivering an interactively updated application to a browser without requiring end users to install software locally are provided. Browser capabilities are detected. Bi-directional communication is established between a browser and server based on the capabilities. Representations of images are streamed to the browser. Human input device events associated with the representations are received. The representations are interactively updated.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a Web cache device, including: a transceiver, configured to acquire a HyperText Markup Language HTML file; and a processor, configured to parse the HTML file acquired by the transceiver, to determine information about a Java script JS file referenced in the HTML file or information about a cascading style sheet CSS file referenced in the HTML file, where the transceiver is further configured to acquire the JS file or the CSS file according to the information, determined by the processor, about the JS file or the information, determined by the processor, about the CSS file.

Abstract: Implementations and techniques for distilling popular parts of a web page are generally disclosed. In some examples the techniques include receiving, at a computing device, an indication of a clipboard operation on the web page, responsive to the received indication, obtaining information corresponding to data stored as content of the clipboard operation, storing the obtained information, determining a number of times the obtained information is stored, and setting a popularity level for the obtained information based, at least in part, on the determined number of times.

Abstract: A system and method for compressing that comprises establishing attributes or elements to build a schema that is utilized to generate a record that includes the connection descriptions, building a set of substitution rules by using range expressions and substitution variables, and utilizing the set of substitution rules to associate value assignments that compress the connection descriptions within the record.

Abstract: Techniques for mapping from one or more source information sets to one or more target information sets are provided. Mapping ontologies associate a first declarative expression with a first information set from which to read first information, and a second declarative expression with a second information set to which second information determined based upon the read first information is written. A mapping graph having a nodes arranged according to an execution flow for obtaining the one or more target information sets is generated, at least some of these nodes representing respective ones of the mapping ontologies. The one or more target information sets are generated, each including information determined from the one or more source information sets, by traversing the mapping graph according to the execution flow. Each of the first and second declarative expressions may be associated with a mapping resolver for accessing one or more information sets.

Abstract: Well trajectory adjustment is provided. In one possible implementation, an initial 3D model of a portion of a formation in which a well is being drilled is accessed. Subsurface data associated with the formation is then used to tune the initial 3D model to create a revised 3D model. In another possible implementation, subsurface data associated with a formation in which a well is being drilled is used to tune an initial 3D model of the formation to create a revised 3D model. An initial planned trajectory of the well can also be adjusted to reach a sweet spot in the revised 3D model.

Abstract: A rule set is used to generate an indoor map of a building from partial map data. In one embodiment, the partial map data is based at least in part on crowd sourced trajectory data. In one embodiment, a probabilistic rule set describes relationships in space usage of the indoor building. Hypothesis testing is performed. A most likely complete layout is determined, based on the partial coverage data and the rule set, which preserves the partial map data.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving layout information associated with a circuit design at an extractor, and generating three-dimensional (3-D) heat source grid information based on the layout information, an extracted netlist, and wire information. The method also includes sending the wire information to an electromigration(EM)/current(IR) analyzer, sending the extracted netlist to a circuit simulator, and sending the 3-D heat source grid information to a thermal analysis component. The circuit simulator is configured to generate temperature waveforms and current waveforms based on the extracted netlist. The thermal analysis component is configured to generate heat source information to be provided to the EM/IR analyzer. The method further includes determining, at the EM/IR analyzer, an electromigration risk associated with a wire based on the wire information, the current waveforms, and the heat source information.

Abstract: One or more aspects for managing a vehicle configuration or implementing a vehicle configuration within a vehicle are disclosed herein. A vehicle configuration profile may be built by receiving simulation inputs associated with an entity, executing and rendering a simulation for a vehicle type within a simulation environment, providing simulation stimuli within the simulation environment, monitoring driving parameters provided in response to the simulation stimuli and building the vehicle configuration profile based on the driving parameters. A vehicle configuration may be implemented within a vehicle by receiving a vehicle configuration profile, sensing actual conditions, and operating the vehicle based on the vehicle configuration profile and actual conditions. The vehicle configuration profile may be indicative of a preferred driving style associated with the entity during transport across a plurality of simulated conditions.

Abstract: This system-analyzing device has an analysis-model generation unit, and said analysis-model generation unit includes a data-point categorization unit, a many-body-correlation-model generation unit, and a model extraction unit. The data-point categorization unit categorizes a plurality of types of data points for a target system into one or more groups on the basis of how good a regression equation containing a given two of said data points is, and for each of said groups, the many-body-correlation-model generation unit selects a representative data point and generates a many-body-correlation model that includes at least the following: a regression equation containing the representative data point and one of two sets of data points from the group in question; and the allowable prediction-error range for said regression equation. The model extraction unit extracts one or more of the generated many-body-correlation models on the basis of how good each regression equation is.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method for reducing uncertainty in a hydraulic model of a water distribution network due to uncertain parameters and faults in the water distribution network is provided which includes the steps of: (i) calculating an optimized placement of sensors throughout a given uncertain section of the water distribution network; (ii) collecting data from the sensors; (iii) partitioning the given uncertain section of the water distribution network into observable and unobservable sub-sections based on the hydraulic model and a) a position, b) a number, and/or c) a type of the sensors that are available; (iv) correcting uncertain parameters and identifying faults for each of the observable sub-sections; (v) calculating a global uncertainty value for each of the unobservable sub-sections; and (vi) repeating the steps (i)-(vi) iteratively, at each iteration selecting an uncertain sub-section of the water distribution network, until no uncertain sub-sections of the water distribution network remain.

Abstract: A method and system for designing models is disclosed. The method includes selecting a plurality of models for modeling a common event of interest. The method further includes aggregating the results of the models and analyzing each model compared to the aggregate result to obtain comparative information. The method also includes providing the information back to the plurality of models to design more accurate models through a feedback loop.

Abstract: A method of modeling fluid flow in a computational fluid dynamics model space in a way that tracks both linear and rotational position of the modeled flow in the model space by representing flow elements as resistors and resistor arrays having resistance valued relative to the fluid flow.

Abstract: A method for reconstructing at least one output signal associated to a sequential logic circuitry block of a circuit is disclosed. At least one input signal is associated to the sequential logic circuitry block. The method comprises simulating a value of the at least one output signal depending on the at least one input signal and determining a transfer function for computing the value of the output signal directly after the simulation timestamp depending on the input signal and/or on the value of the output signal directly before the simulation timestamp. The method further comprises computing the value of the at least one output signal directly after the simulation timestamp as a function value of the transfer function, if a reconstruction condition is fulfilled.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for simulating semiconductor devices includes the steps: running ensemble Monte Carlo (EMC) simulations of a plurality of semiconductor devices having a first plurality of configurations in a Design of Experiment (DoE) space to produce EMC results; extracting mobility parameters across the DoE space from the EMC results; constructing a response-surface mobility model using the extracted mobility parameters; and using the response-surface mobility model to run a drift-diffusion simulation of a semiconductor device with a different configuration from the first plurality of configurations.

Abstract: A circuit design method includes extracting aging information of each of multiple devices from a netlist including one or more devices and a model library including information associated with a process variation. An arithmetic operation is performed using the information associated with the process variation and the aging information to calculate a deviation of the process variation of each device caused by aging. A netlist and/or a model library is extracted in which the calculated deviation is reflected.

Abstract: A simulation method includes receiving a netlist describing a plurality of devices, performing an arithmetic operation by using values of random telegraph signal (RTS) noise factors respectively corresponding to the plurality of devices, generating an RTS model corresponding to each of the devices, based on a result of the arithmetic operation, and generating a netlist in which the RTS model is reflected.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosed technology relate to techniques of design implementation for FPGA prototyping. An initial FPGA-mapped netlist and a generic RTL design associated with the initial FPGA-mapped netlist are generated based on an original RTL (register-transfer level) design for a circuit design and optionally on verification-related features. Based on the initial FPGA-mapped netlist, the circuit design is partitioned into design partitions for implementing the circuit design across a plurality of FPGA chips. Final FPGA-mapped netlists are then generated based on the design partitions represented by the generic RTL design or by a combination of the generic RTL design and the initial FPGA-mapped netlist.

Abstract: In a first mode, a control circuit generates a circuit design implementation with storage circuits in an integrated circuit by programming configuration memory bits via configuration resources. The storage circuits can be accessed for read and write operations during the execution of the circuit design implementation with the integrated circuit. In a second mode, the control circuit can perform read and write access operations at the storage circuits via configuration resources or via an interface circuit and interconnect resources that are allocated to the circuit design implementation. Typical applications for performing access operations at the storage circuits include fault injection and observation, statistical monitoring of the circuit design, initialization and the distribution of certain signals including reset signals, event sampling, just to name a few.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention relate to yield analysis techniques for generating root cause candidates for yield analysis. With various implementations of the invention, points of interest are first identified in a layout design. Next, regions of interest are determined for the identified points of interest. Next, one or more properties are extracted from the regions of interest. Based at least on the one or more properties, diagnosis reports of failing devices fabricated according to the layout design are analyzed to identify probable root causes.

Abstract: A system and method for implementing a layout of passenger arrangements using previously designed configurations. A plurality of tools for implementing a layout of passenger arrangements using previously designed configurations is provided. The plurality of tools comprise a previously designed configurations identification and selection tool configured for selecting previously designed configurations to include in the layout of passenger arrangements and a previously designed configuration visualization tool for displaying a degree to which the layout of passenger arrangements comprises previously designed configurations. A tool selection user interface may be provided to receive input from an operator identifying a one of the plurality of tools to run.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for enabling a person, preferably a prospective purchaser, to virtually try out a consumer good that preferably is motorcycle using anthropometric data of the person to fit a virtual model of the person to a virtual model of the motorcycle and using aspects analyzed relating to the posture of the virtual person fitted to the virtual motorcycle to obtain a predictive estimate of comfort that can be communicated, e.g., displayed, to the person to evaluate whether a particular one of a plurality of different motorcycles, motorcycle configurations, and/or motorcycle accessory configurations would be more comfortable that one or more other motorcycles, motorcycle configurations, and/or motorcycle accessory configurations.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for efficient 3D structure estimation from images of a transmissive object, including cryo-EM images. The method generally comprises, receiving a set of 2D images of a target specimen from an electron microscope, carrying out a reconstruction technique to determine a likely molecular structure, and outputting the estimated 3D structure of the specimen. The described reconstruction technique comprises: establishing a probabilistic model of the target structure; optimizing using stochastic optimization to determine which structure is most likely; and, optionally utilizing importance sampling to minimize computational burden.

Abstract: Methods for the determination of a copy number of a target genomic sequence; either a target gene or genomic sequence of interest, in a biological sample are described. Various methods utilize a model drawn from a probability density function (PDF) for the assignment of a copy number of a target genomic sequence in a biological sample. Additionally, the methods provide for the determination of a confidence value for a copy number assigned to a sample based on attributes of the sample data. Accordingly, the various methods for the determination of a copy number provide the end user with significant information for the evaluation of a copy number of a target genomic sequence; either a gene or genomic sequence of interest.

Abstract: This document presents a system and method for the support and exchange of standard-based information between Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Health information Exchange (HIE) and other systems that exchange patient health information. Behavioral Health providers are expected to adopt standard-based information exchanges without the benefit of financial incentives provided by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to those providers who demonstrate Meaningful Use of EHR systems. These providers require a cost-effective approach to interoperability that relies on open-source and standard-based software tools to leverage the collective investments of federal, state, and private sector stakeholders.

Abstract: A dynamic and autonomous identity management system and method are disclosed that provide a means of consolidating patient identity data from disparate data sources into a single system, making patient data easily accessible in a uniform and transparent manner.

Abstract: A dynamic and autonomous identity management system and method are disclosed that consolidates patient identity data from disparate data sources into a single system that makes patient data easily accessible in a uniform and transparent manner.