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Tool For Managing File Ownership And Permissions For Online Storage Services, Samuel Markowitz, Ryo Akasaka, Josh Greco

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It is difficult and time-consuming for users of online file storage and sharing services to view and manage file permissions for the files that are stored and/or shared via such platforms. No easy mechanisms are available to see how a file is being shared without diving into each file individually. This disclosure describes a sharing visibility tool that enables users to see how their files are being shared via an online file sharing service and to manage file permissions individually or in bulk. With user permission, the tool utilizes application programming interfaces (APIs) provided by online file sharing services to …

Mechanism For Dual Lookup In Secure Telephony Identity Revisited (Stir), Kaustubh Inamdar, Gonzalo Salgueiro

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Secure Telephony Identity Revisited (STIR) is a framework that enables the cryptographic assertion and verification of an identity of a caller. Through an out-of-band (OOB) mechanism, an entity that cryptographically asserts caller identity places a Personal Assertion Token (PASSporT) in a Call Placement Service (CPS). To verify the identity of the caller, a verification service running at a callee contacts the same CPS to obtain, decrypt, and verify the PASSporT identity assertion. In large scale deployments, such as a contact center, there is likely to be a single main line number for all incoming calls and that called number would …

Access And Mobility Management Function (Amf) Slice Remapping In 5g Roaming Local Break Out (Lbo) Scenarios, Dennis Lanov, Solomon Ayyankulankara Kunjan, Guilherme R. Correia, Tariq Habibullah

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Current Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) standards require establishing generic slice templates for each Service Provider (SP) worldwide in order to enable Fifth Generation (5G) slicing in Local Break Out (LBO) (roaming) scenarios. In current standards-based deployments, templates have to be shared among all 5G SPs in order to enable 5G roaming. As a result, it can be difficult to create, separate, and maintain various slice templates inside an SP network. Provided herein is a technique to enable 5G slicing for roaming subscribers using predefined slices that can be mapped by an …

Processes For The Preparation Of (2r,5s,13ar)-8-Hydroxy-7,9-Dioxo-N-[(2,4,6-Trifluorophenyl)Methyl]-2,3,4,5,7,9,13,13a-Octahydro-2,5-Methanopyrido[1',2':4,5] Pyrazino[2,1-B][1,3]Oxazepine-10-Carboxamide And Pharmaceutically Acceptable Salts Thereof, Srinivasan Thirumalai Rajan

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The present invention relates to processes for the preparation of (2R,5S,13aR)-8-hydroxy-7,9-dioxo-N-[(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)methyl]-2,3,4,5,7,9,13,13a-octahydro-2,5-methanopyrido[1',2':4,5]pyrazino[2,1-b][1,3]oxazepine-10-carboxamide and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof

Equal-Cost Multi-Path (Ecmp) Routing In Application-Aware Routing (Aar) With Best Tunnel Selection, Arul Murugan Manickam, Prasad Chigurupati, Satyajit Das, Deepa Rajendra Sangolli, Basavaraju Halappa

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Application-Aware Routing (AAR) tracks network and path characteristics of data plane tunnels between Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) devices such that collected information can be used to compute optimal paths for data traffic. An SDWAN tunnel can have data plane tunnel performance characteristics, typically referred to as a service-level agreement (SLA). Based on a tunnel's SLA classification and policy, an SLA next-hop can be chosen for a given application. If the application does not meet the SLA, the traffic can either get dropped (e.g., via a strict policy) or can take the worst path. If a policy is not a …

Method For Detecting A Liquid Spill And Mitigating The Damage On A Notebook, Hp Inc

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A method for detection of a liquid spill and mitigating the damage associated with the liquid on a

notebook. The disclosed solution can be broken down into three logical main components, spill

detection, damage prevention and remediation. When a spill is detected, the logic will notify the

user, then shutdown the system and begin to trigger the notebook fans to MAX speed until the

spill is no longer detected.

Fulfilling Multiple Intent Queries Using Compound Responses, Balpreet Singh Pankaj, T.V Raman, Gozde Oznur, Kyunghoon Lee

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Information-seeking queries to a virtual assistant can often cover multiple facets of a given topic. For example, a query of the form “what is the latest on covid-19” can reasonably be answered with the latest epidemiological statistics, medical information of disease symptoms, news relating to disease spread, etc. No single interpretation of such a query is likely to meet all of the user's original information-seeking intent. This disclosure describes techniques for answering queries that can include multiple reasonable answers derived from different corpora. The techniques incorporate information from the different corpora and presents it in a manner that obviates the …

Optimization Of User Plane Connection Restoration, Sateesh Reddy Mommidi, Ravi Shankar Mantha, Sandeep Dasgupta

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During user plane General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Tunneling Protocol (GTP) GTP-U connection failures in a Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Fifth Generation (5G) network environment that arise from an error indication, it is desirable to restore a connection in as short a period of time as possible (i.e., with minimal latency so that services can be restored to a user as early as possible) with as efficient use of signaling as possible. Techniques are presented that achieve those objectives.

Method And System For Initiating Payment Transacttion Using Dedicated Pay Button, Syam Sasidharan Nair, Francois Jean Bernard Hribovsek

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The present disclosure relates to initiating a payment transaction using a dedicated pay button. The pay button is associated with the a computer hardware. The pay button includes a button, or a pad physically or digitally located on the computing hardware. The method includes receiving a link request generated from a computer hardware of a user. Further, the method includes configuring the pay button on the computer hardware to be linked with an electronic wallet of the user based on the received link request. Finally, the method includes initiating a payment transaction triggered with the Pay button of the computer …

Using Visual Context To Improve Accuracy Of Automated Speech Transcription, N/A

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Machine generated speech transcriptions are a feature of several products such as videoconferencing software, mobile operating systems, etc. However, automatic transcribers are poor at accurately understanding some types of real world user speech. Spoken terms that are phonetically similar but have different meanings can cause errors in machine generated transcription. Although automatic transcribers evaluate various probable phrases as the spoken phrase, the analysis of sound alone is not enough to accurately recognize speech.

Per the techniques of this disclosure, a machine transcription model evaluates probable options for spoken language and evaluates the options based in part on using user-permitted available …

Automatic Device Wake And Authentication Based On Ultrasound, N/A

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Wireless communication between devices requires the devices to be active at the same time. Wireless pairing and authenticating of devices (e.g., via Bluetooth) currently requires each device to be in a sharing mode or to be connected to the same network, which can consume device battery and requires specific user action. This disclosure describes techniques that, with user permission, automatically wake a device to communicate with another device based on ultrasound signals received from the other device. The received signal can also be interpreted as an intent for an action, if permitted by the user. The described techniques are suitable …

Automatically Invoking A High Resolution Camera, N/A

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Mobile and wearable devices include cameras that can capture photos or recognize objects in the user’s field of view and provide corresponding user interfaces. However, such devices have limited battery capacity owing to which high resolution cameras on such devices cannot be configured in an always-on mode. Due to this limitation, the user needs to manually activate the camera to capture pictures or receive user interfaces appropriate for objects that are in their field of view. This disclosure describes the use of an always-on, low-power visual sensor or other sensor (with user permission) to detect contexts such as the presence …

Qos By Reduction Ratio, Ken Kligmann

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No abstract provided.

Fast Packet-Drop Analysis And Network Self-Recovery, N/A

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For large networks, e.g., that include hundreds of thousands to millions of network devices, the event of a packet drop somewhere in the network is fairly frequent. Packet drops can result in data loss. Analyzing and recovering from packet drops is currently a time-consuming process. This disclosure describes techniques that incorporate packet-drop intelligence into network devices, such that debugging and root-cause analysis of packet drops is made thorough, efficient, and real-time. A debugging engine is incorporated into a network device such as a switch and runs as part of the switch operating system. The engine leverages the device hardware to …

Access Point Name (Apn)/Data Network Name (Dnn) Based Auto-Anchoring Of Fifth Generation/Next Generation Traffic In Wi-Fi, Vinay Saini, Rajesh I. V

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Private Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Fifth Generation/next Generation (5G/nG) network environments will have a mix of access technologies, such as Wi-Fi6 and 5G/nG Radio Access Network (RAN) technologies. Techniques presented herein provide for the capability to transport and intelligently anchor 5G/nG data using a Wi-Fi system, which may allow for private 5G/nG onboarding utilizing the Wi-Fi system.

Media Optimizations For Cloud Endpoints Using A Local Gateway (Lgw), Naveen Rajasekaran, Krishna Kumar Rai, Prasadaraju Yarakaraju

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Presented herein are techniques that provide efficient media anchoring in hosted cloud collaboration deployments. A media path optimization may be achieved by utilizing a local gateway (LGW) that intelligently detects media loops and avoids sending such media to the cloud. The media path optimization may provide a bandwidth savings and may improve user experience by providing a better call quality.

A Method For Efficiently Encoding Perforations Based On Displacement Maps, Hp Inc

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Some 3D printing technologies generate 2D layers of a given thickness one on top of

another. For each layer, a uniform layer of powder is placed in the whole printer’s build

bed, and agent fluids are selectively placed at the specific points which are to be melt

to thereby form the part. One of the main advantages of these technologies is the

capacity to print small features and holes in arbitrarily any position of the geometry. This

enables the exploration of new applications, such as paper pulp molds. Paper pulp molds

require to print really tiny holes (around 500 microns …

Midsoles Design To Allocate Sensors, Hp Inc

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Footwear industry is using more and more 3D printing technology to develop and manufacture their products

and prototypes. According to the “3D-Printed Footwear 2019-2029, an Analysis of the Market Potential of

3D Printing in the Footwear Industry” study specifies that the overall demand of AM materials in Footwear

Industry is expected to reach 3.7 thousand metric tons by 2029. Accordingly, adding new functionalities in

the midsole can be of high importance for the future market. This technology allows midsoles not only to be

more agile and flexible during the initial design & testing phases but also allows them to iterate …

Interactive Computer-Assisted Image Segmentation And Enhancement, Hp Inc

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An interactive assisted segmentation technique provides a semi-automated

way for users to individually adjust image parameters of segments of a composite image.

Automatic Grouping And Categorization Of Objects In Drawing Or Inking Apps, Claire Tauziet, Robert Mickle, Thomas Buckley

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Drawing, note-taking, or inking apps that operate on electronic canvases do not differentiate between the various types of objects, e.g., paragraphs, lists, sketches, tables, doodles, etc., that an author can create on a screen. Consequently, it is difficult in electronic canvases for an author to perform operations commonly available in word processors, e.g., insert a sketch, move a block of text up or down, merge or separate sketches, etc. This disclosure describes techniques that automatically organize and group strokes drawn by a user on an electronic canvas into blocks of content, e.g., objects such as text-blocks, lists, sketches, tables, doodles, …

Consumer Nf Authentication And Service Authorization Using An Scp For An Esba Based 5g Core Network, Ravi Shekhar, Dishant Parikh, Suyog Belsare

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For a Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Fifth Generation (5G) core (5GC) enhanced Service Based Architecture (eSBA) network, 3GPP Specifications identify a number of communication models. For example, the 3GPP specification 23.501 defines four communication models, encompassing direct and indirect modes, between a Consumer Network Function (NF) and a Producer NF. Within the indirect modes, a Service Communication Proxy (SCP) performs a range of important activities including among other things load balancing and load distribution of signaling traffic between for example different NF instances of a NF Set or different NF Services of a NF Service set. As a network …

Unsupervised Classification Of Deconvolved Mass Spectra, Anonymous

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This disclosure describes using self-organizing maps (SOMs) to perform unsupervised classification of deconvolved mass spectra for mass spectrometry applications.

Bayesian Blocks For Alignment Of Chromatographic Traces, Anonymous

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This disclosure describes using a Bayesian Blocks partitioning technique with a Bayesian fitness measure for aligning chromatographic traces for chromatography and mass spectrometry applications.

Computing Devices With Concealed Barometric Ports, David Moore

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This publication describes techniques and apparatuses directed to providing computing devices with concealed barometric ports and barometric meshes. In aspects, a computing device includes two or more device elements adhered together using an adhesive, defining a sealed internal cavity that houses the electrical components of the computing device. A passageway (air channel) is defined through the adhesive, extending from an assembly gap located between the device elements and a concealed barometric port. The barometric port is interrupted by a barometric mesh (e.g., air-permeable membrane) through which air flows into or out of the internal cavity, regulating the internal …

Multi-Party Video Call Support In 5g Networks Using 5g Devices Supporting A Default Number Of Filters, Jis Abraham, Raghavendra Narayanappa

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A Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Fifth Generation (5G) network environment offers a rich universe of features and capabilities. One such capability, a multi-party video call, is of particular value and importance to both enterprise customers (who for example may not be willing to use over-the-top (OTT)) and individual consumers. However, variability in user equipment (UE) may tend to limit or otherwise negatively impact multi-party video call capabilities. Techniques are presented that address these challenges through the creative and efficient management of packet filters.

Fff Printing Of Dual Material Molds, Tom Heijmans

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A new method for investment casting using additive manufacturing (AM) is proposed. The method can be performed using an FFF printing device having dual nozzles. One of the nozzle deposits a first material while the second nozzle prints a second material different from the first material. Both materials are used to create molds for casting so as to manufacture an end product. The proposed method allows for printing of complex mold geometries.

Thermal And Load Profiling Of A Data Center, Anonymous

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Data center (DC) operators have an interest in maintaining an optimum temperature uniformly throughout their data halls and server racks. Too high a temperature can lead to equipment slowdowns or malfunctions; too low a temperature causes an unacceptable increase in energy consumption. Although ceiling temperature sensors enable the maintenance of an optimum average room temperature, it is often the case that temperatures closer to the computing module, e.g., CPU, GPU, QSFP optical transceivers, etc., are unacceptably high.

This disclosure describes techniques that leverage the existing high-density, distributed networks of thermal sensors in network equipment to determine local thermal conditions at …

Protecting Users Against Malicious Attacks That Target Device Microphones, Anonymous

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Voice-activated devices such as smart speakers, smart displays, smartphones, etc. have been shown to be susceptible to attacks that utilize directed laser beams to activate the device. Such attacks can cause the device to respond to queries even in the absence of actual spoken commands from a user. This disclosure describes multiple approaches such as the use of a physical barrier and use of signal processing techniques to analyze signals detected at multiple microphones of a device to mitigate such attacks. The device can be designed with a light blocking geometry to minimize visible light that reaches the microphone membrane. …

Acoustically Transparent Camera Cover For Smart Devices, Anonymous

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Smart displays, tablets, laptops, and other portable devices often include a camera and a protective cover that enables the user to cover the camera. The cover ensures that the camera view is blocked when cover is set in place in front of the camera. In such devices, placement of the cover in a manner that covers a device microphone can interfere with the functioning of the microphone. This disclosure provides a solution that overcomes the microphone interference problem caused by inadvertent placement of the cover in a manner that blocks or interferes with a device microphone. The camera cover is …

Mechanism To Enable Policy Driven Route Selection In 5gc And Epc, Dishant Parikh, Sanjeev Panem Jaya

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In a Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Fifth Generation (5G) core (5GC) network or in a Control and User Plane Separation (CUPS)-based Fourth Generation (4G) Evolved Packet Core (EPC) network, the control and data planes are separate. This allows for the user plane function to be deployed at the centralized datacenter (e.g., co-located with a Session Management Function (SMF) and/or a control plane System Architecture Evolution Gateway (SAEGW), at a remote datacenter (e.g., for a Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) implementation), or at customer premises (e.g., for an enterprise use-case). Such network implementations can increase network complexity as a network operator …