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Vehicle-To-Everything Threat Protection Using Security Intelligence Engine And Multi-Access Edge Computing, Manish Jhanji, Satish Kumar Mandavilly, Rakesh Mishra, Amitesh Shukla

Defensive Publications Series

Techniques are described herein for a threat protection mechanism for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication channels. This includes shared intelligence at the Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) function, Security Intelligence Engine (SIE), Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) vendors, application providers, and external device vendors. It is capable of securing Vehicle User Entities (V-UEs) simultaneously in real time.

Secure Wireless Client Onboarding And Segmentation, Amine Choukir, Roberto Muccifora, Domenico Ficara, Vincent Cuissard, Antonio Trifilo, Salvatore Valenza

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Techniques are described herein for preventing Media Access Control (MAC) address spoofing attacks based on the two-step onboarding process for open Service Set Identifiers (SSIDs) due to Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) override after the Internet Protocol (IP) address is learned. These techniques leverage Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE) and an access token to provide a secure channel between the wireless network and the client.

Voice Service Availability Indication For Data Centric Networks On A Mixed-Use Wireless Device, Sooraj Sasindran, Shivank Nayak

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A wireless device, such as a smartphone, includes voice and data capabilities for a user. However, a user interface (UI) on the wireless device shows the signal quality of only the voice service signal. The user does not have information about the signal quality of data service which may be available to the user, creating a frustrating user experience. To improve the user wireless device experience, the availability of data service and the availability of voice service can be displayed in the UI.

Transforming Copied Text Based On Paste Destination, Matt Sharifi

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This publication describes systems and techniques directed to transforming copied text based on a paste destination. A user selects, via user input at a computing device, a text string that is output by a first application. The computing device analyzes the text string using natural language processing algorithms to identify associations between the text string and entities included in a knowledge base. In one example, an entity annotator analyzes the text string to determine a meaning and context of the text string (e.g., keywords, data types, conditions, etc.). The computing device generates, based on the meaning and context, …

Towing Device With Loading Device, Verena Schwaiger

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No abstract provided.

Methods Of Detecting And Mitigating Light Contamination In Active Stereo-Cameras, Michael Schoenberg, Charlie Wang

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This publication describes methods for detecting and mitigating image light-contamination when using active stereo cameras. Positioning an illuminator (or light projector) close to a camera underneath a cover glass of a user equipment (UE), such as a smartphone, can result in a direct optical-path reflection from the illuminator to the camera. If light “leaks” from the illuminator into one or both cameras, the emitted light contaminates the image(s) with extra light, which makes stereo matching difficult. To mitigate image light-contamination the UE leverages the symmetry of the cameras. First, the UE manufacturer calibrates both cameras to have consistent exposure with …

Selection Of Suitable Mechanisms And Associated Parameters For A Network Slice In A 5g Network Using Machine Learning Approaches, Mukesh Taneja, Sudhir Jain

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Described herein are techniques for activating the appropriate set of mechanisms in a 5G network and for determining the appropriate set of parameters for those mechanisms. This may help create a network slice in the network with specific constraints (e.g., reliability, latency, throughput etc.). These techniques may also enable adjusting mechanisms and/or associated parameters as the situation changes in the network. Currently, it is difficult to select (and dynamically update if needed) the appropriate set of mechanisms and associated parameters. The methods described herein may be located at a digital network center for private 5G networks or at a Network …

Dual Layout For Supporting X16 And X32 Vram On The Same Pcb Board, Hp Inc

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This disclosure related to place VRAMs back‐to‐back on TOP and Bottom sides to support two different VRAM SKUs.

Persona Profiles For Prioritization Of Content Output, Victor Carbune, Pedro Gonnet

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A persona-specific ranking model creates a persona-specific profile layer in an operating system of a user equipment device that helps users to prioritize their ongoing activities by explicitly enabling a specific persona profile. A profile (e.g., user profile) can be used to manage a visual display of personal data associated with a specific user or a customized desktop environment. Much like today’s work profile, each persona profile is specific to a user context or activity, such as runner, reader, traveler, studier, house cleaner, philosopher, software engineer, rower, manager, skydiver, parent, and so on. The persona-specific ranking model creates a …

Seamless Role Switch Of Two True Wireless Earbuds Which Is Using Relay Solution, Shijing Xian, Eric Macintosh

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A solution is provided to make the role switch of fully wireless earbuds in relay format "seamless." As such, no audio glitch is perceptible when the role switch occurs. When role switch occurs, the first accessory sends all wireless communication profile information to the second accessory. The second accessory can then reconstruct all the profiles used between the first accessory and the host. The first accessory and second accessory will negotiate the exact timing of switching roles, then the first accessory makes sure all the existing audio buffer contents are synchronized with the second accessory. Then role switch occurs, and …

Goal-Based Automatic Scheduling Of Joint Activities, Adriana Moisil, Aayush Kumar

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Users often skip activities that they have scheduled, e.g., workouts, training goals, etc. due to boredom or laziness. One mechanism to encourage users to complete activities is by adding a partner for the activity, e.g., a running partner, a gym buddy, etc. This disclosure describes techniques that enable a user to select and invite a partner when scheduling an activity. The activity can be scheduled based on user preferences, including availability, as indicated by the user’s calendar. Scheduling can be performed in an intelligent manner, e.g., by taking into account each user’s availability, each user’s activity goals, a virtual coach …

System And Method For Efficient Processing Of Oxpd Hidreport Events In A Massive Cloud-Scale Deployment, Hp Inc

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The system and method disclosed in this document enables efficient processing of OXPd Accessories

Service HIDReportEvents in a massive scale cloud deployment.

Embedding Of Payload Data, Overt Security Features, And Public Key Features Into An Image To Later Validate The Authenticity Of The Image, Hp Inc

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This disclosure relates to the field of anti-counterfeiting and counterfeit detection via physically embedded

security codes.

A system is disclosed which prevents counterfeiters from harvesting security codes using conventional codescanning

technologies, forcing a counterfeiter to obtain or synthesize an exact copy of a physically rendered

security code, making counterfeiting of security codes more difficult. The disclosed system also enables the

creation of apps designed specifically for security personnel that verify all levels of the marking, as opposed to

a consumer-based solution that may only validate payloads before performing subsequent processing on a

server.

Machine Learning Techniques To Automatically Advance Slides In A Presentation, Archie Russell

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Slideshow presentations require the presenter or other human to click on a button to go to the next slide, to go back a few slides, to stop presenting, etc. This doesn’t work well in some situations, e.g., if the presenter is differently abled, if there is no remote control available, etc. This disclosure describes machine-learning techniques that automatically advance slides in a presentation (with user permission) based on user-permitted factors such as slide content, sentiment analysis, speech understanding, etc.

Multiplayer Games In Online Ads, Tuna Toksoz, Duke Dukellis

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This disclosure describes online advertisements that include embedded multiplayer games. The techniques enable users to form teams that work towards a common goal in the embedded game. Multiplayer gamified ads, as described herein, can result in deeper user engagement by making advertisements fun and rewarding.

Continuous Game Spanning Multiple Ads With Persistent Scores, Tuna Toksoz, Duke Dukellis

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In an effort to engage users, advertisers serve gamified ads, e.g., ads within which users can play games. Often, users initially engage well with such ads, gaining points as they play the game within the ad. However, when a user eventually exits the ad and later views it again, the user is returned to a ground state of the game, e.g., the gameplay is restarted at zero points. This leads to a waning of user interest. This disclosure describes techniques that maintain the game state for a given user across multiple ad servings. The ad servings can be across different …

Securing Iab Supplychain Objects, Gang Wang, Haskell Garon

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An online advertising marketplace comprises buyers and sellers, each with their intermediaries. A transaction is documented by a SupplyChain object, which includes a set of entities involved in the transaction. As presently drafted, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) standard that specifies the SupplyChain object is susceptible to tampering. For example, an entry in the SupplyChain object can be changed to falsely imply the involvement of a reputed player. Conversely, an item in the SupplyChain object can be changed to excise the involvement of other intermediaries. Per the techniques of this disclosure, a market player or intermediary in a transaction digitally …

User Interface For Adaptive And Contextual Presentation Of Tasks, Steffen Meschkat, Andrews-Junior Kimbembe

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This disclosure describes techniques for the adaptive presentation of tasks on user interfaces. With user permission and express consent, information regarding user interaction with different tasks on a computing device is obtained along with context information. Machine learning techniques are utilized to determine the likelihood of a specific task to be activated in the current context, e.g., based on the similarity of the current context to the set of past contexts when the task was active. The current context and the set of previously active contexts constitute a set of input features for the machine learning model, and the probability …

Product Package With Low-Profile Paper Loop Hang Tab, Mike Korinek, Roman Ley, Rex Liang

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This disclosure describes a hang tab made of paper webbing or fabric for use in product packaging. The paper loop hang tab can be manufactured entirely from dye or colorant free paper. The hang tab can be configured in a compressible low-profile product package which can lower shipping costs. The paper loop hang tab also offers high recyclability when compared to a polycarbonate hang tab and provides an appealing aesthetic on a shelf.

User Interface With Preview Of Response Suggestions, Leon Hong

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Many user interfaces, e.g., conversational assistants, chat bots, email, etc. provide suggestion buttons that can be tapped by the user to provide a response to the chat bot or conversational assistant. However, once the user selects a particular suggestion, the buttons disappear. This requires the user to select a particular button based on the text on the button and provides no option for the user to change his selection of suggestion button. This disclosure describes suggestion buttons that respond to a user action, e.g., scrolling up, by providing a preview of the action that will be performed if the particular …

Method For Using Servo Data To Anticipate Component Failure In Mechanical Drive Systems, Hp Inc

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Performance data from a servo controller can be monitored over time to detect possible component

wear out. Changes in the servo performance can indicate that performance of a component in the

system has changed and may be nearing the end of its life. Algorithms can be created to detect these

signals in the data.

An Anti-Tampet Method To Protect Tpm Be Hacking, Hp Inc

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For high security laptop or PC, TPM is the security kernel of modern computer which includes

important data, for example, key or pins. However, there are many reports show it can be

hacked by software or physical attacking. Current TPM are slightly harder to attack, but not

very much harder. Infineon, TPM IC provider, commented that they knew this was possible due

to the high skill level necessary for success. Here we introduce a method to protect it by a micro

switch sensor with a firmware in EC.

Service-Oriented Mobile Network Tracking And Guiding, Jim Sun, Aaron Lee

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This publication describes techniques for a User Equipment device (UE) (e.g., a mobile device, a tablet, a wireless-communication device) to guide a user to an area with a requested network service. Mobile device users often encounter situations where the wireless network they are connected to does not provide a requested network service. With no other available means to find a wireless network with the requested network service, users will often wander in attempt to access the network services they desire. Thus, a wireless-connection network manager (WCNM) that can aid the user by guiding them to a physical location …

Sharing Conversation Context Using Call Transcripts In Real-Time Across Telephony Devices, Vikas Vashisht

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Techniques are described herein for providing telephony users with improved context of the conversation for calls in progress by providing a real-time call transcript as long as the device has access to the call Identifier (ID) / dialog ID of the session in which they are interested. The call ID / dialog ID is shared with other telephony devices for various telephony features such as shared line, barge, transfer, whisper coaching, etc. The call transcript may be passed to a transfer target as the call is transferred for further handling. Moreover, agent calls may be monitored or the transcript of …

Determining The Relevancy Of Permissions Requested By An Application Software, Victor Carbune, Sandro Feuz

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This publication describes methods that an application software market (application market) uses to determine a relevancy-permission score on an application software’s (application) permission requests to access resources, features, user data (e.g., calendar, photos, biometric data), and hardware (e.g., microphones, cameras, global navigation satellite system (GNSS), accelerometers). Depending on the request, an operating system (OS) or the application market may prompt a user to approve the requests. The user, however, may be unsure whether they need to accept or deny a particular permission request made by an application. The user may be unclear whether the access is …

Handling A User’S Preferences On Permissions Required By An Application Software, Victor Carbune, Sandro Feuz

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This publication describes an operating system (OS) that uses a privacy layer for handling a user’s preferences on permissions required by an application software (application). The privacy layer injects mock data into application programming interface (API) calls when the application requests a permission-protected resource. As described herein, a permission-protected resource may include user data (e.g., calendar, contacts data, notes, user-biometric data) and access to user equipment (UE) hardware (e.g., gyroscopes, magnetometers, barometers, global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technology, proximity sensors, touchscreen sensors, biometric sensors, heart-rate sensors, thermometers, humidity sensors, radar technology, cameras, microphones) that the user …

Indoor Positioning Using Wifi Or Bluetooth Chirps And Phased Arrays, Tong Zhang

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This disclosure describes techniques for position location using WiFi or Bluetooth transceivers. In one implementation, the location of an object is triangulated using phased WiFi/Bluetooth arrays of narrow beamwidth and known locations. In another implementation, the digital frequency synthesis facility of WiFi or Bluetooth is leveraged to transmit a chirped radio-frequency signal to a target. The reflections of the chirp off the target, when mixed with the transmitted signal, give an estimate of target distance. Some applications of the described techniques include locating products in a supermarket, books in a library, objects in a home or office, etc.

Proactive Method For Faster Reformation In Low-Power And Lossy Networks, Xiaopu Zhang, Zaochun Zhang, Caijun Jiang, Dapeng Zhu

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Techniques are described herein for a proactive method to achieve faster reformation in Lower-power and Lossy Networks (LLNs). These techniques also provide reduced asynchronization and functions regardless of the number of powered-off nodes in the LLN.

Device Dock With Built-In Virtual Assistant, Leon Hong

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This disclosure describes a device dock with a speaker that enables selective personalization of a virtual assistant. When no device is coupled to the device dock, user queries to the dock receive responses from a non-personalized virtual assistant. When a user device is coupled, a personalized virtual assistant application specific for the user responds to the user queries. The personalized virtual assistant can have a personality and use a tone of voice personalized for the user.

Secure Pairing And Identification Of Ble Devices, Adam Rodriguez, David Lazarov

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Today, pairing of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) capable devices with user devices is neither secure nor trivial. Secure pairing and identification of BLE devices is described. A service (e.g., web service) provides a list of unique identifiers (UIDs) and an encrypted UID to a BLE device manufacturer without a decryption key. The manufacturer provisions each beacon of each BLE device with a UID generated by the service. The manufacturer also generates a quick response (QR) code to print on the BLE device. To pair with the BLE device, a user uses a camera or other scanner of the end-user …