International Business Machines Corporation

W. Silver Inc.

Other

Luis Alexandro Garcia

Bhupendra Kenjale

Francisco Jesus Alanis

Maria Garza

Jose Luis Lopez

Riz S Amanuddin

Mark Fenenbock

Alfredo Cardona

Jorge A Rasillo

Kishan Raghunath

Adam Clark

Edgar O Cantu

Edward O Cantu

A present invention embodiment detects changes between documents. A machine learning classifier is trained with one or more sections within an initial document to learn classifications for the sections. The one or more sections of the initial document serve as the classifications. One or more second sections of a second document are applied to the machine learning classifier to classify the one or more second sections. The one or more second sections are mapped to the one or more sections of the initial document based on the classification of the one or more second sections.

Detecting changes between documents using a machine learning classifier

A fence comprising a plurality of T-shaped fence posts, each secured to a retention plate having securing protrusions formed thereon, a lower end of the fence post and the retention plate configured to be inserted into soil to position the fence post in a desired orientation. A plate body of the retention plate comprises a plate body including central openings for receiving a plurality of the securing protrusions formed on the fence post. The plate body has a periphery with a top edge, a bottom edge and two side edges. The plate body has a plurality of additional openings therein. Also, a retention plate and a T-shaped fence post.

Fence post retaining plate

A retention plate for a T-shaped fence post having securing protrusions formed thereon, a lower end of the fence post and the retention plate configured to be inserted into soil to position the fence post in a desired orientation. The retention plate comprises a plate body including central openings for receiving a plurality of the securing protrusions formed on the fence post. The plate body has a periphery with a top edge, a bottom edge and two side edges. The plate body has a plurality of openings therein configured and arranged to increase a resistance to the plate being extracted from the soil.

A customizer autonomically customizes a virtual appliance by retrieving customization values for various customizable properties of a virtual machine from various providers to customize the virtual appliance in order to simplify deployment of the virtual appliance. The customization properties may include CPU properties, memory properties, storage properties, network properties and properties specific to the software in the virtual appliance. The customizer allows an end user to initiate autonomic customization of the virtual appliance at various times prior to deployment of the virtual appliance. The customizer also allows the user to provide additional customization upon execution.

Autonomic customization of properties of a virtual appliance in a computer system

A method of recycling a one-piece rail having a base portion and a head portion spaced from each other by a substantially flat web portion. The steps include: heating the rail to a plastic state; feeding the heated rail through a first reduction pass to reduce a cross section of the rail without slitting the rail; feeding the bar through a second reduction pass in which the cross section of the bar is further modified; feeding the bar through a third reduction pass in which the cross section of the bar is further modified and then slitting the bar along the web portion into two bar pieces, one containing the former head portion and one containing the former base portion, as the bar leaves the third reduction pass; and rolling the two bar pieces through a series of reduction passes to produce a desired final cross section of the pieces.

No-slit hot rolling of railroad rails

A method of recycling a one-piece rail having a base portion and a head portion spaced from each other by a substantially flat web portion. The steps include: heating the rail to a plastic state; feeding the heated rail through a first reduction pass to reduce a cross section of the rail without slitting the rail, thereby forming a bar; feeding the bar through a second reduction pass in which the cross section of the bar is further modified and then slitting the bar along the web portion into two bar pieces, one containing the former head portion and one containing the former base portion, as the bar leaves the second reduction pass; and rolling the two bar pieces, in a single pass line, through a series of reduction passes to produce a desired final cross section of the pieces.

An audio/video communication system displays the status of participants in a video chat session. The system includes multiple video chat capable (VCC) information handling systems (IHSs) that display video images of the participants. In this manner, each user may see the user's own video image as well as the video images of other users in the video chat session. When a user speaks, that user's VCC IHS detects audio, thus designating a speaker participant. This user's VCC IHS includes a gaze direction detector that determines at which particular user video image the user gazes, thus determining a target participant. The VCC IHS sends speaker participant ID information and target participant ID information to other VCC IHSs in the video chat session. In response, the other VCC IHSs display an indicator that designates one user video image as the speaker participant and another user video image as the target participant.

Multi-participant audio/video communication system with participant role indicator

An audio/video communication method displays the status of participants in a video chat session. The method employs multiple video chat capable (VCC) information handling systems (IHSs) that display video images of the participants. In this manner, each user may see the user's own video image as well as the video images of other users in the video chat session. When a user speaks, that user's VCC IHS detects audio, thus designating a speaker participant. This user's VCC IHS includes a gaze direction detector that determines at which particular user video image the user gazes, thus determining a target participant. The VCC IHS sends speaker participant ID information and target participant ID information to other VCC IHSs in the video chat session. In response, the other VCC IHSs display an indicator that designates one user video image as the speaker participant and another user video image as the target participant.

Multi-participant audio/video communication with participant role indicator

This is an improvement in the way to inflate and deflate a doughnut-shape cushion device by doing it automatically. The electronic circuits of the device are activated by a user through a normally open momentary switch. This action turns on an electrical pump to start blowing air to the cushion and at the same time a solenold exhaust valve shuts off. This rubber cushion, attached to the underwear of a person, is inflated to a pressure pre-established in the microcomputer. The pressure sensing element monitors the changes in pressure inside the cushion. As long as the person wearing the cushion is seated, the computer maintains the solenoid exhaust valve closed. Once the person stands up, the pressure inside the cushion drops below the pre-established valve and then the microcomputer output voltage decreases to 0; the exhaust valve opens and consequently the cusion deflates. Later on, the cycle can be repeated by pressing the switch again to initiate the sequence of operations.

Automated inflatable ring cushion device

An inflatable ring cushion device that includes a toroid shape inflatable cushion, a hose connected to the cushion and to an air pump through a T-coupler. The air pump has a one way valve and the T-coupler includes an air release valve to deflate the cushion as desired. A metal ring rigidly mounted to the T-coupler permits a user to removably attach it to the user's garment.

Inflatable ring cushion device

A board game apparatus includes a playing board divided into a multiplicity of adjacent playing areas forming a main course. The main course includes a plurality of playing areas having penalties, rewards, instructions and numerical indicia thereon, all of which are randomly interposed. A plurality of secondary playing areas having consecutive numerical indicia thereon and two colored areas are disposed without the main playing course. In addition, the board includes a dial indicator which is adapted to rotate and indicate a numerical quantity of main course playing areas along which a player moves his distinctive token, subject to the instructions found thereon. Monetary tokens are used to comply with the penalty and reward requirements during the playing of the game. Wagering tokens adapted to be placed on the secondary playing and colored areas indicate the numbers and colors wagered on by the players. Two decks of cards are also provided; one deck has indicia thereon which provides the wagering instructions, the other deck has indicia thereon which provides the penalty and reward instructions.

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Austin, TX, United States of America

Luis Alexandro Garcia