Abstract: Initializing a graph for providing proof of space includes generating an initial graph at a device. The initial graph is acyclic. Content of a first node in the initial graph is generated based at least in part on (1) a predecessor node that is a predecessor of the first node and (2) on a godparent node. A position of the godparent node is based at least in part on content of the predecessor node. It further includes storing at least a portion of the initial graph on the device.

Abstract: Systems herein allow a student to share media with other students in a classroom with the permission of a teacher. The student can send a sharing request to a management server with a sender student device. The management server can identify a teacher device and send the sharing request to the teacher device for approval. When the request is granted, the student device can supply an address local to the sender device, from which the media will stream. The management server can send the address and an authentication token to other recipient student devices. The management server can further lock the recipient student devices into the sharing location to ensure that each student device will stream the media. At the request of the teacher device or the sender student device, the streaming can end.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a recommended action are disclosed. For example, the method receives first data that is measured via at least one sensor deployed at a venue, receives second data from at least one user endpoint device present at the venue, wherein the second data comprises data that is measured via a sensor associated with the at least one user endpoint device, applies a perception model of the venue to the first data and the second data that are received, generates at least one recommended action when a threshold is reached, wherein the threshold is established for generating the at least one recommended action, and provides an update to the perception model of the venue based on the at least one recommended action that is generated.

Abstract: The present invention describes a computer implemented method for training a home monitoring system comprising of a plurality of occupational sensors, a plurality of computing devices, and a server network that communicate over a network. The plurality of occupational sensors can transmit information from the occupational sensors to the server; upon receiving the information from the plurality of occupational sensors, the server can generate and maintain a three-dimensional model of the environment. The server can then identify a first action performed by the special needs user based on the three-dimensional model of the environment and the information from the plurality of occupational sensors. Upon identifying the first action performed by the user, the server can determine a second action to be performed by a computing device; the server then transmits the second action to be performed to the computing device, which can then perform the second action.

Abstract: A telemetry-based method and system is provided for predictive resource scaling by mining useful data based on communication behaviour such as human calling patterns, call quality, and integration. In an embodiment, the telemetry-based system comprises at least one predictor for generating a first scaling prediction value based on a first target process goal and a second scaling prediction value based on a second target process goal; an auto-scaler for auto-scaling resources based on the first scaling prediction value and second scaling prediction value; and a regulator for monitoring the first scaling prediction value and second scaling prediction value and auto-scaling of resources by the auto-scaler and applying an objective function indicating total normalized system performance to a reinforcement learning algorithm for improving prediction accuracy of the at least one predictor.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and device for sharing control rights of appliances, a storage medium, and a server. The method includes that: a sharing request is received from a first user for sharing a control right of at least one appliance with at least one second user; and in response to the sharing request, a sharing operation of sharing the control right of the at least one appliance with the at least one second user is performed, so that both the first user and the at least one second user share the control right of the at least one appliance.

Abstract: A client application requesting to access a resource may be issued an access token and a refresh token. Instead of revoking the client application access to a resource by revoking the refresh token, allowing the access token to expire, and forcing a user associated with the client application to re-login, authentication for the client application to access the resource may be obtained from the user. The authentication may be obtained from the user while the client application, without notification of the concurrent authentication, may continue attempts to access the resource, for example, via an invalid access token. Once authentication is obtained, the client application may be provided access to the resource, for example, via a valid access token.

Abstract: An exemplary security virtualization system implemented by a multi-access edge compute (“MEC”) server identifies a security policy for a device that is separate from and communicatively coupled to the MEC server. The security virtualization system intercepts data transmitted to the device from an application server, and applies a security service to the intercepted data in accordance with the security policy identified for the device. Subsequent to the applying of the security service, the security virtualization system delivers, to the device by way of a secure connection between the security virtualization system and the device, sanitized data that corresponds to the intercepted data and has been sanitized by way of the security service. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: Protecting personal information by generating entity-specific aliases for use in communication with third parties is disclosed.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for improving policy distribution in a network. The policy distribution may be improved based on a conversation between devices of the network. The techniques include initiating a policy download trigger based on the conversation. The policy download trigger may specify a particular destination device for a data transfer across the network. Therefore, policies specific to the destination device may be downloaded and/or installed at points of enforcement in the network. In this way, the techniques described herein may improve the efficiency of network resource use.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquisition control unit configured to acquire information on function extension from an external object, the information on the function extension including attribute information indicating a function of a device and connection information relating to a connection to the device, and a function control unit configured to extend a function of the information processing apparatus based on the acquired attribute information, connect to a device corresponding to the extended function based on the acquired connection information, and enable the extended function.

Abstract: In one example, a computer-implemented method of generating a weather product is disclosed that comprises receiving a product generation input, the product generation input being indicative of a weather product. The method further comprises retrieving a weather data point, based on the product generation input. Further, the method comprises analyzing the weather data point with a weather analysis component to identify weather parameters relevant to the weather product. In addition, the method comprises generating the weather product to include the identified relevant weather parameters.

Abstract: A multistage data sniffer instance can include a first stage that scans a given file for a set of data fields based on a configuration file for a selected format of the given file. The multistage data sniffer instance can also include a second stage that evaluates a value in each data filed in the set of data fields for the selected format to determine a validity of values in the set of data fields. The multistage data sniffer instance can further include a third stage that extracts data within the plurality of fields of the given file, aggregates the data based on a predetermined set of rules defined in the configuration file and outputs a data to a data mart database characterizing the aggregated data.

Abstract: Evaluating a plurality of computers hosting a cloud platform for effectiveness at operating through operational failures with minimal or no degradation to operations by identifying vulnerabilities in hardware, firmware, software and operational policy/plan aspects of the plurality of computers and managing the identified vulnerabilities by modifying hardware, firmware, software, and operational policy/plan aspects of the plurality of computers and the hosted cloud platform to improve effectiveness at operating through operational failures with minimal or no degradation to operations.

Abstract: A method includes retrieving, by a workspace client on a computing device, a first set of resource associations from a workspace server. The first set of resource associations identify one or more data file-types executable by each application on a virtualization server. The method also includes generating, by the workspace client, from the first set of resource associations, a second set of resource associations. The second set of resource associations identify a subset of applications on the virtualization server operable to perform operations on each of the one or more data file-types. The method further includes obtaining, by a storage provider client on the computing device, the second set of resource associations. The storage provider client is configured to enable one or more applications on the virtualization server to execute at least one data file accessible from a storage provider.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a computer-implemented method of implementing an on-demand computing network environment. A network specification is received from a user. Resources from one or more resource providers are provisioned including an audio server resource. The on-demand computing network is configured, where configuring includes assigning a first provisioned resource as a hub device. One or more second provisioned resources are assigned as rim devices, where rim devices are configured to communicate with one another only via the hub device. One rim device is a proxy server to which the user connects using a device having an address, where the audio server transmits audio data to the user via the proxy server without knowledge of the address of the user device.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program, which when executed by a computer, configures the computer to perform a message providing method may be provided. The method may include receiving message data including a message and metadata from a server, determining whether at least one keyword is included in the message, and updating chat room data of a reception chat room to include reception information of the message including the keyword based on results of the determining and the metadata, and displaying a chat room list based on the chat room data, the chat room list including (1) reception chat rooms having the message with the at least one keyword together with (2) inclusion information corresponding thereto, which indicates inclusion of the at least one keyword in the message.

Abstract: A network system for managing a network-based service (e.g., an on-demand transport service) is configured to pre-compute, based on historical data, a plurality of service metrics that are maintained in a searchable database. In response to user interaction with a user application to view available service options, the user application can cause session data indicating start and service locations to be transmitted to the network system. In response, the network system can translate the start and service locations to a first and second search keys, respectively. The search keys can be used to query the database for the relevant service metric for the session. The network system can transmit the relevant service metric to the user device to enable the user device to display information relating to the session (e.g., a price for requesting the network-based service) that is based at least in part on the relevant service metric.

Abstract: In an approach, a processor retrieves an indication of a plurality of service computing systems storing corresponding information bunches, pertaining to a subject, that are available to a third party. A processor collects the corresponding information bunches from the service computing systems. A processor generates enriched information pertaining to the subject according to a combination of the corresponding information bunches. A processor verifies the enriched information against a security rule. A processor outputs a result of the verification of the enriched information to the subject.

Abstract: This application provides example data transmission methods and corresponding example devices. One example method includes sending, by a first device, a first packet to a second device, where the first packet includes transmission policy negotiation information, and where the transmission policy negotiation information is used to negotiate a transmission policy used when the second device uses a multipath connection. The first device can then receive a second packet from the second device, where the second packet includes first policy information, and where the first policy information indicates a transmission policy used when the second device uses the multipath connection. The first device can then transmit data with the second device based on the first policy information by using a transmission policy corresponding to the first policy information.