Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems. Embodiments of the present invention can dynamically determine whether a received command conflicts with a current environment setting. Embodiments of the present invention can, in response to determining that the impact of a received command conflicts with a current environment setting, determine one or more solutions that resolves the received command. Embodiments of the present invention can then execute at least one of the one or more determined solutions.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for sharing photos or videos with a digital photo frame, the method comprising receiving, by a server, an operation command for connecting at least one terminal to the digital photo frame; generating and transmitting, by the server, a code to the digital photo frame in response to the received operation command; determining, by the server, whether a code entered by the at least one terminal is matched with the generated code; connecting, by the server, the at least one terminal to the digital photo frame when determining that the code entered by the at least one terminal is matched with the generated code; and instructing, by the server, the digital photo frame to receive the photos or the videos from the at least one connected terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for managing the state of client devices using device-driven management workflows. A computing device can be evaluated to determine the current state of the computing device. Then, the current state of the computing device is compared to an expected state of the computing device. The expected state of the computing device may be based at least in part on a result of execution of at least one device-driven management workflow by the computing device. In response to a determination that the current state of the computing device fails to match the expected state of the computing device, the device-driven management workflow can be executed to resolve the discrepancy between the expected state and the current state.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a parcel monitoring system, method and electronic device (e-device) for secure packaging, shipment, receipt and tracking of parcels. The tamper-proof seal (102) can include a transceiver (406) to communicate with one more devices at remote location to transmit information associated with the package, and a plurality of slots (408-1, 408-2, 408-3, 408-4) adapted to receive one or more strings (104) in each of said plurality of slots (408-1, 408-2, 408-3, 408-4). In an embodiment, the said one or more strings (104) are electrically connected to each of said plurality of slots such that an interruption in said electrical connection triggers said transceiver (406) to transmit a notification to said one more devices as an indication of seal tampering.

Abstract: A system provides a notification associated with joining a communication session based on trigger events other than a scheduled start time for the communication session. The notification informs the recipient user of current contextual information associated with the communication session and to provide the user with an effective and efficient way to join the communication session (a.k.a., the meeting). The contextual information may indicate that some other user has initiated the communication session (e.g., is the first to join the communication session), that a predefined user has joined the communication session (e.g., a user's manager has joined), and/or that a topic of interest has been brought up during the communication session (e.g., one or more users start speaking about the topic). As described herein, the notification(s) can be provided based on occurrences of different types of events that occur at times that are different than a scheduled start time.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving, from a computing device, a selection of a template for a custom microservice and configuration parameters for the custom microservice, generating the template for the custom microservice using the configuration parameters, the template for the custom microservice comprising defined interfaces for accessing core microservices, defined integration points for integration with a system providing the core microservices, and stubs for custom components for the custom microservice, and providing the template for the custom microservice to the computing device, wherein custom components for the custom microservice are added to the template via the computing device using the stubs for the custom components. The systems and methods further provide for registering the custom microservice to be exposed to and accessed by a tenant with authorization to access the custom microservice along with the core microservices.

Abstract: A system and method for using a mobile device to capture the proper execution of a series of one or more tasks with pre-assigned constraints that are associated with a specific set of assets, where those assets have certain known physical attributes and characteristics and are configured in a known manner is disclosed herein. The assets are preferably vehicles such as trucks.

Abstract: Systems and methods for device to device communications in an Internet of Things (IoT) setting, via associated cloud services, are described. In an example, a procedure performed by a first IoT device, associated with a first domain or ecosystem, to communicate with a second IoT device, associated with a second domain or ecosystem, includes: obtaining communication information to communicate with a second service associated with the second device; providing the communication information to a first service associated with the first device; obtain service validation information, in response to the first service initiating the validation procedure with the second service; and providing the service validation information to the first service. This service validation information is used to enable a validated connection between the first service and the second service, to then communicate data or commands between the first device and the second device via the first and second remote services.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses to provide memory as a service are described. For example, a borrower device is configured to: communicate with a lender device; borrow an amount of memory from the lender device; expand memory capacity of the borrower device for applications running on the borrower device, using at least the local memory of the borrower device and the amount of memory borrowed from the lender device; and service accesses by the applications to memory via communication link between the borrower device and the lender device.

Abstract: A computerized method of calculating a score characterizing a computing process executed in a distributed computing system includes: receiving, by a computing device, from a first data store in electronic communication with the computing device, one or more numerical features representing an aspect of execution performance of the computing process; receiving, by the computing device, from a second data store in electronic communication with the computing device, a set of numerical multipliers including a numerical multiplier for each feature, each numerical multiplier based on a significance of the associated execution performance aspect of the computing process to the computing process; and calculating, by the computing device, the score based on a sum of features weighted by their associated numerical multipliers, the score indicating a performance of the computing process.

Abstract: A computer is used to identify objects related to an event using networked computer system resources. A request is received to assess objects within a vicinity of an event for uses related to the event. A type of event is determined and objects identified within the vicinity. The identified objects are assessed for applicability relating to the event. The identified objects are scored based on applicability of each of the identified objects to the event. The identified objects are ranked based on the score for each of the identified objects, and based on accessibility factors for each of the identified objects, and the accessibility factors include locations of the identified objects, respectively, within the vicinity. A notification is sent to a user's device with the ranking for viewing by a user on a display of the user's device.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for implementing a multi-access edge computing (MEC) based system to realize 5G Network Edge and Core Service Dimensioning using Machine Learning and other Artificial Intelligence Techniques, for improved operations and usage of computing and networking resources, and are disclosed herein. In an example, processing circuitry of a compute node on a network is used to analyze execution of an application to obtain operational data. The compute node then may modularize functions of the application based on the operational data to construct modularized functions. A phase transition graph is constructed using a machine-learning based analysis, the phase transition graph representing state transitions from one modularized function to another modularized function, where the phase transition graph is used to dimension the application by distributing the modularized functions across the network.

Abstract: Embodiments are described herein for systems and methods for continuously monitoring a network structure of one or more networks using a cloud-based network monitoring system, and rearranging, using the cloud-based network monitoring system, the network structure of the one or more networks to protect confidential and/or prioritized assets of the one or more networks based at least in part on the monitoring of the network structure of the one or more networks. In certain embodiments, the cloud-based network monitoring system is configured to continuously monitor a network structure of one or more networks, and to automatically rearrange the network structure of the one or more networks to protect confidential and/or prioritized assets of the one or more networks based at least in part on the continuous monitoring of the network structure of the one or more networks.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a router, a method for the router, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus. A router including: a memory having instructions stored thereon; and a processor configured to execute the instructions stored on the memory to cause the router to perform at least the following: providing a plurality of private subnets isolated from one another, each of the plurality of private subnets having corresponding network configuration information; and in response to a request to perform a first processing on network configuration information from a first user device connected to a first of the plurality of private subnets, performing the first processing on only first network configuration information corresponding to the first private subnet.

Abstract: In a network communications environment supporting realtime communications between respective network nodes of a user and other communicants in virtual areas each of which is associated with its own respective set of communicant members, a graphical user interface is provided in connection with the user's network node. The graphical user interface includes controls for establishing presence in respective ones of the virtual areas, managing realtime communications with other communicants in respective ones of the virtual areas, and presenting different views of communicants associated with the network communications environment.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system and method for synchronizing updates. A first cloud-based system may be embodied in a multi-instance or multi-tenant framework, and may provide for certain computing systems and configuration items. The first cloud-based system may include a probe system configured to retrieve a list of events from a second cloud computing system, wherein the list of events is representative of updates to resources provided by the second cloud computing system. The first cloud-based system may additionally include a sensor system configured to process the list of events to retrieve a payload for each event in the list of events. An update system may then update an updatable system included in the first cloud computing system based on the payload.

Abstract: In one aspect, In one aspect, a method for data transfer and processing communications is provided. The method includes the step of providing a machine-to-everything (M2X) application layer on each machine of the plurality of machines. The method includes the step of providing a plurality of communication nodes on each machine for communication between the plurality of machines with every other machine, the plurality of machines and any infrastructure at a work site, and a plurality of communication nodes communicating using the at least one application layer. The method includes the step of providing a communication processing system for receiving a data transfer and processing communications. The communication processing system includes a plurality of processing stations, one or more multiple data management protocols, a plurality of network protocols, a plurality of databases and plurality of data processing network architectures.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a method comprising transmitting a first BLUETOOTH communication to a mobile device. The method may include transmitting a second BLUETOOTH communication including a first custom advertisement, a first custom service including a local port for establishing a VSF connection in the network topology including the master network switch, a neighbor port of another switch in the network topology and a MAC address of the another switch and a second custom service including a VSF link interface and a VSF member ID. The method may include receiving a first configuration of the master network switch and creating a second configuration for the network topology using the BLUETOOTH communication from the network switch and the first configuration of the master network switch. The method may also include transmitting the second configuration and establishing a VSF link between the master network switch and the member network switch.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology that implements flow control for machine learning on data such as Internet of Things (“IoT”) datasets. The system may route outputs of a data splitter function performed on the IoT datasets to a designated target model based on a user specification for routing the outputs. In this manner, the IoT datasets may be dynamically routed to target datasets without reprogramming machine-learning pipelines, which enable rapid training, testing and validation of ML models as well as an ability to concurrently train, validate, and execute ML models.

Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for providing a system with access to resources associated with a user account using a disposable email address (DEA) are provided. A request to provide a system with access to a first set of resources may be received. The first set of resources may be associated with a first email account associated with a first email address. A first DEA associated with the first email account may be generated. The first DEA may be transmitted to the system. A first set of modified emails may be generated based upon a first set of emails of the first email account. A first modified email of the first set of modified emails may comprise an indication of the first DEA. Access to the first set of modified emails may be provided to the system. The first DEA may be deactivated.