Abstract: Implementations can identify a given assistant device from among a plurality of assistant devices in an ecosystem, obtain device-specific signal(s) that are generated by the given assistant device, process the device-specific signal(s) to generate candidate semantic label(s) for the given assistant device, select a given semantic label for the given semantic device from among the candidate semantic label(s), and assigning, in a device topology representation of the ecosystem, the given semantic label to the given assistant device. Implementations can optionally receive a spoken utterance that includes a query or command at the assistant device(s), determine a semantic property of the query or command matches the given semantic label to the given assistant device, and cause the given assistant device to satisfy the query or command.

Abstract: A service data management method and apparatus for service building blocks (SBB), a device and a storage medium are provided, and a service data setting interface is extended. When service data needs to be set, the service data is received through the service data setting interface, and service data to be set is added into a service data set of a service corresponding to service identification information according to the service identification information and the service data to be set in the service data setting instruction. When it is detected that an SBB needs to be configured with the service data, service data corresponding to the SBB in the service data set corresponding to the SBB is directly configured for the SBB, i.e., the set service data takes effect immediately and is able to be called by the corresponding the SBB in real time.

Abstract: A program causes a processor to carry out: a step of defining a virtual space including a web browser; a step of providing web content on the web browser based on an access to a URL address, a step of providing the web content displayed on the web browser as a 360-degree web content developed in the virtual space based on a first operation input of a user; a step of controlling a field-of-view from a virtual camera arranged in the virtual space in accordance with a movement of a head of the user; and a step of displaying a field-of-view image corresponding to the field-of-view on an image display apparatus associated with the head of the user. The web content and the 360-degree web content are web screens for selecting moving image content to be reproduced from one or more pieces of moving image content.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for accessing a data service using a data service Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) object. An embodiment operates extracting a name-value pair of each parameter stored in the data service class object. The embodiment generates a parameter context URI using the one or more extracted name-value pairs according to a data service specification of the data service. The embodiment extracts one or more filter range items for each filter option stored in the data service class object. The embodiment generates a filter context URI using the one or more extracted filter range items according to the data service specification of the data service. The embodiment generates a context URI using the parameter context URI and the filter context URI. The embodiment then accesses the data service according to the context URI.

Abstract: Disclosed is the technology for computer-based “Daily Brief” service, which includes methods and corresponding systems for proactively providing push notifications for users of chat information systems. The push notifications are dynamically generated and presented to the user based on identification of one or more triggering events, which may include predetermined time/date, current geographical location, activity of peers and friends in social media associated with the user, scheduled events, appointments, meetings, emails, instant messages, and many more. The described technology improves the interaction interface between the user and chat information system.

Abstract: A method may include monitoring a network performance metric for multiple paths to a destination through a network, and storing historical performance data for the paths. The method may also include receiving a data flow directed to the destination, where the data flow may be subject to a network performance agreement. The method may additionally include determining aggregate historical performances for the paths, and comparing the aggregate historical performances for the paths. The method may also include, based on the comparison of the aggregate historical performances, routing the data flow through the network.

Abstract: A first request to send a message via a communication channel of the plurality of communication channels is received via a first application programming interface (API) call. The first request is received from a client device associated with a client account and includes an identifier of a content resource having message content for the message. The content resource is obtained based on the identifier. The message is prepared based on the first request and the content resource. The prepared message is sent to a recipient device via the communication channel.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide life cycle management for physical network function (PNFs) via an orchestrator using PNF proxies. A network device in a service provider network receives a software package for a virtual network function (VNF) serving as PNF proxy for a type of PNF. The software package includes a proxy descriptor and external virtual links (VLs) for the type of PNF. The network device associates, an instance of the PNF proxy with an installed PNF, creates the instance of the PNF proxy as a VNF in a cloud platform, and provides a record of the created instance of the PNF proxy to an active inventory system.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques for providing one or more users with access to content obtained from a plurality of content providers. In some embodiments, such techniques may comprise maintaining a number of access credentials associated with a plurality of different content providers, obtaining access to a plurality of media content libraries, each of the plurality of media content libraries managed by a content provider of the plurality of different content providers, and providing the plurality of media content libraries to at least one user device as a single library of media content. Such techniques may further comprise receiving, from the user device, a selection of a media content from the single library of media content and providing, to the user device, access to the selected media content within a corresponding media content library of the plurality of media content libraries using an access credential.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content providing, searching and/or hosting systems supported by or configured with devices, servers and/or platforms. The disclosed systems and methods provide a framework for delivering electronic messages to a recipient in an optimized manner based on current real-world and digital activities associated with the recipient. Once a message sent by a sender is received by the message platform, the message and information related to a user's activity is analyzed, and a delivery condition is determined by the messaging platform. The platform then sends the message according to that delivery condition, such that it is delivered to the user only upon the platform relaying the message thereon when the condition is satisfied or occurs.

Abstract: A system for providing cyber protection to medical devices in a medical environment is presented. The system comprises a medical device comprising software services, a backend server to maintain and provide software updates to medical devices, and an interface proxy box connected to the medical device and in communication with the backend server. The interface proxy box determines the software services resident on the medical device. The interface proxy box installs the software services determined to be resident on the medical device on the interface proxy box and configures the installed software services to match the software services resident on the medical device. The interface proxy box communicates periodically with the backend server and receives and applies security updates to the software services installed and configured on the interface proxy box. The medical device utilizes the updated software services on the interface proxy box.

Abstract: A method of normalizing URLs associated with a real user session comprises extracting uniform resource locators (URLs) from ingested spans where at least a portion of the URLs comprise unique URL strings. The method also comprises decomposing each of the URLs into a sequence of tokens and grouping together subsets of related URLs. Also, the method comprises representing each subset of related URLs with a normalized URL string.

Abstract: A service deployment method determining an execution path of a to-be-deployed service, the execution path includes a first execution device and a second execution device; obtaining a first quality of service (QoS) of the first execution device; obtaining a second QoS of the second execution device; calculating a third QoS of the execution path based on the first QoS and the second QoS; obtaining a preset QoS of the to-be-deployed service; making a first determination that a first relationship between the third QoS and the preset QoS meets a preset rule; and deploying, in response to the first determination, the to-be-deployed service on the execution path.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide for scaling service discovery in a micro-service environment. A controller can inject a service discovery agent onto a host. At least one of the controller or the agent can identify a first set of micro-service containers that are dependencies of the first micro-service container and a second set of micro-service containers that are dependencies of the second micro-service container. At least one of the controller or the agent can update routing data for the first set of micro-service containers and the second set of micro-service containers. At least one of the controller or the agent can determine the second micro-service container has terminated on the host computing device. At least one of the controller or the agent can update the agent to remove the routing data for the second set of micro-service containers.

Abstract: A unique electronic communications account is generated and linked to a physical address of a user. A network of electronic mail addresses linked to physical addresses can be used for the transmission of information in electronic or physical form. Users can send information to a single recipient or multiple recipients by selecting the recipient or an area of recipients on a map generated by the system. A plurality of users can use a single e-mail address linked to a physical address through creation and storage of user profiles. Users can deactivate and transfer their unique electronic mail address upon relocation to a new physical address. The communication platform can overcome technical problems and limitations of electronic mail existing today. The communication platform can create a transparent global communication that can be achieved via an electronic communications account that can be created for every physical address in the world.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to transmitting and receiving media channels, such as audio and video channels. These channels may be transmitted as packets from one or more transmitting devices to one or more receiving devices for playout. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure include systems, methods, and computer-readable media for determining latency of a data network for synchronised playout of received signals. Additionally, certain embodiments of the present disclosure include systems, methods, and computer-readable media for synchronising playout among devices connected to a data network.

Abstract: A direct-attach cable data transmission visual indicator system includes a networking device having a port. A direct-attach cable includes a direct-attach cable connector that is located on an end of the direct-attach cable and that couples the direct-attach cable to the port. A visual indicator device is included on the direct-attach cable connector and is configured to receive data transmission information from the networking device via the port and the direct-attach cable connector, with the data transmission information associated with the transmission of data via the port. The visual indicator device then provides a visual indication that is based on the data transmission information.

Abstract: Systems and methods according to aspects of the invention verify requests for information over a network. Computing devices communicating over a network transmit numerous signals with various types of information including spatial information, temporal information, device-specific information, and transmission specific information. This information may be used to generate statistical records of valid request for information. Various combinations of these signals may be used to determine whether a request for information is a valid request based on the statistical records associated with the signals. Where a request for information has been verified, the system and method may provide the information. Where the request for information has not been verified, the system and method may deny the request for information. Thus the system and method may be used to prevent and block scraping and spamming attacks.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, products, and/or methods for determining a dependency between a task and a hardware component executing the task. The method may include: accessing an execution log storing information related to a plurality of tasks, each task of the plurality of tasks being executed by a respective computing device of a plurality of computing devices distributed across a network architecture; identifying a task of the plurality of tasks to obtain application layer information of the identified task; determining which respective computing device executed the identified task to obtain network layer information of the respective computing device; generating a dependency map illustrating a relationship between the identified task and the respective computing device that executed the identified task, the relationship including the application layer information and the network layer information; and displaying, using an interactive graphical user interface (GUI) on a user device, the dependency map.

Abstract: A traffic characteristic information extracting device includes a memory, and processing circuitry coupled to the memory and configured to acquire traffic information satisfying a predetermined condition from network traffic data, extract characteristic information from the acquired traffic information, classify the traffic information based on the extracted characteristic information, analyze a classification result obtained at the classifying and generate signatures, and output a signature satisfying a predetermined condition among the generated signatures.