Abstract: Techniques for identifying certain types of network activity are disclosed, including parsing network traffic to automatically recognize anonymous identifiers. Such techniques may be used to identify and eliminate malicious and/or undesirable network traffic, and to identify topics relevant to a user of a particular network device so that communications to such a user are more likely to relate to a topic of interest to the user.

Abstract: Techniques for identifying certain types of network activity are disclosed, including parsing of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to identify a plurality of key-value pairs in a query string of the URL. The plurality of key-value pairs may include one or more potential anonymous identifiers. In an example embodiment, a machine learning algorithm is trained on the URL to determine whether the one or more potential anonymous identifiers are actual anonymous identifiers (i.e., advertising identifiers) that provide advertisers a method to identify a user device without using, for example, a permanent device identifier. In this embodiment, a ranking threshold is used to verify the URL. A verified URL associate the one or more potential anonymous identifiers with the user device as actual anonymous identifiers. Such techniques may be used to identify and eliminate malicious and/or undesirable network traffic.

Abstract: Techniques for identifying certain types of network activity are disclosed, including parsing of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to identify a plurality of key-value pairs in a query string of the URL. The plurality of key-value pairs may include one or more potential anonymous identifiers. In an example embodiment, a machine learning algorithm is trained on the URL to determine whether the one or more potential anonymous identifiers are actual anonymous identifiers (i.e., advertising identifiers) that provide advertisers a method to identify a user device without using, for example, a permanent device identifier. In this embodiment, a ranking threshold is used to verify the URL. A verified URL associate the one or more potential anonymous identifiers with the user device as actual anonymous identifiers. Such techniques may be used to identify and eliminate malicious and/or undesirable network traffic.

Abstract: Techniques for identifying certain types of network activity are disclosed, including parsing network traffic to automatically recognize anonymous identifiers. Such techniques may be used to identify and eliminate malicious and/or undesirable network traffic, and to identify topics relevant to a user of a particular network device so that communications to such a user are more likely to relate to a topic of interest to the user.

Abstract: Techniques for identifying certain types of network activity are disclosed, including parsing network traffic to automatically recognize anonymous identifiers. Such techniques may be used to identify and eliminate malicious and/or undesirable network traffic, and to identify topics relevant to a user of a particular network device so that communications to such a user are more likely to relate to a topic of interest to the user.

Abstract: Some users of communications systems and social networks have more influence over other users due to having more contacts and communications with people through the systems and networks. The techniques described herein identify these more influential users. Data from such users is used to provide a scoring metric for each user, and user can be ranked according to the scoring metric. Communications can then be made to a subset of users based on the rankings.

Abstract: Techniques for understanding a user's intentions when the user is searching web sites on the Internet are disclosed. Although search queries are typically encrypted so they cannot be understood by entities other than the user and a host of a search engine being used, the present techniques describe ways that a third party can infer user intentions from encrypted activity. Determination of user intentions in ways described herein can be used to provide content to a user that may be of particular interest to the user. Furthermore, provision of such content is thereby not limited to a host of a search engine, as is typically the case when only the host can comprehend content of search queries.

Abstract: Techniques for identifying certain types of network activity are disclosed, including parsing network traffic to automatically recognize anonymous identifiers. Such techniques may be used to identify and eliminate malicious and/or undesirable network traffic, and to identify topics relevant to a user of a particular network device so that communications to such a user are more likely to relate to a topic of interest to the user.

Abstract: A de-icing system is provided that includes a member, a coil, and a power supply. The member includes an anti-icing portion. The coil is inductively coupled to the anti-icing portion of the member. The power supply is coupled to the coil, and is configured to provide voltage to the coil. The coil emits electromagnetic energy responsive to power supplied by the power supply. Responsive to the electromagnetic energy, eddy currents are generated in the anti-icing portion that provide heating of the anti-icing portion.

Abstract: Some users of communications systems and social networks have more influence over other users due to having more contacts and communications with people through the systems and networks. The techniques described herein identify these more influential users. Data from such users is used to provide a scoring metric for each user, and user can be ranked according to the scoring metric. Communications can then be made to a subset of users based on the rankings.

Abstract: A de-icing system is provided that includes a member, a coil, and a power supply. The member includes an anti-icing portion. The coil is inductively coupled to the anti-icing portion of the member. The power supply is coupled to the coil, and is configured to provide voltage to the coil. The coil emits electromagnetic energy responsive to power supplied by the power supply. Responsive to the electromagnetic energy, eddy currents are generated in the anti-icing portion that provide heating of the anti-icing portion.

Abstract: The disclosure generally provides proteins that bind two epitopes (e.g., a first and a second epitope) and that are bivalent for binding to each of the first and second epitopes. The disclosure also provides for specific binding proteins, including antibodies, which bind to a target protein. The disclosure also provides compositions comprising such proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding such proteins and methods of making such proteins. The disclosure provides methods of inducing an immune response in a subject as well as methods for treating or preventing cancer in a subject by administering the proteins, nucleic acid molecules and/or compositions to the subject.