Abstract: A server receives and rebroadcasts live streaming video content from a video capture device, such as a mobile phone or unmanned surveillance vehicle. The server includes a media server configured to stream selected video content to a client device, a video analysis system configured to analyze the live video content and generate object detection data, a storage system configured to store the generated object detection data and an identifier of the associated live video content, and a search engine configured to receive a text-based search request, search the object detection data stored in the storage system for relevant search results, and generate a list of live and stored video content associated with the relevant search results.

Abstract: Systems and methods related to operating a mobile platform using mesh networks are disclosed. In one embodiment, a control station may have a user interface that displays nodes participating in a mesh network. The control station may provide the positions of the nodes using position information broadcasted from the nodes and received by the control station. A user may select a node in the user interface and enter a command to have a mobile platform interact with the node. The control station may send the command to the mobile platform and cause the mobile platform to establish a wireless connection to the node, subscribe to position information corresponding to the node and received from the node by the wireless connection, and operate the mobile platform in response to the position information of the selected node, such as by following the node, image tracking the node, or landing near the node.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a state of a computing device are provided. At least one unique code associated with at least one file resident on the computing device is determined, the at least one unique code representative of a state of the at least one file. At least one unique reference code associated with at least one update file is determined, the at least one update file for updating the at least one file. The at least one unique reference code is representative of an expected state of the at least one file. The state of the computing device is determined to be in an expected state if the at least one unique code matches the at least one unique reference code, and in an unexpected state if the at least one unique code does not match the at least one unique reference code.

Abstract: An LDAP to SQL proxy to adapt a relational database as a directory service for an LDAP client is provided. The database may be defined in accordance with a database schema which is external to an LDAP server serving the LDAP client. The proxy comprises LDAP to SQL query and response mappings preferably for a reduced set of LDAP operations. The proxy may comprise a mechanism to maintain a plurality of persistent database connections to reduce query processing overhead. The proxy may further be adapted to maintain persistent connections to each of at least two alternative databases for executing queries to provide enhanced failsafe operations. A plurality of LDAP to SQL proxied databases may be configured for sharing query loads to enhance scalability and performance.

Abstract: According to embodiments described in the specification, a method and apparatus, for determining the state of a computing device is described, by first determining at least one unique code associated with at least one file resident on the computing device, the at least one unique code representative of a state of the at least one file. Then at least one unique reference code associated with at least one update file is determined, the at least one update file for updating said at least one file resident on the computing device, and the at least one unique reference code representative of an expected state of the at least one file resident on the computing device. Finally, the state of the computing device is determined to be in an expected state if the at least one unique code matches the at least one unique reference code, and in an unexpected state if the at least one unique code does not match the at least one unique reference code.

Abstract: According to embodiments described in the specification, a method, and apparatus for updating the state of a computing device by first receiving a message processable by the computing device, the message comprising data for instructing the computing device to request at least one update file from at least one remote computing entity, the at least one update file for updating a file resident on the computing device; and processing the message to effect updating of the computing device.

Abstract: According to embodiments described in the specification, a method and apparatus, for determining the state of a computing device is described, by first determining at least one unique code associated with at least one file resident on the computing device, the at least one unique code representative of a state of the at least one file. Then at least one unique reference code associated with at least one update file is determined, the at least one update file for updating said at least one file resident on the computing device, and the at least one unique reference code representative of an expected state of the at least one file resident on the computing device. Finally, the state of the computing device is determined to be in an expected state if the at least one unique code matches the at least one unique reference code, and in an unexpected state if the at least one unique code does not match the at least one unique reference code.

Abstract: An LDAP to SQL proxy to adapt a relational database as a directory service for an LDAP client is provided. The database may be defined in accordance with a database schema which is external to an LDAP server serving the LDAP client. The proxy comprises LDAP to SQL query and response mappings preferably for a reduced set of LDAP operations. The proxy may comprise a mechanism to maintain a plurality of persistent database connections to reduce query processing overhead. The proxy may further be adapted to maintain persistent connections to each of at least two alternative databases for executing queries to provide enhanced failsafe operations. A plurality of LDAP to SQL proxied databases may be configured for sharing query loads to enhance scalability and performance.