Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for automated data reconciliation processing is presented. The system receives a data movement request with a first status indicator and appends a unique request code to the data movement request. The system causes presentation of the data movement request at a client device and receives a movement response from a second server via a network. The system modifies the first status indicator of the data movement request to a second status indicator to provisionally reflect the receipt of the movement response and verifies the indication of movement from a receiving entity.

Abstract: A system receives information for a plurality of invoices having invoice amounts owed by a debtor-buyer to a plurality of creditor-suppliers, a cash pool amount for a cash pool available by the debtor-buyer for early payment of at least some of the invoice amounts, and a desired return rate, receives a plurality of offers, each offer from a corresponding creditor-supplier and comprising an offer return rate, determines whether each of the plurality of offers is eligible for acceptance based on each offer return rate from each offer and the desired return rate for the buyer and selects one or more invoices each having an invoice amount, and transmits award information to the debtor-buyer.

Abstract: A cost estimator system receives a plan, a configuration or proposed changes for a cloud-based infrastructure, and which include data representing one or more computing resources needed for a cloud-based application. A new configuration is generated for the cloud-based infrastructure incorporating the plan, configuration or proposed changes. A price resolver resolves a price of the resources that are part of the new configuration, and requests, from one or more cloud providers associated with the new configuration, price data for the resolved resources. The cost estimator system then generates, based on the price data received by the price resolver, a cost estimate for the new configuration of the cloud-based infrastructure.

Abstract: A server apparatus includes a processor configured to manage identification information of a registered vehicle registered in advance, acquire identification information on a vehicle of a user who wants to replace the batteries from a vehicle key device, acquire fee-related information from the vehicle key device, the fee-rerated information being at least one of a travel distance and a battery usage amount of the vehicle of the user, calculate a usage fee of the batteries based on the fee-related information, determine permission and prohibition to replace a battery, control a lock device which enables taking-out of the batteries accommodated in the battery stand, determine the permission and prohibition to replace the batteries based on the identification information acquired from the vehicle key device and the identification information, and unlock the lock device when it is determined to permit replacing the batteries.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for facilitating payment of a total amount comprising multiple future instalments by a customer (3), the method comprising: receiving, at an instalment payment server (5), an indication from a mobile device (7) associated with the customer (3) to set up the payment by the multiple future instalments; generating first authorisation data indicative of an authorisation of the multiple future instalments; sending the first authorisation data to a mobile device (7). The method may include displaying on the mobile device (7) an optical machine readable representation of the first authorisation data; and scanning, by a merchant POS system (13) associated with a merchant (11), the optical machine readable representation of the first authorisation data from the mobile device (7).

Abstract: An architecture to allow Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) billing and charge tracking, is disclosed. In an example, a tracking process, such as is performed by an edge computing apparatus, includes: receiving a computational processing request for a service operated with computing resources of the edge computing apparatus from a connected edge device within the first access network, wherein the computational processing request includes an identification of the connected edge device; identifying a processing device, within the first access network, for performing the computational processing request; and storing the identification of the connected edge device, a processing device identification, and data describing the computational processes completed by the processing device in association with the computational processing request.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for regulating a loan managed by a loan accounting system that includes steps of: detecting a new action affecting a logical history of a loan managed by the loan accounting system, with the new action representing a new event in a loan process of the loan; identifying a first series of events related to the logical history of the loan affected by the new action; automatically calculating states of the loan based on a plurality of actions each associated with an event of the first series of events, wherein at least two of the actions have a causal relationship with one another; and automatically recalculating and updating a physical history of the loan based on the calculated states of the loan with the physical history including a second series of events that is different than the first series of events.

Abstract: Devices and techniques are generally described for generating customized invoice data. In some examples, first data describing invoice settings for a first entity may be received during a registration process. In various examples, a plurality of invoice customizations may be determined based on a similarity between the first data and historical invoice settings of other entities. In some examples, the customized invoice data comprising the plurality of invoice customizations may be generated. In at least some examples, the customized invoice data may be stored in non-transitory computer-readable memory.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable program code executable by a processor to retrieve a customer data record including bill payment activity associated with a provider account for a customer of a financial institution; and define a geographical footprint for the customer. The geographical footprint may be defined by identifying a customer set including the customer from a plurality of customers of a provider of the provider account, having customer records indicating geographic proximity, and determining that a predetermined fraction of the customer set are associated with a common billing cycle for the provider. The computer-readable program code may be executable by the processor to send a bill payment alert for transmission to the customer via electronic communication or telephonic communication, when the bill payment activity meets a threshold condition, wherein the threshold condition is determined at least in part by the geographical footprint.

Abstract: A commerce system includes an EC server connecting to a user terminal and executes E-commerce, a customs clearance authentication server that administers pre-customs clearance information, and an administration server connected to the customs clearance authentication server and the EC server. The administration server receives a registration request including product information regarding a product, transmits the registration request to the customs clearance authentication server, receives pre-customs clearance information regarding the product from the customs clearance authentication server, and notifies the pre-customs clearance information to the EC server. The customs clearance authentication server generates pre-customs clearance information based on product information, in response to a request from the EC server, and transmits generated pre-customs clearance information to the administration server.

Abstract: A commerce system includes an EC server connecting to a user terminal and executes E-commerce, a customs clearance authentication server that administers pre-customs clearance information, and an administration server connected to the customs clearance authentication server and the EC server. The administration server receives a registration request including product information regarding a product, transmits the registration request to the customs clearance authentication server, receives pre-customs clearance information regarding the product from the customs clearance authentication server, and notifies the pre-customs clearance information to the EC server. The customs clearance authentication server generates pre-customs clearance information based on product information, in response to a request from the EC server, and transmits generated pre-customs clearance information to the administration server.

Abstract: A method of intermediating transactions includes, at an intermediation server: receiving invoice data defining a price payable to a vendor for supplying a product to a customer; extracting, from the invoice data, a vendor identifier corresponding to the vendor; determining, in association with the invoice data, a customer identifier corresponding to the customer; retrieving a payer identifier corresponding to a payer associated with the customer; retrieving, based on at least the payer identifier, a transaction policy; according to the retrieved transaction policy, allocating an eligible portion of the price to the payer identifier, and allocating a remaining portion of the price to the customer identifier; and generating and transmitting payment data for initiating a payment of the eligible portion from the payer to the vendor.

Abstract: Arrangements for payment and recommendation control are provided. In some aspects, contextual data may be received from a user. For instance, data such as calendar data may be received and an event may be identified. Based on the event, a pre-authorized amount may be identified for payment associated with the event. The system may receive a request for payment and event details. The amount may be compared to the pre-authorized amount and, if more than the pre-authorized amount, a request for payment authorization may be transmitted to a user device. If the amount is not more than the pre-authorized amount, expected location data of the user may be received and current location data of the user may be requested from a user device. The location data may be compared and, if the locations match, the payment may be authorized and automatically processed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that generates an operation plan of a vehicle that is operable through rental in a plurality of different rental modes, includes: a storage section that stores usage record data on the vehicle by rental mode; and a control section that, based on the stored usage record data, estimates a utilization rate and sales of the vehicle when the vehicle is rented out, in each of the plurality of rental modes and in each of a plurality of time periods of day, and, based on both the estimated utilization rates and sales, generates the operation plan of the vehicle for each of the plurality of time periods of day.

Abstract: A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle capable of achieving a charging target in response to environmental change via a charging control method. The charging control method includes: setting reserved charging using external power based on a departure time and a target state of charge (SOC) of a battery; monitoring whether change in charging environment has occurred, determining whether the target SOC of the battery is capable of being achieved at a currently set departure time, when the charging environment has been changed; and performing series charging using an engine and a motor upon determining that the target SOC of the battery is incapable of being achieved.

Abstract: A system and method of performing automated reconciliation of devices and features in telecom expense management systems prior to running programs to optimize expense relative to usage or procuring new lines. The reconciliation accessing and carrier systems and devices and using enterprise configurable rules and live data from end point management systems. The system ensures accurate and up to date data is available for processing by downstream robotic process automation systems that perform the procurement/modification of plans and devices.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose methods, systems, and devices for electronic note identifier allocation and electronic note generation. In one aspect, an electronic note identifier allocation method is performed by a processing node of a distributed computer system. The processing node receives an electronic note identifier application request initiated by a service node. The processing node generates an electronic note identifier set in response to the electronic note identifier application request. The processing node also synchronizes the electronic note identifier in the electronic note identifier set. After the synchronizing, the processing node further the electronic note identifier in the electronic note identifier set to the service node.

Abstract: A method described delivers power to a first load and a second load from networked power plants. The method may include receiving a power delivery profile for the first load, receiving a power delivery profile for a second load, determining a power output capability of a first renewable energy power plant (REPP), and determining a power output capability of a second REPP. The method may also include setting a power output for the first REPP and a power output for the second REPP based on the power delivery profile for the first and second loads and the power output capabilities of the first and second REPPs. The method may also include allocating a combined power output of the first and second REPPs to the first and second loads and delivering the allocated combined power output to the first and second loads.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a consolidated transfer ecosystem are provided. Systems may include a graph database. The graph database may include a plurality of nodes representing a plurality of entities. The system may receive a plurality of transfer requests and represent each transfer request as an edge on the graph database. The system may include a consolidation engine that may consolidate the edges in the graph database to produce a consolidated database. The system may execute the transfers according to the consolidated database.

Abstract: In some examples, a server may receive an order from a customer to acquire a computing device. The server may determine a customer and a customer location associated with the order and determine a documentation specification based at least in part on the customer and the customer location. The server may determine content identifiers corresponding to content (e.g., documentation and software) to be provided with the order. The server may associate a device identifier that uniquely identifies the computing device with the content identifiers. The computing device may be shipped to the customer location without the plurality of content. When the computing device is booted at the customer location, the computing device may send the device identifier to the server, the server may determine the plurality of content identifiers associated with the device identifier, and send the plurality of content in a digital form for installation on the computing device.

Abstract: The present application at least describes a computer-implemented method including a step of setting, via a service layer residing on a server outside of an underlying 3GPP network, a trigger in the underlying 3GPP network, where the trigger defines an QoS parameter change in the underlying 3GPP network. The underlying 3GPP network is configured with functionality to send a notification to the service layer upon detecting the QoS parameter change. The computer-implemented method also includes a step of receiving, from the underlying 3GPP network, the notification the detected QoS parameter change has occurred. The computer-implemented method further includes a step of performing, at the service layer residing on the server a service layer operation in response to the received notification.

Abstract: Disclosed are various examples for determining an IT topology for an enterprise IT organization based on operational goals of the enterprise organization. Visual models that are designed to facilitate responses associated with the current IT topology and operational goals of an enterprise IT organization are displayed to an entity of the enterprise. The entity can provide enterprise profile data to an IT solutions system by interacting with user interfaces. The IT solutions system can generate the IT topology prescription and roadmap for implementing the IT topology prescription based on the operational goals identified in the responses. Statements of work can be dynamically generated that outline details and terms of implementing the IT topology prescription for the enterprise IT organization.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for executing high-speed transaction processing in a parallel processing environment. One embodiment is directed to a computer-implemented method for executing high-speed transaction processing in a processing cluster having a driver and a plurality of executors, each of the executors configured to process data in at least one respective partition. The driver may assign billing transaction data stored on a persistent datastore of a billing system to respective partitions of the plurality of executors for parallel processing. The driver and executors execute operations in which usage factors of the billing transactions are aggregated to generate billable charge information in a format for use by a billing system to generate billing invoices.

Abstract: Block chain based, decentralized transaction settlement systems and methods for wireless electric vehicle charging stations which enables real-time monitoring of electric vehicle charging demand for distribution system managers. The system is operable to enable easy implementation of rebate programs for electric vehicle owners, as well as charging station owners, and provides a secure, cost efficient, and transparent transaction settlement system using block chain software technology.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main memory, and a controller. The main memory stores mode information indicating whether the image forming apparatus is set to a contract mode, upper limit information indicating an upper limit to which printing can be performed during a prescribed period, and actual print sheet number information indicating an actual print sheet number actually printed during the prescribed period. The performs a printing permission process in a case that mode information indicates the contract mode and the actual print sheet number is less than the upper limit when the controller receives a print job even in a case that a sum of a specific print sheet number specified in advance in the print job and the actual print sheet number is greater than the upper limit, the printing permission process permitting printing for the specific sheet number as a permission print sheet number.

Abstract: The disclosure herein describes enabling a donor to donate loyalty points associated with a loyalty program to a receiver based on a donation profile. The donation profile is hosted by a loyalty points donation platform (LPDP) and includes a donation entry including a loyalty point type and a requested quantity. A donation request including a loyalty account identifier, credential data of the loyalty account, and a point donation quantity is received. Approval of the donation request is requested from the donor loyalty program including providing the loyalty account identifier and the credential data to the donor loyalty program. Based on receiving approval from the donor loyalty program, the donor loyalty program is instructed to transfer a quantity of loyalty points indicated by the point donation quantity from the loyalty account associated with the loyalty account identifier to a receiver loyalty account associated with the donation profile of the receiver.

Abstract: A hybrid rule-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) document processing system processes a non-editable document with at least one invoice to accurately extract data from tables in the invoices. The non-editable document is preprocessed for conversion into a markup format and pages including the invoice are identified. The invoice is processed via a document process by parsing the pages in different directions to generate a first set of predictions and via a block process wherein logical information blocks from the invoice are processed to generate a second set of predictions. The missing entries from a selected table are identified by applying rules to the first set of predictions and the second set of predictions. Any discrepancy between the missing entry values between the first and second set of predictions are resolved and the resulting data is exported to downstream systems for further uses.

Abstract: An Apparatus System comprising the following: A Sustainable Hydro Electric Structured Water low-energy pumping mechanism to move water uphills. An Alternative Energy Booster Apparatus, providing additional electricity to batteries, increasing electricity from Solar Panels. Programmable Computer Controller's with integrated processes for distribution of Virtual Currency, from Crypto Mining for Distribution of Assets. An apparatus for generating electricity from a plurality of solar panels in rack mounting structure utilizing mirror tracking apparatus. An Apparatus for Multiple Cell Electricity Generation with Battery Storage and Electricity Generation Switching and Pumping Apparatus System combined. An Apparatus and Mechanism for Hugelkultur Farming, combined with Solar Panel racking. A Hybrid Apparatus for air heating, cooling and additional electricity generation, with structured water conditioning components including temperature controlled heating and cooling created from solar photo voltaic modules.

Abstract: Systems and methods for network traffic metering credit distribution and packet processing in a network device having multiple processing units are provided. According to an embodiment, management of multiple meters is distributed among multiple processing units of a network device. Each meter is implemented in a form of a master entry and a slave entry. Responsive to receipt by one of the processing units of a packet subject to rate-limiting by a meter, an action to be taken on the packet is made with reference to a slave entry managed by the processing unit based on available credit of the slave entry. When the action indicates the packet is to be passed: (i) credits associated with passing the packet are deducted from the available credit; and (ii) the packet is passed to a subsequent stage of packet processing; otherwise, the packet is dropped.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for orchestration of computations using a remote repository are disclosed. A representation of one or more inputs to a computation is stored in a repository. The computation is assigned to one or more hosts of a plurality of hosts. A representation of program code executable to perform the computation is stored in the repository. A local copy of the one or more inputs is stored on the one or more hosts. The computation is initiated on the one or more hosts using the program code and the local copy of the one or more inputs. The computation is initiated for a plurality of keys. The computation succeeds for one or more keys after the computation has failed for one or more other keys. A representation of one or more outputs of the computation is stored in the repository.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies. In one example charging method, a gateway manages, by using customer as a granularity, charging information of a plurality of devices of a customer that are currently connected to the gateway, and establishes one customer-level charging session or customer level Charging Data Record (CDR) for each customer.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for predicting the effects of acceleration on a probability of a successful completion of a project. Specifically, one or more machine learning algorithms can be trained to predict the success of a project from a plurality of features, including at least one feature that is a function of an end date of the project. A set of projects can be selected from projects having expected end dates that do not fall within a desired window of time, each project having a first probability of success given the current end date. A second probability is calculated for each project at a machine learning platform that quantifies a chance that the project will be successful if completed within the window of time. A difference between the first probability and the second probability is determined for each project, and the projects are selected according to the difference.

Abstract: Presented are methods and systems to universally assess composite utility consumption (1) in which a plurality of real-time and batch sensor readings such as from multiple disparate utility sensor data inputs (3) may be acquired and stored such as into a local device (2) or a central data warehouse (6). A composite utility estimated cost generator (9) can generate missing or uncorrelated data and a collected composite utility data information correlator (11) can correlate the data so it can be applied to determine some type of composite utility cost information. For real-time calculation, a disparate utility rate information accessor (8) can obtain multiple items of disparate rate information and this can use with correlated data to create a composite utility consumption and spend so a user can manage and control utility usage for a home, building, facility, plant, specific equipment, or the like.

Abstract: A damage identification (DI) system for identifying property damage may include a drone fleet including several autonomous or semi-autonomous drones communicatively coupled together and a DI computing device. Each drone may collect drone-collected damage data, including image data. The DI computing may assign a geographical region to the drone fleet. The drone fleet may automatically navigate to, and then within, the geographical region to detect potential damage to properties. The DI computing device may further receive drone-collected damage data associated with a property within the geographical region from the drone fleet when the drone fleet determines the property is actually or potentially damaged, generate aggregated damage data associated with the property based at least partially upon the drone-collected damage data, and/or store the aggregated damage data in a blockchain structure associated with the property for damage assessment of the property.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating inference coordination and processing utilization for machine learning at autonomous machines. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes detecting, at training time, information relating to one or more tasks to be performed according to a training dataset relating to a processor including a graphics processor. The method may further include analyzing the information to determine one or more portions of hardware relating to the processor capable of supporting the one or more tasks, and configuring the hardware to pre-select the one or more portions to perform the one or more tasks, while other portions of the hardware remain available for other tasks.

Abstract: Stateful workloads executing on temporarily available resources of a cloud computing system can be managed. For example, a computing device can receive, from a scheduled unit executing on a temporarily available resource of a compute node in a cloud computing system, a state measurement indicating a size of a state of the scheduled unit. The computing device can receive, from the compute node, a safe state capacity that is a size of data capable of being saved in response to the temporarily available resource being unavailable. The computing device can determine the state measurement for the scheduled unit exceeds the safe state capacity. In response to determining the state measurement exceeds the safe state capacity, the computing device can transmit a command to the scheduled unit to perform a state-reduction operation.

Abstract: An image is captured within an application transaction. Identifying information corresponding to the captured image is obtained and displayed for user confirmation. The identifying information is entered into an appropriate place within the transaction.

Abstract: A centralized accounting system for invoice generation is described as a web-based portal accessible by parties of a supply chain finance relationship via one or more computer networks. The centralized system provides a computer-based, network accessible platform in which a customer and a vendor may negotiate and agree upon terms of a purchase order for products. The centralized system then approves the purchase order based on vendor and customer profile information, and sends a notification of the approved purchase order to a bank. The centralized system automatically generates a vendor invoice for the approved purchase order and submit the vendor invoice to the bank for payment according the terms of the supply chain finance relationship. The centralized system ensures that the vendor invoice is accurate for the approved purchase order. The centralized system may also automatically generate and submit a bank invoice to the customer for the approved purchase order.

Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein for source-based authentication for a license of a license data structure. In at least one implementation, program instructions stored on one or more computer readable storage media, when executed by a processing system, direct the processing system to at least, responsive to a launch of an application, obtain a license file for the application, the license file comprising a user license. The processing system is further directed to determine authentication of the user license based on a source of the license file and, if the user license is authenticated, enable features of the application based on the user license and initiate presentation of the application in accordance with the enabled features.

Abstract: The invention relates to a power plant controller for controlling wind turbine generators. More particularly, the invention relates to a method for compensating data obtained from measurements at a connection point to the grid in case of a communication failure where communication of such data is lost or becomes unreliable. The measured data are used in the power plant controller for determining setpoints for controlling the wind turbine generators' production of active and reactive power. In response to detection of a communication fault a new setpoint is determined independently of new measured grid data by reconfiguring parts of the power plant controller.

Abstract: A system for operating an electric-vehicle charging station is proposed. The system is capable of preventing a general vehicle other than an electric vehicle from being parked in a parking station where the charging module for charging the electric vehicle is installed, preventing an electric vehicle from being parked in a charging station at a higher level than necessary, and eliminating the need for the driver of a subsequent vehicle to wait for charging in the charging station when there is a vehicle that is in a charging state in the charging station.

Abstract: In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for latency-aware social networking. A media stream may be provided to a plurality of client devices, and transmission and processing latencies between each client device and one or more servers may be measured. Client devices may be organized into groups according to latency windows and, in some implementations, numbers of devices. A social networking system may provide real-time chat functionality to grouped client devices. Groups may be dynamically reorganized by latency and number as network and processing latencies change.

Abstract: The present technology pertains to a organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.

Abstract: A method to facilitate invoicing for transactions established utilizing a network-based transaction system includes supporting establishment of transactions between a plurality of entities in the network-based transaction system, and identifying as part of an invoice generation process, a plurality of transactions to which a first entity is a party. The method further includes identifying first and second transactions from the plurality of transactions that satisfy combinable criteria, and generating an invoice for at least the first and second transactions that satisfy the combinable criteria. The method can also be implemented in a system and on a machine-readable medium.

Abstract: The present application discloses an improved transportation matching system, and corresponding methods and computer-readable media. According to disclosed embodiments, a transportation matching system receives a session indicator and device-based location. The system utilizes the received request and device-based location to identify and analyze historical transportation matching system information. The system then generates a confidence score based on this information that indicates a level of confidence that the device-based location is a pickup location associated with the request. If the generated confidence score exceeds a predetermined threshold, the system provides display components to a requestor computing device that enable confirmation of the transportation request with a single user interaction.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a gateway system and a communication method. The gateway system includes: a control plane entity, connected or integrated with a mobility management network element, and configured to allocate an IP address to UE and configure a data path for connecting a user plane entity with an RAN, a PDN or another gateway; one or more user plane entities, located between the PDN and the RAN, independent of the control plane entity, configured to forward data on the data path configured by the control plane entity. The gateway system is composed of the control plane entity and the user plane entity which are independent of each other, the number of the user plane entities may be independently changed to adapt to the change of network traffic without replacing all gateway entities, the network deployment is more convenient and the cost is lower.

Abstract: Systems and methods that determine an anomaly in a network are provided. A monitoring engine is installed on a computing device that monitors network information and application information for data flows generated on the computing device and transmitted over a network and for data flows received by the computing device from the network. The network information includes an internet protocol (IP) source address, a source port, an IP destination address, a destination port, and a transport protocol, and a number of bytes sent or received by the flow. The application information includes a process identifier (ID), the threads ID, an application ID and/or a function call, arguments passed to the function, a stack trace of the function, etc., that application used to generate the data flows. The network information and application information can be used to identify the application, thread and/or a function that caused an anomaly in the network.

Abstract: Power to the box systems and methods are provided herein. An example system includes a human machine interface of a vehicle, a power to the box system of the vehicle, and a controller having a processor and a memory, the processor executing instructions stored in the memory to determine actuation of a power to the box system of a vehicle, determine usage parameters of the power to the box system of the vehicle during a period of use extending from the actuation to a terminating event, generate a message that includes information indicative of the usage parameters; and transmit the message to a receiving party.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for autonomous on-demand services that transport people products, or services from and to specific locations, and at specific times pre-defined within a specific geographically boundary. The “Defined Autonomous Services Platform” (DASP), creates, manages and executes a pre-planned program whereby an autonomous robot or fleet of autonomous robots that can consist of one or many Passenger Vehicle, Delivery Van, Commercial Truck, Robot Unit, Unmanned Ariel Vehicle (UAV), Drone, or other machine unit navigates land-based or aerial-based or maritime-based pre-defined routes within a geographical boundary, and perform a defined task or set of defined tasks completely in an automated way that requires no end-user intervention.

Abstract: A cost estimator system receives a plan, a configuration or proposed changes for a cloud-based infrastructure, and which include data representing one or more computing resources needed for a cloud-based application. A new configuration is generated for the cloud-based infrastructure incorporating the plan, configuration or proposed changes. A price resolver resolves a price of the resources that are part of the new configuration, and requests, from one or more cloud providers associated with the new configuration, price data for the resolved resources. The cost estimator system then generates, based on the price data received by the price resolver, a cost estimate for the new configuration of the cloud-based infrastructure.