Abstract: A method for delivering media content in full motion video to users via a network in a collaborative media production process is disclosed.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to identifying a plurality of available printers associated with a printer sharing service, displaying, from the plurality of available printers, a sorted list of the plurality of available printers and a cost per page for each of the plurality of available printers, receiving a selection of a first printer of the plurality of available printers, and causing the first printer to print a print job.

Abstract: The present application is directed to a method for registering with a service layer. The method includes the step of forming a registration group of one or more applications. The method also includes a step of receiving a request to join the registration group, from the one or more applications based upon a review of criteria. The method also includes a step of receiving a registration preference from the one or more applications. Further, the method includes the step of performing service discovery on a network based upon the registration preference of the one or more applications in the registration group. The present application is also directed to a device for registering with a service layer. The present application is further directed to a computer-implemented method for moving from a current service layer to a new service layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are selection systems and methods for selecting a disability insurance package from a plurality of disability insurance packages, and for recommending the selected disability insurance package to a client. A selection system can include a query unit, a scoring unit and a recommendation unit. The query unit can present two or more prompts related to disability insurance, each prompt being associated with two or more response choices. A client can select a response choice for each prompt, and the query unit can receive the selected response choices. The scoring unit can associate point values with each of the selected response choices and can calculate a response score by combining the point values. The recommendation unit can select a disability insurance package corresponding the response score resulting from the user's responses to the prompts. Other embodiments of selection systems are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: Exposing existing database server attributes that are used for load balancing, accounting, log filtering, problem determination, and end user identification as tenant identifiers. An example of such attribute is the values in existing client information fields that are available to applications for passing additional information to the database server via connections. These values are then used by the database server for enhanced operational functions of load balancing, accounting, log filtering, problem determination, and end user identification.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for upgrades and synchronization of applications installed on a device, such as a mobile device. In one embodiment, a device may include applications purchased and downloaded via a content management system. The device maintains a list or database of applications that are authorized for each device. This list is also replicated in a remote cache that is maintained by an archive host. The device may then synchronize and upgrade these applications across multiple platforms, such as one or more computers that can be coupled to the device or the archive host. The archive host allows for files of the application be provided back to the device. Upon installation, the device can then confirm the authorization and identity of the newly installed application.

Abstract: The invention is direct to a payment bridge system for a service provider and in particular a health care provider like a doctor or dentist. A practice management software is installed on the service provider's computer system for managing the service provider's business including managing patient or customer data, issuing invoices and handling payments. The system has a secure gateway network connecting with a secure network provider and a credit card processing system, connected to the secure network provider.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems, methods and devices for electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP) include receiving one or more instructions from a biller at a remote computer server. The remote computer server implements an electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP) workflow configuration module and provisions, using the EBPP workflow configuration module, one or more configuration parameters for the biller based on the one or more received instructions. In addition, embodiments include configuring, dynamically an EBPP workflow based on the one or more received instructions and provisioned configuration parameters using the EBPP workflow configuration module. The configuring of the EBPP workflow includes generating a state machine implementing the EBPP workflow.

Abstract: Running a transaction against a database that allows the transaction to be automatically retried when the transaction fails such that certain transaction failures that cause the transaction to be automatically retried are not visible to an entity that receives data as a result of the execution of the transaction. A first set of statements of a transaction is identified by identifying statements that will cause a change in the database state. A second set of statements is identified, that result in data being generated to be sent to the entity. The method further includes executing the first set of statements to change the database. The method further includes running the second set of statements separately from the first set of statements to generate data to be sent to the entity.

Abstract: Embodiments discussed herein refer to electric vehicle charging ports having integrated contactless communication units (CCUs). The electric vehicle charging ports include male and female connector assemblies that can be coupled together in a manner that enables consistent and reliable operation of contactless communications and power transfer. The connector integrates power and alignment such that when two connector assemblies are coupled together, power connections are made in combination with establishing contactless communications links between counterpart CCUs in both connector assemblies. The fixed alignment of the connector assemblies ensures that contactless communication channels, spanning between the connector assemblies, are aligned to enable consistent and reliable operation of contactless communications.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include a computer-implemented method performed in a SALESFORCE application development platform. The method includes obtaining data items in the SALESFORCE application development platform. Each data item can include key-values for keys common to the data items and can include a data-item value. The method includes storing each of the data items in an in-memory multi-dimensional dataset of the SALESFORCE application development platform. The multi-dimensional dataset can have a dimension for each of the keys. The method further includes enabling an interrogation process in the SALESFORCE application development platform to read data included in the multi-dimensional dataset.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for providing customer service. The system may include one or more memory devices storing software instructions. The system may also include one or more processors configured to execute the software instructions to receive customer data and location data from a client device. The one or more processors may also execute the software instructions to identify a customer and a merchant based on the received data. The one or more processors may also execute the software instructions to determine an applicable customer service option based on at least the identified merchant and the identified customer, the customer service option including at least an option to activate a credit card secondary benefit, and transmit a notification to the client device, the notification including the customer service option when the identified customer is eligible for the determined customer service option.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses and computer-readable media for receiving data from one or more sensors associated with one or more home devices of a user, such as appliances, home systems, etc. and/or one or more sensors associated with a vehicle of the user, and/or receiving data associated with a lifestyle of the user are presented. In some examples, the data may aggregated and analyzed to assess risk associated with the user in order to determine or adjust an insurance rate or premium.

Abstract: A mobile core network with distributed data services is provided. The mobile core network includes distributed mobile cores associated with mobile data service (MDS) agents at distributed data centers. A central MDS agent is host at a central data center providing legacy mobility management entity (MME) functions. The central MDS agent and the MDS agents at the distributed data centers coordinate with each other for synchronizing context information, such as subscriber data, session context data and metrics data of UEs, so that the context information is available at the central data center and the distributed data centers when or before it is requested.

Abstract: Techniques for performing processing and providing notifications for potentially missing items of an order are described herein. Some implementations analyze data regarding previous orders to predict a level of risk that a current order will be delivered without an item. If an order is associated with a relatively high level of risk, a courier may be informed to check an order for an item when retrieving the order from the merchant. The courier may receive a notification to check the order when the courier arrives at the merchant's location.

Abstract: An electronic invoicing system provides a web-based portal with respective views for a suppliers submitting electronic invoices and a user of an enterprise submitting and/or reviewing electronic invoices. The portal displays a user interface on a screen that enables a supplier or user to retrieve or create information related to an electronic invoice, purchase order or requisition number using a text fields and icons. An administrator is able to enter information to be provided to the suppliers via a home screen of the web-based portal, and the system includes software tools enabling the information to be published on the home screen of the portal without web-based programming.

Abstract: A receiver receiving data includes: a first receiver configured to receive data in a first frequency band; a second receiver configured to receive second data in a second frequency band, the second frequency band being a subset of the first frequency band; and a data selector configured to select the frequency of operation of the second receiver from within the second frequency band in accordance with information representing the physical geographical location of the receiving device.

Abstract: A scaling policy associated with a notification received by one or more computer systems is obtained. A first request is submitted, to a software container service, for a first current capacity of a resource. An amount by which to adjust a capacity of the resource is calculated, based at least in part on the scaling policy and the first current capacity. A second request is submitted, to the software container service, to adjust the capacity of the resource by the amount. A third request is submitted, to the software container service, for a second current capacity of the resource, and whether the second request has been fulfilled is determined based at least in part on a comparison between the second current capacity and the amount.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses and computer-readable media for receiving data from one or more sensors associated with one or more home devices, such as appliances, home systems, etc. are presented. In some examples, the data may be used to determine whether the home device is operating within an expected range. The data may also be used to determine an insurance rate or premium for a user associated with the home device(s). In some arrangements, the data may be used to determine an age of a home device, as well as a likelihood of failure of that device. This information may be used to determine or adjust insurance premiums or rates and/or provide incentives to users to repair or replace the home device(s).

Abstract: A system monitors request processing operations and flags process defects (for example, a request that has become orphaned, stuck, or vanished from a processing queue.). The system uses knowledge of how a business process is expected to behave to how it is actually behaving to detect exception instances. The system can detect individual process instances behaving unexpectedly as well as patterns across instance sets. In some cases, the system maintains one set of information (for example, in a database) for requests that have been input to the system, and a second set of information for requests then being processed. The system may compare the two sets of information and identify differences between the sets of information.

Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated health plan computer system that enables on-line billing related transactions. The integrated health plan computer system may include a server to couple the integrated health plan computer system to a billing entity user through a network. A billing module operable with the integrated health plan computer system and the server is utilized to enable on-line billing related transactions for the billing entity user through the network. The billing module includes an invoice presentment module to perform invoice presentment transactions for the billing entity user and to display results of the invoice presentment transaction to the billing entity user. The billing entity user may be a group administrator, a broker, or an individual.

Abstract: A media server is disclosed, and comprises one or more non-transitory computer-readable memory devices upon which at least one set of instructions are stored, one or more processors, a request module, an authentication module, a filtering module, a publishing module, and a commercialization module. The request module is electronically coupled with the one or more non-transitory computer-readable memory devices for requesting data associated with media content from one or more remote electronic devices electronically coupled with the media server.

Abstract: Systems and methods for processing customer requests to access purchasable items using financial assessments are described. A customer using a mobile device can identify a good of interest and transmit a request to access and test it. A financial institution computing system with a database of customer financial information can generate a financial assessment of the customer and the customer's identified good, which can then be used to determine whether the customer's request should be granted.

Abstract: A method supplying AC power and billing a customer using frequency regulation credits. The method includes using an AC frequency measuring device, measuring a current AC frequency on an AC power line; using a power consumption measuring device, measuring a current power consumption on the AC power line over a period of time equal to a sampling interval; calculating a power consumption moving average of a last N power current power consumptions measured, where N is a positive integer greater than 1; generating credits or debits based on the current power consumption, the current AC frequency and the power consumption moving average; adding the credits or debits to a frequency regulation credit; and for each next sampling interval repeating measuring the current AC frequency, measuring current power consumption, calculating the power consumption moving average, generating the credits or debits, and adding the credits or debits to the frequency regulation credit.

Abstract: Apparatus comprising an energy source (102) configured to provide energy to an energy-consuming device (106). The energy source (102) can be embedded within an item of furniture. The apparatus also includes a communication resource (104) configured to be in communication with a remote sever (108) in order to authorize delivery of a predetermined amount of energy by the energy source (102) to the energy-consuming device (106).

Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises determining, that a first document corresponds to a particular template that provides field specification data for identifying one or more fields from a document; generating a first electronic validation form as a graphical user interface from the first document using the particular template; sending a second notification of the first electronic validation form via email to the sender device, the notification comprising a first option for confirming invoice data in the first electronic validation form, at least some of the invoice data inline or as an attachment, and a second option for updating the invoice data in the first electronic validation form; uploading, in response to a selection of the first option, the invoice data into an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system; causing, in response to a selection of the second option, presentation of the first electronic validation form by the sender device.

Abstract: A method for providing an energy map may include receiving an indication of status for each of a plurality of individual entities with respect to corresponding priorities defined for each respective individual entity, correlating received indications of status to respective group priorities, providing a representation of a plurality of the group priorities, and mapping an amount of energy associated with the group priorities by providing a graphical representation of a respective amount of resources associated with the group priorities based on the received indications.

Abstract: A dynamic personalizable automated finance management system that provides a financial management platform that enables users to easily generate a plurality of customized rules or conditions associated with one or more accounts thereby creating account plans that intelligently and passively execute the transfer of funds among accounts. The rules with a plan are able to define if, how much, when and where to transfer money to and from the accounts based on user entered criteria or triggers upon which the rules/conditions are based.

Abstract: A method and system for responding to demand-based charging in a communication network, such as a 5G wireless communication network. Service providers and/or infrastructure providers adjust network usage pricing dynamically based on demand. Customers such as Virtual Network operators respond to pricing adjustments by adjusting their network usage, service requirements, and/or by re-negotiating the pricing structure. Network usage can be adjusted by controlling network traffic generated in response to activity of end-user devices of the Virtual Network.

Abstract: A process/method is provided for the management of electric distribution system operations, including accurate and efficient communications and interfaces between the transmission, distribution and residential distribution systems, managed by a distribution system operator responsible for energy balance and reliability through control on a local distribution area, namely between end use customers and the transmission node of the electrical system.

Abstract: According to the present invention, in a charger for charging a secondary battery, in order to solve the problem that when usage fees are settled before the start of charging to prevent the nonpayment of usage fees, the possibility arises that the usage fees will be refunded, the usage fees of the charger are settled before the charging is completed. The charger (200) has: a power supply unit (210) that supplies electric power to a secondary battery; and a settlement unit (220) that settles the usage fees for using the charger after the supply of electric power to the secondary battery has started but before the termination of charging.

Abstract: A management device includes a surplus power calculator configured to compute a measurement value or an estimated value for a surplus power which is power output from the power generator excluding the power consumption of the electrical appliance; and a scheduler configured to create an operation schedule for a designated appliance scheduled to operate during a period different from a surplus power period when the surplus power is available so that the designated appliance uses the surplus power during the surplus power period to operate; the scheduler also configured to shift the operation period of the designated appliance when a potential usable power is greater than an increment in the power consumption resulting due to shifting the operation period of the designated appliance, where the potential usable power is the surplus power with a potential feed-in power excluded therefrom.

Abstract: Techniques are provided to estimate the location of an RFID tag using tag read information, such as a tag read count or a tag read rate, and an opportunity metric, such as an inventory cycle duration, inventory cycle rate, or inventory cycle count. A tag tracking system determines read information for a tag in a zone and an opportunity metric associated with the tag and the zone. The tag tracking system then computes a success rate based on the tag read information and opportunity metric, and uses the success rate to estimate the location of the tag.

Abstract: A system that includes a switch, a network authentication server (NAS), and a threat management server. The threat management server receives a port lease request for the endpoint device identifying a port and the endpoint device. The threat management server determines whether the endpoint device has previously failed authentication with the NAS. In response to determining the endpoint device has not previously failed authentication, the threat management server selects a first port lease duration when a device identifier for the endpoint device is present in the port lease. The threat management server selected a second port lease duration that is a shorter amount of time than the first port lease duration when the device identifier for the endpoint device is not present in the port lease request. The threat management server activates a port lease for the selected port lease duration.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for supporting customer charging in 5G networks are provided. Monitoring functions are instantiated at selected network locations for tracking access to network services. The monitoring functions provide charging information for use in customer billing. A customer can enter a service level agreement with a particular customized method of charging for service usage, and the monitoring functions can be customized to provide charging information according to the service level agreement. Charging can vary based on factors such as time of day, network congestion, service traffic characteristics, and geographic location.

Abstract: A computer implemented system and method, and a computer program product, for allocating virtualized information technology resources across an enterprise. For example, a method may include accessing hierarchical enterprise information, which is information identifying a plurality of hierarchically arranged organizational units of the enterprise. The method accesses virtualized resource information, which is information identifying virtualized resource available to the enterprise. The method also accesses virtualized resource allocation information, which is information identifying one or more of the plurality of hierarchically arranged organizational units and information identifying one or more virtualized resources allocated to each of the identified one or more of the plurality of hierarchically arranged organizational units.

Abstract: A demand response system and method. The demand response system includes a power rate reception unit for receiving information about charge rates for a unit of power from an external power trading server. An amount-of-power used reception unit receives information about amounts of power used by a customer from a gateway, a first data generation unit which generates first data including information about charge rates for a unit of power for respective time spans, a second data generation unit which generates second data including information about amounts of power used by the customer for the respective time spans, and a third data generation unit which generates third data including information about index power charges for the customer for the respective time spans.

Abstract: A method and associated system. In response to a request to deploy a virtual machine in a computing environment, a virtual machine resource usage pattern having attributes matching a subset of attributes in than ordered sequence of attributes is selected from at least one virtual machine resource usage pattern stored in a virtual machine resource usage pattern library, based on an ordering of the attributes in the ordered sequence of attributes, wherein the virtual machine resource usage pattern library stores usage patterns for virtual machines previously deployed. A node on which the virtual machine is to be deployed is selected, based on the selected virtual machine resource usage pattern and predicted runtime resource requirements of the virtual machine to be deployed based on historical running data of virtual machines. The virtual machine is configured for being deployed on the selected node. The virtual machine is deployed on the selected node.

Abstract: Various techniques are provided for carrying out peer-to-peer financial transactions using one or more electronic devices. In one embodiment, a request for payment is transmitted from a first device to a second device using a near field communication (NFC) interface. In response to the request, the second device may transmit payment information to the first device. The first device may select a crediting account and, using a suitable communication protocol, may communicate the received payment information and selected crediting account to one or more external financial servers configured to process and determine whether the payment may be authorized. If the payment is authorized, a payment may be credited to the selected crediting account. In a further embodiment, a device may include a camera configured to obtain an image of a payment instrument. The device may further include an application to extract payment information from the acquired image.

Abstract: An approach for deploying workload in a multi-tenancy computing environment is provided. The approach generates, by one or more computer processors, a tenant ID and a plan ID for a tenant based, at least in part, on a tenant registration request. The approach stores, by one or more computer processors, the tenant ID and the plan ID into a shared system record. The approach receives, by one or more computer processors, a request to update a first tenant service plan. The approach determines, by one or more computer processors, one or more resource pools supporting a second tenant service plan based at least in part, on an association between the tenant ID and the plan ID. The approach deploys, by one or more computer processors, one or more resources from the one or more resource pools supporting the second tenant service plan.

Abstract: Disclosed aspects relate to wireless power distribution management in an open environment. A key-pair identifier is established in a master server. The key-pair identifier can indicate both a first wireless power target device and a first wireless power source distribution center. The master server detects an indication of a wireless power coupling between the first wireless power target device and a second wireless power source distribution center. A usage assessment is determined for the wireless power coupling by the master server using the key-pair identifier. The usage assessment can relate to the first wireless power source distribution center. The master server may provide or output the usage assessment for the wireless power coupling.

Abstract: The present teaching relates to entity linking. In one example, a text string is received. The text string is segmented to obtain a segmentation with a set of one or more segments of the text string. A set of entities are identified, with respect to the one or more segments, from a plurality of entities as linked to the one or more segments. The identifying is in accordance with a probabilistic model based on surface form information associated with the plurality of entities.

Abstract: Usage data representing resource accesses on a network by client devices in a plurality of households is accessed. Based on the accessed usage data, a set of the households that the usage data indicates are associated with a specified number and type of client devices is determined. A subset of the usage data is extracted, where the subset corresponds to resource accesses by client devices associated with the subset of households. Usage information is determined for the specified number and type of client devices based on the extracted subset of the usage data.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, from a computing device of a customer, a request that specifies allocation of an insurance premium to a plurality of locations of the customer. The method includes generating, in response to the request and by an invoice distribution server, one or more rules to implement the request. The method also includes receiving, by the invoice distribution system, an amount of the insurance premium. The method also includes executing the one or more rules to allocate the insurance premium to the plurality of locations of the customer in accordance with the request. The method further includes generating a plurality of invoices indicative of the allocation of the insurance premium.

Abstract: A mobile core network with distributed data services is provided. The mobile core network includes distributed mobile cores associated with mobile data service (MDS) agents at distributed data centers. A central MDS agent is host at a central data center providing legacy mobility management entity (MME) functions. The central MDS agent and the MDS agents at the distributed data centers coordinate with each other for synchronizing context information, such as subscriber data, session context data and metrics data of UEs, so that the context information is available at the central data center and the distributed data centers when or before it is requested.

Abstract: Models of a distribution network grid are automatically updated in response to real-time location data of uniquely identified temporary devices. Current geographical coordinates are determined within a distance tolerance that is selected as a function of a type of device indicated by the identity indicia. The geographical information system model is updated with a location of a unique identity of the device at the determined current geographical coordinates within the distance tolerance if unique identity of the device not already present within the geographical information system model, or if it is present and a displacement distance from the determined current geographical coordinates of the temporary device to existing geographic coordinates that are stored in the geographical information system model in association with the unique device identity exceeds a specified distance margin.

Abstract: A mobile device includes a client application configured to process and display a push notification specifying an appointment reminder originating from a server acting as an appointment manager. The client displays a menu of available options for conducting additional appointment-related transactions, such as confirmation, rescheduling, or cancellation of the appointment. Based on the user selection, the client conducts a user-interactive transaction with the server to complete the requested appointment service.

Abstract: An example method of wirelessly providing power to a receiver by a transmitter includes: (i) receiving, by a transmitter management device, information defining charging criteria, (ii) detecting a client device connected to the receiver, and (iii) in response to the detecting, determining whether the charging criteria are satisfied. The method further includes, in accordance with a determination that the charging criteria are satisfied, transmitting RF waves to form three-dimensional pockets of energy for providing power to the client device. The method also includes sending, to the transmitter management device that is remote from the transmitter, information (i) about an amount of power delievered to the client device, (ii) about a wireless utilization level of the transmitter, and (iii) about the location of the client device, wherein the transmitter management device generates a bill that is based on the information.

Abstract: An Internet of Things (IoT) enabled multi signal diffusion integrated system smartly tracks assets in different environments, using a combination of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technologies. The system includes an electrical plug embedded with one smart tracking device, or XenGraft. XenGraft has two different modes known as battery mode and non battery mode. XenGraft comprises different modules which are BLE module, RFID module and Power Sensor module. Each of these modules perform functions like finding asset locations, scanning for RFID signals, or tracking the current operational status of the assets. In non battery mode XenGraft communicates information towards a remote system server by a proprietary hop-by-hop communication architecture, via any local Wi-Fi network, or via any traditional cellular communication networks.

Abstract: A system and method for the management of services offered to subscribers by service providers are provided. A service management component manages service plan options that are provided by one or more service providers and that are made available to subscribers. The service management component processes requests from one or more service provider components to dynamically update service plan information. Such requests may include requests to add or delete service plans, add or delete features to a service plan, add or delete rule sets associated with a service plan, and the like. In this embodiment, the service management component maintains various data stores associated with available service plans and with current subscriber information that facilitate a mapping of updated service plan options to subscribers. Accordingly, the service management component manages a framework that allows the management of the mapping information.