Abstract: A backup processing method and a server are provided. The method is applied to a backup system, and the backup system includes a plurality of backup servers. The method includes: dividing, by a master backup server in the plurality of backup servers, a backup task into a plurality of child backup tasks; allocating, by the master backup server, each child backup task to each of the plurality of backup servers; and sending, by the master backup server, the plurality of child backup tasks to respective corresponding backup servers. According to this method, a data backup rate can be improved.

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to implementing change data on no-master NoSQL data stores. An optimized node can be identified from a plurality of NoSQL data storage nodes and a specialized node can be connected (e.g., collocated) to the optimized node. The specialized node can maintain change data capture (CDC) data provided by client nodes in a hash map that can be used as a point of truth for coordinating CDC data across the plurality of NoSQL data storage nodes. The plurality of NoSQL data storage nodes can identify and coordinate all read/write data obtained from multiple client devices in a geographically separated large-scale (e.g., planet scale) system to identify change data in a distributed data store. The specialized data can provide read data to devices in the large-scale system to reconcile inconsistencies in change data across nodes in the large-scale system.

Abstract: A method and system for providing access to a resource. A request for an individual within an organization to access the resource is received. In response to the request having been received, at least one constraint for accessing the resource by the individual is ascertained, based on respective constraints for accessing the resource by one or more other individuals in the organization. The one or more other individuals have a same role in the organization as the individual or have a respective relationship with the individual. The at least one constraint is provided to the individual.

Abstract: A method and system for message handling implemented by a first node in a distributed computing environment. The method including receiving a message including a connection identifier to identify a connection in the application layer to be utilized to send the message to a client application, parsing the connection identifier to determine a node identifier indicating a second node in the distributed computing environment that implements the connection, and forwarding the message to the second node that implements the connection by a message broker that utilizes a routing information registry to locate the second node using the node identifier, in response to the first node having a different node identifier than the node identifier of the message.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a mimetic database-based network operating system design method, including: designing a mimetic data structure; designing a mimetic data object; designing a synchronization mechanism and a decision mechanism, designing a mimetic database safe storage command processing system, and designing a classification storage mechanism for interacting data between service modules and a master database in a network operating system. By means of vertical hierarchy and horizontal classification, the problem of compatibility of the database subjected to mimetic transformation and a network operating system is solved. By means of a memory random distribution storage mechanism and a memory hardware heterogeneous storage mechanism, the cost caused by mimetic transformation can be reduced, and the cost is controllable while the safety is improved.

Abstract: An approach for managing data set access based on data set relevance. The approach monitors data set access activities associated with a user. The approach detects access of a first data set by the user. The approach determines a group of data sets associated with the first data set based on a data set mapping associated with the user. The approach recalls one or more data sets of the group of data sets from a slower storage device to a faster storage device.

Abstract: A global transaction system receives a transaction request for a plurality of database services of microservices. The global transaction system receives a plurality of local commit decisions of local commit requests from local transaction managers of the database services of the microservices. The local commit request corresponds to the transaction request for each database. The global transaction system generates a physical commit request to each of the local transaction managers based on the local commit decisions and a global commit decision. Each local transaction manager submits the physical commit request to each database server of the database services corresponding to the transaction request.

Abstract: According to one aspect, a system for resource management may perform receiving a total resource request, a vector of two or more maximum available resources associated with two or more corresponding resource providers, and a number of resource providers and calculating an individual resource request for each of the two or more resource providers by iteratively comparing the vector of two or more maximum available resources with a vector of a current average resource residual, taking a minimum between those vectors as a running tally for the individual resource requests, and recalculating the current average resource residual.

Abstract: A server performs a method of controlling the manipulation of a playlist that includes a queue of media items to be played. The method includes authorizing a first electronic device to control the manipulation of the playlist and generating the playlist based on a set of media preferences associated with the first electronic device. The method further includes, after authorizing a second electronic device to manipulate the playlist, receiving, from the second electronic device, a request to update an order of media items in the playlist and generating an updated order of media items in the playlist in response to receiving the request from the second electronic device.

Abstract: Techniques for enabling an efficient means of collaborating via a collaborative document associated with a communication platform are described herein. In some examples, the collaborative document can be created within and managed by the communication platform. In at least one example, a collaborative document can support editable text and/or objects that can be ordered, added, deleted, modified and/or the like, such as by members thereof. Additionally, the collaborative document can include messaging functionalities. In at least one example, the collaborative document can include or be associated with a document identifier configured to enable functionalities associated with the type of virtual space corresponding to the virtual space identifier. That is, the collaborative document can leverage existing paradigms associated with the communication platform to enable the functionalities.

Abstract: A method that includes obtaining results from multiple operations (e.g., searches) for a plurality of items (e.g., documents), determining a composite score for each of the plurality of items based on those of the results obtained for the item, and displaying information related to the composite score obtained for at least a portion of the plurality of items in a graphical user interface.

Abstract: A method may include receiving, at a search engine, an indication that a first data object was created. The search engine may fetch metadata associated with the first data object, the metadata including a description of the first data object and a binding expression including relational information between the first data object and at least one other data object. The search engine may add data from the at least one other data object to the first data object. The search engine may store the metadata and the first data object in an index of the search engine, the index associated with the first data object. The search engine may receive a search phrase. The search engine may generate a search result that includes the relational information retrieved from the index. Related systems and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for providing people suggestions in collaborative online text editors. A method includes: receiving user interface input that corresponds to a document in a document editing application; automatically parsing the received user interface input to identify a name included in the user interface input; in response to identifying the name included in the user interface input, providing an option to create a link in the document between the name and a corresponding contact in a contact store; receiving additional user interface input that indicates acceptance of the option to create the link in the document; and in response to receiving the additional user interface input, automatically creating the link in the document between the name and the corresponding contact in the contact store.

Abstract: An event-based social media search platform for pet and animal related searches includes a database for storing event data associated with user-created events relating to pets or animals for a plurality of users. The platform analyzes event data from different user-created events to determine when user-created events have event data in common. The platform alerts users of related events and facilitates communications between users to confirm that the user-created events relate to the same pets or animals. The platform can associate event data and users of related events in the database. Events can be published via social media platforms to assist users in searching for new pets and animals, finding missing pets and animals, or locating pets and animals after natural disasters.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide information to a user based on a communication from a user associated with multiple media assets. Based on the schedule of the media assets, one is selected and recommended to the user.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes receiving snapshot data for a node within a data center; determining one or more candidate labels for one or more software applications running on the node, utilizing the snapshot data; implementing a validation of the one or more candidate labels to determine one or more validated labels; and training a machine learning model, utilizing the one or more validated labels and the snapshot data.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for generating a content page having a plurality of layers. The technique includes detecting a first application event associated with a first layer included in a plurality of layers of a content page and accessing, via a template file, at least one parameter of the first layer that corresponds to the first application event. The technique further includes modifying at least one aspect of the first layer based on the first application event and the at least one parameter to generate a first modified layer, and outputting the first modified layer for display.

Abstract: A source content processor receives content from a crawler and calls a text mining engine. The text mining engine mines the content and provides metadata about the content. The source content processor applies a source content filtering rule to the content utilizing the metadata from the text mining engine. The source content filtering rule is previously built based on at least one of a named entity, a category, or a sentiment. The source content processor determines whether to persist the content according to a result from applying the source content filtering rule to the content and either stores the content in a data store or deletes the contents from the data ingestion pipeline such that the content is not persisted anywhere. Embodiments disclosed herein can significantly reduce the amount of irrelevant content through the data ingestion pipeline, prior to data persistence.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product. A production container executes computer software in the production container. A debug container that is a replica of the production container executes in the debug container computer software corresponding to the computer software in the production container. A gateway through which (i) an outbound request from the computer software executing in the production container is sent to a remote server and (ii) inbound responses to the outbound request are received from the remote server. A data store receives the outbound request together with the inbound responses via an indirect path from the gateway to the data store. The indirect path is routed through at least one intervening connection between the gateway and the data store.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing and processing building plan documents. An electronic building plan document including a plurality of plan sheets is received. A first plan sheet is provided for display. A user interface is provided via which a user can select or enter a first comment associated with the first plan sheet. A user interface is provided via which the user can associate metadata, including a project type or discipline, with the first comment. A first plurality of comments, including the first comment, is stored in association with respective metadata. A user interface via which the user can select, by category and/or subcategory a plurality of comments to be included in a plan correction list, and a correction list is generated including a plurality of comments specified by a plurality of users.

Abstract: Techniques and architectures for data ingestion in an environment having a distributed data storage system. A request to import data into the environment. The data to be imported from an external source through an application programming interface (API). The request is analyzed to determine if the request corresponds to a request to import a large data load. The data is staged if the request is for the large data load. Data management jobs are created to cause the data to be stored in one or more nodes of the distributed data storage system. The data management jobs are transmitted to corresponding nodes in the distributed data storage system. The jobs are executed asynchronously to cause the data to be stored in the nodes.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting and mitigating attacks that exploit vulnerabilities of a website are provided, according to various embodiments described below and herein. A computing device issues a request for a web page that is stored on a server. The server receives a request and issues a response that includes the requested web page and interceptor code injected into the response. The computing device receives the response, renders the web content and generates an interceptor from the interceptor code. The interceptor intercepts requests, responses to dynamically update the webpage and responses containing a challenge. When a computing device issues a request to the server to dynamically update the webpage, the server issues a response to the computing device that includes a challenge. Once computing device issues a request that includes an answer to the challenge, the server validates the answer and issues a response that dynamically updates the webpage.

Abstract: A server (10) stores a task ID of information on a task that is viewed by a client terminal (20) and a screen shot when the client terminal (20) logs out from the server (10) as a user activity log of the client terminal (20). In addition, when the client terminal (20) logs into the server (10) once again, the server (10) refers to the user activity log of the client terminal (20) and displays a screen shot upon a previous logout. Furthermore, the server (10) refers to a task ID included in the user activity log of the client terminal (20) and displays unread tasks of the client terminal (20).

Abstract: There is presented a method and system for providing a compact graphical user interface for flexible filtering of data. The method comprises showing a search interface on a display device for filtering a content set by a plurality of domains, including a first domain, displaying, within the search interface, a first graphical representation of a parameter set of the first domain in response to a selecting of the first domain, receiving a first parameter subset from the first graphical representation, filtering a content set using the first parameter subset to obtain a search result, and displaying the search result on a display device. The search interface includes a temporally visible menu for selecting parameter sets of the domains and a compact single line query box to display graphical representations of parameter sets or to provide a conventional text entry box.

Abstract: A network-attachable data transfer device housed within a shippable enclosure that incorporates an updateable electronic display for displaying shipping destination information is disclosed. The device may be initialized (e.g., prepared to receive data, and the updateable electronic shipping display set to the shipping destination) by a service provider and shipped, in accordance with the displayed destination address, as a self-contained shipping unit. The device may be installed onto a network at the destination and loaded with data. The display may also be updated with the next destination address such that the device is shipped to the updated destination address (e.g., back to the service provider, or onto other destinations before being send back to the service provider). When the device is received back at the service provider, the data is transferred from the device to a service provider storage facility, wiped of data, and prepared to be sent out again.

Abstract: Credentials for an account on a remote server requiring credentialed access by a client device are created, credentials are transmitted to the remote server, and response data including the credentials is received from the remote server, while restricting access to the credentials by the client device at all times. Session data transmitted by the remote server is also restricted from the client device to prevent side loading of session secrets onto client devices that may be used to attempt to gain unauthorized access to the remote server. Cookies are used to allow the client device to access more than one remote server without having to authenticate individually to each remote server.

Abstract: A service partitioned into service components requiring different resources is assigned to at least one cloud of a set of clouds. With interdependent service components, a service-placement engine is configured to coordinate assignments of individual service components. The service-placement engine receives from a client a definition of each service component and indications of components interdependence. Each cloud that satisfies compliance requirements, capability requirements, and resource requirements of a service component is considered eligible to host the service component. Selection of a specific eligible cloud is based on an overall cloud merit which depends on the service-component definition and the location of the client.

Abstract: A method for establishing an externally verifiable proof of work comprises receiving a first metadata commitment value and a first validation data and receiving a second metadata commitment value and a second validation data. The method further comprises storing the first and second metadata commitment values and the first and second validation data together with timestamps for a time of receipt at the commitment database server. The method further comprises providing the second metadata commitment value and the second validation data to the first mining node for verification. If the first mining node verifies that the second mining node has analyzed the same data package as the first mining node, the method further comprises receiving the metadata characteristic of the analysis of the data package by the first mining node and storing the metadata together with a timestamp for the time of receipt at the commitment database server.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method, a computer program product, and a computer system for implementing automatic connection load balancing of database connections between instances of a cluster. Load imbalances are detected globally in the cluster, and can be corrected autonomously by the local instances. The local controller/orchestrator detects the imbalance, computes a target for the instance, and makes any necessary adjustments on the instance, where a server marks the connections to redistribute, and then implements draining and/or planned failover to move sessions.

Abstract: A system and method for bi-directional design to code are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor; a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to obtain, by a plugin, a web application design, the web application design generated using a first design tool; generate, by the plugin, an object model based on the web application design; access, by a configurator, the object model; and generate, by the configurator, for presentation to a developer, the web application design.

Abstract: A method for data migration of a pointer element in the course of data migration of a program state of a control program of an automation system comprises identifying the first pointer element and the second pointer element as pointer elements associated with each other via a first relation in a pointer-identifying step, and mapping the first pointer element to the second pointer element in a pointer migration step. The pointer migration step comprises identifying the first pointer object referenced by the first pointer element, identifying an object associated with the first pointer object as the second pointer object, determining an absolute memory address of the second pointer object, and writing the determined memory address of the second pointer object as a value of the second pointer element into the second pointer element.

Abstract: In an approach to improve online database replication by automating the upgrading of a database replications system online. Additionally, embodiments of the present invention stop an upgrade using a first incremental update strategy on data of a source database, identify an earliest open transaction from a first database to a second database, and identify a last committed log record identifier. Further, embodiments of the present invention execute an adaptive apply strategy on transactions including the earliest open transaction until the last committed log record identifier is reached by the adaptive apply strategy, and resume, by upgrade controller, the upgrade with a second incremental update strategy.

Abstract: A community-based recommendation engine is provided. In one example embodiment, a system to provide community-based recommendation engine comprises a recommendation detector and a decision module. The recommendation detector is configured to receive, at a viewer's system, a recommendation for a content item from a contact of a viewer. The decision module may be configured to determine an action to be performed at the viewer's system, based on the recommendation and on one or more rules, accept the recommendation as an instruction to perform the action, and initiate the action at the viewer's system.

Abstract: Aspects of the current subject matter are directed to providing query results to clients by incorporating pause and/or detach operations into the query execution after a first fetch of results. The pause and the detach operations for query execution consistent with implementations of the current subject matter result in reduced times and conserved resources in providing query results by computing only results necessary to satisfy a first fetch call prior to computing results necessary to satisfy subsequent fetch calls.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and mechanisms for using a domain-specific language (DSL) to express and compile serverless network functions, and optimizing the deployment location for the serverless network functions on network devices. In some examples, the serverless network functions may be expressed entirely in the DSL (e.g., via a text-based editor, a graphics-based editor, etc.), where the DSL is a computer language specialized to a particular domain, such as a network function domain. In additional examples, the serverless network functions may be expressed and compiled using a DSL in combination with a general-purpose language (GSL). Once the serverless network function have been expressed and/or compiled, the techniques of this disclosure further include determining an optimized network component on which the serverless network function is to execute, and deploying the serverless function to the optimized network component.

Abstract: An HRTD stored in the volatile memory of a tape drive is communicated for storage in an off-tape non-volatile memory prior to unloading a tape cartridge. In response to the tape cartridge being loaded into the tape drive, the HRTD is received from the off-tape non-volatile memory.

Abstract: Systems and method herein provide for sophisticated and efficient matching between users of a vehicle data system and data on sales that occur, where that data was obtained from distributed sources across a computer network. In particular, embodiments may obtain data from a variety of data sources across a distributed network and enhance data records by correlating the data obtained from these distributed sources. Data on sales thus obtain can be correlated with data on online users of the vehicle data system using a scoring engine to provide confidence scores to potential user-sale matches.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for declaratively configuring a sign up process and a sign up page for a particular service provider. User interface(s), which can be displayed at a user system of a particular service provider, can include a plurality of options for declaratively configuring different sign up processes and sign up pages for the particular service provider. After receiving a selection of one of the options to configure the sign up process and the sign up page, inputs can be received that can include an input that specifies one of a plurality of different types of identifiers associated with a user to be verified as part of the sign up process, and one of a plurality of different types of identity verification processes to define how the user will be verified as part of the sign up process for the service provider.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a weak password warning in a password management user interface that includes information about the user account with which the password is associated. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a weak password warning in a login user interface.

Abstract: An electronic device obtains a plurality of collections of media content items, each collection of media content items being associated with text generated by one or more users of the media-providing service. The electronic device determines a coincidence metric for a first descriptor and a first media content item, the coincidence metric corresponding to a likelihood that the first descriptor appears in the text associated with a respective collection of media content items that includes the first media content item. Based on the coincidence metric, the electronic device generates a new collection of media content items for a first user. The new collection of media content items corresponds to the first descriptor and includes the first media content item.

Abstract: The present invention refers to the field of television experience in particular the simultaneous use of the portable computing device and a television to share a user's experience. The present disclosure proposes a method to create a snapshot from a video transmission received by a receiver, said receiver being connected with a portable computing device and having a screen output, said method comprising the steps of receiving a video transmission by the receiver, converting by the receiver, the video transmission into a lower-bandwidth video transmission, sending the lower-bandwidth video transmission to the portable computing device, receiving from the portable computing device to the receiver, a command to execute a snapshot, producing by the receiver a snapshot from the video transmission, sending the snapshot to the portable computing device.

Abstract: One example of the system and method described herein may provide a universal endpoint address schema to route documents and manage document workflows, which may include one or more encapsulated workflow packages. In particular, a globally unique endpoint address may be specified using the universal endpoint address schema to route documents to any addressable destination and link the documents to workflow steps, processing rules, and business intelligence that can enforce business constraints. Furthermore, the globally unique endpoint address may be specified using the universal endpoint address schema may be linked to tickets that request documents or document-related services from third parties in cloud or virtualized data centers, whereby the universal endpoint address schema may extend the abilities that different organizations have to collaborate with one another.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for tracing memory components in asset management systems. A computing device may receive an indication that a new device has been connected to a network. The computing device receives a first set of memory specifications from the new device and a second set of memory specifications from a SoV database. The computing device then generates a memory-asset data structure that stores a third set of memory specifications, each memory specification of the third set of memory specifications being a memory specification that is in both the first set of memory specifications and the second set of memory specifications. The computing device assigns, memory specifications of the third set of memory specifications, a data privacy level that is based on a sensitivity of data stored in the component of the new device. The computing device may then transmit the memory-asset data structure.

Abstract: Embodiments of method and system are directed to a best effort method to reconstruct the corrupt files from available nodes or tiers and heal or repair the corrupt files. The method looks for the existence of fingerprints of the lost segments in available tiers on the nodes or across nodes within a cluster. The method discovers the copies of these missing segments, creates an Lp tree referring these discovered segments and creates a virtual file in the namespace. The file is then moved to the destination tier where the corruption exists, thus healing the corruption.

Abstract: A system for automated review of public safety incident reports include receiving structured incident data for an incident report from a submitting public safety officer including incident type information for the incident, receiving unstructured incident narrative text describing the incident, accessing an unstructured incident narrative feedback checking model applicable to incidents of the incident type, applying the model to the narrative text in light of supplemental information in the structured incident data or obtained from another source, identifying, by application of the model, matters in the narrative text likely to be flagged for correction by a human reviewer during a subsequent review, and providing feedback notifying the officer of the identified matters. The model may be retrained based on feedback or corrections provided by the officer in response to the notification of the identified matters or in response to requests for correction subsequently received from human reviewers.

Abstract: Key name synthesis is disclosed. A metrics data point is received. Based at least in part on a translation statement, at least a portion of the received metrics data point is associated with a key specified by the translation statement such that the specified key and the associated at least portion of the received metrics data point form a key-value pair. The key-value pair is associated with the received metrics data point.

Abstract: A method for updating an electronic mail (“email”) message presented to a user on a display screen of a data processing system, the email message belonging to a thread of email messages received by the data processing system, the method comprising: determining whether one or more of the email messages in the thread was received after the email message is opened on the display screen; and, if so, displaying an update message on the display screen indicating that one or more of the email messages in the thread was so received.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for processing queries against one or more dataset sources utilizing dynamically allocated partitions operating on one or more worker nodes. The results of the processing are stored in a dataset destination. The queries can identify data in the one or more dataset sources for processing and a manner for processing the data. In addition, the queries can identify the dataset destination for storing results of the query. To process the query, a query coordinator can dynamically allocate partitions operating on worker nodes to retrieve data for processing, process the data, and communicate the data to the dataset sources. In addition, the query coordinator can dynamically allocate partitions based on an identification of the dataset destination.

Abstract: A device may receive policy information associated with a first application group and a second application group. The device may receive network topology information associated with a network. The device may generate a first policy based on the policy information and the network topology information, and generate a second policy based on the policy information and the network topology information. The device may provide, to the virtual network device, information associated with the first policy to permit the virtual network device to implement the first policy in association with network traffic transferred between the first application group and the second application group. The device may provide, to the physical network device, information associated with the second policy to permit the physical network device to implement the second policy in association with network traffic transferred between the first application group and the second application group.

Abstract: One example embodiment includes a method for indexing online references of an entity. The method includes identifying one or more channels of the Internet to be searched for references to an entity and identifying one or more signals to be evaluated within each of the one or more channels. The method also includes crawling the Internet for online references to the entity, wherein crawling the Internet comprises searching the one or more channels of the Internet for references to the entity and evaluating the one or more signals. The method further includes constructing a reverse index of the references, wherein the reverse index is based on each channel in which a reference is found and the one or more signals evaluated for the reference.