Abstract: A system for updating a device in a building management system (BMS). The system includes a third-party device and a device manager of a control network. The device manager updates the third-party device and includes a processing circuit that determines that the third-party device has been discovered on the control network. The processing circuit further populates a template with a set of received data from the third-party device and maps the third-party device with control network based on the populated template of received data. The processing circuit further configures the third-party device to operate in the control network, wherein configuring the third-party device comprises transforming a data exchange format of the third-party device.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller to present a plurality of associable actions and a plurality of accessories of distinct operational types, associate an action with an input function of a select one of the plurality of accessories, monitor the selected accessory for a stimulation of the input function, and transmit the action to an operating system to launch a first software application or to convey to a second software application the action or an aspect of the action. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An object processing method includes: receiving a first input of a user, the first input being an input of a first object in a first page by the user, objects in the first page being in an editable state; and in response to the first input, moving the first object to a first folder, the first folder being a folder indicated by a first folder icon. The first file folder iron being any one of: a folder icon in a second page, a folder icon corresponding in a first control to the first input and a folder icon in a first task window corresponding to the first input, the first page and the second page being pages on different screens of a terminal device, the first control being a control displayed in the first page, the first task window being a task window displayed in the first page.

Abstract: A method or enabling compression context setup for Internet-of-Thing, IoT, devices in a communication network is presented. The method is performed in an application server node for IoT devices, and includes sending a get context message to a gateway node, the get context message requesting a compression context setup includes compression details for an IoT device, receiving an indication of the requested compression context setup for the IoT device from the gateway node, and compressing and decompressing messages sent to and from the IoT device based on the received indication. An IoT device, a gateway node, an application node, a computer program and a computer program product thereof are also presented.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to methods and systems for customizing a workflow for processing database records. More specifically, customizing a workflow for processing database records can comprise maintaining a first set of records associated with a first entity of a plurality of entities. An administrative interface comprising one or more options for workflow configuration can be presented and selection of at least one of the one or more options for workflow configuration can be received through the administrative interface. A custom workflow for the first entity can be defined based on the received selection of the at least one of the one or more options for workflow configuration. The first set of records can then be processed using the defined custom workflow.

Abstract: A building automation system (BAS) includes building equipment located within a building and a BAS network configured to facilitate communications between the building equipment. The building equipment operate to affect a variable state or condition within the building. The BAS includes a BAS-BIM integrator configured to receive BAS points from the BAS network and to integrate the BAS points with a building information model (BIM). The BIM includes a plurality of BIM objects representing the building equipment. The BAS includes an integrated BAS-BIM viewer configured to use the BIM with the integrated BAS points to generate a user interface. The user interface includes a graphical representation of the BIM objects and the BAS points integrated therewith.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for restructuring of an enterprise application (EA) or a supply chain management (SCM) application. The system and method enable a user to restructure the applications dynamically by operating with configurable user interface components without a need to involve a developer for coding. The system includes a platform layer component and a data layer component associated with UI component for executing a task. The system further includes a rule engine configured to interact with a dynamic module injector for conditionally loading modules on the user interface for restructuring the applications thereby redefining EA and SCM operations.

Abstract: A control device controls display of a display device for displaying a display screen for setting operations of the control device that controls an industrial machine and soft keys for operating the display screen. The control device includes: a key input processing unit that receives input from an input device; an input content determining unit that determines a content of the input received by the key input processing unit; a storage unit that stores a soft key definition information table in which operation contents on the display screen to be allocated to the soft keys are defined in advance; a soft key allocation selecting unit that selects the operation contents to be allocated to the soft keys; and a soft key display processing unit that displays the soft keys allocated with the operation contents selected by the soft key allocation selecting unit on the display device.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus automatically generating and providing shared contents through a sentence matched based on an emoticon grammar. The apparatus receives a selection input for a predetermined number of emoticon grammars, of which the number is limited to a predetermined number, from a user terminal to receive a selection input for a predetermined number of a plurality of quotation sentences matched with an analyzed intent of a user, analyzes the intent of the user based on the received emoticon grammar.

Abstract: A method for personalizing resource strings within a user interface of a computing device. The method includes accessing a personalization editor via the computing device, and receiving a user modification to a resource string associated with one or more applications. The method also includes storing an original unmodified resource string associated with the resource string, the modified resource string, and the associated applications. The method also includes receiving a request from a first application for a first resource string associated with a specified resource identifier. The method also includes determining if the first resource string has an associated modified resource string stored in the personalized resource string database, and displaying the modified resource string based on the first resource string being determined to be associated with the modified resource string stored in the personalized resource string database.

Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for providing a platform that seamlessly integrates software modules into an application. In particular, the platform allows software modules to access services provided by other software modules, through a host module, without the need of exposing the source code of any of the software modules. The application is configured as a host module by integrating one or more software modules into the application. The application may directly consume services provided by the software modules and also facilitate service accessing between software modules that are integrated into the application. As such, a software module does not need to interact with another software module directly to access services provided by the other software module, but rather, using the application as a medium to interact with the other software module.

Abstract: The system and method disclosed performs entity authentication through identification proofing. A relying party such as a corporation or other type of entity having a secure website, computer network and secure facility working a risk engine can determine the authenticity, validation and verification during registration of a user entity. The identification proofing is integrated with a risk engine. The risk engine is capable of using bio-behavior based information which may be continuously monitored.

Abstract: Techniques for providing a cross-ecosystem website for applications are presented. The techniques can include storing, by a webserver, multiple website templates in association with a plurality of respective web widgets and a respective Application Program Interface (API), where a plurality of respective back-end services correspond to the plurality of respective web widgets; receiving, from a website developer, a website template selection and a web widget selection; implementing a respective API for the cross-ecosystem website; storing in association with the cross-ecosystem website a manifest indicating services available on the cross-ecosystem website; and interfacing with a plurality of applications in a plurality of application ecosystems, using the API for the cross-ecosystem website.

Abstract: A method for codeless development of an application includes registering one or more actions in a registry. Each action is coded in a reusable block of code, each action having an action definition including an action type name, an input parameters map, and an output parameters map. The method further includes performing an action type name look up in the registry for an invoked action with an action service ensuring that a number of arguments included in the action definition matches a number of arguments specified by the action type, passing an input to and receiving a return value from the invoked action, updating the output parameters map included in the definition of the invoked action, and returning the updated output parameters map to an application in development for updating processing variables in the application.

Abstract: A machine learning model can be depicted as a graph. After identifying a familiarity level of a user, the graph of the machine learning model can be customized. The customization is based on the familiarity level of the user. The customized graph of the machine learning model is displayed to the user.

Abstract: Techniques for intaking one or more documents are described. An exemplary method includes receiving an ingestion request to ingest a document; extracting text from the document; pre-processing the extracted text to generate pre-processed text that is predictable and analyzable; generating an index entry for the extracted text, the index entry to map the extracted text to a reserved field of a plurality of reserved fields; and storing the extracted text, index entry, and pre-processed text in at least one data storage location.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to application development. A data model may include one or more complex field types that each include one or more other fields. A separate data object may be included for each complex field type that defines one or more characteristics of one or more other fields included in a complex field type. An application design window may include one or more complex fields for an application, such that each complex field is associated with a complex field type. The data model may be modified to include another separate data object for each complex field type that is associated with the one or more complex fields, such that item values corresponding to each complex field of the same complex field type are stored in the same other separate data object. The modified data model may be deployed to enable one or more application shells to execute the application.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for systems and methods for device agnostic user interface generation. Example methods include receiving a request for content from a device, determining first data representing a first device characteristic of the device, and determining an intended viewing distance value associated with the first data. Some methods include determining, using the intended viewing distance value, a first value for the device, the first value representing a baseline density-independent number of pixels, determining first content using the first value, and sending the first content to the device, where the first content is to be rendered at the device.

Abstract: A graphical planner allows a user to create or select, and then display, images that represent tasks and events to be completed by the user, as well as corresponding images that represent tasks and events that the user has already completed. The graphical planner allows a user to plan and schedule events and tasks by indicating an event or task in a non-textual (i.e., graphic or symbolic) manner. Completion of the events and tasks by the user can also be signaled or otherwise indicated in a non-textual (e.g., visual, audible) manner.

Abstract: The invention deals a method for controlling the execution of a program by a terminal (1) comprising a screen (12), wherein the method comprises the steps of: configuring the program into an enabled state, wherein at least one process of the program is allowed to be executed by the terminal (1), and a disabled state, wherein execution of any process of the program by the terminal (1) is forbidden, wherein the method further comprises the steps of: displaying (100) on the screen (12) an icon (G) for starting the program according to a first rendering if the program is configured in the enabled state, and displaying (114) said icon (G) according to a second rendering different from the first rendering if the program is configured in the disabled state.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for graphically aggregating data from a plurality of distinct tables, and enabling dissociation of underlying aggregated data from the associated distinct tables are disclosed.

Abstract: A client device coalesces data received from an exchange, and provides a client application such as a graphical user interface with the opportunity to process fewer, but up-to-date, data updates from an exchange when a large volume of prices becomes available. Accordingly, the trader can be assured of receiving updated information that are fed to the client applications at a rate that is cohesive with that client device's processing speed.

Abstract: A file transferring method is disclosed. The method includes activating a transferring area on a displayed user interface in response to triggering of file transferring; tracking drag trajectory according to a triggered dragging instruction on the user interface on which the transferring area is activated, and detecting, when the dragging is released, that the transferring area and a file icon overlap; and transferring a corresponding file in response to the file icon overlapping with the transferring area.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a server apparatus that provides a plurality of applications; and a terminal device coupled to the server apparatus via a network, and sets a plurality of pieces of custom information for customizing display screens of the applications. The server apparatus includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to manage application information that includes the plurality of pieces of custom information and reference information, cause the terminal device to display a setting screen on which a given piece of custom information is to be set, in response to a request from the terminal device, display a list of the plurality of pieces of custom information, included in the application information, enabled for selection on the setting screen, and determine an order of displaying the list of the plurality of pieces of custom information based on the reference information.

Abstract: The systems and methods disclosed herein are for a control application for reformatting the graphical user interface being displayed on a computing device. In one embodiment, the control application interfaces with the operating system of the device and disables certain functionality. The disabled functionality may be restored based on user activity data. In which case, the control application re-enables functionality of certain applications by displaying additional graphical user interface elements.

Abstract: A computing system that can operate to implement an interactive graphic design system that enables users to preview and resolve input actions that cause conflict with predefined constraints.

Abstract: A system includes a processor, an input device, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to display a palette and receive a user selection of one or more actions, and store the selected actions in association with the palette in an electronic database. In another aspect, a non-transitory computer readable medium includes program instructions that when executed, cause a computer to display, on a graphical user interface, a palette, receive, via the input device, a user selection of one or more actions, and store the selected one or more actions in association with the palette in a database. A method includes displaying a palette and receiving, via the input device, a user selection of one or more actions, and storing the selected one or more actions in association with the palette in an electronic database.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes extended services that are an extended function service and a backend service, and an extended service manager that manages the extended function service and the backend service. Each extended service provides an extension application with a function other than standard functions of the image forming apparatus, without using a standard application that realizes the standard functions of the image forming apparatus. The extension application is an application that realizes the function other than the standard functions of the image forming apparatus. The standard application is a copy application, a printer application, a facsimile application, or a transmission application.

Abstract: Technologies and techniques modifying a workspace on a processing device. A processor operating environment includes a workspace manager module, configured to generate a workspace for a processing device. Communications circuitry is configured to receive user annotation data and associated metadata relating to the workspace. An annotation data manager module is configured to process the received user annotation data and associated metadata to determine if at least one of the user annotation data and/or metadata matches pre-stored annotation data and/or metadata, wherein the workspace manager module is configured to generate a modified workspace for the processing device based on matching annotation data and/or metadata.

Abstract: An image forming device includes a data collection service and a mail transmission service as extension services for providing a function other than a standard function of the image forming device to an extension application, and an extension service management unit for managing the data collection service and the mail transmission service. When the state of one of a plurality of extension services changes, a service activation control unit of the extension service management unit notifies the other of the plurality of extension services of the change. When the extension service is notified of the change in the state of the other extension service from the service activation control unit, the extension service executes a specific operation.

Abstract: Systems and Methods of the current disclosure may provide customized webpages. A client device of the system may retrieve a profile corresponding to a user. The client device may further receive a deck including a set of packs, with each pack including a set of cards. As defined herein, a deck corresponds to a workflow (i.e., a series of webpages), while each pack includes context specific user-interface elements which make up a webpage. Further, a card may correspond to one or more elements of the webpage. The client device renders and displays webpages locally by selecting elements to be displayed on the webpage based on a details corresponding to a user of the client device. In other words, the client device creates webpages by selecting one or more cards for each pack of the deck based on details indicated in the profile.

Abstract: A method of serving targeted content messages for display in a website accessed in a browser program of a networked computer communicatively connected to a network at a network address for communications, delivers uniquely targeted content messages displayed in websites viewed in web browsers. The method includes placing a script device in a website file, processing the website file, together with the script device by a particular web browser on download of the website file, including by determining the network address of the networked computer, determining an identifier of the website file, and sending an artifact representing the network address and the identifier over the network to a server computer.

Abstract: A data processing system for end-to-end configuration assistance for cloud services implements receiving a request from a client device for a solution assistant configured to provide step-by-step guidance for configuring a plurality of cloud services to interoperate to produce a specified result; causing to be presented a solution assistant user interface; providing the step-by-step guidance comprising a plurality of steps by: launching a configuration interface of a respective cloud service of the plurality of cloud services associated with a respective step of the plurality of steps; presenting step-by-step configuration information providing guidance for configuring the respective cloud service; and receiving a confirmation indication from the client device that the respective cloud service has been configured according to the step-by-step configuration information; generating a summary report that includes a summary of the cloud services configured using the solution assistant; and causing to be presented

Abstract: A method for automated object detection for user interface generation includes receiving an image depicting a layout of a user interface for an application; analyzing the image to detect an object in the image, where the object depicts a representation of a portion of the layout of the user interface, and where the object is associated with a portion of textual content in the image; determining a set of attributes for the object, the set of attributes pertaining to the position of the object within the layout of the user interface; determining a user interface functionality associated with the portion of textual content; and generating application code for an executable user interface for the application, where the application code is to provide a user interface component based on the set of attributes that performs the user interface functionality.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, for serving content to a user. A method includes: receiving a request for content from a user, the content to be displayed in a slot associated with an online resource; determining an expected activity score for the user based at least in part on one or more criteria associated with a context of presenting the online resource to the user; comparing the expected activity score for the user to a threshold; selecting one or more content items to serve to the user based at least in part on the comparison; and serving the selected content items to the user responsive to the request.

Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods and devices for integrating web services in shell constructs are provided. Web browsing data, application activity data, and/or device data for a user may be received. A machine learning model may be applied to the data. One or more recommendations may be surfaced based on application of the machine learning model to the data. The recommendations may comprise one or more of: recommendations to install applications; recommendations to add service extensions; recommendations to pin and/or add a shortcut to a website; and/or recommendations to add platform integration services amongst multiple devices.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display screen including a touch display area and a non-touch display area. The electronic device is caused to display, when an application of the electronic device is executed, a first application interface of the application in the touch display area, and generate, when the electronic device receives a first predetermined signal, a second application interface and display the second application interface on the first application interface. The second application interface is displayed adjacent to the non-touch display area. The second application interface includes a number of function buttons respectively corresponding to auxiliary functions. The auxiliary functions include functions corresponding to operating system functions of the electronic device.

Abstract: Systems and methods to analyze visible, near infrared, and thermal imagery of a land parcel in order to track and report changes to that land. A set of image processing techniques and algorithms can be utilized to generate composite images, align the imagery, compute differences, detect which features have changed, and meaningfully display the changed features. A moving window calculates differences in intensity between a first composite image and a second composite image and compares the differences against a threshold value. An interactive overlay user interface allows a user to adjust the magnitude and particular areas to be analyzed and presents the change.

Abstract: An enhanced multidimensional data management system significantly reduces the resources required to convert a spreadsheet into an enterprise collaborative system. A spreadsheet may be imported as is without modifications. Additional information that cannot be automatically inferred about the data model used in the spreadsheet is obtained. Dimensions, timescale, and measure data are clearly defined and located. The spreadsheet is kept in the system in the form of both a spreadsheet and as a multidimensional data structure such as an online analytical processing (OLAP) cube or structure. This duality allows the spreadsheet to be manipulated as if it was an OLAP cube, modifying iterations within the dimensions, and the OLAP cube to be computed as if it was a spreadsheet.

Abstract: A side menu displaying method receiving a sliding operation of sliding starting from a side of a screen; detecting whether the sliding operation meets a predefined condition, where the predefined condition includes that a sliding speed of the sliding operation is greater than a preset threshold, and an end position of the sliding operation is not within a preset false touch area; and displaying a side menu corresponding to the side of the screen if a detection result is that the sliding operation meets the predefined condition.

Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system orchestrate devices of a device ecosystem. The method performed by an orchestrator includes receiving polling data from agents that are directly connected to the devices indicating simulations run by the devices for a cloud service. The method comprises determining a preview state of the device ecosystem. The method comprises determining an action to change a state of the device ecosystem based on the preview state. The method comprises generating an instruction for the action and the devices to perform the action. The method comprises transmitting the instruction to the agents, the agents actuating the change via the determined at least one of the devices performing the action. The orchestrator orchestrates the agents such that the devices are provided the cloud service isolated from a cloud computing system associated with the cloud service.

Abstract: A system for monitoring a plurality of storage systems includes an interface specifying a set of methods for using at least one storage system, an implementation of the interface for each of the plurality of storage systems, wherein at least one of the implementations of the interface is configured to process a plurality of requests, and a performance monitor configured to monitor performance of requests for at least one of a plurality of classes of requests.

Abstract: A method at an electronic device having a display, the method including displaying a user interface on the display, wherein the user interface includes at least one folder icon for a folder, the folder icon further including a badge providing an indication of applications with notification inside the folder detecting a user interface interaction indicating a badge clearing selection; providing a menu on the user interface for clearing a folder badge; upon detecting a user interface selection in the menu, clearing the badge on the folder icon.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for providing a tool to entities that determines the optimal usage of data items are disclosed. For example, the tool can generate a model that uses various characteristics to predict how likely it is that a viewer will watch (or listen to) the media program being promoted. The model can then determine an increase in revenue that would result from the assignment of a media promo using the predicted likelihood and subtracting a known opportunity cost from this determined revenue increase to determine a net revenue value. The model can repeat this determination for any number of viewers and aggregate the determined net revenue values to generate an aggregated net revenue value. The tool may include a user interface in which a content provider can adjust various variables to see how adjusting one or more variables affects the aggregated net revenue value.

Abstract: An operating method of a flexible display device including a display unit expandable or reducible in at least one direction; a sensing unit configured to detect an expansion or reduction of a screen of the display unit; and a control unit configured to: expand the screen of the display unit according to detecting the expansion of the screen, and display a content on the expanded screen, wherein the control unit is further configured to display a ratio indicator providing information on an enlargement ratio or a reduction ratio of the displayed content in the expansion screen, wherein the ratio indicator comprises: an enlargement/reduction guide bar representing what degree of a ratio the displayed content can be enlarged or reduced.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for analyzing a graph image in a disconnected mode, e.g., when a graph is rendered as .jpeg, .gif, .png, and so on, and identifying a portion of the graph image associated with a plot/curve of interest. The identified portion of the graph image may then be utilized to generate an adjusted image. The adjusted image may therefore dynamically increase visibility of the plot/curve of interest relative to other plots/curves, and thus the present disclosures provides additional graph functionalities without access to the data originally used to generate the graph. The disconnected graph functionalities disclosed herein may be implemented within an Internet browser or other “app” that may present images depicting graphs to a user.

Abstract: A system and method for generation, modification, or manipulation of user interface display screens includes a processor storing display screen templates and instantiation data structures which reference the templates for instantiation of the respective ones of the display screen templates for a plurality of different display screens, where the templates can correspond to respective sub-screens of one or more display screens. The processor can analyze captured display screen data to determine whether the data corresponds to a previously stored one of the templates, and, responsive to a positive result of the determination, store a new instantiation data structure referencing the template to which the data is determined to correspond and otherwise generate a new template to be referenced by the instantiation data structure. Modifications and object associations to a plurality of different display screens can be effected by modification of, or association with, a single one of the templates.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a network repository for metadata. Embodiments of a data repository include a memory to store data including one or more data content items, where each data content item is associated with zero or more metadata items, and where each data content item is associated with a handle and each metadata item is associated with an attribute name. The data repository further includes a network interface configured to communicate with a client device, and a control unit configured to control the storage of data in the memory, where the control unit provides functions for writing data to and reading data from the memory and where the control unit is to transfer the data without interpretation.

Abstract: Entities such as hotels, restaurants, resorts, houses, vehicles, and other places and things, are associated with images of each entity. The images are tagged using machine learning to identify what aspects of the associated entity are captured by each image. When a user is requested to select an entity from a set of entities, a user preference model is used to determine what tags the user is interested in. The tags are used to select images associated with the entities from the set of entities, and the selected images are displayed to the user. The user can then provide indicators that show which of the displayed images the user likes or dislikes. Based on the indicators, one or more entities from the set of entities is presented to the user. The model may also be updated based on the indicators.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining a user profile that includes a user's affinities to each of a plurality of micro-tasks; estimating a duration of down-time for the user; estimating task selection factors responsive to the user profile and to the estimated duration of down-time; generating a list of micro-tasks responsive to the task selection factors; ranking the list of micro-tasks according to the user's affinities; partitioning the down-time according to the ranked list of micro-tasks; and presenting one or more of the micro-tasks to the user, according to the partitioning of the down-time, by altering operation of a user device.