Abstract: Automatic quotes or references are generated based on a user's interaction with one or more pieces of content. A passage for quotation may be determined based at least in part on usage data including information about interaction with one or more pieces of content. A user may begin to type a quotation and a corresponding passage is inserted. The user may vary the scope of the passage, such as adding sentences or paragraphs. User annotation of the passage while the content is presented may also generate an automatically inserted quotation. A citation descriptive of the quoted passage may also be inserted. The automatically inserted quotation may be configured with a link or script, allowing additional functions or access to source content.

Abstract: Containers can be exchanged between container holders and container shuttles using an inventory conveyance system within a workspace. The container holders are configured to hold one or more containers having consolidated inventory items in high density storage. The container shuttles are also configured to hold one or more containers for performing other operations with respect to inventory items in the one or more containers. The containers are configured to hold inventory items while the inventory items move for various operations throughout the workspace and while the inventory items are stowed in high density storage in the workspace.

Abstract: A data discovery service provides an automated method of identifying and indexing data sources associated with a user's account without requiring additional configuration by the user. This enables search services to be provided across various different types of data sources a user may utilize. The data discovery service can generate a list of data sources associated with the user's account, the list may include access information for each data source. Each data source or type of data source may be associated with an index policy that identifies the types of data from a corresponding data source are to be indexed. An index may then be generated based on those policies for each data source associated with the account.

Abstract: A system provides remote computing services using physical or virtualized computing resource instances on various host machines. An enhanced PCIe endpoint card connected to a given host machine may include a local processor (e.g., on an SOC device) that emulates PCIe compliant hardware (e.g., a USB controller) in software. A client receiving computing services from the system may redirect USB traffic from a locally-attached physical USB device (e.g., an input/output, storage, or security device) over the Internet to the enhanced PCIe endpoint card. The enhanced PCIe endpoint card may present an emulated USB controller to an application executing on the host (on the client's behalf) as a device that is locally attached at the given host machine, and the application may access the functionality of the physical USB device by exchanging commands or data with the emulated USB controller through a PCIe controller on the enhanced PCIe endpoint card.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to generating one or more presence-event notifications at one or more user devices associated with a user, and transmitting those presence-event notifications to one or more presence server(s). At the presence server(s) a stream of presence-event notifications may be filtered according to any number of predefined criteria, and then the presence-event notifications that have filtered through may be applied to presence plug-ins to generate presence information associated with user(s) for whom presence-event notifications were received. The presence-event notifications may be provided as a stream of presence information to one or more consumers of presence information and/or stored in a presence datastore. A consumer of presence information, such as a service provider, may request presence information associated with one or more users.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining that artificial commands, in excess of a threshold value, are detected by multiple voice activated electronic devices is described herein. In some embodiments, numerous voice activated electronic devices may send audio data representing a phrase to a backend system at a substantially same time. Text data representing the phrase, and counts for instances of that text data, may be generated. If the number of counts exceeds a predefined threshold, the backend system may cause any remaining response generation functionality that particular command that is in excess of the predefined threshold to be stopped, and those devices returned to a sleep state. In some embodiments, a sound profile unique to the phrase that caused the excess of the predefined threshold may be generated such that future instances of the same phrase may be recognized prior to text data being generated, conserving the backend system's resources.

Abstract: A router of a block-level data storage service receives a request to generate a snapshot of a block device. The router, based on routing metadata for the block-level data storage service, identifies active metadata that indicates a first cell that may maintain the block device and alternate metadata that indicates a second cell that may maintain the block device. Based on a first state of the block device in the first cell, a second state of the block device in the second cell, and a predetermined set of rules defining operations corresponding to outcomes associated with the first state and the second state, the router determines which of the first cell and the second cell authoritatively maintains the block device. The router transmits the request to the appropriate cell in accordance with the predetermined set of rules.

Abstract: Technologies are provided for storing data by alternating the performance of data write operations using multiple clusters of storage devices. Data is written to internal buffers of storage devices in one cluster while data stored in buffers of storage devices in another cluster is transferred to the storage devices' permanent storages. When available buffer capacity in a cluster falls below a specified threshold, data write commands are no longer sent the cluster and the storage devices in the cluster transfer data stored in their buffers to their permanent storages. While the data is being transferred, data write commands are transmitted to other clusters. When the data transfer is complete, the storage devices in the cluster can be scheduled to receive data write commands again. A cluster can be selected for performing a given data write request by matching the attributes of the cluster to parameters of the data write request.

Abstract: Execution state information corresponding to an instantiated virtual machine are retrieved. A score to indicate a target memory location is able to be determined based at least in part on a source memory location is computed based at least in part on the execution state information. The score and the target memory location are indicated.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for systems and methods for customized video content summary generation. Example methods may include determining a first segment of digital content including a first set of frames, first textual content, and first audio content. Example methods may include determining a first event that occurs in the first set of frames, determining a first theme of the first event, generating first metadata indicative of the first theme, and determining a meaning of a first sentence that occurs in the first textual content. Some methods may include determining a second theme of the first sentence, generating second metadata indicative of the second theme, determining that user preference data associated with an active user profile includes the first theme and the second theme, generating a video summary that includes a portion of the first segment of digital content, and presenting the video summary.

Abstract: Systems and associated methods are disclosed for automatically configuring cameras to be associated with a known physical location in response to exposing the camera to a fiducial marker. In certain embodiments, boundaries for a zone of interest within images from the camera can be defined using the fiducial markers physically placed within the physical space.

Abstract: A mobile base is provided that travels through delivery areas and utilizes associated transportation units (e.g., automated aerial vehicles) for delivering items from the mobile base to user specified delivery locations. The transportation units may be carried on the mobile base and may utilize navigation systems (e.g., utilizing GPS) to travel back and forth to the mobile base when making deliveries. The mobile base may have multiple stopping points and may continue to move along a route through a geographic area while the transportation units depart from and return to the mobile base at different locations.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for implementing a coordinator within a coordinated environment, which environment includes set of coordinated devices managed by the coordinator. The coordinator can be provisioned with a set of tasks, each task corresponding to a segment of code that can be executed by the coordinator, such as to manage the coordinated devices. To assist in execution of the tasks, the coordinator can include a resource manager that generates execution environments corresponding to an individual task execution, which environments may be isolated from other execution environments. The coordinator can further include a scheduler to obtain calls to execute tasks, and implement a queue from which to select tasks for execution. On selecting a task, the scheduler may interact with the resource manager to generate an execution environment for the task, and cause execution of the task within the execution environment.

Abstract: A data storage service may operate one or more storage servers configured to maintain logical volumes on behalf of customers of the remote data storage service. The logical volumes may have various dimensions. The various dimensions may be used to generate an average volume. The average volume may then be used to execute a simulation of an amount of remaining storage capacity of the data storage service.

Abstract: Techniques are described for creating real-time reports of meeting attendance. A calendar is accessed to determine the scheduled time and participants of a meeting. During the scheduled time of the meeting, locations of the scheduled participants are determined by obtaining position information from mobile devices carried by the participants. A meeting report is generated for any one or more of the participants, listing those participants who are present at the meeting. Relative positions of the attending participants may also be shown.

Abstract: In some examples, a security camera may be inserted into an executing content item, such as a multi-player video game. The security camera may be associated with a particular participant, such as a player, of the video game or other content item. In some examples, image data, such as video data, associated with the security camera may be rendered by one or more components that are remote from the associated participant, such as one or more remote servers. The remotely rendered security camera image data may then be transmitted to the participant over one or more communications networks, such as by using streaming content delivery techniques. Also, in some examples, audio data associated with the security camera may also be remotely rendered and transmitted in combination with the security camera image data.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for optimizing online content rendering. In one embodiment, an example method may include determining that a document indicative of a webpage includes a content component. The content component may be configured to include multi-object content. A multi-object content may be received. The multi-object content may include a plurality of content items. A Document Object Model (DOM) tree may be generated based at least in part on the document and at least a first content item of the plurality of content items. The DOM tree may be sent to a user device requesting the webpage. A subtree may be generated based at least in part on the DOM tree and a second content item of the plurality of content items. The subtree and a command to combine the subtree and the DOM tree may be sent to the user device.

Abstract: Multi-party updates may be performed for distributed systems. An agreement request may be received that proposes updates to a distributed system. An authorization scheme for the agreement request may be determined and approvers for the proposed updates identified according to the authorization scheme. Notifications may be provided to the approvers indicating the proposed updates to the distributed system. Responses from the approvers may be evaluated to determine whether the authorization scheme is satisfied for the proposed updates. If the authorizations scheme is satisfied, then the proposed updates may be performed to the distributed system.

Abstract: Techniques for remotely executing a secondary-device driver for generating commands for a secondary device are described herein. For instance, a secondary device (or “appliance”) may reside within an environment, along with a device to which the secondary device communicatively couples. The device may be configured to send control signals to the secondary device for causing the secondary device to perform certain operations. For instance, a user in the environment may provide, to the device, a request that the secondary device perform a certain operation. The device, which may lack some or all of a device driver associated with the secondary device, may then work with a remote service that executes the device driver for the purpose of receiving a command from the device driver and sending the command along to the secondary device. Upon receiving the command, the secondary device may perform the operation.