Abstract: A system and a method for media streaming from multiple sources are disclosed. A content requesting client device accesses a server to receive a list of available sources that may include multiple Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and independent servers. Based on a pre-set criteria, such as the source delivery performance and cost, the client device partitions the content into parts, allocates a source to each part, and simultaneously receives media streams of the content parts from the allocated sources. The server may be a Video-on-Demand (VOD) server, and the content may be a single file of a video data, such as a movie. The delivery performance of the used sources is measured during the streaming for updating the partition or the allocation. The updated measured performance may be stored locally at the client device, or at a server for use by other clients. The client actions may be implemented as a client-side script.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for determining valuation and risk analysis of municipal debt instruments on an after-tax basis. In one embodiment, bond terms, yield curve and interest rate volatility data are received for a set of bonds. Additionally, IRS treatment data and applicable tax rates for the set of bonds and a purchaser of the bonds are also received. Theoretical tax-neutral values of the bonds are calculated using a buy-and-hold methodology, wherein the tax-neutral value comprises the price of the at least one municipal debt offering such that its discounted after-tax value equals the price. A theoretical maximum after-tax values of the bonds are also calculated using a recursive valuation path-dependent methodology. Optimal bond management is determined using the calculated theoretical tax-neutral values and maximum after-tax values of the bonds.

Abstract: A method for fetching a content from a web server to a client device is disclosed, using tunnel devices serving as intermediate devices. The tunnel device is selected based on an attribute, such as IP Geolocation. A tunnel bank server stores a list of available tunnels that may be used, associated with values of various attribute types. The tunnel devices initiate communication with the tunnel bank server, and stays connected to it, for allowing a communication session initiated by the tunnel bank server. Upon receiving a request from a client to a content and for specific attribute types and values, a tunnel is selected by the tunnel bank server, and is used as a tunnel for retrieving the required content from the web server, using standard protocol such as SOCKS, WebSocket or HTTP Proxy. The client only communicates with a super proxy server that manages the content fetching scheme.

Abstract: A cathodic protection (CP) interruption system includes a metallic structure and a plurality of passive CP units embedded in an electrolytic medium, a plurality of test units electrically coupled with the structure and each of the CP units, and a low-power consumption component arrangement. The arrangement includes a real-time clock (RTC) and a GPS receiver coupled with each test unit for receiving GPS time from a GPS satellite. A controller is communicatively coupled with each RTC and GPS receiver for activating the GPS receiver once the RTC reaches a predetermined time to synchronize a RTC time of each RTC with GPS time. Interruption modules are coupled in electrical and data communication with the controller. The controller selectively changes an activation state of each interruption module once the RTC time reaches a predetermined activation state change time to selectively electrically couple or decouple each CP unit from the structure.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for intelligent processing of cyber security risk assessment data are provided. The apparatus includes a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the at least a processor. The memory contains instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive a cyber profile associated with a digital environment. The processor is also configured to generate a cyber profile summary of the cyber profile data and generate a user interface data structure including the cyber profile summary and the cyber profile. A graphical user interface (GUI) is communicatively connected to the processor and the GUI is configured to receive the user interface data structure including the cyber profile summary and the cyber profile and display the cyber profile summary on a first portion of the GUI.

Abstract: A received message sent from a first message account to a second message account is received. A security risk associated with the received message is determined. It is determined that the security risk associated with the received message meets one or more criteria. Based on the determination that the security risk associated with the received message meets the one or more criteria, a responsive message in response to the received message is automatically generated and sent. An interaction with the responsive message is analyzed. Based on a result of the analysis of the interaction with the responsive message, a security risk associated with the first message account is classified.

Abstract: A business behavior management system and method are provided. The business behavior management system includes a storage unit storing multiple modules, and a processing unit reading the storage unit to execute the modules. The processing unit executes a project management module to initiate a business project. The processing unit executes a model management module to obtain a business project definition and parses the business project to generate a business implementation model. The processing unit executes a task management module to run a corresponding first business task in the business implementation model to cause the first business task to generate a second business data. The project management module determines whether a second data state of the second business data is an end state to end the business project.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a data sharing system and a data sharing method. The data sharing system includes a storage device and a processor. The processor executes multiple modules stored by the storage device. When a first software as a service (SaaS) application program sends a data sharing request to a second SaaS application program, a mutual trust relationship service module receives a request for confirmation of a mutual trust relationship transmitted by the second SaaS application program, so as to confirm the mutual trust relationship. When the mutual trust relationship is confirmed, the mutual trust relationship service module obtains virtual user identification data from a tenant management service module, and provides the virtual user identification data to the second SaaS application program, so that the second SaaS application program obtains data authority, and shares specific data to the first SaaS application program.

Abstract: A system, method, device, and data platform for managing gaming data utilizing tokens. Gaming data associated with a player and one or more games are obtained. The gaming data is received by a data platform. The gaming data is inserted in a gaming profile. The gaming data is tokenized into one or more tokens. The gaming data is monetized based on preferences within the gaming profile.

Abstract: Content transfer technologies are disclosed that relate to meta-transaction-enabling code implemented in a cryptographic wallet or other content destination. A meta-transaction arriving there can be parsed so that a sender identifier distinguished from one or more intermediaries that expedited the transfer. Conditions may be imposed by some transfer participants who do not all know each other without any need for escrow or trust among them so that arbitrarily complex transactions can occur safely at scale.

Abstract: A system and method and computer program structured to implement a multi-redundancy mechanism for the transmission of information over an Ethernet data network. The system comprises a device configured for the transmission of Ethernet data to a management device that may mark, tag or otherwise assign an identifier to a data packet. The management device may also replicate the packet and may transmit the original packet and the replicated packet(s) to a receiving management device. The receiving management device may unmark successfully transmitted packets and may ascertain whether a successfully delivered packet is a redundant packet such that it may be deleted.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining a recommended cyber-attack risk remediation action are provided. The apparatus includes a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the at least a processor. The memory contains instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive a cyber profile associated with a digital environment. The processor is further configured to receive a risk profile associated with the cyber profile and determine at least one recommended risk remediation action based on the risk profile. In addition, the processor is configured to generating a user interface data structure configured to display the determined at least one recommended risk remediation action.

Abstract: A gateway encryption service is used to ensure consistent, source independent tokenization for payment accounts and synchronizing payment account information with merchants. A consistent, evergreen merchant-facing token is generated and used for each payment account for the merchant, ensuring that regardless of the payment method used by the customer (e.g., plastic card point-of-sale, pay wallet, saved card information) for the same underlying account, the merchant has a single token. Further, if the account number for the underlying payment account changes (e.g., the card expires or is stolen) the merchant-facing token remains consistent. The evergreen token ensures that the system functions more efficiently, saving resources in processing and storage and ensuring less network traffic for failed transactions. The system further implements encryption and security despite the consistent tokenization, further saving resources.

Abstract: A system, method, device, and data platform tokenized accreditation. A request for a token is received from an individual associated with an authorized source utilizing a data platform. The request is securely communicated to the authorized source. Validation information is received regarding the individual from the authorized source in the data platform. The validation information is automatically tokenized into one or more blockchain tokens by the data platform in response to verifying the validation information. The one or more blockchain tokens are communicated to the individual associated with the authorized source.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods and non-transitory program storage devices for identifying demographic information in an input data file and converting that data into autonomous data of an export entity file. In an embodiment, the received tabular data is sorted based on a lowest number of unique entities of a certain type in the revised data file, common data describing the lowest number of unique entities is extracted, labeled, and stored as an autonomous export entity file. In an embodiment a plurality of autonomous export entities are linked to create a master export entity comprising the plurality of autonomous export entities.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods and non-transitory program storage devices for identifying demographic information in an input data file even in the face of known errors that would otherwise prevent the method from operating. When a fault condition is detected, a fault handler may attempt to fix the faulty data, remove the faulty data from the input data file being processed, or provide the faulty data at a user interface so a human user can intervene. The method and storage devices may continue processing the data regardless of whether human input has been received because the system can bypass or remove the data, thereby keeping the method fault tolerant.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for identifying demographic information in a data file. The method uses evidence for a label within the column itself. In addition, the method uses likelihoods that a first label may exist at a particular location in a data file with respect to a second label. Finally, the method uses likelihoods that a first label exists in the data file at a first frequency given that a second label exists in a data file in a second frequency. All based on these likelihoods, an overall likelihood of that the label configuration is correct is determined. Using that likelihood score, a nonlinear optimization algorithm is applied to identify a best fit between a group of labels and a group of columns in a data file.

Abstract: Systems and processes for initiating a rescue, using peer-to-peer distress alert systems, are described.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, apparatuses, and systems for operating a tiered queuing system that includes: identifying a first segment to be evicted from a local storage in a first region based on an eviction policy; storing the first segment in a cold storage provided by a cloud service provider in the first region; deleting at least one instance of the first segment from the local storage in the first region; indicating in a segment index that the first segment is stored in the cold storage; responsive to receipt of a read request, reading an entry in the segment index for a second segment; and responsive to an indication that the second segment is stored by the cloud service provider, copying the second segment to the local storage and responding to the read request using the second segment stored in the local storage.