Abstract: Methods, processes, and devices for dynamic service matching include collecting provider data from a plurality of providers, receiving a service request by a user, processing the service request based on the collected provider data, sending, via a network, the processed service request to at least one of the plurality of providers, receiving at least one service bid from the at least one of the plurality of providers wherein the at the least one service bid includes service data, filtering the at least one service bid based on the service data, sending, via a network, the at least one filtered service bid to the user, receiving a selection input from the user, and establishing a direct communication channel between the user and the provider based on the received selection input.

Abstract: A network function (NF) repository function (NRF) suitable for use in a 5G mobile network utilizing segment routing (SR) is described. The first interface of the NRF may be an Nnrf interface with a service discovery function. The second interface of the NRF may be for use with a SR path information obtaining function for interfacing with a SR path computation entity (SR-PCE). The service discovery function may be further configured to discover NF instances based on identifying an NF instance being associated with SR path information that accords to least one service, application, or subscription requirement obtained according to the discovery request.

Abstract: In accordance with an example implementation of this disclosure, an email handler comprises email processing circuitry, a web server, and a database. The email processing circuitry is operable to generate a uniform resource locator for a notification object to be embedded in an email message. The email processing circuitry is operable to embed the notification object in the email message. The email processing circuitry is operable to send the email message into a network. The web server is operable to receive a request sent to the uniform resource locator by a client device. The web server is operable to determine characteristics of the client device based on content of the request. The web server is operable to store the characteristics in the database. The web server is operable to control access to content by the client device based on characteristics of the client device stored in the database.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to computer and internet technology, and more particularly to an operating method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium. The method comprises: obtaining an information processing result in accordance with user interest information; identifying a second terminal device associated with the user interest information; and transmitting the information processing result to the second terminal device via a communication connection established with the second terminal device, wherein the second terminal device performs a corresponding operation in accordance with the information processing result.

Abstract: Tags may be used in decisions by an access management service regarding access of computing resources (“resources”) by principals (e.g., users, roles, etc.). The tags may also be used to determine cost information, for grouping resources and/or principals, and for other reasons. The tags may be assigned to principals, to resources, or both. The resource may be a virtual or physical type of computing resource. Tags may be metadata, which may include a key-value pair. Tags may include email addresses, cost centers, project identifiers, location, team name, etc. The value may be a number, letters, or a combination of both. In some embodiments, the values may be limited to certain numbers or bytes, and some numbers and/or letter combinations may be excluded for special use.

Abstract: A method, system, and quiz server for providing a quiz and an advertisement simultaneously in an IMS chat is provided. The method includes creating a chat room from a mobile terminal while inviting a pre-registered quizbot as a chat participant, displaying a quiz and an advertisement within the chat room on the mobile terminal in the form of a chat message composed by the quizbot, and displaying, within the chat room, an answer of a certain chat participant with respect to the quiz, and inputting a result of determination of whether the answer is correct into the chat room by using the quizbot, displaying, within the chat room, the answer of the certain chat participant with respect to the quiz, and inputting a result of determination of whether the answer is correct into the chat room by using the quizbot.

Abstract: An application server provides an application or set of applications to one or more client devices. One or more users of the client devices interact with the applications to perform a business process. Data is stored on one or more of the client devices that tracks user interactions with the application. The data is transmitted from the client devices to the application server for analysis. Data from multiple client devices is correlated to enable analysis of a complex business process. As a result of the analysis, bottlenecks may be identified based on a particular process step taking a long time to complete or receiving repeated re-entry of data. The solution is automated and scalable, allowing for analysis of an entire business process landscape.

Abstract: A method for processing a flow of data from a plurality of devices (1) is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: receiving a data package (100) from a device (1); detecting whether said data package (100) relates to an active device (1) or a non-active device; and: if the data package (100) relates to an active device (1), delivering the data to a data processing facility (30); and if the data package relates to a non-active device (1), storing the data package in a raw-data archive (14).

Abstract: A data management system deploys a number of server cabinets each deploying a number of servers. Each server is coupled to a data center network. The data management system includes a processor and a storage unit coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to pre-obtain a MAC address and location information pair of every server, save the information pair as a computer-readable document, obtain a MAC address of a server to be queried, and compare the MAC address of the server to be queried to the computer-readable document and obtain the physical address of the server to be queried. The information pair includes information of the MAC address and a corresponding physical location.

Abstract: A cloud service system includes a hardware resource, a storage device, and a controller. The hardware resource is installed with a system, and a software container is instantiated for cloud service execution on the hardware resource. The storage device stores a plurality of libraries, each of which is associated with a respective version of the system. The controller determines a first version of the system according to a deployment request, determines whether one of the libraries is associated with the first version, and selects one of the libraries for instantiating the software container according to a selection history of the libraries in response to none of the libraries being associated with the first version.

Abstract: In one example, a router is configured to process communications according to a tunneling protocol to provide network overlay tunnels to facilitate virtual private networks (VPNs) for hosts, and to process communications associated with an external network with use of a provider virtualization routing and forwarding (VRF) instance. With use of a subscription function, the router receives an initial set of extranet VPN prefixes associated with the network overlays for storage in association with the provider VRF, as well as regularly receive publications of updates to extranet VPN prefixes associated with the network overlays. With use of a route obtaining function, the router, in response to receiving a communication associated with one of the stored extranet VPN prefixes at the provider VRF, sends to a communications management server a message indicating request for a host-to-router mapping and receive from the communications management server a reply including the host-to-router mapping.

Abstract: A hosted client instance is provided over a network interface for communicatively coupling with a remote client device, the hosted client instance including a first plurality of application components for performing a plurality of actions associated with the hosted client instance. A metric is set to optimize one or more actions associated with the hosted client instance based on input from a user. One or more application components are detected based on the metric from among a second plurality of application components available on a resource server. The detected one or more application components are ranked based on: (i) a maturity score of each of the detected one or more application components; and (ii) dependency data indicating an operational dependency of each of the detected one or more application components. The ranked one or more application components are presented in a ranked order to a user.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a wireless framework for delivering TV services. The wireless framework can include a mix of wireless access technologies (e.g. Satellite, WiFi and/or LTE overlay links). One or more aspects of the subject disclosure include injecting TV content into the network at a few locations (e.g., residential locations) using satellite antennas (e.g., satellite dishes). The content is then further distributed to other homes using a house-to-house WiFi network and/or via an overlay LTE network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for digital data processing verification include performing on a first digital data processor steps of receiving, from a web browser, an email address; sending a message to the email address; and transmitting, to the web browser, proxy software that causes the web browser to (i) query an email client executing on the second digital data processor with that browser, and (ii) send a verification code when the message is received by the email client. This avoids disruption of the user experience typical to prior art email-based verification.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a network management platform for managing a plurality of deployments are described herein. In an embodiment, a server computer receives a request to generate a plurality of network deployments, including first interface elements and rules for a first network deployment and second interface elements and rules for a second network deployment. The server computer sends the first network deployment to a first plurality of client computing devices and sends the second network deployment to a second plurality of client computing devices. When the server computer receives network usage data from the first and second plurality of computing devices, the server computer provides the network usage data to a network operation with an identification of a corresponding deployment.

Abstract: A system may include a database, where a managed network includes a computing cluster that provides networking, storage, and virtualization services distributed across a plurality of computing devices, where each computing device can execute one or more respective software applications and comprises: (i) a respective controller, and (ii) a respective storage device, and where the storage devices of the plurality of computing devices collectively form a storage pool.

Abstract: A device for processing a plurality of decoding tasks in a network includes an estimator configured to repeatedly estimate a decoder processing usage during decoding the plurality of decoding tasks. The device further includes a task updater configured to update a task execution parameter of a decoding task based on a comparison of the estimated decoder processing usage and a quality of service (QoS) expectation from the network.

Abstract: Methods and systems are presented in this disclosure that enable mobile devices without access to an active network connection (e.g. cellular, satellite or Internet network) to communicate between each other by sending and receiving data packets (e.g. text, location, or image) through a mesh of connected devices. A packet for forwarding is included into a mesh forwarding list at a mobile device, wherein the mesh forwarding list includes packets for forwarding to one or more mobile devices. The mobile device checks, in each packet within the mesh forwarding list, a list with at least one identifier of at least one wireless device that has already received the packet. The mobile device forwards the mesh forwarding list to the one or more wireless devices via at least one connection, based on the checked one or more identifiers.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a global virtual network connection between an endpoint device and an access point server are disclosed. In one embodiment the network system may include an endpoint device, an access point server, and a control server. The endpoint device and the access point server may be connected with a first tunnel. The access point server and the control server may be connected with a second tunnel.

Abstract: Dynamic and selective compression for content caching is provided for improving content delivery over a digital network. The dynamic and selective compression increased server cache size for higher cache-hit ratios that offset delays associated with compressing and decompressing content. The dynamic compression involves switching between an available set of compression tools in order to compress different files with the compression tool that is optimal for that file. The selective compression involves selectively compressing the content or files with the optimal compression tool when at least a threshold amount of space savings is obtained in an acceptable amount of time. Thus, the caching server caches compressed copies of a first set of files compressed with a first compression tool, compressed copies of a second set of files compressed with a different second compression tool, and an uncompressed third set of files.