Abstract: A computer-implemented method of obtaining form data can include selecting a control from within an electronic form, determining a textual representation of the control, and sending the textual representation of the control as part of a message to a client messaging system through a real-time communication system. A response message from the client messaging system can be received through the real-time communication system. Form data specified by the response message can be stored within memory when the form data is valid, as specified according to the electronic form.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method in a cloud infrastructure for multi-level threshold service level agreement (SLA) violation mitigation. The method includes generating a model for an engineered feature (eF); determining thresholds T1, T2, and a maximum threshold T? for the eF based on the model; estimating a value of the eF based on metrics; responsive to determining that the value of the eF exceeds T?, modifying the values of T1 and T2 and modifying the estimation frequency and sending to a cloud orchestrator a message indicating that an SLA violation of type T? has occurred.

Abstract: A data processing task may be implemented in a distributed computing system by the use of a workflow broken into flowlets that are arranged in a directed acyclic graph between data sources and data sinks. Such an arrangement may include various flow control and/or fault tolerance schemes, among other features. Fault tolerance may be implemented using key/value store (KVS) flowlets.

Abstract: A method for identifying a polling communication pattern within a sequence of communication entities includes grouping the communication entities into a plurality of clusters according to a criterion. Clusters are removed from the plurality according to at least one of a time pattern analysis, cluster size, and cluster duration. The clusters remaining are identified as having a polling communication pattern.

Abstract: An Internet of things (IoT) controller may execute a first IoT application, associated with operating an IoT device, and a second IoT application associated with operating the IoT device. The IoT controller may load an IoT application program interface (API) associated with the first IoT application and the second IoT application, and may identify a first set of functions including a first function, associated with the first IoT application, and a second function associated with the second IoT application. The IoT controller may translate, based on the IoT API, the first set of functions to a second set of functions including a third function, associated with the first IoT application, and a fourth function associated with the second IoT application. The IoT controller may cause the IoT device to operate, based on the second set of functions, during the execution of the first IoT application and the second IoT application.

Abstract: A session for a Web application can be established between a Web server of a Web domain and a browser of a client of a local domain. The Web application can be constructed so that view and controller functionality are provided by components executing in the Web domain and where model functionality is provided by components executing in the local domain. During the session, an expeditor runtime component can be served from the Web domain to the local domain for the Web application session. At least one widget can be served from the Web domain to the local domain, where the widgets execute within an instance of the expeditor runtime. End-user data utilized by the Web application can be isolated within the local domain so that it is not exposed to the Web domain.

Abstract: A device may receive a request to establish a virtual theater. The device may provide, to multiple user devices, information regarding a transaction and one or more playback options for the virtual theater. The transaction may relate to establishing the virtual theater. The device may receive, from the multiple user devices, playback preference information based on the one or more playback options. The device may establish the virtual theater based on receiving the playback preference information and based on providing the information regarding the transaction. The device may provide, to the multiple of user devices, media content via the virtual theater based on the playback preference information.

Abstract: An adaptive bit rate system for use in transmitting data at adaptable bit rates. The bit rate may be adjusted according to historical behaviors and/or past operational settings, such as but not limited to adjusting a requested bit rate to a different bit rate depending the historical behavior.

Abstract: A network address associated with a packet is obtained at a search engine of a network device. The search engine includes a plurality of Bloom filters that represent prefixes of respective lengths in the routing table. Respective Bloom filters are applied to respective prefixes of the network address to determine a set of one or more prefixes for which a match potentially exists in the routing table. A number of accesses to the memory are performed using prefixes in set of prefixes, beginning with a longest prefix and continuing in decreasing order of prefix lengths until a matching entry is found in the routing table, and routing information for the packet is retrieved. If the number of performed memory accesses exceeds a threshold, the routing table is adapted to reduce a number of memory accesses to be performed for subsequent packets associated with the network address.

Abstract: Internet protocol addressing to uniquely identify clients and destinations across computer networks is provided. Communication between a proxy service and a DNS nameserver is facilitated to permit the DNS nameserver to send a subscriber identifier to the proxy service in response to a DNS request for a flagged domain name. The proxy service selects a unique IP address from a pool of IP addresses assigned to the proxy service. The proxy service associates the selected IP address with the subscriber identifier and optionally, the target domain name of the DNS request. The proxy service provides the unique IP address to the DNS nameserver which returns the unique IP address to the client device for the target domain name. The subscriber can then be authenticated at the proxy service transparently without input from the subscriber or client device based on the unique IP address provided by the client device to the proxy service.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an interface unit configured to connect to a network, a storage unit configured to store data which is provided with an apparatus that is an issuer of the data request, a provision unit configured to accept a provision request for a provision of data to the apparatus that is an issuer of the data request from an information providing apparatus configured to communicate via the interface unit, and provide data stored in the storage unit to the apparatus that is the issuer of the data request, an input unit configured to accept an input operation performed by a user, and a stopping unit configured to, in a case where a predefined condition is satisfied, make the provision unit stop the provision of the data to the apparatus that is the issuer of the data request.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, and software for implementing information management applications. In an implementation, an application embodied in program instructions stored on one or more computer readable storage media comprises components and a control component. The components communicate requests to invoke others of the components. The control component handles the requests by at least determining whether or not any component identified by the requests has already been downloaded or is yet to be downloaded. The control component invokes the component when already downloaded and retrieves the component when not yet downloaded.

Abstract: A data transfer device compresses and transfers data according to a priority given to a CPU-constraint process imposing a constraint to a compression processing speed over a NW bandwidth-constraint process imposing a constraint to a transfer processing speed. It is necessary to select a compression algorithm, applied to the CPU-constraint process or the NW bandwidth-constraint process, based on a NW bandwidth, compressibility, and compression processing speed maximizing an effective throughput. When the amount of compressed data held in a temporary hold part is smaller than the predetermined value, the compressed data of the NW bandwidth-constraint process is stored in a temporary hold part. When the amount of compressed data held by the temporary hold part is larger than the predetermined value, the compressed data of the CPU-constraint process is stored in the temporary hold part. Thus, it is possible to improve an effective throughput by effectively using NW bandwidths.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling a Remote User Interface Server (RUIS) in a Remote User Interface Client (RUIC), wherein the method includes rendering an RUI page for controlling RUISs, receiving an input of a control command for controlling the RUISs from a user through the RUI page, generating a multicast control message for transmitting the input control command in a form of multicast, and transmitting the multicast control message to the RUISs.

Abstract: Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service.

Abstract: A content monitor includes a processor that at least receives requests from a plurality of clients for content, instructs each client to retry their respective request at a first later time if the request is received before a first time, counts the requests to determine if a number of the requests exceeds a threshold if the request is received before a second time, instructs each client to retry their respective request at a second later time if the counted number of requests does not exceed a first threshold, instructs each client to join a multicast group to receive the content when the number of requests exceeds the first threshold, and counts a number of late clients joining the multicast group after a first portion of the content has been sent to the multicast group.

Abstract: A revenue and productivity optimization system includes a service request device, also called a “smart bell,” an environmental sensor near or incased in the service request device, a service request reception device, and a cloud-computing server operating software components for the revenue and productivity optimization system. In one embodiment, one or more environmental variables, such as ambient temperature, humidity, noise levels, brightness, and ambient gas compositions, are measured by one or more environmental sensors, and relevant sensor data are transmitted to the cloud-computing server. The revenue and productivity optimization system correlates the sensor data to bell button press frequencies and intervals from the service request device, and analyzes and determines an optimal threshold or range for those environmental variables for higher revenue and/or productivity of an organization.

Abstract: A computer-based real-time streaming system under packet erasures wherein created messages can be decoded within a fixed delay form their creation is presented. Various code construction methods and corresponding hardware implementation for different cases of erasure link models are also presented.

Abstract: Responsive to a client request, a processing thread for handling the client request is assigned. Responsive to the client request, a server request is sent to a stream server configured to interact with a plurality of stream processing nodes. The processing thread is maintained in an idle state pending a write response message from the stream server. The processing thread is returned to an active state responsive to receiving the write response message including a stream processing result from the stream server. A client response including the stream processing result is sent to the client.

Abstract: Techniques for delivering telephone access are provided. In one embodiment, a server system can determine a telephone number assigned to a user operating a client device. The server system can further retrieve, based on the telephone number, softphone configuration data from a telephony service, where the softphone configuration data enables a softphone associated with the client device to register itself, and the telephone number, with the telephony service. The server system can then transmit the softphone configuration data to the client device.