Abstract: A system for scheduling transmission times to avoid connection timeouts includes a memory configured to store data in a buffer for upload to a storage system. The system also includes one or more computing devices configured to implement a connection manager. The connection manager is configured to establish a connection to a storage system. The connection manager is configured to iteratively repeat, until the data transfer operation is completed, begin transmitting the data from the buffer via the connection to the storage system, stop transmitting the data from the buffer via the connection to the storage system, where at least a portion of the data is retained in the buffer, determine a time to resume transmitting the data from the buffer via the connection to the storage system to avoid a connection timeout for the connection to the storage system, and wait until the time to resume.

Abstract: Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to extracting text about networking entities from textual networking data sources, the textual networking data sources including human readable textual data sources; using natural language processing to tokenize the extracted data to obtain tagged data including networking entities and intents; and filtering out from the extracted data, using at least a dictionary of networking terms, data unrelated to networking troubleshooting. Further implementations are directed to building a graph using at least the tagged data including the networking entities and intents, where the graph includes a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links, where each of the plurality of nodes includes a networking entity.

Abstract: Techniques for privacy centric data security. A request to permit a data processor to access private data associated with a user is received at a cloud data privacy service. The request includes a request for a data access block relating to the private data, and a data filter describing one or more access parameters. The cloud privacy data service generates the first data access block, based on the private data and the data filter. The first data access block is transmitted from the cloud privacy service to a user device, which is configured to transmit the first data access block to the first data processor. The cloud data privacy service receives a request for the private data that includes the first data access block. The cloud data privacy service determines that the first data access block is valid, and grants the first data processor access to the private data.

Abstract: A system for stateful detection of cyberattacks includes an endpoint computer and a backend computer system. The endpoint computer monitors for cyberattacks and sends out queries for detected security events. The backend computer system stores observation data that are included in the queries. The backend computer system combines current observation data from a current query, relevant observation data from previous queries, and relevant cybersecurity data. The combined data are evaluated for cyberattacks.

Abstract: A method for managing a messaging system for receiving at a messaging server a message addressed, storing the message, transmitting a notification of the presence of the message at the messaging server, receiving a request to retrieve the message, validating the first mobile messaging client device, transmitting the message and a message attribute from the messaging server to the first mobile messaging client device, and receiving at the messaging server from the first mobile messaging client device a message management notification generated by the first mobile messaging client device in connection with managing the message in accordance with the message attribute at the first mobile messaging client device.

Abstract: A device may include a processor configured to determine latency budgets for particular microservices for an application associated with a user equipment (UE) device, wherein the microservices are deployed in a cloud computing center. The processor may be further configured to determine that a measured latency for a particular microservice has exceeded a latency budget for the particular microservice by at least a latency budget threshold; deploy the particular microservice on a Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) network associated with a base station servicing the UE device, based on determining that the measured latency for the particular microservice has exceeded the latency budget for the particular microservice by at least the latency budget threshold; and send a recommendation to the UE device to use the particular microservice deployed at the MEC network.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for managing chat conversation retention models. The method may include causing display of an interface that enables a user to select one of multiple retention models for association with an electronic chat conversation, and receiving, via the selector interface, a selection of a particular retention model. The retention model specifies an amount of time that each individual message in the electronic chat conversation is accessible upon being read by a receiving user. The method further includes storing a newly received message as part of the chat conversation, where the storing includes configuring a retention duration attribute for the message in accordance with the amount of time specified by the retention model. The method further includes erasing the message in accordance with the retention duration attribute.

Abstract: A method for automated routing of pictures taken on mobile electronic devices to a digital picture frame including a camera integrated with the frame, and a network connection module allowing the frame for direct contact and upload of photos from electronic devices or from photo collections of community members. The integrated camera is used to automatically determine an identity of a frame viewer and can capture gesture-based feedback. The displayed photos are automatically shown and/or changed according to the detected viewers. The photos can be filtered and cropped at the receiver side. Clustering photos by content is used to improve display and to respond to photo viewer desires.

Abstract: Methods and terminal devices, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for selecting a server node. According to one of the methods, a terminal device first sends a connection request to one server node, and then sends a connection request to another server node after a time interval T. The terminal device first sends a connection request to a first server node. If the terminal device receives, within a first preset duration T, response information fed back by the first server node, the terminal device does not need to send a connection request to another server node. This helps save resources. In addition, the terminal device may establish a connection to a server node corresponding to received response information, and does not need to wait for feedback from another server node. This helps reduce a delay in establishing a connection between the terminal device and a server node.

Abstract: Disclosed arc a messaging system. apparatuses circuits and methods of operation thereof. A messaging client device is adapted to receive an impermanent message and to manage the received message in accordance with a message management policy associated with the message. An impermanent messaging server is adapted to validate said messaging client device as complying with message management policies prior to authorizing transmission of the message to said messaging client device.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content providing, searching and/or hosting systems supported by or configured with devices, servers and/or platforms. The disclosed systems and methods provide a novel messaging framework that automatically applies a multi-factor analysis technique to incoming and received messages in order to properly identify a message's type and category, which dictates the manner in which the message is displayed within a recipient's inbox. The disclosed framework operates on two levels: i) it determines whether a message is from a human or machine sender (H/M classification), and ii) it determines the messages category (MAGMA categorization).

Abstract: An information processing apparatus equipped with a network interface card, the network interface card comprising: a network switch; and a first processor configured to perform processing, the processing including: recording, for each application, communication information to each application executed in the computer; comparing, in a case where a use rate of the processor is overloaded, a load on each network function that processes communication to each application based on a flow rule of the network switch, based on a record of the communication information; selecting a network function having the smallest load on each network function; and switching an execution position of the selected network function to a network function of the computer to change the flow rule of the network switch.

Abstract: Example methods are provided for assigning a routing domain identifier in a logical network environment that includes one or more logical distributed routers and one or more logical switches. In one example, the method may comprise obtaining network topology information specifying how the one or more logical distributed routers are connected with the one or more logical switches; and selecting, from the one or more logical switches, a particular logical switch for which routing domain identifier assignment is required. The method may also comprise: identifying a particular logical distributed router that is connected with the particular logical switch based on the network topology information; assigning the particular logical switch with the routing domain identifier that is associated with the particular logical distributed router; and using the routing domain identifier in a communication between a management entity and a host.

Abstract: Distributed API accounting is disclosed, including: receiving from respective ones of a plurality of agents, a plurality of local counter values corresponding to an application programming interface (API) service counter identifier; logging the plurality of local counter values corresponding to the API service counter identifier; receiving a request for an aggregated counter value associated with the API service counter identifier; combining at least some of the logged plurality of local counter values associated with the API service counter identifier to determine the aggregated counter value corresponding to the API service counter identifier; and storing the aggregated counter value corresponding to the API service counter identifier.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for efficiently monitoring the operating context of a computing device. In some implementations, the context daemon and/or the context client can be terminated to conserve system resources. For example, if the context daemon and/or the context client are idle, they can be shutdown to conserve battery power or free other system resources (e.g., memory). When an event occurs (e.g., a change in current context) that requires the context daemon and/or the context client to be running, the context daemon and/or the context client can be restarted to handle the event. Thus, system resources can be conserved while still providing relevant context information collection and callback notification features.

Abstract: A framework for joint computation, caching, and request forwarding in data-centric computing-based networks comprises a virtual control plane, which operates on request counters for computations and data, and an actual plane, which handles computation requests, data requests, data objects and computation results in the physical network. A throughput optimal policy, implemented in the virtual plane, provides a basis for adaptive and distributed computation, caching, and request forwarding in the actual plane. The framework provides superior performance in terms of request satisfaction delay as compared with several baseline policies over multiple network topologies.

Abstract: A picture frame and methods of setup, gifting, and/or use. Network connection allows digital frames to be set up remotely by a first user for a second user. The first user can upload photos from electronic devices or from photo collections of community members before the second user receives the frame device. The frame is thus ready for display upon powering on by the second user. An integrated camera is used to automatically determine an identity of a frame viewer and can capture gesture-based feedback. The displayed photos are automatically shown and/or changed according to the detected viewers. The photos can be filtered and cropped at the receiver side. Clustering photos by content is used to improve display and to respond to photo viewer desires.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for dynamic computation in an information centric network (ICN) are described herein. An interest packet to perform a computation may be received at a first interface of an ICN node. The ICN node may then perform a lookup in a forwarding information base (FIB) to identify a second interface to forward the interest packet. The interest packet may be forwarded on the second interface. Upon receipt of a data packet on the second interface in response to the interest packet, the ICN node may update an entry in the FIB for the second interfaces with a processing payload included in the data packet. The ICN node may then transmit the data packet downstream towards the originator of the interest packet.

Abstract: A system and method for improving the download time of emails in an environment in which a server distributes emails to persons working in close proximity to each other. When these persons receive multi-recipient emails intended for several or all of these persons, the server distributing the emails delivers the multi-recipient emails to the first one of the persons who logged on to read his or her emails on his or her personal computer, for distribution to the other persons over a personal area network. This reduces the download time for the persons downloading their emails at a subsequent time.

Abstract: A control method implemented by a computer which is configured to be operated as a terminal apparatus, the control method including: transmitting, from the terminal apparatus to a first management server, a first request for transmission of a certificate of a first server, the first server being one of a plurality of servers, the first management server being configured to manage certificates for the plurality of servers; in response to the transmitting of the first request, receiving the certificate of the first server from the first management server; in response to the receiving of the certificate, determining a certificate authority by using information included in the received certificate, the certificate authority being a server from which the received certificate has been issued; and transmitting, from the terminal apparatus to the determined certificate authority, a second request for transmission of first address information on the first server.