Abstract: An electronic device includes a memory storing a first data set comprising a first plurality of files; a communicator comprising circuitry; and a processor configured to: identify an amount of files having a size less than a first threshold value among the first plurality of files; based on the identified amount of files and a communication state with a server, determine a size of a unit file to be transmitted to the server; convert the identified files having the size less than the first threshold value into the determined size unit, and generate metadata for the first data set while converting the identified files; and control the communicator to transmit the first data set including the converted files and the metadata for the first data set to the server.

Abstract: Friend capability caching designed to allow a user of an application to improve a user's experience based on the shared capabilities of a set of friends. Communication between client devices can be improved by knowing the shared capabilities, such as a device type, media format and media size. The client devices store capabilities of friends devices such that a client device can communicate with other client devices as a function of the friend device capabilities.

Abstract: A method for managing a communication session includes receiving a request to perform a task. The task is divided into one or more steps. One or more user devices are identified that can be used to perform one or more of the steps. One or more communication channels are identified that are available to the one or more user devices. The communication session is permitted to switch from one or more of the user devices and communication channels to complete the one or more steps of the task while maintaining a continuity of the communication session.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for edge computing services are provided, and a method of caching, by an edge data network, data from a service server includes obtaining information about a location of a terminal from a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) network, generating movement information of the terminal in a region of interest based on information about correspondence between the information about the location of the terminal and a configured region of interest, and caching data from the service server, the data being determined based on the movement information of the terminal in the region of interest and a configured cache rule.

Abstract: In an online fashion community system (100) users provide personal image content, such as digital user fashion images (104, 700) that include users themselves modeling multiple fashion items as an ensemble, as the basis of community interaction. Users also provide information about the multiple fashion items, including information linking (108) to a provider of each fashion item and fashion data (106) such as brand, color, style, etc. User interface system (116) allows users to search among, access, and interact about the user fashion ensembles.

Abstract: A content delivery network (CDN) is enhanced to enable mobile network operators (MNOs) to provide their mobile device users with a content prediction and pre-fetching service. Preferably, the CDN enables the service by providing infrastructure support comprising a client application, and a distributed predictive pre-fetching function. The client application executes in the user's mobile device and enables the device user to subscribe to content (e.g., video) from different websites, and to input viewing preferences for such content (e.g.: “Sports: MLB: Boston Red Sox”). This user subscription and preference information is sent to the predictive pre-fetching support function that is preferably implemented within or across CDN server clusters. A preferred implementation uses a centralized back-end infrastructure, together with front-end servers positioned in association with the edge server regions located nearby the mobile core network.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, system and computer-readable medium are provided for abstracting a public facing identity associated with one or more devices, such as user devices. In some embodiments, a unique identity may be associated with a device. A mapping may be used to establish a relationship between the public facing identity and the unique identity. In some embodiments, configuration data may indicate how a communication (e.g., an incoming or outgoing communication) is to be handled or routed. For example, the configuration data may indicate preferences as to which device(s) amongst a plurality of devices is to receive an incoming communication and/or which public facing identity/identities amongst a plurality of public facing identities is to be used in transmitting an outgoing communication.

Abstract: An overlay network is enhanced to provide traffic delivery using anycast and end user mapping. An anycast IP address is associated with sets of forwarding machines positioned in the overlay network. These locations correspond with IP addresses for zero rated billing traffic. In response to receipt at a forwarding machine of a packet, the machine issues an end user mapping request to the mapping mechanism. The mapping request has an IP address associated with the client from which the end user request originates. The mapping mechanism resolves the request and provides a response to the request. The response is an IP address associated with a set of server machines distinct from the forwarding machine. The forwarding machine encapsulates the packet and proxies the connection to the identified server. The server receives the connection, decapsulates the request, and processes the packet. The server machine responds to the requesting client directly.

Abstract: A hybrid network system, a communication method and a network node are provided.

Abstract: A chat bot computing system includes a bot controller and a natural language processor. The natural language processor receives a first textual input and identifies concepts represented by the first textual input. An indication of the concepts is output to the bot controller which generates a response to the first textual input. The concepts output by the natural language processor are also fed back into the input to the natural language processor, as context information, when a second textual input is received. The natural language processor then identifies concepts represented in the second textual input, based on the second natural language, textual input and the context information.

Abstract: An example method involves receiving, by a playback device in a media playback system, limited-access media, where the limited-access media corresponds to a limited-access playback device characteristic. The method may further involve determining, by the playback device, that a particular playback device having the limited-access playback device characteristic is active in the media playback system. Based on determining that the particular playback device having the limited-access playback device characteristic is active in the media playback system, the method may further involve causing the media playback system to play back the limited-access media.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein include a method of managing virtual network functions of a network functions virtualization (NFV) network environment includes generating an integration virtual network function (integration VNF) to allow a user to perform tasks related to integration and deployment of a first virtual network function (first VNF), and generating an orchestration template for a first virtual network function (first VNF) with an NFV orchestrator of the NFV environment. The method further includes reviewing the orchestration template with the integration VNF, and orchestrating deployment of the first VNF with a virtual infrastructure manager (VIM) of the NFV environment based on the orchestration template.

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: 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: Information regarding application usage on an actor device may be provided through activity notifications and activity reports. An activity notification describing current application activity on an actor device is sent, via wireless connection, to an observer device which displays the activity notification. Activity notifications provide different granularity levels of information based on a received level selection or based on a distance (proximity) between the actor device and the observer device. An activity report representing the history of application usage on an actor device may be displayed on the actor device. For example, the activity report may be triggered to by displayed when the actor device is placed flat. The activity report provides a graphical representation of the application usage on the actor device for a predetermined time period of prior usage. The graphical representation may comprise a plurality of stripes, each stripe representing a particular application or application type.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a first ephemeral message to be shared through a first unified message thread corresponding to a group of recipients, the first ephemeral message being created by a user operating the computing device. The first ephemeral message can be provided to a social networking system for distribution to the group of recipients through the first unified message thread, wherein both ephemeral messages and non-ephemeral messages are exchanged between the group of recipients through the same first unified message thread.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and related technologies for device monitoring are described. In certain aspects, network traffic data is analyzed to determine one or more devices associated with a network. The network may be a remote network. The network traffic data may further be used to determine one or more non-active devices associated with the network.

Abstract: Embodiments for intelligent notification during an event in an Internet of Things (IoT) computing environment by a processor. During a scheduled event, user activity for one or more users and geolocation of the one or more active UEs linked to the event may be monitored using a machine learning operation. A notification may be provided to one or more UEs associated with the user to alert the user to respond to the query upon determining the user failed to respond to the query during the event. The notification may be terminated or disabled upon learning the user or an alternative user responded to the query.

Abstract: A method for controlling notifications to a user of messages comprises analyzing text from each of one or more electronic messages in a thread to identify one or more topics in the thread; monitoring interactions of the user with the one or more electronic messages associated with the identified one or more topics; comparing the monitored interactions with one or more respective reference interactions to determine a respective level of interest of the user in the one or more identified topics; receiving a new electronic message in the thread; analyzing the new electronic message to determine a topic of the new electronic message; and controlling communication of a notification to the user regarding receipt of the new electronic message based on a determined level of interest of the user in the topic of the new electronic message.

Abstract: In some embodiments, security and/or automation systems, collectively referred to as automation systems, may facilitate communications between a remote user and an occupant of a residence. The automation system may receive one or more communications from a user and deliver the communication to the specified recipient when the recipient occupies the residence. The automation system may determine the recipient is proximate the residence and may notify the recipient of the pending communication. The recipient may use the control panel or another device associated with the security and/or automation system to receive the message.