Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for transparently optimizing data transmission between a first endpoint and a second endpoint in a computer network. The endpoints have a directly established data session therebetween. The data session is identified by each endpoint at least to itself in the same way throughout the session. The method includes the steps of: relaying data between the endpoints transparently in the session using a network optimization service; and transparently modifying or storing at least some of the data transmitted from the second endpoint to the first endpoint using the network optimization service in order to optimize data communications between the endpoints, wherein transparently modifying at least some of the data comprises changing the data, replacing the data, or inserting additional data such that the first endpoint receives different data than was sent by the second endpoint.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing device including an activation control unit configured to transmit first information that includes information read through near field communication to a server device, to acquire second information transmitted from the server device according to the first information, and to control activation of an application of the information processing device itself based on the acquired second information.

Abstract: A system and methods for providing dynamic transcoder rate adaption for an adaptive bit streaming function is described. In a first embodiment, a client may select from all available bit rates during the encoding session, wherein the bit rates are provided to the client via a manifest file from a media gateway. In a second embodiment, a subset of the bit rates are provided to the client, from which a client chooses a selected bit rate. The encoding session continues until a request for a new bit rate is received from the client, at which time a new subset of bit rates are generated. This new subset of bit rates is presented to the client, and this loop continues until the termination of the encoding session.

Abstract: A social networking system selects a set of groups for presentation to a user of the social networking system. To select groups, the social networking system determining scores for various groups representing a likelihood of the user interacting with the groups. When determining a score for a group, the social networking system accounts for a likelihood of the user providing content to the group as well as the user accessing or viewing content associated with the group. Based on the scores, one or more groups are selected and presented to the user. Additionally, the social networking system may apply one or more diversity rules so that the selected groups have a variety of characteristics.

Abstract: Software that generates a message containing operations for multiple layers in a multi-layer environment, by performing the following operations: (i) receiving an operation to perform across a multilayer computing environment; (ii) generating a message for performing the operation across the multilayer computing environment, wherein the message includes a plurality of layer portions that include sub-operation(s) of the operation, wherein each layer portion corresponds to a respective layer in the multilayer computing environment; and (iii) orchestrating performance of the operation by sending the message between layers in the multilayer computing environment according to a sequence for performing sub-operation(s) indicated in the message, wherein when the message is located at a respective layer, the layer performs a respective set of sub-operation(s) according to the respectively corresponding layer portion for the layer in the message.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to monitoring and managing computer networks by parsing and optimizing runtime infrastructure alerts. A computing platform may receive, from a server controller device associated with server infrastructure, alert information identifying a set of alerts associated with the server infrastructure. The computing platform may apply a pre-analyzer filter to the alert information to obtain a filtered set of alerts. Subsequently, the computing platform may identify alert trends and alert drifts associated with a set of applications hosted by the server infrastructure. The computing platform may generate a set of new alert rules based on the alert trends and the alert drifts, and may store updated configuration settings incorporating the set of new alert rules. Then, the computing platform may send, to an administrative computing device, a set of verified alerts based on the updated configuration settings incorporating the set of new alert rules.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic, granular messaging persistence in a messaging system. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for dynamic, granular messaging persistence in a messaging system is provided. The method includes monitoring operational performance of a message broker and receiving a message for queuing in a message queue of the message broker. The method also includes parsing the message to extract different fields and corresponding priorities and selectively storing in fixed storage, data for corresponding ones of the different fields based upon consideration of corresponding ones of the priorities and the monitored operational performance. Finally, the method includes queuing the message in the message queue.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for tracking content are provided. The apparatus is an electronic device that includes a communication circuit and a processor electrically connected to the communication circuit. The processor may be configured to receive information about a tracking target item from an external electronic device, to receive content from a content provider, determine a degree of semantic similarity between the tracking target item and the content, generate at least one update related to the tracking target item, based on the degree of semantic similarity, and send the at least one update to the external electronic device.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems methods circuits and associated computer executable code for facilitating selective messaging and multicasting, wherein system users are associated with one or more identifiers. And, wherein user messages or multicasts are relayed along with one or more identifiers or filtering conditions to a system server, and the system server relays the messages to users associated with the system server received identifiers or to users satisfying the system server received filtering conditions.

Abstract: A method for establishing end-to-end tunnels extending across multiple domains using a network element. The method includes receiving a request from a customer controller to implement a virtual network (VN) created by the customer controller, wherein the VN identifies the end-to-end tunnels extending across the multiple domains, mapping the VN to available resources based on network constraints in response to the request, and transmitting, after the VN has been mapped, a message to a network controller managing one of the domains that includes a network path used to form a portion of one of the end-to-end tunnels, wherein the message includes an association object having a Type-Length-Value (TLV) field containing a virtual network identifier binding the network path to the VN.

Abstract: Techniques are described for providing client computing nodes with enhanced access to remote network-accessible services, such as by providing local capabilities specific to the remote services. In at least some situations, access to remote services by a client computing node may be enhanced by automatically locally performing some activities of the remote services, such as to improve the efficiency of communications that are sent between the client computing node and the remote service and/or to improve the efficiency by the remote service of processing communications from the client computing node. As one example, a node manager system local to a client computing node may perform authentication of communications sent by the client computing node to a remote service and/or may perform other activities specific to the remote service, so that the remote service does not need to perform the authentication and/or other performed activities for the communications.

Abstract: A software defined infrastructure (SDI) makes available a subset of a computer server's resources to a cloud solution or workload. Multiple subsets of resources can be combined in a SDI to provide a logical resource pool. This allows cloud administrators to create software defined infrastructures derived from the partial capacity of a collection of systems. The resources defined across the physical boundaries of a computer server can then be made available to host deployment of cloud workloads. The infrastructure resource pool can be selected upon deployment of a cloud workload.

Abstract: A method is provided for providing unit of work continuity between a client device and a server when the client device initially fails to complete an ongoing unit of work. The method includes temporarily storing, in a temporary storage location in the server, in-doubt messages sent to the server for the ongoing unit of work, when the client device disconnects from the server without committing the ongoing unit of work so that the client device does not have to resend the in-doubt messages to the server. The method further includes utilizing unique hash-codes to identify the in-doubt messages the client device had earlier sent so that the server can retrieve the in-doubt messages from the temporary storage location and include the in-doubt messages as part of the ongoing unit of work to be committed by the client device. The ongoing unit of work is only part of an entire transaction.

Abstract: A software defined infrastructure (SDI) makes available a subset of a computer server's resources to a cloud solution or workload. Multiple subsets of resources can be combined in a SDI to provide a logical resource pool. This allows cloud administrators to create software defined infrastructures derived from the partial capacity of a collection of systems. The resources defined across the physical boundaries of a computer server can then be made available to host deployment of cloud workloads. The infrastructure resource pool can be selected upon deployment of a cloud workload.

Abstract: A method for multi-streaming multimedia content data over a network to affiliated client devices is provided. A manifest including a list of Universal Resource Indicators (URIs) for different segments of multimedia content data for selected primary multimedia content and a list of URIs for different segments of multimedia content data for at least one alternate multimedia content related to and different from the selected primary multimedia content is built and made available for download over the network with a transfer protocol. Synchronization of display of the selected primary multimedia content on a primary display and display of the at least one alternate content on the at least one auxiliary client device is thereby enabled. A system for streaming multimedia data over a network to affiliated client devices is also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for obtaining insight information for a plurality of user devices. In an embodiment, an identification of target location(s) are received from a client. For each of the target location(s), the target location is categorized, and insight algorithm is automatically selected for the target location from a plurality of different insight algorithms based on the categorization of the target location. The selected insight algorithm can be configured to, for each of a plurality of user devices, receive a location of the user device, and determine whether or not to store an event record for the user device based on the location of the user device.

Abstract: Techniques for maintaining configuration data for software components deployed on a computer network are disclosed. The techniques include a server on the computer network receiving configuration data values associated with the software components, committing the configuration data values to a data store, creating, from configuration data stored in the data store, configuration files for the software components with the configuration data value, and providing the configuration files to the software components.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for determining other users that will attend an event with a user. One of the methods includes receiving, by a computer-implemented agent for a device, input from a user identifying an event, determining constraints for other users that will be invited to attend the event, determining one or more other users who meet the constraints, identifying, for each of the other users, other computer-implemented agents, each of the other agents for respective other devices, sending, to each of the other agents, a request to determine whether the respective other user of the other agent is interested in attending the event, receiving, from a first subset of the other agents, a response that indicates that the respective other user is interested in attending the event, and facilitating communication between the user and the respective other users.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for analyzing network performance in relation to a network portion comprising a group of nodes.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of distributed data processing comprising: establishing an end terminal-server connection between an end terminal and a server; sending a data request from the end terminal to the server via the established end terminal-server connection; terminating the established end terminal-server connection; reestablishing the end terminal-server connection; downloading from the server to the end terminal via the reestablished end terminal-server connection one of the following data items generated by the server in response to receiving the data request: an information data item generated by the server according to the data request or a connectivity data item comprising a connectivity information for establishing a connection to another end terminal, the information data item having a bigger data volume than the connectivity data item; terminating the reestablished end terminal-server connection; in response to downloading from the server of the connectivity data item establishing an end te