Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for evaluating a search prompting system and a corresponding apparatus. The method includes: extracting corresponding assessment terms at random according to an assessment target; acquiring in sequence a minimum number of words that needs to be entered to cover each of the assessment terms; calculating a corresponding coverage efficiency factor and a corresponding prompt efficiency factor according to the minimum number of words that needs to be entered to cover each of the assessment terms, and calculating a coverage rate of each of the assessment terms according to the coverage efficiency factor and the prompt efficiency factor; and performing weighted averaging calculation on the coverage rate of each of the assessment terms, to obtain a coverage rate of the assessment target.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and system for generating a uniform resource locator using one or more terms in a hierarchical taxonomy. Specifically, embodiments disclosed herein provide receiving a plurality of terms for a term set and generating a hierarchical taxonomy for the term set using the plurality of terms. Once the hierarchical taxonomy has been generated, a navigation property may be assigned to at least one term in the plurality of terms. A navigation term set that mirrors the properties of the hierarchical taxonomy is then created using the at least one term.

Abstract: A method of quantifying and qualifying athletic skills and competitive data in a social network implemented on a client computing device having one or more processors and memory for storing one or more programs to be executed by the processors comprising registering a first user with the social network and creating a first user account; establishing a user profile for the first user; searching at least one remote database for at least one of skills, ratings and competition data relating to the first user, and if found, retrieving the at least one of skills data, ratings data and competition data and adding the data to the first user account in a social network database; displaying predetermined information from the first user account on the client computing device; and creating a connection list for the first user that comprises at least one other user.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method routes a current question to one or more of a plurality of online communities. A computer system can determine, for the current question presented by an asking user a plurality of question-to-question similarity values, a plurality of question-to-user similarity values and a plurality of question-to-community similarity values. The system can select one or more of the plurality of online communities based on the similarity values. The system can route the current question presented by the asking user to the selected one or more of the plurality of online communities.

Abstract: A computer-implemented technique is described herein for shortening an original query into one or more sub-queries. The technique chooses the sub-query(ies) such that they preserve the original intent of the original query. To accomplish this goal, the technique uses graph-based analysis to generate a set of richly descriptive query-context-specific feature values for each sub-query, and then uses those feature values to score the relevance of that sub-query.

Abstract: An approach for managing replicated data is presented. A current usage of resources in a system and a threshold usage of the resources are determined. Based on inter-replica correlation(s) and inter-data correlation(s) specified by a unified replication metadata model, a proper subset of replicas included in a plurality of replicas is indexed by (i) if the current usage is less than the threshold usage, determining an expected additional resource usage due to performing an indexing task online and based on the expected additional resource usage, determining a resource affinity score for performing the indexing task online, or (ii) if the current usage is greater than or equal to the threshold usage, determining an expected resource usage due to performing the indexing task offline and based on the expected resource usage, determining a resource affinity score for performing the indexing task offline.

Abstract: A method for aggregating data in database tables. A computer receives a request to create an aggregation object comprising a set of related tables and aggregation rules. The computer system creates an aggregation object comprising multiple tables with related key and data columns and managed as a single entity with a single definition. Upon receiving data in the form of a new, inserted, or updated row, the computer system automatically aggregates the data to all objects in the aggregation object hierarchy by creating a summarized row for the current table using the inserted, merged or updated row and defined aggregation rules for each object.

Abstract: Parallel processing files on a distributed file system, responds to a request to process the file, by partitioning the file into a set of predetermined sized blocks by a single coordinator and assigns blocks to a reader in a set of readers. Block assignments are recorded to a control table accessible to all readers. The set of readers search the control table for a row assigned to a respective reader. Responsive to locating the row, the respective reader changes a state of the row to in progress updating an associated timestamp. The respective reader scans the control table for an available set of the blocks, when all blocks currently assigned are exhausted and dynamically re-assigns an available block from another owning reader to itself and changes ownership to itself. When no rows are available, the respective reader completes processing and returns an end of file indication to the single coordinator.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a data integration system that integrate an object based data integration tool, such a GUI-based data integration tools, with version control systems using a relational database repository for persistence. Examples of distributed version control systems include Git, Mercurial, and Bazaar, and examples of centralized version control systems include Subversion, CVS etc. in centralized or distributed environments.

Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for time-shifted uploading of a data file through a backhaul network to a backend provider is provided. The method may include intercepting an upload request from an originating user located at a network edge. The method may include caching the data file associated with the upload request upstream of the backhaul network. This method may include uploading a placeholder file to the backend provider. The method may include receiving a file ID from the backend provider. The method may include mapping the received file ID to the cached data file. The method may include intercepting a request to access the data file by a requesting user. The method may include sending the requesting user the cached data file. The method may include uploading a copy of the data file to the backend provider based on a backhaul utilization policy.

Abstract: The information device includes an imaging unit that images a subject and generates image data of the subject, a meta information generating unit that generates meta information related to the image data generated by the imaging unit, a possibility information generating unit that generates, with respect to the meta information, possibility information setting whether or not change of original information is possible by an external device when the meta information is transmitted to the external device, and an image file generating unit that generates an image file associating the image data generated by the imaging unit, the meta information generated by the meta information generating unit, and the possibility information generated by the possibility information generating unit with one another.

Abstract: A system and method for modifying a bulk set of domain names through bulk operations. A request to modify a bulk set of data associated with domain names is received by a registry. A bulk processing engine associated with the registry can analyze the requested update job, and enforce compliance with a set of policies governing the operation of registry. A priority level can also be assigned to the requested job, so that it will be executed before or after other pending jobs. The user can likewise provide user-supplied policies, which can also be validated against the set of registry policies. Data faults can be reduced or eliminated, and update operations can be performed by comparatively inexperienced personnel.

Abstract: A system for accessing business metadata within a distributed network is disclosed. The system facilitates metadata driven for using social constructs in combination with metadata management to enhance metadata. The system includes a data storage device configured to store business information and metadata related to the business information, a processor configured to: selectively receive rated user input that provides supplemental information regarding at least one of the business information and the metadata, determine the context of the supplemental information and the at least one of the business information and the metadata; template the supplemental information by type and using pointers in the system provide non-redundancy, store the organized supplemental information in the data storage device, and generate a user interface element, and a display device configured to display the user interface element as the definition of the business information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for analyzing lineage data. One of the methods includes obtaining data access event information; generating a lineage graph from the data access event information; receiving a data lineage request, wherein the data lineage request is a request for lineage data for a specified data set or a specified software process; traversing the lineage graph to identify nodes and edges in the lineage graph that satisfy the data lineage request; and providing data identifying the nodes and edges that satisfy the data lineage request in response to the request.

Abstract: A system for making data source anonymous including a plurality of data sources, each data source including a data creation engine which creates normalized data in accordance with a common schema and a transformation engine which de-normalizes the normalized data such that the data source cannot be inferred by other data sources and transmits the de-normalized data to a remote computing resource. A remote computing resource receives and stores the de-normalized data from the plurality of data sources.

Abstract: Continuous access to an application and associated data is provided during a modification (for example, an upgrade) of the application. Shared tables are used to perform parallel changes in databases associated with an original database schema, a temporary database schema, and an upgraded database schema. Aliases are used to access shared tables from some database schemas. The use of shared tables obviates a separate merging of data written by different tools and/or systems during an upgrade of the application. Related methods, apparatuses, systems, techniques and articles are also described.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention comprise systems, computer program products, and methods for an interactive mapping system. The system provides improved tracking and management related to activity resource requirements in a time/geographic locational relationship. The system captures activity information and images and identifies relationship resource requirements for the activity. The system generates an interactive mapping system for user experience augmentation.

Abstract: One or more publish control-plane components (PCCs) of a data store determine that operation records (ORs) indicative of operations performed on a data object are to be published via a durable log publisher. The PCCs assign, for a particular publish session of one or more publish sessions established for the data object, an OR submitter to transmit ORs associated with the data object from a designated buffer to the durable log publisher. The OR submitter transmits a particular OR to the publisher, and the publisher replicates the particular OR at nodes of a DAG (directed acyclic graph). Contents of the OR are provided by the publisher in response to a read request.

Abstract: A method for grouping and storing objects across different storage solutions in storage systems according to analysis of multiple dimensions of information may be implemented as or in a storage management module. The module collects information about objects (e.g., data objects) in a storage system (e.g., a data storage system). The objects may be objects already stored in the storage system or may be new objects to be stored in the storage system. The module analyzes the collected information across multiple dimensions to determine groupings of the objects, and determines a storage solution for each determined grouping. The module may then direct storage of the objects in the groupings according to the determined storage solutions. Upon obtaining new information about object(s) in the storage system, the module may direct movement of the object(s) from one storage solution to another storage solution according to an analysis including the new information.

Abstract: A computing system is described that identifies, based on search histories associated with a group of computing devices for a particular context, a task performed by users of the group of computing devices for the particular context. The computing system determines a first degree of likelihood of the task being performed by the users of the group of computing devices for the particular context and determines a second degree of likelihood of the task being performed by the users of the group of computing devices for a broader context that includes the particular context and at least one other context. Responsive to determining that the first degree of likelihood exceeds the second degree of likelihood by a threshold amount, and that a current context of a particular computing device corresponds to the particular context, the computing system transmits, to the particular computing device, information for completing the task for the particular context.