Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a location history of a user of a social-networking system. The social-networking system includes a social graph that includes multiple nodes and edges connecting the nodes. At least node corresponds to the user. The method includes accessing a data set from a third-party source independent of the social-networking system. The data set references one or more locations. The method includes comparing the location history of the user with the locations referenced by the data set to determine an overlap between the location history and the data set and determining based on the comparison one or more labels to assign to the user or to one or more locations where the location history and the data set overlap.

Abstract: Action flow fragment management includes executing a parent action flow including multiple steps. At least two steps are distinct pages of a web application. During execution of the parent action flow, an action flow fragment expression is obtained and executed using data gathered from a data source to obtain an action flow fragment identifier. An action flow fragment corresponding to the action flow fragment identifier is selected and executed. When execution of the action flow fragment completes, execution of the parent action flow continues.

Abstract: A content management method uses a portable multifunction device 202 to detect human-inaudible acoustic signals 210, when that signal is heard from the surrounding environment by a device microphone 113 or is output by the device's audio circuitry 100. The device 202 extracts a code from the inaudible signal and supplies the code via wired or wireless communication 232, along with additional optional data regarding the device and/or its user, to a content management system 200. Upon receipt of the code, indicating the received inaudible signal 210 from the portable multifunction device 202, the content management system 200 may provide particular content or a pointer to that content to the portable multifunction device 202, the content being selected based on the particular inaudible signal received. Additional threshold triggers 502 may be delivered to require additional actions to unlock the content.

Abstract: An example implementation involves a media playback system that includes one or more playback devices that are controllable by the mobile device while the mobile device is joined to the media playback system. The mobile device may join the media playback system over one or more communication paths via a cellular network from the mobile device to the media playback system. The example implementation may involve detecting that the mobile device is outside of a threshold proximity to the media playback system while the mobile device is joined to the media playback system. Based on detecting that the mobile device is outside of the threshold proximity to the media playback system, the mobile device may disconnect from the media playback system.

Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to a cloud computing infrastructure and method of operating the same including at least: receiving a configuration file from a configuration repository; receiving a request from a first device to configure an application rule set of one or more nodes based on the configuration file; transmitting the request to a receiver node selected from the one or more nodes; generating a notification alerting the one or more nodes that the request is stored on a database; distributing the configuration file to a subset of the one or more nodes based on receipt of an access request from the one or more nodes; and updating the application rule set of the subset of the one or more nodes based on the configuration file.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for load balancing between a set of servers. Subsets of servers from the set of servers are assigned, via deterministic subsetting, to respective clients from a set of clients. Unlike conventional load balancing techniques using deterministic subsetting, the disclosed techniques enable configuring a client to distribute different amounts of load among the servers in its server subset. Techniques for constructing the subsets are also described.

Abstract: Techniques for centralized application-layer routing at the edge of an online application service provider network. In one embodiment, for example, a method comprises storing data representing a directed graph; based at least on a respective cost and the respective capacity associated with directed edges in the directed graph, determining a respective edge flow value for each directed edge; based at least on the respective edge flow value for a particular directed edge that connects a first node in directed graph to a second node in the directed graph, determining a weight for a location in a data communications network represented by the second node; receiving an application-layer request message at a location in the network represented by the first node; and selecting, based at least on the weight, the location represented by the second node to which to route the application-layer request message in the network.

Abstract: A method includes a dispatch node receiving a policy file and infrastructure plan data from a cloud infrastructure provisioning platform. The policy file comprises one or more imports that include a configuration import, a plan import, and/or a state import. Each import of the one or more imports comprises one or more data fields. The dispatch node parses the policy file to determine at least the one or more imports. The dispatch node queries the infrastructure plan data stored in a memory via an API for object data related to the one or more data fields of the one or more imports. The dispatch node determines, based on the query, the object data via the API. The dispatch node executes the policy file based on the object data to obtain a policy check result. The dispatch node then provides the policy check result to the cloud infrastructure provisioning platform.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for generating a correlation directed acyclic graph (CDAG) of configurations of a software-defined network (SDN) component for migration from a source computing environment to a destination computing environment uses a configuration export file of the SDN component to draw the CDAG. Correlation keys defined in the configuration export file are used to draw graph nodes. Contents associated with the correlation keys and template entries are used to draw edges between at least some of the graph nodes. The CDAG with the graph nodes and the edges is then displayed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to internet social media, and more specifically to techniques for determining location-related information about internet social media content. In some embodiments, a system accesses data representing a first social media post, the data including geographic location data identifying a first geographic location. The system identifies a second social media post related to the first post. The system accesses data representing the second social media post, wherein the data representing the second post does not include geographic location data identifying the first geographic location. The system analyzes the data representing the second social media post and determines a location score based at least in part on the analysis of the data representing the second social media post. If the location score exceeds a threshold location score, the system associates the second social media post with the first geographic location.

Abstract: In some examples, a non-transitory machine-readable medium can include instructions executable by a processing resource to: monitor a quantity of interactions between a plurality of user interfaces with an embedded device, determine when the quantity of interactions with the embedded device exceeds a threshold, send a slow-down message to a portion of the plurality of user interfaces in response to the interactions with the embedded device exceeding the threshold, and restrict a portion of the quantity of interactions with the embedded device when the quantity of interactions continues to exceed the threshold for a quantity of time after the slow-down message was sent to the portion of the plurality of user interfaces.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, automated routing of media items between user devices may be facilitated. In some embodiments, a routing computer system may automatically obtain images or videos from one or more sources. The routing computer system may perform object recognition on the contents of the images or videos to identify individuals or other objects in the images or videos. The routing computer system may assign first and second images or videos of the images or videos to a first media item group based on (i) the first and second images or videos having similar metadata and (ii) the object recognition identifying an individual or object in the first image or video and an individual or object in the second image or video that are similar to each other. The routing computer system may automatically transmit the first image or video to one or more user devices based on the assignment.

Abstract: A network system includes: a hub base that includes a first network device with a hub function, the first network device being connected to an information communication network; and a spoke base that includes a second network device without the hub function, the second network device being connected to the information communication network. Communication between a computer provided in the spoke base and an external device connected with the computer via Internet is performed such that intra-network loopback communication is performed between the first network device and the second network device in the information communication network without an internet service provider, and communication is performed between the first network device and the external device via the internet service provider.

Abstract: Technologies for managing telemetry and sensor data on an edge networking platform are disclosed. According to one embodiment disclosed herein, a device monitors telemetry data associated with multiple services provided in the edge networking platform. The device identifies, for each of the services and as a function of the associated telemetry data, one or more service telemetry patterns. The device generates a profile including the identified service telemetry patterns.

Abstract: Controlled access to a physical area or secured service is managed using sonic tones. A secret key is stored in a user device and in a security system, and then when access is desired, the secret key or a derivative thereof is encoded into a sonic tone which is transmitted. The sonic tone is received and decoded to obtain the encoded binary message, which is then compared to an expected binary message, and if there is a match, access is granted by the security system. In illustrated particular embodiments the secret key is used to generate a one-time password based upon the secret key and a randomizing factor, such as the current time.

Abstract: A first networked device may perform operations including receiving, from a media source device, a media stream. The first networked device may be configured to use a first media playback protocol and the media source device may be configured to use a second media playback protocol. The first media playback protocol and the second media playback protocol may be incompatible. Operations may further include transmitting, to a second networked device, the media stream. The first networked device and second networked device are configured to operate in a bonded zone.

Abstract: A system for discovering services includes a storage device and a processor. The storage device is configured to store a catalog of software installed packages. A processor is configured to scan a file system to identify configuration files associated with one or more packages found in the catalog of software installed packages; identify a subset of configuration files associated with executing processes by finding references to a configuration file in active processor memory and placing the configuration file in the subset of configuration files; and verify that a network port associated with an executing process corresponds to a designated network port as indicated in the configuration file associated with the executing process.

Abstract: A system and method may manage traffic to software applications that ingest operations into an asynchronous queue when those operations are required to execute in a synchronous manner. An identifier may be retrieved from data corresponding to each client operation. A process distribution module may be placed in front of the two incompatible systems/applications to inspect each data payload and intelligently distribute the transactions to each instance based on a well-defined algorithm (e.g., even/odd, last digit, etc.). Synchronous execution may then occur according to a timestamp for each operation.

Abstract: A self-service experience for a change requester is provided. Authorized endpoint changes are identified along with corresponding change types. Resource attributes are identified and corresponding parameters of the resources are changed according to change window requirements. Where the changes comply with business policies, the changes are executed.

Abstract: A content streaming system and methodology for facilitating the management of adaptive bitrate streaming bundles in content streaming. The management of the adaptive bitrate streaming bundles can include the utilization of an efficiency matrix that associates meta-data associated with the delivery of content streaming data with available bitrate encodings or bitrate/format combinations. The adaptive bitrate streaming bundles can be sent and managed at edge locations in the network. The content streaming system can then manage bitrate manifests to dynamically change encoding bitrates or bitrate/format combinations offered to clients based on network conditions, client attributes, content attributes, and the like.