Abstract: An information processing method, an apparatus, a system, an electronic device and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: generating, by a first functional component, a resource graph by abstracting a capability of an IoT device; where the resource graph is configured to manage and/or orchestrate an available capability of a heterogeneous IoT device; acquiring, by a second functional component, a task to be processed, and producing a computation graph corresponding to the task to be processed; and performing, by a third functional component, a task allocation based on the resource graph and the computation graph.

Abstract: According to embodiments herein e.g. a method performed by an orchestration agent unit for handling a service in a communications network is provided. The orchestration agent unit evaluate a number of intent types of the service based on a performance of one or more performance metrics related to intent of respective intent type when performed in the communications network including a plurality of orchestration agent units. The orchestration agent unit selects an intent type of the service based on the evaluation; and sends to at least one of the plurality of orchestration agent units, an indication indicating the selected intent type of the service.

Abstract: Some underlying networks such as Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) have limited communication bandwidth and strict requirements on maximum message size. These requirements may pose a challenge for data or resource exchange between two service layer (SL) entities, for example, because resource representations to be exchanged may have too large a size to be supported by the underlying networks. In some cases, traditional data compression algorithms can be used to alleviate this problem to some degree, but it is recognized herein that there are associated computation costs due to compression and decompression that may not be affordable for constrained IoT devices. Various embodiments described herein address this problem, among others by defining a Resource Representation Common Part (RRCP) and storing it at the service layer. In some cases, the RRCP is not transmitted between SL entities, thereby reducing SL message sizes to cater to the constraints of underlying networks.

Abstract: Techniques for synthetic data generation in computer-based reasoning systems are discussed and include receiving a request for generation of synthetic data based on a set of training data cases. One or more focal training data cases are determined. For undetermined features (either all of them or those that are not subject to conditions), a value for the feature is determined based on the focal cases. In some embodiments, the generated synthetic data may be checked for similarity against the training data, and if similarity conditions are met, it may be modified (e.g., resampled), removed, and/or replaced.

Abstract: Keepalive packets are transmitted between a sender node and a receiver node at an interval that varies depending on the transit times of previously transmitted keepalive packets. The transit time is based on when a keepalive packet is transmitted to the receiver node and when a corresponding feedback packet is received from the receiver node. The transmission interval varies depending on the path conditions between the sender node and the receiver node, which may be reflected in the transit time.

Abstract: Systems and methods for geofence information delivery are disclosed. A multiplicity of devices constructed and configured in network communication in a region of interest via a peer-to-peer network. The multiplicity of devices store cached geofence information for the region of interest. The multiplicity of devices on the peer-to-peer network are operable to convert between an IP address and a geographic location. Each of the multiplicity of devices is operable to query peer devices on the peer-to-peer network for geofences associated with an IP address or a geographic location. At least one peer device is operable to deliver one or more geofences associated with the IP address to the querying device via zero-configuration networking or web service.

Abstract: A method and system for scheduling data transfer requests for a plurality of electronic control units (ECUs) connected to a network in a vehicle. The system includes: at least one memory storing first instructions and second instructions; a first ECU; and a plurality of second ECUs, wherein the first ECU is configured to execute the first instructions to configure a plurality of phases that are time slices for transferring data over the network, and wherein each of the plurality of second ECUs is configured to execute the second instructions to: maintain a data transfer request queue divided into a plurality of priority levels respectively corresponding to the plurality of phases; and transfer a data transfer request in the queue during a phase corresponding to a priority level for the data transfer request.

Abstract: A computing device is described that includes at least one processor, a network interface, and a storage device that stores instructions executable by the at least one processor to obtain a usage profile generated by at least applying a machine learning model to historical feature usage information of the computing device collected while the computing device was wirelessly connected to a companion computing device. The instructions may further cause the one or more processors to determine a timeout value based on the usage profile. The instructions may further cause the one or more processors to initiate a connection to a network using the network interface responsive to determining that the computing device is no longer wirelessly connected to the companion computing device and after an amount of time specified by the timeout value has elapsed.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for bypassing or enforcing constraints regarding actions on network-based services. An account manager can store or maintain an account type of standard or special as account information associated with an account. When a user operating under an account tries to perform an action on a network-based service, the network-based service may retrieve or receive the account type associated with the account from the account manager. If the account type is standard, the network-based service can enforce constraints on the action. Alternatively, if the account type is special, the network-based service can bypass constraints on the action.

Abstract: A cloud-based, integrated business application suite includes an add-in that enables access from a client device to a first server, but not a second server. A user accesses the first server through an interface of the integrated suite to request a webpage which launches a first local instance of a service application. The first local instance of the service application sets up a local storage location and provides this location to a URL that is used to launch a webpage that is a client of the second server. A second local instance of the service application which is aware of the storage location is launched and this instance stores data requested from the second server in the identified local storage location. The stored information is read from the storage location by the first instance of the service application and is provided to the integrated application suite.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided that automatically scale an application between private and public cloud computing platforms, while simultaneous enforcing policies ensuring private data is persistently stored on the private cloud computing platform, but not the public cloud computing platform. A traffic manager on the public platform routes traffic to instances of a web app executing on a private platform. A traffic monitor on the private platform monitors performance criteria of the private platform, and reports traffic telemetry to the traffic manager. Based on the traffic telemetry, the traffic manager may instantiate one or more instances of the web app on the public platform to handle traffic. Private data gathered by such instantiated instance(s) is persisted to storage in the private platform, but not in the public platform.

Abstract: A system and method in a building or vehicle for an actuator operation in response to a sensor according to a control logic, the system comprising a router or a gateway communicating with a device associated with the sensor and a device associated with the actuator over in-building or in-vehicle networks, and an external Internet-connected control server associated with the control logic implementing a PID closed linear control loop and communicating with the router over external network for controlling the in-building or in-vehicle phenomenon. The sensor may be a microphone or a camera, and the system may include voice or image processing as part of the control logic. A redundancy is used by using multiple sensors or actuators, or by using multiple data paths over the building or vehicle internal or external communication. The networks may be wired or wireless, and may be BAN, PAN, LAN, WAN, or home networks.

Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for a bidirectional application programming interface (API) that enables operational action functionality in a one-way transfer (OWT) system. In examples, a data request is received at a first computing environment of an OWT system, where the data request is associated with a first unidirectional dataflow having a transaction identifier. A first set of policies associated with the first computing environment is applied to the data request and the data request is transferred to a second computing environment of the OWT system. The second computing environment retrieves response data for the data request, where the response data is associated with a second unidirectional dataflow having the transaction identifier. A second set of policies associated with the second computing environment is applied to the response data and the response data is transferred to the first computing environment to fulfill the data request.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a sharing method and apparatus, an electronic device, a storage medium, and a computer program product. The method comprises: receiving a sharing operation for sharing a target work to a first target sharing object; sending, in response to the sharing operation, the target work to the first target sharing object in a form of instant messaging message; and displaying, in response to sending the target work to the first target sharing object in a form of instant messaging message, a message control corresponding to the first target sharing object, wherein the message control is configured to send an instant messaging message by triggering a display of an instant messaging message input region.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to systems and methods for managing a group session for consuming media content across a plurality of devices. In some configurations and by non-limiting example, the group session operates to synchronize playback and control of media content at the plurality of devices. In one aspect a method of simultaneously playing media content on a plurality of media playback devices for a group session is disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for communicating with a user external to a virtual conference. The program and method provide, in association with designing a room for virtual conferencing, an interface for configuring an external communication element to communicate with an external user; receive, via the interface, an indication of first user input for setting properties for the external communication element; provide, in association with virtual conferencing for the room, the external communication element in the room based on the properties; receive an indication of second user input selecting the external communication element; and provide, in response to receiving indication of the second user input, for communication with the external user based on the properties.

Abstract: Techniques and protocols for enhancing wireless communications between an analyte sensor system and one or more other devices are described. Such techniques may include, for example, dynamic adjustment of transmission power when transmitting invitations, transmitting invitations with alternate (or different) payloads during different invitation periods, a reduction of handshake messages (e.g., client characteristic configuration descriptor (CCCD) messaging), etc. The various enhancements described herein may relate to various aspects of wireless communication protocols, including, for example, authentication, connection protocols, invitation message structure and content, device pairing, data transmission, etc.

Abstract: A device and method for processing Virtual Reality (VR) data is disclosed. The method comprises transmitting feedback information from the device to a server, wherein the feedback information is captured in the device, receiving data from the server to be presented on the device based on the feedback information, wherein the data includes video data and audio data where the video data is a frame of video data in a sequence of frames and the audio data is the corresponding audio data of the frame, decoding the video data and corresponding audio data of the frame, and controlling the presentation of the video data and corresponding audio data on the device such that the video data is synchronized with the corresponding audio data.

Abstract: An information handling system may include at least one processor and a memory. The information handling system may be configured to: receive information regarding equipment that is to be communicatively coupled to a data network; determine a topology for communicatively coupling the equipment to the data network, wherein the topology includes information regarding which equipment ports of the equipment are to be coupled to data network ports of the data network; and transmit information regarding the topology to a user.

Abstract: A vehicle communication system includes a communication network, a plurality of processing units-being connected via the communication network with each other for transmitting and receiving data between them, each of the processing units being either one of a first type processing unit implementing a data consuming application, a second type processing unit providing data to other of the processing units, or a third type processing unit implementing a data consuming application and providing data to other of the processing units. Furthermore, it includes a plurality of data providers, each of the data providers being connected to a respective second type processing unit or a respective third type processing unit and providing respective data values to the associated processing unit.