Abstract: A novel database query and writing engine for rapidly storing, retrieving and modifying large amounts of data on mobile devices is disclosed. The innovative database engine software comprises the creation of a set of files for each table in a database, wherein CRUD (create-retrieve-update-delete) operations are streamlined for mobile or other devices by organizing memory for efficient read and write operations. The set of associated files segregate fixed length and variable length data types for faster seek, read and write operations, and keep track of changes to values and database table schema changes in terms of deletions and insertions of rows and columns. The innovative database engine manages complexities associated with storage and retrieval of large amounts of data, which comprise CRUD operations. In addition, the database engine introduces a dual buffer system to more rapidly process blocks of database memory.

Abstract: A method and apparatus that generates a plurality of ranked query results from a query over a plurality of separate search domains. In this embodiment, the device receives the query and determines a plurality of results across the plurality of separate search domains using the query. The device further characterizes the query. In addition, the device ranks the plurality of results based on a score calculated for each of the plurality of results determined by a corresponding search domain and the query characterization, where the query characterization indicates a query type.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for automatically generating metadata for a media document includes: computing a feature vector of the media document using a convolutional neural network; searching a collection of media documents for one or more matching media documents having corresponding feature vectors similar to the feature vector of the media document, each media document of the collection of media documents being associated with metadata; generating metadata for the media document based on the metadata associated with the one or more matching media documents; and displaying the media document in association with the generated metadata.

Abstract: A data processing system archives local snapshots of a primary storage object to cloud storage by dividing an address space of the snapshots into sequential chunks, and organizing the cloud storage into archived snapshots including sets of cloud objects created from respective modified chunks of local snapshots. The archived snapshots are organized into families each having a full snapshot and incremental snapshots. A new family is started by creating a synthesized full snapshot from the archived snapshots of a preceding family, which includes (1) for chunks whose data is contained within one cloud object of the preceding family, logically incorporating the cloud object into the synthesized full snapshot, and (2) for chunks whose data is contained within multiple cloud objects of the preceding family, coalescing the data of the cloud objects into a new cloud object and logically incorporating the new cloud object into the synthesized full snapshot.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses, systems, methods and computer program products for a technology configuration system. Specifically, the system typically provides operational data processing of a plurality of records associated with information technology operational activities, for dynamic transformation of data and evaluation of interdependencies of technology resources. In other aspects, the system typically provides technical language processing of the plurality of records for transforming technical and descriptive data, and constructing categorical activity records. The system may be configured to achieve significant reduction in memory storage and processing requirements by performing categorical data encoding of the plurality of records.

Abstract: A URL selection method disclosed in the present application includes a first extraction step and a second extraction step. The first extraction step extracts URLs up to an upper limit value of the number of URLs set to each of URL groups in a range where a total number of URLs is within a predetermined number of URLs, in order of priority set to each of the URL groups, from each of the URL groups identified by analyzing a traffic log by techniques in different categories. The second extraction step further extracts URLs within the predetermined number of URLs, based on the priority, when the total number of URLs extracted from each of the URL groups in the first extraction step is less than the predetermined number of URLs.

Abstract: A method makes data available in a motor vehicle. A user query is entered using an input device of the motor vehicle. A plurality of sources are searched for data corresponding to the user query, and the search result associated with the found data is displayed by a display device of the motor vehicle. Respective applications of the motor vehicle are assigned to the search results by a data processing device. The applications are designed to reflect the data formats associated with the search results. Only these applications are displayed by the display device. A corresponding system makes the data available in the motor vehicle.

Abstract: Creating a summary of a plurality of texts includes tokenizing each of a plurality of texts to obtain tokens; generating a vector space using a first set of vectors having one or more obtained feature scores equal to or larger than a predefined value; executing non-hierarchical clustering using the vector space to generate a first plurality of clusters; choosing a first representative text in each of the plurality of clusters; generating a second set of vectors from each of the arrays generated based on a number of characters included in tokens of the representative texts; executing hierarchical clustering using the second set of vectors to generate a second plurality of clusters; and in response to a determining a number of clusters included in the second plurality of clusters, determining a second representative text for each of the clusters included in the second plurality of clusters.

Abstract: A method includes integrating a file system recovery log layer in a file system. The file system buffers data in a cyclical manner, and transforms all incoming random requests into a series of synchronous sequential updates. The method determines whether to flush a received write transaction to a recovery log that is stored in the file system recovery log layer. If it is determined to flush the received write transaction to the recovery log and the received write transaction is a first write transaction for writing data associated with the received write transaction to a file system block. The data associated with the received write transaction is appended in the recovery log and byte-ranges remaining in the file system block are recorded.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses, systems, methods and computer program products for a technology configuration system. Specifically, the system typically provides operational data processing of a plurality of records associated with information technology operational activities, for dynamic transformation of data and evaluation of interdependencies of technology resources. In other aspects, the system typically provides technical language processing of the plurality of records for transforming technical and descriptive data, and constructing categorical activity records. The system may be configured to achieve significant reduction in memory storage and processing requirements by performing categorical data encoding of the plurality of records.

Abstract: A computing device and method is usable to augment search queries with data obtained from sensors. The computing device comprises a processor configured to receive, from a query source, a search query comprising a query concept. The processor is further configured to determine a context of the query concept expressed in the query. The processor is further configured to determine a response to the query. The processor is further configured to validate the context of the query using at least one sensor. The processor is further configured to transmit the response to the query to the query source.

Abstract: The present enhancement leaves production systems undisturbed while a remote application (“testbed application”) executes elsewhere (“testbed host”). An intermediary computing device hosts an enhanced pseudo-disk driver, pseudo-disks, and an enhanced media agent. The enhanced pseudo-disk driver creates the pseudo-disks, each one representing an associated point-in-time backup image residing in secondary storage. A network, e.g., an Internet Protocol (IP) network or a Fiber Channel (FC) Storage Area Network (SAN), connects the intermediary device with the testbed host, and the enhanced media agent exposes pseudo-disks over the network using iSCSI or FC protocol, respectively. The testbed application uses an exposed pseudo-disk as its recovery data source, such that pseudo-disk resources provide data on an as-needed basis sufficient for the testbed application to operate, yet (a) without restoring the entire associated backup image from secondary storage and (b) without impacting the production environment.

Abstract: A method for organizing and searching objects from a plurality of databases includes querying an attribute of each entry stored in the plurality of databases; assigning a memory value for each of the attributes retrieved from each of the objects stored in the plurality of databases and storing the memory values for each of the attributes in a cache. At a client device, a search query is received and it is determined if the search query contains an attribute of the entry to be searched. Upon positive determination, a search is performed at the cache using the attribute contained in the search query; and upon negative determination, a search for the entry is performed at the plurality of databases.

Abstract: Techniques on on-device indexing of hosted content items are described. In one embodiment, for example, a method is performed at a portable electronic device. The method includes the device performing the operations of: detecting an indexing event within a content management application; determining a content item, hosted with a content management service, to which the indexing event pertains; determining if the indexing event indicates that an index entry for the content item should be added to an on-device index; determining if a proxy entry for the content item already exists in a database that is a read surrogate for the on-device index at least with respect to a content management application by which the content item may be accessed; and attempting to add the index entry to the on-device index, if the proxy entry does not exist in the database.

Abstract: A method includes identifying, at a computing device, multiple segments of video content based on a context sensitive term. Each segment of the multiple segments is associated with captioning data of the video content. The method also includes determining, at the computing device, first contextual information of a first segment of the multiple segments based on a set of factors. The method further includes comparing the first contextual information to particular contextual information that corresponds to content of interest. The method further includes in response to a determination that the first contextual information matches the particular contextual information, storing a first searchable tag associated with the first segment.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for automatically generating metadata for a media document includes: computing a feature vector of the media document using a convolutional neural network; searching a collection of media documents for one or more matching media documents having corresponding feature vectors similar to the feature vector of the media document, each media document of the collection of media documents being associated with metadata; generating metadata for the media document based on the metadata associated with the one or more matching media documents; and displaying the media document in association with the generated metadata.

Abstract: A computing device comprising a processor configured to receive a natural language search query and determine a first response to the natural language search query, the first response having a first confidence level. The processor is further configured to determine a sensor class effecting an information gain on the natural language search query according to a table of training data. The processor is further configured to augment the natural language search query to form an augmented search query according to data received from at least one sensor that is a member of the sensor class and determine a second response to the augmented search query, the second response having a second confidence level. The processor is further configured to store information to the table of training data that associates the at least one sensor with a value of a change between the first confidence level and the second confidence level.

Abstract: Systems and methods for transitioning between media assets are described. In the described techniques, a client device may receive and render a first plurality of coded segments corresponding to a first media asset. Subsequently, while rendering the first media asset, the client device may receive a second plurality of coded segments corresponding to a second media asset. In order to transition between the media assets, a starting point for the rendering of the second media asset is determined.

Abstract: Provided is a ladder program retrieval device that includes: search condition specification unit for specifying, as search conditions, a plurality of signals and a logical operation relationship between any two signals included in the plurality of signals; search signal presence determination unit for determining, for each of the plurality of ladder circuits included in the ladder program, whether the ladder circuit includes all of the plurality of signals specified in the search conditions; and search logic presence determination unit for determining, for each of the ladder circuits determined by the search signal presence determination unit to include all of the signals specified in the search conditions, whether or not the ladder circuit includes the logical operation relationship.

Abstract: One or more grids of redundancy coded shards, such as those stored or otherwise represented on grid encoded storage systems, are combinable or extensible. For example, a generator matrix of a redundancy code may be configured so as to have a sufficient number of fields to generate a grid. The generator matrix may initially be used to generate smaller grids, which can be combined into the target grid without re-encoding most or all of the data represented thereon. In some cases, vertically derived shards of the input grids may be combined using, e.g., matrix addition, which may then be directly allocated to the target grid, while data shards and horizontally derived shards may be allocated to the target grid with no further transformation.