Abstract: Architectures and techniques for hybrid network communications. Data is received from a remote end device via a first wireless interface and according to a first communications protocol. Data is received from a remote client device via a second wireless interface and according to a second communications protocol. At least a portion of the data from the remote end device is translated to a data format according to a first network protocol. Transmitting the translated data to a network coordinator entity via a wired interface and according to the second communications protocol.

Abstract: Provided is a machine-implemented method for operating a device in a network, comprising entering the device into a non-router membership relation with a self-organizing subnet of the network; receiving at least one message making known parameters of the subnet, the at least one message comprising a centrally-generated and propagated sequence number; detecting, based on the received at least one message comprising a sequence number, a deterioration in propagation of said at least one message; and responsive to the detecting, entering the device into a router membership relation with the self-organizing subnet of the network.

Abstract: A real-time video streaming method between a server and a client according to a real-time transport protocol (RTP)/real-time streaming protocol (RTSP) standard protocol, including transmitting a DESCRIBE command including a Require header from a client to a server, wherein the client and the server support the Require header, receiving session description protocol (SDP) information from the server in response to the DESCRIBE command, receiving, at the client, a video from the server according to the RTP/RTSP standard protocol, in response to an encoding attribute of the video transmitted from the server to the client being changed, describing a changed encoding attribute in an RTP extension header of an RTP packet when the RTP packet is first transmitted in an RTP payload type determined according to the changed encoding attribute, and changing, at the client, a decoding setup based on the changed encoding attribute in the RTP extension header.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer readable media for performing multi-format, multi-protocol message threading in a way that is most beneficial for the individual user. Users desire a system that will provide for ease of message threading by “stitching” together related communications in a manner that is seamless from the user's perspective. Such stitching together of communications across multiple formats and protocols may occur, e.g., by: 1) direct user action in a centralized communications application (e.g., by a user clicking ‘Reply’ on a particular message); 2) using semantic matching (or other search-style message association techniques); 3) element-matching (e.g., matching on subject lines or senders/recipients/similar quoted text, etc.); and 4) “state-matching” (e.g., associating messages if they are specifically tagged as being related to another message, sender, etc. by a third-party service, e.g., a webmail provider or Instant Messaging (IM) service).

Abstract: In one or more embodiments, one or more processes, methods, and/or systems associated with a first jurisdiction may receive a request for a transaction, that involves private information, from a second computer system in a second jurisdiction. For example, the second jurisdiction may be subject to one or more privacy statutes and/or one or more privacy regulations. For instance, the one or more privacy statutes and/or one or more privacy regulations may apply to entities outside the jurisdiction that collect and/or process data of a resident and/or a citizen of the jurisdiction. In one or more embodiments, the one or more processes, methods, and/or systems may further determine that the second computer system is in the second jurisdiction, provide an instruction to a third computer system, in the second jurisdiction, to execute program instructions that executes the transaction, and receive, from the third computer system, metadata associated with the transaction.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for commissioning a smart home appliance, having the following features: detecting that the smart home appliance is due to be commissioned; configuring the smart home appliance in an interactive voice operation with a user of the smart home system; and adding the smart home appliance to the smart home system. The disclosure also provides a corresponding device, a corresponding computer program and a corresponding storage medium.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing a secure data item that is jointly accessible by the first user and the second user. In the method a first system receives a data request comprising an instruction to transmit the secure data item to a second system. The first system identifies that the secure data item is jointly accessible by the first user and the second user, and in response transmits an authorisation request to the second user device. The authorisation request comprises a prompt for the second user to authorise the data request. The first system receives a grant message indicative of the second user granting the authorisation request and in response transmits the secure data item to the second system. The secure data item is prevented from being sent to the second system, if the grant message is not received.

Abstract: System and methods for delivering geofence geometries to a physical map are disclosed. At least one user device is constructed and configured in communication with a server associated at least one database. The at least one user device receives data regarding a scale unit of the physical map and latitude and longitude of all corners of the physical map. The at least one user device converts the latitude and longitude to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses via communication with the server. The at least one user device queries the at least one database for at least one geofence geometry associated with the IP addresses. The at least one user device decouples the at least one geofence geometry from the at least one database and delivers as an overlay to the physical map.

Abstract: Disclosed aspects relate to biometric-based sentiment management in a social networking environment. A set of biometric data for an originating-user of an electronic message may be detected using a set of biometric sensors. Based on the set of biometric data, an originating-user sentiment for at least a portion of the electronic message may be determined. The electronic message and the originating-user sentiment for at least the portion of the electronic message may be compiled to establish a compiled message. The compiled message which indicates the originating-user sentiment for at least the portion of the electronic message may be provided in the social networking environment.

Abstract: Various technologies for communicating with systems that communicate using an unknown communications protocol are described herein. A transceiver intercepts a plurality of communications exchanged between two or more transceivers on a communications network. Pattern-recognition algorithms are executed over the plurality of communications, and features of an unknown communications protocol that governs the communications between the two or more transceivers are inferred based upon output of the pattern-recognition algorithms. A communication is formatted based upon the inferred features of the unknown communications protocol, and the communication transmitted to one or more systems on the communications network by way of the transceiver. The communication at least partially conforms to the unknown communications protocol, and so may be interpreted by systems on the network.

Abstract: Group chat communication can include receiving, using a processor, a first message in a group chat having members, wherein the first message is from a first member of the group chat and specifies a second member of the group chat, distributing, using the processor, the first message to the members of the group chat, and, in response to receiving the first message and using the processor, causing a group chat window of the second member to display a first callout. The group chat window of the second member is configured to display a plurality of chronologically ordered messages posted by the members of the group chat. The first callout identifies the first member and indicates a position of the first message within the plurality of chronologically ordered messages.

Abstract: Provided is a machine-implemented method of operating a device, comprising entering the device into a membership relation with a first self-organizing subnet at a first rank in a hierarchy of subnets of the network; receiving at the device a message from a second device making known parameters of a second subnet at a second rank in the hierarchy of subnets of the network; and responsive to receipt of the message, sending a message from the first device making known parameters of the first subnet at the first rank to the second device to render the subnet at the second rank operable to merge with the subnet at the first rank.

Abstract: A group of remote devices executing an omnichannel application are coordinated from a network node. An omnichannel mediator coordinates formation of at least two of said remote devices into an omnichannel cloudlet. A component manager controls which of a plurality of components of said omnichannel application should optimally be placed on which individual devices of said omnichannel cloudlet and how data should flow to individual devices of said omnichannel cloudlet. A replication optimizer optimally coordinates data replication for the group of remote device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present communications systems and methods may provide the capability for fast and reliable transitioning between the different versions of the service of the multi-node service deployed in the utility computing system. For example, in an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for data traffic distribution may comprise allocating a plurality of data traffic service network addresses to a load balancer service, wherein each data traffic service network address is associated with a different version of the load balancer service, receiving a plurality of data traffic flows, and distributing each data traffic flow to a version of the load balancer service based on a data traffic service network address of each data traffic flow.

Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for location-based services are disclosed in the present invention. A multiplicity of network devices, a database, and a server platform in network-based communication. The database stores a space-network model binding IP addresses and physical locations. The server platform is operable to generate at least one geofence in the space-network model and specify entitlements for the location-based services within the at least one geofence. The at least one geofence and specific entitlement are stored to the database. The multiplicity of network devices are configured to learn the space-network model and the at least one geofence and perform tasks based on the entitlements specified for the location-based services within the at least one geofence.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a variety of entities, methods, and systems for annotating data in a data stream. Annotation concepts may be applied to individual data items within a stream, data windows within the stream, an entire stream, and/or a portion of a stream that may include several items and windows. Annotation concepts may be based on data received from other entities and may be performed automatically or in response to an annotation request received from an entity.

Abstract: A system comprising a processor and a computer readable memory coupled to the processor, the computer readable memory configured with a page processable by page processing code. The page can be configured to generate a set of random connection data usable by a local server program instance to verify that a connection request is from the page, launch the local server program instance, provide the set of random connection data to the local server program instance, create a client socket instance, send a connection request to the local server program instance to establish a connection between the client socket instance and a server socket instance of the server program instance and based on an acceptance of the connection request by the server program instance, complete the connection. The connection may be usable for bi-directional communication between the page and local server program instance.

Abstract: Methods, systems, articles of manufacture and apparatus are disclosed to improve autonomous machine capabilities. An example disclosed apparatus includes an agent task manager to retrieve native sensor input data from a sensor of the agent, an agent characteristics engine to identify environmental characteristics based on the retrieved native sensor input data, and a resource allocation modifier to allocate a first quantity of resources of the agent based on a likelihood score associated with the environmental characteristics.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method sends a first frame that establishes a first state to push information to a client in a stream based on a first set of characteristics. The method transitions from the first state to a second state that allows pushing of content to the client. Content is pushed for a first time window to the client based on the first set of characteristics without receiving a request for the content in the first time window. The method receives a request to change the first set of characteristics to a second set of characteristics. The request includes information requesting a switch from the second state to the first state. In response to receiving the change, the method sends a second frame to continue pushing content to the client in the stream based on the second set of characteristics and transitions from the second state to the first state.

Abstract: A method and system for performance-driven load shifting. Specifically, the method and system disclosed herein entail transferring user program workloads, for processing, between local computing resources available on a client device and cloud computing resources available on an offload domain based on the assessed performance score of the client device at any given point in time. Seamless load shifting is further guaranteed due substantively to the employment of a mobile network facilitating communications between the client device and the offload domain.