Abstract: A first computer sends an electronic message transparently to a second computer of intended recipients of an electronic mail (e-mail), in response to the e-mail addresses of the intended recipients being entered, by a first end-user on the first computer, into a ‘To’ message header field of the e-mail. The second computer sends a Boolean value to the first computer, wherein one of the intended recipients is not available to respond to the e-mail. The first computer queries a repository to return to the first end-user contact information of backup contact entities to respond the e-mail for the intended recipients that are not available to respond to the e-mail. The first computer sends the e-mail to the backup contact entities that are available to respond to the e-mail. The first computer deletes the e-mail from each inbox of the backup contact entities that received but did not read the e-mail before the intended recipients read the e-mail.

Abstract: Analytical device control servers transmit analytical parameter information and analysis data concerning the analysis being controlled to a system control server at a predetermined time interval. When the system control server detects a fault in an analytical device control server, the system control server determines a new assignment destination from among other normally functioning analytical device control servers, transmits analytical parameter information and analysis data saved in an analysis information storage unit to the assignment destination analytical device control server, and transmits a command to continue execution of control of analysis of the analytical device to that analytical device control server.

Abstract: An event driven MIME parser is provided. Quantities (chunks) of MIME data are received from a client and parsed to identify the boundaries internal to the MIME data and to isolate the content body. If the MIME message is not completed parsing before the end of the current chunk of data is recognized, the parsed data is written to storage and linked together with other previously-parsed content bodies. When the next chunk of MIME data is received, i.e., an event is recognized at the parsing server, the content body is isolated from the new chunk of MIME data and appended to the previously linked together content bodies, and parsing continues.

Abstract: A community of authors, readers and contributors interact with each other through a communication framework. The authors share creative works, such as fictional stories, for consumption by the readers and for commenting by the contributors. The readers may see successive drafts of the work as an author completes and revises the work. The contributors may provide comments or other contributions to assist the author. For example, the contributors may make suggestions about how to change the work or provide supplemental content, such as cover artwork, to the author. The author may recognize publicly contributors who provide helpful comments. The likelihood of an author completing a final draft of a work may be determined based on the author's activities regarding the work. The likelihood of a completed work being popular with readers may also be determined based on user interaction with a draft of the work.

Abstract: A smart local device rediscovery method is disclosed to take advantage of network devices with persistent addresses. A network device can quickly display cached status information from known network devices to a user while transmitting status update and network discovery requests to determine the accuracy of the cached information. The network device can use cached last known addresses to send unicast status update requests to known devices while concurrently performing a multicast discovery request to check for new devices or devices with changed addresses. A user can be provided with cached information immediately and the display can be updated as replies to the status update requests and discovery requests are received.

Abstract: A system and method relate to determining am initial buffer size associated with a buffer and modifying the initial buffer size when jitter is detected. The initial buffer size may be determined and modified based on a maximum initial buffer size, and the maximum initial buffer size may be determined based on delays associated with storing data to the buffer. For example, the maximum initial buffer size may correspond to a quantity of data that can be stored to the buffer during a maximum acceptable buffering delay. The maximum acceptable buffering delay may be identified by determining drop rates associated with different buffering delays and selecting, as the maximum acceptable buffering delay, one of the buffering delays associated with a maximum acceptable drop rate.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that communicates with a terminal device using a first communication manner, the information processing apparatus includes a processor that: generates a response including first information being described in a first format in response to a request from the terminal device; converts the first information being included in the response and being described in the first format into second information described in a second format conforming to the first communication manner; and transmits the response including the second information to the terminal device in the first communication manner.

Abstract: In accordance with disclosed embodiments, there are provided methods, systems, and apparatuses for accepting late joiners with screen sharing including, for example, means for receiving, at a server, a key frame from a publishing client sharing its screen, the key frame defining the screen of the publishing client in its entirety at the beginning of a screen sharing session with one or more viewing clients; transmitting the key frame to the one or more viewing clients; iteratively processing each of a plurality of delta frames from the publishing client specifying changes to the screen of the publishing client, wherein the iterative processing includes: (i) receiving each delta frame, (ii) updating an aggregated current key frame with the delta frame received, and (iii) sending the delta frame to the one or more viewing clients.

Abstract: A method implemented in a delegating server for binding a device identity to a software application comprises receiving registration data from a client device executing a software application and assigning a device identifier to the client device and registering the client device with the delegating server based on the registration data. The method further comprises facilitating communication between the client device and the service provider based on the device identifier, wherein the delegating server is located between the client device and the service provider.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for remotely controlling an electronic apparatus are provided. In the method, a control apparatus discovers at least one response apparatus in the same network and obtains an apparatus description of each response apparatus. According to a command list in the apparatus description, the control apparatus sends a control message requesting a service in the command list to the response apparatus, so as to control the response apparatus to execute an operation corresponding to the control message. Here, the command list records a plurality of services provided by the response apparatus.

Abstract: A method for evaluating a stream-based computing application includes specifying a simulation condition. In addition, a stream of test tuples may be input to the stream-based computing application. The stream-based computing application may operate on one or more compute nodes. Each compute node may have one or more computer processors and a memory to store one or more processing elements. The method may also include simulating processing of the stream of test tuples by the processing elements using the simulation condition. Further, the method may include monitoring to determine one or more performance metrics for an inter-stream operator communication path.

Abstract: A process of diagnosing and debugging a network element remotely may employ sending of performance data to a third party evaluator for processing of the data. A mobile device may interface with the network element and request evaluation of the performance by the third party evaluator. Large memory loads may be sent to the third party evaluator where intensive processing may be performed. The results of the processing by the third party evaluator may be sent to the mobile device for viewing by a user.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for providing content are provided. In some implementations, methods for providing content are provided, the methods comprising: identifying, using a hardware processor, a first content provider; identifying a second content provider affiliated with the first content provider; identifying an item of content associated with the second content provider, and determining that the content item meets one or more parameters of the first content provider and that the content item meets one or more parameters of the second content provider; and in response to determining that the content item meets one or more parameters of the first content provider and that the content item meets one or more parameters of the second content provider, presenting the content item to a user.

Abstract: Methods and systems for performing load balancing and session persistence in IP (e.g., IPv6) networks are described herein. Some aspects relate to a destination options extension header that may be used to store load balancing session persistence option (LBSPO) data, including a client identifier and a server identifier for each of a client and a server. A load balancer for a server farm can perform session persistence and load balancing based on the LBSPO information. The server can include its own address in the LBSPO data when responding to an initial request from a client. The client device may then address subsequent packets to the server selected for that session, thereby bypassing the load balancer after the session is established, thereby freeing the load balancer to handle other requests. The LBSPO information may remain unchanged for the duration of the session.

Abstract: A method for securing a social network account assigned to a member is provided. The method may include determining at least one social network account assigned to the member, the member being in electronic communication with the at least one social network account via a communication network, using a software program on a computer having a processor for executing the software program. The method may also include determining a pattern of communications between the member and the at least one social network account and generating a profile for the at least one social network account assigned to the member based on the pattern of communications. The method may further include monitoring an electronic communication with the at least one social network account by the member based on comparing the generated profile with the electronic communication.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for remotely and/or automatically managing a monitoring pool of management servers configured to monitor resources, such as storage devices. For example, a monitoring installer package may be sent from a remote source to a management server for remote installation of a monitoring component capable of monitoring resources. The monitoring installer package may be remotely executed from the remote source to install the monitoring component on the management server. The management server may be assigned to the monitoring pool, and may be configured to monitor, utilizing the monitoring component, a set of resources of a resource pool. In this way, management servers may be remotely added to and/or removed from the monitoring pool. Load balancing may be remotely performed for the management servers assigned to the monitoring pool.

Abstract: An application executing on a mobile device, such as an application associated with a social networking system provides a link to install a third-party application. The link may be presented in an advertisement, and the link is used to retrieve data comprising a client application for execution by the mobile device. To track installations, the client application stores an indication that the client application was installed in a shared memory location on the mobile device, as native applications do not have access to cookies. A social networking application executing on the mobile device retrieves the indication the client application was installed from the shared memory location and communicates it to a social networking system for storing in a user profile.

Abstract: A method for using a mobile device to access remote host desktop applications. A client mobile device is connected to a remote server (host) over a WAN. The client mobile device launches host desktop applications remotely and loads the application windows onto its screen. The applications are executed on a remote host and the host application icons are loaded and rendered on a mobile device screen. The images are formed on the remote host as a result of execution of the applications. The host is connected to cloud cache storage. The host loads application icons onto the cloud cache storage. The icon hashes are generated. When a mobile client needs to launch the host application, the corresponding icon hashes are used for locating the required application icons in the cloud cache storage and loading them to the client mobile device.

Abstract: A content management server comprises: a first connection detection unit that detects whether or not the content management server is connected with the content-using device; a content management unit that manages the content according to a result of the detection by the first connection detection unit and holds information on how the content-using device controls the use of the content. A content-using device comprises: a second connection detection unit that detects whether or not the content-using device is connected with the content management server; a second selection unit that specifies a method for controlling the use of the content according to a result of the detection by the second connection detection unit; and a content control unit that controls the use of the content according to the method specified by the second selection unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for monitoring a handshaking exchange between a call initiator and a call recipient to determine if handshaking has failed, to avoid repeated failed calls between the call initiator and the call recipient.