Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining a first geographic location of a client computer of a first user, receiving one or more first meet-up preferences from the first user, and identifying a second user based on one or more notification rules and the first meet-up preferences. The second user may be associated with one or more second meet-up preferences. After sending a first notification to the client computer of the first user and a second notification to the client computer of the second user based on the first meet-up preferences and the second meet-up preferences, the method further includes receiving a first opt-in response from the first user, receiving a second opt-in response from the second user, and sending a first meet-up confirmation to the first user and a second meet-up confirmation to the second user.

Abstract: A device comprises a memory storage comprising instructions and one or more processors in communication with the memory. The one or more processors execute the instructions to access data for a plurality of previous time periods for a client of a plurality of clients, the data for each previous time period of the plurality of previous time periods including resource usage data for a plurality of jobs of the client, apply a time series analysis algorithm to the accessed data to predict a distribution of characteristics of resource usage for a future time period for the client, based on the predicted distribution of characteristics of resource usage, simulate a number of future predicted workloads for the future time period for the client, and based on the simulated number of future predicted workloads, automatically reserve a set of resources for the future time period for the client.

Abstract: A system provisions global logical entities that facilitate the operation of logical networks that span two or more datacenters. These global logical entities include global logical switches that provide L2 switching as well as global routers that provide L3 routing among network nodes in multiple datacenters. The global logical entities operate along side local logical entities that are for operating logical networks that are local within a datacenter.

Abstract: Apparatus for pattern-based migration of a source workload to a target workload at a target deployment which includes a discovery engine, a decision system, a deployment manager, a pattern deployment engine and a residual migration and remediation system. The discovery engine takes the source deployment as an input and discovers metadata associated with the deployed components of the source workload and the IT topology. The deployment manager in cooperation with the pattern deployment engine at the target determines a closest starting-point template to be used for pattern-based target workload deployment. The decision system receives the metadata from the discovery engine and in cooperation with the deployment manager makes a go or no-go decision whether to trigger pattern-based target workload. The residual migration and remediation system finds any undiscovered source workload components and deploys the undiscovered workload components to the target deployment by an image-based migration.

Abstract: A method of delivering a live stream is implemented within a content delivery network (CDN) and includes the high level functions of recording the stream using a recording tier, and playing the stream using a player tier. The step of recording the stream includes a set of sub-steps that begins when the stream is received at a CDN entry point in a source format. The stream is then converted into an intermediate format (IF), which is an internal format for delivering the stream within the CDN and comprises a stream manifest, a set of one or more fragment indexes (FI), and a set of IF fragments. The player process begins when a requesting client is associated with a CDN HTTP proxy. In response to receipt at the HTTP proxy of a request for the stream or a portion thereof, the HTTP proxy retrieves (either from the archive or the data store) the stream manifest and at least one fragment index.

Abstract: Exemplary methods for performing web service calls include receiving, from a first client application associated with a first thread, a first request to establish a first connection with a first service endpoint providing a first service, the first request including a first connection key. The methods further include in response to the first request, identifying a first stub manager object that corresponds to the first connection key and the first thread, the first stub manager object representing a first instance of a stub manager. The methods further include providing, exclusively to the first client application of the first thread, the first stub manager object, wherein the first client application of the first thread is to use the first stub manager object for communicating with the first service endpoint.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a user list providing unit configured to receive device identification information from a current device connected via a network and to send, to the current device, a user list including one or more user identifiers that are stored in a storage unit in association with the received device identification information; and a program list providing unit configured to receive a user identifier that is selected at the current device from the user identifiers in the user list and to send, to the current device, a program list including sets of program information stored in the storage unit in association with the received user identifier.

Abstract: A device may receive multiple versions of content from one or more data streams associated with a content provider. The content may include audio content and/or video content. The one or more data streams may include digital rights management (DRM) protection. The device may cause the multiple versions of the content to be stored via a data structure. The data structure may be organized based on contextual information associated with the multiple versions of the content. The multiple versions of the content may be stored with the DRM protection. The device may receive a request for the content. The device may determine a particular version of the content, of the multiple versions of the content, based on the request for the content and at a determined location of the content. The device may provide the particular version of the content for playback of the audio content and/or the video content.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a managed hardware forwarding element (MHFE) controller that serves as an intermediary between one or more central controllers in a central control plane (CCP) cluster and one or more third-party hardware devices (e.g., physical switches and routers, applicances such as firewalls, load balancers, etc.). The MHFE controller of some embodiments uses (i) a first protocol to communicate with the CCP cluster and (ii) a second protocol to communicate with the one or more third-party devices managed by the MHFE controller, thereby enabling the CCP cluster to distribute logical network configuration information to the physical workloads (e.g., third-party servers connected to a third-party Top of Rack (TOR) switch).

Abstract: Web pages may be rendered from a main page data element and a plurality of embedded data elements, which are separately fetched by a browser. Herein is provided a web decoder which includes a learning engine adapted to receive human indications of data elements which are unimportant and accordingly to adjust the web decoder's procedures for determining which data elements are displayed to the user. The learning engine may receive human indications of important data elements and uses both types of indications in its further determinations. Optionally, rule generalizations are performed in a manner which searches for parameters which differentiate between important and unimportant data elements. The rule generalizations optionally concentrate on groups of data elements having at least a predetermined number of parameters having the same values for both important and unimportant data elements, reducing the chances that a generalization rule will find important data elements as unimportant.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method for executing a web component using a server device will be described. A web component is provided at a client device. The client device also provides a shadow DOM based on the web component. The shadow DOM is synchronized with a shadow DOM cache at a server device. Various implementations relate to methods, server devices, client devices, software development kits and computer readable mediums that are involved in executing a web component at a server device.

Abstract: A load-monitoring interfacing device obtains and processes sensor data from an electrical load. The interfacing device can include at least one power outlet to provide power to a corresponding electrical load. During operation, the interfacing device can obtain sensor data from a local power outlet coupled to an electrical load, such that the sensor data can indicate an electrical measurement associated with the electrical load. The interfacing device selects a rule to process based on the obtained sensor data, and processes the rule to determine whether to perform an action. If the rule's condition is satisfied, the interfacing device proceeds to processing the rule's action description to perform the action, such as to enable or disable a power outlet, or to perform any other pre-defined action.

Abstract: Techniques for synchronization between data structures for original locks and mirror lock data structures are disclosed herein. The mirror lock data structures are being maintained during various scenarios including volume move and aggregate relocation, in order to preserve the non-disruptive persistent operation on storage initiated by clients. According to one embodiment, a storage node determines a plurality of data container locks to be synchronized to a partner node of the storage node and transfers metadata that indicates states of variables that represent the plurality of data container locks to the partner node in a batch. When a client initiates a data access operation that causes an attempt to modify a data container lock of the plurality of data container locks, the storage node sends a retry code to a client that prompts the client to retry the data access operation after a predetermined time period.

Abstract: In an example, there is disclosed a computing apparatus, including a user notification interface; a context interface; and one or more logic elements forming a contextual privacy engine operable to: receive a notification; receive a context via the context interface; apply the context to the notification via a notification rule; and take an action via the user notification interface based at least in part on the applying. The contextual privacy engine may also be operable to mathematically incorporate user feedback into the notification rule. There is also described a method of providing a contextual privacy engine, and one or more computer-readable storage mediums having stored thereon executable instructions for providing a contextual privacy engine.

Abstract: Techniques for sharing and accessing VM screen via social media are described. In one example embodiment, a first user is allowed to log into the social media application via a browser in a client device at a first location. The first user is then allowed to select a feed type to share the VM screen in the client device at the first location. VM screen share information is then received from the first user via the client device at the first location. The VM screen is then shared upon receiving the VM screen share information from the first user via the client device at the first location.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention discloses a network system capable of transmitting and processing audio video (“A/V”) data with enhanced quality of service (“QoS”). The network system includes a transmitter, a transmission channel, an adjustable decoder buffer, and a decoder. The transmitter contains an encoder able to encode A/V data in accordance with encoding bit rate recommendation from SQoS and packets loss notifications. The transmission channel, in one example, transmits A/V data from the transmitter or the receiver. The adjustable decoder buffer, in one aspect, is able to change its storage capacity or buffering size in response to the adaptive latency estimate. Upon fetching at least a portion of the A/V data from the adjustable decoder buffer, SQoS updates the adaptive latency estimate based on the quality of the decoded A/V data.

Abstract: A communication portal management system is provided. The communication portal management system includes a geographical address website management unit assigning a management authority of a geographical address website to at least one website operator, a server communication unit receiving a contents upload request from at least one website operator terminal, and a server management unit storing contents information corresponding to the contents upload request in a database unit. The geographical address website corresponds to a geographical address of the at least one website operator. The contents information and the geographical address website are matched in response to the contents upload request. Each of the at least one website operator terminal corresponds to each of the at least one website operator, respectively and communicates with a communication portal server to upload contents according to a predetermined conditions of the management authority.

Abstract: A method for resolving conflicts related to states of multiple iSCSI sessions between an iSCSI initiator and an iSCSI target, the method may include: comparing between (a) iSCSI initiator information that is indicative of states of the multiple iSCSI sessions as viewed by the iSCSI initiator, and (b) iSCSI target information that is indicative of the states of the multiple iSCSI sessions as viewed by the iSCSI target; wherein the comparing is preceded by utilizing a non-iSCSI connection for gathering at least one of the iSCSI initiator information and the iSCSI target information; and participating in a resolution of a conflict related to a given iSCSI session out of the multiple iSCSI sessions when the comparing shows that a state of the given iSCSI session as indicated in the iSCSI initiator information conflicts with the state of the given iSCSI session as indicated in the iSCSI target information.

Abstract: A network event remediation service receives event logs from network computing devices to identify issues associated with these network computing devices. Based on these issues, the service generates various tasks to address the identified issues. The service obtains historical task data in order to determine whether any tasks do not comport with historical tasks performed by the network computing devices and removing such tasks. The service obtains health data from the network computing devices to calculate device scores for each device. The service uses the device scores to prioritize the tasks for each network computing device. These tasks are then dispatched to the network computing devices.

Abstract: Features relating to communicating delay information and minimizing aggregate processing delays corresponding to content streams, e.g., audio and video streams, in a multi-media communication session while still achieving stream synchronization, are described. Some embodiments are well suited for systems where video and audio streams are transcoded by different entities. In some embodiments downstream entities, e.g., transcoder and/or receiving end device, are informed about the delay introduced to at least one stream by one or more upstream devices, e.g., a transcoder. The downstream entity synchronizes the received content streams by adding artificial latency as needed to the relevant one of the streams based on the received delay information thereby avoiding unnecessary introduction of artificial delays at every transcoding node in the path.