Abstract: Techniques for inspection of articles having multiple features of one or more types are disclosed. Input data indicative of one or more selected features of interest is used for inspection by a given inspection system characterized by associated imaging configuration data. The input data is analyzed to extract information regarding one or more inspection tasks, and an inspection plan data is generated, to be used as a recipe data for operation of the given inspection system to provide measured data in accordance with the one or more inspection tasks. Selected inspection mode data corresponding to the inspection task data may be retrieved from a database system and utilized to generate the inspection plan data.

Abstract: Systems and methods of physical infrastructure and information technology infrastructure security are provided. A data processing system can provide distributed sensing through mobile devices, active cyber defense through time-based port hopping, and message delivery verification through retinal tracking.

Abstract: Systems and methods of physical infrastructure and information technology infrastructure security are provided. A data processing system can provide distributed sensing through mobile devices, active cyber defense through time-based port hopping, and message delivery verification through retinal tracking.

Abstract: Generating a data parser for parsing an input stream of data objects includes receiving information representative of a hierarchical data format defining a plurality of objects organized in a hierarchy. The objects include one or more schema objects representing data objects, and one or more container objects each associated with one or more schema objects. The generating also includes processing the received information to form the data parser. The processing includes determining permissible transitions between successive data objects in the input stream, based at least in part on the information representative of the hierarchical data format. The processing also includes associating one or more data operations with each of the determined permissible transitions.

Abstract: An advertiser budget is retrieved from a data store. A set of traffic sources associated with the advertiser budget are identified. An allocated budget for the set of traffic sources is generated by allocating at least part of the advertiser budget to the set of traffic sources. At least one advertisement is delivered via a traffic source of the set of traffic sources based at least in part on the allocated budget.

Abstract: Generating a data parser for parsing an input stream of data objects includes: receiving information representative of a hierarchical data format defining a plurality of objects organized in a hierarchy, the objects including one or more schema objects representing data objects, and one or more container objects each associated with one or more schema objects; and processing the received information to form the data parser.

Abstract: User actions responsive to a plurality of web pages are tracked and included in records in a data store. A conversion score is calculated for each traffic source of a plurality of traffic sources, the conversion score based at least in part on the tracked user actions. A traffic source quality score is calculated for each of the plurality of traffic sources, and the plurality of traffic sources are ranked based at least in part on the traffic source quality scores. The traffic sources are allocated to sets based at least in part on the ranking.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling congestion in an IP network comprises the steps of preallocating, for a predetermined interval of time, a set of burst access parameters to a set of predetermined routes between a set of source node and destination node pairs in the IP network, and controlling, at the burst level, the traffic at each source node based on the preallocated set of burst access parameters and without communicating with other nodes in the IP network. Specifically, a network controller, for a predetermined interval of time, determines a set of routes between each source-destination node pair in the network, preallocates a set of maximum permitted rates to the predetermined set of routes, respectively, and pre-assigns a set of burst access thresholds to a set of service classes, respectively, in the predetermined routes, where the pre-assigned burst access thresholds are less than or equal to the corresponding preallocated maximum permitted rates.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling congestion in an ATM network comprises the steps of pre-allocating, for a pre-determined interval of time, a set of burst access parameters to a set of pre-allocated virtual paths between a set of source node and destination node pairs in the ATM network, and controlling, at the burst level, the traffic at each source node based on the pre-allocated set of burst access parameters and without communicating with other nodes in the ATM network. Specifically, the network, for a pre-determined interval of time, pre-allocates a set of virtual paths between each source-destination node pair in the network, pre-allocates a set of maximum permitted rates to the pre-allocated set of virtual paths, respectively, and pre-assigns a set of burst access thresholds to a set of service classes, respectively, in the pre-allocated virtual paths, where the pre-assigned burst access thresholds are less than or equal to the corresponding pre-allocated maximum permitted rates.

Abstract: A method for determining the orientation of a pattern on the surface of an object relative to the object. The pattern comprises an array of generally perpendicular grid lines intersecting at grid junctions, and the object comprises a marker located at an edge thereof. The method comprises: determining the directions of the grid lines relative to the direction of the reference coordinate system, determining the direction of object's orientation axis relative to the direction of the reference coordinate system, and determining the orientation of the grid lines relative to the object's orientation axis. The step of determining the direction of object's orientation axis comprises the steps of determining a location of the geometrical center of the object in the reference coordinate system and detecting and determining a location of the marker in the reference coordinate system.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling congestion in an IP network comprises the steps of preallocating, for a predetermined interval of time, a set of burst access parameters to a set of predetermined routes between a set of source node and destination node pairs in the IP network, and controlling, at the burst level, the traffic at each source node based on the preallocated set of burst access parameters and without communicating with other nodes in the IP network. Specifically, a network controller, for a predetermined interval of time, determines a set of routes between each source-destination node pair in the network, preallocates a set of maximum permitted rates to the predetermined set of routes, respectively, and pre-assigns a set of burst access thresholds to a set of service classes, respectively, in the predetermined routes, where the pre-assigned burst access thresholds are less than or equal to the corresponding preallocated maximum permitted rates.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling congestion in an IP network comprises the steps of preallocating, for a predetermined interval of time, a set of burst access parameters to a set of predetermined routes between a set of source node and destination node pairs in the IP network, and controlling, at the burst level, the traffic at each source node based on the preallocated set of burst access parameters and without communicating with other nodes in the IP network. Specifically, a network controller, for a predetermined interval of time, determines a set of routes between each source-destination node pair in the network, preallocates a set of maximum permitted rates to the predetermined set of routes, respectively, and pre-assigns a set of burst access thresholds to a set of service classes, respectively, in the predetermined routes, where the pre-assigned burst access thresholds are less than or equal to the corresponding preallocated maximum permitted rates.

Abstract: A method for determining the orientation of a pattern on the surface of an object relative to the object. The pattern comprises an array of generally perpendicular grid lines intersecting at grid junctions, and the object comprises a marker located at an edge thereof. The method comprises: determining the directions of the grid lines relative to the direction of the reference coordinate system, determining the direction of object's orientation axis relative to the direction of the reference coordinate system, and determining the orientation of the grid lines relative to the object's orientation axis. The step of determining the direction of object's orientation axis comprises the steps of determining a location of the geometrical center of the object in the reference coordinate system and detecting and determining a location of the marker in the reference coordinate system.