Abstract: There are provided a method, a system and an initiator server for a secure execution of workflow tasks of a workflow to be executed according to a given execution pattern in a distributed workflow management system within a decentralized network system with a plurality of servers (b0, b1, . . . , bn) including at least an initiator server and at least a number of groups of servers of the plurality of servers. Each group satisfies a policy (poli) of a vertex, and thus, knows a corresponding policy key pair including a policy private key (SKpoli) and a policy public key (PKpoli), respectively. Each vertex denotes a set of workflow tasks to be executed in accord with the execution pattern and is assigned a vertex key pair including a vertex private key and a vertex public key.

Abstract: The present description refers in particular to a computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computer system for trust evaluation of sensor data during at least part of a sensor data life-cycle. The computer-implemented method may include evaluating an acquisition trust value (ATV) of sensor data at a sensor data acquisition module from at least one sensor node in a wireless sensor network (WSN), wherein the WSN comprises at least one sink, evaluating a delivery trust value (DTV) of sensor data at a sensor data delivery module from a sending entity to a receiving entity; and evaluating a processing trust value (PTV) at a sensor data processing module in a processing entity, to obtain a trust evaluation of the sensor data.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for document encryption. In one embodiment, an adaptation engine is provided for partial encryption of a document. The adaptation engine may include a paginator for paginating the document into at least one sub-page according to characteristics of a specific device class. The adaptation engine may further include an encryptor for separately encrypting a to-be-encrypted element of the at least one sub-page using a partial encryption mechanism known by a client device that belongs to the specific device class.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically organizing and achieving a pre-given task by means of plurality of robots, each robot having a robot specific set of functionalities, are described. In an example implementation, a method can include the following steps: providing and exposing, for each robot, a semantic description of the robot's robot specific functionalities by respective semantic web services; providing a semantic description of the pre-given task; matching the semantically described task with the semantic web services describing the robot specific functionalities; and combining automatically a coordinated set of the plurality of robots according to the matching result, such that the task is achieved when the robots are sequentially working upon invocation.

Abstract: The present description refers in particular to a computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computer system for trust evaluation of sensor data during at least part of a sensor data life-cycle. The computer-implemented method may include evaluating an acquisition trust value (ATV) of sensor data at a sensor data acquisition module from at least one sensor node in a wireless sensor network (WSN), wherein the WSN comprises at least one sink, evaluating a delivery trust value (DTV) of sensor data at a sensor data delivery module from a sending entity to a receiving entity; and evaluating a processing trust value (PTV) at a sensor data processing module in a processing entity, to obtain a trust evaluation of the sensor data.

Abstract: Methods and computer systems are provided for authoring documents. In one implementation, a computer system is provided that comprises an editor for editing a UI document, a pagination engine for paginating the UI document, and a pagination display for displaying a paginated document representation with respect to the UI document. The editor may be interfaced to the pagination engine so that the pagination engine paginates the user interface description document while being edited for a plurality of device categories. Further, the pagination engine may be interfaced to the pagination display so that the pagination display displays a paginated document representation for each device category with respect to the current editing status of the UI document.

Abstract: There are provided a method, a system and an initiator server for a secure execution of workflow tasks of a workflow to be executed according to a given execution pattern in a distributed workflow management system within a decentralized network system with a plurality of servers (b0, b1, . . . , bn) including at least an initiator server and at least a number of groups of servers of the plurality of servers. Each group satisfies a policy (poli) of a vertex, and thus, knows a corresponding policy key pair including a policy private key (SKpoli) and a policy public key (PKpoli), respectively. Each vertex denotes a set of workflow tasks to be executed in accord with the execution pattern and is assigned a vertex key pair including a vertex private key and a vertex public key.

Abstract: A method for managing message notification to a user, comprising the operations of: receiving a message addressed to the user; obtaining context information based on the context the user is in; obtaining a user's preference based on the obtained context information; depending on the obtained user's preference, selectively generating and delivering a message notification to the user for notifying the user of the received message.

Abstract: Method and computer system for evaluating the complexity a user interface. A complexity indicator (121) receives (430) device class specific representations (301, 302) of the user interface. Each device class specific representation (301, 302) refers to a respective device class (DC1, DC2). The complexity indicator (121) determines complexity values of layout components (1 to 9) of the device class specific representations (301, 302) by using complexity evaluation functions (EF5-DC1, EF5-DC2, EF6-DC1, EF6-DC2), associated with the layout components (5, 6) and aggregates the complexity values by device class according to a corresponding layout component hierarchy (321, 322) of the respective device class specific representation (301, 302).

Abstract: A method, for automatically controlling a data submission in a forum, the control being based on the respective data content, comprises: the data content submitted by a user for the forum is automatically parsed with respect to specifically selected characters, the selected characters being provided together with respective selection ancillary information, if any selected character is found within the data content, the respective selection ancillary information is analyzed, the data is handled conformable with the analyzed respective selection ancillary information, an answer for the user is elaborated, the answer including the respective found character together with an appropriate analysis of its selection ancillary information and informing the user about the manner the data is handled, and the elaborated answer is communicated to the user.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically organizing and achieving a pre-given task by means of plurality of robots, each robot having a robot specific set of functionalities, are described. In an example implementation, a method can include the following steps: providing and exposing, for each robot, a semantic description of the robot's robot specific functionalities by respective semantic web services; providing a semantic description of the pre-given task; matching the semantically described task with the semantic web services describing the robot specific functionalities; and combining automatically a coordinated set of the plurality of robots according to the matching result, such that the task is achieved when the robots are sequentially working upon invocation.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for chat detection is provided. In one embodiment, the invention is a method. The method includes detecting a series of related emails. The method also includes querying a first user to determine if the first user desires to switch to a chat. The method further includes querying a second user to determine if the second user desires to switch to a chat. Moreover, the method includes initiating a chat between the first user and the second user. The method may also include detecting an end of a chat, and may similarly include providing a log of the chat.

Abstract: A technique for reducing multiple emails is described. In one embodiment, this involves checking mailing lists to which an email recipient subscribes. A method according to the technique includes receiving a message forwarding a forwarded message, comparing a recipient of the message to recipients of the forwarded message, and marking the message as a duplicate. A device developed according to the technique may include a processor and a memory. The memory may include a forward detection module configured to identify forwarded messages, a duplicate detection module configured to identify an intended recipient of a message as a subscriber to a distribution list from which the forwarded message originated, and a duplicate message modification module configured to mark a message forwarding the forwarded message.

Abstract: An embodiment relates to a system for scrambling characters of a password entered by a user on an input device. The system includes a keystroke controller to identify a keystroke that represents a character of the password entered on the input device. The system further includes a scrambling pad to scramble the character represented by the identified keystroke into a scrambled character according to a transformation rule.

Abstract: An electronic mail system identifies autoreply messages and stores the date of return in a virtual calendar. The system then uses the virtual calendar for several features. A user can attempt to access the calendar of another user, and if that user's calendar is not accessible, then information from the virtual calendar is displayed. Also, when a user is sending a message, the virtual calendar is checked to see if a message recipient is out of the office. In another embodiment, the virtual calendar is accessed when a user creates a meeting request to determine if any meeting attendees will be out of the office at the time of the scheduled meeting. The system also has the ability to remind users of the date that a person returns to the office, and to delete entries from the virtual calendar at the appropriate time.

Abstract: A system for dynamic software updating using a mobile agent includes a server for issuing the mobile agent with a software update and a client for receiving the mobile agent. The mobile agent executes the software update, on the client, utilizing aspect oriented programming.

Abstract: A method for dynamic security enforcement includes running an application with linked aspects and determining if a security issue is present in the application. A type of the security issue is determined and an aspect is written to fix the security issue based on the type of the security issue. Finally, the aspect linked to the application.

Abstract: A method for automatically filling an electronic timesheet includes extracting one or more calendar entries from an electronic calendar and matching each calendar entry of the one or more calendar entries to a corresponding project of a list of projects. An electronic timesheet is then filled based on each calendar entry matched with the corresponding project.

Abstract: A technique for protecting against installation of malicious software includes preventing interaction with a software product when keywords in a disclaimer associated with the software product are detected. A computing device identifies keywords in a disclaimer associated with a software product. If keywords are identified, further interaction with the software is prevented by removing interactive content that facilitates interaction with the software and adding interactive content facilitating sending a request to an administrator for permission to interact with the software. The administrator determines whether interaction with the software product is permitted.

Abstract: A system to update a filter to discourage a sender from communicating an electronic message to a user. The system receives a message from a sender that includes a network address of the sender and determines whether to discourage the sender from communicating a second message to the user based on input from a user. If a user indicates that the sender should be discouraged, the system updates the filter by registering the network address of the sender in the filter that is subsequently utilized to communicate a response message to the sender that includes an error code indicating that the network address of the user is an invalid network address. A system to use a filter to discourage a sender from communicating the second message to a user and a system to automatically remove a user from a mailing list are also described.