Abstract: A method and system are provided. The method includes analyzing, by a hardware processor, one or more images to determine cognitive characteristics related to the one or more images and to a user. The method further includes forming, by the hardware processor, a composable template relating to the cognitive characteristics. The method also includes performing, by the hardware processor or another hardware processor, an amelioration action with respect to a displaying on a display device of at least one image from the one or more images, based on the composable template. The amelioration action is selected from a set of amelioration actions that include transmitting the at least one image to the disturbing image repository.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprising: determining, by a computing device, characteristics of a social media message; selecting, by the computing device, a particular image, of a plurality of images, based on the characteristics of the social media message and characteristics of the particular image; and outputting, by the computing device, information identifying the selected image to incorporate the selected image in a user's social media profile.

Abstract: A fashion display method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium, include identifying, via a camera, a fashion style of a customer viewing a fashion display in a store, determining an assessed trait of the fashion style of the customer, and augmenting the fashion display to display a new fashion display customized to the customer based on the assessed trait according to an availability of the new fashion display stored in a database in the store having the fashion display.

Abstract: Techniques related to vehicle operation. A processor determines that at least one condition is met related to a vehicle. In response to the at least one condition being met, the processor generates a natural language output having a query. The processor determines that an affirmative response to the query is received and causes a downshift of a transmission of the vehicle in response to the affirmative response.

Abstract: An exemplary computer-implemented method includes obtaining at least one teleportation invite block that records a virtual universe teleportation invite marked by at least one parameter. The teleportation invite identifies a virtual universe user as an invitee. Responsive to the parameter, assess whether the virtual universe teleportation invite is potentially malicious, and alert the invitee in case the virtual universe teleportation invite is potentially malicious.

Abstract: A secure chain of data blocks is maintained at a given computing node. The given computing node is part of a set of computing nodes in a distributed network of computing nodes wherein each of the set of computing nodes maintains the secure chain of data blocks. The secure chain of data blocks maintained at each computing node comprises one or more data blocks that represent one or more accident related transactions associated with a vehicle. In response to a risk assessment operation, one or more data blocks are added to the secure chain of data blocks maintained at the given computing node.

Abstract: A system, method and program product for implementing a terms of service (ToS) platform. A system is provided that includes a resource tracking system for storing and updating a ToS for a resource according to a defined format in a blockchain; a detector system for detecting transactions associated with the resource; a system for validating a detected transaction relative to the ToS; and a system for composing and storing details associated with the detected transaction in the blockchain.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for item inquiry and information presentation via standard communication paths. More particularly, the method and system detects an item associated with an avatar of a virtual universe (VU) user in a VU and determine information associated with the item. Additionally, the method and system are operable to display the information in the VU in a high-resolution component of the VU.

Abstract: Information relating to at least one of a user and a user environment is acquired. A user cognitive state is determined based on the acquired information. A graphical control element is automatically configured based on the user cognitive state. The graphical control element is automatically presented on a display interface of a user device to control viewing of content displayed on the user device.

Abstract: Various embodiments manage computing networks. In one embodiment, a set of network management data associated with one or more users is analyzed. The set of network management data includes at least electronic scheduling information associated with the one or more users. A concentration of users is predicted for a given location based on the analyzing. At least one network characteristic associated with the given location is performed based on at least the predicted concentration of users.

Abstract: A content delivery method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium, include determining an attentiveness factor in response to viewing of a media content and replaying the media content starting from a point that the attentiveness factor is determined to be less than a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: An automatic challenge formation system receives a request for a new challenge for a user from a client computing device of the user, which automatically sent the request upon determining that the user not joined a challenge for a preset time limit. In response to receiving the request, the system creates the new challenge with a set of challenge characteristics, determined based on user data for the user. The system determines a list of potential participants using participant characteristics for each potential participant on the list. The system selects a set of participants from the list based on a correlation between the participant characteristics and the challenge characteristics. The system sends an invitation to a client computing device of each participant in the set of participants to join the new challenge. For each participant who accepted the invitation, the system tracks the activities of the user and each participant.

Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for managing and optimizing connectivity of a plurality of IoT devices based on cognitive learning is provided. The present invention may include identifying a user, wherein a plurality of user context data is stored in a user profile. The present invention may then include detecting a change in at least one current user context associated with the identified user. The present invention may also include performing a connectivity and management analysis on the detected change in the at least one current user context. The present invention may then include generating at least one optimal plan for the plurality of IoT devices associated with the identified user based on the performed connectivity and management analysis. The preset invention may further include performing at least one action based on the generated at least one optimal plan.

Abstract: Various embodiments provision resources of a large-scale enterprise network for a first user. The large-scale enterprise network has a multiplicity of resources and users. The actions of users of the network are monitored to determine resource usage history and current resource usage of all resources for each user. A resource usage frequency is determined for all resources used by the first user. A set of related users is created by identifying users grouped with the first user in a common user group. At least one resource usage configuration for the first user is predicted based on the resource usage history, current resource usage, and resource usage frequency of the first user and resource usage history and current usage of each of the related users. A computing device of the first user is provisioned according to the predicted resource usage configuration.

Abstract: Detecting and blocking content that can develop undesired behavior by artificial intelligence (AI) entities toward users during a learning process is provided. Input information is received for a set of one or more AI entities. Characteristics of the input information are evaluated based on rules of a selected policy from a set of policies and learned characteristics of information associated with a corpus of information. It is determined whether a result of evaluating the characteristics of the input information exceeds a predefined threshold. In response to determining that the result of evaluating the characteristics of the input information exceeds the predefined threshold, the input information for the set of AI entities is filtered by performing a selective filtering action, using a firewall, based on context of the input information.

Abstract: Techniques for facilitating the autonomous presentation of a self-driving vehicle are provided. In one example, a method can include a system operatively coupled to a processor, where the system: determines a feature of a self-driving vehicle based on information regarding an entity in a pending transaction; determines a task to be performed by the self-driving vehicle based on the feature; and generates an instruction for the self-driving vehicle to perform the task.

Abstract: A system and method for energy conservation in a virtual universe, the method comprising: determining, at a server, available energy conservation options associated with an avatar of the virtual universe; determining, at the server, selected energy conservation options of the available energy conservation options; and applying, at the server, the selected energy conservation options to portions of the virtual universe associated with the avatar.

Abstract: Techniques for facilitating the autonomous presentation of a self-driving vehicle are provided. In one example, a method can include a system operatively coupled to a processor, where the system: determines a feature of a self-driving vehicle based on information regarding an entity in a pending transaction; determines a task to be performed by the self-driving vehicle based on the feature; and generates an instruction for the self-driving vehicle to perform the task.

Abstract: Technical features are described for generating a virtual reality (VR) memory recast. An example computer-implemented method includes selecting an event from a plurality of recorded events to animate. The method further includes generating an animation script based at least in part on captured information of the event. The method further includes editing the animation script by adding a simulated interaction in the animation script. The method further includes displaying a virtual reality representation of the animation script.

Abstract: A viewing technology method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium including a display device associated with a user and at least two drones having an image capturing device, include a drone control circuit configured to control a flight path of the at least two drones such that the drones are separated by the inter-drone distance, a vergence angle determining circuit configured to determine a vergence angle of the pupils of the user relative to the image displayed on the display device, and a image control circuit configured to control a display of the image on the display device according to the vergence angle to cause the image to create a just-noticeable-difference in the image.