Abstract: A system, such as a system of a computing resource service provider, tracks infrastructure-level changes to execution environments caused by or otherwise associated with activity associated with executable code. In one embodiment, the activity is associated with development and/or testing of the executable code, and a monitoring service generates a log of changes to the associated infrastructure caused by the activity over a designated period of time. The log of changes is used to generate a template that in turn causes configuration of a target execution environment in accordance with the monitored changes.

Abstract: A document management system includes one or more document repositories for storing documents and a document notification and delivery service (DNDS) for detecting documents pertaining to subjects that are stored in the document repositories. A plurality of workflow modules subscribe to the DNDS to receive documents identified that pertain to subscribed subjects. At least two workflow modules produce documents that are published to the document repositories. Further, a first workflow module publishes to one of the document repositories a first document which is detected by the DNDS and which pertains to at least one subscribed subject of a second workflow module. Subsequent to the publication of the first document by the DNDS to the one of the document repositories, the DNDS delivers the first document to the second workflow module that operates independent from the first workflow module to produce a second document.

Abstract: A method and system for contrast enhancement of an input image that utilizes luminance values of pixels of the input image to derive transforms. The method down-samples and partitions an image into sub-images whereby transforms are generated for selected sub-images. The selected sub-image transforms are used to generate an output transform which is applied to the input image for local contrast enhancement of the image. Furthermore, a decision method as to whether or not the input image is to receive local contrast enhancement wherein darkness features of the input image are compared to threshold values and combined into an expression which results in the determination.

Abstract: A method and system for contrast enhancement of an input image that utilizes luminance values of pixels of the input image to derive transforms. The method down-samples and partitions an image into sub-images whereby transforms are generated for selected sub-images. The selected sub-image transforms are used to generate an output transform which is applied to the input image for local contrast enhancement of the image. Furthermore, a decision method as to whether or not the input image is to receive local contrast enhancement wherein darkness features of the input image are compared to threshold values and combined into an expression which results in the determination.

Abstract: A method which can be utilized for protecting the integrity of a set of digital documents includes, for each of the digital documents in the set, extracting information from the document, incorporating the information into a watermark, and embedding the watermark into at least one other document in the set.

Abstract: A document management system includes one or more document repositories for storing documents and a document notification and delivery service (DNDS) for detecting documents pertaining to subjects that are stored in the document repositories. A plurality of workflow modules subscribe to the DNDS to receive documents identified that pertain to subscribed subjects. At least two workflow modules produce documents that are published to the document repositories. Further, a first workflow module publishes to one of the document repositories a first document which is detected by the DNDS and which pertains to at least one subscribed subject of a second workflow module. Subsequent to the publication of the first document by the DNDS to the one of the document repositories, the DNDS delivers the first document to the second workflow module that operates independent from the first workflow module to produce a second document.

Abstract: A document recommendation system incorporating a document change monitoring agent. For a document recommendation system to be effective, it is desirable to enable users to be cognizant of changes that may occur to the document. The present invention addresses this issue by coupling a document change monitoring agent, which automatically detects changes in referenced documents, with a recommender system, which helps users share and evaluate information in a collaborative way. One advantage of the invention is that it brings human judgement into the relevance evaluation of the detected changes and allows the results to be shared with other people likely to be interested, in such a way that redundant work is decreased. Another advantage of the invention is that it enables Systems Administrators of a document recommendation system to be more efficient in the management of the system.

Abstract: A document recommendation system incorporating a document change monitoring agent. For a document recommendation system to be effective, it is desirable to enable users to be cognizant of changes that may occur to the document. The present invention addresses this issue by coupling a document change monitoring agent, which automatically detects changes in referenced documents, with a recommender system, which helps users share and evaluate information in a collaborative way. One advantage of the invention is that it brings human judgement into the relevance evaluation of the detected changes and allows the results to be shared with other people likely to be interested, in such a way that redundant work is decreased. Another advantage of the invention is that it enables Systems Administrators of a document recommendation system to be more efficient in the management of the system.