Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining whether communications are encrypted, determining a communication type for the communications according to sensitivity criteria, encrypting the communications according to the communication type to generate encrypted communications, and transmitting to a second network device the encrypted communications. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a communication system that facilitates monitoring communications associated with a second particular device, where a group of devices operate in a premises, where a first subset of the group of devices communicate directly with a monitoring device located at the premises via a local area network of the premises, where a second subset of the group of devices do not communicate directly with the monitoring device, where the first subset of the group of devices includes the first particular device, and where the second subset of the group of devices includes the second particular device. The communications can be analyzed to detect an anomaly associated with the second particular device. A plurality of messages can be transmitted, via the local area network, to the monitoring device over a time period indicating the anomaly. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a first access point name according to a first service set identifier associated with a first wireless message transmitted according to a first wireless protocol from a first device, where the first access point name is included in a set of access point names of a cellular communication system, and transmitting a second wireless message according to a second wireless protocol to a communication node of a guided wave communication system, where the guided wave communication system is communicatively coupled to the cellular communication system, where the second wireless message is associated with the first wireless message and includes the first access point name, and where the cellular communication system determines a first routing of first communications associated with the first device according to first access point name. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a communication system that facilitates generating, by a waveguide system of the communication system based on a first wireless signal, first electromagnetic waves that convey sensor data, where the first electromagnetic waves propagate along a transmission medium to a server, where the transmission medium comprises an external surface, and where the first electromagnetic waves propagate along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path; and receiving, by the waveguide system, second electromagnetic waves that convey instruction information, where the second electromagnetic waves propagate along the transmission medium to the waveguide system, where the second electromagnetic waves propagate along the transmission medium without requiring the electrical return path, and wherein the instruction information is generated by the server according to the sensor data. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, monitoring network messages at a network edge of a service provider network, wherein the network edge is coupled via a network edge device to a local area network comprising a plurality of network-addressable (IoT) devices, wherein the network edge device is in communication with a service provider network via a transmission medium in which electromagnetic waves comprising the network messages propagate along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. A network-addressable device of the plurality of network-addressable devices is detected to obtain a detected network-addressable device according to the monitoring of the network messages. Information obtained from the detected network-addressable device is evaluated to obtain an evaluation result and a listing of the plurality of network-addressable devices is updated based on the evaluation results. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including obtaining a first set of votes from devices that are registered and enabled by a registration system to form a first network communicating with a processing system. The first set of votes relate to performance of a target device and indicate conformance to performance criteria for the first network. The processing system receives a reputation score for the target device from the registration system, and receives a second set of votes regarding target device performance from voting systems over a second network comprising a peer network including the processing system and the voting systems. The first and second sets of votes and the reputation score are aggregated to generate an updated reputation score for the target device. The registration system disables the target device when the reputation score falls below a threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining, among other things, the temperature profile of a medical implant in a patient when subjected to an MRI scan or machine, thus enabling a determination of the risk of temperature induced tissue necrosis or damage to the implant. The specific position of the implant in the patient changes the temperature dispersion in the body and is accounted for in the creation of the temperature profile. The method includes mapping with an imaging unit location, size and orientation of the medical implant in a patient, and storing the location, size and orientation in a mapped data. Then, translating the data to a model patient of gender, age, weight, height, and body structure of the patient with a model medical implant. Further, determining the parameters of an MRI unit to be used and computing the temperature profile of the implant to ascertain temperature impact.

Abstract: A patient monitor (8) includes a display (10). Patient values (38) are obtained for one or more known variables of a risk prediction function (30). One or more unknown variables of the risk prediction function are determined, and at least one hyperplane (40) is defined as values assumable by the one or more unknown variables. Values of the risk prediction function are computed over the at least one hyperplane using the obtained patient values. A visualization template is selected from a database of visualization templates (50) using template selection indices including the risk prediction function and the one or more unknown variables. Using the visualization template, a visualization (52) of the computed values of the risk prediction function over the at least one hyperplane is displayed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a communication system that facilitates monitoring communications associated with a second particular device, where a group of devices operate in a premises, where a first subset of the group of devices communicate directly with a monitoring device located at the premises via a local area network of the premises, where a second subset of the group of devices do not communicate directly with the monitoring device, where the first subset of the group of devices includes the first particular device, and where the second subset of the group of devices includes the second particular device. The communications can be analyzed to detect an anomaly associated with the second particular device. A plurality of messages can be transmitted, via the local area network, to the monitoring device over a time period indicating the anomaly. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a first access point name according to a first service set identifier associated with a first wireless message transmitted according to a first wireless protocol from a first device, where the first access point name is included in a set of access point names of a cellular communication system, and transmitting a second wireless message according to a second wireless protocol to a communication node of a guided wave communication system, where the guided wave communication system is communicatively coupled to the cellular communication system, where the second wireless message is associated with the first wireless message and includes the first access point name, and where the cellular communication system determines a first routing of first communications associated with the first device according to first access point name. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A user posting content to a social networking system provides a conversion definition along with the content. The conversion definition identifies a type of interaction associated with the content, such as type of interaction with the content that the user would like to track. After the content is presented to additional users, the social networking system identifies additional users performing the type of interaction with the content identified by the conversion definition. One or more metrics describing the interactions of the type of interaction associated with the content are provide to the user that posted the content.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving electromagnetic waves at a physical interface of a transmission medium that propagate along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium, and wherein the electromagnetic waves have a non-optical frequency range. A determination is made as to whether the electromagnetic waves are being received from a second network device according to a comparison of a fingerprint of the electromagnetic waves and an expected fingerprint of expected parameters for the electromagnetic waves transmitted by the second network device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a first network device receiving from a second network device a software, the first network device adjusting operations at the first network device according to the software, the first network device providing a digital signature to the software to generate an adjusted software where the digital signature indicates that the first network device has received the software, and the first network device transmitting, to a third network device, the adjusted software. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method (100) for prioritizing sequencing of nucleic acid molecules from two or more sources, comprising: (i) ligating (120) one or more ends of each of a plurality of nucleic acid molecules to an adapter, wherein the adaptor is unique to each source and comprises a unique identifier nucleic acid sequence; (ii) pooling (130) the nucleic acid molecules from each of the two or more sources; (iii) sequencing (140) a plurality of nucleotides of an identifier nucleic acid sequence of an adapter; (iv) determining (150) in real-time from which of the two or more sources the nucleic acid molecule being sequenced came; (v) determining (160), from a prioritization rule set and based on the determined source, a sequencing priority for the nucleic acid molecule; and (vi) allowing (170) the sequencing process to proceed, or modifying (180) the sequencing process, based on the determined sequencing priority.

Abstract: The medical system and method detect arrhythmic events. The medical system includes at least one processor programmed to perform the method. A photoplethysmogram (PPG) signal generated using a PPG probe positioned on or within a patient and a pulse signal generated using an accelerometer positioned on or within the patient received. Features from the PPG signal are extracted to PPG feature vectors, and features are extracted from the pulse signal to pulse feature vectors. The PPG feature vectors are correlated with the pulse feature vectors, and correlated PPG feature vectors and correlated pulse feature vectors are evaluated to detect arrhythmic events.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving data from an external network device positioned outside of a neighborhood network, wherein the first waveguide system is a first network node of the neighborhood network. Electromagnetic waves are sent to a second waveguide system via a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, wherein the electromagnetic waves convey the data. The second waveguide system is determined according to a neighborhood routing scheme that limits delivery of the data to a group of recipient devices within a service area of the neighborhood network and the second waveguide system is a second network node of the neighborhood network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network device that accesses internet protocol addresses associated with a group of end point devices where the network device is a closest network device to the group of end point devices, and transmitting data to another network device responsive to a determination that an internet protocol address associated with the data from an end point device is one of the internet protocol addresses associated with the group of end point devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: In a medical workspaces management method, a user identified in a users database (52) is authenticated. At a server computer (10), a virtual session is created including running instances (16) of a plurality of medical applications on the server computer with the instances associated with the authenticated user. Using at least one locating service (20), a current medical content presentation device (30, 32) is identified which is proximate to the authenticated user. At the server computer, a set of rules is applied to determine content of the instances to be presented. This content is pushed from the server computer to the current medical content presentation device. At the current medical content presentation device, the pushed content is presented on a display (40, 42) of the current medical content presentation device.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network device that accesses internet protocol addresses associated with a group of end point devices where the network device is a closest network device to the group of end point devices, and transmitting data to another network device responsive to a determination that an internet protocol address associated with the data from an end point device is one of the internet protocol addresses associated with the group of end point devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating first traffic for transmitting along a network path toward a recipient device, determining a schedule for transmitting the first traffic, and facilitating transmission of the first traffic along the network path using a first waveguide system. The first waveguide system has a dielectric coupler, and operates by communicating electromagnetic waves via the dielectric coupler at a physical interface of a transmission medium that propagate without utilizing an electrical return path. The electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves at least partially surround an outer surface of the transmission medium, and wherein the electromagnetic waves have a non-optical frequency range. Other embodiments are disclosed.