Abstract: A load balancing system that operates to categorize communication packets as to whether they are contextual or not and determines a decision relevant to data in a first contextual packet with respect to a predetermined task based on data comprised in a second contextual packet.

Abstract: A load balancing system that operates to categorize communication packets as to whether they are contextual or not and determines a decision relevant to data in a first contextual packet with respect to a predetermined task based on data comprised in a second contextual packet.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to identifying an Internet of Things (IoT) device with an image of the IoT device. A user device captures the image of the IoT device, wherein the image of the IoT device includes at least a portion of an environment around the IoT device, and transmits the image from the user device to the IoT device, wherein the IoT device associates the image with information identifying the IoT device. The IoT device receives the image of the IoT device from the user device, stores the image of the IoT device, and associates the image of the IoT device with information identifying the IoT device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to valves and/or fluid pumps and in particular to such valves and/or fluid pumps controlled with gating and/or control module comprising a piezoelectric linear actuator to provide gating of the valve and/or pump system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to valves and/or fluid pumps and in particular to such valves and/or fluid pumps controlled with gating and/or control module comprising a piezoelectric linear actuator to provide gating of the valve and/or pump system.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable a receiver device to determine a high watermark margin and a low watermark margin for a cache based on data associated with a selected media instance and control the download of portions of the media instance based at least in part on the determined high watermark margin and low watermark margin. The high watermark margin and the low watermark margin may be determined based on a playback rate of the media instance and a high watermark margin time value and low watermark margin time value, respectively. The low watermark margin may be determined based on a rate of change in buffered portions of the media instance and the high watermark margin may be determined based on the determined low watermark margin and the playback rate.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to using discoverable peer-to-peer (P2P) services to remotely “onboard” headless devices over a Wi-Fi network. In particular, an onboardee device may enter an onboarding mode in which the onboardee device becomes a Wi-Fi access point (AP) and an onboarder device connected to a private Wi-Fi network may discover the onboardee device and establish a secured session to engage with the P2P services running thereon. The first time that the onboarder device and the onboardee device engage with one another, the secured session may be established based on a key exchange that uses a well-known secret (e.g., a default passphrase), which may be immediately changed to a shared secret. The onboarder device may then transfer an onboarding configuration to the onboardee device, which may be instructed to validate the onboarding configuration and connect to the Wi-Fi network prior to entering the connected mode.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to identifying an Internet of Things (IoT) device with an image of the IoT device. A user device captures the image of the IoT device, wherein the image of the IoT device includes at least a portion of an environment around the IoT device, and transmits the image from the user device to the IoT device, wherein the IoT device associates the image with information identifying the IoT device. The IoT device receives the image of the IoT device from the user device, stores the image of the IoT device, and associates the image of the IoT device with information identifying the IoT device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to valves and/or fluid pumps and in particular to such valves and/or fluid pumps controlled with gating and/or control module comprising a piezoelectric linear actuator to provide gating of the valve and/or pump system.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to allowing mass re-onboarding of onboardee devices. An onboarder device receives updated network configuration parameters for a local wireless network, and sends the updated network configuration parameters and a delay parameter to one or more onboardee devices, wherein the one or more user devices reconnect to the local wireless network using the updated network configuration parameters at a time indicated by the delay parameter. An onboardee device receives updated network configuration parameters for a local wireless network, receives a delay parameter indicating a time at which the updated network configuration parameters will be valid, and connects to the local wireless network at the time indicated by the delay parameter using the updated network configuration parameters.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to performing a remote Wi-Fi network configuration when a network security protocol is unknown. In particular, Wi-Fi network configurations typically require a name, a security protocol, and authentication credentials. However, users attempting to configure a Wi-Fi network may not know the security protocol or be unable to recall the security protocol when presented with a dialog requesting such details. As such, assuming a finite set of security protocols, the algorithm disclosed herein may assume an OPEN (e.g., unsecured) configuration on the destination Wi-Fi network if no credentials were supplied or alternatively a WPS configuration if credentials consisting of exactly eight digits were supplied. Otherwise, the algorithm may iterate through each security protocol supported on the device supports (e.g., according to popularity, complexity, etc.) until a successful network association occurs or all supported security protocols are exhausted.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to wireless communications. An aspect receives, by an onboarder device, a list of local wireless network scan results from an onboardee device, selects a local wireless network on the list of local wireless network scan results, and sends an indication of the selected local wireless network to the onboardee device, wherein the onboardee device attempts to connect to the selected local wireless network. An aspect scans, by an onboardee device, for available local wireless networks, creates a list of local wireless network scan results based on the scanning, sends, by the first device, the list of local wireless network scan results to an onboarder device, wherein the onboarder device selects a local wireless network on the list of local wireless network scan results, and receives an indication of the selected local wireless network from the onboarder device.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to using discoverable peer-to-peer (P2P) services to remotely “onboard” headless devices over a Wi-Fi network. In particular, an onboardee device may enter an onboarding mode in which the onboardee device becomes a Wi-Fi access point (AP) and an onboarder device connected to a private Wi-Fi network may discover the onboardee device and establish a secured session to engage with the P2P services running thereon. The first time that the onboarder device and the onboardee device engage with one another, the secured session may be established based on a key exchange that uses a well-known secret (e.g., a default passphrase), which may be immediately changed to a shared secret. The onboarder device may then transfer an onboarding configuration to the onboardee device, which may be instructed to validate the onboarding configuration and connect to the Wi-Fi network prior to entering the connected mode.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to wireless communications. An aspect determines whether or not an attempt to connect to a local wireless network using a given network configuration failed, determines whether or not a previous attempt to connect to the local wireless network using the given network configuration was successful, and if the attempt to connect failed and the previous attempt was successful, switches between a state of retrying to connect to the local wireless network and a state of waiting to receive a new network configuration.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gun-sight system and a method for using the gun-sight and in particular, to such a gun-sight which is calibrated without maneuvering a mechanical bore-sight mechanism.

Abstract: There is provided according to an example of the claimed subject matter, a system and a method for managing access to a shared storage entity. According to an example of the claimed subject matter, a system for managing access to a shared storage entity can include two or more initiator entities, two or more local sequencing agents and an arbitration module. Each of the two or more local sequencing agents can be associated with a respective one of two or more initiator entities which generate I/O requests for accessing the shared storage entity. Each local sequencing agent can be adapted to locally sequence its respective initiator entity's I/O requests.

Abstract: A method of previewing an electronic document using display device forming part of a computer system intended for printing is disclosed. An electronic document having at least one printable page is provided and formed into a print preview representation of at a default preview size. A grid is formed and associated with the representation, the grid having cells corresponding to individual pages at said default preview size. The representation is displayed on the display device with the grid overlying said representation. Using at least one input device of the computer system, a part of the arid is selected. The selected part is moved to cause a change in size of the grid such that an aspect ratio of said cells formed by said grid remains constant. On de-selecting the grid, a further print preview representation of the page is formed at a preview size corresponding to that of the change in the grid.