Abstract: An asset within a repository can be identified. The asset can be an electronic file. The asset can include an asset content and an asset metadata. The asset content can include a static content and a dynamic content. The asset can be semantically disassembled into one or more assemblies. The assemblies can each include an asset data and an assembly data. The assembly data can include an assembly identifier, an assembly rule, or an asset data source. A data container format associated with the asset content can be determined. The data container can be a computing data structure. The asset content can be dynamically presented within a different data container format in accordance with the request.

Abstract: Controlling safety features for mobile device interactions in restricted areas includes identification, by a processor, of an operator of a vehicle based on at least one of subscriber identity module (SIM) card detection and image recognition. A physical location of mobile devices within the vehicle relative to one another is determined based on SIM card locations of the mobile devices. A physical location of an operator mobile device located in proximity of an operator position in the vehicle is determined based on imaging. The physical location of the operator mobile device is communicated to a cell tower. The processor detects whether the operator mobile device is in use and communicatively interacting with another mobile device. It is determined if the geographical location is in a predefined restricted area for using the operator mobile device, and if so, the operator mobile device communication is controlled.

Abstract: A method for digital asset storage can begin with the maintenance of repository profiles and asset profiles by an asset accessibility advisement system for digital asset repositories. A repository profile can comprise attribute values that describe a digital asset repository. An asset profile can comprise attribute values that describe the digital assets contained in the digital asset repository. In response to an advisement request for a digital asset, an accessibility profile can be generated for the digital asset. The accessibility profile can express key attributes of the digital asset with regards to its subsequent accessibility by other entities. One or more digital asset repositories can be identified that best match the accessibility profile using the repository profiles and asset profiles. The determined digital asset repositories can then be presented as an asset accessibility recommendation.

Abstract: A method for digital asset storage can begin with the maintenance of repository profiles and asset profiles by an asset accessibility advisement system for digital asset repositories. A repository profile can comprise attribute values that describe a digital asset repository. An asset profile can comprise attribute values that describe the digital assets contained in the digital asset repository. In response to an advisement request for a digital asset, an accessibility profile can be generated for the digital asset. The accessibility profile can express key attributes of the digital asset with regards to its subsequent accessibility by other entities. One or more digital asset repositories can be identified that best match the accessibility profile using the repository profiles and asset profiles. The determined digital asset repositories can then be presented as an asset accessibility recommendation.

Abstract: A node exposing method including the step of a software agent obtaining from a display map, a reference to a node which is displayable in the display map. The software agent can be a platform independent software object. The node can represent a component in a complex heterogeneous system. The software agent can receive a data metric from the component. The software agent can then convert the data metric into an updated value. Once converted, the software agent can provide the updated value to the display map. The display map can responsively update the node to reflect the updated value.

Abstract: A method (200) of categorizing and prioritizing a phone call for a recipient's phone number can include the steps of defining (205) a set of rules for a predetermined caller or a group of predetermined callers and assigning (210) a code to the set of rules. The method can further include the steps of receiving (220) a call containing the code appended by a caller to the recipient's phone number and routing (235 or 245) the call in accordance with the set of rules.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for dynamically monitoring and visualizing metrics within a system that has values which change over time. The values associated with these metrics can be specific to entities within the system or they can be common system-wide metrics. Various attributes can be defined for the metrics to be visualized. The values can then be determined in conformance with these defined data attributes. The values can be mapped to appropriate unique indicators which can be used to represent a visual indication of the determined value. The graphical representation of the entities within the system can be displayed along with unique indicator used to represent the value associated with the metric to be displayed. The metrics to be displayed can be selected from a list. Additionally, the measurements can be periodically made and the display accordingly updated.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for post-analyzing and sequentially viewing metrics for a stored dynamic heterogeneous data space. For example, performance data for a content delivery network can be post-analyzed. Realtime values for entities in the data space which are associated with the metrics can be received from an intelligent agent and sequentially stored in time within a datastore. The stored metrics can be subsequently retrieved from the database and played back for viewing on a graphical display. The playback of events stored by the metrics can occur as though the events were actually happening in real time. For sequential playback of the stored metric values, both a starting and an ending position can be determined. The data can be sequentially played back beginning at the starting position and terminating at the ending position. During playback, a list can be provided for selecting those metrics and entities of the data space that are to be displayed on the graphical display.

Abstract: A dynamic content delivery network node metrics reporting include a graphical display map, a multitude of components distributed across a heterogeneous network, and a plurality of agents. The graphical display map can display a plurality of nodes and visual representations of reported metric values for characterizing the components, where the nodes can represent the components. Individual ones of the nodes can include a multitude of the visual representations. The agents can probe the components for component metric values. The agents can determine the reported metric values based upon the component metric values and can convey the reported metric values to the appropriate locations within the graphical display map.

Abstract: A method (200) of categorizing and prioritizing a phone call for a recipient's phone number can include the steps of defining (205) a set of rules for a predetermined caller or a group of predetermined callers and assigning (210) a code to the set of rules.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for efficiently and dynamically exposing nodes of a map display used for monitoring and visualizing performance metrics components or entities of a dynamic heterogeneous system. The agents used to collect information from the entities or components in the system can request references from the nodes of the display map. In response to this request for references, the node exposes themselves to at least one agent by providing its identity to the requesting agent or agents. This ability for each node to expose itself to at least one agent in the system removes the need for the node to be intimately knowledgeable about the agent and hence the entity or component. As a result, no specific protocol, access mechanism or application is required for communication between the agent and the display map.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for dynamically monitoring and visualizing metrics within a system that has values which change over time. The values associated with these metrics can be specific to entities within the system or they can be common system-wide metrics. Various attributes can be defined for the metrics to be visualized. The values can then be determined in conformance with these defined data attributes. The values can be mapped to appropriate unique indicators which can be used to represent a visual indication of the determined value. The graphical representation of the entities within the system can be displayed along with unique indicator used to represent the value associated with the metric to be displayed. The metrics to be displayed can be selected from a list. Additionally, the measurements can be periodically made and the display accordingly updated.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for efficiently and dynamically collecting and reporting performance metrics from components within a dynamic complex heterogeneous system, such as a content delivery network (CDN). Update messages containing fields for each metric to reported can be used to update the values for the metric associated with each component or entity in the system. For each field within a message communicating updated values of metrics, codes can be predefined. Update messages can contain updated metric values and/or predefined codes. By using these predefined codes, more than one agent can be used to interrogate and report determined and undetermined values for a specified component within the system to collect information. For example, a update message having five fields can be used to update 5 corresponding performance metrics.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for post-analyzing and sequentially viewing metrics for a stored dynamic heterogeneous data space. For example, performance data for a content delivery network can be post-analyzed. Realtime values for entities in the data space which are associated with the metrics can be received from an intelligent agent and sequentially stored in time within a datastore. The stored metrics can be subsequently retrieved from the database and played back for viewing on a graphical display. The playback of events stored by the metrics can occur as though the events were actually happening in real time. For sequential playback of the stored metric values, both a starting and an ending position can be determined. The data can be sequentially played back beginning at the starting position and terminating at the ending position. During playback, a list can be provided for selecting those metrics and entities of the data space that are to be displayed on the graphical display.