Abstract: A computer system includes a service terminal, a server computer system, and a mobile device and is used to facilitate a transaction between a user and the service terminal. The service terminal receives authentication information from the user and sends the authentication information to the computer server system. Before transaction resolves, the server computer system sends a request to the mobile device to gather environmental information from one or more sensors in the physical environment of the mobile device. In response, the mobile device identifies sensors, communications with one or more sensors, and receives environmental information. The mobile device sends indications of the environmental information, which the server computer system receives and evaluates. Based on the evaluating, the server computer system determines to alter the transaction, and based on the determination to alter the transaction sends a command altering the transaction to the service terminal.

Abstract: One or more embodiments provide techniques for promoting a linked clone virtual machine to a full clone virtual machine. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an instruction to promote the linked clone virtual machine to a full clone virtual machine. The method also includes creating a second base disk for the linked clone virtual machine. The method includes installing a mirror driver between the first delta disk and the second base disk. The method includes copying the contents of the first delta disk to the second base disk with the mirror driver. After the contents of the first delta disk have been copied to the second base disk, the method includes removing the mirror driver and operating the linked clone virtual machine as a full clone virtual machine on the second base disk.

Abstract: A request to perform an operation on an object in a first storage system may be received from a client computing device via a local area network or a wide area network. Mapping data that associates an account identifier from the request to perform the operation on the object in the first storage system to a volume of a file system of a second storage system may be received. The second storage system may be mounted to perform the operation using the file in the second storage system that corresponds to the object in the first storage system. The second storage system may be mounted by using the account identifier from the mapping data.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for displaying related content associated with browsing a website. For example, a user may access a website to view content provided by the website. As opposed to the user manually searching for interesting content through trial and error, related content that may be interesting to the user may be identified and surfaced to the user. For example, a user profile specifying user interests of the user may be used to identify related content assigned topics corresponding to the user interests (e.g., content provided by the website or other web source). In this way, the related content may be displayed to the user through a content recommendation reader interface. In an example, the content recommendation reader interface may be provided by a web browser so that related content may be identified and/or provided to users of any website from any device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for updating a search index with new uniform resource locators (URLs) and spiking URLs with increased user interest. History data, provided from browser applications residing on users' computers that indicate URLs accessed by the users, is parsed to identify new/previously unknown URLs. The history data also indicates URLs in which there is increased interest based on a number of recent hits as compared to an average number of hits determined over time. Author postings of new URLs to social networking sites and a quality rating of the authors may also be used to identify and filter new URLs. Search indexes are updated with the new and spiking URL data. As such, lag time between posting of new URLs and spiking of URL interest and inclusion of this data in a search index is greatly decreased.

Abstract: An authentication server receives an item authentication query message requesting authentication of an item that is available from a computer server. An authentication score for the item is generated based on information contained in the item authentication query message. The authentication score is then provided for display at a client terminal. Authentication of the information contained in the item authentication query provides a level of computer security to end-users.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to tokenized account information with integrated authentication. In some embodiments, a shared secret key is used for tokenization and authentication. In some embodiments, a payment device stores an encrypted version of the secret key and decrypts the secret key based on a user-provided password. In some embodiments, the payment device uses the secret key and a moving factor to generate a limited-use password. In some embodiments, the payment device uses the limited-use password to modify a first identifier of an account of the user. In some embodiments, the authentication system retrieves a stored version of the secret key and a copy of the account number using a second identifier. In some embodiments, the authentication system generates the limited-use password based on the stored secret key and a moving factor, de-tokenizes the modified first identifier, and compares the result with the retrieved copy of the account number.

Abstract: Aspects of the embodiments are directed to an augmented reality Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (“captcha”). Upon determining that a user, operating a user device, is attempting to access a website, a host server can cause a camera on the user device to activate and begin streaming and image feed to the host device across a network. The host device can determine an appropriate augmentation to the image feed that is germane to the context and/or environment of what is being displayed in the image feed. The augmentation can be displayed to the user on a display of the user device. The augmentation can also include a prompt instructing the user how to interact with the augmentation. The host server can determine whether to grant the user access based on the user's interaction with the augmentation.

Abstract: Aspects of the embodiments are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products that facilitate authentication of a user for providing authentication for access to secured services using an interactive voice response (IVR) service. A user device can include an application. The application can prompt the user to register with an authentication service to create an authentication credential. The user device can receive from the authentication service an authentication secret key. The application can prompt the user for a fingerprint scan, which the application can use to secure the authentication secret key. The user, when attempting to access a secured service, can provide another fingerprint scan to unlock the authentication secret key. The application can generate a one-time-password from the authentication secret key, and can transmit that OTP to an authentication service associated with the secured service provider.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to tokenized account information with integrated authentication. In some embodiments, a shared secret key is used for tokenization and authentication. In some embodiments, a payment device stores an encrypted version of the secret key and decrypts the secret key based on a user-provided password. In some embodiments, the payment device uses the secret key and a moving factor to generate a limited-use password. In some embodiments, the payment device uses the limited-use password to modify a first identifier of an account of the user. In some embodiments, the authentication system retrieves a stored version of the secret key and a copy of the account number using a second identifier. In some embodiments, the authentication system generates the limited-use password based on the stored secret key and a moving factor, de-tokenizes the modified first identifier, and compares the result with the retrieved copy of the account number.

Abstract: Aspects of the embodiments are directed to an augmented reality Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (“captcha”). Upon determining that a user, operating a user device, is attempting to access a website, a host server can cause a camera on the user device to activate and begin streaming and image feed to the host device across a network. The host device can determine an appropriate augmentation to the image feed that is germane to the context and/or environment of what is being displayed in the image feed. The augmentation can be displayed to the user on a display of the user device. The augmentation can also include a prompt instructing the user how to interact with the augmentation. The host server can determine whether to grant the user access based on the user's interaction with the augmentation.

Abstract: A method includes determining a match score indicative of similarities between (1) signal information associated with a current route being traveled by a user in connection with a transaction with a merchant and (2) signal information associated with an established route traveled by the user in connection with a previous transaction between the user and the merchant, wherein the signal information comprises signal signatures that identify one or more signal emitters identified along each route. The method also includes determining whether the current route matches the established route based on whether the match score is above a threshold. The method further includes if the match score is below the threshold, transmitting a message indicating that the user was not authenticated.

Abstract: A device unlock pattern (“pattern password”) is static in that the same pattern is entered each time to unlock a device. Due to this repetition, a pattern password may be discovered by an application that captures touchscreen gestures, by inspection of fingerprints or smudges on a screen, or simply by an onlooker that views the pattern password being entered. A variable hint pattern can be used to impede discovery. A hint pattern is a sub-pattern (“hint”) of the pattern password to be completed for device unlock. A variable hint pattern can impede discovery by changing the sub-pattern at a defined change threshold related to unlock attempts. The device can randomly change the sub-pattern or randomly change the missing portions of the pattern password at each change threshold. As a result, different inputs complete the pattern password. This variance stymies the methods typically used to discover pattern passwords.

Abstract: A method includes determining a number of matching signal signatures within (1) ambient signal information for an order location and (2) ambient signal information for a delivery location, wherein the ambient signal information comprises signal signatures that identify a plurality of signal emitters at each location. The method also includes determining whether the delivery location matches the order location based on the number of matching signal signatures. The method further includes transmitting a message to a delivery operator indicating whether the delivery location matches the order location.

Abstract: A request to perform an operation on an object in a first storage system may be received from a client computing device via a local area network or a wide area network. Mapping data that associates an account identifier from the request to perform the operation on the object in the first storage system to a volume of a file system of a second storage system may be received. The second storage system may be mounted to perform the operation using the file in the second storage system that corresponds to the object in the first storage system. The second storage system may be mounted by using the account identifier from the mapping data.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to authenticating a user via a lock screen. In one embodiment, a computer device presents a two-dimensional matrix of elements on a display of the computing device and detects a continuous gesture performed by a user on the display over the two-dimensional matrix of elements. In some embodiments, the gesture includes a first portion selecting a first set of the elements and a second portion selecting a second set of the elements. In response to detecting the continuous gesture, the computer device authenticates the user based on the selected first set of elements and initiates performance of an action based on the second set of elements such as execution of a particular application, opening a particular file, opening a particular menu of an application, etc.

Abstract: A server computing device receives, from a client computing device, a request to perform an operation on an object. The server computing device identifies a file, that corresponds to the object, in a network attached storage file system in a local area network. The server computing device mounts, via the local area network, the network attached storage file system to perform the operation using the file that corresponds to the object. The computer device sends a response indicating performance of the operation to the client computing device.

Abstract: A server computing device receives, from a client computing device, a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request to perform an operation on an object. The server computing device identifies a file, that corresponds to the object, in a network attached storage file system in a local area network. The server computing device mounts, via the local area network, the network attached storage file system to perform the operation using the file that corresponds to the object. The computer device sends a HTTP response indicating performance of the operation to the client computing device.

Abstract: One or more embodiments provide techniques for promoting a linked clone virtual machine to a full clone virtual machine. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an instruction to promote the linked clone virtual machine to a full clone virtual machine. The method also includes creating a second base disk for the linked clone virtual machine. The method includes installing a mirror driver between the first delta disk and the second base disk. The method includes copying the contents of the first delta disk to the second base disk with the mirror driver. After the contents of the first delta disk have been copied to the second base disk, the method includes removing the mirror driver and operating the linked clone virtual machine as a full clone virtual machine on the second base disk.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to tokenized account information with integrated authentication. In some embodiments, a shared secret key is used for tokenization and authentication. In some embodiments, a payment device stores an encrypted version of the secret key and decrypts the secret key based on a user-provided password. In some embodiments, the payment device uses the secret key and a moving factor to generate a limited-use password. In some embodiments, the payment device uses the limited-use password to modify a first identifier of an account of the user. In some embodiments, the authentication system retrieves a stored version of the secret key and a copy of the account number using a second identifier. In some embodiments, the authentication system generates the limited-use password based on the stored secret key and a moving factor, de-tokenizes the modified first identifier, and compares the result with the retrieved copy of the account number.