Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing travel-related information for a location to a user based on activity indications of the user that are related to the location. The location may be determined based on a set of one or more related activity indications and a travel-related score may be determined for the location that is indicative of likelihood that the user has interest in travelling to the location. The user may be provided the travel-related information for the location based on the travel-related score.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure assist users with creative development of advertisements by converting successful advertisements into templates for use in the creation of new advertisements. The system and method suggest an advertisement to a user based on the type of content for which the user is advertising. For example, an advertisement may include a set of display criteria, and a set of creative content. The display criteria define a set of circumstances during which the advertisement may be displayed (e.g., a set of keywords that trigger the display of the advertisement). Advertisements that are particularly successful for a given set of display criteria are depersonalized and converted to templates. These templates may be provided during creation of new advertisements as suggested content.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing travel-related information for a location to a user based on activity indications of the user that are related to the location. The location may be determined based on a set of one or more related activity indications and a travel-related score may be determined for the location that is indicative of likelihood that the user has interest in travelling to the location. The user may be provided the travel-related information for the location based on the travel-related score.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing travel-related information for a location to a user based on activity indications of the user that are related to the location. The location may be determined based on a set of one or more related activity indications and a travel-related score may be determined for the location that is indicative of likelihood that the user has interest in travelling to the location. The user may be provided the travel-related information for the location based on the travel-related score.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing travel-related information for a location to a user based on activity indications of the user that are related to the location. The location may be determined based on a set of one or more related activity indications and a travel-related score may be determined for the location that is indicative of likelihood that the user has interest in travelling to the location. The user may be provided the travel-related information for the location based on the travel-related score.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing travel-related information for a location to a user based on activity indications of the user that are related to the location. The location may be determined based on a set of one or more related activity indications and a travel-related score may be determined for the location that is indicative of likelihood that the user has interest in travelling to the location. The user may be provided the travel-related information for the location based on the travel-related score.

Abstract: A method of improving USB device virtualization is proposed that allows giving virtual machines (VMs) direct access to USB devices with a combination hardware and software solutions. The USB host controller replaces device identifiers assigned by the VM with real device identifiers that are unique in the system. The real device identifiers are assigned by the virtual machine monitor (VMM) or the host controller.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses to dynamically balance execution loads on a partitioned system among processor cores or among partitions.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses to dynamically balance execution loads on a partitioned system among processor cores or among partitions.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses to dynamically balance execution loads on a partitioned system among processor cores or among partitions.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, USB device virtualization can be improved by giving virtual machines (VMs) direct access to USB devices with a combined hardware and software solution. One aspect is directed to including providing a set of PCI configuration registers and operational registers for each VM, providing an interrupt request line for each VM, and using a new schedule traversal algorithm for multiple schedules, including a fairness algorithm that prevents starvation of any VM's bulk traffic.

Abstract: A method of improving USB device virtualization to prevent bus bandwidth from being over allocated when isochronous USB devices are attached to multiple virtual machines by attaching a dummy device to each virtual machine which will mimic the bandwidth reservations made by real devices in other virtual machines, thus allowing each virtual machine to determine the true available bandwidth. The dummy devices are represented by incorporating a dummy device driver in each virtual machine and emulating the dummy device in software in the VMM.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses to dynamically balance execution loads on a partitioned system among processor cores or among partitions.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses to dynamically balance execution loads on a partitioned system among processor cores or among partitions.

Abstract: Embodiments provide an efficient system of device configuration and detection for a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) system. Each connected device provides a descriptor and is accessed at a predetermined address. The device is then configured by the operating system based on the device descriptor and assigned a device address for further operation. The system also supports the assignment of devices to different partitions in the computer system.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses to dynamically balance execution loads on a partitioned system among processor cores or among partitions.

Abstract: Embodiments provide an efficient system of device configuration and detection for a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) system. Each connected device provides a descriptor and is accessed at a predetermined address. The device is then configured by the operating system based on the device descriptor and assigned a device address for further operation. The system also supports the assignment of devices to different partitions in the computer system.

Abstract: A method for performing virtualization, includes managing data between a virtual machine and a bus controller by transmitting an input output (IO) request from the virtual machine to a service virtual machine that owns the bus controller. According to an alternate embodiment, the method for performing virtualization includes managing isochronous data between a virtual machine and a bus controller. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A discussion for improving USB device virtualization by giving virtual machines (VMs) direct access to USB devices with a combined hardware and software solution, including providing a set of PCI configuration registers and operational registers for each VM, providing an interrupt request line for each VM, and using a new schedule traversal algorithm for multiple schedules, including a fairness algorithm that prevents starvation of any VM's bulk traffic.

Abstract: A method of improving USB device virtualization is proposed that allows giving virtual machines (VMs) direct access to USB devices with a combination hardware and software solutions. The USB host controller replaces device identifiers assigned by the VM with real device identifiers that are unique in the system. The real device identifiers are assigned by the VMM or the host controller.