Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving, by a messaging application, content from a given user; selecting a metric for measuring performance of the content on the messaging application; measuring performance of the content on the messaging application; computing a value of the performance of the content on the messaging application based on the selected metric; and updating a restricted use token wallet stored in a profile for the given user based on the computed value of the performance of the content.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving, by a messaging application, content from a given user; selecting a metric for measuring performance of the content on the messaging application; measuring performance of the content on the messaging application; computing a value of the performance of the content on the messaging application based on the selected metric; and updating a restricted use token wallet stored in a profile for the given user based on the computed value of the performance of the content.

Abstract: A system to generate a graphical user interface to display a presentation of a set of shared user groups between users of a social networking service is described. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems for: receiving an identification of a second user from a user account of a first user; identifying a user group that includes the first user and the second user in response to the identification of the second user from the user account of the first user; retrieving user identifiers of the first user and the second user, wherein the user identifiers may include graphical avatars; generating a group identifier based on the user identifiers; and causing display of a presentation of the user group at a client device.

Abstract: A system to generate a graphical user interface to display a presentation of a set of shared user groups between users of a social networking service is described. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems for: receiving an identification of a second user from a user account of a first user; identifying a user group that includes the first user and the second user in response to the identification of the second user from the user account of the first user; retrieving user identifiers of the first user and the second user, wherein the user identifiers may include graphical avatars; generating a group identifier based on the user identifiers; and causing display of a presentation of the user group at a client device.

Abstract: A system to generate a graphical user interface to display a presentation of a set of shared user groups between users of a social networking service is described. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems for: receiving an identification of a second user from a user account of a first user; identifying a user group that includes the first user and the second user in response to the identification of the second user from the user account of the first user; retrieving user identifiers of the first user and the second user, wherein the user identifiers may include graphical avatars; generating a group identifier based on the user identifiers; and causing display of a presentation of the user group at a client device.

Abstract: A system to generate a graphical user interface to display a presentation of a set of shared user groups between users of a social networking service is described. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems for: receiving an identification of a second user from a user account of a first user; identifying a user group that includes the first user and the second user in response to the identification of the second user from the user account of the first user; retrieving user identifiers of the first user and the second user, wherein the user identifiers may include graphical avatars; generating a group identifier based on the user identifiers; and causing display of a presentation of the user group at a client device.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving, by a messaging application, content from a given user; selecting a metric for measuring performance of the content on the messaging application; measuring performance of the content on the messaging application; computing a value of the performance of the content on the messaging application based on the selected metric; and updating a restricted use token wallet stored in a profile for the given user based on the computed value of the performance of the content.

Abstract: A system to generate a graphical user interface to display a presentation of lenses (e.g. overlays or transforms for images and video clips) as part of a creator profile within a messaging system are presented. In one embodiment, a device is configured to display a plurality of lens tiles within such a profile interface, with a lens summary interface for each lens that can be reached directly from the plurality of lens tiles. In such a system, each lens tile includes a content image modified by a corresponding lens, and the lens summary interface for each lens includes a set of lens detail information, such as views, shares, availability settings, and such. Lens data and various other information may be communicated efficiently within a messaging system while maintaining close connection with the creator of the lens data using various additional aspects of the interface.

Abstract: A system to generate a graphical user interface to display a presentation of a set of shared user groups between users of a social networking service is described. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems for: receiving an identification of a second user from a user account of a first user; identifying a user group that includes the first user and the second user in response to the identification of the second user from the user account of the first user; retrieving user identifiers of the first user and the second user, wherein the user identifiers may include graphical avatars; generating a group identifier based on the user identifiers; and causing display of a presentation of the user group at a client device.

Abstract: A system to generate a graphical user interface to display a presentation of a set of shared user groups between users of a social networking service is described. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems for: receiving an identification of a second user from a user account of a first user; identifying a user group that includes the first user and the second user in response to the identification of the second user from the user account of the first user; retrieving user identifiers of the first user and the second user, wherein the user identifiers may include graphical avatars; generating a group identifier based on the user identifiers; and causing display of a presentation of the user group at a client device.

Abstract: A system to generate a graphical user interface to display a presentation of a set of shared user groups between users of a social networking service is described. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems for: receiving an identification of a second user from a user account of a first user; identifying a user group that includes the first user and the second user in response to the identification of the second user from the user account of the first user; retrieving user identifiers of the first user and the second user, wherein the user identifiers may include graphical avatars; generating a group identifier based on the user identifiers; and causing display of a presentation of the user group at a client device.

Abstract: A first search is executed to obtain a first set of search results corresponding to a first geographical search area. A determination is made that the first set of search results does not meet a search results criteria. A second geographical search region is dynamically selected for executing a second search in response to determining that the first set of search results does not meet the search results criteria. The second search is executed to obtain a second set of search results corresponding to the second geographical search area.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for integrating various network access control frameworks under the control of a single policy decision point (PDP). The apparatus supports pluggable protocol terminators to interface to any number of access protocols or backend support services. The apparatus contains Trust and Identity Mediators to mediate between the protocol terminators and a canonical policy subsystem, translating attributes between framework representations, and a canonical representation using extensible data-driven dictionaries.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for integrating various network access control frameworks under the control of a single policy decision point (PDP). The apparatus supports pluggable protocol terminators to interface to any number of access protocols or backend support services. The apparatus contains Trust and Identity Mediators to mediate between the protocol terminators and a canonical policy subsystem, translating attributes between framework representations, and a canonical representation using extensible data-driven dictionaries.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for integrating various network access control frameworks under the control of a single policy decision point (PDP). The apparatus supports pluggable protocol terminators to interface to any number of access protocols or backend support services. The apparatus contains Trust and Identity Mediators to mediate between the protocol terminators and a canonical policy subsystem, translating attributes between framework representations, and a canonical representation using extensible data-driven dictionaries.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for integrating various network access control frameworks under the control of a single policy decision point (PDP). The apparatus supports pluggable protocol terminators to interface to any number of access protocols or backend support services. The apparatus contains Trust and Identity Mediators to mediate between the protocol terminators and a canonical policy subsystem, translating attributes between framework representations, and a canonical representation using extensible data-driven dictionaries.

Abstract: A method for provisioning client devices securely and automatically by means of a network provisioning system is disclosed. Provisioning occurs before the client is granted access to the network. The provisioning is determined dynamically at the time a client connects to the network and may depend on a multitude of factors specified by data dictionaries of the provisioning system.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for testing a utility computing system having a plurality of hardware and/or software planes.

Abstract: A computing system, comprising a host computer system, a primary data packet communication protocol (such as TCP/IP) offload engine configured to act as an offload engine for the host computer system, and an alternate data packet communication protocol (such as TCP/IP) offload engine configured to act as an offload engine for the host computer system if the primary offload engine fails. The host computer system, the primary offload engine and the alternate offload engine are in data communication, the primary offload engine is configured to save predefined data packet communication protocol parameters to the host computer system during normal operation, the alternate offload engine is configured to retrieve the parameters from the host computer system if the primary offload engine fails.

Abstract: A computing system, comprising a host computer system, a primary data packet communication protocol (such as TCP/IP) offload engine configured to act as an offload engine for the host computer system, and an alternate data packet communication protocol (such as TCP/IP) offload engine configured to act as an offload engine for the host computer system if the primary offload engine fails. The host computer system, the primary offload engine and the alternate offload engine are in data communication, the primary offload engine is configured to save predefined data packet communication protocol parameters to the host computer system during normal operation, the alternate offload engine is configured to retrieve the parameters from the host computer system if the primary offload engine fails.