Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods of inserting video content. An application may receive a video content item identifying a plurality of segments. The plurality of segments may have a first segment to play primary video content and a second segment to play supplemental video content. The application may identify the second segment from the plurality of segments. The application may generate, responsive to identifying the second segment, a request for the supplemental video content to play in the second segment of the video content item. The request may include selection parameters. The application may transmit, to at least one server, the request for the supplemental video content to cause the at least one server to select a supplemental video content item using the selection parameters. The application may play the supplemental video content received from the at least one server in the second segment.

Abstract: Example implementations described herein are directed to an asset management system configured to facilitate real-time inventory recognition with image analysis tagged with positional information. The example implementations described herein also provide the method and process to improve the accuracy of the pipe detection for counting with various approaches. Referring the expected number of the pipes, example implementations utilize the pipe detection algorithm, as well as the bounding box of the pipe stack, use the knowledge of the physical size of the pipe stack, and analyze a pipe stack from the images of two directions at the end.

Abstract: This document describes systems, devices, and methods for testing the integration of a content provider's origin infrastructure with a content delivery network (CDN). In embodiments, the teachings hereof enable a content provider's developer to rapidly and flexibly create test environments that send test traffic through the same CDN hardware and software that handle (or at least have the ability to handle) production traffic, but in isolation from that production traffic and from each other. Furthermore, in embodiments, the teachings hereof enable the content provider to specify an arbitrary test origin behind its corporate firewall with which the CDN should communicate.

Abstract: In an approach, a processor receives a request to deploy a workload in a container environment, where: the container environment comprises a plurality of external providers running container environment clusters; and the request (i) includes one or more requirements of the workload and (ii) does not specify a particular external provider of the plurality of external providers. A processor determines a cluster, from the plurality of external providers running the container environment clusters, that meets the one or more requirements of the workload. A processor deploys the workload on the determined cluster.

Abstract: In some examples, a system may include a memory resource storing instructions, and one or more processors. In various examples the one or more processors may be configured to execute the instructions to receive data indicating that an order has been dropped by a driver of a first computing system. The order may include a set of order parameters that may include a first order parameter and a second order parameter. Additionally, the one or more processors may be configured to execute the instructions to determine a remaining delivery time period based at least a time when the order was dropped and the first order parameter. Moreover, the one or more processors may be configured to execute the instructions to obtain profile data of a set of drivers that includes availability data indicating the corresponding driver is available for assignment.

Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium for missing data identification, including identifying columns in tables of a database, generating categorical columns of categorical data by transforming data values in the columns into categorical data values, generating a co-occurrence matrix corresponding to a pair of categorical columns in the categorical columns, determining an expected frequency of co-occurrence corresponding to each unique pair of categorical data values based at least in part on a marginal totals corresponding to categorical data values in the co-occurrence matrix, and identifying one or more locations of missing data based at least in part on the count of co-occurrence of each unique pair of categorical data values and the expected frequency of co-occurrence corresponding to each unique pair of categorical data values.

Abstract: A system may include a database disposed within a remote network management platform, a server device disposed in the platform, and a client device. The database may contain representations of configuration items, such as computing devices and software applications associated with the managed network. The server device may provide a graphical user interface including a sequence of panes to the client device. The sequence of panes may include an identifier pane, an identification rules pane, and a reconciliation pane. Each pane may include data entry fields that are operable to define a new class of configuration item. The server device may receive, by way of the graphical user interface, a definition of the new class that uniquely identifies configuration items of a particular type using at least the attributes. The server may store, in the database, the definition of the new class.

Abstract: An automated method is provided for identifying candidate locations in video content for inserting advertisement (ad) breaks. Each candidate location is a different offset time from the beginning of the video content. Different distinct characteristics of the video content are identified at offset times. Certain characteristics are desirable and certain other characteristics are not desirable. Candidate locations are identified which have the most desirable characteristics at particular offset times, but which do not have any of the undesirable characteristics at any of the offset times.

Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for multi-cloud solution design and fulfillment via crowdsourcing is provided. Embodiments of the present invention may include receiving a request, wherein the request includes computing requirements. Embodiments of the present invention may include parsing the received request into partitions. Embodiments of the present invention may include advertising the partitions to a plurality of participating members on a trusted network environment. Embodiments of the present invention may include receiving conceptual solutions to the partitions. Embodiments of the present invention may include evaluating the received conceptual solutions.

Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for determining the cause of a fault in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system are described herein. One device includes a memory, and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive operational data associated with an HVAC system, receive control logic associated with a controller of the HVAC system, determine a cause of a fault occurring in the HVAC system based, at least in part, on the operational data associated with the HVAC system and the control logic of the controller of the HVAC system, and provide the cause of the fault occurring in the HVAC system to a user.

Abstract: A method of providing a plurality of controller certificates for a plurality of controllers within a Building Management System (BMS) includes downloading project information defining the BMS and using the downloaded project information to solicit a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) from each of the plurality of controllers of the BMS. The received CSRs are uploaded to a remote server so that the remote server can generate a corresponding controller certificate for each of the plurality of controllers of the BMS. The generated controller certificates are then downloaded to the corresponding one of the plurality of controllers of the BMS.

Abstract: Techniques for presenting a content item with a media item are described. The techniques include receiving user input indicating a placement preference for a content item to be presented with a media item. The placement preference indicates a presentation preference of the content item relative to presentation of the media item. The placement preference is used to influence selection of a media item with which the content item is to be presented.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for an Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS) network with service interface-aware forwarding. In one example, a first network device signals to a second network device, using EVPN route advertisements, a multi-service service tunnel to transport network packets for a plurality of services. The services are identifiable by virtual local area network (VLAN) identifiers in the packets. The first network device is configured with a single transport interface for the service tunnel and the single transport interface is configured with respective service interfaces for the services. The first network device detects failure of a failed service interface of the service interfaces and outputs, in response to the failure, an EVPN route withdrawal message for the service tunnel that identifies the service corresponding to the failed service interface.

Abstract: An automated method and apparatus are provided for identifying when a first video is a content-identical variant of a second video. The first and second video each include a plurality of image frames, and the image frames of either the first video or the second video include at least one black border. A plurality of variants are generated of selected image frames of the first video and the second video. The variants are then compared to each other, and the first video is identified as being a variant of the second video when at least one match is detected among the variants.

Abstract: A system and method of driver selection is disclosed. At least one order including a delivery window is received and a first delivery assignment process is implemented during a first time period. The first time period occurs a predetermined time before the delivery window. An indication regarding the first delivery assignment process is received and a second delivery assignment process is implemented during a second time period when the indication regarding the first delivery assignment process indicates the first delivery assignment process failed to place the at least one order with a driver. The second time period is subsequent to the first time period. An indication regarding the second delivery assignment process is received.

Abstract: Channel identifiers in electronic program guide (EPG) data are consolidated for one or more EPG providers, and the consolidated channel identifiers are used to automatically process audience measurement data.

Abstract: Implementations of a system, method and apparatus described herein receive, for a configuration item in a configuration management database, status indicating an operational state and an automation state associated with the configuration item, and determine whether a conflict will occur with at least one of the operational state or the automation state of the configuration item as a result of a process affecting the configuration item. When the conflict will not occur, a change is made to at least one of the operational state or the automation state of the configuration item in accordance with the process. Upon a conclusion of the process, the change is removed. If the conflict will occur, the process not allowed to continue.

Abstract: This document describes systems, devices, and methods for testing the integration of a content provider's origin infrastructure with a content delivery network (CDN). In embodiments, the teachings hereof enable a content provider's developer to rapidly and flexibly create test environments that send test traffic through the same CDN hardware and software that handle (or at least have the ability to handle) production traffic, but in isolation from that production traffic and from each other. Furthermore, in embodiments, the teachings hereof enable the content provider to specify an arbitrary test origin behind its corporate firewall with which the CDN should communicate.

Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for determining the cause of a fault in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system are described herein. One device includes a memory, and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive operational data associated with an HVAC system, receive control logic associated with a controller of the HVAC system, determine a cause of a fault occurring in the HVAC system based, at least in part, on the operational data associated with the HVAC system and the control logic of the controller of the HVAC system, and provide the cause of the fault occurring in the HVAC system to a user.

Abstract: A method of providing a plurality of controller certificates for a plurality of controllers within a Building Management System (BMS) includes downloading project information defining the BMS and using the downloaded project information to solicit a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) from each of the plurality of controllers of the BMS. The received CSRs are uploaded to a remote server so that the remote server can generate a corresponding controller certificate for each of the plurality of controllers of the BMS. The generated controller certificates are then downloaded to the corresponding one of the plurality of controllers of the BMS.