Abstract: Disclosed is a computer-implemented method (1) of assigning a task to a mobile communication device (212, 222) belonging to a pool (210, 220) of mobile communication devices, wherein each mobile communications device is associated with a trusted owner and is locatable by means of location information, the method comprising generating (10) a task to be performed; generating a set of task locations at which the task can be performed; receiving (20) location information for said mobile communications devices; deriving (30) a location for each mobile communications device from said location information; using the derived location to calculate (40) a cost score for each mobile communication device, said cost score indicating the cost of the trusted owner of said mobile communication device to reach a target location; and assigning (60) the task to a selected location in said set and to one of said mobile communications devices, wherein the task is assigned to the one of said mobile communications devices based on

Abstract: A virtual machine device 100 comprising multiple operation routines 122,124, 126 each configured to perform a particular instruction, and a selector 110 configured to receive an encoded instruction, the encoded instruction being obtained by encoding a plain instruction with a code encoding, the selector is configured to select and activate a corresponding operation routine of the multiple operation routines, the corresponding operation routine is configured to perform the plain instruction corresponding to the encoded instruction, the selector 100 comprises a look-up means for looking-up an encoded instruction to select the corresponding operation routine.

Abstract: A computing device is provided configured to compute a data function on a function-input value comprising an electronic storage storing a table network configured for the data function and an electronic processor coupled to the storage and configured to compute the data function by applying the table network, wherein the device is configured to obtain the function-input value as an encoded input value, the encoded input value combines the function-input value together with a state-input value encrypted together into a single value, the table network is configured to take as input the encoded input value and produce as output an encoded output value, the encoded output value combines a function-output value together with a state-output value encrypted data function together into a single value, wherein the function-output value equals the result of applying the data function to the function-input value, and the state-output value equals the result of applying a state function to the state-input value.

Abstract: A compiler 134 for compiling a first computer program 110 written in a first computer programming language into a second computer program written in a machine language, the compiler comprises a code generator to generate the second computer program by generating tables 142 and machine language code 144, the generated tables and the generated machine language code together forming the second computer program, wherein the generated machine language code references the tables and the generated machine language code does not contain arithmetic or logic machine instructions, the tables comprising pre-computed results of arithmetic and/or logic machine instructions.

Abstract: A computing device is provided configured to compute a data function on a function-input value comprising an electronic storage storing a table network configured for the data function and an electronic processor coupled to the storage and configured to compute the data function by applying the table network, wherein the device is configured to obtain the function-input value as an encoded input value, the encoded input value combines the function-input value together with a state-input value encrypted together into a single value, the table network is configured to take as input the encoded input value and produce as output an encoded output value, the encoded output value combines a function-output value together with a state-output value encrypted data function together into a single value, wherein the function-output value equals the result of applying the data function to the function-input value, and the state-output value equals the result of applying a state function to the state-input value.

Abstract: A system for executing a virtual machine instance is provided. An executing environment (11) is arranged for creating a virtual machine instance (10). The virtual machine instance (10) comprises an instance authorization unit (1) for receiving an instance authorization credential, wherein the instance authorization credential is uniquely associated with the virtual machine instance (10). A data key unit (2) is arranged for generating a request for a data key, based on the instance authorization credential associated with the virtual machine instance (10). A decryption unit (3) is arranged for decrypting a data item (7) based on the data key. A key server system (6) is arranged for issuing keys to a virtual machine instance (10). An instance authorization providing unit (22) is arranged for providing the instance authorization credential to the virtual machine instance (10).

Abstract: A computing device configured to compute a data function on a function-input value, the device comprising an electronic storage storing a first table network configured for the data function and a second table network configured to cooperate with the first table network for countering modifications made to the first table network, an electronic processor coupled to the storage and configured to obtain first table inputs for the first table network, the first table inputs including the function-input value, and to compute the data function by applying the first table network to the first table inputs to produce first table outputs, the first table outputs including a function-output value corresponding to the result of applying the data function to the function-input value.

Abstract: There is provided a method of generating a recommendation for one or more target locations for running a target errand. The method generates a recommendation for at least one candidate location as the target location,based on a waiting time and a travel time predicated according to target time schedules. Also, there are provided a device and system to provide the recommendation for target locations.

Abstract: A computing device (500) comprising an electronic storage (510) and an electronic processor (550) coupled to the storage, the storage storing a series of table networks (110, T1, T2), the processor being configured to compute an iterated function on a global data-input (121, w0) and a global state-input (121, s0) by applying table networks of the series of table networks, —a table network (112, 114, Ti) of the series being configured for a corresponding data-function (ƒi) and state-function (gi) and is configured to map a data-input (121, 122, si) to a data-output (122, 123, wi) according to the corresponding data-function (ƒi), and to simultaneously map a state-input (121, 122, si-1) to a state-output (122, 123, si) according to a state-function (gi), —the electronic processor being configured to iterate applying the series of table networks (T1, T2, T1, T2), a table network (T1) of the iteratively applied table networks to the global data-input (w0) and global state-input (s0), and a successive table networ

Abstract: Disclosed is a computer-implemented method (1) of assigning a task to a mobile communication device (212, 222) belonging to a pool (210, 220) of mobile communication devices, wherein each mobile communications device is associated with a trusted owner and is locatable by means of location information, the method comprising generating (10) a task to be performed; generating a set of task locations at which the task can be performed; receiving (20) location information for said mobile communications devices; deriving (30) a location for each mobile communications device from said location information; using the derived location to calculate (40) a cost score for each mobile communication device, said cost score indicating the cost of the trusted owner of said mobile communication device to reach a target location; and assigning (60) the task to a selected location in said set and to one of said mobile communications devices, wherein the task is assigned to the one of said mobile communications devices based on

Abstract: A logging device (110) and a log aggregation device are provided.

Abstract: A computer system comprising a processor and a memory, the processor comprising an instruction cycle circuit configured to repeatedly obtain a next instruction of a computer program, an instruction decoder configured to decode and execute the instruction obtained by the instruction cycle circuit, the computer system supporting multiple arithmetic and/or logic operations under control of one or more of the instructions, wherein the memory stores multiple tables, each specific one of the multiple arithmetic and/or logic operations being supported by a specific table stored in the memory, each specific table comprising the result of the specific arithmetic operations for a range of inputs.

Abstract: A computing device configured to compute a data function (f) on a function-input value (w), the device comprising an electronic storage storing a first table network configured for the data function (f), the computing device comprising an electronic processor coupled to the storage and configured to obtain multiple first table inputs for the first table network, the multiple first table inputs (x=E(w, s)) including the function-input value (w), and to compute the data function (f) by applying the first table network to the multiple first table inputs (x) to produce multiple first table outputs (u=E(f(w), g(w,s)), the multiple first table outputs (u) including a function-output value (f(w)), the function-output value (f(w)) corresponding to the result of applying the data function (f) to the function-input value (w), the electronic storage is further storing a second table network configured to cooperate with the first table network for countering modifications made to the first table network, the electronic p

Abstract: A compiler 134 for compiling a first computer program 110 written in a first computer programming language into a second computer program written in a machine language, the compiler comprises a code generator to generate the second computer program by generating tables 142 and machine language code 144, the generated tables and the generated machine language code together forming the second computer program, wherein the generated machine language code references the tables and the generated machine language code does not contain arithmetic or logic machine instructions, the tables comprising pre-computed results of arithmetic and/or logic machine instructions.

Abstract: A system for executing a virtual machine instance is provided. An executing environment (11) is arranged for creating a virtual machine instance (10). The virtual machine instance (10) comprises an instance authorization unit (1) for receiving an instance authorization credential, wherein the instance authorization credential is uniquely associated with the virtual machine instance (10). A data key unit (2) is arranged for generating a request for a data key, based on the instance authorization credential associated with the virtual machine instance (10). A decryption unit (3) is arranged for decrypting a data item (7) based on the data key. A key server system (6) is arranged for issuing keys to a virtual machine instance (10). An instance authorization providing unit (22) is arranged for providing the instance authorization credential to the virtual machine instance (10).

Abstract: A virtual machine device 100 comprising multiple operation routines 122,124, 126 each configured to perform a particular instruction, and a selector 110 configured to receive an encoded instruction, the encoded instruction being obtained by encoding a plain instruction with a code encoding, the selector is configured to select and activate a corresponding operation routine of the multiple operation routines, the corresponding operation routine is configured to perform the plain instruction corresponding to the encoded instruction, the selector 100 comprises a look-up means for looking-up an encoded instruction to select the corresponding operation routine.