Abstract: A computing entity storing a user profile data store and an informational content data store receives new event information corresponding to a user. The new event information is associated with a user identifier and is provided via user interaction with an interactive user interface (IUI). Using the user identifier, the computing entity identifies and accesses a user profile from the user profile data store that comprises profile information corresponding to the user. Based on the new event information and/or the profile information stored in the user profile, the computing entity prioritizes a plurality of informational content items stored in the informational content data store. Based on the prioritization of the plurality of informational content items, the computing entity selects one or more informational content items that are of high priority for the user and provides a selected informational content item for presentation to the user via the IUI.

Abstract: A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code, including generating one or more ad-avatars in a virtual universe (VU) and monitoring information from the VU. Additionally, the method includes directing the one or more ad-avatars to perform one or more viral advertisements in the VU based on the information.

Abstract: A method for establishing an index of usability associated with a replacement payment card is provided. The method may include receiving a payment card replacement request in a vending facility. The method may further include identifying at least one possible risk factor associated with a user utilizing the replacement payment card. The method may also include creating a risk assessment based on the at least one identified possible risk factor. The method may further include establishing an index of usability for the replacement payment card based on the created assessment, whereby a value of the index of usability correlates to a plurality of restrictions placed on using the replacement payment card. The method may also include storing the established index of usability in a database.

Abstract: Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for creating and using heterogeneous pools of validators to implement blockchain consensus. The specialized validators can be segmented and pooled based on their roles and functionalities in the consensus mechanism.

Abstract: Without timely reminders, certain individuals may be highly unlikely to complete various tasks scheduled for completion. For example, medicinal therapy regimen patients often have difficulty in remembering to take their prescribed medications in accordance with care provider specified instructions. By providing a reminder prompt generation system that utilizes machine-learning and/or artificial intelligence to determine appropriate reminder times and modalities for providing automated-prompting notifications to users, the users' adherence to scheduled task completions can be significantly increased.

Abstract: A method and system for automatically controlling a vehicle is provided. The method includes generating an original route of travel for a first vehicle for travel from an original location to a destination location. The vehicle is directed from the original location to the destination location such that the vehicle initiates motion and navigates the original route of travel towards the destination location in accordance with the original route of travel. Monitored vehicular attributes of the first vehicle are received and environmental attributes associated with the original route of travel are monitored with respect the first vehicle. Navigational issues associated with the vehicle traveling along the original route of travel are determined based on the monitored vehicular attributes and results of monitoring the environmental attributes. The navigational issues are used to determine if the vehicle should continue to travel along the original route of travel.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product related to delivery of packages to online shopping customers. In an embodiment, the invention provides a method comprising identifying a pool of candidate delivery drivers; analyzing driving patterns of the candidate drivers in a geographic area; analyzing activities of specified online shoppers in the geographic area; and sending a message to contact one of the candidate drivers to deliver a package or packages to an online shopper based on a defined matching of the analyzed driving patterns of the candidate drivers with the analyzed activities of the online shoppers. In an embodiment, each of the candidate drivers has an associated mobile communications device; and the analyzing driving patterns of the candidate drivers includes using specified changes in locations of the mobile communication devices associated with the candidate delivery drivers to identify the driving patterns of the candidate drivers.

Abstract: A method for establishing an index of usability associated with a replacement payment card is provided. The method may include receiving a payment card replacement request in a vending facility. The method may further include identifying at least one possible risk factor associated with a user utilizing the replacement payment card. The method may also include creating a risk assessment based on the at least one identified possible risk factor. The method may further include establishing an index of usability for the replacement payment card based on the created assessment, whereby a value of the index of usability correlates to a plurality of restrictions placed on using the replacement payment card. The method may also include storing the established index of usability in a database.

Abstract: Methods and systems for presenting a proactive audiovisual query using a virtual assistant software application. The methods correspond to retrieving user experience data associated with a user profile for the virtual assistant software application, wherein the user experience data define one or more user experience events for the user profile. The methods further include retrieving subject matter domain data associated with the one or more user experience events, wherein the subject matter domain data define one or more probabilistic event effects for the one or more user experience events and determining, based on the user experience data and the subject matter domain data, one or more optimal query items, wherein the one or more optimal query items are associated with at least one of the one or more probabilistic event effects. The methods further include generating the proactive audiovisual query in accordance with the one or more optimal query items.

Abstract: There is a need for solutions that perform predictive natural language processing with improved efficiency and/or accuracy. This need can be addressed by, for example, by detecting an anomaly condition in the service provider system based on affected user activity data items associated with the service provider system; determining affected user profiles, wherein each affected user profile is predicted to experience the anomaly condition; determining, for each group of affected user profiles, affected user intentions based user activity data items associated with the group of affected user profiles; generating a support communication for each affected user profile in the group of affected user profiles based on the affected user intentions for the group; and causing a transmission of each support communication to each affected user profile in the group of affected user profiles.

Abstract: Data ownership of a single record data object comprising a plurality of individual data elements may be distributed across a plurality of users, such that each individual user is capable of separately controlling access to those data elements for which the data owner has ownership privileges. These data ownership privileges, and corresponding access rights which may be individually provided by distinct data owners, is managed by a data management computing entity such that a single composite user interface may be generated for a user viewing a particular record data object such that the viewer is provided with viewing access to only those data elements for which the viewer has access. Thus, separate user interfaces may be generated and provided for different viewers accessing the same record data object.

Abstract: A power and frequency regulation meter to which AC power is supplied through an AC power line, including: an AC frequency meter that receives AC power from an AC power line and measures a current AC frequency on the AC power line; an AC power consumption meter that receives AC power from the AC power line and measures a current power consumption on the AC power line over a period of time; an AC power consumption display that receives AC power from the AC power line and displays power consumption; a frequency regulation credits display that displays a frequency regulation credit; and a case that encases the AC frequency meter, the AC power consumption meter, the AC power consumption display, the frequency regulation credits display. A credit or debit is calculated based on a current power consumption, the current AC frequency, and a power consumption moving average.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to ventilation systems and methods, and more particularly to selectively configurable climate control systems and methods for use in data centers and the like. A device includes a support element and a plurality of ducts connected to the support element. The device also includes a manifold in fluid communication with each one of the plurality of ducts and a plurality of valves. Each respective one of the plurality of valves is associated with a respective one of the plurality of ducts. Moreover, there is at least one actuator operatively connected to the plurality of valves, which is structured and arranged to individually actuate each one of the plurality of valves.

Abstract: A method. A power and frequency regulation meter, to which AC power is supplied through an AC power line, includes: an AC frequency meter that receives AC power from an AC power line and measures a current AC frequency on the AC power line; an AC power consumption meter that receives AC power from the AC power line and measures a current power consumption on the AC power line over a period of time; an AC power consumption display that receives AC power from the AC power line and displays power consumption; a frequency regulation credits display that displays a frequency regulation credit. A power consumption moving average of a last N power current power consumptions measured by the AC power consumption meter is calculated. A credits or debit is calculated based on a current power consumption, the current AC frequency and the power consumption moving average.

Abstract: In an approach to adjusting user permissions based on mental acuity, one or more computer processors determine whether an individual is within a threshold proximity to a monitored location. In response to determining that an individual is within a threshold proximity to the monitored location, the one or more computer processors identify a required mental acuity for the monitored location. The one or more computer processors determine a current mental acuity for the individual. The one or more computer processors compare the determined mental acuity for the individual with the required mental acuity for the monitored location.

Abstract: An IoT apparatus in use by a user, which is communicatively linked to a mobile device used by the user, is identified. A determination can be made as to whether documentation for the IoT apparatus is located on the IoT apparatus or on a mobile device. Responsive to determining that the documentation is located on the IoT apparatus or on the mobile device, a determination can be made as to whether the documentation located on the IoT apparatus or on the mobile device is a latest version of the documentation. Responsive to determining that the documentation located on the IoT apparatus or on the mobile device is not the latest version of the documentation, the latest version of the documentation can be automatically accessed from a resource external to the IoT apparatus and the mobile device. Presentation of the latest version of the documentation on a display can be initiated.

Abstract: A system and method for disabling a function of a feature of a vehicle based on a validation request to a centralized validation authority, prior to a use of the feature includes determining that a condition is met as part of a startup sequence of the vehicle, transmitting the validation request to the centralized validation authority, in response to determining the condition is met, wherein the validation request is part of the startup sequence of the vehicle, receiving a validation decision from the centralized validation authority, and disabling the feature of the vehicle as a function of the receiving the validation decision.

Abstract: Systems and methods for cognitive mobile wallet management are disclosed. In embodiments, a method comprises: obtaining, by a computing device, user contextual data; determining, by the computing device, a potential user purchase and an associated purchase category; and dynamically determining, by the computing device, a flexible spending rule for the purchase category based on one or more stored spending rules and the contextual data, wherein the flexible spending rule changes an amount of currency available to a user through the computing device.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for sharing a crowd sourced wireless network, wherein a first user uses a first device to access a wireless network, and the first device includes an application to grant automatically access to the wireless network to all of a defined group of people. In an embodiment, the method comprises restricting the automatic grant of access to the wireless network by, when one person of said group of people requests access to the network, a network control obtaining a determined strength of a defined relationship between the first user and that person, and granting the person access to the wireless network only if the determined strength of the defined relationship meets one or more set criteria. In an embodiment, the first device uploads a series of relationship scores to a server, and network control receives these scores from the server.

Abstract: Aspects provide for design template selectors, wherein processors are configured to determine a design pattern from a user input comprising a spatial arrangement of different discrete constituent design components, and determine that the design pattern input spatial arrangement of constituent components matches a portion of a selected one of a knowledge base plurality of completed design patterns that each comprise different fixed spatial arrangements of discrete constituent components within a threshold amount of confidence. Thus, aspects present the selected one of the knowledge base design patterns to the user as a suggested template for use in completing the design.