Abstract: Systems and methods of throttling incoming network traffic requests are provided. A data processing system can receive a request from a computing device via a computer network. The data processing system can determine a predicted number of incoming requests and a current available capacity of the data processing system. The data processing system, responsive to determining that the current available capacity of the data processing system is insufficient to process the predicted number of incoming requests, can assign a prioritization value to the request and determine a throttling threshold value based on the current available capacity of the data processing system, the predicted number of incoming requests, and a distribution of historical prioritization values. The data processing system can throttle the request responsive to determining that the prioritization value is below the determined throttling threshold value.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium for allocating a minimum number of impressions to a content item in order to satisfy a delivery goal for the content item during a certain period of time are described. In some implementations, a satisfaction index (SI) for each content item can be used. The SI is a metric that reflects the degree to which a content selection service is on pace to meet a delivery goal for a content item within some period. The SI can be used to compare the number of impressions that have been allocated to the content item thus far in a period to the delivery or allocation goal for the content item in the period. A content selection service may determine scores for impression allocations based on both an estimate of value and the SI for a candidate content item in order to balance the goals of meeting delivery goals and optimizing impression inventory value.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a plurality of new high intensity LED's activatable by the user or by logic means to provide long life and adequate small battery-powered area lighting for a user, preferably hand held or mountable on the head of the user to permit hands-free directable illumination.