Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor that is programmed to acquire an organization information from another apparatus. In response to determining that: i) an organization information of the information processing apparatus and an organization information of the another apparatus do not match; and (ii) an authentication information set in the information processing apparatus remains to be a default setting, the processor is programmed to make no response to, or reject, an access request from the another apparatus.

Abstract: A printer apparatus includes a memory unit configured to record a first correction value, a print unit configured to print print data on a first medium by feeding the first medium on the basis of the first correction value when the print data is received from a printer control apparatus, a sensor unit configured to measure a measurement value corresponding to a feeding error of the first medium, a measurement value transmission unit configured to transmit the measurement value to the printer control apparatus, and a correction value update unit configured to update the first correction value to a second correction value received from the printer control apparatus, wherein the print unit prints the print data on a second medium by feeding the second medium on the basis of the second correction value when a retry command is then received from the printer control apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a communication unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The storage unit stores setting information including set value data and route data. When communication with a portable communication device has been enabled, the communication unit acquires present route information from the portable communication device. Upon acquiring the present route information, the control unit extracts a piece of setting information in which the route data is identical to the present route information thus acquired. Set values defined by the set value data included in the extracted piece of setting information are reproduced.

Abstract: This application discloses a print control device suppressing paper waste without reducing the size of a print sheet that is to form a section upon printing for bookbinding. In one configuration example of the print control device, the numbers Np1 and Np2 of first and second print sheets to be used, which correspond to two pieces of imposition information Dfly1 and Dfly2 prepared for manuscript data Dd for a single print job, are determined so as not to waste paper, on the basis of the numbers of pages imposed on the first and second print sheets and a total page number Npg in the manuscript data Dd. On the basis of the determined numbers Np1 and Np2 and the two pieces of imposition information Dfly1 and Dfly2, overall imposition for the manuscript data Dd is determined such that, of the first and second print sheets, the shorter print sheets are sandwiched between the longer print sheets.

Abstract: Disclosed is a control method for an image forming apparatus including firmware and an application operating on the firmware, the control method including registering a size of a defined sheet in a storage unit in accordance with a user operation under control of the firmware, accepting a selection instruction of the registered size of the defined sheet in accordance with the user operation under control of the application, and control printing using the defined sheet having the size according to the selection instruction under the control of the firmware.

Abstract: A display control method for an image forming apparatus includes detecting that a document is placed on a document reading unit, determining, when it is detected that the document is placed on the document reading unit, whether the size of the document is a predetermined size, displaying a first function screen on a display when a first function capable of performing one of a plurality of functions accompanying a reading operation for a document placed on the document reading unit is performed, and displaying a second function screen to which a screen is switched from the first function screen and that is displayed when a second function created by modifying the first function based on a specific setting is performed, in a case where, while the first function screen is displayed, it is determined that the size of the detected document is not the predetermined size.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus transmits printing data to a printing apparatus and includes: a beacon reception unit that receives a beacon signal including data amount information indicating an amount of data of a printing standby job accumulated in the printing apparatus from the printing apparatus; a distance measurement unit that measures a distance from the printing apparatus which is a transmission source of the beacon signal based on the beacon signal; and a selection unit that selects a printing apparatus which is a transmission destination of the printing data based on the distance and the data amount information of each printing apparatus.

Abstract: A reprographic controller for providing reprographic commands to a reprographic engine has a reprographic setting. The reprographic controller includes a communication device for communicating with a computing device running a device driver; and user interface screen generator connected to the communication device. The user interface screen generator is arranged to generate and return a user interface screen including a user interface widget for setting the reprographic setting upon receiving a user interface screen request through the communication device from the device driver. The reprographic controller is further arranged to: receive from the device driver through the communication device: a value for the reprographic setting; and a reprographic job. The reprographic controller further includes a job processing device for processing the reprographic job taking into account the received value for the reprographic setting.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a content delivery network including a first and second mobile device. In one implementation, a peer to peer connection is established between a first and second mobile device to create a content delivery network. At least one of the mobile devices in the content delivery network may store content. In response to a request to render content, at least one of the mobile devices in the content delivery network may transmit the content to cause a content delivery device to render the content.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improving operation of an electronic device, which includes an image data processing pipeline that processes input image data. In the processing pipeline, a first processing block generates first processed image data by performing a first function on the input image data; another one or more processing blocks, which includes a second processing block coupled to a first output of the first processing block, generates second processed image data by performing a second function on the first processed image data when received from the first processing block; and a third processing block coupled to the first output and a second output of the other one or more processing blocks performs a third function on the first processed image data when received from the first processing block and performs the third function on the second processed image data when received from the other one or more processing blocks.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display method that includes: controlling a recording device to perform a real-time recording operation on a current environment when a preset type of display data is displayed on a first display interface; and performing character recognition on audio information obtained by the recording operation to obtain text information, and displaying the obtained text information on a second display interface. Further disclosed is a display apparatus.

Abstract: A flexible electronic display device comprises a flexible circuit board, a plurality of components mounted to the flexible circuit board, and an adhesive on a backside of the flexible circuit board. The plurality of components includes one or more battery, one or more integrated circuits, and a plurality of light emitting elements.

Abstract: A electronic display band comprises a circuit board and a plurality of components mounted to the circuit board. The plurality of components comprises one or more battery, one or more integrated circuits, a first plurality of light emitting elements arranged in a grid, a second plurality of light emitting elements and a wireless module. The wireless module comprises a radio, wherein the wireless module is configured to implement a bi-directional wireless mesh network using the radio.

Abstract: A mobile device having a central processing unit, a memory accessible by the processing unit, and a graphical user interface comprising a touch sensitive display screen with a graphical user input for controlling the computer device. A communication module for communicating over WiFi connection and a short-range wireless connection to communicate data between the mobile device and a second mobile device. A mirroring display program is stored in said memory, which when active provides for mirroring the currently displayed screen content on the graphical user interface to the second mobile device. The mirroring display program allows for selecting users from a displayed contact list of users currently online, corresponding to at least the second user device, and able to receive a mirrored displayed screen, and then broadcasting the mirrored display to the selected users.

Abstract: A system and related operating methods that achieve shared screen verification are presented here. One operating method begins by establishing a desktop sharing session between a publisher device and a viewer device, during which the publisher device renders a publisher display and the viewer device renders a viewer display that corresponds to the publisher display. The method continues by capturing first framebuffer data for a frame of the publisher display, capturing second framebuffer data for the corresponding frame of the viewer display. The method processes the first framebuffer data and/or the second framebuffer data to obtain processed framebuffer data having a consistent display resolution. Thereafter, the method compares the processed second framebuffer data to the processed first framebuffer data to obtain a measure of quality.

Abstract: A wireless speaker which includes a housing, a circuit board unit and a speaker unit. The circuit board unit comprises a main control module, a wireless communication module and a channel switch element. The wireless communication module wirelessly receives audio data and transmitting the audio data to the main control module in the form of an electrical signal. The channel switch element selects one or more playback channel and transmits the electrical signal to the main control module. The main control module selects an audio signal of the audio data which is corresponding to the selected playback channel of the channel switch element and loads the audio signal to the speaker unit. Based on the needs of a user, playback channel can be selected and the position of the wireless speaker is not restricted.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that can improve the convenience when checking audio information that is read aloud. The information processing apparatus includes an output control section that outputs information about a display screen for displaying text of audio information in chronological order with information granularity determined on the basis of a user operation at the time of reading aloud the audio information included in an acquired reading-aloud history of the audio information.

Abstract: An isolation unit may include input pins to receive an electrical signal induced by ambient sound waves incident on an appliance in a powered-off state, one or more first transformers, connected to the input pins, to electrically isolate the induced electrical, one or more second transformers, connected to the first transformers, to provide a common mode choke function on the induced electrical signal, one or more inductors, connected to the one or more second transformers, one or more resistors, connected to the one or more inductors, wherein the one or more inductors and the one or more resistors are configured to limit an amplitude of a current of the induced electrical signal, and output pins, connected to the one or more inductors, to receive a modified electrical signal from the one or more inductors to propagate the modified electrical signal to a downstream cable.

Abstract: A network device is arranged to identify a group coordinator for a group of networked playback devices. The network device may have a network interface configured to communicate with first playback device and a second playback device over a network. A processor may execute instructions to cause the processor to receive a command to cause a group of one or more playback devices to play audio content, wherein the group of one or more playback devices comprises the first playback device. In response to the command, the processor is to determine that the first playback device is battery-powered. The processor is to identify the second playback device to provide audio content data and audio content playback timing information to the group of the one or more playback devices based on the determination that the first playback device is battery-powered.

Abstract: Example systems, apparatus, and methods receive audio information including a plurality of frames from a source device, wherein each frame of the plurality of frames includes one or more audio samples and a time stamp indicating when to play the one or more audio samples of the respective frame. In an example, the time stamp is updated for each of the plurality of frames using a time differential value determined between clock information received from the source device and clock information associated with the device. The updated time stamp is stored for each of the plurality of frames, and the audio information is output based on the plurality of frames and associated updated time stamps. A number of samples per frame to be output is adjusted based on a comparison between the updated time stamp for the frame and a predicted time value for play back of the frame.

Abstract: Example systems, apparatus, and methods receive audio information including a plurality of frames from a source device, wherein each frame of the plurality of frames includes one or more audio samples and a time stamp indicating when to play the one or more audio samples of the respective frame. In an example, the time stamp is updated for each of the plurality of frames using a time differential value determined between clock information received from the source device and clock information associated with the device. The updated time stamp is stored for each of the plurality of frames, and the audio information is output based on the plurality of frames and associated updated time stamps. A number of samples per frame to be output is adjusted based on a comparison between the updated time stamp for the frame and a predicted time value for play back of the frame.

Abstract: A system is described for maintaining synchrony of operations among a plurality of devices that have independent clocking arrangements. The system includes a task distribution device that distributes tasks to a synchrony group comprising a plurality of devices that are to perform the tasks distributed by the task distribution device in synchrony. The task distribution device distributes each task to the members of the synchrony group over a network. Each task is associated with a time stamp that indicates a time, relative to a clock maintained by the task distribution device, at which the members of the synchrony group are to execute the task.

Abstract: A system is described for maintaining synchrony of operations among a plurality of devices that have independent clocking arrangements. The system includes a task distribution device that distributes tasks to a synchrony group comprising a plurality of devices that are to perform the tasks distributed by the task distribution device in synchrony. The task distribution device distributes each task to the members of the synchrony group over a network. Each task is associated with a time stamp that indicates a time, relative to a clock maintained by the task distribution device, at which the members of the synchrony group are to execute the task.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to an audio production system which is more portable, less expensive, faster to set up, and simpler and easier to use than conventional audio production tools. An audio production system implemented in accordance with some embodiments of the invention may therefore be more accessible to the typical user, and easier and more enjoyable to use, than conventional audio production tools.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to an audio production system which is more portable, less expensive, faster to set up, and simpler and easier to use than conventional audio production tools. An audio production system implemented in accordance with some embodiments of the invention may therefore be more accessible to the typical user, and easier and more enjoyable to use, than conventional audio production tools.

Abstract: Example techniques facilitate calibration of a playback device. An example implementation involves a computing device capturing, via a microphone, data representing multiple iterations of a calibration sound as played by a playback device. The computing device identifies multiple sections within the captured data. Two or more sections represent respective iterations of the calibration sound as played by the playback device. Based on the multiple identified sections, the computing device determines a frequency response of the playback device, the frequency response of the playback device representing audio output by the playback device and acoustic characteristics of an environment around the playback device. Based on the frequency response of the playback device and a target frequency response, the computing device determines one or more parameters of an audio processing algorithm and sends, to the playback device, the one or more parameters of the audio processing algorithm.

Abstract: A personal security platform for providing automatic security measures, the personal security platform comprising a wearable item comprising a micro-processor, a command signal generating unit, and a communication interface and an automatic notification interface, the micro-processor configured to execute a software application module, the command signal generating unit configured to generate at least one command signal communicating via the communication interface for controlling at least one protecting agent, the communication interface further operable to provide a communication channel to a remote device, a location tracker module for tracking a location, the tracker module configured to provide location based data, and where at least one the personal protecting agent comprises the automatic notification interface operable to communicate with autonomous vehicles.

Abstract: An apparatus for managing input/output (I/O) data may include a streaming I/O controller to receive data from a load/store domain component and output the data as first streaming data of a first data type comprising a first data movement type and first data format type. The apparatus may also include at least one accelerator coupled to the streaming I/O controller to receive the first streaming data, transform the first streaming data to second streaming data having a second data type different than the first data type, and output the second streaming data. In addition, the apparatus may include a streaming interconnect to conduct the second data to a peer device configured to receive data of the second data type.

Abstract: A method includes a computing device receiving a sort request regarding data of a table. The method further includes the computing device determining probability traits of the data. The method further includes the computing device dividing the sort request into sub-sort requests based on the probability traits. The method further includes the computing device identifying processing core resources to perform the sub-sort requests based on the probability traits. The method further includes the computing device allocating the sub-sort requests to the identified processing core resources in accordance with the probability traits. The method further includes the computing device allocating data portions to the identified processing core resources in accordance with the probability traits. The method further includes the computing core resources executing allocated sub-sort requests on corresponding divided data portions to produce sorted data portions.

Abstract: A modular reduction device particularly for cryptography on elliptical curves. The device includes a Barrett modular reduction circuit and a cache memory in which the results of some precalculations are carried out. When the result is not present in the cache memory, a binary division circuit makes the precalculation and stores the result in the cache memory.

Abstract: A process for developing a chatbot object file includes generating an object file that includes platform agnostic logic and is free of platform specific executable code. The object file is generated from a chatbot flow that is created by a developer through a drag-and-drop interface by linking the user-created chatbot flow to at least one library of common chatbot code elements. Further, a process for deploying a chatbot comprises executing a platform that maps agnostic logic to specific commands of the platform and receiving an object file for a chatbot, where the object file includes logic agnostic to the platform. Further, the process comprises initializing a chatbot instance on the platform based on the received object file and the platform by mapping the agnostic logic of the object file to the specific commands of the platform and associating an interface to a user interface associated with the chatbot instance.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for multi-flavored software execution from a singular code base. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for multi-flavored software execution from a singular code base is provided. The method includes receiving a request in an interpreter to interpret a version of source code of a computer program the interpreting transforming the source code into byte code executable by a virtual machine. The method thereafter includes responding to the request by performing in the interpreter source code interpretation only of selected portions of the source code being annotated by tags corresponding to the version.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and/or computer program product generates a predictive data structure for an application when operating offline in a network connected data processing system, the application comprising source code having an execution path. The method comprises: determining an exit point within the source code of the application; determining, from the exit point, an execution path comprising at least one conditional statement; identifying one or more branches of the at least one identified conditional statement and for each identified branch determining an expected response; for each determined expected response, generating a data structure from the response; continuing along the execution path of the source code from the exit point and replacing each request for a resource in the source code with a pointer to the generated data structure; and executing the source code with the pointer to the generated data structure from the determined exit point.

Abstract: Application source code that includes notation indicating a latency level between methods is evaluated. Based in part on the latency level, scores for method dependencies are calculated. A set of packages are generated for the methods in accordance with a clustering strategy that is based at least in part on the scores. The set of packages are then deployed to at least one host in accordance with an affinity threshold.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to techniques for maintaining a state of a distributed system. In particular, certain embodiments relate to identifying a function. Some embodiments relate to, upon determining that the function comprises an annotation indicating that the function is capable of modifying the state of the distributed system, transforming the function to allow the function to generate updates to a state machine.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are disclosed for enabling software components on a device, and for providing selective access to the components. A computer system receives a download request for a software component and an identifier associated with the requesting device and determines whether the software component is pre-installed, but not enabled, on the device. In the event that the system determines, through a registration check, that the software component is pre-installed but not enabled on the device, the system enables the component on the device. In the event that the system determines that the software component is not pre-installed on the device, the system causes the component to be downloaded and enabled on the device. Selective access to software components is granted based on whether the component is accessed by a user or a service provider, with the service provider granted access to remotely install ancillary functionality.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for globalizing distributed software packages using a global API is disclosed. A text string in a source language is extracted from an independent package source code. An algorithm is used to calculate a resource message key for the text string. The resource message key and the text string are stored in a source language resource file. The text string is translated into an additional language to create a translated text string. The translated text string is stored with the resource message key in an additional language resource file. The independent package is distributed with the source language resource file, the additional language resource file, and the independent package program code bundled in the independent package.

Abstract: After first application software is installed, second application software is installed, and a shortcut for accepting a user operation on the application software is created.

Abstract: A software management device includes a determination section that determines whether a device is a supporting target in managing a software product installed in the device, a display that displays an item indicating the software product in both a case where it is determined that the device is a supporting target and a case where it is determined that the device is not a supporting target, and an operation controller that receives plural types of user operations with respect to a supporting-related product which is a software product installed in the device in a case where it is determined that the device is a supporting target, and restricts reception of all or some of the plural types of user operations with respect to an out-of-supporting-related product which is a software product installed in the device in a case where it is determined that the device is not a supporting target.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus which transmits data to setup predetermined software in a terminal includes a processor. The processor is configured to perform the following processing operation, a receiving process which receives registration of user information, a first generating process which generates an installer to install the data including user identification information to identify a user according to the user information received in the receiving process, a setting process which sets the installer generated in the first generating process to be downloadable, and a first transmitting control process which transmits to a terminal in which the installer is started the data corresponding to the user information when the installer is downloaded and started, and the terminal in which the installer is started is connected to the information processing apparatus through a network.

Abstract: A user that installed an application, user information regarding a user who is registered as frequently using the application, and the application are managed in association, and at the time of menu display, display of icons is controlled according to whether or not a logged-in user is included in the user information associated with the application. In addition, control is performed such that, when uninstalling an application, the application is actually uninstalled or only user information is deleted based on user information associated with the application.

Abstract: A user account that does not have administrator privileges may request mounting of a disk image prior to installing a new application. An agent, registered with operating system, receives notification and determines whether or not to allow mounting of the disk image. If so, the agent causes the disk image to be mounted by the operating system. The agent examines the mounted disk image to detect an application bundle. The agent determines whether or not to proceed with installation of the application bundle and, if so, then causes the application bundle to be copied to a privileged system location, thereby installing the application on the computer device.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure facilitate managing information technology (IT) infrastructure. The system can include a server configured to retrieve data records for first and second IT assets, each asset comprising at least one of a computing device, a software application, an end user, a business unit, a piece of networking hardware, or an agreement for an IT service. The server can select a template comprising a relationship between the first and second data records. The system can include a link generator configured to generate a different relationship, absent from the template, between the first and second data records. The system can include a search engine configured to identify third and fourth IT assets that satisfy the second relationship, determine an indices of completeness for the third and fourth IT assets, and rank the third and fourth IT assets based on the indices to generate an ordered list.

Abstract: A control apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a control apparatus configured to control download of an update program for an on-vehicle control device that controls a target device installed in a vehicle. The control apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire determination information which is at least one of a communication index relating to a congestion situation of a communication line used for the download, and correlation information correlating with the congestion situation; and a processing unit configured to determine, based on the acquired determination information, the timing to execute a download process for the update program.

Abstract: A terminal device for use in a software rewriting system configured to rewrite a software package of a control device, including a storage unit configured to store one or more pieces of source code in a text format for generating one or more pieces of object code in a binary format executable by the control device. The terminal device retrieves a piece of difference source code which is a difference in a piece of source code corresponding to a current piece of object code stored in the storage unit, generates a latest piece of source code based on the piece of difference source code retrieved and the one or more pieces of source code stored in the storage unit, converts the latest piece of source code into a latest piece of object code, and transmits the latest piece of object code obtained from the conversion to the control device.

Abstract: A terminal device for use in a software rewriting system configured to rewrite a software package of a control device transmits an updating software package for updating the software package of the control device to the control device when a turn-off operation for turning off the power source of the control device is conducted.

Abstract: Sending updates associated with a transaction platform to a distribution group of users associated with a messaging service is disclosed, including: receiving an indication of an update associated with a store associated with a transaction platform from a server associated with the transaction platform; in response to the indication, identifying a distribution group of one or more users associated with a messaging service and wherein the distribution group has a binding relationship to the store; determining respective one or more devices corresponding to the one or more users of the distribution group; and sending the update to the respective one or more devices, wherein the update is configured to be displayed within a respective messaging application executing at each of the respective one or more devices.

Abstract: According to some implementations, a device can include one or more processors to obtain a characteristic of a first application; obtain a setting of a software development kit (SDK) of the first application; obtain activation information from an SDK of a second application, the activation information including a characteristic of the second application and a setting of the SDK of the second application; compare the activation information to the characteristic of the first application and the setting of the SDK; and/or perform an action associated with the SDK of the first application based on comparing the activation information to the characteristic of the first application and the setting of the SDK.

Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for identifying customization changes have been disclosed. The system comprises a processor and a memory that includes instructions executable by the processor to cause the system to identify a baseline script of a plurality of baseline scripts from a baseline instance that corresponds to a custom script of a plurality of custom scripts from a customized instance. The customized instance is a customized version of the baseline instance. The instructions are executable to cause the system to compare the baseline script to the custom script to identify one or more changes between the baseline script and the custom script, to determine an amount of change using the one or more identified changes, and to generate a graphical user interface that includes an identifier of the baseline script, an identifier of the custom script, and a graphical indication of the amount of change.

Abstract: Technical solutions are described for customized static source code analysis. An example method includes parsing a source code, the parsing comprising identifying an application programming interface (API) call. The method further includes identifying an analysis configuration file corresponding to the API call. Further, the method includes determining, based on the analysis configuration file, a description of the API call and an identification of a target resource invoked by the API call. Further, the method includes generating a static source code analysis report that includes the description of the API call and the identification of the target resource corresponding to the API call.