Abstract: Systems and methods for authenticating access to multiple data stores substantially in real-time are disclosed. The system may include a server coupled to a network, a client device in communication with the server via the network and a plurality of data stores. The server may authenticate access to the data stores and forward information from those stores to the client device. An exemplary authentication method may include receipt of a request for access to data. Information concerning access to that data is stored and associated with an identifier assigned to a client device. If the identifier is found to correspond to the stored information during a future request for access to the store, access to that store is granted.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for visual traceability of requirements for products. The system may include a processor configured to generate a user interface through a display device that outputs a listing of at least a portion of a plurality of requirements for a product based on data stored in a data store that specifies associations between requirements and one or more of a plurality of components included in the product. The processor may receive a first input through at least one input device that is representative of a first selection of at least one of the plurality of requirements.

Abstract: A method is provided for adapting an image impression of an image, in particular of an image acquired in the context of medical imaging.

Abstract: Sleep alerts associated with an alarm can be scheduled using a first electronic device. Once scheduled, data can be collected from a second electronic device. This data can be used to determine an appropriate device, other than the first electronic device, at which the sleep alert can be presented. Once determined, the information can be sent to the appropriate device for presenting the sleep alert.

Abstract: Methods and systems for efficiently compressing information comprising a plurality of data points along a particular dimension are presented. In some embodiments, a model may be generated using a semi-parametric modeling technique or a non-parametric modeling technique to represent the plurality of data points. The model may include a set of parameters that is less in size than the plurality of data points. Once the model is generated, the set of parameters may be stored and subsequently used to represent the information, with a significant reduction in storage space over the original data. In response to a request to analyze the information, the set of parameters may be analyzed to produce an outcome. Since the set of parameters have less cardinality than the plurality of data points in the original information, the efficiency of the analysis tool is enhanced.

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: Among other things, information is obtained by computer about Internet-related assets of organizations. The information is used to identify relationships between the organizations with respect to the assets. The information about the identified relationships is made available for display or analysis or both.

Abstract: A computer-driven system manages databases of flexible storage hierarchy. Computer servers include machine-readable storage containing at least one database, the database comprising multiple data records represented by multiple nodes. Each node has a node type and represents records of a corresponding record type. The nodes are embodied by machine-readable data stored in one or more tables. Multiple client-originated direct links are embodied by data stored in the one or more tables, where each one of the direct links directly connecting a different pair of the nodes. Multiple system-originated calculated links are embodied by data stored in the one or more tables. Each calculated link acts in observance with a rules framework to connect pairs of the nodes that would otherwise be connected only indirectly through one or more intermediate nodes and direct links between said intermediate nodes.

Abstract: A general-purpose integrated circuit capable of scaling to meet the requirements of a beamforming system for a wide range of applications and benefit from economies of scale is disclosed. The integrated circuit includes a delay and phase correcting engine in order to reference the incoming data to a common array center and steering direction. It also includes a frequency channelization engine to perform phase-shift beamforming tasks effectively and/or frequency channelize the output data stream. A flexible reconfigurable routing logic can be included, which allows a multiplicity of operation modes, and generates a multiplicity of linear combinations of the input and internally generated data streams.

Abstract: An approach for conversion between database formats (e.g., from a relational database format to a hash table or a “big table” database format) based on user data access patterns in a networked computing environment is provided. A first set of database tables having a first format is identified based on a set of access patterns stored in a computer storage device. A second set of database tables having a second database format corresponding to the first set of database tables may then be provided (e.g., accessed, augmented, and/or generated). A mapping between the first set of database tables and the second set of database tables may then be created. A column set may then be generated based on at least one condition of the set of queries. The column set may then be used as a key for the second set of database tables.

Abstract: A method for generating an electronic organizational chart for an organization, comprising: receiving information from a data source relating to the organization; using the information, selecting a template for the organization chart from a template store, wherein the template represents a type of organization; populating the template with the information to generate the electronic organizational chart; and, presenting the electronic organizational chart on a display.

Abstract: A contents sharing network is provided. An operating method of a control device includes determining a current state of possible states in a contents sharing process over a network; and displaying an icon indicating the current state among a plurality of predefined icons. The states are defined as a combination of at least one item of network connection, device discovery, a type of the discovered device, the number of the discovered devices, and existence of an available additional service.

Abstract: There is provided systems and method for a virtual display device for an interactive merchant sales environment. A device, such as a communication device, may allow a user to view virtual images of items in a user environment so that a user may view what their potential purchase may look like when placed into the user environment. The user environment may include a residential room, an office, a car interior, or other location where a user may place purchased items. The user may submit a request to view an item in the user environment to the device, which may communicate the request to a merchant or a service provider. The virtual image may correspond to digital image(s) of an item used to present a three dimensional virtual image of the item in the user environment. The device may receive the virtual image(s) and display them to the user.

Abstract: While monitoring the condition of a machine, vibration data is often collected for analysis by an experienced analyst. Systems and methods for analyzing vibration spectra associated with machine condition monitoring are disclosed herein. A system may be configured to collect vibration data from one or more vibration sensors, generate a vibration spectrum of the vibration data, and generate a spectral plot of the vibration spectrum. The system may receive a selection of a region of the spectral plot and generate a modifiable window of the vibration spectrum that is embedded within the spectral plot. The system may display a set of graphing tools along with the modifiable window that enable a user to make modifications to the window. The system may detect the modifications and update the modifiable window accordingly.

Abstract: An information presentation device includes a plot unit, a histogram generation unit, and a visual information generation unit. The plot unit plots a plurality of values included in each of a plurality of pieces of multidimensional data on a plurality of axes in a parallel coordinate plot coordinate system. The histogram generation unit divides each of the plurality of axes into a plurality of sections, and generates a plurality of histogram bars each of which corresponds to the number of values plotted in each section in the plurality of sections. When one or more values are selected as selected values, the visual information generation unit generates visual information with which the ratio of the number of selected values to the total number of values contained in any one histogram bar out of the respective histogram bars generated by the histogram generation unit can be identified.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to system(s) and method(s) for data processing and visualization. The system is configured to enable processing and visually representing a dataset specified by a user. Initially, the system accepts a rule corresponding to at least one dimension associated with the dataset, wherein the rule is associated with a lower level of abstraction. When a rollup operation is performed along the specified dimension of the dataset for generating higher level graphical representation, the system is configured to preserve the rule associated with the dataset, regardless of any mathematical or logical cancellation of values due to the rollup operation and reflects the lower level details at a higher level of abstraction.

Abstract: Disclosed are new data structures and artificial intelligence logic that can be utilized to evaluate the drivers of data presented in visualizations. For example, a processor can translate a specification of a driver to be evaluated with respect to a measure shown in a visualization into narrative analytics, where the narrative analytics are configured to evaluate the driver in the context of a data set for the visualization based on a plurality of data structures and processing logic. In turn, a narrative story can be automatically generated about the evaluated driver (for example, describing an impact that the driver candidate may have had on the subject measure of the visualization).

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media are disclosed for generating and providing concurrent journey visualizations associated with different journey definitions. In computer-implemented embodiments, a data intake and query system, or a journey visualization computing tool, can be used to generate and provide concurrent representations corresponding with different journey definitions. In operation, a set of journey instances associated with a journey having a set of steps is obtained. Each step may be associated with at least one event that includes raw machine data produced by a component of an information technology environment. Upon obtaining different journey definitions specifying filters to apply to the set of journey instances, the data intake and query system can generate journey visualizations in accordance with the journey definitions.

Abstract: Graph-based computation includes accepting specification information for the graph-based computation, the specification information including a plurality of graph elements, and providing a visual representation of the specification information to a user. A visual representation of one or more groups of the graph elements is determined based on the accepted specification information, including determining a spatial extend of a spatial region for at least a first group of the one or more groups, wherein the spatial extent of the spatial region is determined based at least in part on a spatial extent of each graph element of a subset of graph elements including one or more graph elements in the first group and at least one graph element out of the first group. A visual representation of spatial regions for the one or more groups is presented in conjunction with the visual information of the specification information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for receiving information associated with posts to a social network are described. Posts may be associated with a location. Symbols, portions or posts, or multiple symbols may be shown on a client device in an area of a map indicating a location associated with a post. Posts may be represented by symbols, which may include shapes, and such shapes may include emojis. An amount of symbols, posts, or portions of posts displayed on a client device may be determined at least in part by an area of a map displayed on a client device.

Abstract: A method for sensor operation includes deploying a network of sensors (22), which have respective clocks (36) that are not mutually synchronized. At least a group of the sensors receive respective signals emitted from each of a plurality of sources (24, 26), and record respective times of arrival of the signals at the sensors according to the respective clocks. Location information is provided, including respective sensor locations of the sensors. The respective clocks are synchronized based on the recorded times of arrival and on the location information. In the process the sources may be localized, or if the sources are far away, then their directions may be resolved. Sensor positions may also be resolved in the process.

Abstract: An information processing method includes causing an electronic apparatus to display an arithmetic setting frame in a screen of a display of the electronic apparatus. The method further includes causing the electronic apparatus to send, to outside of the electronic apparatus, mathematical expression data on a mathematical expression formed in the arithmetic setting frame by at least a part of coordinate icons being selected by a user operation. The method further includes executing an arithmetic operation based on the mathematical expression data sent from the electronic apparatus, and sending, to the electronic apparatus, arithmetic result data of the mathematical expression as a result of the arithmetic operation. The method further includes causing the electronic apparatus to display an arithmetic result of the mathematical expression based on the arithmetic result data in the screen.

Abstract: A device may receive a file that has been downloaded, or is to be downloaded, to a user device, and that is to be subject to a malware detection procedure. The device may obtain, based on one or more file identification properties of the file, metadata identifying user interactions associated with the file. The metadata may include a first group of user interactions performed when the file was accessed on the user device or a second group of user interactions performed when the file was accessed on one or more other user devices. The device may test the file in a sandbox environment to obtain a result by performing the user interactions identified by the metadata and executing the malware detection procedure to determine whether the file is malware. The device may provide a notification to cause the user device to perform actions when the file is malware.

Abstract: Provided are a search system and a search method capable of searching an unknown combination of material property parameters having a significant relationship based on already known relationships from among multiple arbitrary combinations of material property parameters. The search system includes a database, a graph generator, and a graph searcher, and is configured as follows: the database stores the plurality of pairs of material property parameters having mutual relationships, and the graph generator generates a graph in which material property parameters stored in the database are nodes, and an inter-node corresponding to the pairs of material property parameters stored to have mutual relationships is an edge. The graph searcher searches the graph generated by the graph generator based on a given search condition and outputs a search result.

Abstract: A monitoring system presents metrics or event data by monitoring state information of a computing system. In an embodiment, the monitoring system includes one or more processors that receive state information from an agent executing on the computing system. The state information describes a component of the computing system. In response to receiving the state information, the monitoring system generates aggregate state information based on the state information and prior state information previously received from the agent. The state information and prior state information may correspond to the same time period. The monitoring system generates subscribed state information from the aggregate state information. The subscribed state information is a subset of the aggregate state information selected using instructions of a client. The monitoring system sends the subscribed state information to the client to cause an update in a user interface presented by the client.

Abstract: An object recognition method executed by a computer includes obtaining point cloud data related to a surface of an object having a plurality of joints, from a sensor configured to obtain positional information in three dimensions; deriving or obtaining first parameters representing a position and an axial direction for each of a plurality of parts of the object at a first point in time; and deriving the first parameters at a second point in time after the first point in time, based on the point cloud data at the second point in time, the first parameters at the first point in time, and one or more geometric models each having an axis.

Abstract: An artificial reality system is described that includes a head mounted display (HMD) configured to output artificial reality content and image capture devices configured to capture image data of a peripheral device positioned within a physical environment, where the image data comprises a plurality of successive image frames and the image capture devices capture each image frame during an exposure window of a respective frame period. The artificial reality system further includes a waveform controller configured to program a pulse waveform for a plurality of emitters on a peripheral device, wherein the pulse waveform specifies a pattern by which the plurality of emitters emit light and a pulse emitter synchronizer configured to synchronize the emission of light by the plurality of emitters according to the pulse waveform with the exposure window over the successive image frames from the image capture devices.

Abstract: A method for computer-assisted monitoring of a technical system is provided. A set of data from at least one data source is received, the set of data consisting of a plurality of data values acquired within a given time period. The given time period in a plurality of time slots is divided, each of the time slots comprising a subset of data values. For each time slot, statistical values from the subset of data values are calculated, at least one first statistical value comprising an extreme value at least one second statistical value describing a distribution of the subset of data values. For each time slot, each of the at least one first statistical value and the at least one second statistical value is mapped to a respective first and a respective second color value of a color scale.

Abstract: Techniques are described for analyzing text. Embodiments tokenize a plurality of documents into a plurality of sets of terms. An average top dimension weight corresponding to the plurality of documents is calculated based on performing singular value decomposition (SVD) factorization for a plurality of dimension counts. An average inverse top dimension top term ranking for the plurality of documents is further calculated based on the SVD factorization for the plurality of dimension counts. A number of dimensions is determined based on the average top dimension weight and the average inverse top dimension top term ranking. A topic model is built for the plurality of documents based on the number of dimensions. The topic model is adapted to identify patterns of terms that correspond to semantic topics in at least the plurality of documents.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: receiving, by a computer device, input to tag at least one line of code with one of plural predefined types of metadata tags, wherein the at least one line of code is a subset of a source code that is stored in a code repository and editable by plural different users via a client source code editor program; tagging, by the computer device, the at least one line of code with the one of the plural predefined types of metadata tags; detecting, by the computer device, a change to the at least one line of code after the tagging; and generating, by the computer device, an alert based on the detecting the change to the at least one line of code.

Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting performer data are disclosed. Performer data, such as athlete information, may be presented in response to a simple query such as an athlete's jersey number. Performer data may be ranked based on a proximity factor relating to location and time in relation to a user performing the query.

Abstract: A method for three-dimension (3D) based shopping, the method may include receiving or generating a 3D representation of at least a part of a body of a certain customer; receiving a query to find a first wearable item that fits the part of the body; searching for the first wearable item; displaying on a display that is accessible to the certain customer a 3D model of the first wearable item when worn over the part of the body; and interacting with the certain customer till a completion of the 3D based shopping.

Abstract: A system for sensing flow material in a fluid-holding structure is disclosed. The system has an assembly including a housing, a communication device disposed at least partially in the housing, a controller disposed at least partially in the housing, a sensor array disposed at least partially in the housing, and an external-surface-mounting attachment portion configured to non-intrusively attach the assembly to a surface. The system also has a user interface configured to display a graphical element. The sensor array includes a pressure sensor, a density sensor, a corrosion sensor, and a vibration sensor. The controller controls the communication device to transmit sensed data collected by the sensor array to the user interface. The sensed data includes at least one of a density data sensed by the density sensor and a corrosion data sensed by the corrosion sensor. Display of the graphical element varies based on the sensed data.

Abstract: Examples for efficiently representing, processing and deciding amongst multiple ambiguous interpretations of human natural language text are described. Processing includes creating and augmenting an “interpretation graph” which represents all known ambiguous interpretations of some natural language text. The interpretation graph is made of vertices (junction points which lead to alternative interpretations) and ‘lexical items’ (natural language objects representing data blocks, tokens, word parts, phrases, clauses, parts of speech, entities, or semantic interpretations) that represent alternative ambiguous interpretations of portions of the text. The examples show a set of simple operations for augmenting the interpretation graph to create alternative interpretations.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining whether two tree persons in a genealogical database correspond to the same real-life individual. Embodiments include identifying two tree persons in a genealogical database and extracting a plurality of features from both tree persons to generate two vectors. Embodiments also include calculating a plurality of metrics between the two vectors to generate a metric function. Embodiments further include generating feature weights using a recursive process based on training data input by external users, and generating a score by calculating a weighted sum of the metric function being weighted by the feature weights. The generated score may then be compared to a threshold value.

Abstract: The present invention provides a matching result display device, a matching result display method, a program, and a recording medium, which allow, at the time of displaying feature points of objects determined as matching on the basis of matching result information provided by a matching system, visual check of the displayed feature points to be performed easily.

Abstract: A method may include receiving input effective to select a visualization type of multiple different visualization types to apply to a visualization of data. The selected visualization type may be associated with a contract. Each of the different visualization types may be associated with a specific contract. Each contract may include a corresponding schema that specifies a set of data fields and one or more relationships between data fields in the set to generate and display a corresponding visualization having a visualization type. The method may include mapping at least some data of a data source to the contract such that the contract is satisfied. The contract may specify that the data of the data source be in a graph format. The method may include displaying the visualization of the at least some data of the data source based on the contract, the displayed visualization having the selected visualization type.

Abstract: Methods and systems described herein may retrieve a data lineage associated with a first computing system comprising a plurality of services and data elements. The data lineage may indicate a plurality of interrelationships between the plurality of services and data elements. Based on the data lineage, a visualization of the first computing system may be generated. Based on the one or more interrelationships between a first data element and the plurality of services and data elements, one or more services and data elements affected by the change to the first data element may be identified. Based on the one or more services and data elements affected by the change to the first data element, the visualization of the first computing system may be updated to indicate the impact to the first computing system.

Abstract: Herein are techniques that concurrently populate entries in a compressed sparse row (CSR) encoding, of a type of edge of a heterogenous graph. In an embodiment, a computer obtains a mapping of a relational schema to a graph data model. The relational schema defines vertex tables that correspond to vertex types in the graph data model, and edge tables that correspond to edge types in the graph data model. Each edge type is associated with a source vertex type and a target vertex type. For each vertex type, a sequence of persistent identifiers of vertices is obtained. Based on the mapping and for a CSR representation of each edge type, a source array is populated that, for a same vertex ordering as the sequence of persistent identifiers for the source vertex type, is based on counts of edges of the edge type that originate from vertices of the source vertex type.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to facilitating event forecasting. In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, a set of events determined from raw machine data is obtained. The events are analyzed to identify leading indicators that indicate a future occurrence of a target event, wherein the leading indicators occur during a search period of time the precedes a warning period of time, thereby providing time for an action to be performed prior to an occurrence of a predicted target event. At least one of the leading indicators is used to predict a target event. An event notification is provided indicating the prediction of the target event.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for generating a correlation directed acyclic graph (CDAG) of configurations of a software-defined network (SDN) component for migration from a source computing environment to a destination computing environment uses a configuration export file of the SDN component to draw the CDAG. Correlation keys defined in the configuration export file are used to draw graph nodes. Contents associated with the correlation keys and template entries are used to draw edges between at least some of the graph nodes. The CDAG with the graph nodes and the edges is then displayed.

Abstract: A method for generating a chart suggestion list using data present in a data table includes parsing cells of the data table to identify one or more columns and one or more data types of the cells, performing a statistical analysis of the one or more columns to obtain one or more statistics about the one or more columns, and creating one or more suggested charts based on the one or more statistics about the one or more columns and the one or more data types of the cells. Each of the one or more suggested charts represents at least a subset of the data in the data table. The method also includes generating a chart suggestion list including at least one of the one or more suggested charts.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a computer-implemented method. The method may comprise obtaining a character of first-direction communications and a character of second-direction communications in a network environment, the first-direction communications being network communications from a first node to a second node, and the second-direction communications being network communications from the second node to the first node. The method may further comprise determining a dependency between the first node and the second node based on the character of first-direction communications and the character of second-direction communications, the dependency between the first node and the second node indicating whether the first node depends on the second node or the second node depends on the first node.

Abstract: A machining program generation support device includes: a CAD data analysis unit which analyzes the CAD data so as to obtain CAD shape information; a machining program analysis unit which. analyzes the machining program in the middle of being produced so as to obtain machining shape information in the middle of being produced; a shape matching unit which performs matching of shapes of the CAD shape information and the machining shape information in the middle of being produced so as to obtain. matching shape information; and a candidate shape program generation unit that predicts, based on the CAD shape information, a candidate shape following the matching shape information, and that thereby predicts a candidate shape following the machining shape information in the middle of being produced so as to automatically generate a machining program for the candidate shape following the machining program in the middle of being produced.

Abstract: A method of analyzing conversational messages may be provided. The method including receiving a query defining a timespan of messages, retrieving at least two conversational messages associated with the defined timespan from a plurality of interleaved messages, de-threading the at least two conversational messages to identify at least one conversational thread, and generating a visualization of conversational threads based on the defined timespan, the at least one conversational thread, the visualization organized into time intervals based on the defined timespan.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a visual content proofing system obtains visual content for proofing and a list of multiple target devices. The visual content is to be rendered by each of the multiple target devices. For each of the multiple target devices, the visual content proofing system determines a supported color region in a reference color space according to a color profile of the target device. The visual content proofing system further determines a commonly supported color region in the reference color space for these multiple target devices and a design device used for designing the visual content. By using the commonly supported color region, unsafe colors in the visual content can be determined and be replaced with safe colors to generate a revised visual content which can be rendered accurately by all of these target devices.

Abstract: A non-limiting example game system includes a game apparatus, and a terminal device and a television are connected to the game apparatus. A game image that is displayed on the television is an image that various kinds of objects arranged in a virtual space are imaged by a virtual camera. The virtual camera follows a player object so as to keep a predetermined distance with the player object, and when the player object enters a grassland object with comparatively long length, for example, each grass object is deformed or moved so as to go away from the virtual camera. For example, a height of the grass object near the virtual camera is made comparatively low, and the height is gradually made high as it separates from the virtual camera.

Abstract: A method includes receiving outside temperatures for a plurality of days and calculating growing degree units based on the received temperatures. Intensities for a plurality of wavelengths of light measured over at least one portion of a field containing a crop are received and are used with the growing degree units to predict a quality value for the crop. The predicted quality value for the crop is then displayed.

Abstract: A network configuration change validation environment is disclosed. In particular, this disclosure is related to an interface to initiate automated test actions (e.g., network monitoring commands, application monitoring commands, etc.) and to view results in an efficient manner to support a network communication infrastructure. In one example, results of a set of commands executed prior to a configuration change may serve as a baseline and one or more results of the same set of commands may be intelligently compared to the baseline to identify any potential issues that have arisen. For example, as a result of a specific network configuration change or application update. The disclosed network change validation command initiator and validation report viewer represent part of an overall network configuration change validation environment that includes automated techniques such that it may be used within a given change window.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to managing visualizations of data using a network computer. A modeling engine may provide a data model that includes a plurality of data objects and a display model that includes a plurality of display objects based on the plurality of data objects. Parameter action objects may be associated with display objects in the display model. In response to an activation of the parameter action objects, values associated with display objects may be assigned to the parameter associated with a parameter action object and actions associated with the parameter may be executed to modify the display model.