Abstract: The invention relates to the fields of tokenisation, blockchain and smart contract technologies. It provides a technical arrangement which simplifies the automated management of contracts. The invention comprises a method and system which use a computer-based repository for storage of the contract. The contract is then represented by a transaction on the blockchain. Metadata within the transaction's script includes a hash of the contract and a means of identifying its location within the repository. The transaction also includes an unspent output (UTXO) which indicates its status as an open (ie not terminated) contract. The contract is terminated by spending the output at a later point in time, for example, using nLockTime+CheckLockTimeVerify (CLTV). By combining this concept with other techniques and computing components, the invention can provide a powerful mechanism for implementing various tasks such as renewing or rolling over the contract, or dividing it into sub-contracts or conditions.

Abstract: Provided is a supply-and-demand management apparatus including: a result management unit that manages a power supply result indicating a result of power supplied among a plurality of customers of a community; and a deriving unit that derives, based on power supply results from a first customer to other customers from among the plurality of customers, an incentive to supply power from the first customer to a second customer from among the other customers.

Abstract: A method for dynamic measurement of individual tree carbon sink, including: 1. Individual tree survey and equipment arrangement; 2. Automatic data collection of individual tree; 3. Computation of individual tree carbon sink: computing height, volume, biomass, and carbon storage of an individual tree by using the data collected in step 2; 4. Detecting state changes of an individual tree, and performing step 6 if it changes, otherwise performing step 5; 5. Continuous monitoring of individual tree carbon sink: continuously receiving the data collected in step 2 at set monitoring frequency and performing step 3, while storing the data; 6. Verification on the monitoring state of the individual tree.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gateway device for integrally processing APIs and a method of operation same. In more detail, the present disclosure relates to gateway device for integrally processing APIs that gives support to be able to set and register an execution type such that a client device can execute a plurality of APIs corresponding to an API-based service in series or in parallel and accordingly that gives support such that the client device executes a plurality of APIs in accordance with a pre-registered execution type only by requesting a service without a need for directly calling an API while communicating with a plurality of API servers and a service execution result required by the client device is provided with a minimum traffic, and a method of operating the gateway device.

Abstract: Management of virtual content rights of digital assets for a virtual environment, including: receiving data indicating a request from a user for assignment of virtual content rights of a digital asset; determining whether the requested virtual content rights are available for assignment to the user and a set of terms of the assignment for the requested virtual content rights; notifying the user of the availability and the set of terms for the assignment of the virtual content rights to the user; receiving data indicating agreement by the user to the assignment, including agreement to at least one term of the set of terms; and updating the virtual content rights database to indicate the assignment of the virtual content rights to the user.

Abstract: A method for performing automatic setting control of a memory device in predetermined communications architecture with aid of auxiliary setting management and associated apparatus are provided.

Abstract: A computer-implemented process is programmed to programmatically receive, using a first computer system, electronic digital data representing input time-correlated speech data and video data, determine a first text sequence corresponding to the input time-correlated speech data, the first text sequence comprising unstructured natural language text, determining syntactic structure data associated with the first text sequence, inputting the time-correlated video data and the syntactic structure data associated with the first text sequence into one or more machine learning models, the machine learning models producing an output of one or more scores for at least a portion of the time-correlated video data and first text sequence, transforming the output of one or more scores to yield and output set of summary points and suggestions, and transmitting a graphical element of the output set of summary points and suggestions for display.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing load shedding in a vehicle are provided. Particularly, the vehicle may be an electric vehicle and the loads that are shed may be HVAC or refrigeration loads. The load shedding methods and systems may include a predictive model of energy consumption, determining a predicted energy consumption and comparing it to a stored energy at the vehicle. If the predicted energy consumption exceeds the stored energy, load shedding operations may be performed at a transport climate control system, such as adjusting a set point, adjusting an operating mode of the transport climate control system, increasing a dead band of a compressor of the transport climate control system, utilizing free cooling such as ambient air to provide climate control in the vehicle, or increasing cooling provided by the transport climate control system to an energy storage of the vehicle.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a security analytics mapping operation.

Abstract: To encourage users to improve their carbon footprint, a transport may be provided with an enhanced operating manner in response to external events that lower the carbon footprint of one or more occupants of the transport. Events, such as lowering the energy consumption of a person's home dwelling, may be communicated to the transport and trigger an enhanced mode in the transport, such as an enhanced driving mode (e.g. sport mode) or an enhanced charging mode.

Abstract: The disclosure herein describes a system and method for predictive identification of breached entities. Identification number and expiration date pairs associated with compromised records in a source file are analyzed to identify a set of candidate entities having records at least partially matching the source file data pairs having events occurring during a selected time period. Probability vectors are calculated for records associated with each identified entity. A divergence value is calculated which represents a distance between probability distribution vectors for each entity and probability distribution vectors for the source file. A predicted breached entity is identified based on the divergence values. The predicted breached entity is notified of the predicted breach. The notification can include an identification of the breached entity, identification of breached records, predicted time of breach, and/or a recommendation to take action to mitigate the predicted breach.

Abstract: Systems and methods for aggregating transactions and optimization data related to energy and energy credits include a transaction-enabling system including a resource requirement circuit structured to aggregate a resource requirement for a fleet of machines to perform a task, wherein the resource requirement comprises an energy credit requirement; a forward resource market circuit structured to access a forward market for energy; and a machine resource acquisition circuit structured to execute a transaction on the forward market for energy in response to the aggregated resource requirement.

Abstract: Notifying a user about relevant data for opportunities includes obtaining, from a database, opportunities, the opportunities representing a complex record structure in the database, in which each of the opportunities captures a number of fields of metadata, analyzing the metadata associated with the opportunities to identify patterns for the opportunities, identifying, based on the patterns, correlations for the opportunities, and notifying, based on the correlations, the user about relevant data for the opportunities.

Abstract: A method for tracking products, involving a subprocess (100) for generating and associating codes with products, and a subprocess (200) for acquiring products is provided, which enable the consumer, by using his/her smartphone, directly to identify forged, adulterated or stolen products or those containing any information supplied by the manufacturer that prohibits the sale thereof, transforming the consumer into an active element in an integrated control system. The consumer becomes a terminal in a network, fully equipped with online communication and information tools, in addition to cameras and other sensors, making the consumer a potential agent for authenticating products and goods in general. Furthermore, a method (300) for validating encounters, capable of authenticating and validating an encounter between two or more mobile devices or between a mobile device and a fixed device is provided, the method (300) authenticating an encounter between two persons by use of their smartphones.

Abstract: In order to facilitate secure and confidential electronic exchanges, systems and methods include establishing an electronic communication session based on participation levels controlled by a stack software object such that each invitee computing device associated with each invitee is prevented from accessing activities in the electronic communication session unless the invitee satisfies first predetermined parameters based on a locked stack participation level; an initiating computing device associated with the initiating user is enabled to access the electronic communication setting at a reserve level while each invitee computing device is prevented from accessing the activities in the electronic communication session unless the invitee satisfies second predetermined parameters based on an unlocked stack participation level; and the initiating computing device and each invitee computing device are enabled to access the activities in the electronic communication session based on an open stack participation l

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and system for annotating messages with a parsed time expressions is provided. A processor detects a time expression in a message. A processor establishes a time zone associated with the time expression, based upon the message body, the sending client's real-time location and the sending client's pre-determined time zone settings. A processor establishes a time zone of the receiving client based upon the receiving client's real-time location and the receiving client's pre-determined time zone settings. A processor compares the time zone of the time expression and the time zone of the receiving client to determine whether a parsing of the time expression in the message is required. A processor creates an annotation of the time expression based on the comparison of the time zones of the sending client and the receiving client. A processor appends the annotation of the time expression to the message.

Abstract: Techniques for managing activation of functionalities in an information processing system are provided. For example, a method generates, at a first node in a distributed ledger network, at least one data object comprising data associated with a system and one or more unactivated functionalities of the system, and the data object further comprises one or more parameter fields configured for one or more other nodes in the distributed ledger network to subsequently insert data therein. The method obtains the at least one data object after data is inserted in the one or more parameter fields by the one or more other nodes. The method sends the at least one object to an additional node in the distributed ledger network for use in activating the one or more unactivated functionalities of the system.

Abstract: Systems and methods herein describe receiving a transport request from a first device, transmitting the transport request to a second device, causing the second device to display a first instruction, determining that a current location of a securable container associated with the second device matches the first location, based on the determination, generating a first access code operable to access the securable container, and transmitting the first access code to a third device, receiving an indication that the securable container has been opened using the first access code, based on the indication, causing the second device to display a second instruction, determining that a subsequent location of the securable container matches the second location, based on the determination, generating a second access code and transmitting the second access code to the first device; and receiving a subsequent indication that the securable container has been opened using the second access code.

Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: establishing a relationship graph for a certain user, the relationship graph having a primary node that specifies the certain user and a plurality of lower order nodes, wherein the primary node and at least one lower order node of the plurality of lower order nodes is connected to at least one other node by an edge so that there are defined a plurality of edges; generating a prioritized list of individuals to provide assistance to the certain user in respect to the certain task based on populated edge weight scores for edges of the relationship graph; and providing one or more output based on the prioritized list.

Abstract: A system to repeatedly execute a test run of a workload using resources of a cloud environment to determine whether there is a performance difference in the test run. The system to, in response to determining that there is no performance difference, identify one or more sets of decreased resources of the cloud environment. The system to re-execute the test run using the one or more sets of decreased resources of the cloud environment to determine whether there is a performance difference in the test run that is attributed to the one or more sets of decreased resources of the cloud environment. The system to determine minimum resources of the cloud environment to repeatedly execute the test run using the minimum resources without existence of a performance difference in response to re-executing the test run using the one or more sets of decreased resources of the cloud environment.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides embodiments for improved monitoring of building environments and scoring of various aspects associated therewith. An example apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one memory that are configured in execution to receive, via a plurality of environment monitoring sensors positioned in at least one monitored building environment, building monitoring data. The example apparatus is further configured to determine, for the at least one monitored building environment and based on the building monitoring data, a building operations score set corresponding to a building operations metric set. The example apparatus is further configured to determine, for the at least one monitored building environment, an overall building operational score based on the building operations score set.

Abstract: Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for determining a confidence factor for a sensitive type. The method includes applying a set of matching procedures to cells in a structured data set, the structured data set comprising columns and/or rows. The method also includes counting hit counts for the cells, the hit counts corresponding to successful matches. The method also includes counting null counts for the cells, the null counts corresponding to cells having null or invalid values. The method also includes counting mishit counts for the cells, the mishit counts corresponding to cells that are not null and do not result in a match. The method also includes calculating the confidence factor based on the hit counts, the null counts, and the mishit counts, the confidence factor providing an effective probability that cells in the structured data set is of the sensitive type.

Abstract: A method for Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) and security compliance in a cloud computing environment is provided. The method includes maintaining a cloud resource to be in a transient state that keeps the cloud resource from being visible to other cloud resources for a configured rule driven duration during which validations comprising the GRC and security compliance are applied to the cloud resource. The method further includes provisioning the cloud resource responsive to the cloud resource meeting a time-in-transient-state requirement and passing the GRC and security compliance. The maintaining step includes reusing reactive validations for further GRC and security compliance in a resource lifecycle leveraging Application Programming Interface (API) based lifecycle events during the transient state, and deriving a next set of configurable actions for provisioned resources by providing hooks to a provisioning service to get a compliance posture for the cloud resource in the transient state.

Abstract: Bridging different standards or requirements documents originating from different participants in a drilling project to unify the standards or requirements provides more efficiencies and cost savings for the drilling project. The standards or requirements may be automatically analyzed to determine which standards or requirements from the participants are to be utilized for a given drilling project to generate a common bridged document of requirements and standards thereby aiding to reduce costs and establish a common understanding of the requirements and standards that are to be met or implemented during the drilling project by all participants. The automatic process may select those standards or requirements, or portions thereof that are more stringent.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product efficiently verify a transaction, such as an order, in accordance with a multi-stage verification process. In a method, data is extracted from an order submitted pursuant to a program having a plurality of verification qualifications. The method performs a first set of verification checks and, in an instance in which the first set of verification checks is satisfied, the method modifies the order to include a first indication of satisfaction of the first set of verification checks. The method also extracts data from a claim that is based upon the order. The claim includes the first indication that the first set of verification checks was satisfied. The method also performs a second set of verification checks based upon the data extracted from the claim and, in an instance in which the second set of verification checks is satisfied, the method submits the claim via an adjudication network for adjudication.

Abstract: Systems and methods for virtual walkthroughs are provided. Pre-loss and post loss captures of an environment are captured and analyzed to identify loss estimates and trigger claim fulfillment based upon the loss estimates.

Abstract: Systems and methods for validation of transaction policy compliance are provided. Code is implemented, including a transaction policy compliance check, in a form of a trusted application to be executed in a trusted execution environment (TEE). A secret is attested and provisioned to a trusted application instance in the TEE. The trusted application instance is executed on a client transaction request to generate a policy compliance result. A transaction object is generated, including the policy compliance result and a proof of the execution. The transaction object is proposed to a distributed ledger system. The policy compliance result and a proof of the execution during transaction validation in the distributed ledger system is verified.

Abstract: A compliance management system captures an interaction between an enterprise entity and enterprise data subject to a compliance regulation. The compliance management system analyzes the interaction to determine whether the interaction is non-compliant with one or more sections of the compliance regulation and executes a remediation workflow corresponding to each section of the compliance regulation for which the interaction is deemed non-compliant. The compliance management system monitors the remediation workflow to update a compliance status for the corresponding section of the compliance regulation and generates a compliance report listing the sections of the compliance regulation and the compliance status of each section.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for providing notifications about events that occur during an online meeting. For instance, a system may establish an online meeting, such as a video conferencing meeting, for users. While in the meeting, a first user may view video of a second user and determine that the second user is experiencing an emergency event. As such, a user device of the first user may receive an input indicating that the emergency event is occurring with the second user. The system may receive the indication from the user device and verify that the emergency event is occurring. Additionally, the system may then send a notification to emergency personnel that indicates at least that the emergency event is occurring and a location of the second user. Furthermore, the system may send notification(s) to contact(s) associated with the second user that indicate at least that the emergency event is occurring.

Abstract: Systems and methods to process overhead imagery received from overhead image sources are described herein. Examples include accessing an aerial image including a property, determining an owner of the property, determining whether the owner of the property is eligible to be a member of a financial institution, determining whether the owner of the property has property insurance with the financial institution for the property type of the property in the aerial image, and presenting an offer for insurance to insure the property in the aerial image when the owner is determined to be eligible for the financial institution and does not already have insurance with the financial institution. Examples include accessing an aerial image of properties, determining damage estimates, and reserving resources to repair the properties based on the damage estimates.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for automated validation for proprietary security implementations. One method includes: receiving, from each of a plurality of merchants, a list of security service providers used by the merchant; enabling connection with the each of the security service providers of the received list of security service providers used by the merchant; receiving, from each of the listed security service provider with connection enabled, security service information as it pertains to the merchant of the plurality of merchants; generating a security service profile for each merchant of the plurality of merchants, based on the received security service information from each security service provider of the received list of security service providers of the merchant; and outputting the security service profile of the merchant of the plurality of merchants to an electronic storage medium.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure may collect data associated with a user activity. The data may be transmitted from an app running on a computing device with a user account authenticated by the computer-based system. The system may calculate a carbon footprint of the user activity based on the data associated with the user activity. An amount of carbon credits may be assigned to a user account authenticated with the computer-based system based on the calculated carbon footprint of the user activity. A transaction may be written to a blockchain retiring the amount of carbon credits in response to a request to offset a carbon footprint.

Abstract: The present invention is a computer implemented method for determining and conforming the position of furniture within a building, comprising: accessing, by at least one processor, a model; identifying, by at least one processor, components and frame members, wherein the components are positioned within the model and interface with select frame members; detecting, by at least one processor, at least one instance where the component interfaces with at least one of the frame members; calculating, by at least one processor, an actual location of the component relative to the frame members; comparing, by at least one processor, the actual location of the component relative to the frame members to a required location; and generating, by at least one processor, a list of interfaces which the actual location is outside the predetermined range of the required locations.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for real-time enablement of over-the-top media service applications. An embodiment operates by receiving a device identifier from a customer device including a disabled third-party over-the-top (OTT) application, determining a verification status of the customer device based on the device identifier, determining a customer identifier associated with the customer device, and determining an entitlement status based on the customer identifier. The embodiment further operates by assigning a vendor-issued identifier to the customer identifier, generating a third-party token based on the verification status and the entitlement status, and sending the third-party token to the customer device and a third-party service associated with the disabled third-party OTT application.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processing operations configured to generate and present a chat bot diagnostic visualization that provides real-time visual insights into operation of a chat bot for debugging assistance. A chat bot diagnostic tool is programmed to launch a graphical user interface that displays a visual representation of diagnostic data for debugging a chat bot in real-time. To enable conversational specific data to be reviewed, the present disclosure is configured to implement a middleware adapter within in a run-time stack of a chat bot that is configured to trace data traffic between a chat bot and a channel of an application/service. This enables the chat bot diagnostic tool to observe data traffic and filter the data traffic to identify relevant data for debugging a chat bot. A debugging data visualization of a chat bot interaction is emulated through a graphical user interface of the chat bot diagnostic tool.

Abstract: Wireless presence is used as a theft prevention mechanism for packages. When a package is shipped, the package includes a wireless security device. Before the package is delivered to its final destination shipping address, the wireless security device is activated and programmed with a security credential. The security credential, though, is based on information obtained during an initial purchase. The wireless security device may thus only be deactivated by a recipient participating in the initial purchase.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide methods and devices for utilizing content conversion for the communication of content. In an embodiment, method, performed by a user device, includes receiving a user input comprising one or more user preferences to facilitate at least one output content; Further, the method includes receiving at least one input content from at least one content source based on the one or more user preferences. Thereafter, the method includes separating the at least one input content from the at least one content source using delimiters, and generating the at least one output content from the at least one input content based on one or more content characteristics. The at least one output content has data size less than the data size of the at least one input content. Furthermore, the method includes transmitting, the at least one output content to another user device.

Abstract: A searchable practitioner referral platform, system and method utilizing multiple self-reported objective factors of a practitioner which carry weighted scores based on a frequency of the factor, the weighted scores having a maximum count frequency and accumulating to a total score recalculated for reporting, and where the system is a practitioner-only system utilized in one aspect by a practitioner only after the practitioner inputs his or her own data factor information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved method of providing identification of a user or authentication of a user's identity. More particularly, the present invention relates to an improved method of providing identification of a user or authentication of a user's identity using conditional behavioural biometrics. The present invention seeks to provide an enhanced method of authenticating and/or identifying a user identity using conditional behavioural biometrics.

Abstract: A facility for representing a mandate occurring in an authority document with a control is described. For each of one or more controls in a set of existing controls, the facility determines a similarity score measuring the similarity of the mandate and the control; where the similarity score exceeds a similarity threshold, the facility links the mandate to the control. Where the mandate is not linked to any control in the set of controls, the facility adds a control to the set of controls that is based on the mandate, and links the mandate to the added control.

Abstract: A computerized method for evaluating an organization's risk to be exposed to cyber security events, the method including receiving a request to evaluating a specific organization's risk to be exposed to cyber security event, the request including information about the specific organization, collecting security-based risk indicators about the specific organization, inputting the security-based risk indicators about the specific organization into a model, said model obtains weights to classifiers that represent an impact of a specific organization to be exposed to a security event, computing a specific risk value for the specific organization according to values of the specific organization and the weights of the classifiers.

Abstract: In an example, a method to generate a visualization of data from a data source based on a contract includes applying a first reversible transform to data of a data source to generate a first intermediate data structure without modifying the data of the data source. The method includes applying a second reversible transform to the first intermediate data structure to generate a second intermediate data structure without modifying the data of the data source. At least one of the first intermediate data structure or the second intermediate data structure is in a format suitable to satisfy a contract. The method includes displaying a visualization of the data of the data source based on the contract satisfied by one or both of the first intermediate data structure or the second intermediate data structure. The displayed visualization has a visualization type specified by the contract.

Abstract: A system for digitally verifying credential sets and its method of use are provided. A credentials set is made up of a number of credentials, each linked to a particular Entity. If all of the credentials are validated and verified, then the credentials' status identifier will be set to a value. If the various status identifiers meet a predetermined value, the set will be verified and digitally signed.

Abstract: An asset management platform including a payment server configured to process payments and hold security assets on behalf of a plurality of user accounts, each of the plurality of user accounts holding fractional shares of a common equity with associated shareholder voting rights. The asset management platform includes a mobile application executing on devices of users associated with the user accounts and provides a user interface to submit a shareholder vote associated with a voting instruction. The payment server receives the shareholder votes from each of user accounts and determines a first set of shareholder votes of whole share amounts and a second set of shareholder votes of fractional share amounts. The payment server identifies a group of fractional votes from the second set of votes and collates the group of fractional votes to create an aggregated fractional vote equal to one or more shareholder votes.

Abstract: A feedback service for use with a cloud application and a method of the feedback service are disclosed. The feedback service is coupled to a page of the cloud application. A pane of the feedback service is selectively displayed with the page, and the pane requests user input regarding the page.

Abstract: The present technology pertains to a method and system for assessing risks associated with facilities, based on using natural language processing. For example, a method can include receiving a natural language input comprising at least one raw text document associated with a facility and generating a plurality of segmented sentences from the raw text documents. The plurality of segmented sentences can be provided as inputs to a machine learning model trained to classify an input segmented sentence over a pre-defined lexicon of pharmaceutical terminology. Each segmented sentence can be classified into one or more classes given by the pre-defined lexicon of pharmaceutical terminology. A secondary classification can be performed for each classified segmented sentence to generate a production issue label based on an analysis of the classified segmented sentence. From the secondary classifications for the classified segmented sentences, at least one production category score for the facility can be generated.

Abstract: A system employing new and improved artificially intelligent system for employing modularized and taxonomy-based classifications to generate compliance-related content. In one embodiment, the system comprises monitoring circuitry that receives regulatory compliance data from one or more regulatory institutions, as well as a taxonomy engine that processes the regulatory compliance data to generate taxonomy-based classifications of the regulatory compliance data comprising a plurality of modules and compliance requirements within each module.

Abstract: An illustrative embodiment disclosed herein is a method including receiving, by a waste diversion system and from a source, waste materials, inserting, by the waste diversion system and into the waste materials, one or more markers, generating, by the waste diversion system, finished goods including a portion of the waste materials, and detecting, by the waste diversion system, a portion of the one or more markers corresponding to the portion of the waste materials in the finished goods.

Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing information are provided in which a plurality of attribute records are stored. Each respective record in at least a subset of the plurality of records comprises a corresponding unique identifier, a superior/inferior attribute reference, and a heritage indicator. A superior/inferior attribute reference of a first record in the plurality of records references a unique identifier of a second record that is different than the first record, thereby indicating that the first record is a nested attribute record of the second record. Moreover, a heritage indicator of the first record references: the corresponding unique identifier of a third record, thereby indicating that the third record is an ancestor record of the first record, or a unique identifier of a first attribute class record, thereby identifying an attribute class record, in a plurality of attribute class records, to which the first record belongs.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically determining potentially applicability of product regulation updates to product profiles. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may access new or updated product regulation updates for various jurisdictions as well as product profiles associated with certain products. The electronic device may employ various data analysis technologies to determine which product regulation updates are potentially applicable to which product profiles. The electronic device may present information associated with the data analyses, and enable users to review information, further assess applicability, make selections, and interface and integrate with external systems to exchange information and insights.