Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer-implemented method for determining topic specific reliability for a question answering system. A non-limiting example of the computer-implemented method includes receiving a topic specific input query by the question answering system. The method further includes detecting a source that provides a reference containing the ground truth answers to the ground truth questions. The method further includes traversing sources detect similar references in other sources and assigning reliability scores for each source based upon ground truth answers in the other sources. The method further includes providing a ranked list of answers based upon the reliability of each source upon for each answer.

Abstract: A content item block replication protocol for multi-premises hosting of digital content items. In one embodiment, for example, a method comprises: receiving, from a server, a server journal entry identifying one or more content item blocks of a content item represented by the server journal entry; storing a replication task log entry corresponding to the server journal entry in a replication task log, the replication task log entry identifying the one or more content item blocks of the content item represented by the server journal entry and identifying a block server; and either offering to send the one or more content item blocks identified in the replication task log entry to the block server identified in the replication task log entry, or downloading the one or more content item blocks identified in the replication task log entry from the block server identified in the replication task log entry.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for indexing and/or querying a database are described herein. Discrete sections and/or segments from documents may be determined by a concept indexing system. The segments may be indexed by concept and/or higher-level category of interest to a user. A user may query the segments by one or more concepts. The segments may be analyzed to rank the segments by statistical accuracy and/or relatedness to one or more particular concepts. The rankings may be used for presentation of search results in a user interface. Furthermore, segments and/or documents may be ranked based on recency decay functions that distinguish between segments that maintain their relevance over time in contrast with temporal segments whose relevance decays quicker over time, for example.

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying inadequate search content are provided. Inadequate search content, for example, can be identified based on statistics associated with the search queries related to the content.

Abstract: Indexing functionality can be shifted to one or more backup servers in a backup system. In one implementation, a backup server can receive one or more data backups from one or more production servers. The backup server can then build or create one or more indexes at the backup server, which correspond to the contents of the one or more data backups. In one implementation, one or more management agents can also identify any appropriate components that might be needed to read the backup data at the backup server pursuant to building the one or more indexes. In either case, the one or more indexes can be used for a wide range of purposes, such as to manage data usage quotas at the one or more production servers, as well as to retrieve data from the backup server based on specific file requests.

Abstract: The APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING REAL AND SYNTHETIC DATA (“SYNONYM”) provides a development and test environment with reduced database storage requirements that uses synthetic data based on anonymized real data. SYNONYM allows the use of sensitive data for testing while protecting such data as required by privacy laws, secrecy laws and company policies.

Abstract: Renamed directory handling for incremental file migration is described. A directory is stored in a storage device. An inode number associated with the directory in a directory table is identified. A determination is made whether the inode number equals an inode number associated with another directory in the directory table. At least one of a file and a subdirectory associated with the directory in the file system is stored into the directory in the storage device if the inode number equals the inode number associated with another directory in the directory table.

Abstract: Mobile devices such as cell phones, “smart” phones, personal data assistants (PDA's) and the like are equipped for accessing and storing all types of media, including movies, music, software applications, as well as copious amounts of associated data. Accordingly, a need exists for methods, apparatuses and computer program products that assist mobile device users in archiving data, configuring the data, and restoring the data to the same device, or a new mobile device running the same or different operating system. Embodiments of the claimed invention address the above needs and/or achieve other advantages by providing systems for archiving data on a mobile electronic device on a plurality of data storage media, and by providing similar means of restoring the archived data to the same or different mobile device.

Abstract: In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for performing index joins. A database management application may receive an instruction to perform an index join operation between columns in a first table and a second table, wherein the database management application does not have direct access to an index of the first table or the second table for performing the index join operation. A query may be automatically generated by the database management application, wherein the query includes a where clause equality expression that equates an indexed column of the second table with a parameter or updatable constant. The database management application may substitute a value from a row of the first table may for the parameter or updatable constant, and cause the query to be executed on the index of the second table to fetch any one or more rows of the second table that satisfy the where clause by having an index value that matches the substituted value.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for reducing duplicate information. Diagnostic data associated with a new incident that has occurred is received and at least one new incident dump file is created for the new incident that includes some or all of the diagnostic data. The diagnostic data in the at least one new incident dump file is compared to diagnostic data in at least one corresponding preceding incident dump file. Responsive to the at least one new incident dump file comprising diagnostic data that is different from the at least one corresponding preceding incident dump file, at least one comparison dump file is generated that comprises only the differences in the at least one new incident dump file that are not contained in the at least one corresponding preceding incident dump file. A report package that includes the at least one comparison dump file is then transmitted to a support system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting search results ordered, at least in part, based upon indicated user preferences are provided. User preferences for one potential search result over another that are free of position bias are obtained utilizing random relative order interchange of juxtaposed, ranked search results. Upon receipt of a search query, a determination is made to present at least a portion of search results satisfying the received query ordered based on user preferences, whether or not the order coincides with that determined using a ranking algorithm. In this way, presented search results are ordered, at least in part, according to user preferences, thus improving the relevance of the output relative to standard ranking algorithms alone.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for detecting intrusions in a host system on a network. The intrusion detection system comprises an analysis engine configured to use continuations and apply forward- and backward-chaining using rules. Also provided are sensors, which communicate with the analysis engine using a meta-protocol in which the data packet comprises a 4-tuple. A configuration discovery mechanism locates host system files and communicates the locations to the analysis engine. A file processing mechanism matches contents of a deleted file to a directory or filename, and a directory processing mechanism extracts deallocated directory entries from a directory, creating a partial ordering of the entries. A signature checking mechanism computes the signature of a file and compares it to previously computed signatures. A buffer overflow attack detector compares access times of commands and their associated files.

Abstract: An object detection method that is provided with a step for extracting a plurality of reference feature vectors related to a local area from an image representing an object, and extracting a plurality of query feature vectors related to the local area from a search query image; a step for matching each query feature vector against each reference feature vector, and calculating a similarity score having a value that is higher the closer the distance between both vectors, the larger the local area for which the query feature vector has been extracted, and the larger the local area for which a matching reference feature vector has been extracted; a step for determining a reference feature vector for which a similarity score is highest as the similar vector for each query feature vector; and a step for acquiring a final score by object associated with the similar vectors, and setting the object returning the highest score as the detection result; and wherein the score is calculated by dividing a sum of the simila

Abstract: An image outputting apparatus obtains attribute information about image data prior to acquisition of the image data stored in an external apparatus. The image outputting apparatus accepts an output request of the image data by using the attribute information while obtaining the image data. The image outputting apparatus holds the output request in accordance with the acceptance of the output request before completion of acquisition of the image data and allows the outputting the image data in response to the output request after acquisition of the image data has been completed.

Abstract: A dump output control apparatus includes a storage unit that stores output device information indicating an output device that is an output destination of dump information, a dump output device control unit that obtains the output device information stored in the storage unit and, determines a device as an output device for outputting the dump information thereto based on the obtained output device information, and a dump output unit that outputs the dump information to the determined output device.

Abstract: Method, computer program product, and system for transferring data to database partitions are provided. A transaction is initiated to insert one or more records into a partition of a database. At least one of the one or more records is then saved in binary form to a dump table in the database as a part of the transaction in response to the insertion of the at least one record into the partition having failed as a result of the at least one record not satisfying a predetermined condition. In response to the saving of the at least one record in binary form to the dump table having failed, the transaction is rolled back.