Abstract: Disclosed are approaches for enforcement of updates for devices unassociated with a directory service. An application executing on a computing device can determine, based on a policy received from a management service, that the computing device is to use an update service specified in the policy to receive updates. The application then modifies a setting of the computing device to specify the use of the update service by the computing device.

Abstract: A method includes providing a runtime service to receive a payload containing a basic input-output system (BIOS) image and to generate a firmware storage policy. The firmware storage policy identifies a data storage device to store first firmware instructions of the BIOS image, and identifies another data storage device to store second firmware instructions of the BIOS image. The method further includes providing a boot service to store the BIOS image according to the firmware storage policy.

Abstract: Method for operating a communication network that includes a communication devices and form part of an industrial automation system, wherein control units control functions of associated communication devices, where a prescribable proportion of system resources of an associated communication device is provide for a prescribable resource use duration for each control unit, when prescribable synchronization events occur, the control units synchronously detect state variables of the communication devices and adjust them to one another, the control units additionally determine, for at least one past resource use duration, how a determination time available for a path determination influences quality criterion changes for communication network paths to be determined, and determine a first correction value synchronization events based on the quality criterion changes, and the control units determine a second correction value for the synchronization events if inconsistent state variables are determined when the stat

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a context-based user interface include obtaining one or more contextual factors associated with an electronic device; predicting context information in accordance with the one or more contextual factors; and formatting a user interface on the electronic device in accordance with the predicted context information. In some implementations, formatting the user interface on the electronic device in accordance with the predicted context information includes: selecting, in accordance with the predicted context information, a first set of applications; and formatting for display to the user the first set of applications as part of a user interface of the electronic device; and formatting the user interface includes: selecting, in accordance with the predicted context information, a second set of applications; and forgoing display to the user the second set of applications as part of the user interface of the electronic device.

Abstract: A System and Method for Updating Software in a Vehicle is provided. Software in a vehicle may, at times, be subject to update. In this regard, a server may send the update software to one or more electronic devices in the vehicle. The server may receive the capabilities of the electronic devices in the vehicle, such as the memory, computational, security capabilities, or the like, and tailor the sending of the software update based on the capabilities of the electronic devices. For example, the division of the software update, the sections of memory from which to determine the delta, the compression schemes, and/or where certain functions (such as where decryption occurs) may be dependent on the capabilities of the electronic devices in the vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for a client to server deployment via an online distribution platform can include a mechanism to update at least part of a system software or server-side software via a parallel client software update. Online distribution platforms such as mobile application stores can be utilized in embodiments of the apparatus and method to provide not only the client update, but also the system software update in the underlying system (e.g. server-side version).

Abstract: An apparatus includes a scanner and a resolution engine. The scanner detects first and second software exceptions. The scanner also determines that the first software exception occurred previously in a plurality of desktops and that the second software exception did not occur previously in the plurality of desktops. The resolution engine determines a first solution and a second solution for resolving the first software exception and that the first solution has a higher ranking than the second solution. The resolution engine also generates a software patch that implements the first solution and deploys the software patch. The resolution engine further determines a series of steps implemented to resolve the second software exception and records the series of steps to prepare a second software patch if the second software exception occurs again in the plurality of desktops.

Abstract: A computer system obtains a request to apply a signed patch to a piece of signed executable code. The computer system determines whether the signed patch is allowed to be applied to the signed executable based on a set of patch policies. If the patch policies allow the patch to be applied, the patch is applied to the signed executable code. The computer system generates a new digital signature for the modified executable code thereby allowing the resulting signed patched executable code to be verified and executed by the computer system.

Abstract: A system and method for live patching a process in userspace is disclosed. In one exemplary aspect, a system for live patching comprises a process executing in userspace in an operating system executed by a hardware processor and a patcher configured to: suspend execution of the process, wherein a memory address space of the process contains binary code executed in the process, and wherein the binary code comprises one or more symbols, map a binary patch to the memory address space of the process, wherein the binary patch contains amendments to the binary code, wherein the binary patch references a portion of the one or more symbols, and wherein the binary patch contains metadata indicating offsets of the portion of the one or more symbols, resolve the portion of the one or more symbols using the offsets in the metadata and resume execution of the process.

Abstract: Embodiments for providing a user defined application interface by a processor. A user profile defining one or more application behavior settings relating to at least behavior and appearance of a mobile application such that the user profile is referenced for providing a filtered selection of a plurality of mobile applications for selection.

Abstract: A method for non-disruptive upgrade of a storage system is provided. The method includes disabling, by an interlock, access by one or more processors of the storage system to the first memory, responsive to a request. The method includes persisting configuration information in the first memory to the solid-state memory, with the access to the first memory disabled by the interlock, wherein the persisting, the first memory and the solid-state memory are supported by an energy reserve. The method includes enabling, by the interlock, access by the one or more processors to the first memory, responsive to completing the persisting, and writing, by the one or more processors of the storage system, to the first memory, to perform the upgrade with further configuration information, with the access enabled by the interlock and wherein at least the persisting is accomplished without power cycling.

Abstract: Roughly described, a system and method for delivering video content to a user's client device in a video-on-demand (VOD) system, which includes providing a collection of video segments, the segments having a predefined default sequence; establishing a streaming video session according to a session-oriented protocol; transmitting toward the client device a script executable by the client device, the script operable to transmit navigational codes toward the head-end equipment in response to and indicating user selection among navigational choices; beginning transmission of the video segments in the collection toward the client device in accordance with the default sequence of segments; and in response to receipt of one of the navigational codes, and without tearing down the streaming video session, altering the transmission sequence to jump to the segment that the user selected.

Abstract: Methods and systems of updating serial attached small computer system interface (SAS)/serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) hard disk drive (HDD) firmware (FW) using a management controller (MC) are provided. The method includes uploading the HDD FW to the MC via the local area network (LAN), breaking the HDD FW into a plurality of chunks, issuing a plurality of write commands and writing the plurality of chunks into the SAS HDD.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a plurality of scanning devices in a high-throughput laboratory environment. Each of the scanning devices is configured for a remote boot operation from an administrative server that is communicatively coupled with the plurality of scanning devices via a local network. The remote boot replaces the complete operational firmware of a scanning device. The scanning devices are each configured to periodically provide operational information to the administrative server for centralized storage. The centralized storage of operational information for each of the plurality of scanning devices, coupled with the ability of the administrative server to initiate a reboot of any scanning device and thereby update the complete operational firmware of the scanning device, allows for centralized administration of multiple scanning devices that facilitates configuration, support, image data storage, and/or communication with outside servers.

Abstract: In some examples, a server may receive telemetry data from a computing device. The server may determine based at least in part on the telemetry data, (1) a device (e.g., hardware and software) configuration associated with the computing device and (2) one or more events (e.g., an installation log, a memory dump, or the like) associated with installing a software package on the computing device. Based at least in part on the one or more events. the server may determine a stability index associated with the software package and associate the stability index with the device configuration. The stability index may indicate a probability of errors not occurring after the software package is installed. After determining that the stability index satisfies a predetermined threshold, the server may provide the software package and the associated stability index for download to one or more additional computing devices.

Abstract: Updating web resources includes extracting web resources from the application to local files, and querying an external server for web resource updates specific to at least one operating condition of the client device. A client device includes at least one processor to execute computer readable instructions to extract a web resource from an application downloaded to a native container of a client device, and query a server for web resource updates with a query that comprises a native container identification. A server includes at least one processor to execute computer readable instructions to generate an update bundle for web resources downloaded in an application package by a client device, the update bundle comprising at least one update that is specific to an operating condition of the client device, and, in response to a request from the client device, send the update bundle to the client device.

Abstract: Action flow fragment management includes executing a parent action flow including multiple steps. At least two steps are distinct pages of a web application. During execution of the parent action flow, an action flow fragment expression is obtained and executed using data gathered from a data source to obtain an action flow fragment identifier. An action flow fragment corresponding to the action flow fragment identifier is selected and executed. When execution of the action flow fragment completes, execution of the parent action flow continues.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for updating an application are disclosed. According to the method, an update tag corresponding to a target application is pushed to a terminal when determining that the target application is required to be updated, the target application being an application downloaded and installed in the background of the terminal. An acquisition request sent by the terminal based on the update tag is received, the acquisition request being used for requesting to acquire target update content corresponding to the target application. The target update content is pushed to the terminal based on the update tag, such that the terminal opens the target application of a latest version by loading the target update content.

Abstract: A method and system for building a compliance software service using reusable and configurable components. The method may include one or more of receiving a request to build a software in association with an identified jurisdiction from among a plurality of jurisdictions, retrieving a plurality of configurable software components which comprise built-in functionality that is generic across the plurality of jurisdictions, dynamically configuring non-generic functionality for the identified jurisdiction within the plurality of configurable software components based on inputs received from a user, and creating a software program for the identified jurisdiction based on the dynamically configured software components and storing a file including the created software program in a storage device.

Abstract: A software management system includes a control system connected to a first network and including at least one of control circuitry and a sensor, each controllable by updating first control software in the respective at least one of the control circuitry and sensor, a software distribution device including first circuitry that stores second control software and transmits the second software through a second network, and a software update device including second circuitry that, while the software device is connected to the second network, receives the second software from the distribution device and stores the second software, and while the update device is connected to the first network, transmits the second software to the respective at least one of the control circuitry and sensor to cause the respective at least one of the control circuitry and sensor to update the first software using the second software.

Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for identifying a network event trigger generated in response to a network event being identified due to receipt of a message, from a client device, comprising a request for or to extend a configuration parameter. The systems and methods may further provide for identifying a software update for software of the client device in response to the network event trigger, and communicating a software update message comprising the software update to cause updating of the software of the client device.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for linking subjects in an area of real space with user accounts. The user accounts are linked with client applications executable on mobile computing devices. A plurality of cameras are disposed above the area. The cameras in the plurality of cameras produce respective sequences of images in corresponding fields of view in the real space. A processing system is coupled to the plurality of cameras. The processing system includes logic to determine locations of subjects represented in the images. The processing system further includes logic to match the identified subjects with user accounts by identifying locations of the mobile computing devices executing client applications in the area of real space and matching locations of the mobile computing devices with locations of the subjects.

Abstract: Implementations are described of a computing device that migrates data and software applications from a first computing device to a second computing device, in order to preserve data and other application-related customizations.

Abstract: Example implementations described herein are directed to systems and methods for validating and deploying microservices. In an example implementation, a plurality of similarities are calculated between a user environment and multiple pilot environments from application deployment test results. The test results are based on compatibility of catalogs of applications with each of the pilot environments. A list is presented with one or more of the catalogs of applications that are indicated as compatible and similar to the user environment based on the calculated similarities. The user can select catalog from the list that is deployed in the user environment.

Abstract: The present invention provides an application sharing method and apparatus, which resolve a problem that not all applications can be shared. The method of the present invention includes: obtaining a distance between an icon of a first application and an icon of a second application, where the first application is a to-be-shared application, and the second application is used to share the first application; determining whether the distance is less than a preset distance; if the distance is less than the preset distance, obtaining application information of the first application in an application store on the Internet, and obtaining information about a to-share-with user, where the application information includes a link address of the first application in the application store; and sending the link address to the to-share-with user by using the second application. The present invention can be applied to application sharing.

Abstract: A server apparatus determines a configuration of a second processor via the network interface, the second processor being a processor of the client apparatus, determines an environment capable of executing the update program, selects a virtual machine source for generating a virtual machine that virtually realizes the determined environment out of the plurality of different virtual machine sources that the memory stores, generates a virtual machine that virtually realizes the environment by the second processor, by using the selected virtual machine source, generates a package including the generated virtual machine, the firmware, and the update program, and sends the package and a control command for installing the package in the client apparatus to the client apparatus via the network interface to cause the client apparatus to execute the update program by the virtual machine to update the firmware in the external device.

Abstract: In a method for adapting a firmware configured to control a wireless communication device, a first firmware is stored in a first storage area, and at least one delta encoding package is stored in at least one second storage area. A rule manager is configured to provide identification information indicating at least one delta encoding package. Bootstrap software is configured to, upon startup, retrieve the first firmware from the first storage area, retrieve from the rule manager identification information indicating at least one delta encoding package retrieve the indicated at least one delta encoding package from the second storage area, combine said first firmware and the at least one delta encoding package to a second firmware by way of a differential upgrade, and start the second firmware.

Abstract: The disclosure provides for systems and methods for performing upgrades in virtual environments. Some implementations are directed to using an upgrade service to provide pre-upgrade component detection and validation on host(s). A software package may be submitted to an existing software upgrade procedure of a host. The software package may include an upgrade executable that, when launched, provides a new software service, including initializing one or more new public-facing APIs to provide pre-upgrade host component detection and validation. Some implementations are directed to coordinating the upgrade of a first host using an upgrade service launched on another networked machine or second host. While running an upgrade service, the first host may make a request to the second host to coordinate the upgrade of components of the first host while the first host or a VM of the first host running the upgrade service is shut down.

Abstract: Various examples described herein provide for monitoring a peripheral device by data imported from the peripheral device. The peripheral data may comprise a script associated with monitoring or managing the peripheral device, or descriptive data describing a set of monitor values on the peripheral device.

Abstract: Deployment assurance services Accelerators (“DAS Accelerators”) include audit functionality that performs a sequential audit of each server listed in a customer's server list from customer's target environment. And artificial intelligence engine (“AI engine”) scans each server to match all required Include entries, which enables categories of product specific checks. Checks for each product category are processed sequentially, including database specific checks. All database platforms can be configured to connect on custom\nonstandard ports, using unique credentials. After each server audit is completed, the audit results are outputted to an encrypted file, a csv or database, depending on how the execution was configured by the customer. Audits review hardware, software, registry, integration and configuration details from customer servers for, e.g., the purpose of validating fitness for use. Various validation and environment reports are generated based on the audit results.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus connectable to a device includes: an acquiring unit to acquire, from the device, a display request including destination information indicating a country or an area where the device is used and indicating information for requesting an application list screen for providing an application; a specifying unit to specify, based on application compatibility information in which application identification information identifying an application available for the device is associated with the destination information, the application identification information associated with the destination information included in the display request; and a first transmitting unit to transmit, to the device, the application list screen for providing the application identified by the application identification information.

Abstract: A system for providing dynamic code deployment and versioning is provided. The system may be configured to receive a first request to execute a newer program code on a virtual compute system, determine, based on the first request, that the newer program code is a newer version of an older program code loaded onto an existing container on a virtual machine instance on the virtual compute system, initiate a download of the newer program code onto a second container on the same virtual machine instance, and causing the first request to be processed with the older program code in the existing container.

Abstract: Provided is an update method based on an FUMO protocol. The method includes: a server extending a standard FUMO node, and generating a plurality of FUMO extension nodes in one-to-one correspondence to a plurality of pieces of update package information; the server delivering via the extended standard FUMO node and the FUMO extension nodes the pieces of the update package information to a terminal according to a request message from the terminal, and the terminal downloading an update package selected by a user according to the pieces of the received update package information and updating using the downloaded update package. The solution solves the problem in the related art that only one update package is found in one session in a process of updating based on the FUMO protocol.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to automatically providing updates to at least one vehicle. Operations may include receiving, at a server remote from the at least one vehicle, Electronic Control Unit (ECU) activity data from the at least one vehicle, the ECU activity data corresponding to actual operation of the ECU in the at least one vehicle; determining, at the server and based on the ECU activity data, a software vulnerability affecting the at least one vehicle, the software vulnerability being determined based on a deviation between the received ECU activity data and expected ECU activity data; identifying, at the server, an ECU software update based on the determined software vulnerability; and sending, from the server, a delta file configured to update software on the ECU with a software update corresponding to the identified ECU software update.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for updating an application are disclosed. According to the method, an update tag corresponding to a target application is pushed to a terminal when determining that the target application is required to be updated, the target application being an application downloaded and installed in the background of the terminal. An acquisition request sent by the terminal based on the update tag is received, the acquisition request being used for requesting to acquire target update content corresponding to the target application. The target update content is pushed to the terminal based on the update tag, such that the terminal opens the target application of a latest version by loading the target update content.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for updating data are provided. The method for updating data includes the follows. A terminal receives an update reminder message pushed by a cloud server. The terminal detects whether there is anchor point information corresponding to the update reminder message at the terminal; when the anchor point information corresponding to the update reminder message is detected at the terminal, the terminal sends the anchor point information to the cloud server so that the cloud server generates an update data packet based on the anchor point information. The terminal performs a first update process on data of the terminal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for updating a firmware on a device, from a current version to a new version, said firmware being split into: —a core part, —an extended part comprising a plurality of entry points callable by the core part, said method comprising: —inhibiting the entry points between the core part of the current version, called current core part, and the extended part of the current version, called current extended part; —erasing the current extended part; —downloading the core part of the new version, called new core part; —erasing the current core part; —downloading—the extended part of the new version, called new extended part; —activating the entry points between the new core part and the new extended part.

Abstract: A traffic information update method includes recognizing, by a terminal, a first traffic sign from a road image; detecting whether traffic information of the terminal includes first alert information corresponding to the first traffic sign; if the traffic information of the terminal does not include the first alert information, generating a traffic sign adding instruction corresponding to the first traffic sign; and sending the traffic sign adding instruction to a server. After finding a new traffic sign, the terminal may report a content indication and a location indication of the traffic sign to the server such that the server can directly update traffic information according to the information reported by the terminal.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes an image receiver configured to receive an input image corresponding to an azimuthal range where a viewpoint is movable; a communicator configured to communicate with a first display apparatus; and at least one processor configured to control the communicator to receive information of a first viewpoint from the first display apparatus, and control the communicator to transmit an image comprising a first area and a second area within the input image to the first display apparatus, the first area corresponding to the first viewpoint and being displayed on a screen of the first display apparatus, the second area being adjacent to the first area and including one or more widths corresponding to a moving characteristic of the first viewpoint.

Abstract: A development tool is described herein. The development tool automatically identifies one or more resources associated with a first version of a Web site that is being developed by a user of the tool. The development tool also automatically interacts with at least one entity within a Web hosting environment to cause a companion resource to be provisioned in the Web hosting environment for each local resource so identified. The development tool may also automatically interact with at least one entity within the Web hosting environment to properly configure a published version of the Web site to utilize at least one companion resource.

Abstract: Systems for processing requests to execute a program code of a user use a message queue service to store requests when there are not enough resources to process the requests. The message queue service determines whether a request to be queued is associated with data that the program code needs in order to process the request. If so, the message queue service locates and retrieves the data and stores the data in a cache storage that provides faster access by the program code to the pre-fetched data. This provides faster execution of asynchronous instances of the program code.

Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for preventing unauthorized resource updates. In some embodiments, it may be determined that a mainframe computer is not within a service period. A control file may be obtained and decrypted. Using the decrypted control file, the mainframe computer may be determined to be authorized. An available resource update file may be selected based on a determination that the mainframe computer is authorized. An update to a resource of the mainframe computer may be facilitated based on the available resource update file.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for network resource allocation is provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises determining a subscriber limit rate at which a subscriber computer can process updates received from a plurality of publisher computers, wherein each of the updates comprises an electronic digital message received over a computer network; determining, for each publisher computer of the plurality of publisher computers, a not-to-exceed rate of updates sent to the subscriber computer and storing a plurality of the offered rates; determining by the subscriber computer, for each publisher computer of the plurality of publisher computer, a utility of updates sent by the publisher computer and storing a plurality of the utilities; assigning to each publisher computer of the plurality of publisher computers a publisher limit rate at which the respective publisher computer sends updates to the subscriber computer using the offered rate and the utility of updates of the respective publisher computer.

Abstract: A method for updating firmware of cable modems optimizing management resources in a network comprising a web application, network collector, more than one cable modem, one or more servers. The method includes the web application receiving an update firmware policy, the policy defined by a list of cable modems to have their firmware updated, a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) pointing to a file within a server in the network, and the web application adding a policy with this information to a policies table. The network collector polls a database engine for a new policy and computing a list of cable modems to have their firmware updated, and the network collector sends a command to a cable modem to update to a new firmware, wherein the new firmware is specified by the URI.

Abstract: A server and a method for providing software update information related to a vehicular module may be configured to provide a server for providing software update information related to a vehicular module that may extract a software updatable module to provide software update information thereto based on module use information related to another vehicle corresponding to an estimated driving route and an estimated driving time of a software update target vehicle.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a detection unit, a determining unit, and an execution unit. The detection unit detects that data is stored in a predetermined storage area in a memory. The determining unit determines whether the data stored in the predetermined storage area satisfies an execution condition of predetermined processing associated with the predetermined storage area. The execution unit executes the predetermined processing when the data satisfies the execution condition.

Abstract: Various systems, such as operating systems and application suites, have multiple programs that are installed and settings that are configured in order to put the system in a desired operational state (e.g., a substantially fully functioning state). Different users can have different experiences based on different programs they use, and the set of programs they use can come from network locations. A set of system readiness tasks is created that identifies the various actions to be performed to put the system in the desired operational state. Performance of the set of system readiness tasks is coordinated to display, prior to achieving the desired operational state, a preview of a user interface of the system that is customized to a specific user of the system. Performance of the set of system readiness tasks continues, while displaying the preview of the user interface, until the desired operational state is achieved.

Abstract: There is provided an electronic device including a manipulation unit configured to acquire manipulation by a user, and a control unit configured to selectively execute one of a plurality of controls of the electronic device which are associated with a duration of the manipulation and to perform switching of at least one of the plurality of controls according to information indicating a state of the electronic device.

Abstract: An advanced metering infrastructure may be configured for automated meter reading, such as of utility (electric, natural gas, etc.) meters. Within a network, a data collector communicates with, and receives meter data from, a plurality of endpoints. Firmware on the endpoints may be updated by transmission, from the data collector, of a new firmware image. In one example, the data collector sends an announcement of a firmware update to the plurality of endpoints. At a time indicated by the announcement, the data collector multicasts the firmware update a plurality of times. The data collector then receives indications from a plurality of endpoints that did not successfully receive all blocks of the multicast firmware update. In response, the data collector sends missing blocks to the plurality of endpoints according to the indications.

Abstract: A method for the communication between software components in a motor vehicle, the software components being able to be operated in different operating modes, wherein the software components communicate with one another in different ways in the different operating modes, and at a first point in time, it is determined which software components communicate with one another and in which way in the different operating modes, and a separate communication profile is determined on that basis for each of the different operating modes, the software components being operated in the different operating modes at a second point in time, and one or more computer unit(s) executing the software components is/are configured in accordance with a corresponding communication profile of the respective operating mode.