Patents.

Compacting data file histories

Methods, systems, and apparatus for obtaining one or more metadata files, determining, by one or more computers and in accordance with a minor compaction setting, to perform a minor compaction of the one or more metadata files, creating one or more intermediate metadata files that each include at least compacted contacts of one or more of the metadata files, according to the determination to perform minor compaction of the one or more metadata files, determining, in accordance with a major compaction setting, to perform a major compaction of one or more of the intermediate metadata files, and creating one or more snapshot metadata files that each include at least compacted contents of one or more of the intermediate metadata files, according to the determination to perform the major compaction of one or more of the intermediate metadata files.

Compute-centric object stores and methods of use

Systems and methods for providing a compute-centric object store. An exemplary method may include receiving a request to perform a compute operation on at least a portion of an object store from a first user, the request identifying parameters of the compute operation, assigning virtual operating system containers to the objects of the object store from a pool of virtual operating system containers. The virtual operating system containers may perform the compute operation on the objects according to the identified parameters of the request. The method may also include clearing the virtual operating system containers and returning the virtual operating system containers to the pool.

Media clip systems and methods

Decentralized management of virtualized hosts

One or more embodiments of the present invention provide a technique for effectively managing virtualized computing systems with an unlimited number of hardware resources. Host systems included in a virtualized computer system are organized into a scalable, peer-to-peer (P2P) network in which host

Method and system for automatically identifying optimal meeting locations

A method and system for automatically identifying optimal meeting locations. The method includes receiving a plurality of meeting parameters associated with one or more participants. The method also includes identifying a list of optimal meeting locations relevant to one or more of the plurality of meeting parameters. The method further includes ranking the list of optimal meeting locations. Further, the method includes enabling a user to select an optimal meeting location from the list of optimal meeting locations. The system includes one or more electronic devices and a user electronic device. The user electronic device includes a communication interface, a memory, and a processor.

Linear MRAM device with a self-aligned bottom contact

System and method for generating phrases

Techniques are disclosed for generating phrases for selection by users communicating in an online virtual world environment. A phrase generation engine automatically constructs new phrases using pre-approved words from a dictionary of frequently used words and language-specific rules for phrase construction.

Continuous analysis word counter

System and method for analysis and presentation of used vehicle pricing data

Method and apparatus for monitoring the performance of a computer system

Intelligent security analysis and enforcement for data transfer

An approach is provided for managing a message in a transfer from a computer. A level of sensitivity of data in a payload of the message is determined. A level of security protecting the transfer of the data is determined. Based on the level of sensitivity, the level of security is determined to satisfy or not satisfy a threshold level. If the level of security satisfies the threshold level, the computer is connected and the message is transferred using the level of security. If the level of security does not satisfy the threshold level, then based on the levels of sensitivity and security, an action to change the level of security is determined so that the changed level of security satisfies the threshold level. The action is executed to connect the computer and transfer the message using the changed level of security.

Social media message delivery based on user location

An approach for delaying social media messages is provided herein. A first computing device receives user preferences. The first computing device detects a social media message of a user. The first computing device determines that the user is not in the physical location. The first computing device determines whether to delay the posting of the social media message based on a comparison of the content of the social media message with the received user preferences.

Low degradation MRAM encapsulation process using silicon-rich silicon nitride film

Managing energy assets associated with transport operations

Deployment of immutable web application builds

In one general aspect, a method can include receiving, by a server and from a computing device, a request for a web application, accessing, by the server, a real-time database responsive to receiving the request, identifying a version of the web application for deployment to the computing device, and identifying at least one criterion for the deployment of the identified version of the web application. The method can further include, based on determining that the at least one criterion for deployment of the identified version of the web application is fulfilled by the requester, retrieving the identified version of the web application from the real-time database, and providing the identified version of the web application to the computing device.

Decentralized input/output resource management

A shared input/output (IO) resource is managed in a decentralized manner. Each of multiple hosts having IO access to the shared resource, computes an average latency value that is normalized with respect to average IO request sizes, and stores the computed normalized latency value for later use.

Contextual chat based on behavior and usage

Techniques are disclosed for providing an enhanced contextual chat feature in online environments. The contextual chat feature may be used to present users with a list of expressions that may be sent to other users within an online environment.

Ultrasonic gas leak detectors and testing methods

An ultrasonic gas leak detector and test method, configured to discriminate the ultrasound generated by a pressurized gas leak into the atmosphere from ultrasound generated by man-made ultrasonic sources. In an exemplary embodiment an ultrasonic gas leak detector is able to identify a remote ultrasonic test source as a known test source and to initiate a test sequence instead of alarm.

Geographically-distributed file system using coordinated namespace replication over a wide area network

Language model selection for speech-to-text conversion

Topology navigator for IT services

API platform that includes server-executed client-based code

A technique for providing an API from a server to one or more endpoint devices including receiving a request for data from an endpoint device, retrieving one or more data resources from the data resources available within the server, based upon the request, and manipulating the retrieved data via server-executed client-based code.

Li/metal battery with composite solid electrolyte

Directional ultrasonic gas leak detector

An embodiment of a directional ultrasonic gas leak detector includes an array of spaced MEMS microphones, each responsive to incident airborne ultrasonic energy from gas leak sources to generate a microphone signal. A beamforming processor is responsive to the microphone signals from the array to generate processor output signals indicative of estimated angles of arrival of ultrasonic energy incident on the array.

Enforcing runtime policies in a networked computing environment

Embodiments of the present invention provide approaches for enforcing runtime policies in a networked computing environment (e.g., a cloud computing environment). Specifically, in a typical embodiment, computer code and data of an application is annotated with metadata defining a set of runtime policies for executing the computer code and data. Once a request is received to run the application, a set of parameters (e.g., geographic location) corresponding to the execution of the computer code and data of the application is dynamically determined, and compared to the runtime policies. The runtime policies for executing the computer code and data are then enforced at runtime. This includes either running the application, or preventing the running of the application in the case that the set of parameters corresponding to the execution of the computer code and data of the application do not satisfy the runtime policies.

Method and apparatus for automatically structuring free form heterogeneous data

Techniques are provided for automatically structuring free form heterogeneous data. In one aspect of the invention, the techniques include obtaining free form heterogeneous data, segmenting the free form heterogeneous data into one or more units, automatically labeling the one or more units based on one or more machine learning techniques, wherein each unit is associated with a label indicating an information type, and structuring the one or more labeled units in a format to facilitate one or more operations that use at least a portion of the labeled units, e.g., information technology (IT) operations.

Attentive assistant

Providing a personalized navigation experience in a mobile application

A system for presenting navigation options to a user of a mobile application receives usage data comprising a record of actions performed while the user was interacting with the application, and analyzes that usage data to personalize the navigation surface.

Unmanned aerial vehicle for hazard detection

In an approach to hazard detection, one or more computer processors determine whether an obstruction of view for a user in a first vehicle is detected. Responsive to determining the obstruction is detected, the one or more computer processors deploy a first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) associated with the first vehicle. The one or more computer processors determine whether one or more hazards associated with a path of the first vehicle are detected.

Flame detectors and testing methods

Exemplary embodiments of a flame detector and operating method. Optical energy is received at one or more optical sensors, and the detector processes the energy to determine whether the received energy is from a known remote test source. If so, the flame detector is operated in a test mode. The detector processing uses an artificial neural network in an exemplary embodiment in the flame detection operation mode.

Balancing workload across nodes in a message brokering cluster

A system, apparatus, and methods are provided for balancing partition distribution across nodes within a message broker cluster so as to balance the broker nodes' workloads. Upon detection of an imbalance in the nodes' workloads by a monitor, an analyzer considers various possible remedies, estimates their likely impacts on the workload, and determines whether they satisfy hard and/or soft goals of the system.

Self-healing a message brokering cluster

A system, apparatus, and methods are provided for self-healing and balancing partition distribution across nodes within a message broker cluster. During operation, the system receives a stream of messages at the message brokering cluster, wherein the message stream is divided into partitions and replicas for each partition are distributed among a set of nodes within the message brokering cluster. Responsive to a change in the number of nodes within the message brokering cluster, the system determines a set of replicas to be migrated, divides them into chunks, and migrates them one chunk at a time.

Phased whole genome genetic risk in a family quartet

Identifying subgraphs in transformed social network graphs

A graph of a social network is received. The graph may include a node for each user account and an edge between nodes that represent social networking relationships such as messages between the user accounts or a friend relationship. The graph is transformed into a transformed graph where nodes are labelled and subgraphs are identified.

Methodology for detecting problematic connections with peripheral devices

Implementations of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for identifying peripheral devices with which problematic connections have been established. According to one embodiment, a method for detecting a model of peripheral device for which problematic connections with a computerized unit are common is disclosed. The method involves receiving values of each of one or more features of a particular connection between a computerized unit and a peripheral device, using the received values to determine a score for each of the features of the particular connection, calculating an overall connection score from the scores for each of the features, and generating a problematic peripheral device report including the model of the peripheral device if the overall connection score is indicative of a problematic connection.

Modifying a mood through selective feeding of content

Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for modifying a mood through selective feeding of content. Aspects include obtaining a current mood of a user. Aspects also include obtaining a target mood for the user and receiving a user data to determine a user mood profile for the user. Additionally, aspects include analyzing the mood profile to determine a content to provide to the user based upon the current mood and target mood and providing said content to the user.

Distributed file system using consensus nodes

Displaying relevant messages of a conversation graph

A method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium for displaying relevant messages of a conversation graph. A reverse chronological stream of messages broadcasted to a recipient account of a messaging platform is received.

Extensible system and method for information extraction in a data processing system

A data mashup system having information extraction capabilities for receiving multiple streams of textual data, at least one of which contains unstructured textual data. A repository stores annotators that describe how to analyze the streams of textual data for specified unstructured data components. The annotators are applied to the data streams to identify and extract the specified data components according to the annotators. The extracted data components are tagged to generate structured data components and the specified unstructured data components in the input data streams are replaced with the tagged data components. The system then combines the tagged data from the multiple streams to form a mashup output data stream.

Smart source code evaluation and suggestion system

A method for s identifying program files within one or more programs that will likely require update to implement a proposed programming task is disclosed. A processor identifies a previous programming task that matches the proposed programming task. The processor also identifies a set of program files that were updated to implement the previous programming task. The processor then displays the set of program files or existing versions of the set of program files as program files that will likely require update for the proposed programming task.

Second-pass ranker for push notifications in a social network

Systems and methods for providing push notifications of social network content items include determining first and second engagement values for first and second content items, respectively, provided by first and second content item sources, respectively, based on previous interactions with content items. First and second utility values are determined based on a mathematical operation applied to the engagement values and selection metrics; one of the content items is chosen as the push content item based on the difference between the utility values.

Identity management in a networked computing environment

An approach for user identity management in a virtualized/networked (e.g., cloud) computing environment is provided. In a typical embodiment, historical command usage within a server environment is analyzed to determine the characteristics of the commands being run against a cloud resource to determine with a confidence rating the likelihood the commands are being executed by a certain user. Such an approach allows for more efficient user identity management in order to optimize cloud security and system administration.

Deploying applications in a networked computing environment

An approach for deploying and managing applications in a networked computing environment (e.g., a cloud computing environment). A user uploads an application for deployment in the networked computing environment. Metadata of the application is analyzed and compared to metadata of previously deployed applications. Using the comparison, a set of architectures used in conjunction with previously deployed application(s) with similar platform and middleware requirements are presented to a user. The user can select an architecture for deploying the application. The application is continuously monitored after deployment, and alternative architectures to improve the application can be presented to the user, if desired.

Systems and methods for tracking calls responsive to advertisements using back channel messaging and data channel communications

Receipt, data reduction, and storage of encrypted data

Embodiments of the invention relate to processing streams of encrypted data received from multiple users. As the streams are processed, smaller partitions in the form of data chunks are created and subject to individual decryption. The data chunks are placed into sub-stream based on a master key associated with its owning entity. Prior to processing, the data chunks in each stream are decrypted, and advanced functions, including but not limited to de-duplication and compression, are individually applied to the data chunks, followed by aggregation of processed data chunks into data units and encryption of the individual data units including use of a master key from the data's owning entity. Individual encryption units are created by encrypting the data unit(s) with an encryption key, thereby limiting access to the data unit. Confidentiality of data is maintained, and the ability of storage systems to perform data reduction functions is supported.

Magnetic tunnel junction with post-deposition hydrogenation

Declarative representation of networked applications

Methods and apparatus for descriptively representing an application programming interface and data of a networked software application, and a descriptive domain specific language, are presented. Additionally, methods and apparatus for mashup creation, including a repository of networking or Web applications that may be reused and combined, are presented.

Presentation bias compensation for multiple item internet web pages

Embodiments of the present disclosure can be used to compensate for presentation bias and estimate click-through rates for content objects in different positions on an Internet web page.

Battery system and method with capacity estimator

Methods and systems for node and link identification

Methods and systems for node and link detection in social network analysis. Interactive noise reduction allows reduction of the data set under analysis to enable substantially real time detection of links and nodes.