10th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 72 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220078196 | DRONE CAPABLE OF AUTONOMOUSLY DETERMINING TRUSTWORTHINESS OF MESSAGES RECEIVED - In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to autonomously determining trustworthiness of a message. In some embodiments, a drone capable of autonomously determining trustworthiness of messages comprises a drone body, a propulsion mechanism, a plurality of sensors, a wireless radio, and a control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to receive, from the wireless radio, a message, determine a source transmitting the message, determine content of the message, determine, based on the source transmitting the message, the content of the message, and the observational data, contextual information for the message, determine, based on the contextual information for the message, an expectation for the message, and one of: determine, based on the contextual information and the expectation, that the message is trustworthy, and determine, based on the contextual information and the expectation, that the message is not trustworthy. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078197 | USING MESSAGE CONTEXT TO EVALUATE SECURITY OF REQUESTED DATA - Information of an electronic message to be delivered to an intended recipient is received. For an original resource identifier included in the electronic message, a corresponding alternative resource identifier that can be at least in part used to obtain the original resource identifier and obtain context information associated with the electronic message is determined. The original resource identifier included in the electronic message is replaced with the alternative resource identifier to generate a modified electronic message. The modified electronic message with the alternative resource identifier is allowed to be delivered to the intended recipient instead of the electronic message with the original resource identifier. A request made using the alternative resource identifier in the modified message triggers a security action based at least in part on the context information associated with the electronic message. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078198 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING INVESTIGATION CASES IN THE CONTEXT OF CYBERSECURITY - A system for generating a cybersecurity investigation case that comprises: an event parser for receiving an event and identifying at least one empty entity from the received event; a case investigator for determining a value to the at least one empty entity to obtain at least one enriched entity; a case correlator for associating at least one existing investigation case to the received event; and a case manager for generating and outputting the cybersecurity investigation case. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078199 | SECURITY EVENT CONNECTIVITY GENERATED BY LINKING ENITITIES AND ACTIONS FROM PROCESS TRACKING - A system and method automatically links security events associated with a computer network and system calls of plural networked computers interfaced with the computer network. System call information of the system calls of the plural networked computers are communicated to a network location to associate security events with system calls across the networked computers and provide a causal graph that reconstructs a sequence of events with precise attribution and timing to comprehend entities and actions associated with the security event. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078200 | SECURE INCIDENT INVESTIGATION EVENT CAPTURE - A secure investigation platform in a sovereign cloud includes a request processing system that receives requests to investigate an incident. A control message processing system creates a workspace, within the sovereign cloud, so that an investigation can be conducted within that workspace. The control message processing system performs investigation tasks within the workspace. A secure log generation system captures information corresponding to the tasks and generates an event record based on the captured information. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078201 | BUS-OFF ATTACK PREVENTION CIRCUIT - Various systems and methods for bus-off attack detection are described herein. An electronic device for bus-off attack detection and prevention includes bus-off prevention circuitry coupled to a protected node on a bus, the bus-off prevention circuitry to: detect a transmitted message from the protected node to the bus; detect a bit mismatch of the transmitted message on the bus; suspend further transmissions from the protected node while the bus is analyzed; determine whether the bit mismatch represents a bus fault or an active attack against the protected node; and signal the protected node indicating whether a fault has occurred. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078202 | RULE-BASED NETWORK-THREAT DETECTION - A packet-filtering device may receive packet-filtering rules configured to cause the packet-filtering device to identify packets corresponding to network-threat indicators. The packet-filtering device may receive packets and, for each packet, may determine that the packet corresponds to criteria specified by a packet-filtering rule. The criteria may correspond to one or more of the network-threat indicators. The packet-filtering device may apply an operator specified by the packet-filtering rule. The operator may be configured to cause the packet-filtering device to either prevent the packet from continuing toward its destination or allow the packet to continue toward its destination. The packet-filtering device may generate a log entry comprising information from the packet-filtering rule that identifies the one or more network-threat indicators and indicating whether the packet-filtering device prevented the packet from continuing toward its destination or allowed the packet to continue toward its destination. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078203 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VULNERABILITY-BASED CYBER THREAT RISK ANALYSIS AND TRANSFER - A computing device configured for predictive functions related to cyber threat risk accesses historical cybersecurity event data that lists past attacks on particular companies in different industry vertical classifications. Using vulnerability data associated with each attack, enhanced by metadata specifying vulnerable hardware and/or software stacks associated with the attacks, exemplary technology configurations are created that map industry vertical classifications to vulnerable hardware and/or software stacks. These exemplary technology configurations are used as bases for comparison to subject technology configurations under evaluation. A comparison of a subject technology configuration parameters to parameters of the plurality of exemplary technology configurations can reveal similarities that indicate that the subject technology configuration is vulnerable one or more same threats that the exemplary technology configurations are known to be vulnerable to or that the subject technology configuration is susceptible to heightened cyber threat risk, based on historical cybersecurity event data. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078204 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - An information processing apparatus detects an unauthorized attack and transmits attack detection information concerning the detected attack to a communication control device. The communication control device selects an attack countermeasure instruction associated with an attack detection content that matches the attack detection information and an attack countermeasure function of the information processing apparatus by using the transmitted attack detection information and the attack countermeasure information stored in advance, decides a countermeasure method to be executed against the attack, and transmits the attack countermeasure instruction information including the decided countermeasure method to the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus is characterized to decide the countermeasure method to be executed against the attack from the received attack countermeasure instruction information and to execute the decided countermeasure method against the attack. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078205 | AUTOMATED SELECTION OF DDOS COUNTERMEASURES USING STATISTICAL ANALYSIS - A method of automated filtering includes receiving a network traffic snapshot having packets with data stored in respective fields, generating a statistical data structure storing each potential unique combination of data stored in respective fields with an associated counter that is incremented for each occurrence that the combination matches one of the packets of the network traffic snapshot and one or more observation timestamps. Determining an observed vector from the statistical data structure, wherein the observed vector has associated attribute/value pairs and counters that satisfy a predetermined criterion. The observed vector's attribute/value pairs are compared to known attribute/value pairs associated with known DDoS attack vectors of an attack vector database. In response to finding a matching known attack vector as a result of the comparison, mitigation parameters associated with the known attack vector are selected and used for applying a countermeasure to the network traffic for mitigating an attack. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078206 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIVATE AUTHENTICATION WITH HELPER NETWORKS - Helper neural network can play a role in augmenting authentication services that are based on neural network architectures. For example, helper networks are configured to operate as a gateway on identification information used to identify users, enroll users, and/or construct authentication models (e.g., embedding and/or prediction networks). Assuming, that both good and bad identification information samples are taken as part of identification information capture, the helper networks operate to filter out bad identification information prior to training, which prevents, for example, identification information that is valid but poorly captured from impacting identification, training, and/or prediction using various neural networks. Additionally, helper networks can also identify and prevent presentation attacks or submission of spoofed identification information as part of processing and/or validation. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078207 | DOMAIN NAME PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A domain processing system is enhanced with a first-pass domain filter configured for loading character strings representing a pair of domains consisting of a seed domain and a candidate domain in a computer memory, computing a similarity score and a dynamic threshold for the pair of domains, determining whether the similarity score exceeds the dynamic threshold, and iterating the loading, the computing, and the determining for each of a plurality of candidate domains paired with the seed domain. A similarity score between the seed domain and the candidate domain and a corresponding dynamic threshold for the pair are computed. If the similarity score exceeds the corresponding dynamic threshold, the candidate domain is provided to a downstream computing facility. Otherwise, it is dropped. In this way, the first-pass domain filter can significantly reduce the number of domains that otherwise would need to be processed by the downstream computing facility. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078208 | MULTI-PROTOCOL / MULTI-SESSION PROCESS IDENTIFICATION - In one embodiment, a device obtains one or more packets of a traffic session in a network. The device determines, for a particular packet of the one or more packets that match a filter, a fingerprint for the particular packet. The device identifies a plurality of traffic sessions whose packets match the fingerprint, wherein each of the plurality of traffic sessions is associated with at least one process. The device updates a process with the traffic session by applying a classifier to the plurality of traffic sessions. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078209 | ENHANCED TRUSTED APPLICATION MANAGER UTILIZING INTELLIGENCE FROM A SECURE ACCESS SERVER EDGE (SASE) - A trusted application manager (TAM) includes a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising obtaining, from a secure access service edge (SASE) device executing a security service, a data set defining intelligence provided by the security service, defining a policy based at least in part on the intelligence provided by the security service, and managing a trusted application (TA) based on the policy. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078210 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE CYBERSECURITY DEFENSIVE STRATEGY ANALYSIS UTILIZING VIRTUAL NETWORK SPACES - A system and method for collaborative cybersecurity defensive strategy analysis that predicts the evolution of new cybersecurity attack strategies and creates a virtual network space that provides a virtual reality environment for collaborative insights into network dynamics during a cyberattack. makes recommendations for cybersecurity improvements to networked systems based on a cost/benefit analysis. The system and method use machine learning algorithms to run simulated attack and defense strategies against a virtual network space model of the networked system created using a virtual network space manager. A simulation interaction server can facilitate secure sharing of virtual network spaces and simulations between and among various real and virtual actors to provide a collaborative space where one or more organization's network can be tested for resilience and mitigation. Recommendations are generated based on an analysis of the simulation results against a variety of cost/benefit indicators. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078211 | MULTIPLE SENTINELS FOR SECURING COMMUNICATIONS - Techniques that facilitate multiple sentinels for securing communications are provided. In one example, a system communicates with at least one multi-purpose device configured to communicate with one or more sources, at least one computing device configured to communicate with a defined source that is different than the one or more sources, and at least one security sentinel that manages one or more security processes for a communication network associated with the at least one multi-purpose device and the at least one computing device. The system also manages one or more other security processes for the communication network associated with the at least one multi-purpose device and the at least one computing device. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078212 | METHOD FOR ORCHESTRATING DISTRIBUTED TASK COMPLETION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for orchestrating the distributed completion of a task in a communication network, wherein a plurality of nodes in said network contributed to the completion of said task by completing a set of sub-tasks thereof. The completion of each sub-task requires data initially held by an orchestration node. The method allows for progressively transmitting the release of data only to those nodes which rely on it to complete the assigned sub-task. The privacy and security of the data is ensured, which is of particular importance in applications involving personal data. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078213 | INTERCEPTION OF HIGH-THROUGHPUT DATA TRAFFIC - Systems, devices, and techniques described herein relate to interception of data traffic that is traversing a network at a relatively high throughput rate. In some examples, a request to initiate interception is received from a server. In response to receiving the request to initiate interception, an instruction to forward user plane data to the server can be transmitted to a User Plane Function (UPF). The UPF may be transferring the user plane data in a data flow. The instruction may cause the UPF to forward the user plane data to the server in multiple streams. In addition, control plane data associated with the data flow can be transmitted to the server. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078214 | METHOD FOR REALIZING REMOTE ASSISTANCE AND RELATED DEVICE - Provided are a method for realizing remote assistance and a related device. The method includes that: an assisting device receives and displays first data, which includes one of the following: an audio stream and a video stream collected by an assistance requesting device; or the audio stream and the video stream collected by the assistance requesting device and first electronic white board data; and the assisting device sends second data. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078215 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMMERSIVE MEDIA - The disclosure relates to a fifth generation (5G) communication system or a sixth generation (6G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a fourth generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). The disclosure provides rendering of fisheye 360 degree video contents, including fisheye circular image videos. A method of a transmitting device is provided. The method includes transmitting, to a receiving device, a Session Description Protocol (SDP) offer message for negotiation of parameter associated with a fisheye image, and receiving, from the receiving device, a fisheye SDP answer message including second fisheye image related information generated based on first fisheye image related information included in the SDP offer message. wherein the first fisheye image related information includes first maximum packing information indicating a maximum number of fisheye images that is available to be packed into one stream. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078216 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INITIATING A MOBILE VOICE CALL - Provided is a method for initiating a mobile voice call from a caller UE to a callee UE having a SIM card associated with a callee phone number, which callee phone number is a E.164 compliant MSISDN. The method includes providing a software function at the callee UE, which software function is associated with a receiving address comprising the callee phone number, and configuring a call forwarding function in a first network, being activated for the callee phone number and configured for forwarding CS voice calls to a forwarding phone number associated with a VOIP service. The method also includes the caller UE calling the callee phone number, the first network performing the call forwarding to the VOIP service, the VOIP service identifying the callee UE, and the VOIP service initiating the call between the caller UE and the software function using the receiving address. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078217 | DYNAMIC MULTI-USER MEDIA STREAMING - Techniques are described for dynamic multi-user media streaming for client systems in a media session. In an embodiment, a local client system receives a media stream originated from a remote client system which is in the same media session. The local client system displays a local participant user interface (UI) control representing the local user at a first position on its local UI and further displays, a remote participant UI control representing the remote user on a second position on the local UI. When the local participant UI control is moved to a new position, the proximity to the remote participant UI control changes. Based at least in part on the change in proximity, the media stream originated from the remote client system is modified. For example, as local and remote participant UI controls are moving closer, the local client system may increase the volume of the audio track. Techniques further include other media session interactive features. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078218 | PERSISTENT CO-PRESENCE GROUP VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a system for connecting to an online meeting room with multiple people. A first client device of a first user initiates a connection to the online meeting room. After the connection has been initiated, the first client device starts receiving video data and audio data from one or more client devices of one or more other users connected to the online meeting room. While connected to the online meeting room, the first client device displays a video stream based on the received video data from the one or more client device of the one or more other users connected to the online meeting. Upon receiving a request from a second user to start a conversation with the first user, the first client device plays an audio stream based on the audio data received from the client device of the second user. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078219 | Hybrid Sniffing and Rebroadcast for Bluetooth Networks - Disclosed herein are playback devices, groups of playback devices, and methods of operating playback devices and groupings thereof configured for hybrid sniffing and rebroadcast for networks, including Bluetooth networks. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078220 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTING CONTENT DELIVERY BASED ON ENDPOINT COMMUNICATIONS - Methods, systems, and machine-readable to adapt delivery of content composites to an endpoint media device are disclosed. A first content composite may be transmitted via a packet stream to an endpoint media device. A communication from the endpoint media device that is indicative of having output at least part of the first content composite for display may be processed. Operational data from that is indicative of operations executed by the endpoint media device or a communication device may be processed and mapped to one or more operational values correlated to a metric that corresponds to endpoint disconnection with the first content composite may be identified. A second content composite to be inserted into the packet stream to the endpoint media device may be selected. The second content composite may be transmitted via the packet stream from the content provider system to the endpoint media device. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078221 | INTERACTIVE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIMEDIA SERVICE - The present disclosure relates to Internet technologies and in particular to an interactive method and apparatus for a multimedia service. The method is as follows. An audience client records a selected candidate multimedia service and an associated client identification in an interaction list upon accessing a live broadcast room. In response to a host client selecting a target multimedia service and a target client identification based on the interaction list, at least one audience client corresponding to the target client identification accesses, based on a service identification and a service access address of the target multimedia service, an operation interface of the target multimedia service from the live broadcast room to interact with the host client. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078222 | INTERFACE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MEDIA DATA - A method for transmitting data of multimedia content is provided. A packet including a packet header and a packet payload is identified. The packet payload includes an access unit including media data related to the multimedia content and information related to the access unit. Control information for delivery and consumption of the multimedia content is identified. The identified packet is transmitted. The identified control information is transmitted separately from the packet. The control information includes type information related to content in the multimedia content, discovery information related to the content in the multimedia content, and relationship information related to contents in the multimedia content. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078223 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION DATA TO A THIN CLIENT DEVICE - Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for delivering a multimedia communication to a thin client device are provided. A processor receives multimedia communication data from a telephony device over a network and transfers the multimedia communication data to a switching device. The processor also establishes a connection between a browser, embedded within the thin client device, and a server. The processor delivers and terminates the multimedia communication data to the thin client device using the browser embedded within the thin client device after establishing the connection between the browser and the server. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078224 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARSING APPLICATION NETWORK ACTIVITY - A system and method are configured for receiving a data transmission encoding a content of a hypertext transfer protocol request and an identification of a first service, determining a first schema definition in a memory that is associated with the first service, the first schema definition including a plurality of schema items, and parsing the content of the hypertext transfer protocol request to identify a plurality of parameters and a plurality of values, each value in the plurality of values being associated with a parameter in the plurality of parameters. The system and method are configured for, for each schema item in the plurality of schema items, identifying a parameter in the content of the hypertext transfer protocol request that matches the schema item, and encoding the value associated with the parameter into a schema information object. The method includes storing the schema information object in the memory. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078225 | SERVICE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD - In a case where a service for performing specified processings of document data as one job is processed in a cooperative manner on a network, a service processing state is exhibited in a proper notice form in each job unit and in each processing unit in the job, so that the processing state can be properly recognized from the viewpoint of accounting, security and privacy. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078226 | APPLICATION COMPUTATION OFFLOADING FOR MOBILE EDGE COMPUTING - Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media, are provided for offloading computationally intensive tasks from one computer device to another computer device taking into account, inter alia, energy consumption and latency budgets for both computation and communication. Embodiments may also exploit multiple radio access technologies (RATs) in order to find opportunities to offload computational tasks by taking into account, for example, network/RAT functionalities, processing, offloading coding/encoding mechanisms, and/or differentiating traffic between different RATs. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078227 | Network Sensitive File Transfer - Methods and systems for transmitting files based on network conditions are described herein. Network conditions of a network that connects a first computing device and a second computing device may be determined. A usage pattern of one or more users may be determined. Based on the network conditions, a first priority level of a first file, and/or the usage pattern, a first file may be sent from the first computing device to the second computing device. Based on the network conditions, a second priority level of a second file, and/or the usage pattern, a delay period may be determined for the second file, and transmission of the second file may be delayed. The first computing device may send a summary of the second file to the second computing device. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078228 | INFRASTRUCTURE IMPORTS FOR AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM - A method includes a dispatch node receiving a policy file and infrastructure plan data from a cloud infrastructure provisioning platform. The policy file comprises one or more imports that include a configuration import, a plan import, and/or a state import. Each import of the one or more imports comprises one or more data fields. The dispatch node parses the policy file to determine at least the one or more imports. The dispatch node queries the infrastructure plan data stored in a memory via an API for object data related to the one or more data fields of the one or more imports. The dispatch node determines, based on the query, the object data via the API. The dispatch node executes the policy file based on the object data to obtain a policy check result. The dispatch node then provides the policy check result to the cloud infrastructure provisioning platform. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078229 | INTEGRATED CLOUD SYSTEM WITH LIGHTWEIGHT GATEWAY FOR PREMISES AUTOMATION - Systems and methods include a cloud hub located in a premises, and the cloud hub comprises adapters configured for coupling to premises devices. The cloud hub is configured as a gateway for the premises devices. The system includes a virtual gateway located in a cloud server environment and coupled to the cloud hub. The virtual gateway is configured as a server-side abstraction of the cloud hub. The cloud hub and the virtual gateway are configured as an automation platform that maintains state data of the premises devices, controls interaction among the premises devices, and monitors and manages the premises devices. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078230 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC AUTO-SCALING BASED ON ROLES - In accordance with an embodiment, a system and method for dynamic auto-scaling based on roles is provided. Within a system, a node, based upon a load demand, can be duplicated. Additionally, when duplicating a node, the role of the node can be used to determine various characteristics of the duplicated node, taking into account various factors. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078231 | LOAD BALANCING METHOD BASED ON RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION IN ASSOCIATIVE CONTAINER ENVIRONMENT - There is provided a cloud management method and apparatus for performing load balancing so as to make a service in a cluster that is geographically close in an associative container environment and has a good resource current status. The cloud management method according to an embodiment includes: monitoring, by a cloud management apparatus, available resource current statuses of a plurality of clusters, and selecting a cluster that owns a first service supported by a first cluster an available resource rate of which is less than a threshold value; calculating, by the cloud management apparatus, scores regarding an available resource current status and geographical proximity of each cluster; and performing, by the cloud management apparatus, load balancing of the first service, based on a result of calculating the scores. Accordingly, a delay in a response speed of a service that is required in a distributed environment can be minimized, and a service can be supported to be processed in a geographically close cluster through analysis of geographical closeness (proximity) between an access location where there is a user request and a cluster in which services are distributed. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078232 | CONNECTION METHOD FOR SMART HOME DEVICE AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A method and apparatus are provided for connecting a user equipment to electronic devices. The method includes receiving, for a connection to an electronic device, a first broadcast message transmitted by the electronic device according to a first communication mode, wherein the first broadcast message includes information indicating whether the electronic device supports a connection to the electronic device according to at least one of the first communication mode or a second communication mode that is different from the first communication mode; determining whether the electronic device supports the connection to the electronic device according to at least one of the first communication mode or the second communication mode based on the information; and establishing the connection to the electronic device according to the first communication mode or the second communication mode based on a result of the determining. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078233 | TRANSFERRING STATE INFORMATION OF RESOURCES - Techniques for transferring the state information of resources are provided. A gateway receives requests from clients and directs the requests to a resource. The gateway receives a notification that a first resource being accessed by clients will be replaced by a second resource. The first resource completes an initial transfer of state information and receives a terminal instruction. The first resource completes a final transfer of state information, including the terminal instruction, and the gateway redirects traffic, that is addressed to the first resource, to the second resource. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078234 | GENERATION OF COLLECTIONS AND OFFLINE FOLDER SYNCHRONIZATION FOR CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - Embodiments of content management systems in which content items can be selectively shared and synchronized are disclosed. An administrator can configure and edit collections of content items and control sharing of the content items with other users. The system enables collections to be downloaded to mobile devices for offline usage. After downloading the system provides mechanisms for maintaining synchronization of offline content with the content management system. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078235 | MULTIPLEXING OF DEDICATED COMMUNICATION CHANNELS FOR MULTIPLE ENTITIES - Systems and methods for multiplexing of a dedicated communication channel for multiple entities, including initiating, at a first entity, a request to share data with a second entity; sharing a portion of an aggregate record for the with the second entity including creating an entity-specific copy; initiating, at the first entity, a request to share data with a third entity; and sharing a portion of the aggregate record with the third entity including creating an entity-specific copy. The portions shared with the second and third entities are dependent on data sharing rules defining shared data, linked data, and entity-specific data that is i) nonsynchronous and ii) provided for display only at the entity associated with the data. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078236 | MULTIPART UPLOAD FOR DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEMS - Described herein are technologies directed to multipart upload. A cluster coherent unique identifier for a multipart upload can be generated by creating a leaf in a B-tree. The leaf in the B-tree can comprise a key, and the key can comprise an upload identifier and a group identifier associated with a group of multipart uploads. A parts directory can be created for the multipart upload, wherein elements of the parts directory can be identified using the group identifier and the upload identifier. Upload parts can be transmitted from a client device to a server device, and stored in the parts directory. To complete the multipart upload, the upload parts can be concatenated and stored at a target location. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078237 | ANALYTICS BASED CLOUD BROKERING OF DATA PROTECTION OPERATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system includes a memory and at least one processor to monitor for a condition associated with a first cloud computing resource performing a cloud computing operation, determine that the condition associated with the first cloud computing resource has occurred, analyze the condition associated with the first cloud computing resource and compare the first cloud computing resource with a second cloud computing resource that is capable of performing at least a subset of the cloud computing operation, automatically modify the cloud computing operation that uses the first cloud computing resource to use the second cloud computing resource, and send at least one notification to a computing device about the condition associated with the first cloud computing resource and information associated with a modification of the cloud computing operation from the first cloud computing resource to the second cloud computing resource. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078238 | SECURITY SYSTEMS FOR USE IN IMPLEMENTING HIGHLY-VERSATILE FIELD DEVICES AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS IN CONTROL AND AUTOMATION SYSTEMS - A highly versatile process control or factory automation field device is configured with an interface and communication connection structure and security features that enable the field device to operate as a data server that communicates with and supports multiple different applications or clients, either directly or indirectly, while simultaneously performing standard process and factory automation control functions in a highly secure manner. The security features include a root of trust component, a secure boot component, secure memory components, secure communication components, security audit components, secure provisioning components and endpoint identity components, making the field device communications and operations secure and trustworthy. Moreover, various different process control and factory automation network architectures and, in particular, communication architectures, support the versatile field device to enable the versatile field device to simultaneously communicate with multiple different client devices or applications (each associated with a different system) via a common communication network infrastructure in a very secure manner, using the same or different communication protocols. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078239 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND VERIFYING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ANOMALY USING MULTIPLE COMMAND NODES - A system for detecting and verifying an environmental anomaly within a shipping container (transported on a transit vehicle having an external transceiver) has wireless sensor-based ID nodes at different locations within the container and multiple command nodes mounted to the container. A first command node is programmatically configured to be operative to detect the sensor data broadcasted from the ID nodes; responsively identify the anomaly based upon the sensor data detected by that command node; and transmit a validation request to another command node. The other command node is configured to be operative to also detect the sensor data broadcasted from the ID nodes; receive the validation request from the first command node; verify the anomaly in response to the validation request and based upon the sensor data detected by the second command node; and broadcast a verification message based upon whether the anomaly for the shipping container is verified. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078240 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND VERIFYING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ANOMALY USING MULTIPLE COMMAND NODES - A system for detecting and verifying an environmental anomaly within a shipping container (transported on a transit vehicle having an external transceiver) has wireless sensor-based ID nodes at different locations within the container and multiple command nodes mounted to the container. A first command node is programmatically configured to be operative to detect the sensor data broadcasted from the ID nodes; responsively identify the anomaly based upon the sensor data detected by that command node; and transmit a validation request to another command node. The other command node is configured to be operative to also detect the sensor data broadcasted from the ID nodes; receive the validation request from the first command node; verify the anomaly in response to the validation request and based upon the sensor data detected by the second command node; and broadcast a verification message based upon whether the anomaly for the shipping container is verified. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078241 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVER BASED CONTROL - A system and method in a building or vehicle for an actuator operation in response to a sensor according to a control logic, the system comprising a router or a gateway communicating with a device associated with the sensor and a device associated with the actuator over in-building or in-vehicle networks, and an external Internet-connected control server associated with the control logic implementing a PID closed linear control loop and communicating with the router over external network for controlling the in-building or in-vehicle phenomenon. The sensor may be a microphone or a camera, and the system may include voice or image processing as part of the control logic. A redundancy is used by using multiple sensors or actuators, or by using multiple data paths over the building or vehicle internal or external communication. The networks may be wired or wireless, and may be BAN, PAN, LAN, WAN, or home networks. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078242 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVER BASED CONTROL - A system and method in a building or vehicle for an actuator operation in response to a sensor according to a control logic, the system comprising a router or a gateway communicating with a device associated with the sensor and a device associated with the actuator over in-building or in-vehicle networks, and an external Internet-connected control server associated with the control logic implementing a PID closed linear control loop and communicating with the router over external network for controlling the in-building or in-vehicle phenomenon. The sensor may be a microphone or a camera, and the system may include voice or image processing as part of the control logic. A redundancy is used by using multiple sensors or actuators, or by using multiple data paths over the building or vehicle internal or external communication. The networks may be wired or wireless, and may be BAN, PAN, LAN, WAN, or home networks. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078243 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVER BASED CONTROL - A system and method in a building or vehicle for an actuator operation in response to a sensor according to a control logic, the system comprising a router or a gateway communicating with a device associated with the sensor and a device associated with the actuator over in-building or in-vehicle networks, and an external Internet-connected control server associated with the control logic implementing a PID closed linear control loop and communicating with the router over external network for controlling the in-building or in-vehicle phenomenon. The sensor may be a microphone or a camera, and the system may include voice or image processing as part of the control logic. A redundancy is used by using multiple sensors or actuators, or by using multiple data paths over the building or vehicle internal or external communication. The networks may be wired or wireless, and may be BAN, PAN, LAN, WAN, or home networks. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078244 | VEHICLE DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Techniques for delivering data or information onto a vehicle and for delivering data off of a vehicle include a data distribution system having multiple interfaces that are fixedly connected to the vehicle, and that provide access to multiple types of data bearers connected to external networks. A bearer selector engine may select a particular data bearer for delivery of data based on a set of selection criteria, which may be indicated in a set of selection rules on-board the vehicle. The selection criteria may be based on bearer characteristics, data characteristics, vehicle operating state and/or other current conditions, priority, a feature or service, and/or user preference. Using one or more on-board networks, data may be generated by an on-board originating device and routed for external delivery, or external data may be delivered to an on-board destination device. Data delivery may occur while the vehicle is en route. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078245 | ENHANCED MESSAGING AS A PLATFORM - Aspects of the invention enhance the capabilities of the MaaP by adding interfaces thereto so that the platform directly interfaces with the OCS, the PCRF, the EIR, the CDB and the HSS without middle layer or without using RCS as an intermediary. Moreover, embodiments of the invention may create a user interface of the MaaP so that users may configure parameters to interact with the network nodes right from the user interface. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078246 | FACILITATING SUPPORT FUNCTIONALITIES THROUGH A SUPPORT APPLIANCE DEVICE IN ADVANCED NETWORKS - Facilitating support functionalities through a support appliance device in advanced networks (e.g., 4G, 5G, and beyond) is provided herein. A method can comprise facilitating, by a support appliance device comprising a processor, a dedicated communication link with a remote support entity via a secure internet connection. The method also can comprise, based on a receipt of a request for an active session, establishing, by the support appliance device, the active session with the remote support entity via the dedicated communication link. Further, the method can comprise receiving, by the support appliance device, input data associated with an item. The method also can comprise outputting, by the support appliance device, an indication on the item based on the support appliance device being in proximity of the item. An instruction related to the indication can be controlled by the remote support entity and implemented by the support appliance device. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078247 | Data Transmission Method and Communications Device - This application provides a data transmission method and communications devices. In some implementations, a terminal device receives, from a first server, first indication information indicating a sequence number of data that is of an application and that has been received by the first server from the terminal device. After a connection between the terminal device and a second server is established, the terminal device transmits data of the application through the connection between the terminal device and the second server according to the first indication information. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078248 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOFTWARE SERVICES PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE FOR SUPPORTING STANDALONE SERVICES OR DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS - Embodiments of a software services platform with a services infrastructure that allows standalone service to be run in association with other services deployed on a deployment platform. The service infrastructure and services may cooperate to ensure that that communications (associated with the standalone service are routed to that standalone service while communications for other services deployed in the software services may also continue communicating to receive and servicing requests for those services. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078249 | DEVICE CAPABILITY OVER DIAL - A second screen device can discover one or more first screen devices connected to a network using a DIAL discovery request. In response to the DIAL request, a preferred first screen device sends a formatted response that includes one or more capabilities associated with an application or software that is executed by or hosted by the first screen device. For example, the formatting can use a header extension for a response to a DIAL discovery request. In another example, the formatting can use a header tag for a response to a DIAL device description request. Formatting the response to the DIAL request to include information about the capabilities of the first screen device ensures that the first screen device that is preferred for the playback of selected content is positioned at the top of the list or menu presented to a user at the second screen device. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078250 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PRESENTING INFORMATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method and an apparatus of presenting information, an electronic device and a storage medium are provided, which relate to information flow, cloud platform and cloud service. The method includes: displaying an information presenting interface containing at least one shared information, wherein each of the at least one shared information is presented in a display area including a reference identification indicating a recommendation level for the each of the at least one shared information; acquiring a trigger operation of an object on a reference identification of a target shared information in the information presenting interface; determining a level value of recommending the target shared information by the object according to a role information of the object, in response to the trigger operation; and updating the reference identification of the target shared information according to the level value of recommending the target shared information by the object. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078251 | SERVICE ACCELERATION METHOD, SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND SERVER IN NFV SYSTEM - Embodiments provide a service acceleration method, system, apparatus, and server in an NFV system. For achieving these, a programmable package determining entity in the NFV system can determine a target service function that needs to be accelerated. A target programmable package corresponding to the target service function that needs to be accelerated can be obtained and the target programmable package to an acceleration engine in a network functions virtualization infrastructure (NFVI) can be sent. The acceleration engine runs the target programmable package to accelerate the target service function that needs to be accelerated. A programmable package of the acceleration engine can thus be dynamically replaced, and a service diversity requirement can be met, thereby improving scalability of a service acceleration function. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078252 | PUBLISH-SUBSCRIBE COMMUNICATION ARCHITECTURE FOR HIGHLY-VERSATILE FIELD DEVICES IN CONTROL AND AUTOMATION SYSTEMS - A method and system for publish-subscribe communication architecture for highly-versatile (HV) field devices in control and automation system implements reception at an HV field device, from a client device or application, of a message indicating a selection of one of a plurality of publish categories. The publish category corresponds to a type of information desired by the client device or application. The field device transmits to the client device or application an identification of each of a plurality of publish lists corresponding to the selected publish category, which publish lists are each stored on the field device and each include a set of parameters associated with the field device. The field device receives, from the client device or application, a selection of one of the publish lists identified by the field device, and transmits to the client device or application the set of parameters associated with the selected publish list. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078253 | CONTROLLING DATA ROUTING AMONG NETWORKS - An integrated security system integrates broadband and mobile access and control with conventional security systems and premise devices to provide a tri-mode security network having remote connectivity and access. The integrated security system delivers remote premise monitoring and control functionality to conventional monitored premise protection and complements existing premise protection equipment. The integrated security system integrates into the premise network and couples wirelessly with the conventional security panel, enabling broadband access to premise security systems. Automation devices can be added, enabling users to remotely see live video or pictures and control home devices via a personal web portal or other client device. Camera management enables automatic configuration and management of cameras in the premise network. The camera management extends to remote control and monitoring from outside the firewall of the premise network to include routing of images or video from a streaming source device to a requesting client device. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078254 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A server device includes a communication interface configured to communicate with one or more publisher devices and one or more subscriber devices. A memory stores data indicating message types to be issued by the publisher devices. Each message type is stored in association with both a condition for filtering messages of the message type and a subscriber device destination for messages of the message type meeting the condition. A processor is configured to determine whether a message meets a condition associated with the message type, and transmit the message to the subscriber devices indicated by the corresponding destination information when the condition is met. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078255 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus includes a first obtaining unit configured to obtain a notification information set from a cloud storage, a second obtaining unit configured to transmit user ID information of a user using the information processing apparatus to a cloud server, and to obtain notification ID information transmitted from the cloud server in response to the transmitted user ID information, and a determination unit configured to determine the notification information included in the notification information set obtained by the first obtaining unit and corresponding to the notification ID information obtained by the second obtaining unit as notification information of a display target. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078256 | Content Delivery Network Routing Using Border Gateway Protocol - An announcement protocol may allow disparate, and previously incompatible, content delivery network caches to exchange information and cache content for one another. Announcement data may be stored by the respective caches, and used to determine whether a cache is able to service an incoming request. URL prefixes may be included in the announcements to identify the content, and longest-match lookups may be used to help determine a secondary option when a first cache determines that it lacks a requested content. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078257 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing system according to an embodiment includes a conversion proxy that is connected to devices corresponding to a plurality of types of unique standards, and further connected to a common platform server that performs data exchange with applications. The conversion proxy includes an acquisition unit that acquires ontology data described with a data structure corresponding to the unique standards, a device management unit that acquires and manages device information that is unique to devices corresponding to the unique standards, and a common exchange unit that creates a resource in which a data structure common to the plurality of types of unique standards and a data exchange interface corresponding to the unique standards are correlated, on the basis of the ontology data and the device information, and performs data exchange with the common platform server using the resource. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078258 | USE FREQUENCY-BASED COOPERATIVE CACHING METHOD FOR MULTI-LAYER NETWORK STRUCTURES (E.G. 5G) - A method for caching most-frequently requested contents by users in a multi-layer network structure in a bottom layer of a network, wherein the bottom layer of the network includes access points and base stations and for providing a fastest access to files by changing a node connected by a user by performing a content-based handover by directing the user to a point comprising a requested content, wherein the method is based upon a concept of storing files, wherein the files are in high demand in a geographical region, in a cached manner on a basis of cooperation between the base stations that are in juxtaposition to one another. In the method, a group of close-proximity nodes are grouped, and the group of close-proximity nodes ensured to perform user handover therebetween. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078259 | System and Method for Improving Internet Communication by Using Intermediate Nodes - A method for fetching a content from a web server to a client device is disclosed, using tunnel devices serving as intermediate devices. The client device accesses an acceleration server to receive a list of available tunnel devices. The requested content is partitioned into slices, and the client device sends a request for the slices to the available tunnel devices. The tunnel devices in turn fetch the slices from the data server, and send the slices to the client device, where the content is reconstructed from the received slices. A client device may also serve as a tunnel device, serving as an intermediate device to other client devices. Similarly, a tunnel device may also serve as a client device for fetching content from a data server. The selection of tunnel devices to be used by a client device may be in the acceleration server, in the client device, or in both. The partition into slices may be overlapping or non-overlapping, and the same slice (or the whole content) may be fetched via multiple tunnel devices. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078260 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR BATCH RADIO RESOURCE COMMAND AND CONTROL IN OVERLOADED NETWORKS - The present application at least describes a non-transitory computer readable medium including program instructions capable of being executed by a processor. The program instructions upon execution by the processor may cause the processor to detect a first group of radio resources on a first apparatus. Another program instruction may include detecting a second group of radio resources on a second apparatus. Even another program instruction may include determining capacity information of each radio resource in the first and second groups. Yet even another program instruction may include selecting a dedicated radio resource from the determined capacity information of the radio resources in the first and second groups. Even a further program instruction may include controlling the dedicated radio resource to communicate with a third apparatus. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078261 | CONTROLLING CLIENT/SERVER INTERACTION BASED UPON INDICATIONS OF FUTURE CLIENT REQUESTS - A client component identifies a dependent request, that is dependent from an initial request to be made to a service. The client component generates preview information, indicative of the dependent request, and provides the preview information to the service computing system before receiving a response to the initial request. The preview information enables the service computing system to obtain information responsive to the dependent request, before the dependent request is made by the client computing system. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078262 | MACRAME TILE BASED MACRAME APPLICATION AND METHOD OF USING THE MACRAME APPLICATION - A method and system include a computing device. The computing device includes a network interface, to communicate with an app server, to download a macramé app from the app server. The computing device further includes a processing unit to execute the macramé app to select a plurality of macramé tiles and place the plurality of macramé tiles against each other to form a macramé project. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078263 | Controlling Content Distribution - A computer-implemented method for controlling content distribution includes forwarding information associated with a user to a device operated by the user, the information being configured for use in selecting content from any of multiple content providers for a content distribution to the user. The method includes receiving, in response to the information, an edit of the information forwarded from the device. The edit identifies a first content provider and including a first modification of the content distribution regarding the first content provider. The method includes storing the edit in association with the information such that the first modification is taken into account in the content distribution. The method can be implemented using a computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage medium. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078264 | MULTIPLE MODEL INJECTION FOR A DEPLOYMENT CLUSTER - Systems and methods are provided for servicing inference request by one of multiple machine learning models attached to a deployment cluster. The API server of a deployment cluster is not tightly coupled to any of multiple machine learning models attached to the deployment cluster. Upon receiving an inference request, the deployment cluster can retrieve the configuration parameters, including serialization formatting, for a target model identified in the inference request. The deployment cluster can utilize the retrieved parameters to service the inference request and return the results to a business system application. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078265 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR GENERATING MULTIPLE TASKS - Methods, systems, and devices are provided for generating a graphical user interface configured to display, at least in part, a schedule. According to one aspect, the system can receive selectable fields of a client and selectable fields one or more providers from a plurality of providers. The system can determine the quality of pairings between the client and each of the one or more providers based on the one or more selectable fields of the client and the one or more selectable fields of the one or more providers. The system can generate a schedule of potential sessions based on the pairings. The system can score each of the potential sessions and display the schedule and scores to a user. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078266 | SYSTEM PROVIDING FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENT DATA COMMUNICATION - A system designed for increasing network communication speed for users, while lowering network congestion for content owners and ISPs. The system employs network elements including an acceleration server, clients, agents, and peers, where communication requests generated by applications are intercepted by the client on the same machine. The IP address of the server in the communication request is transmitted to the acceleration server, which provides a list of agents to use for this IP address. The communication request is sent to the agents. One or more of the agents respond with a list of peers that have previously seen some or all of the content which is the response to this request (after checking whether this data is still valid). The client then downloads the data from these peers in parts and in parallel, thereby speeding up the Web transfer, releasing congestion from the Web by fetching the information from multiple sources, and relieving traffic from Web servers by offloading the data transfers from them to nearby peers. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078267 | HIGHLY-VERSATILE FIELD DEVICES AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS FOR USE IN CONTROL AND AUTOMATION SYSTEMS - A highly versatile process control or factory automation field device is configured with an interface and communication connection structure that enables the field device to operate as a data server that communicates with and supports multiple different applications or clients, either directly or indirectly, while simultaneously performing standard process and factory automation control functions. Moreover, various different process control and factory automation network architectures and, in particular, communication architectures, support the versatile field device to enable the versatile field device to simultaneously communicate with multiple different client devices or applications (each associated with a different system) via a common communication network infrastructure, using the same or different communication protocols. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078268 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal comprises: a case; a display unit disposed on the front surface of the case and including a hole; a camera mounted in the case; an image output unit disposed at one side of the camera; a switching device for selectively placing the image output unit and the camera inward from the hole; and a control unit for controlling the camera, the image output unit, and the switching device. The mobile terminal outputs an image even to the hole of the display unit when the camera is not used through the hole, and thus can substantially implement full vision. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078269 | TERMINAL DEVICE - A terminal device includes: a housing; a display assembly, disposed on a housing and provided with a light transmitting hole; an optical component, disposed in a housing and opposite to the light transmitting hole; a secondary display assembly, disposed in the housing; a reflection part, movably disposed in the housing; and a drive component, disposed in the housing, connected to the reflection part, and driving the reflection part to move between a first state and a second state, where in the first state, the reflection part is located outside an optical channel between the optical component and the light transmitting hole, and in the second state, and the reflection part is located between the light transmitting hole and the optical component, and reflects, to the light transmitting hole, light emitted by the secondary display assembly. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078270 | MOBILE TERMINAL - The present disclosure provides a mobile terminal for minimizing waviness in a variable portion of a display. The mobile terminal may include: a first frame and a second frame configured to slide with respect to the first frame in a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction; a flexible display comprising a front surface, wherein an area of the front surface of the flexible display is configured to vary according to a sliding position of the second frame; a rivet rail formed at the second frame and longitudinally extending in the first direction; and a slide rivet coupled at an inner side of the flexible display and configured to move along the rivet rail as the second frame slides. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078271 | PORTABLE TERMINAL ACCESSORY DEVICE FOR HOLOGRAPHIC PROJECTION AND USER INTERFACE - A holographic display system for a portable electronic device. The display system includes a case configured to receive the portable electronic device and a projector coupled to the case by a first hinge element. The projector includes a projector screen for generating images. A reflective element is coupled to the projector by a second hinge element. The reflective element is oriented to reflect light from the images in order to create holographic images perceptible to a user of the portable electronic device. The case may include a connector for receiving, from the portable electronic device, a video signal defining the images. The holographic display system may further include a substantially transparent touch screen attached to the first hinge element. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078272 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND HOUSING THEREOF - A mobile terminal and a housing thereof, the housing includes a transparent body and an engaging element. The transparent body includes a flat plate portion and a side portion that are connected to each other. The side portion is disposed at an edge of the flat plate portion. The side portion is provided with a first through hole. The engaging element is covered on an inner surface of the transparent body. The engaging element is provided with a second through hole. The first through hole is communicated with the second through hole. A light transmittance of the engaging element is less than a light transmittance of the transparent body. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078273 | Stand for Mobile Electronic Device with Privacy Feature - A stand to support a mobile device and a mirror has a base to which panels are attached. The mirror is supported by the stand for viewing the device. The panels are angularly oriented with respect to the base and each has a slot adapted to receive the mobile device and a slot adapted to receive the mirror. The slot adapted to receive the mirror is in spaced relation to the slot adapted to receive the mobile device. The panels may be integrally formed with the base or may be attached by hinges having detents or springs to support the panels in a desired orientation. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078274 | MANAGING ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES FOR MOBILE DEVICE - Methods and apparatuses for managing accessibility features for mobile devices are described. Accessibility features may facilitate a user to interface with his/her mobile device and may be referred to as user-interface parameters configured to generate output or to receive input. The mobile device may generate an accessibility icon corresponding to one or more user-interface parameters selected by the user. The mobile device may also store a set of values provided by the user, where individual values correspond to individual user-interface parameters. Subsequently, the mobile device displays the accessibility icon such that the user may actuate the accessibility icon to adjust the user-interface parameters based on the values. Further, the user-interface parameters may be adjusted to more than one set of values. The mobile device may generate multiple accessibility icons that each correspond to different collections of the user-interface parameters. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078275 | TELEPHONE NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems for and methods of delivering telephone calls using the combination of a data channel and a voice channel are disclosed. A data channel connection with the telephone handset may provide pre-call information used to set up incoming and outgoing calls which are ultimately connected using a voice channel. Use of the pre-call information may permit the same handset to be associated with multiple secondary telephone numbers from which calls appear to have been made and to which calls appear to have been placed. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078276 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SELECTIVELY APPLYING SECURITY MODE IN MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device includes a user interface having a display panel and a touch panel, a network interface to communicate with an external network, a memory to store a password and an authorized user, a functional unit to sense a user and a motion of the mobile device during a power saving mode, and a control unit to control operations of the mobile device, and to perform an unlocking operation during the power saving mode to unlock the mobile device. The unlocking operation includes a motion detection process of sensing the motion of the mobile device, a user identification process of determining that a sensed user represents the authorized user, in response to the sensed motion of the motion detecting process, and an unlocking process of unlocking the mobile device according to the determination of the user identification process. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078277 | QUIET HOURS FOR NOTIFICATIONS - In some implementations, a computing device can be configured to automatically tum off notifications when generating a notification would cause a disturbance or be unwanted by a user. The device can be configured with quiet hours during which notifications that would otherwise be generated by the computing device can be suppressed. In some implementations, quiet hours can be configured as a time period with a start time and an end time. In some implementations, quiet hours can be derived from application data. For example, calendar data, alarm clock data, map data, etc. can be used to determine when quiet hours should be enforced. In some implementations, the device can be configured with exceptions to quiet hour notification suppression. In some implementations, the user can identify contacts to which the quiet hours notification suppression should not be applied. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078278 | MEDIA CONTROL DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Media control devices, methods and systems for communicating with mobile devices and headsets are disclosed. At least one control device may include a top surface, a bottom surface, circuitry for communicating with mobile devices and headsets, at least one button designed to be manipulated by users wearing gloves, a microphone for receiving audio input from the users, and a securement mechanism for securing the control device to the users' person, clothing and/or equipment. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078279 | DYNAMIC ENHANCED CALL DATA ASSIGNMENT BASED ON CALLED NUMBERS - One example method of operation may include identifying a call originated from a caller entity destined for a called entity at a call content server, identifying a called number associated with the called entity and a caller number associated with the caller entity, comparing a telephone number prefix associated with the called number with a number of enhanced call content data elements to identify a match, selecting one or more of the enhanced call content data elements to pair with the called number based on the match, and forwarding the selected enhanced call content data elements to the called entity. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078280 | PRESENTING CONTENT DURING VIDEO CALL HOLD EVENTS - Systems and methods are described herein for handling video calls placed on hold or otherwise parked by one or more parties within the video call. The systems and methods can determine a video call has been placed on hold (or otherwise set to be parked), and transfer the video call to a call park server (CPS). The systems and methods can then access a content server, retrieve one or more content items (e.g., video clips, interactive content or advertisements, and so on), and present the content items within the on hold video call. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078281 | REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER SOLUTION WITH DISPATCH DIRECTED DIGITAL MEDIA PAYLOADS - A cloud-based real-time crime center with dispatch directed digital media payloads configured to support both emergency dispatchers and emergency responders responding to an incident requiring assistance. The new dispatch system is “cloud-based” in that it provides a central hub or repository for gathering live video streams and data streams that are processed to fuse them together to provide a map-based interface for the dispatcher to access via a desktop or other computing station at a central agency location and for the responders in the field to access via vehicle-mounted or portable client devices. The dispatch system processes the video and data streams to generate a dispatch directed payload that includes data and video relevant to the identified incident and that can be readily communicated (due to its reduced or controlled size) to field responders to make their response more effective and to increase both the safety of the responders and those involved in the incident. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078282 | INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE USING INTENT PREDICTION AND, FOR EXAMPLE A 5G CAPABLE DEVICE - Disclosed here is a method to determine a user intent when a user device initiates an interactive voice response (IVR) call with a wireless telecommunication network. A processor can detect the IVR call initiated with the network and determine whether the user device is a member of the network. Upon determining that the user device is a member of the network, the processor can obtain user history including interaction history between the user and the network. Based on the user history, the processor can predict the user intent when the user initiates the IVR call. The processor can detect whether user device is a 5G capable device. Upon the determining that the device is 5G capable and based on the predicted user intent, the processor can suggest to the user an application configured to execute on the user device and configured to address the predicted user intent. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078283 | HAPTIC ALERTS CORRESPONDING TO CONTACT CENTER EVENTS - The technology disclosed herein enables presentation of haptic alerts to a user (e.g., agent, supervisor, or other human resource of a contact center) regarding events of a contact center. In a particular embodiment, a method provides identifying a first event at a user system operated by the user. The first event is associated with operation of a contact center staffed with a plurality of agents. The method further provides determining that a first haptic alert corresponds to the first event and directing a haptic device in contact with the user's body to generate the first haptic alert for the user. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078284 | TECHNIQUES FOR BENCHMARKING PERFORMANCE IN A CONTACT CENTER SYSTEM - Techniques for benchmarking performance in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for benchmarking contact center system performance comprising cycling, by at least one computer processor configured to perform contact center operations, between a first contact-agent pairing strategy and a second contact-agent pairing strategy for pairing contacts with agents in the contact center system; determining an agent-utilization bias in the first contact-agent pairing strategy comprising a difference between a first agent utilization of the first contact-agent pairing strategy and a balanced agent utilization; and determining a relative performance of the second contact-agent pairing strategy compared to the first contact-agent pairing strategy based on the agent-utilization bias in the first contact-agent pairing strategy. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078285 | TECHNIQUES FOR SHARING CONTROL OF ASSIGNING TASKS BETWEEN AN EXTERNAL PAIRING SYSTEM AND A TASK ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM WITH AN INTERNAL PAIRING SYSTEM - Techniques for sharing control of assigning tasks between an external pairing system and a task assignment system with an internal pairing system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for sharing control of assigning tasks between an external pairing system and a task assignment system with an internal pairing system comprising receiving, from the task assignment system, a plurality of task pairing requests and an agent pairing request, wherein each task request of the plurality of task pairing requests is assigned to one of a first pairing strategy and a second pairing strategy. The agent pairing request may indicate an agent that is available for pairing. The method may further comprise transmitting, to the task assignment system, a pairing recommendation being based in part on the plurality of task pairing requests, the first pairing strategy, the second pairing strategy, and the agent pairing request. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078286 | TECHNIQUES FOR BENCHMARKING PAIRING STRATEGIES IN A CONTACT CENTER SYSTEM - There are provided a method, a system configured to perform the method, and a computer program product comprising instructions which when executed by processing circuitry of the system cause the system to perform the method. The method comprises determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in a contact center system, a plurality of available contacts, wherein each of the plurality of available contacts is available for pairing to an agent of a plurality of agents using either a first pairing strategy or a second pairing strategy, wherein the first pairing strategy is different from the second pairing strategy. The method further comprises determining, by the at least one computer processor, that a first agent of the plurality of agents is available for pairing, and after determining that the first agent is available for pairing, selecting, by the at least one computer processor, the first pairing strategy or the second pairing strategy for pairing the first agent to one of the first plurality of contacts based on a time the first agent became available for pairing. The method further comprises selecting, by the at least one computer processor, a first contact of the plurality of contacts using the selected pairing strategy, wherein the first contact was not assigned to either the first pairing strategy or the second pairing strategy prior to the first agent becoming available, and pairing, in a switch of the contact center system, the first contact to the first agent. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078287 | SIGNALING GATEWAY APPARATUS, PROTOCOL CONVERSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A signaling gateway apparatus (SG) in an IP network, is directly connected to a group unit center (GC) in a PSTN in a layer of MTP level 3 without via a signaling transfer point (STP), converts a M2PA sequence number included in an XCO or an XCA which is a response to the XCO, to a sequence number with a value in a range from 0 to 127 which is a maximum value of a 7-bit unsigned integer and transmits the XCO or the XCA to an opposite apparatus. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078288 | MULTISOURCE CLIENT ATTRIBUTION - Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are presented for multisource client attribution. A hardware server computing device monitors requests for a website over a data network, voice calls associated with the website, and user form interactions associated with the website. The server determines a source from which the user arrived at the website and associates the source with the user. The server associates one or more data elements of a voice call with the user. The server associates data of a user form interaction with the user. The server presents a graphical user interface to a second user, including the source, the one or more data elements of the voice call, the data of the user form interactions, and one or more user interface elements enabling the second user to perform one or more actions related to the user. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078289 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDLING SUBSCRIPTION TO A SERVICE IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method performed by a network node for handling a subscription to service in a communications network is provided. The network node detects that a subscriber's subscription has been deactivated from the communications network. The network node obtains data related to usage of the service and analyzes the data to determine one or more contacts of the subscriber that should be notified about the deactivated subscription. The network node initiates one or more notifications to the determined one or more contacts about the deactivated subscription. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078290 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a notification unit configured to notify a user of information, and a controller configured to identify at least one unit based on an operation performed by the user among a plurality of units included in the apparatus, wherein the notification unit can notify the user of first information indicating the identified at least one unit and second information regarding disinfection of the identified at least one unit. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078291 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing device includes: a processor configured to: acquire (i) setting information related to a setting of predetermined processing and (ii) information on an installation place; and refer to the information on the installation place where the setting information is used, to change a setting of the setting information to a setting that is based on a changing rule set for each installation place. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078292 | SCANNING SYSTEM, PRINTING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD - In a scanning system including a web application cooperating with a message sharing system and an image processing apparatus provided with a scanner, the web application holds card information acquired from a scanning request source and a destination of scan data in association with each other in response to a scanning request from a user account belonging to the message sharing system. An image processing apparatus transmits the scan data generated based on scanning and the card information that has been read to the web application. The web application specifies a destination associated with the card information that has been received from the image processing apparatus and posts the scan data that have been transmitted from the image processor to the message sharing system. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078293 | SYSTEM, SERVER, AND READING APPARATUS - A reading apparatus comprises: an upload unit that uploads to a server a scanned file; and a display control unit that obtains an access code which is generated and for accessing an upload destination of the scanned file and displays the generated access code on a display unit. A portable terminal comprises: a reading unit that reads the displayed access code; an access unit that obtains information indicating an upload destination of the scanned file based on the reading and, using the obtained information, accesses the upload destination; and a download unit that downloads the scanned tile from the upload destination. The information indicating the upload destination of the scanned file includes authentication information related to an access of the upload destination of the scanned file. | 2022-03-10 |
20220078294 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING VARIOUS FUNCTIONS THROUGH APPLICATION USING A CAMERA AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A portable communication device including a camera, a touchscreen display, a memory storing a camera application, and a processor is provided. The processor is configured to display, via a user interface of the camera application, a preview image and a first graphical object, the preview image corresponding to an image being obtained via the camera, and the first graphical object configured to receive a user input to capture a photographing image; while the preview image and the first graphical object are displayed concurrently in the user interface, determine an area of the preview image in which a text is recognized; while the preview image and the first graphical object are displayed concurrently, further display, via the user interface, a second graphical object and a third graphical object on the preview image based at least in part on the determining of the area, the second graphical object indicative of the area, the third graphical object corresponding to a specified function related to the text in the area; while the preview image, the first graphical object, the second graphical object and the third graphical object are displayed concurrently in the user interface, receive a user input with respect to the user interface; based at least in part on a determination that the user input is received with respect to the first graphical object, capture the photographing image using the camera; and based at least in part on a determination that the user input is received with respect to the third graphical object, perform the specified function related to the text | 2022-03-10 |
20220078295 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to make a character input into an input field invisible, the input field being displayed on a display, and to display a character image on the display so that the character image is superimposed on the character input into the input field, the character image being drawn with an external font installed in an external apparatus based on the character input into the input field. | 2022-03-10 |