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A computer implemented method for procuring services includes establishing a private marketplace with access restricted to a predetermined set of buyers and a predetermined set of vendors. The private marketplace owner uses the private marketplace to procure services by inviting bids on a project from a subset of the vendors, receiving at least one bid on the project from at least one of the subset of vendors, and accepting one of the bids. The users of the private marketplace work with the vendor on the project in a collaborative workspace. The private marketplace owner monitors the marketplace through the use of a series of customized reports.

The invention is directed to techniques for maintaining a map of node relationships for a network of nodes (e.g., network of computers). In one example, the map of node relationships represents relationships overlaying and typically different from the network of physical connections among the nodes. Each child node periodically checks in with its parent nodes, and the parent nodes can thus determine when a child node has terminated a relationship with the parent or created a new relationship with a new parent. Changes in relationships propagate upward through the network of nodes so that each node maintains a map of the relationships among the descendants of that node. A root node receives the propagated change relationship information and maintains a map of the entire network and valid pathways through the network. The root node can use the map when responding to a request from a client to receive services from a node in the network and redirects the client to attach to a node in the network that has a valid path to the root node. The root node can then broadcast data (e.g. a stream of video data) throughout the network, which is received by all the clients attached to nodes in the network.

The invention relates to a method for detection and prediction of incidents and traffic queues formed by overloading. This is done in real time with use of sensors in a road network. Predictions are used also to reach a faster and more reliable detection. Sensor measurements are also used in the process, where the comparison with expected values are used for successively updating stored parameter values for the involved algorithms. By this, the system can succeedingly adapt itself for changed situations. The strong traffic variations, that are naturally occurring at short time intervals are treated with the use of noise-based methods. By this, there are formed distribution related measures as e.g. the standard deviation, which can be estimated from measurements, and submit a base for estimating probabilities for deviations of a certain size, e.g. related to the standard deviation. Automatic incident detection (AID) is based on determination of the desired false-alarm rate, and the related threshold level. The method includes accumulated measurements. Faster and more reliable incident detections are received with the use of the invented prediction process method.

A highly scalable system and method for supporting (mim,max) based Service Level Agreements (SLA) on outbound bandwidth usage for a plurality of customers whose applications (e.g.,Web sites) are hosted by a server farm that consists of a very large number of servers. The system employs a feedback system that enforces the outbound link bandwidth SLAs by regulating the inbound traffic to a server or server farm. Inbound traffic is admitted to servers using a rate denoted as Rt(i,j), which is the amount of the i^th customer's j^th type of traffic that can be admitted within a service cycle time to servers which support the i^th customer. A centralized device computes Rt(i,j) based on the history of admitted inbound traffic to servers, the history of generated outbound traffic from servers, and the SLAs of various customers. The Rt(i,j) value is then relayed to one or more inbound traffic limiters that regulate the inbound traffic using the rates Rt(i,j) in a given service cycle time. The process of computing and deploying Rt(i,j) values is repeated periodically. In this manner, the system provides a method by which differentiated services can be provided to various types of traffic, the generation of output from a server or a server farm is avoided if that output cannot be delivered to end users, and revenue can be maximized when allocating bandwidth beyond the minimums.

In a network traffic monitoring system and method for capturing a service distribution to monitor an IP network using Diffserv protocol, each IP packet on the network is monitored by extracting DSCP and IP addresses from a header of the packet. Then, traffic information is accumulated for each service class and for each sub network address, using the extracted information.

A connectivity device permits simplified connections for realizing complex networking topologies using lower cost components. The device can be optically passive, or can have an active aspect to control switching to realize additional topology related features. The device permits cabling to be simplified while reducing cost to permit implementations of complex networking topologies to be realized faster and with greater reliability. The device aids in scaling out a network implementation and can provide connectivity for an arbitrary number of nodes with efficient capacity usage.

A method and apparatus for synchronizing time of day (TOD) information between radio nodes of a network and for detecting and merging otherwise isolated radio networks. In this manner individual isolated networks are able start when they are ready and once connectivity is detected with another network, the two networks can merge. Radio nodes within each network periodically send out TOD messages and periodically receive TOD messages issued by other nodes look to identify networks within communication range. Upon detecting another network a radio node informs a central control node that uses network detection information received from its members to determine the extent of the connectivity between the two networks and whether to merge the two networks. Network searching is optimized to limit impact on the overall network performance, resulting in little or no degradation in network performance.

A method of monitoring a network, in particular a data or telecommunication network, where the network includes a number of units to be monitored, and where relevant states of these units are controlled with respect to functionality, efficiency and/or security by means of provided information elements called managed objects at the monitored units, that reflect states and/or parameters to be monitored, and that are read and/or written by a network management system using network management protocols, is characterized in that at the managed units an additional management object—the health check object—is being implemented, such that almost all relevant states of the respective monitored unit are aggregated into a single value, that can be read by the network management system.

A computer method and system provide means for inputting, verifying and outputting business relationship data to a user. The system comprises a database of business relationships between organizations, some of which are marked as visible or hidden. The system applies an algorithm to determine which relationships to verify. A user may search for an organization according to search criteria and the system will select a set of organizations that match the criteria. Web content is displayed based on the verification and visibility status of the relationships.

The novel credit-based adaptive flow control method and system for multi-stage, multi-dimensional, data switching architecture. The method and system of the present invention estimates and balances data flow in the switch architecture by using statistical information derived from the normal switching operation without requiring specific information from the previous stage. The multi-stage multi-dimensional switching architecture of the present invention includes three stages. The first and third stages are the buffering stages, and the second stage acts as a buffer-less crossbar switch node. Each stage includes an array of switching elements, and each element includes either a queuing processor or an arbitration processor arranged to progressively refine estimates of the data traffic from switch elements in the first stage by the second stage. The second stage maintains the statistic of valid traffic arrival and departure, and feedback grant information bit to the first stage. The first stage treats every grant information as credit for each data departure to the second stage, and sends the data if there is a grant credit available. The adaptive filtering process adjusts a threshold adaptively, rendering the statistical properties to resemble a chosen probability distribution.

A method for controlling in vivo heat-inducible gene expression for provision of therapeutic polypeptide. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing a construct comprising a polynucleotide encoding a therapeutic polypeptide, wherein the polynucleotide is operatively linked to a heat-inducible promoter; (b) administering the construct to a warm-blooded vertebrate at a site at or near the tumor; and (c) applying heat to the site at or near the tumor to express the therapeutic polypeptide, whereby anti-tumor activity is observed.

The present invention relates to a fitness health and wellness social e-commerce platform that provides an e-commerce platform that operates as a social network in which the interaction between fitness enthusiasts is what drives revenue into the e-commerce components.

A system can be provided that allows a user of a device to easily navigate through other users connected on a network. More particularly, the system can present or otherwise display indicators representing other users, and can allow a user of the device to manipulate (e.g., via scrolling, panning, gesturing, and the like) the display to traverse through the various indicators. In at least one embodiment, a level or a mode of communication between on the device and the devices represented by the indicators can be modified (e.g., upgraded or downgraded) depending on whether those indicators are currently being displayed in a display area of the device. This can simplify and maintain stability in the management of a large scale system of users.

Techniques for storing omics data that indicates long sequences of elements associated with a particular biological molecule include receiving digital omics data comprising over two kilobytes. The digital omics data is split into multiple partitions. The maximum partition size is much less than then a number of elements in a typical instance of the particular biological molecule. Each partition is encrypted. Each encrypted partition is inserted into a corresponding data packet that includes an owner field that uniquely indicates an owner of the omics data. Each data packet is uploaded into a non-centralized, peer-to-peer distributed storage network. Thus, genome data is encrypted and stored in a distributed, scalable, fully decentralized, fast, and highly secure network. The network further provides for decentralized computing, trustless validation of the genomes by way of oracles and trustless genome analysis by third party providers through smart contracts.

A method provides for the optimal location of servers and the optimal assignment of programs to the servers in a video-on-demand (VOD) network with a tree topology. Each node may have demands for multiple VOD programs. The central server at the root of the network stores all programs, and each of the other servers may store some of these programs. The cost considered include cost of servers, cost of assigning programs to servers, and cost of link bandwidths used for broadcasting programs from servers to demands at various nodes. The demand for a specific program is served by the closest server that has this program along the path that connects the requesting node to the root of the tree network. The invention consists of a dynamic programming method that determines optimal server locations and optimal program assignments for minimizing the costs. Starting from the end-nodes of the tree network, the method determines optimal solutions to sub-trees, eventually reaching the root node, thus providing an optimal solution to the entire network.

A safety device of a garage door includes a light guiding mirror disposed on a location adjacent to each of four corners of the garage door. A transmitter and a receiver are installed in a garage door control mechanism. Through the surrounding light guiding mirrors, the light emitted from the transmitter is reflected in a number of times by the light guiding mirrors and to be received by the receiver so that a light traveling path constructs an extensive sensing network to make the control mechanism capable of responding immediately when the garage door is closing and subject to blockage to stop closing action and return to open state. Therefore, the safety is improved when people, cars or objects are moving in and out of a garage.

Disclosed are solutions for improving Internet video streaming. A first number is determined based on one or more parameters, including network conditions. A second number is then determined corresponding to a number of video segments that is greater than or equal in size to a third number determined based on a bandwidth-delay product of the network to a remote machine. The second number of video segments is then requested in a pipelined fashion. Pipelined requests are stopped when a predetermined size of the video has been requested that is greater than or equal to the first number. Alternatively, a request is sent to the remote machine to send a portion of the video, where the size of the portion of the video is equal to the first number or equal to the size of video remaining if less than the first number. Combined with pipelining, the approach achieves near-optimal throughput and fast bitrate adaptation, regardless of control plane algorithm.

The invention concerns a system and a method of radio communication between a plurality of mobile units (6) and a stationary system (1, 3, 12, 14) comprising one or several transmitter units (3), wherein radio communication to one or several mobile units (6) is effected by broadcasting from one of said emitter units (3) on a first, public frequency. The stationary system further comprises a plurality of stationary receiver units (12), said units being connected to a central unit (1) via a common data communication network (14), radio communication from the mobile units (6) being effected by transmitting on a second, public frequency a burst of radio messages (25) that are receivable only by a small number of receiver units (12). From the receiver units (12) the messages are forwarded via the data communication network (14) to the central unit (1), which selects one of the forwarded messages and reads the data contained in the message. The system in accordance with the invention therefore does not require that designated communication paths be established with each communicating unit, and since only a small number of receiver units (12) receive each transmitted message, all messages may be transmitted on the same frequency. Alternative frequencies could however be utilised, for example when longer messages are to be transmitted.

A wireless control system and a wireless network expansion method applied thereto are provided. The wireless control system comprises a mobile platform and a plurality of wireless devices capable of switching between a first role and a second role. The wireless network expansion method comprises following steps. A mobile platform is turned on. The mobile platforms scans the wireless devices and links to any wireless device serving the first role and then sends a control command to corresponding wireless device, which accordingly broadcasts the control command. The control command is received by at least one wireless device serving the second role. The wireless devices cyclically switch between the first role and the second role to continuously broadcast the control command to other wireless devices serving the second role, so that all of the wireless devices can finally receive the control command from the mobile platform.

A system and method are provided of a proxy node for use in a network having a plurality of nodes. The proxy node is configured to identify neighboring node(s) within a predetermined closeness of said node, measured by any of physical, logical, network hops, network link, or vertices analysis closeness. The proxy node determines a level of nervousness of itself and sends and/or receives communication as to the level of nervousness to the neighboring node(s).