26 results about "Application service provider" patented technology

Automated, environmentally monitored and controlled storage units and systems for storing, monitoring, and maintaining a supply of products, particularly temperature sensitive pharmaceutical and / or other high-value products, be they temperature sensitive or not. Such automated storage units contain an array of independently addressable holding locations for containers with product in one or more environmentally monitored (e.g., for temperature, humidity, etc.) and controlled zones fitted with appropriate environmental sensors. In preferred embodiments, the automated storage units also include a reader to track product information and status. Product loading, retrieval, and movement within such automated storage units is performed by a computer-controlled robot. A user interface device, preferably in communication with an application service provider to provide remotely managed inventory management and other services, provides users with inventory- and product-specific information.

Automated, environmentally monitored and controlled storage units and systems for storing, monitoring, and maintaining a supply of products, particularly temperature sensitive pharmaceutical and / or other high-value products, be they temperature sensitive or not. Such automated storage units contain an array of independently addressable holding locations for containers with product in one or more environmentally monitored (e.g., for temperature, humidity, etc.) and controlled zones fitted with appropriate environmental sensors. In preferred embodiments, the automated storage units also include a reader to track product information and status. Product loading, retrieval, and movement within such automated storage units is performed by a computer-controlled robot. A user interface device, preferably in communication with an application service provider to provide remotely managed inventory management and other services, provides users with inventory- and product-specific information.

Systems and methods are disclosed for receiving, at a first networking equipment, network traffic over a network, and identifying a portion of the network traffic that corresponds to preferential network traffic, based on an indication from an application service provider or an Internet service provider (ISP). A preferential network traffic data cap for data provided over the network to the first networking equipment over a particular time period may be accessed, and whether an amount of preferential network traffic provided to the first networking equipment over the particular time period that equals or exceeds the preferential network traffic data cap may be determined. Based on determining that the amount of preferential network traffic equals or exceeds the preferential network traffic data cap, the disclosed systems and methods may identify an action to be performed on the portion of the network traffic that corresponds to preferential network traffic.

The invention discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle resource allocation method and system based on an auction mechanism and digital twinning. The method comprises the following steps: constructing an auction-driven digital twinning framework of unmanned aerial vehicle resource collaboration; the application service provider submits a task request to the ground base station; the ground base station screens the task candidate set and starts an unmanned aerial vehicle resource auction framework; the unmanned aerial vehicle resource auction framework submits bidding information, and the ground base station calculates scores and allocates tasks; the ground base station calculates a payment amount, and the application service provider pays a corresponding reward; the unmanned aerial vehicle resource auction framework executes the task and synchronously updates the digital twin model; and dynamically feeding back the updated information of the digital twin model to the next task time slot. According to the invention, efficient and adaptive large-scale industrial scene resource allocation is realized.

An apparatus includes a communication interface and a processor operably coupled to the communication interface. The communication interface is configured to receive from an application service provider, expected stream parameters for a plurality of media streams provided over at least one network slice. The communication interface is also configured to receive actual stream parameters for each of the media streams. The processor is configured to determine stream transmission condition information for each of the media streams, wherein the stream transmission condition information is based on a comparison of the actual stream parameters and the expected stream parameters. The processor is also configured to perform stream synchronization based on the stream transmission condition information.

The present disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a dominant operator platform (L-OP) for deploying an application server on a federated edge network is provided. The method includes receiving a deployment request for deploying an application server from an application service provider (ASP), determining whether the L-OP is capable of deploying at least one application server based on the deployment request, and if the L-OP is not capable of deploying the at least one application server, determining whether the L-OP is capable of deploying the at least one application server. A P-OP is selected from a plurality of participating operator platforms (P-OPs) having a predefined federation association with the L-OP for management of the application server.

The invention relates to the field of edge computing, and provides a network edge application service system, which comprises a system own subnet address pool for distributing a unique subnet address for an application service provider and an edge service provider; the application service provider is provided with a fixed internet address, the edge service provider is provided with the internet address, a network tunnel established based on the subnet address and the internet address, and a scheduler subnet address for sending a request data packet of the terminal to the application service provider; the scheduler receives the request data packet, processes the request data packet, sets a reply data packet, redirects the reply data packet to a server subnet address of the edge service provider, and transmits the reply data packet to the terminal; and a second request data packet of the terminal is sent to the server subnet address, and the data content is acquired. The address is allocated to the mobile terminal through the fixed private network or public network address pool, high public network subnet cost is avoided, network operation and maintenance management is simplified through the tunnel technology, and time delay caused by routing table updating and convergence is reduced.

A method, apparatus and system are provided and performed at Service Provider (SP) entity for providing consent information for one or more application to an Application Service Provider, ASP, based on determining end -user consent for the application or ASP to invoke consent information API and / or consent information notification API to be notified of any changes of end user consent, the method comprising receiving by the SP from an ASP a request for onboarding or to sign-up to invoke consent information and / or notification of consent information API(s) for an end user for one or more ASP applications and transmitting to the ASP a response comprising SP information indicating whether the ASP has automatic access to invoke consent information / consent information notification APIs and / or whether the ASP requires consent from the end user to invoke consent information / consent information notification API(s) for one or more ASP applications.

Systems and methods related to user consent collection for sharing of personal data of an end user are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for consent management for sharing of personal data of an end user comprises, at a Communication Service Provider (CSP) application plugin or CSP application executing on an end user device associated to the end user, in response to being invoked by an Application Service Provider (ASP) application, sending, to a consent management function of the CSP, a request to obtain current consent data for the end user and the ASP application. The method further comprises, at the consent management function of the CSP, obtaining ASP application specific consent data for the ASP application, obtaining existing consent data of the end user for the ASP and / or the ASP application, if any, and sending a response to the CSP application plugin or CSP application.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an AT command that allows an application service provider to modify suspend / resume (S / R) and / or deactivate / activate (D / A) functionality specified in one or more elementary files of a UICC. The S / R and / or D / A functionality can be influenced by the application service provider without relying on SIM-OTA messages being forwarded by a mobile operator. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Disclosed are a user equipment, UE (1), for a cellular network, a plurality of control plane network functions (2-4) of the cellular network, and corresponding methods (5-8) of operating the same. The UE (1) is configured to discover (12) an edge application service, EAS, of the cellular network, wherein the EAS comprises an in-network computing service being based on a network function entity, cNF (4), in a core network of the cellular network. The UE (1) is further configured to establish (13) a protocol data unit, PDU, session being based on the discovered EAS. This enables application service providers (ASP) to deploy in-network application logic (IN-AL) in the 3GPP core network domain for their own application services.

An example client device for accessing data from a plurality of edge application servers (EASs) includes one or more processors configured to receive data representing a bundle identifier (ID) for a bundle of EASs from an application service provider (ASP); send a request including the bundle ID to an edge configuration server (ECS); in response to the request, receive information representing the EASs in the bundle from the ECS; in response to the information representing each of the EASs, send one or more EAS discovery requests to one or more edge enabler servers (EESs); in response to the one or more EAS discovery requests, receive information for communicating with one or more of the EASs from the one or more EESs; and initiate the application data traffic session between the AC of the UE device and the one or more of the EASs in the bundle of EASs.

An edge application method, performed by an edge computing service provider (ECSP) management system, includes receiving requirement information of a reserved resource from an application service provider (ASP). The requirement information of the reserved resource comprises location information of the reserved resource. The edge application method also includes sending a first request to a management and orchestration (MANO) based on the requirement information of the reserved resource. The first request is used to request the MANO to reserve the resource in an edge data network (EDN) corresponding to the location information, and the reserved resource is used to deploy an edge application server (EAS) of the ASP.

The invention discloses an edge data integrity auditing method and system supporting multi-keyword verification. The system comprises an application service provider and at least one edge server. The method comprises an initialization stage, a keyword extraction stage, a data transmission stage, a request stage, a response stage, a verification stage and an error positioning stage. Compared with other schemes, the method provided by the invention is simple in calculation operation, does not involve complex operation, and remarkably reduces calculation overhead, communication overhead and time consumption.

The application relates to method for a 5G Media Streaming, 5GMS, Aware Application, AA, hosted by a user equipment, UE, operating in a communication network, the method comprising the step of obtaining, from an application service provider, ASP, associated with the 5GMS AA, a token indicating that the 5GMS AA is authorized to invoke or activate a dynamic policy for resources of the communication network, wherein the dynamic policy is associated with the ASP; and the step of sending the token to a 5GMS client hosted by the UE, wherein the 5GMS client is associated with a 5GMS application function, AF, of the communication network.

Embodiments provide methods and systems for sharing a user consent associated with user consent among applications. Method performed by server system includes storing consent token associated with user in a database based upon receiving consent from the user on the first application to utilize user credential data for subsequent transactions in connection with interaction between a user device and a first application service provider. The method includes receiving a request to access the consent token associated from a second application service provider associated with a second application accessible on the user device, determining whether the second application service provider is able to access the consent token associated with the first application based on access level data set by the first application service provider of the first application for accessing the consent token and allowing access of the consent token to the second application based on the determining step.

Automated, environmentally monitored and controlled storage units and systems for storing, monitoring, and maintaining a supply of products, particularly temperature sensitive pharmaceutical and / or other high-value products, be they temperature sensitive or not. Such automated storage units contain an array of independently addressable holding locations for containers with product in one or more environmentally monitored (e.g., for temperature, humidity, etc.) and controlled zones fitted with appropriate environmental sensors. In preferred embodiments, the automated storage units also include a reader to track product information and status. Product loading, retrieval, and movement within such automated storage units is performed by a computer-controlled robot. A user interface device, preferably in communication with an application service provider to provide remotely managed inventory management and other services, provides users with inventory- and product-specific information.

This disclosure provides methods for an application service provider (ASP) to register the enablement of bulk registration of user authorization (e.g., a user's consent for certain information-or types of information-to be shared with certain other entities) for application programming interface (API) invokers across one or more API exposing functions (AEFs). This functionality may be enabled by providing user authorization-related parameters when registration towards the Common API Framework (CAPIF) core function (CCF) is initiated from the API provider domain. Following such registration, when an API invoker requests to obtain resource owner authorization information, the CCF, e.g., via its authorization function, can request bulk authorization (e. g., user consent permissions) from the resource owner (RO) (i.e., if such authorization hasn' t already been captured), e.g., via the resource owner function (ROF).

Disclosed in embodiments of the present description is a smart watch aggregation code service processing solution, comprising: an application server receiving a service trigger instruction that is sent by a smart watch end when scanning an aggregation code displayed by a target merchant; on the basis of the service trigger instruction, sending a merchant information query request to an aggregation code service provider by calling a first SPI, such that the smart watch end obtains information of the target merchant; receiving a service execution request sent by the smart watch end on the basis of the information of the target merchant; on the basis of the service execution request, sending a corresponding merchant service order creation request to the aggregation code service provider by calling a second SPI, such that the aggregation code service provider places a corresponding order on an open platform corresponding to the application server, wherein the first SPI and the second SPI are defined by an application service provider to which the application server belongs, and are implemented by the aggregation code service provider; and receiving a merchant service order generated and returned by the open platform in response to the placement of the order, and on the basis of the merchant service order, advancing service processing to completion.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an AT command that allows an application service provider to modify suspend / resume (S / R) and / or deactivate / activate (D / A) functionality specified in one or more elementary files of a UICC. The S / R and / or D / A functionality can be influenced by the application service provider without relying on SIM-OTA messages being forwarded by a mobile operator. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A User Equipment, UE, (1) for a cellular network, a plurality of control plane network functions (2 to 4) of a cellular network, and corresponding methods (5 to 8) of operating the UE and the control plane network functions are disclosed. The UE (1) is configured to discover (12) an edge application service, EAS, of a cellular network, where the EAS comprises an in-network computing service based on a network function entity, cNF (4), in a core network of the cellular network. The UE (1) is further configured to establish (13) a protocol data unit (PDU) session based on the discovered EAS. This enables an application service provider (ASP) to deploy intra-network application logic (IN-AL) for its own application service in the 3GPP core domain.

A wireless communication method of a policy control function (PCF) entity is provided. The method may include receiving, over a communication interface, an application group data transmission (AGDT) policy control creation message triggered by an application function (AF) entity associated with an application service provider (ASP), the AGDT policy control creation message indicating a set of operating conditions of the AGDT for a set of user equipments (UEs), the set of operating conditions including a set of quality of service (QoS) requirements. The method may include obtaining, by at least one processor, a set of AGDT policies associated with the ASP from a unified data repository (UDR) entity. The method may include obtaining, by the at least one processor, a set of network performance analytics from a Network Data Function Analysis (NWDAF) entity based on a set of operating conditions indicated in an AGDT policy control creation message from the ASP.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a smart watch aggregation code service processing scheme. Comprising the steps that an application server side receives a service triggering instruction sent by a smart watch side through scanning an aggregation code displayed by a target merchant; according to the service triggering instruction, a merchant information query request is sent to an aggregation code service provider by calling a first SPI interface, so that the intelligent watch end obtains information of a target merchant; receiving a service execution request sent by the smart watch end according to the information of the target merchant; according to the business execution request, a second SPI interface is called to send a corresponding merchant business order creation request to an aggregation code service provider, so that the aggregation code service provider correspondingly places an order to an open platform corresponding to the application server side, and the first SPI interface and the second SPI interface are defined by an application service provider to which the application server side belongs and are realized by the aggregation code service provider; and receiving a merchant business list generated and returned by the open platform in response to the order, and promoting the completion of the business processing process according to the merchant business list.

The present invention relates to the field of edge computing. Provided are a network edge application service system, comprising: a system self-owned subnet address pool, which allocates a unique subnet address to an application service provider and an edge service provider, wherein a fixed Internet address is provided to the application service provider, and the Internet address is provided to the edge service provider; and a network tunnel, which is established on the basis of the subnet address and the Internet address. A request data packet of a terminal is sent to a scheduler subnet address of the application service provider, a scheduler receives the request data packet to perform processing, configures a reply data packet to be redirected to a server subnet address of the edge service provider, and transmits the reply data packet to the terminal; and a second request data packet of the terminal is sent to the server subnet address, so as to acquire data content. An address is allocated to a mobile terminal by means of a fixed private network or public network address pool, so that high public network subnet costs are avoided, and the network operation and maintenance management is simplified by means of tunnel technology, thereby reducing delays caused by updating and convergence of a routing table.

Various embodiments can generally relate to the field of wireless communications. For example, some embodiments can relate to providing solutions for implementing support for compute services in scenarios where a network operator provides both compute services and connectivity services in a 5G network to end users, as well as in scenarios where compute services are provided by an ASP (application service provider), CSP (cloud service provider), or ECSP (edge compute service provider). Other embodiments can be described and / or claimed.

A method and a device are disclosed including plug-in software components that are integrated with document processing software suites. The plug-in software components provide a set of integrated interfaces for collaborative document processing in conjunction with multiple remote file, data, and application service providers. The set of interfaces enable coauthoring a document, document merging, discovering and displaying context-sensitive metadata on a software dashboard based on permissions associated with the metadata and / or a client computing device, caching, symmetric distributed document merge with the multiple service providers, and integrated search and insertion of multimedia data in documents, among others. The documents typically include, but are not limited to formatted text documents, spreadsheet documents, and slide presentation documents.