31 results about "Persistent identifier" patented technology

The present invention is a method to control communication channels using universal and persistent identifiers in circuit/packet switched or converged networks. The method involves linking domain specific addresses or concrete identifiers of communication end points within or across channels, domains and networks with an abstract, persistent and universal identifier that represents the single point of contact or principal identity of the user. The principal identity can specify parameters of inbound/outbound communication relationships with other specified/unspecified users/entities inter-alia through default/specific levels of control in communication relationships on/across/through normal or alternate channels, domains, applications, networks, etc., based on universal/persistent identifiers such as XRI. All transactions originating from, or terminating on, the principal identity are authenticated, asserted securely and routed automatically to an appropriate channel based on the principal identity's current context (state, location, presence, etc.) and privileges (or contracts) defined in rules created by the principal identity for access, usage, privacy, synchronization, compliance, expiry, etc. The principal identity is also empowered with multi-level control over attributes and metadata including rules for what data to expose/share and what data to eclipse/hide for which user. Control/user data, or traffic, and program/client/sequence logic, may be resident/executed/exchanged/carried on, or across, diverse networks/channels/media/devices/domains etc.

The present disclosure relates to managing activity taken with respect to cloud-based software services. A platform manages data objects processed by software services and/or those entities that initiate processing events. The platform uses identifiers such as, for example, a persistent identifier (PID) to track processing events. The platform implements rules and/or permissions related to the managed data objects and/or managed entities to determine whether processing events are in compliance. The platform may update database records, send alerts, send data graphs, or provide a real-time stream related to the managed data objects and/or managed entities. In addition, embodiments involve determining whether a PID-associated managed data object has been modified during processing to generate an additional version of the PID-associated managed data object and, if an object version is present, processing the additional version of the PID-associated managed data object to generate an integrated first PID-associated managed data object.

Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for tracking content in a transient peer-to-peer networking environment where communities have ad hoc participants. Persistent identifiers are defined for nodes, allowing nodes to be identified across sessions and invocations, even though they re-enter the network with a different network address. Paths taken by content resources as they traverse the network (e.g. which nodes forwarded the content) are persisted, along with reputation information about nodes (e.g. indicating how successful they are at answering queries from peers). Trust relationships can be derived using the persisted information. A tiered broadcast strategy is defined for reducing the number of messages exchanged. Preferred embodiments leverage a web services implementation model.

Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for providing management functions in decentralized networks. Persistent identifiers are defined for nodes, allowing nodes to be identified across sessions and invocations, even though they re-enter the network with a different network address. Paths taken by content resources as they traverse the network (e.g. which nodes forwarded the content) are persisted, along with reputation information about nodes (e.g. indicating how successful they are at answering queries from peers). Trust relationships can be derived using the persisted information. A tiered broadcast strategy is defined for reducing the number of messages exchanged. Preferred embodiments leverage a web services implementation model.

Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for classifying nodes into broadcast tiers to reduce traffic in decentralized networks. Persistent identifiers are defined for nodes, allowing nodes to be identified across sessions and invocations, even though they re-enter the network with a different network address. Paths taken by content resources as they traverse the network (e.g. which nodes forwarded the content) are persisted, along with reputation information about nodes (e.g. indicating how successful they are at answering queries from peers). Trust relationships can be derived using the persisted information. Preferred embodiments leverage a web services implementation model.

A system of securing access to vehicle control systems using non-persistent identifiers. Identifiers are received and stored at the commencement of vehicle operations. Restricted events are detected and confirmation identifiers are requested, in order to continue vehicle operations. If confirmation identifiers are not presented, vehicle operations enter caution mode, and access to vehicle controls is restricted. Upon termination of a vehicle trip, the non-persistent identifiers are discarded. The system provides a convenient, low-overhead, secure means of regulating access to vehicle control systems.

A data storage system includes methods and apparatus that provide volumes for access by host computing devices. The volumes can have a storage size that is independently configurable from an actual amount of data storage that may or may not be associated with the volume. The volumes also have a persistent identifier. The volumes can have any amount of associated storage space allocated to the volume, including none, within the data storage system. Since the storage size and associated storage space are each independently configurable from each other, host that interface with the data storage system can perceive the volumes as being larger than they really are. A dynamic volume configuration technique is provided which allows storage space within storage devices in the data storage system to be dynamically associated and disassociated (i.e., added and removed) from the volumes on an as-needed basis, without requiring disruption of host activities with respect to the volumes. The persistent identifier of a volume allows all hosts and other data storage systems to “see” the volume. This allows a volume in one data storage system to have associated storage space from another volume in another data storage system. Using these techniques, the invention allows software applications and operating systems on hosts that interface to the data storage system to perceive that a volume is always present on the data storage system, even if storage space understood to be associated with the volume from the host's perspective is allocated elsewhere or is non-existent.

Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for persisting identifiers and relationships in a transient peer-to-peer networking environment where communities have ad hoc participants. Persistent identifiers are defined for nodes, allowing nodes to be identified across sessions and invocations, even though they re-enter the network with a different network address. Paths taken by content resources as they traverse the network (e.g. which nodes forwarded the content) are persisted, along with reputation information about nodes (e.g. indicating how successful they are at answering queries from peers). Trust relationships can be derived using the persisted information. A tiered broadcast strategy is defined for reducing the number of messages exchanged. Preferred embodiments leverage a web services implementation model.

Apparatus, system and method for encoding and/or decoding persistent universal media identification (ID) codes embedded in audio. For encoding, a persistent identifier code is generated or received from a registry database, where the code includes data for uniquely identifying a media object. Audio code components including frequency characteristics are generated to represent symbols of the persistent identifier code and the audio code components are psychoacoustically embedded into an audio portion of the media object to include the persistent identifier code within one or more of a plurality of encoding layers. Such embedded audio may be subsequently decoded by transforming the audio data into a frequency domain and processing the transformed audio data to detect the persistent identifier code.

Persistent profile identifiers can be produced to identify clusters of devices accessing a network in different time periods. In one embodiment, an apparatus uses a first identifier from a first group of identifiers to identify a first cluster of devices and uses a second identifier from a second group of identifiers to identify a second cluster of devices. Further, the apparatus determines that the first cluster of devices identified by the first identifier and the second cluster of devices identified by the second identifier form an edge in a maximum cluster matching. The apparatus provides the first identifier as a persistent identifier for the first cluster of devices and the second cluster of devices.

The present teaching relates to method, system, and medium for profiling accounts. A plurality of identifiers are obtained, wherein each of the plurality of identifiers is associated with one of a device operated by a user and a platform on which the user consumes content in one or more media types. An account corresponding to the user is created, wherein the account represents the user across devices, platforms, and/or media types. A persistent identifier is generated for the account, wherein the persistent identifier links the plurality of identifiers. Consumption data related to the account with the persistent identifier is obtained. The consumption data is gathered from sources associated with the plurality of identifiers across different devices, platforms, or media types, and the account is profiled based on the obtained consumption data.

Laws, regulations, and self-regulatory processes are beginning to restrict how online advertisers and others interact with users. The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) restricts the interaction of online businesses with children under thirteen.

Revised regulations implementing this statute will restrict behavioral advertising by businesses directed to children and by other business if they have actual knowledge they are dealing with a child under thirteen. The current system of ad placement online relies on a real-time, distributed market where participants usually interact at arms-length through intermediaries (usually online advertising networks) in placing ads. There is currently no process by which COPPA regulations or possible future regulatory or self-regulatory frameworks can be imposed on this system requiring abandonment of the system or processes which can work consistent with the system when used on a mobile or personal device. The disclosure provides a method by which the current system can be retained with minor modification by creating, populating, maintaining, and making available in near real time an opt-out registry that links unique persistent identifiers for mobile and personal devices to restrictions, preferences, and permissions related to such devices. The disclosure also described the integrated and complementary technology that needs to be deployed to support the method.