835 results about "Server appliance" patented technology

Methods and systems for connection management are disclosed. A service entity may provide preferential treatment to a group of devices on a network. To identify itself as being entitled to receive such treatment, a user device may send one or more credentials to a server device associated with the service entity. The credential(s) may be used to determine if the user device belongs to the group of devices. If the user device belongs to the group of devices, the service entity may establish one or more enhanced service flows that the user device can use to communicate with and / or over the network.

The invention provides a mode selection scheme oriented to edge reasoning energy consumption optimization. Firstly, an equipment independent reasoning mode, an edge server-equipment collaborative reasoning mode and a multi-outlet edge collaborative reasoning mode are defined, and all information required by mode selection is acquired through an edge server equipped with an access point. On the basis, dividing a problem of mode selection for optimal energy consumption of edge reasoning into three sub-problems, and respectively calculating the minimum energy consumption of independent reasoning of equipment, the minimum energy consumption of edge server-equipment collaborative reasoning and the minimum energy consumption of edge collaborative reasoning based on multiple outlets; and energy consumption calculation and decision are completed on the edge server which obtains the information. According to the method, the optimal model segmentation strategy is determined through the enumeration-convex optimization joint algorithm, and dynamic mode selection based on the real-time environment state is achieved. According to the method, the optimal mode can be selected from the edge server under the condition of meeting the requirements of precision, time delay and computing power.

Systems and methods are provided herein for providing privacy while allowing interactions with virtual representations of sensitive objects. This may be accomplished by an extended reality (XR) system receiving information associated with a real-world environment of a user. The XR system may transmit the received information to one or more devices (e.g., server, XR device, etc.) for processing. Before transmitting the received information, the XR system can use the received information to identify and categorize objects in the real-world environment to identify sensitive objects. To protect the privacy of the sensitive objects, the XR system transforms features of the sensitive objects using one or more transform keys prior to transmitting the information to the one or more devices. The XR system may also update the transform keys after a first time period to further protect the privacy of the sensitive objects.

Time based file access credentials are disclosed herein. For instance authentication data representing a user identifier and a user password associated with the user identifier is received from user input associated with a user identity. In response to determining that the user identifier and the user password are valid and are associated with the user identity and based on first metadata associated the user identity, it is determined that the user identity is authorized to access storage server equipment associated with the authentication server. Furthermore, based on second metadata associated with data resources stored on the storage server equipment, it is determined that the user identity is permitted access to at least one data resource of the data resources.

Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device includes: a communication unit configured to perform communication with a server device storing an artificial intelligence (AI) model that performs computation in an encrypted state; a memory configured to store a plurality of images; a processor configured to divide each of the plurality of images into a plurality of divided images and list all the divided images in a form of a one-dimensional vector to perform slot encoding, and configured to obtain CinS-encoded data in a form of a frequency signal by performing discrete Fourier transform (DFT) on slot-encoded data in units of slots corresponding to each image and transmit a homomorphic ciphertext obtained by performing homomorphic encryption on the CinS-encoded data to the server device through the communication unit; and a display.

Methods, systems, and media for automated application validation of media applications installed on a network-connected television device are provided. In some implementations, the methods comprise: receiving, at a server device, a media application for presenting video content, wherein the video content is associated with a plurality of media actions that are presented in one or more unified user interfaces of a unified television application executing on a network-connected television device; testing, at the server device, the media application using a plurality of validators, wherein the plurality of validators each test a portion of the plurality of media actions presented on the one or more unified user interfaces of the unified television application, wherein the plurality of validators includes a first validator that determines whether a deeplink associated with the video content that is available for presentation using the network-connected television application is operating correctly, and wherein the deeplink, upon selection, causes the media application to launch and cause the media application to retrieve and play back a corresponding video content item; determining, using the first validator, a plurality of deeplinks that are associated with the video content that is available for presentation using the media application; determining, using the first validator, whether selection of each of the plurality of deeplinks causes the media application to launch and cause the media application to retrieve and play back the corresponding video content item; and, in response to determining that a subset of the plurality of deeplinks are operating incorrectly, transmitting, at the server device, a notification to the content partner that the subset of the plurality of deeplinks is operating incorrectly while causing the unified television application to suppress recommendations that include a deeplink from the subset of the plurality of deeplinks that are operating incorrectly.

To provide a server device for proposing an action with high satisfaction for a user.SOLUTION: The server device includes action history control means and action proposal control means. The action history control means generates an action history of the user by using information obtained from a plurality of information acquisition destinations, and accumulates the generated action history. The action proposal control means makes a proposal related to the action of the user using the accumulated action history. The action history control means may generate the action history of the user by using a first content which is a content on the network and is not generated by the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Techniques are disclosed for determining data exchange options during a data exchange session. An application executing on a user device can initiate a data exchange session with a terminal device and determine a data exchange account associated with a third party service provider. The application can then obtain, from a server device, a data exchange option corresponding to the data exchange account and provided by the third party service provider. The application can receive an indication that the data exchange option was selected and, responsive to the indication, transmit to the server device a confirmation request associated with the data exchange option. The application can then receive a confirmation that the data exchange option is approved by the third party service provider and responsive to the confirmation, transmit, to the terminal device within the data exchange session, a data cryptogram comprising information usable to identify the data exchange account.

Techniques for optimized aggregation of a data source are described. A server device receives a request from a data source for aggregating thereof and compares each of a set of hardware metrics corresponding to hardware configuration of the server device with a corresponding threshold hardware metric. The server device is classified as a small-configuration device or a high-configuration device and complete aggregation of the data source or partial aggregation of the data source is allowed based on the classification. A set of utilized hardware metrics of the server device that corresponds to hardware resources of the server device that is being utilized is determined. One or more operations corresponding to the transmission of data of the data source that is to be performed by the server device is blocked if at least one of the set of utilized hardware metrics is higher than a corresponding threshold operational soft limit.

An event data recording section 240 records event data related to an activity executed by a plurality of players. A play time acquisition section 212 acquires play times of the plurality of players for a task from event data indicating start of the task included in the activity and event data indicating end of the task included in the activity, the event data being recorded in the event data recording section 240. A statistical processing section 220 sorts each of the players into any one of a plurality of classes according to a skill value of the player and determines, on a basis of the play times of the plurality of players in each class, a representative value for the play times in each class for the task. The statistical processing section 220 aggregates representative values for each class to determine the representative value for the play times in each class for the activity.

A system for synchronizing and spatializing media, comprising client device and server device. A method for operation includes: tracking the real-time spatial coordinates of both devices via wireless sensors; synchronizing media playback using a timestamp-based protocol that compensates for network latency and clock offset; and applying directional audio filters, such as Head-Related Transfer Functions (HRTF), on the client device to render audio appearing to originate from server device's physical location. The method is further characterized by compensating for acoustic propagation and signal processing delays to ensure accurate spatiotemporal alignment. The system may be enhanced by a multimodal Al configured to perform operations such as real-time voice-preserving translation and the generation of synchronized, spatialized haptic feedback based on semantic event markers.

An electronic apparatus is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a communication interface, a memory, and a processor. The processor generates a public key and a secret key for homomorphic encryption and stores the generated public key and secret key in a memory, when a user prompt is input, divides the user prompt into tokens in preset units, homomorphically encrypts the tokens using a public key, transmits the tokens to a server device storing an encrypted large language model (LLM), when output data of the encrypted LLM is received, decrypts the output data using the secret key, and when the decrypted data corresponds to a control token, transmits the control token to a server device through a communication interface. Accordingly, various LLM services may be provided while maintaining security.

To enable accurate age confirmation even upon customer's purchase through the operation of his or her own portable terminal.SOLUTION: Upon receiving, from a portable terminal, product identification information read from a code provided to a product, a server device creates a purchase product list based on the product identification information received from the portable terminal. When the purchase product list includes any product requiring age confirmation, the server device creates an age confirmation screen and transmits the age confirmation screen to the portable terminal. The server device performs age confirmation based on age confirmation information received from the portable terminal. Upon success in the age confirmation, the server device creates a payment screen based on the purchase product list and transmits the payment screen to the portable terminal. The server device receives payment information from the portable terminal and performs payment processing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

We provide server equipment that contributes to the promotion of sales of transportation tickets and similar items. [Solution] The server device comprises an acquisition means, an authentication means, and a provision means. The acquisition means acquires image data captured by a camera from a vehicle equipped with a camera. The authentication means authenticates and identifies passengers who intend to board the vehicle. The provision means provides the acquired image data to the identified passenger. The server device may further include a storage means that stores the biometric information of multiple ticket purchasers in association with ticket information related to the purchased ticket. The authentication means may acquire the biometric information of a person to be authenticated who intends to board the vehicle, and identify the person to be authenticated from among multiple ticket purchasers by performing a matching process using the acquired biometric information and multiple stored biometric information.

A server device configured to communicate, via a communication network, with at least one device including a learner configured to perform processing by using a learned model, includes processor, a transmitter, and a storage configured to store a plurality of shared models pre-learned in accordance with environments and conditions of various devices. The processor is configured to acquire device data including information on an environment and conditions from the at least one device, and select an optimum shared model for the at least one device based on the acquired device data. The transmitter is configured to transmit a selected shared model to the at least one device.

The server device provides a social media platform. The server device includes one or more processors configured to execute instructions stored in an associated memory to: send the instructions to the client device to cause the client device to display a graphical user interface (GUI) of the social media platform; receiving, via the GUI, at least one image of a face of a user of the client device and a selection of at least one predetermined style; generating a plurality of artificial intelligence (AI) profile pictures via an AI model using the at least one image and the at least one predetermined style as inputs; and sending the plurality of AI profile pictures to the client device.

We provide terminals that contribute to improving convenience for users who possess a driver's license. [Solution] The terminal comprises an acquisition control means and an information provision control means. The acquisition control means acquires user identification information that identifies the user who has been issued a driver's license, and transmits the acquired user identification information to a server device that issues certificates related to driving history. By transmitting the user identification information to the server device, the acquisition control means obtains the user's driving history certificate from the server device. The information provision control means provides information based on the acquired driving history certificate.

To provide an information processing apparatus and a server device that enable training based on actual environment of a store.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus which is operated by a user in a store and movable in the store includes: registration means which registers commodities designated by the user through their operation; acquisition means which acquires specification information that can specify an object reloaded with electronic money by the user; switching means which selects one of first mode for executing check-out of the registered commodities or second mode for simulating the execution of check-out of the registered commodities in accordance with operation of the user; and output control means which outputs, when receiving an operation to start check-out from the user, the specification information in both first and second modes, to enable a check-out machine which receives the specification information to execute check-out using the electronic money.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 27

We provide the system. [Solution] A means for converting the user's voice into text using a speech recognition engine, A means of analyzing text data using natural language processing technology to understand user intent, A server device that generates a response based on intent and provides the generated response as text data, A terminal device that converts text data into speech and plays it back to the user, A system that includes this.

To enable users to smoothly use public transportation.SOLUTION: An information processing system comprises: a detection unit that detects a user device of a user to use public transportation; a status acquisition unit that acquires from a server device a status regarding a fare payment of the user, which indicates the relation between a balance required for the user to pay the public transportation fare associated with the user device and a threshold; and a response determination unit that, when the user device of the user using the public transportation is detected, determines a response to the user regarding the use of the public transportation based on the status.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

1. Name of the design product: server fan (big data). 2. Use of the design product: the design product is used for the rapid heat dissipation of server equipment. 3. Design points of the design product: in shape. 4. Picture or photo best indicating the design points: perspective view.

A method of coordinating road users via a server device which determines instruction data by a central model and transmits the instruction data as action instruction to respective control circuits of the road user, the central model being a virtual image of a real environment created by the server device from environment data, includes when a road user reaches the real environment a local model is created by onboard sensor data and delta data relating to the central model is determined. The delta data is transmitted to the server device by the control circuit of the road user which creates an updated central model by the delta data and the central model. The server device determines and transmits updated instruction data to the road user as readjustment of the instruction data.

Systems and methods for organizing online events are disclosed. An example server includes one or more processors having hardware. The one or more processors acquire game start information indicating that a plurality of users have started a game, acquire game end information indicating that the plurality of users have ended the game, derive a probability that each of the plurality of users will play the game in a plurality of time periods in a future using the game start information and the game end information in a past of the plurality of users, identify a time period in the future in which there are many users having high probabilities of playing the game, and notify a user who will act as a host of information indicating the identified time period in the future and information on the users having high probabilities of playing the game in the time period.

A heatstroke risk notification system that enables quick and effective responses tailored to the situation. [Solution] The heatstroke risk notification system comprises a monitored terminal that acquires location information and at least one of illuminance, ultraviolet intensity, external temperature, and internal temperature to determine the heatstroke risk and provide notification according to the risk level; a guardian terminal that receives and displays the risk level; and a server that relays the risk level between the monitored terminal and the guardian terminal. The monitored terminal includes a location acquisition unit, an environment acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a notification unit. The guardian terminal program receives and displays the risk level. The server device receives and transmits the risk level.

A server device performs communication in a streaming format with a client device. The communication in a streaming format is performed using a data block that contains a plurality of data groups. Each of the plurality of data groups contains data-type information and at least one data point that is associated with the data-type information and that is acquired by the client device.

Disclosed herein is a technique for mitigating errors tied to software applications. According to some embodiments, the technique can be implemented by a server device, and include the steps of (1) identifying at least one error associated with a user of a software application, (2) identifying at least one client device associated with the user and on which the software application is installed, and (3) providing, to the at least one client device, an indication of the at least one error to cause the software application to, in conjunction with being loaded and / or displayed on the at least one client device: display a user interface that includes information derived from the indication, wherein the user interface is sandboxed from the software application in a manner that prevents the software application from observing activity that occurs within the user interface.

A method, a security program, a computer-readable data carrier, a security application, a user device, and a server device are provided for securing a data object within communications between a first participant and a second participant. At least two authentication objects are provided for authenticating the user. At least one of the at least two authentication objects is configured as an impairment dependent authentication option to be used for the authentication in case of an impairment of the user.