146 results about "Group level" patented technology

A gaming console configured with picture-in-picture (PIP) capability for use to gain entry into a group level or competitive level of play. The PIP window is used to form teams or provide information related to group play. The PIP screen may also be used to make request for special services such as making hotel or restaurant reservations, advanced request for getting a car from the concierge, and may also be used to send information about the location of the game console being used by a player so that others may know where the player is currently located.

Various method and system embodiments of the present invention are directed to hierarchical control logic within each component data-storage system of a distributed data-storage system composed of networked component data-storage systems over which virtual disks, optionally replicated as virtual-disk images, composed of data segments in turn composed of data blocks, are distributed at the granularity of segments. Each data segment is distributed according to a configuration. The hierarchical control logic includes, in one embodiment of the present invention, a top-level coordinator, a virtual-disk-image-level coordinator, a segment-configuration-node-level coordinator, a configuration-group-level coordinator, and a configuration-level coordinator.

Management of transaction message flow utilizing a transaction message queue. The system and method are for use in financial transaction messaging systems. The system is designed to enable an administrator to monitor, distribute, control and receive alerts on the use and status of limited network and exchange resources. Users are grouped in a hierarchical manner, preferably including user level and group level, as well as possible additional levels such as account, tradable object, membership, and gateway levels. The message thresholds may be specified for each level to ensure that transmission of a given transaction does not exceed the number of messages permitted for the user, group, account, etc.

Linking accounts corresponding to different products together to create a group so that group processing can be performed at the group level while independent processing of the accounts is performed at the account level. The method links the accounts into a group by linking a financial record for each account to group master data for the group. The group master data includes information about the group, including group parameters and a group identifier. A group typically includes a key account and one or more dependent accounts. The relationship between a dependent account and the group is specified by a dependent strategy. A dependent strategy specifies group level processing options for the account. The relationships between the accounts and the group are flexible to accommodate changes in the status of the group cardholders.

Processing a group of accounts corresponding to different products. A group of accounts are linked together to create a group so that group processing can be performed at the group level while independent processing of the accounts is performed at the account level. Typically, a group includes a key account and one or more dependent accounts. The relationships between the accounts and the group are flexible to accommodate changes in the status of the group cardholders. Group level processing includes authorizing transactions, applying group payments, creating group statements, creating cardholder communications, and administering reward programs. Each dependent account has an associated dependent strategy that specifies group level processing options for the dependent account.

Linking accounts corresponding to different products together to create a group so that group processing can be performed at the group level while independent processing of the accounts is performed at the account level. The method links the accounts into a group by linking a financial record for each account to group master data for the group. The group master data includes information about the group, including group parameters and a group identifier. A group typically includes a key account and one or more dependent accounts. The relationship between a dependent account and the group is specified by a dependent strategy. A dependent strategy specifies group level processing options for the account. The relationships between the accounts and the group are flexible to accommodate changes in the status of the group cardholders.

Processing a group of accounts corresponding to different products. A group of accounts are linked together to create a group so that group processing can be performed at the group level while independent processing of the accounts is performed at the account level. Typically, a group includes a key account and one or more dependent accounts. The relationships between the accounts and the group are flexible to accommodate changes in the status of the group cardholders. Group level processing includes authorizing transactions, applying group payments, creating group statements, creating cardholder communications, and administering reward programs. Each dependent account has an associated dependent strategy that specifies group level processing options for the dependent account.

A system and method that allows a consumer to monitor the electrical power usage in a residence is disclosed. The electrical use may be monitored at the service level, the circuit level, or at the group level. The electrical usage is communicated to a power monitoring system using a power line communications network (PLC). The monitored electrical usage can be accessed by both the utility supplying the electricity and by the consumer or owner of the residence.

Disclosed is a method of browsing a collection of sortable items (201) stored in a digital system. A plurality of grouping hierarchies (207, 217) are provided, each comprising a sort order and zero or more grouping levels (204-206, 214-216) forming groups with which the items are associable. At least one grouping hierarchy comprises a sort order and at least one grouping level. One item (203) in the collection is set to be a focus item (208, 218) thereby establishing a current focus group (209, 219) of a current grouping hierarchy. The focus item is then maintained upon selection of a new grouping hierarchy (210-220) from one of the plurality. A displaying of the collection of items may be performed by arranging the items in a list sorted according to one sort order of a plurality of sort orders associable with the items. The plurality of grouping hierarchies may then be used, each grouping hierarchy corresponding to one of the sort orders, wherein each level of each grouping hierarchy is associable with at least one level of each other grouping hierarchy. At least part of the collection is the displayed based upon the one sort order of items represented and the corresponding one grouping hierarchy.

A group of headless computer entities is formed via a local area network connection by means of an aggregation service application, operated on a headless computer entity selected as a master entity, which propagates configuration settings for time zone, application settings, security settings and the like across individual slave computer entities within the group. A human operator can change configuration settings globally at group level via a user interface display on a conventional computer having a user console, which interacts with the master headless computer entity via a web administration interface. Addition and subtraction of computer entities from a group are handled by an aggregation service application, and interlocks and error checking is applied throughout the group to ensure that no changes to a slave computer entity are made, unless those changes conform to global configuration settings enforced by the master headless computer entity.

A system and method are provided for monitoring traffic in an enterprise network. Similar hosts may be grouped using flow information. Network policy may then be created at the group level based on the signatures of the hosts and groups of hosts in the enterprise. Hosts may be arranged in hierarchical clusters. Some of these clusters may be selected as groups based on a desired degree of similarity between hosts in a group. The similarity between hosts may be determined based on similarity of network behavior of the hosts.

The Messaging Search and Management Apparatuses, Methods and Systems (“MSM”) transforms message, ranking request inputs via MSM components into work graphs, ML structure input data, ML structure, ranking response outputs. A work graph generation request that includes group level access control data may be obtained. A set of metadata access control carrying messages, a set of users, a set of channels, and a set of topics with access control data corresponding to the group level access control data may be determined. A user priority score for each of the other users, a channel priority score for each of the channels, and a topic priority score for each of the topics, from the perspective of each user, may be calculated. A work graph data structure may be generated that includes, for each user, data regarding the calculated user priority scores, channel priority scores, and topic priority scores.

A group of headless computer entities is formed via a local area network connection by means of an aggregation service application, operated on a headless computer entity selected as a master entity, which propagates configuration settings for time zone, application settings, security settings and the like across individual slave computer entities within the group. A human operator can change configuration settings globally at group level via a user interface display on a conventional computer having a user console, which interacts with the master headless computer entity via a web administration interface. Addition and subtraction of computer entities from a group are handled by an aggregation service application, and interlocks and error checking is applied throughout the group to ensure that no changes to a slave computer entity are made, unless those changes conform to global configuration settings enforced by the master headless computer entity.

Management of transaction message flow utilizing a transaction message queue. The system and method are for use in financial transaction messaging systems. The system is designed to enable an administrator to monitor, distribute, control and receive alerts on the use and status of limited network and exchange resources. Users are grouped in a hierarchical manner, preferably including user level and group level, as well as possible additional levels such as account, tradable object, membership, and gateway levels. The message thresholds may be specified for each level to ensure that transmission of a given transaction does not exceed the number of messages permitted for the user, group, account, etc.

An access control rule authorizing communication between a plurality of managed servers within an administrative domain is determined. Communication information describing past communication between the plurality of managed servers is obtained. A subset of managed servers from the plurality of managed servers is identified by grouping the plurality of managed servers based on the obtained communication information. A group-level label set is determined to associate with the subset of managed servers. Role labels are determined for managed servers in the subset of managed servers. A managed server is associated with one role label. Based on the group-level label set and the role labels, an access control rule is generated authorizing communication between a first managed server of the subset of managed servers and a second managed server. The access control rule is stored as part of an administrative domain-wide management policy.

Defining a relationship between an account and a group. Accounts corresponding to different products are linked together to create a group so that group processing can be performed at the group level while independent processing of the accounts is performed at the account level. The relationship between a dependent account and the group is specified by a dependent strategy. A dependent strategy specifies group level processing options for the account. The relationships between the accounts and the group are flexible to accommodate changes in the status of the group cardholders.

A cryptographic method and apparatus for anonymously signing a message. Added to the anonymous signature is another signature which is calculated (operation 13) using a private key common to all the members of a group authorized to sign and unknown to all revoked members. The private key is updated (operations 8, 11) at group level on each revocation within the group and at member level only on anonymous signing of a message by the member.

Improved methods, systems, and devices for managing communications are provided. A user device may display all ongoing communications so that a user can visualize the communications network or some subset thereof (e.g., a subgroup or group of users). A system may maintain the user device in an instant ready-on mode of communication with the other user devices. A user may then initiate communications with a subgroup (e.g., a pair) or group without initiating a new connection. Accordingly, a user can simultaneously and fluidly communicate at the subgroup level, at the group level, or at the inter-group level. Moreover, users can function as independent actors that can freely form and leave subgroups as well as groups.

Provided is a low voltage microgrid group independent coordination control system, employing a layered control structure, i.e., an equipment layer, a grid control layer and a group control layer. A microgrid group controller receives a scheduling instruction of a group level energy management system; based on the safety and reliability of a control target of the microgrid group and sub microgrids, the microgrid group controller controls exchanging power between a microgrid group and a power distribution network and each sub microgrid, grid disconnection or grid connection of the microgrid group, and grid connection or grid disconnection of the sub microgrids, realizes interface control between the sub microgrids and the microgrid group, and meanwhile issues a control instruction to a grid level controller. The grid level controller works out optimal control strategies of distributed power supply, energy storage and load, and realizes stable operation and smooth transition among states of the sub microgrids in a grid connection state, and information communication with the microgrid group controller. A supply or energy storage local controller completes primary regulation of frequency and voltage of distributed power supply and energy storage; a load controller completes load grading control.

A group of headless computer entities is formed via a local area network connection by means of an aggregation service application, operated on a headless computer entity selected as a master entity, which propagates configuration settings for time zone, application settings, security settings and the like across individual slave computer entities within the group. A human operator can change configuration settings globally at group level via a user interface display on a conventional computer having a user console, which interacts with the master headless computer entity via a web administration interface. Addition and subtraction of computer entities from a group are handled by an aggregation service application, and interlocks and error checking is applied throughout the group to ensure that no changes to a slave computer entity are made, unless those changes conform to global configuration settings enforced by the master headless computer entity.

Defining a relationship between an account and a group. Accounts corresponding to different products are linked together to create a group so that group processing can be performed at the group level while independent processing of the accounts is performed at the account level. The relationship between a dependent account and the group is specified by a dependent strategy. A dependent strategy specified group level processing options for the account. The relationships between the accounts and the group are flexible to accommodate changes in the status of the group cardholders.

An access control rule authorizing communication between a plurality of managed servers within an administrative domain is determined. Communication information describing past communication between the plurality of managed servers is obtained. A subset of managed servers from the plurality of managed servers is identified by grouping the plurality of managed servers based on the obtained communication information. A group-level label set is determined to associate with the subset of managed servers. Role labels are determined for managed servers in the subset of managed servers. A managed server is associated with one role label. Based on the group-level label set and the role labels, an access control rule is generated authorizing communication between a first managed server of the subset of managed servers and a second managed server. The access control rule is stored as part of an administrative domain-wide management policy.

Evidence-based application security may be implemented at the application and / or application group levels. A manifest may be provided defining at least one trust condition for the application or application group. A policy manager evaluates application evidence (e.g., an XrML license) for an application or group of applications relative to the manifest. The application is only granted permissions on the computer system if the application evidence indicates that the application is trusted. Similarly, a group of applications are only granted permissions on the computer system if the evidence indicates that the group of applications is trusted. If the application evidence satisfies the at least one trust condition defined by the manifest, the policy manager generates a permission grant set for each code assembly that is a member of the at least one application. Evidence may be further evaluated for code assemblies that are members of the trusted application or application group.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products that provide for an improved, more efficient, and more stable system of networked computing devices. The embodiments disclose an apparatus and system that enable client devices to selectively grant to third party applications permissions to access group-based communication objects of a group-based communication system. The apparatus and system further enable client devices to selectively grant to third party applications permissions to take specific actions with regards to the group-based communication objects within the system. To accomplish the improvements, the disclosed systems, apparatuses, and computing devices maintain a record of the permissions granted to third party applications in a permissions table stored in a computer storage device. The permissions table may be modified to expand the permissions granted to the third party application without requiring a new authentication process that issues a new authenticating token. Further, third party applications are installed at a group level and not at a user level within the system, which increases system stability and efficiency.

Improved methods, systems, and devices for managing communications are provided. A user device may display all ongoing communications so that a user can visualize the communications network or some subset thereof (e.g., a subgroup or group of users). A system may maintain the user device in an instant ready-on mode of communication with the other user devices. A user may then initiate communications with a subgroup (e.g., a pair) or group without initiating a new connection. Accordingly, a user can simultaneously and fluidly communicate at the subgroup level, at the group level, or at the inter-group level. Moreover, users can function as independent actors that can freely form and leave subgroups as well as groups.

The present invention relates to a H.264 interested region coding method, specifically to a method of using code rate to control the coding of interested region, including coding methods at three levels of group-level, image-level and basic unit-level. The invention has advantages of using code rate control algorithm to performing the coding of interested region without adding extra information in the code stream, without limitation to the number and shapes of the interested region, and without adding the complexity of coding algorithm. The invention is a more flexible interested region coding method, which can be applied in all Profile of H.264, and has important application value in video monitoring, and the like fields having high requirement to the integral compression ratio; experiments show that the method is an effective H.264 interested region coding method, is suitable for constant code rate control algorithm and variable code rate control algorithm.

The invention relates to a system structure of power generation group-level hydro-power generating unit distributed state monitoring and diagnosis platform construction. The system structure includes an overall technical architecture, a business architecture, an information / data architecture, an application architecture, a technical architecture, infrastructure and the like. According to a platform, based on unified codes, three levels of data centers are established to realize distributed data acquisition, storage and application; data are divided, pushed and extracted according to data characteristics and application requirements, so that network communication pressure and data maintenance quantity can be can effectively reduced, and therefore, the real-time performance of the data can be enhanced; application modules of the platform provide an application market which can provide application services for 9 levels of user roles according to needs; and mutual communication and sharing of information such as monitoring data, control dispatching, diagnosis results and policy-making instructions between a monitoring and control system, a regional centralized control analysis and diagnosis system and a group monitoring and diagnosis system of a station can be realized, and solutions can be provided for the power generation group-level hydro-power generating unit distributed state monitoring and diagnosis platform construction.

Downhole drilling tools designed and manufactured to reduce bit axial force and torque and to enhance drilling efficiency comprising laying out some cutters in one spiral direction of rotation about a bit rotational axis and other cutters in an opposite spiral direction of rotation; evaluating forces acting on cutters during simulated engagement with a downhole formation (straight and transitional drilling); and modifying cutter layout with respect to a spiral direction of rotation. Some embodiments further comprise, prior to simulation, placing cutters in cutter groups / sets at respective locations to obtain a level of force balance. Multilevel force balanced downhole drilling tools may be designed using five respective simulations: cutter group level, neighbor cutter group level, cutter set level, group of N (N=3 or N=4) consecutive cutters level and all cutters level. Cutter layout procedures and algorithms to minimize respective bit forces and in some embodiments to obtain force balance are described.

The semi-fragile watermark comprises a fragile watermark component and a robust watermark component. Features are extracted from the video stream and subsequent hashing and encryption processes are performed to generate the fragile watermark. The fragile watermark includes control data information at the block level as well as frame and group level information. The fragile watermark is added on top of the robust watermark, giving the system the ability to detect alteration at the block level as well as the group level. The resulting semi-fragile watermark has the advantage of being both sensitive to malicious attack while being robust enough to survive bit rate reduction and other types of manipulation typically performed on digital multimedia signals.