Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

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Elio Damaggio

Michael Richard Yagley

Damon Luke Barry

Arjmand Samuel

Samuel John George

Eustace Ngwa Asanghanwa

Cameron William Skinner

Juan J Perez

Angelo Roncalli De Novaes Pires Ribeiro

Affan Arshad Dar

Shawn Cantin Callegari

Shane M Chism

Varun Puranik

Nicholas Becker

Olivier Bloch

Rajasekharan Vengalil

James W Osborne

Arjmand M Samuel

Juan Perez

Methods and systems for generating completely automated public Turing test (CAPTCHA) images are provided. In some examples, a method includes generating a plurality of images using a generative imaging model, providing the plurality of images to a user with a description that corresponds to one of a similarity or difference between the plurality of images, receiving a selection of an image of the plurality of images, determining if the selection is correct based on the provided description, and outputting an indication of whether the selection is correct.

Generating captchas using generative imaging models

The disclosed technology is generally directed to communications in an IoT environment. In one example of the technology, a plurality of module twins that respectively correspond to a plurality of modules of edge applications on a plurality of edge devices are stored. The plurality of module twins individually include metadata associated with the corresponding module of the plurality of modules. A plurality of services is executed, such that the services of the plurality of services are configured to communicate with the modules of the plurality of modules. At least one service to be executed as a further module on at least one edge device of the plurality of edge devices is determined. The further module is caused to be deployed to the at least one edge device of the plurality of edge devices. Execution of the determined at least one service is ceased.

Hierarchical split of application between cloud and edge

The disclosed technology is generally directed to IoT technology. In one example of the technology, the following actions are performed for each module of a plurality of modules on a first edge device. An identification message that includes information associated with identification of the module is received. The validity of the module is then verified. After the module is verified, based at least in part on the identification message, an IoT support service is selected from a plurality of IoT support services. The module is then caused to be registered with the selected IoT support service. The plurality of modules are compositable together into an application for the first edge device. The modules of the plurality of modules are capable of being used interoperably with other modules without altering the other modules.

Recombining modules for applications using a common provisioning service

A plurality of module twins that respectively correspond to a plurality of modules of edge applications on a plurality of edge devices are stored. The plurality of module twins individually include metadata associated with the corresponding module of the plurality of modules. At least one further module to be deployed is determined. Edge devices of the plurality of edge devices to receive the determined at least one module are identified. The determined at least one further module is caused to be deployed to the identified edge devices. In response to deploying the determined at least one further module, the plurality of module twins is updated by adding, to the plurality of modules twins, modules twins corresponding to the deployed modules.

Deployment of modular applications from the cloud to local devices

The disclosed technology is generally directed to communications in an IoT environment. In one example of the technology, a virtual IoT device is maintained and controlled to act as a representation of a connected device. Communications are received from an IoT support service. The received communications from the IoT support service are acted in response to, including sending communications to the IoT support service in response to the received communications, and changing the virtual IoT device as if the virtual IoT device were the connected device. The connected device is communicated with based on changes in the virtual IoT device.

Cloud management of low-resource devices via an intermediary device

Example of secure monitoring of modular applications and associated edge devices are described herein. In an example, an accreditation request is initiated to accredit at least one of a modular application and an edge device hosting the modular application. The edge device may a device coupling an IoT device to a cloud server. Based on initiating, accreditation information corresponding to at least one of the modular application and the edge device may be received. The accreditation information are generated by a hardware encryption device associated with the edge device. Further, an accreditation status of the modular application may be monitored during execution of the modular application to ascertain whether the modular application and the edge device have been tampered. In case tampering is detected, a remedial action to address the tampering may be performed.

Secure application monitoring

Modular applications using a common provisioning service

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