International Business Machines Corporation

The Weather Company, LLC

Cindy Han Lu

Thai Quoc Tran

Nimesh Bhatia

Srinivas R Brahmaroutu

Animesh Singh

Seyyed Vahid Hashemian

Arnaud J Le Hors

Tommy Chaoping Li

Saishruthi Swaminathan

Michael Brewer

Weiwei Liu

Megan D Kostick

Paul Van Eck

Ishita Mandhan

Angela Monique Lloyd

Megan Kostick

A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes performing object detection on a frame to identify a set of objects within the frame, and determining a location of each object of the set of objects within the frame. The method further includes constructing a code tree structure for the frame. The code tree structure defines the determined locations. A rule defining modifications to make to at least some of the objects is received and the code tree structure is crawled. The rule is applied to the objects during the crawling. The method further includes layering the modifications defined in the rule on the set of objects within the frame. A computer program product according to another embodiment includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions are readable and/or executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform the foregoing method.

Layering modifications defined in a rule on a set of objects detected within a frame

Assets in a virtual environment are assigned to locations based on attributes of the locations, such as light level, temperature, etc. Attributes are determined based on simulating the virtual environment. The virtual environment can be simulated over a period of time, during which multiple attribute values can be recorded, resulting in an aggregated attribute value to better enable more immersive asset placement.

Virtual environment asset location assignment

A method, computer system, and a computer program product for projecting a 3D model defined by x, y, z coordinates onto the surface of a 2D image defined by u, v coordinates is provided. The present invention may include receiving a 3D model having a plurality of polygons, wherein certain edges are marked as seams. The present invention may include receiving input from a user, wherein the input comprises painting one or more parts of the 3D model in different colors, wherein the colors correspond with a weight of the area painted. The present invention may include unwrapping, by a processor, a 2D texture from the 3D model using a projection algorithm. The present invention may include generating a rectangular boundary around each island. The present invention may include scaling each island according to a gradient score.

UV map using weight painting

A dynamic asset spawning engine is provided in a data processing system for dynamically spawning assets in a video game based on one or more news feeds. The dynamic asset spawning engine semantically tags a library of video game assets with game tag descriptors. The dynamic asset spawning engine parses and processes the one or more news feeds to identify supplemental tag descriptors and spawning parameters for one or more video game assets in the library of video game assets. The dynamic spawning engine assigns the identified supplemental tag descriptors and spawning parameters to the one or more video game assets. The video game spawns the one or more game assets in the video game in accordance with the supplemental tag descriptors and spawning parameters.

Dynamic spawn assets based on news feeds in a game

Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: establishing a relationship graph for a certain user, the relationship graph having a primary node that specifies the certain user and a plurality of lower order nodes, wherein the primary node and at least one lower order node of the plurality of lower order nodes is connected to at least one other node by an edge so that there are defined a plurality of edges; generating a prioritized list of individuals to provide assistance to the certain user in respect to the certain task based on populated edge weight scores for edges of the relationship graph; and providing one or more output based on the prioritized list.

Targeted prioritization within a network based on user-defined factors and success rates

A peer-to-peer decentralized software configuration manager is described. The peer-to-peer system provides a crowdsourced mechanism to determine and recommend the efficient software configurations. A computer system may subscribe to a ring or group of network connected computers. Once subscribed, the computer system receives a ring data structure that may include one or more software configuration entries. The ring data structure is accessible to each subscribed computer system to the currently installed software configurations and document the relative success or failure of those configurations. The ring data structure may be utilized to identify a more efficient or user friendly software configuration that is currently installed and utilized by a subscribed computer system.

Decentralized management of software configurations

A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product generate a custom display for a virtual meeting. The method includes obtaining a plurality of virtual meeting information from a server. The method also includes capturing virtual meeting session data with a device. The virtual meeting session data is selected from a group consisting of audio data, video data and images of a screen of the device. The method further includes determining a current virtual meeting status and a participant emotion based on the virtual meeting session data and the plurality of virtual meeting information. In addition, the method includes predicting a virtual meeting end time and a participant status based on the current virtual meeting status and the participant emotion. Lastly, the method includes displaying the virtual meeting end time and the participant status in a meeting dashboard on the device.

Status prediction for meetings and participants

A method, computer system, and a computer program product for user feedback visualization is provided. The present invention may include, receiving at least one image of a product from a user device. The present invention may also include, rendering a product representation of the product based on the received at least one image. The present invention may further include, registering a user-defined product feature associated with the rendered product representation. The present invention may also include, receiving a textual statement corresponding to a user opinion of the user-defined product feature. The present invention may also include, associating, based on natural language processing, at least one segment of the received textual statement with the registered user-defined product feature.

User feedback visualization

A processor may store a first version of an audio file and fragment the audio file into at least a first time segment. The processor may receive a first edit to the audio file and identify a first edited version of the first time segment in the first edit. The processor may update the first version of the audio file with the first edit, resulting in a second version of the audio file comprising the first edited version of the first time segment. The processor may receive a second edit to the first version of the audio file and identify a second edited version of the first time segment in the second edit. The processor may determine, based on the second edited version, that the second edit alters an outdated version of the first time segment, resulting in an edit conflict. The processor may notify a user of the conflict.

Resolution of edit conflicts in audio-file development

A method, computer system, and a computer program product for dynamic graphical rendering of call options is provided. The present invention may include receiving, by an interactive voice response (IVR) system, a phone call from a telephonic device. The present invention may include determining that the telephonic device includes a visual menu device type. The present invention may include generating a visual prompt menu having a visual representation of a set of call options included in the IVR system. The present invention may include transmitting the generated visual prompt menu to a display of the telephonic device. The present invention may include receiving, from the telephonic device, at least one selected call option from the generated visual prompt menu. The present invention may include processing, by the IVR system, a call sequence based on the received at least one selected call option from the generated visual prompt menu.

Graphical rendering for interactive voice response (IVR)

Propagating information in a computer network, in one aspect, may include detecting an online action performed by a user on a content presented on a computer. The content may be annotated with an identifier. A semantic graph may be searched for a semantic node representing the identifier. The semantic graph may be searched for one or more other semantic nodes representing one or more other identifiers that meet a semantic similarity threshold based on weighted distances between the semantic node and the one or more other semantic nodes. One or more other users represented in a social graph may be determined that have interest in one or more topics represented by the identifier and the one or more other identifiers. The online action on the content may be propagated to the one or more other users.

Information propagation via weighted semantic and social graphs

A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for content delivery. The mechanism identifies a candidate user of a social networking service. The candidate user has an associated profile including at least one concept of interest. The mechanism determines a probability that the candidate user is interested in an item of content based on a semantic similarity of the at least one concept of interest and at least one concept tag associated with the item of content using a weighted semantic graph. Responsive to the probability exceeding a probability threshold, the mechanism delivers the item of content to the candidate user. Responsive to receiving feedback comprising at least one action taken by the candidate user with respect to the item of content, the mechanism adjusts weights in the weighted semantic graph.

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