International Business Machines Corporation

Dell Products Inc.

Dell Software Inc.

IBM Canada Limited - IBM Canada Limitee

Daniel Alexander Ford

Reiner Kraft

Stefan Bengt Edlund

Joann Ruvolo

Jussi Petri Myllymaki

Ronald Jason Barber

Edwin Joseph Selker

Qi Lu

Gabriel M Silberman

Tobin Jon Lehman

Rajesh Narayanan

YuLing Chen

Gaurav Tewari

Kevin Trung Cao

James Harvey Kaufman

Michael Lawrence Emens

Balakrishna Raghavendra Iyer

Udi Manber

Jaishankar Moothedath Menon

Kirby Grant Dahman

Matthias Eichstaedt

Kenneth F Day, Iii

Cameron Shea Miner

Shang-Hua Teng

Robert J Morris

Owen R Melroy

Kevin P Roche

Clodoaldo Barrera

Alfredo M Diaz

Sondra Ronee Renly

Ron Yair Pinter

Saugata Guha

Joseph J Gebis

Irwin O Reyes

Zhuoqun Cheng

Harsha Ramalingam

Kevin T Cao

Sondra R Renly

An example operation may include one or more of receiving a chain of blocks from a blockchain comprising a directed acyclic graph (DAG) format in which blocks are independently hash-linked to multiple blocks, identifying temporal relationships between blocks in the chain of blocks based on a structure of the chain of blocks in the DAG format, determining a sequential linear order of the chain of blocks in the DAG format based on the identified temporal relationships, and storing the sequential linear order of the chain of blocks.

Consensus protocol for blockchain DAG structure

An example operation may include one or more of monitoring, by a resolution node, transaction sequences on a blockchain network, constructing, by the resolution node, a directed acyclic graph (DAG) based on the transaction sequences, computing, by the resolution node, a total order of the transaction sequences from the DAG, maintaining, by the resolution node, local partial orders in final total orderings of blocks, and resolving, by the resolution node, transaction ordering inversions from the local partial orders.

Resolution of ordering inversions

A system for data processing is disclosed that includes a computing cluster allocation system operating on a processor and configured to receive a work project, to segment the work project into a plurality of tasks and to distribute the plurality of tasks to a plurality of anonymous computing units using a block chain algorithm, and a computing cluster monitor system operating on the processor and configured to receive data associated with the plurality of tasks from the computing cluster allocation and response data from the anonymous computing units and to determine whether the project has been completed.

Method and system for forming compute clusters using block chains

Aspects of the present invention provide systems and methods that solved the problems of how to participate in a marketplace exchange without using a centralized intermediary. In embodiments, a secure distributed transaction ledger may be used as an integration framework that supports communications between parties, the transfer of funds from one party to another party, and the ability to for the provisioning or transfer of deliverables by a seller to a buyer or for the benefit of a buyer. In embodiments, a buyer, a seller, and an escrow entity have defined functions that facilitate transactions and help build in more trust into the marketplace.

Systems and methods for a commodity contracts market using a secure distributed transaction ledger

Aspects of the present invention provide systems and methods that facilitate computations that are publically defined while assuring the confidentiality of the input data provided, the generated output data, or both using homomorphic encryption on the contents of the secure distributed transaction ledger. Full homomorphic encryption schemes protect data while still enabling programs to accept it as input. In embodiments, using a homomorphic encryption data input into a secure distributed transaction ledger allows a consumer to employ highly motivated entities with excess compute capability to perform calculations on the consumer's behalf while assuring data confidentiality, correctness, and integrity as it propagates through the network.

Methods and systems for obfuscating data and computations defined in a secure distributed transaction ledger

In one embodiment, a method is performed by a computer system. The method includes receiving a trigger to setup a target resource for remote control at a management system, wherein an operating system of the target resource enforces a transactional installation process for new software, wherein the operating system designates user-writable storage. The method further includes, responsive to the trigger, retrieving prerequisite client-side software of the management system. In addition, the method includes creating a remote connection to the target resource using an encrypted network protocol. Further, the method includes copying, via the remote connection, the prerequisite client-side software to the user-writable storage. Moreover, the method includes causing the copied prerequisite client-side software to be installed in the user-writable storage of the target resource, thereby bypassing the transactional installation process of the operating system of the target resource.

Systems and methods of configuring managed resources

Aspects of the present invention provide systems and methods that facilitate the communicating of messages to a vastly scalable number of devices, independent of a centralized resource. In embodiments, a computing device, or a number of devices, may receive from a managing entity one or more messages via a block chain that is maintained by a plurality of decentralized nodes in a peer-to-peer network. In embodiments, the device or devices execute the instructions identified in the message, and if appropriate, return results.

Computing device configuration and management using a secure decentralized transaction ledger

Aspects of the present invention provide systems and methods that facilitate communicating a message, independent of a centralized resource, to be retrieved at a future time. In embodiments, a computing device receives a configuration-related message via a block chain maintained by a plurality of decentralized nodes. In embodiments, upon verification of the authenticity of the message, the device will execute the deferred instructions indicated in the message. In embodiments, the instructions may be add functionality or not allow functionality in the device. In embodiments, the instructions may indicate that a smart package should allow the end user to access contents of the package or to not allow access to the contents.

Deferred configuration or instruction execution using a secure distributed transaction ledger

Aspects of the present invention provide systems and methods that allow for a generic, decentralized system that is independent of a centralized resource and allows for the reporting and protecting of all types of smart devices including smart phones, laptop, tablets, or smart packages, and the like. In embodiments, the device comprises a security module or modules that interface with a decentralized network that maintains a secure distributed transactional ledger, or block chain, in order to send and/or receive data via the block chain. In embodiments, the device may not operate when its ability to access a communication channel provided via secure distributed transactional ledger has been impeded or otherwise hindered.

Device reporting and protection systems and methods using a secure distributed transactional ledger

A computer-implemented method receives, into a computerized system, routine electronic transmissions such as a clinician order entry (CPOE) order message relating to a patient. The order message is used to identify one of a number of pre-established templates to create an individualized wellness plan. The method identifies data variables that need to be supplied for the wellness plan and identifies patient documentation related to the wellness plan. The method supplies the data variables and combines patient documentation into the wellness plan. The method identifies and includes dependency-awareness of tasks, reminders, and appointments within and across wellness plans. The method can customize the wellness plan according to clinician preferences and patient preferences, and can restrict access and content of the wellness plan. The method provides the wellness plan to the patient through their preferred interactive calendar application and obtains the remaining data variables, performs across plan dependency checks, and obtains the patient preferences from the patient through the interactive calendar application. This allows the method to provide the patient a list of tasks, reminders, and appointments through the interactive calendar application and enables both clinician and patient to track plan progress and completion.

Method to transform clinician order entry

Various embodiments of the present invention provide for secure and flexible access to the contents of a smart package in the chain of transportation. In embodiments, access is automatically controlled by a security authentication adaptor based on an authentication mechanism that adapts to changing security environments during transportation. In embodiments, a level of required authentication is adjusted depending on situational, contextual awareness that is achieved via sensors coupled to a context state detector to monitor and detect a transportation state of the smart package. Based on the transportation state, a security state machine dynamically adjust a risk level associated with the transportation state and instructs an authentication module apply, in response to an authentication request, one or more authentication methods based on the risk level.

Dynamic authentication adaptor systems and methods

In one embodiment, a method includes determining real-time location information for a transportation item. The method further includes determining real-time route information for a plurality of vehicles, the plurality of vehicles comprising a vehicle-in-transit actively transporting the transportation item. In addition, the method includes analyzing, via the real-time location information and the real-time route information, a route efficiency of the plurality of vehicles relative to an intended destination of the transportation item. Further, the method includes selecting a replacement vehicle from among the plurality of vehicles based, at least in part, on a result of the analyzing. Additionally, the method includes initiating physical transfer of the transportation item from the vehicle-in-transit to the replacement vehicle.

Systems and methods for individualized routing and transportation of parcels

Systems and techniques to reduce bandwidth usage of video frames in a videoconferencing system are described. A computing device may receive a first frame of a first video stream from an imaging device and decompose the frame into a plurality of portions. The computing device may select a first portion of the plurality of portions, determine that the first portion matches a sent portion in a sent catalog, determine a first identifier associated with the first portion, and send the first identifier to a server. The computing device may select a second portion of the plurality of portions, determine that the second portion fails to match any of the sent portions in the sent catalog, create and associate a second identifier with the second portion, store the second portion with the second identifier in the sent catalog, and send the second portion to the server.

Reducing videoconferencing bandwidth usage

Systems and techniques to dynamically correct a gaze of participants in a video conference are described. A computing device participating in a video conference may determine that a frame of a video stream includes features of a face, extract a portion of the frame that includes a first pair of eyes, and determine that the first pair of eyes are looking in a non-forward direction. The computing device may retrieve, from a database, a stored portion that includes a second pair of eyes that are looking in a forward direction, and modify the frame by substituting the stored portion for the portion in the frame to create a modified frame. The computing device may send the modified frame to a videoconferencing server for distribution to other computing devices participating in the video conference.

Dynamic gaze correction for video conferencing

A system and method of automating and managing bids within the context of an Internet auction is disclosed. The present invention permits continuous monitoring and verification of auctions on the Internet based on criterion such as highest bid on an item, maximum permissible bid, and a restriction on the number of successful bids in the auctions by any given participant (). The present invention permits embodiments incorporating an auction profile database () that is generated by an auction profile configuration tool () to act as input to an item search manager () that takes data from an item database () and control from an item selector () to then interact with an auction bid controller () that communicates with the remote auction site via an auction command interface ().

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Daniel Alexander Ford