International Business Machines Corporation

Grant Douglas Miller

Nader M Nassar

Jeremy R Fox

Richard J Newhook

Gabriel Pereira Borges

Kelley Anders

Erich D Walls

Stephen Y Chow

Joan LaVerne Mitchell

Claude Falbriard

Sarbajit Kumar Rakshit

Tamer M Nassar

Hamza Yaswi

Alan Chung

Michael C Hollinger

Sandra K Johnson

Abraham G Guerra

Scott William Pollyea

Scott R Crowther

Mark Stephen Brown

Mauro Marzorati

Dennis Merton Newns

Cheranellore Vasudevan

Tushar Agrawal

David Ward

Robert Wilhelm

Srinivas Babu Tummalapenta

Robert F Pryor

Atul Mene

Suzanne Carol Deffeyes

Gerald W Baumann

Mamnoon Jamil

Louis Stephen Sickenius

Bradford O Brooks

Terry Dwain Escamilla

Marc Lawrence Steinbrecher

Amir Khan

John M Salvadore

Jian Wu

Sheeba Prakash

Frank Richard Bauerle

Irene Robin Penney

A method for boundary based edge device compliance includes receiving a request to process data and identifying a cluster of edge devices to process the data located within a boundary area. The method includes applying compliance rules to the cluster of edge devices and instructing the cluster of edge devices to perform computations while adhering to the compliance rules associated with the boundary area. In response to determining that a first edge device from the cluster of edge devices is relocating outside of the boundary area, the method includes instructing the first edge device to transfer data to a second edge device from the cluster of edge devices prior to crossing the boundary to adhere to the compliance rules.

Boundary based edge device compliance program for managing end user data compliance

Embodiments for managing potential customers by one or more processors are described. An identification of a potential customer for a vendor is received. A risk level associated with the potential customer is determined based on customer data from at least one data source associated with the potential customer. A signal representative of the determined risk level associated with the potential customer is generated.

Methods and systems for managing risk with respect to potential customers

Hyperlink copyright infringement avoidance is provided. A hyperlink is identified in a post made by a user on a social media website. A review of the hyperlink is performed. An analysis of a post history of the user is performed. The hyperlink is removed from the post to form a sanitized post with a removed hyperlink based on at least one of the review of the hyperlink and the analysis of the post history of the user.

Hyperlink copyright infringement avoidance

A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for testing a software application. User interactions with the functional and non-functional aspects of software applications are monitored. User experience profiles are then generated for the monitored users based on the monitored interactions. The best user experiences in connection with interacting with specific functional and non-functional aspects of the software applications are then identified based on the generated user experience profiles. Virtual users having different types of best user experiences in connection with interacting with different functional and non-functional aspects of the software applications are created. The software application is then tested using the virtual users to determine if the functional and non-functional aspects of the software application satisfy the best user experiences associated with the virtual users. A message may be generated indicating which functional and/or non-functional aspects of the software application did not satisfy a virtual user's best user experience.

Performing software testing with best possible user experience

Embodiments for providing demographic reach with anonymity by a processor. User data access may be managed via a data access agent by generating a unique user privacy profile having a selected level of anonymity for each relationship between a user and an application service.

Managing access to data for demographic reach with anonymity

Various embodiments are provided for providing real-time context-based detection and classification of data in a computing environment are provided. Data may be received from a user. Contextual information may be learned from the data received from a user using a machine learning operation. The data may be classified according to the contextual classification criteria applied to contextual information derived in real time from the data.

Real-time, context based detection and classification of data

A method and system for automatically detecting a location is provided. The method includes receiving by a vehicle, data describing a specified geographical area of a collapsed structure. A received control signal enables control of the vehicle such that the vehicle initiates motion and navigates in a specified direction towards the specified geographical area and upon arriving at the specified geographical area, a size and a magnitude of the collapsed structure is determined via sensors of the vehicle. A center location of the collapsed structure is determined and the vehicle hovers above the center location. Geographical coordinates of the location above the center location are transmitted to a search and rescue system and the center location is scanned via ground penetrating radar. Open spaces within the collapsed structure are determined and scanned to locate living entities within the open spaces.

Automated emergency response

Embodiments for managing drones by one or more processors are described. A condition related to the operation of a drone in a selected area is detected. A set of drone operating parameters associated with the operation of the drone in the selected area is changed based on the detecting of the condition. A signal representative of the changing of the set of drone operating parameters is generated.

Methods and systems for managing drones with drone operating parameters

Embodiments for managing temporal access to data by a processor. Permission for communicating with a user for providing temporal consent data during a selected time window based on a plurality of factors may be established. The temporal consent data may be delivered during the selected time window.

Reverse-tiered model to manage temporal access to data

An apparatus, termed a destination validation device (DVD), comprises a sensor configured to sense physical presence of a parcel and to obtain metadata from said parcel; at least one data processor connected with at least one memory storing software instructions that when executed causes the DVD to at least determine from reading the obtained metadata whether a signature is required for delivery of the parcel, and prepare a destination delivery acknowledgement indicating whether said signature is required; and a transmitter configured to communicate the prepared destination delivery acknowledgement external of the DVD. In this manner a delivery service can verify that the parcel is at the physical delivery location. Further details provide for also obtaining the (digital) signature when the metadata indicates it is required for delivery of the parcel. Other embodiments include a method and a computer program product comprised of software instructions on a computer-readable medium.

System and method for secure proximity-based signatures for parcel delivery

An approach is provided in which an information handling system invokes a conferencing session over a computer network between a first user utilizing a headset and one or more second users. The information handling system detects an audible interruption from a third user proximate to the first user, while the headset inhibits the first user from detecting the audible interruption. Next, the information handling system sends an interruption notification to the first user in response to determining that the audible interruption matches at least one of a set of notification triggers corresponding to the first user. In turn, the information handling system captures a dialog between the one or more second users in the conferencing session in response to the first user accepting the interruption notification.

Cognitive headset awareness with external voice interruption detection

A system and computer-implemented method include a wireless network hub configured to forward received sensor readings to a sensor analysis system. One or more sensor units coupled to the wireless network hub and affixed to a structure are configured to wirelessly transmit data to the wireless network hub at a first time frequency, and, in response to a detected danger to the structure, wirelessly transmit sensor readings to the wireless network hub at a second time frequency greater than the first time frequency.

Building black box

Polarized light characteristics are detected and mapped to an application, such as product identification. A process of reflecting a directed light emission through a polarizing filter, and sensing the processed light emission having particular characteristics is provided. The characteristics of the sensed light emission is associated with a 'color code' that is cross-referenced within a database of color codes.

Reflective tag and polarized light sensor for transmitting information

Embodiments for managing drones by one or more processors are described. A first aerial drone having a payload coupled thereto is controlled such that the first aerial drone travels from a first location to a second location. A second aerial drone is controlled such that the second aerial drone travels to the second location. While the first aerial drone and the second aerial drone are in flight at the second location, the payload is detached from the first aerial drone and coupled to the second aerial drone. After the payload is detached from the first aerial drone and while the payload is coupled to the second aerial drone, the second aerial drone is controlled such that the second aerial drone travels from the second location to a third location.

Methods and systems for multiple drone delivery system with in-flight handoff

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