International Business Machines Corporation

Bea Systems, Inc.

Oracle International Corporation

Gemvara, Inc.

Iwao Hatanaka

Mauro Marzorati

Gary Francis Diamanti

Stephen Joseph Kenna

Kenneth R Traub

Harry M Yudenfriend

Thomas Edward Cook

William A Mills

Mark J Fantacone

Stephen Craig Hughes

Aaron K Baughman

David C Douglas

William S Cadden

Rajesh V Patel

Linda Bernardi

Marc H Horowitz

Marina Yurievna Popova

Grant Thomas-Lepore

Murali Menon

Scott D Abrutyn

A method includes: receiving, by a computing device, an initial question from a first user device; receiving, by the computing device, a plurality of additional questions from a plurality of additional user devices; decomposing, by the computing device, the initial question and each of the plurality of additional questions using natural language processing; determining, by the computing device, an overall ranking for each of a plurality of words in the plurality of decomposed questions; and generating, by the computing device, a new question by combining words based on the overall ranking.

Natural language processing social-based matrix refactorization

A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for performing regression testing on a question answering system instance. The mechanism trains a machine learning model for a question answering system using a ground truth virtual checksum as part of a ground truth including domain-specific ground truth. The ground truth virtual checksum comprises a set of test questions, an answer to each test question, and a confidence level range for each answer to a corresponding test question. The mechanism runs regression test buckets across system nodes with domain-specific corpora and receiving results from the system nodes. Each system node implements a question answering system instance of the question answering system by executing in accordance with the machine learning model and by accessing domain-specific corpora. Each test bucket includes a set of questions matching a subset of questions in the ground truth virtual checksum. The mechanism identifies regressions, inconsistencies, or destabilizations in code behavior in the system nodes based on results of comparing the results to the ground truth virtual checksum and generates a report presenting the identified regressions, inconsistencies, or destabilizations and the affected system nodes.

Regression testing question answering cognitive computing systems by applying ground truth virtual checksum techniques

A cognitive security service receives, as input to a recurrent neural network, a matrix of regular locations and usage for a user at multiple times as reported by one or more mobile devices for the user via a network. The cognitive security service applies the matrix in the recurrent neural network to predict one or more next device locations for a next step in time, each of the one or more next device locations weighted with a separate probability. The cognitive security service generates, through the recurrent neural network, an alert in response to one or more selected location and selected usage weighted with the highest probability deviating from a current location of the one or more mobile devices beyond a threshold specified by the user.

Real-time, location-aware mobile device data breach prevention

A cognitive security service learns regular locations and usage of one or more mobile devices for a user at multiple times based on aggregated location and usage information reported by the one or more mobile devices via a network. The cognitive security service forecasts one or more selected locations and selected usage by the user with a highest probability of predictability at one or more future sequential times from among the regular locations and usage. The cognitive security service, responsive to detecting a current location of the one or more mobile devices for the user deviates from the one or more selected locations and selected usage beyond a threshold, triggers, via the network, one or more secondary levels of authentication at the one or more mobile devices, wherein the one or more secondary levels of authentication prevent data breaches on the one or more mobile devices through real-time, location aware data security.

A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for performing a health check on a question answering system instance. The mechanism embeds a ground truth virtual checksum in a shared library accessible by the question answering system instance. The question answering system instance is trained using the ground truth virtual checksum as part of a ground truth including domain-specific ground truth. The ground truth virtual checksum comprises a test question, an answer to the test question, and a confidence level range for the answer to the test question. Responsive to a health check monitor triggering a health check servlet executing on the question answering system instance, the health check servlet submits a test question from the ground truth virtual checksum to the question answering system instance and receives a result answer and a result confidence value. Responsive to the health check servlet determining the result answer and the result confidence value match the ground truth virtual checksum, the health check servlet notifies the health check monitor that the question answering system instance is functional.

Health checking a question answering cognitive computing system built on a baseline of ground truth virtual checksum

A computer system includes a three-dimensional model of an object such as a piece of jewelry. The model is divided into multiple layers, each of which contains one or more components of the object. Each layer is associated with one or more attribute types, each of which is associated with a corresponding plurality of possible attribute values. The system pre-renders each layer with each possible attribute type and each possible attribute value for that type and layer. The resulting layer renderings may be combined with each other to produce personalized renderings of the entire object without the need to pre-render all possible combinations of attribute values. Responsibility for rendering the layers and the final complete object personalization may be divided between client and server in a variety of ways to increase efficiency.

Layered personalization

Systems and methods for automatically managing session resources in a distributed network of processors are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a system for managing the use of resources in a system where a remote client uses resources at a server for a limited duration includes: a stored listing of at least one resource being used at the server and the client using that resource; a system which identifies that a remote client is no longer using resources at the server; and in response to the system identifying that the client is no longer using resources at the server, a mechanism which removes the resources which had been used by the client when the client was connected to the server, whereby the resources being used by a client may be used by other clients after the client has disconnected from the server.

Method and system for automated session resource clean-up in a distributed client-server environment

An RFID workflow module can use metadata to indicate configurable elements. An administration console can use the metadata to produce a configuration page for the RFID workflow module. The configuration page can allow a user to configure the RFID workflow module.

Workflow improvements

A computer architecture for enterprise device applications provides a real-time, bi-directional communication layer for device communication. An identity-based communications layer provides for secure, end-to-end telemetry and control communications by enabling mutual authentication and encryption between the devices and the enterprise. A unique identity is assigned to each device, user and application to provide security services. Telemetry data is communicated between a data producing device and a data receiving device. The telemetry data sent from the data producing device is identified using the identity identifier of the data producing device.

Communicating data from a data producer to a data receiver

First and second RFID edge servers can interact with RFID tag readers. The first and second RFID edge servers can arbitrate which of the first and second RFID edge servers will be active upon start up or edge server failure.

Edge server failover

A system and method of automatic session resource clean-up resulting from a client-server session wherein the client has requested use of server resources during the session. During each session, a list of the resources allocated to that session and associated with the client is maintained and, when the session terminates, either naturally or unnaturally, the allocated resources are released or freed up, allowing later use of the same resources by a different session, either with the same client or with a different client. Because unnatural terminations do not normally provide a farewell message from the client to the server there is no way for the server to release the resource and no naturally occurring message to the server that the client is not present. The present invention overcomes these disadvantages by determining when a session has ended and releasing the resources associated with the client.

System for automated session resource clean-up by determining whether server resources have been held by client longer than preset thresholds

A complex task is managed by controlling the independent, cooperating components that make up the complex task. This control includes, for instance, pre-run dynamic validation of the components of the complex task; programmatic determination of the proper order to start, stop or delete one or more of the components; post-run automatic recovery from a terminated component; and/or automatic collection of information regarding the independent, cooperating components, such that the overall status of the complex task is obtained and understood. The control is provided through a centralized mechanism that enables easy configuration, control and monitoring of the independent, cooperating components of a complex task.

Managing independently executing computer tasks that are interrelated by

A system, method and program product for controlling multiple appearances of data on a display. A Controller is provided for receiving user instructions for data to be displayed, and for generating model management and view management instructions for controlling the appearance of data to be displayed. A Model is connected to the Controller for receiving model management instructions from the Controller, and for keeping track of changes to the appearance of data to be displayed. A ViewProxy is connected to said controller for receiving view management instructions, and connected to said Model for receiving model change notifications responsive to changes in the appearance of data to be displayed. Multiple Views are connected to the ViewProxy for receiving model change notifications. The ViewProxy determines to which Views the model change notifications are to be sent, and sends model change information to only those Views affected by said model changes. A windowing system displays only active Views, and switches between Views by making at least one View active and selected other Views inactive.

Providing multiple views in a model-view-controller architecture

A switching error detection and recovery mechanism recognizes that an I/O configuration has changed. Comparing new configuration data to previous data maintained in a CDT table structure, and detecting unequal path information, an error condition is recognized. After recognizing the error condition, recovery actions are taken to notify the operator and insure data integrity. The CDT is structured so that redundant data is eliminated, and so records may be efficiently and dynamically added and deleted.

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Acton, MA, United States of America

Iwao Hatanaka