International Business Machines Corporation

Lenovo (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Paypal, Inc.

Servicenow, Inc.

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Ebay, Incorporated

Kyndryl, Inc.

Activision Publishing, Inc.

Hulu, LLC

Kulvir Singh Bhogal

Rick A Hamilton, Ii

Gregory J Boss

Brian M O'Connell

Robert Ross Peterson

Nitin Gaur

Alexandre Polozoff

Lisa Seacat DeLuca

Anne R Sand

Christopher D Johnson

Nizamudeen Ishmael, Jr

Clifford A Pickover

Andrew R Jones

Mark William Talbot

Todd Eric Kaplinger

Mandeep Singh Sidhu

Jeremy R Fox

Asima Silva

Lisa A Seacat

Michael Bender

Jeffrey Robert Hoy

Douglas Berg

Dustin K Amrhein

Jonathan Frederick Brunn

Soobaek Jang

Kelly Abuelsaad

Jeffrey David Amsterdam

Martin J Gale

Baljeet Singh Baweja

James W Seaman

Travis M Grigsby

Sheryl L Comes

Hung The Dinh

William Arthur Griffith

Teng Hu

Javid Jameossanaie

Lydia Mai Do

Robert J Kamper

Roland Barcia

Paul R Bastide

James R Kozloski

Timothy Moffett Waters

Snehal S Antani

Chris D Johnson

Nizam Ishmael, Jr

Jenny S Li

Michael C Hollinger

Christina Karen Lauridsen

Michael Negley Abernethy, Jr

Jill S Dhillon

Sarbajit Kumar Rakshit

Craig M Trim

Keith R Walker

Indran Naick

Samuel I Ward

Jennifer Elizabeth King

Paul D Lewis

Timothy J Eby

John J Gontkof

Kwang S Kang

Ramanujam Ravisankar

Aaron K Baughman

Christopher J Dawson

David Bruce Lection

Neal Martin Keller

Brian Keith Martin

Geoffrey Martin Hambrick

Cornell G Wright, Jr

Agueda Martinez Hernandez Magro

Samir Nasser

Foluso Olaiya Okunseinde

Christopher D Wyble

Rohit R Sahasrabudhe

Ishmael Nizamudeen, Jr

Dimitri Kanevsky

Dana Lea Price

Todd Russell Whitman

Frank Lawrence Jania

Yin Xia

Boas Betzler

Jason Robert McGee

Lev Mirlas

Shilpa Shetty

Kenneth Wayne Borgendale

Ravi Krishna Kosaraju

Richard Elderkin Nesbitt

William Mitchell Edwards

Yu Lin Zhai

Keys Dylan Botzum

Yen-Kwang Lin

Wouter Denayer

Lisa Seacat Deluca

Peggy Catherine Zych

Alfredo Gutierrez

Mandeep Singh Sidu

Thomas J Alcott

John J Wang

Johnston Jewell Clark

Jonathan G Hall

John Dale Perkins

A method can include determining metadata for a file responsive to initiating an operation on the file stored within a client system and determining a storage location within a file repository of a master version of the file from the metadata. The method also can include determining, from the storage location, whether the master version of the file is more recent than the file stored within the client system using a processor of the client system.

Automatic file version verification within electronic mail

A method, system and computer program product for autonomic caching in an IMDG has been provided. A method for autonomic caching in an IMDG includes receiving from a client of the IMDG a request for a primary query in the IMDG. The method also includes associating the primary query with a previously requested sub-query related to the primary query. Finally, the method includes directing the sub-query concurrently with a directing of the primary query without waiting to receive a request for the sub-query from the client. In this way, the method can proactively predict a receipt of the request for a sub-query following a request for a primary query prior the actual receipt of the request for the sub-query.

Autonomic caching for in memory data grid query processing

Presentation of multimedia content comprising at least one advertisement and at least a portion of metadata pertaining to the at least one advertisement is detected. A spoken utterance of a user is detected. A computer-understandable meaning of the spoken utterance by performing natural language processing on the spoken utterance. Whether the spoken utterance pertains to a product or service indicated in the at least one advertisement can be determined by comparing the computer-understandable meaning of the spoken utterance to the at least the portion of metadata pertaining to the at least one advertisement and whether the computer-understandable meaning of the spoken utterance indicates that the user chooses to order the product or service indicated in the at least one advertisement can be determined. If both determinations are affirmative, an order for the product or service indicated in the at least one advertisement can be automatically placed.

Advertisement metadata communicated with multimedia content

A method and system for improving audio detection is provided. The method includes receiving activation term data and text data of a multimedia file. The text data is analyzed and potential phonetic matches between a set of terms and the activation term are determined. An audio portion of the multimedia file is analyzed with respect to the potential phonetic matches and a resulting subset of terms is determined. A term is selected from the subset and flagged. An associated control action for preventing an automated device from being enabled is generated and stored. Presentation of the flagged term is detected within the multimedia file being presented and the control action is executed such that the automated device remains in the deactivated state.

Prescan device activation prevention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for the seamless integration of an application with an in memory data grid. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for intercepting database queries from a computer program for delegation to an in memory data grid is provided. The method includes retrieving database queries from a database driver for a database management system from a requesting computer program and comparing at least a portion of each of the database queries to a listing of database queries. Thereafter, the database queries are selectively routed to a data grid, such as an in memory data grid, in lieu of the database management based upon the comparison.

Interception of database queries for delegation to an in memory data grid

A method, system and computer program product related to delivery of packages to online shopping customers. In an embodiment, the invention provides a method comprising identifying a pool of candidate delivery drivers; analyzing driving patterns of the candidate drivers in a geographic area; analyzing activities of specified online shoppers in the geographic area; and sending a message to contact one of the candidate drivers to deliver a package or packages to an online shopper based on a defined matching of the analyzed driving patterns of the candidate drivers with the analyzed activities of the online shoppers. In an embodiment, each of the candidate drivers has an associated mobile communications device; and the analyzing driving patterns of the candidate drivers includes using specified changes in locations of the mobile communication devices associated with the candidate delivery drivers to identify the driving patterns of the candidate drivers.

Method, system, and computer readable program storage device for distribution and deliveries through automatic driver selection based on patterns

A method, system, and computer program product are disclosed for collaborating among multiple electronically communicating AI (Artificial Intelligence) devices. Devices are detected and identified that are each communicable with a user and electronically communicating and interacting with their respective AI systems. In response to receiving a request or an instruction by a user at a device of the identified devices, each of the devices generate an answer to the request or instruction, wherein each of the devices are communicating with their respective AI systems. Each of the generated answers are rated from each of the identified AI systems and their corresponding devices, respectively. A threshold is defined for a final answer based on a plurality of factors. A final answer is selected that met the threshold. Using one of the identified devices, responding, by generating an audible communication with the final answer which communicates a response to the user.

Information and data collaboration among multiple artificial intelligence (AI) systems

A method, system and computer program product for collaborating among multiple electronically communicating AI (Artificial Intelligence) devices for responding to a request includes detecting and identifying devices that are each communicable with a user and electronically communicating and interacting with their respective AI systems. An answer is generated, in response to receiving a request or an instruction by a user at a device of the identified devices, where the answer resulting from collaboration of the identified devices and their respective AI systems. A responding device is determined from the identified devices based on criteria, and a threshold for selecting the responding device. The threshold includes rating, in an order of importance, responding device scenarios for delivering the answer. One of the identified devices is selected to deliver the answer based on the criteria which includes meeting the threshold.

Response collaboration among multiple artificial intelligence (AI) systems

Aspects of the present invention provide an approach that evaluates a locally running image (e.g., such as that for a virtual machine (VM)) and determines if that image could run more efficiently and/or more effectively in an alternate computing environment (e.g., a cloud computing environment). Specifically, embodiments of the present invention evaluate the local (existing/target) image's actual and perceived performance, as well as the anticipated/potential performance if the image were to be migrated to an alternate environment. The anticipated/potential performance can be measured based on another image that is similar to the existing/target image but where that image is running in a different computing environment. Regardless, the system would display a recommendation to the end user if it were determined that the image could perform better in the alternate environment (or vice versa). It is understood that performance is just one illustrative metric for which the system would perform a comparison. Other metrics such as cost, reliability, availability, etc. could also be used.

Determining an optimal computing environment for running an image

Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for modifying a prohibited list. The method includes one or more processors determining a trend in usage of a command based on an analysis of aggregated usage information of the command from a plurality of listening devices, wherein the determined trend indicates an amount of usage of the command over a period of time. The method further includes determining whether the determined trend in usage of the command deviates from a usage threshold for the command. The method further includes in response to determining that the determined trend in usage of the command does deviate from the usage threshold for the command, modifying a prohibited list based on an amount of deviation from the usage threshold usage of the command.

Generating a custom blacklist for a listening device based on usage

A system and computer-implemented method are provided for enabling an audio interface enhanced autocorrect feature in a mobile device. The method includes detecting activation of an autocorrect feature of a mobile device in response to a portion of text not appearing in a system dictionary, enabling a microphone in response to activation of the autocorrect feature, receiving audio input from a user responsive to a word replacement by the autocorrect feature, and implementing an enhanced autocorrect action based on the audio input.

Enhanced autocorrect features using audio interface

A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for sharing a crowd sourced wireless network, wherein a first user uses a first device to access a wireless network, and the first device includes an application to grant automatically access to the wireless network to all of a defined group of people. In an embodiment, the method comprises restricting the automatic grant of access to the wireless network by, when one person of said group of people requests access to the network, a network control obtaining a determined strength of a defined relationship between the first user and that person, and granting the person access to the wireless network only if the determined strength of the defined relationship meets one or more set criteria. In an embodiment, the first device uploads a series of relationship scores to a server, and network control receives these scores from the server.

Security of shared credentials in crowdsourced wireless networks

A method and system for using target audience based attributes for modifying an electronic dictionary is provided. The method includes detecting a communication application being enabled via an electronic device. In response, electronic communications of a user are monitored and analyzed with respect to the electronic device and user attributes. Linguistic patterns associated with the electronic communications are determined and with respect to additional electronic communications of said user and a weighted prioritization list of the common terms is generated and electronic dictionary software is modified accordingly. A specified electronic communication currently being entered into the electronic device is monitored and each term of the specified electronic communication is analyzed. In response to the analysis, suggested terms for entering within the specific electronic communication are presented via a graphical user interface of the electronic device.

Group pattern based electronic dictionary modification and presentation

A computer implemented method of controlling the incidence of spoilers in a conversation that includes calculating a baseline of events of interest for participants to a conversation, the calculating of the baseline including machine learning applied to interest indicators for the participants, the interest indicators being derived from data collected from social media accounts of the participants and calendars of the participants in response the participant granting permission for the data collection. The method further includes monitoring of real time conversation between the parties for keywords indicative of a topic of the real time conversation, wherein a spoiler message is predicted when the keywords substantially match the baseline for the events of interest. The method may further include sending an anti-spoiler signal to the participants of the conversation when the keywords substantially match the baseline for the events of interest.

Analyzing data to provide alerts to conversation participants

A system and method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code, includes receiving one or more bids for at least one of an enhanced rendering quality and an enhanced rendering order of an object in a virtual universe (VU) and performing a bid resolution for the received one or more bids. Additionally, the method includes rendering one or more objects in the VU with the at least one of the enhanced rendering quality and the enhanced rendering order based on the bid resolution.

System and method for prioritization of rendering policies in virtual environments

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