International Business Machines Corporation

Matthew B White

Craig H Stirling

Graham D Hopkins

Timothy J Quigly

Gordon Douglas Hutchison

Alan B Dawson

James P Hodgson

Luke D C Saker

Luke David Charles Saker

Saket Rungta

Brian Charles Cope

A method and apparatus are provided for printing multicolored three-dimensional objects. The method includes: selectively exposing a photosensitive thermoplastic feedstock to light within an extrusion nozzle, the feedstock comprising a thermoplastic base mixed with a photosensitive material; extruding the exposed feedstock into a deposit to print an object; and photo-chemically developing the deposit to provide color to the deposit. An apparatus is provided for three-dimensional printing with an extrusion nozzle including a light exposing component for selectively exposing the photosensitive thermoplastic feedstock to light within the extrusion nozzle.

Printing multicolored three-dimensional products

A computer-implemented method of creating an artificially tiltable image display from an image containing Z distance values, the method comprising: separating the image into a plurality of layers using the Z distance values; expanding the plurality of layers by a factor dependent on the Z distance values, a layer closer to a viewer being enlarged by a larger factor than a layer further from a viewer, to create information in the layer further from a viewer that is occluded by the layer closer to a viewer; and responsive to a request to tilt the image display, moving the plurality of layers relative to each other so as to display the occluded information.

Artificially tiltable image display

Managing connections for execution of a client software application. A client software application is analyzed before execution of the application using code analysis and, optionally non-functional metadata analysis, of the application to determine one or more classifications of operations of the application. A mapping of application operation classifications to server characteristics suited to the application operation classifications is maintained. Multiple servers currently available to process at least a portion of the client software application may be monitored, and each of the multiple servers may be characterized according to their performance and resources. The classifications of operations of the analyzed application may be compared to the characteristics of the multiple servers currently available using the mapping, and a server may be selected based on the comparison.

Management of connections of a client application including server selection

Disclosed embodiments provide techniques for implementation of a photographic effect. An image is acquired while in a zoom configuration. The image is divided into pixel groups. A distance is determined for each group of pixels. The groups of pixels are based on the detected distance of the group of pixels from the camera. The detected distance can be based on the autofocus module within the camera. The detected distance can be a relative distance or an absolute distance. An expansion factor is determined for each group of pixels based on the corresponding determined distance. Expanded pixel groups are created for each pixel group based on the expansion factor. The expanded pixel groups are composited together to create the processed image.

System and method for photographic effects

Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for prioritization of lock allocation. The method includes one or more computer processors receiving a first message in a queue of messages. The method further includes one or more computer processors determining whether the received first message is related to one or more messages in the queue. The method further includes one or more computer processors responsive to determining that the first message is related to one or more messages in the queue, assigning a priority value to the first message. The method further includes one or more computer processors assigning a priority order to the first message, wherein the priority order indicates a position in which the first message is granted access to a resource lock.

Prioritization of lock allocation

According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for increasing security when sending a plurality of messages over a network connection is provided. The method may include determining if the plurality of messages on a staging queue satisfies a batch threshold value. The method may also include determining a security key with a message destination based on determining that the plurality of messages on the staging queue satisfies the batch threshold value. The method may then include encrypting the plurality of messages based on the determined security key. The method may further include sending the encrypted plurality of messages to the message destination over the network connection.

Enhanced security when sending asynchronous messages

In one embodiment, a method for managing execution of software operations is provided. The method includes a computer processor determining that a software program executing on a computing device utilizes a server to execute at least one software operation. The method further includes identifying a first server from a plurality of servers that are capable of executing the at least one software operation of the software program based, at least in part, on a responsiveness associated with the first server and responsiveness associated with the plurality of servers. The method further includes executing the at least one software operation of the software program on the identified first server. The method further includes updating the responsiveness of the first server based, at least in part, on one or more responsiveness values attributed to the execution of the at least one software operation of the software program on the first server.

Management of connections within a messaging environment based on the statistical analysis of server responsiveness

A mechanism is provided for linking with source code, code commentary relating to the source code's execution. An advantage is achieved by storing the code commentary received from a user during software debugging about a program's execution directly alongside the source code.

System for adding code commentary to source code during software debugging

Software debugging having means for linking with source code code commentary relating to the source code's execution is provided. An advantage is achieved by storing the code commentary received from a user during software debugging about a program's execution directly alongside the source code.

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Matthew B White