International Business Machines Corporation

Richard Burton Finch

Gerald Stanquist

Jason Hirst

Chanchal Saha

Claudia Isabel Sandoval Antunez

Sarbajit Kumar Rakshit

Eric Vance Kline

Alan Frederic Benner

Madeline Vega

Adam Benjamin Childers

Rogelio Fernando Gutierrez Valdes

Peter Paul Lai

Laura Josefina De La Mora Molina

John S Werner

Mark Edmund Maresh

James A O'Connor

Marc Henri Coq

Jeffrey George Komatsu

Ryan Elsasser

Harald Pross

Michael John MacPherson

William Hugh Cochran

Paul Anthony Zulpa

Daniel Morgan Crowell

Thembani Togwe

Mateusz Koziol

Jayapreetha Natesan

Feng Xue

Lowell C Thomason

Paul Samaniego

Karl Owen Casserly

David Arvin Verburg

Kanayo Okonji

Michael Lapointe

Michael J Doscher

Jeffrey Willoughby

Matthew Alzamora

Enver Candan

Brianna Malcolm

Viktor Bruzsa

Ferenc Simon

Oscar Alejandro De La Torre Del Rio

Gábor Andorkó

Jessica Wandrey

Ferenc Tokodi

Bradley Smoley

James S Fields

Hanami Robles Chacon

A method for managing a virtual fence for a secondary device with respect to a controller device includes activating the controller device associated with a first object and a secondary device associated with a second object. The method includes establishing the virtual fence for the controller device and the secondary device, where the first virtual fence surrounds the secondary device and the controller device is positioned within the first virtual fence. The method includes receiving, from the controller device, a ping with location information for the controller device and the secondary device. The method includes, responsive to determining an adjustment to the first virtual fence is required, adjusting the first virtual fence based on a movement of the secondary device from a first location to a second location.

Controller device based varying virtual fencing

Aspects of the invention include receiving system data associated with a first system, the first system comprising a plurality of system components, wherein the system data comprises component data for each system component in the plurality of system components, obtaining historical performance data for each system component in the plurality of system components, determining at least one testing constraint associated with the first system, determining a test environment for the first system, the test environment comprising a plurality of test cases for the first system based on the system data, the historical performance data, and the at least one testing constraint, and executing the test environment on the first system.

Dynamic testing of systems

Restricting use of a selected input in recovery from system failures. A testing system obtains, based on failure of a system, an indication of one or more tasks to be performed. The testing system automatically determines whether a user is to perform one or more actions to alter execution of the one or more tasks. The automatically determining is based on an indication of whether a knowledge transfer score of the user meets at least one predefined criterion. Based on knowledge transfer score meeting the at least one predefined criterion, the one or more actions are performed.

Restricting use of selected input in recovery from system failures

In an approach for selecting a battery charging rate, a processor, responsive to an electronic device with a rechargeable battery being connected to a battery charging device, identifies a current battery status of the rechargeable battery. A processor determines a disconnect time of the battery charging device. A processor determines a charge level required. A processor determines a charging profile based on the current battery status, the disconnect time of battery charging device, and the charge level required. A processor sends the charging profile to the battery charging device.

Altering battery charging rate based on physical activity

A method comprises computing an articulation rating associated with an input text, generating a modified subtext to modify a candidate subtext of the input text, generating an enhanced text that includes the modified subtext, computing an articulation rating associated with the enhanced text, and, based on the articulation rating associated with the enhanced text improving over the articulation rating associated with the input text, outputting the enhanced text. The method can include computing a meaning and/or relevance score associated with a candidate subtext of the input text, computing a meaning and/or relevance score associated with a modified subtext, and, based on one or both of the second scores improving over the respective first scores, generating the enhanced text to include the modified text. A word processing system, comprising a computerized input text, computerized attributes, and a computer-implemented word processor, can perform operations of the method.

Cognitive word processing

In an approach for storage optimization for products manufacturing, a processor pulls parts data for a set of part numbers. A processor calculates an average shelf time for each part number of the set of part numbers. A processor calculates a priority index for each part number of the set of part numbers based on the average shelf time for each part number of the set of part numbers. A processor determines a category for each part number of the set of part numbers based on the priority index for each part number of the set of part numbers and a quantity of parts cumulative percentage for each part number of the set of part numbers.

Storage optimization for products manufacturing

Methods, systems and computer program products for operating a voice response system are provided. Aspects include receiving, by the voice response system, a voice command from a first user and determining an operating mode of the voice response system. Aspects also include obtaining, by the voice response system, a response preference of the first user and determining a response to the voice command. The response is determined based at least in part on the response preference of the first user and the operating mode of the voice response system. Aspects also include providing the response to the first user.

Operating a voice response system

Provided are systems, methods, and computer products for interactive cable routing and planning optimization for customized hardware configurations. An example method includes receiving a set of cable characteristics and a set of user selections, in which the set of user selections are received via a graphical user interface (GUI). Identifying possible cabling routes for a hardware configuration based, at least in part, on available plug start and termination locations. Ranking each of the possible cabling routes based, at least in part, on a prioritized list of optimization criteria and the set of cable characteristics. Generating a suggested cabling configuration for one or more applications based, at least in part, on the set of cable characteristics, the set of user selections, and the ranking. Outputting the suggested cabling configuration to the user by at least providing a three-dimensional view of the suggested cabling configuration via the GUI.

Enabling interactive cable routing and planning optimization for customized hardware configurations

Systems and methods for content based routing are provided. Aspects include receiving, by a processor, a request to save a file. Analyzing, by the processor, data associated with the file. Determining one or more file save locations for the file based on a feature vector, generated by a machine learning model, comprising a plurality of features extracted from the data associated with the file and presenting the one or more file save locations to a user.

Content based recommendations of file system save locations

A method includes, responsive to determining a vehicle is operational, receiving vehicle data associated the operational vehicle. The method receives driver data associated with a driver of the operational vehicle. The method receives environmental data associated with a location for the operational vehicle. The method calculates a drivability score based on the vehicle data, the driver data, and the environmental data, wherein the drivability score is a measure of optimal driving conditions. Responsive to determining the drivability score is below a drivability score threshold, the method performs an action based on the drivability score.

Driving feedback based safety system

Provided are systems, methods, and media for building a dynamic digital profile of a user to generate a user grouping recommendation. An example method includes receiving, by a system comprising one or more processors, social media data pertaining to a user. The method includes building, by the system, a digital profile of the user based on extraction of a combination of one or more of image data, text data, and/or location data, in which the building of the digital profile includes generating, by the system, a keywords ranking. The method includes generating, by the system, a user grouping recommendation for the user based on the ranking of keywords, in which the user grouping recommendation includes event data and a list of one or more second users attending the event.

Extracting data for professional event and participant grouping recommendations

A computer-implemented method is provided for analyzing and classifying automobile sounds. The computer-implemented method includes causing a receiver to receive an audio input, determining whether the audio input is distinct from sounds stored in a library and breaking the audio input up into constituent segments in an event the audio input is distinct from sounds stored in the library. The computer-implemented method further includes determining whether any of the constituent segments are unassociated with known sources and determining whether present conditions, which were in effect during the receiving of the audio input, are similar to prior conditions, which were in effect during a previous audio input reception, in an event constituent segments are unassociated with the known sources. In addition, the computer-implemented method includes matching those constituent segments unassociated with the known sources to remotely stored or recognized sounds in an event the present and prior conditions are similar.

Analyzing and classifying automobile sounds

An approach is provided in which a manufacturing test scheduling system predicts a dew point forecast indoor a facility based upon outdoor weather data and indoor environment data. The manufacturing test scheduling system selects time slots in the dew point forecast based upon a pre-defined dew point threshold and, in turn, schedules tests of a liquid cooled computer system during the selected time slots.

Reducing condensation risk within liquid cooled computers

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