International Business Machines Corporation

Wisam Mohammed

Nitin Gaur

Lorin Ullmann

Petr Novotny

Qi Zhang

Christopher Robert Florence

Nancy Anne Schipon

Jack Patern Yapi

Tibor Beres

Keith A Boone

Matthew P Holt

Glenn Edward Reschke

Michael K Pruitt

A system and related method coordinate data and transactions between an enterprise transaction system (ETS) of an enterprise and a blockchain network (BN). A coexistence mediator intercepts an ETS transaction comprising ETS transaction information (ETS-TI) associated with an enterprise. The ETS-TI includes transaction context information (ETS-TCI) regarding the ETS transaction. The system determines an ETS transaction context from the ETS-TCI. Responsive to determining the ETS transaction context represents an in-flight ETS transaction, rerouting, the coexistence mediator reroutes the transaction from the ETS to the BN. The rerouting comprises converting the ETS-TI to BN transaction information (BN-TI), and interfacing with the BN to record a processed BN transaction as a transaction record. The coexistence mediator, upon recording the BN transaction, provides a new BN-TI associated with the BN transaction. The new BN-TI comprises a BN transaction id. The system further switches the ETS transaction context to a BN transaction context.

Coexistence mediator for facilitating blockchain transactions

A method for using a system which enables a party to provide an in-call message to another party in an ongoing call includes receiving a first signal indicating that a first party in a call is inactive. The method further includes indicating to a second party in the call that the first party in the call is inactive. The method further includes receiving a recorded message from the second party in the call. The method further includes receiving a second signal indicating that the first party in the call is active. The method further includes providing, in response to receiving the second signal, the recorded message to the first party.

In-call messaging for inactive party

A system and method for assisting vehicle traffic. A first vehicle includes a recorder that obtains traffic and a first data communication device that communicates the traffic data. A second vehicle includes a second data communication device that receives the communicated traffic data and navigates based on the communicated traffic data. A server receives the video feed from the recorder of the first vehicle via the first communication device and provides the video feed to the second vehicle via the second communication device.

Look ahead auto dashcam (LADCAM) for improved GPS navigation

A method and associated systems for furniture-enabled monitoring and discouragement of sedentary behavior. One or more sensors embedded into a computer-monitored and computer-controlled piece of furniture determine that a user has sat or reclined on the piece of furniture for a predetermined period of time. In response, controllers embedded into the furniture are directed to make the furniture less comfortable in order to encourage the user to get up. In some cases, if the user does not get up, the controllers continue to make the furniture increasingly uncomfortable. Once the user does get up, the furniture is restored to its original comfortable condition after a specified period of time.

Computerized furniture-enabled monitoring and discouragement of sedentary behavior

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