The present disclosure relates to efficient programming and configuring of electronic payment process. An example method includes receiving programming language-based descriptions each describing a distinct functional operation usable to implement the electronic payment process, compiling each programming language-based description into a distinct computer-executable code segment that corresponds to a state of a finite state machine. The method also includes determining transition relationships between states of the finite state machine based on the logic flow of steps of the electronic payment process, generating a state transition table for storing in a cache of a computer-based electronic payment system implementing the finite state machine, and configuring the finite state machine by retrieving the state transition table from the cache at runtime.

Some examples relate generally to managing and storing data, and more specifically to the real-time detection of ransomware, system (or insider) threats, or the misappropriation of credentials by using file system audit events.

A method for transferring data from a first network to a second network using a gateway includes setting, by a security monitor, a state of the gateway to a first state indicating to a destination agent that access is granted to trusted memory and denied to the second network and untrusted memory. The destination agent is configured, while the gateway is in the first state, based on parameters stored in the trusted memory, to transfer data received from a source agent to the second network. The state of the gateway is changed to a second state indicating to the destination agent that access is denied to the trusted memory and granted to the second network and the untrusted memory. Transfer of the data from the source agent of the first network to the destination agent of the second network is controlled, while the gateway is in the second state.

Techniques for performing an upgrade can include: defining integration points each associated with a workflow processing point included in an upgrade workflow; receiving command lists each include commands of an integration point; associating each command of a command list with a code entity; performing processing that performs an upgrade workflow to upgrade a system, wherein the processing includes: executing code corresponding to the upgrade workflow, wherein a workflow processing point of the workflow is associated with a first integration point; and in response to said executing reaching the workflow processing point corresponding to the first integration point, performing second processing including: executing commands of a command list associated with the first integration point; and for each command executed, invoking a corresponding code entity that performs customized processing in connection with upgrading a first feature, facility or service in the system.

Methods and systems may be associated with an Open Service Broker (“OSB”) Application Programming Interface (“API”) computing environment. A persistent finite state machine may be associated with an OSB API service broker, and a database may store a current state of the service broker. A computer processor of a state machine executor may retrieve the current state of the service broker from the database, and (based on the current state) use the persistent finite state machine to coordinate a distributed transaction workflow for the service broker, the distributed transaction workflow including asynchronous instance OSB API lifecycle operations that span multiple entities. The state machine may then update the database with state outputs for the service broker.

In some embodiments, a first replica sends a message to second replicas for pre-processing of an operation. The first replica receives pre-processing results from the second replicas. A pre-processing result is generated by pre-processing the operation using a first state. The first replica analyzes the pre-processing results to determine whether an agreement on a validated pre-processing result is received. When it is determined the agreement on the validated pre-processing result is received, the first replica performs a consensus protocol stage with the second replicas to order the request in an order of execution of requests that defines when to execute the request with respect to another request at the second replicas. Information for the validated pre-processing result is provided to the set of second replicas to determine whether contention results between the first state and a second state that is based on the order of execution of requests.

Techniques for multi-domain systems integration and evaluation are disclosed, including: obtaining criteria associated with a strategic objective; determining that a first system, operating in a first operating domain, is only partially capable of satisfying a first criterion in the criteria; determining that a second system, operating in a second operating domain that is different from the first operating domain, is capable of augmenting the first system with respect to satisfying the first criterion; responsive to determining that the second system is capable of augmenting the first system with respect to satisfying the first criterion, modeling a multi-domain system including at least a first component from the first system and at least a second component from the second system; and generating a performance metric that objectively evaluates capabilities of the multi-domain system against the criteria associated with the strategic objective.

An unmanned vehicle cooperation system for a person to grasp the operation of an unmanned vehicle and to perform a smooth cooperation action with the unmanned vehicle. The unmanned vehicle cooperation system performs a cooperation action involving human intervention between a plurality of agents including an unmanned vehicle. The unmanned vehicle has a processing unit that performs an action processing of the unmanned vehicle with artificial intelligence using a decision making model established by including a plurality of tasks, the plurality of tasks include a cooperation task for performing the cooperation action, and the processing unit executes a consensus building processing that builds a consensus as to execution of the cooperation task between the agents using a negotiation protocol, and a cooperation action processing that executes the cooperation action of the unmanned vehicle on the basis of the consented cooperation task.

A processing device determines a scope indicating at least a portion of the processing system and target data from atomic memory operation to be performed. Based on the scope, the processing device determines one or more hardware parameters for at least a portion of the processing system. The processing device then compares the hardware parameters to the scope and target data to determine one or more corrections. The processing device then provides the scope, target data, hardware parameters, and corrections to a plurality of hardware lookup tables. The hardware lookup tables are configured to receive the scope, target data, hardware parameters, and corrections as inputs and output values indicating one or more coherency actions and one or more orderings. The processing device then executes one or more of the indicated coherency actions and the atomic memory operation based on the indicated ordering.

Systems and methods related to charge locking circuits and a control system for qubits are provided. A system for controlling qubit gates includes a first packaged device comprising a quantum device including a plurality of qubit gates, where the quantum device is configured to operate at a cryogenic temperature. The system further includes a second packaged device comprising a control circuit configured to operate at the cryogenic temperature, where the first packaged device is coupled to the second packaged device, and where the control circuit comprises a plurality of charge locking circuits, where each of the plurality of charge locking circuits is coupled to at least one qubit gate of the plurality of qubit gates via an interconnect such that each of the plurality of charge locking circuits is configured to provide a voltage signal to at least one qubit gate.