A method and apparatus for establishing a device connection applied to a first device with a camera are provided. The method includes acquiring an image of a second device by the first device through the camera, recognizing the type of the second device through the acquired image of the second device, acquiring a device list corresponding to the type of the second device through an IoT server, and identifying the second device in the device list, acquiring a unique identifier of the second device in the current IoT environment, and using the unique identifier of the second device to initiate a connection request to the second device to establish a connection with the second device. The method may automatically establish a connection between devices with less operation of the devices.

The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a computer-implemented method that includes obtaining, at a computer system, a plurality of contact identifiers for a computer account holder, wherein the identifiers represent a plurality of different communication modes; identifying a handle for the account holder, wherein the handle is associated with a uniform resource locator; and correlating the handle with the plurality of contact identifiers, and storing the handle and plurality of contact identifiers together so as to permit retrieval of the contact identifiers in response to identification of the handle.

Systems and methods may provide for confirming, by a loader module having administrative rights with respect to a computing device, the operability of an activator module on the computing device. Additionally, the activator module may be used to manage an installation status of one or more service agents or software components on the computing device and making them persistent. In one example, confirming the operability of the activator module includes conducting a presence verification and/or authentication of the activator module, wherein a replacement activator module may be downloaded to the computing device if the presence verification and/or authentication is unsuccessful.

Techniques for a virtualized fabric name server for a storage area network are described herein. An aspect includes operating a storage area network, the storage area network including a hybrid control plane. Another aspect includes managing, using a virtualized fabric name server and the hybrid control plane, the storage area network, wherein the virtualized fabric name server is disposed in a container that is hosted on an element of the storage area network.

Disclosed are methods and systems for Semantics Node functions which provide semantics support in machine-to-machine systems. In an example, a Semantic node may manage semantics resources capable of being discovered, retrieved, or validated by other devices. In another example, the Semantics Node may be discovered by other nodes, and semantics resources may be discovered with subscription mechanisms.

Disclosed are methods and systems for Semantics Node functions which provide semantics support in machine-to-machine systems. In an example, a Semantic node may manage semantics resources capable of being discovered, retrieved, or validated by other devices. In another example, the Semantics Node may be discovered by other nodes, and semantics resources may be discovered with subscription mechanisms.

The present disclosure relates to a method for determining node metrics based on node field-value pairs and electronic activities. The method includes identifying a first node profile. The method includes identifying a plurality of electronic activities associated with the first node profile. The method includes identifying a first group of node profiles of a first category with a predetermined event. The method includes selecting a second group of node profiles. The method includes parsing the plurality of electronic activities to identify creation timestamps and participant characteristics of the electronic activities. The method includes generating an input array based on the timestamps and the participant characteristics. The method includes generating, for each of the second group of node profiles, a respective array. The method includes determining a probability score indicating a likelihood that the node profile belongs to the first category.

The present disclosure relates to a method for determining node metrics based on node field-value pairs and electronic activities. The method includes identifying a first node profile. The method includes identifying a plurality of electronic activities associated with the first node profile. The method includes identifying a first group of node profiles of a first category with a predetermined event. The method includes selecting a second group of node profiles. The method includes parsing the plurality of electronic activities to identify creation timestamps and participant characteristics of the electronic activities. The method includes generating an input array based on the timestamps and the participant characteristics. The method includes generating, for each of the second group of node profiles, a respective array. The method includes determining a probability score indicating a likelihood that the node profile belongs to the first category.

In one embodiment, a zone resiliency application indicates that an authoritative name server is in a degraded state. In operation, the zone resiliency application determines that the authoritative name server is in a degraded state. The zone resiliency application then generates a status record that indicates the degraded state. Subsequently, the zone resiliency application associates the status record with a domain name service (DNS) response to a DNS query. The zone resiliency application then transmits the DNS response and the associated status record to a requester.

In one embodiment, a zone resiliency application indicates that an authoritative name server is in a degraded state. In operation, the zone resiliency application determines that the authoritative name server is in a degraded state. The zone resiliency application then generates a status record that indicates the degraded state. Subsequently, the zone resiliency application associates the status record with a domain name service (DNS) response to a DNS query. The zone resiliency application then transmits the DNS response and the associated status record to a requester.