A method and a communication device for determining a score relating to a first agent module are described. The communication device receives information relating to at least one request, performed by another agent module separate from the first agent module, for consumption of a capability of the first agent module. The information relating to the at least one request includes information about the capability of the first agent module, information about an intention of the first agent module, and information about a policy for the capability. The communication device calculates the score in relation to the first agent module based on the information relating to the at least one request, wherein the score further is specified with respect to the capability.

A computer-implemented adaptive group training method a computer accessing a virtual system and initiating a group training exercise for training a trainee group comprising one or more trainees, the group training exercise including one or more challenges to the virtual system, each of the one or more challenges including a pre-defined sequence of one or more injectable events; the computer controlling subsequent execution of the group training exercise comprising injecting the injectable events; and the computer evaluating performance of the trainee group during the subsequent execution of the group training exercise, including analyzing actions taken by the trainee group in response to each of the injections, and attributing one or more of the actions taken to a trainee.

A method for determining, onboard a first mobile entity, a level of trust for a second mobile entity in communication with the first mobile entity, and a communication system implementing the method are described. The method includes determining), by the first mobile entity, direct trust data, calculating an initial reputation indicator based on the direct trust data, including a belief value, a disbelief value, an uncertainty value, and a base trust rate, calculating a confidence level based on the belief value, the base trust rate, and the uncertainty value, and determining an updated reputation indicator based on the initial reputation indicator and the confidence level. The base trust rate is indicative of the trust level for data transmitted from an unknown mobile entity not in contact with the first mobile entity. The updated reputation indicator indicates a level of trust of the first mobile entity in the second mobile entity.

Example implementations relate to clusters of nodes. In an example, a method includes computing a score for a first node in a distributed storage system comprising a plurality of nodes. The score is a function of at least one of: a location of the first node, a health status of the first node, and a resource utilization of the first node. A rank of the first node among the plurality of nodes is then determined based on the score and on a plurality of scores associated with the plurality of nodes. An instruction is sent to the first node to instantiate a manager process for managing the distributed storage system on the first node when the rank of the first node is at least equal to a predefined rank.

Methods, media, and systems are disclosed for adding new users to a channel in a group-based communication system. The system receives a request to add new users to a channel. The system adds a new user by classifying the new user's email address domain as internal or external. If the domain is internal, the first user is added to the channel as a member, and if the domain is external, the user is prompted for a type of access for the new user. If the new user's access type is guest, the new user is added to the channel as a guest. If the type of access is shared, the channel is shared with an organization associated with the domain, and the new user is added as a member of the channel that has been shared.

A computerized augmented reality platform for a person to send physical invitations to a plurality of recipients and then have these recipients view private augmented reality videos superimposed on these physical invitations, wherein the recipient is optionally pre-authorized by the sender to view the private video on the basis of the recipient's smart device ID, followed optionally by the recipients sharing digital media with one another over a shared communication channel.

Example implementations relate to clusters of nodes. In an example, a method includes computing a score for a first node in a distributed storage system comprising a plurality of nodes. The score is a function of at least one of: a location of the first node, a health status of the first node, and a resource utilization of the first node. A rank of the first node among the plurality of nodes is then determined based on the score and on a plurality of scores associated with the plurality of nodes. An instruction is sent to the first node to instantiate a manager process for managing the distributed storage system on the first node when the rank of the first node is at least equal to a predefined rank.

A Counting Machine for Manufacturing and Validating Event-Relevant IDs, tagged with both Trust and Confidence Scores, for Specific Entities (Individuals and Enterprises) and their Prosoponyms using a Managed Secure-Immutable-Nonreputable-Replicated-Verifiable and Fault-Tolerant Distributed Datastore via an Ensemble-Based Network of both Existing and Newly-Created Heterogenous Single- and Multi-Factor ID Validation Services, the Ensemble consisting of both Commercial Organizations (known as Members) requiring valid Entity IDs for use during various events, such as purchase transactions, and Service Providers (known as Partners) who supply technology services for ID validation (as standalone services or as licensed by Members). The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

A Counting Machine for Manufacturing and Validating Event-Relevant IDs, tagged with both Trust and Confidence Scores, for Specific Entities (Individuals and Enterprises) and their Prosoponyms using a Managed Secure-Immutable-Nonreputable-Replicated-Verifiable and Fault-Tolerant Distributed Datastore via an Ensemble-Based Network of both Existing and Newly-Created Heterogenous Single- and Multi-Factor ID Validation Services, the Ensemble consisting of both Commercial Organizations (known as Members) requiring valid Entity IDs for use during various events, such as purchase transactions, and Service Providers (known as Partners) who supply technology services for ID validation (as standalone services or as licensed by Members). The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

A real-time asynchronous event aggregation system, method, and network device are configured to capture real-time asynchronous events, and to pass them as input to one or more aggregation engines to determine a reputation for a target. The aggregation engine(s) may then send out notifications where a reputation category changes for a target, indicating that an action may be taken to inhibit spam messages from the target, highlight a display of content from the target, or the like. As such, the event-driven aggregation engines may be designed to capture real-time asynchronous events, such as reputation reports for a wide variety of activities, including, but not limited to spam and/or not-spam messages, determining a reputation on a posting of comments to a movie, a blog posting, a play list posting, or the like. In one embodiment, a reputation of the sender of the reputation event may also be determined.