Abstract: The present invention relates to an antiballistic protection comprising a cover with a stab and bullet resistant layer, comprising a stab resistant layer and a bullet resistant layer, in which said antiballistic protection has a large flexibility. Preferably, said stab and bullet resistant layer comprises a stab resistant layer of polyamide and a bullet resistant layer of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. The invention also relates to a method for fabricating said antiballistic protection as well as the use of pieces of clothing.

Abstract: Various examples are directed to providing portfolio management tools. For example, a system may generate a portfolio management user interface comprising a first table and a first rebalancing button. The first table may comprise an asset class name column; a model portfolio column indicating asset class weights in a model portfolio; a test portfolio column indicating asset class weights in a test portfolio; a modification column indicating modifications to asset class weights; a modified portfolio column indicating asset class weights in a modified portfolio; and a plurality of rows comprising a first row for a first asset class of the asset classes and a second row for a second asset class of the asset classes. The system may receive an indication that the user selected the rebalancing button and generate a first set of modifications to asset class weights to reduce a difference between the test portfolio and the model portfolio.

Abstract: A power transmitter (101) for a wireless power transfer system comprises a transmitter coil (103) and a driver (201) generates a drive signal for the transmitter coil (103) employing a repeating time frame with a power transfer time interval and a foreign object detection time interval. A test generator (211) generates a test drive signal for a test coil (209) during the foreign object detection time interval. A foreign object detector (207) performs a foreign object detection test based on a measured parameter for the test drive signal. Prior to entering a power transfer phase, an adapter (213) controls the power transmitter (101) to operate in a foreign object detection initialization mode in which a preferred value of a signal parameter for the test drive signal is determined in response to at least a first message received from the power receiver (105). During the foreign object detection time interval the signal parameter of is set to the preferred value.

Abstract: A computer-based network system and method for using a payment vehicle having an on and off function. The system comprises a payment vehicle comprising an on and off function to enable or to disable the payment vehicle in the computer-based network for processing an electronic payment transaction, a holder of the payment vehicle, and a computer payment network wherein the computer payment network comprises a transaction engine for enabling or for disabling the payment vehicle at a request of the holder of the payment vehicle.

Abstract: A computing system may be configured to determine payment details for funds transfers from unstructured sets of data. The system may maintain historical transaction information associated with each of a plurality of users. The system may receive data associated with a transaction. The system may identify a user associated with the data, wherein the user is one of the plurality of users. The system may determine, based on contextual information of the data and the historical transaction information associated with the user, payment details about the transaction. The payment details may include a payment amount and one or more recipients. The system may execute a funds transfer for the payment amount from a source account associated with the user to one or more destination accounts associated with the one or more recipients.

Abstract: A method is provided for dynamic ingestion of data. The method includes detecting presence of data sets in an input queue, each data set belonging to a group. The method additionally includes fetching the data sets from each group utilizing a parallel computation engine including multiple partitioned processors, wherein each group is assigned to a partition of one of the multiple partitioned processors for processing. The method further includes processing the data sets for each group utilizing a group level process of the multiple partitioned processors to obtain resultant data sets and transmitting the resultant data sets for each group to a business logic processor pool in order to process the data sets in accordance with existing rules in order to generate a final data set.

Abstract: An audio capture apparatus comprises a first beamformer (303) which is arranged to generate a beamformed audio output signal. An adapter (305) adapts beamform parameters of the first beamformer and a detector (307) detects an attack of speech in the beamformed audio output signal. A controller (309) controls the adaptation of the beamform parameters to occur in a predetermined adaptation time interval determined in response to the detection of the attack of speech. The beamformer (303) may generate noise reference signal(s) and the detector (309) may be arranged to detect the attack of speech in response to a comparison of a signal level of the beamformed audio output signal relative to a signal level of the at least one noise reference signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wearable device for acquiring physiological information of a subject.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product automate support for an Internet of Things (IoT) device by a trusted agent. The system includes a mobile wallet executed by a user device that effects execution of a financial transaction with a third party system for an IoT device. A device interface receives a unique identifier associated with the IoT device. A network interface accesses support information associated with the unique identifier of the IoT device. A secure storage used by the mobile wallet stores the unique identifier and support information. A support operation engine executes a support operation for the IoT device based on the unique identifier and support information in the secure storage accessed by the mobile wallet.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a partially freestanding two-dimensional crystal film (16, 16?), the method comprising providing a substrate (10) carrying a catalyst layer (14) for forming the two-dimensional crystal layer on a first surface; forming the two-dimensional crystal film on the catalyst layer; covering at least the two-dimensional crystal film with a protective layer (18); etching a cavity (24) in a second surface of the substrate, the second surface being opposite to the first surface, said cavity terminating on the catalyst layer; etching the exposed part of the catalyst layer from the cavity; and removing the protective layer, thereby obtaining a two-dimensional crystal film that is freestanding over said cavity. A device manufactured in this manner is also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for the application of distributed ledgers for network payments as financial exchange settlement and reconciliation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for processing network payments using a distributed ledger may include: (1) a payment originator initiating a payment instruction to a payment beneficiary; (2) a payment originator bank posting and committing the payment instruction to a distributed ledger on a peer-to-peer network; (3) the payment beneficiary bank posting and committing the payment instruction to the distributed ledger on a peer-to-peer network; and (4) the payment originator bank validating and processing the payment through a payment originator bank internal system and debiting an originator account.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an imaging device (100) for generating an image of a patient (P), the imaging system (100) comprising: a camera arrangement (10), which is configured to provide a first image information (I1) of the patient (P) using a first wavelength band, and which is configured to provide a second image information (I2) of the patient (P) using a second wavelength band. The first wavelength band and the second set of wavelength band are different; and the first and/or second image information comprises landmark information of landmarks (M) of a patient (P). The landmark information is derived by at least one wavelength band outside the visible spectrum. Further, a data processor (30) is provided, which is configured to generate a fused image (IE) based on the first image information (I1) and the second image information (I2), and which is configured to detect the landmarks (M) in the fused image (IE).

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments may provide an online automobile purchasing experience for a customer. The experience may be provided by, or associated with, a financial institution. The automobile buying experience may be accessible to both customers of the financial institution as well as non-customers. Customers of the financial institution may receive added benefits during and after the experience. Non-customers may have the opportunity to become a customer of the financial institution as part of the experience.

Abstract: A mobile wallet computer system may send a token to a customer computing device to share the token with a recipient computer system in exchange for payment for a service or a good. The mobile wallet computer system may receive, the token, a recipient public key associated with a MBC account of the recipient, and a transaction amount. The mobile wallet computer system determines whether the recipient public key is registered with the mobile wallet computer system. The mobile wallet computer system updates a ledger that lists a MBC balance of the MBC account of the recipient and the ledger that lists the MBC balance of the customer or transmits, to MBC processing nodes, a request to transfer the amount of MBC in a pooled MBC account of a financial institution to the MBC account of the recipient.

Abstract: A financial institution computing system includes a network circuit enabling the financial institution computing system to exchange information over a network, a customer database storing information for a customer including habit information of the customer and a customer indicator of the customer, and a transaction circuit. The transaction circuit receives, over the network via the network circuit, a first transaction request including the customer indicator. The transaction circuit authenticates the first transaction request by determining that a characteristic of the first transaction request conforms with the habit information of the customer associated with the customer indicator, and authorizes the first transaction request based on the first transaction request being authenticated.

Abstract: Various examples described herein are directed to systems and methods for generating a financial account statement. First financial data associated with a first financial account statement for a customer is received. Second financial data associated with a second financial account statement for the customer is received. The first financial data may be from an earlier financial account statement. Changes between the first financial data and the second financial data are determined. Highlighted changes to augment based on preferences of the customer and the determined changes are determined. Content associated with the highlighted changes is determined. The second financial account statement is created based on the second financial data. The content associated with the highlighted changes is linked in the second financial account statement.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enhancing performance in a reciprocating compressor are described. The compressor includes a cylinder, a crank shaft housing, a crank shaft, a motor, a motor housing and rod assembly. The rod assembly includes a coupling rod portion, a head portion, a cup seal, a cap and one or more valves. The rod assembly is configured to reciprocate within the cylinder so as to compress fluid within a space formed by the cylinder. The rod assembly is driven by the crank shaft. The one or more valves are configured to control air to the compressor. The one or more valves are removably coupled to the head portion, such that the one or more valves remain coupled to the head portion when the cap is detached from the coupling rod assembly.

Abstract: The innovation disclosed and claimed herein, in one aspect thereof, comprises a management system and method of handling unpatched users. When a user requests to access their user account or a network, the user is checked for type of browser the user is being used and which version of the browser is being used. If the user is using an unsecured or unpatched browser, the system offers to update the browser software or provide a virtual machine through the browser so that malware cannot transfer from the user computer to the network. The virtual machine can provide a virtual keyboard to protect the user's login credentials from a key logger. The user logs into the user account within the virtual machine.

Abstract: Examples described herein relate to apparatus and methods for determining access to a financial account held by a customer of a financial institution, including, but not limited to, determining, by a processor of a financial institution computing system, an adverse event that causes death or incapacitation to the customer based on an adverse event message received from a user device associated with the customer, and in response to determining the adverse event, granting, by the processor, the access to the financial account held by the customer to a designee.

Abstract: Machine-readable storage media having instructions stored therein that, when executed by a processor of a mobile device, configure the mobile device to capture a check image for funds to be deposited into a recipient account. The mobile device configured to display a request to a user of the mobile device to provide one or more portions of a MICR line for the received check image and receive user inputs from the user specifying the one or more portions of the MICR line. The mobile device configured to transmit a message to a bank account computer system associated with the recipient account, the message including data specifying the one or more portions of the MICR line.