Abstract: Systems and methods for fraud detection and prevention is disclosed. The system may receive a transaction request for a first customer including a transaction location, transaction time stamp, and merchant type code. The system may determine whether the transaction location is expected for the first customer. When the transaction location is unexpected, the system may identify a last-known video detection having a last-known time stamp and last-known location. The system may determine a travel time estimate between the last-known location and the transaction location and determine a buffer based on the merchant type code. The system may compare the travel time estimate to an allotted time that includes a difference between the transaction time stamp and last-known time stamp less the buffer. When the travel time estimate exceeds the allotted time, the system may execute one or more fraud prevention steps.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for automatically determining a three dimensional size of an item. The system may include an optical sensor scanning a surface of the item being transported on a conveyor spaced apart from the optical sensor by a conveyor distance, the surface including a standard size element having a first dimension. The system may also include a memory storing the first dimension and the conveyor distance. The system may also include a processor configured to calculate a second dimension of the surface based on a scanned image of the surface and a scanned image of the standard size element and the stored first dimension. The processor may obtain an item distance between the optical sensor and the surface and determine a height of the item based on the obtained item distance and the stored conveyor distance.

Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes an aerosol generator and a mouth end insert. The mouth end insert includes a mechanical aerosol converter surface having the capacity to improve characteristics of aerosol produced by the aerosol generator, including sensory attributes.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for validating and updating data in a database. In an embodiment, a server may receive an HTML, file including content of a third-party website controlled by a third party from a web-component. The content may include a first set of data associated with an item. The web-component may be configured to extract the content of the third party website and generate the HTML file in response to executing code embedded in the third-party website. The server may retrieve a second set of data associated with the item available at the third-party from the database. The server may identify a difference between the mapped first set of data and the second set of data and execute an action in the database to update to the second set of data.

Abstract: Among other things, there is disclosed structure and methods for maintaining access to a location in the body while reducing or eliminating the potential for pulling an access device (e.g. a catheter) back through an opening. An introducer sheath includes a distal indented portion and a balloon, so that once placed in a desired location through tissue, the balloon can be inflated to anchor the sheath against retraction. In particular embodiments, structure and methods for accessing the pericardial cavity via the right atrial appendage are shown.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for accounting for artifacts in pipe measurements made by an electromagnetic pipe inspection tool. Measurements gathered in a plurality of pipes across different depth points are accessed. Initial estimates of an attribute associated with the plurality of pipes are made for each pipe and a total estimate of the attribute for the plurality of pipes as a whole are made across the different depth points. Corresponding initial estimates of the attribute for each pipe are filtered to remove an artifact present in at least one of the corresponding initial estimates while the total estimate is preserved. Corresponding final estimates of the attribute for each pipe are determined based on both the measurements and corresponding filtered initial estimates of the attribute for each pipe. Integrity of each pipe can be determined based on the corresponding final estimates of the attribute.

Abstract: A system and a method for a deployable awning that detects impending storms or other weather events and automatically deploys from a structure to extend out and cover vehicles to protect them from damage due to the storm or other weather event. In one embodiment, a method includes determining that an activating event has occurred. The activating event includes a storm or other weather event. Upon determining that the activating event has occurred, the method includes automatically deploying an awning from a stored configuration inside an awning housing to a deployed configuration such that the awning covers a coverage area of a ground surface adjacent to a location where the awning housing is mounted.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for instrumenting web pages. One of the methods includes providing a host website having a plurality of registered users, the host website including links to partner websites and a script library. The method includes providing access to the host website by a user. The method includes generating a security token in response to a user activating a link of the links. The method includes directing the browser of the user to the partner website. The method includes receiving a request from a partner web page presented in the browser of the user for a script from the script library. The method includes sending the script to the browser. The method also includes receiving from the browser of the user tracking information generated by the script and identifying actions taken by the user on the partner website.

Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method includes establishing, by a first device, a wireless connection to a second device; transmitting a request, by the first device and to the second device, for location data indicative of a location of the second device; receiving, by the first device and from the second device, the location data indicative of the location of the second device; determining, by the first device, a distance between the first device and the second device based at least in part on the received location data; generating, by the first device, an altered value based on the received location data and the determined distance; and transmitting, by the first device and to the second device, the altered value and an account identifier associated with a user of the first device.

Abstract: A network topology is provided that includes multiple data centers for building blockchain blocks. The data centers can process different subgroups of blocks, and then send updates to one another with information about new blocks. Additionally, some data centers may protect sensitive block body information, and instead may only share block headers.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to autofilling card data from a contactless card to a form of a computing device. An application may determine that a payment field of a form has received focus. The application may then receive encrypted data from a communications interface of a contactless card associated with an account. The application may then receive, from a server, verification of the encrypted data. The application may then receive, from the server, an encrypted account number associated with the account, and decrypt the encrypted account number to yield the account number. An autofill service of an operating system (OS) executing on the processor circuit, may then autofill the account number to the payment field of the form.

Abstract: Methods and systems disclosed herein related to analyzing the risk of an identity-based transaction and offering the identity-based transaction to a risk exchange. An identity-based transaction may be a transaction that is initiated with a digital identity, and an assertions model manager may provide assertions about the digital identity for completing the identity-based transaction. The assertions model manager may use the assertions and information about the identity-based transaction to analyze transaction risk. A risk score for the identity-based transaction can be calculated, and then the identity-based transaction may be offered on a risk exchange.

Abstract: A vehicle assistance system comprising a computer and a client device. The computer is configured to receive an identification reference and a current position of the first vehicle, provide a route of the first vehicle based on the identification reference and the current position of the first vehicle, receiving an identification reference and current position of a second vehicle, providing a route of the second vehicle based on the identification reference and the current position of the second vehicle, detect an expected location where the route of the first and second vehicle intersect or overlap, detect an expected time when the first and second vehicle intersect at the expected location, generate adaptation data based on the expected location and the expected time, the adaptation data representing an adaptation of a route parameter of the route of the first or second vehicle, sending the adaptation data to the client device.

Abstract: A device may obtain, from a client device associated with a customer and based on the customer joining a rewards program, item data identifying an item, of a plurality of items, placed in a shopping cart and customer data identifying the customer, obtain rewards data identifying rewards associated with the plurality of items, process the item data, the rewards data, and the customer data, with a machine learning model, to identify a reward based on the rewards data associated with the item, verify a completed purchase of the item based on data indicating an intent of the customer to purchase the item and transaction data, provide, to the client device, data identifying the identified reward based on verifying the completed purchase of the item, and retrain the machine learning model based on the identified reward.

Abstract: Current disclosure proposes calibration methodology that uses the knowledge learned from historical data and real-time data to update a simplified physics-based borehole propagation model for real time steering control of a directional drilling system. The proposed methodology updates model parameters of the simplified physics-based model in real time through a process of setting up and optimizing an objective function, which indicates the difference between the estimated trajectory and the feedback from the real-time data. Penalizing terms, which prevent the parameters from deviating drastically from the prior knowledge of the parameter, and various components of the objective function are learned from the historical data. As a result, the updated model can accurately estimate and predict the system behavior allowing an input sequence of the system to be accurately mapped to the output response.

Abstract: A secure smart card is described. The smart card can include a processor, a memory and a transceiver. The smart card can communicate with various terminals and store a digital signature and other information on the card. Another terminal can validate the information stored on the smart card using the digital signature. In certain embodiments, the terminal can also validate the information by using a blockchain. The advanced design of the smart card obviates the need for a network connection.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to autofilling card data from a contactless card to a form of a computing device. An application may determine that a payment field of a form has received focus. The application may then receive encrypted data from a communications interface of a contactless card associated with an account. The application may then receive, from a server, verification of the encrypted data. The application may then receive, from the server, an encrypted account number associated with the account, and decrypt the encrypted account number to yield the account number. An autofill service of an operating system (OS) executing on the processor circuit, may then autofill the account number to the payment field of the form.

Abstract: Various embodiments of an adapted cooling system for a printer are disclosed herein. The adapted cooling system includes a panel for installment along a housing of the printer and further includes a manifold that couples a more powerful fan to the printer.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of analyzing the contents of a file in a visual document format to identify a potentially-fraudulent overlay is disclosed. The method includes receiving the file, iterating over a set of visually rendered elements within the file, and calculating, for each element in the set, a bounding box. Based on identifying a pair of elements having at least partially overlapping bounding boxes, such that a visible item in an overlaid element at least partially obscures an item in an underlying element that would otherwise be visible, an attack vector ontology is updated to include information on the overlaid and underlying element. This attack vector ontology may be used in training an automatic system to identify fraudulent documents and prevent their being printed, signed, and/or further used.

Abstract: A valve arrangement is for a downhole apparatus having a tubular body having first and second ports in a wall thereof. The valve arrangement being configurable to be locked in a first configuration with the tubular body, such that the first port is closed and the second port is closed; configurable to be locked in a second configuration with the tubular body, such that the first port is open and the second port is closed; and configurable to be locked in a third configuration with the tubular body, such that the first port is closed and the second port is open.