Abstract: An insurance computing device is provided. The insurance computing device may include a processor and a memory. The processor may be programmed to receive a registration request from a vehicle computing device associated with a vehicle and/or a covered parking location (CPL) computing device associated with a covered parking location, generate a usage profile associated with at least one of the vehicle and the covered parking location, monitor the vehicle computing device and/or the CPL computing device for any requests to reserve an available parking spot of the covered parking location, update the usage profile, determine if an insurance policy associated with the vehicle and/or the covered parking location is eligible for insurance-related benefits based upon the usage profile.

Abstract: System, apparatus, and computer program products are disclosed for protected display of a requested user interface. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a protected mode display request to display the requested user interface in a protected mode, wherein the requested user interface comprises a plurality of data values; in response to the protected mode display request: (i) retrieving a data protection template for the protected mode display request, (ii) determining, based on the data protection template, one or more protected data values of the plurality of data values and one or more unprotected data values of the plurality of data values, (iii) for each protected data value, generating a masked representation, and (iv) generating a masked user interface that comprises: (a) each unprotected data value, and (b) each masked data value; and causing the masked user interface to be presented using a display device.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for curating a community between a plurality of clients. An example method for curating a community between a plurality of clients includes authenticating a first client of the plurality of clients; obtaining first operation data of the first client; generating a first client profile for the first client; matching the first client to other ones of the plurality of clients using the first client classification; generating a community interaction portal that facilitates interaction between the first client and the other ones of the plurality of clients matched to the first client; and displaying the community interaction portal on a display.

Abstract: A vehicle weather damage-prevention system is provided. The system may include a vehicle computing device associated with a vehicle, a covered parking location (CPL) computing device associated with a covered parking location, and an insurance computing device. The vehicle computing device may receive weather data and determine whether the vehicle is affected by inclement weather. The vehicle computing device may receive from the CPL computing device information indicating whether the covered parking location has available parking spots. The vehicle computing device may transmit a request to the CPL computing device to reserve a parking spot. The CPL computing device may selectively permit the vehicle access to the covered parking location. The insurance computing device may monitor the vehicle computing device and/or the CPL computing device and determine if an insurance policy is eligible for insurance-related benefits based upon a usage profile of the vehicle or the covered parking location.

Abstract: A vehicle weather damage-prevention system is provided. The system may include a vehicle computing device associated with a vehicle, a covered parking location (CPL) computing device associated with a covered parking location, and an insurance computing device. The vehicle computing device may receive weather data and determine whether the vehicle is affected by inclement weather. The vehicle computing device may receive from the CPL computing device information indicating whether the covered parking location has available parking spots. The vehicle computing device may transmit a request to the CPL computing device to reserve a parking spot. The CPL computing device may selectively permit the vehicle access to the covered parking location. The insurance computing device may monitor the vehicle computing device and/or the CPL computing device and determine if an insurance policy is eligible for insurance-related benefits based upon a usage profile of the vehicle or the covered parking location.

Abstract: A method in a computing environment for application start up includes: generating a directed acyclic graph (DAG) for tasks that are performed during application start-up; performing topological sorting of the tasks based on the DAG to define an order for the tasks; allocating a tenant-specific priority queue; loading the tasks in the tenant-specific priority queue in the order determined by the topological sorting; allocating a plurality of computing threads to executing the tasks; executing the tasks using the plurality of computing threads that were allocated, wherein a plurality of the tasks are executed in parallel, and the tasks are assigned to the computing threads in an order based on the order in which the task are loaded in the tenant-specific priority queue; preparing a start page for use in accessing the application; and causing the start page to be displayed on a user access device for accessing the application.

Abstract: An insurance computing device is provided. The insurance computing device may include a processor and a memory. The processor may be programmed to receive a registration request from a vehicle computing device associated with a vehicle and/or a covered parking location (CPL) computing device associated with a covered parking location, generate a usage profile associated with at least one of the vehicle and the covered parking location, monitor the vehicle computing device and/or the CPL computing device for any requests to reserve an available parking spot of the covered parking location, update the usage profile, determine if an insurance policy associated with the vehicle and/or the covered parking location is eligible for insurance-related benefits based upon the usage profile.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing covered parking to vehicles is provided. The method may include transmitting a location identifier of a covered parking location and a communication address of a covered parking location (CPL) computing device to a vehicle computing device and/or an insurance computing device. The method may further include transmitting a signal to the vehicle computing device indicating a number of available parking spots of the covered parking location when the vehicle computing device contacts the CPL computing device, receiving a request from the vehicle computing device to reserve a parking spot of the covered parking location, determining whether to accept the request, and transmitting a response to the vehicle computing device. Accepting the request causes the CPL computing device to permit a vehicle associated with the vehicle computing device access to the covered parking location.

Abstract: Approaches for data processing at a database system are described. A method may include identifying a first subset of provisioning tasks associated with a first phase of the multi-phase provisioning procedure and a second subset of provisioning tasks associated with a second phase of the multi-phase provisioning procedure. The method may include running the first subset of provisioning tasks on a plurality of software instances of a pool of software instances prior to a provisioning request for the software instance. The method may include receiving, from a user, the provisioning request. The method may include running, based at least in part on the provisioning request and on the software instance from the pool of software instances, the second subset of provisioning tasks, wherein the second subset of provisioning tasks are specific to the user. The method may include provisioning the software instance to the user.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing covered parking to vehicles is provided. The method may include transmitting a location identifier of a covered parking location and a communication address of a covered parking location (CPL) computing device to a vehicle computing device and/or an insurance computing device. The method may further include transmitting a signal to the vehicle computing device indicating a number of available parking spots of the covered parking location when the vehicle computing device contacts the CPL computing device, receiving a request from the vehicle computing device to reserve a parking spot of the covered parking location, determining whether to accept the request, and transmitting a response to the vehicle computing device. Accepting the request causes the CPL computing device to permit a vehicle associated with the vehicle computing device access to the covered parking location.

Abstract: An insurance computing device is provided. The insurance computing device may include a processor and a memory. The processor may be programmed to receive a registration request from a vehicle computing device associated with a vehicle and/or a covered parking location (CPL) computing device associated with a covered parking location, generate a usage profile associated with at least one of the vehicle and the covered parking location, monitor the vehicle computing device and/or the CPL computing device for any requests to reserve an available parking spot of the covered parking location, update the usage profile, determine if an insurance policy associated with the vehicle and/or the covered parking location is eligible for insurance-related benefits based upon the usage profile.

Abstract: Heat dissipation system, a power converter using such a heat dissipation system, and an associated method of thermal management of the power converter are disclosed. The heat dissipation system includes a condenser, a first cooling loop, and a second cooling loop. The first cooling loop is coupled to the condenser and includes a first two-phase heat transfer device. The second cooling loop is coupled to the condenser and includes a second two-phase heat transfer device. The condenser is disposed above the first and second two-phase heat transfer devices.

Abstract: An insurance computing device is provided. The insurance computing device may include a processor and a memory. The processor may be programmed to receive a registration request from a vehicle computing device associated with a vehicle and/or a covered parking location (CPL) computing device associated with a covered parking location, generate a usage profile associated with at least one of the vehicle and the covered parking location, monitor the vehicle computing device and/or the CPL computing device for any requests to reserve an available parking spot of the covered parking location, update the usage profile, determine if an insurance policy associated with the vehicle and/or the covered parking location is eligible for insurance-related benefits based upon the usage profile.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing covered parking to vehicles is provided. The method may include transmitting a location identifier of a covered parking location and a communication address of a covered parking location (CPL) computing device to a vehicle computing device and/or an insurance computing device. The method may further include transmitting a signal to the vehicle computing device indicating a number of available parking spots of the covered parking location when the vehicle computing device contacts the CPL computing device, receiving a request from the vehicle computing device to reserve a parking spot of the covered parking location, determining whether to accept the request, and transmitting a response to the vehicle computing device. Accepting the request causes the CPL computing device to permit a vehicle associated with the vehicle computing device access to the covered parking location.

Abstract: A vehicle weather damage-prevention system is provided. The system may include a vehicle computing device associated with a vehicle, a covered parking location (CPL) computing device associated with a covered parking location, and an insurance computing device. The vehicle computing device may receive weather data and determine whether the vehicle is affected by inclement weather. The vehicle computing device may receive from the CPL computing device information indicating whether the covered parking location has available parking spots. The vehicle computing device may transmit a request to the CPL computing device to reserve a parking spot. The CPL computing device may selectively permit the vehicle access to the covered parking location. The insurance computing device may monitor the vehicle computing device and/or the CPL computing device and determine if an insurance policy is eligible for insurance-related benefits based upon a usage profile of the vehicle or the covered parking location.

Abstract: A charging device for connecting an electrical energy store of a motor vehicle to a charging station for electrical energy includes a charging cable having at least one line for conducting a charging current and at least one connection element via which the charging cable is connectable to a corresponding connection element between the energy store and the charging station. At least one latent heat store is provided on the charging cable and/or on the at least one connection element and can be used to absorb heat generated during the charging process.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to electric machines such as electric propulsion systems for aircraft that integrated cooling systems, and methods of cooling such an electric machine. Exemplary electric machines include an electric motor that has a stator, a rotor, and a drive shaft operably coupled to the rotor. Exemplary electric machines further include a motor cooling conduit that defines a pathway for conveying a cooling fluid through or around at least a portion of the electric motor, a casing assembly that circumferentially surrounds at least a portion of the electric motor, a casing assembly conduit integrally formed within at least a portion of the casing assembly which defines a pathway for conveying the cooling fluid through the at least a portion of the casing assembly, and a pump or compressor operably coupled to the drive shaft and configured to circulate the cooling fluid through the motor cooling conduit and the casing assembly conduit.

Abstract: A computerized method is disclosed including operations of receiving a plurality of request texts, and for each request text of the plurality of request texts: performing a pre-processing operation, performing a first text similarity procedure or a second text similarity procedure that each result in a determination of a most similar request text in a knowledge base, wherein the second text similarity procedure includes performance of word embedding operations, determining a degree of similarity between the current request text and the most similar request text, when the degree of similarity satisfies a similarity threshold comparison, associating an answer associated with the most request text with the current text request, and when the degree of similar does not satisfy the similarity threshold comparison, flagging the current request text or associating a placeholder answer with the current request text. Performing pre-processing may include removing stop words and punctuation and creating tokenized text.

Abstract: A computerized method is disclosed including operations of receiving one or more request texts, including at least a first request text, automatically performing processing on the first request text to determine a most similar request text in a knowledge base, determining a degree of similarity between the first request text and the most similar request text, and in response to a comparison between the degree of similarity and a similarity threshold, retrieving, from the knowledge base, an answer corresponding to the most similar request text. Performing processing may include (i) removing stop words and punctuation and creating tokenized text, (ii) converting the tokenized text into a vector using a trained neural network, and (iii) performing an analysis of the vector with the entries of the knowledge base using one or more of a Word Mover's Distance (WMD) algorithm, or a Soft Cosine Measure (SCM) algorithm.

Abstract: Heat dissipation system, a power converter using such a heat dissipation system, and an associated method of thermal management of the power converter are disclosed. The heat dissipation system includes a condenser, a first cooling loop, and a second cooling loop. The first cooling loop is coupled to the condenser and includes a first two-phase heat transfer device. The second cooling loop is coupled to the condenser and includes a second two-phase heat transfer device. The condenser is disposed above the first and second two-phase heat transfer devices.