Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for presenting information and/or services to a user. One example method includes establishing a user session between a computing device operated by an entity and a first user device operated by a customer of the entity. The first user device provides a first interface through which the customer participates in the user session. The method also includes determining, based at least on a complexity of first information to be provided to the customer, to change the first interface to a new interface. Further, the method includes selecting, based on the complexity of the first information, a new interface, where the new interface is provided by at least a second user device. Furthermore, the method includes implementing the new interface to facilitate for the customer to participate in the user session.

Abstract: The disclosed exemplary embodiments include computer-implemented systems, devices, apparatuses, and processes that maintain data confidentiality in communications involving voice-enabled devices operating within a distributed computing environment. By way of example, an apparatus may receive, from a communications system across a public communications network, a request for an element of data generated by the computing system based on first audio content obtained at a device. The apparatus may obtain the requested data element and further, may generate acoustic data representative of at least a portion of the requested data element. The apparatus may also generate an encrypted response to the received request that includes the acoustic data, and transmit the encrypted response to the device across the public communications network.

Abstract: The disclosed exemplary embodiments include computer-implemented systems, devices, apparatuses, and processes that maintain data confidentiality in communications involving voice-enabled devices in a distributed computing environment using homomorphic encryption. By way of example, an apparatus may receive encrypted command data from a computing system, decrypt the encrypted command data using a homomorphic private key, and perform operations that associate the decrypted command data with a request for an element of data. Using a public cryptographic key associated with a device, the apparatus generate an encrypted response that includes the requested data element, and transmit the encrypted response to the device. The device may decrypt the encrypted response using a private cryptographic key and to perform operations that present first audio content representative of the requested data element through an acoustic interface.

Abstract: The disclosed exemplary embodiments include computer-implemented systems, apparatuses, and processes that dynamically manage exchanges of data using a cryptographically secure distributed ledger and homomorphic commitments. For example, and in response to an occurrence of a triggering event, an apparatus may obtain parameter values that characterize the data exchange, first commitment values representative of the parameter values, and a first digital signature. In response to a verification of the first digital signature, the apparatus may apply a second digital signature to commitment data that includes the first commitment values and a second commitment value representative of the first digital signature. The apparatus may transmit a signal that includes the commitment data and the second digital signature to a computing system, which generates an element of distributed ledger that includes the commitment data and the second digital signature in response to a verification of the second digital signature.

Abstract: An electric vehicle is coupled to an communicates with the cloud. The cloud is coupled to and communicates with the electric vehicle. The cloud includes a server. The electric vehicle is configured to distribute information between electric vehicles in a fleet. The electric vehicle has cloud connectivity and a second local wireless communication to communication information to the fleet of electric vehicles.

Abstract: An electric vehicle is provided. A cloud is coupled to and in communication with the electric vehicle. The cloud includes a server. A plurality of private keys and private key pairs cryptographically secure sensitive information relative to the electric vehicle. The private keys perform one or more of: decryption; encryption: or signing data. A corresponding public key decrypts or verifies a signature of the data signed by its private key Public keys cannot be used to encrypt or sign data.

Abstract: An energy conversion device for conversion of various energy forms into electricity. The energy forms may be chemical, photovoltaic or thermal gradients. The energy conversion device has a first and second electrode. A substrate is present that has a porous semiconductor or dielectric layer placed thereover. The substrate itself can be planar, two-dimensional, or three-dimensional, and possess internal and external surfaces. These substrates may be rigid, flexible and/or foldable. The porous semiconductor or dielectric layer can be a nano-engineered structure. A porous conductor material is placed on at least a portion of the porous semiconductor or dielectric layer such that at least some of the porous conductor material enters the nano-engineered structure of the porous semiconductor or dielectric layer, thereby forming an intertwining region.

Abstract: The disclosed exemplary embodiments include computer-implemented systems, apparatuses, and processes that dynamically manage exchanges of data using a cryptographically secure distributed ledger and homomorphic commitments. For example, and in response to an occurrence of a triggering event, an apparatus may obtain parameter values that characterize the data exchange, first commitment values representative of the parameter values, and a first digital signature. In response to a verification of the first digital signature, the apparatus may apply a second digital signature to commitment data that includes the first commitment values and a second commitment value representative of the first digital signature. The apparatus may transmit a signal that includes the commitment data and the second digital signature to a computing system, which generates an element of distributed ledger that includes the commitment data and the second digital signature in response to a verification of the second digital signature.

Abstract: There is a provided a digital identity network interface system that may include a communications module and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive a signal representing a digital identity request, the digital identity request defining one or more scopes associated with the request, at least one of the scopes identifying a data type associated with the request, generate a query based on the scopes by translating at least one of the scopes into a query having a query format associated with a digital identity network, the digital identity network storing data associated with a plurality of users, send a signal representing the query to the digital identity network, send a link to an authorization device, after successful authentication, obtain data associated with the digital identity request from the digital identity network, and release at least some of the data.

Abstract: An energy conversion device for conversion of various energy forms into electricity. The energy forms may be chemical, photovoltaic or thermal gradients. The energy conversion device has a first and second electrode. A substrate is present that has a porous semiconductor or dielectric layer placed thereover. The substrate itself can be planar, two-dimensional, or three-dimensional, and possess internal and external surfaces. These substrates may be rigid, flexible and/or foldable. The porous semiconductor or dielectric layer can be a nano-engineered structure. A porous conductor material is placed on at least a portion of the porous semiconductor or dielectric layer such that at least some of the porous conductor material enters the nano-engineered structure of the porous semiconductor or dielectric layer, thereby forming an intertwining region.

Abstract: There is a provided a digital identity network interface system that may include a communications module and a processor. The processor may be configured to: receive a signal representing a digital identity request, the digital identity request defining one or more scopes associated with the request, at least one of the scopes identifying a data type associated with the request; generate a query based on the scopes by translating at least one of the scopes into a query having a query format associated with a digital identity network, the digital identity network storing data associated with a plurality of users; send a signal representing the query to the digital identity network; send a link to an authorization device; after successful authentication, obtain data associated with the digital identity request from the digital identity network; and release at least some of the data.

Abstract: The disclosed exemplary embodiments include computer-implemented systems, apparatuses, and processes that perform homomorphic computations on encrypted third-party data within a distributed computing environment. For example, an apparatus receives a homomorphic public key and encrypted transaction data characterizing an exchange of data from a computing system, and encrypts modelling data associated with a first predictive model using the homomorphic public key. The apparatus may perform homomorphic computations that apply the first predictive model to the encrypted transaction data in accordance with the encrypted first modelling data, and transmit an encrypted first output of the homomorphic computations to the computing system, which may decrypt the encrypted first output using a homomorphic private key and generate decrypted output data indicative of a predicted likelihood that the data exchange represents fraudulent activity.

Abstract: An energy conversion device for conversion of chemical energy into electricity. The energy conversion device has a first and second electrode. A substrate is present that has a porous semiconductor or dielectric layer placed thereover. The porous semiconductor or dielectric layer can be a nano-engineered structure. A porous catalyst material is placed on at least a portion of the porous semiconductor or dielectric layer such that at least some of the porous catalyst material enters the nano-engineered structure of the porous semiconductor or dielectric layer, thereby forming an intertwining region.

Abstract: A security apparatus includes a first and second portion configured to be disposed in a first and second orientation, the first portion comprises a first loop for receiving electrical power and outputting magnetic fields, the second portion comprises a second loop for receiving the magnetic fields and for outputting induced electrical power to a battery, a reader device having a transceiver for transmitting reader data to a smart device, and for receiving a data token from the smart device, and a processor for authenticating the data token and for outputting an authorized command in response to the data token being authenticated, and a peripheral device for performing a user-perceptible change in response to the authorized command, wherein the batter powers the reader device and the peripheral device.

Abstract: A control system includes a reader device including a transceiver for scanning scan for ephemeral ID signals, for detecting an ephemeral ID signal from a smart-device of a user not permanently associated with the user, for outputting to the smart device, reader data, in response to the ephemeral ID signal, and for receiving from the smart-device a first authorization server token, a processor coupled to the transceiver for determining whether the first token is valid, and for determining user data in a payload portion of the first token, a transmitter for transmitting the user data to a peripheral control unit, wherein a data protocol is selected from a group consisting of: Wiegand and OSDP, and the peripheral control unit for directing a peripheral device to perform a user-perceptible action in response to the user data.

Abstract: An energy conversion device for conversion of chemical energy into electricity. The energy conversion device has a first and second electrode. A substrate is present that has a porous semiconductor or dielectric layer placed thereover. The porous semiconductor or dielectric layer can be a nano-engineered structure. A porous catalyst material is placed on at least a portion of the porous semiconductor or dielectric layer such that at least some of the porous catalyst material enters the nano-engineered structure of the porous semiconductor or dielectric layer, thereby forming an intertwining region.

Abstract: The disclosed exemplary embodiments include computer-implemented systems, apparatuses, and processes that dynamically manage exchanges of data using a cryptographically secure distributed ledger and homomorphic commitments. For example, and in response to an occurrence of a triggering event, an apparatus may obtain parameter values that characterize the data exchange, first commitment values representative of the parameter values, and a first digital signature. In response to a verification of the first digital signature, the apparatus may apply a second digital signature to commitment data that includes the first commitment values and a second commitment value representative of the first digital signature. The apparatus may transmit a signal that includes the commitment data and the second digital signature to a computing system, which generates an element of distributed ledger that includes the commitment data and the second digital signature in response to a verification of the second digital signature.

Abstract: There is a provided a digital identity network interface system that may include a communications module and a processor. The processor may be configured to: receive a signal representing a digital identity request, the digital identity request defining one or more scopes associated with the request, at least one of the scopes identifying a data type associated with the request; generate a query based on the scopes by translating at least one of the scopes into a query having a query format associated with a digital identity network, the digital identity network storing data associated with a plurality of users; send a signal representing the query to the digital identity network; send a link to an authorization device; after successful authentication, obtain data associated with the digital identity request from the digital identity network; and release at least some of the data.

Abstract: An energy conversion device for conversion of various energy forms into electricity. The energy forms may be chemical, photovoltaic or thermal gradients. The energy conversion device has a first and second electrode. A substrate is present that has a porous semiconductor or dielectric layer placed thereover. The substrate itself can be planar, two-dimensional, or three-dimensional, and possess internal and external surfaces. These substrates may be rigid, flexible and/or foldable. The porous semiconductor or dielectric layer can be a nano-engineered structure. A porous conductor material is placed on at least a portion of the porous semiconductor or dielectric layer such that at least some of the porous conductor material enters the nano-engineered structure of the porous semiconductor or dielectric layer, thereby forming an intertwining region.

Abstract: An energy conversion device for conversion of chemical energy into electricity. The energy conversion device has a first and second electrode. A substrate is present that has a porous semiconductor or dielectric layer placed thereover. The porous semiconductor or dielectric layer can be a nano-engineered structure. A porous catalyst material is placed on at least a portion of the porous semiconductor or dielectric layer such that at least some of the porous catalyst material enters the nano-engineered structure of the porous semiconductor or dielectric layer, thereby forming an intertwining region.