Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to deployable structures, such as airbag systems, for vehicles. A system is disclosed for reducing likelihood of injury to a passenger in a collision. The system may include a seat configured to accommodate the passenger and an airbag system. At least a portion of the airbag system may be incorporated into a vehicle prior to deployment of the airbag system. The airbag system may include an airbag and a locking feature. The locking feature may be configured to lock the airbag with a locking portion of a vehicle when the airbag system has been deployed. The locking feature may be attached to the airbag. Aside from airbags, other confining structures, such as nets, shades, curtains, etc., may also be used as deployable structures.

Abstract: A single centralized metadata repository for an entire enterprise can maintain the metadata pertaining to various different web service applications on application servers of heterogeneous types within the enterprise. The metadata items stored in the centralized repository all can be stored in a same canonical format that can be expected and understood by all metadata accessors. The metadata maintained within the central repository can be given a life span that is linked with the life span of the web service application to which that metadata pertains. When a web service application is deployed on an application server, metadata pertaining to that webservice can be pushed automatically to the central repository for storage. When such a web service application is undeployed from an application server, the metadata pertaining to that webservice can be removed automatically from the central repository so as not to waste storage space.

Abstract: An augmented reality drag and drop device (40) comprising an augmented reality display (41) and an augmented reality drag and drop controller. In operation, the augmented reality display (41) displays a virtual object (e.g., virtual content or a virtual item) relative to a view of a physical object within a physical world (e.g., physical content or a physical item), and the augmented reality drag and drop controller (43) controls a drag and drop operation involving the virtual object and the physical object. The drag and drop operation may involve a dragging of the virtual object onto the physical object and/or a dragging of the physical object onto the virtual object.

Abstract: An air cleaner for a vehicle includes a case having an air inlet pipe and an air outlet pipe. A cover is removably attached to the case for covering an open top portion of the case. With the cover attached to the case an interior of the air cleaner defines a flow passage directed through the air cleaner from the air inlet pipe to the air outlet pipe. A filter element is received in the interior and is arranged over the flow passage. The flow passage immediately downstream of the filter element includes an elbow-shaped section for redirecting airflow from the filter element toward the air outlet pipe. The elbow-shaped section is provided with at least one first guide rib shaped correspondingly to the elbow-shaped section. The flow passage upstream of the air outlet pipe defines a branching section formed as an acoustic resonator for reducing air intake noise.

Abstract: The technology relates to vehicle panels. The vehicle panel may comprise a top layer and a bottom layer. The top and bottom layers may be bonded together. The bond of the top and bottom layer may be a weld. One or more energy absorbing layers may be positioned between the top layer and the bottom layer. The one or more energy absorbing layers may be comprised of one or more energy absorbing materials. The energy absorbing layers may be aluminum honeycomb and polyurethane foam.

Abstract: An augmented reality trigger system (10) comprising a primary augmented reality device (30) and a trigger action controller (40) for implementing an augmented reality trigger method based on a medical tool (20) and/or a tool identifier (21) 5 associated with the medical tool (20). In operation, the primary augmented reality device (30) generates a camera image of the real world, which may or may not at any time include the medical tool (20) and/or the tool identifier (21). The trigger action controller (40) recognizes a generation by the primary augmented reality device (30) of the camera image of the real world including the medical tool (20) and/or the tool 10 identifier (21) and in response to such recognition, triggers a medical procedure action by the primary augmented reality device (30) and/or a medical device (50) in support of a medical procedure involving the medical tool (20).

Abstract: A method of dynamically generating a domain based public group key and private member keys using a domain key agent, a domain key service of a domain key broker, and a domain key distribution center. The method includes: sending to the domain key service of a domain key broker a request for a private member key for the domain, wherein the request includes proof of possession of a vehicle private key associated with a vehicle certificate and a vehicle public key; receiving from the domain key service a private member key and a public group key; sending a message digitally signed using the member private key; verifying the digital signature on the received message using the public group key; and dynamically renewing the public group key and private member key based on the domain.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to adjusting a shear pin to minimize an impact force felt by an object in a collision with a vehicle. For example, one or more second computing devices may receive, from one or more first computing devices, information indicating that an impact with an object is imminent. In response to the received information, the second computing devices may determine a first shear force for a first shear pin, wherein the first shear force is a desired amount of shear force necessary to break the first shear pin. The second computing devices may send a triggering signal to activate an actuator prior to an impact with the identified impact target. The actuator, in response to receiving the triggering signal, may adjust the first shear pin in a first pinhole, so the first shear pin will break at the first shear force.

Abstract: In an embodiment a single user authentication event, performed between a trusted path hardware module and a service provider via an out of band communication, can enable a user to transparently access multiple service providers using strong credentials that are specific to each service provider. The authentication event may be based on multifactor authentication that is indicative of a user's actual physical presence. Thus, for example, a user would not need to enter a different retinal scan to gain access to each of the service providers. Other embodiments are described herein.

Abstract: A method of building a device historian, across a supply chain of device manufactures and managers, by a plurality of device management services comprising an enrollment service, an update service, a policy service, and an analytics service, a transaction connector, a blockchain broker service participating as a node in a blockchain network, and transaction filters. The method comprises sending, by the plurality of device management services a transaction record over the transaction connector to the blockchain broker service, receiving, by the blockchain broker service, the transaction record, filtering, by the blockchain broker service, information in the transaction record based on the transaction filters, preparing, by the blockchain broker service, a versioned block based on the filtered information from the transaction record, and adding, by the blockchain broker service, the versioned block to the blockchain network.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to net systems. The net system reduces the risk of injury caused by impact with a vehicle to an object or a pedestrian. The net system may include a net configured to deploy in a vehicle's environment in order to reduce the likelihood of an object colliding directly with the vehicle. The one or more energy reduction structures may be arranged on the net, and the one or more energy reduction structures may be configured to reduce injury caused by impact of the object by absorbing impact energy.

Abstract: For zero-touch provisioning of devices at scale using device configuration templates by device type, a secure element, a provisioning wizard, a provisioning client, an enrollment client, an update client, an enrollment service, an update publisher service, signing and encryption certificates, a method including generating device configuration templates for enrollment and update by device type, sending device configuration templates signed with a device owner signing certificate, and a device owner encryption certificate to the device manufacturer, generating a device configuration for a device based on the device configuration templates using a secure element on the device for immutable device identity, an extended configuration for the device, signing the device configuration with a device manufacturer signing certificate and a secure element signing certificate, encrypting the doubly signed device configuration with an owner encryption certificate, configuring bootstrap metadata, and configuring the device

Abstract: A trust chain having client system and a remote system in a secure connection, wherein an intermediary system associated with the network flow path serves as a signing entity to establish an end to end transitive trust. The intermediate system is a corroborative entity in the operations technology realm of the client system. The remote system serves as the host for a plurality of services in the information technology realm. A two way handshake during the initial secure exchange protocol between a local client application and a remote service is extended to a three way handshake that includes a nonce issued by the remote service on the remote system and a digital signature for the nonce issued by a signature service on an associated intermediate system. The nonce signature is verified authoritatively at the remote system based on the signing certificate of the intermediate system for explicit proof of association.

Abstract: In an embodiment a single user authentication event, performed between a trusted path hardware module and a service provider via an out of band communication, can enable a user to transparently access multiple service providers using strong credentials that are specific to each service provider. The authentication event may be based on multifactor authentication that is indicative of a user's actual physical presence. Thus, for example, a user would not need to enter a different retinal scan to gain access to each of the service providers. Other embodiments are described herein.

Abstract: A method of building a device historian, across a supply chain of device manufactures and managers, by a plurality of device management services comprising an enrollment service, an update service, a policy service, and an analytics service, a transaction connector, a blockchain broker service participating as a node in a blockchain network, and transaction filters. The method comprises sending, by the plurality of device management services a transaction record over the transaction connector to the blockchain broker service, receiving, by the blockchain broker service, the transaction record, filtering, by the blockchain broker service, information in the transaction record based on the transaction filters, preparing, by the blockchain broker service, a versioned block based on the filtered information from the transaction record, and adding, by the blockchain broker service, the versioned block to the blockchain network.

Abstract: A method and a system for operating a flexible computing-device is provided. The method is executed by the system and includes determining at least one bending axis of a computing-device based on a type of application selected by a user. Based on an activation-instruction received from the user, a bending-axis selected from one or more bending axis is also activated. Further, at least one user-input directed to the device is received, based upon which a user-interface of the application uniquely linked to the activated bending-axis is rendered. Such user-interface has at least one designated-control to operate the application.

Abstract: The disclosure provides for a system. The system may include a rotational control system configured to rotate a seat of a vehicle, and one or more computing devices. The one or more computing devices may have one or more processors that are configured to determine that an impact is imminent at a location on the vehicle along a collision axis. A most favorable orientation may be determined by the one or more processors based on the determined location and collision axis. Using the rotational control system, the one or more processors may rotate the seat of the vehicle to the most favorable orientation in order to reduce risks of serious injury to a passenger in the seat caused by the imminent impact. A translational control system may be used by the one or more processors to translate the seat of the vehicle to a position relative to the determined location.

Abstract: A controller for augmenting reality includes a memory that stores instructions, and a processor that executes the instructions. The controller receives, from at least one device that provides output via a display, an information feed comprising first visual information from the at least one device. When executed by the processor, the instructions cause the controller to execute a process comprising controlling generation of first visual information in a first shared portion of a three-dimensional (3D) space by a first augmented reality device as augmented reality, and controlling generation of the first visual information in the first shared portion of the 3D space by a second augmented reality device as augmented reality.

Abstract: A transimpedance amplifier and photodiode that has a bias voltage node established at a bias voltage and a ground node/plane that connects, over a short distance as compared to the prior art, to a photodiode and a transimpedance amplifier. The photodiode is in a substrate and configured to receive and convert an optical signal to an electrical current. The photodiode has an anode terminal and a cathode terminal which is connected to the bias voltage node. One or more capacitors in or on the substrate and connected between the bias node and the ground node. The transimpedance amplifier has an input connected to the anode terminal of the photodiode and an output that presents a voltage representing the optical signal to an output path. The transimpedance amplifier and the photodiode are both electrically connected in a flip chip configuration and the ground plane creates a coplanar waveguide.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining the health of a plasma system by igniting a plasma within a plasma confining volume generate an ignition signal with an ignition circuit and apply the ignition signal between a biased region and a grounded region in the vicinity of the plasma confining volume. A parameter in the ignition circuit is sensed, and the sensed parameter is compared to a first parameter threshold. A condition associated with the plasma confining volume is determined if the sensed parameter differs from the first voltage threshold, and a corrective action can be taken.