Abstract: A method and apparatus for adjusting device settings on a first device are described including receiving input from a second device and adjusting the device settings or settings of a third device responsive to the input.

Abstract: A system and method for setting time and date in a device (e.g., a set top box (614), or similar client device) through a network connection when a network time standard server (606, 620) (e.g., a NTP server) is unavailable (e.g., blocked or blacklisted) are provided. The system and method of the present disclosure involves sending (404) a request over a network from a device for information from an Internet address (618), receiving (406) a packet (500) from the Internet address (618) in response to the request, extracting (408) time and date information from a header (502) in the packet (500), and using the extracted time and date information to set (416) the current time and date for the device.

Abstract: A method for analyzing SCADA projects includes generating a configuration for the SCADA system deployed in a default environment, receiving a first result of a set of tests run on the SCADA system using the configuration in the default environment, determining whether the first result of the set of tests is successful, deploying the SCADA system using the configuration in a customer environment, comparing the default environment with the customer environment, determining differences between the default environment and the customer environment, receiving a result of another set of tests run based on the differences between the default environment and the customer environment, adjusting the configuration in the customer environment based on the result of the another set of tests to generate an adjusted configuration, and receiving a second result of the set of tests run on the SCADA system using the adjusted configuration in the customer environment.

Abstract: Verification systems are provided for verification of proper execution of control commands on remote devices. In some embodiments, the verification systems can include video cameras, audio sensors, thermal detectors, etc., to provide secondary sources of information by which to verify primary reports on a state of a remote device. Each device can be associated with a device profile defining operating characteristics of the remote device in various states. In some examples, device properties can also be defined based on a current state of the device and a received control command. In some examples, the device profiles are models of expected device properties that can used to verify proper execution of control commands. In some embodiments, detection of state mismatch can trigger a variety of actions by the system to mediate the mismatched state according to a variety of control rules.

Abstract: According to one aspect, a SCADA system is provided. The SCADA system includes a network interface configured to communicate data with a plurality of industrial control devices via an industrial control system (ICS) network. The SCADA system further includes a memory storing SCADA configuration information including ICS network configuration information and device information descriptive of each industrial control device of the plurality of industrial control devices and at least one processor in data communication with the memory and the network interface. The SCADA system also includes an intrusion detection component executable by the at least one processor and configured to read the SCADA configuration information, generate, from the SCADA configuration information, authorized communication information descriptive of one or more expected communication types of communications authorized for transmission via the ICS network.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for serving targeted advertising to a user via a user device are described including receiving content provided by a content provider, rendering the provided content, viewing a commercial, wherein the commercial was spliced into the content based on a default commercial selection algorithm at a commercial break, determining if the user wants to rate the commercial, accepting the user's rating of the commercial if the user wants to rate the commercial and communicating the user's rating of the commercial to the content provider.

Abstract: A flow meter includes a meter section formed from a single stock of material and having a first inner pipe portion, a second inner pipe portion and an orifice plate defined between the first inner pipe portion and the second inner pipe portion, wherein the orifice plate has an orifice with a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the first inner pipe portion. The flow meter further includes a first pipe connecting section connected to a first side of the meter section and having a pipe flange and a second pipe connection section connected to a second side of the meter section and having a second pipe flange.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for serving targeted advertising to a user via a user device are described including receiving content provided by a content provider, rendering the provided content, viewing a commercial, wherein the commercial was spliced into the content based on a default commercial selection algorithm at a commercial break, determining if the user wants to rate the commercial, accepting the user's rating of the commercial if the user wants to rate the commercial and communicating the user's rating of the commercial to the content provider.

Abstract: Verification systems are provided for verification of proper execution of control commands on remote devices. In some embodiments, the verification systems can include video cameras, audio sensors, thermal detectors, etc., to provide secondary sources of information by which to verify primary reports on a state of a remote device. Each device can be associated with a device profile defining operating characteristics of the remote device in various states. In some examples, device properties can also be defined based on a current state of the device and a received control command. In some examples, the device profiles are models of expected device properties that can used to verify proper execution of control commands. In some embodiments, detection of state mismatch can trigger a variety of actions by the system to mediate the mismatched state according to a variety of control rules.

Abstract: According to one aspect, a SCADA system is provided. The SCADA system includes a network interface configured to communicate data with a plurality of industrial control devices via an industrial control system (ICS) network. The SCADA system further includes a memory storing SCADA configuration information including ICS network configuration information and device information descriptive of each industrial control device of the plurality of industrial control devices and at least one processor in data communication with the memory and the network interface. The SCADA system also includes an intrusion detection component executable by the at least one processor and configured to read the SCADA configuration information, generate, from the SCADA configuration information, authorized communication information descriptive of one or more expected communication types of communications authorized for transmission via the ICS network.

Abstract: A composite filter media includes a base sheet incorporating polymer microfibers and nano-fibrillated cellulose in combination with one or more alternative upstream depth filtration layers. Embodiments of the composite filter media employ polymer or fiberglass layers arranged on the upstream face of the base sheet. A lightweight protective spun bond scrim may be applied to the upstream face of the upstream depth filtration material. The depth filtration layer or layers may be laminated to each other and/or the base sheet or co-pleated with the base sheet to form the disclosed composite media. The depth filtration layers are configured to provide a positive density gradient in the direction of fuel flow through the composite media, meaning that the depth filtration media increases in density and decreases in pore size in the direction of fuel flow.

Abstract: A method for a content provider to manage broadcast content including selecting content to be broadcast, determining a category of the selected content, tagging the selected content and transmitting the tagged selected content to a content aggregator for broadcasting. Also described is a method for a content aggregator to broadcast content including receiving selected content from a content provider, determining when to broadcast the selected content and determining whether to broadcast any part of the selected content prior to a schedule time and broadcasting the selected content responsive to the determining step.

Abstract: A method for analyzing SCADA projects includes generating a configuration for the SCADA system deployed in a default environment, receiving a first result of a set of tests run on the SCADA system SCADA system using the configuration in the default environment, determining whether the first result of the set of tests is successful, deploying the SCADA system using the configuration in a customer environment, comparing the default environment with the customer environment, determining differences between the default environment and the customer environment, receiving a result of another set of tests run based on the differences between the default environment and the customer environment, adjusting the configuration in the customer environment based on the result of the another set of tests to generate an adjusted configuration, and receiving a second result of the set of tests nm on the SCADA system using the adjusted configuration in the customer environment.

Abstract: A flow meter includes a meter section formed from a single stock of material and having a first inner pipe portion, a second inner pipe portion and an orifice plate defined between the first inner pipe portion and the second inner pipe portion, wherein the orifice plate has an orifice with a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the first inner pipe portion. The flow meter further includes a first pipe connecting section connected to a first side of the meter section and having a pipe flange and a second pipe connection section connected to a second side of the meter section and having a second pipe flange.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for tabbing electronic documents such as e-books allows users to associate selected content in an electronic document with tabs that can be displayed and organized in a versatile manner, including grouping tabs with different colors, each color corresponding to a different category, e.g., a different character in a story, selecting some colors to display, selecting display of tabs added by other readers, adding metadata to each tab indicating selected content, highlighting selected content, and/or condensing the electronic document to include only content associated with selected tabs.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for using commercial ratings are described including receiving user feedback rating commercials from a plurality of users, collecting commercial related data, aggregating the commercial related data and the commercial ratings, calculating statistics based on the aggregated data and applying the statistics to a default commercial selection algorithm.

Abstract: A method of acquiring data and performing calculations on the data using a provider service. A provider ticket service (PTS) receives tickets from one or more clients. Each ticket includes a calculation identifier and a payload. The calculation identifier identifies a calculation to be performed using information in the payload. The PTS associates a unique ticket identifier with each ticket. A ticket manager submits a selected ticket from the PTS to a provider host service (PHS), which determines which provider is to perform the calculation identified by the selected ticket by inspecting provider identification information in the selected ticket. The PHS launches a provider host thread (PHT) that invokes the provider determined to perform the calculation identified by the calculation identifier of the selected ticket. The provider performs the calculation and returns its result to the PHS, which passes the result back to the PTS, which returns the result to the requesting client.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for serving targeted advertising to a user via a user device are described including receiving content provided by a content provider, rendering the provided content, viewing a commercial, wherein the commercial was spliced into the content based on a default commercial selection algorithm at a commercial break, determining if the user wants to rate the commercial, accepting the user's rating of the commercial if the user wants to rate the commercial and communicating the user's rating of the commercial to the content provider.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are described including receiving content provided by a content provider, rendering the provided content, viewing a commercial, wherein the commercial was spliced into the content based on a default commercial selection algorithm at a commercial break, determining if the user wants to rate the commercial, accepting the users rating of the commercial if the user wants to rate the commercial, and communicating the commercial and the users rating of the commercial to one or more social networking sites.

Abstract: An apparatus such as a television signal receiver controls a digital recording device via a digital data bus to enable sub-channel recording and playback. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a processor that is operative to process signals representing a plurality of sub-channels to generate digital data for a first one of the sub-channels. The digital data includes program data and identification data for the first sub-channel. An input/output terminal is operative to provide the digital data to a digital recording device via a digital data bus.