Abstract: An aerodynamic vehicle includes an aerodynamic heat exchanger formed as one or more body panels disposed along an outer surface of the vehicle having one or more fluidic chambers or micro-channels. The aerodynamic heat exchanger is adapted to provide effective and highly efficient heat transfer, and also to provide substantially reduced or negligible contribution to the aerodynamic drag. The aerodynamic heat exchanger may provide adequate heat rejection capacity throughout vehicle operating conditions that advantageously results in increased fuel economy and overall vehicle performance.

Abstract: An aerodynamic vehicle includes an aerodynamic heat exchanger formed as one or more body panels disposed along an outer surface of the vehicle having one or more fluidic chambers or micro-channels. The aerodynamic heat exchanger is adapted to provide effective and highly efficient heat transfer, and also to provide substantially reduced or negligible contribution to the aerodynamic drag. The aerodynamic heat exchanger may provide adequate heat rejection capacity throughout vehicle operating conditions that advantageously results in increased fuel economy and overall vehicle performance.

Abstract: Systems and methods for authentication code entry using mobile electronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, in an information processing device comprising at least one computer processor, a display, and an input device a method for authentication code entry may include: (1) receiving, at the information processing device, a masking pattern for receiving entry of an authentication code, the masking pattern specifying an order for entering the authentication code; (2) presenting, on the display, a prompt to enter the authentication code in accordance with the masking pattern; (3) receiving, at the input device, a masked authentication code entry where the masked authentication code entry comprises the authentication code entered in accordance with the masking pattern; and (4) storing the masked authentication code entry.

Abstract: Systems and methods for authentication code entry using mobile electronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, in an information processing device comprising at least one computer processor, a display, and an input device a method for authentication code entry may include: (1) receiving, at the information processing device, a masking pattern for receiving entry of an authentication code, the masking pattern specifying an order for entering the authentication code; (2) presenting, on the display, a prompt to enter the authentication code in accordance with the masking pattern; (3) receiving, at the input device, a masked authentication code entry where the masked authentication code entry comprises the authentication code entered in accordance with the masking pattern; and (4) storing the masked authentication code entry.

Abstract: A method is described for assessing subsurface structure uncertainty based on at least one subsurface horizon. The method calculates seismic continuity attributes to determine a mappability of the subsurface horizon(s); determines horizontal uncertainty for each fault in vertical uncertainty for each horizon; generates probabilistic scenarios for a subsurface geometry for at least one conceptual model; and generates a map of geological model uncertainty based on the probabilistic scenarios. In some embodiments, the probabilistic scenarios are stochastic simulations. In some embodiments, generating a map of geological model uncertainty is based on information entropy. The method may be executed by a computer system.

Abstract: A method is described for assessing subsurface structure uncertainty based on at least one subsurface horizon. The method calculates seismic continuity attributes to determine a mappability of the subsurface horizon(s); determines horizontal uncertainty for each fault in vertical uncertainty for each horizon; generates probabilistic scenarios for a subsurface geometry for at least one conceptual model; and generates a map of geological model uncertainty based on the probabilistic scenarios. In some embodiments, the probabilistic scenarios are stochastic simulations. In some embodiments, generating a map of geological model uncertainty is based on information entropy. The method may be executed by a computer system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for authentication code entry using mobile electronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, in an information processing device comprising at least one computer processor, a display, and an input device a method for authentication code entry may include: (1) receiving, at the information processing device, a masking pattern for receiving entry of an authentication code, the masking pattern specifying an order for entering the authentication code; (2) presenting, on the display, a prompt to enter the authentication code in accordance with the masking pattern; (3) receiving, at the input device, a masked authentication code entry where the masked authentication code entry comprises the authentication code entered in accordance with the masking pattern; and (4) storing the masked authentication code entry.

Abstract: A cutting edge system for a snowplow is described. The system includes a backing plate coupled to a moldboard of the snowplow and cutting edge segments mounted to a front of the backing plate. Each cutting edge segment includes a blade segment slidably mounted to the backing plate. Each blade segment has a lower portion, an upper portion having an uppermost edge, and two upwardly extending lobes that define an intermediate portion therebetween. The two lobes each have a slot having a central slot region to receive a fastener and an upper slot region extending between the central slot region and an opening in an upper edge of the lobe. Each cutting edge segment also includes a compression member retained between the uppermost edge of the intermediate portion and an engaging surface of the backing plate to absorb upward movement of the blade segment when the cutting edge engages the ground.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an optical device having a spatially-varying volume holographic grating (VHG), and methods, systems and apparatus for making the same. An optical device according to the disclosure has one or both of a spacing and a slant angle of the VHG which varies across locations of the optical device. A method for making an such an optical device includes: irradiating a photosensitive material with a first beam of light; producing a volume holographic grating in the photosensitive material by producing an interference pattern between the first beam with a second beam of light; moving the first beam and the second beam or the photosensitive material relative to the other to scan the first beam and the second beam across locations on the photosensitive material; and varying one or both of a spacing and a slant angle of the volume holographic grating across locations on the photosensitive material.

Abstract: Systems and methods for authentication code entry using mobile electronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, in an information processing device comprising at least one computer processor, a display, and an input device a method for authentication code entry may include: (1) receiving, at the information processing device, a masking pattern for receiving entry of an authentication code, the masking pattern specifying an order for entering the authentication code; (2) presenting, on the display, a prompt to enter the authentication code in accordance with the masking pattern; (3) receiving, at the input device, a masked authentication code entry where the masked authentication code entry comprises the authentication code entered in accordance with the masking pattern; and (4) storing the masked authentication code entry.

Abstract: A cutting edge system for a snowplow is described herein. The system includes a backing plate coupled to a bottom portion of a moldboard of the snowplow and a plurality of cutting edge segments mounted to a front surface of the backing plate. Each cutting edge segment includes a blade segment slidably mounted to the front surface of the backing plate. Each blade segment has a lower portion configured to engage a ground surface, an upper portion having an uppermost edge opposed to the cutting edge, and two upwardly extending lobes spaced apart from each other to define an intermediate portion therebetween. Each cutting edge segment also includes a compression member configured to be retained in between the uppermost edge of the intermediate portion and an engaging surface of the backing plate. The compression member is configured to absorb upward movement of the blade segment when the cutting edge engages the ground surface.

Abstract: Systems and methods for authentication code entry using mobile electronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, in an information processing device comprising at least one computer processor, a display, and an input device a method for authentication code entry may include: (1) receiving, at the information processing device, a masking pattern for receiving entry of an authentication code, the masking pattern specifying an order for entering the authentication code; (2) presenting, on the display, a prompt to enter the authentication code in accordance with the masking pattern; (3) receiving, at the input device, a masked authentication code entry where the masked authentication code entry comprises the authentication code entered in accordance with the masking pattern; and (4) storing the masked authentication code entry.

Abstract: A cutting edge system for a snowplow is described. The system includes a backing plate coupled to a moldboard of the snowplow and cutting edge segments mounted to a front of the backing plate. Each cutting edge segment includes a blade segment slidably mounted to the backing plate. Each blade segment has a lower portion, an upper portion having an uppermost edge, and two upwardly extending lobes that define an intermediate portion therebetween. The two lobes each have a slot having a central slot region to receive a fastener and an upper slot region extending between the central slot region and an opening in an upper edge of the lobe. Each cutting edge segment also includes a compression member retained between the uppermost edge of the intermediate portion and an engaging surface of the backing plate to absorb upward movement of the blade segment when the cutting edge engages the ground.

Abstract: A cutting edge system for a snowplow is described herein. The system includes a backing plate coupled to a bottom portion of a moldboard of the snowplow and a plurality of cutting edge segments mounted to a front surface of the backing plate. Each cutting edge segment includes a blade segment slidably mounted to the front surface of the backing plate. Each blade segment has a lower portion configured to engage a ground surface, an upper portion having an uppermost edge opposed to the cutting edge, and two upwardly extending lobes spaced apart from each other to define an intermediate portion therebetween. Each cutting edge segment also includes a compression member configured to be retained in between the uppermost edge of the intermediate portion and an engaging surface of the backing plate. The compression member is configured to absorb upward movement of the blade segment when the cutting edge engages the ground surface.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for secure input processing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for securely processing a touch-based gesture may include: (1) a first computer processor receiving a raw gesture data corresponding to a touch input; (2) the first computer processor communicating the raw gesture data and a fake gesture data as a transmission to a second computer processor; and (3) the first computer processor receiving a decoded transmission from the second computer processor comprising a decoded raw gesture data corresponding to the raw gesture data and a decoded fake gesture data corresponding to the fake gesture data.

Abstract: A point of sale system including a display subsystem including a viewable display array having multiple controllable display locations being operative to display non-trusted display content and trusted display content and a trusted/non-trusted display content controller operative to govern operation of the display subsystem and thereby to selectably allow a portion of the non-trusted display content from a non-trusted display content source to be viewed, at at least one display location on the viewable display array, which at least one display location is selected by the trusted/non-trusted content controller, without the trusted/non-trusted content controller needing to have knowledge of the non-trusted display content, to be incapable of enabling malicious content, forming part of the non-trusted display content, to be readably displayed, which could lead to unauthorized entry of confidential information by a user.

Abstract: A method for password-protected physical transfer of password-protected devices including at a receiving location, generating at least one security file including an encrypted element generated using a one-way encryption function utilizing at least one secure code, transmitting the at least one security file to a shipping location at which the password-protected devices are located, at the shipping location, using at least one shipping location password, loading the at least one security file into at least one password-protected device, shipping the at least one password-protected device to the receiving location and at the receiving location, employing the at least one secure code to supply an input to the at least one password-protected device and employing the at least one security file to enable establishment of at least one receiving location password for the at least one password-protected device which replaces the at least one shipping location password.

Abstract: A point of sale system including at least one proxy server having an internet connection, a web browser operative to download web pages from the internet via the proxy server, and a real time user input limiting trusted computing base module communicating with the web browser and being operative to limit user input to the web pages in real time.