Abstract: Evaluating an organization's risk of exposure to cyber security events by collecting security-based risk indicators about multiple organizations and an indication of whether the multiple organizations suffered a security event, inputting into a software model values representing financial damages of the security events and values of the security-based risk indicators about the multiple organizations, running the software model multiple times to output sets of classifiers distinguishing organizations that suffered the security event or not, where each run of the model is associated with the financial damages of the security event, accumulating the values that represent the financial damages associated with each set of classifiers, and assigning a weight to classifiers outputted by the software model according to the accumulated sum of the values that represent the financial damages that appeared in a set of the multiple sets outputted by the software model.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for determining a manufacturing plan. An example method includes obtaining an initial object definition describing an initial state of a manufacturing plan and obtaining a final object definition describing a target shape of an object to be formed through the manufacturing plan. The method also includes generating a tree comprising a plurality of nodes and edges. Each edge represents a selected manufacturing operation. The nodes include a parent node representing the initial object definition, intermediate child nodes representing an intermediate state of the object, and leaf nodes representing the target shape. The selected manufacturing operation applied at each edge may be a subtractive manufacturing (SM) operation or an additive manufacturing (AM) operation. The method also includes identifying a lowest cost manufacturing plan comprising a sequence of manufacturing operation connecting the parent node and one of the leaf nodes.

Abstract: A system and method may create a user interface where a first account may be lined up in relation to a second account and a transfer may move value from the first account to the second account.

Abstract: An anti-rotation device is for a circumferential seal disposed within a housing and having an annular body and one or more openings with facing first and second sides. The device includes at least one and preferably a plurality of lugs each having a first axial end coupled with the housing, preferably through an annular carrier disposed within the housing, an opposing second axial end, inner and outer radial ends each extending axially between the first and second axial ends, and opposing first and second retainer surfaces extending axially between the first and second axial ends and radially between the inner and outer radial ends. At least one retainer surface is convexly curved and each lug is disposable within a seal opening such that the convexly curved retainer surface is contactable with one of the seal opening sides to prevent angular displacement of the seal with respect to the housing.

Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving transaction data in an authorization request message from an access device, where the transaction data is associated with a merchant and a transaction location. The method also includes analyzing the transaction data to determine if a location database comprises location data corresponding to the merchant associated with the transaction data, and adding the transaction location and information regarding the access device to the location database.

Abstract: An anti-rotation device is for a circumferential seal disposed within a housing and having an annular body and one or more openings with facing first and second sides. The device includes at least one and preferably a plurality of lugs each having a first axial end coupled with the housing, preferably through an annular carrier disposed within the housing, an opposing second axial end, inner and outer radial ends each extending axially between the first and second axial ends, and opposing first and second retainer surfaces extending axially between the first and second axial ends and radially between the inner and outer radial ends. At least one retainer surface is convexly curved and each lug is disposable within a seal opening such that the convexly curved retainer surface is contactable with one of the seal opening sides to prevent angular displacement of the seal with respect to the housing.

Abstract: A user device operated by a user receives a compromise alert indicating a potentially compromised use of first access data associated with a user. The compromise alert enables the user to input a response to the compromise alert, where the response can indicate that the first access data is compromised along with a request to issue new access data for the user. The response is sent to a server computer, which then initiates a process to disable use of the first access data and generate the new access data. The new access data is transmitted to the user device. The user can utilize the new access data to request access to a resource.

Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving transaction data in an authorization request message from an access device, where the transaction data is associated with a merchant and a transaction location. The method also includes analyzing the transaction data to determine if a location database comprises location data corresponding to the merchant associated with the transaction data, and adding the transaction location and information regarding the access device to the location database.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for improving the curing process of materials that cure under reaction with CO2 and that do not cure in the presence of water alone are described, and examples are given.

Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving transaction data in an authorization request message from an access device, where the transaction data is associated with a merchant and a transaction location. The method also includes analyzing the transaction data to determine if a location database comprises location data corresponding to the merchant associated with the transaction data, and adding the transaction location and information regarding the access device to the location database.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method of quickly displaying available payment device accounts with an application on a mobile device without requiring a password from a user. In one embodiment, information displayed includes available balances and rewards associated with the payment device accounts. Embodiments of the invention allow a user to quickly see this information without having to enter his or her authentication credentials each and every time this information is needed. Embodiments of the invention can also be seen as more secure as other methods and systems as the user does not have to log into the actual application itself, which may contain sensitive information.

Abstract: Systems and methods of creating highly personalized personas are described in this application. Personas of the inventive subject matter are capable of learning new behaviors according to the users that control the personas. When a persona learns a new behavior, that behavior can then be accessed by other personas, creating a shared, group knowledge. Personas can also continue to exist in a persistent environment (e.g., a game word or otherwise) even after a user has ceased to control the user (e.g., by logging off or walking away from the controls). In some embodiments, personas can be used as personal digital assistants that are capable of learning user preferences over time based on both the actions and activities of that user and also based on the actions and activities of other users with their own personas.

Abstract: A system and method may create a user interface where a first account may be lined up in relation to a second account and a transfer may move value from the first account to the second account.

Abstract: A system and method may create a user interface where a first account may be lined up in relation to a second account and a transfer may move value from the first account to the second account.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for improving the curing process of materials that cure under reaction with CO2 and that do not cure in the presence of water alone are described, and examples are given.

Abstract: Described herein is a system for optimizing transactions conducted using a portfolio of payment devices by providing strategic content. In particular, content are assigned to payment devices in a portfolio of payment devices based on a frequency of a transaction type and a frequency with which a payment device is used. In some embodiments, a content may be generated for a payment device upon determining that a frequency of use associated with the payment device is below a usage frequency threshold. In some embodiments, a number of transactions associated with a portfolio of payment devices may be maximized by assigning content associated with transaction types that are frequently conducted to payment devices that are infrequently used as well as assigning content associated with transaction types that are infrequently conducted to payment devices that are frequently used.

Abstract: A user device operated by a user receives a compromise alert indicating a potentially compromised use of first access data associated with a user. The compromise alert enables the user to input a response to the compromise alert, where the response can indicate that the first access data is compromised along with a request to issue new access data for the user. The response is sent to a server computer, which then initiates a process to disable use of the first access data and generate the new access data. The new access data is transmitted to the user device. The user can utilize the new access data to request access to a resource.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electrically switchable mirror includes: a first electrically switchable layer of cholesteric liquid crystal material, the first electrically switchable layer having a first state in which right-handed circularly polarized light incident thereon is reflected and left-handed circularly polarized light incident thereon is transmitted and a second state wherein right-handed and left-handed circularly polarized light incident thereon are transmitted; a second electrically switchable layer of cholesteric liquid crystal material, the second electrically switchable layer having a first state in which left-handed circularly polarized light incident thereon is reflected and right-handed circularly polarized light incident thereon is transmitted and a second state wherein right-handed and left-handed circularly polarized light incident thereon are transmitted; and a first electrically switchable wave plate disposed between the first and second electrically switchable layers.

Abstract: A circumferential seal assembly for sealing about a rotatable shaft includes two or more generally arcuate bodies coupleable together to form a generally annular seal disposeable about a shaft outer surface. Each arcuate body has opposing female and male circumferential ends. Each female end includes a recess defined between a radially-inner arm and a radially-outer arm each extending generally circumferentially from a remainder of the arcuate body. Each male end includes a projection extending circumferentially from the remainder of the arcuate body and is sized to be disposeable within the recess of an adjacent arcuate body to couple the arcuate body with the adjacent arcuate body. Further, the female end inner arm of each arcuate body is disposed radially between the shaft outer surface and at least a portion of the male end projection of the adjacent arcuate body when the arcuate body is coupled with the adjacent arcuate body.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electrically switchable mirror includes: a first electrically switchable layer of cholesteric liquid crystal material, the first electrically switchable layer having a first state in which right-handed circularly polarized light incident thereon is reflected and left-handed circularly polarized light incident thereon is transmitted and a second state wherein right-handed and left-handed circularly polarized light incident thereon are transmitted; a second electrically switchable layer of cholesteric liquid crystal material, the second electrically switchable layer having a first state in which left-handed circularly polarized light incident thereon is reflected and right-handed circularly polarized light incident thereon is transmitted and a second state wherein right-handed and left-handed circularly polarized light incident thereon are transmitted; and a first electrically switchable wave plate disposed between the first and second electrically switchable layers.