Abstract: The invention relates to a method of expanding a population of regulatory T cells in a tissue or organ of a subject, wherein said method comprises administration of IL-2 and a targeting moiety specific for said tissue or organ, and wherein said tissue or organ is the lung. The invention further relates to populations of regulatory T cells produced according to the method and the production of said population in vivo. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition comprising IL-2 and a targeting moiety as defined herein as well as a method of treating a disease or disorder mediated by inflammation or for the reduction of inflammation which comprises the methods defined herein or administration of a pharmaceutical composition as defined herein.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of expanding a population of regulatory T cells in a tissue or organ of a subject, wherein said method comprises administration of IL-2 and a targeting moiety specific for said tissue or organ, and wherein said tissue or organ is the central and/or peripheral nervous system. The invention further relates to populations of regulatory T cells produced according to the method and the production of said population in vivo. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition comprising IL-2 and a targeting moiety as defined herein as well as a method of treating a disease or disorder mediated by inflammation or for the reduction of inflammation which comprises the methods defined herein or administration of a pharmaceutical composition as defined herein.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for programming and debugging electronic devices using a near field communications device are provided. One apparatus includes an electronic device (101). The electronic device can include a microcontroller (102), wherein the microcontroller includes a bootloader (104), a device memory (103), and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the device memory. A near field communications (NFC) interface (106) can be in communication with the microcontroller. An antenna (108) can be in communication with the NFC interface and can be configured to be energized by a signal received from an external NFC device (109). An interface memory can be in communication with the NFC interface (106), wherein the interface memory is configured to store data received from the external NFC device, the data included in the signal received from the external NFC device.

Abstract: A method for executing a security stack can include executing a bootloader included in a memory resource of an electronic device in response to the bootloader receiving a prompt. The method can include performing a verification function, with the bootloader, on data stored in a programmable memory included in the memory resource of the electronic device, wherein the verification function includes comparing security data stored in a configuration area of the memory resource with a signature that accompanies the data stored in the programmable memory. The method can include determining whether the security data stored in the configuration area matches the signature that accompanies the data stored in the programmable memory.

Abstract: An interface device configured to interface with one or more aircraft avionics data systems and an antenna. The interface device includes a radio and at least one computing device that are housed inside an enclosure. The radio is connected to the antenna. The radio is configured to transmit outgoing messages and to receive incoming messages via the antenna. The at least one computing device is configured to send the outgoing messages to the radio for transmission by the radio via the antenna and to receive the incoming messages from the radio. The radio may be a very high frequency (“VHF”) transceiver.

Abstract: An interface device configured to interface with one or more aircraft avionics data systems and an antenna. The interface device includes a radio and at least one computing device that are housed inside an enclosure. The radio is connected to the antenna. The radio is configured to transmit outgoing messages and to receive incoming messages via the antenna. The at least one computing device is configured to send the outgoing messages to the radio for transmission by the radio via the antenna and to receive the incoming messages from the radio. The radio may be a very high frequency (“VHF”) transceiver.

Abstract: A method for executing a security stack can include executing a bootloader included in a memory resource of an electronic device in response to the bootloader receiving a prompt. The method can include performing a verification function, with the bootloader, on data stored in a programmable memory included in the memory resource of the electronic device, wherein the verification function includes comparing security data stored in a configuration area of the memory resource with a signature that accompanies the data stored in the programmable memory. The method can include determining whether the security data stored in the configuration area matches the signature that accompanies the data stored in the programmable memory.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for programming and debugging electronic devices using a near field communications device are provided. One apparatus includes an electronic device (101). The electronic device can include a microcontroller (102), wherein the microcontroller includes a bootloader (104), a device memory (103), and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the device memory. A near field communications (NFC) interface (106) can be in communication with the microcontroller. An antenna (108) can be in communication with the NFC interface and can be configured to be energized by a signal received from an external NFC device (109). An interface memory can be in communication with the NFC interface (106), wherein the interface memory is configured to store data received from the external NFC device, the data included in the signal received from the external NFC device.

Abstract: The methodology described herein provides a process of interaction between a Bluetooth beacon or other wireless beacon and a user-device. Embodiments of the method may allow the user-device to cryptographically verify the identity and provider of the beacon. Only if the user-device has a record of trust with the beacon provider may the beacon be considered trustworthy. The process may be automatic and may be convenient for the user who can then assess the trustworthiness of a beacon for further ad-hoc interaction without compromising the user-experience. This may be achieved without the need for a third-party, making it robust to situations where a user-device internet-connection is unavailable, unreliable or undesirable.

Abstract: The reputation of an executable computer program is checked when a user input to a computing device initiates a program launch, thus triggering a check of a local cache of reputation information. If the local cache confirms that the program is safe, it is permitted to launch, typically without notifying the user that a reputation check has been made. If the local cache cannot confirm the safety of the program, a reputation check is made by accessing a reputation service in the cloud. If the reputation service identifies the program as safe, it returns an indication to the computing device and the program is permitted to be launched, again without notifying the user that a reputation check has been made. If the reputation service identifies the program as unsafe or potentially unsafe, or does not recognize it at all, a warning is displayed to the user.

Abstract: The reputation of an executable computer program is checked when a user input to a computing device initiates a program launch, thus triggering a check of a local cache of reputation information. If the local cache confirms that the program is safe, it is permitted to launch, typically without notifying the user that a reputation check has been made. If the local cache cannot confirm the safety of the program, a reputation check is made by accessing a reputation service in the cloud. If the reputation service identifies the program as safe, it returns an indication to the computing device and the program is permitted to be launched, again without notifying the user that a reputation check has been made. If the reputation service identifies the program as unsafe or potentially unsafe, or does not recognize it at all, a warning is displayed to the user.

Abstract: A universal content representation system (“UCRS”) implements techniques for universally representing digital content such as files, device information, and applications across a group of electronic devices that includes at least a source electronic device and a remote electronic device. Proxy content items, which correspond with items of content (“source content items”) stored on the source electronic device, are data stores for the corresponding source content items, and visually represent the corresponding source content items on the remote electronic device, whether the source electronic device is online or offline. A user of the remote electronic devices uses the proxy content items to search for and view source content items prior to requesting full access to the source content items. From time-to-time, source content items and proxy content items are synchronized with each other.

Abstract: A source device permits a user of a remote device to access a protected file on the source device when the user of the remote device has a right to access the protected file. The user locates the protected file on the source device using the remote device and accesses the protected file using a media player on the remote device. The media player constructs a path by which the source device streams the protected file. The remote device responds to an authentication request from the source device that the user of the remote device has a right to access the protected file. The user is authenticated to confirm that the user of the remote device has a right to access the protected file. The protected file is streamed to the remote device via a path constructed by the remote device.

Abstract: In one exemplary implementation, strategies are described which transmit notification information from a first device (e.g., a media server) to a second device (e.g., a remote media device). Based on this notification information, a recipient-user can use the first device to generate an event pertaining to the notification information and forward the event to the second device, where the event is logged. The second device can then send prompting information to a follow-up user (who may be the same as the recipient-user) to alert that user to the existence of the logged event. The follow-up user can further advance an action (such as buying a resource, printing a resource, and so forth) based on the prompting information. Filtering mechanisms are described for determining which recipient-users are able to send events, and for determining which follow-up users are able to receive prompting information that indicates the existence of events.

Abstract: Described herein are one or more implementations for exposing data content (e.g., digital media) of a portable digital media device over a network to one or more network-connected electronics devices, where such exposing is done via a network-connected personal computer to which the portable digital media device is directed coupled (e.g., via a USB). Also, described herein are one or more implementations for gathering a customized collection of data content from web-feeds at a web-connected personal computer and exposing that gathered web-feed data content to a network-connected electronics devices (such as a set-top box for a television).

Abstract: A dynamic collaborative-browsing system enables client programs connected to a computer network to join and leave groups or sessions, to collaboratively browse together as a session, to communicate with other client programs in the session. Each client program in the session may act as a session leader, or may just follow a session leader as it browses network sites of the computer network. The system includes client programs, typically executing on client computers and server software, typically executing on one or more main servers. Network servers, such as Web servers, host a number of network sites each having a location or uniform resource locator (URL). The main server groups into server-defined cells.

Abstract: A set of interfaces, data structures and events represent a DV metadata extraction tool. The DV metadata extraction tool includes an API (application programming interface) for describing DV metadata packs that are to be extracted from a DV data stream. The extraction API supports methods for specifying and removing DV metadata packs to be extracted from DV frames. The DV metadata extraction tool also includes an API for describing a container that holds DV metadata once it has been extracted from a DV frame. The container API supports methods for adding and removing DV structures to the container and for retrieving data from the container, removing data from the container, and iterating through the container. The DV metadata extraction tool also includes a collection of higher-level structures that represent unpacked DV metadata packs.