Abstract: Actions between a customer and a merchant are guided by decision engine scores using a shared history from multiple merchants. In an example, an action request is received at a service provider. A prime merchant identifier is applied to a merchant database to obtain a policy stack. A customer identifier is applied to a transactions database to obtain a transaction history for the customer and different merchants. Rules of the policy stack are applied in sequence to action parameters and values of the customer transaction history at a decision engine of the service provider, the decision engine generating a first action score. A customer score from the prime merchant is applied to generate a final action score and the prime merchant is notified to conditionally execute the requested action based on the final action score.

Abstract: A charging device for a power storage device includes a current control device configured to selectively enable and disable current from being delivered to the power storage device. The charging device also includes an actuator that moves at least a first portion of the charging device from a first position to a second position, and a controller coupled to the actuator and the current control device. The controller determines whether a predetermined actuation condition is met, activates the actuator to move the at least a first portion of the charging device to the second position upon the determination that the predetermined actuation condition is met, and controls the current control device to enable current to be delivered when the at least a first portion of the charging device is in the second position.

Abstract: A power conduit for charging a power storage device of a vehicle includes an output terminal and locking mechanism operatively disposable in one of an engaged and a disengaged position. The locking mechanism locks the output terminal to the vehicle when the locking mechanism is in the engaged position and unlocks the output terminal when in the disengaged position. The power conduit includes a controller including a memory device configured to store a plurality of computer-executable instructions and a processor coupled to the memory device. The instructions configure the processor to receive an identifier associated with one of the vehicle and a user of the vehicle, and generate and transmit an unlocking signal to cause the locking mechanism to be in the disengaged position upon one of a determination that the identifier was received and a determination that a predetermined charge state of the power storage device has been reached.

Abstract: A power conduit for charging a power storage device of a vehicle includes an output terminal and locking mechanism operatively disposable in one of an engaged and a disengaged position. The locking mechanism locks the output terminal to the vehicle when the locking mechanism is in the engaged position and unlocks the output terminal when in the disengaged position. The power conduit includes a controller including a memory device configured to store a plurality of computer-executable instructions and a processor coupled to the memory device. The instructions configure the processor to receive an identifier associated with one of the vehicle and a user of the vehicle, and generate and transmit an unlocking signal to cause the locking mechanism to be in the disengaged position upon one of a determination that the identifier was received and a determination that a predetermined charge state of the power storage device has been reached.

Abstract: A charging device for a power storage device includes a current control device configured to selectively enable and disable current from being delivered to the power storage device. The charging device also includes an actuator that moves at least a first portion of the charging device from a first position to a second position, and a controller coupled to the actuator and the current control device. The controller determines whether a predetermined actuation condition is met, activates the actuator to move the at least a first portion of the charging device to the second position upon the determination that the predetermined actuation condition is met, and controls the current control device to enable current to be delivered when the at least a first portion of the charging device is in the second position.

Abstract: A vessel has an annular upstanding wall and a bottom that together define an inner shell adapted to hold a vessel media. A baffle system is disposed in an interior of the inner shell and comprises a plurality of baffle portions each being generally an elongate planar member with a length edge and a width edge, and a tab projecting from the length edge. Each of the baffle portions is mounted to the upstanding wall at their respective tab with one of the baffle portion above the second baffle portion and a space therebetween.

Abstract: The invention provides a device, method, system and program for intelligent in vivo cell-level chemical or genetic material delivery; wherein multiple injectable biocompatible physical delivery device containers are used to selectively administer medicine, chemical(s) or genetic materials to a target cell in a patient, human or animal, with reduced systemic toxicity; said delivery device container includes an internal contents-to-cell transfer mechanism, usually a syringe; a biological “key” molecule, magnetic device or vibration frequency signature sensor placed on the surface of the delivery device container which is adapted to selectively bind to said target cell directly or indirectly; a “tag” placed on the surface of the delivery device container, usually metallic and biocompatible in nature, which will display to an observer when scanned through external devices such as x-ray, MRI, CT, sound, etc.

Abstract: The invention provides an Internet-enabled, auto-networking, wireless, sensor-capable, specific geographic location marker based communications network system which broadly and economically deploys a wired and wireless, geographic position specific marker based, communications network technology to form a framework or infrastructure through which a multitude of these marker systems can communicate globally. The invention gathers and transmits or receives: wireless bioinformatics data from living organisms in real time; route and environmental data for real time autonomous systems control; plat data for automating tax assessment; topographic and survey control point data for automating photogrammetry; intelligent survey monument deployment for Internet based land surveying; and environmental, industrial, commercial, residential, medical and security sensor based data in real time.