Abstract: A spacecraft includes a body having a motor, a lander interface, a sensor and a power source for powering the motor and the sensor, and the power source being mounted thereon. An integrated avionics unit has a module and an integrated circuit with the module having a central computer and a motor controller for controlling the motor and the integrated circuit having a temperature monitoring system for monitoring the temperature of the spacecraft and a power regulator having a cell balancer for regulating the power of the power source. The module and the integrated circuit are connected to one another for constant communication therebetween. The central computer communicates with the sensor.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for modifying a first storage medium having a plurality of files, the method including providing a first modification tool; operatively coupling the first storage medium to the modification tool, wherein the operatively coupling includes bypassing a first operating system used to access the plurality of files; and dematerializing, using the first modification tool, at least a first file to form one or more dematerialized files. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a modification system for modifying a first storage medium having a plurality of files, the system including a first modification tool that includes an attachment module configured to operatively couple the modification tool to the first storage medium such that a first operating system used to access the plurality of files is bypassed; and a dematerialization module configured to dematerialize at least a first file to form one or more dematerialized files.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for modifying a first storage medium having a plurality of files, the method including providing a first modification tool; operatively coupling the first storage medium to the modification tool, wherein the operatively coupling includes bypassing a first operating system used to access the plurality of files; and dematerializing, using the first modification tool, at least a first file to form one or more dematerialized files. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a modification system for modifying a first storage medium having a plurality of files, the system including a first modification tool that includes an attachment module configured to operatively couple the modification tool to the first storage medium such that a first operating system used to access the plurality of files is bypassed; and a dematerialization module configured to dematerialize at least a first file to form one or more dematerialized files.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for modifying a first storage medium having a plurality of files, the method including providing a first modification tool; operatively coupling the first storage medium to the modification tool, wherein the operatively coupling includes bypassing a first operating system used to access the plurality of files; and dematerializing, using the first modification tool, at least a first file to form one or more dematerialized files. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a modification system for modifying a first storage medium having a plurality of files, the system including a first modification tool that includes an attachment module configured to operatively couple the modification tool to the first storage medium such that a first operating system used to access the plurality of files is bypassed; and a dematerialization module configured to dematerialize at least a first file to form one or more dematerialized files.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for obtaining a storage medium with a deeply customizable set of installed content. Soft assets (e.g., programs, songs, videos, etc.) that form the content are selected from among a much larger set of preinstalled soft assets previously stored on storage media, such as disk drives. In some embodiments, based on a user's selections, the non-selected assets are permanently erased from a storage medium, while the remaining assets are available as installed (wherein substantially no further processing is required to install them). In some embodiments, a new device uses the storage medium to provide its user with a fully functional device without the need to separately install the soft assets from a plurality of sources (e.g., from program-distribution CDROMS and the like). Some embodiments include the storage medium having the soft assets installed, and including a program that elicits selections from a user and erases non-selected assets.

Abstract: A process that ensures the virtual destruction of data files a user wishes to erase from a storage medium, such as a hard drive, flash drive, or removable disk. This approach is appropriate for managing custom distributions from a large file sets as it is roughly linear in compute complexity to the number of files erased but is capped when many files are batch erased.

Abstract: A computer system and method for software delivery that include articles of manufacture having two or more installed, functional software applications organized in a protoset, the protoset configured to enable creation of one or more subsets (also called reduced metasets) from the two or more installed, functional software applications, each of the one or more subsets configured to be operable with a predefined computer system independent of the protoset; and a protoset module configured to operate on the protoset to enable creation of the one or more subsets of the two or more installed, functional software applications, the module responsive to one or more requests for the creation of the one or more reduced metasets.

Abstract: A process that ensures the virtual destruction of data files a user wishes to erase from a storage medium, such as a hard drive, flash drive, or removable disk. This approach is appropriate for managing custom distributions from a large file sets as it is roughly linear in compute complexity to the number of files erased but is capped when many files are batch erased.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for modifying a first storage medium having a plurality of files, the method including providing a first modification tool; operatively coupling the first storage medium to the modification tool, wherein the operatively coupling includes bypassing a first operating system used to access the plurality of files; and dematerializing, using the first modification tool, at least a first file to form one or more dematerialized files. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a modification system for modifying a first storage medium having a plurality of files, the system including a first modification tool that includes an attachment module configured to operatively couple the modification tool to the first storage medium such that a first operating system used to access the plurality of files is bypassed; and a dematerialization module configured to dematerialize at least a first file to form one or more dematerialized files.

Abstract: A computer system and method for software delivery that include articles of manufacture having two or more installed, functional software applications organized in a protoset, the protoset configured to enable creation of one or more subsets (also called reduced metasets) from the two or more installed, functional software applications, each of the one or more subsets configured to be operable with a predefined computer system independent of the protoset; and a protoset module configured to operate on the protoset to enable creation of the one or more subsets of the two or more installed, functional software applications, the module responsive to one or more requests for the creation of the one or more reduced metasets.

Abstract: A process that ensures the virtual destruction of data files a user wishes to erase from a storage medium, such as a hard drive, flash drive, or removable disk. This approach is appropriate for managing custom distributions from a large file sets as it is roughly linear in compute complexity to the number of files erased but is capped when many files are batch erased.

Abstract: A computer system and method for software delivery that include articles of manufacture having two or more installed, functional software applications organized in a protoset, the protoset configured to enable creation of one or more subsets (also called reduced metasets) from the two or more installed, functional software applications, each of the one or more subsets configured to be operable with a predefined computer system independent of the protoset; and a protoset module configured to operate on the protoset to enable creation of the one or more subsets of the two or more installed, functional software applications, the module responsive to one or more requests for the creation of the one or more reduced metasets.

Abstract: A process that ensures the virtual destruction of data files a user wishes to erase from a storage medium, such as a hard drive, flash drive, or removable disk. This approach is appropriate for managing custom distributions from a large file sets as it is roughly linear in compute complexity to the number of files erased but is capped when many files are batch erased.

Abstract: An axially hetero-structured nanowire includes a first segment that includes GaAs, and a second segment integral with the first that includes InxGa1-xAs. The parameter x has a maximum value x-max within the second segment that is at least 0.02 and less than 0.5. A nanostructured semiconductor component includes a GaAs (111)B substrate, and a plurality of nanopillars integral with the substrate at an end thereof. Each of the plurality of nanopillars can be a nanowire according to an embodiment of the current invention. A method of producing axially hetero-structured nanowires is also provided.

Abstract: A process that ensures the virtual destruction of data files a user wishes to erase from a storage medium, such as a hard drive, flash drive, or removable disk. This approach is appropriate for managing custom distributions from a large file sets as it is roughly linear in compute complexity to the number of files erased but is capped when many files are batch erased.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for obtaining a storage medium with a deeply customizable set of installed content. Soft assets (e.g., programs, songs, videos, etc.) that form the content are selected from among a much larger set of preinstalled soft assets previously stored on storage media, such as disk drives. In some embodiments, based on a user's selections, the non-selected assets are permanently erased from a storage medium, while the remaining assets are available as installed (wherein substantially no further processing is required to install them). In some embodiments, a new device uses the storage medium to provide its user with a fully functional device without the need to separately install the soft assets from a plurality of sources (e.g., from program-distribution CDROMS and the like). Some embodiments include the storage medium having the soft assets installed, and including a program that elicits selections from a user and erases non-selected assets.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for obtaining a storage medium with a deeply customizable set of installed content. Soft assets (e.g., programs, songs, videos, etc.) that form the content are selected from among a much larger set of preinstalled soft assets previously stored on storage media, such as disk drives. In some embodiments, based on a user's selections, the non-selected assets are permanently erased from a storage medium, while the remaining assets are available as installed (wherein substantially no further processing is required to install them). In some embodiments, a new device uses the storage medium to provide its user with a fully functional device without the need to separately install the soft assets from a plurality of sources (e.g., from program-distribution CDROMS and the like). Some embodiments include the storage medium having the soft assets installed, and including a program that elicits selections from a user and erases non-selected assets.

Abstract: A computer system and method for software delivery that include articles of manufacture having two or more installed, functional software applications organized in a protoset, the protoset configured to enable creation of one or more subsets (also called reduced metasets) from the two or more installed, functional software applications, each of the one or more subsets configured to be operable with a predefined computer system independent of the protoset; and a protoset module configured to operate on the protoset to enable creation of the one or more subsets of the two or more installed, functional software applications, the module responsive to one or more requests for the creation of the one or more reduced metasets.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for obtaining a storage medium with a deeply customizable set of installed content. Soft assets (e.g., programs, songs, videos, etc.) that form the content are selected from among a much larger set of preinstalled soft assets previously stored on storage media, such as disk drives. In some embodiments, based on a user's selections, the non-selected assets are permanently erased from a storage medium, while the remaining assets are available as installed (wherein substantially no further processing is required to install them). In some embodiments, a new device uses the storage medium to provide its user with a fully functional device without the need to separately install the soft assets from a plurality of sources (e.g., from program-distribution CDROMS and the like). Some embodiments include the storage medium having the soft assets installed, and including a program that elicits selections from a user and erases non-selected assets.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for obtaining a storage medium with a deeply customizable set of installed content. Soft assets (e.g., programs, songs, videos, etc.) that form the content are selected from among a much larger set of preinstalled soft assets previously stored on storage media, such as disk drives. In some embodiments, based on a user's selections, the non-selected assets are permanently erased from a storage medium, while the remaining assets are available as installed (wherein substantially no further processing is required to install them). In some embodiments, a new device uses the storage medium to provide its user with a fully functional device without the need to separately install the soft assets from a plurality of sources (e.g., from program-distribution CDROMS and the like). Some embodiments include the storage medium having the soft assets installed, and including a program that elicits selections from a user and erases non-selected assets.