Abstract: Disclosed is a method including sampling the air of a pressurized zone of an aircraft by identifying a pre-existing pressurized air flow in a pressurized zone of an aircraft without substantially blocking the pre-existing pressurized air flow and creating a data record that can be used when cleaning the cabin air ducts using cleaning techniques suitable for cleaning the respective air duct elements using a sequence of cleaning acts suitable for cleaning select elements of the cabin air ducts. The data record includes identification information which can be used to report incidents to the relevant aviation authority.

Abstract: A method of augmented reality video communications between a remote system having a camera and a local system having a display. The remote and local systems are in communication with each other. A select portion of a remote camera video from the remote system is communicated to the local system. A local overlay is provided at the local system corresponding to a target portion of the local display field of view. Interpolation between the local overlay and the local display field of view specifies a local augmented reality portion of a local display corresponding to the local overlay. The select portion of the remote camera video is displayed onto the local augmented reality portion of the local display.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method including sampling the air of a pressurized zone of an aircraft by identifying a pre-existing pressurized air flow in a pressurized zone of an aircraft without substantially blocking the pre-existing pressurized air flow and creating a data record that can be used when cleaning the cabin air ducts using cleaning techniques suitable for cleaning the respective air duct elements using a sequence of cleaning acts suitable for cleaning select elements of the cabin air ducts. The data record includes identification information which can be used to report incidents to the relevant aviation authority.

Abstract: A method for securing an instant messaging (“IM”) conversation between at least a first and a second user, the first and second users having a first and a second client, respectively, in communication over a network, the method comprising: receiving a command from the first user through an input device and a graphical user interface (“GUI”) presented on a display of the first client to disable copying of the IM conversation; and, transmitting a message to the second client to inform the second client and the second user that copying of the IM conversation has been disabled.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method including sampling an occupant zone of an aircraft by creating a data record that can be made available in the event of an outbreak, epidemic, or pandemic involving an occupant of the aircraft. The data record includes identification information which can be used to make available records to the relevant authority.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique to convert a coin-op machine to be operated using an object thereby providing an object-operated machine. An object detector is connected to the coin-op mechanism in lieu of the coin detector typically found in coin-op machines. Examples of objects that are enabled to be used by the present application are business cards, forms, and recyclable objects such as cans, bottles, and the like. Examples of object detectors that are disclosed by the present application are electromechanical lever actuator assemblies, business card scanners, and convolution neural network based object detectors.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of augmented reality communications involving at least one arcomputer connected to ar-eyewear having an ar-camera and an ar-display, as well as an ar video communication system suitable for augmented reality communications over a datacommunications-network. The method comprising the acts of: determining at least one data structure that delimits at least one portion of a field of view onto the surface of a mirror; if the at least one data structure includes an ar-bound-box, then selecting the ar-camera video using the ar-bound-box and sending a formatted-ar-camera-video using the ar-bound-box; and if the at least one data structure includes an ar-video-overlay, then receiving a received-video and displaying the received-video in the ar-video-overlay.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are: methods of augmented reality video communications; camera system in data communication with a display system; data structures for camera field of view, camera frame buffer, a bounding box corresponding to a desired portion of the camera field of view, and a bounding box frame buffer; the bounding box data structure includes a portion of the camera frame buffer interpolated between the bounding box data structure and the camera field of view; the bounding box frame structure is sent to the display system; data structures for a display field of view, an augmented reality video overlay corresponding to a desired portion of the display field of view, and a display frame buffer; the display buffer includes a portion of a received display frame buffer interpolated between the augmented reality video overlay and the display field of view; the display buffer data structure is shown on the display.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of augmented reality communications involving at least one arcomputer connected to ar-eyewear having an ar-camera and an ar-display, as well as an ar video communication system suitable for augmented reality communications over a datacommunications-network. The method comprising the acts of: determining at least one data structure that delimits at least one portion of a field of view onto the surface of a mirror; if the at least one data structure includes an ar-bound-box, then selecting the ar-camera video using the ar-bound-box and sending a formatted-ar-camera-video using the ar-bound-box; and if the at least one data structure includes an ar-video-overlay, then receiving a received-video and displaying the received-video in the ar-video-overlay.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of augmented reality communications involving at least one ar-computer connected to ar-eyewear having an ar-camera and an ar-display, as well as an ar video communication system suitable for augmented reality communications over a data-communications-network. The method comprising the acts of determining at least one data structure that delimits at least one portion of a field of view onto the surface of a mirror; if the at least one data structure includes an ar-bound-box, then selecting the ar-camera video using the ar-bound-box and sending a formatted-ar-camera-video using the ar-bound-box; and if the at least one data structure includes an ar-video-overlay, then receiving a received-video and displaying the received-video in the ar-video-overlay.

Abstract: Messages with an associated attachment document are first delivered to a mobile device without the attachment document. If the mobile device user wishes to review attachment data related to the attachment document, the user submits an attachment processing request to an attachment server that handles the attachment processing requests to provide the attachment data in one of several possible formats to the user.

Abstract: Systems of methods for performing queued and moderated talk groups in a system featuring network provided half duplex communications talk group sessions. For queuing, rather than dropping a talk request from a user which is listening, the request is forwarded and maintained in a list which is the used to grant access to the talk channel. For moderated talk groups, a wireless device is designated to be a moderator network device. The requests for the talk channel are then forwarded to the moderator network device. The moderator network device is equipped with functionality allowing a user of the device to select the order in which devices are granted the talk channel.

Abstract: A method for securing an instant messaging (“IM”) conversation between at least a first and a second user, the first and second users having a first and a second client, respectively, in communication over a network, the method comprising: receiving a command from the first user through an input device and a graphical user interface (“GUI”) presented on a display of the first client to disable copying of the IM conversation; and, transmitting a message to the second client to inform the second client and the second user that copying of the IM conversation has been disabled.

Abstract: Messages with an associated attachment document are first delivered to a mobile device without the attachment document. If the mobile device user wishes to review attachment data related to the attachment document, the user submits an attachment processing request to an attachment server that handles the attachment processing requests to provide the attachment data in one of several possible formats to the user.

Abstract: A method for securing an instant messaging (“IM”) conversation between at least a first and a second user, the first and second users having a first and a second client, respectively, in communication over a network, the method comprising: receiving a command from the first user through an input device and a graphical user interface (“GUI”) presented on a display of the first client to disable copying of the IM conversation; and, transmitting a message to the second client to inform the second client and the second user that copying of the IM conversation has been disabled.

Abstract: Messages with an associated attachment document are first delivered to a mobile device without the attachment document. If the mobile device user wishes to review attachment data related to the attachment document, the user submits an attachment processing request to an attachment server that handles the attachment processing requests to provide the attachment data in one of several possible formats to the user.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of controlling unsolicited traffic are disclosed herein. The apparatus and method can be applied to wireless communication networks such as CDMA2000, UMTS, GPRS and the like so that traffic which is not solicited by wireless communication devices operating on those networks is not sent over the air needlessly. The present application provides techniques to block unsolicited traffic based on the identity of a user (for example based on International Mobile Station Identity (IMSI), Network Access Identifier (NAI), Mobile Station Internet Services Digital Network Number (MSISDN), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Universal Resource Locator (url)) as opposed to techniques that are based on a session or IP address, such as a traditional firewall. In accordance to this application, user identity based techniques are applied to block unsolicited traffic whenever a user has established a data session.

Abstract: Systems of methods for performing queued and moderated talk groups in a system featuring network provided half duplex communications talk group sessions. For queuing, rather than dropping a talk request from a user which is listening, the request is forwarded and maintained in a list which is the used to grant access to the talk channel. For moderated talk groups, a wireless device is designated to be a moderator network device. The requests for the talk channel are then forwarded to the moderator network device. The moderator network device is equipped with functionality allowing a user of the device to select the order in which devices are granted the talk channel.

Abstract: Systems of methods for performing queued and moderated talk groups in a system featuring network provided half duplex communications talk group sessions. For queuing, rather than dropping a talk request from a user which is listening, the request is forwarded to the network and maintained in a list which is the used to grant access to the talk channel. For moderated talk groups, a wireless device is designated to be a moderator network device. The requests for the talk channel are then forwarded to the moderator network device. The moderator network device is equipped with functionality allowing a user of the device to select the order in which devices are granted the talk channel. In other implementations, meta-groups are provided, and rules of order for talk group sessions are implemented.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of controlling unsolicited traffic are disclosed herein. The apparatus and method can be applied to wireless communication networks such as CDMA2000, UMTS, GPRS and the like so that traffic which is not solicited by wireless communication devices operating on those networks is not sent over the air needlessly. The present application provides techniques to block unsolicited traffic based on the identity of a user (for example based on International Mobile Station Identity (IMSI), Network Access Identifier (NAI), Mobile Station Internet Services Digital Network Number (MSISDN), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Universal Resource Locator (url)) as opposed to techniques that are based on a session or IP address, such as a traditional firewall. In accordance to this application, user identity based techniques are applied to block unsolicited traffic whenever a user has established a data session.