Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing enhanced mobile transactions and payments are disclosed. A computer-implemented method may include providing a registry of public keys to allow users to securely exchange mobile payment data with respective trusted merchants, sending a request from a computing device of a user to validate a merchant, storing a public key for the merchant from the registry, receiving a merchant identifier from a terminal during a mobile transaction indicating that the terminal is associated with the merchant, receiving a request for information from the terminal as part of the mobile transaction, determining whether the terminal requesting the information is trusted, providing the requested information encrypted using the public key to the terminal when the terminal is trusted, and providing decoy response information to the terminal when the terminal is determined to be untrusted.

Abstract: Containment vessels are adapted to facilitate blast and dispersion mitigation. According to one example, a containment vessel may include at least one containment layer. At least one expansion member may be coupled to the at least one containment layer to apply a force sufficient to expand a perimeter of the containment layer(s) laterally outward. A closure system may be coupled with the containment layer(s), where the closure system is configured to cinch the perimeter of the containment layer(s) around a target object without manual intervention. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including a containment vessel, as well as methods of making a containment vessel are also disclosed. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed which may allow a user having a mobile device to check in to a location using a packet sequence that includes information for identifying the location transmitted by one or more Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) beacons at or near the location. The user may be able to store packet sequences for various locations that may allow the user to automatically check into these locations using the store packet sequences.

Abstract: A balance board system and associated components incorporating a standard skateboard deck or any other shaped board that allows the user to balance in more than one rotational degree of freedom and can be used on a wide variety of surfaces. The balance board system includes a roller with flexible outer layer, one or more removable stops, and employs the use of a skateboard deck or similar structure as the balance board.

Abstract: Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capture devices and methods of operation are disclosed. A UAV capture device may include a netting system including a net launch device and a net, a propulsion system including a plurality of propellers coupled to one or more motors, a positioning system, a camera system, and a processing system coupled to the netting system, the propulsion system, the positioning system, and the camera system. The processing system may include logic to operate the propulsion system to autonomously navigate to a general location of a target UAV, to operate the propulsion system to pursue the target UAV, to deploy the netting system to propel the net at the target UAV, and to confirm if the target UAV is captured in the net. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed which may allow a user having a mobile device to check in to a location using a packet sequence that includes information for identifying the location. The location may be transmitted by one or more Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) beacons at or near the location. The user may be able to store packet sequences for various locations that may allow the user to automatically check into these locations using the store packet sequences.

Abstract: Containment vessels are adapted to facilitate blast and dispersion mitigation. According to one example, a containment vessel may include at least one containment layer. At least one expansion member may be coupled to the at least one containment layer to apply a force sufficient to expand a perimeter of the containment layer(s) laterally outward. A closure system may be coupled with the containment layer(s), where the closure system is configured to cinch the perimeter of the containment layer(s) around a target object without manual intervention. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including a containment vessel, as well as methods of making a containment vessel are also disclosed. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.

Abstract: Aircraft are configured to facilitate propeller blade pitch adjustability. According to one example, an aircraft can include a plurality of propellers, where each propeller includes plurality of blades. At least one pitch adjust mechanism may be associated with at least on propeller, where the pitch adjust mechanism is configured to adjust a pitch of the plurality of blades for at least one propeller in response to airflow from at least one other propeller influencing an airflow at the at least one propeller. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed which may allow a user having a mobile device to check in to a location using a packet sequence that includes information for identifying the location. The location may be transmitted by one or more Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) beacons at or near the location. The user may be able to store packet sequences for various locations that may allow the user to automatically check into these locations using the store packet sequences.

Abstract: A system, a medium, and a method are provided to split data paths among various devices in data communications system. In some instances, the server device receives a request from a remote device such as a website server or a checkout device, where the request indicates a user request to purchase one or more items. An account management component of the server device determines a user account associated with the user request and identifies a user device associated with the user account, such as the user's smartphone. An authentication component of the server device generates an electronic message that indicates that the user must authenticate the request such that the request may be processed and initiates a transmittal of the electronic message to the user's smartphone. The user may accept or authenticate the request to process the request.

Abstract: Containment vessels are adapted to facilitate blast and dispersion mitigation. According to one example, a containment vessel may include at least one containment layer. At least one expansion member may be coupled to the at least one containment layer to apply a force sufficient to expand a perimeter of the containment layer(s) laterally outward. A closure system may be coupled with the containment layer(s), where the closure system is configured to cinch the perimeter of the containment layer(s) around a target object without manual intervention. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including a containment vessel, as well as methods of making a containment vessel are also disclosed. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing enhanced mobile transactions and payments are disclosed. A computer-implemented method may include initiating a mobile transaction with a computing device of a user, determining to generate a rendezvous request for the mobile transaction, generating the rendezvous request for the mobile transaction, providing the rendezvous request to the computing device of the user, providing information about the rendezvous request to a second computing device that is to receive a response to the rendezvous request from the user, querying the second computing device to determine whether the response for the rendezvous request is available for processing, receiving the response to the rendezvous request provided by the user from the second computing device, and processing of the mobile transaction in view of receiving the response to the rendezvous request provided by the user from the second computing device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed which may allow a user having a mobile device to check in to a location using a packet sequence that includes information for identifying the location. The location may be transmitted by one or more Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) beacons at or near the location. The user may be able to store packet sequences for various locations that may allow the user to automatically check into these locations using the store packet sequences.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are included for simulating I/O. An exemplary method includes simulating I/O from a card that includes a magnetic stripe. The method includes receiving, at a first controller, a first token from a first terminal. The first token is communicated from the first controller to at least one backend computing device. The first controller receives, from the at least one backend computing device, a second token generated at the at least one backend computing device. The first controller injects the second token into a second controller. The second controller communicates the second token to the at least one backend system.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing enhanced mobile transactions and payments are disclosed. A computer-implemented method may include receiving configuration information that allows a mobile payment system to request that a computing device use an application for a requested mobile transaction, sending a request to the computing device to use the application for the mobile transaction, receiving a response indicating whether the application is available to the computing device, automatically processing the mobile transaction using the application when the application is available to the computing device, and processing the mobile transaction using standard processing without use of the application when the application is unavailable to the computing device or the user wishes to use standard processing.

Abstract: A mobile device is provided that allows a user to generate and present a unique code/token to a service provider for customer identity validation. The service provider may use the unique code/token to retrieve or verify identity information/documents from a central depository to validate the identity of the customer to meet a Know-Your-Customer (KYC), or other identification requirements. The central depository or a central database may facilitate customer identity validation from multiple participants. Information related to proofs of customer identity may be collected and aggregated from multiple verification points and may be used to provide customer identity validation. As such, customers do not have to provide the same proofs of identity again when registering with a new service provider.

Abstract: A system, a medium, and a method are provided to split data paths among various devices in data communications system. In some instances, the server device receives a request from a remote device such as a website server or a checkout device, where the request indicates a user request to purchase one or more items. An account management component of the server device determines a user account associated with the user request and identifies a user device associated with the user account, such as the user's smartphone. An authentication component of the server device generates an electronic message that indicates that the user must authenticate the request such that the request may be processed and initiates a transmittal of the electronic message to the user's smartphone. The user may accept or authenticate the request to process the request.

Abstract: Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capture nets, netting systems, UAVs, and methods of making netting systems are disclosed. A UAV capture net may include an open-mesh material, and a plurality of streamers coupled to the open-mesh material, where each of the plurality of streamers includes a free longitudinal end. Netting systems may include a container, a propellant disposed within the container, and a net disposed with in the container, where the net includes an open-mesh structure and a plurality of streamers coupled to the open-mesh structure. UAVs may include an airframe coupled with a propulsion system and a netting system. Methods of making netting systems may include disposing a propellant and a net into a container, where the net includes an open-meshed fabric and a plurality of streamers connected to a portion of the open-mesh fabric. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.

Abstract: Various systems, mediums, and methods herein describe aspects of data exchange schemas accessible with client devices over communication networks in data infrastructures. A data exchange system may build one or more data exchange schemas for a user. The system may also determine a location of a client device of the user associated with one or more entities. Based on the location of the client device, the system may identify a data exchange schema of the user for transferring data to the one or more entities. The system may determine an access for the one or more entities to a portion of data from the data exchange schema of the user. The system may also transmit a notification to the client device that indicates the access of the one or more entities to the portion of data from the data exchange schema.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that allow a proprietor of a location or merchant to which a user is interacting through a third party to send a push notification to a user device associated with the user using the third party as a proxy. The provided systems and methods may assign an interaction identifier to the user and interaction when an interaction request is received by the third party that may be later used to identify the user and user device to which a notification received from the proprietor or merchant will be pushed. The user may be able to define rules and settings that limit the scope and timing of the push notifications that can be received, and the third party may determine if notifications received from the proprietor or merchant meet these rules and settings before pushing the notifications to the user device and user.