Abstract: Device, system, and method of selective activation and configuration of components. A manufactured electronic device includes at least one hardware component which is locked or disabled or deactivated, or is feature-constrained. An end-user of the electronic device utilizes a computerized platform or a cloud-based platform to request activation or upgrade of that hardware component, optionally together with paying a fee for such request. In response to the request, an access token is generated by the manufacturer of the electronic device, with cryptographic elements that indicate to the electronic device that the request is approved and authorized by the manufacturer and also by the relevant vendor or communications carrier. The electronic device validates the access token, and modifies configurational parameters in its secure storage to activate or to upgrade the capabilities of the relevant hardware components of the electronic device.

Abstract: The subject matter discloses a method and a system for securely distributing a credential and encryption keys for physical devices. The system comprises a security server and a physical device. the physical device comprises a memory module configured to store a share of the credential, a communication module configured to exchange signals, and a processing module configured to execute calculations upon request received on a wireless manner via the communication module from the security server, the calculations are transmitted to the security server to execute a multi-party computation process. The multi-party computation process outputs two shares of the credential, a first share is stored in the physical device. The physical device does not have access to the credential.

Abstract: Device, system, and method of selective activation and configuration of components. A manufactured electronic device includes at least one hardware component which is locked or disabled or deactivated, or is feature-constrained. An end-user of the electronic device utilizes a computerized platform or a cloud-based platform to request activation or upgrade of that hardware component, optionally together with paying a fee for such request. In response to the request, an access token is generated by the manufacturer of the electronic device, with cryptographic elements that indicate to the electronic device that the request is approved and authorized by the manufacturer and also by the relevant vendor or communications carrier. The electronic device validates the access token, and modifies configurational parameters in its secure storage to activate or to upgrade the capabilities of the relevant hardware components of the electronic device.

Abstract: The subject matter discloses a method and a system for securely distributing a credential and encryption keys for physical devices. The system comprises a security server and a physical device. the physical device comprises a memory module configured to store a share of the credential, a communication module configured to exchange signals, and a processing module configured to execute calculations upon request received on a wireless manner via the communication module from the security server, the calculations are transmitted to the security server to execute a multi-party computation process. The multi-party computation process outputs two shares of the credential, a first share is stored in the physical device. The physical device does not have access to the credential.

Abstract: A system for remotely navigating a local-user manually operating a mobile device associated with an imaging device such as a camera, the system performing: communicating in real-time, from an imaging device associated with the first user, to a remote station, imaging data acquired by the imaging device, analyzing the imaging data, in the remote station, to provide actual direction of motion of the first user, acquiring, by the remote station, an indication of a required direction of motion of the first user, communicating the indication of a required direction of motion to a mobile device associated with the first user, and providing, by the mobile device to the first user, at least one humanly sensible cue, where the cue indicates a difference between the actual direction of motion of the first user and the indication of a required direction of motion.

Abstract: A system for remotely orienting a manually operated imaging device such as a camera performing steps such as capturing at least one image by an imaging device operated by a first user, communicating the image to a viewing station operated by a second user, receiving from the second user an indication of at least one point of interest associated with the image, communicating the point of interest to a computing device associated with the imaging device, converting the point of interest into a measure of required orientation of the imaging device, measuring current imaging device orientation to form current orientation, computing difference between the current orientation and the required orientation, converting the difference into a user-perceptive cue, providing the cue to the first user, repeating such steps until the difference reduces below a predefined threshold, and triggering image capture by the imaging device.

Abstract: A computerized system for facilitating eye-free use, e.g. by the blind, of an electronic device, the system comprising an interface layer including a hierarchy of operating modes presenting a portion of a hierarchy of possible choices, each portion comprising possible users' choices within the hierarchy; and an OS for accepting, via a touch screen, selected options generated by the user responsive to the sequence of possible choices respectively, and for activating electronic device functionalities accordingly. The hierarchy of possible choices includes sequences of n possible choices presented within sequences of n operating modes having n predetermined archetypical formats each having at least one fixed characteristic. The interface layer includes an orientation signal generator for generating orientation signals, sensible by the user and uniquely associated with the archetypical formats.

Abstract: A system for creating a panorama image in real time across a bandwidth-limited network by communicating low-resolution images and selected high-resolution image portions, and registering (stitching) the low-resolution images based on shared objects in the high-resolution image portions.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a computer program for remotely controlling image resolution of communicated imaging data executing actions such as: converting a high-resolution image to low-resolution and communicating the low-resolution image to a remote display device, displaying the low-resolution image on a display of the remote display device in real-time, receiving a user selection at the remote display device of a portion of the low-resolution image where the selected image portion is associated with a portion identifier, communicating the portion identifier to the device acquiring the image data in real-time, and communicating a high-resolution image associated with the selected image portion from the image-acquiring device to the remote display device, where the high-resolution image is a close-up (zoom-in) view of the low-resolution image including the selected image portion.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a computer program defining a plurality of ambient conditions, associating a set of measurable ambient values for each of the ambient conditions, providing rules for computing a user attention requirement value based on the measurable ambient values, measuring one or more of the ambient conditions, and computing user attention requirement including the measured ambient values, using the rules.

Abstract: A method, a device, and/or a computer program for adapting user interface of a mobile application to the available attention of the driver, including receiving an assessment of user attention available to operate a device and/or a software program, assessing user attention required to operate the device and/or the software program, and adapting the user-interface of the device and/or the software program according to the assessment of user available attention.

Abstract: A computerized system for facilitating eye-free use, e.g. by the blind, of an electronic device, the system comprising an interface layer including a hierarchy of operating modes presenting a portion of a hierarchy of possible choices, each portion comprising possible users' choices within the hierarchy; and an OS for accepting, via a touch screen, selected options generated by the user responsive to the sequence of possible choices respectively, and for activating electronic device functionalities accordingly. The hierarchy of possible choices includes sequences of n possible choices presented within sequences of n operating modes having n predetermined archetypical formats each having at least one fixed characteristic. The interface layer includes an orientation signal generator for generating orientation signals, sensible by the user and uniquely associated with the archetypical formats.

Abstract: In a mobile wireless telecommunications system, which includes base stations (30) of a first type operating over a first air interface, and base stations (32) of a second type operating over a second air interface, a method for reselection by a mobile station (40) camped on a cell associated with a first base station (30), which is of the first type, of a second base station (32), which is of the second type. The method includes receiving signals over the second air interface from the second base station (32) and evaluating a characteristic of the signals. Responsive to the characteristic, the second base station (32) is selected in place of the first base station (30), and the mobile station (40) camps on a cell associated with the second base station (32).

Abstract: In a mobile wireless telecommunications system, which includes base stations (30) of a first type operating over a first air interface, and base stations (32) of a second type operating over a second air interface, a method for reselection by a mobile station (40) camped on a cell associated with a first base station (30), which is of the first type, of a second base station (32), which is of the second type. The method includes receiving signals over the second air interface from the second base station (32) and evaluating a characteristic of the signals. Responsive to the characteristic, the second base station (32) is selected in place of the first base station (30), and the mobile station (40) camps on a cell associated with the second base station (32).

Abstract: In a mobile wireless telecommunications system, which includes base stations (30) of a first type operating over a first air interface, and base stations (32) of a second type operating over a second air interface, a method for reselection by a mobile station (40) camped on a cell associated with a first base station (30), which is of the first type, of a second base station (32), which is of the second type. The method includes receiving signals over the second air interface from the second base station (32) and evaluating a characteristic of the signals. Responsive to the characteristic, the second base station (32) is selected in place of the first base station (30), and the mobile station (40) camps on a cell associated with the second base station (32).

Abstract: Systems and methods are described to allow secure undisrupted communication from wireless clients that roam a wide area network. System architectures and communication protocols are provided to ensure that wireless clients can seamlessly associate and reassociate with controllers on the network, without disruption to ongoing secure communications.

Abstract: Techniques for supporting multiple potentially overlapping wireless protocols with a single electronic system are disclosed. In the description that follows, the overlapping protocols are Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11 for wireless networking; however, other overlapping protocols can be supported in a similar manner. A transaction control policy and a collision map are provided to determine which protocol to enable/disable when a conflict arises. Based on the transaction control policy and the collision map, one or more transceivers that operate according to the wireless protocols can be selectively enabled/disabled to avoid actual conflicts.

Abstract: In a mobile wireless telecommunications system, which includes base stations (30) of a first type operating over a first air interface, and base stations (32) of a second type operating over a second air interface, a method for reselection by a mobile station (40) camped on a cell associated with a first base station (30), which is of the first type, of a second base station (32), which is of the second type. The method includes receiving signals over the second air interface from the second base station (32) and evaluating a characteristic of the signals. Responsive to the characteristic, the second base station (32) is selected in place of the first base station (30), and the mobile station (40) camps on a cell associated with the second base station (32).

Abstract: The invention includes systems and methods to extend security from enterprise networks to wide-area networks by allowing secure connectivity to the enterprise layer 2 network across a wide-area layer 3 network, such as the Internet

Abstract: In a GSM mobile wireless telecommunications system, a method for conveying signaling between a mobile station and a base station via a CDMA air interface includes generating a signaling message based on a GSM interface standard. Data link services are provided to process the message for transmission over the CDMA air interface, and the processed message is then transmitted over the CDMA air interface. Preferably, the data link services are provided by a data link layer, which produces an IS-95 message for transmission.