Abstract: Representative embodiments disclose mechanisms for flexible controls around use of cryptographic material such as encryption/decryption keys, key pairs, certificates, and so forth. The system replaces a local cryptographic agent or cryptographic service provider with a modified agent/service provider that redirects requests to utilize cryptographic key material used in a cryptographic operation to a backend system. The backend system receives the request and identifies a cryptographic process from context data associated with the request. The cryptographic process can have one or more controls attached to one or more operations in the cryptographic process. The controls are conditions that must be completed, in addition to successful completion of the underlying operation, in order to complete the underlying operation. A process owner can easily add, remove, and/or rearrange operations as well as controls to provide flexible controls around the use of cryptographic material.

Abstract: Representative embodiments disclose mechanisms for flexible controls around use of cryptographic material such as encryption/decryption keys, key pairs, certificates, and so forth. The system replaces a local cryptographic agent or cryptographic service provider with a modified agent/service provider that redirects requests to utilize cryptographic key material used in a cryptographic operation to a backend system. The backend system receives the request and identifies a cryptographic process from context data associated with the request. The cryptographic process can have one or more controls attached to one or more operations in the cryptographic process. The controls are conditions that must be completed, in addition to successful completion of the underlying operation, in order to complete the underlying operation. A process owner can easily add, remove, and/or rearrange operations as well as controls to provide flexible controls around the use of cryptographic material.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices execute techniques including providing, by a computing device, a user interface that allows a user to record inspection information. Further, embodiments include entering inspection information in an interactive data structure as well as receiving a laboratory sample analysis of suspect materials in a lab report data structure. In addition, embodiments include generating a table of identified suspect materials in a table data structure based on the HA information in the interactive data structure and the laboratory sample analysis in the lab report data structure. Moreover, embodiments include compiling a final report in a final report data structure based on the entered inspection information, the laboratory sample analysis and table of identified suspect materials as well as generating chain of custody report in a chain of custody data structure.

Abstract: An ornamental device, the device including a string of electrically-illuminated lights having a plurality of lighting units; and respective attachment mechanisms coupled to each of the lighting units of the string of electrically-illuminated lights and configured to securely hold ends of sticks of stick-based candies therein and incorporated into each lighting unit on the string of electrically-illuminated lights.

Abstract: A method for making a bean-based oil substitute comprising the steps of making an aqueous liquid dispersion of comminuted beans in a stable flowable form, homogenizing said aqueous dispersion, and mixing an emulsifier with said comminuted beans before, during or after homogenization, said homogenized aqueous dispersion including less than about 2% weight of added oil, and drying the dispersion. Also, the substitute made by the method and a dehydrated refried bean product made using the oil substitute.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing a DC/DC converter having a first configuration to output a first voltage level and a second configuration to output a second voltage level.

Abstract: A method for making a bean-based oil substitute comprising the steps of making an aqueous liquid dispersion of comminuted beans in a stable flowable form, homogenizing said aqueous dispersion, and mixing an emulsifier with said comminuted beans before, during or after homogenization, said homogenized aqueous dispersion including less than about 2% weight of added oil, and drying the dispersion. Also, the substitute made by the method and a dehydrated refried bean product made using the oil substitute.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for monitoring data packets received at a target system. The data packets may be monitored at any layer of the communication protocol to characterize the type of network traffic being sent from a source machine. Upon detection of suspected and/or confirmed attacks on the target system, the monitoring server may block and/or contain data packets associated with the attacking source to prevent continued attacks on the target system. The monitoring server may monitor data packets transparently in approximately in real-time so that users of the system do not experience messaging delays.

Abstract: A method for making a bean-based oil substitute comprising the steps of (a) homogenizing comminuted cooked beans in an aqueous liquid dispersion to form a homogenate, and (b) mixing an edible oil with said comminuted beans, before or after homogenization of the beans, to form a flowable stable dispersion oil substitute of the comminuted beans dispersed in a mixture of oil and water. The oil substitute is used to replace part of the oil in making dehydrated refried beans.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for mapping (associating, linking) hot spot objects of arbitrary shape and size to selected portions of an image presentable on a display connected to a computer. A hot spot object is mapped to a color, that may or may not be a color of the object when displayed. A user may designate a display color to be easily visible for presenting a template of hot spot objects. A distinct color for each hot spot object may be identifiable by a number comprised of the red, green, and blue bit numbers of the color. Maps may be stored in a memory device configured to link a template of hot spot objects to a display of pixels, each pixel of the display to a color, and each color to a definition of a functional object, such as an application or executable statement. On a computer, a user may create, select, or open a hot spot object (a graphical object associated with a portion of an overlying image) of arbitrary shape on a display.

Abstract: The invention concerns a knockdown cabinet, made from sheet metal material, having sufficient rigidity and strength to be used for storing goods and mounted on a base. The knockdown cabinet has a base and a top defining channels which in the assembled condition locate as a close fit around the top and bottom edges of the back and sides to retain the parts together without the use of screws or other fasteners. The base is mounted on wheels. An inverted U-shaped front frame member supports hinges for doors.

Abstract: A logic controlled take-off warning system having a circuit for enabling the logic controlled take-off warning system at engine thrust levels exceeding a predetermined value which is less than minimum take-off thrust of the aircraft and greater than trust required for normal ground operations, provided also that the aircraft is on the ground. When the logic controlled take-off warning system is enabled, a take-off warning horn is subsequently energized when any one of a plurality of undesired take-off configurations exists.

Abstract: An amplitude modulation modulated acoustic wave is coupled to a selected region along the length of an optical fiber waveguide transmitting an optical beam to modulate at least one transmission characteristic of the waveguide in the selected region by the amplitude modulation of the modulated acoustic wave to impart the amplitude modulation of the modulated acoustic wave to the optical beam.

Abstract: The dispersion effects in an optical fiber transmission line are equalized by producing a predetermined delay characteristic for each wavelength of an optical beam having a finite bandwidth which is the inverse of a given delay characteristic for each optical wavelength propagated through the transmission line. This is accomplished by launching shorter wavelength components of the optical beam at low angles with respect to the axis of the transmission line into the transmission line and launching longer wavelength components at high angles with respect to the axis of the transmission line into the transmission line. Two arrangements are disclosed to accomplish the above-mentioned launching technique. One arrangement includes a time of flight dependent annularly ruled transmission grating and the other arrangement includes passing a time of flight dependent moving acoustic wave through the optical beam.

Abstract: The communication system includes a holographic system to provide a plurality of spatially multiplexed optical beams each modulated by a different one of a plurality of binary intelligence signals. The plurality of modulated spatially multiplexed optical beams are coherently transmitted on an optical waveguide to a hologram and an array of photosensors to recover each of the intelligence signals. The waveguide may be an optical fiber of the parabolic index type to coherently transmit all of the plurality of modulated spatially multiplexed optical beams, or a plurality of single mode step index optical fibers each coherently transmitting a different one of the plurality of modulated spatially multiplexed optical beams.