Abstract: An embodiment ramp apparatus for a vehicle includes a housing mounted on a vehicle body, a ramp assembly movable between a stowed position in which the ramp assembly is stowed in a cavity of the housing and a deployed position in which the ramp assembly is deployed or extended from the cavity of the housing, the ramp assembly including one or more ramp platforms telescopically connected to each other, a hinge mechanism including a moving body movably mounted in the housing and a hinge shaft pivotally connecting the ramp assembly to the moving body, and a guide mechanism configured to guide pivoting of the ramp assembly.

Abstract: An embodiment ramp apparatus for a vehicle includes a housing mounted on a vehicle body, a ramp assembly movable between a stowed position in which the ramp assembly is stowed in a cavity of the housing and a deployed position in which the ramp assembly is deployed or extended from the cavity of the housing, the ramp assembly including one or more ramp platforms telescopically connected to each other, and a front cover bridging between a leading end portion of the housing and a trailing end portion of the ramp assembly in a state in which the ramp assembly is in the deployed position.

Abstract: In an embodiment a ramp apparatus for a vehicle includes a housing mounted on a vehicle body, a first ramp platform telescopically moving with respect to the housing, a second ramp platform telescopically moving with respect to the first ramp platform and an upper sub-platform pivotally mounted between the first ramp platform and the second ramp platform.

Abstract: An embodiment ramp apparatus for a vehicle includes a housing mounted on a vehicle body, a first ramp platform telescopically movable with respect to the housing, a second ramp platform telescopically movable with respect to the first ramp platform, a third ramp platform configured movable with respect to the second ramp platform, a hinge mechanism configured to move the first ramp platform between a stowed position and a deployed position and to allow the first ramp platform to pivot with respect to the housing in a state in which the first ramp platform is in the deployed position, and a drive mechanism configured to move the second ramp platform and the third ramp platform.

Abstract: An embodiment is a ramp apparatus for a vehicle, the ramp apparatus including a first ramp platform, a second ramp platform configured to telescopically move with respect to the first ramp platform, a third ramp platform configured to telescopically move with respect to the second ramp platform, and a drive mechanism configured to move the second ramp platform and the third ramp platform, wherein the drive mechanism includes a drive sprocket, a driven sprocket spaced apart from the drive sprocket, a chain connecting the drive sprocket and the driven sprocket, a motor configured to drive the drive sprocket, a drive pinion coupled to the drive sprocket, a drive rack gear meshing with the drive pinion, a driven pinion coupled to the driven sprocket, and a driven rack gear meshing with the driven pinion.

Abstract: An embodiment is a ramp apparatus for a vehicle, the ramp apparatus including a housing mounted on a vehicle body, a ramp assembly configured to move between a stowed position in which the ramp assembly is stowed in the housing and an extended position in which the ramp assembly is extended out from the housing, wherein the ramp assembly is configured to be moved telescopically to be extended and retracted. The ramp apparatus may further include a hinge mechanism configured to allow the ramp assembly to pivot when the ramp assembly is deployed from the housing, wherein the hinge mechanism includes a moving body connected to the ramp assembly through a hinge shaft, and a hinge drive unit mounted on the moving body.

Abstract: A sliding door device for a vehicle, includes: a door that opens or closes a door opening formed in a vehicle body; a door arm provided with a first end portion rotatably connected to the door and a second end portion movable along a side sill of the vehicle body; a first slider pivotally coupled to the second end portion of the door arm so that the door arm rotates; a second slider coupled to the first slider to provide a path in which the first slider moves and to linearly move along the side sill; and a lower arm pinion gear which is rotatably coupled to the second end portion of the door arm and gear-engaged with the second slider to provide rotation force to the door arm so that the door arm rotates when the first slider moves in a longitudinal direction of the second slider.

Abstract: A sliding door device for a vehicle, includes: a door that opens or closes a door opening formed in a vehicle body; a door arm provided with a first end portion rotatably connected to the door and a second end portion movable along a side sill of the vehicle body; a first slider pivotally coupled to the second end portion of the door arm so that the door arm rotates; a second slider coupled to the first slider to provide a path in which the first slider moves and to linearly move along the side sill; and a lower arm pinion gear which is rotatably coupled to the second end portion of the door arm and gear-engaged with the second slider to provide rotation force to the door arm so that the door arm rotates when the first slider moves in a longitudinal direction of the second slider.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first indication of a user of a communication device browsing a first website associated with a first vendor, obtaining a second indication of the user of the communication device browsing a second website associated with a second vendor that is different from the first vendor, determining, in accordance with the first indication and the second indication, that the first vendor and the second vendor operate in a common marketplace, responsive to the determining, obtaining an advertisement of the first vendor to provide to the communication device, and providing the advertisement to the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first indication of a user of a communication device browsing a first website associated with a first vendor, obtaining a second indication of the user of the communication device browsing a second website associated with a second vendor that is different from the first vendor, determining, in accordance with the first indication and the second indication, that the first vendor and the second vendor operate in a common marketplace, responsive to the determining, obtaining an advertisement of the first vendor to provide to the communication device, and providing the advertisement to the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, processing a plurality of user profiles via a clustering algorithm to generate a plurality of clusters, computing a distance between a first cluster included in the plurality of clusters and at least one other cluster included in the plurality of clusters, identifying a first creative based on the distance, and providing the first creative to the first cluster. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving viewership data for a plurality of devices associated with a household, the devices for viewing content items received over a network from a network provider at the household, concatenating respective viewership data for respective devices of the plurality of devices, forming respective device documents, vectorizing the respective device documents to form vectorized device documents, concatenating the vectorized device documents to form a household corpus of viewership data for the household, training a clustering model on the household corpus of viewership data to form a household topological fingerprint (HTF) for the household, the HTF forming a vector classification of viewership patterns for the household, and selecting content items for the household based on the HTF. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a processing system including a processor, network access data for a first device of a first user and a second device of a second user, training a model based on the network access data to develop a first topological signature for the first device and a second topological signature for the second device, determining a relationship among the first user and the second user based on the first topological signature and the second topological signature, and providing network information such as advertising to the first device and to the second device based on the relationship among the first user and the second user. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first indication of a user of a communication device browsing a first website associated with a first vendor, obtaining a second indication of the user of the communication device browsing a second website associated with a second vendor that is different from the first vendor, determining, in accordance with the first indication and the second indication, that the first vendor and the second vendor operate in a common marketplace, responsive to the determining, obtaining an advertisement of the first vendor to provide to the communication device, and providing the advertisement to the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A hood latch apparatus for a vehicle includes: a housing having entrance guide recesses at a front portion and a rear portion, respectively, to allow a striker to enter; a first support shaft and a second support shaft disposed at both sides of the entrance guide recesses, respectively; a claw rotatably connected to the first support shaft; a pawl rotatably connected to the second support shaft and configured to restrain the claw or release the restraint of the claw; a safety hook rotatably connected to the second support shaft and configured to restrict the opening of a hood; and a safety lever having one end of thereof rotatably supported on a third support shaft installed inside the housing, and including a user manipulation portion extending to an outside of the housing and a pressing portion for pressing a lower portion of the safety hook.

Abstract: A hood latch apparatus for a vehicle includes: a housing having entrance guide recesses at a front portion and a rear portion, respectively, to allow a striker to enter; a first support shaft and a second support shaft disposed at both sides of the entrance guide recesses, respectively; a claw rotatably connected to the first support shaft; a pawl rotatably connected to the second support shaft and configured to restrain the claw or release the restraint of the claw; a safety hook rotatably connected to the second support shaft and configured to restrict the opening of a hood; and a safety lever having one end of thereof rotatably supported on a third support shaft installed inside the housing, and including a user manipulation portion extending to an outside of the housing and a pressing portion for pressing a lower portion of the safety hook.

Abstract: A front pop-up latch safety hook structure for an active hood of a vehicle having a front end module (FEM) including a front end carrier is provided. The structure includes a plate-shaped frame and a striker mounted on a front surface of the plate-shaped frame and fixed to a bottom of the hood. A safety hook is provided in front of the front end carrier of the FEM and is movable to an engagement location with the striker and a release location from the striker. A latch is configured to engage with or to disengage from the striker. A pop-up means is configured to pop up a hood by forcibly lifting the striker while the latch engages with the striker as the safety hook disengages from the striker when a collision of the vehicle occurs.

Abstract: A front pop-up ratch safety hook structure for an active hood of a vehicle having a front end module (FEM) including a front end carrier is provided. The structure includes a plate-shaped frame and a striker mounted on a front surface of the plate-shaped frame and fixed to a bottom of the hood. A safety hook is provided in front of the front end carrier of the FEM and is movable to an engagement location with the striker and a release location from the striker. A ratch is configured to engage with or to disengage from the striker. A pop-up means is configured to pop up a hood by forcibly lifting the striker while the ratch engages with the striker as the safety hook disengages from the striker when a collision of the vehicle occurs.

Abstract: There is provided a soft electrode material including an electrode layer containing a mixture of carbon black and at least one selected from carbon nanotube and graphene, so that the soft electrode material can facilitate various transformation thereof in response to physical transformation of an electrode, such as warpage, elongation, and the like; prevent the rapid reduction in electric conductivity of an electrode while maintaining flexibility and elasticity of the electrode at the time of the transformation; and provide excellent reliability, and thus, electrical-mechanical energy conversion efficiency of a soft electronic component such as an actuator including the soft electrode material, can be increased, and electric conductivity of the electrode layer can be improved as the electrical-mechanical conversion efficiency increases.

Abstract: A system securing inter-process communication (IPC) based on trust includes a user quota mechanism to provide resource management of IPC's. A single user is allowed to allocate a fixed amount of objects less than a system maximum. A trusted IPC mechanism mediates access to IPC objects by employing signed executables signed by a key and containing a list of trusted keys. A trust relationship is used among a set of subjects connected to an IPC to determine whether communication can be carried out between processes. In order for the processes to communicate via an IPC, either they have to trust each other, or a kernel must trust one process and that process must also trust the other process.