Abstract: A user may purchase a subscription service online, which may be purchased as a gift for a gift recipient. At the end of the gifted subscription, the gift recipient may wish to continue the subscription without interruption. However, the subscription order may be stored in memory in association with the purchaser, and there may be no way to automatically link, in memory, the data in a gift subscription order and the data in a new subscription ordered by the gift recipient. In some embodiments, data associated with a subscription order includes a subscription transfer object, which stores subscription information specific to the subscription recipient and omits personal information associated with the purchaser. In some embodiments, a subscription identifier is issued to the recipient, which, when provided to the platform, allows the subscription transfer object to be transferred over to a new subscription for the recipient.

Abstract: A unified asset monitoring portal may be provided by a computing system that is configured to receive asset data from each of a plurality of assets. The asset data may include vehicle data associated with a first plurality of vehicles, trailer data associated with a second plurality of trailers, and/or industrial data associated with a third plurality of industrial equipment. Each of the vehicle data, trailer data, and industrial data may include at least some unique sensor data types.

Abstract: Multiple segmentation servers are synchronized to provide failover capacity in such a way that should a failover occur, the segment numbers/playlists/encryption keys/decryption keys are identical on each of the segmentation servers. Synchronizing the contents of a segmentation server on one or more backup segmentation servers ensures that the delivery of a content stream is immune to the failure of segmentation servers, provided at least one segmentation server remains fault-free. A caching server may further facilitate the fault tolerance by checking the availability of the individual segmentation servers, collect content segments from one of the segmentation servers, and serve the content segment to clients. The caching server automatically checks a primary segmentation server to ensure it is available (e.g., online), and provides automatic failover to a backup segmentation server should the primary server experience a fault (e.g., go offline).

Abstract: A system receives operations data and determines operations indicator(s) from the operations data. An operator on a manufacturing line reports a downtime event via a human machine interface device. The system receives downtime event and uptime information. The system calculates an operations indicator, such as an overall equipment effectiveness indicator, from the downtime event and uptime information. A user interface of the system includes the operations indicator(s) and visualizations. Some visualizations include a timeline indicating downtime events and other operations events. Additional downtime and uptime information is received by the system in substantially real-time. The system dynamically calculates updated operations indicator(s) from the additional downtime and uptime information.

Abstract: A user may purchase a subscription service online, which may be purchased as a gift for a gift recipient. At the end of the gifted subscription, the gift recipient may wish to continue the subscription without interruption. However, the subscription order may be stored in memory in association with the purchaser, and there may be no way to automatically link, in memory, the data in a gift subscription order and the data in a new subscription ordered by the gift recipient. In some embodiments, data associated with a subscription order includes a subscription transfer object, which stores subscription information specific to the subscription recipient and omits personal information associated with the purchaser. In some embodiments, a subscription identifier is issued to the recipient, which, when provided to the platform, allows the subscription transfer object to be transferred over to a new subscription for the recipient.

Abstract: A system for providing remote control of assets is disclosed herein. The system provides secure communications with one or more assets and receive operational data from the one or more assets. The system provides a graphical interface that includes one or more icons, one or more indicators, and one or more user input interfaces. The system receives a user input via the one or more user input interfaces and transmit the user input to an asset associated with the one or more user input interfaces. The system detects changes to an operational characteristics of the asset and display the changes.

Abstract: Controller devices may be configured to execute a network discovery service to identify other devices on a network, including other controller devices, user computing devices, and/or human machine interface devices. The controller devices may communicate with the devices on the network. An individual controller device may, upon connection to a human machine interface device, provide to the human machine interface device via a web server, a graphical user interface from which a user may configure the controller device or connect to another controller device on the network.

Abstract: A system for providing remote monitoring of assets is disclosed. The system provides secure communication with one or more assets and receive operational data from the one or more assets. The system generates a graphical user interface that be used for selection of inputs from the one or more assets and specification of conditions to be applied to inputs for generation of alerts. The system can receive a selection of one or more asset outputs and two or more conditions. The conditions are applied to the selection of one or more assets to generate alerts when at least one of the conditions is satisfied.

Abstract: Multiple segmentation servers are synchronized to provide failover capacity in such a way that should a failover occur, the segment numbers/playlists/encryption keys/decryption keys are identical on each of the segmentation servers. Synchronizing the contents of a segmentation server on one or more backup segmentation servers ensures that the delivery of a content stream is immune to the failure of segmentation servers, provided at least one segmentation server remains fault-free. A caching server may further facilitate the fault tolerance by checking the availability of the individual segmentation servers, collect content segments from one of the segmentation servers, and serve the content segment to clients. The caching server automatically checks a primary segmentation server to ensure it is available (e.g., online), and provides automatic failover to a backup segmentation server should the primary server experience a fault (e.g., go offline).

Abstract: A user may purchase a subscription service online, which may be purchased as a gift for a gift recipient. At the end of the gifted subscription, the gift recipient may wish to continue the subscription without interruption. However, the subscription order may be stored in memory in association with the purchaser, and there may be no way to automatically link, in memory, the data in a gift subscription order and the data in a new subscription ordered by the gift recipient. In some embodiments, data associated with a subscription order includes a subscription transfer object, which stores subscription information specific to the subscription recipient and omits personal information associated with the purchaser. In some embodiments, a subscription identifier is issued to the recipient, which, when provided to the platform, allows the subscription transfer object to be transferred over to a new subscription for the recipient.

Abstract: Controller devices may be configured to automatically connect to a remote management server (e.g., a “cloud”-based management server), and may offload received data and analyses to the remote management server via wired or wireless communications. The controller devices may further communicate with the management server, user computing devices, and/or human machine interface devices, e.g., to provide remote access to the controller device, provide real-time information from the controller device, receive configurations/updates, provide interactive graphical user interfaces, and/or the like.

Abstract: Some of the electronic messages transmitted post-purchase to the purchaser of a gift may include content that is of interest to the gift recipient. However, not all of the content in a message suitable for the purchaser might be suitable for a message to the gift recipient. In some embodiments, content may be obscured in a message for a given recipient. The obscuring may be implemented through at least one of: hiding, omitting, masking/obfuscating, or modifying the content presented. In some embodiments, a message is generated without having regard to the possible message recipients, and includes fields tagged to associate each field with a respective one or more recipients. For each recipient, a message is generated and transmitted in which the content that does not have a tag associated with that recipient is obscured.

Abstract: A user may purchase a subscription service online, which may be purchased as a gift for a gift recipient. At the end of the gifted subscription, the gift recipient may wish to continue the subscription without interruption. However, the subscription order may be stored in memory in association with the purchaser, and there may be no way to automatically link, in memory, the data in a gift subscription order and the data in a new subscription ordered by the gift recipient. In some embodiments, data associated with a subscription order includes a subscription transfer object, which stores subscription information specific to the subscription recipient and omits personal information associated with the purchaser. In some embodiments, a subscription identifier is issued to the recipient, which, when provided to the platform, allows the subscription transfer object to be transferred over to a new subscription for the recipient.

Abstract: A system for providing remote monitoring of assets is disclosed. The system provides secure communication with one or more assets and receive operational data from the one or more assets. The system generates a graphical user interface that be used for selection of inputs from the one or more assets and specification of conditions to be applied to inputs for generation of alerts. The system can receive a selection of one or more asset outputs and two or more conditions. The conditions are applied to the selection of one or more assets to generate alerts when at least one of the conditions is satisfied.

Abstract: A system for providing remote control of assets is disclosed herein. The system provides secure communications with one or more assets and receive operational data from the one or more assets. The system provides a graphical interface that includes one or more icons, one or more indicators, and one or more user input interfaces. The system receives a user input via the one or more user input interfaces and transmit the user input to an asset associated with the one or more user input interfaces. The system detects changes to an operational characteristics of the asset and display the changes.

Abstract: Controller devices may be configured to execute a network discovery service to identify other devices on a network, including other controller devices, user computing devices, and/or human machine interface devices. The controller devices may communicate with the devices on the network. An individual controller device may, upon connection to a human machine interface device, provide to the human machine interface device via a web server, a graphical user interface from which a user may configure the controller device or connect to another controller device on the network.

Abstract: A unit dose container for holding a single dose of a given liquid, the container comprising: a chamber (8) in which, in use, the given liquid is stored, the chamber having a wall through which, in use, the liquid is to be supplied; a release mechanism (7), at least part of which is internal to, or forms part of the wall of the chamber, the release mechanism being movable relative to the chamber between first and second positions; and means for allowing the release mechanism (7) to move from the first to the second positions, thereby opening a passage through the wall so that the liquid can exit the chamber (8), the means including at least one flexible wall portion.

Abstract: Controller devices may be configured to automatically connect to a remote management server (e.g., a “cloud”-based management server), and may offload received data and analyses to the remote management server via wired or wireless communications. The controller devices may further communicate with the management server, user computing devices, and/or human machine interface devices, e.g., to provide remote access to the controller device, provide real-time information from the controller device, receive configurations/updates, provide interactive graphical user interfaces, and/or the like.

Abstract: A system receives operations data and determines operations indicator(s) from the operations data. An operator on a manufacturing line reports a downtime event via a human machine interface device. The system receives downtime event and uptime information. The system calculates an operations indicator, such as an overall equipment effectiveness indicator, from the downtime event and uptime information. A user interface of the system includes the operations indicator(s) and visualizations. Some visualizations include a timeline indicating downtime events and other operations events. Additional downtime and uptime information is received by the system in substantially real-time. The system dynamically calculates updated operations indicator(s) from the additional downtime and uptime information.

Abstract: Multiple segmentation servers are synchronized to provide failover capacity in such a way that should a failover occur, the segment numbers/playlists/encryption keys/decryption keys are identical on each of the segmentation servers. Synchronizing the contents of a segmentation server on one or more backup segmentation servers ensures that the delivery of a content stream is immune to the failure of segmentation servers, provided at least one segmentation server remains fault-free. A caching server may further facilitate the fault tolerance by checking the availability of the individual segmentation servers, collect content segments from one of the segmentation servers, and serve the content segment to clients. The caching server automatically checks a primary segmentation server to ensure it is available (e.g., online), and provides automatic failover to a backup segmentation server should the primary server experience a fault (e.g., go offline).