Abstract: Systems for delivering material through an open beak to a digestive tract of a bird and methods of using the same are described herein. Beak opening apparatus and methods of using the same are also described herein.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for clustering user interface event data for analysis and retrieval are disclosed. In one aspect, a system includes a data store and computer(s) that interact with the data store and execute instructions that cause the computer(s) to receive, for a user interface event, event data specifying a structure of a user interface presented during the user session. The event is assigned to a respective cluster based on a comparison of the structure of the user interface specified by the event data to a user interface structure that represents the respective cluster. For each cluster, a user interface attribute indicative of a user interface state of user interfaces specified by the event data in the cluster is determined. User interface state groups are generated based on the user interface attribute for each cluster.

Abstract: A method and system for combining user-defined music, sound effects or other audio content selections with video or other media, an activity or an event experience. Music attributes are associated with music files. A user selects a music category. Video or other media are time segmented. Each segment is associated with the music attributes. Using a time clock, music in the user-selected category is combined with video for a personalized experience.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for clustering user interface event data for analysis and retrieval are disclosed. In one aspect, a system includes a data store and computer(s) that interact with the data store and execute instructions that cause the computer(s) to receive, for a user interface event, event data specifying a structure of a user interface presented during the user session. The event is assigned to a respective cluster based on a comparison of the structure of the user interface specified by the event data to a user interface structure that represents the respective cluster. For each cluster, a user interface attribute indicative of a user interface state of user interfaces specified by the event data in the cluster is determined. User interface state groups are generated based on the user interface attribute for each cluster.

Abstract: A method and system for combining user-defined music, sound effects or other audio content selections with video or other media, an activity or an event experience. Music attributes are associated with music files. A user selects a music category. Video or other media are time segmented. Each segment is associated with the music attributes. Using a time clock, music in the user-selected category is combined with video for a personalized experience.

Abstract: A vehicle system and method are disclosed for the acquisition and transformation of data from vehicle mounted sensors oriented to monitor the environment proximate the vehicle for relevant objects. Data transformations are accomplished using polar to Cartesian debiased corrections, recursive filters, and measurement-to-track update techniques.

Abstract: A machine-executable method for displaying webpage media content comprises a network device receiving an input from a computing system. The network device verifies whether a user associated with the computing system is a logged-in member. If the user is a logged-in member, display or playback of the media content immediately begins on a display device or a webpage display application of the computing system, without receiving any further input from the computing system.

Abstract: A system and method for establishing a connection on a mobile computing device includes generating a secret on a trusted platform of the mobile computing device. The secret is transported to a subscriber identity module (SIM)/Smartcard on the mobile computing device. A secure local communication channel is established between the trusted platform and the SIM/Smartcard using the secret.

Abstract: A system and methods are disclosed for providing integrated software development environment for the design, verification and validation of advanced automotive safety systems. The system allows automotive software to be developed on a host computer using a collection of computer programs running simultaneously as processes and synchronized by a central process. The software disclosed uses separate synchronized processes, permitting signals from disparate sources to be generated by a simulation running on the host computer or from actual sensors and data bus signals coming from and going to actual vehicle hardware which is connected to their bus counterparts in the host computer on a real-time basis. The methods disclosed are for providing an Algorithm Prototyping, Analysis and Test through an integrated framework for dynamic data modeling and application development.

Abstract: A system and method for establishing a connection on a mobile computing device includes generating a secret on a trusted platform of the mobile computing device. The secret is transported to a subscriber identity module (SIM)/Smartcard on the mobile computing device. A secure local communication channel is established between the trusted platform and the SIM/Smartcard using the secret.

Abstract: A system and method for establishing a connection on a mobile computing device. A secret is generated on a trusted platform of the mobile computing device. The secret is transported to a secure channel application. The secure channel application establishes a trusted local communication channel between the trusted platform and a SIM (subscriber identity module)/Smartcard. The secret is received by the SIM/Smartcard. The secret, after being received by the SIM/Smartcard, is provided to a secure channel applet on the SIM/Smartcard. The secure channel applet establishes the trusted local communication channel between the SIM/Smartcard and the trusted platform, wherein the secret is shared by the trusted platform and the SIM/Smartcard.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for platform and device independent identity manageability. In one embodiment, the method includes validation of a manageable identity (MID) held within trusted storage of a user platform according to a user request to move the MID to a target platform. Once the MID is validated, available resources of the target platform are verified according to resource requirements of the MID. Once verified, the MID may be moved from the user platform to trusted storage provided by the target platform. In one embodiment, a platform-independent MID may be established that may be moved from a user platform to a non-compatible target platform, such that the platform-independent MID is not constrained to just one single platform. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A content display system for displaying downloaded locked content that has associated launch parameters. The system includes a media player that includes a download module for downloading content from a content provider over a network, a storage module for storing the downloaded content in a cache memory and a launch module for determining whether the associated launch parameters have been met. The launch module unlocks the content if the launch parameters have been met so that the content may be accessed by a user.

Abstract: A system and method of interactive advertising is provided in which an interactive media player is configured to allow user interaction as media having advertising is played. User interaction, such as by clicking a watermark, sends a signal with identifying information. Clicking the watermark and sending the signal does not interrupt the operation of the media player, such as by stopping the display of the content or opening another browser window. The user may selectively respond to advertisements and a user profile may be created based on the responses and/or the content that is played.

Abstract: A subscription content management and display system and method is provided in which subscription content is loaded into a local or otherwise designated memory for access by a user as desired. Optional subscription verification modules and period determination modules are provided controlling access to the content and loading at determined intervals.

Abstract: A system and method for establishing a trusted connection on a mobile computing device. A shared secret is generated on a trusted platform of the mobile computing device. The shared secret is transported to a secure channel application. The secure channel application establishes a secure local communication channel between the trusted platform and a SIM (subscriber identity module)/Smartcard on the mobile computing device. The shared secret is received by the SlM/Smartcard. In one embodiment, the mobile computing device includes a GSM (Global Systems for Mobile Communications) 03.48 application that sends the shared secret to a GSM 03.48 network infrastructure for storage, management, and verification by the GSM 03.48 network infrastructure, and in turn sends the shared secret to the SIM/Smartcard on the mobile computing device. In an alternative embodiment, a Diffie-Hellman key exchange is performed by the trusted platform to send the shared secret to the SIM/Smartcard.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for platform and device independent identity manageability. In one embodiment, the method includes validation of a manageable identity (MID) held within trusted storage of a user platform according to a user request to move the MID to a target platform. Once the MID is validated, available resources of the target platform are verified according to resource requirements of the MID. Once verified, the MID may be moved from the user platform to trusted storage provided by the target platform. In one embodiment, a platform-independent MID may be established that may be moved from a user platform to a non-compatible target platform, such that the platform-independent MID is not constrained to just one single platform. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Techniques and architectures that allow two electronic devices to derive a shared keystream from a shared secret. In one embodiment, each of the electronic devices generates a random number and transmits the random number to the other electronic device. Each electronic device may generate value by performing a hash on the shared secret and the two random numbers. The hash value may be used to generate a shared keystream.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for intelligently bridging a first network and a second network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a protocol independent bridge device driver is bound to a first and a second network interface card device driver in order to access the first and the second network. Then the bridge device driver adaptively derives topology of the first and the second network based on network packets that it receives from the first and the second network. Lastly, the bridge device driver delivers the received network packets based on information contained in the received network packets and the derived topology.

Abstract: Systems and methods integrate and provide platform independence to shared component objects. A host is targeted for a mobile device and registers software components. Upon a request for services by an application program, the host finds and facilitates the creation of instances requested by the application program, thereby providing platform independence to the application program and the developer thereof. A module, deployable unit of software components, is also an addressable and programmable object during a run time, thereby facilitating implicit registry of software components on the target device and reducing storage space required on a target device, as well as the CPU processing power. The module also provides module-wide variables, thereby enabling distinct instances constructed from classes contained within the module to share common variables.