Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods disclosed herein include an embedded secret provisioning system that is based on a shared-derivative mechanism. Embodiments of this mechanism use a trusted third-party topology, but only a single instance of a public-private key exchange is required for initialization. Embodiments of the system and methods are secure and any of the derived secret keys are completely renewable in untrusted environments without any reliance on asymmetric cryptography. The derived secrets exhibit zero knowledge attributes and the associated zero knowledge proofs are open and available for review. Embodiments of systems and methods can be implemented in a wide range of previously-deployed devices as well as integrated into a variety of new designs using minimal roots-of-trust.

Abstract: A computer readable medium storing a computer program for providing a method for evaluating the performance of a software application, the computer program executable by at least one or the one or more processors. The computer program comprising a set of instructions for receiving an indication of the initiation of a workflow transaction in an Application, determining whether the workflow transaction is to be marked as a traceable transaction based on a Measurement Marker Algorithm, tracking the performance of operations executed for the workflow transaction, and storing raw Call Metrics based on the tracked performance in an Intermediate memory.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods disclosed herein include an embedded secret provisioning system that is based on a shared-derivative mechanism. Embodiments of this mechanism use a trusted third-party topology, but only a single instance of a public-private key exchange is required for initialization. Embodiments of the system and methods are secure and any of the derived secret keys are completely renewable in untrusted environments without any reliance on asymmetric cryptography. The derived secrets exhibit zero knowledge attributes and the associated zero knowledge proofs are open and available for review. Embodiments of systems and methods can be implemented in a wide range of previously-deployed devices as well as integrated into a variety of new designs using minimal roots-of-trust.

Abstract: A method includes accessing from a predictive data mart at a cloud platform which contains historical data on prior authorization transactions, historical transaction data corresponding to information indicated to be necessary for authorization decisions by a payer for use of a proposed medication for treatment of a condition. The method further includes determining, based on the accessed historical transaction data, a most probable question set necessary for an authorization decision by the payer for use of the proposed medication for treatment of the condition.

Abstract: Embodiments as described herein provide systems and methods for sharing secrets between a device and another entity. The shared secret may be generated on the device as a derivative of a secret value contained on the device itself in a manner that will not expose the secret key on the device and may be sent to the entity. The shared secret may also be stored on the device such that it can be used in future secure operations on the device. In this manner, a device may be registered with an external service such that a variety of functionality may be securely accomplished, including, for example, the generation of authorization codes for the device by the external service based on the shared secret or the symmetric encryption of data between the external service and the device using the shared secret.

Abstract: A computer readable medium storing a computer program for providing a method for evaluating the performance of a software application, the computer program executable by at least one or the one or more processors. The computer program comprising a set of instructions for receiving an indication of the initiation of a workflow transaction in an Application, determining whether the workflow transaction is to be marked as a traceable transaction based on a Measurement Marker Algorithm, tracking the performance of operations executed for the workflow transaction, and storing raw Call Metrics based on the tracked performance in an Intermediate memory.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods disclosed herein include an embedded secret provisioning system that is based on a shared-derivative mechanism. Embodiments of this mechanism use a trusted third-party topology, but only a single instance of a public-private key exchange is required for initialization. Embodiments of the system and methods are secure and any of the derived secret keys are completely renewable in untrusted environments without any reliance on asymmetric cryptography. The derived secrets exhibit zero knowledge attributes and the associated zero knowledge proofs are open and available for review. Embodiments of systems and methods can be implemented in a wide range of previously-deployed devices as well as integrated into a variety of new designs using minimal roots-of-trust.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods disclosed herein provide simple and effective methods for secure processes to share selected data with other processes and other memory locations, either secure or not, in a safe and secure manner. More specifically, in certain embodiments, systems and methods are disclosed that enable a secure data cache system to use one or more virtual machines to securely generate encryption keys based on information from multiple independent sources. In some embodiments, systems and methods are disclosed that provide protection from replay attacks by selectively changing the generated encryption keys.

Abstract: Embodiments as described herein provide systems and methods for sharing secrets between a device and another entity. The shared secret may be generated on the device as a derivative of a secret value contained on the device itself in a manner that will not expose the secret key on the device and may be sent to the entity. The shared secret may also be stored on the device such that it can be used in future secure operations on the device. In this manner, a device may be registered with an external service such that a variety of functionality may be securely accomplished, including, for example, the generation of authorization codes for the device by the external service based on the shared secret or the symmetric encryption of data between the external service and the device using the shared secret.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods disclosed herein include a distributed device activation mechanism involving a group of external entities without using asymmetric cryptography. Systems and methods include techniques for deriving a device secret using a hardware secret and authenticated unique input data provided to the device by one or more external entities. A hardware hash function uses the hardware secret as a key and the authenticated unique input data as input data to output the derived device secret. The derived device secret is written to a security register of the device to enter a new security layer.

Abstract: An article includes a piece of encapsulated insulation including an envelope having at least two vents therethrough, a particulate insulation within the envelope, and a porous filter overlying each vent of the envelope. The porous filter has a mesh size no larger that the minimum size of the particles. The article may further include a structure having a structure surface, and the piece of encapsulated insulation overlies and covers at least a portion of the structure surface.

Abstract: Some embodiments may relate to a computerized data stratification and correspondence generation process. For instance, in some embodiments a processor may retrieve a guarantor's income predictor, number of dependents, Open Auto, Mortgage, Open To Buy, HCPI, Derogatories, Open To Buy, and Total Charges from a plurality of data sources, and the processor may take the sum of the guarantor's HCPI and HCPI adjustment amounts. Such a calculation may result in a payment probability indicator. In some embodiments the indicator may correspond to one or more debt collection methodologies.

Abstract: A system and method for mapping application tasks to processors in a computing environment that takes into account the hardware communication topology of a machine and an application communication pattern. The hardware communication topology (HCT) is defined according to hardware parameters affecting communication between two tasks, such as connectivity, bandwidth and latency; and, the application communication pattern (ACP) is defined to mean the number and size of bytes that are communicated between the different pairs of communicating tasks. By collecting information on the messages exchanged by the tasks that communicate, the communication pattern of the application may be determined. By combing the HCT and ACP a cost model for a given mapping can be determined.

Abstract: An article includes a piece of encapsulated insulation including an envelope having at least two vents therethrough, a particulate insulation within the envelope, and a porous filter overlying each vent of the envelope. The porous filter has a mesh size no larger that the minimum size of the particles. The article may further include a structure having a structure surface, and the piece of encapsulated insulation overlies and covers at least a portion of the structure surface.

Abstract: A device for transporting strollers includes a base member having a plurality of compartments, a plurality of wheels for supporting the base member wherein two such wheels are mounted adjacent the rear portion and another wheel is pivotally mounted to the base member. A plurality of elongated straps are secured to the top surface and to a stroller positioned thereon respectively. The device further includes a mechanism for rotating at least two of the plurality of wheels and a hand-operable remote control unit for selectively transmitting RF signals to the rotating mechanism. The rotating mechanism includes a plurality of motors, at least one power source disposed within select ones of the plurality of compartments, a receiver for receiving the RF signals generated from the remote control, and a microprocessor electrically coupled to the receiver.

Abstract: A novel fault-tolerance technique for protecting against and correcting errors in packet data stream flow, preferably through not exclusively with closed ring sequential address generators and the like, through the use of pairs of independent but linked packet data flow paths enabling discarding of error data occurring in one path and substituting therefor corresponding correct data from the other path to enable continuation of the data stream flow without interruption and without error.

Abstract: A novel fault-tolerance technique for protecting against and correcting errors in packet data stream flow, preferably through not exclusively with closed ring sequential address generators and the like, through the use of pairs of independent but linked packet data flow paths enabling discarding of error data occurring in one path and substituting therefor corresponding correct data from the other path to enable continuation of the data stream flow without interruption and without error.

Abstract: Sensor assemblies, comprising one or more sensors for use in high-temperature environments such as an aircraft wing, include a thermally conductive retaining member in thermal communication with either the sensor or the environment surrounding the sensor. A housing assembly placed proximate to, and in thermal communication with, the retaining member defines a fluid passageway. During operation, fluid circulates through the housing to enhance the transfer of heat away from the sensor. Such heat transfer facilitates maintaining a sensor environment within the tolerance range of the sensor, thereby facilitating monitoring of the pressure fluctuation (or other sensor parameter) during operation of the aircraft.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for enabling a cluster of computers to appear as a single computer to host computers outside the cluster. A host computer communicates only with a gateway to access destination nodes and processes within the cluster. The gateway has at least one message switch which processes incoming and outgoing port type messages crossing the cluster boundary. This processing comprises examining certain information on the message headers and then changing some of this header information either to route an incoming message to the proper computer node, port and process or to make an outgoing message appear as if originated at the gateway node. The message switch uses a table to match incoming messages to a particular routing function which can be run to perform the changes necessary to correctly route different kinds of messages.

Abstract: The degree of saturation of a vapor in a chamber such as a curing oven is controlled by sensing the vapor dew point and varying the rate of removal of such vapor from the oven in response to a comparison of the sensed dew point with a predetermined dew point. This comparison may also be effected by comparing the difference between the actual dew point and oven temperature with a predetermined difference and controlling the rate of vapor removal in response to variations between the actual and predetermined differences. Alternately, a predetermined ratio between dew point and oven temperature may be maintained. By controlling the dew point of the vapor, i.e. degree of saturation, condensation in the oven is precluded while still permitting high solvent vapor concentrations which in turn facilitate recovery of solvent exhausted or removed from the oven.