Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.

Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.

Abstract: A stabilized paraffin inhibitor/pour point depressant (PI/PPD) product formulation is described which includes a copolymer having a monomer selected from the group consisting of alkyl acrylate polymers, alkyl methacrylate polymers, and combinations thereof, where the copolymer comprises vinyl acetate and the product includes an ethylene-based copolymer. The presence of the vinyl acetate stabilizes the product to prevent or inhibit the ethylene-based copolymer from separating out of the product. The product is useful to reduce paraffin deposition and/or improve flow characteristics of petroleum fluids, such as crude oil.

Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.

Abstract: System, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for allowing creating a record of an animal on a distributed ledger such as a blockchain. The animals have tags which, when read using a livestock tag reader, allow the owners of the animals to update the animal records with information about the animal, such as health and/or location data. The updated record can then be cryptographically signed and transmitted to a network server which verifies that the cryptographic signature corresponds to an owner's cryptographic signature for the animal.

Abstract: An audio services agent manager (ASAM) of a control device can provide an improved user experience by iterating through a list of audio services agents so as to verify that a requested audio service is provided. The ASAM can receive an audio input from an audio input device and direct the audio input as an audio command to an audio services agent based on an audio service rule. The ASAM can verify processing of the audio command by the audio service agent based on a response received by the ASAM from the audio service agent. If the response indicates success, then the audio service requested by the audio command is provided, otherwise, the ASAM can select another audio services agent based on the audio service rule and proceed to direct the audio command to the newly selected audio services agent so as to provide the requested audio service.

Abstract: A stabilized paraffin inhibitor/pour point depressant (PI/PPD) product formulation is described which includes a copolymer having a monomer selected from the group consisting of alkyl acrylate polymers, alkyl methacrylate polymers, and combinations thereof, where the copolymer comprises vinyl acetate and the product includes an ethylene-based copolymer. The presence of the vinyl acetate stabilizes the product to prevent or inhibit the ethylene-based copolymer from separating out of the product. The product is useful to reduce paraffin deposition and/or improve flow characteristics of petroleum fluids, such as crude oil.

Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for a detector device for use with a first video conference device, a second video conference device, and WAN. The video conference devices are configured to: establish a video conference over a secure communication channel over the WAN; to encode user video/audio data; to encrypt the encoded data; to provide the encrypted data to the other video conference device; to receive encrypted data; to decrypt the encrypted data; decode the encoded data; instruct the display to display video data based on the decoded video data; and instruct the speaker to play audio data based on the decoded audio data. The first video conference device is additionally configured to: receive detector data from the detector device; to encode detector data; to encrypt the encoded data; and to provide the encrypted data to the other video conference device.

Abstract: A method of stabilizing asphaltenes in a petroleum hydrocarbon fluid is disclosed. The method includes contacting the petroleum hydrocarbon fluid with a polybenzoxazine comprising repeating structural units of Formula (I): wherein R1 is hydrogen, a C1-30 alkyl, a C3-30 cycloalkyl, a C6-30 aryl, a C7-30 alkylarylene, a C7-30 arylalkyl, a C5-30 heteroaryl, or a C3-30 heterocycloalkyl; and R2 is a C1-30 alkyl, a C3-30 cycloalkyl, a C6-30 aryl, a C7-30 alkylarylene, a C7-30 arylalkyl, a C5-30 heteroaryl, or a C3-30 heterocycloalkyl.

Abstract: A method of stabilizing asphaltenes in a petroleum hydrocarbon fluid is disclosed. The method includes contacting the petroleum hydrocarbon fluid with a polybenzoxazine comprising repeating structural units of Formula (I): wherein R1 is hydrogen, a C1-30 alkyl, a C3-30 cycloalkyl, a C6-30 aryl, a C7-30 alkylarylene, a C7-30 arylalkyl, a C5-30 heteroaryl, or a C3-30 heterocycloalkyl; and R2 is a C1-30 alkyl, a C3-30 cycloalkyl, a C6-30 aryl, a C7-30 alkylarylene, a C7-30 arylalkyl, a C5-30 heteroaryl, or a C3-30 heterocycloalkyl.

Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.

Abstract: A fan control system has a fan duct, a fan mounted in the duct, an electronic commutator (EC) motor for driving the fan, and a control system hub for controlling the EC motor. A pressure differential sensing system is mounted in association with duct and feeding a pressure differential signal to the control system hub. An input device mounted on the control system hub for scaling an output signal from a low percent extreme to a high percent extreme and sends that output signal to the EC motor. Wherein the control system hub speeds, slows or switches OFF the EC motor according to the pressure differential signal except that the input device sets a speed limit ceiling on the EC motor.

Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.

Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.

Abstract: A streaming media server is provided that receives a request over a network from a customer premises gateway to receive a streaming media content item that is to be presented on two or more client devices in a synchronized manner. Responsive to the request, the streaming media server sends a manifest associated with the requested streaming media content item to the customer premises gateway only when it has been incrementally updated to remove an oldest media segment URL from the manifest and add a most recent media segment URL to the manifest.

Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.

Abstract: A virtual area has a spatial visualization and includes zones that are associated with respective geometric boundaries located in relation to the spatial visualization. Realtime data stream connections between sources and sinks of network nodes in the zones of the virtual area are administered to provide a wide variety of virtual area applications, including virtual area applications that implement spatial rules for one or more synchronous conferencing services (e.g., instant messaging, such as text chat, audio conferencing, video conferencing, application sharing, and file sharing).

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for use in evaluating automated clearing house (ACH) transactions, in connection with determining whether to post or return the transactions. One exemplary method includes receiving, at a computing device, a batch file including multiple ACH transactions and segregating, by the computing device, each of the ACH transactions. The method then includes, for each of the multiple segregated transactions, evaluating the transaction, by the computing device, relative to a first rule and directing, by the computing device, the transaction to a workbasket for human review when the transaction violates the first rule whereby the ACH transaction is submitted for human review rather than returning the ACH transaction upon the violation of the first rule.

Abstract: A system and method for providing authentication of a user is disclosed. The use of a non-confidential and unique user identification number and a temporary access code separates authentication of the user from transmission of any user passwords or user-identifiable data, as well as provides a ubiquitous means to authenticate the user with unrelated organizations, without any information passing between those organizations.