Abstract: The disclosure relates to, among other things, systems and methods for facilitating the verification of the integrity of digital content. Embodiments of the disclosed systems and methods may provide mechanisms for generating a secure and unambiguous record of the creation and/or modification of digital content and/or other media associated with events. Further embodiments may provide for a ledger configured to capture a record of creation and/or modification actions performed in connection with digital content.

Abstract: A seat device that can easily and positively achieve the conversion of the state of a seat. A leg stand (11) fixed on a floor surface, a movable stand (20) supported by the leg stand (11) so as to be able to advance/retract in front and back directions, an underframe (30) of the seat supported by the movable stand (20) so as to be rotatable in forward and backward directions, and an interlocking mechanism (50) that interlocks advancement/retraction of the movable stand (20) with rotation of the underframe (30) are included.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to, among other things, electronic device security systems and methods. Certain embodiments disclosed herein provide for protection of cryptographic keys and/or associated operations using both an operating system security service and a software-based whitebox cryptographic security service executing on a device. Leveraging operating system security services and software-based whitebox cryptographic security services may provide enhanced security when compared to using either service alone to protect cryptographic keys and associated operations. In additional embodiments, server-side cryptographic security solutions may be further used to enhance device security implementations.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to, among other things, systems and methods for managing the communication of messages between devices using a service system operating as a trusted intermediary. Information indicative of device location and/or orientation may be communicated to the service system, which may use the information to determine whether a transmitting device is oriented and/or otherwise pointed in the direction of an intended receiving device. The trusted service may enforce policy articulated by the receiving device in connection with the communication of a message from the transmitting device to the intended receiving device.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing the operation of unmanned vehicles within policy managed locations and/or areas. In some embodiments, an unmanned vehicle may issue an operator signed request to enter a policy managed area and/or use a certain sensor system within a policy managed area to an unmanned vehicle management system. The unmanned vehicle management system may verify the operator's identity and associated rights with a trusted authority, identify a policy associated with the policy managed area, and enforce the identified policy in connection with generating a response to the request. In this manner, the use of unmanned vehicles and/or associated systems may be managed in accordance with certain policies and/or rules associated with a particular operating location and/or area.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for management of information, including environmental information, obtained by a variety of sensors associated with one or more distributed mobile sensor platforms. In certain embodiments, the geographically transitory nature of a mobile sensor platform may be leveraged to facilitate collection of environmental information over a larger geographic area than that of a fixed sensor platform. Embodiments disclosed herein provide for information consistency and/or quality checking of information obtained by mobile sensor platforms. Further embodiments may be used to incentivize the collection and/or acquisition of certain data via point and/or credit-based compensation.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing the operation of unmanned vehicles within policy managed locations and/or areas. In some embodiments, an unmanned vehicle may issue an operator signed request to enter a policy managed area and/or use a certain sensor system within a policy managed area to an unmanned vehicle management system. The unmanned vehicle management system may verify the operator's identity and associated rights with a trusted authority, identify a policy associated with the policy managed area, and enforce the identified policy in connection with generating a response to the request. In this manner, the use of unmanned vehicles and/or associated systems may be managed in accordance with certain policies and/or rules associated with a particular operating location and/or area.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to, among other things, electronic device security systems and methods. Certain embodiments disclosed herein provide for protection of cryptographic keys and/or associated operations using both an operating system security service and a software-based whitebox cryptographic security service executing on a device. Leveraging operating system security services and software-based whitebox cryptographic security services may provide enhanced security when compared to using either service alone to protect cryptographic keys and associated operations. In additional embodiments, server-side cryptographic security solutions may be further used to enhance device security implementations.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to, among other things, managing the operation of a vehicle in accordance with one or more policies. Consistent with various aspects of the disclosed embodiments, a vehicle control system may be used to enforce policy in connection with various vehicle operations based, at least in part, on trusted information provided by one or more vehicle subsystems and/or other systems. A vehicle control system may verify the received information and use the verified information to determine whether the vehicle may engage in a particular operation and/or enter a particular operational mode in accordance with one or more policies.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for management of information, including environmental information, obtained by a variety of sensors associated with one or more distributed mobile sensor platforms. In certain embodiments, the geographically transitory nature of a mobile sensor platform may be leveraged to facilitate collection of environmental information over a larger geographic area than that of a fixed sensor platform. Embodiments disclosed herein provide for information consistency and/or quality checking of information obtained by mobile sensor platforms. Further embodiments may be used to incentivize the collection and/or acquisition of certain data via point and/or credit based compensation.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to, among other things, systems and methods for managing electronic content. Certain embodiments disclosed herein provide for a trusted data management platform that may interact with a trusted assertion service and/or a digital rights management service to manage access to and/or use of electronic content. Content creators and/or other content rights holder may register their content and/or associate rights using the trusted data management platform and/or a trusted assertion service and be assured that their content rights are securely managed and respected.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to, among other things, systems and methods for managing the secure management and distribution of electronic content over broadcast and/or broadband communication channels. Certain embodiments disclosed herein may allow for implementation of a digital rights management service in connection with bidirectional communication channels and/or unidirectional communication channels, such as a broadcast signal. Various embodiments may allow for the generation and/or transmission of a digital rights management license in a field included in a broadcast signal. The license may be used by a client device to securely manage a received broadcast signal in accordance with associated rules and/or rights.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for distributing content to a mobile device. Systems and methods are described that provide techniques for the dynamic selection of content for distribution to a mobile device based on user profile information and/or feedback information associated with a user of the mobile device. Additional embodiments of the disclosed systems and methods may provide for the pre-distribution of certain shared content portions to a mobile device. In further embodiments, information relating to the rendering of content items from a set of serialized and/or episodic content items on a mobile device may be used to determine whether to pre-distribute other content items from the set of content items.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to, among other things, systems and methods for the secure management and verification of data. Certain embodiments disclosed herein provide for a trusted data management platform that may interact with a trusted assertion service to securely record assertion information relating to the generation and/or processing of data managed by the platform. Data consumers interact with the trusted assertion service to authenticate and/or otherwise verify the provenance, chain-of-handling, and/or other information associated with data managed by the trusted data management platform and/or associated data marketplaces.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to, among other things, systems and methods for managing the communication of messages between devices using a service system operating as a trusted intermediary. Information indicative of device location and/or orientation may be communicated to the service system, which may use the information to determine whether a transmitting device is oriented and/or otherwise pointed in the direction of an intended receiving device. The trusted service may enforce policy articulated by the receiving device in connection with the communication of a message from the transmitting device to the intended receiving device.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to, among other things, systems and methods for managing the communication of messages between devices using a service system operating as a trusted intermediary. Information indicative of device location and/or orientation may be communicated to the service system, which may use the information to determine whether a transmitting device is oriented and/or otherwise pointed in the direction of an intended receiving device. The trusted service may enforce policy articulated by the receiving device in connection with the communication of a message from the transmitting device to the intended receiving device.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for using available computational resources of a variety of connected devices in a connected device ecosystem in connection with performing various computational and/or processing operations. In certain embodiments, computational and/or processing operations may be distributed between a plurality of connected devices by a trusted service, leveraging available computational resources of the connected devices to perform relatively complex computations and/or operations. Systems and methods are further disclosed that allow for enforcement of various policies in connection with such distributed computation and/or processing operations, which may help to protect the privacy and security interests of various stakeholders in the connected device ecosystem.

Abstract: This disclosure related to systems and methods that facilitate the secure collection and management of operational data relating to a power generation system that includes one or more wind turbines. Embodiments disclosed herein may also be used to provide various insights on wind farm operation and management using collected operational data. Further embodiments facilitate policy-managed access to operational data, including policy-managed access implementing differential privacy, in a manner allowed and/or otherwise controlled by parties having ownership rights or interests in the data.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing mobile device network access. Systems and methods are described that allow for a mobile device to identify and selectively authenticate with one of a plurality of mobile network operators based on one or more policies associated with the mobile device and/or its user. Based on one or more policies, the mobile device may determine that a particular network is a preferred network and used provisioned electronic subscriber information stored on the device associated with the preferred network to connect to the preferred network. In various embodiments, other available networks may be checked, and the mobile device may switch networks in the event a new preferred network is identified.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing the operation of unmanned vehicles within policy managed locations and/or areas. In some embodiments, an unmanned vehicle may issue an operator signed request to enter a policy managed area and/or use a certain sensor system within a policy managed area to an unmanned vehicle management system. The unmanned vehicle management system may verify the operator's identity and associated rights with a trusted authority, identify a policy associated with the policy managed area, and enforce the identified policy in connection with generating a response to the request. In this manner, the use of unmanned vehicles and/or associated systems may be managed in accordance with certain policies and/or rules associated with a particular operating location and/or area.