Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining a modified shape of a computer-aided design model of an object or a partition thereof, a method for assigning the modified shape of an object or the partition thereof to a further object or a partition thereof, a method for producing an object by applying any one of the indicated methods, and a module comprising at least one computer program being adapted for performing at least one step according to any one of the indicated methods.

Abstract: A method for estimating a property of an earth formation includes: obtaining a sample of rock; scanning the sample to determine internal rock damage; measuring a deformation parameter of the sample; constructing a mathematical model of the sample that replicates the determined and measured internal rock damage distribution; simulating the one or more tests using the mathematical model; obtaining a rock deformation parameter using the one or more simulated tests corresponding to the measured rock deformation parameter; comparing the rock deformation parameter obtained from the one or more simulated tests to the corresponding measured rock deformation parameter; adjusting parameters of the mathematical model based upon the rock parameter obtained from simulation not being within a selected range of the measured rock parameter; and providing the mathematical model as a verified mathematical model based upon the rock parameter obtained from simulation being within a selected range of the measured rock parameter.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for deploying a structure based upon aggregated objective measurements quantifying as built conditions and experiential conditions of the structure over time, and using those measurements to determine, among other things, compliance with applicable building codes. Precise locations of conditions measured are quantified via simplified X, Y and Z coordinate determination in combination with a determined direction of interest.

Abstract: A system and method including receiving a request to remove a contribution of a targeted sensor data set from a construction of a model. The targeted sensor data set is from a plurality of sensor data sets, each of the plurality of sensor data sets is associated with sensors monitoring industrial systems, the model is constructed at least in part from the plurality of sensor data sets, and each of the plurality of sensor data sets is tagged with at least one unique accession identifier. An accession identifier associated with the targeted sensor data set is then identified, and the construction of the model is modified to remove the contribution of the targeted sensor data set based at least in part on identifying the accession identifier associated with the targeted sensor data set.

Abstract: A novel nonlinear method for area-wide near surface air temperature precision retrieval is described. The steps include: First, construct the 1st sub-model modelVEC1 to the f-th sub-model modelVECf. Establish and normalize raw data vectors of each gridded pixel sBlkVEC in the targeted area. Calculate the retrieved full maps (surfTf) of near surface air temperatures using each sub-model. Then, identify abnormal samples and define their near-range regions in surfTf Apply a selective arithmetic mean (SAM) approach to achieve precision temperature map surfT. And finally apply further modification to the pixels of surfT where pixlf?badsurfT?f is true to all f=1, 2, 3, . . . . Using the super nonlinear algorithm, this invention provides a solution of retrieving near surface air temperature based on combinations of various factors (information fusion) to achieve satisfied prediction errors, which are independent of cloud levels and topographic characteristics.

Abstract: A FEA model representing a product/part with certain finite elements for metal portion, metal necking failure criteria (critical and fracture strain values defined in form of loading path diagram) and the neck's characteristics (neck's width and a profile of strain values within the width) are received in a computer system. At each solution cycle of a time-marching simulation of a deep draw metal forming process using the FEA model, following operations are performed at each integration point of every finite element: identifying major and minor strain values and corresponding directions from the computed strain values, calculating an equivalent metal necking failure strain value (?e) in the major strain direction with a formula based on corresponding critical and fracture strain values, the neck's characteristics and a characteristic dimension in the major strain direction, and determining metal necking failure, which occurs when the major strain value is greater than ?e.

Abstract: An electronic system-level parallel simulation method by means of a multi-core computer system, comprising the parallel evaluation of a plurality of concurrent processes of the simulation on a plurality of cores of the computer system and comprising a sub-method of detection of conflicts of access to a shared memory of a simulated electronic system, the sub-method being implemented by a simulation kernel executed by the computer system and comprises: a step of construction of an oriented graph representative of access to the shared memory by the processes evaluated by the concurrent processes; and a step of detection of loops in the graph; a loop being considered representative of a conflict of access to the shared memory. A computer program product for implementing such a method is provided.

Abstract: A timing error analysis method includes, extracting, from error information, a design value related to a delay amount of a signal path and a feature that is an input when a machine learning model learns with the design value as an output, estimating a correct answer value of the design value from the feature and the machine learning model learning a relationship between the design value and the feature, comparing the design value with the correct answer value and storing a comparison result, generating a comparison result list including countermeasures for eliminating the timing error according to the comparison result, aggregating signal paths included in the comparison result list for each design block to generate an error list including information indicating the signal paths aggregated for each of the design blocks and the countermeasures, and outputting the error list.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods of building an agnostic model of a physically-based semiconductor device. The embodiments may include implementing, in the agnostic model, an arbitrary voltage source in series between a node voltage and a zero value voltage source, implementing, in the agnostic model, a reference capacitor in series between the node voltage and a dummy voltage source, implementing, in the agnostic model, an arbitrary current source between a first node and a second node. The arbitrary current source may include the dummy voltage source divided by the reference capacitor, and the arbitrary current source may model the change in the any property, such as charge, over time within the semiconductor device.

Abstract: A method may designing electronic circuits is provided. The method may include generating a first user interface for displaying, at a client, a plurality of graphical elements for creating a state diagram. A scaffold may be added to the state diagram in response to the scaffold being selected from the plurality of graphical elements. A first state bubble may be attached to the scaffold in response to the first state bubble being selected from the plurality of graphical elements. A dimension of the scaffold and/or a position of the first state bubble on the scaffold may be adjusted in response to a second state bubble being added and/or removed from the state diagram. A second user interface may be generated for displaying, at the client, the state diagram. Related systems and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating randomized electrical interconnects for an electronic circuit comprises the steps of receiving a netlist of nodes of electronic components to be connected, each connection of nodes forming an electrical interconnect; determining a list of one or more path directions for each electrical interconnect; determining a plurality of path direction distances for each electrical interconnect; generating a plurality of segments for each electrical interconnect, each segment having one path direction and a length which are selected at random; calculating a sum of the lengths of all of the segments in each path direction each time a segment is generated for each electrical interconnect; removing one path direction from the list of path directions when a first condition is met; and stopping the generation of the segments when a second condition is met.

Abstract: An integrated circuit system-on-chip (SOC) includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of components made up of transistors formed in the substrate, and a plurality of interconnection lines providing electrical connectivity among the components. Use of a channel-less design eliminates interconnection channels on the top surface of the chip. Instead, interconnection lines are abutted to one another in a top layer of metallization, thus preserving 5-10% of chip real estate. Clock buffers that are typically positioned along interconnection channels between components are instead located within regions of the substrate that contain the components. Design rules for channel-less integrated circuits permit feed-through interconnections and exclude multi-fanout interconnections.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) including a first synchronous circuit configured to operate in synchronization with a clock signal is provided. The first synchronous circuit includes a selector including a first input terminal configured to receive a first input signal, a second input terminal configured to receive a second input signal, and a third input terminal configured to receive a scan enable signal indicating one of a scan test mode and a function operation mode and a latch unit configured to operate as a flip-flop outputting a first output signal corresponding to the first input signal in the scan test mode and to operate as a latch outputting a second output signal corresponding to the second input signal in the function operation mode.

Abstract: Performing design optimization using an augmented reality system. Baseline data comprising baseline sensor data and baseline user input data is received by a computer system. An interactive baseline design optimization problem based on the baseline data is generated by the computer system. The baseline interactive optimization problem is transmitted by the computer system to the augmented reality system. Refined data comprising refined sensor data and refined user input data is received by the computer system. An interactive refined optimization problem based on the refined data and the baseline data is generated by the computer system. The interactive refined optimization problem is transmitted by the computer system to the augmented reality system.

Abstract: Performing design optimization using an augmented reality system. Baseline data comprising baseline sensor data and baseline user input data is received by a computer system. An interactive baseline design optimization problem based on the baseline data is generated by the computer system. The baseline interactive optimization problem is transmitted by the computer system to the augmented reality system. Refined data comprising refined sensor data and refined user input data is received by the computer system. An interactive refined optimization problem based on the refined data and the baseline data is generated by the computer system. The interactive refined optimization problem is transmitted by the computer system to the augmented reality system.

Abstract: A method for therapeutic application involves accessing information associated with a patient and a reference biological network database, generating, using the information associated with the patient and the reference biological network database, a disease model, identifying, from the disease model, a molecular target, identifying, from the molecular target, a drug for the patient, generating, based on the drug for the patient, a treatment plan for the patient, and repetitively generating, based on repetitively inputting a patient outcome from the treatment plan into a feedback loop mechanism, a different treatment plan for the patient based on either the molecular target or a different molecular target.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a computer implemented method. The method includes using a computer processor to perform the operations of constructing a nucleic acid mutation interaction network based upon nucleic acid pair-level interactions of a genetic sample scored under at least one disease model. The method further includes performing a thresholding and binarization process on the nucleic acid pair interactions to derive an interaction network. The method further includes testing pairs of pathways of the interaction network for either between pathway model (BPM) or within pathway model (WPM) enrichment of nucleic acid-nucleic acid mutation pair interaction. The method additionally includes outputting nucleic acid-nucleic acid mutation pair interaction data.

Abstract: Characteristics of proteins, peptides, and/or peptoids can be determined via two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy and/or two-dimensional co-distribution spectroscopies. Spectral data of the proteins, peptides, and/or peptoids can be obtained with respect to an applied perturbation. two-dimensional co-distribution analysis can be applied to generate an asynchronous co-distribution plot for the proteins, peptides, and/or peptoids to define the population of proteins in solution. In the two-dimensional asynchronous plot, a cross peak can be identified as correlating with an auto peak in the two-dimensional correlation synchronous plot associated with aggregation of the proteins, peptides, and/or peptoids. The two-dimensional asynchronous cross peak can be used to determine an order of a distributed presence of spectral intensities with respect to the applied perturbation.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for compressing and decompressing genetic information from an individual. In one arrangement, a data compression method generates a compressed representation of at least a portion of an individual's genome by receiving an input file having a representation of the genome as a sequence of variants defined relative to a reference genome. A reference database having a plurality of reference lists of genetic variants from other individuals is accessed. Each reference list has a sequence of genetic variants from a single, phased haplotype. Two mosaics of segments from the reference lists are identified which match the genome to within a threshold accuracy. Each mosaic represents a single one of the two haplotypes of the individual's genome and includes a portion of the sequence of genetic variants from one of the reference lists. The compressed representation is generated by encoding the two mosaics and deviations from the two mosaics.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for the diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia.

Abstract: A process receives, with a receiver, health and wellness data of a user that is sensed by one or more sensors during consumption by the user of media content. Further, the process receives, with the receiver, health and wellness data of the user that is determined by a healthcare provider during an event that is distinct from the consumption of the media content. In addition, the process aggregates, with a processor, the health and wellness data of the user that is sensed and the health and wellness data of the user that is determined by the health care provider into an aggregated health and wellness data model. The process also determines, with the processor, one or more optimal audio/visual device settings based on the aggregated health and wellness data model.

Abstract: A computer implemented method of diagnosing whether a human subject is infected with Zika virus, includes: determining a correlation between a fundus test image of an eye of the human subject for presence of gross macular pigment mottling with a known set of Zika virus infected fundus images and with a known set of healthy fundus images, wherein a high correlation/low correlation between the fundus test image and the known set of Zika virus infected fundus images indicates that there is a high probability/low probability that the human subject is infected with Zika virus, wherein a high correlation/low correlation between the fundus test image and the known set of healthy fundus images indicates that there is a low probability/high probability that the human subject is infected with Zika virus.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to an alert and response integration system device. The device includes at least one physiological data sensor configured to sense physiological data of a user; at least one location determination device configured to determine a location of the user; a memory configured to store a monitoring application; and a processor configured to execute a monitoring application and obtain the physiological data from the at least one physiological data sensor and obtain the location of the user from the at least one location determination device. The device further includes a transceiver configured to transmit an alert over a wireless network to a monitoring device and an attachment mechanism associated with the housing.

Abstract: A method and system for providing context based medical instructions to a patient is described. The method includes receiving patient data including patient profile and treatment stage associated with the patient. The method further includes determining a physical state of the patient based on continuous monitoring of activities of the patient. The physical state indicates receptive capability of the patient. Further, the method includes generating context based medical instructions based on the physical state and the patient data. The context based medical instructions are delivered to the patient. Further, the method includes monitoring an emotional state of the patient while the patient is performing the context based medical instructions. The method further includes generating dynamically updated context based medical instructions based on the emotional state of the patient. The emotional state indicates patient's interest for receiving the updated context based medical instructions.

Abstract: A method, a computing system and a computer program product are provided. A computing system identifies elements within a collection of medical documents. The elements include patients, adverse events and medical drugs. The medical documents are analyzed by the computer system to determine associations between the identified medical drugs and corresponding identified adverse events. The identified elements and the determined associations may be encoded as features by the computing system. The computing system identifies portions of the medical documents as containing the identified elements and the determined associations. The computing system generates a classification model based at least on the encoded features associated with the identified portions for identifying medical case safety reports within medical documents. The classification model is applied to a new document to determine a classification of the new document with respect to a medical case safety report.

Abstract: An electronic data inspection system capable of appropriately inspecting electronic data is provided. A first determination unit determines whether electronic data is illegally posted or not. A second determination unit determines whether the electronic data determined to be illegally posted by the first determination unit is illegally posted or not, with higher accuracy than the first determination unit. If the first determination unit or the second determination unit determines that the electronic data is not illegally posted, a registration unit deliverably stores the electronic data in a storage means.

Abstract: Techniques to provide mobile access to content are disclosed. A request from a mobile application running on a mobile device to access content is received at a connector node. A user credential associated with the request is used to identify at the connector node a policy associated with the request. A policy metadata associated with the policy is provided from the connector node to the mobile application running on the mobile device. The mobile application may include application code that is responsive to the policy metadata to perform, with respect to the request to access content, an action indicated by the policy.

Abstract: This system provides wired and/or wireless access throughout a multimedia network built on a distributed architecture which can be transparent to the user. This multimedia network includes content which is imported or generated within the network. The system allows for the content provider to determine the license status of content and update the license status of content which was previously provided by that provider. The external content can be accessed in real time or downloaded and stored within the system for later access at the convenience of the user. The usage of some content is controlled by the use of encryption and other protection methods. The system allows for storage of live video by storing the digitized video and allowing the user to control how, when and where the content is viewed. The system makes available multiple multimedia services to all users in the network or connected via the internet.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for improving user experience of multimedia streaming over computer networks. More specifically, techniques presented herein reduce (or eliminate) latency in playback start time for streaming digital media content resulting from digital rights management (DRM) authorizations. A streaming media client (e.g., a browser, set-top box, mobile telephone or tablet “app”) may request a “fast-expiring” license for titles the streaming media client predicts a user is likely to begin streaming. A fast-expiring license is a DRM license (and associated decryption key) which is valid for only a very limited time after being used for playback. During the validity period of such a license, the client device requests a “normal” or “regular” license to continue accessing the title after the fast-expiring license expires.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for managing and protecting electronic content and applications. Applications, content, and/or users can be given credentials by one or more credentialing authorities upon satisfaction of a set of requirements. Rights management software/hardware is used to attach and detect these credentials, and to enforce rules that indicate how content and applications may be used if certain credentials are present or absent. In one embodiment an application may condition access to a piece of electronic content upon the content's possession of a credential from a first entity, while the content may condition access upon the application's possession of a credential from a second entity and/or the user's possession of a credential from a third entity. Use of credentials in this manner enables a wide variety of relatively complex and flexible control arrangements to be put in place and enforced with relatively simple rights management technology.

Abstract: A method, a system, and an article are provided for detecting and managing anomalies associated with content presentations. An example computer-implemented method can include: obtaining data including a history of content presentations by a plurality of publishers on a plurality of client devices; calculating a plurality of performance indicators for each publisher based on the data, the performance indicators providing a measure of user interactions with the content presented by the publisher; generating a time history of each performance indicator for each of a plurality of time periods; selecting, for each time history, at least one anomaly detector from a plurality of anomaly detectors; detecting an anomaly in at least one time history using the selected at least one anomaly detector; and based on the detected anomaly, facilitating an adjustment of content presentations by the plurality of publishers.

Abstract: Among other things, first and second sets of authentication credentials are used to access respectively data about a first set of one or more accounts from a first source and data about the one or more of the second accounts from the a second source. The data are analyzed to identify (a) one account of the first set of one or more accounts and (b) the one of the one or more of the second accounts as possibly a single account. After information is presented to a user an indication is received from the user that they are a single account. For a computation that requires data about the single account, data from the first source or data from the second source or data from both are used, based on a predefined computational rule.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for authenticating a user. A server accesses an identifier relating to the user associated with an identifier relating to a second user device. The server accesses, for the user, at least one predetermined reference location within a reference table. The method comprises the following steps. Sending from a first user device to the server, through a first communication channel, a first message including the identifier relating to the user and a request to get a challenge table, as challenge user authentication data. Generating, by the server, a first challenge table including a first set of characters, the first challenge table being valid. Sending, thanks to the second user device identifier, from the server to the second user device, through a second communication channel, a second message including the first challenge table and a first request to display the first challenge table. Displaying, by or through the second user device, the first challenge table.

Abstract: System and method of collecting and processing data in electronic devices. A sensors data collector collects measurements from at least an accelerometer and a gyroscope of an electronic device. A data-loss prevention module operates to pass these measurements, immediately upon their collection, to a supplemental locally-running processing thread which retains the measurements even after a refresh of a web-page in which the measurements were collected, and which transmits the measurements to a remote server even after refresh of the web-page in which the measurements were collected. Non-global scope of functions is utilized, to reduce security exposure. An asynchronous SharedWorker module is utilized, to alleviate congestion of computing resources of the electronic device. Data obfuscation and encoding is utilized to maintain anonymity of user-entered data while still allowing a remote server to ensure the integrity of data received from the electronic device.

Abstract: This invention relates to Banking, National Security and Governance with BIOMETRICUNIQUE COMBINATIONIDENTIFICATION SYSTEM and in particular, this invention relates to Banking, National Security and Governance with BIOMETRICUNIQUE COMBINATIONIDENTIFICATION SYSTEM which will provide paperless, fraud less, ultra secure, convenient, cheap, fast, affordable banking, enhance National Security and provide good governance to all since it will completely eradicate the possibility of having more than one identity. Furthermore, this invention also relates to Banking, National Security and Governance with BIOMETRICUNIQUE COMBINATIONIDENTIFICATION SYSTEM which has the advantages of being simple in structure and convenient to use and install, improving the filling efficiency, reducing manual costs and the like.

Abstract: A method for capturing biometric data is provided that includes causing, by a vibration engine included in a computing device, the computing device to vibrate. Moreover, the method includes detecting, by the computing device, movement of the computing device where the movement represents dampened computing device vibrations and capturing, by the computing device, data regarding the movement.

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for implementing a robotic process automation using controller execution model. The present invention is configured to receive electronically, from a user computing device, a request to establish a communication link with a hosted virtual desktop (HVD) bot; determine a controller hosted virtual desktop (CHVD) hub associated with the HVD bot, wherein the CHVD hub comprises one or more HVD bots connected to the CHVD hub in a hub-and-spoke configuration, wherein the HVD bot is accessible only via the CHVD hub; receive one or more authentication credentials associated with the CHVD from an encrypted credential repository; validate the one or more authentication credentials associated with the CHVD, wherein validating further comprises authorizing the user computing device to access to the CHVD hub; and establish a communication link between the user computing device and the HVD bot, via the CHVD.

Abstract: Methods and devices for accessing protected applications. A client device accessing a protected application executing on the application server is provided. The client device configured to establish a session between the client device and the application server based on an exchange of authentication credential information between the client device and the application server; generate an authentication token from the authentication credential information associated with the protected application; transfer the authentication token to the remote server for storage at the remote server; and transmit a directive to the remote server to access the protected application executing on the application server, where the directive includes an identifier associated with the authentication token for accessing the protected application.

Abstract: An unlocking method and an unlocking apparatus are provided. According to an example, the unlocking method comprises: determining whether a mobile terminal to be unlocked exists; and sending a preset instruction to the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal to be unlocked exists, where the preset instruction is configured to control the mobile terminal to unlock a display screen.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a CAPTCHA generation method. According to the method, a request for accessing a resource is received from a handheld touch screen device. A default virtual keyboard type is received from the handheld touch screen device. In response to the request, a CAPTCHA is generated based on the default virtual keyboard type. The CAPTCHA is sent to the handheld touch screen device.

Abstract: A method for authenticating a user of a service provided over a communications network. The user uses both a personal computer (PC) and a personal connectable device, both connected to a communications network, Before using the service, an enrollment phase must be fulfilled, for determining a list of properties of the user. Upon initiating a session by the user in which a request for a new session accompanied by the submission of credentials by the user, and then evoking a type 1 graphic interactive object in which a grid of colored cells shows on the user PC screen and at least some of the cells of the grid contain images, and at least one of which images was chosen by the user in the enrolment phase, Thereafter the service continues to the assessment stage unless a type 2 graphic interactive object is employed. A type 2 graphic interactive object only at least one cell in which a color identical to the color appearing in the cell on the PC in which a chosen image appeared before.

Abstract: A method and system of providing emotional health support resources to a member of a service (MOS) are provided. A data packet is received from a user device of a user. A group identification (ID) is extracted from the data packet. The group ID is sent to an authentication server for authentication. Upon not receiving a token from the authentication server, the user is blocked from support resources of a private network. Upon receiving a token from the authentications server, the user is identified as an anonymous authorized member of service (MOS). Information is interactively requested and received from the anonymous MOS. One or more support resources of the private network are identified based on the received information from the anonymous MOS. Access is provided to the one or more support resources of the private network via the user device.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide systems and methods for recognizing an assigned passenger. For instance, dispatching instructions to pick up a passenger at a pickup location are received. The instructions include authentication information for authenticating a client computing device associated with the passenger. A vehicle is maneuvered in an autonomous driving mode towards the pickup location. The client device is then authenticated. After authentication, a set of pedestrians within a predetermined distance of the vehicle are identified from sensor information generated by a sensor of the vehicle and location information is received over a period of time from the client device. The received location information is used to estimate a velocity of the passenger. This estimated velocity is used to identify a subset of set of pedestrians that is likely to be the passenger. The vehicle is stopped to allow the passenger to enter the vehicle based on the subset.

Abstract: A method of providing a dynamic user details-based password policy includes steps of receiving a first set of information from a user and in response to receiving the first set of information, determining a first sensitivity score. The method also includes determining whether the first sensitivity score is greater than a baseline sensitivity score. The baseline sensitivity score may be based on historic account information from the user and requirements for an historic account password are based on the baseline sensitivity score. The method further includes in response to determining that the first sensitivity score is greater than the baseline sensitivity score, prompting the user to modify the historic account password to create a first password. Requirements for the first password are based on the first sensitivity score and require increased strength of the first password relative to the historic account password.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to blockchain implementations and is suited for, but not limited to, use with the Bitcoin blockchain. It can be used for the implementation of automated processes such as device/system control, process control, distributed computing and storage and others. The invention provides a solution which uses a blockchain to control a process executing on a computing resource. In a preferred embodiment, the computing resource, running simultaneously and in parallel to the blockchain, manages a loop-based operation. The computing resource continuously monitors the state of the blockchain as well as any other off-blockchain input data or source. The execution of the loop is influenced by the state of the blockchain. Each iteration of the loop that is executed by the computing resource is recorded in a transaction that is written to the blockchain. It is stored as a hash within the transaction's metadata.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are related to a method, apparatus, and system for using display content from a rich operating system (OS) environment as a background image in a trusted user interface (UI), comprising: capturing a display buffer of the rich OS environment; passing the captured display buffer to a Trusted Application; and displaying, with the Trusted Application, the captured display buffer as the background image in the trusted UI, wherein the Trusted Application is executed in a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for inhibiting security threats in microservice architectures hosted on cloud infrastructures, implementations including receiving, by a microservice used in one or more microservice-based applications, a network packet including a set of features, determining, by the microservice, a probability for the set of features with respect to a set of categories, and identifying, by the microservice, that the network packet corresponds to a first category based on probabilities of the set of features, and, in response, executing an action.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an update control device includes a first communication circuit, a second communication circuit, and a processor. The first communication circuit is configured to receive patch data for each block of the software and first authentication data for each block for authenticating software in a terminal updated using the patch data on a per-block basis. The second communication circuit is configured to transmit the patch data and the first authentication data to the terminal on a per-block basis and receive an update result for each block from the terminal. The processor is configured to request the terminal to perform rollback processing for restoring a first block to an (M?1)th block using the patch data used to update the first block to the (M?1)th block of the software, upon receipt of an update result indicating a failure in authenticating an Mth block (M>1) from the terminal.

Abstract: An expansion joint design for supporting transfer loads. The system includes an elongated core and at least one longitudinal load-transfer member which are bonded together.

Abstract: Convenient sharing of information among authorized network users may be facilitated by allowing a user to send information originating from multiple applications in aggregate form to another user, e.g., using a secure messaging service. In scenarios where data access is restricted, a server may check the recipient's access privileges prior to forwarding the information to her.