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20150099092 | Barbed Tape and Apparatus for Deploying a Barbed Tape - Some embodiments are directed to a barbed tape formed from a planar strip of flexible material and including a plurality of barbs disposed therealong, the barbs being sufficiently resilient so as to impede, by entanglement with or otherwise, the passage of an object therepast. In some aspects, the tape incorporates a crease in a central portion thereof, which acts to provide stiffness to the tape. In other aspects, the tape incorporates a fold such that the barbs overlie a central portion of the tape. Apparatus for shaping and deploying barbed tape are also disclosed. | 04-09-2015 |
20150113877 | Access Point Security Unit - Some embodiments relate to an access point security unit which, when deployed, provides a hindrance for passing through an access point. Such a unit includes a deployment apparatus and a plurality of lengths of barbed strip material which can be moved between a stowed position, in which the access point is not obstructed by barbed strip material and a deployed position, in which the plurality of lengths of barbed strip material lie across the access point. In the deployed position, the barbed strip material is, in some embodiments, fully enclosed unless the access point is breached. | 04-30-2015 |
20150122932 | Barbed Tape and Apparatus for Deploying a Barbed Tape - In some embodiments, a barbed tape can be formed from a planar strip of flexible material and include a plurality of barbs disposed therealong, the barbs being sufficiently resilient so as to impede, by entanglement with or otherwise, the passage of an object therepast. Apparatus for deployment of barbed tape is also described. | 05-07-2015 |
20150184983 | Barbed Tape Stack and Apparatus for Deploying Barbed Tape Stack - Some embodiments can include a barbed tape stack formed from a planar strip of flexible material and comprising a plurality of barbs disposed therealong, said barbs being sufficiently resilient so as to impede, by entanglement with or otherwise, the passage of an object therepast. The tape is folded in concertina-like folds to form a stack. Apparatus for deployment of barbed tape stacks is also disclosed. | 07-02-2015 |
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20130137405 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE IN-APPLICATION PURCHASES ON MOBILE DEVICES - System and method to facilitate purchases through mobile communications on various types of mobile devices and platforms by reducing the number of steps it takes the user to complete the purchase with mobile in-app payments, and/or by enabling purchases to be made without the device being connected to the Internet and/or by automatic compilation of payment request. A set of user identifying details, including user's country, mobile carrier name and phone number, is required in order to process a mobile purchase. The advantages of the present invention from the user perspective is the ability to complete the purchase in fewer steps by automatic user details identification and the ability to complete the purchase in case there is no Internet connection by embedding a specially formatted database file with the application of mobile device. | 05-30-2013 |
20130138558 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE PURCHASES ON MOBILE DEVICES - System and method to enable and facilitate purchases through mobile communications on mobile devices, smartphones, feature phones, tablet computers, etc by allowing the user to interact with native interface and/or by eliminating the need of entering the MSISDN identifier by the user. MSISDN value is required to identify mobile subscriber and request a mobile billing transaction through carrier's infrastructure. A system comprises at least one data computing facility, which is connected to mobile carrier billing, short code and networking infrastructure and a plurality of converters to communicate and interface with a plurality of controllers for various mobile device types and platforms. | 05-30-2013 |
20130173465 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE PURCHASES ON MOBILE DEVICES VIA AUTOMATIC PAYMENT CONFIRMATION - System and method to facilitate purchases through mobile communications on various mobile devices by reducing the number of steps it takes the user to complete the purchase with mobile in-application payments. The payment confirmation is provided using platform's native user experience interface. User is informed about the price of the purchase, respective terms of use and the choice of confirming or cancelling the purchase. Once the purchase is confirmed by pressing the payment confirmation button, respective controller handles the process of performing the payment confirmation request via SMS text message. Confirmation request is done in the background without the need of any involvement of the user. After the payment is confirmed by mobile carrier a confirmation dialogue is displayed to user using native platform interface. | 07-04-2013 |
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20140371981 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE - In a method for operating a vehicle, a vehicle guidance activity of a driver of the vehicle is monitored so that, based on the monitored vehicle guidance activity, driving parameters describing a driving style of the driver are generated and provided to a driver assistance system of the vehicle so that the driver's driving style is at least partly reproduced in the context of control of the vehicle by the driver assistance system. | 12-18-2014 |
20150353083 | CREATION OF AN OBSTACLE MAP - A method for creating an obstacle map of an area surrounding a motor vehicle on a road includes preparing a rasterized obstacle map, scanning an area surrounding the motor vehicle, dividing the surrounding into cells, recording those of the cells that are occupied by an obstacle, and identifying grid points of the obstacle map that correspond to occupied cells in the surrounding area. The dimensions of the cells are determined as a function of the position thereof relative to the course of the road. | 12-10-2015 |
20150353084 | Method and device for monitoring a setpoint trajectory of a vehicle - A method for monitoring a setpoint trajectory of a vehicle, including the following: recording the surroundings of the vehicle, ascertaining a clearance based on the recorded surroundings and checking the setpoint trajectory for freedom from collision, based on the clearance, in order to ascertain whether traveling on the setpoint trajectory would result in a collision or not. Also described is a device for monitoring a setpoint trajectory of a vehicle and a related computer program. | 12-10-2015 |
20160001775 | Method for ascertaining an emergency trajectory and method for partially automated or automated driving of an ego-vehicle - A method for ascertaining at least one emergency trajectory of an ego-vehicle using an assistance system, in particular a driver assistance system of the ego-vehicle, and/or an automatic driving function, upon detection of an imminent collision of the ego-vehicle, at least one emergency trajectory of the ego-vehicle being ascertained by the assistance system or the automatic driving function under consideration of at least one other trajectory of at least one other object which is different from the ego-vehicle. Also described is a computer program or a computer program product, a computer unit or a processing unit, and a safety device, in particular having an assistance system and/or an automatic driving function for a vehicle, including a motor vehicle. | 01-07-2016 |
20160101778 | method and device for operating a vehicle - A method for operating a vehicle, a risk parameter being ascertained for a driving route section of a driving route of the vehicle, the risk parameter including an accident probability of the vehicle for the driving route section, the vehicle being controlled at least in an assisted manner as a function of the risk parameter, to reduce the accident probability for the driving route section. Also described is a device for operating a vehicle and a corresponding computer readable medium having a computer program. | 04-14-2016 |
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20140091917 | INTERACTIVE ATTENTIVENESS ENHANCEMENT - A method for interactive attentiveness enhancement of a vehicle driver includes steps of determining that a driver assistance function for semiautomatic control of the motor vehicle is active, detecting a stimulus which may be experienced by the vehicle driver upon an observation of the surroundings of the motor vehicle, detecting an input of the vehicle driver in response to the stimulus, determining a game result based on the input and the stimulus, and outputting a notice concerning the game result. | 04-03-2014 |
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20150156471 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING STEREOSCOPIC DATA - A method is described for processing sensor data of a stereo sensor system for stereoscopic sensing of an environment of the stereo sensor system. A disparity map is constituted based on the sensor data, wherein a change in disparity between two disparity points of the disparity map that are constituted with a spacing from one another is identified, at least one of the two disparity points being classified to correspond to an object as a function of the change in disparity. Also described is a corresponding apparatus, to a corresponding object recognition system, and to a corresponding computer program. | 06-04-2015 |
20150321698 | FORMATION OF AN EMERGENCY LANE - A supportive method for a driver of a first motor vehicle includes steps of scanning the surroundings of the first motor vehicle, of determining an action instruction to the driver of the first motor vehicle, in order to avoid getting in the way of a second motor vehicle having special authorization, of comparing the action instruction with further motor vehicles in the area of the first motor vehicle and of an outputting of the action instruction to the driver of the first motor vehicle. | 11-12-2015 |