Abstract:
Management of access control in wireless networks known as smart spaces includes a framework that presents non-expert users with a consistent and intuitive interaction mechanism to manage access to devices they own in the smart space without exposing to them the complexity of the underlying security infrastructure. Access control of devices in a network can include providing an interface between a user-level tool on a first device connected to a network and security components associated with the network, communicating a passlet between the user-level tool and the interface, verifying access permission at a second device on the network where access permissions are based on the passlet, and providing a response to the first device based on the verification of the access permission in the passlet. The passlet provides access permissions based on a particular user rather than a particular device.
Abstract:
The invention relates to novel crystalline forms of (2RS)-1-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-methyl-3-piperidin-1-yl-propan-1-one. The preparation and characterization of the novel crystalline forms according to various embodiments of the invention is described. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the novel crystalline forms, which are useful to treat and/or prevent various conditions such as pathological muscle contracture, myotonic conditions, and spastic paralysis or spasticity caused by various neurologic conditions, and are also useful for the treatment and/or prevention of various types of pain and pathological muscle tension.
Abstract:
The invention relates to crystalline forms of flupirtine, particularly to 1:1 flupirtine hydrochloride maleic acid cocrystal. The preparation and characterization of 1:1 flupirtine hydrochloride maleic acid cocrystal is described. The invention also relates to the therapeutic use of the flupirtine hydrochloride maleic acid cocrystal to treat nervous system disorders, pain disorders, and musculoskeletal disorders and to pharmaceutical compositions containing the cocrystal.
Abstract:
Secure resource discover in peer-to-peer networks involves creating a resource discovery record associated with a computing resource of a user device that is made available via the user device to peers of a peer-to-peer network. The resource discovery record describes the computing resource and may be independent of native service discovery mechanisms of the peer-to-peer network. An access right record is created that controls the ability of one or more contacts to gain access to the resource discovery record. The resource discovery record is sent to the one or more contacts via the peer-to-peer network. The one or more contacts can use the resource discovery record to access the computing resource via the peer-to-peer network in accordance with the access right record.
Abstract:
A mobile terminal includes a processor capable of operating a link manager. The link manager is capable of at least partially operating a wireless connection between the terminal and an access point in an active mode, where the access point is coupled to a network. The link manager is also capable of transitioning the connection from the active mode to a standby mode or hibernate mode. In this regard, transitioning the connection includes entering the mobile terminal in a power-saving mode of a bearer of the connection, such as a Bluetooth power-saving mode, and directing the access point to reduce traffic flowing from the network across the connection to the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is otherwise capable of receiving the traffic.
Abstract:
The invention relates to novel crystalline salts of 5-[(1Z,2E)-2-methyl-3-phenylpropenylidene]-4-oxo-2-thioxo-3-thiazolidineacetic acid and a novel betaine cocrystal of 5-[(1Z,2E)-2-methyl-3-phenylpropenylidene]-4-oxo-2-thioxo-3-thiazolidineacetic acid. The preparation and characterization of the novel crystalline salts and cocrystal according to various embodiments of the invention is described. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the novel crystalline salts and cocrystal and the therapeutic use of the novel crystalline salts and cocrystal to treat and/or prevent various conditions, including treating and/or preventing diabetic complications, inhibiting aldose reductase, and affording cardioprotection in patients who may be non-diabetic.
Abstract:
Peer-to-peer authentication involves generating an authenticatable, globally unique, peer-to-peer identifier to associate a device with a user identity. The user identity is associated with one or more peer devices of a user. The peer-to-peer identifier, together with authentication credentials of a legacy Internet service, is sent to an infrastructure authentication service. The legacy Internet service is capable of verifying the user identity based on the authentication credentials. Based on verification of the authentication credentials, a list of authenticatable, globally unique, peer-to-peer identifiers that bind the peer devices to the user identity is received from the infrastructure authentication service. A peer-to-peer identifier that binds the selected peer device to the user identity is received from a selected one of the peer devices, and the selected peer device authenticated as associated with the user identity based on receiving the respective peer-to-peer identifier.
Abstract:
Using virtual devices with P2P groups involves sending a discovery record from a virtual device to an Internet-based broker. A registration message from the peer-to-peer group is received by the virtual device in response to the discovery record. The registration message is used to join the virtual device with the peer-to-peer group. The user is authorized via the Internet-based broker and the virtual device is joined with the peer-to-peer group based on the user authorization and the registration message. Services are then provided to the peer-to-peer group via the virtual device in accordance with the discovery record. The virtual device may include a wide-area network service that is modeled to act as a physical device of the peer-to-peer group.
Abstract:
An approach for generating location stamps in response to a request from a device is presented. A location stamping platform receives a request from a device for one or more location stamps. The location stamping platform then processes and/or facilitates a processing of a hierarchy of one or more policies to determine one or more candidate location stamps in response to the request.
Abstract:
Secure resource discover in peer-to-peer networks involves creating a resource discovery record associated with a computing resource of a user device that is made available via the user device to peers of a peer-to-peer network. The resource discovery record describes the computing resource and may be independent of native service discovery mechanisms of the peer-to-peer network. An access right record is created that controls the ability of one or more contacts to gain access to the resource discovery record. The resource discovery record is sent to the one or more contacts via the peer-to-peer network. The one or more contacts can use the resource discovery record to access the computing resource via the peer-to-peer network in accordance with the access right record.