The Boeing Company

Safenet, Inc.

Tu Q Le

Sean M Ramey

Christina Joy Yin

Lawrence Yiuming Ching

Laszlo Elteto

Kristina A Miller

Mehdi Sotoodeh

Michael Lloyd Cochran

Tae Jung Roh

Helen Liu

Michael Thaler

The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus () for capturing a 360 degree panoramic photograph or sequence of photographs of a subject located at a stage portion () of an enclosure () thereof. The imaging apparatus () comprises a modular enclosure (), and a motor assembly () coupled to a top portion of the enclosure (). The motor assembly () includes an output shaft () adapted to rotate a support member () around a subject located at the stage portion (). The support member () has a first arm (-) coupled with a fixture () adapted to mount one or more imaging devices and a second arm (-) coupled with a counter-balance member () configured to balance weight of the imaging devices while the support member () is rotated.

Imaging apparatus

A network switch includes a receive port configured to receive data and two or more parallel first paths each configured to receive a first copy of the data, perform a check on the first copy, and generate a protection for the first copy. One or more first voter elements are configured to receive second copies of the data and to crosscheck the second copies. A processing section is configured to process one or more of the second copies. Two or more parallel second paths are each configured to receive a third copy of the data and perform multiple checks on the third copy including a check based on the protection. One or more second voter elements are configured to receive fourth copies of the data and to crosscheck the fourth copies. A send port is configured to send one or more of the fourth copies to a next network element.

Apparatus and method of crosschecking data copies using one or more voter elements

A method using a computer in conjunction with a non-transitory computer readable storage medium is provided comprising a computer receiving a message for forwarding at an ingress switch of a multi-stage circuit switching network. The method also comprises computer executing a first routing algorithm in transmitting the message, the algorithm comprising the computer determining at least one availability matrix for each middle switch, wherein a given middle switch comprises a switch between ingress and egress switches of the network. The method also comprises the computer assigning resources to a selected middle switch and updating the availability matrix and causing the ingress switch to transmit the message via the middle switch based on determining a first availability matrix for the middle switch using the algorithm wherein the algorithm is executed to forward messages on at least one of unicast, fan-in, and fan-out bases and minimize blocking and imbalance on middle switches.

Switch routing algorithms

Inflatable photo booth

An apparatus is provided for implementation of a system for assessing traffic through a multiple stage switch network. The apparatus may receive an indication of traffic to be routed through a multiple stage switch network configured to route the traffic from one or more input ports to one or more output ports according to a type of the traffic. The apparatus may calculate a network resource requirement of the traffic based on the input port(s), output port(s) and type of the traffic. Here, the network resource requirement may be calculated according to an algorithm specific to the type of the traffic, but generalized to any specific route of the traffic through the multiple stage switch network. And the apparatus may assess the traffic based on a comparison of a capacity of the multiple stage switch network, and the network resource requirement of the traffic.

Network resource requirements of traffic through a multiple stage switch network

A method for preventing unauthorized use of a software program on a computing device includes updating a state of a software program on a computing device to an updated state. Transmitting an update signal from the software program to a hardware token coupled to the computing device and updating a state of the hardware token to an updated state in response to the received update signal. Performing a first cryptographic check using the updated state of the software program and the updated state of the hardware token with the hardware token. Transmitting the first cryptographic check from the hardware token to the software program and performing a second cryptographic check using the state of the hardware token and the state of the software program with the computing device. Comparing the second cryptographic check to the first cryptographic check with the computing device, and preventing the software program from running on the computing device if the first cryptographic check does not match the second cryptographic check.

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