| 05th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
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| 20160034755 | Coarse Document Classification - Systems and methods coarsely classify unknown documents in a group or not with reference document(s). Documents get scanned into digital images. Counts of contours are taken. The closer the counts of the contours of the unknown document reside to the reference document(s), the more likely the documents are all of a same type. Embodiments typify contour analysis, classification acceptance or not, application of algorithms, and imaging devices with scanners, to name a few. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034756 | Coarse Document Classification - Systems and methods coarsely classify unknown documents in a group or not with reference document(s). Documents get scanned into digital images. Counts of contours are taken. The closer the counts of the contours of the unknown document reside to the reference document(s), the more likely the documents are all of a same type. Embodiments typify contour analysis, classification acceptance or not, application of algorithms, and imaging devices with scanners, to name a few. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034757 | Generating an Academic Topic Graph from Digital Documents - Documents of a content management system are classified into a hierarchical taxonomy comprising a hierarchy of nodes, such that each document is associated with a node in the hierarchical taxonomy. For each of a plurality of topics extracted from the documents, a topic extraction system determines an affinity of the topic to respective nodes of the hierarchical taxonomy. Based on the determined affinities, a topic graph is generated for display to a user. The topic graph identifies one or more nodes of the hierarchical taxonomy and a plurality of topics associated with each of the one or more nodes, and each topic is linked to a corresponding node in the topic graph. Responsive to receiving a selection of a topic in the topic graph, identifiers of documents from which the selected topic was extracted are displayed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034758 | DENDRITIC STRUCTURES AND TAGS - The disclosure features dendritic tags, and methods and systems for fabricating and using such tags. The methods can include obtaining at least one image of a dendritic tag attached to an article, analyzing the at least one image to identify a set of features associated with the dendritic tag, and comparing the set of features to stored information to identify the article. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034759 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING IRIS - An iris recognition apparatus is provided. The iris recognition apparatus includes a first photographer configured to photograph an iris in a visible ray wavelength range, a second photographer configured to photograph in an infrared ray wavelength range, a determiner configured to determine whether the iris photographed by the first photographer satisfies a predetermined condition, and a controller configured to, in response to the photographed iris satisfying the predetermined condition, control the second photographer to photograph the iris, and to perform iris recognition using the iris photographed in the infrared ray wavelength range. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034760 | Method for Accurately Determining the Position and Orientation of Each of a Plurality of Identical Recognition Target Objects in a Search Target Image - Embodiments of the invention relate to detecting the number, position, and orientation of objects when a plurality of recognition target objects are present in a search target image. Dictionary image data is provided, including a recognition target pattern, a plurality of feature points of the recognition target pattern, and an offset (O | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034761 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION, CONFIGURATION, MAINTENANCE, AND PERSONNEL TRAINING - A method, performed by a server, for supporting equipment service at a site includes receiving, from Head Mounted Equipment (HME) associated with an installer at a site, data relating to an inventory and location of equipment at the site, wherein the data is collected by the HME during equipment service, wherein the equipment includes one or more of a circuit pack, a line module, a cable and power equipment; and checking the equipment service based on the received data and at least one of plans associated with the site and configuration rules of the equipment. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034762 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAPPING SENSOR LOCATION AND EVENT OPERATION USING MONITORING DEVICE - A method, device and chipset for a monitoring device connectable with a sensor device monitoring surroundings thereof. The method includes searching for a sensor device, acquiring images for the surroundings of the monitoring device, registering location information corresponding to the sensor device, discovered through searching, using the images, and registering monitoring information including an operation performed in response to an event occuring in the discovered sensor device. The device includes a camera configured to acquire an image; a communication unit configured to transmit/receive a signal in a wired or wireless manner; a storage unit configured to register information; and a controller configured to search for a sensor device, acquire images for the surroundings of the monitoring device, register location information corresponding to the sensor device, discovered through searching, using the images, and register monitoring information including an operation performed in response to an event occurring in the discovered sensor device. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034763 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, MOVING IMAGE PUBLISHING SYSTEM, MOVING IMAGE PUBLISHING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A plurality of frame images are extracted from a moving image, and image analysis is performed to determine a scene of each frame image. The plurality of frame images are divided into divided frame image groups according to a replay order of the moving image while taking one frame image different from the scenes of preceding and following frame images in the replay order of the moving image, or two or more frame images, in which the same scene is consecutive, as a divided frame image group. It is determined whether or not to publish each divided frame image group based on the priority of publishing, and frame images included in the divided frame image group determined to be published are combined to generate the digest moving image of the moving image. The digest moving image is uploaded to a server through a network. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034764 | Wearable Imaging Member and Spectroscopic Optical Sensor for Food Identification and Nutrition Modification - This invention is a wearable device or system for identification and quantification of food comprising an imaging member (such as a camera) that takes pictures of nearby food, an optical sensor (such as a spectroscopic optical sensor) which collects data concerning light that is reflected from this food, an attachment mechanism (such as a wrist band), and an image-analyzing member (such as a data control unit). This invention can further comprise a computer-to-human interface which modifies a person's nutritional intake based on identification of unhealthy vs. healthy food. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034765 | BIOMETRIC MATCHING TECHNOLOGY - Biometric matching technology, in which a watch list is managed, multiple images of a potential suspect are accessed, and parallel pre-processing of the multiple images is controlled. Based on the pre-processing, an image of the potential suspect to use in matching against the watch list is determined and the determined image is used to search sorted biometric data included in the watch list. A subset of persons from the watch list is identified based on the search and parallel analysis of the determined image of the potential suspect against detailed biometric data associated with the subset of persons in the watch list is controlled. Based on the parallel analysis, it is determined whether the potential suspect matches a person in the watch list and a result is outputted based on the determination. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034766 | OPTIMIZING VIDEO STREAM PROCESSING - Transaction units of video data and transaction data captured from different checkout lanes are prioritized as a function of lane priority values of respective ones of the different checkout lanes from which the transaction units are acquired. Each of the checkout lanes has a different lane priority value. The individual transaction units are processed in the prioritized processing order to automatically detect irregular activities indicated by the transaction unit video and the transaction data of the processed individual transaction units. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034767 | SELECTIVE OBJECT DETECTION - Video analytics is used to track an object of interest represented in video data representing the field of view of a scene observed by a video camera. A multidimensional virtual beam is used to detect whether the tracked object of interest is continually present in a detection zone within the field view of the scene. An occurrence of an event is signaled when the tracked object of interest is continually present in the detection zone during a period beginning when the tracked object of interest enters the detection zone and ending when the tracked object of interest leaves the detection zone through the opposite side, after having completely crossed through the detection zone. Use of a virtual beam detection zone reduces false alarms as compared to the numbers of incidences of false alarms of traditional detection methods, while adding several features and benefits. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034768 | AROUND VIEW MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An around-view monitoring (AVM) apparatus including a camera module for obtaining a plurality of video images from around a vehicle; a display unit for displaying an around-view video image; and a control unit for composing the plurality of video images to generate an around-view video image, detecting a first parking line and a second parking line from the around-view video image, tracking the detected first and second parking lines, and generating an imaginary parking line when any one of the first and second parking lines is not tracked to control the display unit to output the around-view video image. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034769 | VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH TRAFFIC SIGN RECOGNITION - A vision system of a vehicle includes at least one camera configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The camera includes a pixelated imaging array having a plurality of photosensing elements. An image processor is operable to process image data captured by the camera. The image processor, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data and responsive at least in part to a signal indicative of a current geographical location of the vehicle, is operable to identify a determined sign at the road along which the vehicle is traveling. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034770 | DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEM UTILIZING AN INERTIAL SENSOR - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus configured to adjust a processing function for image data for a vehicle control system. The apparatus comprises an image sensor configured to capture the image data corresponding to a field of view. The image sensor is in communication with a controller which is further in communication with an accelerometer. The controller is operable to receive the image data from the image sensor and receive an acceleration signal from the accelerometer. The accelerometer signal may be utilized to identify a direction of gravity relative to the image sensor. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034771 | PATH SENSING USING STRUCTURED LIGHTING - A structured light pattern is projected onto the path of a vehicle so as to generate a plurality of light spots, and an image thereof is captured from the vehicle. A world-space elevation of at least a portion of the light spots is responsive to a pitch angle of the vehicle determined responsive to image-space locations of down-range-separated light spots. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034772 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING BIOMETRIC IMAGE - A compact and inexpensive method and apparatus for illuminating and acquiring a digital image of a biometric feature such as a fingerprint, palm print, footprint, or some subset or multiple of such features. A source of illumination ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034773 | ROBUST INDUSTRIAL OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION - Systems, methods, and articles to provide robust optical character recognition (OCR) for use in industrial environments. One or more implementations include utilizing Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HOG) features with a sliding window approach as a robust and computationally efficient method of OCR. The implementations are relatively simple to use because there are relatively few parameters to adjust, which allows a non-expert user to setup or modify the system and achieve desirable performance. One reason this is possible is because the implementations described herein do not require character segmentation, which can be difficult to optimize. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034774 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A font recognition section recognizes a font of characters depicted by character image data included in image data upon first character data corresponding to the character image data being acquired through character recognition. A font character recognition section compares the character image data to font character image data depicting characters in the recognized font and acquires second character data corresponding to font character image data when the font character image data matches the character image data. A recognized character determination section determines whether or not the first character data matches the second character data, and when determining that the first character data does not match the second character data, adopts the second character data, instead of the first character data, as recognized character data for the character image data. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034775 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BOUNDED IMAGE DATA ANALYSIS AND NOTIFICATION MECHANISM - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for preliminary optical character recognition document imaging and user notification on an electronic device with image capture capabilities. More specifically, this disclosure relates to an electronic device capable of connecting to a network, wherein a document image may be transmitting and stored securely in an external server. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034776 | High Speed Searching Method For Large-Scale Image Databases - Embodiments are provided to search for a dictionary image corresponding to a target image. The method includes detecting keypoints in a set of dictionary images. The set of dictionary images includes at least one dictionary image having a plurality of pixels. At least one random pair of pixels is selected among the detected keypoints of the dictionary image on the basis of candidate coordinates for pixels distributed around the detected keypoints of the dictionary image. A feature vector of each keypoint of the dictionary image is calculated, including calculating a difference in brightness between the selected pairs of pixels of the dictionary image. The calculated difference in brightness is an element of the feature vector. Keypoints of a target image are detected. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034777 | SPHERICAL LIGHTING DEVICE WITH BACKLIGHTING CORONAL RING - A method for capturing three-dimensional photographic lighting of a spherical lighting device is described. Calculation of boundaries of the spherical lighting device based on lighting properties of at least one light source in a set location of the spherical lighting device is performed. A mapping of multitude points of the spherical lighting device to three-dimensional vectors of at least one camera device using a logical grid is performed. A measurement of brightness of the logical grid of the spherical lighting device is performed. The method further comprises determining brightest grid point of the logical grid of the spherical lighting device, wherein the brightest grid point of the logical grid is measured within a region brightness of the spherical lighting device. The method further comprises calculating the region of brightness of the spherical lighting device based on the determined brightest grid point of the logical grid. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034778 | Method for detecting traffic violation - The present invention relates to a technical field of traffic monitoring, and more particularly to a method for detecting traffic violation. The present invention includes firstly localizing vehicle salient parts through salient features including vehicle license numbers and vehicle rear lights, and representing a vehicle with the vehicle salient parts, then tracking the vehicle with a Kalman filter based on the vehicle salient parts, and finally detecting vehicle violation through moving trajectory analysis and setting violating detecting areas. The present invention solves vehicle violation detection problems in complex engineering application conditions such as illumination change and detection noise, and is suitable for city traffic management under complex conditions. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034779 | High Speed Searching For Large-Scale Image Databases - Embodiments are provided to search for a dictionary image corresponding to a target image. The method includes detecting keypoints in a set of dictionary images. The set of dictionary images includes at least one dictionary image having a plurality of pixels. At least one random pair of pixels is selected among the detected keypoints of the dictionary image on the basis of candidate coordinates for pixels distributed around the detected keypoints of the dictionary image. A feature vector of each keypoint of the dictionary image is calculated, including calculating a difference in brightness between the selected pairs of pixels of the dictionary image. The calculated difference in brightness is an element of the feature vector. Keypoints of a target image are detected. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034780 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING INTEREST POINTS IN IMAGE - The present invention provides a method and a device for detecting interest points in an image. The method includes: acquiring an original input image; performing down-sampling processing on the original input image, so as to obtain a plurality of sampling images with different resolutions; dividing each sampling image into a plurality of small image blocks; performing filtering processing on the plurality of small image blocks in each sampling image in sequence by using Laplacian-of-Gaussian filters, so as to obtain filtered images of the plurality of small image blocks in each sampling image; and acquiring interest points in an image in filtered images of the plurality of small image blocks in each sampling image. The present invention is used for solving the problems of more memory consumption and a low detection speed in the prior art. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034781 | Method for Accurately Determining the Position and Orientation of Each of a Plurality of Identical Recognition Target Objects in a Search Target Image - Embodiments of the invention relate to detecting the number, position, and orientation of objects when a plurality of recognition target objects are present in a search target image. Dictionary image data is provided, including a recognition target pattern, a plurality of feature points of the recognition target pattern, and an offset (O | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034782 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF COLLATING CATEGORIES OF IMAGES - An image processing apparatus includes: a holding unit that holds a plurality of images; a condition checking unit that checks imaging conditions of the plurality of images; a collation determining unit that determines whether to collate images among the plurality of images based on the imaging conditions of the images; a collation unit that collates the images determined to be collated by the collation determining unit to obtain a degree of similarity; and a classifying unit that classifies the collated images into a same category when the degree of similarity is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034783 | DETECTING SPECIFIED IMAGE IDENTIFIERS ON OBJECTS - Embodiments of the present application relate to a method, apparatus, and system for detecting a specified image identifier. The method includes retrieving a target image to be detected from a predetermined area, binarizing the target image to be detected to obtain a target binary image to be detected, calibrating connected domains of the target binary image to be detected, successively retrieving image features of candidate connected domains, and comparing the image features corresponding to the candidate connected domains to image features of a standard specified identifier image, wherein the candidate connected domains are determined based at least in part on the calibration of the connected domains, and determining a candidate connected domain as the location of the specified identifier image based at least in part on the comparison of the image features corresponding to the candidate connected domains to image features of the standard specified identifier image. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034784 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS, ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING ABNORMALITY DETECTION PROGRAM - An abnormality detection apparatus, an abnormality detection method, and an abnormality detection program are provided. Each of the abnormality detection apparatus, an abnormality detection method, and an abnormality detection program extracts a target image to be monitored and a reference image, respectively, from target video to be monitored, detects an abnormality based on a difference between the target image to be monitored and the reference image, and displays an image indicating a difference between the target image to be monitored and the reference image on a monitor. Moreover, an abnormality detection system is provided including the abnormality detection apparatus, a video that captures an image of a target to be monitored, and a monitor. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034785 | GENERATING COMPOSITIONS - Implementations generally relate to generating compositional media content. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a plurality of photos from a user, and determining one or more composition types from the photos. The method also includes generating compositions from the selected photos based on the one or more determined composition types. The method also includes providing the one or more generated compositions to the user. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034786 | COMPUTERIZED MACHINE LEARNING OF INTERESTING VIDEO SECTIONS - This disclosure describes techniques for training models from video data and applying the learned models to identify desirable video data. Video data may be labeled to indicate a semantic category and/or a score indicative of desirability. The video data may be processed to extract low and high level features. A classifier and a scoring model may be trained based on the extracted features. The classifier may estimate a probability that the video data belongs to at least one of the categories in a set of semantic categories. The scoring model may determine a desirability score for the video data. New video data may be processed to extract low and high level features, and feature values may be determined based on the extracted features. The learned classifier and scoring model may be applied to the feature values to determine a desirability score associated with the new video data. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034787 | DETECTION DEVICE, LEARNING DEVICE, DETECTION METHOD, LEARNING METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE - A detection device includes an image acquisition section that acquires an image that has been captured by an imaging section, and includes an image of an object, a distance information acquisition section that acquires distance information about the distance from the imaging section to the object, a feature quantity calculation section that calculates a feature quantity from the image, a learning feature quantity storage section that stores a learning feature quantity calculated by a learning process corresponding to each of a plurality of distance ranges that are set corresponding to the distance from the imaging section to the object, and a detection section that determines a distance range that corresponds to the feature quantity based on the distance information, and detects the target area based on the learning feature quantity that corresponds to the determined distance range, and the feature quantity calculated by the feature quantity calculation section. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034788 | LEARNING IMAGE CATEGORIZATION USING RELATED ATTRIBUTES - A first set of attributes (e.g., style) is generated through pre-trained single column neural networks and leveraged to regularize the training process of a regularized double-column convolutional neural network (RDCNN). Parameters of the first column (e.g., style) of the RDCNN are fixed during RDCNN training Parameters of the second column (e.g., aesthetics) are fine-tuned while training the RDCNN and the learning process is supervised by the label identified by the second column (e.g., aesthetics). Thus, features of the images may be leveraged to boost classification accuracy of other features by learning a RDCNN. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034789 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAPID FACE RECOGNITION - A face recognition method is provided to use sparse representation and regularized least squares-based classification on a computing device. The method includes obtaining an image to be recognized as a test sample y and a set of training images of certain subjects as training sample matrix T, obtaining a sparse representation of the test sample and the training samples including an initial estimation of a sparse vector a, and constructing a new face dictionary comprising training samples with non-zero corresponding coefficients in the sparse vector a for the initial estimation. The method also includes obtaining new coefficients by solving a regularized least squares problem based on the constructed new face dictionary, and determining a face identity of the test sample based on minimum class residual calculated by using the new coefficients. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034790 | MULTI-USE ACTIVE TOOL ASSEMBLY - A tool assembly incorporating active tool, whereby the assembly can be operated with a variety of machining apparatus but just as well can be manually operated by a user. The tool assembly in some uses can be used for printing, whereby one or more of a power source and an ink source can be configured as insertable/removable cartridges that can be used with the assembly. Additionally, in such case, an ink management module can be used with the tool assembly to regulate the flow of ink from the ink source to a functional head of the assembly. The tool assembly can also include a user interface, which, along with a communication module, can enable the assembly to be actuated directly or via wireless communication. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034791 | METHOD FOR DYNAMIC PRINTING PROCESS CALIBRATION - A method for the dynamic printing process calibration of a printing press includes determining a calibration dataset for the colored halftones of the process colors, determining a calibration dataset for the gray halftones of the process colors, determining a weighting factor for the two calibration datasets as a function of the original print and calculating a combined calibration dataset from the two determined calibration datasets, with reference to the weighting factor. The calculated combined calibration dataset is applied to the calibration of the printing process of a printing press. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034792 | A FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY AND CORRESPONDING METHOD FOR DYNAMIC PRINT TECHNOLOGIES - Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards the implementation of a FPGA where a printing core may be dynamically reconfigured with respect to a currently used printing type. Example embodiments are also directed towards print handling, direct memory access printing, and the use of an internal FPGA timer. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034793 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR GENERATING PIXEL INFORMATION, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - In generating pixel information to be used for printing an image, an apparatus generates command data for executing configuration to a figure in the image so as to include area information indicating a configuration target area of the image. When generating pixel information, the apparatus reads actual data indicating the content of the configuration, only when a range indicated by the area information of the command data is included at least partially in a target divided area of the printing target image. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034794 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CREATING DITHER PATTERNS - An aspect of the invention provides an image forming apparatus storing first, second, and third dither pattern groups. The first group contains a plurality of line screens, each associated with one of gray levels in a first range, varying such that as the gray level increases, the line width increases. The second group contains a plurality of void-dot screens, each associated with one of gray levels higher than those in the first range, varying such that as the gray level increases, dots increase to reduce void portions surrounded by the dots. The third group contains, for switching from the line screen to the void-dot screen, a plurality of dither patterns varying such that as the gray level increases from a reference gray level, adjacent lines are connected at joint portions tapered toward tip ends in a manner that a position that gradually advances from the tip ends to basal ends. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034795 | COLOR MAPPING - A method for generating a color mapping for a printing apparatus is described. The printing apparatus includes a plurality of colorants including a first colorant configured to reflect radiation having a first set of wavelengths and a second colorant configured to absorb radiation having a second set of wavelengths and emit radiation having a third set of wavelengths. The method includes obtaining spectral characteristics for the plurality of colorants, computing a gamut of colors available to the printing apparatus and determining a color mapping from an input color space to an output color space. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034796 | SPECTRAL PRINT CONTROL BASED ON SPECIFIC SPECTRAL RANGES OF COLORANTS - Certain methods and systems are described that allow the spectral control of a print output. A plurality of colorants are used where one or more colorants contain nanoparticles. Each colorants has a specified spectral range corresponding to the constituent nanoparticles. To print with these colorants a spectral separation may be used that maps an input color with associated spectral information or direct spectral information to print control data, the print control data having defined values for depositions with each combination of the colorants. The spectral separation may be constructed by characterizing a set of spectral Neugebauer primaries for the plurality of colorants. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034797 | IMAGE-PROCESSING DEVICE DETERMINING DOT FORMATION STATE OF TARGET PIXEL BY USING GRADATION VALUE OF TARGET PIXEL - In an image-processing device, the controller determines a dot formation state of a target pixel in an image. The determination is performed alternately with a forward process and a reverse process while sequentially selecting each of pixel lines in an order progressing in a first direction. A second pixel density of a second image of a second color is smaller than a first pixel density of a first image of a first color. In the determination, each of the line processes is one of at least two of a first type line process, a second type line process, a third type line process, and a fourth type line process. Line processes are performed for a first unit area in a first pattern. Line processes are performed for a second unit area in a second pattern different from the first pattern. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034798 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus that corrects multivalued data after halftone processing and which includes a line input unit configured to input multivalued data of a correction line to be corrected among the multivalued data, a detection unit configured to convert multivalued data of a precedent line that precedes the correction line by N lines into dot data and to detect a dot in the precedent line, and a line correction unit configured to correct the multivalued data of the correction line based on a number of linked dots from the bottom-end edge, and the number of linked detected dots is the number of dots that are linked in a sub scanning direction from the correction line down to the bottom-end edge, and the bottom-end edge is an edge at which the density becomes lower in the sub scanning direction and the lower of density values represents the background color. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034799 | MANUFACTURING A PHYSICAL MEDIUM CONFIGURED TO STORE DATA - A method and system. A layout design of invisible information to be printed with invisible ink in a book is generated. The invisible information includes a Universal Resource Locator (URL) of an address of a web server at which additional information is located. The URL is encoded in a code within the invisible information. The additional information is associated with an article. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034800 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus includes a printing unit that prints images on sheets, a sheet processing unit that executes bookbinding processing on sheets on which images have been printed by the printing unit, a stack control unit that stacks, in a stacking unit, bookbinding products on which bookbinding processing has been executed by the sheet processing unit, a setting unit that sets whether or not to activate a stacking limit of bookbinding products to be stacked on the stacking unit by the stack limiting unit, and a control unit that performs control so as to stop stacking in the stacking unit by the stack control unit in accordance with the stacking limit in the case where the stacking limit of bookbinding products has been set to activated by the setting unit. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034801 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus comprises a receiving section, an input section and a print section. The receiving section receives print data and a user ID of a near who sent the print data to the image forming apparatus. The input section accepts inputs from the user including a user ID. The print section prints the print data that was received by the receiving section within a given period from the current time and is associated with the user ID accepted by the input section. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034802 | SECURE UPGRADE SUPPLIES AND METHODS - Example secure upgrade supplies and methods are disclosed. A disclosed example upgrade supply cartridge structured includes a chamber to store a material useable by the imaging forming apparatus to form an image on media; a security device to provide an authentication credential to an image forming apparatus, the authentication credential useable to authenticate an identity of the upgrade supply cartridge; and a tamperproof data storage including upgrade data useable by the image forming apparatus to activate a capability included but disabled in the image forming apparatus, the tamperproof data storage structured to store an identifier of the image forming apparatus after the upgrade supply cartridge has been utilized by the image forming apparatus to activate the disabled capability. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034803 | LABEL FOR BARCODES, LETTERS AND IMAGES AND METHOD FOR FORMING BARCODES, LETTERS AND IMAGES - An image label is used to present a barcode and characters and images. The label is printed label with a pre-determined color among various colors such that the characters and images resist subsequent erasure due to friction or chemical materials, etc. A laser beam is projected onto a surface of the barcode. A loss layer is used to form an image in response to the projection of the laser beam. A loss sheet includes a transparent sheet that is placed on the loss layer. A dark sheet is attached at the lower part of the loss sheet, and includes a color ink layer that expresses a pre-determined color among various colors and is attached to the upper part of the loss layer. The color ink layer which has the pre-determined color among the various colors is furnished at the upper part of the transparent sheet. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034804 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING, READING AND TRANSFERRING IDENTIFIERS - Systems and methods for generating, reading and transferring identifiers are disclosed. In one embodiment, a handheld system for associating a selected audio content with an object includes an identifier applied to a surface of the object and having a predetermined graphical format that is configured to encode the selected audio content, and a handheld device operable to encode the identifier and further operable to detect an audio content associated with the identifier. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034805 | MATRIX BARCODES ON CAN COMPONENTS - A matrix barcode on a can component, such as a can end panel, a pull tab of a can end, or the coil stock, is formed by laser application that makes spots that represent the matrix barcode modules. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034806 | INFORMATION BROADCAST USING COLOR SPACE ENCODED IMAGE - Embodiments of the present disclosure can include systems, methods, and non-transitory computer program products for using color space encoded images to perform image-based information broadcasting. In certain aspects, the information broadcasting can include using the encoded images to broadcast information to multiple devices within view of the encoded images. Embodiments can also include broadcasting information independent of network availability. In certain aspects, a public display having a camera can register or capture a color space encoded image from a remote device, where the encoded image encodes a request for information from a user. The public display can send the encoded image to be decoded, and receive the decoded request for information. The public display can encode an encoded image representing a response, and display the encoded image representing a response for decoding by the user. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034807 | USE OF RFID CHIP AS ASSEMBLY FACILITATOR - A method of assembling RFID components together while using an RFID chip that heats internally in order to assemble that RFID chip and another RFID component such as an antenna is followed while producing RFID assemblies or RFID devices. This RFID chip is associated with a member that has an electrical characteristic to develop heat internal of this RFID chip. An uncured adhesive is positioned between at least a portion of the RFID chip and a portion of the other RFID component. Action of the RFID chip internal member heats the RFID chip, heat emanating to the adhesive, resulting in adhesive curing into a cured adhesive joint attaching together the RFID chip and the other RFID component. This assembly is capable of being achieved without an external source of heat or pressure applied to the adhesive. Temperature monitoring is available to assess heat development in connection with threshold temperature designation. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034808 | HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE FOR SIMULATING A NEURAL NETWORK OF NEURONS - Embodiments of the invention relate to a neural network system for simulating neurons of a neural model. One embodiment comprises a memory device that maintains neuronal states for multiple neurons, a lookup table that maintains state transition information for multiple neuronal states, and a controller unit that manages the memory device. The controller unit updates a neuronal state for each neuron based on incoming spike events targeting said neuron and state transition information corresponding to said neuronal state. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034809 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK BASED APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION - An application provisioning system and method. A server provides an application provisioning service. A user of a client provides a schema defining an application. The application interacts with peripherals coupled to the client and receives input from sensors coupled to the peripherals. The sensor data is provided to the server for processing, including by neural networks. The application includes a workflow defining a finite state machine that traverses states at least partially based on the response to sensor data. The server may provide dynamic reallocation of compute resources to resolve demand for classifier training job requests; use of jurisdictional certificates to define data usage and sharing; and data fusion. Applications include manufacturing verification, medical diagnosis and treatment, genomics and viral detection. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034810 | Neural Networks for Transforming Signals - A method for transforms input signals, by first defining a model for transforming the input signals, wherein the model is specified by constraints and a set of model parameters. An iterative inference procedure is derived from the model and the set of model parameters and unfolded into a set of layers, wherein there is one layer for each iteration of the procedure, and wherein a same set of network parameters is used by all layers. A neural network is formed by untying the set of network parameters such that there is one set of network parameters for each layer and each set of network parameters is separately maintainable and separately applicable to the corresponding layer. The neural network is trined to obtain a trained neural network, and then input signals are transformed using the trained neural network to obtain output signals. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034811 | EFFICIENT GENERATION OF COMPLEMENTARY ACOUSTIC MODELS FOR PERFORMING AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM COMBINATION - Systems and processes for generating complementary acoustic models for performing automatic speech recognition system combination are provided. In one example process, a deep neural network can be trained using a set of training data. The trained deep neural network can be a deep neural network acoustic model. A Gaussian-mixture model can be linked to a hidden layer of the trained deep neural network such that any feature vector outputted from the hidden layer is received by the Gaussian-mixture model. The Gaussian-mixture model can be trained via a first portion of the trained deep neural network and using the set of training data. The first portion of the trained deep neural network can include an input layer of the deep neural network and the hidden layer. The first portion of the trained deep neural network and the trained Gaussian-mixture model can be a Deep Neural Network-Gaussian-Mixture Model (DNN-GMM) acoustic model. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034812 | LONG SHORT-TERM MEMORY USING A SPIKING NEURAL NETWORK - A method for configuring long short-term memory (LSTM) in a spiking neural network includes decoding input spikes into analog values within the LSTM. The method further includes implementing the LSTM based on an encoded representation of the analog values. The implementing can include encoding the analog values using base expansive coding, rate coding, latency coding or synaptic weight coding. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034813 | METHOD FOR COUNTING NUMBER OF PEOPLE BASED ON APPLIANCE USAGES AND MONITORING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A method for counting a number of people based on appliance usages and a monitoring system using the same method. The method includes the following steps: collecting first numbers of people and first appliance usages corresponding to a first time duration in a specific space; establishing a predictive model related to the first time duration according to the first numbers of people and the appliance usages; detecting a second appliance usages in a second time duration; predicting a second number of people corresponding to the second time duration and the second appliance usages according to the predictive model. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034814 | NOISE-BOOSTED BACK PROPAGATION AND DEEP LEARNING NEURAL NETWORKS - A learning computer system may update parameters and states of an uncertain system. The system may receive data from a user or other source; process the received data through layers of processing units, thereby generating processed data; process the processed data to produce one or more intermediate or output signals; compare the one or more intermediate or output signals with one or more reference signals to generate information indicative of a performance measure of one or more of the layers of processing units; send information indicative of the performance measure back through the layers of processing units; process the information indicative of the performance measure in the processing units and in interconnections between the processing units; generate random, chaotic, fuzzy, or other numerical perturbations of the received data, the processed data, or the one or more intermediate or output signals; update the parameters and states of the uncertain system using the received data, the numerical perturbations, and previous parameters and states of the uncertain system; determine whether the generated numerical perturbations satisfy a condition; and if the numerical perturbations satisfy the condition, inject the numerical perturbations into one or more of the parameters or states, the received data, the processed data, or one or more of the processing units. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034815 | ENHANCED PERSONALIZATION IN MULTI-USER DEVICES - Disclosed herein is an enhanced device personalization that personalizes a user's experience with a device, e.g., a multi-user device. Rather than personalizing based on the specific user(s) that are using, an active entity, which represents a type of consumption, may be generated and used to make recommendations for personalizing an experience using the device. In a case of a multi-user device, each user's experience is personalized by determining an active entity for the user's experience and without knowledge of which user is using the device. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034816 | IDENTIFICATION OF COMPREHENSION BURDEN IN MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - Methods and arrangements for identifying burden comprehension in multimedia content. A contemplated method includes: accepting multimedia input; detecting components of the multimedia input; determining a comprehension burden score of each of the detected components; and thereupon calculating a total comprehension burden score for the multimedia input. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034817 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CATEGORIZING DEVICE USE CASE - Systems and methods are disclosed for categorizing a device use case for on foot motion with a portable device. Motion sensor data corresponding to motion of the portable device may be obtained, such as from a sensor assembly of the device. The motions sensor data is processed. Further, a use case characteristic may be determined from the processed and/or raw motion sensor data, an effective frequency may be determined from the processed and/or raw motion sensor data and/or an Eigen use case may be determined. The device use case may then be classified using the processed and/or raw motion sensor data and at least one of the use case characteristic, the effective frequency and the Eigen use case. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034818 | OILFIELD DATA ANALYTICS AND DECISION WORKFLOW SOLUTION - A method for presenting oilfield data to a user includes: searching a plurality of oilfield data sources for raw oilfield data; applying an algorithm as needed to the raw oilfield data; providing a quality control check on the oilfield data; deleting any oilfield data that does not pass the quality control check; tagging oilfield data that passes the quality control check with one or more searchable identifiers; storing any oilfield data that passes the quality control check and associated one or more identifiers in a storage medium; receiving a request for specified oilfield data from a user; searching identifiers in the storage medium to identify the specified oilfield data; and sending the identified specified oilfield data in the storage medium to the user. The method may also include planning an oilfield action using the specified oilfield data and implementing the planned oilfield action using oilfield equipment. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034819 | INFRASTRUCTURE AND ARCHITECTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF PREDICTIVE MODELS - A system that enables development and execution of predictive models comprises a centralized data management system, a data extraction tool a model validation tool and a model execution tool. In embodiments, a data management system includes a data management server that can be accessed via a web browser that stores data in the form of a flat file. An extraction tool extracts data. A model validation tool validates a model by scoring an analytical environment data set and a production environment data set. A model execution tool allows a user to select when and how often a model is scored. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034820 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED SOLUTION OF OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS - A framework is presented for designing a class of distributed, asynchronous optimization algorithms realized as signal processing architectures utilizing various conservation principles. The architectures are specifically based on stationary conditions pertaining to primal and dual variables in a class of generally nonconvex optimization problems. The stationary conditions, which are closely related to the principles of stationary content and co-content that naturally arise from Tellegen's theorem in electrical networks, are transformed via a linear change of coordinates to obtain a set of linear and nonlinear maps that form the basis for implementation. The resulting algorithms can operate by processing a linear superposition of primal and dual decision variables using the associated maps, coupled using synchronous or asynchronous delay elements to form a distributed system. Tables are provided containing example elements that can be assembled to form various optimization algorithms directly from the associated problem statements. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034821 | INFORMATION CONVERSION METHOD, INFORMATION CONVERSION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information conversion method includes: first moving positions of a plurality of particles on a unit sphere according to a value of a probability density function, defining a positional vector of a particle on the unit sphere in a multidimensional space, as a normal vector of a hyperplane configured to divide a feature vector space, defining a predetermined evaluation function configured to evaluate the hyperplane, as the probability density function configured to indicate a probability of existence of a particle on the unit sphere, by a processor; and converting the feature vector to a binary string, considering a positional vector of the moved particle as a normal vector of the hyperplane, by the processor. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034822 | METHOD FOR INFERRING STANDARDIZED HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACE USAGE STRATEGIES FROM SOFTWARE INSTRUMENTATION AND DYNAMIC PROBABILISTIC MODELING - A user interface analysis system and method can provide aggregate information across a population of users of the user interface. The system includes an activity logging module, an analysis module, and a reporting module. The analysis module is configured to generate an analysis model descriptive of the user interface usage of the plurality of users. The analysis model can take the form of a beta-phase Hidden Markov Model (“BP-HMM”). The reporting module processes the generated analysis model and outputs data indicative of an aggregate of the plurality of users' usage of the user interface. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034823 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Optimizing A Predictive Model For Mobile Network Communications Based On Historical Context Information - Methods and systems are described for optimizing a predictive model for mobile network communications based on historical context information. In one aspect, historical context information is collected including at least one of communication environment, communication parameter estimates, mobile device statistics, mobile device transmit settings, base station receiver settings, past network statistics and settings, and adjacent network node information statistics and settings, the historical context information including data from communications of at least one mobile device. A predictive model for network communications is determined based on the historical context information. A communication context for a first mobile device different than the at least one mobile device is determined. The first device is scheduled and/or network parameters are set based on the determined predictive model. Actual to expected results are compared and the predictive model is adjusted based on the comparison. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034824 | AUTO-ANALYZING SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS IN MULTI-SCALE SPATIAL DATASETS FOR SPATIO-TEMPORAL PREDICTION - A method and system to perform spatio-temporal prediction are described. The method includes obtaining, based on communication with one or more sources, multi-scale spatial datasets, each of the multi-scale spatial datasets providing a type of information at a corresponding granularity, at least two of the multi-scale spatial datasets providing at least two types of information at different corresponding granularities. The method also includes generating new features for each of the multi-scale spatial datasets, the new features being based on features of each of the multi-scale spatial datasets and spatial relationships between and within the multi-scale spatial datasets. The method further includes selecting, using the processor, features of interest from among the new features, training a predictive model based on the features of interest, and predicting an event based on the predictive model. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034825 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOLVING UNRESTRICTED INCREMENTAL CONSTRAINT PROBLEMS - We present the architecture of a high-performance constraint solver R-Solve that extends the gains made in SAT performance over the past fifteen years on static decision problems to problems that require on-the-fly adaptation, solution space exploration and optimization. R-Solve facilitates collaborative parallel solving and provides an efficient system for unrestricted incremental solving via Smart Repair. R-Solve can address problems in dynamic planning and constrained optimization involving complex logical and arithmetic constraints. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034826 | GLOBAL SEAT ALLOCATOR - Systems, apparatus, and computer program products provide real-time access to seating/work station information, including seat allocations/assignments and seat availability. Users are provided the ability to request a seat for allocation and to receive confirmation of the seat allocation/assignment in real-time. The automated nature of the present invention eliminates seat request/allocation duplication caused by multiple managers individually requesting seats manually and, in doing so, eliminates the resulting rework associated with duplicate requests/allocations. Moreover, the real-time functionality of the present invention reduces or eliminates the need to consolidate allocation requests and updates. In addition, the real-time view of seat allocations provides for instantaneous and up-to-the-minute analysis, data and reporting, which results in more timely decisions regarding seat allocations. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034827 | AUTOMATED DIARY POPULATION II - The invention relates to a user device configured to automatically populate a user diary. The device includes a user interface configured to present the user with a window associated with a selection icon for selecting into the window one of a plurality of groups of connected events, each group constituting a layer. A processor is configured to execute a program which receives the user selection and generates a layer request. The layer request is transmitted to an event database from which the processor is configured to receive a response, including a group of connected events associated with the layer in the layer request. The user interface is operable to display to the user a calendar view wherein any date on the calendar on which an event in the group of connected events takes place includes a marker, preferably unique to the layer in the layer request. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034828 | DETERMINING AND PROVIDING PREDETERMINED LOCATION DATA POINTS TO SERVICE PROVIDERS - A system and method for arranging a transport service is described. A system can receive a request for transport service from a user device. The request can include a requested pickup location data point. The system determines a predetermined location data point associated with the requested pickup location data point. The first predetermined location data point can be different from the requested pickup location data point. The system selects a driver to perform a transport service for the user based, at least in part, on the requested pickup location data point, and transmits the predetermined location data point to a driver device of the selected driver. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034829 | AGGREGATION-DRIVEN APPROVAL SYSTEM - A system is provided that manages aggregated information-driven approvals. The system creates an aggregation attribute that includes an aggregation function that automatically aggregates a plurality of data values into an aggregate data value for an attribute across a plurality of components of a document. The system defines an attribute identifier for the aggregation attribute, where the attribute identifier defines the attribute of the document whose data values are automatically aggregated by the aggregation function. The system further defines one or more filters for the aggregation attribute, wherein the one or more filters define the components of the document whose data values are automatically aggregated by the aggregation function. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034830 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SAFETY, SECURITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - A method, system and computer program for managing assessment, comprising creating a project for an assessment associated with a company and a particular site for a selected issue or issues, selecting a protocol for the project, wherein the protocol includes one or more elements with associated questions, receiving assessment information in response to the questions, and generating, via the processing device, a report based on the assessment information. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034831 | DETERMINING A POLICY CHANGE FOR AN OUTCOME RELATED TO AN OPPORTUNITY - Determining a policy change for an outcome related to an opportunity includes monitoring factors and outcomes associated with opportunities stored in a customer relationship management (CRM) system, extracting the factors and the outcomes associated with the opportunities stored in the CRM system into a queryable database, analyzing, via a queryable database, the factors and the outcomes associated with the opportunities to identify patterns related to the outcomes of the opportunities, and determining, based on the patterns related to the outcomes of the opportunities, a policy change to improve the outcomes related to the opportunities. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034832 | DETERMINING A MONETARY VALUE FOR AN OUTCOME BASED ON A USER'S ACTIVITY - Determining a monetary value for an outcome based on a user's activity includes monitoring activities of a user utilizing a number of applications associated with a customer relationship management (CRM) system, determining, based on monitoring the activities of the user utilizing the number of applications, outcomes for the activities of the user, the outcomes being associated with opportunities stored in the CRM system, assigning a contribution value to the outcome based on the activities of the user, and determining, based on the contribution value, a monetary value for the outcomes. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034833 | REASSIGNING A BUSINESS HIERARCHY OF ROLES ASSOCIATED WITH AN OPPORTUNITY IN A SOCIAL CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) SYSTEM - Reassigning a business hierarchy of roles associated with an opportunity in a social customer relationship management (CRM) system includes receiving modifications, the modifications representing an adjustment to a business hierarchy of roles, identifying, in a social CRM system, an opportunity associated with the business hierarchy of roles, and reassigning, based on the modifications, the opportunity associated with the business hierarchy of roles, in which reassigning, based on the modifications, the business hierarchy of roles associated with the opportunity includes adding or deleting a member or a department from the business hierarchy of roles. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034834 | CAPTURING EVOLUTION OF A RESOURCE MEMORANDUM ACCORDING TO RESOURCE REQUESTS - The present disclosure teaches capturing a resource memorandum as triggers happen in a workflow. A workflow manager detects the triggers and instructs a chronicle processor to update the resource memorandum. The workflow manager instructs a version generator to capture the updated resource memorandum by storing a resource request identifier, a version identifier, a likeness of the resource memorandum, and/or data from the resource memorandum. The workflow manager also forwards a new version of the resource memorandum to institute agents for further review and/or processing according to the workflow. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034835 | FUTURE CLOUD RESOURCE USAGE COST MANAGEMENT - According to an example, a history of usage and a history of utilization of resources may be accessed. A usage regression model to predict a cloud resource usage and a utilization regression model to predict a cloud resource utilization at a future time period may be developed. The usage regression model and the utilization regression model may be used to manage cloud resource usage costs. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034836 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING DATA FROM EQUIPMENT - Systems and methods of processing equipment information obtained from a plurality of equipment includes obtaining equipment information from the plurality of equipment; standardizing the equipment information such that the equipment information conforms to a desired format, the standardizing including generating practical information and associated information based on the standardized equipment information, the practical information indicating an operation state of each of the plurality of equipment, and the associated information being information about the practical information; aggregating the standardized equipment information the aggregating being based on a prediction of an amount of equipment information to be produced during a desired period of time; objectifying the aggregated equipment information to generate analysis information; and performing a reverse schedule operation to reconfigure the analysis information into a unit schedule based on an information classification table. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034837 | MANAGING WORKFLOWS - Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate the selection of virtual machine instances to implement each action associated with a specified workflow. Workflows are configured and defined as a series of actions or processes that have various requirements. For each action in a specified workflow, a workflow management component can select virtual machine resources that are best suited to implement the specific action in accordance with the requirements of the action. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034838 | ENHANCED OPERATIONAL RESILIENCY SCORING USING INTELLIGENCE INDICATORS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for describing the resiliency of an organization by obtaining resiliency intelligence, determining confidence in the intelligence, generating resiliency scores, bundling scores into multiple level of granularity, and providing score bundles to users based on a membership level. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034839 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC ASSESSMENT OF A CANDIDATE"S PROGRAMMING ABILITY - A method and system for automatic assessment of a person's programming skill has been provided. The method involves gathering an input code from the person in relation to a programming problem statement. The input code is then processed using a processor. One or more scores are determined from the input code based on at least one of a time complexity and taxonomy of test cases. And finally, a performance report corresponding to the programming ability of the person is displayed on a display device based on the one or more scores | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034840 | Adaptive Task Assignment - Crowdsourcing using active learning is described, for example, to select pairs of tasks and groups of workers so that information gained about answers to the tasks in the pool is optimized. In various examples a machine learning system learns variables describing characteristics of communities of workers, characteristics of workers, task variables and uncertainty of these variables. In various examples, the machine learning system predicts task variables and uncertainty of the predicted task variables for possible combinations of communities of workers and tasks. In examples the predicted variables and uncertainty are used to calculate expected information gain of the possible combinations and to rank the possible combinations. In examples, the crowdsourcing system uses the expected information gain to allocate tasks to worker communities and observe the results; the results may then be used to update the machine learning system. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034841 | TEAM WORKFORCE ASSIGNMENT - A contact center, methods, and mechanisms are provided for dynamically assembling a team of resources to handle a work item. The work item is analyzed for any needs and a suitable team of resources is selected based at least partially on those needs. Each of the resources can be reserved and applied to a work item for a duration of time that the work item is being handled. As the workflow associated with the work item progresses, the needs of the work item are reevaluated for any changes that may require a modification to the team of resources. When the changes require modification, the team of resources can be adjusted on the fly to suit the changing needs of the work item. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034842 | COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FACILITATING ORGANIZATION TRANSITION AND REALIGNMENT - Computer readable medium and program product for transitioning and realigning an existing organization structure into a new organization structure, are provided. An exemplary computer readable medium includes instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations including receiving activities to support major functions of a new organization structure, receiving a listing of tasks to accomplish for each of the activities and associated roles, determining a total demand on each role based on associated tasks each role is responsible for performing across associated functions, determining a number of qualified personnel having a required competency available to fulfill each of the roles, determining a skills gap in transitioning to the new organization structure, and determining a resource requirements gap for the new organization structure. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034843 | INVENTORY AND QUEUE MANAGEMENT - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for providing customers in a queue with assurance that the product that they queued up to purchase will be reserved for them and for providing customer with a digital queue card that provides information relating to the customers' spot in line, a dynamic estimated wait time, and tools for expediting their checkout process and the overall wait time for all the customers in the queue. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034844 | Collaborative Task Management and Completion - An interface for editing content items permits users to enter tasks and designate metadata relating to the tasks, such as an assigned user for the task, a deadline for the task, and a category of the task. A content item browser presents content items to a user along with a summary of the task completion of tasks within the content item. The summary of task completion may be limited to tasks matching a search query. This permits a user to identify content items and tasks related to the search query from the content item browser, without entering an interface for modifying the content item. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034845 | ARRANGING A TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR MULTIPLE USERS - A system can arrange a transport service for a rider. The system can receive, from a first computing device of a first rider, a request for a transport service. The request can include a first pickup location and a first destination location. Based on the first pickup location and the first destination location, the system can determine a plurality of candidate drivers that are each currently assigned to provide a transport service for a respective rider. The system can perform a selection process to select a driver from the plurality of candidate drivers by, for each candidate driver, determining a set of possible travel sequences in which that candidate driver can provide both the transport service for the respective rider and the transport service for the first rider and computing a score for each possible travel sequence. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034846 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING AND AUDITING SHIPMENT ITEMS - Devices, systems and methods for tracking and auditing shipment items are provided by capturing video of the shipment items handled in a facility. In certain embodiments, tracking devices are disclosed that can be integrated in a platform for material handling vehicle and manufacturing systems. In certain embodiments, tracking devices can provide tracking and auditing of shipment items by using a method of capturing video of shipment items as they are being handled. In certain embodiments, tracking devices can be coupled to video cameras. The video to be captured may be determined based on the information collected and/or commands received in relation to the items. In some embodiments, the method can create metadata and associate video and item information for shipment items handled in a facility. The video and metadata can be accessed through a communication network at a later time for tracking, auditing and other purposes. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034847 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING AND AUDITING SHIPMENT ITEMS - Devices, systems and methods for tracking and auditing shipment items are provided by capturing video of the shipment items handled in a facility. In certain embodiments, tracking devices are disclosed that can be integrated in a platform for material handling vehicle and manufacturing systems. In certain embodiments, tracking devices can provide tracking and auditing of shipment items by using a method of capturing video of shipment items as they are being handled. In certain embodiments, tracking devices can be coupled to video cameras. The video to be captured may be determined based on the information collected and/or commands received in relation to the items. In some embodiments, the method can create metadata and associate video and item information for shipment items handled in a facility. The video and metadata can be accessed through a communication network at a later time for tracking, auditing and other purposes. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034848 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING DETAILED DELIVERY TRACKING - Systems and methods are directed to tracking and displaying status information. First delivery status information is received, from a shipment management server (SMS), by one or more processors associated with a retail location. The first delivery status information includes information regarding cartons to be delivered to the retail location in a first delivery. The information is derived from a first advance shipping notice. Other delivery status information is received which is derived from a second advance shipping notice. The various delivery status information is processed and simultaneously displayed on a display screen. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034849 | SYSTEM FOR ASSIGNING A GOODS CONSUMER TO A GOODS PROVIDER - A system for assigning at least one goods consumer to at least one goods provider includes: a data retrieval device configured to gather continuously or in time intervals data from: the at least one goods consumer, the at least one goods provider comprising at least one production provider and/or at least one storage provider, at least one parcel provider, at least one transport network provider, at least one intermediate storage provider, and/or at least one meta-information provider; and a ranking engine device configured to rank triples of goods consumer and at least one candidate goods provider and at least one candidate parcel provider or quadruples of goods consumer and at least one candidate goods provider and at least one candidate parcel provider and at least one candidate transport network provider based on the data gathered by the data retrieval device. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034850 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHIPPING, DELIVERY, MANIFESTING, AND RETURNS - A preferred embodiment of a version of the invention is directed to a system that streamlines and manages the process of managing shipments, deliveries, returns, customers and manifesting. A preferred implementation comprises a system that is based on user's being grouped with specific customers and each specific customer's information being grouped separately from other customers in the system. Preferably, the system comprises permission levels for granting user's access to specific customer information. Permission levels may grant users access to customer specific or system wide information. A preferred implementation further comprises a system for creating manifests and a mobile manifest application. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034851 | VIRTUAL INTERVIEW VIA MOBILE DEVICE - A device executes a virtual interview application, and receives first user input, via the virtual interview application, to create multiple first media clips for a first virtual interview, with each of the first media clips including a different interview question. The device submits, from the device to a remote network device, the multiple first media clips for conducting the first virtual interview with a plurality of first interviewees. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034852 | NEXT JOB SKILLS AS REPRESENTED IN PROFILE DATA - A machine may be configured to identify skills for a projected next job position. For example, the machine performs an analysis of profile data associated with a plurality of members of a social network service. Based on the analysis of the profile data and a present job position of a particular member of the social network service, the machine identifies a projected next position in a career path model. The machine identifies a cohort of other members of the social network service. The identifying of the cohort may be based on each cohort member holding the projected next position in a respective career. Each cohort member may be associated with one or more skills. The machine identifies one or more over-indexed skills for the cohort based on the one or more skills of the cohort members. The machine generates a recommendation that includes the one or more over-indexed skills. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034853 | DETERMINING A USER'S LATENT PREFERENCE - Generally discussed herein are methods, systems, and apparatuses for determining a latent preference of a user. One or more embodiments, discussed herein regard determining a latent preference of a user's propensity to relocate for a job. According to an example, a method can include receiving one or more characteristics of a user of a web service, estimating a probability corresponding to a latent preference of the user, and/or determining whether the probability indicates the user has the latent preference. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160034854 | JOB HOSTING SERVICE FOR PAID AND UNPAID JOB POSTINGS - A system receives, via a user input, job profiles for job postings to a social network. The system then determines whether each job profile is for a paid job posting to the social network or for an unpaid job posting to the social network. Unpaid job postings are presented to users of the social network only via a job search user interface; paid job postings are presented to users of the social network via the job search user interface and via other channels of the social network, such as e-mail. The presentation via other channels is based a comparison of user profiles to job profiles. The system also extracts job profiles for job postings to the social network, from at least one external website, and presents these job postings to users of the social network only via the job search user interface. | 2016-02-04 |
