| 07th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
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| 20160048964 | SCENE ANALYSIS FOR IMPROVED EYE TRACKING - Technologies related to scene analysis for improved eye tracking are generally described. In some examples, detected gaze targets may be derived from gaze direction information from an eye-facing sensor. Detected gaze target positions and/or motion may be improved by capturing and analyzing digital scene information from a scene visible by the eye. Digital scene information captured by a digital camera may be analyzed to identify potential gaze targets, such as stationary gaze targets, moving gaze targets, and/or accelerating gaze targets. Detected gaze targets may be modified to positions of selected gaze targets. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048965 | INTERACTIVE FOLLOW-UP VISULIZATION - A system and method directed to receiving a first data set corresponding to patient data at a first time, receiving a second data set corresponding to patient data at a second time, segmenting a first region of interest in the first data set and a second region of interest in the second data set, the first and second regions corresponding to one another and aligning the first region of interest with the second region of interest to highlight a first contour indicating a change in size, shape and orientation between the first and second regions of interest. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048966 | LEARNING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN CAMERAS FOR ARTICULATED VEHICLES - When calculating true inter-camera distance, offset images of a reference object such as a lane marker from at least two cameras coupled to an articulating vehicle are overlaid and shifted until the reference objects in each image are aligned. The distance by which the reference object images are shifted, as well as any rotation required to align the images, is used to calculate the actual distance between the cameras and to compensate for average yaw angle between the cameras when positioning the images for digital stitching to generate a composite “surround view” image. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048967 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO OPTICAL BOUNDARY SURFACES WHICH ARE SPACED APART FROM EACH OTHER ALONG A FIRST DIRECTION - A method is provided for determining the distance between two optical boundary surfaces spaced apart from each other in a first direction. A first image is ascertained wherein the plane into which the pattern acquired coincides with a first of two optical boundary surfaces or has the smallest distance to the first optical boundary surface in a first direction. A position of the first image in the first direction is determined. A second image is ascertained wherein the plane into which the pattern acquired coincides with a second of two optical boundary surfaces or has the smallest distance to the second optical boundary surface in the first direction. The position of the second image in the first direction is determined. The distance is calculated by means of determined positions of the first and second image. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048968 | Distance Estimation Using Multi-Camera Device - A method and apparatus for measuring a distance to an object using a device ( | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048969 | IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM, IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD, AND INSPECTION SYSTEM - The invention relates to an image acquisition system and an image acquisition method, as well as to an inspection system having at least one such image acquisition system. A projector projects a pattern on a surface of a sample, a camera records light intensity information from within at least two detection fields defined by the camera on the surface of the sample. A relative motion between the sample on the one hand and the camera and projector on the other hand is generated. From the acquired at least one image a height profile of the surface of the sample may be inferred. The pattern may comprise a number of sub-patterns related to each other by a phase shift. Alternatively, the pattern may be a fringe pattern. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048970 | MULTI-RESOLUTION DEPTH ESTIMATION USING MODIFIED CENSUS TRANSFORM FOR ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS - A computer-implemented depth estimation method based on non-parametric Census transform with adaptive window patterns and semi-global optimization. A modified cross-based cost aggregation technique adaptively creates the shape of the cross for each pixel distinctly. In addition, a depth refinement algorithm fills holes within the estimated depth map using the surrounding background depth pixels and sharpens the object boundaries by exerting a trilateral filter to the generated depth map. The trilateral filter uses the curvature of pixels as well as texture and depth information to sharpen the edges. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048971 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A data processing apparatus includes an analyzer and a controller. The analyzer analyzes data in plural regions of target data to thereby determine, for each region, a block size to be applied as a unit of processing of data in the region. The controller configures, for each region, a circuit corresponding to the block size to be applied to the region, in a reconfigurable circuit in a case of processing the data in the plural regions of the target data. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048972 | COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD - A computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) apparatus and method. The CAD apparatus includes an area divider configured to divide a current image frame into a first area and a second area based on location of a region of interest (ROI) detected in a previous image frame. The CAD apparatus further includes a functional processor configured to perform different functions of the CAD apparatus for the first area and the second area. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048973 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - An image processing system includes an image receiver to receive a first image sequence composed of first partial images and a second image sequence composed of second partial images captured at a plurality of time points, each one of the first partial images and corresponding each one of the second partial images captured at substantially the same time point, a detection unit to detect a stitching position of each one of the first partial images and corresponding each one of the second partial images captured at substantially the same time point, a correction unit to correct the stitching position at the plurality of time points, and an image synthesis processing unit to synthesize each one of the first partial images and corresponding each one of the second partial images captured at substantially the same time point based on the corrected stitching position information to generate a plurality of synthesis images. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048974 | Statistical Noise Analysis for Motion Detection - An approach is provided to detecting motion using statistical noise analysis. In the approach, reference statistics are calculated that relate to one or more noise characteristics that correspond to pixels in a first set of video images of an area being monitored. Current noise characteristics are received that correspond to the same pixels in a second set of video images of the area being monitored, with the first set of video images being captured before the second set of video images. Motion is detected in the area being monitored by comparing the reference statistics to the current noise characteristics. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048975 | ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A RADAR AND AN IMAGING ELEMENT - An assembly comprising a radar and a camera for both deriving data relating to a golf ball and a golf club at launch, radar data relating to the ball and club being illustrated in an image provided by the camera. The data illustrated may be trajectories of the ball/club/club head, directions and/or angles, such as an angle of a face of the golf club striking the ball, the lie angle of the club head or the like. An assembly of this type may also be used for defining an angle or direction in the image and rotating e.g. an image of the golfer to have the determined direction or angle coincide with a predetermined angle/direction in order to be able to compare different images. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048976 | CAMERA APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRACKING OBJECT IN THE CAMERA APPARATUS - Disclosed is a camera apparatus capable of tracking a target object based on motion of a camera sensed by a motion sensor and a method for tracking an object in the camera apparatus are provided. The method includes obtaining, by a electronic device including a first sensor and a second sensor, one or more images corresponding to at least one object using the first sensor, by displaying the one or more images via a display operatively coupled with the electronic device, obtaining motion data corresponding to movement of at least part of the electronic device identified in relation with obtaining the one or more images, tracking, from a corresponding displayed image of the one or more images, a position corresponding to the at least one object based at least in part on the motion data, and presenting, via the display, at least one portion of information with respect to the position corresponding to the at least one object. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048977 | Method and Device for Detecting Face, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium for Executing the Method - In the present disclosure, a plurality of frames of input images sequentially received for a predetermined time interval is obtained, and a face detecting operation is performed on a first frame if a full detecting mode is implemented. If a face is detected from a specific region of the first frame during the face detecting operation, a face tracking mode is implemented, a second frame is divided to produce the divided input image portions of the second frame, and the face tracking operation is performed on a surrounding region of the specific region of the divided input image portions of the second frame that corresponds to the specific region in the first frame. If the face is not detected in the face tracking mode, a partial detecting mode is implemented, and the face detecting operation is performed on image portions resized on divided input image portions of a third frame to which a specific region of the third frame corresponding to the specific region of the first frame belongs. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048978 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC KEYFRAME EXTRACTION - A method for extracting keyframes from a sequence of frames for a computer vision application using structure from motion, the keyframes being a subset of representative frames from the complete sequence of frames, and an apparatus configured to perform the method are described. A subset selector selects a subset of keyframes that closely match a current camera position from already available keyframes. A determination unit then determines whether a current frame should be included a bundle adjustment keyframe set and/or a triangulation keyframe set. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048979 | DESKTOP MANAGEMENT METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DESKTOP MANAGEMENT FUNCTION - A desktop management method is used for managing a plurality of icons in a desktop. The desktop management method includes steps of setting a first counting period; accumulating a first number of used times of each icon during the first counting period; keeping a default color of N icons when the first number of used times of each of the N icons is larger than a predetermined number; thinning a default color of M icons when the first number of used times of each of the M icons is smaller than or equal to the predetermined number and larger than or equal to 1; and converting a default color of Q icons into transparent and displaying Q marks corresponding to the Q icons when the first number of used times of each of the Q icons is equal to 0. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048980 | BANDWIDTH REDUCTION USING TEXTURE LOOKUP BY ADAPTIVE SHADING - An example method of providing a solid texture map to a graphics processing unit (GPU) includes dividing a tile of renderable content into a plurality of partitions. The method also includes determining that a set of partitions of the plurality of partitions is a solid color. The method further includes generating a solid texture map indicating that the set of partitions of the plurality of partitions is a solid color. The method also includes providing access to the solid texture map to a GPU. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048981 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING SPATIAL DISTORTION IN 3D IMAGING SYSTEMS - The disclosure provides systems and methods for characterizing spatial distortions in location data determined by an imaging system, e.g., as employed in imaged guided therapy. A custom-formed three dimensional phantom for an imaging system includes a plurality of control points fixed in space with well-known positions. The phantom is fixed to a stereotactic frame defining a calibrated reference and imaged. The image data is analyzed to determine spatial locations of the control points. A comparison is made between the known and determined spatial locations for at least a subset of the control points to compensate for spatial distortion in the raw image data. The control points can have fixed locations known to an accuracy of about 100 μm or better. The initial estimate for the detected location of a control point can be accurate to about ±0.5 pixel or better. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048982 | RECONSTRUCTED IMAGE DATA VISUALIZATION - A method includes processing projection data with a first reconstruction algorithm and reconstructing first reconstructed volumetric image data, wherein the first reconstructed volumetric image data has a first 3D noise function. The method further includes processing the same projection data with a second different reconstruction algorithm and reconstructing second reconstructed volumetric image data, wherein the second reconstructed volumetric image data has a second 3D noise function, which is different from the first3Dnoise function. The method further includes visually presenting the first or the second reconstructed volumetric image data in a main viewport. The method further includes visually presenting a sub-portion the other of the first or the second reconstructed volumetric image data in a region of interest overlaid over a sub-portion of the main viewport. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048983 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING CONE BEAM ARTIFACTS BASED UPON IMAGE DOMAIN DIFFERENTIATION IN CIRCULAR COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY (CT) - Cone beam artifacts arise in circular CT reconstruction. The cone beam artifacts are substantially removed by reconstructing a reference image from measured data at circular source trajectory, differentiating the reference image; generating synthetic data by forward projection of the differentiated reference image along a pre-determined source trajectory, which supplements the circular source trajectory to a theoretically complete trajectory, reconstructing a correction image from the synthetic data and optionally applying a scaling factor. Ultimately, the cone beam artifact is substantially reduced by generating a corrected image using the reference image and the correction image that has been optimally scaled based upon the adaptively determined scaling factor value. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048984 | LAYERED TWO-DIMENSIONAL PROJECTION GENERATION AND DISPLAY - An imaging system ( | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048985 | DENSITY GRADIENT ANALYSIS TOOL - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with density gradient analysis tool for heat mapping systems. According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving data points. The method further includes calculating a data distribution of the data points. The data distribution has bins, and the bins represent an intervals. The method further includes rendering a heat map based, at least in part, on the data distribution. The heat map includes regions corresponding to the bins. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048986 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING PULSE SEQUENCE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A pulse display apparatus includes a display configured to display a pulse sequence schematic diagram that shows an MRI pulse sequence along a timeline that is divided into a plurality of time sections, a user input unit configured to receive a user input for selecting a first point on the pulse sequence schematic diagram, and a controller configured to control the display such that an image that is usable for identifying a first area is displayed on the first area, wherein the first point is located in the first area from among a plurality of areas that correspond to the plurality of time sections. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048987 | GROUPING IMAGE ANNOTATIONS - A system for grouping image annotations is disclosed. A display unit ( | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048988 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING BACKGROUND IMAGE - At least some example embodiments disclose a method and device for displaying a background image that may change an arrangement of an object based on image information associated with the background image and change a visual effect with respect to an adjacent region of the object. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048989 | METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDIA ASSOCIATED WITH A USER STATUS - A method for managing media associated with a user status through a device, the method being executed by processors configured by a media communication controller installed in the device to provide a status drawer having a plurality of selectable status information on a graphical user interface, to display media acquired by the device on windows provided inside the status drawer, to detect selection of a status information from said plurality of selectable status information, to collect the displayed media locally on the device or on a server over a network, to associate the collected media with the selected status information, create a media composition comprising said associated media and to share the status information and the media composition by a first user with other users. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048990 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION - An apparatus and a method for providing information are provided. The apparatus includes an interfacing unit configured to receive biometric information, which is measured by an external measuring device, corresponding to a health condition of a body part of a user, from the external measuring device; and a processor configured to determine a visual metaphor representation for characterizing a degree of the health condition based on mapping information between components of the visual metaphor representation and types of the received biometric information, and transform the received biometric information into the determined visual metaphor representation, where the interfacing unit is configured to transmit the transformed visual metaphor representation to an external displaying device. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048991 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING SELECTED PIXELS IN A BACKGROUND IMAGE FROM SHOWING THROUGH CORRESPONDING PIXELS IN A TRANSPARENCY LAYER - The present invention converts an image into a transparency, or “foreground image layer”, on which the readability of text and other detail is preserved after compositing with a background, while maintaining color information of broad areas of the image. In an embodiment, a matte is determined for the background image to reduce transparencies in the foreground layer, so as to prevent irrelevant parts of the background image from showing through. This is in distinction to only using the original foreground image data (prior to its transformation to a layer) to compute a matte (or mask, or alpha channel) to form a foreground layer. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048992 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - An information processing method for causing a computer to process an image, wherein the image processing method causes the computer to execute an acquisition step of acquiring the image, and an output step of outputting an output image by separating between an editing area that is a predetermined area where the image is editable on the image and a changing area other than the predetermined area on the image, wherein, in a case where an operation is done on the changing area, the editing area is moved, and in a case where an operation is done on the editing area, the editing area is not moved. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048993 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing device including a recognition unit that recognizes exercise of a person reflected in an input image, and a display control unit that superimposes on the input image a virtual object varying according to effectiveness of the exercise recognized by the recognition unit. The image processing device further includes a score calculation unit that calculates a score denoting the effectiveness of the exercise recognized by the recognition unit, and the display control unit superimposes on the input image the virtual object representing greatness of the score calculated by the score calculation unit. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048994 | Method and system for making natural movement in displayed 3D environment - Techniques for rendering the motions of a selected object as naturally as possible in a 3D environment are disclosed. According to one aspect of the techniques, relative changes in position of a controller in the physical world are used to control the motion of a selected (target) object in a virtual world by imparting inertia into the selected object in a relationship to the changes in speed and duration of the controller. As a result, the movements of the object are rendered naturally in a displayed scene in accordance with the changes in motion or position of the controller. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048995 | WEATHER DISPLAYING METHOD AND DEVICE - The present disclosure discloses a method and a device for displaying weather. The method includes: acquiring weather information and orientation information of a terminal device; generating a weather animation according to the weather information and the orientation information of the terminal device; and displaying the weather animation on the terminal device. Accordingly, a plurality of weather conditions are comprehensively and dynamically presented via integrated motion pictures, and the weather conditions are displayed more accurately, realistically, and intuitively. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048996 | SCHEDULE DISPLAY DEVICE, SCHEDULE DISPLAY METHOD, AND SCHEDULE DISPLAY PROGRAM - A schedule display device includes a display processing unit ( | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048997 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FEELING SURFACE ROUGHNESS THROUGH MICROSCOPIC DATA - Systems and methods for generating a tactile representation of an object are provided. A method for generating a tactile representation of an object, comprises obtaining a microscopic image of a surface of the object, processing data corresponding to the image to generate a roughness pattern for the object based on the image, calibrating the roughness pattern with a predetermined material, and simulating the roughness pattern on an electronic device. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048998 | AUTOMATIC PARTITIONING TECHNIQUES FOR MULTI-PHASE PIXEL SHADING - Automatic partitioning techniques for multi-phase pixel shading are described. In an example embodiment, an apparatus may comprise logic, at least a portion of which is in hardware, the logic to determine one or more respective suitability metrics for each of one or more candidate partitioning policies for a set of pixel shader inputs for a graphics frame, each candidate partitioning policy comprising one or more rules for partitioning the set of pixel shader inputs for multi-phase pixel shading based on quality sensitivity values for the pixel shader inputs, select a partitioning policy for the set of pixel shader inputs from among the one or more candidate partitioning policies based on the determined suitability metrics, and construct a multi-phase pixel shader for the graphics frame by partitioning the set of pixel shader inputs into multiple classes according to the selected partitioning policy. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160048999 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SHADING USING A DYNAMIC OBJECT-SPACE GRID - A system, method, and computer program product are provided fir shading using a dynamic object-space grid. An object defined by triangle primitives in a three-dimensional (3D) space that is specific to the object is received and an object-space shading grid is defined for a first triangle primitive of the triangle primitives based on coordinates of the first triangle primitive in the 3D space. A shader program is executed by a processing pipeline to compute a shaded value at a point on the object-space shading grid for the first triangle primitive. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049000 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING OBJECT-SPACE SHADING - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for performing object-space shading. A primitive defined by vertices in three-dimensional (3D) space that is specific to an object defined by at least the primitive is received and a shading sample rate is computed for the primitive based on a screen-space derivative of coordinates of a pixel fragment transformed into the 3D space. A shader program is executed by a processing pipeline to compute shaded attributes for the primitive according to the computed shading sample rate. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049001 | Curvature-Driven Normal Interpolation for Shading Applications - Systems and methods for performing shading operations of a three-dimensional model, such as a three-dimensional model of a geographic area, are provided. According to aspects of the present disclosure, shading operations can be performed based on a curvature of the polygon mesh such that smooth surfaces still appear smooth after shading and such that sharp edges still appear sharp after shading. In particular, a curvature-driven normal is used for shading operations that takes into account the local curvature of the polygon mesh. A curvature factor can be obtained for each vertex in the polygon mesh. The curvature factor for each vertex can be a scalar value that describes the degree of local curvature in the mesh polygons connected at the vertex. The curvature-driven normal for each fragment can be determined based on the curvature factors associated with the vertices in the polygon mesh. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049002 | Method, System, and Computer-Readable Data Storage Device for Creating and Displaying Three-Dimensional Features on an Electronic Map Display - Methods, systems, and computer-readable data storage devices for generating and/or displaying a map with three-dimensional (3D) features are disclosed. For example, a method may comprise (i) defining a plurality of major three-dimensional regions (“major 3DRs”) and associating each major 3DR with a respective geographical area defined for a map stored in a computer-readable map database, and (ii) displaying, via a display device, one or more of the major 3DRs upon the map. Each major 3DR comprises a top, a bottom, and multiple sides. Each top, bottom, and side of each major 3DR comprises at least one surface. At least one surface of each major 3DR being displayed is textured with an image captured via an imaging device. The image textured onto each surface comprises an image captured by the imaging device when capturing images in a direction of that surface. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049003 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS OF RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK AN EXPERIENCE IN A VIRTUAL WORLDS SYSTEM - A recorded experience in a virtual worlds system may be played back by one or more servers instantiating a new instance of a scene using one or more processors of the one or more servers and playing back the recorded experience in the new instance by modeling objects of a recorded initial scene state of the recorded experience in the new instance and updating the recorded initial scene state based on subsequent recorded changes over a time period, a recorded experience file includes the recorded initial scene state and the subsequent recorded changes and is stored in one or more memories of the one or more servers. One or more client devices are in communication with the one or more servers to participate in the new instance. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049004 | REMOTE EXPERT SYSTEM - A remote expert application identifies a manipulation of virtual objects displayed in a first wearable device. The virtual objects are rendered based a physical object viewed with a second wearable device. A manipulation of the virtual objects is received from the first wearable device. A visualization of the manipulation of the virtual objects is generated for a display of the second wearable device. The visualization of the manipulation of the virtual objects is communicated to the second wearable device. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049005 | VISUALIZATION OF PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS IN AUGMENTED REALITY - A system and method for visualization of physical interactions are described. Objects in a scene are captured with a viewing device. Physical characteristics of the objects are computed using data from at least one sensor corresponding to the objects. A physics model of predicted interactions between the one or more objects is generated using the physical characteristics of the objects. An interaction visualization is generated based on the physics model of the predicted interactions between the one or more objects. An image of the one or more objects is augmented with the interaction visualization in a display of the viewing device. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049006 | SPATIAL DATA COLLECTION - A system and method for spatial data collection are described. Sensor data related to a position and an orientation of a device are generated over time using sensors of the device. Augmented reality content is generated based on a physical object captured by the device. A path bundle data package identifying a user interaction of the device with the augmented reality content relative to the physical object is generated. The user interaction identifies a spatial path of an interaction with the augmented reality content. The path bundle data package is generated based on the sensor data using a data model comprising a data header and a data payload. The data header comprises a contextual header having data identifying the device and a user of the device. A path header includes data identifying the path of the interaction with the augmented reality content. A sensor header includes data identifying the sensors. The data payload comprises dynamically sized sampling data from the sensor data. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049007 | SPATIAL DATA VISUALIZATION - A system and method for spatial data visualization are described. An analytics computation of users' interactions with an augmented reality content is performed based on a physical object captured by a viewing device. The analytics computation comprises a computation of geometric paths of the users' interactions with the augmented reality content. A display of a visualization of the analytics computation is displayed based on the computation of the geometric paths of the users' interactions with the augmented reality content. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049008 | CONTENT PRESENTATION IN HEAD WORN COMPUTING - Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for presenting digital content in a field of view of a head-worn computer. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049009 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes memory; and a processor configured to execute a plurality of instructions stored in the memory, the instructions comprising: recognizing a target object recognized from a first image, which is a captured image, including the target object in a real world; controlling a second image, which is an augmented image, including information of the target object from the first image, and a third image which is an augmented image of the second image and to be formed so as to inscribe an outer surrounding the second image and covers a center of visual field of a user relative to the second image; and displaying, in a state where the user directly visually recognizes the target object in the real world, the second image and the third image such that the second image and the third image are caused to correspond to a position. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049010 | DOCUMENT INFORMATION RETRIEVAL FOR AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY - According to some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a computerized method to generate an augmented document display. The method may comprise receiving a document image from an augmented reality device, wherein the document image images a document currently viewed by a user. The method may comprise processing the document image to identify an image content data of the document. The method may comprise selecting one of two or more document records based on the image content data. The method may comprise identifying a current workflow step of the document from two or more document workflow steps, using the selected document record. The method may comprise determining one or more document support data based on the current workflow step. The method may comprise instructing the augmented reality device to display the one or more document support data when the document is viewed by the user. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049011 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a display control device including: a display control unit configured to control a display unit of a terminal device to display an image of a real space in which the terminal device is present. The display control unit selects an image to be displayed by the display unit from a first image which has continuity with the image of the real space viewed in a region other than the display unit and a second image which is generated based on a captured image of the real space and is independent from the image of the real space viewed in the region other than the display unit. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049012 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A transmission type head mounted display device includes an image display unit configured to display an image and causes a user wearing the head mounted display device to visually recognize the image, and to transmit an outside scene; a movement detection unit configured to detect that the head mounted display device moves to a specific place; and a processing control unit configured to change at least a part of predetermined functions mounted on the head mounted display device. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049013 | Systems and Methods for Managing Augmented Reality Overlay Pollution - A system and method enabling an Augmented Reality (AR) capable system to manage the displaying of AR overlays in ways that prevent possible AR user distractions, respect AR user's privacies and prevent interference or conflict with other AR overlays that may appear in an AR user's field of view. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049014 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GEOFENCING OF VEHICLE IMPOUND YARDS - A method and system for geofencing of vehicle impound yards. One or more geofences around impound yards are selected. The one or more geofences are associated with one or more vehicles. When a vehicle enters the geofenced area, a user (e.g., an individual, car dealer, finance company, etc.) is immediately notified to prevent excessive impound financial charges. If a vehicle is left in a geofence area, a cumulative time duration and a cumulative finance charge are accurately recorded to reduce or prevent financial fraud. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049015 | Electronic Toll Management - Identifying a vehicle in a toll system includes accessing a set of toll transaction entries. Each entry in the set designates a toll transaction between a vehicle and the toll system and includes a transaction descriptor and a transaction time stamp. A series of toll transaction pictures is accessed. The series includes a plurality of pictures, each of which is associated with a picture time stamp. A toll transaction entry is identified from the set as a violation transaction entry based on the transaction descriptor. A toll transaction picture is selected from the series. The transaction time stamp of the violation transaction is compared, using a processing device, with the picture time stamp of the selected toll transaction picture. The selected toll transaction picture is identified as a violation picture corresponding to the violation transaction entry based on a result of the comparison. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049016 | System and Method for Managing Postal Accounting Data Using Transient Data Collectors - Methods and systems using a single centralized database to manage postal accounting data are provided. The central database may interface with remote postal meters by way of one or more transient data collectors, which cache data from associated meters and transmit the data to the central database. The data collectors also validate postage accounts to the associated meters. The use of local transient data collectors allows for a single centralized database to be used without requiring data replication among databases local to each computer that manages postal meters. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049017 | DEVICE WITH VEHICLE INTERFACE FOR SENSOR DATA STORAGE AND TRANSFER - A device may store and transmit data collected from sensors within a vehicle. The device may include at least one communication interface; a memory configured to store instructions; and a processor, coupled to the at least one communication interface and the memory. The processor may be configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory. The instructions may cause the processor to receive an initiation signal from an on-board interface associated with a vehicle, establish communications with the on-board interface and at least one vehicle sensor in response to the initiation signal, receive a first data stream from the at least one vehicle sensor, generate a second data stream from the least one internal sensor, combine the first data stream and the second data stream into a combined stream, store the combined stream in the memory, and wirelessly transmit the combined stream to a remote storage and retrieval system. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049018 | ENGINE STATE DETECTION DEVICE - A device for collecting vehicle on-board diagnostics (OBD) data is disclosed, together with an associated method of collecting OBD data in such devices. In embodiments, the OBD data collection device includes a connector | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049019 | METHODS FOR GENERATING MULTIPLE DATA REPORTS IN VEHICLES - Embodiments of the subject matter described herein relate generally to generating multiple, multivariant prognostic data reports in aircraft. A plurality of data collection requests, one from each of a plurality of stakeholders, is received at the aircraft. A unique portion of onboard memory is associated with each of the data collection requests. Concurrently, according to the associated data collection requests, parametric data is collected and recorded as a report into each one of the unique portions of memory associated with each data collection request. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049020 | CABIN AND TRAILER BODY MOVEMENT DETERMINATION WITH CAMERA AT THE BACK OF THE CABIN - When calculating an angle of articulation between two portions of an articulated vehicle such as a tractor-trailer combination, a camera-based articulation angle measuring system comprises camera(s) mounted on the tractor and/or trailer that observe their counterpart and/or features on the other portion of the vehicle. The angles or locations of the counterpart features are measured in the image(s) produced by the camera(s). A geometric model is employed to convert the location and/or angular measurements into a corresponding articulation and/or roll angle for the tractor-trailer combination. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049021 | AIRCRAFT ELECTRONIC FINGERPRINT AND MONITORING PERFORMANCE OF AN AIRCRAFT COMPONENT USING THE AIRCRAFT'S ELECTRONIC FINGERPRINT - An initial electronic fingerprint for a vehicle and selected component of the vehicle, e.g. an aircraft windshield having a heatable member, is made. During operation of the aircraft, the initial electronic fingerprint of the aircraft and a real time electronic fingerprint of the aircraft are compared to determine the operating performance of the heatable member. The parameter that provides the performance of the component includes a time count within a predetermined time period. As the time count increases during the predetermined time period, the performance of the heatable member toward unacceptable performance increases. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049022 | Driver-assistance system featuring fatigue detection, and method for predicting a fatigue degree - A method for predicting an instant at which a predefined fatigue degree is expected to be reached in a vehicle system for fatigue detection, includes: (i) detecting the fatigue characteristic by continuously ascertaining the current fatigue degree of the vehicle operator; (ii) ascertaining a change in the fatigue degree over time within a predefinable time interval of the fatigue characteristic, and/or supplying an empirically determined change in fatigue degree over time; and (iii) ascertaining the instant at which a predefined fatigue degree is expected to be reached, based on the ascertained and/or supplied change in the fatigue degree. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049023 | Method and System for Providing Feedback to a Driver of a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle - A method of providing feedback to a driver of a hybrid or electric vehicle having an energy regeneration mode of operation is provided. The method comprises determining a distance saved value in dependence on an amount of energy recovered during the trip cycle by operation of the vehicle in the regeneration mode. The distance saved value represents the distance which could have been travelled using the recovered energy. The method further comprises displaying the determined distance saved value on a display ( | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049024 | BLE/WIFI BRIDGE THAT DETECTS SIGNAL STRENGTH OF BLUETOOTH LE DEVICES AT AN EXTERIOR OF A DWELLING - A Bluetooth/WiFi bridge system has one or more bridges in a dwelling. Each bridge includes a computing device in an interior of a dwelling with an internet-facing radio, and a second radio communicating with one or more Bluetooth LE devices. One or more Bluetooth devices or Bluetooth peripheral devices, collectively, Bluetooth devices, are in communication with the bridge. An intelligent door lock system is in communication with the bridge and the one or more Bluetooth devices. The bridge uses detection of a Bluetooth device that is associated with a person to track signal strength between the bridge and the Bluetooth device to determine where the person is at the exterior of the dwelling. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049025 | INTELLIGENT DOOR LOCK SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM - A wireless access control system locks or unlocks a door at a dwelling. A remote access device transmits a signal. A lock system, for locking and unlocking a door in which the lock is located, includes a lock, a processor with a memory, one or more wireless communication devices coupled to a circuit and one or more motion transfer device coupled to a drive shaft. The lock receives the signal and enables the lock to be one of locked or unlocked in response to the signal. The remote access device has a controller for generating the signal, and an accelerometer providing an acceleration signal to the controller when the accelerometer experiences an acceleration. The controller generates the signal in response to the acceleration signal. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049026 | WIRELESS ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT DOOR LOCK SYSTEM - A wireless access control system includes a mobile device for accessing a lock. A mobile device controller generates a signal configured to be transmitted to an intelligent lock system. The intelligent lock system includes a lock, a processor with a memory, one or more wireless communication devices coupled to a circuit and one or more motion transfer device coupled to a drive shaft, the lock receiving the signal, and enabling a change of a state of the lock between locked and unlocked. A geo-positioning system sensor determines a geographic location of the mobile device, the controller determines whether or not the geographic position is within a geo-fence for the lock. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049027 | ELECTRONIC LOCK WITH SELECTABLE POWER SOURCES - Embodiments are directed to determining, by a processing device, a state of an internal power supply associated with a lock, and selecting, by the processing device, at least one of the internal power supply and an external power supply to power the lock based on the determination of the state of the internal power supply. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049028 | ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL AND LOCATION TRACKING SYSTEM - A method and system that allows authorized individuals access into controlled access locations and the ability to grant temporary and limited access to guests into these locations. The method and system allows for navigational services to be provided to members and guests, and real-time tracking and confirmation to members and administrators that guests have arrived at their destination and did not enter any unauthorized areas. The method preferably can work through a system of wireless radio, sound and/or light-based beacons communicating with member and guest's electronic devices. Members and administrators can send one or more temporary electronic access keys to a guest's smartphone or other electronic device. Wireless radio, sound and/or light-based beacons provide an access control and location tracking system with real-time data about the member and guest whereabouts, allowing for the confirmation and tracking. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049029 | DISTRIBUTION OF PREMISES ACCESS INFORMATION - Premises access information can be distributed using a system having a ticket server coupled to a remotely located premises server. The ticket server receives a ticket request from a host device. After interacting with the premises server, the ticket server sends access-related information to a visitor device. The visitor device can later use the access-related information to gain access to a premises. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049030 | MANAGING ACCESS RIGHTS - Methods, devices, and systems for managing access rights are described herein. One method includes receiving, by a mobile device, information from a passive tag located at an entrance to an area, wherein the information includes identification information for the entrance, sending, by the mobile device to a computing device of an access control system associated with the area, the information from the passive tag and a request to access the area, and granting, by the computing device of the access control system, access to the area based on the information from the passive tag and the request to access the area. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049031 | BIO-IMPLANTABLE IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING OPERATING METHODS - A bio-implantable identification device configured for implantation in a user's body is provided. The bio-implantable identification device includes at least one memory configured to store a key, a receiver configured to receive an identification request, at least one processor configured to sign the identification request using the key stored in the at least one memory of the device, and a transmitter configured to transmit the signed request. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049032 | Keyless Padlock and Method of Use - A keyless padlock having a padlock body, a shackle, a locking mechanism located in the body and associated with the shackle to lock the shackle to the body in a locked condition and to release at least a part of the shackle in an unlocked condition, the locking mechanism including a signal receiver, at least one control assembly and at least one actuator, the locking mechanism being unlocked upon verification of a signal including an unlock code transmitted by a mobile computing device. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049033 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A KEY FOB BASE STATION ENABLING REMOTE CAR ACCESS USING A NOMADIC DEVICE - A vehicle key base station is configured to comprise at least one controller in communication with a key fob and a nomadic device using one or more transceivers. The at least one controller may be configured to receive a security code request from the nomadic device. The at least one controller may be further configured to verify the nomadic device is approved to communicate with vehicle key fob based on a pre-registration configuration. If the nomadic device is approved, the at least one controller may be further configured to transmit the request to the key fob and receive the vehicle security code from the key fob. The at least one controller may be further configured to transmit the vehicle security code to the nomadic device. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049034 | SAFETY DEPOSIT COMPARTMENT WITH BIOMETRIC SENSOR - A personally accessible storage unit includes a support structure, which is configured to house a safety deposit compartment slidably mounted within the support structure. The safety deposit compartment has a bottom surface and a plurality of surrounding side walls defining a storage area for a valuable article. A command panel is mounted on the exterior surface of the support structure and includes a biometric fingerprint scanner programmed to recognize the fingerprints of a user. A latch mechanism attached to the interior surface of the support structure is in communication with the fingerprint scanner and is engageable with the safety deposit compartment, based on input from the command panel. The unit also has means for providing electrical power to the command panel and the latch mechanism, which may include an electrical cord and plug and/or a battery. A storage unit having a hinged access panel is also provided. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049035 | MONEY HANDLING APPARATUS - A money handling apparatus that handles money includes an inlet for taking in money; a money storing unit that stores therein the money; an outlet for dispensing the money; a money transport unit that transports the money between the inlet and the outlet, and the money storing unit; a money recognition unit that is provided to the transport unit and recognizes the money; a check receiving port for receiving a check; a scanner that scans the check to acquire a check image; a check transport unit that transports the check between the check receiving port and the scanner; a check recognition unit that recognizes check information that includes at least a check amount from the check image acquired by the scanner; and a control unit that dispenses money equivalent to an amount of difference between a transaction amount acquired from outside the money handling apparatus and a sum of the check amount and an amount of the deposited money. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049036 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED STORAGE - The apparatus and system for controlling the temperature of a plurality of separate storage compartments described herein has been made in consideration of the above problems. An exemplary embodiment of such an apparatus includes a centralized refrigeration system that circulates chilled air to these separate storage compartments and a number of heating units located within the apparatus housing but separate from the storage compartments for purposes of user convenience. It also includes a locking mechanism capable of securing food, beverages, and/or medicine stored in the apparatus against unauthorized access. Additional functionality, such as an Internet connection and sufficient instrumentation to allow the status of the storage compartments to be monitored, may also be included in such an embodiment. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049037 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A FEATURE GAME - A gaming machine configured to provide a play of a game, the gaming machine comprising a symbol selector for selecting a) a plurality of backgrounds from a set of backgrounds for display at respective ones of a plurality of display positions, the set of backgrounds including winning backgrounds and non-winning backgrounds, and b) a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for display at respective ones of said plurality of display positions, the selected symbols being displayed at each display position overlaid upon a selected background. The gaming machine also comprises an outcome evaluator for determining when a trigger event occurs, said trigger event being defined when at least two winning backgrounds of said plurality of backgrounds are selected for display adjacent to each other. The plurality of symbols and said plurality of backgrounds are selected independently of each other and wherein the set of backgrounds is such that at least one outcome of the game includes a display position at which a symbol is overlaid upon a non-winning background. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049038 | GAMING MACHINE, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING A GAME - To provide a gaming machine, method and program for providing a game that can achieve a game progression more rich in variation than a conventional gaming machine and provide a player with more entertainment value. Providing, on a reel of the gaming machine | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049039 | Electronic Skill Game - An electronic skill game system and method are provided. The electronic skill game system may include an electronic skill game; a display; one or more user inputs; and one or more computer processors associated with the electronic skill game, display, and the one or more user inputs. The one or more computer processors are preferably programmed to perform operations including generating an electronic skill game board screen on the display including at least one pattern of icons and a set of alternate icons displayed on the electronic skill game board screen; receiving and processing one or more user inputs, wherein the one or more user inputs comprise a user selecting one of the alternate icons to replace a designated icon of the pattern of icons; and outputting an outcome based on the user's selection. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049040 | Method and Machine of Enhancing Play of a Slot-Type Game with Expanding Top Symbols - A gaming machine and method of play providing a predetermined top game symbol that can replace adjacent symbols to expand possible winning outcomes and payouts for winning outcomes in connection with a “ways to win” game format. The machine and method defining an expanding property applicable to the top symbol, and where the top symbol and expanding property are displayed together in the same game position, the top symbol being propagated to replace other symbols presented on the same reel. A configuration of identical game symbols on displayable game positions of adjacent reels establishing winning outcomes and payouts. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049041 | GAMING DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE SPINS FOR WINNING OUTCOMES - Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for providing multiple spins during gaming events to provide increased opportunities to receive winning outcomes. Accordingly, a gaming device can be configured to have a plurality of reels with multiple symbols on each reel. A portion of the symbols on each reel are displayed on a game grid having a number of symbol positions. During a gaming event, the symbols are randomly arranged via a first spin on game grid to generate a first configuration and a determination is made as to whether the first condition satisfies a predetermined condition. When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the reels or symbols in the symbol positions associated with the predetermined condition are held while the remaining reels or symbol positions are subjected to a second spin to randomly generate a second configuration. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049042 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A BLENDED SYMBOL BASED ON DATA DISPLAYED IN A USER INTERFACE OF A GAME - In accordance with some embodiments, a game or gaming system provides a game which includes a plurality of regular symbols being placed in symbol positions (e.g., on reels of a reel-type slot machine game) and identifying that a first regular symbol of the plurality of regular symbols is to be designated as a first blended symbol in determining a result of a game event, wherein a blended symbol comprises a symbol which functions as (e.g., is substitutable for) at least two regular symbols of the game in determining results for game events of the game, the at least two regular symbols which the blended symbol functions as being determined based on the plurality of regular symbols determined for the game event in which the blended symbol is to be applied. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049044 | INTERACTIVE GAMING SYSTEM WITH ACCESS TO A PLURALITY OF DATA SOURCES - Systems and methods for real-time interactive wagering on event outcomes are presented. Clients are first qualified and given wagering limits before being allowed to interactively wager on event outcomes. Event outcomes may be based on, for example, financial markets and indices, sporting and entertainment events, casino performances, and natural phenomena such as weather and earthquakes. Events on which wagers can be placed include both those with known and unknown outcome probabilities, and wagers can be a fixed-odds type or a spread-bet type. Wager transactions, including acceptances and confirmations, are executed in real time. Clients can customize displays of events on which they are authorized to wager. Real-time client credit management, automatic dealer hedging, automatic price-spread adjustments, and automatic client and dealer defined wagering limits are also provided. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049045 | Methods of Administering Wagering Games Involving Multiple Wagers and Wild Cards - Methods of administering wagering games may involve accepting an ante wager and a blind wager from a player. Five randomized physical cards may be dealt to the player and to the dealer hand from a 53-card deck including a standard 52-card deck of playing cards and one joker, the joker and four deuces being designated as wild cards. A play wager may be accepted from the player to keep the ante and blind wagers in play or a player election to fold may be accepted to forfeit the ante and blind wagers. A payout on the ante and play wagers may be paid when the player hand outranks the dealer hand. A payout on the blind wager may be paid to the player when the player hand outranks the dealer hand and the player hand is one of a set of predetermined winning hands. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049046 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS ENHANCING GAMING OUTCOME OPPORTUNITIES - Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for providing game features. In a game of chance involving at least one outcome, a plurality of alternative outcomes can be derived for a gaming event, such as when one of the outcomes will provide a payout at or above a certain level. The player is presented with an opportunity to select among the alternative outcomes, without being aware of the particular characteristics or values associated with the outcomes. While the player will only select the outcome having the payout at/above the threshold level a certain percentage of the time, the opportunity can be presented to the player more often, while keeping the mathematical probabilities the same or similar if desired, thereby providing the player with the feeling of getting higher value opportunities more often. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049047 | Method and System for Placing a Wager on a Pari-Mutuel Event - A system for aggregating wagers in a pari-mutuel betting pool having a minimum acceptable wager amount as required by a track for placement in which odds are changeable until the wagering pool closes. The system includes a display for presenting an individual as a single wagering opportunity the outcome of a wager in a pari-mutuel betting pool, the wager involving the picking of more than one horse within a single race, with the payout only upon an exact match of the picked horses. The system includes a wager placing unit adapted to place the wagers in an aggregator for aggregating pari-mutuel betting pool wagers from multiple players that would be less than the minimum acceptable wager amount as required by a the track for placement so as to provide players with the ability to place wagers in various denominations where previously they would not have been accepted. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049048 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD PROVIDING TIERED PROGRESSIVE BONUSING SYSTEM - The gaming system and method disclosed herein provides a plurality of players with an opportunity to win a plurality of progressive awards maintained by the gaming system. The gaming system accumulates a quantity of progressive event points for each player playing at one of the gaming machines in the gaming system. In one embodiment, the gaming system uses an accumulated quantity of progressive event points for a designated player to determine which one or more of the progressive awards the designated player wins. In another embodiment, the gaming system uses an accumulated quantity of progressive event points to determine the designated player's probability of winning one or more of the progressive awards. Accordingly, the gaming system provides a point-based system in which either a progressive award to win or a probability of winning a progressive award is determined based on the quantities of progressive event points accumulated by the players. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049049 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING MULTIPLE CONTESTS OF SKILL WITH A SINGLE PERFORMANCE - A method and system for conducting multiple competitions of skill for a single performance are described herein. User generated competition groups and system generated competition groups allow users to participate in multiple competitions at once based on answering the same questions or making the same selections related to a single event. The users are informed of each competition either via email, text message or when logging into the network via a website. The users select which competition groups to join. After joining the desired groups, users then make their selections related to the event which are transmitted to the network where results are tabulated and transmitted back to the users. The results are separated based on each competition group, so that users can continually know where they stand in each separate competition. With multiple competition groups, users are able to have varying success from the same performance in multiple competitions. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049050 | ALLOCATION OF VARIABLE AWARD IN GAMING DEVICES - Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for allocating variable awards in gaming devices. Accordingly, a gaming device can be configured to provide a variable award that is allocated over a variety of selectable play options. Each of the selectable play options has distinguishing play characteristics that provide different game play while maintaining a substantially similar expected outcome value to the other selectable play options. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049051 | ROOM MONITORING DEVICE WITH PACKAGING - A system monitors a person in a dwelling. A detection device is in communication with the user monitoring device. The detection device includes at least one motion/movement gesture sensing device configured to detect at least one of a person's motion, movement and gesture. A user monitoring device includes at least two elements selected from: a proximity sensor; a temperature sensor/humidity sensor; a particulate sensor; a light sensor; a microphone; a speaker; two RF transmitters (BLE/ANT+WIFI); a memory card; and LED's. A packaging is provided for the detection device with a magnet and a reed switch during shipment. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049052 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING A USER OF A HANDS-FREE INTERCOMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A hands-free intercom may include a user-tracking sensor, a directional microphone, a directional sound emitter, a display device, and/or a communication interface. The user-tracking sensor may determine a location of a user so the directional microphone can measure vocal emissions by the user and the directional sound emitter can deliver audio to the user. The hands-free intercom may induce the user to move to a desired location and/or to stay within a connectivity area. The hands-free intercom may also or instead induce the user to face in a desired orientation. The directional sound emitter and/or the display device may induce the user by explicitly indicating the desired location, by adjusting an apparent source of the audio or video, by changing quality of delivered audio or video based on user position, by producing irritating audio or video, and/or the like. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049053 | GUIDANCE INDICATOR AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING EGRESS ASSISTANCE - A system, a device and a method for providing directional indication are provided. The system includes a detector ( | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049054 | MOUNTING BRACKET INCLUDING EMERGENCY LIGHTING - The present invention provides a mounting bracket for supporting a detachable device and includes emergency lighting. In one embodiment, the mounting bracket includes an attachment means for mounting the detachable device, and at least one light source, wherein the mounting bracket is configured to receive power from a first power source, to receive power from a second power source, and to illuminate the at least one light source if the first power source is not available. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049055 | SECURITY DEVICES FOR PRODUCTS - A security device for protecting objects from theft or unauthorized removal includes a first component configured to be fixed to an object and a second component configured to be removably secured to the first component. The second component includes an alarming mechanism configured to be armed prior to the second component being secured to the first component. The alarming mechanism may include one or more actuating mechanisms that actuate the alarming mechanism. In certain embodiments the second component is configured to slidably engage the first component. In other embodiments, the security device further includes a cable having an end attached to the first component or the second component. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049056 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION SECURITY DEVICES - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to security devices, articles of merchandise, and methods for securing an article of merchandise. For example, a security device includes at least one near field communication (NFC) tag coupled to the article of merchandise, wherein the NFC tag is configured to detect at least one security event in response to tampering with the article of merchandise. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049057 | SYSTEM FOR TAMPER INDENTIFICATION - A system is provided for tamper identification. At least one fastener is used to seal a compartment or secure a device. The fastener has a tamper identification surface with a unique grain structure that is altered if the fastener is removed or otherwise exposed to sufficient torque. After a period of time such as e.g., shipment and/or storage of the sealed container, a determination of whether tampering has occurred can be undertaken by examining the grain structure to determine if it has changed since the fastener was used to seal the container or secure the device. Tools and other components specifically designed to alter the grain structure of the tamper identification surface may be employed. A variety of fastener types may be used, and the fastener may be configured with one or more materials more susceptible to alteration of the grain structure along the tamper identification surface so as to enhance the ability to determine tampering. Authentication is also provided. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049058 | ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTING METHODS FOR DETERMINING SECURITY TAG LOCATIONS | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049059 | RECREATIONAL SMOKING MONITOR SYSTEM FOR USE IN OCCUPIED SPACES - A system detects presence of particles in the air of guest rooms of facilities such as motels and hotels for example that indicate that guests are engaged in recreational smoking. The system provides an indication to the facility manager of such behavior. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049060 | ALARM AGAINST LITTLE INFANTS CARELESSNESS - An alarm against carelessness to young infants, especially babies, installed in the inside of a lighter on a vehicle. Optionally, it can be connected to any point of constant power supply of the vehicle, or with a line directly to the battery. The alarm is armed when the harness or seatbelt is secured, the alarm is activated when the driver opens the door of the vehicle to descend. The alarm alerts the driver via an audible sound buzz about the presence of the little infant inside the vehicle preventing it being locked by mistake. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049061 | INTEGRATED VEHICLE SENSING AND WARNING SYSTEM - The present invention is a system for detecting the presence of a mammal, such as a child, inside a vehicle which is experiencing extreme temperatures. The system initiates one or more alarms such that a passersby, the authorities, the driver, contacts, or the like can rescue the mammal before harm can occur. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049062 | PRESSURE RELIEF COMPLIANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING TIME SPENT APPLYING OR RELEASING PRESSURE - In some embodiments, a pressure-sensitive mat and a monitoring device are part of a pressure relief compliance system. The pressure-sensitive mat is placed between a seat cushion and a chair. When a user sits on the cushion, the system will monitor the time the person spends applying pressure and will notify a user with an alarm or by other means when the preset sitting limit is reached. Also a novel method for measuring and adjusting the amount time spent applying and releasing pressure. In some embodiments, rather than simply measure time spent applying pressure, the system will allow the user to “buy back” sit time when the user releases pressure. The rate at which the system will credit the user with a “buy back” of sitting time may in some embodiments be directly proportional to the amount of time the user spends performing a pressure release. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049063 | Mobility Device Alert - A mobility device alert is provided. The mobility device alert includes a mobility device having a housing attached thereon. The mobility device includes a walker and a wheelchair having a set of wheels mounted thereon. The housing is attached by the wheels of the mobility device and is configured to receive an alert assembly therein. The alert assembly is configured to detect at least one rotation of the wheels and trigger an alert that notifies a caretaker that a user of the mobility device alert may require immediate assistance or may be in immediate danger. The alert assembly also includes a transmitter that sends a wireless alert signal to a corresponding receiver that can be held by the caretaker to notify the caretaker of a possible emergency situation. | 2016-02-18 |
| 20160049064 | RESPONDER-READY REPORTING NETWORK - A responder-ready reporting network is disclosed. In one embodiment, the responder-ready reporting network comprises a control system configured for real-time managing of a real-time digital map of a selected environment. The responder-ready reporting network further comprises a data storage repository coupled with the control system and configured to store the real-time digital map of said selected environment. The responder-ready reporting network further comprises an emergency responder reporting component configured to convey data regarding the selected environment, including the real-time digital map, to an emergency responder agent in response to the triggering of an emergency notification regarding the selected environment. | 2016-02-18 |
