| 10th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
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| 20220076292 | EMAIL-BASED TRANSACTIONS FOR E-COMMERCE - An electronic commerce (e-commerce) system may send advertisement emails to customers that are registered with the e-commerce system. The advertisement emails may include mailto hyperlinks. Each mailto hyperlink may be associated with a product that is being offered for sale, and each mailto hyperlink describes an email message that may be generated when that hyperlink is selected. When a mailto hyperlink is selected, the generated email message may include one or more parameters related to the product associated with the hyperlink, such as an identifier of the product. The generated email message may then be transmitted to the e-commerce system. The e-commerce system may receive the message and, based on the parameters in the received message, execute a transaction to purchase the identified product on behalf of the customer. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076293 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method, operating at a processing system including a processor, can include receiving a reply message from a communication device responsive to a query signal and including audio information collected at a presentation area, determining consumer presence information at the presentation area according to the audio information collected at the presentation area, determining a probability of a consumer advertising experience according to the consumer presence information, selecting first advertising media from a set of advertising media according to the probability of consumer advertising engagement, and presenting the first advertising media to the presentation area via the presentation system. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076294 | PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention provides a processing apparatus ( | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076295 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH DEVICES WITH A CUSTOMIZED ADAPTIVE USER EXPERIENCE - Methods and systems are described for providing communications to devices with a customized adaptive user experience. In one embodiment, a system includes a storage medium to store one or more software programs and a format and targeting builder unit to create and edit customizable ad formats and create target user segments. The system includes processing logic that is configured to execute instructions of at least one software program of the format and targeting builder module to receive biometric data from devices of users and provide the options of custom scripting for creating and editing ad formats and targeting user segments with different categories. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076296 | MARKET EXCHANGE FOR USER DATA AND REWARDS - Methods and systems for data access are disclosed. An example method can comprise receiving a request to access user data. In one aspect, the request can comprise an offer, and the request and the offer can be provided to one or more users. The users can be associated with the user data. The users may grant or deny access to the requested user data in response to the request and in consideration of the offer. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076297 | ON-DEMAND ADVERTISEMENT SYSTEM - An on-demand portable advertisement system is provided. The system includes an advertisement device, a user computing device coupled to the advertisement device, and a server. The advertisement device, user computing device and server operate together in order to provide an assigned/selected location based direct advertising with advertisement devices that are screens to display advertising content based on the location of the sign. The server operates to provide the content based on the location of the advertisement device and the user computing device operates to communicate between the advertisement device and the server in order to effect the display of the advertisement content on the advertisement device while in an advertisement area. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076298 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR ENHANCING A BLIND URL ESCROW WITH REAL TIME BIDDING EXCHANGES - Methods, systems, and media for enhancing a blind URL escrow with real-time bidding exchanges are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving, using a hardware processor, a URL associated with an advertisement placement from a seller; generating a rating for the URL received from the seller; determining metadata based on the URL and a domain name associated with the seller; generating an anonymous label corresponding to the URL that includes the generated rating and the determined metadata; transmitting the anonymous label to a real-time bidding exchange; and causing a verification beacon to be inserted into an advertisement to be displayed in the advertisement placement in response to a buyer purchasing an opportunity to place an advertisement in the advertisement placement using the anonymous label through the real-time bidding exchange. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076299 | INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC ADVERTISEMENT GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION - Described herein are various embodiments for intelligent advertisement generation and distribution. An embodiment operates by determining website history information about a plurality of consumers and an ad history information about the plurality of consumers. The advertisement is provided for display on a computing device for each consumer of at least a subset of consumers of the plurality of consumers responsive to a first bid opportunity for the advertisement to be displayed. Website actions of the subset of consumers to whom the advertisement was provided for display are tracked. A predictive model that the bid opportunity lead to a conversion is generated based on the website history, ad history, and the tracking of website actions. A price to bid for a second bid opportunity is generated. The generated price to bid is submitted for the second bid opportunity to display the advertisement to a marketplace. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076300 | Crowdfunding Using IPTV Systems and Fundraising Methods - The present invention presents a method and device for IPTV crowdfunding or IPTV 5 fundraising. The invented system allows for backers to fund campaigns using commissions paid out from services and products purchased using the system. It is also possible for backers to fund campaigns by volunteering to receive marketing materials or participating in marking presentations, or engaging in other marketing activities, marketing activities that generate a commission, referral fee, or reward, are incorporated into our fundraising system, in order to allow for the funding of campaigns. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076301 | CONNECTING CUSTOMERS TO EMPLOYEES - Facilitating connections between a customer and an employee of a business is described. Once the customer is within a proximity of a business, the customer can choose to interact with an employee of the business. The customer can select a product or section of the business and post a request or question. In response, an employee with expertise in the subject matter of the request or the question, can chose to respond to the customer. Thus, the customer can get help prior to entering the store. In addition, the customer can request the employee to facilitate the purchase of a product via the system described herein and leave the product in a pick-up area. After the interaction is complete, the customer can reopen the conversation at a later time with the same employee. As such, the system enables better customer engagement, a better buying experience, and a better post-purchase experience. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076302 | Product and Service Marketing System that Utilizes Localized Social Networking Platform - A system and method for selecting and evaluating a merchant utilizing a social networking platform. Servers host a private social networking platform. The social networking platform can be accessed by consumers and merchants who have joined as members. Each member merchant has a merchant computer that is used to upload a listing for the member merchants. The listing includes reviews provided by the member consumers that produce average review ratings for the member merchants. Each member consumer has a consumer computer that enables the member consumers generate reviews for the member merchants and post comments regarding the member merchants on the private social networking platform. An administrator analyzes the review ratings of the member merchants. If a member merchant receives a review rating that falls below a threshold value, the administrator can deny access to the social networking platform to the underperforming member merchant. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076303 | PARKING METER COMMUNICATIONS FOR REMOTE PAYMENT WITH UPDATED DISPLAY - A parking meter receives data indicative of a remote payment being completed and displays an amount of time purchased by the remote payment for a parking session. The parking meter determines an amount of time remaining in the parking session and powers down at least a portion of a meter communication subsystem subsequent to receiving the data indicative of the remote payment being completed. The parking meter wakes up the powered down portion of the communication subsystem upon determining that the amount of time remaining is below a threshold time, and can receive an indication of additional time being paid for remotely, and can update the displayed time remaining to reflect the additional time. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076304 | PARKING METER COMMUNICATIONS FOR REMOTE PAYMENT WITH UPDATED DISPLAY - A parking meter receives data indicative of a remote payment being completed and displays an amount of time purchased by the remote payment for a parking session. The parking meter determines an amount of time remaining in the parking session and powers down at least a portion of a meter communication subsystem subsequent to receiving the data indicative of the remote payment being completed. The parking meter wakes up the powered down portion of the communication subsystem upon determining that the amount of time remaining is below a threshold time, and can receive an indication of additional time being paid for remotely, and can update the displayed time remaining to reflect the additional time. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076305 | PARKING METER COMMUNICATIONS FOR REMOTE PAYMENT WITH UPDATED DISPLAY - A parking meter receives data indicative of a remote payment being completed and displays an amount of time purchased by the remote payment for a parking session. The parking meter determines an amount of time remaining in the parking session and powers down at least a portion of a meter communication subsystem subsequent to receiving the data indicative of the remote payment being completed. The parking meter wakes up the powered down portion of the communication subsystem upon determining that the amount of time remaining is below a threshold time, and can receive an indication of additional time being paid for remotely, and can update the displayed time remaining to reflect the additional time. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076306 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING RETAILER-SUPPLIER ASSOCIATIONS TO SUPPORT VOLUME STABILITY - An example procedure includes an operation to obtain a product record for a first product associated with a supplier account of a supplier of the first product, an operation to select, based on the product record a group from amongst a number of online stores, online stores selling products matching the first products and having a stable demand for those matching products, and an operation to associate the supplier account with merchant accounts corresponding to the selected group of online stores to allow the supplier to supply the selected online stores with the first product. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076307 | CUSTOMISABLE DASHBOARD FOR THE TRANSACTIONAL, E-COMMERCE PORTAL FOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN A SECURED ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for creating customisable dashboard for the transactional, e-commerce portal in a secured environment enable the buyers and sellers of goods and services to connect easily to conduct businesses through online, thereby achieving the objective of simple and transparent manner of exchanging goods and services without the intervention of any third party. The customisable dashboard module is configured in association with an ecommerce platform for searching the existing product or service and adding a new item in their dashboard by the buyers and sellers. The said platform ensures only privacy-focused, limited amount of data only collected from the first user by the platform enabler, and from the second user by the first user. The e-commerce platform is also equipped to handle the technically advanced features like ‘drone delivery’ and delivery through the mechanised walking robots to the second user from the first user. Providing robust e-commerce features for the buyers and sellers of goods and services, this platform guarantees customer-centric, decentralized enterprises to thrive and flourish. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076308 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY AUTHORIZING TRANSACTIONS IN ONLINE COMMERCE BASED ON DYNAMICALLY-DETERMINED SALES REGIONS - E-commerce and online shopping may allow a merchant to have a geographically diverse and rapidly changing customer base. This makes monitoring and tracking the customer base of a merchant a challenge. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide computer-implemented systems and methods for dynamically defining one or more sales regions for a product sold online by a merchant. These sales regions may define, at least in part, the customer base of the merchant. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes obtaining multiple e-commerce data records for a product offered for sale in a first online store, where each data record pertains to at least one geographic location. The method further includes dynamically defining a sales region based on the multiple e-commerce data records. The sales region includes geographic locations that meet at least one defined condition for the product. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076309 | FLAVORING PROCESS - Systems and methods for matching one or more non-cannabis inputs, such as flavorants, with a cannabis input, such as a cannabis extract, in order to obtain a best match to achieve a desired cannabis-infused edible product are described herein. The systems and methods can include determining a specific purpose for which the non-cannabis inputs are required and determine the best non-cannabis input to masking a non-desirable quality of the cannabis product. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076310 | HOME DECOR COLOR MATCHING - In one scenario, a computer system receives from a user an indicator of a home décor item. The computer system identifies a color associated with the presented home décor item, and further determines other home décor items that have colors that coordinate with the color of the presented home décor item. The computer system also displays to the user images of the determined other home décor items, receives user input selecting some of the displayed home décor items and informs the user which of the selected home décor items are available at the retail establishment. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076311 | CLOTHING SIZE ACQUISITION SYSTEM, CLOTHING SIZE ACQUISITION PROGRAM, CLOTHING SELECTION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - A clothing size for a customer is estimated based on a plurality of pieces of body composition data each associated with a clothing size indicating the size of clothes worn by the customer and on body composition data of the customer measured by a measuring device, then the appropriateness of the estimated clothing size for the customer is calculated, and a store clerk views the estimated clothing size and appropriateness displayed on a terminal device and assists the customer to select clothes. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076312 | INTEGRATION OF IMAGE CAPTURING MECHANISM INTO ECOMMERCE APPLICATION - Integrating an image capturing mechanism into an ecommerce application is described. Images of items offered for sale via ecommerce channels associated with an ecommerce service provider and performance metrics associated with the images and/or content items with which the images are presented via the ecommerce channels can be analyzed. Based partly on the analyzing, a characteristic associated with the images that are associated with a performance metric that satisfies a threshold or that are presented by the content items that are associated with the performance metric that satisfies the threshold can be determined. A new image of an item to be offered for sale by a merchant via an ecommerce channel can be received and, based at least partly on the characteristic, it can be determined whether to integrate the new image into a content item for the merchant, wherein the content item to be presented via the ecommerce channel. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076313 | DYNAMIC PRODUCT AND PRODUCT REVIEW PRESENTATION BASED ON CANCELLATION AND RETURN PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for modifying a display of a product to emphasize feature that might cause a consumer to return a product. Receiving a new product that a consumer would like to view on a web browser on a consumer computing device and identifying at least one return feature about the new product that might cause the consumer to return the new product after it was purchased. Determining a return probability for the new product and determining, that the return probability is greater than or equal to a threshold value. Modifying a default product display for the new product to emphasize the identified at least one return feature of the new product. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076314 | LIGHT HYPERGRAPH BASED RECOMMENDATION - Aspects of the invention include a computer-implemented method for generating product recommendations used a hypergraph. The computer-implemented method includes generating a product embedding vector for a product unpurchased by a consumer based on a hypergraph. Generating a consumer embedding vector for the consumer based on the hypergraph. An affinity between the consumer and a product unpurchased by the consumer is scored based on the product embedding vector and the consumer embedding vector. A digital description of the unpurchased product is retrieved based on the scoring. The digital description is presented to the consumer. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076315 | Customized E-Commerce Tags in Realtime Multimedia Content - Techniques described herein are directed to e-commerce tags in multimedia content. In an example, multimedia content is received and item-recognition techniques are performed to identify one or more items referenced in the content. An interactive element is generated that indicates information about a given referenced item, and that interactive element is displayed while the multimedia content is output. Selection of the interactive element may cause a purchasing user interface to be displayed with item and/or or payment information prepopulated based at least in part on identified attributes of the item and/or user preferences determined from historical purchase data associated with the user. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076316 | PERSONALIZATION BASED ON PRIVATE PROFILE MODELS - In an approach for constructing private profile machine learning models for recommending products to a user, a processor gathers user data associated with interactions of the user on an ecommerce website. A processor analyzes the user data using machine learning (ML) techniques. A processor trains a private profile ML model on the analyzed user data, wherein the private profile ML model is stored on a private storage of the user. A processor predicts a product recommendation using the private profile ML model. A processor outputs the product recommendation. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076317 | METHOD, SERVER, AND PROGRAM FOR MEASURING BODY SIZE AND RECOMMENDING CLOTHING SIZE BY USING IMAGE - The present invention relates to a method for measuring a body size and recommending a clothing size by using an image, and provides a user's body size to a custom clothing manufacturer, so that custom clothing can be manufactured with accurate dimensions, and provides a constructed body size measurement model to an outline store, such that when a user selects a specific garment, a size that exactly fits the user's body is recommended. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076318 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM FOR IMAGE ANALYSIS AND ITEM SELECTION - A computer implemented method of image analysis is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, from a first computing device associated with a first human user, a communication indicating that the first human user has selected one or more items for purchase and has purchased the items; receiving, from the first computing device, identifying information of the items; identifying one or more merchants offering the items for sale; receiving one or more images depicting the first human user using the items; after receipt of the images, automatically determining, based on visual characteristics of the images, that the items are depicted in the images; and transmitting, for display to the second human user, an automatically generated augmented graphical user interface comprising the images and hyperlinks that convey the second human user to a merchant website allowing the second human user to purchase the items from the merchants. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076319 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECOMMENDING FASHION COORDINATION BASED ON CLOTHES OWNED BY USER - A method for recommending fashion coordination based on clothes owned by a user is provided. The method according to an embodiment includes obtaining information regarding clothes owned by a user from a user terminal, obtaining social data connected to the user, calculating feature information indicating a preference for clothes or coordination patterns of the user based on the information regarding the clothes owned by the user and the social data connected to the user, specifying the user in a multidimensional space indicating a degree of similarity between users based on the feature information regarding the user, and providing recommended coordination including at least one clothing item to the user based on feature information regarding at least one user adjacent to the user or a user group in the multidimensional space. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076320 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A content recommendation method, a device, and a storage medium are provided, which are related to technical fields of knowledge graph, big data, and the Internet. The specific implementation scheme includes: determining, among candidate producers, a target producer to whom a private domain content recommendation is performed according to product information of the candidate producers; establishing a recommended product set according to correlation among product information of the target producer; and performing a private domain content recommendation to the target producer based on the recommended product set. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076321 | MERCHANT-SIDE INTEGRATED SHOPPING CART RECOVERY - A method for merchant-side tracking of customer selections includes receiving, via a user list script on a merchant webpage, a user selection of a product representation displayed on a UI of a user device. The method includes updating a user list with the user selection, the user list associated with a generic user representation. The method includes determining, based on a type of identifier associated with a user of the user device, to use a generic user representation with the user list. The method includes selecting, based on the generic user representation, an anonymous user flow type for tracking the user as an anonymous user of the merchant webpage. The anonymous user flow type associates the user device with the user list independently of associating the user with the merchant. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076322 | FRICTIONLESS INQUIRY PROCESSING - Images capture an object that a person in a frictionless store is looking at. A user interface is automatically initiated on a device identified as the object. If the person is holding an item, the user interface is automatically placed in a state that displays the item details and pricing within the user interface and provides a link to all item descriptions in possession of the user within the frictionless store along with a running price total of all the items. If the person is not holding any item, the user interface is automatically placed in a state that displays item details and pricing within the user interface to all item descriptions in possession of the user within the frictionless store along with a running price of all items. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076323 | E-Commerce Tags in Multimedia Content - Techniques described herein are directed to e-commerce tags in multimedia content. In an example, multimedia content is received and item-recognition techniques are performed to identify one or more items referenced in the content. An interactive element is generated that indicates information about a given referenced item, and that interactive element is displayed while the multimedia content is output. Selection of the interactive element may cause a purchasing user interface to be displayed with item and/or or payment information prepopulated based at least in part on identified attributes of the item and/or user preferences determined from historical purchase data associated with the user. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076324 | TERMINAL RENTAL SYSTEM - To provide a terminal rental system that can efficiently perform rental management and maintenance operations. A terminal rental system includes a reservation management server for managing stock of terminals or rental reservation information for the terminals, a terminal management server for distributing a disk image of an operating system or its update data to the terminal, and a power feed control server for managing a system state and a power feed state of the terminal on the basis of the rental reservation information, a charge state of the terminal, and information relating a distribution status of the disk image or its update data. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076325 | AN ONLINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In one aspect the invention provides a process carried out by an online system to provide a communication link between subscriber accounts to make transactions for items, the process comprising the steps of receiving from a first subscriber account item data carrying information on attributes of an item; storing item data carrying information on attributes on given items; and receiving from a second subscriber account search data carrying information on attributes of items sought, and running database queries dependent on the search data received to identify and return a list of items dependent on said attributes. The process further comprises a step of storing searching data subsequent to running a database query dependent on the search data, identifying a list of items returned by the database query, to transmitting for display the items returned by the database query, and to receiving control input from a subscriber linked to the search data indicating that the search data is valid so as to provide search data stored with a status of valid. The process further comprises a step of storing search data subsequent to running a database query dependent on the search data, identifying a list of items returned by the database query, to transmitting for display the items returned by the database query, and to receiving control input from a subscriber linked to the search data indicating that the search data is valid so as to provide search data stored with a data indicating validity. The process further comprises a step of storing search data subsequent to running a database query dependent on the search data, identifying a list of items returned by the database query, to transmitting for display the items returned by the database query, and to receiving control input from a subscriber linked to the search data indicating that the search data is valid so as to provide search data stored with a data indicating validity status of current. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076326 | Automated Lot Composition and Pricing System and Method - Embodiments are directed to systems and methods for the automation of lot composition and pricing for returned assets sent to auction. Embodiments implement deep learning and optimization techniques to set a starting bid price and create lot composition that will provide an organization with the optimal value for its returned assets. A user portal allows organizations to manage auctions, lots, payment, disputes and other functions for buyers and sellers in the auction marketplace, in addition to viewing data analytics and performing “what if” analysis. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076327 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING USER-SPECIFIC DYNAMIC CONTENT FOR FACILITATING ONLINE TRANSACTIONS - Methods and systems for automatically providing dynamic content for facilitating a transaction are described herein. An online marketplace is accessed by a client device over a network. A user identifier associated with the client device is passed to a payment service provider via a merchant system associated with the online market place. Dynamic content is generated by the payment service provider in response to the user identifier and subsequently served to the client device over the network. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076328 | SOCIAL NETWORK AND FINANCIAL APPLICATION - Implementations of a social network and financial application are provided. In some implementations, the social network and financial application relates to technology for financial services (fintech). In some implementations, the social network and financial application provides a social and digital lending platform that connects consumers, banks, and lenders to make the lending process (and other financial services) easier. In some implementations, the social network and financial application provides a content management system, messaging system, tracking system, planning system, risk analytics system, and/or a fraud deterrent system. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076329 | INFORMATION AND INTERACTION MANAGEMENT IN A CENTRAL DATABASE SYSTEM - A central database system allows entities to easily manage human resources functions. An entity requests that the central database system executes an employer function on its behalf, and the central database system determines a probability of the entity defaulting before the entity can finalize the employer function with the central database system. The central database system can train and apply a machine-learned model to dynamically determine the default probability for the entity. Based on the default probability, the central database system determines a risk tolerance associated with the employer function and determines whether to process or challenge the employer function based on the risk tolerance and the default probability. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076330 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING A REAL-TIME RISK SCORE ASSOCIATED WITH FINANCING OF AN INVOICE BASED ON REAL-TIME TRANSACTION DATA - A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for generating a real-time risk score associated with financing of an invoice based on real-time transaction data, including storing a seller profile corresponding to a seller that issues invoices, the seller profile including an invoice transaction history, determining a seller internal probability of default corresponding to a target invoice issued by the seller based on the invoice transaction history associated with the seller, determining a seller overall probability of default based on seller-default variables and dynamic seller-default weights associated with the seller-default variables, and generating a real-time risk score associated with a potential funder financing the target invoice based at least in part on the seller overall probability of default. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076331 | ASSIGNMENT OF CONDITIONAL ACCESS RIGHTS TO ASSIGNABLE TOKENS BASED ON AN INTERACTION - A method includes initiating, by a first computing device, an interaction with a second computing device. The first computing device includes a first digital asset unit and the second computing device includes a second digital asset unit. The first digital asset unit stores assignable tokens. The method further includes determining to assign conditional access rights to an amount of the assignable tokens to the second digital asset unit where the conditional access rights are in accordance with a set of conditions. The assignment of conditional access rights is a self-enforcing smart contract embedded in an assignable token distributed ledger technology. The method further includes locking the amount of the assignable tokens stored in the first digital asset unit and providing the conditional access rights to the amount of the assignable tokens to second digital asset unit. The second digital asset unit does not store the amount of the assignable tokens. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076332 | SYSTEM FOR DIRECTED CONDITIONAL INDICATION OF INTEREST (IOI) MESSAGING - An intermediary system, between broker and client systems receives, from the broker system, an electronic message including an indication of interest (IOI) to execute a trade. The intermediary system identifies an interest of a trader in the trade of the IOI and routes the electronic message to the trader's client system. The identified interest is undisclosed by the trader to the broker and intermediary systems but is inferred based on the trader's trading activity (e.g., the trader's blotter data). The intermediary system routes the electronic message including the IOI to the client system and responds to an indication that the trader triggered an action at the client system to execute the trade by causing the order to fill. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076333 | LINEAR MODEL PARTITIONER - The disclosed embodiments related to multilateral portfolio compression using general large-scale linear optimization which pre-processes a model to decrease model size using domain knowledge to remove variables to reduce dimensionality, thereby making the model faster to solve and improving numerical characteristics. but it would not remove, for example, as much as half of the model, but rather a smaller fraction. The disclosed pre-processing enables an approximate solution for large, linear optimization models by automatically iteratively and selectively partitioning them into independently easily solvable sub-models. The sub-models are themselves linear optimization models, which can be solved with any preferred algorithm or library. The solutions for each sub-model are aggregated to obtain an acceptable, e.g., approximate, solution for a large model without solving the full model. At each iteration the disclosed embodiments will have a valid, feasible solution, if the user is satisfied before full convergence. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076334 | CRYPTOCURRENCY PAYMENT SYSTEM PAYMENTS BACKED BY ASSIGNABLE TOKENS - A method includes determining, by a digital asset custodial device, to assign conditional access rights to an amount of assignable tokens stored in a digital asset custodial device account of the digital asset custodial device to a network computing device of a cryptocurrency payment system to back certain interactions of the cryptocurrency payment system. The conditional access rights are in accordance with a set of conditions. The assignment of the conditional access rights is a self-enforcing smart contract embedded in an assignable token distributed ledger. The method further includes locking, by the digital asset custodial device and in accordance with the self-enforcing smart contract, the amount of the assignable tokens stored in the digital asset custodial device account and providing the conditional access rights to the amount of the assignable tokens to the network computing device. The network computing device does not store the amount of the assignable tokens. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076335 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITIZATION FINANCIALIZATION AND DIGITAL VALUATION OF PRECIOUS METAL ASSETS - Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards A system for digitization financialization and digital valuation of precious metal assets comprising of: a first subsystem | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076336 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME PRE-TRADE RISK ASSESSMENT - Systems and methods are disclosed that provide real-time pre-trade risk assessments for multiple parties. In one embodiment, a Programmable Logic Device (PLD) may be embedded within an Automated Trading Systems (ATS) architecture by utilizing the Intel socket G or the PCIe interface to provide pre-trade risk functionality. The system may also provide a method for interacting with the ATS DRAM or L1 cache to provide faster access to orders in ATS memory for PLDs. The system may use the Quick Path Interconnect between an embedded processor and a PLD to transfer memory maps. The system may also add additional libraries to an ATS processor to accelerate the transfer or memory maps to a PLD. The system also may use system interrupts to cancel erroneous orders within an ATS processor from a PLD housed within the same physical architecture. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076337 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING SYNCHRONIZED MESSAGES IN MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED SERVERS - A geographically distributed computer system that includes a primary server, and multiple secondary servers co-located with geographically dispersed tertiary servers. Each of the secondary servers having a high accuracy clock. The primary server divides a large message order into multiple smaller messages and combines each smaller message with a transaction execution time into multiple instructions. The primary server sends a respective instruction based on each combined smaller message and transaction execution time to each co-located server. When the high accuracy clock on each server reaches the transaction execution time, all the co-located servers submit their smaller messages to their respective co-located tertiary server substantially simultaneously. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076338 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ITERATIVE OPTIMIZATION OF RELATED OBJECTS - A computer implemented method for assigning values to objects includes receiving a plurality of values for each of a plurality of base objects including a first and second base object; receiving a plurality of values for a first composite object associated with the first and second base objects; generating and storing in the memory a solution set including combinations of values of the first and second base objects; for each combination in the solution set, generating first transaction results by computing transactions between the values of the first and second base objects; comparing each of the first transaction results to a first range of values including the values of the first composite object; and removing, from the solution set and from the memory, the combinations of the values of the first and second base objects corresponding to the first transaction results that are outside of the first range of values. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076339 | DYNAMIC CIRCUIT BREAKER - A computer implemented method for controlling operational states of a hardware matching processor includes monitoring, by a circuit breaker, incoming electronic data transaction request messages to the hardware matching processor; dynamically defining a range of values as a function of values included with electronic data transaction request messages received during a rolling lookback window; detecting that an incoming electronic data transaction request message contains a value outside the range of values; transitioning the electronic data transaction processing system into a pre-open state for a predetermined period, thereby preventing the hardware matching processor from matching incoming electronic data transaction request messages; calculating a pre-open value at an end of the pre-open state; and re-opening the electronic data transaction processing system at the calculated pre-open value, thereby allowing the hardware matching processor to match incoming electronic data transaction request messages. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076340 | TRACKING LIQUIDITY ORDER - A tracking liquidity order and related market center and process are disclosed which allow posting market centers (e.g. exchanges) to fill routable, smaller orders that would have otherwise routed off the posting market center. Such tracking liquidity orders increase the liquidity of that posting market center and allow it to execute more orders internally, without having to route them to an away market center. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076341 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SECONDARY MARKET FOR PRIMARY CREATION AND REDEMPTION ACTIVITY IN SECURITIES - Systems and methods for transforming an electronic portfolio. A system includes an electronic crossing platform that receives data defining trade orders of the electronic portfolio during an initial time period; compares portions of the data to determine an imbalance of the trade orders remaining after the initial time period and receives, during a final time period, a final trade order from a fund agent device to offset the remaining imbalance. The platform receives, after the final time period, a benchmark value of the electronic portfolio from a fund device; compares the final trade order with the remaining imbalance to determine an adjustment value; converts the benchmark value to a final value by applying the adjustment value to the benchmark value; and transforms the electronic portfolio into the transformed portfolio by creating paired buy and sell orders among the trade orders received during the initial time period at the final value. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076342 | System and Method for Configuring Trade Order Parameters - The example methods and systems described herein provide for configuration of one or more trade order parameters to associate with one or more trade orders, where the trade orders may be submitted to one or more electronic exchanges. According to an example embodiment, rather than having the trader manually configure each individual parameter associated with each trade order, a trader can pre-configure customer and order parameters. A user, for example a trader, broker, or market maker, can configure trade order parameters to associate with one or more customers, one or more order types, and/or internal messages to associate with any of the configured customers or orders. Based on the selected customer and tradeable object, the trading system evaluates the pre-configured customer and associated order parameters and determines which trade order parameters best match. The trading system then dynamically populates the order entry window with the specific trade order parameters associated with the best match. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076343 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCUSED CROWDSOURCED INFORMATION - A system and method for analyzing crowdsourced information to locate one or more informational signals. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076344 | Collaborative Data Platform And Methods Of Use - The disclosure generally pertains to a collaborative platform that is utilized for various purposes such as for sharing information on a subject of interest with members of a group of people. In an example method of operation, a software application is provided in a first personal communication device, which is a part of the collaborative platform, and is used by a first individual of the group. A processor in the first personal communication device executes the software application and evaluates an email in order to identify, in the email, an item that is a subject of interest to members of the group. If such an item is identified in the email, information about the item is transmitted to a second personal communication device, which may include a substantially identical software application that displays the information to a second individual of the group. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076345 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AN INITIAL MARGIN - An exemplary system according to the present disclosure comprises a computing device that in operation, causes the system to receive financial product or financial portfolio data, map the financial product to a risk factor, execute a risk factor simulation process involving the risk factor, generate product profit and loss values for the financial product or portfolio profit and loss values for the financial portfolio based on the risk factor simulation process, and determine an initial margin for the financial product. The risk factor simulation process can be a filtered historical simulation process. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076346 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING DATA TO CREATE INVESTMENT STRUCTURES - A method, apparatus, and system for processing data to create investment structures can include a simulation module configured to operatively receive a plurality of external economic condition parameters from a system database and a plurality of investment parameters from an investment criteria database. In addition, an investment selection module configured to process the simulation output in conjunction with the plurality of investment parameters is included. Further, an allocation module configured to process flagged one or more investment vehicles from the system database, a finance structure module configured to process the simulation output from the simulation module, and a unit evaluation module configured to process at least the optimal financing unit structure can also be included. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076347 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING A DRIFT STATE - A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that cause one or more processors to collect first sensor data from a set of sensors deployed in a first location, generate a model using second sensor data collected during operation of a second location, evaluate the first sensor data from the first location using the model to detect a drift state associated with the first location, wherein the drift state represents an abnormal or unsafe event, and in response to detecting the drift state associated with the first location, transmit a notification. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076348 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING ELECTRICAL COMPUTER AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS WITH BLOCKCHAIN - An electrical computer network system using a blockchain is configured to: (i) receive a first request; (ii) access the blockchain; (iii) store a first new entry in the blockchain, the first new entry including data elements representing aspects of the first policy, a timestamp, and a link to a previous entry, wherein the link includes a hash of the previous entry; (iv) receive a second request for proof of policy; (v) search the blockchain for the first policy; (vi) analyze the data elements representing aspects of the first policy to verify proof of policy; and/or (vii) transmit an alert message to a computer device indicating that proof of policy has been verified. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076349 | KAF Model of Electronic Fiscalization - The model of electronic fiscalization to predict, prevent, detect, correct and check the non-compliance fiscal obligations, innovates by implementing forensic audit tools and techniques that improve the fiscalization process in public institutions of fiscalization by tax administrations, without going to court to be used. The KAF model of electronic fiscalization innovates from the interaction of four elements: instruments, phases, approaches and effects, its functionality is explained by criteria the process starts with the implementation of the instrument that corresponds to the forensic tools or techniques chosen to be applied in the phases of the process, the approaches are presented according to the phases and effects align with the approaches and generate actions, innovating also one new approach and effect: the predictive. It is a promising tool for the field of risk engineering in electronic fiscalization by the increased use of electronic media to compliance fiscal obligations and its checking. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076350 | ACCOUNTING APPARATUS, REGISTRATION APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD - According to an embodiment, an accounting apparatus includes a reader; a memory; an input/output device; and a processor. The memory stores member information read by the reader. The processor causes the input/output device to output information regarding a plurality of handling methods for the member information on a condition that the number of pieces of member information stored in the memory after the reading of the member information by the reader is two or more. The processor receives information regarding selection of one of the plurality of handling methods. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076351 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPREHENSIVE SALES AND SERVICE METRIC REPORTING - A system and method in accordance with example embodiments for comprehensive sales and service data reporting. Sales and service events that take place at a front end branch of an enterprise may be input into a front end system and transmitted to a backend system where various modules then use the front end system data to generate various data and reports to display various data, such as, for example, sales incentive metrics and key performance indicators. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076352 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING SALES TAX DEDUCTION INFORMATION FROM MONETARY CARD TRANSACTIONS - Systems and methods are provided for managing sales tax information. The information may be generated, for example, in connection with transactions involving financial accounts, such as a credit card account. The sales tax information may be received electronically from, for example, a merchant or a point of sale device. A determination may be made whether there is any missing sales tax information. If there is missing information a request may be generated and sent to a source having the information. The source may receive the request, retrieve the desired information, and transmit it to the requesting entity. The sales tax information may be stored and later retrieved for presentation to a user, such as the account holder. The account holder may use the information in completing a tax return. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076353 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND TOOLS FOR PROVIDING TAX RELATED SERVICES FOR VIRTUAL CURRENCY HOLDINGS - Technology is directed to tools for providing tax related services for virtual currency holdings, e.g., bitcoin holdings. The tax related services can include computation of taxes such as income tax, sales tax, and payroll tax for virtual currency holdings. The services can also include facilitating filing of the taxes with the concerned department. The tool can include a computing device configured to execute a tax application for computing the taxes on virtual currency holdings. The user provides information on a source of virtual currency transactions, e.g., an address of a bitcoin wallet, to the tax application, and the tax application retrieves the transactions from the source. The tax application categorizes the transactions into various transaction types and identifies the taxable and/or non-taxable transactions. The gain/loss and the associated tax are computed for the taxable transactions using one or more cost-basis methods. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076354 | BIDDING ON A POST IN A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM - Systems and methods for displaying a post in a social media platform are provided. The method includes storing a first hash value of original content on a blockchain, the original content stored on a server and associated with an author. The method also includes authenticating the post for authenticity using the blockchain, wherein the authenticating comprises determining whether the first hash value matches the second value. The method also includes causing the post to be displayed through the social media platform. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076355 | DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYZING SYSTEM INVOLVING CLIENT-SERVER INTERACTION - Techniques for scanning physical media on physical items and providing information about those physical items are provided. In one technique, based on a printed medium of a physical item, a mobile device generates digital scan data that reflects multiple individual items that are referenced on the printed medium. The mobile device sends, over a computer network, to a remote server, the digital scan data or data that identifies individual items. The remote server determines a toxicity metric for each individual item. The remote server generates, based solely on each toxicity metric, a safeness rating of the physical item. Rating data is generated based on the safeness rating and presented on a screen of the mobile device in association with data that identifies the physical item. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076356 | CONCENTRATE CORRELATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods for correlating a concentrate to growth and biomass properties are provided. Desirable concentrate attributes may therefore be identified as being correlated to certain growth conditions, biomass properties, and extraction and other processing parameters Such positive attributes may include cost and ease of production, as well as therapeutic, aromatic, and intoxicating qualities. Product variables, such as terpene profiles, sensor data from growth to handling facilities, may be used to match the final products with the proper biomass source and processing methods. Such correlation may incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to identify correlations, patterns, and trends. As a result, recommendations may be made regarding how to achieve certain desirable attributes in a final product. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076357 | CONTROLLED DECARBOXYLATION OF ACTIVE COMPOUNDS - A method of controlled decarboxylation of active compounds at various stages of biomass extraction is provided. The method involves partially or completely decarboxylating the biomass during at least two stages of biomass extractions. The stages may include, for example, decarboxylating prior to contact with the solvent, decarboxylating the biomass during the extraction process while it is in the slurry with solvent in the extractor, or decarboxylating after extraction. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076358 | Method and System to Optimize Distributed Charging Station Efficiency and User Experience - A computer-implemented method for allocating charging stations including a) receiving charging station data, the charging station data identifying one or more charging stations and charging station locations; b) receiving one or more requests to charge one or more requesting vehicles, each request including data identifying a departure location and an arrival location of the respective requesting vehicle; c) receiving and/or determining detours data, the detours data indicating at least one charging station detour distance for a plurality of vehicles, the plurality of vehicles including the requesting vehicles; d) identifying charging station candidates for the requesting vehicles by optimizing an objective function with linear constraints; and e) allocating at least some of the charging station candidates to the requesting vehicles; wherein optimizing the objective function with linear constraints includes reducing a waiting time in the queue, price, a total detour distance for the requesting vehicles. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076359 | CONTROL METHOD, CONTROLLER, DATA STRUCTURE, AND POWER TRANSACTION SYSTEM - Provided is a control method including: receiving, from first power equipment, first transaction data including, for example, transmitted power amount information indicating the amount of power transmitted to power accumulation equipment; obtaining, from the power accumulation equipment, received power information including, for example, received power amount information indicating the amount of power received from the first power equipment; verifying the first transaction data by referring to the received power information; executing a first consensus algorithm with second servers when the first transaction data is verified successfully; and recording a block including the first transaction data in a distributed ledger of a first server when the validity of the first transaction data is verified through the first consensus algorithm. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076360 | CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, PROGRAM, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND SERVICE SUPPORT METHOD - A control device includes: a control unit configured to detect a progress status of cooking of one or more dishes ordered by a customer; and a communication unit configured to send notice data to a terminal device that is used by the customer, the notice data being data about a notice of the progress status detected by the control unit. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076361 | SYSTEM FOR VALIDATING A COOKING PROCEDURE AT A COOKING FACILITY - A system for validating a cooking procedure includes a camera for capturing an image of an operator performing a cooking procedure at a cooking station, and capturing an image of the performed cooking procedure. A library stores images of operators authorized to perform the cooking procedure and images of a correct performance of the cooking procedure. The library stores two or more remedial actions, a respective remedial action corresponding to a number of misoperations of the cooking procedure by the operator. A manager communicates with the camera and the library to receive the image of the operator and the image of the cooking procedure performed by the operator. The manager compares the operator image with the images of authorized operators for a cooking procedure to determine whether the image of the operator is an image of an authorized operator for a cooking procedure. The manager compares the cooking procedure image as performed with images of the correct cooking procedure. The manager determines that a misoperation has occurred if one of the images of the operator does not match an image of an authorized operator or the image of the performed cooking procedure does not match the stored image of the performed cooking procedure. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076362 | NON-SEQUENTIAL RESTAURANT ORDER SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076363 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A document processing apparatus and a program that separate versions of an input contract document based on an amendment history; specify a template document from the versions of the input contract document; search a database containing past contract documents that share identical or a similar template document with the input document, wherein each of the past contract documents includes versions of the past contract documents; extract one or more versions of the past contract documents that contain contents similar to the input contract document from the past contract documents that share the identical or similar template document with the input document; and present a first amendment candidate of the input contract document based on contents of a first version of the extracted past contract document in the extracted one or more versions of the past contract documents, together with the input contract document. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076364 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes: an information management unit that registers boarding information on a user regarding boarding acquired by a check-in procedure of the user; and a deadline setting unit that, based on the boarding information, sets a deadline for a procedure of the user up to the boarding. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076365 | FRICTIONLESS SECURITY MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT - Zones a defined within an enterprise. Video captured from the zones are monitored for threats (financial or physical). Any transaction data associated with transactions are monitored with the video along with sensor data captured from sensors within the zones. Threat policies are evaluated to identify actions and behaviors of individuals within the zones and threat scores are maintained. When a current threat score associated with a specific type of threat for a given individual or set of individuals exceeds a threshold, one or more automated remediation or threat avoidance actions are processed to mitigate and/or prevent the perceived threat. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076366 | SOLVING OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MARITIME FACILITY ON OPTIMIZATION SOLVER MACHINES - According to an aspect of an embodiment, operations include receiving a layout of a maritime facility and a first input including a vehicle count associated with a fleet of transport vehicles on the maritime facility. The operations further include determining a weighted graph representation of the maritime facility based on the received layout and generating a Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) formulation based on the weighted graph representation and the received first input. The operations further include submitting the generated QUBO formulation to a first optimization solver machine and receiving a first solution of the submitted QUBO formulation. The operations further include determining a set of paths to be traversed by the fleet of transport vehicles on the maritime facility for transporting the plurality of shipping containers to respective destination locations based on the received first solution. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076367 | LOW CAPITAL AND OPERATIONAL COST E-COMMERCE LOGISTICS SYSTEM FOR FAST AND MASSIVE DELIVERY OF E-COMMERCE MERCHANDISE TO LARGE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS - The present invention discloses a disruptive low capital and operational cost logistics system and method that provides for fast and massive delivery of e-commerce merchandise, including same day delivery, of thousands of items and packages, in extensive geographical areas, such as whole states, countries and continents, reducing the need for building, operating, or using multiple fulfillment warehouses located near the consumers as in traditional e-commerce logistics, creating a revolution in the e-commerce industry worldwide. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076368 | LOW CAPITAL AND OPERATION COST E-COMMERCE LOGISTICS SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS FOR THE FAST AND MASSIVE DELIVERY OF E-COMMERCE MERCHANDISE TO HIGH-POPULATION DENSITY URBAN AREAS - The present invention discloses a disruptive low capital and operational cost logistics system and method that provides for fast and massive delivery of e-commerce merchandise, including same day delivery, of thousands of items and packages, in extensive geographical areas, such as whole states, countries and continents, reducing the need for building, operating, or using multiple fulfillment warehouses located near the consumers as in traditional e-commerce logistics, creating a revolution in the e-commerce industry worldwide. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076369 | SELF-LEARNING BASED MECHANISM FOR VEHICLE UTILIZATION AND OPTIMIZATION - There is no mechanism for vehicle utilization and optimization through continuous and incremental planning which ensures that transportation plans are based on real-time conditions. The present invention discloses systems and methods for vehicle utilization and optimization based on self-learning mechanism. A machine learning model for dynamic association of users to vehicles is provided that learns previously clubbed patterns of users with their corresponding locations. The learnt previously clubbed patterns are utilized for determining association between previously clubbed locations which is further utilized to obtain an optimal set of locations. The users are dynamically associated to vehicles allocated for the obtained optimal set of locations by honoring one or more social and vehicle constraints. The proposed system has self-learning capability which ensures effective vehicle utilization and optimization in real time. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076370 | IMAGE PROCESSING CONTROL APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING CONTROL METHOD - The image processing control apparatus | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076371 | Resiliency Schemes for Distributed Storage Systems - A plurality of computing devices are communicatively coupled to each other via a network, and each of the plurality of computing devices is operably coupled to one or more of a plurality of storage devices. A plurality of failure resilient stripes is distributed across the plurality of storage devices such that each of the plurality of failure resilient stripes spans a plurality of the storage devices. A graphics processing unit is operable to access data files from the failure resilient stripes, while bypassing a kernel page cache. Furthermore, these data files may be accessed in parallel by the graphics processing unit. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076372 | INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD, INFORMATION GENERATION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An information generation method includes obtaining a first image projected on the projection target by a projector, a second image taken from a first imaging position, and a third image taken from a second imaging position, identifying a first correspondence relationship between a first coordinate system and a second coordinate system based on the first and second images, identifying a second correspondence relationship between a first coordinate system and a third coordinate system based on the first and third images, making the user designate a display area in the second coordinate system, generating transformation information for transforming the display area designated into a display area in the third coordinate system based on the first correspondence relationship and the second correspondence relationship. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076373 | FOVEATED RENDERING USING EYE MOTION - A method for providing imagery to a user on a display includes receiving eye tracking data. The method also includes determining a current gaze location and a relative distance between the current gaze location and an edge of the display using the eye tracking data. The method also includes defining a first tile centered at the current gaze location and multiple tiles that surround the first tile using the current gaze location and the relative distance between the current gaze location and the edge of the display. The method includes providing a foveated rendered image using the first tile and the multiple tiles. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076374 | Few-shot Image Generation Via Self-Adaptation - One example method involves operations for receiving a request to transform an input image into a target image. Operations further include providing the input image to a machine learning model trained to adapt images. Training the machine learning model includes accessing training data having a source domain of images and a target domain of images with a target style. Training further includes using a pre-trained generative model to generate an adapted source domain of adapted images having the target style. The adapted source domain is generated by determining a rate of change for parameters of the target style, generating weighted parameters by applying a weight to each of the parameters based on their respective rate of change, and applying the weighted parameters to the source domain. Additionally, operations include using the machine learning model to generate the target image by modifying parameters of the input image using the target style. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076375 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus applies an image to a first learning network model to optimize the edges of the image, applies the image to a second learning network model to optimize the texture of the image, and applies a first weight to the first image and a second weight to the second image based on information on the edge areas and the texture areas of the image to acquire an output image. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076376 | PANORAMIC IMAGE STITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL AND CORRESPONDING STORAGE MEDIUM - The present disclosure provides a panoramic image stitching method, including the steps of acquiring a partial panoramic image taken by each lens; acquiring a first equirectangular rectangular projection graph of each partial panoramic image; performing rotation transformation on the first equirectangular rectangular projection graph of each partial panoramic image to obtain a second equirectangular rectangular projection graph; and adjusting stitching positions of adjacent second equirectangular rectangular projection graphs, and performing stitching operation on the second equirectangular rectangular projection graphs according to the adjusted stitching positions. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076377 | System and Method of Stitching Partial Facial Images for Custom Printed Facemasks - A system and method of taking in three images of a face, left, right and center. The images are then detected with some feature points that have landmark points associated with them. The individual images are cutout based on preset criteria using the landmark points. The right and left cutouts are placed side by side. The center cutout is overlaid on top of the combined left and right image at some offset and refence points. The resulting image is then saved and outputted for a user to further process and/or order the image to be printed on to a face mask. Facemask contains partial image of a wearer's face making if lifelike. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076378 | IMAGE TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEM, IMAGE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, IMAGE RECEPTION APPARATUS, IMAGE TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image transmission/reception system, an image transmission apparatus, an image reception apparatus, an image transmission/reception method, and a program, generate, from image data representing a downscaled image, a higher resolution image than the downscaled image and is more similar to an original image. An encoding process section generates image data representing a downscaled image obtained by downscaling the original image. An additional data generation section generates additional data on the basis of the original image, the additional data being unidentifiable by the image data alone. A data transmission section transmits the image data and the additional data. A data reception section receives the image data and the additional data. An upscaling sectiongenerates an upscaled image on the basis of the image data and the additional data, the upscaled image being higher in resolution than the downscaled image. A display control section causes the upscaled image to be displayed. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076379 | METHOD FOR SUPER-RESOLUTION EVALUATION OF MICROSCOPE IMAGES ILLUMINATED IN A STRUCTURED MANNER AND MICROSCOPE HAVING STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION - Method for super-resolution evaluation of microscope images illuminated in a structured manner and microscope having structured illumination. The resolution can be improved laterally by a factor of up to two using conventional linear structured Illumination (SIM). If a non-linear iterative method is used for the purpose of deconvolution, the achievable resolution can be improved beyond the theoretical limit. However, the known methods only achieve a small amount of increase. The novel method is intended to make improved resolution or improved contrast possible. If a PSF/OTF that is manipulated (individually for each order) in the same (or in a corresponding) way as the relevant order spatial frequency spectrum is used during the re-weighting in the spatial frequency domain (for the deconvolution), the actually achievable resolution can be nearly doubled in comparison with the conventional SIM, both in one-stage and in two-stage variants. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076380 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING ENCODING OF DISPLAY DATA - Systems and methods of encoding display data include performing a part of a first predetermined transform algorithm on at least a first part of a first frame of display data, and analyzing a light level to determine whether a different transform algorithm would be more suitable for encoding a second part of the first frame of the display data. If it is determined that a different transform algorithm would be more suitable for encoding, the second part of the first frame of the display data is encoded using the different transform algorithm to generate an encoded first frame. If it is determined that a different transform algorithm would not be more suitable for encoding, the second part of the first frame of the display data is encoded using the first predetermined transform algorithm to generate the encoded first frame. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076381 | Table Shifting and Skewing - Generating a table with at least one skewed row, skewed column, shifted row, or shifted column is described. A table generation system generates a table that includes cells arranged in a grid comprising rows and columns, and defines each cell using a grid address, a grid span, a grid angle, a string skew value, a string shift value, and a shift indicator for the cell. The table generation system may receive input modifying a grid angle for at least one row or column and generate a modified table by skewing cells included in the at least one row or column by the grid angle. The table generation system may additionally or alternatively receive input shifting at least one row or column by a string shift value and modify the display of the table by shifting the at least one row or column according to the string shift value. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076382 | Method for Applying a Vignette Effect to Rendered Images - Methods and systems for applying a vignette effect to a rendered computer-generated image are presented. A kernel image including a kernel shape is overlaid on a control image including a vignette shape, creating a region where the kernel shape and control image overlap. A region of the rendered image corresponding to the overlapping region is blurred based on the shape of the overlapping region. A vignetting factor indicating a loss in intensity as a result of the blurring is computed based on the area of the overlapping region and the area of the kernel shape. The intensity of the blurred region is scaled upward based on the vignetting factor. The position of the kernel image on the control shape is shifted, resulting in a new overlapping region. Blurring and intensity compensation are performed for the region of the rendered image corresponding to the new overlapping region. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076383 | METHOD FOR DE-NOISING AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE IMAGE - The disclosure relates generally to image processing. For example, the invention relates to a method and a device for de-noising an electron microscope (EM) image. The method includes the act of selecting a patch of the EM image, wherein the patch comprises a plurality of pixels, wherein the following acts are performed on the patch: i) replacing the value of one pixel, for example of a center pixel, of the patch with the value of a different, for example randomly selected, pixel from the same EM image; ii) determining a de-noised value for the one pixel based on the values of the other pixels in the patch; and iii) replacing the value of the one pixel with the determined de-noised value. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076384 | Image Debanding Using Adaptive Sparse Filtering - Methods and systems for reducing banding artifacts when displaying images are described. Identified image bands are filtered using an adaptive sparse finite response filter, where the tap-distance in the sparse filter is adapted according to an estimated width of each image band. Image debanding may be performed across multiple pixel orientations, such as rows, columns, a 45-degree angle, or a −45-degree angle. Given a threshold to decide whether sparse filtering needs to be performed or not, an iterative debanding process is also proposed. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076385 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DENOISING MEDIA USING CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION OF THE MEDIA - A method for processing image data, may include: receiving at least one image; segregating the at least one image into at least one region, based on a requested noise reduction level; and denoising the at least one image by varying at least one control feature of the segregated at least one region by a neural network to achieve the requested noise reduction level. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076386 | DRIVING DEEP LEARNING-BASED IMAGE DEBLURRING METHOD AND APPARATUS PERFORMING THE SAME - An image deblurring method and an apparatus performing the same are disclosed. The image deblurring method according to an example embodiment includes receiving a blurred image, and deblurring of outputting a sharp original image based on the blurred image. The deblurring includes obtaining a second image having the same scale as that of a first image by inputting the first image to a neural network, obtaining a third image having the same scale as that of the first image by concatenating the first image and the second image, and obtaining a fourth image having the same scale as that of the first image by inputting the third image to the neural network. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076387 | BOOM MOUNTED AGRICULTURAL MACHINE VISION PERSPECTIVE CORRECTION - In an agricultural machine vision system for the selective treatment of a field employing a boom deployed sensor and treatment device, the system utilizes at least one image sensor mounted on the boom to produce base image data. A boom angle detector detects boom height which is used to correct the base image data into remapped image data including a region of interest to produce corrected image data producing a regularized image of the region of interests for treatment, independent of boom tilt. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076388 | CAMERA PARAMETER ESTIMATION APPARATUS, CAMERA PARAMETER ESTIMATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A camera parameter estimation apparatus | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076389 | IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - An image generation apparatus | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076390 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT ALIGNS IMAGES, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus that can obtain a high-definition image by reducing an alignment mistake of a plurality of images. The image processing apparatus includes an alignment unit that performs sequential alignment that aligns adjacent images and reference alignment that aligns images other than a reference image to the reference image, and a control unit that controls the alignment unit to align a plurality of images that include a same object and are continuously picked up by an image pickup unit in time series by combining the sequential alignment and the reference alignment. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220076391 | Image Distortion Correction Method and Apparatus - A method for correcting a distorted image includes: acquiring a first coordinate of each pixel in a distorted image to be corrected; determining internal parameters for shooting the distorted image; acquiring a second coordinate corresponding to the first coordinate based on a corresponding relationship between the internal parameters and image distortion degrees, in which the second coordinate is an undistorted coordinate; acquiring a distance between the first coordinate and a coordinate of a center point of the distorted image, and determining a smoothing processing coefficient corresponding to the distance based on a smoothing processing function, in which the smoothing processing function is configured to indicate a proportional relationship between the distance and the smoothing processing coefficient; and acquiring a distortion correction image by performing smoothing correction on each first coordinate based on the smoothing processing coefficient and the second coordinate. | 2022-03-10 |
