13th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220101431 | VIRTUAL-BOND COLLECTING DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND VIRTUAL-BOND COLLECTING METHOD - A smart contract ( | 2022-03-31 |
20220101432 | Method, Apparatus and Interface for Transaction Toggling - A method for submitting transactions from an automated trading tool to an electronic exchange. The method includes defining a proximity limit and automatically generating a transaction for a tradeable object. The method further includes applying the proximity limit to the transaction. When the transaction falls within the defined proximity limit, the transaction is submitted to the exchange. An apparatus and interface for transaction toggling based on proximity limits are also provided. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101433 | GLOBAL LIQUIDITY AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method for performing a token escrow swap on a network of nodes is disclosed herein. The method includes performing a buy operation including receiving an indication of a buy order placed by a buyer node through a broker-dealer node. The indication of the buy order includes attributes of the buy order. The method further includes creating an unsigned token allowance transaction for the buy order and an unsigned buy order transaction and sending the unsigned token allowance transaction for the buy order and the unsigned buy order transaction to the broker-dealer node. Doing so enables signing the unsigned token allowance transaction for the buy order by the buyer node and signing the unsigned buy order transaction by the broker-dealer node for a token escrow swap node. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101434 | GLOBAL LIQUIDITY AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEM - A method for performing a token escrow swap on a network of nodes is disclosed. The method includes sending a signed buy order transaction with a first cryptocurrency wallet from a buyer node to a token escrow swap node and filling a buy order of the signed buy order transaction with currency tokens for the token escrow swap node via the buyer node. For each matching sell order, security tokens are transferred to the token escrow swap node via a seller node. The method further includes sending the security tokens to the buyer node and sending the currency tokens to the seller node for each matching sell order. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101435 | GLOBAL LIQUIDITY AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method for performing a digital currency escrow swap on a network of nodes is disclosed. The method includes placing transfer orders through an intermediate node and sending signed transfer order transactions with digital wallets to an escrow swap node. The method further includes performing a transfer-in order finishing operation by requesting a transfer of digital currency to the escrow swap node and receiving the digital currency via the transfer-in node. For each sell order, digital securities are transferred to the escrow swap node via the transfer-out node. The digital securities are sent from the escrow swap node. For each transfer-out order, the digital currency is sent to the transfer-out node. The method includes an analogous operation to finish a transfer-out order. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101436 | Prioritization of Trade Order Processing in Electronic Trading - Various systems and methods for trade order processing in an electronic trading environment are provided. According to one or more embodiments, two or more trade orders are currently queued for execution at one or more electronic exchanges and are to be modified at substantially the same time. Each trade order is processed according to a priority based on each order's proximity to a particular market price, for example. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101437 | Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems - The Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems (“MLPO”) transforms machine learning simulation request, decision tree ensembles training request, expected returns calculation request, portfolio construction request, predefined scenario construction request, portfolio returns visualization request inputs via MLPO components into machine learning simulation response, decision tree ensembles training response, expected returns calculation response, portfolio construction response, predefined scenario construction response, portfolio returns visualization response outputs. Neural networks are used as encoder to generate a set of latent variables. Latent variables are simulated with neural networks as decoder such that the decoded simulated market scenarios follow dynamic dependencies and volatilities of historical market risk factors. A transfer layer is used between the encoder and the decoder to allow latent space variables to take on any distributions and any dependency joint distribution structures. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101438 | Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems - The Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems (“MLPO”) transforms machine learning simulation request, decision tree ensembles training request, expected returns calculation request, portfolio construction request, predefined scenario construction request, portfolio returns visualization request inputs via MLPO components into machine learning simulation response, decision tree ensembles training response, expected returns calculation response, portfolio construction response, predefined scenario construction response, portfolio returns visualization response outputs. A portfolio construction request configured to include a set of optimization parameters is obtained. A set of simulated market scenarios is generated using neural networks. A set of expected returns for securities in the universe of securities for the set of simulated market scenarios is retrieved. Portfolio weights of securities in the universe of securities are optimized to generate a set of tradeable transactions that maximize expected portfolio return. The set of tradeable transactions is executed. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101439 | COMPUTERIZED ART INVESTMENT ESTIMATION SYSTEM - An art investment estimation system is provided that is updated to include a first sale price and date, and a second sale price and date of a plurality of repeat sale pairs of a plurality of works of art associated with an artist. The system determines one or more investment value variables derived from the first sale price and associated first sale date and the second sale price and associated second sale date for the plurality of repeat sale pairs of the plurality of works of art. The system receives, at a graphical user interface (GUI), input from a user designating weights for the investment value variables for an artist. The system determines, from the designated weights and the investment value variables, an artist investment potential value for the artist and, at the GUI, displays to the user the artist investment potential value. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101440 | Method and System for Equitably Allocating a Financial Distribution to Multiple Investors - A system includes: a security issuer; a payment agent operably connected to the security issuer, the payment agent configured to instruct the security issuer to send the total distribution for a payment period comprising a plurality of intervals; a bank operably connected to the payment agent, the bank configured to receive the total distribution from the security issuer; and an investor operably connected to the payment agent, the investor operably connected to the bank, the payment agent further configured to compute an individual distribution equitably allocating a portion of the total distribution to an investor who owns the security at the end of at least one of the intervals, thereby computing the individual distribution payable to the investor, the payment agent further configured to instruct the bank to send the individual distribution to the investor, the payment agent further configured to verify that the bank has paid the individual distribution to the investor. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101441 | CLIMATE DATA PROCESSING AND IMPACT PREDICTION SYSTEMS - Systems and methods of assessing climate transition risk. A computing system receives a user indication of a selected climate change scenario from a remote client device. The system identifies one or more energy factors from among energy sources. The system retrieves historical financial information directed to one or more securities from remote financial data sources. The system predicts one or more future returns for the securities, by applying the historical financial data and the energy factors to at least one hierarchical linear model. The system adjusts the predicted future returns based on a first climate scenario and the selected climate scenario, to form respective first and second adjusted returns. The system generates a climate transition risk for the securities based on a spread between the first adjusted returns and the second adjusted returns. The system provides a data set representing the climate transition risk to the remote client device. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101442 | Feedback Loop in Mobile Damage Assessment and Claims Processing - Systems and methods provide for an automated system for analyzing damage and processing claims associated with an insured item, such as a vehicle. An enhanced claims processing server may analyze damage associated with the insured item using photos/video transmitted to the server from a user device (e.g., a mobile device). The mobile device may receive feedback from the server regarding the acceptability of submitted photos/video, and if the server determines that any of the submitted photos/video is unacceptable, the mobile device may capture additional photos/video until all of the data are deemed acceptable. To aid in damage analysis, the server may also interface with various internal and external databases storing reference images of undamaged items and cost estimate information for repairing previously analyzed damages to similar items. Further still, the server may generate a payment for compensating a claimant for repair of the insured item. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101443 | ACCIDENT INDEX CALCULATION APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, CONTENT SELECTION APPARATUS, INSURANCE PREMIUM SETTING APPARATUS, ACCIDENT INDEX CALCULATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A calculation data storage unit ( | 2022-03-31 |
20220101444 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - An information processing device acquires related information related to support information for supporting safe driving of a vehicle transmitted from the vehicle to one or more apparatuses among a roadside unit, another vehicle, and a mobile terminal device, and calculates a score of an owner of the vehicle based on the related information. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101445 | NEXT GENERATION IMAGING SYSTEM ANALYTICAL MANAGEMENT METHOD AND DEVICE - An analytical framework facilitates various applications analyzing files stored in a database. In one aspect, a computer-implemented method for managing the analysis of image, video, audio, and document files stored in a repository includes (1) receiving a request to add an analysis application to a registry of applications; (2) receiving a specification of types of files from the repository to be analyzed by the analysis application; (3) receiving a schedule of times at which the analysis application is to be executed or an indication of near real-time execution; (4) executing the analysis application on the specified types of files at the scheduled time; (5) receiving an indication that the specified types of files have been added to the repository; and (6) executing the analysis application on the specified types of files if near real-time execution is indicated. The analysis applications may relate to auto, home, life, and personal articles insurance. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101446 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPEDITING PURCHASE OF VEHICULAR INSURANCE - A mobile application for purchasing vehicular insurance without the need for manual data entry via a mobile device keyboard is disclosed. The mobile application is configured to image driver's licenses and vehicle barcodes to collect relevant driver and vehicular information. Other relevant data is either collected from correlated third-party databases or user input via voice recognition or user-friendly graphical user interface screens. Collected information is transmitted to one or more insurers and one or more quotes are displayed for consideration by the applicant. The mobile application may further comprise payment services and insurance agency point of sale services. The mobile application further provides an interactive digital insurance identification card to serve as a platform and dashboard for readily accessing services associated with the insurance policy, particularly when in an accident, when roadside services are required, and when a lower cost updated policy is available to the insured party. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101447 | METHODS FOR ELECTRONICALLY PROCESSING INSURANCE CLAIMS AND DEVICES THEREOF - A method and computing apparatus for automatically identifying whether or not one or more identified injuries are related to the insurance claim which has been submitted is described. The method and computing apparatus identify injury data in an electronic medical claim data associated with a claimant based diagnosis code data, uses a classifier to determine an association between the identified injury data represented by the diagnosis code data and the initial injury data represented by the initial diagnosis code data is identified when historical claim data is determined to be present for the claimant. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101448 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPEDITING PURCHASE OF VEHICULAR INSURANCE - A mobile application for purchasing vehicular insurance without the need for manual data entry via a mobile device keyboard is disclosed. The mobile application is configured to image driver's licenses and vehicle barcodes to collect relevant driver and vehicular information. Other relevant data is either collected from correlated third-party databases or user input via voice recognition or user-friendly graphical user interface screens. Collected information is transmitted to one or more insurers and one or more quotes are displayed for consideration by the applicant. The mobile application may further comprise payment services and insurance agency point of sale services. The mobile application further provides an interactive digital insurance identification card to serve as a platform and dashboard for readily accessing services associated with the insurance policy, particularly when in an accident, when roadside services are required, and when a lower cost updated policy is available to the insured party. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101449 | PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING A REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION TIED TO A LOCKED ENTRY - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable mediums storing computer program code implement methods for providing a computer-aided dual-date system and method for accounting. In some cases, the described systems and methods include steps of receiving a plurality of accounting transactions to a computer device, storing the plurality of accounting transactions, and utilizing the plurality of stored accounting transactions to generate a financial statement. In some cases, each accounting transaction includes two dates, namely a transaction date and an accrual date, wherein the accrual date is for any part of the transaction that is linked to an income statement account. In some cases, the accrual date, unlike the transaction date, may be different for each part within the transaction, indicating when the individual parts of the transaction accrued. Inclusion of the dual dates for each transaction can facilitate generation of accounting reports and statements and other accounting duties. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101450 | SOCIAL MEDIA REPRESENTATION AND COLLABORATION PLATFORM FOR ENTERPRISE IT - A system and associated methods that enable social media representation and collaboration platform of enterprise information technology (IT) components that enables human-to-human, human-to-machine and machine-to-machine communications to help easily understand the set of enterprise IT components, its configuration(s), its intra/inter relationship(s), better navigation and visibility across various related components, and augmenting system troubleshooting. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101451 | ACTIONABLE VERIFIABLE MICRO-CROWD SOURCING - Today crowdsourcing consists of activities which may involve large numbers of individuals but there is no social aspect to the crowdsourcing activities and poor visibility of the crowdsourced results by others. Embodiments of the invention provide an online portal supporting both mobile and non-mobile users with social media and social network visibility of the crowdsourcing being undertaken/requested by others. Such crowdsourcing may also be inventivised by either the generator of the crowdsourced microactions or third parties who are independent of the generator and executer of the crowdsourced activity. Beneficially, the crowdsourcing portal leverages acquiring multimedia content or a user's geolocation in mobile environments to provide part of the completion process for a crowdsourced activity. Accordingly, embodiments of the invention provide for these features within a crowd sourcing portal and provide users with a rich environment within which to create, manage, track, complete and promote crowdsourcing activities. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101452 | METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY ADVERTISING ITEMS IN AN IMAGE - One variation of a method for selectively advertising items in an image includes: loading an image to a social feed; receiving a first tag and a second tag including identification of a first item and a second item visible in the image, respectively; based on the first tag and the second tag, correlating the first item with a first product and the second item with the second product; based on the first product and the second product, sourcing a first link to a first electronic storefront and a second link to a second electronic storefront that facilitate purchase of the first product and the second product, respectively; and selectively displaying a first visual cue of the first link and a second visual cue of the second link to a first user and to a second user, respectively, according to demographics of the first user and the second user. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101453 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CREATING A RECIPE FOR A CHEMICAL COMPOSITION - A method of creating a recipe for a chemical composition, includes: receiving a property input from a user including at least one target physical property for a polymeric product to be produced from the chemical composition; receiving an initial chemical component for inclusion in the recipe; determining whether inclusion of the one or more initial chemical components in the recipe would produce the polymeric product having the at least one target physical property; generating, an advisory component recommendation comprising one or more additional or alternative chemical components for inclusion in the recipe; and modifying the recipe to include the one or more additional or alternative chemical components. A system and a computer program product for creating a recipe for a chemical composition are also disclosed. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101454 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An apparatus includes circuitry to: in response to a request for processing first information indicating an ownership of energy, determine whether a requester of the request has authority to process the first information and based on a determination indicating that the requester has authority to process the first information, generate second information for tracking enemy that instructs processing of the first information. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101455 | TRACKING SYSTEM, TRACKING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A system includes circuitry to: in response to supply information indicating a supply of energy by a supplier, generate first information for tracking energy that instructs generation of second information, the second information indicating an owner of the energy and a production method used for producing the energy; in response to usage information indicating a usage of the energy by a user, determine whether ownership of the energy in the second information has not been changed from a previous owner to the user; and based on a determination that the ownership of the energy in the second information has not been changed, generate other first information for tracking energy that instructs a change of ownership of the energy in the second information from the previous owner to the user. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101456 | UTILITY MONITORING AND UTILITY USAGE DETERMINATION, CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for utility monitoring and utility usage determination, control and optimization. The system receives utility usage information from one or more sensor devices, and obtains water usage information from a first sensor device coupled to a water pipe, obtains electricity usage information from a second sensor device coupled to an electrical panel, and/or obtains water heater usage information from a third sensor device coupled to a water heater. The system may use the obtained utility information to determine types of utility activities and/or appliances being used corresponding to the utility usage. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101457 | SYSTEM TO MAKE CONSUMERS AWARE OF ELECTRICITY USAGE - Energy usage of a plurality of appliances is measured using a single meter. A pattern of energy usage with respect to the plurality of appliances is determined dependent upon the measured energy usage, appliance details of the plurality of appliances, and usage hours of the plurality of appliances. The pattern is provided to a user of the appliances. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101458 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device including a controller configured to execute detecting an alcohol contained in exhaled breath of a user who has returned home by using an alcohol sensor, and estimating consumption of an alcoholic beverage by the user after returning home based on a result of the detection of the alcohol. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101459 | METHOD FOR ORDERING AND DELIVERING FOOD BY USING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE, AND SYSTEM USING SAME - According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a system for ordering and delivering food using an autonomous vehicle, the system including: an autonomous vehicle configured to request a food order by a user; a server configured to receive information about the food order by the user; and an unmanned food station configured to prepare food based on the information about the food order and to deliver the prepared food into the autonomous vehicle when the autonomous vehicle arrives; wherein the server is configured to determine an unmanned food station to prepare food based on the location of the autonomous vehicle. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101460 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GRAPH-BASED CROSS-DOMAIN RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATION - Methods and systems are described. A method includes accessing transaction data related to restaurants associated with a plurality of geographically separate locations, determining a number of co-visitors shared by each of the restaurants associated with the plurality of geographically separate locations above a predetermined threshold, generating a graphical representation of the plurality of restaurants based on the number of the co-visitors shared by restaurants with the co-visitors above the predetermined threshold and the distance between the restaurants with the co-visitors. The graphical representation is transformed into restaurant embeddings and a neural network model is used to generate restaurant preferences based on the restaurant embeddings. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101461 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEQUENCING ASSET SEGMENTS OF PRIVACY POLICY - The disclosure relates to sequencing of asset segments of privacy policies. The asset segments are sequenced based on a set of constraints. In an embodiment the asset segments are sequenced using a set of pre-defined predecessors and a set of pre-defined successors of each asset segment through a feasible sequence generation technique and a sequence generation technique based on the constraints, wherein the constraints are preferences associated with the source entity and the target entity. Hence the disclosure bridges a communication gap between the source entity and the target entity by optimally displaying the most relevant privacy policy (mapped to the asset segments) based on the constraints associated with the source entity and the target entity. Further the disclosed system also determines a violation factor that represents a conflict between the preferences associated with the source entity and the target entity. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101462 | Intellectual-Property Landscaping Platform - Systems and methods for generation and use of intellectual-property (IP) landscaping platform architectures are disclosed. A landscaping component may be utilized to produce refined clusters of IP assets using user seeded searches in varying areas of interest, such as, for example, target technical fields, targeted publications, targeted products, and/or competitor entity portfolios. The landscaping component may be further utilized to produce an interactive graphical element including a spatial representation of the clusters of IP assets. The interactive graphical element may include various functionalities and/or information associated with the clusters of IP assets. An exposure assessment component may be utilized to assess the level of exposure associated with a targeted entity by analyzing a mapping between IP assets and allocated funds of the targeted entity, generate a score representing the level of exposure, make determinations as to insurance offerings and/or alter rates associated with the insurance offerings. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101463 | Intellectual-Property Landscaping Platform - Systems and methods for generation and use of intellectual-property (IP) landscaping platform architectures are disclosed. A landscaping component may be utilized to produce refined clusters of IP assets using user seeded searches in varying areas of interest, such as, for example, target technical fields, targeted publications, targeted products, and/or competitor entity portfolios. The landscaping component may be further utilized to produce an interactive graphical element including a spatial representation of the clusters of IP assets. The interactive graphical element may include various functionalities and/or information associated with the clusters of IP assets. An exposure assessment component may be utilized to assess the level of exposure associated with a targeted entity by analyzing a mapping between IP assets and allocated funds of the targeted entity, generate a score representing the level of exposure, make determinations as to insurance offerings and/or alter rates associated with the insurance offerings. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101464 | Intellectual-Property Landscaping Platform - Systems and methods for generation and use of intellectual-property (IP) landscaping platform architectures are disclosed. A landscaping component may be utilized to produce refined clusters of IP assets using user seeded searches in varying areas of interest, such as, for example, target technical fields, targeted publications, targeted products, and/or competitor entity portfolios. The landscaping component may be further utilized to produce an interactive graphical element including a spatial representation of the clusters of IP assets. The interactive graphical element may include various functionalities and/or information associated with the clusters of IP assets. An exposure assessment component may be utilized to assess the level of exposure associated with a targeted entity by analyzing a mapping between IP assets and allocated funds of the targeted entity, generate a score representing the level of exposure, make determinations as to insurance offerings and/or alter rates associated with the insurance offerings. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101465 | BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEM, REGISTRATION DEVICE, DEGREE OF CONTRIBUTION COMPUTATION DEVICE, DEGREE OF CONTRIBUTION COMPUTATION METHOD, AND DEGREE OF CONTRIBUTION COMPUTATION PROGRAM - A contribution degree of content according to a purchase situation of a content is calculated. A blockchain system includes a registration apparatus | 2022-03-31 |
20220101466 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADMINISTRATION OF ADMISSION OFFERS FROM EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS - A computer implemented method for administration of admission offers from educational institutions including receiving student information from students, generating a unique student identifier for each of the students, generating a universal student profile for each of the students on the database, the universal student profile including the unique student identifier, student identification information, and student qualification information for each of the students, identifying matching students from a plurality of universal student profiles stored on the database whose qualification information satisfies the entrance requirement information of any of the plurality of educational institution profiles stored on the database, generating on the database an anonymized version of the universal student profile of each of the matching students, and transmitting over the data network the anonymized version of the universal student profile of each of the matching students to educational institutions whose entrance requirements have been satisfied by the matching students. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101467 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTER AND INTRA AGENCY COMMUNICATION, TRACKING AND COORDINATION - A method is disclosed. A data set including: (a) identifiers of a set of incidents occurring within a defined geographic region to which at least one service provider responded during a first time period and (b) address data identifying a location within the geographic region of each said incident of the set is retrieved over a network. An instruction to generate a heat map of the incidents occurring within the geographic region during the first time period is received from a user via a user interface generated to a display device. In response to the instruction to generate the heat map, the address data is converted to GPS data. A heat map of an aerial view of the geographic region based on the GPS data is generated. The heat map is displayed to the display device in a user interface. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101468 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY MANAGING ON-STREET PARKING - One variation of a method can be implemented by a computer system (e.g., a computer network, a remote server, a local parking enforcement kiosk) in cooperation with a set of sensor units installed below restricted parking spaces (e.g., loading zones, freight parking spaces) and vehicle transmitters installed in authorized vehicles (e.g., delivery vehicles, commercial vehicles) to automatically enforce parking rules in restricted parking spaces, such as including: parking time limits; grace periods for unauthorized vehicles; billing rates for authorized vehicles; and issuance of citations for unauthorized vehicles occupying such parking spaces beyond the grace period. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101469 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A CONTACTLESS VISITOR CHECK-IN - A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform one or more processors and perform: transmitting an invitation to a mobile application on a mobile device of a user, wherein the invitation authorizes the mobile application on the mobile device to be used to check-in to a facility; generating, by a visitor application, an image that is displayed on a kiosk at an entrance of the facility; receiving, from the mobile device, image data of the image, as scanned by the mobile application from the kiosk, and mobile application data; validating whether the mobile application data and the image data satisfy one or more criteria; and when the one or more criteria are satisfied, authorizing the user to access the facility. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101470 | METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - A method that is executed by an information processing device includes acquiring first information regarding a vehicle, acquiring second information regarding a first product selected by a user, deciding a procedure for loading the first product into the vehicle based on the first information and the second information, and performing notification of the procedure for loading the first product. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101471 | COMMUNICATION ARRANGEMENT FOR A CONTAINER HANDLING EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A method, system and communication arrangement for container handling equipment (CHEs) is described, the CHEs configured to operate within an area comprising a plurality of container spots arranged in rows and columns. A first CHE receives a message from a terminal operating system, the message including a plurality of jobs to be performed by the first CHE within said area, the plurality of jobs comprising instructions to move a container and identifying a container spot of the plurality of container spots. The first CHE receives, from a second CHE within the determined area, a request message to share a job of the plurality of jobs. The first CHE transmits a message to the second CHE responsive to the request message to share a job. Communication with the second CHE may be autonomous from messages received from the terminal operating system and/or manual triggering. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101472 | LOW CAPITAL AND OPERATIONAL COST E-COMMERCE LOGISTICS SYSTEM AND METHOD 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. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101473 | PROVIDING DYNAMIC ALTERNATE LOCATION TRANSPORTATION MODES AND USER INTERFACES WITHIN MULTI-PICKUP-LOCATION AREA GEOFENCES - The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer readable media, and methods that intelligently provide dynamic transportation modes and corresponding user interfaces to client devices within multi-pickup-location area geofences to satisfy dynamic limitations corresponding to certain alternate location options. For instance, the disclosed systems can provide a transportation option corresponding to a first pickup location for display via the requestor device. Based on determining that the requestor device is associated with a location within a geofence of a multi-pickup-location area, the disclosed systems can provide a selectable mode option for initiating an alternate location transportation mode that includes modifying the pickup location for a transportation request to a second pickup location. Furthermore, the disclosed system can dynamically change access to and transportation values associated with alternate location transportation modes to satisfy dynamic limitations imposed across various pickup locations. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101474 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSPOTATION ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT - The present disclosure provides a method and system for analyzing and managing transportation. The method may include generating, for each of a plurality of geographic regions, a first graph representation based on transportation data relating to transport activities within the geographic region. The method may also include obtaining, for any two of the plurality of geographic regions, via a graph kernel based algorithm, a first similarity indicator measuring a similarity between the first graph representations of the any two of the plurality of geographic regions. The method may further include grouping, based on the first similarity indicators, the plurality of geographic regions into a plurality of groups. The method may also include, for each of the plurality of groups, identifying at least one featured transportation type of the group and associating a strategy to the group to promote or restrict transport activities of the at least one featured transportation type of the group. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101475 | SYSTEM FOR EMBEDDING SEARCHABLE INFORMATION, ENCRYPTION, SIGNING OPERATION, TRANSMISSION, STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL - A cell phone is disclosed for acquiring information to be transmitted to a receiving facility and for transmitting such thereto. A capture device captures information from an external source. A processor is provided for associating with the captured information a representation of the date and time of the capture of the information, such that the representation of the date and time information in association with the captured information forms augmented captured information. The processor also places the augmented captured information in association with subscriber information in a transmission of the augmented captured information to a receiving facility requiring such subscriber information. A transmitter transmits the transmission including the augmented captured information and the subscriber information to the receiving facility. An encryptor encrypts the augmented captured information with a symmetrical encryption algorithm to provide encrypted augmented captured information in the transmission with the subscriber information. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101476 | REFINING IMAGE ACQUISITION DATA THROUGH DOMAIN ADAPTATION - The technology described herein is directed to a cross-domain training framework that iteratively trains a domain adaptive refinement agent to refine low quality real-world image acquisition data, e.g., depth maps, when accompanied by corresponding conditional data from other modalities, such as the underlying images or video from which the image acquisition data is computed. The cross-domain training framework includes a shared cross-domain encoder and two conditional decoder branch networks, e.g., a synthetic conditional depth prediction branch network and a real conditional depth prediction branch network. The shared cross-domain encoder converts synthetic and real-world image acquisition data into synthetic and real compact feature representations, respectively. The synthetic and real conditional decoder branch networks convert the respective synthetic and real compact feature representations back to synthetic and real image acquisition data (refined versions) conditioned on data from the other modalities. The cross-domain training framework iteratively trains the domain adaptive refinement agent. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101477 | Visual Interface And Communications Techniques For Use With Robots - A humanoid robot may include one or two eye resembling features in the form of image sensor(s) that capture images of at least a portion of an environment. The fields-of-view of the image sensor(s) will change as a pose (i.e., position, orientation, position and orientation) of the head, torso, or even entire humanoid robot changes. Virtual or augmented representations of the environment may be presented to a human pilot of the robot, where disorienting feeling due to latency in communications can be alleviated by reducing demand on communications channels. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101478 | CONFIGURATION PROFILES FOR GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT - A system may include a graphics processing unit including a command counter. The system may also include a general-purpose processor to: in response to a detection of a timing signal, determine a count value of the command counter included in the graphics processing unit; determine a first threshold range of a plurality of threshold ranges that matches the determined count value of the command counter; select, based on the determined first threshold range, a first configuration profile of a plurality of configuration profiles for the graphics processing unit; and cause the graphics processing unit to use the selected first configuration profile. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101479 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT HYBRID RENDERING - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for hybrid rendering of video/graphics content by a graphics processing unit. The apparatus can configure the graphics processing unit of a display apparatus to perform multiple rendering passes for a frame of a scene to be displayed on a display device. Moreover, the apparatus can control the graphics processing unit to perform a first rendering pass of the multiple rendering passes to generate a first render target that is stored in either an on-chip graphics memory of the GPU or a system of the display apparatus. The apparatus can also control the graphics processing unit to perform a second rendering pass to generate a second render target that is alternatively stored in the system memory of the display apparatus or on-chip graphics memory of the GPU. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101480 | ABSTRACTION LAYERS FOR SCALABLE DISTRIBUTED MACHINE LEARNING - One embodiment provides for a method of transmitting data between multiple compute nodes of a distributed compute system, the method comprising creating a global view of communication operations to be performed between the multiple compute nodes of the distributed compute system, the global view created using information specific to a machine learning model associated with the distributed compute system; using the global view to determine a communication cost of the communication operations; and automatically determining a number of network endpoints for use in transmitting the data between the multiple compute nodes of the distributed compute system. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101481 | VGA CARD ASSEMBLY, MONITORING DEVICE THEREOF, AND IMAGE OUTPUT METHOD PERFORMED THEREBY - A VGA card assembly includes a VGA card with a circuit board for generating a status signal and a monitoring device. The monitoring device has a microprocessor for receiving the status signal, a status display and a non-volatile memory with at least one first storage block and at least one second storage block. Before completely writing a second file into the second storage block, the microprocessor obtains a first file stored in the first storage block, and enables the status display to output an image according to at least one of the status signal and the first file. After completely writing the second file into the second storage block, the microprocessor obtains the second file stored in the second storage block, and enables the status display to output an image according to at least one of the status signal and the second file. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101482 | USER-DEFINED IMAGE COMPOSITING ON GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNITS - Methods, systems, and computer-storage media fare provided for utilizing a GPU for user-defined image compositing operations. A sequence of compositing operations is determined for a graphical image document based on at least one user-defined layer property such as a layer mode or an opacity level. A domain-specific language runtime, such as Halide runtime, is used to provide encoded objects for each operation within the sequence with the code being optimized for the GPU platform. A command buffer with a plurality of commands comprising the encoded operations is created and committed to the GPU for execution of the compositing operations. Commands are committed to the GPU in an asynchronous nature such that additional command buffers may be created and committed the GPU prior to receiving a response from the GPU on an earlier command buffer. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101483 | CACHE REPLACEMENT POLICY FOR RAY TRACING - Some implementations provide systems, devices, and methods for implementing a cache replacement policy. A memory request is issued for attribute information associated with a node in an acceleration data structure. The attribute information associated with the node is inserted into a cache entry of the cache and an age associated with the cache entry is set to a value based on the attribute information, in response to the memory request causing a cache miss. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101484 | METHOD FOR STORING IMAGE FRAME IN MEMORY AND IMAGE PROCESSOR OF THE SAME - The present application provides a method for storing an image frame in a memory, including: receiving the image frame; dividing the image frame into M rows of data block rows along a first direction; dividing each of the M rows of data block rows into N data blocks along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; performing a compression operation upon each of the M*N data blocks individually to generate M*N compressed data blocks; and storing N compressed data blocks corresponding to the 1st data block row of the M data block rows and N compressed data blocks corresponding to the (P+1) | 2022-03-31 |
20220101485 | MULTISTAGE COLLECTOR FOR OUTPUTS IN MULTIPROCESSOR SYSTEMS - Aspects include a multistage collector to receive outputs from plural processing elements. Processing elements may comprise (each or collectively) a plurality of clusters, with one or more ALUs that may perform SIMD operations on a data vector and produce outputs according to the instruction stream being used to configure the ALU(s). The multistage collector includes substituent components each with at least one input queue, a memory, a packing unit, and an output queue; these components can be sized to process groups of input elements of a given size, and can have multiple input queues and a single output queue. Some components couple to receive outputs from the ALUs and others receive outputs from other components. Ultimately, the multistage collector can output groupings of input elements. Each grouping of elements (e.g., at input queues, or stored in the memories of component) can be formed based on matching of index elements. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101486 | System and Method For Detecting and Rectifying Vision For Individuals With Imprecise Focal Points - Computer-implemented system and method that allows for the rehabilitation of individuals with strabismus by leveraging commercially available VR headset technology. Eye tracking capabilities and external cameras of existing VR headsets, enables the system and method to first gather the image that the dominant, unaffected eye is focused on (FIG. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101487 | Circuit Apparatus, Display System, And Image Processing Method - A circuit apparatus includes a memory unit and a warp processing unit. The memory unit stores a warp object image. The warp processing unit performs warp processing on the warp object image and generates a display image displayed in a display area. The warp processing unit performs the warp processing on an image of a first view object of the warp object image based on a first warp parameter for vibration correction and distortion correction. Further, the warp processing unit performs the warp processing on an image of a second view object of the warp object image based on a second warp parameter for the distortion correction. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101488 | Image Processing Method and Device Therefor - An image processing device according to one embodiment estimates optical flow information, pixel by pixel, on the basis of a reference image and input images of consecutive frames, and estimates a term corresponding to temporal consistency between the frames of the input images. The image processing device determines a mesh on the basis of the term corresponding to temporal consistency and the optical flow information, and transforms the reference image on the basis of the mesh. The image processing device preforms image blending on the basis of the input image, the transformed reference image, and mask data. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101489 | LEARNING MODEL ARCHITECTURE FOR IMAGE DATA SEMANTIC SEGMENTATION - A learning model may provide a hierarchy of convolutional layers configured to perform convolutions upon image features, each layer other than a topmost layer convoluting the image features at a lower resolution to a higher layer, and each layer other than a bottommost layer returning the image features to a lower layer. Each layer fuses the lower resolution image features received from a higher layer with same resolution image features convoluted at the layer, so as to combine large-scale and small-scale features of images. Layers of the hierarchy may be substantially equal to a number of lateral convolutions at a bottommost convolutional layer. The bottommost convolutional layer ultimately passes the fused features to an attention mapping module, which utilizes two attention mapping pathways in combination to detect non-local dependencies and interactions between large-scale and small-scale features of images without de-emphasizing local interactions. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101490 | Intelligent Object Magnification for Augmented Reality Displays - One or more cameras capture objects at a higher resolution than the human eye can perceive. Objects are segmented from the background of the image and scaled to human perceptible size. The scaled-up objects are superimposed over the unscaled background. This is presented to a user via an augmented reality display whereby the process selectively amplifies the size of the objects' spatially registered retinal projection while maintaining a natural (unmodified) view in the remainder of the visual field. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101491 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus acquires a plurality of reference images obtained by image capturing of a target which is to be reproduced, acquires a plurality of transformed images obtained by scaling up or down each of the reference images, and generates learned data to be used to generate a reproduction image displaying the external appearance of the target, by performing machine learning using, as teacher data, a plurality of learning target images including the plurality of transformed images. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101492 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BLOCK-WISE NEURAL IMAGE COMPRESSION WITH POST FILTERING - A method of block-wise neural image compression with post filtering is performed by at least one processor of an encoder and includes encoding a block of an input image, using a first neural network, wherein the encoded block is decoded by a decoder using a second neural network to generate a reconstructed block, and performing intra-prediction on the reconstructed block, using a third neural network, to generate a predicted block. The method further includes determining a difference between the block of the input image and the generated predicted block, to generate a prediction residual, encoding the generated prediction residual, using a fourth neural network, wherein the encoded prediction residual is decoded by the decoder using a fifth neural network, and adding the decoded prediction residual to the generated predicted block, to generate a recovered predicted block. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101493 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, TRAINED MODEL PRODUCING METHOD, LEARNING METHOD, LEARNING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing method includes generating a second image by applying noise to a first image, as a first process, and generating a third image by upsampling the second image through a neural network, as a second process. The second image is generated by applying noise to the first image expressed in a second bit depth higher than a first bit depth of the first image and then restoring the bit depth to the first bit depth. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101494 | FOURIER TRANSFORM-BASED IMAGE SYNTHESIS USING NEURAL NETWORKS - Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to scale textured images using a Fourier transform in conjunction with one or more neural networks. In at least one embodiment, a neural network generates an expanded image from an input image by applying a Fourier transform to one or more feature maps generated by said neural network and up-scaling one or more resulting frequency domain feature maps before generating an expanded output image based on up-scaled feature maps. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101495 | DISPLAY METHOD AND DEVICE - A display method includes obtaining a first display signal from a data apparatus connected to a display apparatus, processing the first display signal in a first method to obtain a first image set and outputting the first image set, detecting attitude information indicating an attitude, and in response to the attitude information indicating the attitude of the display apparatus satisfying a change condition, processing a second display signal from the data apparatus to obtain a second image set and outputting the second image set. The first method is different from the second method. Content display attribute information of the first image set is different from content display attribute information of the second image set. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101496 | Multiplicative Filter Network - A computer-implemented method includes applying a filter to input data based on an initial set of parameters to generate an initial feature map. The filter is configured to activate a filter function that involves a periodic function. The method includes performing a first linear transform on the initial feature map based on a subset of a first set of parameters to generate a first linear transform. The method includes applying the filter to the input data based on another subset of the first set of parameters to generate a first feature map. The method includes performing a multiplicative operation on the first linear transform and the first feature map to generate a first product. The method includes performing a second linear transform on the first product based on a subset of a second set of parameters to generate a second linear transform. The method includes generating output data that takes into account at least the second linear transform. The output data is a quantity of interest that is generated with high fidelity. The output data is specified by the input data over a space that defines the output data. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101497 | Video Super Resolution Method - A video super resolution method comprises successively executing instances of a first plurality of layers (SISR) of a neural network for generating a first image (St) at a higher resolution than an input image frame (Xt); successively executing a second plurality of layers (VSR) of the neural network for generating a second image (Vt) at the higher resolution, at least one of the second plurality of layers generating intermediate output information (Ht), the second plurality of layers taking into account an output image (Yt−1) at the higher resolution generated by a previous instance of the network from a previous input image frame (Xt−1) and intermediate output information (Ht−1) generated by the second plurality of layers of the previous instance, and executing a third plurality of layers for combining the first (St) and second (Vt) images to produce an output image (Yt) for the instance of the network. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101498 | VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, VIDEO DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND DISPLAY TERMINAL - There is provided a video distribution system, a video distribution method, and a display terminal enabling more reliable video distribution, the video distribution system including: an image acquisition unit that acquires a low-resolution image from a low-resolution camera while acquiring a high-resolution image from a high-resolution camera; an abnormality determination unit that determines whether or not there is an abnormality in any one of a first signal representing the low-resolution image and a second signal representing the high-resolution image; and a transmission control unit that transmits first synthetic images to a display terminal in a case where it is determined that there is no abnormality, the first synthetic images having continuity between the low-resolution image and the high-resolution image, and transmits second synthetic images to the display terminal in a case where it is determined that there is an abnormality, the second synthetic images substantially reproducing continuity by replacing an image acquired from one determined to have the abnormality between the low-resolution camera and the high-resolution camera with a substitute image corresponding to a region of a real space. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a system performing VR live distribution. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101499 | EYEWEAR DISTORTION CORRECTION - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable mediums including processes to correct for distortion in images introduced by eyewear (i.e., where the facial region surrounding the eye has a boundary that doesn't match the boundary of an uncovered facial region). The correction includes segmenting images to detect eyewear covered facial regions and facial regions not covered by the eyewear and altering the covered facial regions to match the covered facial boundary to the uncovered facial boundary. Alterations include processing using a machine learning model, applying anti-refraction algorithms, scaling the covered facial region to match boundaries of the uncovered facial region, or a combination thereof. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101500 | EVALUATION APPARATUS FOR CAMERA SYSTEM AND EVALUATION METHOD - To provide evaluation by using a virtual video image generated by performing an optical image processing for lightness and distortion required by an evaluation object. An evaluation apparatus for a camera system including a camera for capturing a video image of outside view includes: a video generation unit for generating a simulation video image simulating the video image of outside view captured by the camera; an optical filter unit which performs an optical image processing on the simulation video image in order to simulate the video image outputted from the camera; and a camera image processing unit which generates a vehicle control signal by performing a recognition processing by using the processed video image. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101501 | COLOR EXTRAPOLATION FROM MONOCHROME IMAGE SENSOR - A medical device includes a sensor, a processor, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing imaging instructions. The sensor captures a first raw image into a first frame of raw pixel values including a plurality of first pixel values that represent pixels of a first color and a plurality of second pixel values that represent pixels of a second color. The sensor captures a second raw image into a second frame of raw pixel values including a plurality of third pixel values that represent pixels of the second color and a plurality of fourth pixel values that represent pixels of a third color. The processor convolves the first frame of raw pixel values with the second frame of raw pixel values to generate a first extrapolated frame of pixel values in a YCrCb format and creates a processed image from the first extrapolated frame of pixel values. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101502 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC RANGE EXPANSION IN A VIRTUAL REALITY SCENE - A lower dynamic range visual content ( | 2022-03-31 |
20220101503 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINING LOW-DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGES TO A SINGLE IMAGE - The invention discloses a method to combine low-dynamic range images with different exposures to construct a high-dynamic range image. The method deals with the motions such that to minimize the chance of such “non-recoverable” occlusions and avoids the necessity of knowing or finding the response functions of the low-dynamic range images. Apart from that, the method is fast enough to be used in a mobile camera device and produce good user experience. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101504 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ACCELERATED IMAGE RENDERING WITH MOTION COMPENSATION - Various methods and systems are provided for accelerated image rendering with motion compensation. In one embodiment, a method comprises calculating motion between a preceding image frame and a target image frame to be rendered, rendering a small image with a size smaller than a target size of the target image frame based on the calculated motion, and generating the target image frame at the target size based on the small image, the calculated motion, and a reference image frame. In this way, high-quality image frames for a video stream may be generated with a reduced amount of rendering for each frame, thereby reducing the overall processing resources dedicated to rendering as well as the power consumption for image rendering. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101505 | PRINT DEFECT DETECTION MECHANISM - A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving one or more images of bitmap data applied to a print medium as print medium image data, register the print medium image data to the bitmap data, detecting one or more candidate defects based on whether a difference between the print medium image data at a location and the bitmap data at the location exceeds a predetermined threshold, detecting one or more defects among the candidate defects and transmitting information about the one or more candidate defects classified as defects. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101506 | Alignment of a Specimen for Inspection and Other Processes - Methods and systems for setting up alignment of a specimen are provided. One system includes computer subsystem(s) configured for acquiring two-dimensional (2D) images generated from output of a detector of an output acquisition subsystem at template locations in corresponding areas of printed instances on a specimen. The computer subsystem(s) determine offsets in x and y directions between the template locations using the 2D images and determine an angle of the specimen with respect to the output acquisition subsystem based on the offsets. If the angle is greater than a predetermined value, the computer subsystem(s) rotate the specimen and repeat the steps described above. If the angle is less than the predetermined value, the computer subsystem(s) store one of the 2D images for alignment of the specimen in a process performed on a specimen. The 2D images may include multi-mode images, which may be fused prior to determining the offsets. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101507 | ROBOTIC BUILDING INSPECTION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for robotic building inspection. In some implementations, one or more data objects that specify one or more requirements for a property are accessed. Sensor data of the property is obtained using a drone or other robotic device that has one or more sensors. A map is generated from the sensor data. An issue with the property is identified by comparing the map with the one or more data objects. A notification is generated based on the comparison where the notification includes an indication of the issue. The notification is transmitted to a computing device of a user. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101508 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF IMAGE BASED ANOMALY LOCALIZATION FOR VEHICLES THROUGH GENERATIVE CONTEXTUALIZED ADVERSARIAL NETWORK - The present invention provides an anomaly detection method and apparatus based on a neural network which can be trained on undamaged normal vehicle images and able to detect unknown/unseen vehicle damages of stochastic types and extents from images which are taken in various contexts. The provided method and apparatus are implemented with functional units which are trained to perform the anomaly detection under a GCAN model with a training dataset containing images of undamaged vehicles, intact-vehicle frame images and augmented vehicle frame images of the vehicles. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101509 | DETERIORATION DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, DETERIORATION DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, DETERIORATION DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A deterioration diagnostic device acquires captured images from an image capturing device, the image capturing device being provided on a moving body that travels on a road surface and capturing images of the road surface; extracts, from the acquired captured images, a captured image captured at night and captured in a state of the road surface being illuminated; and diagnostics whether the road surface has deteriorated, using the extracted captured image. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101510 | COMPONENT TRACKING IN AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING USING DIGITAL FINGERPRINTS - A system is configured to receive an indication that an apparatus in a first assembled state should comprise a component with a first digital fingerprint and a component with a second digital fingerprint. The system is configured to receive video footage of apparatuses in the first assembled state. The system is configured to isolate an image of an apparatus in the first assembled state. The system is configured to split the image into a frame comprising a first component and a frame comprising a second component. The system is configured to generate first and second filtered images. The system is configured to identify feature points in the filtered images. The system is configured to determine that the first set of feature points matches the first digital fingerprint and that the second set of feature points matches the second digital fingerprint. The system is configured to update a component database. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101511 | SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING MULTI-POINT AUTOFOCUS TO ALIGN AN OPTICAL AXIS OF AN OPTICAL ASSEMBLY PORTION TO BE NORMAL TO A WORKPIECE SURFACE - A metrology system includes an optical assembly portion; an adjustment mechanism configured to change a distance and an angular orientation between the optical assembly portion and a workpiece surface; and a processor configured to control the adjustment mechanism to move the optical assembly portion to position a workpiece surface within a focal Z autofocus range; capture an image stack of the workpiece surface wherein each image of the image stack corresponds to a different autofocus height; determine an autofocus height for at least three locations of the workpiece surface; control the adjustment mechanism based on the autofocus heights to rotate the optical assembly portion relative to the workpiece surface to nominally align the optical axis of the optical assembly portion with a surface normal of the workpiece surface and adjust a distance between the optical assembly portion and the workpiece surface; and execute a defined operation on the workpiece surface. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101512 | SYSTEM OF TREAD DEPTH ESTIMATION AND METHOD THEREOF - A method and system are provided for estimating tire tread depth, the method comprising: obtaining an image of the tire informative of tread and grooves embedded therein, wherein the image is acquired by an imaging device from a first angle relative to a horizontal direction perpendicular to tread surface, and the tire is illuminated by an illumination device from a second angle relative to the horizontal direction, causing a shadow section and an illuminated section at the bottom and/or sidewall of a groove, the first angle being smaller than the second angle, such that the image captures the illuminated section and at least part of the shadow section; performing segmentation on the image to obtain image segments corresponding to the illuminated section and the at least part of the shadow section; and estimating the tread depth based on the image segments, the groove width, and the second angle. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101513 | Method for Automatically Identifying Ring Joint of Shield Tunnel Based on Lining Structure - The present disclosure provides a method for automatically identifying a ring joint of a shield tunnel based on a lining structure. The method includes the following steps: S | 2022-03-31 |
20220101514 | METHOD FOR RECYCLING RECYCLABLE MATERIALS, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - A method for recycling containers such as cartons includes: an image of a flattened carton which may be recyclable is taken, the image of the carton be recognized and analyzed to determine whether the carton is intact or not. A distance-measuring device obtains the shape of any damaged area when the carton is not intact. A damage type of each damaged area is identified according to the shape of the damaged area. A damage rate of the carton is calculated, and according to an available repair plan, the carton is sorted and recycled when the total damage rate of the carton is less than a preset standard value. An electronic device and a storage medium are also disclosed. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101515 | INSPECTION METHOD FOR ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE, ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE, AND INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - Provided an inspection method for a rotating electric machine, including: a first step of acquiring a first image by imaging a pattern formed on an outer peripheral surface of a retaining ring over an entire circumference of the retaining ring with use of an image pickup element mounted to a non-rotating portion of the rotating electric machine under a state in which the retaining ring is rotated; a second step of acquiring a second image by imaging the pattern over the entire circumference of the retaining ring with use of the image pickup element under the state in which the retaining ring is rotated, the second step being executed after the first step with an operation of the rotating electric machine interposed; and a third step of acquiring a distortion distribution of the retaining ring based on the first image and the second image. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101516 | NON-LAMBERTIAN SURFACE INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR LINE SCAN CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION - A non-Lambertian surface inspection system for line scan is proposed. Such a system includes: a surface inspection part including a frame module provided with a curved mounting hole formed on at least one of one surface and the other surface thereof and a photographing hole formed at an upper end thereof, and a plurality of first and second illumination modules installed in the mounting hole and output light in oblique lines toward an inspection object placed on a bottom surface thereof; a camera part positioned above the photographing hole, and configured to photograph the inspection object positioned on the bottom surface through the photographing hole and receive an entire reception image including first and second illumination images; and a controller configured to control operation of the camera part, selectively operate the first illumination module and the second illumination module, and extract the first illumination image and the second illumination image. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101517 | SUBSTRATE DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus for classifying a defect generated in a substrate, includes: a first storage part for storing a first image data for defect classification determination, which includes a defect region in which the defect is generated and a surrounding region of the defect region; a first estimation part for estimating a first type of defect by using a deep learning system, based on the first image data; a second storage part for storing a second image data for defect classification estimation, which is obtained by expressing the defect region and the surrounding region by a binarized data; a second estimation part for estimating a second type of defect by using a rule-based system, based on an attribute of the defect region extracted from the second image data; and a comprehensive determination part for comprehensively determining a type of defect based on the first and second types of defects. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101518 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STYLIZING A MEDICAL IMAGE - The present disclosure relates to stylizing a medical image. In accordance with certain embodiments, a method includes generating a medical image, segmenting the medical image into a first region and a second region, applying a first style to the first region and a different second style to the second region thereby generating a stylized medical image, and displaying the stylized medical image. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101519 | Determining Biomarkers from Histopathology Slide Images - A generalizable and interpretable deep learning model for predicting biomarker status and biomarker metrics from histopathology slide images is provided. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101520 | Virtual Stress Test Based on Electronic Patient Data - A virtual stress test may be performed for a patient by creating an electronic model of a region of interest of the patient's anatomy, such as one or more coronary arteries, determining pressure drops through the region of interest, based on computational fluid dynamics, at two different activity levels of the patient, and determining a range of pressure drops for a range of activity levels based on flow rates associated with the two activity levels. Based on the range of pressure drops, it can be determined if the patient has a clinically-significant pressure drop, indicative of an obstructive stenosis, at an activity level relevant to the patient's metabolic requirements. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101521 | PROVIDING A CLASSIFICATION EXPLANATION AND A GENERATIVE FUNCTION - A method is for providing a classification explanation. The method includes receiving an acquired medical image corresponding to an examination volume; and receiving or determining an actual classification value. The actual classification value classifies an anatomical structure within the acquired medical image. The method further includes receiving or determining a first classification value being different from the actual classification value, the first classification value being a potential classification value of the anatomical structure within the acquired medical image; applying a first generative function to the acquired medical image to generate a first synthetic image, the first generative function being based on the first classification value, and being configured to modify the anatomical structure to exhibit the first classification value; and providing a visualization based on the acquired medical image and the first synthetic image. Systems and computer programs are further for providing a classification explanation and/or generative functions. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101522 | METHOD FOR CELL IMAGE SEGMENTATION USING SCRIBBLE LABELS, RECORDING MEDIUM AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A cell image segmentation method using scribble labels includes iteratively pre-training via an image segmentation network (U-Net) using a cell image and scribble labels indicating a cell region and a background region as training data, calculating an exponential moving average (EMA) of image segmentation prediction probabilities at a predetermined interval during the pre-training, self-training by assigning the cell region and the background region for which the EMA of image segmentation prediction probabilities is over a preset threshold to be a pseudo-label, and iteratively refining the image segmentation prediction probability based on a scribbled loss (L | 2022-03-31 |
20220101523 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing device including at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to control an image projection unit which projects a projection image onto a first projection surface of a compression member disposed between a radiation source and a radiation detector in a mammography apparatus that irradiates a breast compressed by the compression member with radiation to capture a radiographic image such that at least one of first information or second information is switchably projected onto the first projection surface. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101524 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - A control device including: at least one processor, wherein the processor controls an image projection unit that projects a projection image onto a projection surface of a compression member in a mammography apparatus which irradiates a breast compressed by the compression member with radiation to capture a radiographic image such that a range of an irradiation field of the radiation is displayed by the projection image. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101525 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DIGITAL VIDEO CLASSIFIER - The present invention concerns a device for producing a “digital video classifier” configured to determine the quality of cleanliness of one or more segments of the digestive tube in a video capsule endoscopy (VCE) of a subject, comprising: a VCE allowing the acquisition of videos of segments of the digestive tube, video storage means, coupled with the VCE, an “image database” with images extracted from VCE exams, a “video database” with videos extracted from VCE exams, calculating means connected to the video storage means, and to the databases, and configured for performing a statistical learning for the generation of a “digital image classifier” from the “image database” and which classifies the images in adequate cleanliness or non-adequate cleanliness; generating the “digital video classifier” capable of classifying a video of a subject as being of adequate cleanliness or of non-adequate cleanliness of one or more segments of the digestive tube. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101526 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A TRAINED MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM - At least one embodiment relates to a method for training a machine learning algorithm. In an embodiment, the method includes provisioning a training apparatus with a machine learning algorithm to be trained, having a secure data connection to a medical-engineering imaging system; creating a plurality of training datasets based on image recordings, each training dataset of the plurality of training datasets being furnished with a ground truth or being linked by data link; sending training datasets, of the plurality of training datasets, to the training apparatus via the secure data connection; training the machine learning algorithm via the training apparatus, with the training datasets to create a trained machine learning algorithm; and sending a parameter dataset of the trained machine learning algorithm to the central computing apparatus via the data interface. A corresponding machine learning algorithm, a control facility, an imaging system and a multi-device network are also disclosed. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101527 | VISUALIZATION METHOD FOR EVALUATING BRAIN ADDICTION TRAITS, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM - A visualization method for evaluating brain addiction traits, an apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes the following. A visualization processing request is received from a client, where the visual processing request contains an image to-be-processed. The image to-be-processed is masked to obtain a perturbation image masked. The perturbation image is classified with a visualization processing model to obtain a classification result, and the classification result is calculated to obtain an evaluation value of the perturbation image, where the evaluation value of the perturbation image is less than an evaluation value of the image to-be-processed without masking. The visualization evaluation result is determined according to the evaluation value of the perturbation image. The visualization evaluation result is sent to the client. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101528 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A MINIMUM VALUE OF LASER ENERGY NECESSARY FOR THE FORMATION OF A GAS BUBBLE - The invention concerns a method for determining a minimum value of L.A.S.E.R. energy necessary to form, by using a LASER source, a gas bubble in an ocular tissue, the method comprising:
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20220101529 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing device including: at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to select an image used to guide positioning of a breast to be imaged by a mammography apparatus, which irradiates the breast compressed by a compression member with radiation to capture a radiographic image, from a plurality of images of the breast on the basis of imaging information related to a capture of the plurality of images, generate a projection image for guiding the positioning of the breast to be imaged from the selected image, and control the mammography apparatus such that an image projection unit projects the generated projection image for guidance. | 2022-03-31 |
20220101530 | PREDICTING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION RECURRENCE AFTER PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION USING SIMULATIONS OF PATIENT-SPECIFIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING MODELS AND MACHINE LEARNING - A device may receive images of a patient, and may perform segmentation of surfaces on the images to create a 3D model. The device may identify normal tissue regions and atrial fibrosis (AF) regions in the 3D model, and may divide the 3D model into the normal tissue regions and the AF regions. The device may assign first cell and tissue properties to the normal tissue regions, and may assign second cell and tissue properties to the AF regions. The device may perform simulations on the normal tissue regions and the AD regions, based on the first and second cell and tissue properties, to generate simulation results, and may extract first features from the simulation results. The device may extract second features from the images, and may process the first and second features, with a model, to select a feature that is predictive of atrial fibrillation recurrence. | 2022-03-31 |