24th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 50 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170169472 | PROVIDING CONTENT TO STORE VISITORS WITHOUT REQUIRING PROACTIVE INFORMATION SHARING - A method includes receiving, at a user device including one or more processors, a signal pushed to the user device from an in-store device physically located in a store. The signal includes a first store identifier. The method further includes storing the first store identifier in memory. The method further includes receiving a content item from a third-party content provider device, the content item including a second store identifier. The third-party content provider device transmits the content item to a plurality of user devices within a geographic area around a location associated with the second store identifier. The method further includes providing the content item for display in response to determining the first store identifier matches the second store identifier. The content item is displayed without providing an indication of the presence of the user device at the store to the in-store device or to the third-party content provider device. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169473 | App social network via linket and ads for mobile deep links - A linket is a label for a deep link. A deep link is at minimum 2 items. An app id and a network address where the app is run. A Registry maps from a linket to a deep link. The Registry and linkets define an app social network or a functional social network. This social network is fundamentally about users interacting with each other in real time via mobile apps. Qualitatively different from current personal or professional social networks. The Registry offers business intelligence analysis of the app social network. The Registry shows contextual ads from owners of competing linkets. One context is when a user sends a linket to the Registry to get the deep link. The Registry replies with the deep link and an ad. The Registry can send an ad, akin to an interstitial ad for web pages. Only when the user removes the ad does the Registry send the deep link. Another context is where a linket owner migrates from app Alpha to app Beta. The Registry lets competitors make ads shown to users around the transition. The ads are grouped automatically into cases like where a competitor recommends her linket that continues to use Alpha. Appeals to users reluctant to transition from Alpha. A second case is for a competitor with a linket already using Beta. This competitor can claim to be more experienced with it than the linket owner. A third case is for a competitor with an app different from Alpha or Beta. The Registry can also show ads when a linket is deleted. The ads are for competing linkets. The attraction is that the ads do not have direct competition from the deleted linket. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169474 | INTERNET-BASED DISPLAY MATERIAL SYSTEM AND INTERNET-BASED DISPLAY MATERIAL PRODUCING METHOD - The present invention provides an Internet-based display material system and a producing method thereof, the system is applied at mobile terminal, comprising: a display material managing module, configured to produce display material, or edit and manage the produced display material; a publishing module, configured to publish the display material produced or edited by the display material managing module to Internet social networking platform; and a customer information managing module, configured to manage customer information of customer browsing the display material published by the publishing module. Through the system provided by the present invention, the user can conveniently edit, manage and publish the display material, therefore, the system is time efficient and is suitable for rapid development of the enterprise. Meanwhile, customer information is managed over the Internet, so that communication and interaction with the customer is conducted in real time, and effect of popularizing the display material is improved. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169475 | BEHAVIOR PREDICTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA USING NEURAL NETWORKS - Example implementations include a system and method of recognizing behavior of a user. In example implementations, a first post and at least one subsequent post indicative of a product and associated with a first social media account is obtained. A relevance probability is calculated for each of the obtained first post and the at least one subsequent post. The obtained first post and the at least one subsequent post are sequentially analyzed by a second neural network to determine output values relevant to probability of purchasing the product. A probability of purchasing the product is calculated based on the determined output values associated with each post and the calculated relevance probabilities. Product-related information is transmitted to the user associated with the obtained first post based on the determined probability of purchasing the product. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169476 | SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING IN MARKETING - A system for assisting a customer is provided. The system comprises a database comprising multimedia files, wherein one or more tags are associated with one or more of the multimedia files. The system further comprises a virtual agent server 100 configured to receive input from a first user (customer) and a second user (customer service representative). Further, the virtual agent server 100 processes the received input to understand a context of the input. Subsequently, the virtual agent server 100 identifies one or more multimedia files based on the context and the tags associated with the multimedia files. Subsequently, the virtual agent server 100 shares at least one of the identified multimedia files with at least one of the first user and the second user to enable better understanding between the first user and the second user. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169477 | DETERMINING ITEM OF INFORMATION, FROM CONTENT AGGREGATION PLATFORM, TO BE TRANSMITTED TO USER DEVICE - Implementations disclosed herein related to apportioning revenue to a content-creating user if that user's content assisted in the fulfillment of a purchase opportunity. User-generated content may be selected based on criteria, for example, that will likely lead to consummation of a purchase opportunity. Some of the revenue generated from the sale may be sent to the user whose content was associated with the sale. In this way, the user may be encouraged to generate more such content and be rewarded for the advertising the content provided. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169478 | Determining a Personalized Advertisement Channel - Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining a personalized advertisement channel are provided herein. A computer-implemented method includes processing multiple data sources associated with a user based on data derived from multiple notification messages accessed via an operating system feature of a mobile device of the user; determining a current state in connection with a product and/or service based on said processing, wherein said current state comprises a current likelihood that the user will purchase the product and/or service; computing probabilities, conditioned on each of multiple advertisement media, that the user will transition from a first state to a second state based on said processing; and identifying one of the advertisement media to implement with the product and/or service to transition the user from the current state to a separate user state, wherein said identifying is based on (i) the current state and (ii) the multiple computed probabilities. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169479 | On-Line Advertising With Social Pay - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an indication of a reward-generating event comprising an action performed by a first user of a social-networking system in response to an advertisement. The advertisement may have been selected by the social-networking system based at least in part on a bid amount from an advertiser. The method may further include updating a social graph of the social-networking system based on the reward-generating event, wherein updating the social graph comprises adding an edge connecting a first node to a second node corresponding to the advertisement or an entity associated with the advertisement. The method may further include determining and allocating a first portion of the bid amount to allocate to the first user and a second portion of the bid amount to allocate to the social-networking system based on the reward generating event. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169480 | Creating and Managing Reciprocal Email Networks in Local Markets - A method of (and software for) creating and managing reciprocal email networks in local markets comprising accessing a plurality of sources of customer contact information, each source associated with a discrete entity, associating the plurality of sources in an open or closed network, compiling geographic, demographic, and purchase behavior information for each customer, compiling capacity and proximity data for each discrete entity with respect to each customer, automatically generating a promotional campaign for an entity associated with the network directed to customers of other entities in the network using promotional structure, category affinity, audience size, frequency of contact, and type of network to select customers to receive data concerning the promotional campaign, and causing delivery of the data concerning the promotional campaign to the selected customers. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169481 | INTERNET-BASED DISPLAY MATERIAL SYSTEM AND INTERNET-BASED DISPLAY MATERIAL PRODUCING METHOD - The present invention provides an Internet-based display material system and a method thereof, the system is applied at personal computer PC side, including: a page template module, configured to provide page design template of display material; an element component module, configured to provide design source material of the display material; an editing module, configured to edit the page design template of the display material and the design source material of the display material; a page processing module, configured to process page edited by the editing module; and a publishing module, configured to publish the display material processed by the page processing module to an Internet social networking platform. Through the system provided by the present invention, the user can conveniently design desired display material, and modify, update and publish the display material at any time, therefore, the system is time efficient and suitable for rapid development of the enterprise. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169482 | CALCULATION OF REACH AND FREQUENCY BASED ON RELATIVE LEVELS OF EXPOSURE ACROSS RESPONDENTS BY MEDIA CHANNELS CONTAINED IN SURVEY DATA - Media consumption survey data is calibrated to provide cross-media reach and frequency measures. Survey data is received that represents respondents' amount of consumption of respective types of media per measurement time period. For each respondent and each medium a respective probability is calculated. The probability is indicative of a likelihood that each respondent consumed a respective unit of the medium in question. The units of media are measured in time spent by the respondents. The probabilities for each medium are summed and calibrated to produce adjusted probabilities. The adjusted probabilities are used to calculate reach and frequency for a media-buying plan. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169483 | METHOD FOR PUSHING AND DISPLAYING INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure discloses a method for pushing and displaying information and electronic device thereof. In the solution, an information request is transmitted by a terminal to an information server; information data including primary information data and standby information data is pushed by the information sever to the terminal when the information sever receives the information request transmitted from the terminal; when the terminal receives the information data, information is displayed with the standby information data by the terminal if determining the primary information data as invalid information data. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169484 | FIRST PARTY ADVERTISEMENT SERVING - Adservers with the ability to access advertiser cookies and vice versa when both are serving from the advertiser's domain are provided, thereby avoiding the overhead and delay in backend cookie synchronization efforts. Further, advertising cookie data can be gathered regardless of whether a user is browsing a publisher's web site with an advertisement served by an adserver, or browsing the advertiser's web site, because the cookies were previously set when the user visited the advertiser's web site in the context of a first-party cookie. Even if the user has configured his or her browser to limit the setting of third-party cookies, the cookies can still be read by the adserver. By making cookie and advertising data immediately available in real time to both the advertiser and the adserver, the solution also provides for instantaneous and accurate targeting of web advertising to allow an educated ad selection process by either party. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169485 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SOLICITING DONATIONS TO A CHARITY - Methods and systems are proposed for identifying a segment of a population of individuals to target in an advertising campaign. A database of payment transactions made by the population of individuals and a database of demographic and/or location data for the corresponding individuals, are used to develop a predictive model for predicting the likelihood that a candidate individual in the population will make a charitable donation. Once the model is developed, the predictive model is used to identify the segment of the population of individuals for whom, according to the model, the likelihood of making a charitable donation is high, and then individuals in that segment of the population are solicited for donations. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169486 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING FEEDBACK AND/OR RATING INFORMATION - A method and apparatus can be configured to display a plurality of zones to a user. The plurality of zones is displayed during a process flow. Each zone of the plurality of zones corresponds to a different rating related to the process flow. The process flow includes a plurality of steps to progress through. The method also includes determining a selected zone that is selected by the user. The method also includes progressing to a next step of the process flow upon determining the selected zone. The plurality of zones are configured to allow the user to perform a dual action that comprises providing a rating related to the process flow and progressing to the next step of the process flow by performing a singular step of selecting the selected zone. The method also includes collecting the rating provided by the user. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169487 | EFFICIENT RESOURCE USAGE BY INTERRUPTION OF INTERCONNECTED PROCESSES - A method and system for interrupting interconnected processes are described. An interconnected process is a process that cannot progress unless another process is complete. A Supplier Information Management (SIM) computer is logically positioned between an accounts receivable computer and an accounts payable computer. The accounts receivable computer can use the SIM computer to perform business tasks that are processes interconnected with a profile management process. The profile management process ensures that the SIM computer has complete and up to date information about an entity using the accounts receivable computer. If the SIM computer does not have complete and up to date information, the processes corresponding to business processes are interrupted until such information is provided by the accounts receivable computer. Because business tasks cannot be completed without complete and up to date profile information, the accounts payable computer no longer receives incomplete documents like invoices for the accounts receivable computer. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169488 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN PROVIDERS OF ON-LINE SERVICES AND POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS - Systems and methods are provided that can include monitoring of activities of potential customer users, for example, on an e-commerce Web site. Based at least in part on the monitored activities, a notification or alert may be provided to a merchant or a merchant administrator, regarding a potential customer, such as by being sent to a mobile device of the merchant or merchant administrator. Real-time communications may be facilitated or initiated between the merchant or the merchant administrator and the potential customer, such as with regard to a potential purchase, which communications can include the use of mobile devices. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169489 | SHOPPING GUIDE ROBOT SYSTEM AND CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION NOTIFICATION METHOD OF SHOPPING GUIDE ROBOT - A shopping guide robot system and an associated customer identification notification method. The system comprises the shopping guide robot and a background service terminal. A body of the shopping guide robot has a control unit, a movement unit, a communication module and a camera unit that collect images. The control unit has a customer identification module, which identifies a human face in an image and sends a first signal after determining that the human face is a customer. The control unit receives the first signal and sends a second signal to the background service terminal through the communication module. The background service terminal receives the second signal and sends a notification signal. In this manner, background personnel does not need to stare at a monitoring screen constantly to view whether a customer needs to be served. A background automatically prompts whether a customer enters or needs help, reducing work strength. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169490 | Automated Personalized Product Specification - The present invention relates to a automated system to arrive at a detailed personalized specification for products sold using a website or app to calculate the best fitting personalized specifications, and design for the customer based on the opinions of expert designers in a network, then produces those custom products to those customer unique personalized specifications. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169491 | Method for On-Line Sales Offerings of Circular Adornments with Reliable Size and Shape 3-D Polymer Representations - An on-line method of facilitating e-commerce sales of circular adornments (such as watches, bracelets, etc.) through the provision of selectable representations of such an adornment in its primary dimensions is provided. Such representations are generated in relation to specific adornment structures and are provided, in terms of three-dimensional polymer printed articles. A purchaser is allowed to select a specific adornment from an on-line source, and print a single part or multiple parts thereof in the form of a reliable representation of the subject article. The purchaser may then place the representation on his or her wrist, ankle, arm, etc., in order to gauge and assess the look, placement, and size thereof, in accordance with his or her own tastes and needs. Such an on-line system allows for reductions in returns and greater reliability in terms of actual purchases up front. The actual generated printed representations are encompassed herein as well. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169492 | Method and Structure for 3D Model Creation, Analysis, and Product Fit - A 3D model creation and comparison method and structure allowing consumers to more efficiently purchase standard and semi-custom and to create custom products. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169493 | Identification of Entities Based on Deviations in Value - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer readable storage medium, for identifying entities based on value. In one aspect, the method may include actions for receiving a query that specifies a location. Additional actions may include identifying candidate entities that are identified as responsive to the query and that are associated with the location, selecting a subset of the candidate entities, and determining a representative value of an attribute that is associated with each candidate entity of the subset of the candidate entities. Other actions may include in response to determining that the current value of the attribute that is associated with the particular candidate entity of the subset deviates more than a threshold amount from the representative value, adjusting a ranking score for the particular candidate entity, and ranking the particular candidate based at least on the ranking score for the particular candidate entity. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169494 | USER INTERFACE AND GEO-PARSING DATA STRUCTURE - A method to allocate memory, in response to application requests, for a compact data structure having location data and a trailer section is provided. The trailer section of the compact data structure is checked to determine an offset for listings and indices representing the location data. Upon determining the offset, the listings and indices are loaded into memory and responses to the application requests are generated by utilizing the listings and indices stored in the memory. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169495 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING ELECTRONIC DATA VIA AN IMAGE SEARCH ENGINE - The present invention provides a system and method for accessing electronic data through entry of images as queries in search engine. The system uses various image capturing devices and communication devices to capture images and enter them into image database. Image recognition techniques encode images in a computer readable format. The processed image is then entered for comparison into at least one database populated with images and associated information. Once the newly captured image is matched with an image in the database, the information linked with that image is returned to the user. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169496 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR GENERATING COMMODITY QUICK RESPONSE CODE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and electronic device for generating a commodity quick response code. The method includes: selecting a quick response code decoder for generating a commodity quick response code; inputting a commodity name, commodity description information and a commodity picture in the quick response code decoder; and clicking a quick response code generation button on the quick response code decoder, and storing a generated commodity quick response code. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169497 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF LOCATION BASED MERCHANT RECOMMENDATIONS - A method for generating a list of recommended merchants based on an input merchant is provided. The method uses a recommender computing device. The method includes receiving an input merchant identifier, retrieving a first electronic data signal based on the input merchant identifier including historical transaction data of the input merchant including historical payment transactions initiated by candidate cardholders with the input merchant, and storing a list of the candidate cardholders. The method further includes retrieving a second electronic data signal that includes historical transaction data for at least some of the candidate cardholders included in the list of candidate cardholders and a candidate merchant identifier that identifies the candidate merchants, generating a list of candidate merchants from the second data signal including a ranking of the candidate merchants, and generating a list of recommended merchants based on the list of candidate merchants. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169498 | IDENTIFYING RECOMMENDED ELECTRONIC BOOKS WITH DETAILED COMPARISONS - A method for identifying and presenting a plurality of recommended electronic books is provided. The method may include determining and storing reading behaviors associated with electronic books. The method may further include receiving an electronic book search request. Additionally, the method may include identifying recommended electronic books based on the electronic book search request. The method may also include identifying topics associated with the plurality of recommended electronic books. The method may further include scoring the identified topics based on the reading behaviors. The method may also include determining recommendation levels for the identified recommended electronic books based on the scored topics, the reading behaviors, and the electronic book search request. The method may further include presenting detailed comparisons of the identified recommended electronic books and the scored topics based on the determined recommendation levels, the scored plurality of topics, the reading behaviors, and the electronic book search request. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169499 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION BASED ON COLOR - A system for providing a product recommendation based on color includes a computer processor and a memory device. The memory device stores at least one piece of computer code executable by the computers processor and data used by the computer code. The computer code includes a determination module, an identification module, and a presentation module. The determination module determines a color of interest from one pixel. The identification module identifies a product from a predetermined list of products based on the color of interest. The presentation module presents an identifier of the product via a user interface. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169500 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS USING A CORPUS OF DATA - A method and system for recommending a merchant are provided. The method includes receiving financial transaction data documenting financial transactions between a plurality of account holders and a plurality of merchants and generating a merchant correspondence matrix that includes the plurality of merchants and a plurality of indicators of interactions associated with pairs of the plurality of merchants. The plurality of indicators of interactions tallying financial transactions conducted by the plurality of account holders at both of the merchants in a pair of the plurality of merchants. The method further includes receiving a query for a recommendation of a merchant from an account holder and generating a ranked list of merchants based on a recommender algorithm. The recommender algorithm inferring user preferences from attributes of the plurality of merchants that were visited by the cardholder. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169501 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING FITNESS BETWEEN WEARER AND EYEGLASSES - A method and system for evaluating fitness between a wearer and eyeglasses worn by the wearer, the method comprising steps of: generating facial attribute data associated with the wearer; generating attribute data of the eyeglasses; establishing wearer model based on the facial attribute data; establishing eyeglasses model based on the eyeglasses attribute data; comparing the wearer model and the eyeglasses model and evaluating the fitness there between; and generating a rating score information indicative of to which extent the eyeglasses improves the wearer visage based on the fitness evaluation result. By means of this method, the wearer of the eyeglasses can easily learn the matching/fitness degree of the eyeglasses worn by the wearer with his or her face, so as to help the wearer to decide whether or not to purchase or use the eyeglasses. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169502 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Electronic Purchases - A server receives an electronic shopping cart from a client device. The electronic shopping cart describes an item for purchase from a merchant. The server comparison-shops to determine a different merchant offering the same or comparable item for sale. The server sends a notification to the client device describing a lower price offered by the different merchant. The server may then receive an approval to replace the item selected for purchase from the merchant with the item offered by the different merchant. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169503 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING RETAIL PROCESSES BASED ON MACHINE-READABLE IMAGES AND USER GESTURES - Systems and methods for implementing retail processes based on machine-readable images and user gestures are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes capturing one or more images including a machine-readable image and a user gesture. The method also includes identifying the machine-readable image as being associated with a product. Further, the method includes determining whether the user gesture interacts with the machine-readable image in accordance with a predetermined gesture. The method also includes implementing a predetermined retail process in association with the product in response to determining that the user gesture interacts with the machine-readable image in accordance with the predetermined gesture. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169504 | DESCENDING COUNTER VALUE MATCHING WITH INFORMATION SHARING - A descending price auction may be implemented by one or more computing devices including a counter module configured to generate a series of decreasing counter values, and a matching module configured to match a bidder and an item at least partly in response to a bid received by the computing device. The matching module matches the bidder and the item based at least partly on a particular counter value active when the bidder and item are matched. Additionally, the matching module removes the bidder and the item from the auction based at least partly on the matching. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169505 | RANKING INTERFACE ELEMENTS BASED ON NESTED AUCTIONS - A nested auction machine is configured to rank and display a user interface element among a set of user interface elements based on a value received from a server of a provider. The nested auction machine may request and receive a value from a server of a provider, the value being offered for inclusion of a provider identifier within a list of identifiers. The nested auction machine may then cause display of the provider identifier at the identifier position within the list of identifiers based on the value, and concurrently rank a user interface element among a set of user interface elements based on the received value. Having ranked the user interface element based on the value, the nested auction machine may cause display of the user interface element among the set of user interface elements at a location within a graphical user interface based on the rank. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169506 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOICE-CONTROLLED ACCOUNT SERVICING - Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method that includes receiving, at a processor and from a computing device, a data file comprising data representative of a voice command received at the computing device from a user and, responsive to determining that the voice command is directed to a banking-related inquiry, transmitting a request for user authentication information. Further, the method can include receiving and verifying the user authentication information and, responsive to determining that the voice command comprises a request for information relating to a banking account of the user, querying the banking account for the requested information. Additionally, the method can include outputting data indicative of the requested information and, responsive to determining that the voice command comprises a request to initiate payment from the banking account of the user to a third party, initiating electronic payment to the third party. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169507 | FRACTIONAL BANKING FOR ACCOUNT HOLDERS - Fractional banking for account holders is provided. An example system enables a bank account holder to subdivide the bank or credit account into subaccounts based on the account holder's specifications and issue blank checks, debit cards, credit cards, and gift certificates for the customized subaccounts. An example system extends a user interface for creating subaccounts within a master bank account of the user, assigning respective account numbers to each subaccount, assigning respective access devices, checks, or payment cards to each subaccount, and allotting assets of the master bank account to each subaccount. The system may statically partition assets between accounts, or dynamically allocate cash or available credit among accounts. The account holder can issue debit or credit cards for the subaccounts, and subject the cards to filters and spending rules specified by the account holder, such as custom expiration date, custom credit ceiling, dates and hours usable, and the like. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169508 | ENABLING PEER-TO-PEER LOAN TRANSACTION - The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and devices for enabling peer-to-peer loan transactions. In particular, the message system allows users of a social networking system to initiate peer-to-peer loan transactions. For example, one or more implementations involve recommending potential lenders likely to loan money to a user requesting a peer-to-peer loan transaction. One or more embodiments of the message system provide a loan request message to a potential lender. Additionally, one or more embodiments receive an acceptance of the requested loan transaction and initiate the loan transaction by transferring a loan amount from a payment credential of the potential lender to the user. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169509 | DYNAMIC RISK ACCOMMODATING INVESTMENT LENDING - A dynamic lending system may include a computing device in communication with a network. The computing device may include a computer readable data storage medium having data structures stored thereon for facilitating and dynamically allocating peer-to-peer loan transactions. The data structures may include a borrower profile module configured to receive borrower characteristics and assign a risk value, a lender risk/return parameter module configured to establish a risk/return level of a lender, a transaction module configured to facilitate investment by lenders and loans to borrowers, and an allocation module configured to allocate loans or portions of loans to investors based on the risk value of loans and the risk/return level of the lender. A method for dynamically facilitating peer-to-peer lending may also be provided. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169510 | COMPUTING SYSTEM SUPPORTING ONLINE PURCHASES - An online system uses, in various embodiments of the invention, credit report information, loan affordability screening and credit approval and management functionality to facilitate the purchase and finance of products online. The online system may include both sellers of products and lenders that offer financing to buyers seeking to purchase the products. The system may automatically obtain a buyer's credit report information and use that information to determine if the buyer is pre-approved, for example, to obtain financing for a particular product or products. The system also enables use of buyer credit information to identify only those of a seller's products for which the buyer is pre-approved, for example, to finance using one or more loans. The system then enables selection of an identified product or products for purchase, and selection of a loan, for example, for financing of the selected product or products. Credit approval (or pre-approval) may be performed automatically, and along with credit processing, may be performed completely online. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169511 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED LOAN RESET, CUSTOMER RETENTION CAMPAIGNS AND RELATED PROCESSING - A system and method are provided that process financial institution customer interface data in conjunction with facilitating a customer retention campaign involving loan reset offers for reset-eligible customers of a financial institution. The system may retrieve a listing of eligible loan data from a financial institution and generate proposed reset loan offers and unique, encrypted locator identifiers for each of the eligible customers. The system may automatically communicate offers and identifiers to each respective customer, who can review and accept a real-time loan reset offer using the system, thereby resulting in retained customers who might otherwise payoff existing loans in favor of refinancing with a third party. The system may also be used for generating single offers to single customers, and may be used to offer other financial products, such as pre-approved credit cards, to eligible customers. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169512 | SPORTS-BASED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT AND TRADING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system includes a banking network ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170169513 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PREPAID VOUCHERS WITH TIME CONDITIONAL VALUE - A method for the trading and accessing prepaid vouchers with time conditional value between a consumer and a vendor (primary market) and between consumers (secondary market). | 2017-06-15 |
20170169514 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTING MARKET DATA AND EVALUATING UNEQUAL OFFERS - A system includes at least one server that implements a metric server adapter and a metrics application. The metric server adapter includes governing logic that manages an evaluation service and predefined instructions and/or data used to provide the evaluation service. The metrics application executes the evaluation service in coordination with the metric server adapter. The server receives or retrieves price data sets, at least one of which represents an unequal offer. The metrics application obtains time-dependent metric data including market reference price data for one or more responsive items, dynamically discovers a difference in the attribute data, and defines offer-specific instructions for adapting the metric data. One or more adjustment values applied to the market reference price data transforms the market reference price data. A comparative metric comprising a differential ratio or index value compares the price data in the offer with the offer-specific market reference price data values. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169515 | TRADE 'N PAY INTERFACE - Apparatus and methods include an interface that mediates between a user's foreign exchange workflow and the user's accounts payable settlement workflow. The interface allows a user to create a foreign currency trade utilizing trading service provided by a trading platform. The interface may then integrate those trades into payment services provided by a treasury platform. The interface may allow the payment services accessible via the treasury platform to create and approve payments based on the trades and proceeds of the trades. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169516 | Methods and systems for automatic generation of media(s) from financial/corporate information - Methods and systems for automatically analyzing financial/corporate information and reporting it in form of media. Embodiments disclosed herein relate to analysis and reporting of financial performance and related items and more particularly to analysis and reporting of financial performance and related items of portfolio(s)/organization(s) in the form of media. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169517 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALUING STOCKS - A method for valuing stocks includes determining ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170169518 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY TAGGING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - A system and method for automatically tagging an electronic document. The method includes analyzing the electronic document to determine at least one transaction parameter; creating a template for the transaction, wherein the template is a structured dataset including the determined at least one transaction parameter; generating, based on the created template, at least one signature; and determining, based on the generated at least one signature, at least one tag for the electronic document. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169519 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY VERIFYING TRANSACTIONS BASED ON ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - A system and method for verifying a transaction based on an electronic document. The method includes analyzing the electronic document to determine at least one transaction parameter of the transaction, wherein the electronic document includes at least partially unstructured data; creating a template for the transaction, wherein the template is a structured dataset including the determined at least one transaction parameter; determining, based on the created template, at least one data source; obtaining, from the determined at least one data source, data evidencing the transaction; and determining, based on the obtained evidencing data and the created template, whether the transaction is verified. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169520 | Time Tracking System and Method - A system and method to track, report, bill and account for time spent working by a service provider, such as an attorney or other user, is described. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169521 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GIFTING PHYSICAL ITEMS - A system and method of gifting one or more physical items to a recipient including the steps of: preparing to gift information relating to a gift which a donor wishes to give to an intended recipient, the gift information including physical item information identifying at least one physical item, donor information identifying the donor, and recipient contact information enabling contact to be made with the intended recipient; obtaining payment from the donor in relation to the gift; providing the at least one physical item to the recipient according to delivery information derived from the intended recipient; wherein the delivery information includes information identifying a delivery address or pick up location; associating a donor transaction identifier with the gift information; associating a recipient transaction identifier with the gift information; the donor transaction identifier is not ascertainable by the recipient; recipient transaction identifier is not ascertainable by the donor; wherein the donor transaction identifier is different to the recipient transaction identifier. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169522 | RELEVANT CONTENT TO ENHANCE A STREAMING MEDIA EXPERIENCE - A method, system and apparatus of relevant content to enhance a streaming media experience are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes selecting a media content from a content database having content of a plurality of artists and media labels based on a request of a user of a social community environment, automatically selecting a relevant content related to the media content from at least one of a user generated content library and a professional content library based on match between a meta-data associated with the media content and the relevant content, streaming the media content from a central server associated with the central content database to the user without requiring consideration of the user to access the media content, and displaying the relevant content to the user when the media content is being streamed. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169523 | GENERATING DIGITAL MODELS OF RELATIVE YIELD OF A CROP BASED ON NITRATE VALUES IN THE SOIL - A computer implemented method for generating digital models of relative crop yield based on nitrate values in the soil is provided. In an embodiment, nitrate measurements from soil during a particular portion of a crop's development and corresponding crop yields are received by an agricultural intelligence computing system. Based, at least in part, on the nitrate measurements and corresponding crop yields, the system determines maximum yields for each location of a plurality of locations. The system then converts each crop yield value into a relative crop yield by dividing the crop yield value by the maximum crop yield for the location. Using the relative crop yields and the corresponding nitrate values in the soil, the system generates a digital model of relative crop yield as a function of nitrate in the soil during the particular portion of the crop's development. When the system receives nitrate measurements from soil in a particular field during the particular portion of a crop's development, the system computes a relative yield value for the particular field using the model of relative crop yield. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169524 | REGIONAL MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY OF VEHICLE AND VEHICLE STRUCTURE - A system and method for regional manufacture and assembly of vehicles and vehicle structures. The method includes manufacturing a vehicle structure (BIW) at regional locations, delivery of vehicle structure to points of sale (POS), delivery of remainder of vehicle parts and components to POS, installing vehicle structure into a production vehicle, completing assembly of production vehicle, and final testing of production vehicle for sale. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169525 | SYSTEMS TO ELECTRONICALLY CATALOG AND GENERATE DOCUMENTATION FOR RETAIL-LEVEL POWER - Systems and methods are provided, which provide for a system for cataloging the discrete elements of retail power and use of the same for qualification and approval in order to utilize the data of registered and approved assets for scheduling distribution dispatch and implementing distribution dispatch. The inventive process facilitates the participation of any size distributed energy resource (DER) in power system operations, either alone or aggregated with any number of like resources or DER services now available to retail consumers, service providers, aggregators and the like. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169526 | SYSTEM TO IMPROVE HORIZONTAL CONSTRUCTION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media. One of the systems includes at least one data store storing listings across a plurality of markets according to a hierarchical, multi-level classification system, the classification system ensuring that users describe listings using consistent terminology, wherein each level in the hierarchy provides additional specificity. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169527 | LUGGAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING - Luggage is scanned when placed on a luggage conveyor belt. The scanned information reported to a luggage manager. The luggage manager pushes individual customer luggage information directly to one or more of a digital signage or a mobile application of a mobile device operated by the customer. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169528 | Federated System for Centralized Management and Distribution of Content Media - The invention comprises a federated system having a centralized data collection node that receives real-time data feeds from multiple airport systems, a data decoupling module for scrubbing received data, coding scrubbed data, and validating coded output data, and a central control node for monitoring and controlling the system. The invention also includes graphical user interfaces and methods for displaying such information at a central node, or NOC. The invention can also detect output devices and create specific special purpose feeds for each data destination or remote display, as well as systems that allow an airline to remotely access and update the status and settings of a remote travel operations display system via the Internet. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169529 | WORKLOAD DISTRIBUTION OPTIMIZER - Workload distribution is automatically optimized. Cost penalty amounts imposed on executing a database operation transaction by current and alternative processing pathway options are determined as a function of execution response times that exceed a service level agreement time limit. Respective computer processing hardware costs are determined for executing the database operation transaction via each of the current and alternative processing pathway options. Respective licensing costs are determined for migrating execution of the database operation transaction to each of the alternative processing pathway options. Accordingly, the current or alternative middleware option that has a lowest total combined cost of licensing costs, computer processing hardware costs and service level agreement penalty costs is chosen as the path for execution of the database operation transaction. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169530 | CURIOUS QUOTIENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A curiosity quotient computer system and method includes a knowledge acquirer database with records such as a knowledge acquirer identifier, an age, and a daily amount of knowledge acquirer time commitment for each knowledge acquirer. The system also includes an assessment database with records related to subject matter assessments including assessments for a first and a second subject matter category. A focus assessment database includes records related to the knowledge acquirer's focus area. A weighting generator at least in part generates weights based on the assessment records and a graphical interface conveys a rotatable wheel display to the knowledge acquirer. The system also includes logic for using the weights and the knowledge acquirer's interest level, experience, topics of interests and focus area to provide a list of subject matter content. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169531 | Method and Apparatus for Personal Awareness and Growth - An presentation generator is disclosed for generating presentations for interacting with a user on a personal topic of, e.g., the user's selection, wherein the presentations assist the user in obtaining a greater awareness of his/her motivations and/or behaviors relating to the topic. In one embodiment, the presentation generator generates and presents to the user textual observations, questions, and/or statements for the user's consideration. Such presentations use and/or are consistent with textual descriptions obtained from: (a) the results of one or more personality/motivation test results, and (b) user inputs, e.g., regarding the selected topic together with his/her confidence in the validity of such inputs. The invention organizes the textual descriptions so that outputs to the user can be generated from various personality/motivational perspectives thereby assisting the user in viewing the topic of discussion from different perspectives and thereby becoming more aware of his/her biases, motivations, and/or concerns relating to the topic. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169532 | DYNAMIC ESTIMATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS USING MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES - Estimating context aware information associated with a geographical location may include receiving information associated with the geographical location from a plurality of different data source. The information may be combined with social media input received via a social media server. User context may be determined. A machine learning algorithm may be executed to determine a plurality of risks associated with the geographic location to the user based on the user context. A ranked list of the plurality of risks may be presented to the user. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169533 | WORN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT COMPLIANCE SYSTEM - The present invention comprises one or more sensing device interconnected or interoperable with personal protective equipment that senses the relationship between a person and the protective equipment, which can communicate that relationship to a software application for compliance purposes. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169534 | DAMAGE DATA PROPAGATION IN PREDICTOR OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE - Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for updating estimates of damage caused by a disaster based on newly acquired damage data. One method includes operations for generating block damage estimates in a geographical region after an event (e.g., a natural disaster such as an earthquake or a tornado), accessing input damage data for one or more buildings within a first block, and adjusting the block damage estimate of the first block based on the input damage data. One or more related blocks within a threshold distance from the first block are identified, and for each related block, a respective propagation coefficient is determined based on a comparison of features of the first block with features of each related block. The block damage estimate for the one or more related blocks is recalculated based on the respective propagation coefficient. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169535 | SUGGESTED PICKUP LOCATION FOR RIDE SERVICES - A travel coordination system coordinates travel between a client and a provider to a destination. The client and provider meet at a pickup location and the provider transports the client (or an item or object from the client) to the destination. The travel coordination system automatically suggests a pickup location for the trip by determining location data points corresponding to prior trips of clients. Location data points near the client's location are determined by distance or by region and scored to determine a pickup location that improves the estimated pickup time and/or estimated time to arrive at the destination. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169536 | CASED PIPELINE NETWORK FOR LEAKAGE CONTAINMENT AND CONSOLIDATED DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH NUMBER OF PIPELINES WITH DIVERSIFIED LINE MANAGEMENT - Cased pipeline network enclosed by casing with the primary purpose of the casing for leakage containment and control. A high number of pipelines are arranged inside and enclosed by an outer casing. The outer casing functions to contain and control leaks and provides a safer means of transporting gas or liquid products across sensitive areas or underwater. The casing flows leaked gas or liquid products to the pipeline network terminals for collection. The pipeline network simplifies and consolidates the permitting and approval process by allowing for the development of a high number of pipelines as a single project. Individual pipelines within the network may be separately managed to carry different gas or liquid products. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169537 | ACCELERATED TOUCH PROCESSING IN COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS - A mechanism is described for facilitating accelerated touch processing in computing environments. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes transferring, by a touch engine, touch data from the touch sensor to memory, where the touch sensor is coupled to a touch controller and a touch processor. The method may further include monitoring, by a touch sequencer, the touch data being maintained in the memory and holding off on processing of the touch data by one or more components of a computing device until one or more coordinates are received from the touch processor. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169538 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING OF A VERTEX BUFFER USING A RELATIVE INDEX BUFFER - Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for graphics processing of a vertex buffer using a relative index buffer are disclosed. Example methods to process a vertex buffer disclosed herein include accessing a first relative index stored in a relative index buffer, the first relative index specifying an offset from a current index selecting a first entry of the vertex buffer. Such disclosed example methods also include, in response to the first relative index being a nonzero value, processing data associated with a second entry of the vertex buffer to determine a rasterizer output associated with the first entry of the vertex buffer, the second entry of the vertex buffer being selected using the current index offset by the first relative index. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169539 | SCALABLE GEOMETRY PROCESSING WITHIN A CHECKERBOARD MULTI-GPU CONFIGURATION - Systems, apparatus and methods are described including distributing batches of geometric objects to a multi-core system, at each processor core, performing vertex processing and geometry setup processing on the corresponding batch of geometric objects, storing the vertex processing results shared memory accessible to all of the cores, and storing the geometry setup processing results in local storage. Each particular core may then perform rasterization using geometry setup results obtained from local storage within the particular core and from local storage of at least one of the other processor cores. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169540 | ALL-AROUND MOVING IMAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, ALL-AROUND MOVING IMAGE DISTRIBUTION METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHODS AND CONTROL PROGRAMS OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS - A system of this invention is an all-around moving image distribution system for viewing an all-around moving image with realism. This all-around moving image distribution system includes an all-around camera, an all-around image generator that acquires an all-around moving image captured by the all-around camera, and generates time-series all-around frame image data, an all-around moving image data generator that encodes the time-series all-around frame image data, and generates all-around moving image data in a format reproducible in real time in a communication terminal apparatus, a distribution server that distributes, to the communication terminal apparatus, the all-around moving image data uploaded from the all-around moving image data generator, and an all-around moving image reproducer that reproduces, in real time, the all-around moving image data distributed from the distribution server, and displays a moving image of a range corresponding to a line-of-sight instruction by a user. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169541 | COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A computer program product for being executed on a computer causes an information processing apparatus to execute a process including reading an image data item from an image storage unit, and reading object information from an object information storage unit in which the object information relating to an object shown in the image data item is stored in association with identification information for identifying the object; displaying, by a display device, the image data items that have been read and the object information; accepting a selection of the object based on the object information, and accepting a specification of a position of the object with respect to the image data item; and displaying, in association with each other, the specified positions of the objects that have the same identification information, among the objects shown in different image data items for which the specifications of the positions have been accepted. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169542 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME, AND PROGRAM - A trimming target specifying unit specifies a trimming target during editing of image data. A trimming area determining unit determines the specified target as a trimming area in an image. A trimming area analyzing unit analyzes image data in the trimming area determined by the trimming area determining unit. A focus range determining unit determines a focus range in accordance with the result of analysis by the trimming area analyzing unit. The focus range appending unit appends information about the focus range determined by the focus range determining unit to image data. A storage unit stores image data before and after trim editing and data appended thereto and a display unit displays the image data before and after trim editing. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169543 | OFF-BAND RESOLUTION EMHANCEMENT - A method of enhancing an image includes increasing sampling rate of a first image to a target sampling rate to form an interpolated image. The method also includes processing a second image through a high pass filter to form a high pass features image, wherein the second image is at the target sampling rate. The method also includes extracting detail from the high pass features image relevant to the first image, merging the detail from the high pass features image with the interpolated image to form a prediction image at the target sampling rate, and outputting the prediction image. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169544 | MULTI-RESOLUTION IMAGE SYSTEM - The invention notably relates to a memory storage having a linear track and having recorded thereon a multi-resolution image system of an object, the multi-resolution image system including a set of images, each image representing the object and having a respective resolution, wherein the recording is according to a continuous injection from a space-filling curve of the set of images to the linear track, the space-filling curve interlaces the different images, and the intersection between the space-filling curve and each image is on a Hilbert curve. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169545 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENHANCING QUALITY OF AN IMAGE - A method for enhancing quality of an image comprises deriving from an initial low-resolution image (LRI) an initial high-resolution image (IHRI) by upsampling (S | 2017-06-15 |
20170169546 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING PANORAMIC VIDEO - Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and a device for adjusting a panoramic video | 2017-06-15 |
20170169547 | COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A color image processing system includes an image capture module, an image digitizing module, an optimizing ratio calculation module and an image processing module. The image capture module captures an original color image. The image digitizing module digitizes the original color image to obtain N pixels in ascending order according to value of RGB of the pixel. The optimizing ratio calculation module calculates an optimizing ratio H. The image processing module multiplies original value of RGB of the pixel before the ((N−N*H)/2)th pixel by 1/H to obtain new value of RGB of the pixel before the ((N−N*H)/2)th pixel and multiplies original value of RGB of the pixel after the ((N+N*H)/2−1)th pixel by H to obtain new value of RGB of the pixel after the ((N+N*H)/2−1)th pixel. A color image processing method is also provided. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169548 | IMAGE CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT METHOD - The present invention provides an image contrast enhancement method, which respectively calculates the absolute values of the differences of the gray scales between the pixels of two adjacent row of the same column and between the pixels of two adjacent column of the same row, and respectively calculates the first gray scale value weight and the second gray scale value weight according to the absolute values. Then, the cumulative calculation and the normalization process are performed according to the first, the second gray scale value weights. Ultimately, the enhancement gray scale table is obtained for redistributing the gray scale values of the respective pixels, which can raise the contrast of the image, reduce the distortion of the image and optimize the display result. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169549 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING LENS - An imaging device of the disclosure includes an imaging lens; an imaging element that converts an optical image formed on an image forming surface by the imaging lens, into an electric signal; and a computing device that corrects distortion aberration of an image picked up by the imaging element. The imaging lens includes, in order from object side, a front-group lens system having positive refractive power, and a rear-group lens system having negative refractive power, a lens surface on a closest side to the image of the rear-group lens system being concave on an image side near an optical axis and convex on the image side around a periphery, and the following conditional expression is satisfied: | 2017-06-15 |
20170169550 | PIXEL CONSISTENCY - According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of image processing. The method comprises receiving image data. Image processing is applied to the image data, whereby to produce a processed image. The method then comprises producing consistency data associated with the image processing, wherein the consistency data is indicative of a consistency of at least one region of the processed image with the received image data. Both the processed image and the consistency data are used as inputs to a decision process of a computer vision system. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169551 | IMAGE SHARPENING METHOD BASED ON GRADIENT VALUE AND GRADIENT DIRECTION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS THEREOF - The embodiment of the present disclosure discloses an image sharpening method and based on gradient value and gradient direction and an electronic apparatus thereof. Scan pixel points in an image one by one and calculate gradients of the pixel points; sharpen the pixel points if determine the gradient is larger than a predetermined gradient threshold value, update pixel values of the pixel points with pixel values obtained from the sharpening. Effectively eliminate the perceptible gray scale mutation and also self-adaptively adjust the degree of the image sharpening. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169552 | DEFECT SIGNAL TO NOISE ENHANCEMENT BY REDUCING DIE TO DIE PROCESS NOISE - Gray level histograms for a test image and a reference image are adjusted by histogram scaling. Parameters from the histogram scaling are applied to the test image and the reference image. After the parameters are applied, the reference image and the test image are compared to produce a difference image, such as by subtracting the reference image from the test image. Noise in the difference image can be reduced, which improves defect identification in the difference image. In addition, noisy structures in the difference image which are elongated in vertical or horizontal direction can be found. If the noise exceeds a certain threshold, the structures may not be inspected. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169553 | REPRESENTING A STRUCTURE OF A BODY REGION BY DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY - A method is provided for representing a first structure of a body region by digital subtraction angiography. The method includes: receiving a filler image of the body region created by an angiography apparatus, which represents a second structure of the body region and the first structure with a first contrast medium concentration in the first structure; determining a mask image of the body region representing the second structure; determining a subtraction image by editing out of the second structure from the filler image by the mask image; determining a guidance image representing the first structure based on the subtraction image; reducing image noise of the subtraction image by the guidance image; and representing the first structure based on the noise-reduced subtraction image. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169554 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATCH BASED INSPECTION - An inspection system that may include a processor and a memory module; wherein the memory module is configured to store a first image of an area of an object and a second image of the area of the object; wherein the processor is configured to generate a synthetic image of the area of the object, and to compare the synthetic image to the second image to provide defect detection results. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169555 | DIGITAL USER INTERFACE TO PROVIDE DRAWING DIRECTIONS TO GUIDE USER - An electronic device with a display screen provides drawing directions to guide a user to create artwork on a physical medium. The electronic device displays a first drawing direction for drawing a portion of a subject on a physical medium, and prompts a user for a user input indicating completion of the first drawing direction by the user. Upon receiving the prompted user input, the electronic device displays a second drawing direction for drawing another portion of the subject on the physical medium. The subject may be based on a computer-animated movie title. The first drawing direction may include a representation of a virtual host, which is also based on a computer-animated character from a computer-animated movie title. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169556 | WORKPIECE MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A WORKPIECE - A workpiece measuring apparatus and a method for measuring a workpiece are provided. A first image of a first portion of a workpiece is captured, and a first location of the first portion is determined. A second image of a second portion is captured that is selected according to the first location and the location of a portion of the workpiece to be measured, and a second location of the second portion is determined. If the second image determines that the first location is correctly determined, a workpiece holding unit is moved along the original direction; otherwise, the second image replaces the first image, and the workpiece holding unit is moved along a new direction. Also, a third image of a third portion of the workpiece is further captured to replace the second image, until the third image determines that the second location is correctly determined. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169557 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR DIRECT MEASUREMENTS OF PLANT STOMATA - There is provided a computer-implemented method for detecting and measuring stomata present in the epidermis of a plant leaf, the method comprising obtaining an image of the epidermis of a plant leaf; detecting valid stomata candidates within the image; determining physical dimensions of the valid stomata candidates; and determining vital functions of the plant based on the physical dimensions of the valid stomata candidates. There is also provided a computing device capable of measuring leaf stomata. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169558 | 3D PROFILING SYSTEM OF SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A 3D profiling system of a semiconductor chip is provided and includes a storage unit that receives scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of a plurality of semiconductor devices having respective data with respect to a plurality of different components and gray levels of each SEM image. An extraction unit that performs principal component analysis (PCA) on the gray level of the SEM image and separates principal components from among the plurality of different components is also part of the system. Additionally, a calculation unit receives provision of actually measured values of the plurality of semiconductor devices, and applies a multiple linear regression to the principal components based on the measured values to complete a 3D profile of the semiconductor chip. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169559 | DYNAMIC AUTOMATIC FOCUS TRACKING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a dynamic automatic focus tracking system, comprising an image capturing device for capturing an image of a workpiece in a target picture-taking region; a driving device for adjusting a spacing between the image capturing device and the workpiece; and a focal length adjustment module coupled to the image capturing device and the driving device to generate a control signal according to a figure feature and a predefined figure feature in the image of the workpiece and send the control signal to the driving device, thereby adjusting a position of the image capturing device with the driving device. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169560 | METHOD FOR INCREASING RELIABILITY IN MONITORING SYSTEMS - A method for detecting an object crossing event at a predetermined first line in a scene captured by a motion video camera is disclosed. The method comprises determining from images of the scene captured by the motion video camera if an object image crosses the predetermined first line, calculating a size value relating to the size of the object image crossing the predetermined first line, setting a line distance value to a value calculated from the distance between a contact point of the object with the predetermined first line and a nearby point on a predetermined second line, and generating an object crossing event signal if a relation between the calculated size value and the line distance is within a predetermined range. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169561 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOOL MAPPING - A server receives datasets from mobile devices. Each dataset identifies a task selected in an augmented reality application of a corresponding mobile device and an identification of a tool detected at the corresponding mobile device. The server identifies tools present and absent at a dedicated tool board and compares an identification of the tools present and absent at the dedicated tool board with the tools detected at the mobile devices and the tasks identified at the mobile devices to generate a tool inventory and a tool compliance. The server generates an augmented reality content dataset for each mobile device to identify at least one of a missing tool, an incorrect tool, and a valid tool based on the tool compliance. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169562 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TOOTH TYPE RECOGNITION FROM 3D SCANS - Methods for recognizing or identifying tooth types using digital 3D models of teeth. The methods include receiving a segmented digital 3D model of teeth and selecting a digital 3D model of a tooth from the segmented digital 3D model. An aggregation of the plurality of distinct features of the tooth is computed to generate a single feature describing the digital 3D model of the tooth. A type of the tooth is identified based upon the aggregation, which can include comparing the aggregation with features corresponding with known tooth types. The methods also include identifying a type of tooth, without segmenting it from an arch, based upon tooth widths and a location of the tooth within the arch. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169563 | Low-Rank and Sparse Matrix Decomposition Based on Schatten p=1/2 and L1/2 Regularizations for Separation of Background and Dynamic Components for Dynamic MRI - A method for determining a background component and a dynamic component of an image frame from an under-sampled data sequence obtained in a dynamic MRI application is provided. The two components are determined by optimizing a low-rank component and a sparse component of the image frame in a sense of minimizing a weighted sum of terms. The terms include a Schatten | 2017-06-15 |
20170169564 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME PROCESSING OF MEDICAL IMAGING RAW DATA USING CLOUD COMPUTING - The present invention relates to a system and apparatus for managing and processing raw medical imaging data. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169565 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY GLAUCOMA DETECTION BASED ON RETINAL VESSEL RELIEF HEIGHT - Systems and techniques for detecting glaucoma in a subject based on retinal vessel relief height obtained from optical coherence tomography (OCT) image data are disclosed. In one example approach, a retinal vessel relief height relative to a retinal plane may be calculated from OCT image data and the presence or absence of a glaucoma condition may be determined based on the retinal vessel relief height. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169566 | AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF INTRAVASCULAR OCT IMAGE VOLUMES - This disclosure provides systems and methods to automatically classify stent struts as covered or uncovered and to measure the thickness of tissue coverage. As one example, the method includes storing three-dimensional image data acquired intravascularly via an optical coherence tomography (OCT) apparatus and detecting struts based on analysis of the image data. Image data corresponding to each of the detected struts is further analyzed automatically to compute an indication of tissue coverage for the stent. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169567 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF STRUCTURES AND/OR PATTERNS IN IMAGES - The subject disclosure presents systems and computer-implemented methods for automatic immune cell detection that is of assistance in clinical immune profile studies. The automatic immune cell detection method involves retrieving a plurality of image channels from a multi-channel image such as an RGB image or biologically meaningful unmixed image. A cell detector is trained to identify the immune cells by a convolutional neural network in one or multiple image channels. Further, the automatic immune cell detection algorithm involves utilizing a non-maximum suppression algorithm to obtain the immune cell coordinates from a probability map of immune cell presence possibility generated from the convolutional neural network classifier. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169568 | Color Decomposition in Histology - A method measures the efficacy of a stain/tissue combination for histological tissue image data comprising a set of pixels. The measures of efficacy comprise a statistical measure of clustering performance of the different stain/tissue combinations in the Maxwellian Chromaticity plane, and a representative density of the stain/tissue combinations in the density maps. The method captures histological tissue image data using a light absorbent stain; transforms the histological tissue image data to optical density data; projects the optical density data to the Maxwellian Chromaticity plane; identifies at least one reference color using a statistical technique; inverts the reference color to form a color mixing matrix; derives a density map; derives a statistical measure for the clustering performance of the different stain/tissue combinations in the Maxwellian Chromaticity plane; and finds a representative density of the stain/tissue combinations in the density maps. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169569 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a processor and a memory containing instructions that cause the processor to perform operations. The operations include obtaining a group of candidates of corresponding points which are pairs of feature points in a first space and feature points in a second space, calculating a plurality of displacement fields under a plurality of different regularization conditions based on the candidate group, calculating a feature point group which has been subjected to a plurality of displacements by displacing the feature points in the first space by the plurality of displacement fields, and calculating matching degrees of the corresponding points included in the candidate group in accordance with the feature point group which has been subjected to the plurality of displacements. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169570 | Image Classification Based On Camera-to-Object Distance - Image classification based on a calculated camera-to-object distance is described. The camera-to-object distance is calculated based in part on a ratio of a measured dimension of an identified feature in the digital image compared to a known physical dimension of the identified feature in real life. A human anatomical constant, such as a dimension of the human eye, may be used as the feature to calculate the camera-to-object distance. The camera-to-object distance can be used to classify the digital image, such as by determining whether the image is a selfie. The camera-to-object distance may also be used for image editing operations to be performed on the digital image. | 2017-06-15 |
20170169571 | FOOT SCANNING SYSTEM - A foot scanning system is provided. The foot shape scanning system includes a reference device, at least one depth camera and a processing device. The reference device is disposed beside a measurement area. Each depth camera is configured to capture the measurement area to obtain an image. The processing device is coupled with the depth camera. The processing device determines a foot object in the image based on the reference device, and analyzes the foot object to calculate foot shape parameters of the foot object. Accordingly, a measurement device capable of conveniently and accurately measuring foot shape parameters is provided. | 2017-06-15 |