37th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
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20170263019 | IMAGE FEATURE COMBINATION FOR IMAGE-BASED OBJECT RECOGNITION - Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture to improve image recognition searching are disclosed. In some embodiments, a first document image of a known object is used to generate one or more other document images of the same object by applying one or more techniques for synthetically generating images. The synthetically generated images correspond to different variations in conditions under which a potential query image might be captured. Extracted features from an initial image of a known object and features extracted from the one or more synthetically generated images are stored, along with their locations, as part of a common model of the known object. In other embodiments, image recognition search effectiveness is improved by transforming the location of features of multiple images of a same known object into a common coordinate system. This can enhance the accuracy of certain aspects of existing image search/recognition techniques including, for example, geometric verification. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263020 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING TO GENERATE THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) VIEW OF AN ANATOMICAL PORTION - Various aspects of a system and method to process an image for generation of a three-dimensional (3D) view of an anatomical portion are disclosed herein. The system includes an image-processing device configured to receive a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) images associated of an anatomical portion, each with a first field-of-view (FOV) value. A first 3D view of the anatomical portion with a second FOV value, is generated from a 3D reconstruction of the anatomical portion. The 3D reconstruction is obtained by use of a set of 2D image frames selected from the received plurality of 2D images. The second FOV value is greater than the first FOV value of each of the plurality of 2D images of the anatomical portion. A second 3D view is generated, based on the alignment of the generated first 3D view with 3D data associated with a pre-operative state of the anatomical portion. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263021 | PROBE LOCALIZATION - A method of NM image reconstruction, including:
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20170263022 | IMAGE RECONSTRUCTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECONSTRUCTING METHOD - When a group of (pre-processed) projection data is stored into a projection-data storage unit, a Gaussian-based expansion-data creating unit creates a group of Gaussian-based expansion data that is expanded from each of the group of projection data through linear combination based on a plurality of Gaussian functions that is stored by a Gaussian-function storage unit and has different center points. A reconstruction-image creating unit then creates a reconstruction image by using the Gaussian-based expansion-data created by the Gaussian-based expansion-data creating unit, and stores the created reconstruction image into an image storage unit. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263023 | Methods and systems for accelerated reading of a 3D medical volume - Methods and apparatus for automatically visualizing 3D medical image data to provide accelerated reading of the 3D medical image data are disclosed. A 3D medical volume is received. A synopsis volume or a tapestry image is generated from the 3D medical volume. A synopsis volume is a spatially compact volume that is created from the 3D medical image volume and contains target anatomical structures related to a particular clinical task. A tapestry image is a single 2D image that visualizes a combination of multiple 2D views of one or more target anatomical objects related to a particular clinical task. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263024 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - To display with a display mode with which an analyst may easily ascertain actions (movements) of objects being monitored, provided is an information processing device, including a sensing and a display control unit. The sensing unit classifies, based on information relating to movements of objects being monitored, a plurality of objects into set movement paths. The display control unit controls a display such that the movements of the objects are displayed in a display screen of the display with an arrow in each set movement path. The axis of the arrow which is displayed in the display has a thickness according to the number of objects which are classified in the corresponding movement path, has a shape according to the trace of the objects which are classified in the corresponding movement path, and furthermore, the direction indicated by the arrow represents the direction of progress of the objects. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263025 | SCHEMA-DRIVEN OBJECT ALIGNMENT - A method is provided for enabling a schema-driven object alignment on a canvas. The method may include receiving an indication of a selected object on the canvas, identifying a closest compatible object displayed closest to a position of the selected object on the canvas wherein a link associated is formed between an item represented by the closest compatible object and the item represented by the selected object. The method may further include defining an alignment guide for the closest compatible object. The method may also include, determining whether the selected object has been moved within a determined range of the alignment guide, and in response to the determination that the selected object has been moved within the determined range of the alignment guide, modifying a location at which the selected object is displayed on the canvas so that the selected object is aligned with the alignment guide. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263026 | INCREASING READABILITY OF VISUALIZATION NODES - A method for generating a visualization connection line is presented. The method may include displaying, by a processor, a plurality of nodes on a computer visualization, whereby each node within the displayed plurality of nodes includes a plurality of scoring targets. The method may also include calculating an importance score for each scoring target within the plurality of scoring targets. The method may further include determining a connection line path between at least two related nodes within the displayed plurality of nodes based on the calculated importance score. The method may also include displaying a visualization connection line on the computer visualization along the determined connection line path. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263027 | INCREASING READABILITY OF VISUALIZATION NODES - A method for generating a visualization connection line is presented. The method may include displaying, by a processor, a plurality of nodes on a computer visualization, whereby each node within the displayed plurality of nodes includes a plurality of scoring targets. The method may also include calculating an importance score for each scoring target within the plurality of scoring targets. The method may further include determining a connection line path between at least two related nodes within the displayed plurality of nodes based on the calculated importance score. The method may also include displaying a visualization connection line on the computer visualization along the determined connection line path. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263028 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPINE GROUP GENERATION AND ARRANGEMENT - A computer-implemented system and method for spine group generation and arrangement are provided. A set of spine groups each having one or more spines of clusters and at least one singleton cluster is obtained. A set of concentric rings are designated in a display and at least a portion of the spine groups are placed within the concentric rings. An innermost ring includes one or more of the spine groups that are unique from the other spine groups. A primary ring includes a majority of the spine groups placed within the display and an outermost ring delineates placement of descriptive labels for the placed spine groups. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263029 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTEXT RELEVANT MEDIA AUGMENTATION - Systems and methods are presented that provide for receiving, at a server computer, a content item from a client device, determining, by the server computer, that a characteristic of the content item matches a trigger for a media overlay, generating, by the server computer, a media overlay associated with the characteristic of the content item, and providing, by the server computer, the media overlay to the client device wherein the media overlay is displayed on a user interface of the client device. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263030 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATION, CURATION, AND PRESENTATION OF MEDIA COLLECTIONS - Systems and methods are provided for receiving, at a server computer, a plurality of content messages from a plurality of content sources, each content message comprising media content, for each of the plurality of content messages received, associating the media content with a predetermined media collection, and storing the content message in a database. The system and methods further providing for causing the plurality of content messages to be displayed on an operator device with other content messages associated with the media collection, determining that a predetermined trigger related to the media collection has been activated, updating an identifier of the media collection from a first indicator to a second indicator indicating an action needs to be taken on the media collection, and causing the updated identifier with the second indicator to be displayed on an operator device. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263031 | BODY VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - Body visualization can include: providing a store of body images depicting a variety of body types; selecting a body image from the store and displaying the body image to a user; and obtaining a set of user inputs from the user and visually altering the body image in response to the user inputs. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263032 | AVATAR-ENFORCED SPATIAL BOUNDARY CONDITION - A method, apparatus, and computer product for: determining that the location of a user satisfies at least one spatial boundary condition; and in response to said determination, causing the presentation of an avatar to the user, wherein the presentation of the avatar comprises presenting an instruction given by the avatar to the user. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263033 | Contextual Virtual Reality Interaction - A system for integrating an application within a virtual reality presentation invokes the virtual reality presentation in a virtual reality presentation device. The virtual reality presentation is an instance of a virtual reality application executing in the virtual reality presentation device. The system invokes the application within a non-virtual reality application environment. The system integrates the application within the virtual reality presentation by rendering an instance of the application as a virtual window layered on the virtual reality presentation. The system renders a list of applications within the virtual reality presentation device. The system receives, from a user, a selection from the list, and integrates the selected application within the virtual reality presentation by rendering a respective instance of the selected application as a respective virtual window layered on the virtual reality presentation. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263034 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCALE CALIBRATION IN VIRTUAL DRAFTING AND DESIGN TOOLS - Systems and methods for computer-aided or virtual drafting and design are described. Such systems and methods provide a virtual drafting space with the capability of providing multiple layers, magnifications, and scale sensitivity such that a draftsperson can navigate through the virtual drafting space through simple touch commands on a multi-touch interactive screen or through other inputs. As the draftsperson changes the magnification environment of the drawing, the systems and methods provide a set of drafting instruments calibrated for use with the particular environment chosen and scale within that environment, including a stencil capable of being locked to correlate to its scale in the virtual environment regardless of magnification level. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263035 | Video-Associated Objects - A companion object to a media player, such as a video player, is responsive to an event associated with the video player. The event may be associated with the data stream displayed by the video player. The event may be associated with an object displayed by the video player. The companion object is displayed outside the display layout of the video player. The companion object and the video player may be displayed by a web browser in a web page. The companion object and the video player may be executed in a securely separated manner. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263036 | USER INTERFACE DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND METHOD OF NOTIFYING CONTENT - A user interface device according to the present invention includes: acquisition unit acquisition unit that acquires content to be notified by a character image, the character image interacting with a user when the character image is displayed on a screen; display control unit that displays on the screen the character image performing a particular action when the acquired content is categorized as a particular type; and notification unit that notifies the user of the content categorized as the particular type, when input is received from the user when the character image is performing the particular action, by way of the character image. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263037 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes an acquisition unit and an output unit. The acquisition unit acquires a still image. The output unit outputs a continuous image constituted by temporally arranging plural composite images each prepared by combining each of plural non-continuous random images with the still image. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263038 | Real-time event data that visually changes the view based upon the data loaded on a spatial map. - A chronological spatial map where the User Interface changes because of interactive encapsulated data that is dynamically updated due to data input, restful api's, variate nonlinear functions, geolocation radius queries, vector graphics or other forms of media on a layered chronologically contained spatial map in real-time. Custom event data can be shown and triggered to display dynamic visualizations and animations in all data formats. When the input is constrained the system triggers in real-time to display the encapsulated data uniquely the way the event manifests. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263039 | VISIBILITY INFORMATION MODIFICATION - In an example, a method for rendering a 3-D scene of graphical data into a 2-D scene may include dividing 2-D space used to represent the 3-D scene from a viewpoint into a plurality of tiles. The 3-D scene may include a plurality of primitives. The method may include generating visibility information for a first tile of the plurality of tiles. The method may include modifying the visibility information for the first tile to generate modified visibility information for the first tile. The method may include generating the 2-D scene using the modified visibility information for the first tile. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263040 | HYBRID MECHANISM FOR EFFICIENT RENDERING OF GRAPHICS IMAGES IN COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS - A mechanism is described for facilitating hybrid rendering of graphics images in computing environments. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes detecting the video stream including two-dimensional (2D) images, where the video stream is processed through a graphics pipeline at a computing device. The method may further include performing hybrid combination of a luma (Y)-plane with chrominance (UV)-planes to directly generate a YUV texture, wherein the YUV texture is used to generate three-dimensional (3D) images corresponding to the 2D images. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263041 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING ONE OR MORE VALUES FOR A SIGNAL PATCH USING NEIGHBORING PATCHES COLLECTED BASED ON A DISTANCE DYNAMICALLY COMPUTED FROM A NOISE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SIGNAL PATCH - A system, method and computer program product are provided for generating one or more values for a signal patch using neighboring patches collected based on a distance dynamically computed from a noise distribution of the signal patch. In use, a reference patch is identified from a signal, and a reference distance is computed based on a noise distribution in the reference patch. Neighbor patches are then collected from the signal based on the computed reference distance from the reference patch. Further, the collected neighbor patches are processed with the reference patch to generate one or more values for the reference patch. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263042 | RENDERING APPARATUS, RENDERING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A rendering apparatus includes: a fragmentation unit configured to divide a three-dimensional model into a plurality of fragments; a calculation unit configured to calculate first radiance for each of the plurality of fragments, the first radiance being radiance in a direction from each of the plurality of fragments to every other of the plurality of fragments; and a rendering unit configured to calculate second radiance for each fragment visible from a viewpoint among the plurality of fragments based on the first radiance, the second radiance being radiance in a direction from the fragment to the viewpoint, project each fragment visible having the second radiance on a rendering screen relevant to the viewpoint, and generate a rendered image. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263043 | IMPORTANCE SAMPLING FOR DETERMINING A LIGHT MAP - A bounce light map for a scene is determined for use in rendering the scene in a graphics processing system. Initial lighting indications representing lighting within the scene are determined. For a texel position of the bounce light map, the initial lighting indications are sampled using an importance sampling technique to identify positions within the scene. Sampling rays are traced between a position in the scene corresponding to the texel position of the bounce light map and the respective identified positions with the scene. A lighting value is determined for the texel position of the bounce light map using results of the tracing of the sampling rays. By using the importance sampling method described herein, the rays which are traced are more likely to be directed towards more important regions of the scene which contribute more to the lighting of a texel. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263044 | METHODS AND GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNITS FOR DETERMINING DIFFERENTIAL DATA FOR RAYS OF A RAY BUNDLE - Graphics processing system configured to perform ray tracing. Rays are bundled together and processed together. When differential data is needed by a shader, the data of a true ray in the bundle can be used rather than processing separate tracker rays. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263045 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODELING A BIOPSY SPECIMEN - The present disclosure provides, in certain embodiments, a system and method for generating a 3D model of a biopsy specimen. The 3D model may greatly enhance the capability to identify insufficient margins surrounding neoplastic tissue obtained through an excisional biopsy, and improve communication from a pathologist back to a surgeon and/or patient. The model provides a 3D representation of the neoplastic tissue within the specimen, thereby allowing the surgeon (or other medical personnel) to rotate and orient the model at any desired angle to identify insufficient margins and relate the location of the insufficient margins to the removal site to more accurately identify the location at which additional tissue needs to be excised. By identifying the exact location at which additional tissue needs to be excised, the surgeon is able to minimize the amount of additional tissue removed from the patient in order to achieve sufficient margins. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263046 | PERCEPTUALLY-BASED FOVEATED RENDERING USING A CONTRAST-ENHANCING FILTER - A method, computer readable medium, and system are disclosed for rendering images utilizing a foveated rendering algorithm with post-process filtering to enhance a contrast of the foveated image. The method includes the step of receiving a three-dimensional scene, rendering the 3D scene according to a foveated rendering algorithm to generate a foveated image, and filtering the foveated image using a contrast-enhancing filter to generate a filtered foveated image. The foveated rendering algorithm may incorporate aspects of coarse pixel shading, mipmapped texture maps, linear efficient anti-aliased normal maps, exponential variance shadow maps, and specular anti-aliasing techniques. The foveated rendering algorithm may also be combined with temporal anti-aliasing techniques to further reduce artifacts in the foveated image. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263047 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Included are display unit ( | 2017-09-14 |
20170263048 | POINT CLOUD DATA HIERARCHY - One embodiment is directed to a system for presenting views of a very large point data set, comprising: a storage system comprising data representing a point cloud comprising a very large number of associated points; a controller operatively coupled to the storage cluster and configured to automatically and deterministically organize the point data into an octree hierarchy of data sectors, each of which is representative of one or more of the points at a given octree mesh resolution; and a user interface through which a user may select a viewing perspective origin and vector, which may be utilized to command the controller to assemble an image based at least in part upon the selected origin and vector, the image comprising a plurality of data sectors pulled from the octree hierarchy. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263049 | SOLAR ACCESS MEASUREMENT - A method of determining solar radiation exposure at a predetermined location is provided. The method may include generating a first two-dimensional (2D) matrix including a plurality of elements, wherein each element of the plurality of elements of the first 2D matrix includes an elevation/azimuth pair representing a light ray extending from the predetermined location to one or more positions in the sky. The method may further include generating a second 2D matrix including a plurality of elements, wherein each index of the second 2D matrix includes an associated elevation/azimuth pair of the first 2D matrix. Each element of the plurality of elements of the second 2D matrix represents an amount of solar radiation to impinge on the predetermined location from a direction of a respective elevation/azimuth pair. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263050 | AUTOMATIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL SOLID MODELING METHOD AND PROGRAM BASED ON TWO-DIMENSIONAL DRAWING - The present disclosure relates to an automatic three-dimensional solid modeling method and program based on a two-dimensional drawing, including at least: acquiring a drawing image; generating a figure by extracting line segments in the drawing image; identifying sub-areas within the figure and identifying spatial types of the sub-areas; and generating a three-dimensional space model by applying height information corresponding to the spatial types of the sub-areas. The present disclosure is convenient in that there is no need to visit the real three-dimensional space in order to implement the corresponding space on a computer, and can remarkably reduce the time required to implement the three-dimensional space. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263051 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED VIRTUAL GEOMETRY DEFORMATION - Various embodiments of systems and methods for deforming a virtual geometric object are disclosed. In accordance with at least one embodiment, a method for deforming a virtual geometric object substantially real-time includes the operations of relaxing a hi-res mesh defining a shape of the object, wherein the hi-res mesh corresponds to a proxy mesh, relaxing the hi-res mesh at least once, recording the location of the elements of the hi-res mesh as relaxed, deforming the proxy mesh, adjusting the location of one or more elements on the hi-res mesh relative to the as deformed proxy mesh, relaxing the adjusted elements on the deformed hi-res mesh, and adjusting the location of the hi-res mesh as deformed in view of the previously recorded elements of the hi-res mesh as relaxed both pre and after deformation. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263052 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ORDERED POINT CLOUD USING MOBILE SCANNING DATA - Methods for generating a set of ordered point clouds using mobile scanning device are presented, the methods including: causing the mobile scanning device to perform a walkthrough scan of an interior building space; storing data scanned during the walkthrough; creating a 3-dimensional (3D) mesh from the scanned data; and creating the set of ordered point clouds aligned to the 3D mesh. In some embodiments, the mobile scanning device captures one or more of the following: a number of images from a number of camera positions, pose and orientation information associated with each of the number of images captured, and magnetic data information associated with each of the number of images captured. In some embodiments, the 3D mesh is a watertight triangulated 3D mesh. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263053 | TRANSITIONING FROM A VIRTUAL REALITY APPLICATION TO AN APPLICATION INSTALL - A method and apparatus for transitioning from a virtual reality environment to an application download environment is provided. In an embodiment, a digital graphical virtual reality application executes on a client computing device. A request is received to download additional content at a future time. The client computing device makes a determination that the digital graphical virtual reality application has been terminated. In response to determining that the application has been terminated, the client computing device displays a notification for downloading additional content. Upon receiving a selection of the notification, the client computing device sends a request to a marketplace application to cause the client computing device to download the additional content. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263054 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus determines luminance of a pattern given as an index to an experience area of a real space, based on a threshold in case of detecting a feature of an image, and generates an image of the pattern of the determined luminance. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263055 | GENERATING AUGMENTED REALITY EXEMPLARS - Technologies are generally described for automatic clustering and rendering of augmentations into one or more operational exemplars in an augmented reality environment. In some examples, based on a user's context, augmentations can be retrieved, analyzed, and grouped into clusters. Exemplars can be used to render the clusters as conceptual representations of the grouped augmentations. An exemplar's rendering format can be derived from the grouped augmentations, the user's context, or formats of other exemplars. Techniques for grouping the augmentations into clusters and rendering these clusters as exemplars to a user can enhance the richness and meaning of an augmented reality environment along contextually or user determined axes while reducing the sensorial and cognitive load on the user. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263056 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE - Examples of the present disclosure relate to a method, apparatus and computer program for displaying images. In certain examples, a real world physical object, which is located in a real world point of view of a user of a head mountable display, is detected. Such a detection triggers a display, on the head mountable display, of at least one captured image of at least a part of the detected real world physical object. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263057 | METHOD FOR HOLE FILLING IN 3D MODEL, AND RECORDING MEDIUM AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method for hole-filling in 3D models. The method includes extracting static background information from a current frame of an input image and extracting virtual static background information using the static background information, warping a color image and a depth map of the current frame to acquire a virtual image and a virtual depth map, and labeling a hole area formed in the virtual depth map to extract local background information, performing a first hole-filling onto the virtual image and the virtual depth map using a similarity between the virtual static background information and the local background information, and performing a second hole-filling with respect to remaining holes after the first hole-filling in a manner of an exemplar-based in-painting method to which a priority function including a depth term is applied. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263058 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY SYSTEM - A method includes defining a virtual space and a virtual camera for determining a field of view region at a first position in the virtual space. The method includes specifying a reference slight line of the user and a direction of the virtual camera. The method includes generating a field of view image corresponding to the field of view region and outputting the field of view image. The method includes receiving a movement input for specifying a movement destination of the virtual camera. The method includes specifying a temporal state of the movement input. The method includes moving the virtual camera from the first position to a second position in the virtual space based on the temporal state. The method includes generating an updated field of view image based on the virtual camera reaching the second position and outputting the updated field of view image. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263059 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING OPERATIONAL DATA FOR A VEHICLE FLEET - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a fleet management system configured for capturing and evaluating vehicle telematics data, such as data captured from one or more vehicle telematics devices indicative of one or more vehicle dynamics, and service data, such as data captured from one or more portable data acquisition devices indicative of one or more service dynamics. In certain embodiments, the fleet management system is configured to associate captured vehicle telematics data with captured service data based on the contextual attributes of each, such as the time, date, and location of data capture. By synching the vehicle telematics data to the service data, the operational data can be uniquely assessed for various operational efficiencies. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263060 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING A FAULT ANALYSIS INSTRUCTIONS OF AN ENGINE CONTROL SUBSYSTEM - A system includes one or more sensors that generate sensor measurement signals based on characteristics of one or more components of an engine control subsystem. The system also includes a controller circuit having one or more processors. The controller circuit is programmed to perform operations in response to instructions stored on a non-transitory memory. The operations performed by the controller circuit include acquiring the sensor measurement signals from the one or more sensors. The sensor measurement signals include electrical characteristics. The operations performed also include comparing the electrical characteristics of the sensor measurement signals with operational threshold corresponding to the one or more sensors, determining a set of candidate sensors having a fault based on the comparison, and displaying a troubleshoot window based on a select candidate sensor. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263061 | System and Method for Driver Risk Assessment through Continuous Performance Monitoring - A System and Method for Driver Risk Assessment through Continuous Performance Monitoring. The system and method analyzes the full sensor data stream emanating from a vehicle when being driven. The system and method is configurable to rely upon either onboard sensors or the user's smartphone to alert the data capture systems that a driving trip has started or stopped. The system relies on the data contained within the stream to generate the driver's score, rather than upon events resulting from the sensors exceeding a threshold value. The method takes the flow of data and generate scores for sub-sets of the data stream of a standard length so that each user's driving performance can be compared to other drivers being monitored by the method and system. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263062 | SECURE SMARTPHONE BASED ACCESS AND START AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - A Bluetooth enabled Smartphone may be used for both access control and start authorization in a secure and safe way, and embodiments are backward-compatible with conventional vehicle access and start systems. A smart phone acts as an intermediary authorization device to a code generator which effectively resembles a car key that is installed in a vehicle. A Bluetooth transceiver and the code generator—and, optionally, for the retrofit solution, an RF/LF transceiver—are added to the vehicle. The Bluetooth transceiver communicates with the smart phone. The code generator communicates with electronic control units in the vehicle that control access, immobilization, and engine start. The communication may happen via a wired connection or, in the case of the retrofit solution, via an RF/LF transceiver that mimics an additional car key programmed to the vehicle. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263063 | Access Control System and Method for Use by an Access Device - Systems and methods are provided to allow a smart phone or any terminal to activate a door lock using a web site or server computer system. An access control system is provided that includes a server and an access device. The access device includes a processor and a communication module. The process has control of a door lock and is able to receive a reservation certificate presented by a portable terminal through the communication module. The processor activates the door lock when a current reservation certificate has been presented. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263064 | ELECTRONIC LATCH RELEASE BACKUP SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR - A latch release backup system for a latch assembly of a motor-vehicle door is provided with a key cylinder configured to receive a vehicle key and which is rotatably mounted to the motor-vehicle door, and a mechanical coupling arrangement mounted within the motor-vehicle door and operable to convert a rotation of the key cylinder into actuation of an actuation group of the latch assembly for causing latch release. The key cylinder defines an electrical interface socket designed to receive the vehicle key. An electronic control unit is mounted within the motor-vehicle door and is electrically connected to the electrical interface socket to receive identification information (Id) from the vehicle key when plugged into the electrical interface socket. The mechanical coupling arrangement is normally disengaged from the actuation group of the latch assembly, and the electronic control unit is configured to control selective engagement of the mechanical coupling arrangement to the actuation group of the latch assembly based on the identification information (Id) received from the vehicle key. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263065 | INTELLIGENT DOOR LOCK SYSTEM WITH NOTIFICATION TO USER REGARDING BATTERY STATUS - An intelligent door lock system provides notification of energy source status. A position sensing device is configured to be coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device. The position sensing device sensing position of the drive shaft assists in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device. An engine with a memory is provided, with the engine coupled to the positioning sensing device, and a circuit coupled to the engine. An energy source is coupled to the circuit. A server is associated with the intelligent door lock system and provides notification of energy source status. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263066 | VEHICLE DOOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a vehicle door control technology such as a vehicle door control system. The vehicle door control system includes a communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a smart key or a portable terminal located around a vehicle, a controller configured to communicate with the smart key or the portable terminal using the communication unit, perform authentication on the smart key or the portable terminal based on a received signal, and output a door control signal for controlling a vehicle door when the authentication is successful, and a motor driver configured to lock or unlock the vehicle door according to the door control signal. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263067 | SMART LOCK SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A door lock system can comprise a door lock movable between a locked state and an unlocked state. The door lock system can detect a first indication suggestive of a presence of a visitor. The door lock system can also detect a second indication suggestive of an identity of the visitor. As well, the door lock can validate that the first indication and the second indication are associated with a first identity. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263068 | METHOD FOR GENERATING COUNTING EVENTS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure describes a method and an electronic device for generating counting events, wherein the method mainly includes: storing preset counting rules, counting options and counting topics in a counting database; acquiring a target counting event identification that includes a target counting rule identification, a target counting topic identification and a target counting option identification; acquiring the corresponding target counting rule, target counting topic and target counting option from the counting database according to the target counting event identification; and generating a target counting event. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263069 | RAFFLE DEVICE - A device used in marketing contests, particularly for the drawing of tickets which are put into a rotating raffle drum (G), and whose main purpose is to provide a dynamic and automated device that, advantageously, allows feeding of tickets even when the rotating drum is moving, enables constant and uniform shuffling of said tickets, thus ensuring randomness of the drawing with greater safety and ease and, at the same time, provides public entertainment. Said raffle device (E) comprises a rotating raffle drum (G), a stand (S), a rotation mechanism (R), a ticket feeding device (D), a compressed air power unit (C) and a power, command and control board (Q), including an electronic control unit (not depicted) such as a PLC. Device (E) may further comprise a ticket swirling mechanism (T) interconnected to a compressed air power unit (C) and a lighting system (not depicted) conveniently associated with the rotating drum (G). | 2017-09-14 |
20170263070 | ARTICLE DISPENSING APPARATUS - An article dispensing apparatus includes: one article discharging apparatus; and another article discharging apparatus, the one article discharging apparatus and the other article discharging apparatus being capable of being combined in a back-to-back manner. The one article discharging apparatus includes: a driving source; an output gear configured to rotate by a driving force from the driving source when a discharging instruction has been given to the one article discharging apparatus; link levers where each link lever is provided rotatably about an axis of the link lever; and a controller configured to, when the output gear is rotated from the standby position by the discharging instruction, prohibit stopping of drive of the driving source to allow the rotation of the output gear until a preset prohibited time elapses from starting of the rotation of the output gear even when supply of electric power to the driving source is interrupted. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263071 | Dual Dispensing Hand Sanitizer Kiosk - A hand sanitizer dispenser dispenses two types of hand sanitizer product. The dispenser comprises a first compartment to store single-use hand sanitizer product and a second compartment to store packaged hand sanitizer product. For example, packaged hand sanitizer product can be sold using embodiments of this dispenser to offset the costs of providing single-use hand sanitizer product as a courtesy. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263072 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHORIZING ACCESS TO GOODS AND/OR SERVICES AT A POINT OF SALE AND CORRESPONDING POINT OF SALE - A system and method for authorizing access to goods and/or services at a point of sale is disclosed. An access voucher may be issued and presented to a reading means of the point of sale. At least one good and/or service of the point of sale can be selected by the user and the corresponding identification can be transferred to the internal processing unit. A comparison can be performed. If the transferred identification of the user matches an identification of the user, and if the transferred identification of the goods and/services matches an identification of the goods/and services, the user profile data and the access parameter can be retrieved. An authorization can be transferred to the point of sale if the user profile data correspond to the access parameter for the goods and/or services. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263073 | APPARATUS FOR PLAYING A GAME COMPRISING A SUBSTRATE DISPLAYING A MATRIX - Apparatus for playing a game has a set of cards. Each card has at least one matrix of m cells displaying a set of n differing symbols on each card, the layout of the symbols differing from matrix to matrix on the cards with each symbol appearing once on each matrix. In play, the symbols a random process is used to rank the symbols and the ranking of each symbol on a card is recorded. Adjacent symbols having sequential rankings are recognized by displaying links between these cells. Play continues until all symbols in the matrix have been ranked. Single play or multi-player games can be conducted with these cards as well as the sale of “scratch and win” cards. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263074 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING PERSONALIZED GAME BETTING AND LOTTERY PLAYING - In some embodiments, the instant invention provides for a computer-implemented method, performed by a specifically programed computer system, that that includes: displaying choices to be selected to define a personalized betting game; receiving selected choices, identifying: i) an event, ii) a plurality of markets, and iii) a plurality of potential outcomes; establishing a personalized data structure representative of data relationships among the selected choices, hereby resulting in a personalized betting game of a user; automatically updating the at least one first personalized data structure based, at least in part, on real-time changes; receiving an entry payment from the user to play the at least one first personalized betting game; determining an actual outcome of the personalized betting game; and determining a reward to be distributed to the user. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263075 | SECOND CHANCE LOTTERY SKILL WAGERING INTERLEAVED GAME SYSTEM - A lottery skill wagering interleaved game system. Responsive to a scanned code provided by an entertainment game module, a random number generation result is generated based on the scanned code. A wager outcome is determined based on the scanned code and the random result. The skill wagering interleaved game interleaves a gambling game with an interactive entertainment game. A second chance skill-based game is provided on a user device based on a wager outcome. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263076 | CREDIT AND ENABLING SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL CONSTRUCTS IN A HYBRID GAME - Systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention operate a controlled entity hybrid game. A controlled entity hybrid game includes a real world engine constructed to provide a randomly generated payout of real world credits from at least one wager in a gambling game, an entertainment software engine constructed to execute an entertainment game providing outcomes based upon a player's skillful execution of the entertainment game; and a game world engine constructed to manage the entertainment software engine and communicate, to the gambling game, a gameplay gambling event occurrence based upon a player's instruction of a controlled entity to consume an element of the entertainment game that triggers a wager in the gambling game, and change the element on the basis of the randomly generated payout and an entertainment game variable. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263077 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTED REALITY GAMING - Disclosed is a method for enabling a mobile augmented reality (AR) table betting system to facilitate game play with a table game and one or more players each using a mobile device. The method includes: enabling a player to register at an available betting spot on the table game using the player's mobile device; providing a dealer display that presents information to a dealer as game events occur on the player's associated mobile device; enabling a player to access funds from an electronic wallet associated with the player to place an initial bet at the table game; commencing game play at the table game; enabling a player to place an subsequent bet or game decision at the table game using the player's mobile device; in response to a winning table game outcome, transferring funds to the player; and in response to a losing table game outcome, transferring funds from the player. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263078 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC GAME - Methods, game play servers and computer-readable storage media are provided. The method includes receiving data from a wagering system indicating that a player has placed a wager, and a result of the wager including an amount won, incrementing a queued cash win value with the amount won by the player as indicated in the data, generating first game play data representing new game outcomes and cash wins based upon the queued cash win value and previously stored data, generating second game play data that impacts a future game's outcome and cash wins based upon the queued cash win value, decrementing the queued cash win value with an amount awarded and displayed, sending the first generated game play data, storing the second generated game play data, and sending a request to the wagering system to update a gaming account associated to indicate that the awarded amount is payable. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263079 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A BONUS TO A PLAYER BASED ON A CREDIT BALANCE - An apparatus and method allow a value of a credit balance on a gaming device to be determined. If the value is not less than a predetermined threshold, a benefit is provided to the player of the gaming device. In various embodiments, the benefit may be, e.g., an increase in the player's credit balance. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263080 | GAMING SYSTEM, A METHOD OF GAMING AND AN ADDITIONAL GAME CONTROLLER - A method of gaming comprising: determining which of a plurality of gaming devices, each operable for independent play of one or more games, are eligible for an additional game; initiating an additional game; and determining in response to initiation of the additional game, which eligible gaming devices will participate in the initiated additional game, the determination including a random determination in respect of at least one of the eligible gaming devices to determine whether the respective eligible gaming device will participate in the additional game. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263081 | Modified Method of Playing Blackjack - A modified method of playing a blackjack style bonus game that includes additional wagering options for players. Various double down options are provided for players to increase their chances of winning and to add excitement to the game. The player and dealer receive two cards with the dealer receiving one face-up card. The player receiving a number between 12 and 17 has a bonus wagering option that the next card will produce a 21. The player having a second bonus option that if the player continues to receive hits he can receive a 21 without busting. The dealer settles the bonus wagers and the traditional game of blackjack continues. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263082 | GAMING MACHINE - The present invention provides a gaming machine which may increase the upper limit of the normal payout in the condition of keeping the payout rate. The slot machine | 2017-09-14 |
20170263083 | FINANCIAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FINANCIAL DEVICE - A financial device includes: an insertion part to which a medium is inserted; a random number generation unit configured to generate an signal including information on a copying prevention number for preventing copying of a medium according to an on signal; a detection unit installed near the insertion part and configured to generate a detection signal by detecting the existence of the medium; a determination unit configured to determine whether the medium is completely inserted or is being removed based on the detection signal; a controller configured to generate the on signal to make the random number generation unit operate, wherein the controller generates an off signal to make the random number generation unit not operate when it is determined that the medium is completely inserted and generates the on signal to make the random number generation unit operate again when it is determined that the medium is being removed; and a card reader unit installed at one position of a movement path of the inserted medium and configured to recognize information included in the medium. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263084 | Tool Locating System - A tool locating system for locating a tool is provided. The tool locating system comprises a tool storage device with at least one tool recess formed in the tool storage device. The at least one tool recess sized and shaped for receiving the tool. A transmitting component is mounted within the tool storage device. At least one receiving component is embedded in the at least one tool recess with the at least one receiving component communicating with the transmitting component. An illuminable light is positioned immediately adjacent the at least one tool recess. Upon inputting a desired tool request into the transmitting component, the receiving component associated with the desired tool illuminates the light adjacent the at least one tool recess housing the desired tool. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263085 | TASK LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH ALARM AND DIMMING FEATURES - A temporary task lighting system used on job sites has an alarm mode. The system may be used to provide an alarm indication using the light units of the system. The alarm indication may be cycling the lights through on and off conditions or full on and dimmed conditions. Different systems and methods may be used to activate the alarm. The alarm activation may come from a typical fire alarm switch, a button on the power supply, a button on a central control computer, or a signal from an emergency response system such as a 911 system. The disclosure also provides central control for remote drivers and ballasts. The central control allows different zones of low voltage lighting systems or different zones of low voltage lights to set up, identified, and individually controlled from a central interface. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263086 | TECHNIQUES TO EXTEND A DOORBELL CHIME - Methods, systems, and devices for security and/or automation systems are described. In some embodiments, the methods may include detecting an input at a doorbell, and communicating the detected input to a doorbell signal generating component associated with the doorbell based at least in part on the detecting. The methods may further include generating a first alert at the doorbell signal generating component associated with the doorbell. In some embodiments, the methods may further include communicating the detected input to one or more alert components associated with the security and/or automation system based at least in part on the detecting, and generating a second alert at the one or more alert components associated with the security and/or automation system. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263087 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR LOCATING REMOTE OBJECTS - Systems and methods for marking and locating objects in crowded environments, and more particularly, systems and methods that include a remote configured to communicate with a beacon having audio and visual indicators, are shown and described. One system comprises a remote including a housing, a tool extending from the housing, a movable sleeve configured to cover the tool, a first control circuit, a selection button coupled to the control circuit, a first transceiver, and a beacon including a second transceiver configured to communicate with the first transceiver, a second control circuit, an indicator electrically coupled to the second control circuit, and a latch mechanism, the tool configured to interact with the latch mechanism to securely couple the beacon. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263088 | PASSENGER EVACUATION DIRECTION GUIDANCE SYSTEM - Provided is a passenger evacuation direction guidance system, and particularly, a passenger evacuation direction guidance system capable of easily evacuating passengers to a safe place from a disaster or an accident occurring during a train service, and including an emergency situation detection unit which determines the occurrence of a disaster or an accident on a traveling route of a train, an evacuation direction generation unit which receives an emergency situation detection signal in respect to the occurrence of a disaster or an accident from the emergency situation detection unit, and generates passenger evacuation direction information at a disaster or accident occurrence point, and an evacuation direction control unit which receives the passenger evacuation direction information generated by the evacuation direction generation unit, and provides a passenger evacuation direction to the passengers. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263089 | SURVEILLANCE METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method for surveillance of a predetermined region comprises the following steps:
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20170263090 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for video surveillance. The method comprises: receiving a video data transmission request from a mobile device; registering the mobile device as a temporary surveillance device of the video surveillance system in response to the video data transmission request; establishing a wireless connection with the mobile device, receiving video data from the mobile device via the wireless connection; and processing and storing the video data. The methods or apparatuses of the present disclosure enables a mobile device to temporarily join in a video monitoring system as needed so as to supplement and reinforce the existing video monitoring systems, e.g., enhancing the coverage and/or precision of the video surveillance systems. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263091 | VIRTUAL ENHANCEMENT OF SECURITY MONITORING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on storage devices, for monitoring, security, and surveillance of a property. In one aspect, a system includes a virtual reality headset, a plurality of cameras, a plurality of sensors that includes a first sensor, a control unit, wherein the control unit includes a network interface, a processor, a storage device that includes instructions to perform operations that comprise receiving data from the first sensor that is indicative of an alarm event, determining a location of the first sensor, identifying a set of one or more cameras from the plurality of cameras that are associated with the first sensor, selecting a particular camera from the identified set of one or more cameras; and transmitting one or more instructions to the particular camera that command the particular camera to stream a live video feed to a user interface of the virtual reality headset. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263092 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREAT MONITORING - The present invention is directed to systems and processes for monitoring threats in a defined monitoring zone including a server, a radio frequency transmitter positioning system, a position database. The radio frequency transmitter positioning system includes one or more radio frequency receivers and a location module configured to provide location of radio frequency transmitters within the defined monitoring zone. The position database is configured to store radio frequency transmitter fingerprint data and associated person information. The system is configured to determine threat risk by comparison of the stored radio frequency transmitter fingerprint data with the fingerprints of active radio frequency transmitter fingerprint data within the defined monitoring zone. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263093 | ANTI-THEFT DEVICE - The present invention discloses an anti-theft device comprised of a member that mounts onto and encompasses an article via a securing structure of the member, with the member including an Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) device. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263094 | FIXED PROPERTY MONITORING WITH MOVING ASSET LOCATION TRACKING - Techniques are described for moving asset location tracking and monitoring system technology. A system monitors for events related to a monitoring system that monitors a fixed property and the system detects an event related to the monitoring system based on the monitoring. The system performs an operation that leverages geographic location tracking of at least one mobile asset associated with the fixed property based on the detected event. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263095 | Appliances Built-in Safety Features - A safety device is provided that could be incorporated in an electrical appliance and the safety device is configured to sense any smoke produced by the faulty or overheated electrical appliance and immediately shutting off the electrical appliance. The safety device includes at least one smoke detector sensor installed near the control panel or operating parts of the electrical appliance, and a mechanism to shut off the electrical appliance that is hardwired to the smoke detector. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263096 | Campus Crime Neutralization Method Using Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency Enhanced 2-Way Radio - Disclosed is a Crime on Campus Neutralization System comprising a communication network of 2-way radios connecting a USER to a USER-REPEATER, subsequently to a LINK-REPEATER, enabling a USER to ultimately initiate a LOCK-DOWN procedure on a CAMPUS. Further disclosed, here within, are methods that enable the system to work effectively. This system is very cost effective, consisting of components that can be bought off the shelf. The system is unique in that it does not use the internet, a cell-phone device, a tablet, a computer, or any other device that, by its design, could be “hacked” or “compromised” by outside parties. The system is not complex, unlike other systems which rely on extensive software programs, but instead relies on a 6 decade proven technology. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263097 | ELECTRIC SHOCK WARNING DISTRIBUTION BOARD SYSTEM INCLUDING WEARABLE DEVICE FOR WARNING ELECTRIC SHOCK AND DISTRIBUTION BOARD LINKED THERETO - The present invention relates to an electric shock warning distribution system. The electric shock warning distribution system of the present invention may include: a distribution board; and a wearable device configured to monitor bioelectric currents flowing through the body of an operator that operates the distribution board, classify degrees of hazard of the operator according to values of the monitored bioelectric currents, and to warn the operator of levels of electric shock hazard situations according to the classified degrees of hazard, wherein the wearable device is worn by each operator, each wearable device transmits, to other wearable devices located nearby, a warning message that warns other operators of an electric shock hazard situation when the operator is in the hazard situation, and the distribution board receives information on an electric shock hazard situation from each wearable device to warn the hazard situation of the operator. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263098 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND WARNING OF THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF AUTOMOBILE OCCUPANT - Provided is a security device, comprising: a sensor that senses a presence in a vehicle and generates a presence signal; an ignition state detection device that detects a state of the vehicle, and generates a status signal; and a rules processor that determines from the presence signal and the status signal whether an alarm or message is to be generated. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263099 | PREVENTING FALLS USING POSTURE AND MOVEMENT DETECTION - Methods, apparatuses and systems are described for associating remote physiological monitoring with an at-risk falling condition of a patient. The methods may include receiving movement data of a patient from one or more sensors. The methods may also include determining a patient posture and a patient activity level based, at least in part, on the received movement data, and determining that an at-risk condition is satisfied by the patient posture or the patient activity level. Once it is determined that the at-risk condition is satisfied, the methods may also include issuing an alert based, at least in part, on the determination that the at-risk condition is satisfied. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263100 | SCENT-BASED SPOILAGE SENSING REFRIGERATOR - Disclosed are various embodiments for determining whether food in a refrigerator has spoiled. An application executing on a computing device receives an identification of a food item located in a compartment of the refrigerator. The application then receives a chemical sensor reading from the refrigerator, wherein the chemical sensor reading represents a measured amount of a chemical associated with spoilage of the food item. Subsequently, the application determines that the measured amount of the chemical associated with spoilage of the food item exceeds a threshold amount of the chemical associated with spoilage of the food item. Finally, the application sends a notification to the client device, the notification comprising an indication that the food item is spoiled. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263101 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD OF TERMINAL, AND PROGRAM - An information processing system is configured so that a terminal generates state information using information based on each of a first condition and a second condition in condition information, transmits condition information and state information to an information processing device, receives notification information from the information processing device, provides a notification of a reminder if the state information satisfies the first condition or the second condition, and controls stopping of an application according to a state of charge of the terminal and the information processing device generates notification information if the acquired state information satisfies first or second condition information. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263102 | HYDRATION CONTAINER WITH LIQUID VOLUME MEASUREMENT - Systems and methods for providing a smart hydration container or bottle which accurately tracks a user's liquid intake. The smart hydration container utilizes a new capacitive sensing technology which does not require a complicated design for capacitive conductive surfaces and provides accurate capacitive measurements which map to volume measurements. Through the use of calibrated data, the smart hydration container accurately measures capacitance “as a whole” of the entire container's contents even when the container is not resting upright. In some implementations, the smart hydration container utilizes a combination of capacitive sensing, motion sensing, position sensing, and/or temperature sensing to provide an accurate measure of liquid volume in the container. The capacitive sensor may be electrically shielded by a passive conductive sensor shield, a grounded conductive sensor shield, or an active conductive sensor shield. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263103 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLABORATIVE THREAT ASSESSMENT - Approaches are provided for storing in a memory device a work plan and a case data structure associated with an industrial machine or system. The case data structure includes an impact field with an impact value, and an urgency field with an urgency value. A processor transmits via an output a case report to a plurality of local computing devices at a remote location. The case report is indicative of one or more characteristics of a case. The processor is further configured to receive via an input a plurality of transmissions from the plurality of local computing devices. Each of the transmissions are indicative of an assessed impact and an assessed urgency. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263104 | PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention provides a production equipment monitoring method and system, and the method comprises: receiving production equipment alarm information; determining abnormal production equipment according to the production equipment alarm information, and determining a user group corresponding to the abnormal production equipment according to preset correspondence between production equipment and user group; and sending the production equipment alarm information to a user in the determined user group in a preset alarm manner. As a result, alarm information can be sent to the corresponding user(s) in the preset alarm manner the first time an abnormity in the production equipment is found, so as to notify related personnel to handle the abnormity timely and accurately. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263105 | Apparatus and Methods to Promote Sustainable Behavior Among Smartphone Users - This disclosure describes methods and apparatus to promote sustainable usage of smartphones such as preventing phone loss, preventing overheating and overcharging, and decreasing packaging waste. A method and apparatus to prevent phone loss is disclosed. Radio frequency beacons (or tags) attached to the owner transmit signals to the smartphone. The distance of the owner from the smartphone is estimated based on the quality of the received radio frequency signals in the smartphone. The system alerts user whenever the distance gets farther than a preset value. A method and apparatus to prevent overcharging of the battery is also disclosed. A plugging mechanism is presented that will be automatically detached from the smart phone when the battery is fully charged. Moreover, an alerting system is disclosed that alerts the user to stop using the device when the internal temperature of the device gets hotter than a preset threshold. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263106 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD OF TERMINAL, AND PROGRAM - An information processing system is configured so that a terminal generates state information using information based on each of a first condition and a second condition in condition information, transmits condition information and state information to an information processing device at each reminder determination timing, receives notification information from the information processing device, provides a notification of a reminder if the state information satisfies the first condition or the second condition, and changes the reminder determination timing according to a state of charge of the terminal and the information processing device generates notification information if the acquired state information satisfies first or second condition information. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263107 | Approaching Proximity Warning System, Apparatus and Method - A wearable approaching proximity warning system monitoring device invention is described that detects approaching objects and alerts the user by mechanical/optical/audible means. Additional monitoring may be established for tracking high impact shocks. Settings may include adjustable thresholds for alarms and tracking/transmitting events via Internet/text message to emergency contacts. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263108 | SYNCHRONIZED MULTIFOCAL EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM - The synchronized, multifocal emergency alert system may include a device/emergency kit container, or may be incorporated into a belt, harness, or other personal protective equipment. The system may include a zipper slider, a zipper, access tab, alert device, and non-conductive pull tab. When the non-conductive pull tab is pulled, the alert device is triggered, and the synchronous, multifocal system alerts monitors that an emergency situation has occurred involving traumatic injury and alerting the monitors of the location of the emergency situation. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263109 | Apparatus for Data Processing - The present disclosure relates to a data processing apparatus. The data processing apparatus includes: at least one data processor configured to collect the data from the RTUs and check alarm data associated with the collected data; a first spooler configured to receive the alarm data output from the data processor to create an alarm data queue; an alarm processing unit configured to receive the alarm data included in a first alarm data queue of the first spooler sequentially to create a second alarm data queue for creating an alarm message, and to create an alarm message based on alarm data in the second alarm data queue to output it. The alarm processing unit includes a second spooler configured to receive alarm data from the first spooler and store the received alarm data into a second alarm data queue. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263110 | METHOD FOR SENSOR MAINTENANCE OF REDUNDANT SENSOR LOOPS - A system for performing sensor maintenance, including redundant sensors to collect one or more data points; one or more non-transitory storage mediums; a processor; and an output device; wherein one of the non-transitory storage mediums receives the one or more data points; wherein one of the non-transitory storage mediums includes one or more instructions for performing two or more statistical calculations; and wherein the processor carries out the instructions. The method for using the system includes: the non-transitory storage medium receiving one or more data points from the redundant sensors; the processor performing the statistical calculations on the data points to generate one or more processed data points and comparing the processed data points to a threshold value; and the non-transitory storage medium creating an alert when the processed data points exceed a threshold value for a period of time; and displaying the alert on the output device. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263111 | SMART HAZARD DETECTOR DRILLS - Systems and methods for initiating a drill by receiving an indication to start a drill. Initiating the drill also includes verifying that a remote device used to initiate the drill is within proximity of a device used to propagate the drill. Once proximity is verified, the drill is conducted. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263112 | SMART-HOME DEVICE PROVIDING FOLLOW UP COMMUNICATIONS TO CONDITION DETECTION EVENTS - Hazardous or dangerous conditions may be monitored. A mode may be set to a state indicative of the condition being present. It may then be determined that the hazardous or dangerous condition has eased. An indication of the hazardous or dangerous condition easing may be output in response to the determination. Such an indication may be output as synthesized speech. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263113 | INTERACTION DETECTION WEARABLE CONTROL DEVICE - A wearable device | 2017-09-14 |
20170263114 | REMOTE CONTROLLER - A remote controller is provided. More particularly, the remote controller may control a display device using a tilt switch. The remote controller may control different functions of the display device using a plurality of extending portions of the tilt switch. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263115 | REMOTE CONTROL USING PASSIVE COMPONENTS - A receiver includes: a wireless local area network (WLAN) router; wherein the receiver is configured to receive data from a remote control and to generate commands to be transmitted to one or more devices via an interface of the WLAN router. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263116 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING NAVIGABLE ELEMENTS AFFECTED BY WEATHER CONDITIONS - Live vehicle probe data is obtained relating to the movement of vehicles with respect to time along a navigable element. The probe data is used to determine a current speed of travel along the navigable element, which is compared to the free flow speed of travel for the navigable element. When the current speed of travel along the element is reduced relative to the free flow speed for the navigable element by less than a threshold associated with identifying a congestion event, and obtained weather data indicates the navigable element is affected by one or more adverse weather conditions, then a weather event is generated. If the reduction in speed of travel is of a size sufficient to trigger the generation of a congestion event, and obtained weather data again indicates the navigable element is affected by one or more adverse weather conditions, then one or more attributes of the congestion event can be used to determine if the cause of the congestion can be attributed to the adverse weather. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263117 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONGESTION REDUCTION THROUGH COOPERATIVE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL - A system includes a processor configured to determine traffic density over a road segment. The processor is also configured to model traffic parameters to maximize traffic flow over the road segment, based on the traffic density and travel characteristic data received from a plurality of vehicles exiting the road segment. The processor is further configured to determine a speed to density curve, using the model, that would maximize traffic flow and send the speed to density curve to a vehicle entering the road segment. | 2017-09-14 |
20170263118 | TRAFFIC SIGNAL COLLISION DATA LOGGER - Various embodiments for logging traffic collision data at a traffic signal, by a processor device, are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises recording a media loop of a predetermined time and an associated traffic light sequence by a recording device placed in substantially close proximity to a traffic signal; and upon registering a media event above a predetermined threshold level, saving instant media loop information and the associated traffic light sequence to a storage device for aiding in determining fault in a traffic accident. | 2017-09-14 |