39th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 64 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210304523 | AUGMENTED REALITY DIAGNOSTIC INTERFACE - A method, system, and computer program product for augmented reality-based vehicle diagnostics are provided. The method receives vehicle metadata describing a vehicle. The vehicle metadata includes a problem context. The method retrieves vehicle reference data based on the vehicle metadata. A candidate problem is generated for the problem context based on the vehicle metadata and the vehicle reference data. The method generates a set of candidate solutions for the candidate problem. The set of candidate solutions address the problem context. The method generates a set of visualizations for the set of solutions based on the vehicle metadata and the candidate problem. The method presents a visualization of the set of visualizations as an augmented reality user interface. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304524 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COLLECTING SENSOR DATA ACCORDING TO A DATA COLLECTION CONFIGURATION BASED ON AN ESTIMATED INFORMATION GAIN - An embodiment takes the form of a vehicle that generates a data collection configuration for one or more vehicle sensors of a vehicle based on an estimated information gain to a neural network were the vehicle to provision the neural network with notional sensor data, and based on a vehicle resource consumption by the vehicle were the vehicle to provision the neural network with the notional sensor data. The notional sensor data comprises sensor data that would be collected from a given sensor among the vehicle sensors according to a respective sensor configuration of the given sensor. The vehicle collects sensor data from the vehicle sensors according to the generated data collection configuration. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304525 | INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD - An information providing device includes a communication control unit for communicating with a server, an implementation information acquisition unit for acquiring implementation information indicating implementation status of a service which is provided at a stop position of a movable body by the communication control unit, a moving state detection unit for detecting a moving state of the movable body, and a notification unit for notifying the implementation status of the service based on the implementation information when the moving state detection unit detects a specific state from which it is presumed that the movable body will start moving. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304526 | Vehicle Mode Detection Systems - Aspects of the present disclosure describe systems, methods, and devices for vehicle mode detection based on acceleration data and location data during a trip detected by mobile devices in a vehicle. According to some examples, location data will be compared to known routeway data to detect a vehicle mode. In other examples acceleration data will be used to calculate the consistency of vehicular velocity during a trip to detect a vehicle mode. In some additional aspects, multiple analyses will be performed on the same data sets to check for false positives with vehicle mode detection. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304527 | DRIVING EVALUATION APPARATUS - A driving evaluation apparatus configured to evaluate driving status of driver driving mobile body in preset determination area, includes: a microprocessor and a memory. The microprocessor is configured to function as: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire location information and travel speed information of the mobile body based on GPS signals; a speed excess determination unit configured to determine whether travel speed of the mobile body in the determination area exceeds predetermined travel speed based on the location information and the travel speed information; and a driving evaluation unit configured to evaluate the driving status of the driver in the determination area based on determination result of the speed excess determination. The speed excess determination unit is configured to stop the speed excess determination for predetermined time period when it is determined that the travel speed of the mobile body exceeds the predetermined travel speed. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304528 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING VEHICLE INFORMATION - An information communication device for a vehicle configured to avoid transmission of vehicle information in a communication non-permission period to an information storage in the case where the information communication device for a vehicle receives a trigger signal shortly after indication of a user's intent not to permit communication is shifted to indication of the user's intent to permit communication without changing an existing configuration to transmit the vehicle information, which includes information in a certain period immediately before a trigger signal input time point with the trigger signal input time point being a reference, to the information storage. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304529 | VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle may include: a communication device configured to communicate with a server; and a controller configured to obtain a vehicle data through a network in the vehicle, obtain an analysis program and a setting information about the vehicle data from the server, analyze the vehicle data using the analysis program and the setting information, and control the communication device to transmit an analysis result data of the vehicle data to the server. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304530 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL AUTOMOTIVE DIAGNOSTIC TABLET WITH INTERCHANGEABLE FUNCTION-SPECIFIC CARTRIDGES - A multi-functional automotive diagnostic device includes a base unit having a display screen and a base electrical connector. The device additionally includes a first cartridge including a first body, a first electrical connector, and a first automotive tool. The device further includes a second cartridge including a second body, a second electrical connector, and a second automotive tool. The first and second cartridges are interchangeably engageable with the base unit, such that engagement of the first cartridge to the base unit occurs when the first electrical connector is electrically connected to the base electrical connector which configures the base unit to operate in accordance with the first automotive tool and engagement of the second cartridge to the base unit occurs when the second electrical connector is electrically connected to the base electrical connector which configures the base unit to operate in accordance with the second automotive tool. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304531 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus, comprises a storage configured to store two or more electronic keys corresponding to two or more locking-unlocking apparatuses, respectively; and a controller configured to perform selection of an electronic key to be used, from among the two or more electronic keys, and transmission of the selected electronic key to a corresponding locking-unlocking apparatus of the two or more locking-unlocking apparatuses. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304532 | COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING ULTRASONIC SIGNALS TO IMPLEMENT OPERATIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - In some examples, a control system for a vehicle can detect a set of ultrasonic signals generated by a mobile computing device of a user. Additionally, the control system can determine a pin code from the set of ultrasonic signals. Moreover, the control system can perform one or more vehicle operations to initiate fulfillment of a transport request that is associated with the determined pin code, upon the user being determined to be within a given proximity distance of the vehicle. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304533 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM - An authentication system comprising: a plurality of communication devices; and a control device configured to execute a process on a basis of information obtained through wireless communication between the respective communication devices and another communication device that is different from the plurality of communication devices, wherein each of the plurality of communication devices includes a wireless communication section configured to perform wireless communication with the other communication device, and the control device determines that the other communication device is successfully authenticated in a case where any one of a plurality of pieces of information regarding distances between the respective communication devices and the other communication device satisfies a designated condition on a basis of the pieces of information regarding the distances obtained through the wireless communication between the respective communication devices and the other communication device. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304534 | KEYLESS PUCK LOCK APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A keyless puck lock apparatus with wireless communications and power interfaces. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a keyless puck lock system enabling a low cost and high security solution that is difficult to tamper with and defeat. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the system uses a keyless puck lock assembly that includes a hasp assembly and a keyless lock mechanism that does not require any physical mechanical keys so that it does not have a mechanical cylinder inserted therein to lock or unlock the puck lock. Accordingly, the keyless puck lock system in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention does not have a physical keyway which is a security attack point that is included in conventional hockey puck-type locks. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304535 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACCESS CONTROL - Device, method, and computer program product for access control, the device comprising an ultra-wideband transceiver ( | 2021-09-30 |
20210304536 | DOOR LOCK AND DOOR SYSTEM - Disclosed are a door lock and a door system, the door lock includes: a lock body, the lock body including a lock case, a spring bolt assembly and a shifting sleeve, the spring bolt assembly being slidably arranged in the lock case, so as to be able to extend and retract relative to the lock case, the shifting sleeve being rotatably arranged in the lock case, and the shifting sleeve being in transmission connection with the spring bolt assembly; and a first handle assembly, the first handle assembly being provided with a locking head and a motor, the locking head being rotatabversly provided with a shifting head, the shifting head being in transmission connection with the shifting sleeve, and an output shaft of the motor being in transmission connection with the shifting head, so as to be able to drive the shifting head to rotate. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304537 | UNATTENDED TOUCHLESS HEALTH-CHECK SCREENING SYSTEMS INCORPORATING BIOMETRICS AND THERMOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGIES - An automated screening system includes an access control reader with one or more computer devices for screening a pre-registered individual seeking admittance into a controlled area. The system has a facial recognition database that stores a facial record for the individual. A camera system captures a facial image of the individual and the one or more computer devices determine whether it matches the facial record that is stored in the facial recognition database. A skin temperature sensor is used for obtaining a skin temperature reading for the individual. The one or more computer devices are configured to generate an electronic signal to admit the individual into the controlled area if the captured facial image matches the facial record that is stored in the facial recognition database and if the skin temperature reading for the individual is within an acceptable pre-established skin temperature range. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304538 | AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT - An authentication method used in a server, includes: acquiring check-in information sent by user equipment (UE) of a user, wherein the check-in information includes information on the user and a check-in period; determining information on a room of the user based on the check-in information; sending the information on the room to the UE; determining unlocking information based on the check-in information; and sending the unlocking information to at least one of the UE or door lock equipment corresponding to the information on the room, wherein the door lock equipment is configured to authenticate the user based on the unlocking information during the check-in period, the unlocking information being invalid other than during the check-in period. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304539 | APPARATUS TO ALLOW FOR STORAGE OR HOLDING OF ITEMS, ESPECIALLY FOR DELIVERIES AND/OR PICKUPS - A system include a server configured to: receive a request from a computing device to unlock a delivery box; determine whether the request is authenticated; and send an unlock signal to the delivery box in response to the request being authenticated, such that when the unlock signal is sent to the delivery box, the delivery box is remotely unlocked in response thereto. The delivery box may include a container comprising an interior configured to hold an item; an access door configured to close the container; a UV LED configured to be activated to disinfect the interior when the access door is closed relative to the container; and a controller that controls the UV LED. The controller is connected to a network and a user is configured to control the controller over the network. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304540 | DETERMINING WHETHER A USER WITH A CREDENTIAL SHOULD BE GRANTED ACCESS TO A PHYSICAL SPACE - It is presented a method for determining whether a user with a credential should be granted access to a physical space. The method is performed in an access control device and comprising identifying the credential presented to the access control device; obtaining a set of at least one assignment of a permission, associated with the physical space, to external organisations from a database; determining a credential organisation being associated with the credential; and granting access when, and only when, the permission is assigned to the credential organisation. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304541 | BUILDING CONTROL SYSTEMS - A computer implemented method of programming access controllers in an environment, the method comprising the steps receiving an image file representative of the environment to be controlled, said image file comprising one more indicia representative of a device controlling access for an access point in the environment, said indicia comprising data representative of the requirements of the device; for each of the one or more indicia present on the image file identifying a device and associated device configuration data for the identified device, wherein the identified device complies with the requirements indicated by the indicia; writing the identified device data and associated configuration data into a format readable by a security management system and programming said security management system with the identified device data and associated configuration data. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304542 | MULTI-SITE BUILDING ACCESS USING MOBILE CREDENTIALS - Methods and systems for managing facility access credentials for two or more facilities are disclosed. The method may include electronically receiving a user request to gain access to a designated facility of the two or more facilities and electronically receiving user information related to a user that is making the user request. A facility access credential from a group of facility access credentials that are assigned by a third-party credential issuer may be obtained and linked to the user information and the designated facility. The obtained facility access credential for use in gaining access to the designated facility may be activated resulting in an activated facility access credential and a notification transmitted to the user notifying the user of the activated facility access credential. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304543 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL PROGRAM OF COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND ENTRANCE AND EXIT MANAGEMENT METHOD - Entrance and exit of a person is efficiently managed by simple authentication and registration of entrance and exit using a communication terminal carried by the person. An information processing apparatus includes a face information register that registers face information of registered users who are to enter into and exit from a place in association with the place, an information acquirer that acquires, from a communication terminal, position information of the communication terminal, face information of an applying user who applies to enter into or exit from the place, and application information for entering or exiting, a user authenticator that performs user authentication by comparing the face information of the applying user acquired from the communication terminal by the information acquirer with the face information of the registered users registered in the face information register, and an entrance and exit recorder that records, if the user authentication succeeds, that the applying user has entered into or exited from the place corresponding to the position information. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304544 | ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON HOMOGENEOUS CRYPTOGRAPHY - Disclosed are an electronic voting system based on homogeneous cryptography and a method thereof. An electronic voting method includes the steps of: (a) generating a serial number sn by using election identification information eid and a his/her secret key, wherein the election identification information eid is shared through a block chain; (b) encrypting a voting message M through verifiable homogeneous cryptography to generate a ciphertext CT, and generating a zero-knowledge proof key π for the voting message; and (c) transmitting an electronic ballot including the serial number sn, the ciphertext CT, and the zero-knowledge proof key π to a block chain network as a transaction. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304545 | METHOD FOR CURRENCY VALIDATION - A concentric CRR sensor is claimed that is used as a form of currency verification in order to combat counterfeiting currency. The system comprises applying sets of concentric CRR printed with transparent conductive ink. In one embodiment, using the CRR as a passive RFID tag, changing the ring's radii, inner or outer, and in turn, created more encryption, and thereby prevents currency counterfeiting. In one or more embodiments, the serial number of the currency bill is used as a guideline to a selection algorithm to determine the size of the radii. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304546 | DRUG PRODUCT PACKAGING SYSTEM INCLUDING LOCKING SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO DRUG PRODUCT CELLS - A system includes a drug product packaging system that is configured to hold a plurality of cells in a lockable section thereof and to maintain the plurality of cells in a locked state via a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism being configured to receive ones of the plurality of cells into the lockable section of the drug product packaging system and configured to maintain the ones of the plurality of cells in the locked state without changing the locked state of previously received ones of the plurality of cells into the lockable section of the drug product packaging system. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304547 | DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING AND VENDING OF A WEARABLE - A method for dynamically programming and distributing a wearable in an automated vending machine includes receiving at the vending machine a request from a guest to issue a wearable and the determination of an identity of the guest from the request. The method additionally includes selecting a wearable within the vending machine from a repository of unprogrammed wearables and moving the selected wearable out of the repository and into a programming tray, within the vending machine, that is communicatively segregated from the repository within the vending machine. The method further includes programming the selected wearable while the selected wearable remains in the programming tray with information corresponding to the determined identity of the guest. Finally, the method includes ejecting the programmed selected wearable for retrieval by the guest at a dispensing outlet that is disposed within the vending machine but that is accessible from outside of the vending machine. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304548 | Method and Apparatus for Intelligently Controlling Circulation of Recyclable Container - The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for intelligently controlling circulation of a recyclable container. The method includes: detecting whether a container return verification request is received, the container return verification request being triggered when an owner needs to return a recyclable target container, and the container return verification request including container parameters used for identifying type data of the target container; when the container return verification request is received, verifying the type data identified according to the container parameters; when the verification succeeds, detecting whether the target container is placed at a specified recycling position; and when a detection result is yes, calculating a target guarantee deposit matched with the type data, and granting the target guarantee deposit to the owner. The present invention is favorable for strengthening the awareness of returning the recyclable container, and then can reduce the pollution. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304549 | DISPOSABLE INFLATABLE MATTRESS AND DEVICE FOR DISPENSING SAME - Automated vending system for dispensing disposable inflatable mattresses includes a kiosk for housing a plurality of mattress packages. Each mattress package includes a disposable inflatable mattress with an inflating means. The plurality of mattress packages is positioned in a storage rack within the kiosk. The system further includes a robotic mechanism configured to engage a first mattress package from the storage rack and deliver the first mattress package to a product delivery area of the kiosk. The system furthermore includes a user interface configured for receiving a user selection of the first mattress package, and a controller configured to command the robotic mechanism to select and deliver the first mattress package to the product delivery area. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304550 | GAMING STATE OBJECT TRACKING - A system that analyzes an image of a gaming area, identifies an object depicted in the image and generates a virtual mask that conforms to a shape of the object. The system further maps the virtual mask to locations in a virtual scene that correspond to pixels in the image that correspond to the outer shape of the object. The system renders content in the virtual scene relative to a boundary of the mask based on the relevance of the physical object to the game state. The system instructs a projector to project the rendered image in relation to the physical object according to the content rendered relative to the mask. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304551 | GAMING SERVICE AUTOMATION MACHINE WITH DELIVERY SERVICES - A delivery robot includes a propulsion system, a storage area arranged to contain at least one item for delivery, a wireless interface, a memory device, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive, from a robot management system (RMS) and via the wireless interface, a delivery request, wherein the delivery request identifies at least the item contained within the storage area, a delivery location, and a recipient. The processor is also configured to control the propulsion system to navigate the delivery robot to the delivery location in response to receiving the delivery request, receive an authentication credential from the recipient, authenticate the recipient based upon the authentication credential, and in response to authenticating the recipient, control the storage area to provide the at least one item contained within the storage area to the recipient. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304552 | GAMING SERVICE AUTOMATION MACHINE WITH PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES - A robot is described. The robot includes a camera device, a memory device, and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory device. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive an input prompting the robot to navigate to a location in a venue for providing photo services with the camera device and cause the robot to navigate to the location. The instructions further cause the processor to capture, by the camera device, at least one photo at the location and provide access to a copy of the at least one photo to an authorized person. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304553 | INDIVIDUAL METAMORPHIC LINKED JACKPOTS - A local electronic gaming device may include a display system, an interface system and a control system that includes one or more processors. The control system may cause the display system to present visual effects corresponding to a metamorphic image, which may correspond to an award. The visual effects may include changes to the metamorphic image in response to local game event data corresponding to one or more games presented on the local gaming device and in response to networked gaming device game event data corresponding to one or more games presented on one or more other gaming devices. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304554 | Games with Dynamically Modifiable Prizes Based on Game Winning Symbol Positions - An electronic gaming machine includes a game controller, a player interface, and a display. The game controller causes the display to display a bonus array having visual elements. Each of the visual elements is uniquely associated with one of a plurality of symbol display positions, at least one visual element indicating a bonus award. The game controller selects a symbol for display at each of the symbol display positions, determines whether at least one of the symbol display positions contains a trigger symbol, and upon determining that the at least one of the symbol display positions contains a trigger symbol, determines a modification to a base prize based at least in part on a visual element associated with the symbol display position containing the trigger symbol. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304555 | BEACON TO PATRON COMMUNICATIONS FOR ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICES - A system for proximity-based digital interactions includes a beacon transmitter configured to wirelessly broadcast a first interaction prompt message that includes a first interaction event code. A system server is configured to: receive an event activation message that includes the first interaction event code; identify and perform a first pre-programmed action; identify proximity between a mobile computing device and the beacon transmitter based on receipt of the first interaction event code from the mobile computing device; create a second interaction event code that is targeted to be performed by the mobile computing device; and transmit a configuration message to the beacon transmitter that includes the second interaction event code, causing the beacon transmitter to begin broadcasting a second interaction prompt message including the second interaction event code together with the first interaction prompt message, where the first interaction event code is different than the second interaction even code. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304556 | GAMING SERVICE AUTOMATION MACHINE WITH KIOSK SERVICES - A kiosk robot includes a propulsion system configured to allow the kiosk robot to move within an operations venue, a wireless interface configured to allow wireless networked communication between the kiosk robot and a wireless network, a touchscreen display device, a memory device, and a processor. The robot is configured to receive, from a robot management system (RMS) and via the wireless interface, a relocation request identifying a service location within the operations venue and at which the kiosk robot is to provide kiosk functionality, in response to receiving the relocation request, control the propulsion system to navigate the kiosk robot to the service location, and provide a kiosk graphical user interface (GUI) using the touchscreen display device, the kiosk GUI provides kiosk functionality to a user at the service location. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304557 | CONTENT AGGREGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF - The presently disclosed subject matter includes a computer-based content aggregation system and a computerized method for identifying a logical geographic location of a piece of content stored on a server. More specifically, the proposed technique generates unique path identifier for each piece of content and enables to communicate data to the particular server, based on the unique path identifier. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304558 | ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE REWARD SYSTEM AND METHOD - A reward system includes a tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in the storage medium. The processor is in communication with a mobile computing device and an electronic gaming machine. When executed by the processor, the instructions causes the processor to at least (i) receive mobile game activity information associated with a mobile game on the mobile computing device; (ii) award the player a first awarded prize based upon the mobile game activity information; (iii) store a first awarded prize entry in a player account for subsequent redemption at the electronic gaming machine, the first awarded prize entry identifies the first awarded prize; (iv) detect a presence of the player at the electronic gaming machine; and (v) instruct the electronic gaming machine to display the first awarded prize when the player accesses the electronic gaming machine. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304559 | GAMING SERVICE AUTOMATION MACHINE WITH DROP BOX SERVICES - A robot includes a secure storage area, a camera, a propulsion system, a memory device, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a request for drop box services within a casino, the request including a pickup location and a requestor, control the propulsion system to navigate the robot to the pickup location within the casino, and authenticate an identity of the requestor in response to arriving at the pickup location. The processor is also configured to provide the requestor access to the secure storage area in response to authenticating the identity of the requestor, detect receipt, from the requestor, of at least one value instrument within the secure storage area, lock the secure storage area, and provide a receipt to the requestor in response to receiving the at least one value instrument within the secure storage area. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304560 | WAGERING APPARATUS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A system, method, and non-transitory computer medium for processing a payment for a wager in connection with a wagering event. The system may receive, over a communications interface, a wager on a wagering event from a player via an input device. The system may monitor progress of the wagering event. The progress of the wagering event may include at least a current status. The system may determine that the wager is active and that the wagering event is in progress. The system may determine an amount of a cash out offer and that the player accepts the cash out offer at the determined amount. The system may transmit, over the communications interface, the amount of the cash out offer to the first input device. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304561 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS-GAME PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT DETERMINATION BASED UPON WAGER AMOUNT - An electronic gaming system includes a processor configured to execute instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to at least receive a wager amount from an electronic gaming machine (EGM), where the wager amount is associated with a player wager in a base bingo game played by a player of the EGM. The instructions also cause the processor to receive a bingo card parameter from the EGM, where the received bingo card parameter is associated with a bingo card provided to the player in the base bingo game, determine, based upon the wager amount, an award eligibility probability, and determine, based at least in part upon the award eligibility probability, whether the player is eligible to receive an award, and in response, compare the received bingo card parameter to a plurality of bingo card parameters, the plurality of bingo card parameters defining a paytable. Moreover, the instructions may cause the processor to determine, based upon the comparison, whether to provide the award to the player. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304562 | LOW-COMPLEXITY REEL SYMBOL REPLACEMENT STRATEGY WITH CLUSTERING - In an electronic gaming device, instances of a target symbol are swapped in to symbol positions of one or more reel strips using one or more index tables to identify the symbol positions at which to swap in the instances of the target symbol. The index table(s) can be configured to cluster instances of the target symbol according to a deterministic approach. Subsequently, spin results are determined for one or more spins of reels using the reel strips. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304563 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZABLE SIDE BET PLACEMENT - An electronic gaming system is capable of providing players with customized subsets of side bets. The system can provide, by the user interface, the player with a player-selectable set of side bets; receive, from the player through the user interface, a selection of a subset of the player-selectable set of side bets for the player to use in a gaming session, with a number of side bets in the subset selected by the player being less than a number of side bets in the player-selectable set of side bets; initiate the gaming session comprising a side bet placed on an enabled side bet; determine an outcome of the gaming session relative to the enabled side bet; and adjust a value of an electronic record associated with an account of the player to reflect the outcome of the gaming session. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304564 | Gaming Machine with Concurrent Activatable Wager Options and Individually Selectable Wager Amounts - In a gaming machine, a first display area displays a plurality of wager options. A wager selection mechanism is operable by a player to select more than one of the wager options to be activated concurrently and to individually select wager amounts to apply to each selected wager option. A second display area displays a game outcome of a spinning reel game of chance. A game outcome evaluator evaluates the game outcome based on each of the concurrently activated wager options and respective ones of the individually selected wager amounts. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304565 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A HOLD AND SPIN FEATURE GAME WITH DYNAMICALLY VARIABLE SYMBOL VALUES - A feature game presented on a gaming machine after a base game includes symbols having corresponding values which may be incremented based at least in part on a random determination during an instance of the feature game. Such symbols and their associated values may persist through one or more subsequent instances of the feature game. In some embodiments values of individual symbols may be incremented multiple times. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304566 | TRIGGERING SPECIAL MODE WITH FINAL OUTCOME SATISFYING THRESHOLD CONDITION - In an electronic gaming device, an instance of a process uses a set of reels. A determination is made regarding whether or not a result satisfies a trigger condition for a special mode. Responsive to the special mode being triggered, the process is adjusted so that a final outcome of the instance necessarily satisfies a threshold condition. For example, the set of reels is changed by, for at least one of the reels, swapping or modifying the reel strip for the reel to include a higher concentration of target symbol instances, while also increasing a count of instances of symbols enclosed in a reel area. Graphical elements associated with the process can be changed accordingly. The final outcome is determined according to the adjusted process, and indicators of the instance and final outcome can be displayed using the graphical elements for the adjusted process. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304567 | GUILD-DEPENDENT VARIATION OF PLAYER CAPABILITIES IN A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED GAME - A system and method provide automated guild-dependent variation of in-game capabilities available to player in an computer-implemented game. An in-game capability is made available to the player in inter-guild competitive gameplay, for example comprising an object-specific ability associated with the game object, such as a collectible card. A value for a variable attribute of the in-game capability is dynamically adjusted based at least in part on one or more guild metrics for an associated guild of which the player is a member. The one or more guild metrics may include guild size and activity levels of guild members. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304568 | POCKETBALL BETTING - Pocketball is the process of generating an outcome at random from a sport competition. The model is a new betting method in which participants bet on an athletic contest rather than wagering on the teams, which is often fixed. The aim of this new method is to preserve the integrity of sport from the threat of match-fixing by allowing randomness to determine the outcome of sports wagering. The Pocketball method is applicable in different sports disciplines, such as football/soccer, America football, baseball, basketball, cricket, handball, hockey, lacrosse, netball, rugby, softball, tennis, volleyball and water polo. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304569 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR BACK-BETTING PROGRESSIVE PRIZE POOLS IN A GAMING SYSTEM - A system may manage a first prize pool based on a plurality of wagers placed at a plurality of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) for a game of chance or skill. A second prize pool may be managed based on a plurality of back-bet wagers placed at the plurality of user computational devices for an outcome of the game of chance or skill. An award can be distributed from the first prize pool in connection with the game of chance or skill to a player at one of the plurality EGMs and an award from the second prize pool can be automatically distributed to a player at one of the user computational devices in response to distributing the award from the first prize pool. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304570 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE USER INTERFACE BASED ON LOADED CASSETTES - A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes: detecting, by an automated teller machine, a trigger event; in response to detecting the trigger event, determining a current configuration of at least one cassette loaded into the automated teller machine; automatically configuring one or more user interface settings of the automated teller machine based on the current configuration of the at least one cassette; and presenting a user interface based on the one or more user interface settings. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304571 | COGNITIVE AUTOMATION PLATFORM FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE (ATM) SECURITY - Aspects of the disclosure relate to using cognitive automation for enhanced ATM security. A computing platform may receive, from a first automated teller machine (ATM), first ATM information indicating a first interaction between a user and the first ATM. The computing platform may receive, from a first camera, a first image, which may show the user performing the first interaction with the first ATM. Based on the first ATM information and the first image, the computing platform may determine that the first ATM is experiencing malicious activity. The computing platform may send, to a second ATM, one or more commands directing the second ATM to perform a first security action, which may cause the second ATM to perform the first security action. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304572 | INTEGRATED FENESTRATION STATUS MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE SAME - A fenestration assembly includes a fenestration frame and at least one panel rotatably coupled with the fenestration frame. A locking mechanism is coupled with the fenestration frame and the panel, and includes at least one latch and at least one latch fastener. In a secure configuration the panel is in a closed position and the latch is coupled with the latch fastener. In an unsecure configuration the panel is in an open position or the latch is decoupled from the latch fastener. A status monitoring assembly is configured to monitor the secure and unsecure configurations, and includes a sensor operator coupled with one of the fenestration frame or the panel, and a sensor coupled with the other of the panel or the fenestration frame. The sensor is configured to detect the sensor operator if the panel is in the closed position and the latch is coupled with the latch fastener. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304573 | BEAM SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM - A smoke detector system | 2021-09-30 |
20210304574 | CAMERA DETECTION OF HUMAN ACTIVITY WITH CO-OCCURRENCE - Methods, systems, and apparatus for camera detection of human activity with co-occurrence are disclosed. A method includes detecting a person in an image captured by a camera; in response to detecting the person in the image, determining optical flow in portions of a first set of images; determining that particular portions of the first set of images satisfy optical flow criteria; in response to determining that the particular portions of the first set of images satisfy optical flow criteria, classifying the particular portions of the first set of images as indicative of human activity; receiving a second set of images captured by the camera after the first set of images; and determining that the second set of images likely shows human activity based on analyzing portions of the second set of images that correspond to the particular portions of the first set of images classified as indicative of human activity. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304575 | MONITORING INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS, MONITORING INFORMATION RECORDING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR MONITORING INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A monitoring information recording apparatus according to one aspect, includes a recording processing unit configured to record, in a case that monitoring information including-at least one of a captured image of a monitoring target and a measurement value calculated based on the captured image meets a predetermined criterion, the monitoring information in a first mode. The recording processing unit, records, in a case that the monitoring information has not been recorded in the first mode for a predetermined period of time or longer, the monitoring information in the first mode regardless of whether the above criterion is met or not. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304576 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RFID-BASED RETAIL MANAGEMENT - A system for RFID-based retail management that includes a set of antennas, an RFID transceiver connected to the set of antennas; and a microprocessor-based system manager that controls the RFID transceiver and transforms RFID response data from the RFID transceiver into RFID tag location data according to read probability methods. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304577 | Integrated Camera and Ultra-Wideband Location Devices and Related Systems - Real time location systems are provided including one or more ultra-wideband (UWB) sensors positioned in an environment; one or more image capture sensors positioned in the environment; and at least one UWB tag associated with an object in the environment to provide a tagged item in the environment. The one or more UWB sensors and the one or more image capture sensors are integrated into at least one location device. The at one location device includes a UWB location device, a combination UWB/camera location device and/or a camera location device. A location of the tagged item is tracked using the at least one location device. and wherein a location of the tagged item is tracked using the at least one location device. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304578 | FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM AND FIRE DETECTION METHOD - The fire detection system is provided to enable early detection of a location where a fire may occur. When detecting a location which vibration reached in the optical fiber | 2021-09-30 |
20210304579 | INDUSTRIAL PLANT MONITORING SYSTEM - An industrial plant monitoring system includes: a first terminal attached to a worker and having a gyro sensor generating inclination information based on a movement of the worker; a server receiving the inclination information; and a second terminal configured to communicate with the server. The server performs processing of acquiring a number of pieces of the inclination information generated during a predetermined period and exceeding a predetermined inclination angle, processing of determining whether the acquired number of pieces of the inclination information exceeds a predetermined value or not, and processing of transmitting first alarm information to the second terminal when it is determined that the number of pieces of the inclination information exceeds the predetermined value. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304580 | MOUNT FOR A PATIENT MONITORING DEVICE - A mount for a device configured to monitor the movements or other activities of patient. Aspects include a monitoring unit and base, where the base may further include a pad with one or more pins extending into the base. The pad may be positioned inside a garment worn by a patient, the pins passing through the garment and electrically connecting to circuits in the fabric of the garment (e.g. a sock worn by the patient). The circuits may include sensors which are response to changes in pressure caused by patient movement. Output from the sensors may be carried by the circuits in the garment to the pins in the pad, and from there through the garment and into the base and the monitoring unit for processing and reporting to caregivers as needed. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304581 | System and Method of Automatically Alerting a User to Remain Awake - A system and method of automatically alerting a user to remain awake is able to automatically notify a user of a head tilt or other malposition of their head indicative of falling asleep, thereby preventing the user from falling asleep while driving or performing any other task requiring an alert operator. The method is provided with a headset, at least one inclination sensor, and an alerting system, wherein the inclination sensor receives a plurality of head inclination readings. The method is further provided with an allowable range of head inclination managed by the controller, thereby allowing a head tilt to be detected based on at least one abnormal reading from the plurality of head inclination readings. The controller generates a sleep warning in response to the abnormal reading, whereby the sleep warning is subsequently output by the alerting system, whereby the sleep warning is rendered as an alarm or notification. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304582 | INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE, INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information generation device includes: a receiver configured to receive physiological information of a subject, from a terminal device configured to operate by power of a battery, and continuously acquire and transmit the physiological information; a determination unit configured to determine whether non-transmission time, during which the terminal device is not capable of transmitting the physiological information to the receiver since the power is not supplied to the terminal device, is equal to or longer than predetermined time; and a generator configured to generate first alert information indicating that the non-transmission time is equal to or longer than the predetermined time, when the determination unit determines that the non-transmission time is equal to or longer than the predetermined time. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304583 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND INTERFACE - A method is presented for monitoring the use of a building area, where instruments are installed at a variety of points in a building to monitor and record parameters of interest to a building operator. The building operating system provides past and real-time information based on the parameters, and alerts a building operator when unintended events occur. The circumstances for unintended events are bundled into modes, such that by selecting a mode for a building area, a building operator is effectively selecting a set of circumstances for which alerts must be given. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304584 | RAPID THERMAL DYNAMIC IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICES WITH INCREASED RECOGNITION AND MONITORING CAPACITY - One or more apparatuses comprising at least two thermal image data capture and measuring devices that measure long wave infrared radiation intensity of energy flux on a per pixel basis wherein pixels provide dynamic image data that is transmitted and received between two or more digital devices so that the image data provides at least one captured dynamic image which is correlated with specific exact geographic locations and positions data and facial recognition data and correlated local air quality monitoring index atmospheric data is provided by sensors, and the devices include a lens, an optical system, a photodetector, one or more computerized micro-processors, and a gate that provides a constrained targeted pathway through which at least one person must travel so that dynamic thermal data, position and location data, facial recognition data, and local atmospheric data is measured, transmitted, and received for at least one person moving through the gate. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304585 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDWASHING PROCEDURE COMPLIANCE - Disclosed is a system and method for ensuring that handwashing procedures are being followed. The system may include a computing device which runs an application and administers various system tasks. The system may further include one or more wristbands worn by bearers, the wristbands including at least a radio frequency identification tag and a visual indicator and being connected to a local area network including the computing device. The system may further include one or more readers also connected to the local area network which detect the proximity of wristbands and send signals enabling the administration of the system. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304586 | Security System And Method Thereof - A security system for detecting an emergency event in a building. The system has one or more sensors deployed in the building for monitoring the building; one or more first action devices deployed in the building for responding to the emergency event; one or more second action devices deployed outside the building for broadcasting an alert of the emergency event to public near the building; and a control circuitry connected to the one or more sensors, the one or more first action devices, and the one or more second action devices for collecting data from the one or more sensors, detecting the emergency event, and responding to the emergency event with broadcasting the alert of the emergency event to the public near the building. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304587 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED SECURITY OF PHYSICAL ASSETS WITHIN A PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE - The disclosure relates to a system and method for providing enhanced security of physical assets within a physical infrastructure. The method includes receiving an overall layout of the physical infrastructure and multi-modal input with respect to the physical asset from a plurality of sensors installed within the physical infrastructure. The multi-modal input includes acoustic signal generated by or reflected off the physical asset and captured by a set of acoustic sensors. The method further includes generating a digital asset corresponding to the physical asset by determining an identification, a location, a shape, a size, and a behavior of the physical asset based on the multi-modal input and the overall layout, detecting one or more events of interest involving the digital asset based on the behavior of the physical asset, and simulating the one or more events of interest to evaluate a possible fault or a possible security threat. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304588 | SETTING DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM USED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING APPLIANCE - A setting device sets a manipulation device that transmits a wireless signal for controlling an appliance when the manipulation device accepts manipulation from a manipulator. An input unit receives first identification information, second identification information, and registration information. An authentication unit performs an authentication process on the registration information received. An output unit outputs a combination of the first identification information and the second identification information received when the authentication process is successful. The wireless signal transmitted from the manipulation device includes the first identification information, the second identification information, and command information. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304589 | BATTERY-POWERED RETROFIT REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE - A remote control device may be configured to be mounted over the toggle actuator of a light switch and to control a load control device. The remote control device may include a base portion and a rotating portion supported by the base portion so as to be rotatable about the base portion. The remote control device may include a control circuit, a wireless communication circuit, and a rotary encoder circuit. The rotary encoder circuit may be configured to translate a force applied to the rotating portion into input signals, and to operate as an antenna of the remote control device. The rotary encoder circuit may be configured to provide the input signals to the control circuit. The control circuit may be configured to translate the one or more input signals into control signals for transmission to the load control device via the wireless communication circuit. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304590 | COUPLING OF FOOT SWITCH AND MEDICAL DEVICE - A system including: a foot switch for controlling a medical device; and a receiver for the medical device to be controlled as components. Where the foot switch and the receiver are configured for wirelessly transmitting uniquely assignable control signals after completion of coupling at least from the foot switch to the receiver; one of the components comprises an NFC read module for reading out a transponder in a vicinity and an other component comprises the transponder that can be read out by the NFC read module; and the NFC read module is configured at least to initiate the coupling of the foot switch and the receiver on the basis of items of information read out from the transponder. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304591 | Systems and Methods for Automatically Assigning Vehicle Identifiers for Vehicles - In one aspect, a system for automatically assigning vehicle identifiers for autonomous vehicles can include a registry server computing system configured to perform operations. The operations can include receiving, at the registry server computing system and from a vehicle computing system onboard an autonomous vehicle, data describing the autonomous vehicle and generating, at the registry server computing system, a vehicle identifier for the autonomous vehicle based on the data describing the autonomous vehicle. The vehicle identifier can be different than and distinct from the data describing the autonomous vehicle. The operations can include associating, at the registry server computing system, the data describing the autonomous vehicle with the vehicle identifier for the autonomous vehicle in a vehicle registry. The vehicle registry can include respective vehicle identifiers associated with a plurality of autonomous vehicles. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304592 | EVENT DATA COLLECTIONS FOR ACCIDENTS - In some examples, a system detects an accident involving a first vehicle, and responsive to the detecting of the accident, collects event data relating to the accident from a second vehicle that is different from the first vehicle. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304593 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING TRAFFIC-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS - A method for traffic characterization associated with a vehicle including collecting a movement dataset sampled at least at one of a location sensor and a motion sensor associated with the vehicle, during a driving session associated with movement of the vehicle; extracting a set of features from the movement dataset associated with movement of the vehicle during the driving session; and determining one or more traffic-related characteristics associated with the vehicle based on the set of features. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304594 | METHOD FOR SIMULATING, GRADING, AND COMPILING TWO-DIMENSIONAL OVER-LIMIT VEHICLE LOAD SPECTRUM - A method for simulating, grading, and compiling a two-dimensional over-limit vehicle load spectrum, including the following steps: continuously acquiring traffic flow information of various typical roads for a period of time; generating a traffic flow series of each lane, and determining an optimal sample capacity of a traffic flow; analyzing a probability feature of the traffic flow series of each lane; simulating the traffic flow series of all the lanes; generating a two-dimensional over-limit vehicle load spectrum; grading the two-dimensional over-limit vehicle load spectrum; and compiling the two-dimensional over-limit vehicle load spectrum. Actual phenomena such as over-limit and overload in road/highway transport can be reproduced, facilitating evaluation of load effect, bearing capacity, and safety of bridge structures, and facilitating health monitoring, variable amplitude and random fatigue experiments, life prediction of the bridge structures and graded custody and safety risk control of highway/urban road bridges. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304595 | TRAFFIC MANAGER TRANSPORTS - An example operation may include one or more of identifying transports operating on a roadway, determining a degree of transport traffic based on the identified transports, when the degree of transport traffic has exceeded a traffic level, assigning one or more of the identified transports as a roadway manager, controlling movement of the roadway manager, and generating a roadway indicator on the roadway manager to direct the identified transports. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304596 | TRAFFIC REPORTING AND ANALYSIS - Systems, methods and software are disclosed for a tool for traffic operations engineers and transportation planners to use to determine, show, approximate, or estimate the effects of construction or other impediments will have on segments of roadways. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304597 | Measurement Method, Measurement Device, Measurement System, And Measurement Program - A measurement method includes: a step of acquiring first observation point information; a step of acquiring second observation point information; a step of calculating a path deflection waveform at a third observation point; a step of calculating a path deflection waveform at a central position between the first observation point and the second observation point; a step of calculating a measurement waveform as a physical quantity at the third observation point; a step of calculating an amplitude coefficient at which a difference is minimized between the measurement waveform and a waveform obtained by multiplying the path deflection waveform at the third observation point by the amplitude coefficient; and a step of calculating, based on the path deflection waveform at the central position and the amplitude coefficient, an estimation waveform as a physical quantity at the central position. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304598 | TRAFFIC SIGN DISPLAYING DEVICE - A traffic sign displaying device comprises a processor including a traffic sign recognizing section recognizing first traffic sign information on a traffic sign included in an image of an area ahead of a vehicle, a traffic sign information obtaining section obtaining from map information second traffic sign information on a traffic sign of a road based on position information on the vehicle, a traffic sign display portion displaying traffic sign information and a traffic sign display control section for controlling the traffic sign display portion, wherein if the first traffic sign information does not match the second traffic sign information, the traffic sign display control section stops displaying traffic sign information after the vehicle runs a predetermined distance or over a predetermined time with the traffic sign display control section displaying on the traffic sign display portion either the first traffic sign information or the second traffic sign information. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304599 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM, AND EVALUATION METHOD - An information processing device includes a communication unit and a control unit. The control unit selects at least one instant message as a selected message from one or more instant messages transmitted and received between terminal devices including a first terminal device. The control unit selects the selected message based on at least one of pick-up time and drop-off time of a vehicle picking up and dropping off a first user of the first terminal device. The control unit determines evaluation of a service provided in the vehicle based on the selected message. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304600 | FREE LOCK DETECTION OF A MICROMOBILITY TRANSIT VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods associated with free lock detection of a micromobility vehicle. Data from one or more sensors of the micromobility vehicle may be received and compared to a threshold stored or determined for the micromobility vehicle. Based on the comparing, an indication of free locking the micromobility vehicle may be determined and one or more notifications of the indication may be generated and sent for display on a mobile device. A parking condition of the micromobility vehicle may also be determined, such as utilizing image data of the micromobility vehicle. The image data may be analyzed to determine whether the micromobility vehicle is parked within a designated parking area distinguished through distinct coloring, patterns, signs, placards, markers, or images. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304601 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTER AND INTRA AGENCY COMMUNICATION, TRACKING AND COORDINATION - A method of tracking at least one emergency service provider is disclosed. An electronic history is compiled that includes at least one identifier of a service provider, at least one identifier of an event to which the service provider responded, and GPS data identifying the geographic location of the service provider at each time interval within the duration of the event. A user interface within which is displayed a first identifier of a first event is generated to a display device. A selection of the event identifier is received from a user. In response to the selection of the identifier, an aerial view of a geographic region within which the first event took place is generated. At least one icon is displayed in the aerial view representing the service provider at the geographic location corresponding to at least one time interval during the event. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304602 | ENHANCED VEHICLE OPERATION - A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to input an image to a first layer of a machine learning program, the first layer trained to identify one or more quadrilateral regions in the image, upon identifying the one or more quadrilateral regions, input the collected image to a second layer of a machine learning program, the second layer trained to identify a plurality of sets of vertices, each set of vertices defining a respective polygonal area, identify one of the polygonal areas in which to park a vehicle, and actuate one or more vehicle components to move the vehicle into the identified polygonal area. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304603 | ACQUIRING VACANT PARKING SPOT - An example operation may include one or more of querying, by a transport, a plurality of transports within a parking area for a parking spot to be vacated, receiving, by the transport, verification to vacate the parking spots from the plurality of transports within the parking area, and determining, by the transport, locations of the parking spots to be vacated based on the verifications. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304604 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARKING SUGGESTIONS - A system and method for creating a parking database and providing parking suggestions to the driver. The system and method includes receiving parking data from a plurality of vehicles in a fleet of vehicles, creating a parking database based upon the parking data, wherein the parking database comprises a plurality of curated parking locations determined by analyzing the parking data, generating a plurality of parking clusters based upon the parking database, wherein each of the plurality of parking clusters comprises a plurality of parking locations selected from the plurality of curated parking locations in the parking database, and identifying at least one of the plurality of parking clusters as a parking suggestion for a driver based upon a determined break location for the driver. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304605 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - A controller of a server device that is an information processing device according to the present disclosure executes setting a ratio between number of first parking spaces and number of second parking spaces, on the basis of a past actual utilization figure of a parking lot including the first parking spaces with a first time limit and the second parking spaces that allow parking for a longer time period than the first time limit, and controlling provision of the first parking spaces and the second parking spaces at the set ratio. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304606 | ACCOMMODATION AREA MANAGEMENT DEVICE - An accommodation area management device which manages an accommodation area capable of accommodating a moving body includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on the moving body, a determination unit configured to determine whether the moving body satisfies a condition of not allowing entry into the accommodation area based on the information on the moving body, and a processing unit configured to instruct the outside of the accommodation area as a destination when it is determined that the moving body satisfies the condition of not allowing entry into the accommodation area. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304607 | COLLABORATIVE PERCEPTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Collaborative perception is based on recognition that a fleet of AVs and stationary infrastructure objects equipped with sensors may be configured to communicate with one another in sharing their sensor data, thus benefiting from collaborative perception, rather than being limited to their individual perception. Three specific scenarios of collaborative perception are disclosed. The first scenario relates to two AVs in the vicinity of one another exchanging complexity scores indicative of their respective environments. The second scenario relates to an AV detecting that it has a blind spot and seeking other AVs or infrastructure objects to provide information indicative of the environment in the blind spot. The third scenario relates to providing infrastructure objects equipped with sensors in appropriate locations so that, when an AV is in the vicinity of such objects, the AV may receive information from their sensors. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304608 | VISUALIZATION OF PLANNED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BEHAVIOR - To visualize planned behavior of an autonomous vehicle (AV) traveling along a roadway, a user interface engine receives data describing a planned pathway of the AV along the roadway and object data describing an object having a predicted pathway crossing the planned pathway of the AV at a cross point. The user interface engine classifies the object either an asserting object or a yielding object based on a prediction of whether the object reaches the cross point before the AV or after the AV. The user interface engine generates an image that includes the planned pathway of the AV and the object in the environment of the AV. The image of the object indicates whether the object is classified as an asserting object or a yielding object. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304609 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SEVERE ROAD EVENTS - The present technology is effective to cause at least one processor to collect sensor data from at least one sensor on an autonomous vehicle, wherein the sensor data includes a plurality of measurements from the at least one sensor, identify, from the sensor data, at least one measurement from the plurality of measurements that is outside a threshold measurement for the at least one sensor and is indicative of an impact incident, send the sensor data to a remote computing system, and receive, in response to the sending of the sensor data that is indicative of the impact incident, routing instructions from the remote computing system. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304610 | TRAFFIC WARNING AND DATA CAPTURE DEVICES AND METHODS - Aspects of traffic warning and data capture are discussed. An indication of an approaching vehicle and an ambient light level are received by a device associated with a signboard. Based on the indication and the ambient light level, an alert is provided to a driver of the approaching vehicle. For providing the alert, a first illumination panel positioned to direct light onto a face of signboard is lighted. In various embodiments, lights in different colors are flashed for alerting a driver of the approaching vehicle of different hazardous driving conditions, wherein the lights of different colors are flashed at different instances and in one more directions. Further, the device can record and store or share traffic and pedestrian movement information for further analysis. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304611 | DETECTION OF CYCLISTS NEAR EGO VEHICLES - A method for alerting a driver when a cyclist is detected near an ego vehicle is described. The method includes detecting a presence of an object proximate the ego vehicle. The method also includes identifying the object as the cyclist according to geometric characteristics and/or speed data of the detected object. The method further includes displaying a graphical indication of the cyclist on a passenger side/driver side mirror of the ego vehicle while the cyclist is in a blind spot of the ego vehicle. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304612 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSMITTING BASIC SAFETY MESSAGES - A method for broadcasting a basic safety message (BSM) packet from a host vehicle includes receiving sensor data from one or more vehicle sensors provided at the host vehicle. The method includes determining whether the sensor data indicates a lane change of the host vehicle. The method includes performing a corrective action on at least one path history entry that is stored in a database in response to the sensor data indicating the lane change. The method includes generating and broadcasting the BSM packet based on the at least one path history entry. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304613 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO VALIDATE DATA COMMUNICATED BY A VEHICLE - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to validate data communicated by a vehicle. An example apparatus an anomaly detector to, in response to data communicated by a vehicle, at least one of compare an estimated speed with a reported speed or compare a location of the vehicle with a reported location. The apparatus including the anomaly detector further to generate an indication of the vehicle in response to the comparison. The apparatus further includes a notifier to discard data sent by the vehicle and notify surrounding vehicles of the data communicated by the vehicle. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304614 | DRIVING EVALUATION APPARATUS - A driving evaluation apparatus configured to evaluate level of safety driving by drivers belonging to any one of groups organized hierarchically, includes: microprocessor and memory. The microprocessor is configured to function as: a location information acquisition unit configured to acquire location information of the drivers from mobile terminals; an evaluation value calculation unit configured to calculate driving evaluation value based on the location information of the drivers; a driving evaluation unit configured to rank the plurality of drivers within a belonging group or rank the belonging group by comparing the belonging group with other groups regarding the level of safety driving based on the driving evaluation value; and an output unit configured to output a ranking result. The management information includes location information of speed management area for managing travel speeds of the mobile bodies and information of threshold for determining overspeed, settable by user. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304615 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A controller of an information processing apparatus disclosed obtains first information about a tendency of move of a user staying in a specific facility. The controller forecasts, on the basis of the first information, an expected destination of move to which the user will move from the specific facility and an expected time slot of move during which the user will start to move from the specific facility to the expected destination of move. The controller calculates the number of users who are expected to move from the specific facility to the expected destination of move in each expected time slot of move on a slot-by-slot basis. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304616 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - When an information processing apparatus disclosed receives a signal requesting dispatch of a taxi with information about a desired location of getting-in, it determines a recommended location of getting-in on the basis of at least one of information about a physical condition relating to a road in a specific area including the desired location of getting-in, information about instances of users' getting in and/or getting out of taxis that took place in the specific area in the past, and information about a condition of the road in the specific area. The information processing apparatus sends information for inviting a user to wait at the recommended location of getting-in determined as above to a user's terminal used by the user. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304617 | TRANSPORT TO TRANSPORT COMMUNICATION INITIATED BY USER GESTURES - An example operation may include one or more of identifying transports operating on a roadway, identifying one or more gestures performed by one or more transport occupants located inside the transports, interpreting the one or more gestures as transport operation controls, determining one of the transports has a higher priority than at least one other of the plurality of transports, applying the one or more gestures associated with the higher priority transport to control movement of the plurality of transports on the roadway. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304618 | CONVOY TRAVEL SYSTEM - A convoy travel system includes a plurality of vehicles and is configured such that the plurality of vehicles form a convoy and travel. The plurality of vehicles include a preceding vehicle and following vehicles configured so as to follow the preceding vehicle by means of automatic driving. The preceding vehicle is equipped with a steering information acquisition unit configured so as to acquire steering information pertaining to steering of the preceding vehicle, and a transmission unit configured so as to transmit the steering information to the following vehicles. The following vehicles are equipped with a reception unit configured so as to receive the steering information, and an automatic driving control unit configured so as to begin a steering angle control for avoiding a collision with an obstruction when the steering information indicates the execution of emergency steering for avoiding a collision with the obstruction. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304619 | TIME FOR PASSAGE OF A PLATOON OF VEHICLES - A method for controlling a time for passage of a group of vehicles. The method includes sending, by a first vehicle, an identifying signal to at least a second vehicle in the group of vehicles and receiving, by the first vehicle, a response signal from the at least second vehicle in the group of vehicles. The method further includes determining a time for passaging a certain point along a road for the group of vehicles based on the response signal, and communicating the determined time to a roadside unit. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304620 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED DATA ACQUISITION - Systems and methods are disclosed for acquiring data from avionics servers, flight management systems, or connected flight management system cloud services. In some embodiments, a method for acquiring data from avionics servers, flight management systems, or connected flight management system cloud services may include: receiving a dataset request from an input device; generating a plurality of sub-requests for a plurality of partial datasets from the avionics server; transmitting the plurality of sub-requests to a plurality of instances of the avionics server; generating identifications for each of the plurality of partial datasets; assembling the plurality of partial datasets into a single dataset; and transmitting the single dataset to the input device. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304621 | UTILIZING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE - In a particular embodiment, methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for utilizing an unmanned aerial vehicle for emergency response are disclosed that include determining, by a UAV, a disinfection area; flying, by the UAV, over the determined disinfection area; and releasing, by the UAV, a disinfectant while flying over the determined disinfection area. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304622 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM COMMUNICATION - Systems and methods may provide unmanned aerial system (UAS) communication, a method performed by a UAS includes obtaining first digital information that indicates a position of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the UAS; obtaining second digital information that identifies a zone of a flight map; determining whether an airspace violation has occurred by comparing the position of the UAV with the zone of the flight map, based on the first digital information and the second digital information; and controlling the UAS to warn a user of the UAS about the airspace violation occurring or potentially occurring, or controlling the UAV to auto return or land, based on the determining. | 2021-09-30 |