41st week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210319549 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO USE MACHINE LEARNING TO ENSURE PROPER INSTALLATION AND/OR REPAIR BY TECHNICIANS - A system for installation or repair work includes a mobile device and a central server. The mobile device includes a camera and a first processor. The first processor is configured to execute processing instructions including an algorithm to evaluate photographs recorded by the camera. The central server is configured to wirelessly communicate with the mobile device. The central server includes a second processor configured to execute control instructions stored on a second memory to cause the central server to: (i) receive at least one photograph evaluated by the first processor of the mobile device; (ii) perform machine learning using the at least one photograph to improve the algorithm used to evaluate the at least one photograph by the first processor; (iii) update the processing instructions using the improved algorithm; and (iv) transmit the updated processing instructions to the mobile device to enable evaluation of a subsequent photograph. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319550 | MULTI-CHAMBER LIGHTING CONTROLLER FOR AQUACULTURE - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for a lighting controller for sea lice detection. In some implementations, fish are contained within an elliptical tank filled with water. An imaging station located on the elliptical tank is used to capture an image of a fish from which image analysis can be performed to detect sea lice or other skin features, including lesions, on the fish. Pairs of imaging assemblies coordinate pulsing light of at least a first and a second color and capturing images of the fish while the fish is illuminated by at least the first and the second color. By using the captured images with different color light, computers can detect features on the body of a fish including sea lice, skin lesions, shortened operculum or other physical deformities and skin features. Detection results can aid in mitigation techniques or be stored for analytics. For example, sea lice detection results can inform targeted treatments comprised of lasers, fluids, or mechanical devices such as a brush or suction. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319551 | 3D ANALYSIS WITH OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES - A method for generating clinically valuable analyses and visualizations of 3D volumetric OCT data by combining a plurality of segmentation techniques of common OCT data in three dimensions following pre-processing techniques. Prior to segmentation, the data may be subject to a plurality of separately applied pre-processing techniques. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319552 | SIMULATING VISUAL FIELD TEST FROM STRUCTURAL SCANS - Aspects of the invention include a computer implemented method for simulating visual field test results from structural scans, the method includes processing eye image data to extract visual functioning related features. Additionally, generating a representation of a visual function of the eye that is independent of a visual field test (VFT) configuration. Then generating a simulated VFT configuration specific test result based at least in part on the representation. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319553 | DETECTING VASCULAR CALCIFICATION - Methods, systems, devices and apparatus for vascular calcification detection are provided. In one aspect, a vascular calcification detection method includes: obtaining a three-dimensional non-angiographic image, obtaining one or more to-be-detected sub-regions included in each of at least two to-be-detected regions in the three-dimensional non-angiographic image by inputting the three-dimensional non-angiographic image into a pre-trained region identification network, the to-be-detected regions including an aortic region and a coronary region; for each of the to-be-detected regions, obtaining a calcification region in the to-be-detected region by threshold segmentation; based on the calcification region and the one or more to-be-detected sub-regions included in the to-be-detected region, determining a corresponding calcification sub-region in each of the one or more to-be-detected sub-regions; and displaying the corresponding calcification sub-region in each of the one or more to-be-detected sub-regions in the three-dimensional non-angiographic image. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319554 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING FIBROSIS IN A TISSUE SAMPLE - There is provided a method of assessing fibrosis in a tissue sample. The method includes: obtaining a stained image of a stained tissue sample, the stained tissue sample being stained in relation to collagen therein; producing a plurality of different types of collagen images based on the stained image, the plurality of different types of collagen images corresponding to a plurality of different types of collagen, respectively; determining a plurality of different types of collagen parameters based on the plurality of different types of collagen images using a deep neural network; and determining a degree of fibrosis in the stained tissue sample based on the plurality of different types of collagen parameters. The plurality of different types of collagen comprises portal collagen, fibrillary collagen and septal collagen. The different types of collagen images are produced by determining if the collagen satisfies a predetermined size condition or a predetermined distance condition with respect to a boundary of the portal tracts and central veins. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319555 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING A BRAIN ANOMALY BASED ON A 3D MRI IMAGE - The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for classifying a brain anomaly and apparatus based on a 3D MRI image, wherein the classifying method comprises: receiving a to-be-processed 3D MRI image, performing a convolution operation on an imaging sequence corresponding to the 3D MRI image based on a first neural network algorithm to obtain segment masks; and performing a classification operation on the imaging sequence corresponding to the 3D MRI image based on a second neural network algorithm and the segment masks to obtain a classification result of the brain anomaly. Supported by the technologies of artificial intelligence and big data processing, embodiments of the present disclosure enable classification of a brain anomaly shown in the received MRI image through training an MRI recognition model, thereby effectively improving classification accuracy of the brain anomaly and further enhancing diagnosis accuracy of the brain anomaly based on the MRI image. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319556 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING IMAGES OF A RETINA - The present invention relates to a method and system for analysing images of a retina captured by an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) scanner. The method includes: receiving an image of a retina of a patient from an OCT scanner; segmenting boundaries between layers of the retina for each of the pixels; determining the layers of the retina using the segmented boundaries; segmenting regions of pathology of the retina for each of the pixels; determining a location of the regions of pathology with respect to the determined layers of the retina using the segmented regions; determining the regions of pathology using the segmented regions and the determined location of the regions; determining a property of the regions of pathology of the retina using the segmented regions; analysing results of determinations of the regions of pathology and the property of the regions to derive an assessment of the retina of the patient; and outputting the assessment of the retina of the patient. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319557 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC DELINEATION OF SCANNED IMAGES - A method and system for generating synthetic images for use in a database is described. The database is used for delineation of features in real images, the method comprising the steps of: providing a delineated image acquired using a first scanner, defining a model related to the generation of synthetic images using a second scanner, processing the delineated image using the model to generate a synthetic image, mapping contours to the synthetic image to form a synthetic image-contour pair; repeating providing, defining and processing steps to generate a plurality of synthetic images and contour pairs for the database; using said database of synthetic images and contour pairs to optimise a contouring algorithm, where the optimised algorithm generates contours for the real images of the same type as the synthetic images; processing one or more further real images to contour and delineate features on the further real image using the algorithm. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319558 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS, DIAGNOSIS, RISK STRATIFICATION, DECISION MAKING AND/OR DISEASE TRACKING - The disclosure herein relates to systems, methods, and devices for medical image analysis, diagnosis, risk stratification, decision making and/or disease tracking. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are configured to analyze non-invasive medical images of a subject to automatically and/or dynamically identify one or more features, such as plaque and vessels, and/or derive one or more quantified plaque parameters, such as radiodensity, radiodensity composition, volume, radiodensity heterogeneity, geometry, location, and/or the like. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are further configured to generate one or more assessments of plaque-based diseases from raw medical images using one or more of the identified features and/or quantified parameters. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319559 | DEEP CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK WITH SELF-TRANSFER LEARNING - Systems and techniques for facilitating a deep convolutional neural network with self-transfer learning are presented. In one example, a system includes a machine learning component, a medical imaging diagnosis component and a visualization component. The machine learning component generates learned medical imaging output regarding an anatomical region based on a convolutional neural network that receives medical imaging data. The machine learning component also performs a plurality of sequential downsampling and upsampling of the medical imaging data associated with convolutional layers of the convolutional neural network. The medical imaging diagnosis component determines a classification and an associated localization for a portion of the anatomical region based on the learned medical imaging output associated with the convolutional neural network. The visualization component generates a multi-dimensional visualization associated with the classification and the localization for the portion of the anatomical region. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319560 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present disclosure relates to an image processing method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes: performing step-by-step convolution processing on an image to be processed to obtain a convolution result (S | 2021-10-14 |
20210319561 | Image segmentation method and system for pavement disease based on deep learning - An image segmentation method and system for a pavement disease based on deep learning are provided, relating to a field of image processing. The image segmentation method includes steps of: acquiring a pavement detection image; inputting the pavement detection image into a disease segmentation model which is obtained through training a deep learning network with a disease database; recognizing and segmenting the pavement disease, and obtaining a segmented image of the pavement disease. The image segmentation method adopts a deep learning algorithm for image segmentation, so that a pavement disease region is automatically obtained, a working efficiency is improved and meanwhile image segmentation becomes more accurate. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319562 | RECOGNITION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYZING A STARVATION EXTENT OF A WHITELEG SHRIMP BASED ON UNDERWATER IMAGING - It is provided a recognition device for analyzing a starvation extent of a whiteleg shrimp based on underwater imaging, including a bracket, a camera mounted on a top of the bracket, a plurality of light sources for illumination, and a processor connected with the camera. The processor receives a shrimp image collected by the camera, extracts an edge image of the shrimp after the collected shrimp image is preprocessed, and calculates a movement speed of the shrimp and a quantity of baits after a head and a tail are recognized, to recognize starvation extent of the shrimp. It is also provided a recognition method for analyzing starvation extent of the whiteleg shrimp based on underwater imaging. The present disclosure may guide feeders to feed and realize reasonable culture for the shrimp, by capturing images of the shrimp in time and determining starvation the extent of shrimp. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319563 | GENERATING A DYNAMIC VIRTUAL MASK LAYER FOR A REGION OF A DISPLAY - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for generating a mask layer for a display of a computing device. For example, a method includes retrieving, from a non-volatile memory of a computing device, region information indicative of dimensions of a region of a display not having functional pixels and indicative of a position of the region on the display. The method further includes generating a mask layer having a size, shape, and position based on the region information. The method further includes composing an image based on the mask layer and one or more layers, the mask layer preventing display of any portion of the one or more layers that overlap with the mask layer. The method further includes outputting the image on the display. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319564 | Patch-Based Image Matting Using Deep Learning - Methods and systems are provided for generating mattes for input images. A neural network system is trained to generate a matte for an input image utilizing contextual information within the image. Patches from the image and a corresponding trimap are extracted, and alpha values for each individual image patch are predicted based on correlations of features in different regions within the image patch. Predicting alpha values for an image patch may also be based on contextual information from other patches extracted from the same image. This contextual information may be determined by determining correlations between features in the query patch and context patches. The predicted alpha values for an image patch form a matte patch, and all matte patches generated for the patches are stitched together to form an overall matte for the input image. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319565 | TARGET DETECTION METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS IMAGES, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method, an apparatus, and a device for target detection in consecutive images, and a computer-readable storage medium. A second frame is divided into multiple sub-images, before a target in the second frame in a video sequence is detected through a target-detecting network model. A first frame is searched, according to a preset rule for motion estimation, for a corresponding image block matched with each sub-image. Pixels of a sub-image, of which the matched image block is found in the first frame, are replaced with preset background pixels. Hence, a target repeating in both frames is replaced. Finally, the second frame subject to the replacement is inputted in to the target-detecting network model, to obtain a bounding box of a target object of the second frame and a category of such target object. An algorithm for target detection in consecutive images is optimized. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319566 | CLASSIFYING MOTION IN A VIDEO USING DETECTED VISUAL FEATURES - Technology is disclosed herein for learning motion in video. In an implementation, an artificial neural network extracts features from a video. A correspondence proposal (CP) module performs, for at least some of the features, a search for corresponding features in the video based on a semantic similarity of a given feature to others of the features. The CP module then generates a joint semantic vector for each of the features based at least on the semantic similarity of the given feature to one or more of the corresponding features and a spatiotemporal distance of the given feature to the one or more of the corresponding features. The artificial neural network is able to identify motion in the video using the joint semantic vectors generated for the features extracted from the video. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319567 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA VISUALIZATION - The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for data visualization. The systems may perform the methods to obtain a video having a plurality of frames including a plurality of objects; identify a target object from the plurality of objects according to the plurality of frames; determine one or more track points of the target object, each of the one or more track points being corresponding to the target object in one of the plurality of frames; determine a first track of the target object based on the track points, the first track including at least one of the one or more track points of the target object; determine a second track of the target object based on the first track, the second track including at least one of the track points of the first track; generate a video analysis result by analyzing the second track; and visualize the video analysis result. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319568 | Cooperative Aircraft Navigation - A UAS may use camera-captured ground feature data to iteratively estimate pose change through a Kalman filter. To avoid excessive drift, the UAS may periodically perform a reset by publishing delta pose and covariance as an edge in a global pose graph, by zeroing out the delta pose and covariance. To further improve global pose estimation, two UASs may share range information and associated pose graph information, thereby providing an additional constraint for each UAS to use in its pose graph optimization. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319569 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEPTH MAP RECONSTRUCTION - A method includes accessing image data and depth data corresponding to image frames to be displayed on an extended reality (XR) display device, and determining sets of feature points corresponding to the image frames based on a multi-layer sampling of the image data and the depth data. The method further includes generating a set of sparse feature points based on an integration of the sets of feature points. The set of sparse feature points are determined based on relative changes in depth data with respect to the sets of feature points. The method further includes generating a set of sparse depth points based on the set of sparse feature points and the depth data and sending the set of sparse depth points to the XR display device for reconstruction of a dense depth map corresponding to the image frames utilizing the set of sparse depth points. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319570 | DEFORMATION PROCESSING SUPPORT SYSTEM AND DEFORMATION PROCESSING SUPPORT METHOD - A deformation processing support system acquires target shape data of a work having a reference line; acquires intermediate shape data from the work in an intermediate shape having a reference line marked thereon; and overlaps the two data on each other by aligning the reference lines relative to each other, to calculate a necessary deformation amount of the work based on a difference between the two data overlapped on each other. To align the reference lines with each other, first and second alignment axes with the same length calculated for the respective reference lines are superimposed on each other. Subsequently, the intermediate shape data is relatively rotated with respect to the target shape data around the first alignment axis. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319571 | POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION DEVICE, AND POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION METHOD - According to embodiments, point cloud data transmission method may include encoding point cloud data, encapsulating a bitstream that includes the encoded point cloud data into a file, and transmitting the file, the bitstream is stored either in a single track or in multiple tracks of the file, the file further includes signaling data, wherein the signaling data include at least one parameter set and spatial region information, and the encoded point cloud data include geometry data and attribute data. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319572 | ERROR REDUCTION IN DEPTH MAPS - The described implementations relate to reducing distance errors in depth maps. One example can detect blooming in a depth map. This example can identify a depth range affected by the blooming and take an action relating to the identified depth range to address the blooming. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319573 | RANGING METHOD BASED ON LASER-LINE SCANNING IMAGING - The present invention provides a ranging method based on laser-line scanning imaging to effectively suppress interference of extreme weather on imaging. The method includes the following steps: acquiring priori reference images for a fixed laser-line scanning system, including respectively placing reference whiteboards at different distances, projecting line laser beams to the whiteboards, and acquiring the reference images by using a camera; placing a laser-line scanning device in a real scene, causing the laser-line scanning device to respectively emit line lasers at different angles, and acquiring an image at each scanning angle by using a camera; and performing fusion calculation on the acquired scanning image in the real scene and the priori reference images by using a ranging algorithm based on laser-line scanning, and extracting distance information of a surrounding object, to implement environment perception. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319574 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing device including an acquisition unit that acquires a first captured image, a second captured image, and a distance to a subject, and a derivation unit that derives an imaging position distance which is a distance between the first imaging position and the second imaging position, on the basis of a plurality of pixel coordinates for specifying a plurality of pixels of more than three pixels which are present in the same planar region as an emission position irradiated with the directional light beam on the real space and correspond to the position on the real space in each of the first captured image and the second captured image which are acquired by the acquisition unit, emission position coordinates which are derived on the basis of the distance acquired by the acquisition unit, a focal length of an imaging lens, and dimensions of imaging pixels. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319575 | TARGET POSITIONING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a target positioning method and device, and an unmanned aerial vehicle. The method includes: acquiring a target image through an image acquisition device; acquiring the position information of a target in the target image according to the target image; acquiring original point clouds of an environment in front of the unmanned aerial vehicle through a depth sensor; acquiring the point clouds corresponding to the target in the original point clouds according to the original point clouds and the position information of the target in the target image; and acquiring the position information of the target in a three-dimensional space according to the point clouds corresponding to the target. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319576 | METHOD FOR EXPANDING IMAGE DEPTH AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device used in a method for expanding image depth obtains first images by a first sensor, the first images comprising depth information. The electronic device obtains second images by a second sensor, the second images comprising gradient information, and the first images correspond to the second images. The electronic device determines the pixels in the first images which contain expandable content according to the gradient information of the second images, applies expansion accordingly to the pixels in the first images to generate third images, and generate target depth maps according to the gradient information of the second images and the depth information of the third images. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319577 | DEPTH ESTIMATION BASED ON EGO-MOTION ESTIMATION AND RESIDUAL FLOW ESTIMATION - A method for depth estimation performed by a depth estimation system of an autonomous agent includes determining a first pose of a sensor based on a first image captured by the sensor and a second image captured by the sensor. The method also includes determining a first depth of the first image and a second depth of the second image. The method further includes generating a warped depth image based on at least the first depth and the first pose. The method still further includes determining a second pose based on the warped depth image and the second depth image. The method also includes updating the first pose based on the second pose and updating a first warped image based on the updated first pose. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319578 | UNSUPERVISED DEPTH PREDICTION NEURAL NETWORKS - A system for generating a depth output for an image is described. The system receives input images that depict the same scene, each input image including one or more potential objects. The system generates, for each input image, a respective background image and processes the background images to generate a camera motion output that characterizes the motion of the camera between the input images. For each potential object, the system generates a respective object motion output for the potential object based on the input images and the camera motion output. The system processes a particular input image of the input images using a depth prediction neural network (NN) to generate a depth output for the particular input image, and updates the current values of parameters of the depth prediction NN based on the particular depth output, the camera motion output, and the object motion outputs for the potential objects. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319579 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING POSITION INFORMATION, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM - Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for generating position information, a device and a medium. A specific embodiment of the method includes: acquiring an image and vehicle position information, wherein the image includes a target element; inputting the image into a pre-established depth map generation model to obtain a first depth map, wherein the focal length of sample images of sample data used during the training of the model is a sample focal length; generating a second depth map based on the sample focal length, the first depth map, and an estimated focal length of the image; determining depth information of the target element according to element position information of the target element in the image and the second depth map; and generating position information of the target element based on the vehicle position information and the depth information of the target element. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319580 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR STEREO MATCHING - Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of machine vision technologies, and specifically disclose a method, apparatus and electronic device for stereo matching. By means of the foregoing technical solutions, the embodiments of the present invention can achieve an improvement in both a speed and an accuracy of stereo matching. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319581 | POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION METHOD - Disclosed herein is a method of transmitting point cloud data. The method may include acquiring point cloud data, encoding geometry information including positions of points of the point cloud data, generating one or more LODs based on the geometry information and selecting one or more neighbor points of each point to be attribute-encoded based on the one or more LODs, wherein the selected one or more neighbor points of each point are located within a maximum neighbor point distance, encoding attribute information of each point based on the selected one or more neighbor points of each point, and transmitting the encoded geometry information, the encoded attribute information, and signaling information. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319582 | Method(s) and System(s) for Vehicular Cargo Management - A method of determining volume of a cargo space of a vehicle in real-time includes generating an initial spatial model of the cargo space using images from a plurality of cameras including cameras for capturing at least one of depth and color, positioned in and around the cargo space, where the images are stitched together into a dense point cloud in real-time, generating an updated spatial model of the cargo space using the images, upon detection of items being loaded or unloaded into the cargo space, where the updated spatial model includes changes to the cargo space, estimating a volume of loaded items in the updated spatial model, and determining a remaining volume of the cargo space based on the estimated volume of the loaded items and a total volume of the cargo space, where the total volume is calculated based on the initial spatial model. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319583 | EYE INFORMATION ESTIMATE APPARATUS, EYE INFORMATION ESTIMATE METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A technology capable of estimating information on a position and a size of a pupil or an iris using an image obtained by photographing eyes of a subject even when a part of the pupil or the iris is hidden in the image is provided. An eye information estimate apparatus includes a profile determination information acquisition unit configured to acquire, from an image obtained by photographing an eye of a subject, coordinates (x1, y0) and (x2, y0) of two points of a point P | 2021-10-14 |
20210319584 | CAMERA POSE ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES - Techniques are described for estimating pose of a camera located on a vehicle. An exemplary method of estimating camera pose includes obtaining, from a camera located on a vehicle, an image including a lane marker on a road on which the vehicle is driven, and estimating a pose of the camera such that the pose of the camera provides a best match according to a criterion between a first position of the lane marker determined from the image and a second position of the lane marker determined from a stored map of the road. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319585 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GAZE ESTIMATION - The invention concerns a method for estimating a gaze at which a user is looking at. The method comprises a step of retrieving an input image and a reference image of an eye of the user and/or an individual. The method comprises then a step of processing the input image and the reference image so as to estimate a gaze difference between the gaze of the eye within the input image and the gaze of the eye within the reference image. The gaze of the user is the retrieved using the estimated gaze difference and the known gaze of the reference image. The invention also concerns a system for enabling this method. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319586 | VEHICLE WHEEL ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING DRIVE DIRECTION - A vehicle wheel alignment system includes a pair of wheel mounted targets, a pair of reference targets mounted to a stationary reference, a pair of gravity sensors, and a pair of vehicle-mounted active heads mounted on first and second sides of the vehicle. The active heads each have an image sensor for producing image data of one of the reference targets and one of the wheel mounted targets. The gravity sensors are disposed on each side of the vehicle in a known relationship to either the respective reference targets or the image sensors. A data processor calculates, using the image data, a plurality of poses of the wheel mounted targets as the vehicle wheels rotate; calculates a vehicle drive direction using the target poses and a measured orientation relative to gravity from the gravity sensors; and calculates a wheel alignment measurement using the vehicle drive direction. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319587 | End-to-End Camera Calibration for Broadcast Video - A system and method of calibrating a broadcast video feed are disclosed herein. A computing system retrieves a plurality of broadcast video feeds that include a plurality of video frames. The computing system generates a trained neural network, by generating a plurality of training data sets based on the broadcast video feed and learning, by the neural network, to generate a homography matrix for each frame of the plurality of frames. The computing system receives a target broadcast video feed for a target sporting event. The computing system partitions the target broadcast video feed into a plurality of target frames. The computing system generates for each target frame in the plurality of target frames, via the neural network, a target homography matrix. The computing system calibrates the target broadcast video feed by warping each target frame by a respective target homography matrix. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319588 | Method and Apparatus for Calibrating External Parameters of Image Acquisition Device, Device and Storage Medium - The present application discloses a method and an apparatus for calibrating external parameters of an image acquisition device, a device and a storage medium, and relates to the technical field of vehicle positioning. The specific implementation solution is as follows: acquiring an image captured by the image acquisition device; determining a plurality of marking points on a calibration plate in the image; determining a first conversion matrix based on coordinates of each of the marking points in the image pixel coordinate system and the calibration plate coordinate system; determining a second conversion matrix based on coordinates of at least one wheel grounding point of the vehicle in the calibration plate coordinate system and the vehicle body coordinate system; and determining external parameters of the image acquisition device by using the first conversion matrix and the second conversion matrix. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319589 | PIGMENT DETECTION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A pigment detection method includes: extracting a first image from a to-be-detected RGB skin image, where the first image is used to represent a body reflection component in the RGB skin image, and the RGB skin image is photographed by a device having an RGB image photographing function; extracting a pigment from an R channel, a B channel, and a G channel of the first image based on a correspondence between a first spectral response curve of the pigment and a second spectral response curve of the device having the RGB image photographing function; and generating a pseudo-color image based on the extracted pigment, and displaying the pseudo-color image. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319590 | CORRELATION OF THERMAL SATELLITE IMAGE DATA FOR GENERATING THERMAL MAPS AT HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION - The invention relates to a method and a device for producing a thermal map of an area, wherein the thermal map is generated by a combination of two thermal images of different properties, and both thermal images comprise pixels associated with the area and have been recorded by satellites. The two thermal images are recorded at different times using different recording devices. Furthermore, a radiometric precision of the first thermal image is higher than that of the second thermal image, and a spatial resolution of the second thermal image is higher than that of the first thermal image. The two thermal images are used to determine a measurement value offset of a first pixel group belonging to the second thermal image and spatially associated with the area, and then corrected absolute measurement values of the pixels belonging to the second thermal image and spatially associated with the area are determined. A precise thermal map of the area is then created on this basis. The invention also relates to a method for determining a time series of thermal maps and a computer programme product for carrying out the method described. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319591 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device ( | 2021-10-14 |
20210319592 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING POINT CLOUD - An electronic device and a method for encoding and decoding a point cloud are provided. The decoding method includes: encoded image data and syntax are received; the encoded image data is decoded to obtain image data, and a raw patch is obtained from the image data; and a residual point cloud in the point cloud is reconstructed according to the raw patch and the syntax. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319593 | SIGNIFICANT COEFFICIENT FLAG ENCODING FOR POINT CLOUD ATTRIBUTE COMPRESSION - A system comprises an encoder configured to compress attribute information for a point cloud and/or a decoder configured to decompress compressed attribute information for the point cloud. To compress the attribute information, a transform is applied to the attribute values to generate attribute coefficients/transformed attribute values. Points with attribute coefficients with a significant value are assigned a first binary flag value, while points with non-significant attribute coefficients are assigned a second binary flag value. A K | 2021-10-14 |
20210319594 | IMPLICIT STRUCTURED LIGHT DECODING METHOD, COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A implicit structured light decoding method, a computer equipment and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: traversing an image captured by a camera to acquire a grayscale value of each pixel point and an ideal neighborhood grayscale distribution; extracting and outputting an updated output image according to the grayscale value of each pixel point and the ideal neighborhood grayscale distribution and in combination with a preset output image; classifying stripe central points in the updated output image into different stripes; determining a correspondence between stripes in the updated output image and stripes in a structured light image according to the different stripes; and decoding all stripe central points by using triangulation method in combination with the correspondence between the extracted stripes and the projected stripe pattern. This solution can efficiently and robustly decode the implicit stripe-based structured light on a basis of ensuring precision. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319595 | TRISOUP SYNTAX SIGNALING FOR GEOMETRY-BASED POINT CLOUD COMPRESSION - An example device for processing point cloud data includes a memory configured to store the point cloud data and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to count a number of edges of a cube of point cloud data comprising a vertex. The one or more processors are configured to set a variable based on a total of the counting. The one or more processors are also configured to process the point cloud data based on the variable. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319596 | NODE-BASED IMAGE COLORIZATION ON IMAGE/VIDEO EDITING APPLICATIONS - A system and method for node-based image colorization is provided. The system receives a first user input via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) of an image/video editing application and controls a display device to display a node graph on the GUI based on the first user input. The node graph includes an input node to select grayscale images and a colorization node which may represent a workflow for colorization of at least a first object in the grayscale images. The system receives a second user input associated with a setting of the colorization node and selects an image colorization model based on the second user input. The system executes the workflow associated with the colorization node to transmit the grayscale images to a computing device that hosts the selected image colorization model, and to receive colorized images including at least the first object colorized based on a color effect. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319597 | DEVICE, METHOD, SMART GLASSES FOR COLOR VISION DEFICIENCY CORRECTION - The present invention relates to a device, method, and smart glasses for color vision deficiency correction. The method includes: adjusting a color of an image according to an environmental color temperature to obtain an adjusted image, and then adjusting a pixel level of the adjusted image to a preset pixel level according to image content, to obtain a to-be-processed image; determining an adjustment matrix based on an RGB value of the to-be-processed image and a preset RGB target value; comparing a color displayed on a display with a color of a standard colorimetric card for correction, to determine an adjustment mapping table; and generating a target image based on the to-be-processed image, the adjustment matrix, and the adjustment mapping table. The present invention increases the degree of color recognition and improves imaging effects, and can implement good color vision deficiency correction. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319598 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO COMPUTE THE APPEARANCE OF WOVEN AND KNITTED TEXTILES AT THE PLY-LEVEL - Systems and methods configured to determine appearance of woven and knitted textiles at the ply-level are presented herein. Exemplary embodiments may: obtain an input pattern of a textile, the input pattern comprising a two-dimensional weave pattern; obtain appearance information, the appearance information including one or more of color, transparency, or roughness; determine ply curve geometry based on ply-level fiber details making up individual plys; generate an image simulating an appearance of the textile based on the two-dimensional weave pattern, the appearance information, and the ply curve geometry so that the image simulating the appearance of the textile takes into account the ply-level fiber details; and/or perform other operations. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319599 | METHOD FOR GATING IN TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM - A method for gating in tomographic imaging system includes steps of: (a) performing a tomographic imaging on an object with a target moving periodically along a first axis for acquiring projection images; (b) obtaining projected curves by summing up pixel values along a direction of a second axis perpendicular to the first axis in each projection image; (c) determining a target zone on the projection images, wherein a central position on the first axis of the target zone is corresponding to a position having the largest variation in the projected curves on the first axis; (d) calculating parameter values of pixel values in the target zones and obtaining a curve of a moving cycle of the target according to the parameter values; and (e) selecting the projection images under the same state in the moving cycle for image reconstruction according to the curve of the moving cycle of the target. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319600 | System and Method for High Fidelity Computed Tomography - A system and method is provided for high fidelity multi-energy CT processing. This system and method exploits prior knowledge, where prior knowledge may include redundant information existing in the CT images, such as spatial redundancy between a thick slice and a thin slice encompassed by or close to the thick slice, or the spatiospectral redundancy between the image output of multi-energy CT processing and the source multi-energy CT images. The system and method retains structural details, spatial resolution, spectral fidelity, and noise texture while achieving noise reduction. The method reduces image noise and increases the contrast-to-noise ratio in processed images, while simultaneously maintaining image details and natural appearance of the image to enhance detectability and facilitate reader acceptance. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319601 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING PATENT DRAWINGS - This invention allows one to use a 3D model to create one or more patent drawings by using it to generate and annotate 2D images. It also allows for manipulation of the model via gesture and concatenated numbering of elements. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319602 | MAP GENERATION SYSTEM, MAP GENERATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A map generation device ( | 2021-10-14 |
20210319603 | ARRANGING DIRECTED ACYCLIC GRAPH DATA FOR DISPLAY - The disclosed examples relate to arranging graph data for display on a display device. One example provides, on a computing device, a method comprising determining one or more connected groups of nodes in directed acyclic graph data, for each connected group of nodes, determining a reachability from each node with no inputs to each of one or more nodes with no outputs to determine a plurality of initial node/terminal node pairs, and for each initial node/terminal node pair, determining a path from the initial node to the terminal node. The method further comprises initializing a grid based upon the determined paths, placing each node at a corresponding initial grid location, and placing edges between nodes based upon the determined paths to form an initial grid representation, modifying the initial grid representation via a cost function to form a modified grid representation, and outputting the modified grid representation for display. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319604 | MICROPARTICLE ANALYZING APPARATUS AND DATA DISPLAYING METHOD - Disclosed herein is a microparticle analyzing apparatus including a detecting portion configured to simultaneously detect a fluorescence generated from a microparticle in plural wavelength regions and a displaying portion configured to display thereon detection results in the plural wavelength regions in a form of a spectrum. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319605 | GENERATING SIMPLIFIED MAP SHAPES - In some implementations, a method performed by data processing apparatuses includes receiving map data that identifies a layout of physical objects within a physical area, identifying contiguous groups of the physical objects as composite objects, selecting bounding algorithms to use for generating graphical shapes for the composite objects, generating graphical shapes by applying the selected bounding algorithms to the composite objects, and testing the graphical shapes against one or more criteria. For candidate graphical shapes that fail a test, a new bounding algorithm can be selected and the generating and the testing can be repeated using the new bounding algorithm. A simplified graphical map can be output that represents the physical objects within the physical area using the graphical shapes. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319606 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE QUANTA BURST IMAGING - In accordance with some embodiments, systems, methods and media for high dynamic range quanta burst imaging are provided. In some embodiments, the system comprises: an image sensor comprising single photon detectors in an array; a processor programmed to: generate a sequence of binary images representing a scene; divide the sequence of binary images into blocks; generate block-sum images from the blocks; determine alignments between the block-sum images and a reference block-sum image; warp the sequence of binary images based on the alignments; generate warped block-sum images using warped binary images; merge the warped block-sum images; display a final image of the scene based on the merged warped block-sum images. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319607 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEAUTIFYING FACE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method and apparatus for beautifying a face are provided. The method may include: extracting a first predetermined number of key points from a current face image captured in advance, and expanding a second predetermined number of key points in the current face image; extracting each preset key point from a triangulation template with a preset functionality, and extracting a target key point corresponding to each preset key point from a set of key points consisting of the first predetermined number of key points and the second predetermined number of key points; extracting each preset triangulation grid from the triangulation template based on each preset key point, and constructing a target triangulation grid corresponding to each preset triangulation grid in the current face image based on each target key point; and performing beautifying with the preset functionality on the current face image on each target triangulation grid. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319608 | TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM, TRANSACTION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEMORY MEDIUM - A transaction processing system of the present disclosure includes processing circuitry configured to acquire image data of an image displayed on a display apparatus for displaying a content of a transaction; extract, from the image data, a character or graphic displayed on the display apparatus; analyze a content represented by the character or graphic; and generate instruction information, based on the analyzed content, for controlling a money processing apparatus to perform processing relating to the transaction. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319609 | DISPLAY OF A LIVE SCENE AND AUXILIARY OBJECT - A mobile device comprises one or more processors, a display, and a camera configured to capture an image of a live scene. The one or more processors are configured to determine a location of the mobile device and display an augmented image based on the captured image. The augmented image includes at least a portion of the image of the live scene and a map including an indication of the determined location of the mobile device. The one or more processors are also configured to display the at least a portion of the image of the live scene in a first portion of the display and displaying the map in a second portion of the display. The augmented image is updated as the mobile device is moved, and the map is docked to the second portion of the display as the augmented image is updated. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319610 | Generating Facial Position Data based on Audio Data - A computer-implemented method for generating a machine-learned model to generate facial position data based on audio data comprising training a conditional variational autoencoder having an encoder and decoder. The training comprises receiving a set of training data items, each training data item comprising a facial position descriptor and an audio descriptor; processing one or more of the training data items using the encoder to obtain distribution parameters; sampling a latent vector from a latent space distribution based on the distribution parameters; processing the latent vector and the audio descriptor using the decoder to obtain a facial position output; calculating a loss value based at least in part on a comparison of the facial position output and the facial position descriptor of at least one of the one or more training data items; and updating parameters of the conditional variational autoencoder based at least in part on the calculated loss value. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319611 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AVATARS OR ANIMATED SEQUENCES USING HUMAN BODY FEATURES EXTRACTED FROM A STILL IMAGE - A user may create an avatar and/or animated sequence illustrating a particular object or living being performing a certain activity, using images of portions of the object or living being extracted from a still image or set of still images of the object or living being. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319612 | DYNAMIC PARAMETERIZED USER AVATAR STORIES - A computer system receives user selection of an avatar story template. User-specific parameters relating to the user are determined and real-time data, based at least in part on the user-specific parameters, is retrieved. Specific media or digital assets are obtained based on at least one of the real-time data and the user-specific parameters. An avatar story is then generated by combining the avatar story template and the specific media or digital assets. The avatar story is then displayed on a display of a computing device. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319613 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES - A system, method, and computer program product for displaying representative images is disclosed. In use, a first relationship between each of two or more representative images is configured. A view panel including the two or more representative images is displayed, and a notification indicating a new orientation for the view panel is received. In response to the new orientation, an in-place rotation animation for each of the two or more representative images of the view panel is generated, and the first relationship between each of the two or more representative images is maintained. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319614 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RENDERING 3D VISUALIZATIONS OVER A NETWORK - According to some embodiments, a system for transmitting and rendering a visualization of at least one object is described herein. The system includes a web server having access to at least one web page that includes three-dimensional embedding (“3D embedding”) instructions for requesting at least one 3D visualization associated with an object; a client computer in the data communication with the at least one web server, the client computer configured to receive the at least one web page and execute the 3D-embedding instructions included therein to send a request for the visualization associated with the object; and a visualization server in data communication with the client computer configured to determine whether the visualization is available, and determine whether the client computer is operable to render the 3D visualization, and determine whether to provide the 3D visualization data to the client computer. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319615 | PHOTOREALISTIC THREE DIMENSIONAL TEXTURING USING CANONICAL VIEWS AND A TWO-STAGE APPROACH - Images of various views of objects can be captured. An object mesh structure can be created based at least in part on the object images. The object mesh structure represents the three-dimensional shape of the object and includes a mesh with mesh elements. The mesh elements are assigned views first from a subset of views to texture large contiguous portions of the object from relatively few views. Portions that are not textured from the subset views are textured using the full set of views, such that all mesh elements are assigned views. The views first assigned from the subset of views and the views then assigned from the full plurality of views can be packaged into a texture atlas. These texture atlas views can be packaged with mapping data to map the texture atlas views to their corresponding mesh elements. The texture atlas and the object mesh structure can be sent to a client device to render a representation of the object. The representation can be manipulated on the client device in an augmented reality setting. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319616 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A System for image processing (IPS), in particular for lung imaging The system (IPS) comprises an interface (IN) for receiving at least a part of a 3D image volume (VL) acquired by an imaging apparatus (IA | 2021-10-14 |
20210319617 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING IN AUGMENTED REALITY AND METHOD THEREOF - An augmented reality (AR) device supporting an AR is provided. The AR device includes a display, a communication circuit, at least one processor operatively connected to the display and the communication circuit, and a memory operatively connected to the at least one processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to establish a connection with a user device storing a contact application and a message application, through the communication circuit, detect that the message application is executed, and display a first graphic user interface (GUI) and at least one avatar, which is disposed at a location adjacent to the first GUI and corresponds to at least one contact associated with the contact application or the message application, through the display in the AR. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319618 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING STEREOSCOPIC STRIKE ZONE - In a method and an apparatus for displaying a 3D strike zone according to an embodiment, rotation information and translation information of a ball are estimated on the basis of corresponding coordinates between a 3D coordinate system and 2D coordinates value, and the strike zone is displayed in a multichannel image or is expressed to be three-dimensional on the basis of the rotation information and the translation information, such that whether a ball thrown by a pitcher has passed through the strike zone may be determined at various angles. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319619 | Method for Ergonomic Scoring From Webcam - A method of analyzing ergonomics includes calculating a three-dimensional skeletal model. The method further includes scoring the three-dimensional skeletal model. The method further includes storing the score with the skeletal identifier. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319620 | Scalable Parallel Tessellation - Methods and tessellation modules for tessellating a patch to generate tessellated geometry data representing the tessellated patch. Received geometry data representing a patch is processed to identify tessellation factors of the patch. Based on the identified tessellation factors of the patch, tessellation instances to be used in tessellating the patch are determined. The tessellation instances are allocated amongst a plurality of tessellation pipelines that operate in parallel, wherein a respective set of one or more of the tessellation instances is allocated to each of the tessellation pipelines, and wherein each of the tessellation pipelines generates tessellated geometry data associated with the respective allocated set of one or more of the tessellation instances. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319621 | FACE MODELING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A face modeling method and apparatus, an electronic device and a computer-readable medium. Said method comprises: acquiring multiple depth images, the multiple depth images being obtained by photographing a target face at different irradiation angles; performing alignment processing on the multiple depth images to obtain a target point cloud image; using the target point cloud image to construct a three-dimensional model of the target face. The present disclosure alleviates the technical problems of poor robustness and low precision of the three-dimensional model constructed according to the three-dimensional model constructing method. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319622 | INTERMEDIARY EMERGENT CONTENT - In some implementations, a method includes obtaining an end state of a first content item spanning a first time duration. In some implementations, the end state of the first content item indicates a first state of a synthesized reality (SR) agent at the end of the first time duration. In some implementations, the method includes obtaining an initial state of a second content item spanning a second time duration subsequent the first time duration. In some implementations, the initial state of the second content item indicates a second state of the SR agent at the beginning of the second time duration. In some implementations, the method includes synthesizing an intermediary emergent content item spanning over an intermediary time duration that is between the end of the first time duration and the beginning of the second time duration. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319623 | LAYERED AUGMENTED ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCES - Spatial information that describes spatial locations of visual objects as in a three-dimensional (3D) image space as represented in one or more multi-view unlayered images is accessed. Based on the spatial information, a cinema image layer and one or more device image layers are generated from the one or more multi-view unlayered images. A multi-layer multi-view video signal comprising the cinema image layer and the device image layers is sent to downstream devices for rendering. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319624 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A certain object is enlarged or reduced to generate a visual object in a VR space without significantly changing an apparent quality. A first object in a real space or a virtual reality space is enlarged or reduced to generate a second object that is a visual object in a virtual reality space. Here, a first visual angle that is a visual angle or an estimated visual angle formed by the first object at a real observation position in the real space or a virtual observation position in the virtual reality space is the same or approximately the same as a second visual angle that is a visual angle formed by the second object at the virtual observation position, a second distance that is a distance from the virtual observation position to the second object is longer than a first distance that is a distance or an estimated distance from the real observation position or the virtual observation position to the first object when the second object is obtained by enlarging the first object, and the second distance is shorter than the first distance when the second object is obtained by reducing the first object. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319625 | AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT GENERATORS INCLUDING 3D DATA IN A MESSAGING SYSTEM - The subject technology selects a set of augmented reality content generators from available augmented reality content generators, the selected set of augmented reality content generators comprising at least one augmented reality content generator for applying a three-dimensional ( | 2021-10-14 |
20210319626 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENHANCED SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE CONTROL DRIVEN AR/VR VISUAL AIDS - Interactive systems using adaptive control software and hardware from known and later developed eyepieces to later developed head-wear to lenses, including implantable, temporarily insertable and contact and related film based types of lenses including thin film transparent elements for housing cameras lenses and projector and functional equivalent processing tools. Simple controls, real-time updates and instant feedback allow implicit optimization of a universal model while managing complexity. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319627 | COLLABORATIVE AUGMENTED REALITY - Augmented reality presentations are provided at respective electronic devices. A first electronic device receives information relating to modification made to an augmented reality presentation at a second electronic device, and the first electronic device modifies the first augmented reality presentation in response to the information. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319628 | MODIFICATION OF ANIMATED CHARACTERS - Some implementations relate to modification and display of game characters. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method to update a displayed character includes providing a user interface with endpoints, an input area enclosed by a plurality of lines, and a preview area that includes the displayed character. Each endpoint is associated with a corresponding type of character. Each line of the plurality of lines connects two adjacent endpoints. The method further includes receiving user input that is indicative of a particular position within the input area, in response to receiving the user input, determining a size of one or more body parts of the displayed character based on the position, and updating the displayed character in the preview area based on the determined size of the one or more body parts of the displayed character. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319629 | GENERATION METHOD OF HUMAN BODY MOTION EDITING MODEL, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A generation method of a human body motion editing model, storage medium and electronic device. The method includes taking initial motion sequence, target object attributes and target motion sequence as training samples; inputting initial motion sequence and target object attribute into preset neural network model, obtaining generated motion sequence output by preset neural network model; training preset neural network model according to target motion sequence and generated motion sequence to obtain trained human body motion editing model. Through using intermotion motion sequence of person and object as training sample, human body motion style migration is realized only by utilizing object attributes, so human intervention amount in data preprocessing process is reduced, human-object intermotion movement matched with attributes can be correspondingly generated by applying different attributes of same object, and reuse value of motion capture data is improved. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319630 | DESIGN ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DESIGN ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, SERVER, AND DESIGN ASSISTANCE METHOD - Provided are a design assistance device, a design assistance system, a server, and a design assistance method that displays shapes and specification information of plural items included in an item group so that a user can easily view the items. The design assistance device includes: a three-dimensional data acquisition unit that acquires three-dimensional data of an item group including a plurality of items; a display data generation unit that generates two-dimensional display data including a two-dimensional display representing an appearance of the item group and specification information of at least one of the items in one observation direction in the three-dimensional data; and a display mode determination unit that determines a display mode of the specification information in the two-dimensional display based on a shape of each of the items as well as relative positions and relative orientations between the items as viewed in the one observation direction. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319631 | DETECTING AND PREVENTING RECEIPT PRINTER JAMS - Disclosed are systems and methods for detecting a printer jam. The systems and methods can include receiving a reference image of a printer opening and a second image of the printer opening. A lack of a receipt between the second image compared to the reference image can be detected. The lack of the receipt can indicate the printer jam. After detecting the printer jam, operation of the self-service terminal can be terminated. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319632 | PROCESSING OF ACCIDENT REPORT - An example operation may include one or more of receiving, by an accident processing node, an accident report from a transport, determining, by an accident processing node, a time and location parameters of the accident based on the report, querying, by an accident processing node, transport profiles on a storage based on the time and location parameters, and responsive to the transport profiles containing data corresponding to the time and location parameters, sending a request to access the transport profiles. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319633 | ANOMALY PREDICTION AND DETECTION FOR AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT - A method includes obtaining sensor data captured by a sensor of an aircraft during a power up event. The sensor data includes multiple parameter values, each corresponding to a sample period. The method further includes determining a set of delta values, each indicating a difference between parameter values for consecutive sample periods of the sensor data. The method further includes determining a set of quantized delta values by assigning the delta values to quantization bins based on magnitudes of the delta values. The method further includes determining a normalized count of delta values for each quantization bin. The method further includes comparing the normalized counts of delta values to anomaly detection thresholds. The method further includes generating, based on the comparisons, output indicating whether the sensor data is indicative of an operational anomaly. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319634 | REMOTE AUTOMOTIVE DIAGNOSTICS - Method and apparatus for remote diagnostics of automobiles are disclosed. In one embodiment, amethod may include the steps of reading, by a mobile device, a vehicle identification number (VIN) from a vehicle, transmitting, by the mobile device, the VIN to a diagnostic database, receiving, by the mobile device, an indication that an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) diagnostic tool is required for a diagnosis of the vehicle, and selecting the OEM diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of the vehicle in response to the indication that an OEM diagnostic tool is required for the diagnosis of the vehicle. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319635 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL OF AN AXLE - Methods and systems for operating axles of a vehicle are provided. In one example, an apparatus is configured to consume a first amount of electric power to indicate a first axle operating state. The apparatus is also configured to consume a second amount of electric power to indicate a second axle operating state. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319636 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING MECHANICAL SYSTEMS PROGNOSTIC INDICATORS FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE - A method in an aircraft of using prognostic indicators for aircraft maintenance includes retrieving aircraft health data for a plurality of aircraft components wherein the aircraft health data includes at least one of mechanical systems condition indicator (CI) data, vibration spectrum data, resampled time-domain (RTD) data, and RTD spectrum data. The method includes estimating component health status information for the plurality of aircraft components using a plurality of prognostic modules wherein each prognostic module is configured to generate health status information for at least one of the aircraft components, the health status information includes at least one of a current health indicator and a prognostic indicator. The method also includes storing the component health status information for the aircraft components in a database onboard the aircraft, and causing the display of the health status information for the specific component on an aircraft display. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319637 | VEHICLE MODE DETERMINATION BASED ON EDGE-COMPUTING - Methods, computer-readable media, software, and apparatuses may determine, based upon edge-computing operations, that a vehicular trip has been initiated and cause one or more sensors to collect vehicle data. One or more trip segments for at least a portion of the vehicular trip may be determined. In some aspects, for each trip segment, a first plurality of time features and a second plurality of frequency features may be determined, and may be concatenated with a third plurality of GPS features to form a feature vector. An accuracy measure may be determined based on the feature vector, and a mode for the vehicle may be predicted. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319638 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus including a control unit configured to perform obtaining result data indicating a result of locking and unlocking performed by a locking and unlocking device that performs locking and unlocking based on authentication information obtained from a portable terminal carried by a user, and generating, based on the result data, proposal data including a proposal for a service to be provided to the user. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319639 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC LOCKS - An access management system and a method for managing electronic locks are disclosed. The system comprises a user management module configured to provision access rights to an authorized user associated with the electronic lock, wherein a first factor authentication data is configured to be associated with the authorized user. The system comprises a server arranged in wireless communication with the access management system and each electronic lock associated with each of the plurality of entry points. The server is configured to perform a first factor authentication and a second factor authentication of the user for releasing the electronic lock for entry to the authorized user of the entry point. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319640 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for communicating between devices using short-range communication links. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for communicating access-right data between devices for verification or transfer. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319641 | Vehicle Parking Authorization Assurance System - Methods, systems and apparatuses are provided for managing a parking facility. A host processor may receive identification information relating to a vehicle entering, exiting and/or parked in the parking facility. The host processor may determine an account associated with the vehicle, based on the identification information and on account information associated with the account. The host processor may determine that the vehicle is authorized to park in the parking facility, based on the account information. And host processor transmits permission information to a user device to thereby allow the vehicle to enter, exit and/or remain parked in the parking facility. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319642 | Voter Identification Using Mobile Identification Credential - In an example, a method includes receiving, by an election office system from a voter device, a request for a voting ballot for an election, part or all of voter ID information associated with a first mobile identification credential which the voter device received from a first authorizing party system (APS), and consented data indication which indicates the part or all of voter ID information that is authorized by the voter device for release by the first APS to the election office system, the part or all of voter ID information to be verified to the election office system by the first APS; and using the verified part or all of voter ID information to verify or not verify an identity of the voter. The identity of the voter is to be verified before the election office system grants the request to provide the voting ballot to the voter. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319643 | BANKNOTE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHODS - A banknote processing device includes an output receptacle module, including side walls, each side wall including a flange, wherein each flange includes an aperture, a first transport plate, and a transport motor. The banknote processing device further includes a common input and discrimination module including a shaft releasably received in the aperture of each flange of the side walls of the output receptacle module, a drive shaft having one or more driven rollers coupled thereto, and a second transport plate which together with the first transport plate defines a transport path between the first and second transport plates, wherein the one or more driven rollers move banknotes along the transport path between the second and first transport plates. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319644 | TABLE GAME MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, GAME TOKEN, AND INSPECTION APPARATUS - A table game management system according to the present invention includes: a camera that images a game token placed on a game table; and a management control device that grasps a type (10 points, 20 points, 100 points, 1,000 points, or the like) of the game token placed on the game table based on a color of a side face of the game token imaged by the camera. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319645 | SPORTING EVENT WAGERING OVERLAY MESSAGES - Systems and methods that employ one or more messages overlaid onto a sporting event to convey information to a player which the player may not otherwise be aware of. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319646 | AUDIO SHARING DURING PRIVATE LISTENING AT AN ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE - The present disclosure relates generally to gaming machines, systems, and methods. As an example, a method is disclosed that includes receiving an invitation that provides a description of audio content to be shared, providing a query to a user of an electronic gaming machine requesting a confirmation to play the audio content to be shared, receiving a positive response to the query, sending a command to a different electronic gaming machine to transmit the audio content to be shared, receiving the audio content to be shared from the different electronic gaming machine, identifying a subset of a plurality of speakers from a speaker array to activate based on a determined position of the user relative to the speaker array, and causing the identified subset of the plurality of speakers to output the audio content to be shared as part of a directed sound beam. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319647 | ELECTRONIC DEPLETING POOL LOTTERY - An electronic depleting pool lottery solution, in which there is, for a set of lottery tickets, at least a record that comprises at least an identifier of the set, prize distribution information and permutation information. When a lottery ticket is bought, an initial index value is assigned, and one or more permutations are performed to the initial index value, the result being a final index value. The prize of the lottery ticket is determined using the final index value and the prize distribution information. | 2021-10-14 |
20210319648 | Electronic Gaming Device with a Multi-Axis Movable 3-Dimensional Display - An electronic gaming device comprising a first display device operable to present a game, an activation structure, a three-dimensional second display device positioned relative to the first display device and the activation structure, and a game controller having at least one processor and a memory storing a set of symbols and at least a sequence of instructions. When the instructions are executed, the game controller causes the at least one processor to at least levitate the three-dimensional second display device relative to the first display device and the activation structure, move the three-dimensional second display device in relation to at least one of a plurality of axes, and display game information on the three-dimensional second display. | 2021-10-14 |