46th week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180330118 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTELLIGENTLY CONDUCTING ENCRYPTION IN CHAT ROOM COMMUNICATIONS - According to embodiments of the invention, systems and methods are directed to an intelligent, real-time security protocol for encrypting certain communications which may be deemed to contain sensitive information. The disclosed technology may be carried out automatically or semi-autonomously. Systems and methods generally involve detecting which, if any, contents of a transmitted message contain sensitive information, which, if sent, may pose a security threat to the sender or another user. The disclosed technology may be carried out using a network node, server, computing device and/or any other apparatus or service for storing and transmitting information. The method may be carried out by a processor and computer readable storage medium. Software adapted to be used on a given computing device or via the web may be the platform from which the encryption is carried out. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330119 | Security Systems and Methods for Encoding and Decoding Content - Systems and methods may be provided for masking data on public networks, such as social networking sites. At a publishing node, the system may monitor data input fields in a webpage, and intercept and encode content, such as text, images, and video input at the data input fields, prior to the content being posted online on a public service provider's website. A privacy agent may process input field content to try to detect encoding markers in the input field content, which define portions of the content that are to be encoded. A third party key server may be used to store decoding keys. A URI reference to the decoding key may be used to access the decoding key by a node attempting to view the decoded version of the input field content. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330120 | Stacked Encryption - Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to file sharing, encryption, and protection of digital assets. More specifically, some embodiments of the present technology relate to computer files comprising an unencrypted file combined with an encrypted file, and methods for creation of such combined files. The unencrypted file can be read by target applications and can present a variety of information (e.g., contact information, registration information, etc.). The encrypted data may be accessed only when the proper management software, drivers, application programming interfaces, and other components of a runtime environment have been installed on a computing device. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330121 | IDENTIFYING STOLEN DATABASES - A method, computer system, and a computer program product for identifying a hacked database is provided. The present invention may include generating a marked account using a plurality of data. The present invention may then include initiating a first transaction using the generated marked account. The present invention may also include determining that a second transaction has occurred using the generated marked account. The present invention may further include receiving notification of the second transaction based on determining that the second transaction occurred. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330122 | IDENTIFYING STOLEN DATABASES - A method, computer system, and a computer program product for identifying a hacked database is provided. The present invention may include generating a marked account using a plurality of data. The present invention may then include initiating a first transaction using the generated marked account. The present invention may also include determining that a second transaction has occurred using the generated marked account. The present invention may further include receiving notification of the second transaction based on determining that the second transaction occurred. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330123 | HARDWARE SECURE ELEMENT, RELATED PROCESSING SYSTEM, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, DEVICE AND METHOD - A hardware secure element is described. The hardware secure element includes a microprocessor and a memory, such as a non-volatile memory. The memory stores a plurality of software routines executable by the microprocessor. Each software routine starts at a respective memory start address. The hardware secure element also includes a receiver circuit and a hardware message handler module. The receiver circuit is configured to receive command data that includes a command. The hardware message handler module is configured to determine a software routine to be executed by the microprocessor as a function of the command, and also configured to provide address data to the microprocessor that indicates the software routine to be executed. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330124 | FUNCTION CIRCUIT ENABLING METHOD AND CHIP USING THE SAME - A function chip enabling method and a chip using the same. The function circuit enabling method is applicable to a chip including a function circuit, and includes steps of: receiving an enabling code, performing an operation on the enabling code according to a first key of a non-symmetric operation to generate a decrypted enabling code; comparing the decrypted enabling code with a predetermined enabling code to generate an enable signal to enable the function circuit. A second key corresponding to the first key of the non-symmetric operation is not stored in the chip. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330125 | ENCLAVE RING AND PAIR TOPOLOGIES - In one example, a first enclave for use by a first counterparty to a smart contract is identified. A second enclave for use by a second counterparty to the smart contract may be identified. Secrets associated with the first counterparty to the first enclave may be caused to be securely provided. Secrets associated with the second counterparty to the second enclave may be caused to be securely provided. A cryptlet is caused to be provided to the first enclave. The cryptlet may be caused to be provided to the second enclave. A payload is received from the first enclave. A payload may be received from the second enclave. Validation may be caused to be performed for a plurality of payloads. The plurality of payloads may include the payload from the first enclave and the payload from the second enclave. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330126 | SELECTIVELY ENCRYPTING AND DISPLAYING MACHINE-READABLE IDENTIFIERS IN A DEVICE LOCK SCREEN - Disclosed are various embodiments for selectively encrypting and display machine-readable identifiers in a lock screen of a client device. In one embodiment, a client device may be configured to access input data from a data store and identify a first portion of the input data having a first sensitivity level and a second portion of the input data having a second sensitivity level, where the second sensitivity level is more sensitive than the first sensitivity level. The client device may encrypt at least the second portion of the input data using a cryptographic key and generate a machine-readable identifier using the first portion of the input data and the second portion of the input data as encrypted. The machine-readable identifier may be shown in a lock screen of the client device. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330127 | Hardware Secure Element, Related Processing System, Integrated Circuit, Device and Method - A hardware secure element includes a processing unit and a receiver circuit configured to receive data comprising a command field and a parameter field adapted to contain a plurality of parameters. The hardware secure element also includes at least one hardware parameter check module configured to receive at an input a parameter to be processed selected from the plurality of parameters, and to process the parameter to be processed to verify whether the parameter has given characteristics. The hardware parameter check module has associated one or more look-up tables configured to receive at an input the command field and a parameter index identifying the parameter to be processed by the hardware parameter check module, and to determine for the command field and the parameter index a configuration data element. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330128 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Video Output, and Control Circuit - A method and an apparatus for controlling video output, where the method includes detecting in real time, by a security controller, whether an output resolution configured in a video display controller and a high-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP) encryption status configured in a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) satisfy an HDCP requirement of a video, and when the HDCP requirement of the video is not satisfied, sending, by the security controller, an instruction to the video display controller instructing the video display controller to stop outputting the video. Hence, when the HDCP requirement of the video is not satisfied the output video is insecure such that the security controller sends the instruction to the video display controller instructing the video display controller to stop outputting the video. Therefore, security of the video output is ensured. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330129 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A PHYSICAL MANIPULATION ON AN ELECTRONIC SECURITY MODULE - An apparatus for detecting a physical manipulation on a security module that stores security-relevant data includes a sensor device for generating sensor data that describe a physical influence on the security module, and a first and a second monitoring device, wherein the first monitoring device is set up to receive the sensor data from the sensor device and to take the sensor data as a basis for generating first monitoring data, and the second monitoring device is set up to receive the first monitoring data from the first monitoring device and to use the received first monitoring data to detect a manipulation of the security module. Two monitoring devices communicating with one another that in each case can discern a manipulation on the security module are used to ensure a high level of security for the security module. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330130 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONCEALED EMV CHIP CARD READERS - Systems, methods, and devices for concealed chip-card readers are disclosed. In one embodiment, a chip-enabled card reader may include a card slot that receives a chip-enabled card; a carriage comprising a smart chip connector for contacting a chip on the chip-enabled card; and at least one carriage track disposed within the chassis that slideably engages the carriage and defines a path of movement for the carriage between a protected position and a reading position. The carriage may move along the path of movement to a reading position. The smart chip connector may contact the chip on the chip-enabled card when the chip-enabled card is in a fully-inserted position. The carriage is in the protected position when no card has been inserted into the card slot. In one embodiment, the smart chip connector has reduced accessibility through the opening. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330131 | CONDUCTIVE PATTERN READING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND INTERACTIVE PLATFORM USING SAME - A conductive pattern reading device and method, and an interactive platform. The reading device comprises a sensing circuit board and a medium printed with conductive patterns. The medium is provided with one or more conductive sensing regions, wherein the conductive patterns are printed in corresponding conductive sensing regions. The sensing circuit board comprises one or more conductive sensing blocks corresponding to the conductive sensing regions and further comprises a sensing chip used for sensing and measuring capacitance values of the various conductive sensing blocks. The sensing chip is connected to the various conductive sensing blocks. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330132 | SECURE SMARTCARD READER - A secure smartcard reader including a smartcard connector and a flexible printed circuit board wrapped around and at least partially surrounding the smartcard connector and at least partially defining a security volume enclosing the smartcard connector, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining on an outer-facing surface thereof a plurality of keypad contacts, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining electrical conductors connecting the plurality of keypad contacts to connector pads and the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining a protective anti-tamper mesh protecting the electrical conductors. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330133 | BAGGAGE HANDLING - Systems, methods and tools for transporting and monitoring baggage by leveraging hardware and software based techniques to schedule time slots for the arrival of the baggage at pre-scheduled waypoints or final destinations. Computer systems manage route scheduling, baggage transportation, tracking and verification using a multi-tiered architecture to ensure each bag arrives at the scheduled waypoints and final destination. Baggage security includes tracking, via one or more chaperone devices and/or tagging the baggage using active or passive tagging systems. Tracking baggage allows the system to identify exceptions in the routing pattern of the baggage before the error may be realized by employees of the transportation service or the customer arriving at the final destination. Identifying exceptions to the routing pattern sooner may increase the likelihood of successfully backtracking to the last known whereabouts of the baggage and re-routing the baggage to the final destination in a timely manner. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330134 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS INCLUDING SPACE EFFICIENT DISTRIBUTION STATIONS AND AUTOMATED OUTPUT PROCESSING - A space efficient automated processing system for processing objects is disclosed. The processing system includes an input conveyance system for moving objects from an input area in at least an input conveyance vector that includes an input conveyance horizontal direction component and an input conveyance vertical direction component, a perception system for receiving objects from the input conveyance system and for providing perception data regarding an object, a primary transport system for receiving the object from the perception system and for providing transport of the object along at least a primary transport vector including an primary transport horizontal component and a primary transport vertical component that is generally opposite the input conveyance horizontal direction component, and at least two secondary transport systems, each of which receives the object from the primary transport system and moves the object in either of reciprocal directions that are each generally parallel with the input conveyance horizontal direction component and the primary direction horizontal direction component. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330135 | ANTI-COUNTERFEITING BARCODE READER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A code reader may include a light source configured to illuminate a machine-readable indicia representative of a standard code associated with an item. An image sensor may be configured to receive an image of the machine readable indicia. An illumination source may be configured to illuminate an anti-counterfeiting key that, when illuminated by the illumination source, reflects the illumination from the illumination source to be incident on the image sensor. A processing unit may be in electrical communication with the image sensor, and may be configured to decode the standard code of the machine-readable indicia and check validity of the reflected illumination from the anti-counterfeiting key. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330136 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A REPRESENTATION OF VARIATIONS IN ELEVATION OF FRICTION RIDGES IN A FRICTION RIDGE PATTERN - A representation of variations in elevation of friction ridges in a friction ridge pattern of a subject may be generated. A sequence of images captured over a time period may be obtained. Individual images in the sequence of images may indicate areas of engagement between an imaging surface and the friction ridge pattern of the subject when the individual images are captured. Temporal information may be obtained for the individual images. The temporal information for the individual images may be used to aggregate the individual images in the sequence of images into an aggregated representation of the friction ridge pattern. The aggregation may be accomplished such that the aggregated representation depicts the areas of engagement of the friction ridge pattern with the imaging surface at different elevations of the friction ridge pattern. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330137 | INPUT SENSING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY MODULE HAVING THE SAME - An input sensing circuit includes a plurality of sensors to sense a touch event and to recognize a fingerprint. Among the sensors, at least one sensor includes two transistors and one capacitor. One electrode of electrodes of the capacitor makes contact with a finger of a person to form a capacitance, and the input sensing circuit senses the capacitance to sense the touch event and to recognize the fingerprint. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330138 | FINGERPRINT SENSOR MODULE - According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a fingerprint sensor module is provided, comprising: an assembly comprising a substrate and a fingerprint sensor mounted on one side of the substrate; wherein the fingerprint sensor comprises a set of sensor elements and a measurement unit; and wherein the measurement unit is configured to concurrently measure capacitances on subsets of the set of sensor elements. According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of producing a fingerprint sensor module is conceived. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330139 | SENSOR PIXEL CIRCUITRY FOR FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION - In one aspect, a fingerprint sensor device for fingerprint detection includes an array of sensor pixels to capacitively couple with a touched portion of a finger to form an array of fingerprint associated capacitors having capacitive values indicative of a fingerprint. Each sensor pixel includes: an output terminal configured to output an output signal that indicates a local capacitive coupling with the touched portion of the finger as part of fingerprint data for fingerprint detection; a capacitive sensing layer including an electrically conductive material that can be capacitively coupled to a local part of the touched portion of the finger, forming a fingerprint associated capacitor, the capacitive sensing layer operable to be coupled to the output terminal to cause the output signal; an integrated circuit layout layer that is electrically conductive; a fingerprint voltage generator; and a layout voltage generator. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330140 | FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS - A fingerprint identification apparatus including a light guide element, a transparent substrate, a light source, and an image-sensing element is provided. The light guide element has a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a side connected between the first surface and the second surface. The transparent substrate is disposed on the first surface of the light guide element and has a pressing surface to be pressed by a finger. The light source is configured to emit a light beam and is disposed adjacent to the side of the light guide element. The image-sensing element is disposed opposite to the second surface of the light guide element. The pressing surface of the transparent substrate or the second surface of the light guide element is an irregular rough surface. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330141 | DISPLAY DEVICE, MOBILE TERMINAL AND TABLET PERSONAL COMPUTER - A display device is provided and includes a flexible display screen, a fingerprint identification sensor and a support frame. The support frame includes a bottom wall and a side wall surrounding the bottom wall, the bottom wall and the side wall cooperatively define an accommodating space. The fingerprint identification sensor is received in the accommodating space. The side wall has a top end, the top end has a first face facing the flexible display screen and a second face abutting with the fingerprint identification sensor. A mobile terminal is further provided. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330142 | DEVICE FOR CAPTURING IMPRINTS - A device for capturing imprints of a body part on-the-fly, including a stand which includes a region of free space through which a user may pass a body part. When in this zone, the body part is simultaneously illuminated by a light source that produces a uniform illumination of the body part and a sight-projecting module that projects a sight onto the body part, and an image of the body part thus illuminated is acquired by the image-acquiring module. The capturing device is able to model the variations in light intensity of the projection of the sight on the body part by determining parameters of a preset parametric mathematical model, and generate a synthetic image of said projection on the basis of said model and using parameters determined beforehand. The synthetic image is then subtracted from the acquired image in order to obtain a sight-free image of the body part. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330143 | DIGITAL IMAGING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR USE IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS - A digital imaging and analysis system configured to provide sensor triggered events is presented. The system comprises detection and control components in communication with each other. The detection and control components comprise a plurality of sensors configured to gather at least one of environmental data or images; and a primary board in direct or indirect communication with the plurality of sensors and configured to trigger one of the plurality of sensors in response to another of the plurality of sensors exceeding an environmental threshold. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330144 | BIOMETRIC CONTROL MEMBER - A biometric recognition system for a vehicle includes a support portion, a vein reader sensor disposed on the support portion, and a control member configured to control a function of the vehicle. The control member has a top surface and a bottom surface and defines an opening extending through the control member from the top surface to the bottom surface. The control member is moveable relative to the support portion to a first position. The opening is aligned with the vein reader sensor and the top surface is a first distance from the vein reader sensor when the control member is in the first position. The first distance is configured to optimize biometric verification of an operator's hand gripping the control member. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330145 | Fingerprint Recognition Method and Electronic Device - A fingerprint recognition method and an electronic device are provided. The method includes collecting a touch image in a fingerprint collection region of the fingerprint recognition sensor; configuring a correspondence list; determining whether the touch image is consistent with a pre-stored fingerprint sample; and if the touch image is consistent with the pre-stored fingerprint sample, executing a first preset action corresponding to the fingerprint sample; or if the touch image is inconsistent with the pre-stored fingerprint sample, determining whether the touch image meets a preset condition; and if the touch image meets the preset condition, executing a second preset action, calculating a quantity of times of continuously executing the second action, and if the quantity of times of continuously executing the second preset action is greater than or equal to a third preset value, locking the electronic device within a preset time. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330146 | INFORMATION IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS - Techniques for providing an information image display method are described. One example method includes biometric information is received from a user at a client device. The received biometric information is determined whether it matches a predetermined biometric information from a plurality of stored predetermined biometric information. In response to determining the received biometric information matches one of the stored predetermined biometric information, data indicating an interface of an application is retrieved that corresponds to the stored predetermined biometric information. The data indicating the interface of the application on a display screen of the client device for a predetermined duration is displayed while the client device is in an unused mode. After the predetermined duration has elapsed, the data indicating the interface of the application from the display screen is removed while the client device remains in the unused mode. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330147 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING FINGERPRINT - A fingerprint recognition method includes receiving an input partial image corresponding to a partial image of a fingerprint of a first user; partitioning the input partial image into a plurality of blocks; performing a comparison operation based on the plurality of blocks and the enrolled partial images corresponding to partial images of an enrolled fingerprint; and recognizing the fingerprint of the first user based on a result of the comparison operation. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330148 | DYNAMIC HANDWRITING VERIFICATION, HANDWRITING-BASED USER AUTHENTICATION, HANDWRITING DATA GENERATION, AND HANDWRITING DATA PRESERVATION - Handwriting verification methods and related computer systems, and handwriting-based user authentication methods and related computer systems are disclosed. A handwriting verification method comprises obtaining a handwriting test sample containing a plurality of available parameters, extracting geometric parameters, deriving geometric features comprising an x-position value and a y-position value for each of a plurality of feature points in the test sample, performing feature matching between geometric features of the test sample and a reference sample, determining a handwriting verification result based at least in part on the feature matching, and outputting the handwriting verification result. Techniques and tools for generating and preserving electronic handwriting data also are disclosed. Raw handwriting data is converted to a streamed format that preserves the original content of the raw handwriting data. Techniques and tools for inserting electronic handwriting data into a digital image also are disclosed. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330149 | Monitoring Object Shape and Deviation From Design - A system includes a processor configured to generate a registered first 3D point cloud based on a first 3D point cloud and a second 3D point cloud. The processor is configured to generate a registered second 3D point cloud based on the first 3D point cloud and a third 3D point cloud. The processor is configured to generate a combined 3D point cloud based on the registered first 3D point cloud and the registered second 3D point cloud. The processor is configured to compare the combined 3D point cloud with a mesh model of the object. The processor is configured to generate, based on the comparison, output data indicating differences between the object as represented by the combined 3D point cloud and the object as represented by the 3D model. The system includes a display configured to display a graphical display of the differences. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330150 | FACE IDENTIFICATION MODULE - A face identification module includes a substrate. The substrate has a first plane face. On the first place face are disposed a first lens assembly, a second lens assembly, an infrared LED assembly and an image processor, which are respectively electrically connected with the substrate. The infrared LED assembly includes a first infrared LED and a second infrared LED. The first infrared LED and the second infrared LED are adjacently disposed on left and right sides of the second lens assembly. In the face identification module, the video function and the face identification function are integrated to save arrangement space and achieve a multiplex face identification module. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330151 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - A data processing apparatus ( | 2018-11-15 |
20180330152 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING, ORDERING, AND PRESENTING IMAGES ACCORDING TO EXPRESSIONS - Embodiments are directed to digital image processing, storage, retrieval, and presentation systems and methods for ordering and ranking visually perceivable facial expressions identified within the selected set of digital images. In addition, arranging for presentation the ordered and ranked set of digital images in response to a user-selection of an emotional expression or range of emotional expressions and presenting the selected arranged set of digital images on a display device. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330153 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING MEANING OF CULTURAL GESTURES BASED ON VOICE DETECTION - In some embodiments, control circuitry may detect a voice communication from a human using voice detection circuitry during playback of a media asset being consumed by the user. Control circuitry may then identify an accent characteristic of the voice communication. Control circuitry may cross-reference the accent characteristic against listings of an accent database and then determine, based on the cross-referencing of the accent characteristic a country of origin of the human. Control circuitry may detect, using imaging circuitry, a gesture made by the human. Control circuitry may then cross-reference the gesture against listings of a gesture database associated with the country of origin and then determine based on the cross-referencing of the gesture, a meaning of the gesture in relation to the media asset. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330154 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETERMINING POSITION OF USER, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAID DEVICE - This electronic device comprises: a sensor including a plurality of pixels disposed in a first direction; a processor electrically connected to the sensor; and a memory electrically connected to the processor. When implemented, the processor uses sensing data sensed by the sensor and determine user position information, and the memory may store instructions for carrying out a movement corresponding to the user position information. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330155 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing method includes: obtaining a sheet-image obtained by scanning a sheet including a name-field, in which a name is to be handwritten, and handwritten-characters written in an area other than the name-field; recognizing the handwritten-characters in the sheet-image; generating handwriting-information indicating characteristics of each character of the recognized handwritten-characters; determining whether or not a name is written in the name-field in the sheet-image; where determining that no name is written, extracting, from a database that stores one or more persons' names, the persons' attributes, and handwriting-informations of the persons in association with each other, one or more names and handwriting-informations in association with a particular attribute, and generating a table; selecting one name stored in the table in association with the generated handwriting-information; generating a name-image indicating the selected name; and combining the name-image and the sheet-image to generate a combined-image. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330156 | DETECTION OF CAPTION ELEMENTS IN DOCUMENTS - Technologies are described to detect captions in an unstructured or semi-structured document. Text regions may be defined by grouping letters based on proximity. Text regions that are not in close proximity of a graphical element may be filtered out. Candidate captions may be generated based on format, style, indentation, and/or location of text near graphical elements. Sequences of graphical elements and candidate captions may be ordered and a final combination of graphical elements and captions defining connections between captions and respective graphical element may be determined based on an analysis of relative positions and style relationships. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330157 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GLOBAL IDENTIFICATION IN A COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS - Techniques for machine-based identification of objects extracted from text documents in natural language are disclosed. An example method may comprise: identifying matching pairs of one or more information objects corresponding to a real world object, one information object from the document and at least one information object from the document storage for a combination of global identification patterns that exist in the document and in the document storage; ascertaining consistency of the matching pairs and determining which of the one or more information objects in the document are suitable for merging into the document storage; and adding the one or more information objects from the document to the document storage to associate information objects corresponding to the real world object. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330158 | BUSINESS CARD OCR WITH CROWD SOURCING - The present invention relates to method and system where the data recognition on a business card subsequently improves through crowd sourcing the information and corrections using a client server architecture. It potentially improves on the state of the art OCR technology currently in use for business card scanning. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330159 | COUNTERFEIT DETECTION SCHEME USING PAPER SURFACES AND MOBILE CAMERAS - Various authentication systems may benefit from detection of counterfeits. More particularly, certain authentication systems may benefit from a counterfeit detection scheme applicable to paper surfaces that can employ mobile cameras, such as the cameras associated with mobile phones. A method, according to certain embodiments, can include illuminating a surface of an item with a lighting source of a device. The method can also include capturing a plurality of images of the surface by a camera of the device during the illumination of the surface. The method can further include authenticating the item based on the plurality of images. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330160 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that enable appropriate imaging with the front camera of a smartphone or the like in the dark. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330161 | COMPACT BIOMETRIC ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of determining the identity of a subject while the subject is walking or being transported in an essentially straight direction is disclosed, the two dimensional profile of the subject walking or being transported along forming a three dimensional swept volume, without requiring the subject to change direction to avoid any part of the system, comprising acquiring data related to one or more biometrics of the subject with the camera(s), processing the acquired biometrics data, and determining if the acquired biometric data match corresponding biometric data stored in the system, positioning camera(s) and strobed or scanned infrared illuminator(s) above, next to, or below the swept volume. A system for carrying out the method is also disclosed. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330162 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POWER-EFFICIENT IRIS RECOGNITION - Disclosed herein are systems and methods wherein the iris biometric of an individual person is acquired using a mobile or static device. This acquisition may involve the use of active illumination and repeated use of the camera and processor, as examples. These modules consume considerable power however, and this can significantly reduce battery life. There is a need therefore for a power-efficient iris recognition system. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330163 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus for generating a virtual viewpoint image corresponding to a position and a direction of a virtual viewpoint obtains information related to the position and the direction of the virtual viewpoint, obtains a captured image from one or more cameras, determines whether the obtained camera image is to be used for generating the virtual viewpoint image, and generates, based on the captured image corresponding to the determination result, the virtual viewpoint image corresponding to the position and the direction of the virtual viewpoint. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330164 | IMAGE MONITORING SYSTEM AND IMAGE MONITORING PROGRAM - An image monitoring system includes: recording means for recording an image captured by a camera via a network; control means for controlling the system so as to display the present image captured by the camera or a past image recorded on the recording means on display means; and moving-object detecting means for detecting a moving object from the image captured by the camera; wherein the moving-object detecting means includes resolution conversion means for generating an image with a resolution lower than the resolution of the image captured by the camera, positional-information output means for detecting a moving object from the image generated by the resolution conversion means and outputting positional information on the detected moving object, and information merging means for merging the positional information of the moving object with the image captured by the camera on the basis of the positional information of the moving object output by the positional-information output means. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330165 | AUTOMATIC CAMERA PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT ON A PLANT TREATMENT SYSTEM - A plant treatment system automatically adjusts camera operation parameters for a camera used by the plant treatment system to identify and treat plants in a field. The plant treatment system can generate image segments of images received from the camera and classify the image segments based on whether the image segments represent plants. The plant treatment system determines whether each of the image segments is over- or under-exposed and adjusts the camera operation parameters for the camera based on the exposure classification of the image segments. Alternatively, the plant treatment system may use a plant detection model to identify plant pixels within an image that represent plants. The plant treatment system can then determine whether the identified plant pixels are over- or under-exposed and adjust the camera operation parameters accordingly. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330166 | AUTOMATED PLANT DETECTION USING IMAGE DATA - A plant treatment platform uses a plant detection model to detect plants as the plant treatment platform travels through a field. The plant treatment platform receives image data from a camera that captures images of plants (e.g., crops or weeds) growing in the field. The plant treatment platform applies pre-processing functions to the image data to prepare the image data for processing by the plant detection model. For example, the plant treatment platform may reformat the image data, adjust the resolution or aspect ratio, or crop the image data. The plant treatment platform applies the plant detection model to the pre-processed image data to generate bounding boxes for the plants. The plant treatment platform then can apply treatment to the plants based on the output of the machine-learned model. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330167 | Personalized Augmented Reality - A system for personalizing augmented reality for individuals that is easy to use. There is a central server with instructions for selecting or creating a personally meaningful multimedia object. A sound wave and an image of the sound wave are generated from the object. A tattoo of the generated image is applied as a tattoo, either permanently or temporarily, to a person. Automatically generating, assigning and storing a unique identifier from an uploaded image of the tattoo, the generated image, and the multimedia object to the central server. Capturing an image of the tattoo on the person using a smart device, where the smart device has instructions to determine the unique identifier from an image captured by the smart device. Retrieving and downloading, aligning and overlaying the stored multimedia where it is played back. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330168 | CALCULATING A SOCIAL ZONE DISTANCE - For calculating a social zone distance, a processor determines distances to one or more persons using the sensor array. In addition, the processor calculates the social zone distance based on the distances. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330169 | Methods and Systems for Presenting Image Data for Detected Regions of Interest - A method at an electronic device includes obtaining from an image sensor a primary real-time video stream comprising images of a scene; identifying from the primary video stream one or more regions of interest in the scene; while obtaining the primary video stream, creating a first video sub-stream comprising a first plurality of images for a first one of the one or more identified regions of interest, wherein: images of the first plurality of images include image data for portions of the scene that include the first identified region of interest, and the images of the first plurality of images have fields of view that are smaller than the field of view for the images of the primary video stream; and providing the first video sub-stream for display at a client device. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330170 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An aspect of the present disclosure provides a detection unit that detects an object in determination areas of an image, a decision unit that decides whether each of the determination areas is in a congestion state based on the number of objects detected in the determination areas, and a determination unit that determines that a second determination area is in a line state when a first determination area is decided to be in the congestion state and the second determination area adjacent to the first determination area is decided to be in the congestion state. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330171 | Methods for detecting, identifying and displaying object information with a multi-camera vision system - Methods for detecting, identifying and displaying object information with a multi-camera vision system. In one embodiment presence of an object is detected in a region extending above a surface and positioned beyond a border, the region including at least first and second zones. A frame of image data is acquired which spans a field of view angle corresponding to a portion of a region from a position along the border. Object detection criteria are applied to analyze and classify an image of an object among a set of object types. A determination is made whether the object is present in the first zone based on application of a first series of scan windows varying in size over a first range of window sizes relative to the size of the image frame, this only permitting detection of images limited in size to a first range of image sizes. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330172 | Indoor Navigation Method and System - An indoor navigation method is provided and includes: providing a retro-reflective marker on an upper boundary; providing an autonomous vehicle capable having a light source and an image capturing device; emitting light toward the retro-reflective marker; capturing a target image frame including at least a part of the upper boundary and the retro-reflective marker lightened; capturing a background image frame including the part of the upper boundary and the retro-reflective marker not lightened; aligning the target image frame and the background image frame by a digital image processor; subtracting the target image frame and the background image frame for extracting a foreground image indicating the position of the retro-reflective marker; adjusting the autonomous vehicle to be aligned to the retro-reflective marker according to the foreground image by a central processor installed in the autonomous vehicle; and traveling the autonomous vehicle along the retro-reflective marker according to the foreground images. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330173 | SPEED CONTROL AND STEERING CONTROL ASSISTANT BASED ON PITCH STATUS AND ROLL STATUS OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE - When generating a control command of an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV), a pitch status and/or a roll status of the road is determined. The control command is adjusted based on the pitch status and the roll status. For example, when an ADV is driving on an uphill or downhill road, a pitch status of the road is determined and a speed control command will be generated based on the pitch status of the road, such that the ADV have a similar acceleration rate as of driving on a flat road. Similarly, when the ADV is driving on a road that is tilted or rolled left or right, a roll status of the road is determined and a steering control command will be generated in view of the roll status of the road, such that the ADV have a similar heading direction as of driving on a flat road. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330174 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING MARKERS ON A ROADWAY - System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to detecting markers on a roadway. In one embodiment, a method includes controlling a radar to transmit a scanning signal with defined characteristics. The radar is integrated with a vehicle that is traveling on the roadway. The method includes, in response to receiving a reflected signal resulting from the scanning signal interacting with the roadway, identifying the marker from the reflected signal according to an electromagnetic signature of the marker embodied in the reflected signal. The electromagnetic signature is a response induced within the defined characteristics of the scanning signal that is embodied within the reflected signal. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330175 | Multi-camera vision system and method of monitoring - A multi-camera vision system and method of monitoring. In one embodiment imaging systems provide object classifications with cameras positioned to receive image data from a field of view to classify an object among multiple classifications. A control unit receives classification or position information of objects and (ii) displays an image corresponding to a classified object relative to the position of the structure. An embodiment of a related method monitors positions of an imaged object about a boundary by continually capturing at least first and second series of image frames, each series comprising different fields of view of a scene about the boundary, with some of the image frames in the first series covering a wide angle field of view and some of the image frames in the second series covering no more than a narrow angle field of view. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330176 | OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An object detection system for used in a vehicle includes an object detector is provided. One or more fisheye lens cameras coupled to an object detection system are positioned at various location of the vehicle for capturing a field of view (FOV) into an image. The image is split into multiple different set of perspective images. Each perspective images may include a portion of overlap having common or identical object of interest. The object detector classifies various objects of interest in the perspective images, estimates distance of objects of interest from the vehicle using camera calibration information stored in one of the camera, and transmits the sensed information that corresponds to the distance of interest to a processor. The processor includes sequence of instruction or object code either located in one of the object detection system, in-vehicle network, and an electronic device processes the sensed information and applies bounding boxes around objects of interest the vehicle or in the electronic device. One or more images incorporated the colored bounding boxes are transmitted to a display unit or screen for display as human readable format. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330177 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING STATE OF DRIVER - A system for determining a state of a driver includes a face tracking device configured to detect coordinates and a direction vector of a face at intervals of a sampling time from a face image of the driver, an event detecting device configured to detect valid behavior of a vehicle as an event, and a determination device configured to determine an impaired state of the driver based on a reflex response time of the driver when the event is detected by the event detecting device. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330178 | COGNITIVE STATE EVALUATION FOR VEHICLE NAVIGATION - Disclosed embodiments provide cognitive state evaluation for vehicle navigation. The cognitive state evaluation is accomplished using a computer, where the computer can perform learning using a neural network such as a deep neural network (DNN) or a convolutional neural network (CNN). Images including facial data are obtained of a first occupant of a first vehicle. The images are analyzed to determine cognitive state data. Layers and weights are learned for the deep neural network. Images of a second occupant of a second vehicle are collected and analyzed to determine additional cognitive state data. The additional cognitive state data is analyzed, and the second vehicle is manipulated. A second imaging device is used to collect images of a person outside the second vehicle to determine cognitive state data. The second vehicle can be manipulated based on the cognitive state data of the person outside the vehicle. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330179 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION - Computer implemented systems and methods for matching an encrypted biometric input record with at least one stored encrypted biometric record, and without data decryption of the input and the at least one stored record. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330180 | COMPARING EXTRACTED CARD DATA WITH USER DATA - Extracting card data comprises receiving, by one or more computing devices, a digital image of a card; perform an image recognition process on the digital representation of the card; identifying an image in the digital representation of the card; comparing the identified image to an image database comprising a plurality of images and determining that the identified image matches a stored image in the image database; determining a card type associated with the stored image and associating the card type with the card based on the determination that the identified image matches the stored image; and performing a particular optical character recognition algorithm on the digital representation of the card, the particular optical character recognition algorithm being based on the determined card type. Another example uses an issuer identification number to improve data extraction. Another example compares extracted data with user data to improve accuracy. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330181 | METHOD FOR LINE AND WORD SEGMENTATION FOR HANDWRITTEN TEXT IMAGES - A method for segmenting an image containing handwritten text into line segments and word segments. The image is horizontally down sampled at a first ratio. Connected regions in the down-sampled image are detected; horizontal neighboring ones are merged to form lines, to segment the original image into line images. Each line image is horizontally down sampled at a second ratio which is smaller than the first ratio. Connected regions in the down-sampled line image are detected to obtain potential word segmentation positions. A path is a way of dividing the line at some or all of the potential word segmentation positions into multiple path segments; for each of all possible paths, word recognition is applied to each path segment to calculate a word recognition score, and an average word recognition score for the path is calculated; the path with the highest score gives the final word segmentation. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330182 | Systems and Methods for Decoding Image Files Containing Depth Maps Stored as Metadata - Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention are configured to render images using light field image files containing an image synthesized from light field image data and metadata describing the image that includes a depth map. One embodiment of the invention includes a processor and memory containing a rendering application and a light field image file including an encoded image, a set of low resolution images, and metadata describing the encoded image, where the metadata comprises a depth map that specifies depths from the reference viewpoint for pixels in the encoded image. In addition, the rendering application configures the processor to: locate the encoded image within the light field image file; decode the encoded image; locate the metadata within the light field image file; and post process the decoded image by modifying the pixels based on the depths indicated within the depth map and the set of low resolution images to create a rendered image. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330183 | IMAGE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, LEARNING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD, LEARNING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A Deep Neural Network (DNN) having a plurality of recognition tasks with different scales makes it possible to perform recognition processing in a network where identification layers are branched from one intermediate layer. An image recognition apparatus for recognizing a target includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire from an input image a first intermediate feature amount for performing first identification, a first identification unit configured to perform the first identification based on the first intermediate feature amount, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire from the first intermediate feature amount a second intermediate feature amount for performing second identification having a larger scale than the first identification, and a second identification unit configured to perform the second identification based on the second intermediate feature amount. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330184 | DETERMINING AN ARCHITECTURAL LAYOUT - A computer-implemented method for determining an architectural layout. The method comprises providing a cycle of points that represents a planar cross section of a cycle of walls, and, assigned to each respective point, a respective first datum that represents a direction normal to the cycle of points at the respective point. The method also comprises minimizing a Markov Random Field energy thereby assigning, to each respective point, a respective one of the set of second data. The method also comprises identifying maximal sets of consecutive points to which a same second datum is assigned, and a cycle of vertices bounding a cycle of segments which represents the architectural layout. Such a method constitutes an improved solution for determining an architectural layout. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330185 | SPATIAL TRANSFORMER MODULES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for processing inputs using an image processing neural network system that includes a spatial transformer module. One of the methods includes receiving an input feature map derived from the one or more input images, and applying a spatial transformation to the input feature map to generate a transformed feature map, comprising: processing the input feature map to generate spatial transformation parameters for the spatial transformation, and sampling from the input feature map in accordance with the spatial transformation parameters to generate the transformed feature map. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330186 | IMAGE SCANNING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE SCANNING METHOD, AND IMAGE SCANNING PROGRAM - An image scanning device including an image sensor, an operation unit, and circuitry. The circuitry acquires reference-image data and comparative-image data output from the image sensor when a predetermined time elapses after acquiring the reference-image data. The circuitry further divides each of the reference-image data and the comparative-image data into a plurality of image areas, extracts a feature point of a given pixel for each of the plurality of image areas of each of the reference-image data and the comparative-image data, compares pixel values of feature points in the same coordinate to determine a difference in pixel value, identifies an image area including at least one feature point having a difference in pixel value, and identifies a direction of flip of pages of the document based on the image area including the at least one feature point having the difference in pixel value. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330187 | SHAPE-BASED SEGMENTATION USING HIERARCHICAL IMAGE REPRESENTATIONS FOR AUTOMATIC TRAINING DATA GENERATION AND SEARCH SPACE SPECIFICATION FOR MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS - A system and various methods for processing an image to produce a hierarchical image representation model, segment the image model using shape criteria to produce positive and negative training data sets as well as a search-space data set comprising shapes matched to a search query provided as input, and using the training data sets to train a machine learning model to improve recognition of shapes that are similar to an input query without being exact matches, to improve object recognition. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330188 | SEAMLESS FOCUS PLANE STITCHING TO CREATE PANORAMIC VIDEO - A system for forming panoramic video that includes a server programmed to gather a plurality of videos of a predetermined event. The server is also programmed to extract metadata from the plurality of videos and determine the focus plane of each of the plurality of videos. The server is further programmed to plot a possible panoramic video path across some or all of the plurality of videos using the focus planes of the plurality of videos and at least two locations selected by a user. The server is programmed to then stitch some or all of the plurality of videos together to form a panoramic video based on the video path. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330189 | Method and System to Characterize Video Background Changes as Abandoned or Removed Objects - A method and system for analyzing video data in a security system. An analysis compares a current frame to a background model. The analysis system compares the background model to the current frame to identify changed pixel patches. The analysis system uses morphological image processing to generate masks based on the changed pixel patches. Next, the analysis system applies the masks to the background model and the current frames to determine whether the changed pixel patches are characteristic of abandoned or removed objects within the video data. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330190 | ANOMALY DETECTION USING NON-TARGET CLUSTERING - A system and methods for radiometric anomaly detection using non-target clustering, wherein a hierarchy generator organizes the image information content into a hierarchical data representation structure, and a non-target clustering engine processes the hierarchical model to identify large homogeneous regions and significantly dissimilar smaller regions within them based on search criteria. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330191 | LOGISTIC REGRESSION GRADIENT CALCULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides logistic regression gradient calculation methods and apparatuses. One exemplary calculation method comprises: acquiring training data, the training data including X-row user data and Y-row click-through data corresponding to the X-row user data; converting the X-row user data into X-column data; segmenting the X-column data and a weight vector to form N X-column data segmentation blocks and N weight vector segmentation blocks; starting N threads respectively to generate N sub-logistic regression gradients according to the N X-column data segmentation blocks, the N weight vector segmentation blocks, and the corresponding Y-row click-through data; and splicing the N sub-logistic regression gradients to form a full logistic regression gradient. With embodiments of the present disclosure, a computing machine can support training of a super-large-scale logistic regression model, which increases the calculation speed, shortens the training time, and greatly reduces the memory usage of the computing machine. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330192 | Load-Balancing Training of Recommender System for Heterogeneous Systems - A method for parallelizing a training of a model using a matrix-factorization-based collaborative filtering algorithm may be provided. The model can be used in a recommender system for a plurality of users and a plurality of items. The method includes providing a sparse training data matrix, selecting a number of user-item co-clusters, and building a user model data matrix by matrix factorization such that a computational load for executing the determining updated elements of the factorized sparse training data matrix is evenly distributed across the heterogeneous computing resources. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330193 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing device includes: a feature detection image generating unit that generates multiple feature detection images corresponding to multiple classes by applying a convolutional neural network having the classes learned previously to an input image; a post-processing unit that generates a measurement result by performing a post-process on at least some feature detection images of the multiple feature detection images on the basis of a setting parameter; and a user interface unit that receives an input of the setting parameter while presenting a user at least one of at least some of the feature detection images which are generated by the feature detection image generating unit and the measurement result which is generated by causing the post-processing unit to perform the post-process using at least some of the feature detection images which are generated by the feature detection image generating unit. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330194 | TRAINING AN RGB-D CLASSIFIER WITH ONLY DEPTH DATA AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-implemented method for training an RGB-D classifier for a scene classification task. The method receives task-relevant labeled depth data, task-irrelevant RGB-D data, and a given trained representation in RGB. The method simulates an RGB representation using only the task-irrelevant RGB-D data. The method builds a joint neural network using only the task-irrelevant RGB-D data and the task-relevant labeled depth data. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330195 | GLOBAL VISUAL VOCABULARY, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods of generating a compact visual vocabulary are provided. Descriptor sets related to digital representations of objects are obtained, clustered and partitioned into cells of a descriptor space, and a representative descriptor and index are associated with each cell. Generated visual vocabularies could be stored in client-side devices and used to obtain content information related to objects of interest that are captured. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330196 | AUTOMATIC LABELING OF PRODUCTS VIA EXPEDITED CHECKOUT SYSTEM - A portable checkout unit automatically generates training data for an automatic checkout system as a customer collects items in a store. A customer uses an item scanner of portable checkout unit to generate a virtual shopping list of items collected in the shopping cart. When the customer adds a new item to the shopping cart or on some regular interval, the portable checkout unit captures images of the items contained by the shopping cart and can generate bounding boxes for each product in each image. The bounding boxes can be associated with item identifiers from previously-generated bounding boxes to identify the items captured by the bounding boxes. Each bounding box paired with an item identifier can then be used as training data for an automated checkout system. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330197 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARTITIONING GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine training data describing respective relationships between a set of map tiles, the map tiles collectively representing a given geographic region. A model can be trained to predict a likelihood of a pair of map tiles corresponding to one or more geographic classifications based at least in part on the training data. Polygons that correspond to respective sub-regions within the geographic region can be determined based at least in part on the model. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330198 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING A TARGET OBJECT IN AN IMAGE - There is provided a method of identifying objects in an image, comprising: extracting query descriptors from the image, comparing each query descriptor with training descriptors for identifying matching training descriptors, each training descriptor is associated with a reference object identifier and with relative location data (distance and direction from a center point of a reference object indicated by the reference object identifier), computing object-regions of the digital image by clustering the query descriptors having common center points defined by the matching training descriptors, each object-region approximately bounding one target object and associated with a center point and a scale relative to a reference object size, wherein the object-regions are computed independently of the identifier of the reference object associated with the object-regions, wherein members of each cluster point toward a common center point, and classifying the target object of each object-region according to the reference object identifier of the cluster. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330199 | FASHION ANALYSIS DEVICE AND FASHION ANALYSIS METHOD - A fashion analysis device includes a memory and a processor configured to acquire a captured image, perform extraction of one or more regions of one or more fashion items included in the captured image, specify each of one or more colors of each of the one or more regions; select a color for a fashion item in accordance with the specified one or more colors, and output the fashion item having the selected color. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330200 | TASK EXECUTION SYSTEM, TASK EXECUTION METHOD, TRAINING APPARATUS, AND TRAINING METHOD - A system that uses a learning module to realize execution of a predetermined task includes: a first input unit configured to receive information acquired from one or more external systems, and generate at least a portion of information to be input to the learning module; an output unit configured to acquire information output from the learning module, and generate information to be output from the system, the information output from the system being information based on which execution of a predetermined task is to be realized; and a second input unit configured to receive an input from a user so that information based on the input from the user is input to at least one of the first input unit, the learning module, and the output unit, and information output from the output unit varies based on the input from the user. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330201 | TIME-SERIES REPRESENTATION LEARNING VIA RANDOM TIME WARPING - Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-implemented method for performing unsupervised time-series feature learning. The method generates a set of reference time-series of random lengths, in which each length is uniformly sampled from a predetermined minimum length to a predetermined maximum length, and in which values of each reference time-series in the set are drawn from a distribution. The method generates a feature matrix for raw time-series data based on a set of computed distances between the generated set of reference time-series and the raw time-series data. The method provides the feature matrix as an input to one or more machine learning models. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330202 | IDENTIFYING AUGMENTED FEATURES BASED ON A BAYESIAN ANALYSIS OF A TEXT DOCUMENT - Identification of augmented features based on a Bayesian analysis of a text document is disclosed. One example is a system including a document processing module, a feature processing module, and a feature generation module. The document processing module receives a text document via a processor. The feature processing module automatically identifies, based on a Bayesian analysis of the text document, a plurality of augmented features in the text document, the plurality of augmented features including at least one of local, sectional, and document-level features of the text document, and extracts, via the processor, the identified plurality of augmented features from the text document. The feature generation module generates, via the processor, a feature representation of the text document based on the extracted plurality of augmented features. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330203 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Scene Detection - A method is provided for monitoring scene detection by an apparatus detecting scenes from among a set of possible reference scenes. It includes an assignment of an identifier to each reference scene, detection of scenes from among the set of possible reference scenes at successive instants of detection with the aid of at least one classification algorithm, and a sliding time filtering processing of these detected current scenes over a filtering window of size M, based on the identifier of each new detected current scene taken into account in the window and a confidence probability associated with this new detected current scene, the output of the filtering processing successively delivering filtered detected scenes. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330204 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING METADATA - According to various examples, a method by which an electronic device processes metadata can comprise the steps of: acquiring an image; combining recognition information on the image and information related to the image; and storing the combined information as metadata of the image or providing a service or a function, each of which using the combined information. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330205 | DOMAIN ADAPTATION AND FUSION USING WEAKLY SUPERVISED TARGET-IRRELEVANT DATA - Aspects include receiving a request to perform an image classification task in a target domain. The image classification task includes identifying a feature in images in the target domain. Classification information related to the feature is transferred from a source domain to the target domain. The transferring includes receiving a plurality of pairs of task-irrelevant images that each includes a task-irrelevant image in the source domain and in the target domain. The task-irrelevant image in the source domain has a fixed correspondence to the task-irrelevant image in the target domain. A target neural network is trained to perform the image classification task in the target domain. The training is based on the plurality of pairs of task-irrelevant images. The image classification task is performed in the target domain and includes applying the target neural network to an image in the target domain and outputting an identified feature. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330206 | MACHINE-BASED LEARNING SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVELY MAPPING RAW DATA OBJECTS TO RECOGNIZED DATA OBJECTS - Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for analysis of raw data and conversion of the raw data to searchable data objects. In one embodiment, a formatted searchable data object is generated in a first interface portion of a user interface in conjunction with the corresponding raw data displayed in a second interface portion of the user interface. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330207 | Deep Image-to-Image Network Learning for Medical Image Analysis - A method and apparatus for automatically performing medical image analysis tasks using deep image-to-image network (DI2IN) learning. An input medical image of a patient is received. An output image that provides a result of a target medical image analysis task on the input medical image is automatically generated using a trained deep image-to-image network (DI2IN). The trained DI2IN uses a conditional random field (CRF) energy function to estimate the output image based on the input medical image and uses a trained deep learning network to model unary and pairwise terms of the CRF energy function. The DI2IN may be trained on an image with multiple resolutions. The input image may be split into multiple parts and a separate DI2IN may be trained for each part. Furthermore, the multi-scale and multi-part schemes can be combined to train a multi-scale multi-part DI2IN. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330208 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE TACTILE SENSATION IMAGING - A tactile sensor, computer readable medium, methods of using and manufacturing the tactile sensor, and methods and apparatuses for processing the information generated by the tactile sensor. The tactile sensor includes a planar optical waveguide comprised of a flexible and transparent layer, a light configured to direct light into the optical waveguide; a light sensor or an imager facing the optical waveguide and configured to generate signals from light scattered out of the optical waveguide; and a controller which may be configured to generate an image of the object and characteristics of the object. The waveguide may be configured so that some of the light directed into the optical waveguide is scattered out of the waveguide if the waveguide is deformed by being pressed against the object. A finite element and a neural network are used to estimate mechanical characteristics of the objects. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330209 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A print control apparatus capable of communicating with a printing apparatus, including a sheet holding unit in which a sheet to be used for printing is held, for printing an image on the sheet held in the sheet holding unit includes storage configured to store a type of a sheet, an image, and a setting value of the printing apparatus in association with each other, selects a type of a sheet to be used for printing by the printing apparatus, selects an image to be printed by the printing apparatus, and sets the setting value stored in the storage in association with the selected type of the sheet and the selected image. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330210 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus is provided with a plurality of analyzing units, and a control unit. Each of the plurality of analyzing units analyzes each of different pages of print data, and notifies an error in a case that an analysis error occurs. The control unit receives the error notification from the analyzing unit, at which the analysis error occurs, among the plurality of analyzing units. And, the control unit notifies a cancel to another analyzing unit at which the analysis error does not occur. The control unit is further configured to notify, on a condition that a printing of all pages before a page at which the analysis error occurs is completed, the cancel to the another analyzing unit. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330211 | BILLBOARD CONTAINING ENCODED INFORMATION - A billboard containing encoded information ( | 2018-11-15 |
20180330212 | Cloud Based Authentication of Objects - Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are related to a cloud-based system in which portable electronic devices communicate with computing systems to implement one or more actions or operations for verifying authenticity of a physical object. Embodiments of the cloud-based product authentication system can include the portable electronic devices, an identification generating device, and a computing system connected to a cloud environment. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330213 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT UTILIZING BARCODE INDICATORS - A quality management system for products including a multiplicity of barcoded quality indicators, a barcode indicator reader and a product type responsive indication interpreter, each of the barcoded quality indicators including a first barcode including at least one first colorable area, the first barcode being machine-readable before exceedance of the at least one time and temperature threshold, at least a second barcode including at least one second colorable area, the second barcode not being machine-readable before exceedance of the at least one time and temperature threshold, a coloring agent located at a first location on the indicator and a coloring agent pathway operative to allow the coloring agent to move, from the first location to the first and second colorable areas simultaneously thereby causing the first barcode to become unreadable and at the same time causing the second barcode to become machine-readable. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330214 | TRANSACTION CARD WITH 3D PRINTING GRAPHIC SURFACE - A transaction card has a 3D printing graphic surface and a card base. The card base comprises in order from top to bottom: a front protective film layer, a front substrate layer, an intermediate INLAY layer, a back substrate layer, a back printing graphic layer, and a back protective film layer. The upper surface of the front protective film layer is adhered with a 3D printing graphic layer with a height of 0.05-0.46 mm. The transaction card is uniquely designed with a 3D printing graphic effect incorporated in the card surfaces, therefore the overall quality of the card is improved, allowing the transaction card to be widely used in financial, transport, social security, medical care, schools, security service and other fields. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330215 | CARD HOLDER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A card holder is used for an electronic device having a housing, and is able to accommodate a data card and be inserted into the housing. The card holder includes a card tray and a card cover. The card tray is configured to accommodate the data card. The card cover is connected to the card tray, is rotatable relative to the card tray, and includes a first end and a second end opposite to each other and a first protrusion extending towards the card tray. When the card holder is in a state of being inserted into the housing and a pushing force is applied to the first end, the card cover is rotatable about the first protrusion such that the first end extends further into the housing and the second end extends out of the housing. An electronic device is also provided. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330216 | POWER HARVESTING IN A PASSIVE RFID DEVICE - A method of harvesting power in a passive RFID device including a passive biometric authentication engine, including the steps of receiving a command from a powered RFID reader and supplying power extracted from an excitation field of the RFID reader to the biometric authentication engine whilst the RED reader waits for a response to the command. Responsive to determining that a period that the RFID device has been waiting for a response exceeds a predetermined threshold, and that a process being performed by the biometric authentication engine has not been completed, a request for a wait time extension is sent to the RFID reader to cause it to continue supplying the excitation field. | 2018-11-15 |
20180330217 | Electronic Vehicle Tag Collection System - An electronic vehicle tag collection system that provides a decal chip for a motor vehicle license plate registration tag that stores information of the registered motor vehicle and the owner and has notification and calling capabilities to activate itself and provide location of the vehicle. The device can also self-activate if the license plate is taken off the vehicle. This thin decal chip, comprising of a tiny GPS locator, will be programmed to communicate with local law enforcement and is capable of receiving and sending out updates and alerts from the authorities regarding amber alerts, all-points bulletins, person of interest and/or any traffic law violations committed by the driver or owner of the motor vehicle. It further provides a reader device with corresponding software that can be installed in an authorized vehicle of the law enforcement agencies and the corresponding software to receive updates and alerts from the decal chip. | 2018-11-15 |