52nd week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170372462 | Intelligent Filter Matching Method and Terminal - An intelligent filter matching method and a terminal, where the method includes collecting at least one first filter factor in a first photographing scenario in which a terminal is located, selecting, according to a preset mapping relationship between a filter and a filter factor, a first filter that matches the first filter factor, determining, according to all determined first filters in the first photographing scenario, a target filter that has a highest matching degree with the first photographing scenario, and presenting the target filter to a user. The method thereby enhances intelligent performance of human-machine interaction. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372463 | GLOBAL CONTRAST CORRECTION - Systems and methods may apply global contrast correction to a plurality of thermal images. For example, a vehicle may capture a plurality of aerial thermal images for use in generating a composite image. Each individual thermal image may be individually contrasted based on the temperature range of pixels in that image, so the contrast range of the thermal images may vary. The plurality of thermal images may be analyzed to determine a global contrast range. Extreme temperatures may be excluded from the global contrast range. Based on the global contrast range, a contrast level of each of the plurality of thermal images may be adjusted. For example, the individual temperature range of each thermal image may be scaled to a global temperature range. A composite image having consistent contrasting may be generated from the plurality of thermal images. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372464 | PATTERN INSPECTION METHOD AND PATTERN INSPECTION APPARATUS - A method of inspecting patterns to-be-inspected having regular intervals, the same widths and heights by using an image of the patterns to-be-inspected is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: obtaining centroids, widths and heights of the patterns to-be-inspected from an image of the patterns to-be-inspected; obtaining regular intervals, a mean of widths and a mean of heights of the patterns to-be-inspected, as information of design data, from the centroids, the widths and the heights; and inspecting the patterns to-be-inspected by using the information of the design data and edges of the image of the patterns to-be-inspected. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372465 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING CRACKS IN ILLUMINATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE SCREENS - Systems and methods for detecting the cracks in illuminated electronic device screens are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving an image of an electronic device screen and retrieving a plurality of kernels, each having values corresponding to a line region and a non-line region, with the orientation of the line region and the non-line region differing for each kernel. At least some of the kernels are applied to the image to obtain, at various locations of the image, values corresponding to the line regions and the non-line regions. Based on the values corresponding to the line regions and the non-line regions, cracks are automatically identified in the electronic device screen. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372466 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SELECTING VIEWPOINT FOR MEASURING OBJECT, AND MEASURING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus comprises: a generating unit which generates, based on model information including a feature of an object, a model feature indicating the feature of the object to be acquired by observing the object respectively from a plurality of candidate viewpoints; an acquiring unit which acquires an image feature indicating features of images acquired by photographing the object respectively from the plurality of candidate viewpoints; an evaluating unit which evaluates each of the plurality of candidate viewpoints, based on a correspondence relation between the model feature and the image feature; and a selecting unit which selects, from the plurality of candidate viewpoints, one or more measurement viewpoints from which the object should be measured, on the basis of evaluation by the evaluating unit for each of the plurality of candidate viewpoints. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372467 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING A QUALITY MEASURE - There is provided a computerized method and system of controlling a quality measure in a compression quality evaluation system, the method comprising: calculating a value indicative of a characteristic of an input image; and configuring the quality measure upon a criterion being met by the value, the quality measure being indicative of perceptual quality of a compressed image compressed from the input image. The value can be a smoothness value indicative of an extent of smoothness of an input image, and the configuration of the quality measure can be performed upon a smoothness criterion being met by the smoothness value. Alternatively, the value can be a gradient value indicative of an extent of gradual spatial changes of an input image, and the configuration of the quality measure can be performed upon a gradient criterion being met by the gradient value. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372468 | MACHINE CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM USING THREE DIMENSIONAL THERMOGRAPHY - The present disclosure discloses a machine condition monitoring system using three-dimensional thermography, which may automatically alert an operation when detecting any anomalies in three-dimensional thermal imaging of a machine. The machine condition monitoring system is for monitoring conditions of a machine and recording three-dimensional thermal imaging of the machine, comprising: a pan-tilt-zoom thermal imaging camera, at least one infrared reflective convex mirror, and a computer server. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372469 | LIFE DETERMINATION DEVICE, LIFE DETERMINATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR CUTTING TOOL - A life determination device comprises: an image acquiring unit that acquires an image showing a result of machining by cutting on a target of the machining by cutting; a feature quantity acquiring unit that acquires a feature quantity indicating the quality of the result of the machining by cutting from the image acquired by the image acquiring unit; and a life determining unit that determines the life of a cutting tool having been used for the machining by cutting on the target based on the feature quantity acquired by the feature quantity acquiring unit. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372470 | METHOD OF SEPARATING, IDENTIFYING AND CHARACTERIZING CRACKS IN 3D SPACE - The present invention discloses a method of separating, identifying and characterizing cracks in 3D space, which processes as follows to a volumetric image, so as to perform the separation, identification and the characterization of the cracks in the 3D space: 1) preprocessing digital image; 2) statistically analyzing basic information of the digital image: the basic information of the image includes porosity, connectivity of each pore, statistics of pore size, and position, size, orientation and anisotropy of each pore-structure; 3) filtration: removing non-crack structure in the image; 4) smoothening: smoothening and mending the image; 5) thinning: thinning the void structure into a thickness d (d can be any value, but more appropriate to be 2 to 3 voxels generally) in a direction with shortest extension in the 3D space; 6) separation: separating intersected cracks in a crack network by breaking the connections; 7) combination: combining those elongated cracks that are disconnected in the last step, merging tiny structures that are formed during the separation to a nearby large cluster, and restoring cracks to the thickness before thinning, and eventually giving out the characterization of the cracks. In the following expression, the wording “void” is used more, emphasizing the “empty” gap in the image rather than the rock solid. In this patent application, it is mainly for the case where the void appears in a state of crack, not excluding the case where the void appears in a state of small pore. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372471 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING PATHOLOGICAL ANOMALIES IN A DIGITAL PATHOLOGY IMAGE AND METHOD FOR ANNOTATING A TISSUE SLIDE - A method for annotating a tissue slide image, a system and a method performed by a computing system for detecting pathological anomalies in a digital pathology image are disclosed. The method performed by a computing system for detecting pathological anomalies in a digital pathology image includes providing a digital pathology image to the computing system and analyzing the digital pathology image using an identification module arranged on the computing system. The identification module uses a machine learning module to execute recognizing an object containing an abnormal image pattern using an identification model loaded in said identification module and identifying whether the abnormal image pattern corresponds to a pathological anomaly using the identification model. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372472 | Medical Image Processing Apparatus And Medical Image Capturing System - A medical image processing apparatus includes a retriever, a determiner and a calculator. The retriever retrieves a medical image of a bone and a soft tissue of a subject. The determiner determines a position of at least one of an end of the bone and an end of the soft tissue based on the medical image retrieved by the retriever. The calculator calculates a feature value relevant to a condition of the soft tissue based on the position of at least one of the end of the bone and the end of the soft tissue determined by the determiner. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372473 | MEDICAL IMAGING DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGING PROCESSING APPARATUS - A medical imaging diagnosis apparatus includes a memory and processing circuitry. The memory stores display settings corresponding to multiple body parts of a subject. The processing circuitry accepts a setting of a display target of the body part based on an input operation. The processing circuitry detects the body part of the subject based on volume data of the subject. The processing circuitry generates a display image of the display target by applying the display setting which corresponds to the body part to the volume data, by reading out from the memory. The processing circuitry displays the display image data on a monitor. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372474 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REGISTRATION OF IMAGE DATA SETS OF A TARGET REGION OF A PATIENT - A method for registering image data sets of a target region of a patient includes selecting a first anatomical structure only or at least partially only visible in the first image data set, and a second anatomical structure only or at least partially only visible in the second image data set, such that there is a known geometrical relationship between extended segments of the anatomical structures; automatically determining a first geometry information describing the geometry of at least a part of the first anatomical structure and a second geometry information describing the geometry of at least a part of the second anatomical structure, neither information being sufficient to enable registration of the image data sets on its own; automatically optimizing transformation parameters describing a rigid transformation of one of the anatomical structures with respect to the other and geometrical correspondences; and determining registration information from the optimized transformation parameters. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372475 | Method and System for Vascular Disease Detection Using Recurrent Neural Networks - A method and apparatus for vascular disease detection and characterization using a recurrent neural network (RNN) is disclosed. A plurality of 2D cross-section image patches are extracted from a 3D computed tomography angiography (CTA) image, each extracted at a respective sampling point along a vessel centerline of a vessel of interest in the 3D CTA image. Vascular abnormalities in the vessel of interest are detected and characterized by classifying each of the sampling points along the vessel centerline based on the plurality of 2D cross-section image patches using a trained RNN. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372476 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING MEDICAL IMAGE ACQUISITION PARAMETERS - Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying image acquisition parameters. One method includes receiving a patient data set including one or more reconstructions, one or more preliminary scans or patient information, and one or more acquisition parameters; computing one or more patient characteristics based on one or both of one or more preliminary scans and the patient information; computing one or more image characteristics associated with the one or more reconstructions; grouping the patient data set with one or more other patient data sets using the one or more patient characteristics; and identifying one or more image acquisition parameters suitable for the patient data set using the one or more image characteristics, the grouping of the patient data set with one or more other patient data sets, or a combination thereof. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372477 | Method and System for Tomosynthesis Imaging - An image generation method is described, comprising obtaining a plurality of 2D images through an object to be imaged, obtaining a 3D image data set of the object to be imaged, and registering the 2D images with the 3D image data set. The method then further includes defining an image reconstruction plane internal to the object, being the plane of an image to be reconstructed from the plurality of 2D images. Then, for a pixel in the image reconstruction plane, corresponding pixel values from the plurality of 2D images are mapped thereto, and the mapped pixel values are combined into a single value to give a value for the pixel in the image reconstruction plane. Another aspect of the method provides for chatter removed from the image. In a medical imaging context this can provide for “de-boned” images, allowing soft tissue to be more clearly seen. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372478 | TRACHEA MARKING - Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for marking a main carina and a trachea of a patient, an exemplary method comprising importing slice images of a chest of the patient, generating a three-dimensional (3D) model based on the imported slice images, displaying the 3D model in a graphical user interface (GUI), locating the main carina by viewing 2D images of the 3D model in an axial orientation, marking the main carina in one of the 2D images of the 3D model, adjusting a view plane of the 3D model around a rotation axis defined by the marked location of the main carina to adjust the view plane from an axial orientation to a coronal orientation while keeping the main carina in the view plane to thereby display the entire trachea on the GUI, and marking an upper end of the trachea in one of the 2D images of the 3D model. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372479 | SEGMENTATION OF OBJECTS IN VIDEOS USING COLOR AND DEPTH INFORMATION - Techniques are provided for segmentation of objects, in videos comprising a sequence of color and depth image frames. A methodology implementing the techniques according to an embodiment includes receiving image frames, including an initial reference frame, and receiving a mask to outline a region in the reference frame that contains the object to be segmented. The method also includes calculating Gaussian mixture models associated with both the masked region and a background region external to the masked region. The method further includes segmenting the object from a current frame based on a modelling of the pixels within an active area of the current frame as a Markov Random Field of nodes for cost minimization. The costs are based in part on the Gaussian mixture models. The active area is based on the segmentation of a previous frame and on an estimation of optical flow between the previous frame and the current frame. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372480 | Systems, Media, and Methods for Pre-Processing and Post-Processing in Additive Manufacturing - Systems, methods, and media for pre-processing and post-processing in additive manufacturing are provided. A method includes receiving object geometry data. The method may further include generating a sectional snapshot and a bounding box. The method may also include performing a boundary tracing operation on the sectional snapshots. Further still, the method may include executing a contour mapping algorithm. The method may additionally include outputting slice contour points with respect to the object to be fabricated. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372481 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided an image processing apparatus. A line segment detecting unit detects line segments from an image. An obtainment unit obtains distance information indicating a distance in a depth direction of the image. A selecting unit selects a line segment for vanishing point detection from the line segments detected by the line segment detecting unit. A vanishing point detecting unit detects a vanishing point of the image on a basis of the line segment for vanishing point detection. For each line segment detected by the line segment detecting unit, the selecting unit selects the line segment in a case where the distance indicated by the distance information is in a monotonically changing trend along the line segment. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372482 | EVALUATION INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM AND EVALUATION INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD - In an evaluation information provision system, subject's motion data is stored in association with attributes. When an attribute is assigned, the evaluation information provision system selects feature data from a plurality of the subject's motion data associated with the assigned attribute. The evaluation information provision system calculates a score for the assigned attribute, for the user's motion, using a statistical distance between the selected feature data and the user's motion data. The calculated score is displayed, for example, as a screen. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372483 | Systems and Methods for Use in Detecting Falls Utilizing Thermal Sensing - Systems and methods designed to detect a human being falling as opposed to an inanimate object. Generally, the systems and methods will utilize a depth camera, which will often image in the NIR spectrum to detect a falling object. The portion detected as a falling object will often be detected as separating from a point cloud indicative of one object in contact with another. Should such a separation be detected, the systems and methods will utilize a thermal sensor, often a camera imaging in the LWIR spectrum, to determine if the falling portion has a heat signature indicative of a human being. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372484 | MACHINE VISION CARGO MONITORING IN A VEHICLE - A cargo position tracking routine implemented in an electronic control unit of an automotive vehicle uses machine vision to monitor the position of cargo in a cargo area of an automotive vehicle and determine whether the cargo has shifted. Upon determining that the cargo has shifted, the cargo position tracking routine causes a driver of the vehicle to be alerted. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372485 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus, including circuitry configured to generate or receive a first image of a sequence of images including an object. The circuitry is configured to determine a length of time movement of the object is below a predetermined movement threshold. The circuitry is further configured to identify the object as a target object based on the determined length of time the movement of the object is below the predetermined movement threshold. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372486 | METHODS OF AND APPARATUSES FOR RECOGNIZING MOTION OF OBJECTS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS - A method of recognizing motion of an object may include periodically obtaining depth data of a first resolution and two-dimensional data of a second resolution with respect to a scene using an image capturing device, wherein the second resolution is higher than the first resolution; determining a motion tracking region by recognizing a target object in the scene based on the depth data, such that the motion tracking region corresponds to a portion of a frame and the portion includes the target object; periodically obtaining tracking region data of the second resolution corresponding to the motion tracking region; and/or analyzing the motion of the target object based on the tracking region data. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372487 | EYE GAZE TRACKING USING NEURAL NETWORKS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for gaze position prediction using neural networks. One of the systems includes a neural network comprising one or more neural network layers, wherein the neural network is configured to obtain a collection of input facial images of a user, wherein the collection of input facial images of the user comprises (i) a query image of the user, (ii) one or more calibration images of the user, and (iii) a respective calibration label that labels a known gaze position of the user for each of the one or more calibration images of the user; and process the received collection of input facial images of the user using the one or more neural network layers to generate a neural network output that characterizes a gaze position of the user in the query image. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372488 | INTEGRATING POINT CLOUD SCANS, IMAGE DATA, AND TOTAL STATION DATA FROM A SURVEYING INSTRUMENT INTO ONE ADJUSTMENT - A method to integrate all observations, e.g., surveying data in the form of total station data, images, and point clouds) from a surveying instrument that functions as a total station, a camera(s), and a scanner. The method provides an overall adjustment to maximize the accuracy of the adjustment by using all three types of available surveying data, and the method may be labeled an overall adjustment or integrated network adjustment to provide accurate station or instrument position data for a geodatabase for a surveyed site. The overall adjustment method allows all three types of surveying data to influence the results of the adjustment, and this achieved by generating a small number of virtual observations from the image and scan data that are of a form that allows them to be combined with or considered concurrently with the real observations from the total station as part of a single network adjustment. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372489 | Three-Dimensional Measurement Device - A three-dimensional measurement device which is capable of superimposing and displaying, on a three-dimensional shape, distributions of deviations from a plurality of geometric elements is provided. There are included a deviation calculation unit for determining first deviations from the first geometric element with respect to the first point cloud, and determining second deviations from the second geometric element with respect to the second point cloud. The three-dimensional shape display unit superimposes and displays, on the three-dimensional shape, a distribution of the first deviations from the first geometric element and a distribution of the second deviations from the second geometric element. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372490 | Automatic Dip Picking in Borehole Images - The techniques and device provided herein relate to receiving, via a processor, image data representative of a borehole of a well. The technique may include generating dequantized image data based on the image data, such that the dequantized image data filters one or more artifacts present in a Hough transformed version of the image data. One or more dip orientations (inclination and azimuth) associated with one or more formation dips present in the image data may be determined based on the dequantized image data. The technique may also include performing an a-contration validation algorithm for for the one or more formation dips to verify whether at least a formation dip having the or one of the possible dip orientation is present at a predetermined measured depth in the image data.. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372491 | Computer-Implemented Method Of Calibrating A Camera - A computer-implemented method of calibrating a camera, comprises the steps of: a. acquiring a video stream from said camera (CAM), and displaying it on a screen (DY); b. displaying on the screen, superimposed to the video stream, a representation of a target area ( | 2017-12-28 |
20170372492 | Dynamical Camera Calibration - A computer-implemented method of calibrating a camera includes: a. making a video screen display a calibration pattern; b. acquiring from the camera a video stream of a scene comprising said calibration pattern; c. determining a modified calibration pattern depending on the acquired video stream, and making the screen display it; said steps a. to c. being iterated a plurality of times; and then d. estimating intrinsic calibration parameters of the camera by processing the acquired video streams. A computer program product, computer-readable data-storage medium and computer system for carrying out such a method. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372493 | Imaging Process Initialization Techniques - Imaging process initialization techniques are described. In an implementation, a color estimate is generated for a plurality of pixels within a region of an image. A plurality of pixels outside of the regions are first identified for each pixel of the plurality of pixels within the region. This may include identification of pixels disposed at opposing directions from the pixel being estimated. A color estimate is determined for each of the plurality of pixels based on the identified pixels. As part of this, a weighting may be employed, such as based on a respective distance of each of the pixels outside of the region to the pixel within the region, a distance along the opposing direction for corresponding pixels outside of the region (e.g., at horizontal or vertical directions), and so forth. The color estimate is then used to initialize an imaging process technique. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372494 | EFFICIENT DECODING AND RENDERING OF INTER-CODED BLOCKS IN A GRAPHICS PIPELINE - Innovations in video decoding and rendering operations for inter-coded blocks in a graphics pipeline, in which at least some of the operations are performed using a graphics processing unit (“GPU”), are described. For example, a video playback tool receives encoded data for a current picture and performs operations to decode the encoded data and reconstruct the current picture. For a given inter-coded block of the current picture, a graphics primitive represents texture values as a point for processing by the GPU. The graphics primitive can have one or more attributes, including a motion vector, a block size, a display index value (indicating a location in a display buffer), and/or a residual index value (indicating a location of residual values). The operations performed by the video playback tool can include interpolation of sample values at fractional-sample offsets and motion compensation performed for inter-coded blocks in multiple passes for different block sizes. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372495 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COLOR PROCESSING OF DIGITAL IMAGES - Systems and methods of coloring and re-coloring digital images are disclosed. A system including a processor and a memory can execute stored instructions to segment ( | 2017-12-28 |
20170372496 | ANTI-CORRELATED NOISE FILTER - An imaging system ( | 2017-12-28 |
20170372497 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSLATION OF MEDICAL IMAGING USING MACHINE LEARNING - A medical image ( | 2017-12-28 |
20170372498 | AUTOMATIC IMAGE SYNTHESIS METHOD - Methods and apparatus for automatically synthesizing images are disclosed. The methods may include receiving a plurality of input frames with a common background. The methods may also include determining a number of the input frames. The methods may also include selecting, based on the number, a method to detect foregrounds of the input frames. The methods may further include using the selected method to generate an output frame comprising a combination of a plurality of the foregrounds. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372499 | GENERATING VISUAL CUES RELATED TO VIRTUAL OBJECTS IN AN AUGMENTED AND/OR VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT - In a system for generating visual cues in response to detection of virtual object(s) within as defined proximity and/or area of a user in an augmented and/or virtual reality environment, the system may generate a visual cue if it is determined that a detected virtual object is not physically present in the ambient environment, and may be incorrectly interpreted by the user as capable of providing physical support. The visual cues may include changes in appearance of the detected virtual object, such as eliminating the virtual rendering of the virtual object from the virtual environment displayed by the user, presenting the virtual object in a transparent/translucent, shadowed, highlighted, outlined manner, and the like. When the virtual object is no longer detected within the defined proximity and/or area relative to the user, the system may restore the appearance of the virtual object. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372500 | CONTENT OUTPUT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An information output system is provided which allows a user to recognize information appropriately while reducing or eliminating inconvenience given to the user. A content output system includes a content output controller | 2017-12-28 |
20170372501 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The image processing apparatus includes a calculator configured to calculate, using luminance values of one or more input images produced by photoelectric conversion of multiple polarized lights whose polarization angles are mutually different, an angle-dependent component at a specific polarization angle among angle-dependent components that are luminance components changing depending on the polarization angle. The apparatus further includes a producer configured to produce an output image using the angle-dependent component at the specific polarization angle. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372502 | Visualization Device - A visualization device is provided that includes an actual light box that includes an illumination array for illuminating an actual object (O | 2017-12-28 |
20170372503 | HYBRID LEVEL SET FOR INTERACTIVE EDITING OF MATTING AND SELECTION - In various implementations, methods and systems are disclosed for accurately selecting a targeted portion of a digital image. In one embodiment, a selection cursor having a central and a peripheral region is provided. The central region is used to force a selection or a deselection and therefore moving the central region over a portion of the image causes that portion of the image to be selected or deselected, respectively. The peripheral region of the cursor surrounds the central region and defines an area where a hybrid level set algorithm for both boundary detection and region definition, particularly a matting region, is performed. This provides highly accurate boundary detection and matting region selection within a narrowly-focused peripheral region and eliminates the need to subsequently designate a matting region and apply a matting algorithm to complex portions of an object selection. Thus moving the peripheral region of the selection cursor over a boundary of the targeted portion of the image applies the hybrid algorithm in that boundary region, increasing the likelihood that the boundary will be detected accurately, and further defining at least a matting region along the detected boundary for an even more refined selection. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372504 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING 3D SYNTHETIC IMAGE BY COMBINING BODY DATA AND CLOTHES DATA - The present invention relates to a method and a system for generating a | 2017-12-28 |
20170372505 | Systems and Methods for Generating Computer Ready Animation Models of a Human Head from Captured Data Images - System and methods for computer animations of 3D models of heads generated from images of faces is disclosed. A 2D captured image that includes an image of a face can be received and used to generate a static 3D model of a head. A rig can be fit to the static 3D model to generate an animation-ready 3D generative model. Sets of rigs can be parameters that each map to particular sounds. These mappings can be used to generate a playlists of sets of rig parameters based upon received audio content. The playlist may be played in synchronization with an audio rendition of the audio content. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372506 | Discard Mechanism for Tile-Based Rendering - A tile identifier may be assigned to tiles processed in order in a pixel shader. When the tiles are processed out of order in the pixel shader, the tile identifier may be used to determine when rendering is complete and a tile may be discarded. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372507 | Using GPU for Network Packetization - Information to be sent over a network, such as the Ethernet, is packetized by using a graphics processing unit (GPU). The GPU performs packetization of data with much higher throughput than a typical central processing unit (CPU). The packetized data may be output through an Ethernet port, video port, or other port of an electronic system. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372508 | EFFICIENT RENDERING BASED ON RAY INTERSECTIONS WITH VIRTUAL OBJECTS - A method and system for rendering a three-dimensional (3D) scene by excluding non-contributing objects are disclosed. A preliminary object analysis using relatively few rays can be performed to determine which off-camera objects are to be excluded or included in the rendering process. The preliminary object analysis may involve performing an initial ray path tracing to identify intersections between a plurality of rays and one or more objects in the 3D scene. The object analysis can include identifying whether a first object in the 3D scene can be identified as an off-camera object. When the first object is identified as an off-camera object, a number of intersections between the plurality of rays and the first object can be counted. If the number of intersections is less than a corresponding threshold, the first object can be identified as being excluded from a future rendering process to render the first frame. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372509 | CULLING OBJECTS FROM A 3-D GRAPHICS PIPELINE USING HIERARCHICAL Z BUFFERS - A shader in a graphics pipeline accesses an object that represents a portion of a model of a scene in object space and one or more far-z values that indicate a furthest distance of a previously rendered portion of one or more tiles from a viewpoint used to render the scene on a screen. The one or more tiles overlap a bounding box of the object in a plane of the screen. The shader culls the object from the graphics pipeline in response to the one or more far-z values being smaller than a near-z value that represents a closest distance of a portion of the object to the viewpoint. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372510 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC OCCLUSION HANDLING - A computing system includes a processing system with at least one processing unit. The processing system is configured to receive a depth map with a first boundary of an object. The processing system is configured to receive a color image that corresponds to the depth map. The color image includes a second boundary of the object. The processing system is configured to extract depth edge points of the first boundary from the depth map. The processing system is configured to identify target depth edge points on the depth map. The target depth edge points correspond to color edge points of the second boundary of the object in the color image. In addition, the processing system is configured to snap the depth edge points to the target depth edge points such that the depth map is enhanced with an object boundary for the object. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372511 | Rendering of Digital Images on a Substrate - Techniques and systems are described to render digital images on a defined substrate. In an example, a three-dimensional model is generated of the digital image as disposed on a substrate. Generation of the model includes application of a three-dimensional model of a surface of the substrate to the digital image and addition of material properties of the substrate to the three-dimensional model of the digital image). A viewing direction is detected of the three-dimensional model of the digital image, the detecting based on one or more sensors of the computing device. An effect of light is also ascertained on the three-dimensional model of the digital image having the material properties of the substrate at the detected viewing direction. The three-dimensional model of the digital image is rendered based on the detected viewing direction and the ascertained effect of light for display by the computing device. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372512 | System and Methods for Generating Procedural Window Lighting Effects - A method of rendering a three-dimensional building with window effects has been developed. The method comprising: reading a building facade texture for the three-dimensional building from a memory; identifying room boundaries or floor boundaries within the building facade texture based on window areas of the building facade texture; generating a window lighting layer for the building facade texture using the identified room boundaries or floor boundaries; generating a modified building facade texture having window effects by combining the window lighting layer with the building facade texture using a window transparency cutout layer, the modified building facade texture being configured such that the window lighting layer can be seen only through the window areas of the building facade texture; and rendering images of the three-dimensional building using the modified building facade texture. A system having a display, a memory, and a processor for performing the method has also been developed. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372513 | GENERATING SLICE DATA FROM A VOXEL REPRESENTATION - An example technique for generating slice data from a voxel representation can include obtaining a shape specification of the 3-D object. The example technique for generating slice data from a voxel representation can also include obtaining a material specification of the 3-D object. The example technique for generating slice data from a voxel representation can also include merging the shape specification and the material specification to create a voxel representation of the 3-D object, wherein each voxel in the voxel representation includes a plurality of data types. The example technique for generating slice data from a voxel representation can also include generating slice data from the voxel representation, wherein the slice data provides a higher resolution than that provided by the voxel representation using the plurality of data types. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372514 | GARDEN STREET VIEW - A robotic vehicle may be configured to incorporate multiple sensors to make the robotic vehicle capable of collecting and uploading image data over time into the cloud to generate interactive garden models. In this regard, in some cases, the robotic vehicle may include an onboard vehicle positioning module and sensor network that may work together to give the robotic vehicle a collective understanding of its environment, and enable it to autonomously collect and upload image data for corresponding locations. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372515 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING GARMENT MODEL DATA - In a process for generating garment model data representative of a piece of garment, input image data containing a view of the piece of garment are processed. A type of wearing condition is determined as at least one of a first type of worn garment and of a second type of not-worn garment. If the first type is determined, a shape of the piece of garment and a shape of the person wearing the garment are identified utilizing an active contour modelling approach based on a preset body model. The identified shapes are adapted based on a garment template model. The garment model data are determined from the input image data based on the adapted identified shapes. If the second type is determined, a shape of the piece of garment is identified. The input image data are iteratively compared with a respective garment template model to identify at least one matching garment template model. The identified shape is aligned with a shape of the at least one matching garment template model and the garment model data are determined from the input image data based on the identified shape and on results of the aligning. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372516 | INFINITE FAR-FIELD DEPTH PERCEPTION FOR NEAR-FIELD OBJECTS IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS - In various embodiments, computerized methods and systems for rendering near-field objects as perceivable far-field objects within a virtual environment are provided. A determination is made that a near-field object to be rendered is configured for far-field perception within the virtual environment. The virtual environment is operable to include one or more virtualized near-field objects that are stereoscopically rendered utilizing one or more stereoscopic projection transforms generated based at least in part on a position and orientation of a head-mounted display. A harmonize transform is generated for the configured near-field object based at least in part on one of the stereoscopic projection transforms. Based on the determination that the near-field object is configured for far-field perception, the generated harmonize transform is employed to stereoscopically render the configured near-field object as a perceivable far-field object within the virtual environment. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372517 | PRESENTATION OF SCENES FOR BINOCULAR RIVALRY PERCEPTION - Embodiments herein relate to the display of enhanced stereographic imagery in augmented or virtual reality. In various embodiments, an apparatus to display enhanced stereographic imagery may include one or more processors, an image generation module to generate an enhanced stereoscopic image of a scene having a first two-dimensional (2D) image of the scene and a second 2D image of the same scene that is visually or optically different than the first 2D image to create binocular rivalry perception of the scene when the first and second 2D images are respectively presented to a first and a second eye of a user, and a display module to display the enhanced stereoscopic image to the user, with the first 2D image presented to the first eye of the user and the second 2D image presented to the second eye of the user. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372518 | RELATIONAL RENDERING OF HOLOGRAPHIC OBJECTS - Computer systems, methods, and storage media for rendering a holographic object in accordance with a physical relationship between the holographic object and an identified physical object. Virtual properties are assigned to a physical object, and in response to detecting a change to the physical relationship between the holographic object and the physical object, the holographic object is rendered according to a modification defined, at least in part, by the change to the physical relationship and by the properties assigned to the physical object. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372519 | Architecture for Interleaved Rasterization and Pixel Shading for Virtual Reality and Multi-View Systems - One embodiment provides for a graphics processing apparatus comprising first logic to rasterize pixel regions associated with multiple interleaved primitives; second logic to shade pixel regions covered by one or more of the multiple interleaved primitives; and third logic to interleave output of the second logic for the multiple interleaved primitives to a single render target, the single render target including output associated with the multiple interleaved primitives. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372520 | PACKING STRUCTURE - A packing structure including a first packing component, a second packing component, and two lenses is provided. The second packing component is adapted to be combined with the first packing component detachably, such that a containing space is formed between the first packing component and the second packing component. The containing space is adapted to contain an electronic device. The two lenses are disposed on the second packing component. An image displayed by a display surface of the electronic device is adapted to be transmitted to outside of the containing space through the two lenses, so as to form a virtual reality image. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372521 | SIMULATION SYSTEM, CORRESPONDING DEVICES, METHODS AND PROGRAMS - A module for simulating an operative procedure within a virtual environment. The virtual environment is implemented by using a device for processing virtual environment data. The module includes: a module configured to obtain a data structure representing a set of objects of the virtual environment and having at least one relationship of interaction between at least two objects; a module configured to receive at least one scenario representing a procedure to be simulated, the scenario being defined on the basis of a descriptive ontology, the at least one scenario being obtained from at least one pre-determined procedural model; a module configured for the rendering, within the virtual environment, at least one portion of the scenario as a function of the set of objects of the virtual environment, the at least one procedural model and at least one action performed by at least one real user of the virtual environment. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372522 | MEDIATED REALITY - A method comprising:
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20170372523 | Systems and Methods for Generating 360 Degree Mixed Reality Environments - Systems and methods for generating a 360 degree mixed virtual reality environment that provides a 360 degree view of an environment in accordance with embodiments of the invention are described. In a number of embodiments, the 360 degree mixed virtual reality environment is obtained by (1) combining one or more real world videos that capture images of an environment with (2) a virtual world environment that includes various synthetic objects that may be placed within the real world clips. Furthermore, the virtual objects embedded within the 360 degree mixed reality environment interact with the real world objects depicted in the real world environment to provide a realistic mixed reality experience. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372524 | RF TRACKING WITH ACTIVE SENSORY FEEDBACK - A system includes a wireless device having a radio frequency (RF) receiver, an RF transmitter, and means for producing sensory feedback to a user of the wireless device. A position-tracking system includes at least three antennae. The position-tracking system computes a multi-dimensional position of the wireless device using triangulation or trilateration based on time of arrival information from radio signals transmitted by the RF transmitter of the wireless device and received by each of the at least three antennae. A processor receives the multi-dimensional position of the wireless device determined by the position-tracking system, correlates the multi-dimensional position to a point of interest registered with an interactive software program that produces a virtual reality environment, and generates, in response to the multi-dimensional position correlated with the registered point of interest, data configured to activate the sensory feedback producing means of the wireless device. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372525 | AUGMENTED REALITY VIRTUAL CONTENT PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The AUGMENTED REALITY VIRTUAL CONTENT PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“ARV”) provides a photo driven ad-platform that transforms digital media placements into immersive and immediately shareable brand-consumer engagements via GPS-linked virtual photo components instantiated on a user mobile device. Within embodiments, users may create and share photographs augmented with brands or other images and accompanying messages on various social networks using their Smartphones or tablets to earn rewards. In one implementation, merchants and/or advertisers may populate the mobile augmented reality space as fans and consumers may share their photos on social networks and spread the word virally. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372526 | DETERMINING SPACE TO DISPLAY CONTENT IN AUGMENTED REALITY - A method for improving the placement of virtual content in augmented reality is disclosed. A reference image of the object to be augmented is analyzed for feature density information. The placement of content is based on the at least one location adjacent to where features are concentrated. Accordingly, the chance of the content interfering with an important part of the object is lowered, and object recognition and/or tracking ability is maintained because there are sufficient features nearby the content to enable object recognition and/or tracking. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372527 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCANNING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - A method for computing a three-dimensional (3D) model of an object includes: receiving, by a processor, a first chunk including a 3D model of a first portion of the object, the first chunk being generated from a plurality of depth images of the first portion of the object; receiving, by the processor, a second chunk including a 3D model of a second portion the object, the second chunk being generated from a plurality of depth images of the second portion of the object; computing, by the processor, a registration of the first chunk with the second chunk, the registration corresponding to a transformation aligning corresponding portions of the first and second chunks; aligning, by the processor, the first chunk with the second chunk in accordance with the registration; and outputting, by the processor, a 3D model corresponding to the first chunk merged with the second chunk. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372528 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE COMPOSITION - A system and method for obtaining a composite image by combining multiple sub-images are provided. In some embodiments, the method may include retrieving overlapping images corresponding to sub-mages including 3D volume data, generating two-dimensional (2D) projection images and pixel maps based on the overlapping images, performing one or more registrations based on the 2D projection images and the pixel maps, calibrating the sub-images based on the results of the registration(s), and fusing the sub-images to produce a composite image. In some embodiments, the method may include setting a plurality of parameters relating to an X-radiation source or a radiation detector based on a preliminary number of exposures and a preliminary exposure region, controlling, based on at least one of the plurality of parameters, a motion of the X-radiation source or a motion of the radiation detector to capture a plurality of sub-images, and combining the plurality of sub-images. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372529 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PARKING VIOLATIONS BY VEHICLES IN PARKING AREAS IN REAL-TIME - The disclosed embodiments illustrate methods and systems for managing parking violations by vehicles in parking areas in real-time. The method includes receiving parking information from one or more sensors installed at each of one or more parking spots in a plurality of parking areas at a specific time. The method includes detecting a parking violation by a vehicle at a parking spot of the one or more parking spots in a parking area. The method includes identifying one or more vehicle identification parameters of the vehicle associated with the detected parking violation. The method includes determining a penalty for the vehicle with the identified one or more vehicle identification parameters. The method includes transmitting the determined penalty to a user-computing device of a user associated with the vehicle with the identified one or more vehicle identification parameters, wherein the user is imposed with the penalty. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372530 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESS CONTROL WITH MODULATED LIGHTS - A method for access control in an access control system for people or vehicles comprising at least one access control device. In the method the at least one access control device, using a selective modulation of the frequency, spatial modulation and/or optional temporal modulation of light emitted by a specified number of light sources, transmits information that can be received and demodulated by a mobile electronic device having a camera. The information sent by the access control device contains a unique ID of the access control device, which is used to control the access control device in accordance with data transmitted to the access control system by a mobile electronic device which receives the information transmitted. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372531 | SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING MONITORING PLAN, AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING MONITORING PLAN - This monitoring plan evaluation system includes a vehicle monitoring information acquisition unit which acquires vehicle monitoring information indicating a result of monitoring of a vehicle, the vehicle monitoring information including monitoring execution condition information indicating at least one of a monitoring place and a monitoring time of the vehicle and information of the vehicle that has been subjected to monitoring at the monitoring place or the monitoring time, a movement information acquisition unit which acquires vehicle movement information regarding movement of each of a plurality of vehicles, and a passage extent information generator which generates passage extent information, which indicates an extent of passage of a vehicle that is to be monitored in a condition indicated by a candidate monitoring execution condition including at least one of a place and a time where and when to monitor vehicles, on the basis of the vehicle movement information and the vehicle monitoring information. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372532 | System and method for providing vehicle data reports - A client computing system (CCS) receives a tool measurement from a measurement tool other than by determining the tool measurement from a vehicle data (VD) message. The CCS generates a VD report including a vehicle identifier of a vehicle associated with the tool measurement and the VD report. The VD report can include temporal and/or spatial identifiers pertaining to the tool measurement. The VD report can be provided to a server computing system (SCS) for storage as part of a VD record associated with the vehicle. The CCS that generated the VD report or another CCS can request the VD report from the SCS. The SCS can determine if the requesting CCS is authorized to receive the VD report to maintain the vehicle owner's privacy. The tool measurement can be selected from a service procedure provided to the CCS from SCS and displayed at the CCS. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372533 | System and method for generating vehicle data report with tool measurement - A computing system can register a measurement tool. The computing system can determine a selected vehicle for a vehicle data report and a selected measurement tool to perform a first tool measurement that excludes determining data from a vehicle data message. The computing system can determine a selected vehicle component for the first tool measurement by the selected measurement tool. The computing system can determine a spatial identifier for the first tool measurement. The computing system can determine the first tool measurement performed by the selected measurement tool. A radio transceiver of the computing system can receive radio signals carrying the first tool measurement from the selected measurement tool. The first tool measurement received by the radio transceiver can be provided to one or more processors of the computing system. The computing system can generate and output the vehicle data report that includes the first tool measurement. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372534 | CONFIGURABLE MONITOR AND PARTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A monitoring and maintenance system that utilizes imperial and theoretical data to compare parts, vehicles, users, regions, wear intensity indexes over time and tracking information to provide a sophisticated data collection system for heavy-duty equipment or rental equipment. This tracking is designed to better the specifications, designs, training, preventative maintenance, and replacement wear understanding of fleet management. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372535 | VEHICLE GATEWAY NETWORK PROTECTION - Example systems and method are disclosed for vehicle network gateway protection. An example disclosed method to protect a vehicle includes managing state transitions of a gateway separating a telematic dongle and a vehicle data bus. The example method also includes, when the gateway is in a field state, blocking first requests from the telematic dongle. Additionally, the example method includes, in response to the gateway transitioning to the field state, blocking the first requests and second requests from the telematic dongle for a period of time. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372536 | VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, AND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - A diagnostic device, in accordance with a marker condition setting function, sets marker conditions for adding markers to collected data. Next, the collected data are read out from a data collecting device. Next, in accordance with a marking function, markers are added to the collected data at points in time when the set marker conditions are satisfied. Then, in accordance with a file creation function, with reference to the markers of the collected data, the collected data that took place within a predetermined time range before and after the markers is extracted, and the collected data is stored in individual analysis files. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372537 | EXPANDING TIME WINDOW FOR REMOTE COMMANDS - A vehicle includes: receiver(s), a timer counting time, memory, and processor(s) configured to: receive a timestamped signal from a fob; compare the timestamp to a time window; reject the timestamp if the timestamp is outside the time window; expand the time window with the counted time; compute the time window as a trigonometric function of the counted time and a predetermined angle. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372538 | COMBINED MOTION DETECTION AND ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A combined motion detection and access control method and system, the system including a processor for receiving an indication of motion detection within a premises and for ascertaining an area within which the motion was detected; at least one transmitter operable, responsive to receiving, from the processor, an indication of the area, for broadcasting, within the area, an encoded identification of the area; a transceiver associated with an individual and operable for receiving the encoded area identification and, responsive thereto, for broadcasting an encoded identification of the individual and the encoded area identification; and at least one receiver operable for receiving the encoded identification of the individual and the encoded area identification and for communicating the encoded identification of the individual and the encoded area identification to the processor which is operable, thereto, for ascertaining whether the individual is allowed access to the area encoded in the encoded area identification. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372539 | TECHNIQUES FOR ACCESS CONTROL USING WEARABLE DEVICES - Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for using little or no electric power to monitor whether a wearable device continues to be worn by a person such that it may continue to be used to access a secured item. An apparatus may include a processor component; a storage to store an access credential; a presentation component to wirelessly transmit the access credential to an access device to enable a grant of access to a secured item; a power source; and a clasp coupled to a wearable portion to prevent removal of the wearable portion unless the clasp is operated to change state from a clasped state to an unclasped state, the clasp to cause loss of electric power from the power source to the processor component and the storage when in the unclasped state to nullify the access credential. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372540 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system, which are capable of enhancing safety of authentication when unlocking. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372541 | Method and System for Implementing User Biometrics as a Boarding Pass for Public Transportation - A boarding management system which utilizes a person's biometrics as a boarding-pass ticket in order to increase efficiency without compromising safety. The overall process begins with an access gate receiving entrant biometric data through a scanning device. The entrant biometric data is then compared against authentic biometric data for each of a plurality of user accounts in order to identify a matching account, thus authenticating the entrant individual. Next, boarding-pass data associated with the matching account is retrieved and checked against a set of requirements in order to ensure that a matching timeframe and matching route identification (ID) data requirements are met. In general, the boarding-pass data of the matching account is compared against a gate itinerary in order to identify shared scheduling data. If the shared scheduling data meets the set of scheduling requirements, then a confirmation notification is sent from a remote server to the access gate. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372542 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL ESTATE PROPERTY SHOWING - A computer-implemented method for controlling access of a user to a structure, or objects stored within a compartment of a secure lockbox is provided. In some embodiments, the method may be used to control the access of a user to a structure, or one or more objects, such as a key, located in the compartment of a secure lockbox. In further embodiments the method may include the steps of: receiving identification information describing the user from the secure lockbox or electronically-controllable electronic lock device; receiving identification information of an account holder; verifying the received identification information of the user against the account holder information; providing an unlock code to the secure lockbox or the electronically-controllable electronic lock device if the user identification information matches the account holder information. Also disclosed is an improved secure lockbox having a compartment formed therein, which includes an electronically-actuated latching mechanism coupled to a moveable element, such as a door; a network interface; a sensor for sensing a characteristic related to a user attempting to gain access to the compartment; and a processor, wherein the processor is adapted to cause the network interface to transmit information indicative of a sensed characteristic of a user attempting to gain access to the lockbox compartment and capable of processing an unlock signal. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372543 | MERCHANDISE DISPLAY SECURITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Merchandise security systems and methods are provided. In one example, a merchandise security system includes a plurality of electronic keys and a plurality of merchandise security devices located within a retail store. Each electronic key and each merchandise security device is configured to store one or more serial numbers. In addition, each electronic key is configured to be authorized for communication with one or more merchandise security devices within the retail store. An electronic key is configured to communicate with a merchandise security device for locking, unlocking, arming, and/or disarming the merchandise security device when the serial numbers match. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372544 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS IN AN ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PERSONS OR VEHICLES COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE - A method for controlling access in an access control system for people or vehicles comprising at least one access control device ( | 2017-12-28 |
20170372545 | ASSOCIATING EXTERNAL CREDENTIALS WITH MOBILE DEVICES - A computer-implemented method includes monitoring one or more mobile devices within a venue. The computer-implemented method further includes receiving a scan event indication denoting a scan of a ticket by a scanning device. The computer-implemented method further includes, responsive to receiving a scan event indication, identifying a candidate list, wherein the candidate list includes one or more candidate mobile devices that are within a threshold distance of the scanning device. The computer-implemented method further includes associating the ticket with at least one of the one or more candidate mobile devices. A corresponding computer system and computer program product are also disclosed. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372546 | LOCKING AND UNLOCKING SYSTEM, PORTABLE TERMINAL CAPABLE OF COMMUNICATING WITH SERVER, LOCKING AND UNLOCKING METHOD EXECUTED BY PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A locking and unlocking system includes a portable terminal and a server. The portable terminal includes a service providing unit, a first sending unit, and a first receiving unit. The service providing unit provides a use reservation service for a vehicle or facilities by communicating with another server. The first sending unit sends a first signal to the server in response to a request from the service providing unit. The first signal requests authentication information used for locking and unlocking. The first receiving unit receives the authentication information from the server. The server includes a second receiving unit and a second sending unit. The second sending unit sends a second signal including the authentication information to the portable terminal when the second receiving unit receives the first signal. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372547 | LOCKING AND UNLOCKING SYSTEM, SERVER USED FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING LOCKING AND UNLOCKING SYSTEM - A locking and unlocking system includes a portable terminal and a server. The portable terminal includes a first reception unit configured to receive authentication information used for locking and unlocking of a vehicle or a facility from the server, and a first transmission unit configured to transmit a signal requesting the locking or the unlocking to a device provided in the vehicle or the facility. The signal includes the authentication information. The server includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire schedule information including a date when the vehicle or the facility is reserved and first identification information of a user, from another server configured to perform schedule management, and a second transmission unit configured to transmit the authentication information to the portable terminal of the user, based on the schedule information. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372548 | Wireless method and Apparatus for Remote Lock Operating with Mobile Communication Device - Method and its enabling device for remote wireless micro-latching for security purposes, comprising at least one user or controller, one mobile communication device, and one secured device, whereas said user is enabled to open or close a micro-latch in said a secured device, for instant a safe box or a medical cabinet, allowing access to secured content, including money, ID card, checks, as well as medicine. Also disclosed is a multiplicity of said devices and their preprogrammed remote control by computer or mobile app. The micro-latching can be amplified to macro-latching, for instance by a micro-solenoid switching a high power electrical switch bank or relay, which in turn initiates industrial processes. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372549 | USING SENSOR DATA TO AUTHENTICATE A USER - It is presented a method for conditionally authenticating a user for access to a physical space. The method is performed in an access control device connected to a physical lock device. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining first sensor data being based on a mobile device sensing a tap of a user; obtaining second sensor data being based on a fixed sensor sensing a tap of a user; determining whether the first sensor data matches the second sensor data by determining whether the first sensor data reflects a tap of the user and corresponds to a tap of the user also reflected in the second sensor data; and sending an unlock signal to the physical lock device when the first sensor data matches the second sensor data. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372550 | WIRELESS DOOR LOCK SYSTEM WITH AN EMERGENCY REPORTING FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A wireless door lock system with an emergency reporting function includes a user device, a door lock device, a network server and at least one recipient device. When the user device transmits a request signal for reporting an emergency condition to the door lock device, the door lock device determines if the user device is a paired device of the door lock device according to the request signal and further sends an emergency condition confirmation signal to the user device by way of wireless communication. The user device is then connected to the network server through the Internet and transmits an emergency condition signal to activate the network server to perform a push notification service and send an emergency condition message to the at least one recipient device. Given the push notification, the emergency condition message can be instantly provided to right recipients for emergency condition notification. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372551 | SELECTIVE SEATING CONTROLLER - A method, system, and/or computer program product improve a function of a computer used to make a seat in a venue available to a user. One or more processors received a request for a seat at a venue from a user. The processor(s) retrieve a user profile of the user and a seat profile of the seat, and then match features in the user profile to features in the seat profile. The processor(s), in response to the features in the user profile matching the features in the seat profile, store the user profile and the seat profile in a seat control storage device that is solely dedicated to the seat. The processor(s) then direct the user to the seat that is identified in the seat control storage device, where the user is identified by the user profile in the seat control storage device, and where the seat is identified by the seat profile in the seat control storage device. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372552 | MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUS - A medium processing apparatus includes a sensor that is intermittently energized and detects a predetermined physical quantity and outputs the detection value in the energization period, the sensor stabilizing its output after an output stabilization period, which is shorter than the energization period, has lapsed, a storage unit that stores the detection value that has been detected by the sensor before the lapse of the energization period and after the lapse of the output stabilization period, and a controller that reads the detection value from the storage unit and performs a predetermined process by using the detection value read. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372553 | Single Cigarrette Vending Machine - A cigarette vending machine that dispenses a single cigarette at a time. The cigarette vending machine includes a touchscreen that allows a user to select a particular brand of cigarettes. In addition, the vending machine includes a camera and an identification reader so that the user's age can be verified, and so that the user can be verified to be the same person as the identification holder. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372554 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, PROCESSING METHOD, PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND VENDING MACHINE - A processing apparatus obtains sales information from a control box of the vending machine which is connected to the computer via an interface compliant with an RS-232C standard, generates data of a screen corresponding to a specific path and including the sales information of the vending machine on a basis of the obtained sales information and transmits the data to a terminal, when having received a display request including a designation of the specific path, from the terminal. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372555 | SEMI-AUTOMATED CANISTER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and systems are disclosed including a semi-automated propane canister distribution system for distributing and exchanging propane canisters, comprising a system controller; one or more cabinet system having a cabinet controller and a cabinet with a first compartment separated from a second compartment, the first compartment having a first door and the second compartment having a second door, the first door and the second door having an open position and a closed position with a locked state and an unlocked state; a detection device; a remote display; and a remote controller device in communication with the system controller and/or the cabinet controller. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372556 | METHOD OF GAMING, A GAMING SYSTEM AND A GAME CONTROLLER - There is disclosed a gaming system and method of gaming for playing a game, wherein in response to receipt of an additional bet from a player, the player is able to obtain at least one additional outcome in relation to which an additional prize is awarded. It is determined independently of whether the player has placed the additional bet, whether to award the additional prize to the player based on an amount bet by the player. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372557 | PULL TAB TICKET HANDLER AND REVEALER WITH COMPUTER GENERATED DISPLAY - A gaming ticket dispensing device is provided for dispensing tickets having prize-revealing characters and a removable covering for hiding the prize-revealing characters prior to acquisition by an end user. The ticket dispensing device includes a storage mechanism for holding a plurality of gaming tickets. A revealer is provided for removing the removable covering to reveal the prize-revealing characters, and a scanner is provided for scanning the prize-revealing characters. A processor is in communication with the scanner for processing the scanned characters' information to determine a prize value associated with the characters scanned. An audio visual display displays an audio visual message relating to the prize value and a dispensing port is provided for dispensing the gaming ticket to the user. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372558 | GAMING MACHINE INCLUDING ONE OR MORE GROUPED HELD VALUE SYMBOLS - Disclosed is a gaming system including a gaming machine primarily dedicated for use in playing at least one regulated casino wagering game. In response to a triggering event, the gaming system initiates play of a feature game including a plurality of standard symbols and value symbols, the value symbols being associated with one or more values. One or more of the value symbols are held in place in a group on a display device, the standard symbols then replaced with respective replacement symbols randomly selected from the plurality of standard and value symbols. In response to the replacement symbols including another value symbol, the value symbol is added to the group and at least one of the values of the symbols previously in the group is modified. An award based on the current cumulative value of the held value symbols is determined at the conclusion of the feature game. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372559 | PROMOTIONAL GAMING EVENTS AND AWARDS - Wagering games include promotional events and promotional awards, such as the award of free or reduced cost goods and services. Promotional awards may be reward by the receipt of property logo symbols during game play. Promotional awards rewarded at one casino may be redeemable only at a second casino. Promotional awards may be rewarded based upon game play metrics of identified or anonymous players. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372560 | SLOT MACHINE - A slot machine device providing a unique operation, payout scheme, and structure. This slot machine provides optional, unique game play features. These features may include a Notice feature which informs a player if the next cycle will be a win or a loss; a Flush feature allowing a player to discard a losing cycle; a Do-Over feature, allowing a player to replay a cycle if they do not like the results of the prior cycle; a skill-based feature that requires the player to display an element of skill; and a social feature that requires the player to perform a social task. These features may be turned on and off, and the slot machine may be configured to automatically adjust a payout option depending on what features are activated. | 2017-12-28 |
20170372561 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WAGERING ON A PLURALITY OF EVENTS - A system and method for concurrently wagering on multiple past events such as sports events that may include retrieving data about multiple events that occurred in the past that included multiple participants. The data may include information about the participants as well as pre-event rankings, and final or post-event rankings ordering the results with respect to other participants in the same event. A user may adjust the pre-event rankings or accept them as-is. The user's rankings for the participants of the events may be submitted, and a prize calculated based on the difference between the predicted rankings submitted by the user, and the final rankings of the participants based on actual past events. Various terminals, terminal configurations, and user interface aspects are also disclosed. | 2017-12-28 |