08th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160055349 | CUSTOMER DATA MANAGEMENT FOR DATA ANALYTICS OUTSOURCING - A method of customer data management in data analytics outsourcing includes communicating to a third party service provider an anonymous customer identifier (customer ID) that is uniquely associated with a customer. The method includes receiving from the third party service provider a customer data query that references the customer using the customer ID and requests customer data. The method includes determining whether an access control policy allows disclosure of customer data requested in the customer data query. In response to the access control policy allowing disclosure of the requested customer data, the method includes accessing the requested customer data and communicating the requested customer data to the third party service provider. In response to the access control policy prohibiting disclosure of the requested customer data, the method includes denying the customer data query. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055350 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING COMPROMISED PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET - In one embodiment, a method includes generating, by a computer system, a search-engine query from stored identity-theft nomenclature. The method also includes querying, by the computer system, at least one search engine via the search-engine query. Further, the method includes crawling, by the computer system, at least one computer-network resource identified via the querying. In addition, the method includes collecting, by the computer system, identity-theft information from the at least one computer-network resource. Additionally, the method includes processing, by the computer system, the identity-theft information for compromised personally-identifying information (PII). | 2016-02-25 |
20160055351 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PROCESSING RESOURCES - The present disclosure improves upon existing systems and methods by providing a tool for managing processing resources. For instance, the presently described tool may be used to time replacement, plan for uplifts, budget for uplifts/decommissioning of hardware, and/or maintain a plurality of servers. This tool may lead to increased satisfaction, uptime, and a reduction of unexpected costs. The system may include initiating collection of variables to compile a prioritized list of servers, executing, a calculation application for determining a prioritized list of servers' end of life targets based on both technical and business parameters based on the entered variables, and prioritizing uplifts of the servers based on the technical and the business parameters. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055352 | Method and System for Secure System-on-a-Chip Architecture for Multimedia Data Processing - Aspects of a method and apparatus for a secure system-on-a-chip (SOC) architecture for multimedia data processing are provided. A processor may configure at least one subsystem within the SOC via at least one unsecured bus while a security processor enables secure functionalities in configured subsystems via at least one secure bus. The unsecure buses may comprise a data bus and/or a control bus, for example. The secure buses may comprise a secure control bus and/or a secure key bus, for example. The configurable subsystems may be multimedia processing units, input and output modules, and/or memory controllers. The security processor may program bits in security registers within the subsystems to enable secure functionalities, such as data routing paths and/or key loading paths, for example. Moreover, the security processor may validate code to be executed by a processor for configuring the SOC subsystems. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055353 | SYSTEM INCLUDING A PORTABLE STORAGE DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH A USER PROXIMITY DETECTOR AND METHOD OF PREVENTING THE LOSS THEREOF - A portable storage system. The portable storage system comprises a portable storage device having a flash memory element and a loss-prevention unit. The portable storage system further comprises Master and Slave proximity elements. One of the proximity elements is physically connected with the portable storage device, while the other is physically connected with the loss-prevention unit. The Master proximity element is configured to wirelessly determine the presence of the Slave proximity element within a predefined range. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055354 | SUPPORTING PORT SECURITY ON POWER-OVER-ETHERNET ENABLED PORTS - Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for controlling power delivery to a port in a power sourcing equipment. The power sourcing equipment receives identity information from a device connected to the port and determines whether the device is a trusted device or a rogue device according to a security policy. If the device is a trusted device, the power sourcing equipment supplies data and electrical power to the port according to a priority policy. If the device is a rogue device, the power source equipment does not supply electrical power to the port. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055355 | ANTI-TAMPER DEVICE - An anti-tamper device for preventing data from being tampered with by an unauthorized person includes a top cover, a bottom cover, a printed circuit board (PCB), and a signal connector. The bottom cover is assembled to the top cover. The PCB is provided with a plurality of pads. The signal connector is fixed to the top cover, and the signal connector defines a plurality of terminal grooves. At least one of the terminal grooves receives a terminal. When the terminal is electrically connected with the pads for the first time, a first relation signal is generated for initializing the anti-tamper device. When the terminal is electrically disconnected from the pads and the terminal is electrically connected with the pads for the second relation signal. If the second relation signal is different from the first relation signal, the anti-tamper device is prevented from being initialized. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055356 | ANTI-DATA THEFT STRUCTURES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH THE SAME - An anti-data theft structure in an electronic device includes a second cover, a printed circuit board (PCB), a connector, a plurality of terminals, and an elastic element. The PCB includes a first press piece. The connector is rotatably coupled to the second cover and defines a plurality of slots facing PCB. A number of terminals are received in the slots according to a predetermined order. The elastic element is located between the connector and the second cover. When the first press piece resists against connector, the terminals are electrically coupled to the PCB to allow normal working When the first press piece is separated from the connector, the connector is rotated away under the elastic force to cause the terminals to fall from the slots. Reassembly of the connector contacts so as not to be in the predetemined order causes lockdown and lockout of the electronic device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055357 | Mobile barcode scanner gun system with mobile tablet device having a mobile Pos and enterprise resource planning application for customer checkout/order fulfillment and real time in store inventory management for retail establishment - A mobile scanner gun system efficiently and reliably processes a retail store purchase and/or performs daily store inventory management functions. The system has a main body portion extending toward a handle portion, the main body portion having a base, side walls, a front wall and a back wall constructed to form an interior cavity, wherein the front wall includes an aperture with a lens recessed therein. The front wall has a trigger member located near the base of the main body. A USB scanner input device is mounted above and in front of the trigger, the scanner having two drivers, including 1) a native device driver and 2) a keyboard input driver, the scanner device being in communication with the trigger for initiating a scan of a barcode. A USB MSR input device is integrated on the short edge of the mobile tablet device (upper receiver) and is used for processing payment card sales transactions through a secured PCI compliant, end to end encrypted bank card processor. The top wall of the main body portion includes an attachment means comprising a base mount universal receiver with rotational coupling means and a specialized universal serial bus wiring harness adapted to interchangeably mount and communicate with a mobile tablet device having a system integrated therein that enables real-time store level inventory management and a fully functioning POS capability for selling merchandise in a retail sales environment. The base mount universal receiver with rotational coupling allows the mobile tablet device to rotate from portrait mode to landscape mode without operational delay of the system. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055358 | Check of a Security Element Furnished with Magnetic Materials - Checking of security elements for value documents, which have a plurality of magnetic regions, includes at least a high-coercivity magnetic region having a high-coercivity magnetic material, a low-coercivity magnetic region having a low-coercivity magnetic material, and, where applicable, a combined magnetic region containing both the high-coercivity and the low-coercivity magnetic material. After magnetization of all magnetic materials or the magnetic regions formed therefrom in one direction with a first magnetic field region, only the low-coercivity magnetic material is remagnetized in another direction in a subsequent second magnetic field region. Magnetic signals of the magnetic regions are captured while the security element is still subjected to the second magnetic field region. On the basis of the signals all three types of magnetic region can be reliably distinguished. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055359 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMULATING RFID TRANSPONDERS OF A PLURALITY OF MEDICAL DEVICES - A radio frequency identification (RFID) network is presented including a plurality of medical devices each including an RFID transponder and a single RFID transponder emulator configured to emulate functionality of each of the RFID transponders of the plurality of medical devices. The RFID network further includes a plurality of RFID interrogation devices configured to operatively communicate with the single RFID transponder emulator. The single RFID transponder emulator is used for development, testing, evaluation, and validation of each of the plurality of RFID interrogation devices. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055360 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING PRODUCT INTERACTION - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for tracking an individual's interaction with objects in a physical environment by pairing the movement of an RFID tagged object to a mobile device based on time and proximity. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055361 | BARCODE SCANNER AND OPERATIONAL METHOD OF THE SAME - A barcode scanner comprises a compensating light source, an image capturing module and a processor. The compensating light source is used to emit a compensating light. The image capturing module is used to capture an original image including an object and to capture a second image under the compensating light. The processor is coupled with the compensating light source and the image capturing module. The processor generates a depth information of the object according to the original image, controls intensity of the compensating light according to the depth information, controls the image capturing module to capture a second image when the compensating light source emits the compensating light, obtains a target information corresponding to a target object according to the depth information, obtains a target image by mapping the target information onto the second image, locates a barcode and analyzes an information of the barcode according to the target image. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055362 | HANDHELD INDICIA READER HAVING LOCKING ENDCAP - An indicia-reading device including an indicia-capturing subsystem for acquiring information about indicia within the indicia-capturing subsystem's field of view and an indicia-decoding module configured for decoding indicia information within the indicia-capturing subsystem's field of view. The device also includes a hand-supportable housing, a battery compartment, an end cap for holding the battery compartment in place, and a locking mechanism for securing the end cap to the battery compartment during use. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055363 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH HIGH-ACCURACY FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION - A mobile device with high-accuracy fingerprint identification includes a display panel, a transparent protection layer, and a fingerprint identification device. The transparent protection layer has one surface attached to the display panel. The fingerprint identification device is attached to the surface of the transparent protection layer for detecting a user fingerprint. The fingerprint identification device includes a flexible substrate, a fingerprint sensor, and a detector. The fingerprint sensor is disposed on the flexible substrate for sensing the user fingerprint to generate a fingerprint image. The detector is disposed on the flexible substrate and electrically connected to the fingerprint sensor for distinguishing a minute parasitic capacitance variation generated by the fingerprint sensor. A part of the flexible substrate arranged with the fingerprint sensor is closely attached to the transparent protection layer, and a part of the flexible substrate arranged with the detector is separately attached to the transparent protection layer. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055364 | COMBINATIONAL SENSING TYPE FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A combinational sensing type fingerprint identification device includes plural sensing electrodes; plural sensing electrode switches; plural first sensed signal connection lines, and a controller. Each sensing electrode switch corresponds to one sensing electrode and has a first terminal, a second terminal connected to a common signal, a third terminal connected to a corresponding sensing electrode, and a control terminal Each first sensed signal connection line is connected to the first terminals of the sensing electrode switches in one column. The controller is connected to the control terminal of each sensing electrode switch for controlling whether the sensing electrode switches are electrically connected to the common signal or corresponding first sensed signal connection lines. The controller configures the control terminals of the sensing electrode switches for allowing a part of the sensing electrodes to be electrically connected to the corresponding first sensed signal connection lines. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055365 | FINGERPRINT SENSING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MAKING - A fingerprint sensing module includes a sensor substrate having a sensing side and a circuit side, an image sensor including conductive traces on the circuit side of the sensor substrate, and a sensor circuit including at least one integrated circuit mounted on the circuit side of the sensor substrate and electrically connected to the image sensor. The sensor substrate may be a flexible substrate. The module may include a velocity sensor on the sensor substrate or on a separate substrate. The module may further include a rigid substrate, and the sensor substrate may be affixed to the rigid substrate. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055366 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - With respect to images captured by cameras, content of which changes as time passes, an information processing apparatus determines an evaluation value with respect to content at each given time of the images according to a predetermined standard, and switches and displays an image on a display apparatus by selecting a camera image having a high evaluation value, while heightening an evaluation value of the camera image currently selected and displayed on the display apparatus for a predetermined period of time in order to prevent the image from being switched frequently. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055367 | FEATURE POINT INPUT ASSISTING DEVICE, FEATURE POINT INPUT ASSISTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORED WITH PROGRAM - To provide a feature point input assisting device that can carry out the input assistance of the feature point. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055368 | FACE ALIGNMENT WITH SHAPE REGRESSION - The subject matter described herein relates to face alignment via shape regression. A method, computer storage medium, and system are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving an image including a face; and performing shape regression to estimate a facial shape in the image. For each stage in the shape regression, a local feature is extracted from a local region around each facial landmark in the image independently; and a joint projection is performed based on local features of multiple facial landmarks to predict a facial shape increment. Then, a facial shape of a current stage is generated based on the predicted facial shape increment and a facial shape of a previous stage. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055369 | AUTOMATIC IMAGE PRODUCT CREATION FOR USER ACCOUNTS COMPRISING LARGE NUMBER OF IMAGES - A computer-implemented method of grouping faces in large user account for creating an image product includes adding the face images obtained from an image album in a user's account into a first chunk; if the chunk size of the first chuck is smaller than a maximum chuck value, keeping the face images from the image album into the first chunk; otherwise, automatically separating the face images from the image album into a first portion and one or more second portions; keeping the first portion in the first chunk; automatically moving the second portions to subsequent chunks; automatically grouping face images in the first chunk to form face groups; assigning the face groups to known face models associated with the user account; and creating a design for an image-based product based on the face images in the first chunk associated with the face models. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055370 | System and Methods of Generating User Facial Expression Library for Messaging and Social Networking Applications - Embodiments are provided that utilize images of users to represent true or personalized emotions for the users in messaging or social networking applications. A library of user facial expression images is generated for this purpose, and made accessible to messaging or social networking applications, such as on a smartphone or other user devices. The images of facial expressions include face photographs of the user that convey emotions or expressions of the user, such as a happy face or a sad face. An embodiment method includes detecting an image accessible by an electronic device, determining whether the image shows a face of the user and whether the image shows a facial expression expressed by the face of the user, adding the image to a library of facial expressions of the user in accordance with the determining step, and sending a message including the image as an emoticon. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055371 | SMART GLASSES AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING AND PROMPTING FACE USING SMART GLASSES - Smart glasses and a method for recognizing and prompting a face are provided. The smart glasses store a database recording a plurality of profile information and business card information thereof. In the method, an image located in the field of view of the smart glasses is captured by an image capturing unit and at least one face appearing in the image is recognized. Facial features of each of the recognized faces are compared with those of the profile information in the database to find the profile information matching the facial features. In particular, if profile information matching the facial features is found, business card information corresponding to the profile information is displayed on a display unit; if profile information matching the facial features is not found, the business card information of a business card appearing in the image is recognized to associate the business card information with the recognized face. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055372 | SAFE ILLUMINATION FOR COMPUTERIZED FACIAL RECOGNITION - In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes setting an IR (infrared) level to a first predetermined level. The method also includes reading an image and determining if a face is detected. If a face is not detected, the method sets the IR level to zero and waits a first predetermined amount of time. The method further includes repeating the setting the IR level to the first predetermined level and the reading an image. The method also includes determining a face is detected. The method further includes setting the IR level to a second predetermined level. The method also includes reading an image and determining if a face is recognized. The method may further include setting the IR level to zero and waiting a second predetermined amount of time. The method may also include setting the IR level to the first predetermined level, reading an image and determining if a face is detected. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055373 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including: a communication unit receiving first feature amounts, which include coordinates of feature points in an image acquired by another image processing apparatus, and position data showing a position in the image of a pointer that points at a location in a real space; an input image acquisition unit acquiring an input image by image pickup of the real space; a feature amount generating unit generating second feature amounts including coordinates of feature points set in the acquired input image; a specifying unit comparing the first feature amounts and the second feature amounts and specifying, based on a comparison result and the position data, a position in the input image of the location in the real space being pointed at by the pointer; and an output image generating unit generating an output image displaying an indicator indicating the specified position. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055374 | Enhanced Interpretation of Character Arrangements - Technologies are described herein for interpreting character arrangements. An image including an arrangement of characters may be received or captured by a computing device. Techniques described herein generate data representative of the characters. Characteristics and other information interpreted from the image may be processed to determine a data type. The data representative of the characters may be arranged into a data structure based on the data type, an arrangement type and/or other information interpreted from the image. The data type may indicate one or more attributes of the arranged data such as a format, font, date, language, or currency. The data type may also indicate how data is used in a process, equation or calculation. In addition, the data type may identify an anchor that may be used to merge data generated from the image with other data generated from another image. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055375 | Systems and Methods for Separating Documents - A method of automatically separating a stack of pages into documents includes receiving a plurality of page images from a scanner; extracting content from each of the plurality of page images; for each of the plurality of page images, determining, based upon the extracted content, whether the page image is an initial page image of a document; and appending each of the plurality of page images located between a first determined initial page image and a second determined initial page image to the first determined initial page image. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055376 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFICATION AND EXTRACTION OF DATA FROM STRUCTURED DOCUMENTS - The various embodiments herein provide a method and system for identifying and extracting data from electronic documents. The method comprises of extracting text from scanned documents with location on page data using OCR technology, identifying one or more tables present in a page using patterns in text placement in rows and columns, identifying the table boundaries using a pattern recognition method, identifying table borders using the location on page data, identifying the rows and columns on the table based on the identified table borders, defining a table structure for data extraction and automatically extracting data from cells of the table formed by identified rows and columns. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055377 | REAL-TIME ANALYTICS TO IDENTIFY VISUAL OBJECTS OF INTEREST - A method of identifying and suggesting objects for a user within a user's field of vision of a personal imaging system. A user's field of vision within the system is monitored. The personal imaging system requests feedback regarding objects that are focused on within the user's field of vision. The feedback from the user is associated with the user's profile which includes at least demographics. A real-time correlation of the user's profile and demographics with other users is performed to provide a correlation interest score. The interest score may be used to recommend and direct the user's attention to other objects within the user's field of vision that the user may be interested in. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055378 | REAL-TIME ANALYTICS TO IDENTIFY VISUAL OBJECTS OF INTEREST - A method of identifying and suggesting objects for a user within a user's field of vision of a personal imaging system. A user's field of vision within the system is monitored. The personal imaging system captures biometric data of the user regarding objects that are focused on within the user's field of vision. The biometric data and any identified emotions regarding the objects being focused on from the user is associated with the user's profile which includes at least demographics. A real-time correlation of the user's profile and demographics with other users is performed to provide a correlation interest score. The interest score may be used to recommend and direct the user's attention to other objects within the user's field of vision that the user may be interested in. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055379 | Providing Subject Information Regarding Upcoming Images On A Display - Methods are described for presenting in an user interface information regarding the subject faces that will appear in upcoming images. In general, many of the images available to display will be comprised of images containing subject faces. Based on a subject affinity score between the viewer and the subjects, an image affinity is computed. Based on the image affinity scores, images are selected for presentation on the display. As images are displayed, the system analyzes one or more upcoming images to determine information to display. As each image is displayed, subject information comprising the subject's face is presented in an area of the display adjacent to the current image. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055380 | FRAMEWORK FOR COMBINING CONTENT INTELLIGENCE MODULES - A method for analyzing media assets such as video and audio files. The method includes providing access to all the frames of a digital media asset. The method includes, with a microprocessor, running a raw analyzer modules to analyze the asset frames to produce sets of raw analyzer result data that are stored in a data cache in a file associated with the asset. The sets of raw analyzer results are linked to the raw analyzer modules with unique identifiers. The digital media asset is played for the raw analyzer modules, which concurrently analyze the temporally-related frames. The raw analyzer results are stored as data tracks that include metadata for the asset such as immutable parameters including histograms. The method includes using a feature algorithm module to generate an analysis result, such as face identification, for the digital media asset based on the raw analyzer results accessed by the identifiers. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055381 | Scene and Activity Identification in Video Summary Generation Based on Motion Detected in a Video - Video and corresponding metadata is accessed. Events of interest within the video are identified based on the corresponding metadata, and best scenes are identified based on the identified events of interest. In one example, best scenes are identified based on the motion values associated with frames or portions of a frame of a video. Motion values are determined for each frame and portions of the video including frames with the most motion are identified as best scenes. Best scenes may also be identified based on the motion profile of a video. The motion profile of a video is a measure of global or local motion within frames throughout the video. For example, best scenes are identified from portion of the video including steady global motion. A video summary can be generated including one or more of the identified best scenes. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055382 | VEHICLE DISCRIMINATION APPARATUS - A vehicle discrimination apparatus specifies a vehicle area in which a vehicle is photographed from an image including the vehicle and discriminates a vehicle passing through a road based on an image which a photographing device such as a camera installed at a side of the road or above the road photographs. The vehicle discrimination apparatus includes an image acquisition section, a first search window setting section, a feature amount calculation section, a likelihood calculation section, a vehicle area determination section, a template creation section, a template storage section, a tracking area setting section, a second search window setting section, a candidate area determination section, a selection section, and a detection section. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055383 | LANE BOUNDARY LANE RECOGNITION DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR RECOGNIZING LANE BOUNDARY LINES ON ROADWAY - In a lane boundary line recognition device, a calculation section calculates a degree of uncertainty which affects a correct recognition of white lines on a roadway of a vehicle. A learning section updates a learning value of the degree of uncertainty. A recognition suppression section suppresses execution of a recognition process of recognizing white lines on the roadway when the updated learning value is more than a threshold value. An environment change judgment section judges whether or not a road environment has changed. A learning resetting section resets the learning value of the degree of uncertainty to a previous learning value when the detection result of the environment change judgment section indicates an occurrence of change of the road environment. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055384 | VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD FOR SAFETY DRIVING AND DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention provides a vehicle control method for driving safety, including: a first step of photographing an infrared image and a visible ray image; a second step of transmitting the photographed infrared image and visible ray image to an image recognizing and comparing module; a third step of leaving only a frequency for an edge of the infrared image and the visible image using a high pass filter, in the image recognizing and comparing module; and a fourth step of comparing a frequency band distribution processed in the third step to determine the situation as a situation which has a difficulty to secure a clear view when a difference is equal to or higher than a predetermined level. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055385 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING TRAFFIC SIGNS - Systems and methods are provided for detecting traffic signs. In one implementation, a traffic sign detection system for a vehicle include at least one image capture device configured to acquire at least one image of a scene including a traffic sign ahead of the vehicle. The traffic sign detection system also includes a data interface and at least one processing device programmed to receive the at least one image via the data interface, transform the at least one image, sample the transformed at least one image to generate a plurality of images having different sizes, convolve each of the plurality of images with a template image, compare each pixel value of each convolved image to a predetermined threshold, and select local maxima of pixel values within local regions of each convolved image as attention candidates, the local maxima being greater than the predetermined threshold. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055386 | VEHICLE DATA COLLECTION AND VERIFICATION - Disclosed are various embodiments for a data aggregation application. Operational data and image data may be captured from a client device. Odometer readings can be extracted from the image data. The operational data and image data can be verified by comparing an instrument panel depicted in the image data to a known instrument panel depiction. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055387 | METHODS FOR PERFORMING BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION OF A HUMAN EYE AND CORROBORATION OF SAME - A method of biometric recognition is provided. Multiple images of the face or other non-iris image and iris of an individual are acquired. If the multiple images are determined to form an expected sequence of images, the face and iris images are associated together. A single camera preferably acquires both the iris and face images by changing at least one of the zoom, position, or dynamic range of the camera. The dynamic range can be adjusted by at least one of adjusting the gain settings of the camera, adjusting the exposure time, and/or adjusting the illuminator brightness. The expected sequence determination can be made by determining if the accumulated motion vectors of the multiple images is consistent with an expected set of motion vectors and/or ensuring that the iris remains in the field of view of all of the multiple images. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055388 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information interchange unit, a storage unit, and a display controller are configured such that, after a image selection unit selects a first image and a second image, the information interchange unit interchanges, automatically, first image information of the first image with second image information of the second image, or interchanges, automatically, first position information of the first image with second position information of the second image, the storage unit stores and correlates the first image information and the second position information, and stores and correlates the second image information and the first position information, and the display controller controls, automatically, a display to display the one image based on the first image information and the second position information, and the another image based on the second image information and the first position information. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055389 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS, VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A video processing apparatus includes: a first detection unit configured to detect a moving object from a movie; a second detection unit configured to detect an object having a predetermined shape from the movie; an extraction unit configured to extract a partial region of a region in which the second detection unit has detected the object having the predetermined shape in the movie; and a discrimination unit configured to discriminate whether the object detected by the second detection unit is a certain object depending on a ratio of a size of an overlapping region to a size of an extracted region extracted by the extraction unit, the overlapping region being a region where a region in which the first detection unit has detected the moving object in the movie and the extracted region overlap with each other. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055390 | X-RAY DIFFRACTION IMAGING SYSTEM WITH SIGNAL AGGREGATION ACROSS VOXELS CONTAINING OBJECTS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A method of performing a security inspection of a container including a plurality of objects includes irradiating the container with polychromatic x-rays. The method also includes reconstructing a 4-D voxelized representation defining a momentum transfer spectrum and generating a 3-D image by determining a single value at each voxel as a function of the momentum transfer spectrum. The method further includes segmenting the voxels into segments of contiguous voxels. Each segment includes a plurality of contiguous voxels that at least partially map onto at least one object. The method also includes computing an aggregated momentum transfer spectrum over at least a portion of the plurality of contiguous voxels. The method further includes classifying the aggregated momentum transfer spectrum as one of threat and non-threat and distinguishing the at least one object as one of a threat segment and a non-threat segment based on the aggregated momentum transfer spectrum. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055391 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING A REGION OF INTEREST - An electronic device comprising: a display; and one or more processors configured to: display an image on the display; generate an object code associated with an object depicted in the image based on environment information associated with the image; identify a region of interest based on the object code; identify an information item associated with the region of interest; and output the information item. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055392 | ESTIMATING DEGREE OF DETERIORATION OF ROAD SURFACE - Image analysis methods for quantifying cracks in a road surface from a road surface image recorded as a digital image, and quantify the degree of deterioration of the road surface. An object image is prepared, in which its region is divided into a plurality of pixels and the grayscale value of each of the pixels is inverted. An image analysis technique may include, on the basis of an image obtained by applying a Gabor filter to a multiple resolution image, containing images with multiple scales obtained by scaling, cracks in a road surface can be detected and distinguished from white lines and characters on the road surface. It is possible to solve various problems, in which visually detected cracks do not appear as edges and edges of white lines and characters on the road surface are detected as line segment vectors. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055393 | Protecting Specific Information - The present invention discloses a method for protecting specific information, comprising: receiving an image containing specific information; identifying boundaries of the image; matching the image with a predetermined image template based on the boundaries so as to determine a specific information region of the image; and performing predetermined processing on the specific information region of the image to be presented in response to determining the specific information region of the image, so as to protect the specific information. The method of the invention for protecting specific information can efficiently protect relevant specific information without identifying detailed semantic content in an image. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055394 | SIMILAR IMAGE RETRIEVAL DEVICE, METHOD OF OPERATING SIMILAR IMAGE RETRIEVAL DEVICE, AND SIMILAR IMAGE RETRIEVAL PROGRAM - A feature amount calculation unit | 2016-02-25 |
20160055395 | DETERMINING DISTANCE BETWEEN AN OBJECT AND A CAPTURE DEVICE BASED ON CAPTURED IMAGE DATA - In various embodiments, methods, systems, and computer program products for determining distance between an object and a capture device are disclosed. The distance determination techniques are based on image data captured by the capture device, where the image data represent the object. These techniques improve the function of capture devices such as mobile phones by enabling determination of distance using a single lens capture device, and based on intrinsic parameters of the capture device, such as focal length and scaling factor(s), in preferred approaches. In some approaches, the distance estimation may be based in part on a priori knowledge regarding size of the object represented in the image data. Distance determination may be based on a homography transform and/or reference image data representing the object, a same type or similar type of object, in more approaches. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055396 | PHOTOGRAPHIC STAGE - A photographic stage is provided that includes at least one camera, a scanner, and a computer configured to capture a plurality of images from the at least one camera. The computer is also configured to detect a tagged item based on data from the scanner and to identify the tagged item in at least one of the images. A method of using the photographic stage and an apparatus is also provided. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055397 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Monitoring, Regulating, or Controlling FLuid Flow - A flow meter, and related system and method are provided. The flow meter includes a coupler, a support member, an image sensor, a valve, and one or more processors. The coupler is adapted to couple to a drip chamber. The support member is operatively coupled to the coupler. The image sensor has a field of view and is operatively coupled to the support member. The image sensor is positioned to view the drip chamber within the field of view. The one or more processors are operatively coupled to the image sensor to receive image data therefrom and to the actuator to actuate the valve. The one or more processors are configured to estimate a flow of fluid through the drip chamber and to actuate the valve to control the flow of fluid through the drip chamber to achieve a target flow rate. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055398 | IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, IDENTIFICATION METHOD, MATCHING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - The invention in this application is an information acquisition/identification system provided with an image-feature storing unit, an extracting unit, an acquiring unit, and an identifying unit. The image-feature storing unit stores image features of texture patterns formed on components or products. The extracting unit extracts an information-label image and a texture-pattern image from a taken image containing at least the following: an information label that displays information regarding a component, a product, or a product comprising said component; and a texture pattern formed on said component or product. The acquiring unit acquires, from the extracted information-label image, the aforementioned information regarding the component or product. The identifying unit identifies the component, product, or component-comprising product by matching image features of the extracted texture-pattern image against the image features stored by the image-feature storing unit. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055399 | GRAPHICAL DISPLAY FOR BIRD OR BAT DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION - An automated system for mitigating risk from a wind farm. The automated system may include an array of a plurality of image capturing devices independently mounted in a wind farm. The array may include a plurality of low resolution cameras and at least one high resolution camera. The plurality of low resolution cameras may be interconnected and may detect a spherical field surrounding the wind farm. A server is in communication with the array of image capturing devices. The server may automatically analyze images to classify an airborne object captured by the array of image capturing devices in response to receiving the images. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055400 | AVIAN DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Provided herein are detection systems and related for detecting moving objects in an airspace surrounding the detection system. In an aspect, the moving object is a flying animal and the detection system comprises a first imager and a second imager that determines position of the moving object and for moving objects within a user selected distance from the system the system determines whether the moving object is a flying animal, such as a bird or bat. The systems and methods are compatible with wind turbines to identify avian(s) of interest in airspace around wind turbines and, if necessary, take action to minimize avian strike by a wind turbine blade. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055401 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORED WITH DISPLAY PROGRAM - A display apparatus that switches and displays a plurality of operation screens each including an operation object selectable by an operator and having a layered structure includes a storage unit which stores information on guidance of prompting an operator to select a predetermined operation object, a recognizing unit which recognizes that an operation object is added or deleted, and an update unit which updates information on guidance in response to a relation between an operation screen to/from which the operation object is added or deleted and an operation screen positioned higher or lower than the operation screen such that content of the guidance provided on the basis of the information reflects configurations of the plurality of operation screens after addition or deletion of the operation object, when the operation object is added or deleted. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055402 | Dynamic Address Change Optimizations - Component circuitry for a replaceable printer component, including a dynamic address generator which selectively generates component addresses, wherein substantially immediately following an event, the component circuitry performs in succession a plurality of sets of operations, each set of operations including receiving an address change request from a master and generating a new component address by the dynamic address generator in response, a last one of the new component addresses generated being available as the component address for the component circuitry in one or more subsequent communications with the master. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055403 | SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a substrate structure is disclosed, including: providing a carrier board having a first surface; and forming a circuit layer and metallic lines on the first surface. The metallic lines and the carrier board constitute a two dimensional code, thereby eliminating the need to form 2D codes by laser or inkjet after the substrate structure is manufactured. Therefore, the method is simplified, and the substrate structure has a reduced cost. The present invention further provides the substrate structure. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055404 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS GENERATING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL CODE WITH A LOGO - A logo-added two-dimensional code creation device determines the color of a two-dimensional code to be superimposed on a logo image by adjusting the L value indicating the color lightness, whereby a logo-added two-dimensional code readable regardless of influence of post-printing processing and/or ambient light can be created. The logo-added two-dimensional code has smaller cells superimposed on the tiger character that can easily lose the design integrity than the cells superimposed on the background part, ensuring the design integrity of the logo image without impairing the readability of information. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055405 | PROVISIONING MOBILE DEVICE WITH TIME-VARYING MAGNETIC FIELD - An electronic transaction card communicates with an add-on slot of an intelligent electronic device. The add-on slot may be a memory card slot. The intelligent electronic device may be a mobile phone or other device with or without network connectivity. The electronic transaction card may have magnetic field producing circuitry compatible with magnetic card readers, smartcard circuitry, other point-of-sale interfaces, or any combination thereof. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055406 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In a semiconductor device that generates a power supply voltage from an RF carrier signal received by an antenna through the use of a rectification circuit, rectification circuits, each including a plurality of capacitors and a plurality of diodes, are connected in multistage. The rectification circuits includes limiter circuits that are turned on at a voltage larger than an on-voltage of the diodes, clamp cathodes of the diodes at a first voltage. The limiter circuits and the diodes are connected in parallel between the capacitors connected to the antenna connection terminal and a node supplied reference potential VSS of the power supply voltage. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055407 | RFID TAG SHEET, INFORMATION INPUT SYSTEM, STORAGE OBJECT, AND INFORMATION REPRESENTING MEDIUM - The present invention is an RFID tag sheet to which information can be inputted by simple operations and configurations by using a sheet, card, or others in which a plurality of RFID tags are embedded without requirement for rewriting the contents of RFID tags and updating corresponding data. A typical embodiment of the present invention has a shielding member attached detachably to a surface of an RFID tag sheet made of a sheet-shaped electric wave transmitting material in which a plurality of RFID tags are embedded so that all or some of the RFID tags are covered, and the shielding member is made of a material that shields electromagnetic waves used in communication between the RFID tag and a reader device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055408 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE INTERCONNECTIONS FOR NEUROSYNAPTIC SYSTEMS - Embodiments of the invention provide a system and circuit interconnecting peripheral devices to neurosynaptic core circuits. The neurosynaptic system includes an interconnect that includes different types of communication channels. A device connects to the neurosynaptic system via the interconnect. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055409 | KNOWLEDGE-GRAPH BIASED CLASSIFICATION FOR DATA - A method for classifying an object includes applying multiple confidence values to multiple objects. The method also includes determining a metric based on the multiple confidence values. The method further includes determining a classification of a first object from the multiple objects based on a knowledge-graph when the metric is above a threshold. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055410 | NEURAL NETWORKING SYSTEM AND METHODS - A method/apparatus/system for generating a request for improvement of a data object in a neural network is described herein. The neural network contains a plurality of data objects each made of an aggregation of content. The data objects of the neural network are interconnected based on one or several skill levels embodied in the content of the data objects via a plurality of connecting vectors. These connecting vectors can be generated and/or modified based on data collected from the iterative transversal of the connecting vectors by one or several users of the neural network. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055411 | REASONING OVER CYCLICAL DIRECTED GRAPHICAL MODELS - According to an aspect, a cyclical directed graphical model that includes a plurality of nodes connected by directed edges is accessed. Each directed edge has an edge strength indicating a degree of relation between the nodes, and each node has a value and a state of either active or inactive. A first node that has at least one directed incoming edge from a second node having a state of active is selected. At least a subset of the nodes in the cyclical directed graphical model are traversed in a reverse direction relative to the directed edges. The traversing is performed along a path starting from the second node and ending at a third node having a state of active. If the path does not include the first node, an inference about a value of the first node is proposed based on a value of the second node. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055412 | Predictive Model Generator - Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, can be implemented to perform actions including receiving input data defining a predictive model, the predictive model including multiple features. The actions further include weighting the predictive model iteratively for each feature, using actual data including values for each feature for multiple entities within a population, by iteratively adjusting a current weight for the feature by a momentum until the momentum equals zero, the momentum being iteratively adjusted by a momentum factor based on whether a model score improves, the model score being calculated based on the actual data. The actions further include calculating a value score for the entity using the weighted predictive model. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055413 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS THAT CLASSIFY AND STRUCTURE DOCUMENTS - The current document is directed to methods and systems that classify electronic documents. In one implementation, multiple hypotheses for the type and structure of the document are automatically generated or identified. A page hypothesis is selected for each page of the document, using one or more page hypotheses already selected for one or more neighboring pages when such already selected page hypotheses are available. The selected page hypotheses are then used to automatically select one of the multiple document hypotheses and a corresponding document type, following which various document-processing and document-refinement operations can be applied to the document according to the selected document hypothesis and document type. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055414 | REASONING OVER CYCLICAL DIRECTED GRAPHICAL MODELS - According to an aspect, a cyclical directed graphical model that includes a plurality of nodes connected by directed edges is accessed. Each directed edge has an edge strength indicating a degree of relation between the nodes, and each node has a value and a state of either active or inactive. A first node that has at least one directed incoming edge from a second node having a state of active is selected. At least a subset of the nodes in the cyclical directed graphical model are traversed in a reverse direction relative to the directed edges. The traversing is performed along a path starting from the second node and ending at a third node having a state of active. If the path does not include the first node, an inference about a value of the first node is proposed based on a value of the second node. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055415 | AUTOMATED QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS - Methods and systems may provide for receiving a physiological signal from a sensor configuration associated with a mobile device. A qualitative analysis may be conducted for each of a plurality of noise sources in the physiological signal to obtain a corresponding plurality of qualitative ratings. In addition, at least the plurality of qualitative ratings may be used to determine whether to report the physiological signal to a remote location. In one example, a quantitative analysis is conducted for each of the plurality of noise sources to obtain an overall quality level, wherein the overall quality level is also used to determine whether to report the physiological signal to the remote location. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055416 | PREDICTING A CONSUMER SELECTION PREFERENCE BASED ON ESTIMATED PREFERENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEPENDENCE - An information processing apparatus includes a history acquisition section configured to acquire history data including a history indicating that a plurality of selection subjects have selected selection objects; a learning processing section configured to allow a choice model to learn a preference of each selection subject for a feature and an environmental dependence of selection of each selection object in each selection environment using the history data, where the choice model uses a feature value possessed by each selection object, the preference of each selection subject for the feature, and the environmental dependence indicative of ease of selection of each selection object in each of a plurality of selection environments to calculate a selectability with which each of the plurality of selection subjects selects each selection object; and an output section configured to output results of learning by the learning processing section. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055417 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON COLLABORATIVE AND/OR CONTENT-BASED NODAL INTERRELATIONSHIPS - In selected embodiments a recommendation generator builds a network of interrelationships between venues, reviewers and users based on their attributes and reviewer and user reviews of the venues. Each interrelationship or link may be positive or negative and may accumulate with other links (or anti-links) to provide nodal links the strength of which are based on commonality of attributes among the linked nodes and/or common preferences that one node, such as a reviewer, expresses for other nodes, such as venues. The links may be first order (based on a direct relationship between, for instance, a reviewer and a venue) or higher order (based on, for instance, the fact that two venue are both liked by a given reviewer). The recommendation engine in certain embodiments determines recommended venues based on user attributes and venue preferences by aggregating the link matrices and determining the venues which are most strongly coupled to the user. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055418 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method and a program that enable information related to an event to be presented to each user at an appropriate timing. A server includes: a rule setting unit which sets a rule for setting a presentation timing for presenting event information related to each event for each user; a presentation timing setting unit which sets the presentation timing of the event information for each user based on the set rule; and a presentation control unit which performs a control in a manner that the event information is presented to each user at the set presentation timing. The present technology can be applied to a server that presents event information, for example. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055419 | IDENTIFYING ELECTRIC VEHICLE OWNERS - The subject disclosure relates to methods and systems for identifying and classifying electric-vehicle (EV) owners. Methods of the subject technology can include steps for generating an initial model based on a plurality of load-curve characteristics, and training the initial model using a training data set to produce a configured model. In some implementations, the methods can also include steps for determining a probabilistic classification for each of a second plurality of users by analyzing load-curve data associated with the second plurality of users using the configured model. Systems and computer readable media are also provided. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055420 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR IDENTIFYING AND EXPLOITING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MEDIA CONSUMPTION AND HEALTH - A predictive method may include determining the strength of a relationship between a user's health state and the user's consumption of media content having one or more features, based on health data and media consumption data corresponding to user consumption of media content items having the feature(s), and predicting an effect of consuming a media content item on the user's health. The prediction may be based on a determination that the strength of the relationship between the health state and the consumption of media content having the one or more features exceeds a threshold strength. A diagnostic method may include determining whether a media consumption signature associated with a health condition matches media consumption data for a population, and diagnosing the population with the health condition based on a determination that the media consumption signature associated with the health condition matches the media consumption data for the population. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055421 | HEURISTIC GRAPH EMBEDDING METHODS FOR ADIABATIC QUANTUM COMPUTATION OPTIMIZATION - Methods are provided for implementing schemes for embedding a particular optimization problem into a particular hardware solution employing unique graph embedding techniques. The disclosed methods implement an adiabatic quantum optimization in a quantum computing device or a quantum processor. Heuristics for graph minor embedding are employed to map a problem graph structure of a particular binary unconstrained optimization problem onto a physical graph structure (topology) of the quantum computing device or quantum processor to provide an optimized hardware implementation. Known constraints that are presented with current schemes in their application to particular hardware solutions are avoided, including limited qubit connectivity and the presence of faulty qubits. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055422 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GAMIFICATION OF SENSOR DATA INTERPRETATION IN SMART HOME - An apparatus and method for correlating events in a smart home system as a pattern. The apparatus and method include collecting from smart home devices, state change events of the smart home system, determining whether a series of the collected state change events are a known pattern, requesting, when the series of the collected state change events is an unknown pattern, users of the smart home system to identify what caused the collected state change events, and judging, by the smart home users, a best reason among the identified causes of the collected state change events. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055423 | INFLUENCE FILTERING IN GRAPHICAL MODELS - According to an aspect, influence filtering in a graphical model includes accessing the graphical model in a data store. The graphical model includes a plurality of nodes connected by edges having edge strengths representing a degree of relation between the nodes. A target relation strength for a pair of nodes in the graphical model is received. An edge strength of an edge in a direct path between the pair of nodes is determined by traversing, in the graphical model, one or more paths other than the direct path between the pair of nodes. The determining also includes estimating a cumulative strength of the traversed paths, and calculating the edge strength for the edge in the direct path based on the cumulative strength of the traversed paths and the target relation strength. The calculated edge strength is assigned to the edge in the direct path between the two nodes. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055424 | INTELLIGENT HORIZON SCANNING - A method and computer program product and tool for increasing efficiency of an intelligent horizon scanning process. The horizon scanning process methodology uses a set of negative training examples, a universum data set of articles, and a data subset of unlabeled instances from received positive class and unlabeled electronic documents. Further a ranking model that can use partial pairwise preferences is implemented to generate a list of recommended articles for output to a user. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055425 | ROBOT SYSTEM, ROBOT TEACHING METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE THEREFOR - A robot system includes a robot including a robot arm, and a first hand and a second hand which are connected to the robot arm and which are provided to independently rotate about an axis on the robot arm; and a controller configured to control an operation of the robot. When the robot arm and the first hand are operated so that the first hand reaches a predetermined target position, teaching values for the first hand in the target position is generated. When the first hand and the second hand are rotated based on the teaching values for the first hand, a relative error in rotation amount around the axis between the first hand and the second hand is acquired and stored in a memory. Teaching values for the second hand is generated from the teaching values for the first hand based on the acquired relative error. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055426 | CUSTOMIZABLE MACHINE LEARNING MODELS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for customizable machine learning models. In some implementations, data is received, including (i) example data sets and (ii) data specifying one or more criteria to be assessed. A set of multiple models is trained, where each model in the set of models is trained using a training data set comprising a different subset of the example data sets. Output of the models is obtained for various example data sets, and a combination of n-grams is selected based on the outputs. The example data sets are used to train a classifier to evaluate input data with respect to the specified one or more criteria based on whether the input data includes the n-grams in the selected combination of n-grams. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055427 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING DATA SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING AS-A-SERVICE - An automated method of predictive model development first cleans up raw supervised and unsupervised training data with a step that uses an algorithm to make every field of every record consistent, cohesive, and productive. Then the resulting flat data is given texture in a next step by a data enrichment algorithm that culls fields that do not contribute to predictive model building and that adds new fields computed from data combinations that are tested to add value to later steps that build different types of predictive models. Another late step for building smart-agents and their entity profiles uses another algorithm that benefits greatly from the cleaned and highly enriched training data. The predictive models and smart-agents and their entity profiles are then rendered as deliverable predictive model markup language documents in a final step executed by a specialized algorithm. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055428 | SECURE SHORT-DISTANCE-BASED COMMUNICATION AND ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM - A secure short-distance-based communication and enforcement system validates users in a validation and enforcement area and can check if users in the validation and enforcement area have been validated. Run-time IDs and keys that may be location-specific and device-specific may be generated and utilized for secure communication between mobile devices and zone computers and enforcement computers that execute validation and inspection. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055429 | VIRTUAL QUEUING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system in accordance with present embodiments includes a plurality of virtual queuing stations associated with respective attractions within a theme park and a virtual queue control system configured to maintain respective virtual queues for the respective attractions and in communication with the plurality of virtual queuing stations. The virtual queue control system is configured to receive communications from the plurality of virtual queuing stations and add guests to the respective virtual queues based on the communications. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055430 | Social Networking Enhanced System for Review and Sale of Music and Venue-Related Products and Services - A software enabled system and method for subscriber social networking, review input, and purchases is provided allowing subscribers to input identification information, interests, and contact information for friends. Ticket purchases for future events from subscribers are communicated to identified friends who may purchase tickets to the same event. Reviews of events and venues are provided to subscribers and may only be input by subscribers verified as having attended the event or venue. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055431 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ITINERARIES AND WEATHER FORECAST DISPLAYS - A computer system is configured to generate travel itineraries from databases of travel data, the itineraries including ordered location and date data, and provide itineraries to user devices for generation of displays of weather forecast data for locations on the itinerary. A user device is configured to access itinerary data, generated from databases of travel data, and weather forecast data, and generate a display of weather forecast data for locations on the itinerary. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055432 | DETERMINATION OF A PLACEMENT MODE OF AN OBJECT IN A MULTIPLICITY OF STORAGE AREAS - Machine logic (for example, software) for determining a placement mode of at least one kind of objects in a multiplicity of storage areas are disclosed. A placement method includes the following operations: determining attraction factors of the multiplicity of storage areas, an attraction factor of each storage area indicating a capability that the storage area attracts attention of a customer; determining a spatial elasticity factor of the at least one kind of objects, a spatial elasticity factor of each kind of objects indicating an impact of a change of the storage areas where the kind of objects are placed on an attention degree of the kind of objects; and determining the placement mode of the objects in the multiplicity of storage areas, at least according to the attraction factors of the multiplicity of storage areas and the spatial elasticity factor of the at least one kind of objects. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055433 | DEMAND RESPONSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A demand response management system which may be implemented with demand response logic. The system may be used by utilities, independent system operators, intermediaries and others to manage operations of demand response programs relative to customers, clients, participants, and users of outputs from the utilities, independent system operators, and the like. Demand response logic of the demand response management system may provide demand signal propagation and generation from demand response events. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055434 | DYNAMIC RISK ASSESSMENT BASED PRODUCT SAMPLING - In a method, system, and computer program product for dynamic risk assessment based product sampling, for a product to be produced in response to an order for the product, a processing flow comprising a plurality of stages for producing the product is determined. A set of conditions expected to be present at a time of executing a stage in the plurality of stages is identified. A risk model corresponding to a subset of the set of conditions is selected. A failure mode related to the risk model is selected. The failure mode is applied to the risk model using the subset of conditions to compute a risk value associated with the product. The product is selected as a sample for the stage responsive to the risk value exceeding a threshold risk value. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055435 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RISK DETECTION REPORTING AND INFRASTRUCTURE - A method, a system, and a device for monitoring risks associated with at least one business process, including: evaluating at least one of a plurality of document instances, wherein each of the document instances includes, in association therewith, a plurality of document values, against a plurality of risk categories; implementing the plurality of risk categories pursuant to at least one acceptable risk policy approved for the at least one business process; and qualifying at least one of the at least one of the plurality of documents pursuant to an approval rating of the at least one document in at least one risk category. The system, method, and device efficiently monitor risk, and allow for flexibility in modifying or updating risk policy. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055436 | DYNAMIC INNOVATION DRIVER - A dynamic innovation driver can include providing access to a database of items related to employee knowledge. Life cycle management of items in the database can be performed. The life cycle management can include receiving an item posted by an employee, assigning the item a status of draft, and facilitating a review of the item. The review of the item can result in the item being accepted or accepted based on input from at least one other employee. The participation by the employee in the posting and review of the items in the database can be tracked. Information about the participation may be provided to an employee assessment system. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055437 | RESOURCE CAPACITY MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK - A computing platform may receive data regarding future availability of human or financial resources of an organization from one or more computing devices. The computing platform may receive data regarding a first project from a user device. Responsive to receiving the data regarding the first project, the computing platform may determine, based on the data regarding the first project and the future availability, an allocation of a portion of the future availability of the human or financial resources of the organization, and a deadline to provide additional information regarding the first project in order to maintain the allocation. The computing platform may generate one or more messages indicating the allocation and the deadline. The computing platform may communicate the one or more messages indicating the allocation and the deadline to the user device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMPTY CONTAINER REPOSITION RESISTANT TO DISRUPTIONS - A system for empty container repositioning includes a scenario module, a forecast engine, a network builder module and a multi-commodity flow solver. The scenario module is configured to define a plurality of scenarios related to a safe stock level of empty containers at each of multiple locations having one or more transport vessels. The forecast engine is configured to forecast values for each of the defined scenarios, where the forecasted values include a safe stock level of empty containers for each location. The network builder module is configured to use the forecasted values to build a multi-commodity flow network. The multi-commodity flow solver is configured to determine a number of empty containers to load on and load off of the transport vessels at each of the locations. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055439 | Inventory Mirroring - A method of determining an inventory mirroring plan for a set of distinct items in a fulfillment network. The fulfillment network can include a plurality of distribution centers. The method can include determining, for each distinct item of the set of distinct items and for each demand zone of a set of demand zones, a location-specific demand. The method also can include determining, for each of a number of clusters ranging from 1 to a predetermined maximum number of clusters, a k-cluster profile that partitions the plurality of distribution centers in the fulfillment network into k distribution center clusters. The method further can include determining, for each of the number of clusters and for each demand zone of the set of demand zones, a closest distribution center cluster of the k distribution center clusters that is nearest to the demand zone. The method also can include determining, for each of the number of clusters and for each demand zone of the set of demand zones, an average zone distance from the demand zone to the closest distribution center cluster. The method further can include determining a solution value of the number of clusters for each distinct item that minimizes a sum of a total shipping cost of each distinct item, subject to a total distinct item capacity of the plurality of distribution centers in the fulfillment network. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055440 | FLUCTUATION VALUE FORECASTING SYSTEM, STOCK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND FLUCTUATION VALUE FORECASTING METHOD - A fluctuation value forecasting system having a fluctuation value forecasting unit to output a future forecasting value from time series data of fluctuation values by using an ARIMA model, includes a first forecasting unit to have the fluctuation value forecasting unit calculate first forecasting values, by using multiple ARIMA models, respectively, the ARIMA models being determined by using the time series data; an index value calculation unit to calculate first and second index values, for each of the ARIMA models, by using the first forecasting values; a model selection unit to select an ARIMA model among the ARIMA models, based on the first and second index values; and a second forecasting unit to have the fluctuation value forecasting unit calculate a second forecasting value as the future forecasting value of the time series data, by using the selected ARIMA model. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055441 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO COORDINATE RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN PROCESSING AMONG A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE COMPUTING SYSTEMS - A processing system having a data store storing: a first set of identifications of first terminals, a second set of identifications of second terminals, and an allocated resource. Portions of resources used in the processing of tasks requested by the first terminals are allocated as part of the allocated resource prepared for tasks requested by the second terminals. In response to a request for a task from one of the first terminals, the processing system processes communicates with a resource controller of a resource identified by the request and allocates a portion of a resource used for processing the task as part of the allocated resource. In response to a request from one of the second terminals, the processing system indicates the allocated resource to the respective terminal and processes the request using both the allocated resource and a resource identified in the request and controlled by the resource controller. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055442 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME ASSESSMENT OF AND FEEDBACK ON HUMAN PERFORMANCE - In an example implementation of the disclosed technology, a method includes receiving one or more performance related criteria relating to an individual's performance of a particular task and, in response, generating an assessment template that comprises information indicative of the one or more performance related criteria. The method further includes outputting, for display at a computing device, the assessment template and receiving, from the computing device, information indicative of one or more responses relating to the one or more performance related criteria. The method also includes storing the information indicative of one or more responses relating to the one or more performance related criteria and, responsive to receiving an indication of a request for a results dashboard, generating the results dashboard. Finally, the method includes outputting, for display at the computing device, the results dashboard. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055443 | GENERATING ORGANIZATIONAL MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS - A tool for computational generation of organizational mentoring relationships. The tool determines a mentor pool and a mentee pool based, at least in part, on per-person domain metric data for each person in a general pool. The tool determines a plurality of per-metric ranked mentor lists for each of the one or more mentees in the mentee pool. The tool determines a per-mentee fused rank list for each of the one or more mentees in the mentee pool. The tool determines, based, at least in part, on the per-mentee fused rank list for each of the one or more mentees in the mentee pool, one or more cross-organizational mentorship assignments. The tool establishes, based, at least in part, on the one or more cross-organizational mentorship assignments, at least one mentor-mentee relationship for each of the one or more mentees in the mentee pool. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055444 | MULTI-USER INTEGRATED INTERACTION - A collaboration system receives a user input from a sales user requesting marketing campaign data for a given context. The marketing campaign data, relative to the context of the sales user, is displayed, along with configuration user input mechanisms that can be actuated to allow the sales user to configure certain parts of the marketing campaign. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055445 | Methods and Apparatus for Interactive Workflow for Patient Scheduling - Methods and apparatus for interactive workflow for patient scheduling according to various aspects of the present technology may comprise a schedule module configured to retrieve a workflow schedule and a visualization module configured to convert the retrieved schedule into a diagram comprising a plurality of patient block elements corresponding to a plurality of individual patient schedules and arranged according to a workflow schedule wherein each individual patient schedule in the diagram may comprise a first patient block element corresponding to the time for a start task and a second patient block element corresponding to the time for an end task. The visualization module may be further configured to allow a user to adjust the workflow schedule by selectively moving either the first or the second patient block element. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055446 | OPTIMIZED SELECTION OF PROJECT TEAM - A resource staffing manager is provided that manages resource staffing of project teams. Requirements for one or more positions to be staffed for a project team and a budget for staffing the project team are received. For each position, eligible resources that meet the requirements of the position are selected. Based on a selected optimization method, optimal resource assignments for the project team are determined such that the optimal resource assignments include, for each position, a resource assignment of one of the corresponding eligible resources to the position. A GUI is displayed that includes the positions, the optimal resource assignments, and the eligible resources. Modified requirements for a position can be received, and, in response, the eligible resources are updated, updated optimal resource assignments are determined based on the updated eligible resources, and the GUI is updated to reflect the modified position requirements and display the updated optimal resource assignments. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055447 | OPEN ENDED SHELVING UNIT WITH RFID FUNCTIONALITY - A wire cart has a plurality of shelving assemblies, each of which has an RFID antenna. The wire cart also has a controller that controls the RFID antennas and an actuator to activate the controller. The wire cart has an open side. The RFID antennas and control component are configured to limit the field of detection such that an RFID tag located substantially outside of the open side is excluded from detection. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055448 | Method and Apparatus to Provide Centralized Information Database for Retailers, Manufacturers, and Distributors in Target Industries and Markets - A method and apparatus for generating and accessing a coded centralized dynamic database via a computer or computer network with the latest product and service information for use by retail establishments, manufacturing facilities, and product distributors. | 2016-02-25 |