10th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220076492 | AUGMENTED REALITY MESSENGER SYSTEM - Systems and methods herein describe an augmented reality messenger system. The proposed systems and methods generate an augmented reality content item based on input from a first computing device, generate a contextual trigger for the generated augmented reality content, the contextual trigger defining a set of conditions for presenting the generated augmented reality content item on a second computing device, and cause presentation of the generated augmented reality content item on the second computing device based on at least one condition of the set of conditions being satisfied. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076493 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING VIRTUAL REALITY INTERACTIONS - A Virtual Reality (VR) computer system and method including a VR headset to be worn by at least one user; one or more pupil sensors located in the VR headset configured and operative to capture and track pupil movement of the at least one user wearing the VR headset; and at least one camera device operative to capture video image of at least one user wearing the VR headset. A computer processor is instructed to generate a two-dimensional (2D) image of the least one user such that an image of the VR headset is virtually removed from the image of the at least one user wearing the VR headset. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076494 | WAYPOINT CREATION IN MAP DETECTION - An augmented reality (AR) device can be configured to generate a virtual representation of a user's physical environment. The AR device can capture images of the user's physical environment to generate a mesh map. The AR device can project graphics at designated locations on a virtual bounding box to guide the user to capture images of the user's physical environment. The AR device can provide visual, audible, or haptic guidance to direct the user of the AR device to look toward waypoints to generate the mesh map of the user's environment. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076495 | FRAME-BY-FRAME RENDERING FOR AUGMENTED OR VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEMS - One embodiment is directed to a user display device comprising a housing frame mountable on the head of the user, a lens mountable on the housing frame and a projection sub system coupled to the housing frame to determine a location of appearance of a display object in a field of view of the user based at least in part on at least one of a detection of a head movement of the user and a prediction of a head movement of the user, and to project the display object to the user based on the determined location of appearance of the display object. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076496 | TANGIBILITY VISUALIZATION OF VIRTUAL OBJECTS WITHIN A COMPUTER-GENERATED REALITY ENVIRONMENT - The present disclosure relates to techniques for providing tangibility visualization of virtual objects within a computer-generated reality (CGR) environment, such as a CGR environment based on virtual reality and/or a CGR environment based on mixed reality. A visual feedback indicating tangibility is provided for a virtual object within a CGR environment that does not correspond to a real, tangible object in the real environment. A visual feedback indicating tangibility is not provided for a virtual representation of a real object within a CGR environment that corresponds to a real, tangible object in the real environment. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076497 | 3D CAPTIONS WITH SEMANTIC GRAPHICAL ELEMENTS - Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and method for performing operations comprising: receiving, by a messaging application, a video feed from a camera of a user device that depicts a face; receiving a request to add a 3D caption to the video feed; identifying a graphical element that is associated with context of the 3D caption; and displaying the 3D caption and the identified graphical element in the video feed at a position in 3D space of the video feed proximate to the face depicted in the video feed. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076498 | APPARATUS OF SHAKING COMPENSATION AND METHOD OF SHAKING COMPENSATION - The invention can be used to compensate shaking in relation to augmented reality systems on a vehicle projection display. The apparatus comprises the recognition front facing camera, gyro sensor and accelerometer, and vehicle sensors, connected with a prediction module, the gyro sensor, accelerometer and vehicle sensors are also connected with the positioning module, the gyro sensor and accelerometer are also connected with the shaking compensation module, the prediction module, positioning module, shaking compensation module, and vehicle sensors are connected with the data rendering module, connected with the projection display. The invention provides shaking compensation for automotive augmented reality systems. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076499 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing device including: a data storage unit storing feature data indicating a feature of appearance of one or more physical objects; an environment map building unit for building an environment map based on an input image obtained by imaging a real space and the feature data, the environment map representing a position of a physical object present in the real space; a control unit for acquiring procedure data for a set of procedures of operation to be performed in the real space, the procedure data defining a correspondence between a direction for each procedure and position information designating a position at which the direction is to be displayed; and a superimposing unit for generating an output image by superimposing the direction for each procedure at a position in the input image determined based on the environment map and the position information, using the procedure data. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076500 | 3D CUTOUT IMAGE MODIFICATION - Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and method for performing operations comprising: receiving, by a messaging application, an image generated. by a camera of a user; displaying an option to crop an object depicted in the image; determining whether the object is depicted in the image; selectively enabling selection of the option to crop the object based on determining whether the object is depicted in the image; receiving input that selects the option to crop an object depicted in the image when the option is enabled; in response to receiving the input, segmenting the image to separate the object from other portions depicted in the image; extracting the object from the image; and adding the extracted object to a new image as a virtual object. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076501 | A SYSTEM FOR MIXING OR COMPOSITING IN REAL-TIME, COMPUTER GENERATED 3D OBJECTS AND A VIDEO FEED FROM A FILM CAMERA - The system generates real-time augmented reality video for TV broadcast, cinema or video games. The system includes a monoscopic video camera including a body, a stereoscopic video camera, and a processor. The system includes sensors, including multiple non-optical sensors, which provide real-time positioning data defining the 3D position and 3D orientation of the monoscopic video camera, or enable the 3D position and 3D orientation of the monoscopic video camera to be calculated. The processor is configured to use the real-time positioning data automatically to create, recall, render or modify computer generated 3D objects. The processor is configured to determine the 3D position and orientation of the monoscopic video camera with reference to a 3D map of the real-world generated whilst the camera is being used to capture video. The processor is configured to track the scene without a requirement for an initial or prior survey of the scene. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076502 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING SKIN TONE OF AVATAR AND AVATAR SKIN TONE ADJUSTING SYSTEM - A method for adjusting skin tone of an avatar and an avatar skin tone adjusting system are provided. The method includes: obtaining an incident angle of a virtual environment light and a skin thickness value corresponding to a first skin fragment of the skin fragments; determining a skin tone adjusting parameter based on the incident angle of the virtual environment light and the skin thickness value corresponding to the first skin fragment of the avatar; and adjusting a skin tone of the first skin fragment based on a default skin tone of the first skin fragment and the skin tone adjusting parameter of the first skin fragment before rendering the avatar. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076503 | VISUALIZATION OF MASSIVE 3D MODELS IN INTERACTIVE EDITING WORKFLOWS - In example embodiments, techniques are provided for visualizing a 3D model in an interactive editing workflow. A user modifies one or more elements of a model of the 3D model, by inserting one or more new elements having geometry, changing the geometry of one or more existing elements and/or deleting one or more existing elements having geometry. An updated view of the 3D model is then rendered to reflect the modification to the one or more elements in part by obtaining, for each new element or changed existing element of the model visible in the view, a polygon mesh that represents geometry of the individual element, obtaining a set of tiles that each include a polygon mesh that represent collective geometry of a set of elements intersecting the tile's volume, displaying the polygon mesh for each new element or changed existing element, and displaying the set of tiles while hiding any deleted or changed existing elements therein. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076504 | CONTEXT-BASED VIRTUAL OBJECT RENDERING - Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for rendering a virtual object in a real-world environment depicted in image content based on contextual information. A virtual object template is selected. One or more stylizations for the virtual object template are determined based on contextual information associated with a computing device. A virtual object is generated by applying the one or more stylizations to the virtual object template. The virtual object is rendered within a 3D space captured within a camera feed of the computing device. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076505 | RECORDING CONTROL APPARATUS, RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING CONTROL PROGRAM - A recording control apparatus includes a recording control unit for storing photographing data corresponding to an event of a mobile object as event record data in a recording unit, a distance calculation unit for calculating a distance between a recording apparatus including at least the recording unit and the mobile object, and a communication control unit for transmitting the event record data stored in the recording unit when the distance calculated by the distance calculation unit becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined distance within a predetermined time period after the event detection unit detects the event. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076506 | Synchronized Online/Offline Clock In Management - Systems, devices, and methods for synchronized clock in management. In an embodiment, a system enables users to clock in to a cloud computing platform over a network through remote clock in devices, regardless of whether the remote clock in devices are online or offline. A clock in manager on the platform is configured to communicate with clock in assistants on remote clock in devices and to manage clock in of users in self and group clock in modes. A predetermined threshold may be used to determine a match with respect to a captured image. A clock in manager may intelligently determine the predetermined threshold according to algorithms based on training data. Face scan guides, liveness detection, and fraud detection may be included. A report engine supports presentations of filtered data from a control panel including map displays of devices or clock in events according to geolocation. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076507 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING FAILURE OF COLD START EMISSION REDUCTION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE THEREOF - A method for diagnosing failure of a cold start E/M reduction system confirms the change in the torque reserve compared to the torque reserve confirmed for the ignition timing upon cold start by any one of an operation of an electric load device, an operation of an alternator, an operation of a purge valve, an operation of an air conditioner, a shift state of a transmission, and a coolant temperature state of an engine, and confirms the failure or normality of any one of the electric load device, the alternator, the purge valve, and the air conditioner is normal or failed using the change in the torque reserve to apply the confirmed result to determine whether the cold start E/M reduction system is abnormal, securing failure diagnosis accuracy for the components for the cold start E/M reduction. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076508 | METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR RECEIVING, MANAGING AND OUTPUTTING USER-RELATED DATA FILES OF DIFFERENT DATA TYPES ON A USER-ITERFACE OF A DEVICE AND A DEVICE FOR STORAGE AND OPERATION OF THE COMPUTER PROGRAM - Each of a plurality of user-related data files is managed in one of at least one data group based on at least one predefined criterion. The at least one data group has a respective predefined group output characteristic. A data group is selected based on the predefined group output characteristic on one side and a physical position of a device on the other side. The outputting of the user-related data file of the selected data group is based on the respective predefined data output characteristic and on a physical environment. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076509 | MALFUNCTION DIAGNOSING SYSTEM - A malfunction diagnosing system includes a data acquirer, an appropriate range setter, and a malfunction determiner. The data acquirer is configured to acquire traveling environment data and actual traveling result data in association with each other for a target vehicle to be subjected to malfunction diagnosis. The traveling environment data includes at least driving operation data indicating a driving operation. The actual traveling result data indicates an actual traveling result based on the traveling environment data. The appropriate range setter is configured to derive an appropriate range of actual traveling results based on the traveling environment data for vehicles the models of which are identical to a model of the target vehicle. The malfunction determiner is configured to determine whether the target vehicle has a malfunction by determining whether the actual traveling result data falls within the appropriate range. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076510 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RESTRICTED ACCESS TO STORAGE COMPARTMENTS - A restricted access locking system for storage furniture. The system comprises one or more processors and one or more computer-readable non-transitory memory coupled to one or more of the processors, the one or more computer-readable non-transitory memory including instructions operable when executed by one or more of the processors to sense, via a first sensor that is communicatively coupled to the processor, an input biometric security credential to generate a first signal based on whether the input biometric security credential maps with a key biometric security credential pre-configured and stored within the memory; and generate a second signal via the processor subsequent to the reception of the first signal by the processor for actuating at least one lock, mounted on one or more storage compartments of the storage furniture, to an open position, wherein the at least one lock is communicatively coupled to the processor. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076511 | DOOR ACCESS CONTROL METHOD FOR REDUCING PROPAGATION PROBABILITY OF SOME INFECTIOUS DISEASES - A door access control method includes detecting whether a person is intending to pass through a door access control device. Then, it is identified whether a body temperature of the person near the door access control device exceeds a threshold value. The door access control device carries out an unlocking judgment procedure when the body temperature is below the threshold value. The unlocking judgment procedure is not carried out when the body temperature is not below the threshold value. Next, it is identified whether the person is qualified to pass through the door access control device based on the unlocking judgment. The door access control device remains in a locking state when the person is identified as not qualified to pass through the door access control device. The unlocking state is lifted when the person is identified as qualified to pass through the door access control device. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076512 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERSONAL PATHOGEN STATUS VERIFICATION AT POINT OF ENTRY INTO AN AREA OF CONGREGATION - A system and system for personal pathogen status verifying allows an entity to control access to an area of congregation (AOC) at one or more points of entry (POE) is a configurable manner. In one embodiment, the system may be used for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but may be similarly used for other pathogens. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076513 | ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING TECHNOLOGY - An access management and reporting system includes a keysafe that is located outside of a building and a communication system that is located within the building. The communication system is configured to perform, over a short-range wireless communication protocol, two-way communication with a communication module of the keysafe. The system also includes a server that is located remote from the building and the keysafe. The server is configured to perform, over a long-range communication protocol, two-way communication with the communication system located within the building, is configured to manage access to the keysafe, and is configured to handle reporting related to access of the keysafe. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076514 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DEVICE IDENTIFICATION - A system and method for identifying a lock box, including a lock box corresponding to a property, the lock box having a communication module embedded therein for wirelessly receiving, storing and communicating identifying information associated with at least one of the lock box and the property, and for controlling access to the property by providing a mechanical or electronic key to a user; a mobile device configured to receive at least one of the identifying information and an image representative of the identifying information, when the lock box and the mobile device are at a distance to communicate by one of Bluetooth®, infrared, NFC, Wi-Fi, Zigbee® and radio signals; and a server configured to communicate with at least one of the mobile device and the lock box. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076515 | FACE AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS - A face authentication apparatus includes a face image acquisition unit that acquires a face image of a user who passes through a first gate provided at a first boundary between zones, a collation unit that performs face authentication on the face image on the basis of a threshold, an operating state acquisition unit that acquires an operating state of a second gate provided at a second boundary that is different from the first boundary, and a threshold change unit that changes the threshold on the basis of the operating state of the second gate. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076516 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING ACCESS - A method of controlling access to a zone | 2022-03-10 |
20220076517 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESS TO A SECURED BUILDING AND A SECURED LOCKER SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide for methods and systems for accessing a secured building by delivery personnel for delivery of a package including return of a package. The method includes retrieving information from a code associated with a carrier and an address. The code may be a barcode with encoded information. The method further includes confirming that the address is associated with the secured building and further validating the carrier as an authorized carrier by an identification of the carrier. The method further includes validating a status associated with the information to be “in transit” or “out for delivery” for delivery of a package, or “waiting for pick-up” for return of a package. The method may further include checking that an update to the status is within 24 hours. Upon positive response of the status, the method further includes allowing access to the secured building or eventually allowing access to a locker system in the building. Other embodiments may provide for methods and systems for accessing a secured locker system in proximity to a building by delivery personnel for delivery of a package including return of a package. In a nutshell, the embodiments may provide a simpler way for recipients/consumers to return packages to the senders/retailers. Additionally, other embodiments may further provide for methods and systems for performing additional security and management functions by using one or more of a motion detector, a body heat sensor, a camera with a face recognition element and/or a voice recognition element, a display screen, and coordinating them with the building operating system (BOS). | 2022-03-10 |
20220076518 | BLOCKCHAIN-BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING WINNER FROM AMONG WEIGHTED CANDIDATES - The blockchain-based system for selecting a winner from among weighted candidates comprises: a server comprising secret voting smart contract comprising a ballot, and a plurality of candidates each having a particular weighted value; and a digital wallet having a digital identification and capable of communicating with the server. The secret voting smart contract is coded so as to be suitable for publishing and executing in a blockchain network, and a voter in possession of a digital wallet can, using the digital wallet, access a secret voting smart contract on the server to browse a plurality of candidates and vote by casting a ballot. The weighted value assigned to each candidate is determined on the basis of the level of completion of a task, and of the degree of participation and contribution thereto, the task being of a set type provided by the server. Preferably, a task according to the present invention comprises a series of actions related to an advertising, and the the task is proposed in the form of an advertising and a questionnaire related thereto. A user views a proposed advertising and then completes a task by answering a series of questions on a questionnaire. The series of questions are in the form of a quiz, survey, research, and the like directly and indirectly related to an advertising. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076519 | FACILITATING CORPORATE TENDERS/DUTCH AUCTION TENDERS AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS THEREOF - In some embodiments, the instant invention provides a programmed system having a computer programmed with software instructions that include at least: code to receive an electronic Tender voting request to conduct a Tender voting; where the Tender voting is limited to a plurality of employees who has owned shares of an issuer at a record date via at least one of: i) at least one 401K plan, and ii) at least one employee stock ownership plan (ESOP); where the Tender voting is selected from the group of Tender voting types consisting of: i) a Tender offer, ii) an All-or-None Tender offer, and iii) a Dutch Tender auction; code to identify the plurality of employees; code to generate a plurality of programmed visual computer screens to allow the plurality of employees to submit Tender votes; and code to dynamically output a report identifying a progress of the Tender voting. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076520 | DIGITAL DOCUMENT VALIDATION - A user device transmits a digital representation of a document or contract to a document or contract validation system through one or more channels. The document or contract validation system validates the document or contract before submitting the document or contract to a transaction system as a valid transaction. The digital representation of the document or contract may include one or more sets of parameters that are useful in the validation process. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076521 | PAPER SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS AND CORRECTION METHOD OF PAPER SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS - A method including correcting output of an image sensor unit based on correction information of the image sensor unit that captures and discriminates a paper sheet. A apparatus includes an image sensor unit which includes an image capturing element that captures a banknote so as to discriminate the banknote, a controller that controls the image sensor unit, and a first attachment part, to which the image sensor unit is attached to be detachable, and which includes a connection terminal that connects the image sensor unit and the controller with each other, and which is arranged in a conveyance path for conveying the banknote. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076522 | PROCESSING DEVICE FOR CURRENCY BILLS AND A METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A currency bill processing device for counting, denominating, discriminating, and/or sorting the currency bills and subsequently disinfecting the currency bills without any manual intervention. The currency bill processing device can process the currency bills at a speed of up to 1000 bills per minute. The currency bill processing device includes one or more elongated UV-C LED strips mounted on a rigid aluminum or copper base which can be mounted on an outer or exposed side of a support plate or reject receptacle plate or stacker guide bar plate located at the end of the currency bill conveying path. A disinfection unit of the currency bill processing device including the elongated UV-C LED strip that can activate and deactivate with turning-on and -off of the currency bill conveying mechanism respectively. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076523 | SECURE BET SYNCHRONIZATION AND BETTING ANALYTICS - Bet synchronization, to provide a user with at least information about bets made by the user at multiple sportsbooks, may be performed by a server. The server may permit the user to register and login and to provide information on sportsbooks with which the user bets. The server may generate a shared session key and provide this to the sportsbooks indirectly, via direct links to the sportsbooks provided to the user. The user may use the links to login to the respective sportsbooks, which may then generate respective unique reference identification keys, which may then be indirectly provided to the server via redirects including the shared session key and the respective unique reference identification keys. The server may then use the shared session key and the respective unique reference identification keys to transmit requests to the respective sportsbooks and to obtain bet information associated with the user. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076524 | SYSTEM FOR PRIZING REMOTE USERS USING REAL LIFE SPORTS PERSONALITIES - Systems, methods and apparatus for game play using virtual players, sometimes referred to herein as vBots, where they may have images including those of real world personalities, such as sports personalities, is disclosed. In one aspect, a system for electronic game play involves the use of the system wherein one or more virtual players are displayed to the player of the game, preferably, the virtual players have differing play characteristics, receiving from the user association with a selection of a virtual player, displaying a simulated game using the virtual players, identifying a subset of the virtual players as being winners of the simulated game, and awarding a win to the lottery user if the selected virtual player is in the subset of virtual players. In one aspect, a team may be formed in which real life sports personalities images are utilized. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076525 | SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING ENHANCED GAMING AND PRIZING PARAMETERS IN AN ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT - Forms of interaction with an electronic system, such as for games of chance, games of skill, and combinations thereof are described herein. A system is provided for effecting defined game play and prizing structure parameters in an electronic entertainment environment. The system may include an input for receiving the parameters, a memory coupled to the input for storing the parameters, a processing system coupled to the storage for generating game play to effect the defined parameters, storage for recording information regarding particular game play events and an interface for at least presenting game play events to users of the electronic entertainment system. In one mode of operation, one or more mandated parameters are externally imposed, and variable parameters are selected such that the mandated parameters are met globally, and such that the user experience is optimized. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076526 | ARTICULATING HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR SECURING AN ACCESS DOOR ON A GAMING MACHINE CABINET - A hinge assembly for securing a door on a gaming machine cabinet includes a first flange coupled to the door, a second flange coupled to the cabinet, a first link pair coupled to and extending from the first flange at a first pivot joint, a second link pair coupled to and extending from the first flange at a second pivot joint, a third link pair coupled to the first link pair at a third pivot joint, wherein the third link pair is further coupled to the second flange at a fourth pivot joint, and wherein the third link pair is further coupled to the second link pair at a fifth pivot joint, and a fourth link pair coupled to the second flange at a sixth pivot joint, wherein the fourth link pair is further coupled to the second link pair at a seventh pivot joint. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076527 | ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE WITH ACCESS DOOR - A pedestal system including a pedestal is described. The pedestal includes a base, an access door, and a button deck. The access door is rotatably coupled to the pedestal between a first open position and a first closed position wherein the access door is configured to allow access to an interior portion of the pedestal. The button deck includes one or more of a display and a button panel including one or more buttons. The button deck is rotatably coupled to the pedestal between a second open position and a second closed position wherein the button deck is configured to allow access to the interior portion of the pedestal when the button deck is in the second open position. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076528 | GAMING MACHINE SECURITY DEVICES AND METHODS - A security support device installed within or affixed to an electronic gaming machine includes at least one network interface configured to inspect network traffic being generated by one or more components of the electronic gaming machine. The security support device also includes a security support component configured to receive network packets from the at least one network interface, the network packets are transmitted between a game controller of the electronic gaming machine and one of the external server, extract one or more components of operational data from the network packets, the operational data related to the operation of the electronic gaming machine, detect fraudulent player conduct based on the one or more components of operational data, and generate a security alert in response to the detected fraudulent player conduct. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076529 | GAMING MACHINE SECURITY DEVICES AND METHODS - A security support device installed within or affixed to an electronic gaming machine includes at least one network interface configured to inspect network traffic being generated by one or more components of the electronic gaming machine. The security support device also includes a security support component configured to receive network packets from the at least one network interface, the network packets are transmitted between a game controller of the electronic gaming machine and one of the external server, extract one or more components of operational data from the network packets, the operational data related to the operation of the electronic gaming machine, detect fraudulent player conduct based on the one or more components of operational data, and generate a security alert in response to the detected fraudulent player conduct. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076530 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLAYING A WAGERING GAME IN WHICH SYMBOLS ARE POPULATED FROM ONE OR MORE REELS TO A BINGO CARD - An electronic gaming machine includes a display device, a memory device, and a processor. The processor displays a matrix of symbol positions formed by a plurality of reels. The processor also displays a bingo card. The processor determines an outcome that includes a first plurality of symbols to display in the matrix of symbol positions and evaluates the outcome to determine a win amount. The processor populates the matrix of bingo positions with the first prize symbol to a bingo position of the matrix of bingo positions corresponding to a position of the prize symbol in the matrix of symbol positions. The processor evaluates the matrix of bingo positions to determine whether a predefined winning pattern is formed and, in response, determines an award value based at least in part on numerical values of prize symbols forming the predefined winning pattern in the matrix of bingo positions. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076531 | ELECTRONIC GAME SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH A DYNAMIC WHEEL - An electronic gaming device includes a display device configured to display an electronic game that includes a dynamic wheel feature, a storage device storing a weighted table for the dynamic wheel feature, a processor programmed to: activate the dynamic wheel feature including displaying a wheel where each wheel section identifies an award; display an initial spin of the wheel; provide an initial award value by identifying a first entry in the weighted table indicating an initial award value; remove wheel sections from the displayed wheel that have award values that are less than or equal to the initial award value; perform a second spin of the wheel; and provide a second award value by identifying a second entry in the weighted table based on the third random number and which has an associated award value that is greater than the initial award value. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076532 | VIRTUAL WORLD GAMING TOURNAMENT WITH SKILL-BASED BONUS GAME - A gaming system and method operating a virtual world gaming tournament is described. The gaming system includes gaming clients, a virtual world, a tournament session, a live host and a tournament prize. The virtual world has a variety of different locations and each gaming client is located at a location in the virtual world. The tournament session includes predetermined game sessions for each gaming client, in which each game session associates a random game outcome with a symbolic representation that is displayed at the location in the virtual world. When the random game outcome matches a particular point value or pattern, a non-wagering bonus skill-based game session is initiated. The live host identifies locations in the virtual world and provides updates on the points awarded to the gaming clients at those locations. The live host selectively broadcasts a first virtual world or a second virtual world during the tournament session. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076533 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING FREE PLAYS OF A GAME WITH INCREASING QUANTITIES OF PAYLINES - Gaming systems and methods for providing free plays of a game with increasing quantities of paylines, wherein for each of a plurality of free plays of a game of a free game sequence, any awards for the displayed plurality of symbols for that free play of the game are based on a quantity of paylines associated with the symbol display positions for that free play of the game, wherein the quantity of paylines for that free play of the game is greater than a previous quantity of paylines for a previous free play of the game of the sequence by a determined quantity of additional paylines. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076534 | Gaming Machine and Method with a Bonus Symbol Array - A gaming machine comprises a display and an electronic controller for playing a first game. The electronic controller is configured to randomly determine whether to display one or more bonus symbols in the first game, each bonus symbol being associated with a bonus value award. Where a trigger event occurs during the first game, such as the appearance of a predetermined order of bonus symbols, electronic controller is configured to display an array of the bonus symbols on the display or optionally on another display. Where bonus symbols appear in further plays of the first game or plays of a second game, the bonus symbols are added to the array and bonus symbols present on the array are sequentially transferred to a win meter, which increments by the amount of the associated bonus value award of each transferred bonus symbol. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076535 | GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REEL-SPIN GAME ENHANCEMENT FEATURES - The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for providing reel-spin game enhancement features. A player enrolled with a subscription service server is presented with an opportunity to enhance game features associated with a gaming device after a result of a game played on the gaming device is determined. The gaming device determines that only when the result of the game played corresponds to a predetermined outcome, a respin option becomes available for the player. This option is rendered as an offer for the player to activate a game enhancement feature for a respin during a subsequent play of the reel-spin game. The game enhancement features include holding or locking a symbol in the reels of the reel-spin game, adding a score multiplier, or adding a modified symbol to a particular position or reel, during the respin of the subsequent play of the reel-spin game. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076536 | GAMING SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS EMPLOYING PARTIAL WINNING COMBINATION FEATURES - Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for employing techniques used in providing a mid-game enhancement feature(s) in response to a presented subset of virtual cards. Here, a gaming device may involve a video poker game having at least one poker hand with a predetermined number of card positions. During play of the gaming device, cards are dealt to each of the card positions in the poker hand, where it is determined if a minimum win criterion is met after each subset combination of cards is dealt. If a minimum win criterion is determined to be satisfied, an enhancement feature is triggered. Thereafter, additional cards are individually dealt to the remaining card positions in the poker hand. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076537 | Visualization and Analysis of Numerical Data Relating To Sporting Events - A system and method for importing and visualizing numerical data relating to sporting events, wherein numerical data related to sporting events may be imported from any number of internet-based statistics compilers and rendered as a graphical representations allowing for convenient analysis of the data by the user. The graphical representations are primarily pie charts, wherein each slice of the pie chart corresponds to, for example, a position group, a specific player, or a type of points-scoring play. Users may make selections from one or more dropdown menus to generate pie charts and these selections may produce any number of comparisons, visualizations, or analyses. For example, a user may compare various numerical and statistical data for a single professional sports team, and further, to sort and compare those data by position group, by player, by season, or by game. Further, a user may make selections to directly compare the data relating to a first professional athlete to the data relating to a second professional athlete. Further still, a user may make selections to compare a professional sports team's performance across the duration of a previously played season against the performance of all other teams in the professional league across the duration of the previously played season, and further, to examine the performance of a particular player on the professional sports team across the duration of a previously played season. These analyses, among others, are graphically represented as pie charts and may be augmented by various additional functionalities, for example, mouse-over functionalities, clickable features, pop-ups, animations, three-dimensional renderings, video replays, among other functionalities. These analyses are generated from real-world professional sports data but may be compiled for purposes related to various online fantasy sports leagues. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076538 | VIRTUAL GAMING SYSTEM, SERVER AND METHOD - In some embodiments, the disclosure describes a virtual sports interactive simulation media that displays a simulation of competitive events the results of which correspond to actual real-world live events. In some embodiments, simulated avatars represent live event competitors, and the results of the simulated event correspond to the live event results. In some embodiments, the system displays a simulated competition that is different from the live competition. In some embodiments, the system simulates action and/or drama to hide the outcome of the live event until at least a portion of the simulation is complete. In some embodiments, the system selects live events based on when a user decides to play. In some embodiments, the system provides the user with wagering options for different games. In some embodiments, the outcomes of actual events are displayed in a variety of game packages. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076539 | BET CONTRACT EXCHANGE - Systems and computer-implemented methods for a bet exchange. The bet exchange receives bet orders from users and matches bet-for orders with bet-against orders to generate instances of standardized bet contracts. The bet-for orders are bets on a bet event occurring, and bet-against orders are bets on a bet event not occurring. The bet events have a standardized payout amount, which is used to determine a value to transfer to the trader that made the bet-for order when the bet event occurs, or to the trader that made the bet-against order when the bet event does not occur. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076540 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SECURE DATA FOR WAGERING FOR LIVE SPORTS EVENTS - Systems and methods for live sporting event wagering with data security and integrity are disclosed. At least one input capture device and at least one user device are constructed and configured in network communication with at least one computing platform. The at least one input capture device is configured to transmit live input data relating to a live sporting event to the at least one computing platform in real time or near real time. The at least one computing platform is configured to aggregate and analyze the live input data, thereby creating analyzed data. The at least one computing platform is further configured to set odds for wagering in the live sporting event based on the analyzed data in real time or near real time. The at least one user device is configured to display the odds, receive bets, and transmit the bets to the at least one computing platform. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076541 | BACCARAT GAMING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for providing a wagering game associated with the game of Baccarat which includes generating game outcomes for one to N games in a single game session. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076543 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING CARD SKIMMING DEVICES - Provided herein is a method, apparatus, and system for detecting conditions indicative of an attempt to attach a skimming device to a payment device. Methods may include monitoring at least one wire among a plurality of wires between a card reader device and a motherboard; determining voltage consumption; determining current consumption; identifying a change in voltage consumption or current consumption satisfying a predetermined value; and providing for transmission of an alert of a condition indicating possible attachment of a card skimming device. Methods may include generating a status message periodically and transmitting the status message to a remote entity. The change in voltage consumption or current consumption satisfying the predetermined value may include a voltage instability exceeding a predetermined range about an anticipated voltage. The change in voltage consumption or current consumption satisfying the predetermined value may include a decrease in current satisfying the predetermined value. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076544 | CHECKOUT APPARATUS - A settlement apparatus includes a bagging unit located near a reading unit for bagging merchandise from which the symbol is read, a measuring unit that measures the bagged merchandise, a light emitting unit provided within a field of view of the bagging operator in the bagging unit, determining means for determining whether or not the merchandise read is bagged using data of a weight measured, and light emission control means for controlling the light emitting unit to emit alight in a first form when the merchandise read is determined as being bagged and controlling the light emitting unit to emit a light in a second form when the merchandise read is determined as being not bagged. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076545 | Bioptical Barcode Reader - A workstation captures images of illuminated symbols with a solid-state imager. In an embodiment, the workstation includes a removable camera module in the workstation away from the imager. The camera module captures a secondary image through a window. The captured image of the illuminated symbol and the captured secondary image are independently processed. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076546 | SOCIAL DISTANCING DEVICES AND METHODS - A device for indicating appropriate social distancing includes the ability to project light (in various forms and in a various ways) onto the ground in a manner visible by the user and those around them. A boundary of the projected light can be set to an acceptable social distance and can include different colors to indicated varying social distances for varying levels of trusted individuals. Proximity sensors set to appropriate distancing requirements, along with the varying levels of trust can be implemented into multiple devices being used in a group setting. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076547 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING EMERGENCY SYSTEMS AND EXIT SIGNS - Systems and methods for operating an exits sign. The methods comprise: using the exit sign to denote a physical location of a closest exit of a building; obtaining, by the exit sign, sensor data generated by at least one sensor internal to or external from the exit sign, the sensor data specifying a condition or characteristic of equipment, an individual or a surrounding environment; and using the sensor data to facilitate at least one of (i) remote management of an emergency system for a building, (ii) locating of an individual or asset in the building, and (iii) management of an incident event by an organization. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076548 | CAMERA ENHANCED WITH LIGHT DETECTING SENSOR - A method includes generating, by a camera of a monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property, first image data at a first time, analyzing the first image data, determining that the first image data includes a first object that likely corresponds to a person, generating, second image data at a second, later time, analyzing the second image data, determining that the second image includes a second object that likely corresponds to a person, comparing the first object that likely corresponds to a person to the second object that likely corresponds to a person, based on comparing the first object that likely corresponds to a person to the second object that likely corresponds to a person and based on a difference between the first time and the second, later time, determining that a person is likely moving towards the camera, and performing a monitoring system action. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076549 | INTEGRATED SECURITY FOR MULTIPLE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS - Systems and techniques are described for an integrated security environment to monitor activities at a commercial facility and a residential facility. In some implementations, a monitoring system monitors a property that includes one or more sensors located at the property and generate sensor data. A monitor control unit receives and analyzes the sensor data. Based on analyzing the sensor data, the monitor control unit determines that an event has likely occurred at the property and generates data indicating that the event has likely occurred at the property. A monitoring server receives the data indicating the event has likely occurred at the property. Based on the data that the event has likely occurred at the property, transmitting, to an additional monitoring system that is configured to monitor an additional property, instructions for the additional monitoring system to perform an action. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076550 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETECTING AN UNAUTHORIZED RF DEVICE - Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media for identifying one or more authorized signal characteristic associated with at least one authorized RF signal, receiving at least one incoming RF signal having one or more incoming signal characteristic, identifying the one or more incoming signal characteristic, determining a presence of the unauthorized RF device based on at least one of the one or more authorized signal characteristic or the one or more incoming signal characteristic, and activating an alarm in response to determining the presence of the unauthorized RF device. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076551 | Fire Alarm System - A fire alarm system according to an embodiment of the inventive concept includes a plurality of sensing systems, each sensing whether a fire has occurred, and a plurality of relay systems each corresponding to any one of the plurality of sensing systems, performing Radio Frequency (RF) communication with the plurality of sensing systems, and performing RF communication with each other, wherein each of the plurality of sensing systems includes a plurality of sensing units having different address information, wherein when detecting a fire, each of the plurality of sensing units transmits alarm information to a corresponding relay system among the plurality of relay systems, wherein when receiving alarm information from another adjacent sensing unit, each of the plurality of sensing units transmits the alarm information to a corresponding relay system among the plurality of relay systems, wherein each of the plurality of relay systems includes a memory in which information of parties corresponding to the address information is stored, and a reception unit configured to receive the alarm information from the plurality of sensing units, wherein when receiving the alarm information, the reception unit transmits a warning message to devices corresponding to the parties, and transmits the alarm information to adjacent relay systems among the plurality of relay systems. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076552 | SMART FIRE DETECTOR - A smart fire detector according to the present invention includes a sensing unit configured to detect one or more fire elements, a controller configured to analyze sensing signals detected by the sensing unit to determine whether a fire has occurred and to output a fire signal upon determining one or more of the fire elements to be a fire, an imaging unit configured to take an image of an area in which the fire elements have been detected according to the fire signal and to extract an image and a picture of a high-definition snapshot from the taken image, and a notification unit configured to output a fire alarm and near fire escape route guidance sound according to the fire signal. Accordingly, the present invention can notify not only of a fire but also of a detected fire element for each type through analysis of a detected fire element. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076553 | ROBOT, ROBOT SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide a mechanism which is capable of implementing both provision of a service to a robot's own user and assistance with provision of services to other users by other robots. A robot in a robot system including a plurality of robots each having a function of identifying a monitoring target and transmitting information related to the monitoring target to a remote site, the robot including: an acquiring unit configured to acquire sensing data related to the monitoring target; a communication unit configured to communicate with another nearby robot; and a control unit configured to control the communication unit such that an alert mode transition request signal is transmitted to the other nearby robot if it is determined that a first monitoring target is in an abnormal state on a basis of the sensing data and transition to an alert mode in which a process according to the received alert mode transition request signal is performed if the alert mode transition request signal related to a second monitoring target is received. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076554 | Social Distancing and Contact Mapping Alerting Systems for Schools and other Social Gatherings - During a pandemic like COVID-19, real-time automated virus-monitoring and predictive models are crucial. The solution of this disclosure is through the development of a novel systems approach of implementing AI into visual cameras for visible characteristics such as facial and physical recognition and thermal imaging and other wavelength capture sensors such as thermal body characteristics which are then integrated with community mapping to resolve issues and predict trends before they happen. The system finds the distance between groups of people in classrooms, buildings, or other physical structures to locate pinch and possible virus contagion points in remote areas. Forehead to forehead measurement is one method as a novel approach to capture distance quickly. This is integrated into a distance statistical metric such as the Manhattan Distance Metric model to exemplify any two people who are less than 6 feet away and community mapping to identify and predict areas of concern. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076555 | INTELLIGENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR MULTI-TENANT DWELLING UNITS - Methods and systems including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving, for a multi-tenant dwelling unit (MDU), a map of the MDU, where the map includes locations corresponding to multiple sensors at the MDU and defines multiple sub-areas of the MDU, receiving sensor data from one or more sensors of the plurality of sensors, where the sensor data is indicative of a fire event at the MDU, determining, from the sensor data, one or more sub-areas of the multiple sub-areas included in the fire event, generating, based on the sensor data, a targeted fire event response for the one or more sub-areas of the multiple sub-areas of the MDU, and providing, to the one or more sub-areas of the multiple sub-areas, the targeted fire event response. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076556 | REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER SOLUTION WITH TEXT-BASED TIPS AND PANIC ALERTS - A cloud-based real-time crime center with dispatch directed digital media payloads configured to support both emergency dispatchers and emergency responders responding to an incident requiring assistance. The new dispatch system is “cloud-based” in that it provides a central hub or repository for gathering live video streams and data streams that are processed to fuse them together to provide a map-based interface for the dispatcher to access via a desktop or other computing station at a central agency location and for the responders in the field to access via vehicle-mounted or portable client devices. The dispatch system processes the video and data streams to generate a dispatch directed payload that includes data and video relevant to the identified incident and that can be readily communicated (due to its reduced or controlled size) to field responders to make their response more effective and to increase both the safety of the responders and those involved in the incident. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076557 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL TARGET APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes: a processor configured to: generate a control plan indicating an operation of at least a part of a control target apparatus during a predetermined duration; determine a first control plan associated with a portion of the control plan; generate a first control signal including the control plan and a second control signal including the first control plan; and command to transmit the first control signal by using a first wireless resource, and transmit the second control signal by using a second wireless resource different from the first wireless resource. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076558 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMPLIFIED SETUP OF A UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL - A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances, via an interactive instruction set and associated programming. The programming is accessible by a STB or other controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions and prompts to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for configuration of another controllable device (e.g., DVD, VCR, DVR, etc) available to the user. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076559 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMPLIFIED SETUP OF A UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL - A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances, via an interactive instruction set and associated programming. The programming is accessible by a STB or other controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions and prompts to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for configuration of another controllable device (e.g., DVD, VCR, DVR, etc) available to the user. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076560 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROL - In response to a detected presence of an intended target appliance within a logical topography of controllable appliances identity information associated with the intended target appliance is used to automatically add to a graphical user interface of a controlling device an icon representative of the intended target appliance and to create at a Universal Control Engine a listing of communication methods for use in controlling corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance. When the icon is later activated, the controlling device is placed into an operating state appropriate for controlling functional operations of the intended target appliance while the Universal Control Engine uses at least one of the communication methods to transmit at least one command to place the intended target appliance into a predetermined operating state. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076561 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROL - In response to a detected presence of an intended target appliance within a logical topography of controllable appliances identity information associated with the intended target appliance is used to automatically add to a graphical user interface of a controlling device an icon representative of the intended target appliance and to create at a Universal Control Engine a listing of communication methods for use in controlling corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance. When the icon is later activated, the controlling device is placed into an operating state appropriate for controlling functional operations of the intended target appliance while the Universal Control Engine uses at least one of the communication methods to transmit at least one command to place the intended target appliance into a predetermined operating state. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076562 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROL - In response to a detected presence of an intended target appliance within a logical topography of controllable appliances identity information associated with the intended target appliance is used to automatically add to a graphical user interface of a controlling device an icon representative of the intended target appliance and to create at a Universal Control Engine a listing of communication methods for use in controlling corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance. When the icon is later activated, the controlling device is placed into an operating state appropriate for controlling functional operations of the intended target appliance while the Universal Control Engine uses at least one of the communication methods to transmit at least one command to place the intended target appliance into a predetermined operating state. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076563 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROL - In response to a detected presence of an intended target appliance within a logical topography of controllable appliances identity information associated with the intended target appliance is used to automatically add to a graphical user interface of a controlling device an icon representative of the intended target appliance and to create at a Universal Control Engine a listing of communication methods for use in controlling corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance. When the icon is later activated, the controlling device is placed into an operating state appropriate for controlling functional operations of the intended target appliance while the Universal Control Engine uses at least one of the communication methods to transmit at least one command to place the intended target appliance into a predetermined operating state. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076564 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROL - In response to a detected presence of an intended target appliance within a logical topography of controllable appliances identity information associated with the intended target appliance is used to automatically add to a graphical user interface of a controlling device an icon representative of the intended target appliance and to create at a Universal Control Engine a listing of communication methods for use in controlling corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance. When the icon is later activated, the controlling device is placed into an operating state appropriate for controlling functional operations of the intended target appliance while the Universal Control Engine uses at least one of the communication methods to transmit at least one command to place the intended target appliance into a predetermined operating state. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076565 | Method, Device and Computer Program for a Vehicle - The present invention relates to a method, a device, and a computer program for a first vehicle. The method comprises a step of obtaining information on a state of a roadway from a second vehicle or from traffic infrastructure. The method additionally comprises a step of validating the information on the state of the roadway based on a sensor signal or a step of obtaining information on a validation of the information on the state of the roadway from one or more third vehicles. The method additionally comprises a step of determining a trustworthiness of the information on the state of the roadway based on the validation of the information on the state of the roadway and/or based on the information obtained from the one or more third vehicles on the validation of the information on the state of the roadway. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076566 | STATISTICAL TRACKING OF POPULATION DYNAMICS OVER AN AREA - A method and system for statistically tracking the dynamics of a population over an area comprising entry points and exit points such that each population member entering through one entry point either exits through one exit point or stations within the area. At each entry point, an entry counter counts the number of entering members and, at each exit point, an exit counter counts the number of exiting members. Based on the counter values, the dynamics of the population are statistically tracked in terms of evolution in time of the number of members stationing in the area. The number of stationing members is retroactively adjusted when during an observation period it is determined that the number of exiting members is higher than the number of entering members, plus the number of members which were stationing within the area at the beginning of the observation period. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076567 | VEHICLES, METHODS, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR RESOLVING A DEADLOCK TRAFFIC SITUATION OF AN AUTOMATICALLY OPERATED VEHICLE - Transportation vehicles, methods, computer programs, and apparatuses for resolving a deadlock traffic situation in an automatically operated transportation vehicle. A method includes detecting the deadlock traffic situation, reporting the deadlock traffic situation to a control center, entering a tele-operated driving session in coordination with the control center, determining information on a reference location for the tele-operated driving session, forwarding the information on the reference location for the tele-operated driving session to other transportation vehicles, and resolving the deadlock traffic situation in the tele-operated driving session. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076568 | METHODS, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, APPARATUSES, VEHICLE AND CONTROL CENTER FOR RESOLVING A DEADLOCK TRAFFIC SITUATION OF A VEHICLE - Methods, computer programs, apparatuses, a transportation vehicle, and a control center for resolving a deadlock traffic situation of a transportation vehicle. The method includes detecting the deadlock traffic situation, reporting the deadlock traffic situation to a control center, entering a tele-operated driving session in coordination with the control center, determining information on an identification of the deadlock traffic situation in coordination with the control center, forwarding the information on the identification of the deadlock situation to other transportation vehicles, and resolving the deadlock traffic situation using tele-operation by the control center. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076569 | IMAGE DETECTION DEVICE, SIGNAL CONTROL SYSTEM COMPROMISING SAME AND SIGNAL CONTROL METHOD - Proposed herein are an image detection device, a signal control system including the same, and a signal control method. The image detection device includes: a photographing unit configured to acquire an intersection image by capturing an image of an intersection; a control unit configured to generate detection information, including information about a vehicle-occupied or -unoccupied state for each of one or more detection channels set on the plane of the intersection by analyzing the intersection image acquired by the photographing unit; and a communication unit configured to transmit the detection information, generated by the control unit, to the traffic signal controller. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076570 | COLLABORATIVE CONTROLLING METHOD OF VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT AND RAMP METERING FOR EXPRESSWAYS BASED ON CRASH RISK - The invention relates to a variable speed limit (VSL), ramp metering (RM), and a collaborative method of variable speed limit and ramp metering (VSL-RM) on expressways based on crash risk, including the following steps: 1) calculating the crash risk index within each control step, activating the VSL-RM strategy when the crash risk index exceeds the threshold of the crash risk index, and 2) conduct a multiple-ramp metering strategy, determine the ramps to be controlled and the start-up time for RM, and calculate the integrated ramp regulation rate; 3) execute a variable speed limit strategy to obtain the displayed speed limit value for the segment downstream of the cluster and adjust the ramp regulation rate, mainline desired speed and mainline speed of the segment for the next time period accordingly. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076571 | SIGNAL CONTROL APPARATUS AND SIGNAL CONTROL METHOD BASED ON REINFORCEMENT LEARNING - Proposed herein are a signal control apparatus and method based on reinforcement learning. The signal control apparatus includes: a photographing unit configured to acquire an intersection image by capturing an image of an intersection; a control unit configured to calculate the congestion level information of the Intersection by analyzing the intersection image acquired by the photographing unit, and to calculate control information for a subsequent signal by using a reinforcement learning model, trained by using state information calculated based on the congestion level of the intersection and reward information as input values, and the congestion level information; and a drive unit configured to drive traffic lights according to the control information for a subsequent signal calculated by the control unit. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076572 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND ROAD SURFACE MARKING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus controls a road surface marking apparatus configured to form any road surface marking by changing light emission patterns of a plurality of light emitters provided on a road surface. In the information processing apparatus, a control unit detects, when switching from a second traffic lane through which a pedestrian is allowed to pass to a first traffic lane through which a pedestrian is prohibited from passing is executed, a user who is a pedestrian remaining in the first traffic lane after the switching. Then, the control unit causes the road surface marking apparatus to form an urging marking used for urging the user to withdraw from the first traffic lane after the switching. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076573 | ELECTRICAL CABINETS AND METHODS USING SAME - There is described an electrical cabinet for a traffic signaling system. The electrical cabinet generally having: a housing defining a cavity; an electrical interface in said cavity, the electrical interface having a port being connectable to the traffic signaling system and having an edge connector being connected to said port; and a traffic light controller having a corresponding edge connector being connectively received in said edge connector of said electrical interface and being maintained in position therein once received, said traffic light controller being configured for controlling the traffic signaling system via said electrical interface, said controlling including receiving, via said port, a plurality of input signals from the traffic signaling system and transmitting, via said port, a plurality of output signals to the traffic signaling system. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076574 | MOTION DETECTORS - Examples relate to detectors for determining motion from visual cues, said determining being invariant to changes in at least one of temporal and spatial frequencies of said visual cues. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076575 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR A FIRST VEHICLE AND FOR ESTIMATING A POSITION OF A SECOND VEHICLE AT THE FIRST VEHICLE - A transportation vehicle, an apparatus, a method, and a computer program for a first transportation vehicle and for estimating a position of a second transportation vehicle at the first transportation vehicle. The method for a first transportation vehicle and for estimating a position of a second transportation vehicle at the first transportation vehicle includes obtaining information on an environmental map of the first transportation vehicle; receiving information on a trajectory of the second transportation vehicle; and estimating the position of the second transportation vehicle in the environmental map based on the information on the trajectory. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076576 | PARKING SENSOR DEVICE FOR DETERMINING OCCUPANCY OF A PARKING SPACE - Disclosed is a parking sensor device for determining occupancy of a parking space. The parking sensor device has a magnetometer sensor configured to detect a magnetic field, and a radar sensor configured to perform at least one radar scan to detect presence of an object. In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, the parking sensor device has control circuitry configured to determine occupancy of the parking space based on the magnetic field and the at least one radar scan. Utilizing this particular combination of sensor input can help to improve accuracy and reliability of determining occupancy of the parking space, especially when compared to existing approaches that utilize a single sensor such as a magnetometer sensor. The parking sensor device also has an output for conveying occupancy of the parking space. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076577 | DRIVE ASSIST DEVICE - A drive assist device includes a display that displays an image around a vehicle imaged by an imaging device installed on the vehicle, a setting unit that sets a target designated by a user on the image as a recognition target, a detection unit that detects a state change of the recognition target on the image in a case where the recognition target is set, and a notification control unit that controls a notification device to notify the user of the detection result in a case where the state change of the set recognition target is detected. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076578 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION DATA FUSION AND FILTERING - Systems and methods limit communication of redundant telematics data in V2X systems. A communications management device receives telematics data from multiple sources in a service area and calculates a trajectory each of the objects identified by the telematics data. The communications management device selects high vulnerability trajectories based on the calculated trajectories and identifies when the telematics data from different sources, of the multiple sources, corresponds to a same vehicle. When duplicate sources are determined to provide tracking data corresponding to the same vehicle, the communications management device reports (to a collision avoidance system) the tracking data from only the most accurate of the duplicate sources. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076579 | AUTOMATIC VEHICLE DISPATCHING SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC VEHICLE DISPATCHING METHOD - An automatic vehicle dispatching system is applied to a factory where manufacturing operation devices reside, and includes an optimization server, a management server, and AGVs. The management server controls transfer of the AGVs and transmits a current transport request received from one of the manufacturing operation devices to the optimization server. The optimization server predicts a future transport request to be issued by each of other manufacturing operation devices using predicted transport request interval patterns, and generates allocation models by allocating AGVs to each transport request in different patterns. The optimization server predicts required transfer times for the allocated AGVs and adds up the required transfer times for each allocation model. The optimization server selects one allocation model having a smallest sum of the required transfer times, generates a transfer instruction for the current transport request based on the selected allocation model, and transmits the instruction to the management server. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076580 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR VEHICLES AND OPERATION METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - Disclosed is an electronic device for vehicles included in a vehicle that functions as a lead vehicle during platooning, the electronic device including a processor configured to classify acquired information based on the use thereof, upon determining that the information is first information used in platooning, to assign processing of the first information to a first processor, and upon determining that the information is second information used in monitoring of a platoon, to assign processing of the second information to a second processor. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076581 | COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AIRCRAFT ENGINES - A computing environment system for monitoring aircraft engines, the system being connected to a cluster of servers, the system including an application interface configured so as to receive user codes that are developed independently from a distributed deployment system specifying the calculation of a set of indicators relating to an aircraft engine for deployment on a fleet of aircraft engines; an extraction module configured so as to extract the indicators by deploying parallel calculations on temporal flight data from the fleet of aircraft engines and stored in a database distributed over the cluster of servers; a learning module configured so as to use the indicators to construct, without supervision, from the indicators, a monitoring model representative of the indicators by implementing predetermined learning functions. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076582 | UTM-ATC INTERFACE - An apparatus may receive first data, in a first data format, from one or more unmanned aircraft system service suppliers comprising first positions of one or more unmanned aircraft systems, receive second data, in a second data format, from one or more communications systems comprising second positions of one or more manned aircraft, transmit third data, in a third data format, comprising the first positions of the one or more unmanned aircraft systems and the second positions of the one or more manned aircraft, receive a first control signal comprising a control command associated with one or more of the unmanned aircraft systems or one or more of the manned aircraft, and transmit a second control signal comprising the control command to one or more of the unmanned aircraft system service suppliers or to one or more of the communications systems. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076583 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC FLIGHT PATTERN RECOGNITION - A method of providing an indication identifying a flight as including or not including a flight path deviation, the method includes receiving flight data associated with a flight, the flight data comprising a plurality of coordinates indicating a location of an aircraft at a plurality of times during the flight. The method also includes classifying a plurality of time intervals of the flight by applying a convolutional neural network algorithm to subsets of the plurality coordinates to determine that the time interval includes or does not include at least one flight path deviation. The method also includes identifying the flight as including at least one flight path deviation if at least one of the time intervals is classified as including the at least one flight path deviation and providing an indication identifying the flight as including at least one flight path deviation to a second computing system in response to identifying the flight as including at least one flight path deviation. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076584 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZED HEALTHCARE STAFF TRAINING | 2022-03-10 |
20220076585 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING QUESTIONS FOR LEARNING - Disclosed are an apparatus and method for providing questions for learning, which can determine the question solving type of a learner during a question solving process, and change the output form of a question based on the question solving type. The apparatus and method may output a learning screen on which the text and problem of a question are outputted at different time points according to the question solving type of a learner, continuously determine the question solving type of the learner through eye tracking, and update the question solving type of the learner. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076586 | OPTIMISED DEVICE FOR SIMULATING DRIVING EXPERIENCES - A driving experience simulation device includes at least five superimposed planes, the planes being in sequence from the bottom upwards: a first plane in turn including a first rotation plate; a second plane in turn including a second rotation plate; a third plane including a track-like structure for the sliding of an overlying sliding base; a fourth plane in turn including the sliding base, a fourth rotation plate integrally joined beneath the sliding base, a support supporting the fourth rotation plate and slidable in the structure; and a fifth plane including at least one cockpit the simulation device being characterised in that the track-like structure of the third plane is constrained to the underlying second rotation plate by way of a pin, the latter constraining the front smaller side of the rectangular profile of the track-like structure with the edge of the underlying rotation plate of the second plane. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076587 | A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR TEACHING COMPUTER PROGRAMMING - This invention relates to a computer program product for teaching computer programming comprising program code for rendering a user interface on a user computing device. The user interface comprises a programming pane, a compiler and a video feed pane. The programming pane is operable to receive control commands from a user, the compiler is operable to compile the control commands and the video feed pane comprises a robot emulator and a background, both for display simultaneously in the video feed pane. The robot emulator is operable to move the robot relative to the background in the video feed pane. This gives the impression to the user that they are operating a robot. Purchase of a physical robot is not needed by the user while they derive the majority of the benefits of learning to program with a robot. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076588 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION USING FOREIGN LANGUAGE SENTENCE EVALUATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNER - Provided is a method for providing foreign language education based on evaluation of a foreign language sentence of a foreign language learner, the method including: receiving at least one foreign language sentence generated from a foreign language learner; inputting the foreign language sentence into a first evaluation model corresponding to a first evaluation item among a plurality of evaluation items to calculate a first evaluation result value; comparing the calculated first evaluation result value with a predetermined result value; and when a result of the comparison is that the first evaluation result value is less than the predetermined result value, providing education information corresponding to the first evaluation item to the foreign language learner. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076589 | MATHEMATICS LEARNING GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a mathematics learning game system for users to improve upon their mathematics skills. Also disclosed is a method of using the system. The system may include cards, each having three color spots of different colors, and a random number in each color spot, a pair of 20-sided dice with the numbers 1 to 20, each side being of one of the colors of the color spots on the cards, and a timer device. A target number and target color are determined by rolling the dice. Players arrange cards to combine numbers of the target color from the cards into a mathematical expression with a solution as close as possible to the target number. Aspects of the present invention may be embodied as a system, method, or computer program product, such as an app that may operate on a computing device or network. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076590 | COLORBLIND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for providing colorblind-accessible versions of a color image are disclosed. For a given image, the pixel values as would be seen by a colorblind user are determined. Using these values, a corrected rendered image that appears to colorblind users as depicting a similar color scheme as the original image is produced and presented to the colorblind user. The proposed systems can be implemented with previously captured image data, real-time video, and as an add-on to other applications. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076591 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING VIRTUAL SURGERY - A method and system are presented for performing virtual surgery simulations. The computer system includes a processor and a memory. The method includes receiving user input from a user via a user interface. The user input includes input representing surgical operations or non-surgical invasive procedures. The method also includes processing the user input and utilizing the input to generate or modify a computational model. The method also includes running simulations using the computational model in accordance with the user input. After running the simulations, the method further includes determining results from the simulations. The results correspond to probable effects or outcomes of performing real life surgical operations or non-surgical invasive procedures corresponding to the user input. Last, the method includes presenting the results to the user via the user interface. | 2022-03-10 |
20220076592 | PUMPING HEART SIMULATOR - A pumping heart simulator is described. The pumping heart simulator can include an inflow pump, an outflow pump, and a control apparatus. The inflow pump can have a first magnetic motor that facilitates flow of fluid from a bottom portion of a fluid reservoir to three inlet valves of a heart via the inflow pump. The outflow pump can have a second magnetic motor that facilitates flow of fluid from two outlet valves of the heart to a top portion of the fluid reservoir via the outflow pump. The control apparatus can alternately activate the first magnetic motor and the second magnetic motor. Related apparatuses, systems, methods, techniques and articles are also described. | 2022-03-10 |