30th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 56 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210233255 | VIDEO-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING COMPLIANCE-ANNOTATED MOTION TRAILS IN A VIDEO SEQUENCE FOR ASSESSING RULE COMPLIANCE FOR MOVING OBJECTS - The present disclosure uses automated, computer-driven analysis of video feeds to extract raw motion metadata, identify moving objects and assess whether or not the moving objects are compliant with certain predefined rules. The motion can be visually plotted on a background in the form of motion trails, and a chronological plot of the motion may be provided as a menu to find anomalies through visual screening. The motion metadata may be filtered through annotations. A highlighted portion of the video feed relating to a specific topic of interest may be replayed. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233256 | Method, System and Apparatus for Mobile Locationing - A computing device includes: a tracking assembly including a camera; a data capture module; and a controller connected with the tracking assembly and the data capture module, the controller configured to: control the tracking assembly to track successive poses of the computing device in a first frame of reference; control the data capture module to capture and decode an indicium placed in a facility; obtain, based on the indicium, a position of a point in the facility in a second frame of reference corresponding to the facility; detect, via the camera, features of a marker placed in the facility; determine, based on the detected features, an orientation of the marker in the second frame of reference; and generate, for each pose in the first frame of reference, a corresponding pose in the second frame of reference according to the position of the point and the orientation. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233257 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING MUTUALLY CORRESPONDING PIXELS, SoC FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD, CAMERA SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SoC, CONTROL UNIT AND VEHICLE - A method for continuously determining mutually corresponding pixels between a first camera image and a second camera image. The method includes recording the first camera image; recording the second camera image; ascertaining at least one first signature matrix element of a first signature matrix as a function of the first camera image; assigning first coordinates to an ascertained signature value of the first signature matrix element in a signature value position table; ascertaining at least one signature value of a second signature matrix element having second coordinates of a second signature matrix as a function of the second camera image; and determining at least one element of a correspondence matrix as a function of the signature value position table, of the cyclically ascertained signature value of the second signature matrix element and of the second coordinates of this second signature matrix element. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233258 | IDENTIFYING SCENE CORRESPONDENCES WITH NEURAL NETWORKS - Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to robotic devices, computer vision, and artificial intelligence. More specifically, some embodiments relate to object tracking using neural networks and computer vision systems. In some embodiments, a computer vision system for object tracking captures one or more images of a first scene, wherein the first scene corresponds to a first location, identifies a distinct object in the first scene based on the one or more first images, directs a robotic device to move the distinct object from the first location to a second location, captures one or more second images of a second scene, wherein the second scene corresponds to the second location, and determines if the distinct objects is in the second scene based on the one or more second images. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233259 | NO-REFERENCE VISUAL MEDIA ASSESSMENT COMBINING DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS AND MODELS OF HUMAN VISUAL SYSTEM AND VIDEO CONTENT/DISTORTION ANALYSIS - No-reference (NR) quality assessment (VQA) of a test visual media input encoding media content is provided. The test video visual media input is decomposed into multiple-channel representations. Domain knowledge is obtained by performing content analysis, distortion analysis, human visual system (HVS) modeling, and/or viewing device analysis. The multiple-channel representations are passed into deep neural networks (DNNs) producing DNN outputs. The DNN outputs are combined using domain knowledge to produce an overall quality score of the test visual media input. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233260 | BEARING ONLY SLAM WITH CAMERAS AS LANDMARKS - A system comprises a computer including a processor and a memory, and the memory including instructions such that the processor is programmed to calculate, at a server, a distance between a fixed camera disposed within an environment and a vehicle traversing the environment based on at least two image frames captured by the fixed camera, wherein the at least two image frames depict the vehicle at different image coordinates; determine a position of the fixed camera based on the distance and vehicle distance measurements measured by a vehicle sensor; and generate a map representing the environment based on the position of the fixed camera and the vehicle distance measurements. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233261 | Object Tracking Based on Multiple Measurement Hypotheses - A method and system for integrating multiple measurement hypotheses in an efficient labeled multi-Bernoulli (LMB) filter. The LMB filter estimates a plurality of tracks for a plurality of objects, each track of the plurality of tracks having a unique label, a probability, and a state, wherein each track of the plurality of tracks is associated to an object of a plurality of objects to be tracked, each object having an object state. The method receives one or more measurement hypotheses of the multiple measurement hypotheses for each object of the plurality of objects; updates each track of the plurality of tracks based on the respective track and the one or more measurement hypotheses of the multiple measurement hypotheses; determines, for each combination of track of the plurality of tracks and measurement hypothesis, a likelihood η | 2021-07-29 |
20210233262 | MULTI-CAMERA KIOSK - Some examples provide a kiosk for recording audio and video of an individual and producing audiovisual files from the recorded data. The kiosk can be an enclosed booth with a plurality of recording devices. For example, the kiosk can include multiple cameras, microphones, and sensors for capturing video, audio, movement, and other behavioral data of an individual. The video and audio data can be combined to create audiovisual files for a video interview. Behavioral data can be captured by the sensors in the kiosk and can be used to supplement the video interview, allowing the system to analyze subtle factors of the candidate's abilities and temperament that are not immediately apparent from viewing the individual in the video and listening to the audio. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233263 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED TO REGISTRATION FOR IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY - A system is configured to perform operations includes accessing a set of model points of a model of an anatomic structure of a patient, the model points being associated with a model space. A set of measured points of the anatomic structure of the patient are collected, the measured points being associated with a patient space. The set of model points are registered to the set of measured points using a first set of initial parameters to generate a first transformation. One or more sets of perturbed initial parameters are generated based on the first set of initial parameters. One or more perturbed registration processes are performed to register the set of model points to the set of measured points using the one or more sets of perturbed initial parameters respectively to generate corresponding perturbed transformations. A registration quality indicator is generated based on the first transformation and the one or more perturbed transformations. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233264 | CORK CODING METHOD AND DEVICE, CORK TRACING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present application discloses a cork coding method and device, a cork tracing method and device, and an electronic device, wherein, the cork coding method comprises: acquiring an original image of a to-be-coded cork with an original character code; identifying the original character code in the original image; determining whether the original character code is matched with a character already inputted into a database; extracting an original texture feature of an to-be-coded cork from the original image, if the original character code is not matched with the character in the database; and establishing a one-to-one correspondence between the original texture feature and the original character code. In the method the original character code on the cork corresponds to the original texture feature on the cork, to guarantee the uniqueness of the original character code and the original texture feature | 2021-07-29 |
20210233265 | IMAGE DEPTH PREDICTION NEURAL NETWORKS - A system includes an image depth prediction neural network implemented by one or more computers. The image depth prediction neural network is a recurrent neural network that is configured to receive a sequence of images and, for each image in the sequence: process the image in accordance with a current internal state of the recurrent neural network to (i) update the current internal state and (ii) generate a depth output that characterizes a predicted depth of a future image in the sequence. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233266 | METHOD FOR DETECTING OCCLUSIONS IN AN IMAGE, CORRESPONDING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method is proposed for detecting occlusions in an image captured by a light field capturing system, comprising, for at least one reference image belonging to a matrix of images captured by the light field capturing system: —calculating a depth map and a visibility map for pixels in the reference image; —determining at least one candidate area in the reference image in which the potential occlusion may occur based at least on a segmentation of the depth map; —determining an information representative of an occlusion state in the at least one candidate area based at least on visibility values of the visibility map associated with at least two neighborhoods of the at least one candidate area. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233267 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR VISION INSPECTION WITH MULTIPLE TYPES OF LIGHT - Systems and methods are provided for acquiring images of objects. Light of different types (e.g., different polarization orientations) can be directed onto an object from different respective directions (e.g., from different sides of the object). A single image acquisition can be executed in order to acquire different sub-images corresponding to the different light types. An image of a surface of the object, including representation of surface features of the surface, can be generated based on the sub-images. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233268 | Interleaved Image Capture for Dimensioning System - A dimensioning system includes: an emitter assembly to project a planar light beam into a scan volume; first and second image sensors to capture images of overlapping first and second portions of the scan volume; and a controller configured to: in response to an object travelling through the scan volume, for a successive pair of intervals defined by an operational frequency: at a first interval of the pair, (i) control the emitter assembly to project the planar beam and (ii) control the first image sensor to capture a first image of a top and a first side of the object; at a second interval of the pair, (i) control the emitter assembly to project the planar beam and (ii) control the second image sensor to capture a second image of the top and a second side of the object; and generate a three-dimensional image from the first and second images. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233269 | METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR POSE ESTIMATION - A method for pose estimation includes receiving an image containing an object, a first pose of the object in the image, and 3D boundary features of a model corresponding to the object; computing a first pose confidence of the first pose based on the image, the 3D boundary features, and the first pose; perturbing the first pose to obtain a second pose; computing a second pose confidence of the second pose based on the image, the 3D boundary features, and the second pose; determining if the second pose confidence is greater than the first pose confidence, and; and outputting the second pose and the second pose confidence if the second pose confidence is greater than the first pose confidence. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233270 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBJECT INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD - A captured image acquisition section of an information processing apparatus acquires polarization image data including polarization information in a plurality of azimuths. An imaging apparatus information acquisition section acquires information regarding a position and posture of an imaging apparatus. A viewpoint control section of a subject information acquisition section controls a plurality of viewpoints from which polarization images are captured. A point-of-interest information acquisition section sets a pixel of interest having a degree of polarization equal to or higher than a threshold in a polarization image of a first viewpoint, identifies a pixel representing the same point of interest in a polarization image of a second viewpoint, and then obtains a line of intersection between incident planes acquired for the respective viewpoints as a normal vector. An output data generation section generates output data based on results thereof and outputs the data. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233271 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SERVER, MOVABLE OBJECT DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a scene obtaining unit and a suitability determining unit. The scene obtaining unit is configured to obtain a scene including position and attitude information of a movable object equipped with a camera and information regarding a three-dimensional shape of an object to be imaged, the object to be imaged being imaged by the camera. The suitability determining unit is configured to determine suitability of the scene on the basis of suitability data indicating whether or not the obtained scene is suitable for localizing processing. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233272 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE USED IN VIRTUAL SCENARIO - This application provides a data processing method and device. The method includes: collecting a first image by using a camera; obtaining first point cloud data of the object based on the first image, where the first point cloud data indicates three-dimensional coordinate values of a surface point of the object in a first camera coordinate system of the first terminal; obtaining pose data of the first terminal in the first camera coordinate system based on the first image; obtaining a two-dimensional feature image based on the pose data, the first point cloud data, and the first image; generating map data based on the first point cloud data, the pose data, and the two-dimensional feature image; and sending the map data to a second terminal or a server. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233273 | DETERMINING A 3-D HAND POSE FROM A 2-D IMAGE USING MACHINE LEARNING - Apparatuses, systems, and techniques that determine the pose of a human hand from a 2-D image are described herein. In at least one embodiment, training of a neural network is augmented using weakly labeled or unlabeled pose data which is augmented with losses based on a human hand model. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233274 | Online Evaluation for Camera Intrinsic Parameters - The invention relates to a camera system ( | 2021-07-29 |
20210233275 | MONOCULAR VISION TRACKING METHOD, APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A monocular vision tracking method, apparatus, and a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: acquiring a first camera pose by using a wireless tracker; capturing calibration board images by using a camera, and selecting a set of images from the captured calibration board images according to image sharpness and camera pose difference; calculating a second camera pose in the camera calibration algorithm according to the selected set of images; obtaining a conversion parameter between the first camera pose and the second camera pose; and converting a first capturing pose into a second capturing pose by means of the conversion parameter when a scenario is captured, wherein the first capturing pose is acquired by the wireless tracker and the second capturing pose corresponds to a pose of the camera. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233276 | IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system comprises at least three cameras having a common field of view, wherein each of the at least three cameras having a camera centre, and wherein the camera centres are positioned along a line, the at least three cameras being configured to: image a calibration object to generate a set of calibration object images, wherein the calibration object is located nearby the at least three cameras and in the common field of view, and image a scene comprising a set of distant scene position points to generate a set of position point images, and a processing unit configured to generate a set of calibration parameters in dependence on the set of calibration object images and the set of position point images. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233277 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING MULTIPLE CAMERAS - The invention relates to a method for calibrating cameras. In particular, the invention provides a method that estimates the position of interest points such as corners on images of array patterns, and uses such refined positions in an iterative calibration algorithm. The method can be extended to simultaneously process information from a large number of images from a plurality of cameras that are arranged in a fixed position on a mobile robot, wherein the images are representative of different camera poses. The optimization thereby provides a highly accurate estimate of camera calibration parameters. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233278 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and method that can prevent an increase in the load of a decoding process for encoded data in a point cloud video-based approach. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233279 | DYNAMIC IMAGE COMPRESSION BASED ON PERCEIVED VIEWING DISTANCE - An important aspect of augmented reality (AR) is that digital information, such as rendered images of AR scenes and objects, are integrated with the user's view of the real world in real time. However, transmitting large images over the network may negatively impact the real time aspect of the AR experience. Methods and systems for dynamic image compression based on perceived viewing distance are described herein. In some implementations, image compression of streaming AR content is based on real world distances of AR objects relative to a user or client device. In some implementations, image compression of streaming AR content is based on relative depth information. In some implementations, image compression of streaming AR content is based on a type of information or content associated with an AR object. The dynamic image compression based on perceived viewing distance provided by the systems and methods disclosed herein may also be applied to video codecs. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233280 | ENCODING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present disclosure provides a method for controlling an encoding device. The method includes determining a search area in a reference image of a current image block to be encoded, the reference image in the searching area being a search image, the reference image being stored in an external memory; obtaining image units that are not cached in N target image blocks from the external memory in sequence, the target image block being the search image in a target area in the search area, N being an integer greater than or equal to two, the first M target image blocks of the N target image blocks constituting a rectangular image, M being any integer less than or equal to N; storing the obtained image units in a cache, the N target image blocks stored in the cache being used for a motion search of the current image block to be encoded. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233281 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA ENCODING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA DECODING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA ENCODING DEVICE, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA DECODING DEVICE - A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: generating a bitmap indicating which of pieces of three-dimensional data a three-dimensional point belongs to, the three-dimensional point being included in a unit space; generating a conversion code using a look-up table and the bitmap generated; and generating encoded data including duplicated point information indicating a total number of three-dimensional points included in the unit space, and conversion code information indicating the conversion code. The generating of the conversion code includes: generating the conversion code from the bitmap when the total number of the three-dimensional points included in the unit space is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value; and generating the conversion code from an inverted bitmap when the total number of the three-dimensional points included in the unit space is greater than the predetermined threshold value, the inverted bitmap being obtained by inverting 0 and 1 included in the bitmap. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233282 | MULTIVIEW VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD - The present disclosure provides a multi-view image decoding method including: obtaining, from a bitstream, three-dimensional geometry information indicating a three-dimensional space of a multi-view image, view independent component information indicating a view independent component, which is uniformly applied to every view, and view dependent component information indicating a view dependent component, which is differently applied according to views; determining a view dependent component for a texture map of a current view from the view dependent component information; generating the texture map of the current view from a view independent component of the view independent component information and the determined view dependent component for the current view; and reconstructing a current view image according to a three-dimensional space that is constructed according to the texture map of the current view and the three-dimensional geometry information. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233283 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus obtains a degree of degradation for blocks in an encoded image obtained by encoding an input image, decodes the encoded image; and executes image recovery processing on a block in a decoded image obtained by the decoding. The image processing apparatus, switches, depending on the degree of degradation of the blocks in the encoded image, whether or not the image recovery processing using a first neural network is executed on each block in the decoded image. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233284 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA ENCODING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA DECODING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA ENCODING DEVICE, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA DECODING DEVICE - A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: encoding first information of a first current node or second information a second current node, the first current node being included in an N-ary tree structure of first three-dimensional points included in a first three-dimensional point cloud, N being 2 or 4, the second current node being included in an octree structure of second three-dimensional points included in a second three-dimensional point cloud The encoding of the first information or the second information includes encoding the first information using a first encoding pattern including a pattern common to a second encoding pattern used in encoding the second information. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233285 | MOBILE SURVEILLANCE APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A mobile surveillance apparatus includes: a communication interface configured to receive map data of a preset area; and a processor configured to process the map data by reflecting at least one of unevenness and obstruction on a driving surface of a mobile module, and set a path for the mobile module, based on the processed map data. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233286 | COMPUTER PROGRAM, SERVER DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND METHOD - A computer program is executed by a processor to move a position of at least one gift by a transparent object in a virtual space between a subject and a camera that images the subject, and move the position of the gift to increase a display area of the subject imaged by the camera. The processor is programmed to (i) acquire information related to the position of a subject in a virtual space, (ii) acquire information related to the position of a camera that images the subject, and (iii) generate a transparent object in the virtual space between the subject and the camera. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233287 | Adding Color to Digital Images - In implementations of adding color to digital images, an image colorization system can display a digital image to be color adjusted in an image editing interface and convert pixel content of the digital image to a LAB color space. The image colorization system can determine a lightness value (L) in the LAB color space of the pixel content of the digital image at a specified point on the digital image, and determine colors representable in an RGB color space based on combinations of A,B value pairs with the lightness value (L) in the LAB color space. The image colorization system can then determine a range of the colors for display in a color gamut in the image editing interface, the range of the colors corresponding to the A,B value pairs with the lightness value (L) of the pixel content at the specified point on the digital image. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233288 | AUGMENTED REALITY MAP CURATION - An augmented reality device may communicate with a map server via an API interface to provide mapping data that may be implemented into a canonical map, and may also receive map data from the map server. A visualization of map quality, including quality indicators for multiple cells of the environment, may be provided to the user as an overlay to the current real-world environment seen through the AR device. These visualizations may include, for example, a map quality minimap and/or a map quality overlay. The visualizations provide guidance to the user that allows more efficient updates to the map, thereby improving map quality and localization of users into the map. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233289 | METHOD FOR RENDERING VISIBLE SECURITY INFORMATION OF A DIGITALLY STORED IMAGE, AND IMAGE REPRODUCTION DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH A METHOD - A method for rendering visible security information of a digitally stored image which has a plurality of pixels and at least one piece of digitally coded information comprises at least the following steps:
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20210233290 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE - An imaging apparatus captures a rear area behind a vehicle and generates an image, and displays on the image at a position in the image corresponding to the position between the vehicle and a detection object a recognition image extending a predetermined distance in a height direction with respect to road surface and having transmittance that increases with height distance from the road surface. A display control apparatus simultaneously displays a bird's-eye view image of a vehicle, a rear area image behind the vehicle, and a guide image extending rearward and being spaced apart in the width direction of the vehicle, and displays an image on lower right or left of the bird's-eye view image based on a position of an obstacle existing on right or left rear side of the vehicle, and a second image on right edge or on left edge of the image outside the guide image. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233291 | IMAGE SENSOR COMPRISING A COLOR SPLITTER WITH TWO DIFFERENT REFRACTIVE INDEXES, AND DIFFERENT HEIGHT - It is proposed an image sensor comprising pixels for acquiring color information from incoming visible light, wherein said image sensor comprising three pixels being partially covered by a color splitter structure for deviating only one color channel of said incoming visible light towards one of said three pixels, and for deviating other colors of said incoming visible light towards the other pixels among said three pixels. The color splitter structure comprises a first ( | 2021-07-29 |
20210233292 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE GENERATING METHOD AND PROGRAM - Provided are an image generating apparatus, an image generating method, and a program that are capable of saving the storage capacity of a frame buffer for storing pixel values of pixels determined in advance to have a predetermined value as their pixel values. An acquisition management data storing unit stores acquisition management data. A pixel value storing unit stores a pixel value of a pixel determined to have a pixel value acquired from the pixel value storing unit. An acquisition determining unit determines, based on the acquisition management data, whether or not to acquire a pixel value of each of pixels from the pixel value storing unit. A pixel value determining unit determines, with regard to the pixel determined to have the pixel value acquired from the pixel value storing unit, a pixel value acquired from the pixel value storing unit as the pixel value of the pixel. The pixel value determining unit determines, with regard to a pixel determined to have a pixel value not acquired from the pixel value storing unit, a predetermined value as the pixel value of the pixel. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233293 | LOW-DOSE IMAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Provided is a low-dose imaging method, including continuously acquiring projection data; generating a first image by processing the acquired projection data before a data volume of the acquired projection data reaches a preset volume, and displaying the first image; and generating a second image by processing the preset volume of projection data when the data volume of the acquired projection data reaches the preset volume, and displaying the second image. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233294 | AUGMENTED REALITY DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR DATA CENTER NODES - An augmented reality (AR) diagnostic tool embodied as a software application on a portable device employs AR infrastructure to enable a user to locate a failed/malfunctioning node of a cluster and, with minimal interaction, diagnose causes and provide recommendations to repair the node. The portable device may be a computer embodied as visualization technology and configured to execute the software application. Once installed, the AR diagnostic (ARD) tool is ready for use by the user, e.g., a customer service technician, to locate and repair one or more failed cluster nodes. In response to a failure/malfunction, the cluster node sends diagnostic and configuration information (i.e., failure/malfunction information) of the failed node to an analytics service. The failure information informs the technician of the cluster failure. The technician may then activate the ARD tool and AR infrastructure to locate and repair the failed node. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233295 | Systems and Methods for 3D Data Visualization and Network Extraction - Systems and methods for data visualization and network extraction in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes a method including obtaining a graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges, identifying a plurality of communities in the graph, where each community includes nodes from the plurality of nodes, generating a community graph structure based on the identified communities, where the community graph includes a plurality of supernodes and a plurality of superedges, spatializing the community graph structure, unpacking the spatialized community graph structure into an unpacked graph structure comprising the plurality of nodes and the plurality of edges, where each node in the plurality of nodes is located at approximately the position of the supernode that represented it, spatializing the unpacked graph structure, and providing the spatialized unpacked graph structure. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233296 | CONDITIONAL MODIFICATION OF AUGMENTED REALITY OBJECT - A server machine modifies an augmented reality (AR) object in response to fulfillment of a condition. The machine provides, to a user device, object data that defines the AR object. The object data specifies a physical geolocation of the AR object, a presentation attribute of the AR object, a conditional modification program, and a trigger condition for execution of the conditional modification program. The object data causes the user device to present the AR object with a first appearance, located at the physical geolocation. The machine detects fulfillment of the trigger condition, and in response, the machine executes the conditional modification program. This modifies the object data by modifying the presentation attribute. The machine provides, to the user device, the modified object data, which causes the user device to present the AR object with a second appearance based on the modified presentation attribute. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233297 | SERVER, USER TERMINAL, AND SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An example system includes an electronic device and a server. The electronic device includes a display; a first communicator; and a first controller configured to: control to transmit, to the server, location data identifying locations of the electronic device. The server includes a second communicator; and a second controller configured to: control to receive the location data; identify a course of travel; link photograph images to locations on the course of travel; and control to transmit to the electronic device the course of travel and the photograph images. The first controller of the electronic device is configured to control to receive the course of travel and the photograph images and to control to display on the display, at the same time, a map image, the course of travel, and one or more of the photograph images linked to a selected location on the course of travel. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233298 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS - Provided are a medical image processing apparatus, a medical image processing method, a program, and a diagnosis support apparatus that report a region of interest without hindering observation of the boundary between the region of interest and a region of non-interest in a medical image. A medical image processing apparatus includes a superimposition processing unit that superimposes, on a medical image, a figure for reporting a region of interest included in the medical image. The superimposition processing unit superimposes the figure on an inside of the region of interest such that at least part of a boundary between the region of interest and a region of non-interest is not superimposed with the figure, thereby reporting the region of interest without hindering observation of the boundary between the region of interest and the region of non-interest. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233299 | SPEECH-DRIVEN FACIAL ANIMATION GENERATION METHOD - The present disclosure discloses a speech-driven facial animation generation method. The method is mainly divided into six steps: extracting speech features, collecting frequency information, summarizing time information, decoding action features, driving a facial model, and sliding a signal window. The present disclosure can drive, according to an input speech audio signal, any facial model in real time under a particular delay to generate animation. The quality of the animation reaches the currently most advanced speech animation technology level, and has the characteristics of light weight and good robustness. The present disclosure can be used to generate speech animation under different scenes, such as VR virtual social networking, and virtual speech assistants and games. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233300 | RIG-SPACE NEURAL RENDERING OF DIGITAL ASSETS - Various embodiments disclosed herein provide techniques for generating image data of a three-dimensional (3D) animatable asset. A rendering module executing on a computer system accesses a machine learning model that has been trained via first image data of the 3D animatable asset generated from first rig vector data. The rendering module receives second rig vector data. The rendering module generates, via the machine learning model, a second image data of the 3D animatable asset based on the second rig vector data. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233301 | ORIENTATION DETECTION IN FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGES - Systems and methods of automatic orientation detection in fluoroscopic images using deep learning enable local registration for correction of initial CT-to-body registration in Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy (ENB) systems. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233302 | COHERENT SECONDARY RAYS FOR REFLECTIONS IN HYBRID RAY TRACING - Hybrid ray tracing method for generating photorealistic reflections while keeping coherence of secondary rays. The coherence is achieved by decoupling secondary rays from primary rays, handling bundles of secondary rays with collective origin and collective destination, attaining high parallelism and high utilization of GPU. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233303 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an image processing apparatus and an image processing method for enabling generation of a high-quality 3D image while suppressing a data amount. A generation device includes a generation unit that generates 3D shape data representing a 3D shape of an object, mapping data that is two-dimensionally mapped texture information of the object, and area image data of a specific area of one or more captured images obtained by capturing the object from one or more viewpoint positions. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an image processing system that displays a viewing viewpoint image of a 3D model viewed from a predetermined viewing position, or the like. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233304 | SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR CREATING A VIEWING EXPERIENCE - Systems and processes generate a viewing experience by determining location data and movement data of (a) at least one object and (b) at least one participant within an event area. A three-dimensional model of the event area, the participant and the object is determined based upon the location data and the movement data. A viewpoint of a spectator defines an origin, relative to the three-dimensional model, and a direction of the viewing experience. The viewing experience is generated for the viewpoint at least in part from the three-dimensional model to include one or more of augmented reality, mixed reality, extended reality, and virtual reality. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233305 | Systems, Methods, and Media for Generating Visualization of Physical Environment in Artificial Reality - In one embodiment for generating passthrough, a system may receive an image and depth measurements of an environment and generate a corresponding 3D model. The system identifies, in the image, first pixels depicting a physical object and second pixels corresponding to a padded boundary around the first pixels. The system associates the first pixels with a first portion of the 3D model representing the physical object and a first representative depth value computed based on the depth measurements. The system associates the second pixels with a second portion of the 3D model representing a region around the physical object and a second representative depth value farther than the first representative depth value. The system renders an output image depicting a virtual object and the physical object. Occlusions between the virtual object and the physical object are determined using the first representative depth value and the second representative depth value. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233306 | Photo-Realistic Image Generation Using Geo-Specific Data - A system may include a display and a processor communicatively coupled to the display. The processor may be implemented as a neural network. The processor may be configured to: receive image data associated with a location; receive geo-specific data associated with the location; use the image data and the geo-specific data to generate a photo-realistic image, wherein the photo-realistic image contains photo-typical content in geographically correct locations, wherein the photo-typical content appears typical for the location based at least on the geo-specific data; and output the photo-realistic image to the display for presentation to a user. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233307 | LANDMARK LOCATION RECONSTRUCTION IN AUTONOMOUS MACHINE APPLICATIONS - In various examples, locations of directional landmarks, such as vertical landmarks, may be identified using 3D reconstruction. A set of observations of directional landmarks (e.g., images captured from a moving vehicle) may be reduced to 1D lookups by rectifying the observations to align directional landmarks along a particular direction of the observations. Object detection may be applied, and corresponding 1D lookups may be generated to represent the presence of a detected vertical landmark in an image. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233308 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINKING A SEGMENTATION GRAPH TO VOLUMETRIC DATA - A system and method of image processing including a processor in communication with a display and a computer readable recording medium having instructions executed by the processor to read an image data set from the memory, segment the image data set, and skeletonize the segmented image data set. The instructions cause the processor to graph the skeletonized image data set, assign a branch identification (ID) for each branch in the graph, and associate each voxel of the segmented image data set with a branch ID. The instructions cause the processor to generate a three-dimensional (3D) mesh model from the graphed skeletonized image data set, associate each vertex of the 3D mesh model with a branch ID; and display in a user interface the 3D mesh model, and an image of the image data set. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233309 | Tessellation Hardware Subdivision of Patches Into Sub-Patches - Hardware tessellation units include a sub-division logic block that comprises hardware logic arranged to perform a sub-division of a patch into two (or more) sub-patches. The hardware tessellation units also include a decision logic block that is configured to determine whether a patch is to be sub-divided or not and one or more hardware elements that control the order in which tessellation occurs. In various examples, this hardware element is a patch stack that operates a first-in-last-out scheme and in other examples, there are one or more selection logic blocks that are configured to receive patch data for more than one patch or sub-patch and output the patch data for a selected one of the received patches or sub-patches. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233310 | AUTOMATED THREE DIMENSIONAL MODEL GENERATION - In various example embodiments, a system and methods are presented for generation and manipulation of three dimensional ( | 2021-07-29 |
20210233311 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR DETECTING OBJECT-FREE SPACE - In particular embodiments, a computing system may divide at least a portion of a physical space surrounding a user into a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) regions, wherein each of the 3D regions is associated with an area of a plurality of areas in a plane. The system may generate estimated locations of features of objects in the portion of the physical space. Based on the estimated locations, the system may determine an occupancy state of each of the plurality of 3D regions. Then based on the occupancy states of the plurality of 3D regions, the system may determine that one or more of the plurality of areas have respective airspaces that are likely unoccupied by objects. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233312 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR DISPLAYING REAL-TIME VISUALIZATION OF PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT IN ARTIFICIAL REALITY - Particular embodiments are directed to a passthrough feature. A computing system may display a virtual-reality scene on a device worn by a user. The system may receive a request to display a visual representation of at least a portion of a physical environment surrounding the user. The system may access data associated with the physical environment captured by camera(s) of the device. The system may generate, based the data, depth measurements of one or more objects in the physical environment. The system may generate, based on the depth measurements, one or more models of the one or more objects in the physical environment. The system may render an image based on a viewpoint of the user and the one or more models and, based on the image, generate the visual representation requested by the user. The visual representation may then be displayed with the virtual-reality scene to the user. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233313 | Systems, Methods, and Media for Visualizing Occluded Physical Objects Reconstructed in Artificial Reality - A computing system may compute estimated depth measurements of at least one physical object in a physical environment surrounding a user. The system may generate, based on the estimated depth measurements, a first model of the at least one physical object. The system may render, based on the first model and a second model of a virtual object, an image depicting the physical object and the virtual object from a perspective of the user. At least one pixel of the image has a blended color corresponding to a portion of the physical object and a portion of the virtual object. The blended color is computed in response to a determination that a relative depth between a portion of the first model corresponding to the portion of the physical object and a portion of the second model corresponding to the portion of the virtual object is within a threshold. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233314 | Systems, Methods, and Media for Automatically Triggering Real-Time Visualization of Physical Environment in Artificial Reality - In particular embodiments, a computing system may display a virtual-reality scene on a device worn by a user. The system may capture an image of a physical environment surrounding the user and detect an object of interest in the image. The system may determine, based on the detected object, that one or more alert criteria are satisfied. The system may generate depth measurements of at least the object. The system may generate, based on the depth measurements, a model representing the object. The system may render, based on a viewpoint of the user and the model, an output image depicting a visualization of the object. The system may display the output image on the device worn by the user in response to the determination that the one or more alert criteria are satisfied. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233315 | XR DEVICE FOR PROVIDING AR MODE AND VR MODE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An XR device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The method comprises recognizing fixed objects and a background specific area from VR image; checking a sensed angular velocity of the XR device when the fixed objects move to a first direction within a first predetermined time and a distance between the fixed objects and the background specific area is changed; if the angular velocity is a preset first angular velocity or more, controlling a display to display VR image corresponding to a front view by moving the VR image to a second direction opposite to the first direction at the angular velocity; and if movement of the fixed objects is stopped, controlling the display to display the VR image corresponding to the front view by moving the VR image to a position of the fixed objects in the first direction at a second angular velocity different from the first angular velocity, whereby a user's view is recovered to an original state corresponding to the front view of the fixed objects from the existing view. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233316 | Method for Generating an Augmented Set of Images - A method for generating an augmented set of images involves data collection, data processing, and data augmentation processing performed to merge images. The data collection comprises the steps of choosing objects as selected objects, choosing configurations for imaging of the selected objects, and taking pictures with a second camera to create a set of raw object images. The data processing comprises the steps of performing dynamic range adjustment on the raw object image, performing color correction for corrected images, and removing uniform background from the corrected images to result in object images. The data augmentation processing performed to merge images comprises the steps of performing range simulation or magnification for resampled images, adding blur to the resampled images, adding noise to create final object images, and merging the final object images to the field images of a first camera to create a set of augmented images. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233317 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CLINICAL TRIAL FOR VR SICKNESS PREDICTION BASED ON CLOUD - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for a clinical trial for predicting the degree of VR sickness based on a cloud. The apparatus for a clinical trial for predicting the degree of VR sickness includes one or more processors and executable memory for storing at least one program executed by the one or more processors. The at least one program provides VR content to a user, extracts clinical data for predicting the degree of motion sickness of each user, and transmits the clinical data to a cloud server. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233318 | NEUTRAL AVATARS - Neutral avatars are neutral with reference physical characteristics of the corresponding user, such as weight, ethnicity, gender, or even identity. Thus, neutral avatars may be desirable to use in various copresence environments where the user desires to maintain privacy with reference to the above-noted characteristics. Neutral avatars may be configured to convey, in real-time, actions and behaviors of the corresponding user without using literal forms of the user's actions and behaviors. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233319 | CONTEXT-AWARE TAGGING FOR AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENTS - A method for tag-based search includes capturing an image, extracting a tag from the image, identifying a location associated with the captured image, and querying stored content for information that matches the location and the tag. Local storage is checked for the information first, and remote storage may be checked subsequently. Any located information may be used to augment the image. Information located in the remote storage may be saved in the local storage until it reaches a certain age, until it fails to be accessed for a threshold period of time, or until the location moves outside a threshold radius associated with a location of the information located in the remote storage. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233320 | VIRTUAL ITEM PLACEMENT SYSTEM - A virtual model placement system can generate virtual floors and virtual walls to correspond to a real-world environment. Virtual items such as doors, windows, lamps, can be placed on the generated virtual walls and the system can generate dynamic updates of the placed items in response to movement by a user's device (e.g., a smartphone moving from right to left). The virtual items can be initially placed as primitives and then rendered to new positions upon the user selecting a render or lock instruction. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233321 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A COMMON REFERENCE FRAME AMONGST DEVICES FOR AN AUGMENTED REALITY SESSION - A method includes: detecting an object in a first image; receiving a selection of the object depicted in the image; associating the object with a second device based on the selection; and, in response to the selection: recording a series of odometry data; estimating a location of the first device based on the odometry data; recording a series of images; estimating a location of the second device based on the images; calculating a first reference vector in the reference frame of the first device defining the location of the second device relative to the location of the first device; receiving, from the second device, a second reference vector; calculating a rotation and an offset between the reference vectors; and transforming the reference frame of the first device to a common reference based on the rotation and the offset. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233322 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING COMPUTER-SIMULATED REALITY INTERACTIONS BETWEEN USERS AND PUBLICATIONS - Methods, systems, and media for enhancing one or more publications by receiving live video captured by a user, the live video comprising video of a publication, the publication comprising copyrighted content; identifying at least one first trigger in the live video, identifying one or more first three-dimensional, interactive media associated with the at least one first trigger and pertaining to the copyrighted content, and presenting to the user the first three-dimensional, interactive media; and identifying at least one second trigger in the first three-dimensional, interactive media, identifying one or more second three-dimensional, interactive media associated with the at least one second trigger and pertaining to the copyrighted content, and presenting to the user the second three-dimensional, interactive media to progressively deepen and enrich the engagement with the copyrighted content of the publication. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233323 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UTILIZING PHYSICAL OBJECTS AND PHYSICAL USAGE PATTERNS FOR PRESENTING VIRTUAL CONTENT - In some implementations, a method includes: determining first usage patterns associated with a physical object within the physical environment; obtaining a first objective for an objective-effectuator (OE) instantiated in a computer-generated reality (CGR) environment, wherein the first objective is associated with a representation of the physical object; obtaining a first directive for the OE that limits actions for performance by the OE to achieve the first objective to the first usage patterns associated with the physical object; generating first actions, for performance by the OE, in order to achieve the first objective as limited by the first directive, wherein the first set of actions corresponds to a first subset of usage patterns from the first set of usage patterns associated with the physical object; and presenting the OE performing the first actions on the representation of the physical object overlaid on the physical environment. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233324 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit and a command unit. The acquiring unit acquires positional information of a container containing a contained object from an image acquired as a result of photographing the container by using a display device that displays a virtual-space image and a real space in an overlapping manner and that has a photographing function. The command unit commands the display device to display information related to the contained object stored in association with the positional information as the virtual-space image near the container. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233325 | VIDEO SYNTHESIS DEVICE, VIDEO SYNTHESIS METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A rear-facing camera captures a live-action video image while a front-facing camera captures an image of a distributor. The avatar controller controls an avatar based on the image of the distributor captured by the front-facing camera, and move the position of the avatar in the real space coordinate system according to the position of the video synthesis device in the real space coordinate system. A synthesizer arranges the avatar in a predetermined position of a real space coordinate system and synthesizes the avatar with the live-action video image. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233326 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE PHOTO-REALISTIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS OF A PHOTOGRAPHED ENVIRONMENT - Methods and apparatus to generate photo-realistic three-dimensional models of a photographed environment are disclosed. An apparatus includes an object position calculator to determine a three-dimensional (3D) position of an object detected within a first image of an environment and within a second image of the environment. The apparatus further includes a 3D model generator to generate a 3D model of the environment based on the first image and the second image. The apparatus also includes a model integrity analyzer to detect a difference between the 3D position of the object and the 3D model. The 3D model generator automatically modifies the 3D model based on the difference in response to the difference satisfying a confidence threshold. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233327 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING PATTERN PIECES FOR FULLNESS OF CLOTHES - A method and apparatus for processing a pattern piece receives, as an input from a user, a selection of at least a portion of an outer line of a pattern piece to be processed among one or more pattern pieces included in a two-dimensional (2D) pattern of clothes, generates a template including a plurality of lines that divide an area set by the input, processes the template based on fullness settings set by the user for the pattern piece, processes the pattern piece based on the processed template, and outputs the processed pattern piece. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233328 | GRAPHICAL STYLE MODIFICATION FOR VIDEO GAMES USING MACHINE LEARNING - Graphical style modification may be implemented using machine learning. A color accommodation module receives an image frame from a host system and generates a color-adapted version of the image frame. A Graphical Style Modification module generates a style adapted video stream by applying a style adapted from a target image frame to each image frame in a buffered video stream. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233329 | VIRTUAL OBJECT KIT - In some implementations, a method includes obtaining a virtual object kit that includes a set of virtual object templates of a particular virtual object type. In some implementations, the virtual object kit includes a plurality of groups of components. In some implementations, each of the plurality of groups of components is associated with a particular portion of a virtual object. In some implementations, the method includes receiving a request to assemble a virtual object. In some implementations, the request includes a selection of components from at least some of the plurality of groups of components. In some implementations, the method includes synthesizing the virtual object in accordance with the request. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233330 | Virtual or Augmented Reality Aided 3D Visualization and Marking System - There is provided a system and method for applying markings to a three-dimensional virtual image or virtual object, the system comprising a physical stylus, a surface, and a virtual or augmented reality display. A virtual space is displayed by the virtual or augmented reality display. The virtual space includes a three-dimensional target object; at least one plane, including a tracking plane, the tracking plane corresponding to the surface; and a virtual stylus in a virtual reality view, or the physical stylus in an augmented reality view. A position of the virtual stylus or the physical stylus relative to the tracking plane is correlated to an actual position of the physical stylus relative to the surface; and a cross-section of the target object is displayed on the tracking plane where the tracking plane intersects the target object. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233331 | USE OF MULTIPLE SENSORY INPUTS FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE OCCUPANCY IN TOLLING APPLICATIONS - A mobile device runs a tolling application program that, in part, can perform several vehicle occupant detection processes in order to verify the number of occupants in a vehicle. When the number of occupants is verified, then (when the number is more than one) discounts on tolls can be applied to toll transactions. In order to avoid the effect of false positive detections, several occupant sensing modalities are used and the results of each are evaluated to ensure that the correct number of occupants has been determined. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233332 | REPRINTS AND REFUNDS OF INDICIA - Systems and techniques are provided that allow for efficient and simple provision of reprint indicia, refund requests and refunds for erroneous or damaged indicia, and combinations thereof, without the technical and administrative overhead common to conventional postage systems. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233333 | System and Method for Image Recognition Registration of an Athlete in a Sporting Event - A system and method for image recognition registration of an athlete into a sporting event. The athlete is registered in the sporting event using image recognition technology. A digital commencement image of the athlete taken by a camera ( | 2021-07-29 |
20210233334 | ON-VEHICLE DATA MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - This on-vehicle data management device includes: a data collection section configured to collect data that is obtained by a first apparatus of a vehicle and that is recorded in a record region provided in the first apparatus; an information obtaining section configured to obtain information related to travel of the vehicle from a second apparatus of the vehicle, the second apparatus being different from the first apparatus; and a storage processing section configured to store target data collected by the data collection section in association with the information related to travel of the vehicle obtained by the information obtaining section. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233335 | REMOTE ACCESS AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION - Features are disclosed for accurately authenticating a delivery agent for unattended delivery of an item. The systems and methods described confirm the location of the delivery agent and proximity to the delivery location using short range wireless communications between a monitoring device at the delivery location and a communication device associated with the delivery agent. Access may also be conditioned on user specified “do not disturb” rules indicating when remote access is authorized. The authentication may be dynamically assessed such as based on a type of item being delivered. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233336 | Systems and Methods for Voice-Activated Control of an Access Control Platform - The systems and methods provided herein use a rolling voice identifier in a multi-factor authentication system to avoid the security problems present in prior voice activated control systems. By implementing a rolling voice identifier in an access control platform, users may no longer need to be concerned with being overheard or recorded when providing voice authentication commands to an access control platform because the rolling voice identifier that the user will be prompted to speak will be specific to the particular instance of control of an access control platform. An access control platform is a platform that controls operation of a movable barrier by, for example, controlling the state of a movable barrier using a remote control. An access control platform may cause a movable barrier to become opened, closed, locked, or unlocked to permit or prevent access to a physical space by a physical object. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233337 | Wireless Device Enabled Locking System - An encrypted security system and associated methods for controlling physical access. The system includes a security server configured to receive a request for authentication from a mobile device, the request comprising information identifying the mobile device and a physical access control device. The security server forwards an encryption message comprising a plurality of unique identifiers to the physical access control device via the mobile device. The physical access control device is configured to authenticate the plurality of unique identifiers in the encryption message and operate an access control mechanism. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233338 | AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION CONTROL SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A control unit issues temporary authentication information for disabling a locking/unlocking process to a user terminal satisfying a first condition. The control unit determines whether first authentication information has been issued to another user terminal, issues second authentication information to the user terminal to which the temporary authentication information has been issued when the first authentication information has not been issued to another user terminal, and issues the second authentication information to the user terminal to which the temporary authentication information has been issued with detection of ending of use of the first authentication information in another user terminal as a trigger when the first authentication information has been issued to the other user terminal. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233339 | Method for operating a service application installed on a mobile terminal - A method for operating a service application ( | 2021-07-29 |
20210233340 | ENTRANCE PERMIT CONTROL - A system for entrance permit control is configured to monitor individuals in an entrance region that includes an entrance to a restricted area. The system performs a monitoring method to enable a seamless entrance experience for the individuals. The system receives a stream of digital images of the entrance region, and processes the received stream of digital images for detection of a machine-readable code, MRC, displayable on an entrance permit carried by an individual in the entrance region. The system further tracks, based on the received stream of digital images, a location of the MRC within the entrance region, initiates a validation of the MRC, and provides, in dependence of the validation and position data generated by the tracking, a visual indication of a result of the validation on at least one of the entrance permit and the individual. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233341 | DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION VALIDATION SYSTEM - The invention is directed, in part, to a system or method for validating identification cards of a person using the card to establish their identity or age so as to be allowed to enter a facility, purchase a product; or participate in a service. In an example, the validation relates to whether a person can purchase or consume alcohol, the system comprising: scanning the identification card, review of information on the identification card; evaluating the age on the identification card; wherein the age on the identification card is used to establish whether a person with the identity card is eligible to purchase and consume alcohol. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233342 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING MOTION PATTERN OF A USER FOR AUTHENTICATION - Systems and methods for using accelerations derived from a motion pattern for multi-factor authentication, the method including receiving, filtering, and determining an identifying pattern from acceleration data representative of the user and using the identifying pattern for secured access authentication. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233343 | VOTING MACHINE - The improved voting machine includes a housing upon which a plurality of voting canisters are disposed. Each of the plurality of voting canisters housing a plurality of voting balls placed along a track. A voting ball dispenser is mounted to the housing to store and dispense the plurality of voting balls. A selector incorporating a movable ball insertion device to receive one of the plurality of voting balls from the voting ball dispenser moves along the track to dispense the one of the plurality of voting balls into one of the plurality of voting canisters. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233344 | WAGERING ON EVENT OUTCOMES DURING THE EVENT - Methods and systems are provided for managing a wagering system. In one exemplary embodiment, state information of a live event such as a sports game may be received in real time. During the event, a plurality of possible future states of the event and their associated probabilities (and odds) may be determined based on the state information, historical information, and current in-game information. A betting market is created for betting on the possible future states at determined odds. The betting market is closed, and winning and losing bets are resolved based on updated state information. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233345 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC GAMING PIECES - Systems and methods are provided for providing playing cards. An exemplary method may include retrieving data related to a selection of a set of numbers for bingo and determining matching bingo patterns on a predetermined number of cards from a library of bingo cards against the set of selected numbers. The method may further include selecting corresponding playing cards based on the matching bingo patterns on the predetermined number of cards and providing the corresponding playing cards for display. The exemplary method may be used to deal playing cards for poker using a set of selected numbers. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233346 | KENO GAMES WITH BONUS BALL DRAWS AND BONUS MULTIPLIERS - An electronic gaming machine, system, and method are disclosed for conducting a keno game. The keno game may be conducted alone or in conjunction with a bingo game. The electronic gaming machine may receive a wager from a player, and conduct the bingo game and/or keno game in response to the wager. Based on the wager, a quantity of numbered keno balls may be designated as feature numbered keno balls. The electronic gaming machine may conduct the keno game using the feature numbered keno balls, and display a bonus if and/or when one or more feature numbered keno balls match one or more player selected keno numbers. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233347 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND GAME MACHINE - An illumination device according to one or more embodiments may include: a light guide plate unit comprising a front light guide plate and a rear light guide plate arranged in a depth direction at a predetermined interval, and a light projecting unit arranged at a side of the light guide plate unit. The light projecting unit may comprise an LED in an amount of one piece among the front light guide plate and the rear light guide plate; and a moving mechanism configured to cause the light guide plate unit to reciprocate in the depth direction to cause a light incident surface of either one of the front light guide plate and the rear light guide plate to be opposed to the light projecting unit. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233348 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING NEW REELS - A gaming system may include a game that converts some portions of vertical reels into one or more new reels that span across the vertical reels. The gaming system may convert portions of the vertical reels into a horizontal reel based on triggering symbols. The gaming system may randomly generate and display symbols for the horizontal reel. The generated symbols for the horizontal reel may include multiplier symbols and other suitable symbols. The displayed multiplier symbols may be added together to form a total multiplier value. The gaming system may determine an award for the player based on multiplying the player's wager with the total multiplier value. The gaming system may provide the player with other awards based on winning symbols and winning symbol combinations. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233349 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADVERTISING ON A MOBILE GAMING DEVICE - In various embodiments, promotions are featured on mobile gaming devices. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233350 | AUTOMATED METHOD FOR SERVICING ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINES - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method for creating an electronic log for documenting entries into electronic gaming machines on a network. The network is monitored by a network computing device. People who enter the machines carry mobile computing devices that communicate over a normally operating wireless network. Cooperating among the network computing device and the wireless network results in creating an entry that includes the identify of a person entering one of the gaming machines, the identity of the gaming machine entered, and the reason for entry. The entry is stored in an electronic log. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233351 | DISTRIBUTED LEDGER BASED DISTRIBUTED GAMING SYSTEM - The technology teaches a distributed gaming system, comprising a server-side node configured to administer transactions for a gambling casino, selling and redeeming chips using a private database, and recording transactions on a distributed ledger using crypto-tokens for a house account, with a token vault wallet that has a unique identifier and private key to track transactions. Customer wallets, intermediary accounts and one-way redemption wallets track transactions on the distributed ledger. Client-side nodes accept token purchase messages and transfer tokens in the ledger and record in the database, accept token-to-chip messages from an intermediary account and transfer tokens on the ledger to the redemption wallet to extinguish and record the exchange, accept chip-to-token messages from an intermediary account and transfer tokens from the vault to the customer account and record the exchange, and accept token-to-fiat messages from an intermediary account and transfer tokens to extinguish, and record the exchange. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233352 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF NON-WAGERING ACCOUNT ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE GAMING ENVIRONMENTS - A transaction facilitation system is disclosed that is configured to affect crediting and debiting of gaming accounts for two or more gaming environments and structured to communicate with an issuing financial institution of a stored value account to affect crediting and debiting of the stored value accounts. The two or more gaming environments can be members of an alliance of gaming environments that are associated with the stored value account. Financial transactions using the stored value account can be used for customer relationship purposes. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233355 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF SUBSTITUTE CURRENCY FOR GAMING - A detection system including a control device detecting fraud performed in a game table by using a result of an image analysis performed by an image analyzing device is included. A substitute currency for gaming used for this detection system has a multi-layer structure in which a plurality of plastic layers having different colors are stacked, a coloring layer is included at least in the middle, and white layers or thin-color layers (may be layers having a color thinner than that of the coloring layer; not illustrated in the drawing) are stacked on both sides of the coloring layer disposed in the middle. | 2021-07-29 |
20210233356 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF SUBSTITUTE CURRENCY FOR GAMING - A detection system including a control device detecting fraud performed in a game table by using a result of an image analysis performed by an image analyzing device is included. A substitute currency for gaming used for this detection system has a multi-layer structure in which a plurality of plastic layers having different colors are stacked, a coloring layer is included at least in the middle, and white layers or thin-color layers (may be layers having a color thinner than that of the coloring layer; not illustrated in the drawing) are stacked on both sides of the coloring layer disposed in the middle. | 2021-07-29 |