41st week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
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20200320801 | SEAT COMPONENT FAULT DETERMINATION AND PREDICTION - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method that includes: collecting seat sensor data associated with a plurality of seats in a vehicle; selecting a first subset of data from the collected seat sensor data; providing the first subset of data to a fault detection model; receiving, from the fault detection model, one or more detected seat component faults; and generating, based on the one or more detected seat component faults, a seat condition map associated with the vehicle. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320802 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD THEREFOR - An autonomous vehicle and a diagnosis method for the autonomous vehicle are provided. The autonomous vehicle includes a memory that stores a driving record of the vehicle and a processor that establishes a diagnosis plan. The vehicle diagnosis is performed while operating the vehicle autonomously, when a stopping period of the vehicle is greater than or equal to a predetermined reference period, based on the driving record. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320803 | PATTERN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM WITH SMART DATA COLLECTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM FAULT ISOLATION - According to certain aspects of the disclosure, a computer-implemented method may be used for detecting health status of an environmental control system. The method may include receiving aircraft data of an aircraft and receiving flight data of an aircraft. Calculating a predicted performance of the aircraft based on the received aircraft data and the received flight data and generating at least one model scalar or residual, wherein the at least one model scalar or residual is generated based on the aircraft data of the aircraft. Identifying at least one pattern from the at least one model scalar or residual and classifying the at least one pattern into at least one of a plurality of classifications. Identifying a failure of modes or components from the classifications and transmitting a maintenance report once the failure of modes or components is identified. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320804 | ASSESSING HISTORICAL TELEMATIC VEHICLE COMPONENT MAINTENANCE RECORDS TO IDENTIFY PREDICTIVE INDICATORS OF MAINTENANCE EVENTS - Apparatus, device, methods and system relating to a vehicular telemetry environment for monitoring vehicle components and providing indications towards the condition of the vehicle components and providing optimal indications towards replacement or maintenance of vehicle components before vehicle component failure. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320805 | BAUD RATE OBTAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention relates to the field of industrial fieldbus communications technologies, and in particular, to a baud rate obtaining method and apparatus. The method includes: starting a monitoring mode; monitoring a detection signal from a vehicle electronic control unit in the monitoring mode; determining at least one to-be-tested baud rate related to the detection signal according to the detection signal; parsing the detection signal by sequentially using the at least one to-be-tested baud rate; and when the detection signal is correctly parsed by using a specific to-be-tested baud rate in the at least one to-be-tested baud rate, determining that the specific to-be-tested baud rate is a baud rate corresponding to the vehicle electronic control unit. In this implementation, a specific baud rate is adopted for receiving CAN bus data. During the whole process, no waveform data is actively sent to a CAN bus, thereby ensuring stability of the CAN bus. In addition, identification of a baud rate of the CAN bus is completed by a vehicle communications interface device independently, thereby shortening a time of entering a system during link communication. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320806 | TRAINED PATTERN ANALYZER FOR ROLL OUT DECISIONS - A historical task database relating vehicle rollout decisions, vehicle maintenance states and subsequent deteriorations is created. A pattern analyzer may use an item-set mining algorithm on the task database to recommend whether a vehicle with its current maintenance state should be deployed. A supervisor uses this recommendation to make a rollout decision. These decisions are added to the database. Heuristic rules are defined to determine if the rollout decision was correct. The system to learns when a supervisor continues to make costly rollout errors. The system also discovers combinations of defects that lead to a rapid deterioration and makes recommendations that the vehicle be sent for maintenance rather than being rolled out. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320807 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM COMPONENT FAULT PREDICTION - A vehicular autonomous driving system includes a fault prediction unit, including a processor and memory, configured to predict a potential future fault condition by: monitoring performance data associated with the plurality of autonomous driving components; comparing the performance data associated with the plurality of autonomous driving components to a plurality of performance thresholds; and determining the potential future fault condition for one of the plurality of autonomous driving components, when the performance data associated with the one of the plurality of autonomous driving components compares unfavorably to a corresponding one of the plurality of performance thresholds. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320808 | MULTI-SITE BUILDING ACCESS USING MOBILE CREDENTIALS - Methods and systems for managing facility access credentials for two or more facilities are disclosed. The method may include electronically receiving a user request to gain access to a designated facility of the two or more facilities and electronically receiving user information related to a user that is making the user request. A facility access credential from a group of facility access credentials that are assigned by a third-party credential issuer may be obtained and linked to the user information and the designated facility. The obtained facility access credential for use in gaining access to the designated facility may be activated resulting in an activated facility access credential and a notification transmitted to the user notifying the user of the activated facility access credential. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320809 | INFORMATION PROMPTING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM, AND INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK - A method, apparatus and system for information prompt, and an intelligent electronic door lock are provided. The method includes: when detecting that an intelligent electronic door lock performs an operation for unlocking a door, determining a target user behavior type corresponding to the operation for unlocking the door, obtains target user concern data corresponding to the target user behavior type, and generates to-be-output prompt information based on the target user concern data; wherein, the prompt information is configured for prompting a user to perform a target behavior or displaying the target user concern data, and the target behavior is a behavior corresponding to the target user concern data; and outputting the prompt information. The problem that the intelligent door lock system has a single humanized function may be solved. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320810 | OBJECT DISPLAY FRAME, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEM - Provided are a display frame for displaying objects, and an object processing method, device, apparatus, and system. The display frame includes: a lock assembly configured to lock an object on the display frame, the locked object being touchable by a user; a graphic code scanner configured to scan a graphic code to perform resource transfer for the locked object; a circuit configured to send the scanned graphic code to a server for performing identity verification on the user, and when the identity verification succeeds, initiate the resource transfer for the locked object, wherein the circuit is configured to send to the lock assembly an unlocking signal for controlling opening of the lock assembly when the resource transfer has been successfully performed, and in response to the unlocking signal, the lock assembly is configured to be opened to disengage the object locked from the display frame. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320811 | MOBILE APPLICATION FOR VISITING GYMS - A system and method for locating fitness centers within a user's geographic area and gaining access and redeeming time-based memberships to fitness centers through an integrated mobile computer application via a mobile electronic device (e.g., smartphone, electronic tablet). The integrated mobile computer application allows an individual user to purchase a time-based membership (e.g., one day, two day, three day, one week, one month, etc.) from participating fitness centers using the integrated mobile computer application, redeem and activate the time-based membership upon check-in at a selected fitness center, and then continue to subsequently check-in at the selected fitness center throughout the term of the purchased time-based membership. In a preferred embodiment, initial check-in, activation and subsequent check-in at the selected fitness center is achieved through an electronic validation process using the user's mobile electronic device. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320812 | ANTI-PASSBACK METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present application disclose an anti-passback method, apparatus and system. A plurality of access controllers are communicatively connected to a server. After detecting that a card reader has successfully read an identifier of an access card, an access controller sends the identifier of the access card, an identifier of the card reader, and its own identifier to the server. The server searches for the identifier of the card reader that read the access card last time, and the identifier of the access controller corresponding to the card reader, and determines a route for the door opening request. When the determined route exists in a preset list of routes, the sever sends a door opening instruction to the access controller. The route list may include routes between doors under the control of the plurality of access controllers. When a user swipes on a card reader on any of the doors with an access card, the access controller that controls the card reader will transmit information to the server. The server determines whether to allow the passing based on the route list. As can be seen, such solution achieves the anti-passback feature among a plurality of access controllers. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320813 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A PERSON - A system for monitoring a person, for example a traveler, who is moving through a facility or a building and carries a biometric travel document and various electronic devices, for example mobile telephones, laptops, tablet computers, e-readers, notebooks, wireless headphones, smartwatches, or fitness trackers. An electronic controller communicates with an input device for inputting contents of the biometric travel document and for forwarding the contents for further processing. An electronically operated database generates a feature space in which the device characteristics are entered by the transceivers as a digital imprint of the traveler and which identifies the traveler with a particular probability resulting from the ratio of a weighted sum of the individual entries in the feature space to the maximum possible sum. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320814 | FULLY AUTOMATED SCREENING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed toward systems and methods relating to security screening. For example, a screening system includes a chamber configured to accommodate a user to be screened, and a chamber scanner. The chamber scanner is configured to scan the user to identify whether the user is carrying an undivested item that needs to be divested. The chamber is configured to release the user to proceed from the chamber to a secure area, upon confirmation that no undivested items are to be divested. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320815 | SCALABLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONCIERGE SERVICE - Disclosed systems and methods relate to a smart access control device in a security system for monitoring an area. According to embodiments, a method can include receiving, by the smart access control device, from one or more sensors in the area, sensor data about the area. The method can also include analyzing the received sensor data and generating an alert for a user about the area based on the analyzed sensor data. The method can further include transmitting, by the smart access control device, a first signal comprising the alert to a monitoring server of the security system. Moreover, the method can include enabling, by the smart access control device, a person requesting access to the area to enter identification information and granting access to the area to the person based on the received identification information that is evaluated by the user. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320816 | TRANSPORTABLE VOTING SYSTEM - A transportable voting system includes a housing having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, a first side, a second side, and a defined interior. The system also includes a plurality of caster wheels coupled to the housing and a plurality of voting portals arranged in the housing. Each of the plurality of portals includes a user interface and user inputs configured to provide a voting function. A plurality of doors is associated with each of the plurality of voting portals. When the plurality of doors is located in an open position, each of the plurality of voting portals is accessible for performing a voting function. When the plurality of doors is located in their closed position, each of the plurality of voting portals is inaccessible. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320817 | BANKNOTE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - Provided in the present invention is a banknote management method. The method comprises: acquiring, identifying, and processing banknote features by a banknote information processing apparatus, so as to obtain banknote feature information; transmitting the banknote feature information, service information, and information about the banknote information processing apparatus together to a main control server; and the main control server processing the received information and classifying banknotes. Also provided is a banknote management system for the banknote management method. The method of the present invention can enhance robustness of identification while maintaining an operation speed, thus ensuring accuracy and practicability in actual applications. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320818 | RAPID VACUUM SEALING SYSTEM FOR CASH BAG - An embodiment of this disclosure provides a sealing system for cash bags. The system includes a banknote validator, a head coupled to the banknote validator, a bag of a roll of bags, the bag configured to mount to the head, a first sealing mechanism coupled to the head and configured to seal a top portion of the bag, a second sealing mechanism configured to seal a bottom portion of the bag, and a vacuum pump configured to connect to the bag and configured to pump air from the bag. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320819 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OBTAIN AND OPTIMIZE MIXTURES FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES - A device to produce personalized mixtures of substances is configured to be controlled by computer program code running on a user terminal. The computer program code enables a user of the user terminal to create and personalize the formulas for optimizing the beverage according to the specific needs of the user and order the beverages from a remote location. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320820 | GAMING TABLE DEVICE - A gaming-table device (T) comprising:
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20200320821 | CONTINUOUS GENERATION, DYNAMIC RANKING, AND DELIVERY OF QUERIES TO USER - Disclosed herein is an application enabling users to interface dynamically with live sports. The application monitors active sports games and generates propositions based on the status of the game and presents the propositions to users. Users accept the proposition or move on to additional propositions. The propositions are generated, en masse, each second of game and ranked according to a series of criteria. The criteria are used to provide an artificial intelligence approximation of the most exciting question in sports that moment. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320822 | ELECTRONIC GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and method for providing a slot-type game in which an award outcome is determined based on the amount and position of each of a randomly generated first and second symbols in the game outcome. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320823 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD IN WHICH BASE GAME PLAY AFFECTS FEATURE GAME OUTCOME - A gaming system having a base game and a feature game. The feature game includes a rotatable circular poker wheel having a plurality of display areas. Each of the display areas of the wheel are populated with playing cards during the play of the base game. A special symbol in the base game outcome allows population and revision of the cards on the poker wheel. Upon a trigger condition occurring, the wheel is rotated and stopped at a position to select a card from which a poker hand of five playing cards is formed. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320824 | Location Based Restrictions On Networked Gaming - A system and method for peer-to-peer gaming is described. One embodiment includes a system for peer-to-peer gaming, the system comprising an at least one gaming client, wherein the at least one gaming client is configured to accept a selection of an at least one gaming option from a player, and allow the player to play a game based on the selection of the at least one gaming option; an administration server, wherein the administration server is configured to receive the selection of the at least one gaming option from the at least one gaming client, and initiate the game for the player based on the selection of the at least one gaming option; and an at least one gaming server, wherein the at least one gaming sever is configured to run the game and transmit data about the game to the administration server. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320825 | Management Of Virtual Goods In Distributed Multi-Ledger Gambling Architecture - Various embodiments provide management of virtual goods. In some embodiments, a gaming platform can be used to provide a secure ledger system for recording money transfer, play action, bets, analytics, gaming statistics, and the like, which are associated with virtual goods. Non-limiting examples of virtual goods comprise: characters; badges/icons; gameplay attributes; virtual money; cryptocurrencies; tokens; digital gifts; gameplay levels/add-ons; and prizes, among other examples. In some examples, gaming systems can directly interact with the distributed multi-ledger architecture for secure and transparent transactions which can also be accessed by auditors, tax authorities, partners, and/or other entities. Some examples may use private and/or public blockchains as part of the distributed multi-ledger gaming architecture. For instance, multiple distributed network nodes may be utilized to manage transaction records. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320826 | SKILL-BASED PRIZE LEVELS FOR BONUS PRIZE AWARDS - Systems, devices and methods are operable to include selecting a virtual prize container from a plurality of virtual prize containers that each correspond to one a plurality of prize levels in response to detecting a game event in a wagering game. The selected virtual prize container including information corresponding to the prize level and concealing a prize that is in the virtual prize container is awarded to the player. An input from the player that corresponds to the selected virtual prize container is received. In response to a player achievement level being at a minimum or higher level that corresponds to the prize level of the selected virtual prize container, the prize is awarded to the player. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320827 | ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE - The disclosed technology relates to a method, system, and device for gaming including the display of a plurality of game symbols, each game symbol associated with one of at least two possible game actions. The game symbols associated with a first game action are displayed including a numerical prize value. Gameplay includes the selection of game symbols. In the event that a game symbol associated with a first game action is selected, its corresponding numerical prize value is award, for example added to a cumulative bonus prize, and the game symbol is then associated with the second game action. Typically, the visual representation of the game symbol is also changed, for example, the numerical prize value is removed. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320828 | GAME SYSTEM WITH MECHANISM FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO TRIGGER THREE-DIMENSIONAL RE-SPINNING - The present invention is to determine whether a game result of a slot machine satisfies a specified condition by using a control unit, the specified condition is defined as any one of the plurality of game symbols in the game result replaced so that the reward condition is satisfied, and one of the game symbols replaced to be located at a replacement position; when the control unit determines that the game result satisfies the specified condition, the control unit activates a three-dimensional re-spinning component to generate a replacement game symbol. The replacement game symbol is used to replace the game symbol at the replacement position and update the game result, thereby the control unit re-determines whether the updated game result meets the reward condition, and after the reward condition is met, performs a reward program by using a reward unit. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320829 | CONTINUOUS GENERATION, DYNAMIC RANKING, AND DELIVERY OF QUERIES TO USER - Disclosed herein is an application enabling users to interface dynamically with live sports. The application monitors active sports games and generates propositions based on the status of the game and presents the propositions to users. Users accept the proposition or move on to additional propositions. The propositions are generated, en masse, each second of game and ranked according to a series of criteria. The criteria are used to provide an artificial intelligence approximation of the most exciting question in sports that moment. Interspersed between presented propositions, the system inserts game bonuses as a modified random event. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320830 | MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER WAGERING GAME SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a system and method for operating a multiplayer (e.g., massively multiplayer) wagering game system. The system groups players based on, e.g., actions of the players (such as a wager amount or an election of the player), the player's hand, or a combination thereof, and determine rankings of the players in each respective groups. The wagering game system allows traditional card games to be played by an unlimited number of players. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320832 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING MACHINE USE - A tracking apparatus for a machine having an operation assembly is disclosed. The tracking apparatus has an electric relay configured to be connected to the operation assembly, a tracking device that is connected to the electric relay, and an electronic payment device that is connected to the electric relay. The electric relay is configured to transfer a first electrical pulse from the operation assembly to the tracking device. The electric relay is configured to transfer a second electrical pulse from either the electronic payment device or the operation assembly to the tracking device. The relay transfers the first electrical pulse or the second electrical pulse when the operation assembly performs an operation. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320833 | AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE HAVING MEDIUM STORAGE UNIT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The objective of the present invention is to provide an automatic teller machine and a control method thereof, the machine being provided with a medium storage unit which is capable of improving the convenience of a worker during maintenance by allowing a door of the medium storage unit to be opened even when the door is locked by a key. To achieve the objective, the automatic teller machine comprises: a door having a locking part for opening and closing a medium storage space in which a medium is stored; a first slide member located at a locked position or an opened position by means of a locking or opening operation of the locking part; a second slide member for locking the door by means of engagement with the first slide member when the first slide member is in the locked position; a drive unit for moving the second slide member between a first position in which the door is locked and a second position in which the door is unlocked when the first slide member is in the locked position; and a control unit for controlling driving of the drive unit. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320834 | IDENTIFYING MECHANICAL IMPEDANCE OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC LOAD USING A TWO-TONE STIMULUS - A method for identifying a mechanical impedance of an electromagnetic load may include generating a waveform signal for driving an electromagnetic load, the waveform signal comprising a first tone at a first driving frequency and a second tone at a second driving frequency. The method may also include during driving of the electromagnetic load by the waveform signal or a signal derived therefrom, receiving a current signal representative of a current associated with the electromagnetic load and a back electromotive force signal representative of a back electromotive force associated with the electromagnetic load. The method may further include determining amplitude and phase information of the current signal responsive to the first tone and second tone, determining amplitude and phase information of the back electromotive force signal responsive to the first tone and second tone, and identifying parameters of the mechanical impedance of the electromagnetic load based on the amplitude and phase information of the current signal and the amplitude and phase information of the back electromotive force signal. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320835 | A DEVICE FOR RENDERING HAPTIC FEEDBACK TO A USER AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING THE DEVICE - There is provided a device for rendering haptic feedback to a user and method for operating the device to render the haptic feedback to the user of the device. The device comprises a first part operable to apply a non-invasive action on a part of the body of the user and a second part operable to be held by the user and to render haptic feedback to the user. At least one sensor signal indicative of an interaction between the first part of the device and the 5 part of the body of the user is acquired ( | 2020-10-08 |
20200320836 | SECURITY CONNECTOR - In one example, a connector assembly for providing security to an article of merchandise is provided. The connector assembly includes a cord having a plurality of conductors and a body portion connected to the cord. The connector assembly also includes a connection portion engaged with the body portion and including a plurality of engagement members. Each of the engagement members is electrically connected to a respective conductor in the cord, and the connection portion is configured to engage the article of merchandise to thereby electrically connect the engagement members to one another for establishing a sense loop through the conductors in the cord. Interruption of the sense loop is indicative of a security event. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320837 | PARCEL THEFT DETERRENCE FOR AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING AND COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Some aspects of the present embodiments provide a method for setting an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device in a parcel protection mode. The method receives, form the A/V recording and communication device, a notification about a parcel being placed within an area about the A/V recording and communication device. The method receives a request for activating the parcel protection mode. Upon receiving the request, the method sends an activation signal to the A/V recording and communication device to set the A/V recording and communication device in the parcel protection mode. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320838 | IMAGE SURVEILLANCE AND REPORTING TECHNOLOGY - Image surveillance and reporting technology, in which an event that is indicative of potential physical activity within an area corresponding to a location of a camera unit is detected. In response to detection of the event, the camera unit is controlled to capture one or more images of the area corresponding to the location of the camera unit. The one or more images captured by the camera unit are analyzed to determine whether the one or more images include image data that is indicative of relevant physical activity within the area corresponding to the location of the camera unit. The one or more images are handled based on the determination of whether the one or more images include image data that is indicative of relevant physical activity within the area corresponding to the location of the camera unit. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320839 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ALTERNATIVE TRACKING UPON DISABLING OF MONITORING DEVICE - A method is provided. The method includes: establishing a database of a plurality of individuals, data for each individual including identity, short range wireless device information, and at least one rule regarding expected interaction by the individual relative to the area; receiving probe signal information from a plurality of sensors around an area, each of the sensors being configured to receive probe signals from proximate wireless devices, the probe signals lacking information directly identifying an owner of the originating wireless device; cross referencing at least some of the received probe signals with at least a portion of the database; identifying, based at least on the cross referencing, a presence of an unauthorized individual in the area; and notifying a supervising authority of the identified unauthorized individual. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320840 | Integration of LED Lighting Control with Emergency Notification Systems - An emergency lighting system for a building includes at least one LED-based light. An emergency detector is operable to detect an emergency. The emergency detector produces an emergency signal in response to the emergency. A controller is operable to control the at least one LED-based light in response to the emergency signal. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320841 | COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a vehicle control system and vehicle control method. The vehicle control system includes: one or more image sensors disposed on a vehicle to have a field of view of an inside of the vehicle and configured to capture image data and process the captured image data; and a controller configured to control the vehicle according to a state of a child existing in the vehicle on the basis of the image data. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320842 | PORTABLE MARINE BEACON SYSTEM - Disclosed is a portable marine beacon system, including: at least one transmitter, at least one receiver conducting radio frequency (RF) wireless communication with the at least one transmitter to receive data of the at least one transmitter, and at least one smart handheld device wirelessly communicating with the at least one receiver to assess and process data from the receiver through Wi-Fi communication. The smart device comprises a central processing unit (CPU), a main memory, and a touch screen. The main memory stores a marine beacon manager application (App), and the touch screen is operated to instruct the CPU to execute the App, such that a transmitter management interface, an activity planning interface, a security patrol interface, and a record playback interface can be operated through the touch screen to provide for personal real-time tracking and functions of distress alert and precautionary safety protection for offshore and onshore positioning/rescuing. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320843 | Electronic Fall Monitoring System - The present invention provides an improved electronic fall monitoring system comprising a device having multiple sensor ports for flexibly monitoring various sensors associated with a single patient without requiring repeated connections and disconnections of sensors. With several sensors simultaneously connected at different locations, a processor can execute to ensure that only one sensor, corresponding to one patient, is monitored at any given time, including by triggering an alarm when a second sensor is triggered while a first sensor is in use. Accordingly, the system can provide a “one step transfer” in which a caregiver may simply press hold once to transfer a patient from one sensed area to another. In addition, the caregiver can simply actuate a single input with only a momentary press to allow suspension of monitoring for a shorter duration (hold) or a longer press to allow suspension of monitoring for a longer duration (extended hold). | 2020-10-08 |
20200320844 | COMPENSATOR IN A DETECTOR DEVICE - A detector device includes a light source disposed within a chamber, a sensor disposed within the chamber, a compensator circuit electrically coupled with the sensor, and a controller. The controller is operable to receive a sensor signal generated by the sensor, determine a compensation factor to adjust the sensor signal, and generate a compensation offset signal based on the compensation factor. The controller is further operable to output the compensation offset signal to the compensator circuit to produce a compensated sensor signal as an adjustment to the sensor signal, energize the light source, monitor the compensated sensor signal with respect to an alarm limit, and trigger an alarm event based on the compensated sensor signal exceeding the alarm limit. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320845 | ADAPTIVE SEVERITY FUNCTIONS FOR ALERTS - Methods, systems and apparatuses are described herein to provide adaptive severity functions for alerts, particularly security alerts. The adaptive severity functions may be aligned with an existing global security situation to upgrade or downgrade the severity of new and existing alerts. By taking into consideration the time factor along with other parameters, the alerts may be prioritized or reprioritized appropriately. The modification of the severity level for the alerts may be made based on rules and/or one or more triggering events or by using severity functions with or without the aid of artificial intelligence based on best-practice preferences. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320846 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOTIVATING AND MONITORING HAND WASHING IN A FOOD SERVICE OR RELATED ENVIRONMENT - Methods, hand wash monitoring system and hand wash hub system for motivating and monitoring compliance of hand washing are disclosed. Hand wash monitoring system detects presence of hands in hand washing sink. Subsequently, hand wash monitoring system initiates countdown of plurality of instructions to be displayed to user for washing hands. Plurality of instructions include wetting hands, applying soap, scrubbing hands, rinsing hands, and drying hands. Each of plurality of instructions is counted for predetermined time period. Hand wash monitoring system further monitors compliance of user following plurality of instructions for washing hands to improve compliance of hand washing with established protocol. In one embodiment, hand wash monitoring system is communicatively coupled with hand wash hub system and attendance monitoring system to display users' hand washing schedule and compliance with established protocol on external display device to get people to wash their hands more frequently and more thoroughly. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320847 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY MONITORING HAND HYGIENE - A system and computer-implemented method for efficiently monitoring hand hygiene is provided. The system comprises one or more sensors configured to determine presence of one or more individuals in vicinity. The system further comprises one or more controllers configured to ascertain identity of the one or more individuals. The one or more controllers are further configured to send one or more alerts to the one or more identified individuals to wash their hands. Furthermore, the one or more controllers are configured to monitor one or more handwashing instances by the one or more identified individuals and generate one or more compliance results for each of the one or more monitored handwashing instances. The one or more controllers are also configured to initiate one or more actions corresponding to each of the one or more monitored handwashing instances based on the generated one or more compliance results. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320848 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ALTERNATE NETWORK ACCESS - Methods and systems for configuring communication at a premises are described. A network device at a premises may be in communication with a first network and a second network. The network device may receive data from a communication device located at the premises. The network device may transmit the data via the first network or the second network based on configuration data, which may be received from a computing device. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320849 | PATTERN AGENT FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH SYSTEMS - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a virtual dispatch assist system in which various types of Intelligent Agents are deployed (e.g., as part of a new CAD system architecture or as add-ons to existing CAD systems) to analyze vast amounts of historic operational data and provide various types of dispatch assist notifications and recommendations that can be used by a dispatcher or by the CAD system itself (e.g., autonomously) to make dispatch decisions. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320850 | AUTOMATED CRISIS INCIDENT RESPONSE FOR INTERNET OF THINGS NETWORKS - Novel techniques are described for automated crisis incident response in facilities having networks of Internet of Things (IoT devices). For example, embodiments can operate in context of automatically responding to an active shooter incident in a school. Detection of a gunshot event can trigger embodiments automatically to obtain (e.g., retrieve and/or compute) and execute an automated response plan. Execution of the plan can involve automated control of multiple IoT devices installed in and around the facility, and can be responsive to feedback from the IoT devices. Some embodiments facilitate interaction with crisis responders via a responder network, providing such responders with various levels of information access and/or control of components (e.g., execution of the automated response plan can also be responsive to commands issued by responders. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320851 | System and Method For Monitoring a Smart Home Device Medical Alert - The present invention involves systems and methods for controlling one or more natural voice controlled smart home devices and services for the generation of a “HELP” push messages on a remote PDA/phone held by a caregiver thereby enabling the remote monitoring of a user's well-being. Activation of a system associated emergency “push button” by the user or the auto activation by a system associated physiologic sensor, or an accelerometer sensor affixed to the monitored user caused by rapid acceleration or deceleration of the user will cause the generation of a control signal activating an annunciator thereby indicating a possible fall or need for help and assistance. Through a cloud-based speech and voice recognition service, the natural user language interface will cause an audible or text push message to appear on a remote caregiver's PDA/phone device thereby indicating an occurrence of the monitored event and alerting the specified recipients. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320852 | Anti-Theft Method and Apparatus - An alarm method and system reduces costs, and the alarm method includes obtaining a detection signal from a terminal device, where the detection signal is a signal sent by the terminal device when the terminal device detects whether there is an available network, and performing an alarm operation when the detection signal meets a first condition. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320853 | SECURITY SYSTEM WITH CLOUD-BASED CONTROLLER - The self-contained security device | 2020-10-08 |
20200320854 | SECURITY SYSTEM INCLUDING AUTOMATION NOTIFICATION AND SURVEILLANCE INTEGRATION - A security system including automated notification and surveillance integration is provided. In the security system of the present disclosure, when any of the devices are locked, unlocked, interacted with, alarmed or triggered, a notification or communication signal is sent to at least one other device. The at least one other device may be a receiver, camera, smart phone, smart watch, laptop, desktop, and/or an Internet connected or Internet of Things (IoT) device. Additionally, a system is provided including at least one alarm module that generates an audible sound when an alarm condition is detected; at least one sensor that detects the audible sound and determines if the audible sound is within a predetermined frequency range and an interface that receives at least one first communication signal from the at least one sensor upon detecting an alarm and transmits at least one second communication signal to at least one device. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320855 | AUTOMATED SENSING OF FIREFIGHTER TEAMS - A system and method for monitoring emergency personnel during an emergency incident is disclosed. The emergency personnel wear wireless communication units (CU) including a short-range radio and a long-range radio. CUs are configured to periodically transmit a unique identification from the short-range radio of the CU, receive the unique identification transmitted from the short-range radio of any other CU within range of the short-range radio, and transmit a data packet from the long-range radio, each data packet containing the unique identification of the CU and all the unique identifications recently received from any other CUs. The system can include an incident command monitoring system including a computing device to access a personnel and unique identifier database and analyze the data packets and initiate an alert if the unique identification associated with one of the emergency personnel has not been received by the communication unit of a team member. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320856 | Distributed Home Security System And Method Of Responding To An Alert Condition Therefrom - A distributed home security system and a method of responding to alert notifications from that system are provided. They system includes a virtual monitoring module that intercepts alert conditions and sends them to a security server. The security server delivers notifications to main mobile alert devices associated with the virtual monitoring modules. If the main alert mobile devices are unable to respond to the alert conditions the server sends the alert condition to auxiliary mobile alert devices that had accepted to receive such alert notifications. The auxiliary mobile alert devices can report status of the alert condition to the main mobile alert devices via the security server. The auxiliary mobile alert devices may receive reward points for responding to the alert condition. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320857 | UNMANNED SYSTEM (US) FOR SAFETY DEVICE TESTING - Methods, devices, and systems for an unmanned system (US) for safety device testing are described herein. In some examples, one or more embodiments include a test kit, a memory, and a processor to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to determine a location of a safety device to be tested, navigate, in response to the location of the safety device being different from a location of the US, the US to the location of the safety device, and initiate, in response to the location of the US and the location of the safety device being the same, a testing of the safety device using the test kit. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320858 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING PARAMETERS - The present invention relates to a system and device for monitoring parameters which is used in metrology to monitor one or more physical parameters remotely in real time. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320859 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT OF COLLABORATIVE INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - Provided is a method, device, and computer-readable medium for controlling a robot graphic user interface (“RGUI”) on a mobile device. The method can include determining a distance, a position, or both of the mobile device with respect to a first robot; and causing, by a processor, a first RGUI to be displayed on a display of the mobile device based on the determining. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320860 | Irrigation Sprinkler Body Cover with an Integrated Battery-Powered Decoder - An apparatus comprising an irrigation sprinkler body cover with an integrated battery-powered decoder is disclosed. A method of retrofitting existing irrigation systems to wirelessly communicate with one or more of the present apparatus is also disclosed. Concerning the present method, an irrigation controller provides message data to a gateway regarding the control of irrigation valves. The gateway contains configurable encoder software that encodes and then wirelessly transmits the message data, for example via long-range radio hardware at 902-928 MHz frequency. The encoded data is received by a present apparatus to which the message is addressed. The apparatus decodes the message data and subsequently provides a power signal via wire to one or more proximally-located DC latching solenoid valves to control the irrigation valves according to the user input. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320861 | TRAFFIC ANALYTICS SYSTEM FOR DEFINING VEHICLE WAYS - Disclosed are systems and methods relating to determining geographic locations of vehicle ways which are employed by vehicles for movement and/or parking. A classifier may be defined for identifying portions of the vehicle ways via machine learning techniques and processing of historical telematic data. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320862 | METHOD FOR DEFINING VEHICLE WAYS USING MACHINE LEARNING - Disclosed are systems and methods relating to determining geographic locations of vehicle ways which are employed by vehicles for movement and/or parking. A classifier may be defined for identifying portions of the vehicle ways via machine learning techniques and processing of historical telematic data. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320863 | INTELLIGENT TELEMATICS SYSTEM FOR DEFINING VEHICLE WAYS - Disclosed are systems and methods relating to determining geographic locations of vehicle ways which are employed by vehicles for movement and/or parking. A classifier may be defined for identifying portions of the vehicle ways via machine learning techniques and processing of historical telematic data. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320864 | VEHICLE DETECTION SYSTEMS - A vehicle monitoring system can include a detection system having a camera, radar, and lidar. The vehicle monitoring system can detect a vehicle, generate numerical position data indicative of a first serpentine path of the vehicle as the vehicle drives on a road, numerically analyze the first numerical position data, and in response, take actions to protect lives. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320865 | METHOD FOR DEFINING INTERSECTIONS USING MACHINE LEARNING - Disclosed are systems and methods relating to determining geographic locations of vehicle ways which are employed by vehicles for movement and/or parking. A classifier may be defined for identifying portions of the vehicle ways via machine learning techniques and processing of historical telematic data. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320866 | METHOD FOR DEFINING ROAD NETWORKS - Disclosed are systems and methods relating to defining a road network used by vehicles for movement and/or parking. A classifier may be employed for identifying portions of the road network via machine learning techniques and processing of historical telematic data. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320867 | TRAFFIC ANALYTICS SYSTEM FOR DEFINING ROAD NETWORKS - Disclosed are systems and methods relating to defining a road network used by vehicles for movement and/or parking. A classifier may be employed for identifying portions of the road network via machine learning techniques and processing of historical telematic data. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320868 | INTELLIGENT TELEMATICS SYSTEM FOR DEFINING ROAD NETWORKS - Disclosed are systems and methods relating to defining a road network used by vehicles for movement and/or parking. A classifier may be employed for identifying portions of the road network via machine learning techniques and processing of historical telematic data. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320869 | METHOD FOR UN-SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT - The present disclosure is directed toward a method that includes acquiring current dynamic characteristics of a moving object about an un-signalized intersection, determining a dynamic traffic flow of the un-signalized intersection based on the current dynamic characteristics to determine a position of the moving object about the un-signalized intersection, and predicting future dynamic characteristics of the moving object based on the dynamic traffic flow and a predictive control. The future dynamic characteristics includes a predicted position of the moving object at a predefined time in the future. The method further calculates an entry parameter for a vehicle about an entrance of the un-signalized intersection based on the dynamic traffic flow and the predicted future dynamic characteristics and notifies the vehicle of the entry parameter. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320870 | POSITION CAPTURE METHOD AND SYSTEM - A position capture method for capturing an own vehicle position by using a positioning part that measures a position of a vehicle ( | 2020-10-08 |
20200320871 | TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH INTEGRATED SENSOR MAINTENANCE - A traffic management system includes a traffic sensor network with a plurality of sensors providing sensor data, a traffic management unit with a data collection module, a sensor quality analytics module, and a decision support module, and one or more processors configured via executable instructions to collect the sensor data of the traffic sensor network via the data collection module, determine relative weights of the plurality of sensors based on operating states of the plurality of sensors and the sensor data via the sensor quality analytics module, and output traffic signal controlling information and sensor maintenance information based on the relative weights of the plurality of sensors via the decision support module. Further, traffic controllers and a method for managing traffic in combination with the traffic management system are described. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320872 | Method to Schedule Intelligent Traffic Lights in Real Time Based on Digital Infochemicals - A method to schedule intelligent traffic lights in real time based on digital infochemicals (DIs) is disclosed. The method takes advantage of DIs as medium to both predicate traffic flow and smooth the green/Cycle (g/C) ratio. First collect DIs, then update DIs by three actions including aggregation, evaporation, and propagation. After that, adjust the g/C ratio of the traffic light. DIs have the function of prediction due to the propagation that allows DIs reach the traffic earlier than the real traffic flow. On the other hand, DIs have the function of memory due to the evaporation that remembers the information of the historical traffic flow. The prediction and memory of DIs, as the reason why DIs are superior to the pure traffic flow, give the DI-based intelligent traffic light compelling advantages over the pure traffic based intelligent traffic light. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320873 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING TRAFFIC INFORMATION OF A REGION - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for determining traffic information of a region. The method may include determining a first region and a second region. The method may also include obtaining a set of links associated with the first region and the second region. The method may also include obtaining a plurality of driving routes of a plurality of vehicles in the first region and the second region in a predetermined time period. The method may also include selecting one or more driving routes that traverse a first boundary of the first region and a second boundary of the second region based on the set of links associated with the first region and the second region. The method may also include determining traffic information of the first region based on information related to the one or more selected driving routes. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320874 | SYSTEM TO OPTIMIZE SCATS ADAPTIVE SIGNAL SYSTEM USING TRAJECTORY DATA - Embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for optimizing a traffic control plan. The system may include at least one storage device configured to store instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include receiving traffic system log data and parsing the traffic system log data to obtain a first set of traffic performance parameters. The operations may also include receiving trajectory data relating to a plurality of vehicle movements and parsing the trajectory data to obtain a second set of traffic performance parameters. The operations may further include determining relationships between vehicle delays and degrees of saturation based on the first and second sets of traffic performance parameters. In addition, the operations may include optimizing the traffic control plan based on the relationships. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320875 | Coordinated Traffic Feature and Map Generation for Convoy Operations - A system comprising sensors such as a camera, LADAR, ranging sensors, or acoustic sensors that can detect road features in which the lead autonomous vehicle and other autonomous vehicles in the convoy senses a variety of information like traffic signals, traffic signs, whether the road is muddy, lane changes, convoy pullover, traffic circles, etc. ahead of time and transmits the information to the convoy of autonomous vehicles coming behind via a communication mechanism from the database of the lead autonomous vehicle or other autonomous vehicles to the database of the rest of the autonomous vehicles. There is a communication mechanism between the database of the lead autonomous vehicle and the other autonomous vehicles coming behind or there can be a communication mechanism between any of the autonomous vehicles and the other autonomous vehicles coming behind. There is also a localization system between the lead autonomous vehicle and other autonomous vehicles. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320876 | TRAFFIC REDIRECTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Aspects of the present disclosure relate to redirection of autonomous vehicles. Communication is initiated between a master node and an autonomous vehicle. A location of a new lane is then received from the master node, the new lane comprised of a plurality of lane nodes. Communication is then initiated between the plurality of lane nodes and the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle is then guided through the new lane by the plurality of lane nodes. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320877 | LOTLESS STORAGE OF VEHICLE INVENTORY - A server device may receive a first request to utilize surplus parking spaces available at one or more locations from a first device associated with an organization having an inventory of vehicles to be stored in the surplus parking spaces. The server device may process, between the organization and one or more parking providers associated with the one or more locations, a transaction allocating the surplus parking spaces to the organization. The server device may receive, from a second device, a second request to use a vehicle in the inventory from a starting location. The server device may determine, from among the surplus parking spaces allocated to the organization, a storage location for the vehicle that differs from the starting location and transmit, to the second device, a notification indicating that the vehicle is ready for use based on the vehicle having been moved to the starting location. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320878 | INDIVIDUAL ALERT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A pedestrian alert system and method that acts in two alternative manners: (1) an individual device is configured to “listen” for an audible alert (over ambient noise) or “look” for a visual alert issued by the driver of a vehicle, or the vehicle itself, in advance of an impending impact event and, upon detecting such audible or visual alert, issue a local alert to a pedestrian, cyclist, scooter rider, skateboarder, or other vulnerable road user wearing the individual device; and (2) upon the automated detection of an impending impact event by a vehicle, the vehicle is configured to automatically emit an audible and/or non-audible signal that is detected by the individual device associated with the pedestrian, cyclist, scooter rider, skateboarder, or other vulnerable road user and acted upon to locally alert the pedestrian, cyclist, scooter rider, skateboarder, or other vulnerable road user of the impending impact event. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320879 | Collision Control Method and Apparatus, and Storage Medium - The present disclosure relates to a collision control method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: detecting a target object in an image photographed by a traveling object; determining a forward collision hazard region of the traveling object; and executing collision control on the traveling object based on a relative relationship between the target object and the forward collision hazard region, where the collision control includes collision warning and/or driving control. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320880 | INTELLIGENT VEHICLE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM - An intelligent vehicle blind spot detection system, includes an MCU (microcontroller unit), visual detectors, a blind spot detection device and a warning device. The visual detectors are used to monitor whether the driver's eyesight directs to the left or right rearview mirror, and can be set on either side A-pillar or on the central control panel. The blind spot detection device is used to detect whether there are other vehicles in the blind zone of the driver's sight through the corresponding rearview mirror. The warning signal occurs only in a situation that both the visual detectors and the blind spot detection device obtain the respective positive results. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320881 | Systems and Methods for Managing Space at a Location for Receiving Assets - In one example embodiment, a computer-implemented method for managing available capacity at a location for receiving an asset includes obtaining data indicative of one or more first assets that will arrive at a first location within a first transfer hub at an arrival time, the one or more first assets being associated with a first service provider. The method includes determining an available capacity at the first location within the first transfer hub for receiving the one or more first assets at the arrival time. The method includes moving one or more second assets positioned at the first location to a second location within the first transfer hub to increase the available capacity at the first location for receiving the one or more first assets at the arrival time. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320882 | ON-DEMAND PREDEFINED ROUTE AUTOMATED DRIVING VEHICLE FLEET CONTROLLER - An on-demand predefined route automated driving vehicle fleet controller is configured to send and receive information to and from on-demand predefined route automated driving vehicles each of which automatically runs on a predefined route which is determined in advance and in a runnable area, and control running of the on-demand predefined route automated driving vehicles so that at least one of the on-demand predefined route automated driving vehicles is dispatched to a planned riding location. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320883 | AD-HOC NETWORK METHOD BASED ON VEHICLE-MOUNTED TERMINAL, AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED TERMINAL AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed is an ad-hoc network method based on a vehicle-mounted terminal, comprising: a target vehicle-mounted terminal acquiring first physical state information about a target vehicle corresponding to the target vehicle-mounted terminal, wherein the first physical state information at least represents a moving state of the target vehicle and information about a position where the target vehicle is located; and the target vehicle-mounted terminal performing networking in a chain structure mode, at least based on the first physical state information about the target vehicle and taking the target vehicle-mounted terminal as a target node, so that the target node is connected to two adjacent nodes at most. Further disclosed are a vehicle-mounted terminal and a storage medium. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320884 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND IDENTIFYING FAILURE IN DUAL FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - Systems and methods may be used for monitoring and identifying failure in flight management systems. For example, a method may include: calculating, using a first flight management system, a first value of a guidance command for controlling an aircraft for an RNP AP procedure; receiving a second value of the guidance command from a second flight management system; comparing the first value with the second value to determine whether the first value matches the second value; upon determining that the first value does not match the second value, using a flight management system monitor to determine, from the first flight management system and the second flight management system, a flight management system that has computed a correct value of the guidance command; and generating a message indicating that the determined flight management system is to be used to guide the aircraft. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320885 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING COMPUTATIONS TO ESTIMATE AND PREDICT COSTS WITH A COST INDEX BY AN OPERATING COST APP WITH AN OPERATING COST INTEGRATOR INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING GATE TO GATE FLIGHT COSTS - A method and system for providing cost data via an operating cost app for a flight associated with a flight plan, by a computing device including: obtaining cost data of the flight plan by executing the operating cost app to implement an operating cost integrator application integrated with the operating cost app to interface with a plurality of service providers for retrieving operating cost data of the flight plan from each of the service providers; obtaining, by the at least one processor, real-time aircraft performance parameters affecting the actual cost of the flight including: a landing time and a takeoff time; determining an actual cost of the flight by using software solutions of the operating cost app, and by calculating ground charges at the airport derived from the sensed data by the operating cost app and presenting the actual cost of the ground charge, via a display device for displaying. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320886 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, FLIGHT CONTROL INSTRUCTION METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing device includes a processor and a memory storing a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to obtain a plurality of images photographed by a plurality of aircrafts, combine the plurality of images to generate a composite image, obtain information of a change operation for changing an image scope of the composite image, and control flight of the plurality of aircrafts based on the change operation. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320887 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROBABILISTICALLY DETERMINING THE INTENDED FLIGHT ROUTE OF AN AIRCRAFT - A method executable by an ownship aircraft for probabilistically determining an intended flight route of an other aircraft in the vicinity of the ownship aircraft includes receiving first positional information regarding the other aircraft at a first point in time, receiving second positional information regarding the other aircraft at a second point in time that is temporally subsequent to the first point in time, and determining a historical flight path of the other aircraft based on the first and second positional information. Furthermore, the method includes comparing the historical flight path of the other aircraft to a plurality of navigation routes and, based on the comparing, probabilistically determining one navigation route of the plurality of navigation routes as the intended flight route of the other aircraft. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320888 | DECENTRALIZED COLLISION AVOIDANCE FOR UAVS - A method includes recording, by a first UAV, a current position of the first UAV, comparing, the current position of the first UAV to a current flight plan of the first UAV, and geocasting a first track declaration message. The method may further include receiving, by the first UAV, a second track declaration message generated by a second UAV, detecting a potential collision with the second UAV and executing a collision avoidance maneuver by the first UAV. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320889 | ARTICLES OF APPAREL FOR TEACHING VOCABULARY - Provided are articles of apparel for assisting education in learning language vocabulary for the wearer and/or the audience viewing the articles of apparel. In one example, the article of apparel includes a first apparel portion having a first color and a second apparel portion having a second color which is different from the first color, wherein the second color is identified within the second apparel portion in a non-English written language. The article of apparel may assist in teaching English and/or non-English language vocabulary for colors, numbers, shapes, body parts, etc. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320890 | USER STATE-BASED LEARNING REINFORCEMENT - Systems and methods for providing user state-based learning reinforcements via a mobile electronic communications device include receiving an initiation command that identifies learning reinforcement material, identifying a sleep state of the user and providing the learning reinforcement material to the user when the sleep state of the user is a light sleep state. The learning reinforcement material is no longer played to the user when the user's sleep state becomes a state other than the light sleep state. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320891 | Interactive System for Decorating Two and Three-Dimensional Objects - A computer enabled method teaching a relation of two-dimensional depictions with three-dimensional objects is provided. Users employ line drawings having sections thereon which may be colorized by the user. The colorized line drawings may then be electronically positioned upon video depictions of the three-dimensional object as a viewable guide to the user during colorization of a physical rendition of the three-dimensional object. The system may employ product packaging as the three-dimensional object to defray costs and for contests and product promotion. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320892 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS USING AN ESTIMATOR GAME FOR HABITUATING COMPLEX LEARNING PATTERNS - A system and method provides an estimator game on a computing device for habituating complex learning processes, wherein the estimator game displays a source image on the computing device, and the computing system analyzes a particular image aspect of the visual image such as the percentage area of the visual image comprising a distinctive color, for example, the color black. The system includes an estimator module allowing the user to view and evaluate the image and subjectively enter an estimate associated with the image aspect. The estimation data is entered by the user, and stored by the processor in an associated computer readable memory, and then the estimation process is repeated with the user. The computing system runs the user through multiple image evaluations before providing performance feedback, wherein the estimator game generates feedback to the user in clusters or image sets. This allows the user to complete multiple iterations without feedback, and when the feedback is provided, the user can better recognize learning errors and patterns in order to build new skills. Without the awareness of when and where the user makes errors, the mistakes cannot be corrected to build expertise. The estimator game provides opportunities for further rehearsal after this detailed feedback including the opportunity to increase complexity by increasing variables or ambiguities associated with the images. As a result, the inventive system incorporates self-observation and pattern recognition by the user, which is critical to building any expertise. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320893 | TUTOR RATING FOR BROKERED TUTOR MATCHING - A method for tutor rating for brokered tutor matching includes receiving a tutoring request for tutoring services from a student registered for a selection of courses at an academic institution, the request specifying a course, a time of tutoring and duration of tutoring. Thereafter, a set of tutors is identified, each having been registered to perform tutoring in the specified course as having previously completed coursework in the specified course and having achieved a threshold grade in the specified course. A rating for each one of the tutors in the set is then retrieved and the student matched with a highest rated one of the tutors in the set. Finally, the matched tutor is assigned to the student as a tutor providing the tutoring services at the time of tutoring. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320894 | INTERACTIVE COACHING INTERFACE - A virtual, interactive coach that operates through a graphical user interface of a computing device and associated computing system. This includes presenting interactive questions to the user that acquire input about the user's profile data, financial data, financial goals, and other relevant information. The system identifies the most relevant questions and action items to present to each user using an artificially intelligent algorithm. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320895 | COMPUTERIZED ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA ACTIVITIES TO YOUNG CHILDREN - Systems, methods, and devices for providing multimedia-based entertainment activities to be provided to a user that is under the age of 60 months. These activities may be based on each user's profile. Multimedia-based activities are highlighted and are presented to the user using, preferably, hand held, touch screen enabled devices. Data for the multimedia-based entertainment activities may be stored on the device or on remote servers with the data being downloaded as necessary. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320896 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A configuration of selecting content corresponding to the driving situation of a driver and presenting the content to the driver, thereby enabling improvement of the safe driving consciousness of the driver, can be implemented. The configuration includes a situation data acquisition unit that acquires automobile driving situation data, an output content determination unit that determines output content on the basis of the situation data, and a content output unit that outputs the output content determined by the output content determination unit. The output content determination unit determines, as the output content, content including the details of a situation that matches or that is similar to the situation data. The output content determination unit determines, as the output content, content including the details of a risk or an accident in a situation that matches or that is similar to the situation data. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320897 | MOVEMENT PLATFORM SYSTEM - The invention is directed to an overdetermined movement platform system, comprising a base; a platform movable along 6 degrees of freedom relative to said base; at least eight long-stroke actuators, wherein each actuator couples the base with the platform and a controller which (a) is configured to adapt a demanded platform movement set-point to a commanded platform movement set-point, (b) is configured to move the eight long-stroke actuators such that the commanded platform movement set-point is achieved and (c) is configured to dynamically redistribute the forces as exercised by the actuators on the platform between the actuators. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320898 | Systems and Methods for Providing Reading Assistance Using Speech Recognition and Error Tracking Mechanisms - Methods and systems for providing reading assistance to a user are provided. One or more written words are transmitted for display to a user's computing device, for the user to read aloud. An audio segment is received from the user's computing device. The audio segment comprises the user's spoken (audible) words as the user read aloud the one or more written words. The audio segment is processed by utilizing speech recognition to determine if the user's spoken word or words match with the one or more written words. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320899 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTION - A method including receiving a selection of code and identifying a code block within the code. The method also includes comparing the identified code block to predetermined code blocks to determine a similarity between the identified code block and one or more blocks of the predetermined code blocks. The method can also include identifying a skill based on the similarity between the identified code block and the one or more blocks of the predetermined code blocks as well as generating a lesson module for teaching the skill. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320900 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING SURGICAL PROCEDURES - A system for simulating thoracoscopic lung surgery includes a surgical device and a display for displaying the simulated thoracoscopic lung surgery. The system predicts the effect the surgical device would have on actual tissue and displays a visual representation of the tissue and the effect a manipulation of the surgical device would have on the tissue. | 2020-10-08 |
20200320901 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIMULATED HEALTH CARE PROCEDURES IN COMBINATION WITH VIRTUAL REALITY - A medical/veterinary procedure simulation apparatus includes a simulated mammalian body part. The simulated mammalian body part further includes one or more anatomical replications of mammalian tissue. The apparatus also includes an attaching substrate for fixedly attaching the simulated body part to a mammal or a model of the mammal. The apparatus further includes one or more sensors configured to provide a quantified measurement of one or more actions, pertaining to at least one medical procedure. The apparatus further includes a virtual reality system configured to receive one or more input signals from the one or more sensors. The virtual reality system is further configured to display at least one visual representation of at least one clinical procedure being performed on the one or more anatomical replications based on the one or more input signals from the one or more sensors. | 2020-10-08 |