45th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150317790 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEMI-AUTOMATED SEGMENTATION OF MEDICAL IMAGES - Systems and methods for segmenting a medical image are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving an image acquired from at least a portion of a subject's anatomy, selecting a first point within a target structure identified on the image, and determining a second and a third point associated with extents of a target biological tissue, the first, second and third points defining a sector described by the first point, a central angle and a subtended arc. The method also includes determining a plurality of arc points along the subtended arc, and extending a plurality of linear segments along directions determined by the first point and the plurality of arc points. The method further includes determining an intensity profile along each linear segment to identify boundaries of the target biological tissue, and generating a contour of the target biological tissue using the identified boundaries. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317791 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - The present invention is a medical image processing apparatus which acquires medical image data on a diagnosing object, the apparatus including: a signal enhancement processing part which performs a signal enhancement process on the medical image data; a noise removal part which performs a noise removal process on the medical image data; a first signal compression processing part which compresses the medical image data on which the signal enhancement process and the noise removal process have been performed; a second signal compression processing part which compresses the medical image data; and a synthesis processing part which synthesizes the medical image data having been compressed in the first signal compression processing part and the medical image data having been compressed in the second signal compression processing part. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317792 | COMPUTER-AIDED IDENTIFICATION OF A TISSUE OF INTEREST - A method includes determining a change in a volume of a tissue of interest located in at least two data sets between the at least two data sets. The at least two image data sets include a first image data set acquired at a first time and a second image data set acquired at a second time, and the first and second times are different. The method includes generating a rendering which includes a region in which the tissue of interest is located and indicia that indicates a magnitude of the change across the region. The region is superimposed over the rendering, which is generated based on at least one of the at least two image data sets, and linked to a corresponding image respectively in the at least two image data sets including voxels representing tissue of interest. The method includes visually presenting the rendering in a graphical user interface. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317793 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING AND ESTIMATING MULTIPLE MOTION PARAMETERS IN X-RAY ANGIOGRAM IMAGE - A method for separating and estimating multiple motion parameters in an X-ray angiogram image. The method includes: determining a cardiac motion signal cycle and a variation frame sequence of translational motion according to an angiogram image sequence, tracing structure feature points of vessels in the angiogram image sequence whereby obtaining a motion sequence, processing the motion sequence via multivariable optimization and Fourier frequency-domain filtering, separating an optimum translational motion curve, a cardiac motion curve, a respiratory motion curve and a high-frequency motion curve according to the variation frame sequence of translational motion, a cycle of the cardiac motion signal, a range of a respiratory motion signal cycle, and a range of a high-frequency motion signal cycle. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317794 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR EACH REGION OF INTEREST - An apparatus and method for providing additional information for region of interest. The apparatus includes a region of interest extractor configured to extract regions of interest from a first medical image and at least one second medical image, a region of interest merger configured to merge a region of interest of the at least one second medical image into the first medical image, an additional information determiner configured to determine additional information required for each region of interest, and an additional information provider configured to provide the determined additional information for the each region of interest. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317795 | METHOD FOR ASSESSING CELL AGING - The present invention relates to a method for determining a change in the mobility of a population of organisms over time, said method comprising: a) obtaining a first image ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150317796 | BRAIN FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPONSE TO TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITION - The present invention relates to a non-invasive method for predicting the responsiveness of a human subject suffering from inflammatory disease to a treatment with a therapy against said inflammatory disease using brain imaging techniques. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an active ingredient for the treatment of human subjects suffering from inflammatory disease and being identified as responders to therapy against the inflammatory disease according to the method of the invention. Preferably, this invention relates to a non-invasive method for predicting the responsiveness of a human subject suffering from rheumatoid arthritis to a treatment with TNF-antagonists comprising at least one step of brain imaging, preferably with an fMRI apparatus. The present invention shows that response to TNFi depends on the gestalt of brain activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317797 | Pedestrian tracking and counting method and device for near-front top-view monitoring video - Provided are a pedestrian tracking and counting method and device for a near-front top-view monitoring video, wherein the method includes that a video image under a current monitoring scene is acquired, the acquired video image is compared with a background image, and when it is determined that the video image is a foreground image, each blob in the foreground image is segmented and combined to acquire a target blob representing an individual pedestrian, and tracking and counting are performed according to the centre-of-mass coordinate of each target blob in a detection area to acquire the number of pedestrians under the current monitoring scene. Thus the accuracy of a counting result can be improved. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317798 | REGION SEGMENTATION APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD - A candidate-region for an object-region is set in an image. In a graph including point-S corresponding the object-region, point-T corresponding to a background-region, a point corresponding to each pixel in the image, S-link connecting each pixel and point-S, T-link connecting each pixel and point-T, and N-link connecting each pair of adjacent pixels, a cost is set for each link, graph-cut is performed. Whether a pixel connected to point-S by a link is present in the graph is judged. If no pixel is present, graph-cut is performed at each stage while costs set for all the S-links connecting each pixel in the candidate-region and point-S are increased stepwise in an increment of a predetermined threshold or less until a pixel connected to point-S by a link appears. Whether each pixel in the image belongs to the object-region or the background-region is determined based on a result of graph-cut performed last. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317799 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A medical image processing apparatus includes a medical image data obtaining unit for obtaining medical image data containing an image of a heart, and a region extraction processing unit for extracting a left ventricular region of the heart in the medical image data obtained by the medical image data obtaining unit, and, based on an extraction result of the left ventricular region, performing region extraction processing for extracting at least one of a right ventricular region, a left atrium region, and a right atrium region of the heart. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317800 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE SEGMENTATION - The present disclosure provides an image segmentation method and device. The image segmentation method comprises: establishing a saliency model of an image; obtaining foreground sample points and background sample points of the image according to the saliency model; establishing a foreground and background classification model according to the saliency model, the foreground sample points and the background sample points; and segmenting the image according to a predefined graph cut algorithm which segments the image by using the foreground and background classification model and edge information related to pixels in the image. A problem that a user needs to manually and roughly select the foreground sample points and the background sample points and thus the segmentation efficiency is low for segmenting a large number of images is solved. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317801 | EVENT ANALYSIS SYSTEM - Enables event analysis from sensors including environmental, physiological and motion capture sensors. Also enables displaying information based on events recognized using sensor data associated with a user, piece of equipment or based on previous motion analysis data from the user or other user(s) or other sensors. Enables intelligent analysis, synchronization, and transfer of generally concise event videos synchronized with motion data from motion capture sensor(s) coupled with a user or piece of equipment. Enables creating, transferring, obtaining, and storing concise event videos generally without non-event video. Events stored in the database identifies trends, correlations, models, and patterns in event data. Greatly saves storage and increases upload speed by uploading event videos and avoiding upload of non-pertinent portions of large videos. Creates highlight and fail reels filtered by metrics and can sort by metric. Compares motion trajectories of users and objects to optimally efficient trajectories, and to desired trajectories. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317802 | Opt-keyframe Reconstruction for Robust Video-based Structure from Motion - A non-keyframe reconstruction technique is described for selecting and reconstructing keyframes that have not yet been included in a reconstruction of an input image sequence to provide a better reconstruction in a structure from motion (SFM) technique. The technique may, for example, be used in an adaptive reconstruction algorithm implemented by a general SFM technique. This technique may add and reconstruct non-keyframes to a set of keyframes already generated by an initialization technique and reconstructed by adaptive and optimization techniques for iteratively selecting and reconstructing additional keyframes. Camera motion and intrinsic parameters may be computed for non-keyframes by optimizing a cost function. Output of the non-keyframe reconstruction technique may include at least camera intrinsic parameters and Euclidean motion parameters for the images in the input image sequence. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317803 | MEAT ASSESSMENT DEVICE - A method for assessing the quality of a piece of meat may be described. The method may include creating a plurality of cross-sectional images through a piece of meat. The method may additionally include performing image analysis on at least one of the images to determine the arrangement of fat and lean meat within the piece of meat. The arrangement may be indicative of the quality of the piece of meat. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317804 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING COLOR CHECKER IN IMAGE - Embodiments provide an apparatus and method for detecting a color checker in an image including: an extracting unit to extract sliding window features of sliding windows at multiple positions from an input image by using a predefined sliding window; a selecting unit to select, by using multiple predefined sliding window templates, a sliding window having a minimum distance from each sliding window template from the sliding windows at the multiple positions as a matched sliding window of the sliding window template; and a determining unit to determine segmentation lines of colored squares of a color checker in the input image according to a matching result of each sliding window template. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317805 | COLOR-SAMPLE IMAGE GENERATOR, COLOR-SAMPLE GENERATOR, COLOR-SAMPLE GENERATION METHOD, AND COLOR-SAMPLE - A color sample image generator, a color-sample generator, and a color sample generation method are provided. The color-sample image generator produces a color sample, and lightness of every pixel of a first area of a first image from which the color sample is to be extracted is measured and all the pixels are arranged in a second area of a second image that is different from the first area based on lightness level. The color-sample generator and the color-sample generation method includes obtaining all pixels of a first area of a first image from which a color sample is to be extracted, measuring a level of lightness of each of the obtained pixels of the first area, and rearranging each of the pixels whose lightness has been measured in a second area of a second image that is different from the first area. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317806 | RECONSTRUCTING AN IMAGE OF A SCENE CAPTURED USING A COMPRESSED SENSING DEVICE - A method for reconstructing an image of a scene captured using a compressed sensing device. A mask is received which identifies at least one region of interest in an image of a scene. Measurements are then obtained of the scene using a compressed sensing device comprising, at least in part, a spatial light modulator configuring a plurality of spatial patterns according to a set of basis functions each having a different spatial resolution. A spatial resolution is adaptively modified according to the mask. Each pattern focuses incoming light of the scene onto a detector which samples sequential measurements of light. These measurements comprise a sequence of projection coefficients corresponding to the scene. Thereafter, an appearance of the scene is reconstructed utilizing a compressed sensing framework which reconstructs the image from the sequence of projection coefficients. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317807 | THREE DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION OF BIG DATA - A method for visualization of big data using three dimensional pie charts. The method includes receiving at least a first set of data, comprising information detailing one or more subsets of values, each value having an associated time element. The method includes determining a three dimensional pie chart based on the at least first set of data, which includes at least as first layer comprising a first set of wedges and a second layer comprising a second set of wedges. The method includes displaying the three dimensional pie chart comprising at least the first layer and the second layer. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317808 | Method for Graph Based Processing of Signals - A method processes a signal by first constructing a graph from the signal, and then determining a graph matrix from the graph and the signal. A Krylov-based subspace is determined based on the graph matrix and the signal. A filter for the Krylov subspace is determined. The filter transforms the signal to produce a filtered signal, which is output. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317809 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMERGENCY SITUATION COMMUNICATIONS - A system for enabling communications during an emergency situation is described. A system may be configured to generate graphical user interfaces including a map displaying a location and a status of the one or more users located at the scene of an emergency situation. The graphical user interfaces may be displayed on a user's portable computing device. The graphical user interfaces may be displayed at a computing device located at a dispatcher site. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317810 | User Interfaces for Mobile and Wearable Medical Devices - Graphical layouts, algorithms, and methods are introduced herein to implement user interfaces for mobile and/or wearable medical devices. In one aspect of the present invention, new graphical layouts are introduced for simplified presentation of time-dependent patient data. In another aspect of the invention, methods and algorithms are introduced to acquire, extract and present relevant features of patient data in real-time in order to simplify the graphical presentation and interpretation. In another aspect of the invention, elements of a multi-modal user interface are introduced in order to simplify and minimize the user's interaction with the medical wearable device. In yet another aspect of the invention, further methods are introduced for real-time interaction between a user or several users and a wearable or several wearable medical devices. In one embodiment of the present invention, a smartphone, a smart watch, a head-mounted device or similar devices can be used to acquire and display in real-time patient data, e.g., electrocardiogram and relevant features, e.g., heart rate, etc. In another embodiment of the present invention, smartphones, smart watches, head-mounted devices or similar devices can be used to share in real-time the patient data. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317811 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING THE PROGRAM - An image processing device includes an item image acquisition unit that acquires an item image, a model image acquisition unit that acquires a model image, a correction unit that corrects a tilt of a correction target region being at least a part of an item region being a region where an item is shown in the item image so that a direction of a center of gravity position of the correction target region with respect to a support position of the correction target region is along a direction of gravity in the model image, and an output unit that outputs the model image and the item region so that the item region is displayed superimposed on the model image. A composite image closer to the state where the item is actually worn on the human body is thereby provided. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317812 | WEARABLE USER-CUSTOMIZABLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A wearable user-customizable display device includes a user attachment unit having a receptacle located along an outside surface. A display unit is removably secured within the receptacle, and the display unit includes a processor, a memory, a communication unit, and a display for projecting a motivational message. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317813 | USER INTERFACE AND METHODS TO ADAPT IMAGES FOR APPROXIMATING TORSO DIMENSIONS TO SIMULATE THE APPEARANCE OF VARIOUS STATES OF DRESS - Embodiments of the invention relate generally to computer-implemented image capture and processing, and more particularly, to user interfaces, systems, computer-readable media, and methods for approximating torso dimensions of a subject in an image to, for example, simulate appearance of the subject in various states of dress and/or generate imagery including different simulated layers of clothing for the subject of the image | 2015-11-05 |
20150317814 | PRINT-READY DOCUMENT EDITING USING INTERMEDIATE FORMAT - A computer implemented method to modify an intermediate representation of graphics data written in a page description language is described. The method renders the graphics data to produce a print preview representation stored as intermediate graphics data in an intermediate graphics format. A modifying operation for modifying graphics content of the print preview representation is detected, and the method determines whether the print preview representation contains information about the graphics data required to perform the modifying operation based on a class of the modifying operation and a content of the print preview representation affected by the detected modifying operation. Where the print preview representation contains information required to perform the modifying operation, the print preview representation is modified, and otherwise the method utilises the graphics data written in the page description language to apply the modifying operation. An apparatus, storage medium and printer using the method(s) are also discussed. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317815 | Chemistry Instruction Material - A method for teaching chemical reaction mechanisms to a user includes a step of presenting a user with a graphical representation of a first molecule including a plurality of atoms. The graphical representation is presented to the user on a display. A first atom selection or bond selection is received from the user by a pointing device. A first set of atom features or bond feature are graphically displayed to the user. A first input is received from the user to alter bonding or structure of the first molecule. A graphical display of an altered molecule representing the first selection is presented on the display. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317816 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING KNOWN MEASURABLE OBJECT FEATURES - A method and system for detecting a known measurable object feature using a video inspection system. The method and system displays an image of a viewed object and detects a known measurable object feature on the viewed object. The method and system then displays a set of available measurement types including a measurement type associated with the detected known measurable object feature and/or automatically positions a plurality of measurement markers on the displayed image based on the measurement type associated with the detected known measurable object feature. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317817 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND MEDIUM FOR EDITING SYMBOL IMAGES - An apparatus and a method for editing symbol images can convert characters of various languages or numerals to symbol images, or can output the characters or numerals by analyzing the symbol images. The symbol images may symbolically represent the Korean characters, and at least one of symbolized objects may be arranged in a part of divided spaces by dividing the space so as to separate initial consonants, medial consonants, and final consonants of the character in the predetermined divided spaces for expressing at least one character. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317818 | On Demand Geometry and Acceleration Structure Creation - Systems and methods of geometry processing, for rasterization and ray tracing processes provide for pre-processing of source geometry, such as by tessellating or other procedural modification of source geometry, to produce final geometry on which a rendering will be based. An acceleration structure (or portion thereof) for use during ray tracing is defined based on the final geometry. Only coarse-grained elements of the acceleration structure may be produced or retained, and a fine-grained structure within a particular coarse-grained element may be produced in response to a collection of rays being ready for traversal within the coarse-grained element. Final geometry can be recreated in response to demand from a rasterization engine, and from ray intersection units that require such geometry for intersection testing with primitives. Geometry at different resolutions can be generated to respond to demands from different rendering components. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317819 | RENDERING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING RAY - A rendering system and a method for generating a ray are provided. The method for performing a rendering process of a rendering system includes generating a primary ray to render an image, determining whether the primary ray is capable of generating at least one secondary ray, storing information on the primary ray in a reference memory in response to determining that the primary ray is capable of generating the at least one secondary ray; and generating the at least one secondary ray based on the stored information on the primary ray. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317820 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A medical imaging apparatus includes a scanner configured to acquire projection data of an object in a plurality of directions, and a data processor configured to generate a volume of interest based on the projection data, generate a two-dimensional (2D) reprojection image by reprojecting the volume of interest in at least one direction, and extract feature information from the 2D reprojection image. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317821 | Geodesic Distance Based Primitive Segmentation and Fitting for 3D Modeling of Non-Rigid Objects from 2D Images - A stereo camera system produces a stereo image pair of a cable harness, which is used to define a 3D point cloud of the cable harness at its current pose position. Pose information of specific parts of the cable harness are determined from the 3D point cloud, and the cable harness is then re-presented as a collection of primitive geometric shapes of known dimensions, whose positions and orientations follow the spatial position and orientation of the imaged cable harness. The length, position and number of geometric shapes are atomically determined from a 2D image segmentation of one of the images in the stereo image pair. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317822 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF SOCIAL INTERACTION USING USER-SELECTABLE NOVEL VIEWS - A system for social interaction using a photo-realistic novel view of an event includes a multi-view reconstruction system for developing transmission data of the event a plurality of client-side rendering devices, each rendering device receiving the transmission data from the multi-view reconstruction system and rendering the transmission data as the photo-realistic novel view. A method of social interaction using a photo-realistic novel view of an event includes transmitting by a server side transmission data of the event; receiving by a first user on a first rendering device the data transmission; selecting by the first user a path for rendering on the first rendering device at least on novel view; rendering by the first rendering device the at least one novel view; and saving by the user on the first rendering device novel view date for the at least one novel view. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317823 | RENDERING BASED ON MULTIPLE PROJECTIONS - A workflow for 3D content authoring, delivery, and rendering is facilitated based on pre-authored image projections to obtain improvements in authoring efficiency. Additionally, a content delivery platform centered on such pre-authored image projections provides a mechanism for significantly improving streaming efficiency for 3D worlds. Multiple images encode primary surface detail of 3D worlds in real-time applications. Examples of such projections include images that can be as rich as film frames, feature animation frames, high end digital renders, concept paintings, or any suitable combination thereof. An algorithm for improved image projection camera path trajectories, sampling selection, and blending may be implemented by various systems and methods to facilitate smooth transitions during movements of a player within a game set in the 3D space. In addition, a back-projection technique may be implemented by various systems and methods to propagate revisions of one or more projections. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317824 | SAMPLE IMAGE DATA GENERATING APPARATUS AND SAMPLE IMAGE DATA GENERATING METHOD - A sample image data generating apparatus includes a modulated image imager that picks up a modulated image that is a sample image modulated by structured illumination forming an illumination pattern having a periodic structure in an optical axis direction of an objective and an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction. The sample image data generating apparatus further includes a demodulated image data generator that generates demodulated image data by calculating a demodulated image according to a plurality of modulated images each picked up by the modulated image imager when the illumination pattern is located at a different position on sample with respect to the optical axis direction and the orthogonal direction and according to a defocusing amount of the structured illumination with reference to a focal plane of the objective, the demodulated image being a sample image obtained by demodulating the modulated image. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317825 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING SYSTEMS - To simulate the effect of shadows in an image being rendered a light source bounding frustum is produced for a tile for a light source, and used to determine a set of geometry for the tile that could cast a shadow in the tile. The determined set of geometry is then used to determine a light source visibility parameter for each sampling position in the tile by determining for each tile screen space sampling position, whether rays cast between the tile sampling position and a set of sampling positions representing the light source would intersect occluding geometry or not. The determined number of visible light source sampling positions for each tile sampling position is used to determine a light source visibility parameter value for each tile sampling position, and the determined light source visibility parameters are then used to modulate the light source when shading the geometry. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317826 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In an image processing device, an information processing section performs information processing according to an instruction input by a user. An alpha buffer generating block of an image processing section generates an alpha buffer representing, in an image plane, the alpha value of each pixel when designated objects formed by a plurality of objects are collectively regarded as one object. A rendering block reads each piece of model data from an image data storage section, and renders an image also including other objects than the designated objects. A shading processing block approximately calculates degrees of occlusion of ambient light on the image plane, and subjects the rendered image to shading processing on a basis of a result of the calculation. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317827 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PRE-FILTERED ANTI-ALIASING WITH DEFERRED SHADING - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for generating anti-aliased images. The method includes the steps of assigning one or more samples to a plurality of clusters, each cluster in the plurality of clusters corresponding to an aggregate stored in an aggregate geometry buffer, where each of the one or more samples is covered by a visible fragment and rasterizing three-dimensional geometry to generate material parameters for each sample of the one or more samples. For each cluster in the plurality of clusters, the material parameters for each sample assigned to the cluster are combined to produce the aggregate. The combined material parameters for each cluster are stored in an aggregate geometry buffer. An anti-aliased image may then be generated by shading the combined material parameters. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317828 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GEO-REFERENCING AT LEAST ONE SENSOR IMAGE - Various embodiments relate to a method ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150317829 | Explorable Augmented Reality Displays - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for explorable augmented reality displays. An augmented reality service can receive a request for augmented reality display data. The request can be associated with a device. The augmented reality service can determine a location associated with the device and identify augmented reality data associated with the location. The augmented reality service can provide augmented reality display data to the device. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317830 | ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY ASSISTING SYSTEM AND IMAGE CONTROL METHOD - An endoscopic system according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a head-mounted display, a detector, and a controller. The head-mounted display is worn by an operator. The detector is capable of detecting a motion of the operator. The controller causes each of the plurality of head-mounted displays to individually display an image. The controller includes an endoscopic image acquisition unit capable of obtaining endoscopic image data of an affected area of a patient and an image control unit capable of controlling the endoscopic image data based on an output from each of the plurality of detectors. The controller performs control to display the image based on an output from the image control unit. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317831 | TRANSITIONS BETWEEN BODY-LOCKED AND WORLD-LOCKED AUGMENTED REALITY - Various embodiments relating to controlling a see-through display are disclosed. In one embodiment, virtual objects may be displayed on the see-through display. The virtual objects transition between having a position that is body-locked and a position that is world-locked based on various transition events. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317832 | WORLD-LOCKED DISPLAY QUALITY FEEDBACK - Embodiments that relate to communicating to a user of a head-mounted display device an estimated quality level of a world-lock display mode are disclosed. For example, in one disclosed embodiment a sensor data is received from one or more sensors of the device. Using the sensor data, an estimated pose of the device is determined. Using the estimated pose, one or more virtual objects are displayed via the device in either the world-lock display mode or in a body-lock display mode. One or more of input uncertainty values of the sensor data and pose uncertainty values of the estimated pose are determined. The input uncertainty values and/or pose uncertainty values are mapped to the estimated quality level of the world-lock display mode. Feedback of the estimated quality level is communicated to a user via device. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317833 | POSE TRACKING AN AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICE - An augmented reality device including a plurality of sensors configured to output pose information indicating a pose of the augmented reality device. The augmented reality device further includes a band-agnostic filter and a band-specific filter. The band-specific filter includes an error correction algorithm configured to receive pose information as filtered by the band-agnostic filter and reduce a tracking error of the pose information in a selected frequency band. The augmented reality device further includes a display engine configured to position a virtual object on a see-through display as a function of the pose information as filtered by the band-agnostic filter and the band-specific filter. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317834 | DETERMINING COORDINATE FRAMES IN A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments are disclosed for methods and systems of distinguishing movements of features in a physical environment. For example, on a head-mounted display device, one embodiment of a method includes obtaining a representation of real-world features in two or more coordinate frames and obtaining motion data from one or more sensors external to the head-mounted display device. The method further includes distinguishing features in one coordinate frame from features in another coordinate frame based upon the motion data. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317835 | AUTOMATED PATRON GUIDANCE - In one embodiment, a method comprises determining, by a first access network computing node at a venue, a position of a person based on an image of the person captured with at least one camera at the venue; controlling rendering, by the first access network computing node, of an icon moving toward a destination in response to a determined movement of the person; and handing-off, by the first access network computing node, the controlling rendering of the icon to a second access network computing node in response to the position of the person moving from a first domain zone associated with the first access network computing node to a second domain zone associated with the second access network computing node. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317836 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTEXTUAL QUERY BASED ON VISUAL ELEMENTS AND USER INPUT IN AUGMENTED REALITY AT A DEVICE - An approach is provided for enabling a contextual query based on visual elements and user input in augmented reality at a device. The approach includes a method for receiving at least one input specifying content information, wherein the input is received via at least one user interface presenting image data. The method further includes processing and/or facilitating a processing of the image data to cause, at least in part, an identification of one or more visual elements. The method also includes causing, at least in part, a construction of at least one query based, at least in part, on the content information and the one or more visual elements. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317837 | COMMAND DISPLAYING METHOD AND COMMAND DISPLAYING DEVICE - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display configured to display information, and an augmented reality module that is implemented by a processor, the augmented reality module configured to recognize an external object for the electronic device, and display at least one text corresponding to a voice command corresponding to an application or function related to the external object, through the display. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317838 | REGISTRATION FOR VEHICULAR AUGMENTED REALITY USING AUTO-HARMONIZATION - A method, a system, and a computer program product for tracking an object moving relative to a moving platform, the moving platform moving relative to an external frame of reference. The system includes An inertial sensor for tracking the object relative to the external reference frame, a non-inertial sensor for tracking the object relative to the moving platform, and a processor to perform sensor fusion of the inertial and non-inertial measurements in order to accurately track the object and concurrently estimate the misalignment of the non-inertial sensor's reference frame relative to the moving platform. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317839 | INTERACTING WITH TOTEMS IN AUGMENTED OR VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEMS - An augmented reality display system comprises a passable world model data comprises a set of map points corresponding to one or more objects of the real world. The augmented reality system also comprises a processor to communicate with one or more individual augmented reality display systems to pass a portion of the passable world model data to the one or more individual augmented reality display systems, wherein the piece of the passable world model data is passed based at least in part on respective locations corresponding to the one or more individual augmented reality display systems. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317840 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT FOR ON-STREET PARKING - This disclosure describes a method of payment for parking of a vehicle including determining the location of the vehicle with a wireless communication device. Determining the location includes using a satellite radio navigation system such as GPS with the facility for user provided corrections and avoiding the use of zone IDs. The method also includes automatically extending an initiated parking session with subsequent prepaid time durations until certain predetermined conditions are met. The method includes automatically determining the end of an initiated parking session based on detecting movement of the vehicle away from a parking spot provided the Handset containing the parking payment App has sensed a Bluetooth tag in the vehicle or paired with the built-in Bluetooth system of the vehicle. The method also includes targeted parking enforcement where parked vehicles are identified wirelessly by short range radio beacons emitted by tags placed in/on the vehicles and their session status checked with information downloaded from a parking application server. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317841 | FARE EVASION DETECTION USING VIDEO ANALYTICS - Systems and techniques are presented for detecting fare evasion at a paid entry gate. A video feed is received from a video camera aimed at an area that includes the paid entry gate. The video feed is analyzed to detect a specific event. Fare collection data is received from a fare collection device. The fare collection device is located at the paid entry gate and configured to collect fare for passage through the paid entry gate. A determination is made that a proper fare has not been collected for the specific event based on the fare collection data. An alert is generated indicating that fare evasion is detected in response to determining that the proper fare has not been collected for the specific event. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317842 | Methods, Systems, and Account Settings for Payment with a Transponder - A payment system is provided comprising a transponder, an associated account with account settings, and transponder reading equipment/systems for electronic toll collection and electronic entry into contests, sweepstakes, games, and/or lotteries. Methods are provided to facilitate use of a transponder, an account, and related transponder reading equipment to simultaneously pay a toll and facilitate purchase of a lottery ticket. An account may be debited for a toll and a contest, game, or lottery entry, and credited if one is won. The payment method and system may be used to purchase goods, such as gasoline, and to simultaneously electronically enter contests, sweepstakes, games, and/or lotteries. The purchase of goods/services with a vehicle-mounted transponder may also employ use of rounding amounts to facilitate the electronic purchase of game or lottery tickets or entry to other contests, games, or sweepstakes, wherein the rounding amounts may aggregate to comprise an award that may be won. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317843 | Payment of Highway Tolls via a Mobile Telecommunications Network - Disclosed are method and apparatus for processing of highway toll payments by a mobile telecommunications service provider. A mobile telecommunications device communicates with a mobile telecommunications service provider. The mobile telecommunications service provider receives a request to calculate a route to a destination. The mobile telecommunications service provider determines the location of the mobile telecommunications device from a global navigation satellite system or from a mobile telecommunications network and calculates a route. The mobile telecommunications service provider then identifies toll booths along the calculated route. The mobile telecommunications service provider pre-pays the tolls. The mobile telecommunications service provider sends turn-by-turn instructions to the mobile telecommunications device and tracks the location of the mobile telecommunications device and records the date and time at which the mobile telecommunications device passes through a toll booth. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317844 | METHOD OF PROCESSING AND ANALYSING VEHICLE DRIVING BIG DATA AND SYSTEM THEREOF - Provided is a method of processing and analyzing vehicle driving big data, the method including: refining vehicle driving data of raw data; acquiring statistical data based on the refined vehicle driving data; and performing mining analysis based on at least one of the refined vehicle driving data and the acquired statistical data. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317845 | Synchronization of records of duty status between a vehicle and a stationary unit - A system for synchronizing records of duty status (RODS) information of a vehicle with a stationary unit includes: at least one mobile unit, and a stationary unit configured to store RODS transmitted by the mobile unit. The mobile unit is configured to generate RODS, store the generated RODS, and transmit RODS to the stationary unit. The mobile unit is further configured to transmit a newly generated first RODS to the stationary unit in an initial synchronization step of a synchronization process of the RODS stored on the mobile unit and the RODS stored on the stationary unit. The mobile unit is further configured to generate a checksum of the first RODS after transmission of the first RODS to the stationary unit and to transmit only the checksum of the first RODS to the stationary unit in a subsequent synchronization step. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317846 | VEHICLE EVENT RECORDER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS HAVING INTEGRATED CELLULAR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - Vehicle event recorder systems are arranged to be in constant communication with remote servers and administrators via mobile wireless cellular networks. Vehicle event recorders equipped with video cameras capture video and other data records of important events relating to vehicle use. These data are then transmitted over special communications networks having very high coverage space but limited bandwidth. A vehicle may be operated over very large region while maintaining continuous communications connections with a remote fixed server. As such, systems of these inventions may be characterized as including a mobile unit having: a video camera; a microprocessor; memory; an event trigger; and mobile wireless transceivers, and a fixed network portion including: mobile wireless cellular network, a protocol translation gateway, the Internet and an application-specific server. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317847 | Method and Apparatus for Predictive Driving Demand Modeling - A system includes a processor configured to record vehicle inputs during travel over a predefined distance. The processor is also configured to record environmental variables during travel over the predefined distance. Further, the processor is configured to record vehicle state changes during travel over the predefined distance. The processor is additionally configured to compare the inputs, variables and state changes to predetermined values to determine if a correlation, indicating a predefined condition, exists. Also, the processor is configured to record the predefined condition as occurring over the predefined distance if the correlation indicates the predefined condition. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317848 | CROP DENSITY MAP USING ROW SENSORS - A harvester has a stool width sensor that senses stool width of a crop stool. A position sensor senses a position of the harvester, and a map generator generates a map based on the sensed stool width and the sensed position. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317849 | INSTRUMENT GAUGE - An instrument gauge includes a gauge face. A rotary portion is located on the gauge face. The rotary portion includes a rotary indicating element that is configured to rotate between a first rotary position and a second rotary position to indicate a first range of values of a vehicle parameter. A digital portion is located on the gauge face and includes a digital indicating element that is configured to move between a first digital position and a second digital position to indicate a second range of values of the vehicle parameter. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317850 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO PREMISES BY READING A GRAPHICAL CODE PRESENT ON AN ACCESS TICKET, AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - A method and apparatus are provided for controlling access to given premises for a user. The method includes a prior step of creating an access ticket giving access to a travel service, the ticket being a reproduced transport ticket enabling this user to make a journey, a graphical identifier being integrated in the access ticket and associated with information making it possible to make the journey when the access ticket reproduced on a medium is read. The method further includes reading the ticket at at least one given premises independently of the journey, and subsequently unlocking an electric door opener triggered by the reading of the graphical identifier reproduced on the medium for allowing access to at least one of the given premises. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317851 | BIOMETRIC SYSTEM WITH BODY COUPLED COMMUNICATION INTERFACE - A biometric system ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150317852 | UNIVERSAL VALIDATION MODULE FOR ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS - A validation module provides for the upgrading of a physical access control system (PACS) to full HSPD-12 compliance without requiring modification or replacement of the existing PACS. The validation module may contain all of the validation functionality required by federal specifications and technical requirements. The validation module may be installed between an existing PACS panel and a supported card/biometric reader. Readers may be selected based on assurance level requirements, e.g., contactless or contact readers for low and medium assurance level areas and full biometric readers for high assurance areas. The validation module may validate a card according to the assurance level setting, extract ID information from data on the card and then pass the ID information to the PACS panel for an access decision. Cardholder data captured by one validation module may be distributed to other validation modules of the PACS using a management station. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317853 | ADAPTIVE GATE WALKWAY FLOOR DISPLAY - Systems and techniques are presented for displaying information customized for a ticket of a fare gate. Ticket information for the ticket is received via a ticket validation device. A customized image for the ticket is determined based on the ticket information. Further, a first position of an object is detected within an area of the floor. Based on the first position of the object, a second position within the area for displaying the customized image is determined. The second position is proximate to the first position. A display image is determined for the area and the display image includes the customized image at the second position. The display image is displayed within the area on the floor. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317854 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RFID-BASED ACCESS MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Disclosed are systems and methods for preventing unauthorized persons from using an electronic device within a facility. In such an embodiment, the system may include a RFID tag having unique identification information associated with a wearer of the RFID tag. The RFID tag may be comprised in a non-removable item worn by the wearer, such as a bracelet. This system may also include an RFID reader associated with the electronic device and having an RFID coverage zone for detecting RFID tags within the coverage zone. A device management system may be connected to the reader and configured to determine whether a wearer in the coverage zone is authorized to use the electronic device based at least in part on detected RFID tag's unique identification information. In such an embodiment, the device management system is configured to activate the electronic device if it determines the authorized wearer is detected in the coverage zone. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317855 | BIOMETRICS FOR USER IDENTIFICATION IN MOBILE HEALTH SYSTEMS - A wearable device may include a sensor system capable of obtaining physiological from a user's body. Some wearable devices may include a substance delivery system. A sensor system of a wearable device may include at least one “bio-assurance sensor” capable of obtaining biometric data that may be used to identify a user. For example, the bio-assurance sensor may be used to ensure that the wearable device is not removed from the user's body and/or placed on or in another user's body. In some examples, the wearable device may be used with a second device, such as a smart phone, that includes at least one “authentication sensor,” such as a fingerprint sensor, that also may be used to identify a user. However, in some implementations the wearable device may include at least one authentication sensor. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317856 | REMOTELY OPERABLE LOCKOUT SYSTEM - A lockout system that includes a lock portion and a key portion that removably cooperate with one another to allow selective interference with a throw lever associated with operation of an electrical panel. The lock portion and key portion each include a guide arrangement and an electrical interface that cooperate with one another. The guide arrangements cooperate with one another to align the electrical interfaces of the respective key and lock portions. The lock portion includes a movable lock arm that selectively interferes with motion of the throw lever. The position of the lock arm relative to the throw lever can be manipulated when the electrical interfaces of the key portion and the lock portion are engaged with one another. Preferably, the lock and key interface includes an RFID protocol associated with authorizing respective key portions to communicate with respective lock portions. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317857 | DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING IMAGE AND DEVICE FOR READING IMAGE - The disclosure provides a device for recognizing an image and a device for reading an image. The device for recognizing the image includes a circuit board ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150317858 | SHUTTER DEVICE AND MEDIUM TRANSACTION DEVICE - A bill deposit/dispensing section has: an opening/closing section that moves a shutter in an opening direction and a closing direction; a driving section having driving force; a lock gear that serves as a gear section that drives the opening/closing section by transmitting driving force of the driving section to the opening/closing section by contacting the driving section and the opening/closing section and rotating; and a shutter locking/unlocking section that, by contacting the gear section and restricting rotation of the gear section, restricts operation of the opening/closing section and locks the shutter such that the shutter does not move, and, on the other hand, by coming apart from the gear section and freeing rotation of the gear section, releases locking so as to move the opening/closing section and move the shutter. Due thereto, a shutter device and media transaction device having improved security are provided. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317859 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELF-SERVICE EQUIPMENT OUTPUTTING AND COLLECTING MONEY - A method and system for self-service equipment outputting and collecting money. A money box of self-service equipment is provided with two money box statuses which are a functional status and a collecting status. Under the functional status, the money box implements a money storage function used generally in a common situation. When a collecting box is full or in an abnormal status, some money box is chosen and set to switch from the functional status into the collecting status and to act as a temporary collecting box. So the technical problem that the self-service equipment cannot continuously provide cash services when the collecting box or a box for cash no longer fit for circulation is full is solved, the self-service equipment can continuously provide the cash service, that is, money depositing and withdrawing service, under the condition that the collecting box is full, and the starting-up rate of the self-service equipment is improved. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317860 | IDENTITY-BASED TRIGGERS FOR CONTROLLED DISPENSING - A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium to store inventory information pertaining to items stored in a dispensary system; receive a request from a user via a user device to retrieve one of the items from the dispensary system; determine whether the dispensary system stores the one of the items based on the inventory information; validate an identity of the user, a location of the user, date and time, and a location of the dispensary system; determine which of the lockers of the dispensary system stores the one of the items, in response to a successful validation; transmit to the user via the user device, a message indicating one of the lockers in which the one of the items is stored; and transmit to the dispensary system, a command to open the one of the lockers. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317861 | INTERCHANGEABLE AND CHANGEABLE SLIDER BLADE DISPENSING APPARATUS WITH ADJUSTABLE SAW TOOTH TROUGH TRAY - A single serving, slideable type container dispensing apparatus, manually operated horizontally through slideable guideways with interchangeable and adjustable guideway blades and a saw-tooth trough tray that accommodates cans, cartons and beverage containers various sizes, and shapes including neck-less and tapered designs. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317862 | FOOD PRINTING DATA STORE SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE INGESTIBLE MATERIAL PREPARATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Electronically directing control at least in part of acquisition of refuse intelligence including information related to one or more discarded portions of at least one of the one or more selected ingestible products discarded by the particular individual subsequent to ingestion by the particular individual living being of one or more other ingested portions of the at least one of the one or more selected ingestible products within a second vicinity of the electronically outputting of the electronically generated one or more selection menus. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317863 | Dispenser of Ingredients For The Self-Preparation Of Food At A Sales Point - The invention relates to a dispenser of ingredients for the self-preparation of food at a sales point, such as “esquites” (grilled corn) and “frijoles charros” (cowboy beans), the dispenser including a container having an essentially conical geometry, an automatic heat control device, a level sensor, a filling pump and an endless screw with a cylindrical cover that allows the projection of a certain amount of solid ingredients and the reduction of the quantity of liquid with which the main solid ingredient is served. The dispenser also includes a driving unit that drives the endless screw, a supporting structure, a central computer with units for communication with the internet, and spouts for additional seasoning, ingredients and flavoring. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317864 | Prediction Processing System And Method Of Use And Method Of Doing Business - A prediction processing system, method, and method for doing business is disclosed. The prediction processing system can collect, process, and publish event-outcome information. The prediction processing system can dynamically filter participants into groupings and iteratively optimize odds calculations over time. A proposal framework consisting of a various abstract proposal types can model and settle propositions. Game propositions can be automatically generated based on event categorization relationships, and users can themselves automatically establish their own game proposition and programs. The prediction processing system can provide game players or others with access to collective intelligence, including prediction information and information derived from prediction information. The prediction processing system can create groupings of better-performing predictors and provide them with information not generally available or additional stakes to increase the weight of their predictions in odds calculations. The prediction processing system can provide access to event-outcome information on a for-fee subscription basis. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317865 | GAME MACHINE, GAME CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A game machine is provided with a center unit which holds a lottery to select at least one option from a plurality of options by a relative movement between a roulette ring having a plurality of pockets corresponding respectively to the plurality of options and a ball and a center monitor which makes predetermined effects to a lottery in the center unit. The game machine controls the center monitor so as to make the effects when a temporal condition which is a lapse of a predetermined time after the lottery is started and a positional condition under which a JP pocket corresponding to a specific option among the plurality of options and the ball are in a predetermined positional relationship are satisfied. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317866 | SYMBOL MATCHING GAMES WITH FREE GAME AWARDS - In one embodiment, a method comprising executing a symbol matching game; electronically providing during the execution a first monetary award responsive to a defined quantity of matches between user-inputted symbol selections and a first plurality of symbols; and electronically providing during the execution an award of one or more free plays. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317867 | GAMING MACHINE AND REEL DEVICE THEREOF - A gaming machine includes: a reel having an outer circumferential surface on which symbols are lined up; a reel driving mechanism which rotates the reel to rearrange the symbols; a magnet which is provided in the reel driving mechanism to change an external magnetic field in accordance with the rotation of the reel; a magnetic force detecting mechanism which detects a magnetic force of the external magnetic field so as to output a magnetic force detection signal; a reel setting unit by which the magnetic force detection signal and arrangement positions of the symbols are associated with one another; and a reel drive control unit which controls the reel driving mechanism so that the symbols are rearranged in a predetermined arrangement based on the magnetic force detection signal and the arrangement positions of the symbols. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317868 | GAMING MACHINE AND REEL DEVICE THEREOF - A gaming machine includes: a reel having an outer circumferential surface on which symbols are lined up; a reel driving mechanism which rotates the reel to rearrange the symbols; a magnet which is provided in the reel driving mechanism to change an external magnetic field in accordance with the rotation of the reel; a magnetic force detecting mechanism which detects a magnetic force of the external magnetic field so as to output a magnetic force detection signal; a reel setting unit by which the magnetic force detection signal and arrangement positions of the symbols are associated with one another; and a reel drive control unit which controls the reel driving mechanism so that the symbols are rearranged in a predetermined arrangement based on the magnetic force detection signal and the arrangement positions of the symbols. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317869 | GAMING MACHINE AND REEL DEVICE THEREOF - A gaming machine includes: a reel having an outer circumferential surface on which symbols are lined up; a reel driving mechanism which rotates the reel to rearrange the symbols; a magnet which is provided in the reel driving mechanism to change an external magnetic field in accordance with the rotation of the reel; a magnetic force detecting mechanism which detects a magnetic force of the external magnetic field so as to output a magnetic force detection signal; a reel setting unit by which the magnetic force detection signal and arrangement positions of the symbols are associated with one another; and a reel drive control unit which controls the reel driving mechanism so that the symbols are rearranged in a predetermined arrangement based on the magnetic force detection signal and the arrangement positions of the symbols. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317870 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A MULTIPLAY GAME WITH RESULTANT SYMBOLS - Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a multiplay game with resultant symbols. The game is associated with a plurality of reel sets each including a plurality of reels. Each reel is associated with one or more symbol display areas. For each reel set, each symbol display area associated with a reel of that reel set is associated with a symbol display area associated with one of the reels of each other reel set. The gaming system independently generates and displays certain of the symbols on the reels of the respective reel sets at the corresponding symbol display areas. If associated symbol display areas display symbols having a designated relationship with one another, the gaming system forms a resultant symbol from those symbols. The gaming system determines any awards based on the resultant symbols and not based on any non-resultant symbols. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317871 | GAME DEVICE - Gaming device with a firing mechanism for shooting a game coin into a coin track, comprising a preferably arc-shaped deflection track and leading to a target device, wherein the deflection track is bordered by a recess in a housing front panel and the target device is arranged in the area of said recess, characterised in that the housing front panel is at least sectionally transparent in design, wherein behind the housing front panel, a visualisation device is arranged such that at least a portion of the visualisation device is visible through the housing front panel and/or through the recess. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317872 | System and Method For Implementing A Plurality of Games - The gaming machine ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150317874 | GAMBLING HYBRID GAMING SYSTEM WITH ACCUMULATED TRIGGER AND DEFERRED GAMBLING - Systems and methods for providing a gambling hybrid game with an accumulated trigger and deferred gambling are disclosed. The gambling hybrid game monitors an accumulation of an activating element during play of an entertainment game and activates a gambling game in a manner dependent upon the amount of the activating element accumulated during the play of the entertainment game. The gambling game may occur only after a sufficient amount of the activating element has been accumulated and/or at a particular point in game play of the entertainment game. Awards of a game currency and/or real credits based on the results of gambling events in the gambling game may also be determined by the accumulation of the activating element. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317875 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SECURE AND ANONYMOUS CASH-OUT AND CASH-IN VALUES IN A GAMING SYSTEM - A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing a payout to a player is disclosed. An ATM or ATM-like device is used to cash out of and cash into gaming devices with the player's fingerprint used to securely transfer the cash-in or cash-out data between the gaming device and the ATM. An embodiment is disclosed in which the information is passed between the ATM and the gaming device via a token. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317876 | Multi-Player Lottery Game with Increased Revenue Generation Potential - A method is provided for a network-based multi-player game wherein a plurality of players access a website via a network enabled device and join a multi-player game hosted by a game provider. The players are assigned individual virtual game plays and a play order is assigned to the plurality of players, wherein the players take turns revealing an aspect of their respective game play according to the assigned play order. Upon a first one of the players revealing a winning game outcome of their game play during one of their respective turns, further play of the multi-player game stops and the first winning player is credited with the prize award assigned to their game play. The first winning player is given the option to pay an additional wager amount for transfer at least one of the remaining game plays for further play by the first winning player. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317877 | WAGERING GAME AND METHOD HAVING A PLAYER-PURCHASABLE BONUS GAME WITH A PRORATED COST - Disclosed are a game, gaming device, system and method for initiating play of a feature game having a fixed cost of entry. A portion of each wager of a base game may be allocated to a pool for entry into the feature game. When the entire cost of entry has been accumulated, the feature game may be triggered. A visual indicator may tell a player when the next feature game will be paid for and available for play. Furthermore, the player may have an option to buy immediate play of the feature game, the immediate cost to the player prorated according to the amount already in the fund. Once the feature game is initiated, the pool is cleared, the feature game is played and the process repeats. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317878 | JACKPOT CONTRIBUTION MECHANISM - In one embodiment, a method comprising receiving indications of a game event from one or more of a plurality of gaming machines, the game event corresponding to an outcome of an instance of game play; and automatically contributing to a progressive pool based on the indications. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317879 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING A PLAYER TO SELECT PROGRESSIVE AWARDS TO TRY FOR AND CHANCES OF WINNING PROGRESSIVE AWARDS - The present disclosure provides a gaming device, a gaming system and a method for operating a gaming device or gaming system with a plurality of progressive awards. The gaming device enables a player to select one of the progressive awards. The player's selection of which progressive award to play for is based, at least in part, on a relative probability of the player winning the selected progressive award compared to the relative probabilities of the player winning the non-selected progressive awards. After selecting which award to play for, the gaming device either provides the selected progressive award to the player or modifies the relative probability that the player will win the selected progressive award with one or more of any award selections remaining. Such a configuration enables the player to strategically select which award to play for and the order that the player will play for the awards. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317880 | DIFFICULTY LEVEL ALTERATION INTERLEAVED WAGERING SYSTEM - A difficulty level alteration interleaved wagering system is disclosed, including an interactive controller configured to: communicate application telemetry; adjust a difficulty of an interactive application based on received difficulty adjustment instructions; and display a wager outcome; a wager controller configured to: receive wager request instructions; determine a wager outcome; and communicate, to the application controller, wager outcome data; and the application controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and the wager controller, constructed to: receive the application telemetry; determine a difficulty; determine a difficulty adjustment; instruct the interactive controller by communicating generated difficulty adjustment instructions to the interactive controller; determine whether a wager request is triggered; instruct the wager controller by communicating generated wager request instructions to the wager controller; receive the wager outcome data; generate the wager outcome display instructions; and instruct the interactive controller by communicating the wager outcome display instructions to the interactive controller. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317881 | TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A tournament management system is disclosed, including a plurality of network distributed processing systems including: a server connected to a controller via a communication link, the server constructed to determine a wagering outcome; a mobile computing device connected to the controller by a network, the mobile computing device constructed to provide an entertainment game outcome; and the controller connected to the mobile computing device by the network and connected to the server by the communication link, the controller constructed to: receive the entertainment game outcome and element utilization information; determine the wagering event; request and receive the wagering outcome; and a tournament manager coupled to the plurality of network distributed processing systems, constructed to: determine a set of tournament players; determine a set of individual prizes; receive updates associated with the set of tournament players; determine a player to win each of the individual prizes. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317882 | GAMES, METHODS OF PLAYING GAMES, AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING GAMES - Games and method of playing games. In other embodiments, systems for delivering games electronically and/or for allowing games to be played remotely. In certain embodiments, single and multi-player electronic games where players participate in playing card play, where players are geographically located at locations remote or distant from a playing card dealer. In still other embodiments, unique playing card games and/or games with unique wager opportunities, casino style card games, or bingo type games. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317883 | ALPHANUMERIC SLOT GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD - A slot game and systems and methods for administering the slot game wherein the slot administrator defines game parameters that in turn define the contours of the slot game. Game play consists of wagers made on plays of alphanumeric combinations that a player tries to successfully match with the characters on spinning slot wheels. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317884 | ALPHANUMERIC SLOT GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD - A slot game and systems and methods for administering the slot game wherein the slot administrator defines game parameters that in turn define the contours of the slot game. Game play consists of wagers made on plays of alphanumeric combinations that a player tries to successfully match with the characters in outcome sets prepared for each character position in the target phrase, wherein the player selects one or more outcome characters from each outcome set. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317885 | HANDS-FREE, WEARABLE VIBRATION DEVICES AND METHOD - A wearable haptic device includes (a) substrate having provided thereon a fastener (e.g., adhesive) for attachment to a user; (b) one or more EMP transducers attached to the substrate, such that a mechanical response in each EMP transducer may provide a haptic response of sufficient magnitude to be felt by the user; and (c) control circuit controlling the vibration frequency, the time of operation and the duration for each activation of the EMP transducer. The wearable haptic device may include a wireless communication circuit (e.g., Bluetooth transceiver) for receiving message from an external device (e.g., smartphone). The control circuit interprets message received and according to the interpreted message provides an electrical stimulus to cause the mechanical response of the EMP transducer. The EMP transducer may also serve as a sensor, such that a mechanical stimulus on the EMP transducer provides an electrical response that is detected by the control circuit. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317886 | SIGNALLING SYSTEM - A signalling system comprises a first data signal source ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150317887 | MERCHANDISE SECURITY DEVICE INCLUDING STRAIN RELIEF BLOCK - A merchandise security device for displaying an electronic item of merchandise includes a strain relief block configured for attachment to the merchandise and an alarming power cable configured for being electrically coupled to a power input port provided on the merchandise. The alarming power cable is routed through the strain relief block for reducing strain applied to the alarming power cable, which may prevent damaging the power input port or the portion of the alarming power cable extending between the strain relief block and the power input port. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317888 | FOREWARNING OF RISKS WHEN WORKING ON AN AIRCRAFT - Automating the forewarning of risks incurred when working on an aircraft, and a forewarning system. The system comprises an identification module configured to identify a set of risky zones in the aircraft and its environment during current work on the aircraft by a set of operatives, a location module configured to locate a position of each operative during the current work, and an alert module configured to generate an alert when an operative is situated in a risky zone. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317889 | ALARM NOTIFYING SYSTEM - A sound amplification apparatus includes one or more microphones that convert collected sound into an audio signal and transmit the audio signal by radio and a sound receiving apparatus that receives the audio signal transmitted from the microphone and amplifies and outputs the sound based on the audio signal. The sound receiving apparatus is configured to perform sound output control in an emergency mode upon receiving an emergency signal transmitted in response to operation of an emergency switch of the microphone. With this configuration, it is possible to perform appropriate sound control in a dangerous situation such as intrusion of a suspicious person. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317890 | DETECTING CHANGES IN POSITION OF A DEVICE IN A HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL DIRECTION - There is provided a method for determining the change in horizontal or vertical position of a device, the method comprising obtaining a signal that represents an estimate of the position of the device in a horizontal or vertical direction over time; identifying a maximum position value and a minimum position value from a selected portion of the signal representing the estimate of the position of the device; and determining the change in position over the selected portion of the signal as the difference between the identified maximum position value and the identified minimum position value. | 2015-11-05 |