49th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210383565 | TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM USING DIGITALLY RECONSTRUCTED RADIOGRAPHS - Disclosed is a computer-implemented method of training a likelihood-based computational model for determining the position of an image representation of an annotated anatomical structure in a two-dimensional x-ray image, wherein the method encompasses inputting medical DRRs together with annotation to a machine learning algorithm to train the algorithm, i.e. to generate adapted leamable parameters of the machine learning model. The annotations may be derived from metadata associated with the DRRs or may be included in atlas data which is matched with the DRRs to establish a relation between the annotations included in the atlas data and the DRRs. The thus generated machine learning algorithm may then be used to analyse clinical or synthesized DRRs so as to appropriately add annotations to those DRRs and/or identify the position of an anatomical structure in those DRRs. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383566 | LINE-OF-SIGHT DETECTION APPARATUS AND LINE-OF-SIGHT DETECTION METHOD - Provided is a line-of-sight detection apparatus that outputs reliability of an estimation result of a line of sight when an eye to be a line-of-sight detection target is switched. The line-of-sight detection apparatus includes: an estimation target selection unit configured to select an eye of a line-of-sight detection target person as one of switchable line-of-sight detection modes; a line-of-sight estimation unit configured to estimate a line of sight of the line-of-sight detection target person in the line-of-sight detection mode; a reliability determination unit configured to determine, based on a first line of sight before the mode is switched and a second line of sight after the mode is switched, reliability of the second line of sight; and a line-of-sight direction output unit configured to output information on the second line of sight and the reliability of the second line of sight. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383567 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR JOINT OBJECT LOCATION AND GROUND PLANE ESTIMATION IN COMPUTER VISION - A method and system by which a bounding box disposed around a segmented object in a camera (or other perception sensor) 2D image can be used to produce an estimate for both the location of the object—its position relative to the position of the camera that obtained the image (i.e., translation)—and the angle of rotation of the surface that the object is located on. The method and system may be used by an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), an autonomous driving (AD) system, or the like. The input includes a simple camera (or other perception sensor) 2D image, with the ego vehicle generating 2D or 3D bounding boxes for objects detected at the scene. The output includes, for each object, its estimated distance from the ego vehicle camera/perception sensor and the angle of rotation of the surface underneath the object relative to the surface underneath the ego vehicle. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383568 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUAL POSITIONING BASED ON MOBILE EDGE COMPUTING - A method and an apparatus for visual positioning based on mobile edge computing are provided. In the method, the mobile edge computing node receives an environment image captured by a to-be-positioned device in an area covered by the mobile edge computing node; the mobile edge computing node determines a target image matching the environment image from multiple candidate images, and calculates the position and pose information of the to-be-positioned device based on the position and pose information of the device for capturing the target image; and the mobile edge computing node sends the position and pose information of the to-be-positioned device to the to-be-positioned device, so that the to-be-positioned device determines the positioning information in an electronic map according to the position and pose information. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383569 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZATION USING SURFACE IMAGING - Implementations described and claimed herein provide localization systems and methods using surface imaging. In one implementation, a raw image of a target surface is captured using at least one imager. The raw image is encoded into a template using at least one transform. The template specifies a course direction and an intensity gradient at one or more spatial frequencies of a pattern of the target surface. The template is compared to a subset of reference templates selected from a gallery stored in one or more storage media. A location of the target surface is identified when the template matches a reference template in the subset. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383570 | AUTOMATIC CORRECTION METHOD FOR ONBOARD CAMERA AND ONBOARD CAMERA DEVICE - There is provided an automatic correction method for an onboard camera and an onboard camera device. The automatic correction method includes the following steps: obtaining a lane image with the onboard camera and a current extrinsic parameter matrix, and identifying two lane lines in the lane image; converting the lane image into a top-view lane image, and obtaining two projected lane lines in the top-view lane image for the two lane lines; calculating a plurality of correction parameter matrices corresponding to the current extrinsic parameter matrix according to the two projected lane lines; and correcting the current extrinsic parameter matrix according to the plurality of correction parameter matrices. This can be applied in situations where the vehicle is stationary or travelling for automatic correction on the extrinsic parameter matrix of the onboard camera. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383571 | COEFFICIENT DETERMINATION DEVICE, PIGMENT CONCENTRATION CALCULATION DEVICE, COEFFICIENT DETERMINATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A coefficient determination device determines, based on captured image data obtained by imaging a subject including one or more types of pigments, coefficients included in a function used to calculate a concentration of one desired pigment in a specific region of the subject. The coefficient determination device includes: a response calculation unit configured to calculate at least one of a first response mode indicating a relationship between a change in a component concentration of a pigment other than the desired one pigment and a change in each of the plurality of types of luminance values; and a second response mode indicating a relationship between a change in a shade intensity and a change in each of the plurality of types of luminance values; and a coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate the plurality of coefficients using at least either one of the first and second response modes. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383572 | SEARCH SYSTEM - A search system searches a storage where one electronic document or a plurality of electronic documents is/are stored for an electronic document that satisfies an entered search condition. The search system includes a first processor and a second processor. The first processor manages a feature relating to a color shade of the electronic document as an index of the electronic document and retrieves the electronic document that satisfies the search condition from the storage based on the index. The second processor reads an image of a document, converts a first image into a second image in accordance with designated setting including setting about the color shade, and has the second image stored in the storage as the electronic document. Managing a feature relating to a color shade of the electronic document includes registering the index based on first information on the first image and second information on the second image. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383573 | CALIBRATION NETWORK SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A system for calibrating a plurality of user sensors includes a calibration management system comprising a processor and a node services module and a plurality of calibration nodes disposed at a plurality of geographical locations. The processor is communicably coupled to the plurality of user sensors, the node services module, and the plurality of calibration nodes and operable to: provide calibration node information to a system associated with one of the plurality of user sensors and cause the calibration node to perform at least one calibration action after providing the calibration information, the calibration action may include performing an environmental measurement and/or providing a calibration reference signal to the user sensor. The processor is also operable to provide calibration results information containing results of the calibration action to the system associated with the one of the plurality of user sensors. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383574 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED PATCH BOUNDARY IDENTIFICATION FOR POINT CLOUD COMPRESSION - A method and apparatus for decoding a video stream encoded using video point cloud coding, the decoding including obtaining a geometry-reconstructed point cloud based on one or more patches; identifying a first boundary of a patch including a plurality of first boundary points; identifying a second boundary including a plurality of second boundary points inside the first boundary; performing smoothing on the first boundary points and the second boundary points; obtaining a smoothed geometry-reconstructed point cloud based on the smoothed first boundary points and the smoothed second boundary points; and reconstructing a dynamic point cloud using the smoothed geometry-reconstructed point cloud. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383575 | CONTEXT MODELING OF OCCUPANCY CODING FOR POINT CLOUD CODING - A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for decoding point cloud data. Data corresponding to a point cloud is received. A number of contexts associated with the received data is reduced based on occupancy data corresponding to one or more parent nodes and one or more child nodes within the received data. The data corresponding to the point cloud is decoded based on the reduced number of contexts. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383576 | A METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENCODING AND RECONSTRUCTING MISSING POINTS OF A POINT CLOUD - A method and apparatus of encoding/decoding attributes of points of a pint cloud are provided. The encoding method subdivides a bounding box bounding the points to be encoded, encodes data representative of attributes of a point by referring to a subdivision to which said point belongs to; and encode data representative of a number of points comprised in each subdivision. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383577 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA ENCODING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA DECODING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA ENCODING DEVICE, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA DECODING DEVICE - A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: determining a total number of layers; when the total number of the layers is greater than 1, selecting, from pieces of attribute information of three-dimensional points, attribute information of a three-dimensional point based on a sampling period according to a data order of the pieces of attribute information of the three-dimensional points, and classifying the pieces of attribute information of the three-dimensional points into layers by assigning a first layer to pieces of attribute information of three-dimensional points selected and a second layer to pieces of attribute information of three-dimensional points non-selected; encoding the pieces of attribute information of the three-dimensional points for each of the layers; and generating a bitstream including the pieces of attribute information encoded, layer-number information, and sampling period information. When the total number of the layers is 1, a bitstream not including the sampling period information is generated. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383578 | COEFFICIENT CONTEXT MODELING IN VIDEO CODING - In some embodiments, a method analyzing a first set of values for a first bin plane in a plurality of bin planes. The plurality of bin planes are used to determine a context model for entropy coding of a current block in a video. The method determines whether to use a second set of values from a second bin plane based on the analyzing. When it is determined to use the second set of values, information is calculated for the context model using the first set of values and the second set of values. When it is determined to not use the second set of values, information is calculated for the context model using the first set of values. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383579 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING LIVE AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE ON ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Described herein are methods and systems for receiving a plurality of live video frames; identifying one or more target objects and one or more non-target objects in a first live video frame of the plurality of live video frames, by at least one trained deep neural network; identifying one or more sets of pixels belonging to the one or more target objects; identifying an area on a surface of the one or more target objects, based on the identified one or more sets of pixels belonging to the one or more target objects; overlaying one or more predetermined graphical images onto the area on the surface of the one or more target objects in the plurality of live video frames; and overlaying the one or more non-target objects onto the one or more predetermined graphical images in the plurality of live video frames to form a processed live video. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383580 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ANCHOR SHARING, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The disclosure relates to a method, apparatus and system for anchor sharing, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method for anchor sharing includes: receiving, by a server, an anchor sharing request from a terminal, wherein the anchor sharing request comprises information associated with a present scene scanned by the terminal and an identifier of a to-be-shared anchor acquired by the terminal; determining, by the server, shared position information of the to-be-shared anchor in the present scene according to the anchor sharing request; and transmitting, by the server, the shared position information to the terminal. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383581 | RECONSTRUCTION MODULE AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF MEDICAL IMAGES - A reconstruction module may include at least one parameter interface to receive a set of measurement sequence parameters and a memory interface to a memory having a trained mathematical model stored in the memory. The trained mathematical model determines a results dataset containing at least one iterative denoising parameter and at least one edge enhancement parameter for at least one received measurement sequence parameter. A control of the reconstruction module controls a reconstruction of the medical images using a reconstruction algorithm based on the determined parameters for parameterizing an iterative denoising function and an edge enhancement function. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383582 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A STATIONARY CT IMAGING SYSTEM - Various methods and systems are provided for stationary CT imaging. In one embodiment, a method for an imaging system includes activating a plurality of emitters of a stationary distributed x-ray source unit to emit x-ray beams toward an object within an imaging volume, where the x-ray source unit does not rotate around the imaging volume, receiving attenuated x-ray beams with one or more detector arrays to form a sparse view projection dataset, where each attenuated x-ray beam generates a different view, and reconstructing an image from the sparse view projection dataset using a sparse view reconstruction method. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383583 | MOBILE-BASED CARTOGRAPHIC CONTROL OF DISPLAY CONTENT - A content display system can control which content and how the content is displayed based on viewing parameters, such as a map zoom level, and physical distance parameters, e.g., a geo-fence distance and an icon visibility distance. Different combinations of input (e.g., zoom level and physical distances) yield a myriad of pre-set content displays on the client device, thereby allowing a creator of an icon to finely tune how content displayed otherwise accessed. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383584 | IMAGE MANIPULATION BY TEXT INSTRUCTION - A method for generating an output image from an input image and an input text instruction that specifies a location and a modification of an edit applied to the input image using a neural network is described. The neural network includes an image encoder, an image decoder, and an instruction attention network. The method includes receiving the input image and the input text instruction; extracting, from the input image, an input image feature that represents features of the input image using the image encoder; generating a spatial feature and a modification feature from the input text instruction using the instruction attention network; generating an edited image feature from the input image feature, the spatial feature and the modification feature; and generating the output image from the edited image feature using the image decoder. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383585 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPERVISED AND UNSUPERVISED ANIMATION STYLE TRANSFER - A method, computer-readable storage medium, and device for generating an animation sequence are disclosed. The method comprises: receiving an input animation sequence, wherein the input animation sequence comprises character position information over a series of frames and a first style tag; executing an encoder to process the input animation sequence to generate a compressed representation of the input animation sequence, wherein the compressed representation of the input animation sequence comprises a vector representing the input animation sequence; and executing a decoder to generate an output animation sequence, wherein executing the decoder is based on the compressed representation of the input animation sequence, wherein the output animation sequence comprises character position information over a series of frames, and wherein the output animation sequence is based on the input animation sequence and comprises a second style tag. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383586 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED ANIMATION CHARACTER DRIVE METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS - This application disclose an artificial intelligence (AI) based animation character drive method. A first expression base of a first animation character corresponding to a speaker is determined by acquiring media data including a facial expression change when the speaker says a speech, and the first expression base may reflect different expressions of the first animation character. After target text information is obtained, an acoustic feature and a target expression parameter corresponding to the target text information are determined according to the target text information, the foregoing acquired media data, and the first expression base. A second animation character having a second expression base may be driven according to the acoustic feature and the target expression parameter, so that the second animation character may simulate the speaker's sound and facial expression when saying the target text information, thereby improving experience of interaction between the user and the animation character. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383587 | Virtual Reality Presentation of Eye Movement and Eye Contact - A computing system and method to implement a three-dimensional virtual reality world with avatar eye movements without user eye tracking. A position and orientation of a respective avatar in the virtual reality world is tracked to generate a view of the virtual world for the avatar and to present the avatar to others. In response to detecting a predetermined event, the computing system predicts a point (e.g., the eye of another avatar) that is of interest to the respective avatar responsive to the event, and computes, according to an eye movement model, an animation of the eyes of the respective avatar where the gaze of the avatar moves from an initial point to the predicted point and/or its vicinity for a period of time and back to the initial point. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383588 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING USER INTERFACE FOR EMOJI EDITING WHILE INTERWORKING WITH CAMERA FUNCTION BY USING SAID ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a camera, a touch screen display, a memory, a processor operably connected to the camera, the touch screen display, and the memory. The memory stores instructions, which while executed by the processor, enable the processor to display a preview image containing an emoji for a user on the touch screen display based on the motion of the subject recognized by the camera, such that the motion of the subject is applied to the emoji, to receive a first user input to perform a function associated with the emoji while the preview image is being displayed, to display a user interface including the emoji on the touch screen display in response to the first user input, to receive a second user input associated with a motion of the emoji included in the user interface, and to apply a motion specified according to the second user input to the emoji in response to the second user input and then display the emoji on the touch screen display. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383589 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMAL TRANSPORT OF NON-LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS - Herein is presented a light-weight, high-quality texture synthesis algorithm that generalizes to other applications. We utilize an optimal transport optimization process within a bottleneck layer of an auto-encoder, achieving quality and flexibility on par with expensive back-propagation based neural texture synthesis methods, but at interactive rates. In addition to superior synthesis quality, our statistically motivated approach generalizes better to other special case texture synthesis problems such as Style Transfer, Inverse-Texture Synthesis, Texture Mixing, Multi-Scale Texture Synthesis, Structured Image Hybrids and Texture Painting. We treat the texture synthesis problem as the optimal transport between Probably Density Function of the deep neural activation vectors of the image being synthesized and the exemplar texture. We present a fast algorithm that matches random sliced 1-Dimensional histograms projected from the full N-Dimensional distribution and we propose an extension of this algorithm that reduces dimensionality of neural feature space. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383590 | Offset Texture Layers for Encoding and Signaling Reflection and Refraction for Immersive Video and Related Methods for Multi-Layer Volumetric Video - An apparatus includes at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: provide patch metadata to signal view-dependent transformations of a texture layer of volumetric data; provide the patch metadata to comprise at least one of: a depth offset of the texture layer with respect to a geometry surface, or texture transformation parameters; and wherein the patch metadata enables a renderer to offset texture coordinates of the texture layer based on a viewing position. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383591 | BOUNDED VOLUME HIERARCHY (BVH) TREE TRAVERSAL USING SPATIAL DIVISION - A method is presented. The method includes organizing a scene as a number of bounding volumes in a hierarchical data structure. The method also includes generating a grid based on the hierarchical data structure. The method further includes mapping each node of the hierarchical data structure to at least one cell of the grid. The method additionally includes identifying a cell of the grid corresponding to an initial intersection location of a ray and the scene. The method still further includes determining a non-root node of the hierarchical data structure as a start node for traversing the hierarchical data structure based on the identified cell. The method also includes traversing the hierarchical data structure starting from the start node to identify a number a primitives intersected by the ray. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383592 | ASYNCHRONOUS AND CONCURRENT RAY TRACING AND RASTERIZATION RENDERING PROCESSES - Rendering systems that can use combinations of rasterization rendering processes and ray tracing rendering processes are disclosed. In some implementations, these systems perform a rasterization pass to identify visible surfaces of pixels in an image. Some implementations may begin shading processes for visible surfaces, before the geometry is entirely processed, in which rays are emitted. Rays can be culled at various points during processing, based on determining whether the surface from which the ray was emitted is still visible. Rendering systems may implement rendering effects as disclosed. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383593 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING AND TRAVERSING ACCELERATING STRUCTURES - Accelerating structure for hybrid ray tracing is characterized by high locality, wherein scene changes are updated locally in one of its hierarchies, without effecting other locations in the structure. Reconstructions of accelerating structures of prior art are replaced by low-cost updates. The efficiency of traversals is improved by a double step traversal. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383594 | HOLOGRAPHIC PALM RAYCASTING FOR TARGETING VIRTUAL OBJECTS - A head-mounted display comprises a display device and an outward-facing depth camera. A storage machine comprises instructions executable by a logic machine to present one or more virtual objects on the display device, to receive information from the depth camera about an environment, and to determine a position of the head-mounted display within the environment. Based on the position of the head-mounted display, a position of a joint of a user's arm is inferred. Based on the information received from the depth camera, a position of a user's hand is determined. A ray is cast from a portion of the user's hand based on the position of the joint of the user's arm and the position of the user's hand. Responsive to the ray intersecting with one or more control points of a virtual object, the user is provided with an indication that the virtual object is being targeted. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383595 | Enhanced Vision System and Method - In one implementation, an enhanced vision system includes a portable user device, a base station including a hardware processor and a memory storing a virtual effects rendering software code, and a display device communicatively coupled to the base station. The hardware processor executes the virtual effects rendering software code to detect the presence of the portable user device in a real-world environment, obtain a mapping of the real-world environment, and identify one or more virtual effect(s) for display in the real-world environment. The hardware processor further executes the virtual effects rendering software code to detect actuation of the portable user device, and to control the display device to display the virtual effect(s) in the real-world environment based on the mapping, and the position and orientation of the portable user device during the detected actuation. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383596 | REAL-TIME GPU RENDERING WITH PERFORMANCE GUARANTEED POWER MANAGEMENT - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing real-time video rendering with performance guaranteed power management are disclosed. A system includes at least a software driver, a power management unit, and a plurality of processing elements for performing rendering tasks. The system receives inputs which correspond to rendering tasks which need to be performed. The software driver monitors the inputs that are received and the number of rendering tasks to which they correspond. The software driver also monitors the amount of time remaining until the next video synchronization signal. The software driver determines which performance setting will minimize power consumption while still allowing enough time to finish the rendering tasks for the current frame before the next video synchronization signal. Then, the software driver causes the power management unit to provide this performance setting to the plurality of processing elements as they perform the rendering tasks for the current frame. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383597 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ORDER-INDEPENDENT OCCLUSION COMPUTATIONS - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for graphics processing. The apparatus can determine geometry information for each of a plurality of primitives associated with a viewpoint in a scene. The apparatus can also calculate at least one of surface information and disocclusion information based on the geometry information for each of the plurality of primitives, where the surface information and the disocclusion information may be associated with a volumetric grid based on a viewing area corresponding to the viewpoint. Also, the apparatus can calculate visibility information for each of the plurality of primitives based on at least one of the surface information and the disocclusion information, where the visibility information may be associated with the volumetric grid. The apparatus can also determine whether each of the plurality of primitives is visible based on the visibility information for each of the plurality of primitives. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383598 | Transformed Geometry Data Cache for Graphics Processing Systems - A cache for use in a tile-based rendering graphics processing system for storing transformed primitive blocks, the graphics processing system having a rendering space sub-divided into a plurality of tiles to which primitives can be associated, the graphics processing system comprising rasterization logic that rasterizes primitives on a per tile basis in a plurality of stages, the cache comprising: memory configured to store a plurality of transformed primitive blocks in the cache, each transformed primitive block comprising transformed geometry data for one or more primitives; control logic configured to: maintain a counter for each of the plurality of transformed primitive blocks stored in the cache that indicates a number of tiles of the plurality of tiles that are currently being processed by the rasterization logic and require access to that transformed primitive block, the counter being updated when any stage of the rasterization logic indicates a tile no longer requires access to the transformed primitive block; in response to receiving a request to add a new transformed primitive block to the cache when the cache is full, select a transformed primitive block to evict from the cache based on the counters associated therewith; and evict the selected transformed primitive block from the cache. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383599 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING USING DIRECTIONAL REPRESENTATIONS OF LIGHTING AT PROBE POSITIONS WITHIN A SCENE - Graphics processing systems can include lighting effects when rendering images. “Light probes” are directional representations of lighting at particular probe positions in the space of a scene which is being rendered. Light probes can be determined iteratively, which can allow them to be determined dynamically, in real-time over a sequence of frames. Once the light probes have been determined for a frame then the lighting at a pixel can be determined based on the lighting at the nearby light probe positions. Pixels can then be shaded based on the lighting determined for the pixel positions. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383600 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING - A method of operating a graphics processor that comprises a renderer that can render primitives to generate a render output using different shading rates is disclosed. A shading rate for rendering a primitive is determined based on a depth value for the primitive. This can reduce processing effort required to render a render output while maintaining an acceptable image quality. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383601 | DISPLAYING RICH TEXT ON 3D MODELS - A computer-implemented method for displaying rich text on a 3D model includes obtaining, by one or more processing devices, a target rich text; invoking a rendering tool corresponding to a file format of the target rich text; rendering the target rich text using the rendering tool, to obtain a rendering result; invoking a graphical programming interface; and texture mapping the rendering result to an area of the 3D model using the graphical programming interface. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383602 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZING WORKPLACE LAYOUT SAFETY - Disclosed are systems and methods for visualizing workplace layout safety. A data structure of a workplace layout is processed to identify workplace objects and determine their respective locations. Likely locations of individuals are determined, corresponding to locations of the workplace objects. Safety parameters indicative of a required minimum separation between individuals are received, and a 3D model representation of the workplace layout is generated with a plurality of safety zones, each of the safety zones having a location corresponding to one of the likely locations of individuals in the workplace layout, and having a size corresponding to the safety parameter. Interference between at least two of the safety zones is determined, and a visual representation of the workplace layout is generated using the 3D model representation with a first visual indicator indicative of the safety zones, and a second visual indicator indicative of the determined interference between safety zones. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383603 | AUTOMATIC EEG SENSOR REGISTRATION | 2021-12-09 |
20210383604 | Determination of Interactions With Predefined Volumes of Space Based on Automated Analysis of Volumetric Video - One or more image and/or depth cameras capture images and/or depths of a physical environment over time. A computer system processes the images to create a static 3-dimensional (3D) model representing stationary structure and a dynamic 3D model representing moving or moveable objects within the environment. The system visually overlays the dynamic 3D model over the static 3D model in a user interface. Through the user interface, a user can create virtual spatial interaction sensors, each of which is defined by a volume of space within the environment. A virtual spatial interaction sensor can be triggered, based on analysis of the dynamic 3D model by the computer system, whenever a moveable object within the environment intersects the defined volume of the sensor. Times and durations of intersections can be logged and used for process refinement. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383605 | DRIVING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF AN AVATAR, DEVICE AND MEDIUM - Provided are a driving method and apparatus of an avatar, a device and a medium. The method includes acquiring the skin weight of each skin vertex associated with the current bone node in the skinned mesh model of the avatar; acquiring target avatar data of the skinned mesh model when a picture to be converted is converted into the avatar; determining the bone driving factor of the skinned mesh model based on the skin weight, basic avatar data of the skinned mesh model and the target avatar data; and driving the skinned mesh model based on a bone driving factor of each bone node. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383606 | SELF DRAWING TOOL FOR A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED AUTOMATED DESIGN, MODELING AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - A method and system for automatically generating a co-ordination drawing of a project is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes inputting parametric information, and accessing a file associated with a schematic drawing of a project and identifying a plurality of elements in the schematic drawing from the file. The method further includes obtaining geometrical and connectivity information associated with each of the plurality of elements by analyzing each of the plurality of elements. Additionally, the method includes selecting one or more predefined objects from a spatial database based on the geometrical and connectivity information associated with each of the plurality of elements and the inputted parametric information. The method further includes automatically generating a co-ordination drawing of the project using the one or more predefined objects, wherein the coordination drawing provides routing information of the plurality of elements in the project. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383607 | VIRTUAL OBJECT DRIVING METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The present application discloses a virtual object driving method, an apparatus, an electronic device and a readable storage medium, which relate to technical fields of artificial intelligence and deep learning. A specific implementing solution is as follows: obtaining a target image of a real object acquired by a camera when the real object makes a limb movement; inputting the target image into a coordinate acquisition model to obtain coordinates of a plurality of key points on a limb of the real object; determining a posture of the limb of the real object according to coordinates of each key point; driving, according to the posture of the real object, a virtual object displayed on a screen to present the limb movement of the real object. The method greatly reduces operation complexity and cost consumption when driving a virtual image. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383608 | METHOD FOR CREATING AN INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL TOUR OF A PLACE - The invention is a method and system for creating an interactive virtual tour. The invention performs consecutive shooting sessions for capturing angularly spaced images of a place or property using a mobile terminal. Each session is performed by rotation of the terminal at a different location of the property, the terminal collects its orientation when capturing the first image of each session and generates for each session a panorama projection (P | 2021-12-09 |
20210383609 | SELECTING AUGMENTED REALITY OBJECTS FOR DISPLAY BASED ON CONTEXTUAL CUES - Disclosed are various embodiments for selecting augmenting reality (AR) objects based on contextual cues associated with an image captured by a camera associated with electronic device. Contextual cues are obtained at an electronic device and AR objects are identified from a memory associated with the electronic device. The electronic device implements a processor employing image segmentation techniques to combine the identified AR objects with the captured image and render the combined image for display at a display associated with the electronic device. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383610 | AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY DEVICE AND PROGRAM - Provided is an augmented reality technology configured to combine images in a virtual space in real-time. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383611 | SYSTEM FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION OF A MONITORED ITEM, SENSORS, AND RECIPROCAL RENDERING FOR A MONITORED ITEM INCORPORATING EXTENDED REALITY - An application is presented for providing a highly accurate and realistic 3D virtual model of monitored items. The 3D virtual model may include virtual icons that represent a set of sensors. Data visualizations are provided in the 3D virtual model depicting relevant information about the monitored items and the set of sensors. Alarms can be triggered if the sensor exceeds normal operating thresholds and a user directed to a specific sensor that is malfunctioning or subject to the alert. The user can rewind through the virtual model to view events leading up to the alarm or malfunctioning of the monitored item. Further, a 3D virtual model can be reciprocally rendered as a digital twin on a second user's computing device and any extended reality graphical manipulation shared with the second user whether the second user is physically adjacent to a monitored item or remote from a monitored item. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383612 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOTE AUGMENTED REALITY COMMUNICATION FOR GUIDED SURGERY - An offsite device for remote augmented reality communication for guided surgery configured to receive, by an offsite device, a plurality of representations of a plurality of frames and a plurality of indices, wherein the plurality of indices includes at least a first frame index and at least a second frame index, display, by the offsite device and to an offsite surgeon, a second frame of the second frame index, input, by the offsite device, an illustration from the offsite surgeon, wherein the illustration is drawn on the second frame, register, by the offsite device, the illustration to the second frame, wherein registering produces registration data, and transmit, by the offsite device, the illustration and the registration data. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383613 | Method and Device for Sketch-Based Placement of Virtual Objects - In some implementations, a method of sketch-based placement of computer-generated graphical objects is performed at a device including one or more cameras and non-transitory memory coupled to one or more processors. The method includes obtaining an input directed to a content creation interface (e.g., a sketchpad), wherein the input corresponds to a sketch of a candidate object, and wherein the content creation interface facilitates creation of computer-generated graphical objects presentable using the device. The method also includes: obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) model using the input that corresponds to the sketch of the candidate object; generating a computer-generated graphical object using the obtained 3D model; and causing presentation of the computer-generated graphical object together with imagery obtained using the one or more cameras of the device. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383614 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT FOR PRINT MEDIA USING AUGMENTED REALITY - Systems and methods are provided for displaying supplemental content for print media using augmented reality. A user profile for a user of an augmented reality device is determined. Content of the print media is searched to identify a first portion of the print media that matches the user profile and a second portion of the print media that does not match the user profile. Supplemental content is obtained based on content of the first portion of the print media. A display of the supplemental content is positioned over the second portion of the print media. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383615 | SYSTEM FOR MULTI-PRESENCE INTERACTION WITH EXTENDED REALITY OBJECTS - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, scanning, by an augmented reality system, a local environment which includes an object. The scanning includes identifying one or more characteristics of the object such as its size or shape. The subject disclosure may further include providing, to a display device of a local user in the local environment, local image information of the object from a viewing perspective of the local user and providing, to a display device of a remote user in a remote environment, remote image information of the object from a viewing perspective of the remote user. The subject disclosure may further include detecting a local user interaction with the object, detecting a release of control of the object by the local user to control of the object by the remote user, and providing updated local image information of the object to the display device of the local user and providing updated remote image information to the display device of the remote user based on the release of control of the object. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383616 | Photorealistic Image Simulation with Geometry-Aware Composition - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for generating photorealistic image simulation data with geometry-aware composition for testing autonomous vehicles. In particular, aspects of the present disclosure can involve the intake of data on an environment and output of augmented data on the environment with the photorealistic addition of an object. As one example, data on the driving experiences of a self-driving vehicle can be augmented to add another vehicle into the collected environment data. The augmented data may then be used to test safety features of software for a self-driving vehicle. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383617 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An image processing device includes circuitry configured to perform an effect process on at least one 3D model of a plurality of 3D models generated from a plurality of viewpoint images captured from a plurality of viewpoints at different times. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383618 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHECKING A LEVEL OF DAMAGE OF AT LEAST ONE AIRCRAFT PART, AND ASSOCIATED AIRCRAFT - A method for checking a level of damage of at least one part of an aircraft. According to the disclosure, such a method comprises at least: a collection step for receiving data representative of measurements of at least one flight parameter, the data being generated during a mission of the aircraft by at least one embedded sensor; a projection step for projecting points onto a map in order to form an image point; an identification step for identifying, for each image point, an image zone in which the image point is located; and an analysis step for statistically analyzing the identified image zones and determining the level of damage of the at least one aircraft part. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383619 | VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, AND SERVER - The present disclosure discloses a vehicle diagnosis method including: sending a login request of a user to a server; returning vehicle type selection data after the server has verified an authenticity of the user successfully; displaying a vehicle type selection interface related to the vehicle type selection data and sending a corresponding vehicle type data to the server based on a vehicle type selected by the user on the vehicle type selection interface via the user equipment; sending corresponding vehicle type data to the server; returning a vehicle diagnosis interface related to the vehicle type data by the server; controlling relevant vehicle terminal to perform corresponding vehicle diagnosis operation by the server when the server receives a vehicle diagnosis instruction as input by the user on the vehicle diagnosis interface; afterwards, displaying vehicle diagnosis operation result fed back by the vehicle terminal through the user equipment. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383620 | VEHICLE DATA SHARING WITH INTERESTED PARTIES - An example operation may include providing a value to a transport based on sensor data associated the transport. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383621 | METHOD FOR ADAPTING A DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for adapting driving behavior includes inspecting driving behavior of a motor vehicle ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210383622 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING A SAFETY COMPONENT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for operating a safety component in a motor vehicle. The method includes: determining a stored threshold value, which is provided for a comparison with an operating parameter of the safety component to set an error value when the operating parameter reaches the threshold value; ascertaining an error value when the threshold value is reached; collecting threshold-value correction data when the threshold value is reached or when a situation occurs in which it is expected that the threshold value will be reached, and transmitting threshold-value correction data to a central data processor; receiving from a central data processor at least one corrected threshold value for correcting the threshold value during the operation of the safety component, the correction data having been ascertained from error data that were ascertained in identically designed safety components of other motor vehicles; and adopting the corrected threshold as the stored threshold value. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383623 | Automatic Event Classification - A fleet management server includes a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to: receive past event data associated with at least one vehicle and at least one driver, the past event data representing at least one respective past vehicle event that occurred when one of the drivers was driving one of the vehicles; receive respective predetermined classifications of the past vehicle events that were previously manually assigned based on respective contemporaneous videos of the past vehicle events; receive novel event data representing at least one respective novel vehicle event; automatically assign respective ones of the predetermined classifications to the novel vehicle events based on the previous manually assigned classifications to the past vehicle events; and output, to a user of the fleet management server, the respective automatically assigned predetermined classifications of the novel vehicle events. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383624 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR ACCESS CONTROL - An access control system may comprise a credential including credential data, and at least one reader. The at least one reader is configured to receive, over a link, the credential data. The at least one reader is configured to verify that the credential is valid based on the credential data, and mark the credential as valid and track a location of the credential relative to the at least one reader. The at least one reader is configured to make or delay an access control decision for the credential based on the location of the credential. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383625 | Access Control Via Selective Direct and Indirect Wireless Communications - A system is described for controlling a locking system restricting physical access (e.g. a door lock). The locking system is accessed (e.g., actuated and monitored) via dual communication path types used by a mobile wireless communication device. The locking system includes an electro-mechanical access control security device, and a receiving unit controlling the electro-mechanical access control security device. The receiving unit is paired with the mobile wireless communication device for receiving input from the mobile wireless device for activating the electro-mechanical access control security device using both low energy and high energy operating modes. The mobile wireless device is configured to access the locking system via both direct BLUETOOTH and indirect mobile wireless data network communications. Moreover, the operating range of the receiving unit is extended by connections to networked devices operating BLUETOOTH 4+LE at a high power—extended range mode through the use of an amplifier stage. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383626 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AND VERIFYING A VALID ENTRY OF AN APPLICATION USER INTO A VENUE USING CONTACLESS CREDENTIAL VERIFICATION - A comprehensive contactless entry verification system for use within a predefined space, such as an entry point to a venue requiring verified credentials for entry, including sporting events, modes of transportation, bars and restaurants, concerts, and other exclusive or limited capacity events. Rather than relying on a physical scanning event, the system improves an entry speed of a patron by automatically tracking, in real-time, a position of each patron within a predefined space, simultaneously querying, verifying, and tracking a credential associated with each patron for a contactless entry into a venue. Moreover, by allowing venue personnel to focus attention on security concerns rather than entry verification, the system improves safety protocols associated with a given event. The collaborative, comprehensive system includes cameras, transmitters, and a position engine, with each component working in combination to detect and verify a credential associated with one or more mobile devices. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383627 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus includes: a connection unit that establishes connection to a user terminal by wireless communication; an acquisition unit that acquires terminal identification information transmitted from the user terminal via the wireless communication when the user terminal has read an image used for a request for entry to a control target area; and a determination unit that determines whether or not to permit a user carrying the user terminal to enter the control target area based on the terminal identification information. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383628 | SPACE MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A space management device includes: a space information retaining unit that retains information regarding a living space including a building or premises where a person lives, lodges, or stays; a condition retaining unit that retains a condition regarding a position of a person or a movable body in the living space; a position information acquirer that acquires, from a detection device for detecting identification information and position information of a person or a movable body present in the living space, the identification information and position information; and a determination unit that refers to a condition retained in the condition retaining unit to determine whether or not a person or a movable body present in the living space is allowed to stay at the position or move to another position, based on the identification information and position information acquired by the position information acquirer. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383629 | ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM - A system for controlling access to an access-restricted zone in a building includes a transmitting device transmitting a first radio signal, a receiving device for radio signals, a control device and a signal processing device communicatively connected to the receiving and control devices. The signal processing device determines a first channel impulse response based on the first radio signal received by the receiving device and a second channel impulse response based on a second radio signal received by the receiving device. The second radio signal is transmitted from a first mobile electronic device of a first user. The signal processing device determines a degree of similarity by evaluating the first and second channel impulse responses. The degree of similarity indicates how similar the first and second channel impulse responses are to one another. The control device initiates a building action if the degree of similarity meets a specified rule. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383630 | WEARABLE DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a wearable radio device for access control. The radio device has an inside portion and an outside portion. The inside portion includes a first transponder and a second transponder. A first barrier is located between the first transponder and the second transponder. A second barrier is located between the first transponder and the second transponder in an outside portion of the wearable device. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383631 | SECURE INVENTORY ACCESS AND CONTROL MECHANISM - Secure medication storage is described herein. A smart latch includes an actuator, a communication interface, a display, and a processor. The actuator is configured to open and close a latch to secure a door of the enclosure. The processor can be configured to receive a user credential for accessing the enclosure, validate the user credential for accessing the enclosure, trigger the actuator to open the latch, thereby allowing the door to be opened, and trigger the actuator to close the latch after detecting that the door is closed, thereby securing the door. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383632 | SYSTEM OPERATED RESPONSIVE TO DATA BEARING RECORDS - A depository operates to accept and make available deposit items to authorized users responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records. The depository ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210383633 | CASH BOX AND CASH CIRCULATION PROCESSING DEVICE - Disclosed are a cash box and a cash recycling and handling device; the cash box includes a box body, a first cash storage cavity, a second cash storage cavity, a transfer passage, a first switching member and a linkage assembly; a first lifting platform is provided inside the first cash storage cavity, and the first lifting platform is capable of moving back and forth in the preset direction and can be located at a first dispensing position; when the first lifting platform is in the first dispensing position, it is engaged with the linkage assembly to rotate the first switching member to a first position, and when the first lifting platform moves to a first inlet, the linkage assembly rotates the first switching member to a second position. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383634 | MONEY HANDLING APPARATUS AND MONEY HANDLING METHOD - A money handling apparatus includes a receptacle that receives money; a plurality of storage units; a collection unit; and control circuitry. Each storage unit stores the money and feeds out the stored money. The collection unit stores money in a container, the container being detachably mounted to the collection unit. The control circuitry is configured to control storage of collection target money, which is to be collected and removed from the money handling apparatus, in the container and at least one storage unit of the plurality of storage units. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383635 | COMMODITY DETECTION METHOD AND DEVICE - The invention relates to a method and apparatus of commodity detection. The method of commodity detection includes determining commodities taken by a user and weight data of each commodity; acquiring weight data within a weight rise time interval from the time when the user has taken the commodities to the time when a gravity balance is stabilized, wherein the gravity balance is used for detecting commodity weight; determining maximum return weight data according to a difference between maximum weight data and minimum weight data among the weight data within the weight rise time interval; and estimating whether each commodity has been returned according to the maximum return weight data and the weight data of each commodity. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383636 | AUTOMATED SIDE OPENING DOOR FOR A REFRIGERATED ENCLOSURE OF A VENDING MACHINE - A vending machine includes a refrigerated enclosure including a housing for storage of an associated pre-packaged food product. The housing has a sidewall with a sidewall opening A door is mounted to the sidewall for closing and opening the sidewall opening. A drive mechanism is operably connected to the door and adapted to mechanically mow the door between a closed position and an opened position. The drive mechanism includes at least one sensing device adapted to determine whether the door is in one of the closed position and the opened position. A door rail is mounted to the sidewall and has a guide track. The door is movably received in the guide track. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383637 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NUTRITION TRACKING - A nutrition tracking system comprises a nutrition tracking server, a plurality of weight-based food offering terminals, and one or more nutrition and meal information inquiry terminals. Multiple weight-based food offering terminals may be equipped on a food service cart. Each weight-based food offering terminal may be initialized to offer a type of food. The weight-based food offering terminal automatically measures the weight of food taken by a customer or for a customer, calculates the cost of food, and shows the weight and the cost on the display in real time. When the food is paid, the weight-based food offering terminal automatically reports the vending information to the nutrition tracking server. The nutrition tracking server maintains a database for customer meal information and a database for customer nutrition information. Customers may inquire their meal history and nutrition information using the nutrition and meal information inquiry terminals. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383639 | Biometric-Data-Acquisition-Based Arrangements between Online Consultant and Online User - A lottery pick advising system includes a user-operable computing device having a screen, camera, processor, and memory comprising code of an application computer program, the code configured to: (a) as part of an identity authentication session of the program, operate the computing device to, during the authentication session, capture, for identity authentication: an image of a fingerprint of the user, an image of the user's face with the camera such that the user's face is facing the screen, or both types of images; (b) offer, onscreen, the user a full-price upfront option of paying in full upfront in exchange for receiving from a lottery pick advising service a suggestion as to, from among a set of lottery numbers possibly drawable in a particular upcoming lottery drawing, what one or more subsets of the lottery numbers to play as respective one or more picks in the drawing and (c) offer as an onscreen alternative a contingency fee arrangement of at a reduced price upfront and/or free-of-charge upfront receiving the suggestion for which compensation is owed if he wins. The captured images may aid in tracking and/or identifying the user to assure fulfillment of the contingency fee arrangement. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383640 | POWER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A machine. The machine includes at least one displays and at least one user input devices for operating the machine. The machine further includes a hybrid power system having at least one first power source and a second power source. The at least one first power source and/or the at least one second power source are used to provide the machine with the power needed to operate the machine. The present disclosure also relates to various methods of operating the hybrid power system that: reduces the strain on the power grid by the machine, reduces the power consumption of the machine, reduces the overall costs associated with the operation of the machine, and/or makes the hybrid power system adaptive to the machine and/or the individual user. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383641 | LOGGING, RECOVERY AND REPLAY OF WAGERING GAME INSTANCES - A gaming device may be configured for receiving, via a user interface, user input corresponding to a request for play of a gambling game and for determining whether the gambling game is a base game or a sub game. Upon determining that the gambling game is a sub game, the gaming device may be configured for controlling a display system to provide a sequence of images corresponding to an instance of the sub game, for determining sub game data and sub game metadata corresponding to the instance of the sub game, for adding a sub game trace to a game history data structure corresponding to the sub game data and the sub game metadata and for adding a game round index marker to the game history data structure corresponding to the instance of the sub game. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383642 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC GAMING IN WHICH AN ACTIVE AREA ALTERNATES BETWEEN SETS OF REELS - An electronic gaming machine includes a game controller configured to execute instructions stored in a tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium, which, when executed by the game controller, cause the game controller to at least: (i) simulate spinning and stopping a first plurality of reels to display a first plurality of symbols from each reel of the first plurality of reels, wherein, while the first plurality of reels are spinning, a second plurality of reels are held stationary; (ii) determine whether the first plurality of symbols include at least one trigger symbol; and (iii) simulate spinning and stopping, in response to the at least one trigger symbol, the second plurality of reels to display a second plurality of symbols from each reel of the second plurality of reels, wherein, while the second plurality of reels are spinning, the first plurality of reels are held stationary. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383643 | SYSTEM, CHIP TRAY, AND METHOD - A chip tray system can include multiple chip tube components. A first chip tube component in the chip tray can include one or more gaming chip storage rows corresponding to a first size of gaming chip. A second chip tube component in the chip tray can include one or more gaming chip storage rows corresponding to a second size of gaming chip. An edge of the first chip tube component can be coupled to an edge of the second chip tube component. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383644 | INTERACTIVE TOKEN SYSTEM - An interactive token system includes one or more interactive tokens, such as an interactive coin. The interactive token includes a display that displays one or more images. The interactive token may be releasably engaged with a slot disposed on a wearable device or an interactive token station. Once engaged, the wearable device or interactive token station is able to wirelessly communicate with the interactive token, receive information from the interactive token, display information relating to the interactive token, control actions of the interactive token, and/or use the interactive token as part of a game or trading interaction. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383645 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING WAGER-RELATED INFORMATION FOR PRESENTATION TO A USER - A method and system are configured to generate user-specific information, such as wager-related information, for display on one or more display devices of a user. The system is configured to use factors, such as user preferences, user activity information, user location, user group information and/or a configuration of the user's display device(s), to generate, from a set of wager-related information such as a set of available bets, the user-specific information, such as a specific sub-set of the information or bets. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383646 | METHOD OF ENABLING RESTORATION OF GAMES AND A METHOD OF RESTORING GAMES - A system includes a first game machine, a second game machine, and a session server. The session server includes a processor configured to at least receive, from the first game machine, a request from a player to enable restoration of a game, and in response to receiving the request to enable restoration of the game, register a session identifier in association with a player account of the player. The processor is also configured to store the session identifier in association with the player account to a session identifier database, and receive, from the second game machine and in response to a player request to restore the game, at least player account information associated with the player account. In addition, the processor is configured to retrieve the session identifier from the session identifier database in response to receiving the player account information, and determine, based upon the session identifier, whether to enable restoration of the game. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383647 | ENABLING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINES - A gaming system and method for enabling financial transactions in a gaming environment are described. The gaming system includes an electronic funds transfer (EFT) terminal, a networkable component, a financial network, and a Slot Accounting System (SAS). The networkable component retrieves transaction information related to a fund transfer request. The networkable component can then independently determine that the fund transfer request complies with the applicable gaming limits and gaming rules. Compliant transactions that are approved by the financial network(s) are submitted to the SAS by the networkable component for generation of a corresponding voucher validation code. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383648 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Prize Based on Variable Accumulation Rates - A method for providing a prize to a player. The method includes displaying a plurality of prize identifiers and activating a prize associated with one of the plurality of prize identifiers when a plurality of reward points accumulated towards the prize reaches a threshold of a corresponding prize identifiers. The method also includes determining a first proportion of a plurality of proportions associated with a first prize identifier at a first accumulation rate, and a second proportion of the plurality of proportions associated with a second prize identifier at a second accumulation rate. The first accumulation rate is different from the second accumulation rate. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383649 | GAME FOR BETTING ON BLACKJACK WITH A SIDEBET - A game for wagering on a card game, comprising the steps of providing a set of cards, each card having an assigned numerical value from one to eleven, a suit, a color and a rank. A first wager and a second wager are accepted. A first player card is dealt to a player and a first dealer card is dealt to a dealer from the set of cards. A second player card is dealt to the player and a second dealer card is dealt to the dealer. The second dealer card is hidden from view from the player. A winner of the first wager is determined based on whether a pair has been dealt, the pair comprises at least two of the first player card, the second player card, the first dealer card and the second dealer card. Each card of the pair has the same rank. A winner of the second wager is determined based on a comparison of a player combined numerical value of at least the first player card added to the second player card, the player combined numerical value not exceeding twenty-one, and a dealer combined numerical value of at least the first dealer card added to the second dealer card, the dealer combined value not exceeding twenty-one. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383650 | Information Processing System and Game Control Method - An information processing system encourages a player to continue a game even after the end of a special game state. An information processing system includes a storage device. The information processing system executes a normal game, a special game which is triggered based on a result of the normal game and which is more advantageous than the normal game, and an additional game which is executed after the special game and which includes plural stages. When the shift related to the stages occurs so that the progress of the game reaches the final stage of the stages in the additional game, the information processing system provides an additional reward. Meanwhile, when the progress of the game does not reach the final stage in the additional game, the information processing system stores the current state of the stages into the storage device. The additional game resumes from the stored state of the stages in the next execution. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383651 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PREDICTABLE CHANGING PAYTABLES - Gaming systems and methods which utilize one or more predictable changing paytables in association with one or more plays of a game. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383652 | TABLE GAME SYSTEM - In a table game system provided by the present invention, a card shoe used in a table game can be used to calculate periods associated with the progress of the game handled by a dealer, particularly periods from the time when a card is drawn from a card accommodating section to the time when a result of the game is displayed, such as a game play period, and other periods excluding the play period which includes a bet period and a bet settlement period. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383654 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING LOAD CASH TRANSACTIONS WITH A DEBIT CARD AT A POINT OF SALE SYSTEM - Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for facilitating financial services through point of sale (POS) systems. A system for facilitating financial services comprises a retail central computer system and a POS system. The POS system is configured to receive an input to switch from a retail mode to a financial services mode, receive, from the card reader, debit card information from a debit card associated with an account of a customer, transmit the debit card information and the cash amount to the retail central computer system, and remove the debit card information from a memory of the POS system. The retail central computer system is configured to encrypt the debit card information received from the POS system, generate a load cash request message, and remove the debit card information from the memory device after encrypting the debit card information. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383655 | AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE - An automated teller machine includes a main body; a customer service unit; a deposit/withdrawal unit to separate and stack medium; a tray unit for transferring the medium while reciprocating between the deposit/withdrawal unit and the customer service unit; and a throat unit providing a transfer path of the tray unit. The tray unit includes: a tray bottom plate forming a bottom surface of the tray unit, and a tray rib protruded from a lower surface of the tray bottom plate. The throat unit includes a throat bottom plate forming a bottom surface of the throat unit, and a support member protruded from the throat bottom plate. The tray rib and the support member are arranged without interfering with each other, and overlapped with each other in at least parts of the tray rib and the support member when viewed from a side of the ATM. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383656 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ERRORS IN AN ATM TERMINAL - A system is configured for detecting errors in an ATM. The system includes a processor that receives a withdrawal request from a user to receive cash from a cash dispenser of the ATM. Currency denominations and a number of bills for each currency denomination needed to fulfill the withdrawal request is determined. The system sends signal commands to cassettes of the ATM to dispense bills to fulfill the withdrawal request. A camera is positioned in a pathway of the bills being dispensed from the cassettes to the cash dispenser. The camera captures images of bills being dispensed from the cassettes and sends them to the processor. The processor generates an alert if a number of bills dispensed from at least one cassette does not match a corresponding number of bills expected to be dispensed from the at least one cassette. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383657 | CONNECTIBLE COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION - A connectible component is connected to a housing. A sensor of the housing is utilized to detect an identity element of the at connectible component. The connectible component is identified utilizing the at least one sensor. In some implementations, identification of the connectible component may identify whether or not a connectible component is connected to the housing. In other implementations, identification of the connectible component may identify the type of connectible component that is connected. In such implementations, the housing may house an electronic device and the electronic device may be configured based on the type of connectible component that is connected. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383658 | CLOUD-CONNECTED OCCUPANCY LIGHTS AND STATUS INDICATION - Methods and systems for providing an availability status associated with a facility. One system includes a visual indicator associated with a facility subsystem of the facility and a sensor configured to detect data associated with the facility subsystem. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the visual indicator and the sensor. The controller is configured to receive a data from the sensor. The controller is also configured to determine a current availability status associated with the facility subsystem based on the data received from the sensor. The controller is also configured to control the visual indicator to indicate the current availability status associated with the facility subsystem. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383659 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AUXILIARY LIGHTING FUNCTION AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device with an auxiliary lighting function and an operation method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a first body, a display screen, and a light-emitting module. The first body has a first surface. The first surface includes a screen area and a border area. The border area surrounds the screen area. The display screen is disposed in the screen area of the first body. The light-emitting module is disposed in the border area of the first body. The light-emitting module provides an illumination light in at least one first area of the border area, and provides an indicating light in at least one second area of the border area. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383660 | CURVED HAPTIC ACTUATOR AND WEARABLE DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - A curved haptic actuator according to an embodiment may comprise: a housing having a receiving space and having a shape where the receiving space and an outer appearance thereof are bent outward; a vibration unit disposed in the receiving space, being movable along the longitudinal direction of the housing, and having a shape bent upward; elastic bodies connected to an inner wall of the housing and both sides of the vibration unit; and a magnetic field generation unit which is installed on the inner wall of the housing and generates a magnetic field and applies the magnetic field to the vibration unit. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383661 | HAPTIC SIGNAL GENERATING METHOD AND DEVICE USING AUDIO SIGNAL PATTERN - The present invention relates to a haptic signal generating method including: generating a signal pattern consisting of a size of a signal for each time and frequency band by analyzing a received audio signal; comparing a target audio signal pattern and the generated signal pattern; and generating a haptic signal corresponding to the target audio signal pattern when a matching rate exceeds a threshold value as a result of the comparison, and when there is a specific audio signal desired to be output as a haptic signal among various audio signals, a specific audio signal pattern may be detected and an appropriate haptic signal may be connected to the detected specific audio signal pattern as an output. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383662 | ELECTRONIC SENSOR WITH FLEXIBLE SENSING DEVICE - An electronic barrier alarm sensor having a flexible sensing device. The sensor may be mounted to a door, door frame, window, window frame, object or wall to detect when a door or window has been opened, that an object has been moved or to detect the presence of an animal. The flexible sensing device comprises one or more attributes that change as the flexible sensing device is bent, or unbent, by operation of a door, window, removal of an object, or the presence of an animal. Based on the changes, the electronic barrier alarm sensor may transmit an alarm signal when one or more measured values of the one or more attributes changes by more than one or more predetermined amounts. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383663 | CONTACT SENSOR WITH MASKING DETECTION FEATURE - A contact sensor includes a permanent magnet, first and second magnetic field sensors, and a computing device in communication with the first and second magnetic field sensors and configured to execute an “Open/Close” function to generate an “Open/Close” decision, and a “Masking” function to generate a “Masking” decision, based on at least one of a first measurement from the first magnetic field sensor or a second measurement from and the second magnetic field sensor. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383664 | INTRUSION DETECTION METHODS AND DEVICES - An autonomous wireless intrusion detector device comprises a movement sensor and a digital camera. In response to detecting a potential movement within a monitored area, the digital camera is triggered to create and store a set of consecutive full-size digital images of the monitored area, and a set of reduced-size thumbnail images corresponding to the set of full-size digital images, and a set of reduced-size thumbnail images corresponding to the set of full-size digital images, for the new alarm event. The detector device sends notification of the new alarm event and reduced-size image-related event information to an intrusion detection network entity, and sends the set of full-size images only if requested by the network entity. The network entity prefilters the new event based on the received reduced-size image-related event information, and request thumbnail images and/or full size digital images from the detector device for a further event analysis only if the prefiltering results in a judgement that the new alarm is a true alarm based on the received reduced-size image-related event information. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383665 | ACOUSTIC DETECTION OF SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS - Systems and methods of non-line-of-sight passive detection and integrated early warning of an unmanned aerial system by a plurality of acoustic sensors are described. In some embodiments, the plurality of acoustic sensors is positioned within an intra-netted array in depth according to at least one of a terrain, terrain features, or man-made objects or structures. The acoustic sensors are capable of detecting and tracking unmanned aerial systems in non-line-of-sight environments. In some embodiments, the acoustic sensors may be in communication with internal electro-optical components or other external sensors, with orthogonal signal data then transmitted to remote observation stations for correlation, threat determination and if required, mitigation. The unmanned aerial systems may be classified by type and a threat level associated with the unmanned aerial system may be determined. | 2021-12-09 |
20210383666 | FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM AND FIRE DETECTION METHOD - A fire detection system includes a transmitter including a light source that sends an optical signal and a receiver including a detector that detects the optical signal sent from the light source through a predetermined light propagation section, a signal processing unit that calculates at least one of a first gas concentration, a first smoke concentration, and a first temperature in the light propagation section based on the optical signal, a sensor that acquires at least one of a second gas concentration, a second smoke concentration, and a second temperature in the surroundings, and a determiner that determines whether there is a fire by comparing at least one of the first gas concentration, the first smoke concentration, and the first temperature with at least one of the second gas concentration, the second smoke concentration, and the second temperature in the surroundings. | 2021-12-09 |