35th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220277596 | FACE ANTI-SPOOFING RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - This application discloses a face anti-spoofing recognition method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium, and relates to the field of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The method is performed by a computer device, including: acquiring face video data including a to-be-detected face; detecting eye contours of the to-be-detected face from image frames of the face video data, and generating an eye contour sequence; performing eye movement probability prediction based on the eye contour sequence, and generating an eye movement state sequence; acquiring a first dataset and a second dataset in the eye movement state sequence; determining a probability of existence of an abnormal blink behavior of the to-be-detected face according to the first dataset and the second dataset; and determining that the to-be-detected face is a real face in a case that the probability is less than a predetermined threshold. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277597 | ENHANCED USABILITY AND FUNCTIONALITY OF VEHICLE ONBOARD HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE - A vehicle may receive a request for use of a vehicle resource from a remote source. The vehicle may determine if the vehicle is capable of fulfilling the request based a state of the resource. The may also determine and send a cost for using the resource, to the remote source, in response to determining the vehicle is capable of fulfilling the request and provide use of the resource in accordance with a use-term defined in conjunction with the cost, in response to receiving agreement from the remote source to pay the cost. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277598 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INFORMATION - A telematic control device for a vehicle comprises an accident detection device configured to detect an accident of the vehicle and a communication interface configured to transmit accident information via a wireless communication network to a cloud network entity in response to an accident detection signal from the accident detection device. The cloud network entity comprises a communication interface which receives, from at least one of the one or more vehicles, accident information of a first vehicle via a wireless communication network. The communication interface further provides the accident information to a police communication device for accident arbitration. The police communication device comprises: a communication interface which receives accident information of at least one of the one or more vehicles involved in an accident; and a display which displays the accident information, e.g. to a police officer. The techniques facilitate the gathering and processing of accident information. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277599 | Supplementing Vehicle Service Content with Scan Tool Initialization Links - In an embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a computing device, textual vehicle service content. The method further includes identifying, by the computing device, a vehicle scan tool function relevant to associated text at a location within the textual vehicle service content. The method additionally includes modifying, by the computing device, the textual vehicle service content to include a selectable link at the location of the associated text, wherein the selectable link is selectable to initialize a vehicle scan tool to perform the identified vehicle scan tool function on a vehicle. The method also includes providing, by the computing device, the modified textual vehicle service content including the selectable link. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277600 | INSPECTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, INSPECTION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND INSPECTION ASSISTANCE METHOD - A program for supporting inspection of a vehicle causes a computer to function as: a result acquisition unit | 2022-09-01 |
20220277601 | MONITORING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, ASSOCIATED MONITORING SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT - A method for monitoring an aircraft component, including the following steps: receiving, from a video acquisition device, a video stream that represents at least one portion of the component; in the event that the realization of a predetermined condition is detected, extracting a portion of the video stream to form a sequence of interest; identifying, within the extracted sequence of interest, at least one image of interest; including a signature, obtained using each image of interest, with at least one predetermined signature from a library of signatures; and generating an anomaly detection signal if the result of the comparison meets a predetermined criterion. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277602 | ACCESS AND COMMUNICATION USING NEAR ULTRA LOW ENERGY FIELDS - Use of a Near Ultra-low Energy Field (NULEF) communications as a non-radiating means of gaining entry to a car when the car owner is near the car or touching the car body avoids the use of problematic radio signals that may be intercepted by thieves. In addition, a NULEF communications system may be used as a high bandwidth in-car communication system using either NULEF-E or NULEF-H. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277603 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LOCK TYPE - Method for determining a lock type of a lock device. In the method, a group of raw data of a group of lock devices is collected from a group of sensors respectively. Here the group of lock devices are respectively mounted to an object at a group of positions, and the group of lock devices belong to at least one lock type of a plurality of lock types. A group of probability distributions are obtained based on the group of raw data. Here a probability distribution in the group of probability distributions is associated with a lock device in the group of lock devices and probabilities of lock types to which the lock device belongs. A lock type of the lock device is determined based on the group of probability distributions. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277604 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERSONAL PATHOGEN STATUS VERIFICATION AT POINT OF ENTRY INTO AN AREA OF CONGREGATION - A system and system for personal pathogen status verifying allows an entity to control access to an area of congregation (AOC) at one or more points of entry (POE) is a configurable manner. In one embodiment, the system may be used for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but may be similarly used for other pathogens. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277605 | BUILDING ACCESS USING A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods and systems for unlocking an access point of a facility with a mobile device. Permissions and locations of access points of the facility that are accessible to a user of a particular mobile device may be downloaded and a location of the particular mobile device determined. The mobile device may identify one or more access points of the facility that are accessible by the user of the mobile device based on the location of the mobile device and the downloaded permissions and locations of the access points of the facility. The method may include displaying on the mobile device a notification of the access points that are identified by the mobile device, receiving a selection of one of the displayed access points from the user via a user interface of the mobile device, sending a command from the mobile device to unlock the selected access point, and unlocking the selected access point. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277606 | READER AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE READER - A method for controlling a reader communicating with a user terminal using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), comprising: transmitting a first advertising packet to the user terminal; performing a first authentication with the user terminal that has received the first advertising packet; discovering service of the user terminal by the reader that has transmitted the first advertising packet after the first authentication is performed; obtaining a first service data from the user terminal in response to the discovering service; discovering characteristic of the user terminal based on the first service data; and obtaining a first characteristic data from the user terminal in response to the discovering characteristic. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277607 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXAMINING VALUE DOCUMENTS - A method for checking value documents involves the steps of: irradiating, by an excitation device, a first side of the value document with excitation radiation for exciting luminescence of a luminescent substance on the value document, such that the first side is a back side of the value document, capturing luminescence radiation which was excited by excitation of the luminescent substance at a front side of the value document by at least a part of the excitation radiation after transmission through the substrate of the value document and exits the value document at least partly at the back side of the value document after transmission through the value document, by a capture device, and checking the value document in dependence on at least one property of the captured luminescence radiation by means of an evaluation device. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277608 | BAKED PRODUCT KIOSK - The present technology is directed to a kiosk for storing, displaying, and distributing a plurality of baked products. The kiosk may include, for example, a housing defining a chamber therein and configured to receive a plurality of baked products. The kiosk may include one or more sensors configured to analyze the individual baked products to determine one or more baked unit parameters and adjust one or more baking inputs based on the measured parameters. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277609 | ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE FOR PLAYING A WAGERING DICE GAME - An electronic gaming machine for playing a wagering dice game. A player terminal of the electronic gaming machine has a display device having three display areas. The first display area displays a plurality of user-selectable wagering options associated with the wagering dice game. The second display area displays a first plurality of colored die images, each die image displaying a predicted die outcome. The third display area displays a second plurality of colored die images, each die image displaying an actual die outcome. If the predicted die outcomes displayed on the first plurality of colored die images at least partially match the actual die outcomes displayed on the second plurality of respectively colored die images, a user wins a reward in a bonus game. The reward enables the user to repeat eligible user-placed wagers in a bonus round of the wagering game, without requiring user funding for the repeated wagers. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277610 | METHOD OF GAMING, A GAMING SYSTEM AND A GAME CONTROLLER - Systems and methods of gaming are disclosed herein. An example method includes receiving a credit wager to initiate play of a base game. The method also includes designating a first symbol display position on the display, selecting a first symbol from a symbol set for display at the first symbol display position, evaluating whether the first symbol is an award symbol, and controlling the display to display a secondary game in response to a determination that the first symbol is an award symbol. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277611 | ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE WITH DYNAMIC DISPLAY - Gaming systems, methods, and machines provided herein may include dynamic displays in which sets of movable display units are arranged such that movable display units of each set are translatable along corresponding non-parallel first axes. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277612 | SLOT MACHINE WITH REEL-BASED PERSISTENCE-OF-VISION EFFECTS - A gaming device in accordance with some implementations includes a housing, a reel-spin initiation member, and a reel configured to spin in response to a user actuation of the reel-spin initiation member, the reel including a peripheral member having a plurality of symbols thereon and an array of light-emitting elements coupled to the reel. The gaming device also includes a controller coupled to the array of light-emitting elements and configured to selectively illuminate respective light-emitting elements of the array of light-emitting elements while the reel is rotating to produce an animated visual element. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277613 | GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING DETERMINED OUTCOME SEQUENCES - A gaming machine comprising a display device and game-logic circuitry is provided. The display device presents a plurality of symbol positions and a plurality of symbol reels, each symbol reel comprising symbols and associated with at least one symbol position. The game-logic circuitry causes the display device to present a first game outcome by populating each symbol position with a symbol from the symbol reels; causes, in response to a trigger event, the display device to lock at least one symbol reel; causes the display device to present an unlocked symbol reel incrementing through at least a majority of its symbols by populating the associated symbol positions with a respective new symbol for each increment; determines, for each increment, a game outcome based on the symbols currently populating the symbol positions; and causes the display device to present an award animation for any winning game outcomes. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277614 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ELECTRONIC GAMING INCLUDING A PLAYER GOAL WHEEL ARRANGED TO DISPLAY A PLURALITY OF PLAYER GOALS - An electronic gaming machine may present a wagering game in which a player goal is displayed for a player of the electronic gaming machine. In general, the player goal may specify a goal to be achieved by the player in an associated reel game. In one embodiment, such a player goal is displayed on a simulated wheel (or “goal wheel”). During play of the wagering game, the electronic gaming machine may spin and stop the goal wheel to identify one of the player goals displayed on the goal wheel. Likewise, the electronic gaming machine may spin and stop a plurality of reels to display a game outcome. The electronic gaming machine may compare the identified player goal to the game outcome, and if the game outcome matches or otherwise satisfies the player goal, the electronic gaming machine may provide a game award (and/or another game feature, such as a bonus game) to the player. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277615 | Gameplay Method with Connected Image Segments - Wagering gaming systems, devices, and methods are presented. A gaming device includes a credit input mechanism, a player interface mechanism, a display, and a controller. The credit input mechanism receives a physical item representing a monetary value and increases a credit balance of a credit meter based on the monetary value of the received physical item. The display includes symbol positions arranged in an array of rows and columns. During game play, the controller is further configured to display symbols selected from the set of symbols on the array. The symbol set includes a plurality of image segments that form a contiguous image when they are displayed in a predetermined arrangement on the array of symbol positions. The controller makes an award or triggers an event, such as a bonus game, if the displayed symbols include the plurality of image segments arranged to display the contiguous image. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277616 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AWARDS BASED ON DYNAMIC REELS - Systems and methods which provide a player zero, one or more awards based on a variable quantity of symbol display positions associated with one or more reels. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277617 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING ONE OR MORE SYMBOLS ON ONE OR MORE STILL-SPINNING REELS OF A WAGERING GAME - An electronic gaming machine performs operations comprising: (i) simulating a rotating plurality of reels, each reel of the simulated rotating plurality of reels comprising a plurality of symbols including standard symbols and bonus trigger symbols; (ii) stopping a first reel of the simulated rotating plurality of reels, wherein the first reel displays a first plurality of symbols; (iii) determining whether of the first plurality of symbols displayed include i) all standard symbols, or ii) at least one bonus trigger symbol; (iv) on at least one remaining reel of the simulated rotating reels one of: i) modifying at least one bonus trigger symbol with a standard symbol if all standard symbols are displayed, or ii) modifying the at least one standard symbol with at least one bonus trigger symbol; (v) stopping the remaining reels of the simulated rotating plurality of reels, wherein the remaining reels display a plurality of symbols; (vi) evaluating the symbols stopped and displayed from each of the simulated rotating plurality of reels; and (vii) determining, based upon the evaluating, whether to provide a game award. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277618 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINES AND MOBILE DEVICES - Various system, method, and device embodiments are disclosed for establishing and utilizing a wireless connection between an electronic gaming machine and a mobile device associated with a player. Such embodiments include use of a first component configured to communicate information with the mobile device using near-field communications and use of a second component configured to automatically pair the mobile device with the mobile interface device, using a Bluetooth connection, wherein the pairing of the mobile device with the mobile interface device utilizes the information communicated to the mobile device using the first component. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277619 | PROGRESSIVE BETTING SYSTEMS - Embodiments described herein relate to systems and methods for monitoring progressive game activities at a plurality of gaming tables. For example, embodiments described herein relate to systems and methods for monitoring that a bet for playing a progressive game was made, the amount of the bet, the position of the bet, the identification of the player who made the bet and the identification of the gaming table at which the bet was made. A progressive jackpot metric may be computed based on the data captured at the gaming table for increasing or decreasing one or more progressive jackpots. Visual elements corresponding to the one or more progressive jackpots may be rendered on a jackpot interface display. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277620 | ACTIVATING FEATURES BASED ON A VALUE OF A PROGRESSIVE AWARD - Gaming systems and methods for determining which features, if any, to activate in association with one or more plays of a game based on a current value of a progressive award. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277621 | PROGRESSIVE GAMING SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE ESCROW CONTRIBUTION OR APPLICATION - Innovations in game design features of an electronic gaming device are presented. A progressive jackpot is associated with an escrow. At least a portion of the escrow can be applied to a reset amount for the progressive jackpot. The amount of escrow applied to the reset amount can vary, such as based on a current escrow value. The progressive jackpot can be associated with an increment rate and an escrow rate. The increment rate or the escrow rate may vary based on one or more parameters, including one or more game parameters. Game parameters can include game output parameters, such as a coin out amount, a number of games played, a handpay amount, or a number of players actively engaged in game play with a particular progressive jackpot. Changes in how escrow is applied, or how increment or escrow rates are determined, can be based on time periods or events. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277622 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING A JACKPOT USING A TIME CAP - A gaming system for evaluating a jackpot using a time cap is provided. The system includes a processor and a memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions stored in the memory which when executed, cause the processor to at least store, in the memory, a jackpot including time cap parameters and a value of the jackpot. The instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to select a time cap based on the time cap parameters. The instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to determine, in response to a game instance, that the selected time cap has been reached. The instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to credit, in response to the determination, the value of the progressive jackpot to a player credit balance. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277623 | KENO GAMES WITH BONUS MARKERS AND ALTERNATIVE WINNING SCENARIOS - A gaming device may perform various electronic games, such as a keno game, and may include a game controller configured to control operations of the performed electronic games. During the course of a game performed on the gaming device, the game controller may control various winning scenarios, including alternate winning scenarios. At certain stages in a keno game, a number of markers may be selected. Before, after, or while these markers are selected, the game controller may determine how many bonus markers will be selected. Based on the number of selected bonus markers, the game controller may initiate a bonus draw phase where an additional number of markers may be selected. After all markers have been selected, any selected bonus markers may be added together and the calculated sum may be added to a credit balance associated with a player of the gaming device. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277624 | HIDDEN SYMBOL TRACKING AS PART OF A PAYING COMBINATION SET - The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems, machines, and methods and, in particular, hidden symbol tracking. As an example, an electronic gaming machine is described that includes a set of reels, where each reel in the set of reels includes a plurality of symbol regions with at least one symbol provided therein, and where a first reel in the set of reels includes a hidden symbol that is capable of different presentations based upon having different lighting conditions applied thereto. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277625 | FORCE SENSE PRESENTATION APPARATUS, FORCE SENSE PRESENTATION METHOD - There is provided a technique for presenting a force sense corresponding to a motion of a physical object without a power source. A force sense presentation apparatus includes a passive object, which is an object without a power source, a motion detection unit that generates data concerning a motion of the passive object (hereinafter referred to as first motion data), a force-sense presentation unit that determines, from the first motion data, data concerning a force sense corresponding to the motion of the passive object (hereinafter referred to as force sense data) and gives the force sense to a user based on the force sense data, and a wire for body motion for transmitting a body motion of the user to the passive object. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277626 | CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A control method executed by a computer to control a device that outputs a stimulus to a user includes: obtaining a stimulus start time that is a time when the device is to start outputting the stimulus; determining whether or not the stimulus start time obtained satisfies a predetermined condition; generating a pattern extended or contracted in a time direction from an initial pattern indicating a timewise change in an intensity of the stimulus when the stimulus start time obtained is determined to satisfy the predetermined condition; and controlling the device to start outputting the stimulus at the stimulus start time and output the stimulus at the intensity indicated by the pattern generated. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277627 | DOOR MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - In example implementations, a door monitoring sensor is provided. The door monitoring sensor includes a communication interface to transmit an alarm when a door operates outside of operational parameters of the door, an angular sensor to measure rotational movement of the a door, a movement sensor to detect movement along an x-y-z coordinate plane, a radar sensor to detect an object, a rechargeable power supply to provide power to the angular sensor, the movement sensor, and the radar sensor, and a processor. The processor is communicatively coupled to the communication interface, the angular sensor, the movement sensor, and the radar sensor. The processor is to determine that the door is moving outside of the operational parameters of the door and generate the alarm that is transmitted by the communication interface in response to determination that the door is moving outside of the operational parameters of the door. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277628 | MERCHANDISE SECURITY SYSTEM INCLUDING RETRACTABLE ALARMING POWER CORD - A merchandise security system for an electronic item of merchandise is provided. In one example, the merchandise security system includes a continuous alarming power cord comprising at least one electrical conductor. The alarming power cord has a first end adapted to be electrically connected to the electronic item of merchandise and a second end. The merchandise security system also includes a reel for receiving the second end of the alarming power cord and adapted for storing at least a portion of the alarming power cord thereon. In addition, the merchandise security system includes monitoring circuitry in electrical communication with the alarming power cord and configured to detect an interruption in an electrical signal provided to the alarming power cord. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277629 | SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEM WITH MULTI-DIRECTIONAL MOUNT AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A security camera system includes a base unit and sensor modules for generating image data. The base unit includes several mounting sockets arranged at different elevational and azimuthal directions around the base unit, and the sensor modules attach, for example, magnetically, to the mounting sockets. Each mounting socket includes a socket ID, which is read by a reader module of the sensor modules and used to stitch together the image data from different sensor modules. The sensor modules are powered wirelessly via induction and communicate wirelessly with the base unit via wireless transceivers and antennas. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277630 | Next Generation Monitoring System - Methods and systems are described for the detection and identification of a cellular device that crosses a perimeter associated with a premises that is installed with a monitoring system. Subsequently, a determination of an intruder crossing the perimeter and/or entering a building within the premises may be made based on receiving unique identification values for the cellular device and/or information associated with a user of the cellular device. One or more sensors present within or near the premises may be configured to send alert information when tripped. The monitoring system may be configured to determine a location of the cellular device, an identity of the user of the cellular device, additional information stored, transmitted or received by the cellular device, and safe escape routes that may be sent to one or more user devices registered with the monitoring system. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277631 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING PASSIVE INTRUSION DETECTION IN INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS - A method passively detects intrusion in an indoor environment. The method includes: establishing at least one communication channel between two millimeter (mm)-wave devices of a plurality of mm-wave devices deployed within the indoor environment, continuously monitoring communication channel parameters of the at least one communication channel, and triggering an intrusion detection process based on variations of the communication channel parameters. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277632 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING A SUBJECT THROUGH DEVICE-FREE AND DEVICE-ORIENTED SENSING TECHNOLOGIES - The systems and method proposed herein aim to identify a mobile device or devices worn by an individual or a subject that has entered an area monitored by a passive motion detection system that uses wireless signals to sense motion in the space. The system will collect as much signals as possible from both the devices worn by the individual and from the system performing the passive (device-free) motion detection for identifying the individual or person of interest. The individual or person of interest may be a user of a product or an intruder. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277633 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A CONNECTED FIRE DOORSET SYSTEM - A retrofit unit is disclosed, adapted to be attached to a door as part of a door closer apparatus, the door closer apparatus being adapted to selectively prevent or facilitate movement of a door relative to its associated door frame, the retrofit unit comprising energy harvesting means adapted to convert energy harvested into electrical energy, the retrofit unit further having a first energy storage means, control means adapted to control the door closer unit, one or more sensors adapted to detect one or more environmental state, and a communication means adapted to transmit and receive information wirelessly to and from a remote base station and adapted to transmit and receive information wirelessly to and from a further retrofit unit. A door-integrated unit is also disclosed, as well as a fire safety system having a plurality of units and one or more base stations. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277634 | HAZARD DETECTOR WITH OPTICAL STATUS INDICATOR - A life safety device includes a housing, a detector for detecting one or more conditions, and an actuatable mechanism coupled to the housing. The actuatable mechanism includes a light assembly operable in response to detection of at least one of the one or more conditions. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277635 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OILFIELD DRILLING OPERATIONS USING COMPUTER VISION - Computer vision drilling systems and methods may be used with a drilling rig. The computer vision systems and methods may be used during drilling of a well to monitor the drilling equipment and personnel on the drilling site to provide safer drilling operations. The results from the computer vision drilling system may be used to cause corrective actions to be performed if a safety condition arises. In addition, computer vision systems and methods are provided to automatically monitor the drilling site and drilling operations, such as by tallying pipe in the drill string and by monitoring equipment for anomalous drilling conditions, and automatically taking corrective action as may be needed. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277636 | SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM FOR NEWBORNS - Disclosed is a security alarm system for newborns. The security alarm system comprises bracelets, positioning labels, limiting labels and a computer, wherein the bracelets comprise newborn bracelets and mother bracelets corresponding to the newborn bracelets, and the newborn bracelets and the mother bracelets corresponding to the newborn bracelets are matched and connected through unique identification codes; and the positioning labels are arranged in a corridor of a ward area, provide positioning information for the newborn bracelets, and provide communication connection between the newborn bracelets and the computer. In the mode, mother and infant identification can be realized through matching modules; when a newborn goes out, the newborn is positioned and the position is inquired in real time through positioning modules and the positioning labels, an alarm is given when the newborn goes out without authorization through the limiting labels, and images are transmitted in real time through camera modules. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277637 | EARTHQUAKE DETECTION AND ALARM UNIT AND SYSTEM - A vertical motion and horizontal motion detection and alarm units for detecting vertical motion are described as well as a motion detection and alarm apparatus for detecting motion. A wide area seismic alarm system is described that comprises a plurality of motion detection and alarm apparatus as described that are located in plurality of locations throughout the monitored area. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277638 | Detecting Abnormal Events for a Monitoring System - Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for detecting a state transition for sensors of a monitoring system, and determining whether the state transition is abnormal such that further action is warranted. The determination may be based on a history of state transitions in the monitoring system, and may be based on whether the same state transition has previously occurred at a corresponding time in the history, whether the new state has previously occurred following the corresponding time in the history, and other factors. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277639 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING - A system for generating an alert in case of a social distancing breach in a facility including a first device and second device, each including a processor and a memory. The memory stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations including receiving a first beacon signal from a second device and determining that a first condition associated with a payload of the first beacon signal is satisfied, determining that a second condition associated with a distance between the first device and the second device is satisfied. The operations further comprising generating an alert related to a social distancing warning in response to the first condition and the second condition being satisfied and in response to at least one of the first condition or second condition not being satisfied, not generating the alert. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277640 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A control device acquire person information that is information unique to person, specify ability information that is information indicating ability of the person indicated by the acquired person information, and output the specified ability information to a predetermined output device. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277641 | OPTICAL FIBER SENSING SYSTEM, OPTICAL FIBER SENSING EQUIPMENT, AND RESCUE REQUEST DETECTION METHOD - An optical fiber sensing system according to the present disclosure comprises an optical fiber ( | 2022-09-01 |
20220277642 | INVESTIGATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND INVESTIGATION ASSISTANCE METHOD - A user terminal displays an analysis server selection screen showing a list of a plurality of analysis servers provided to respectively correspond to a plurality of different object feature elements relating to an incident or the like, and, on the basis of input of a retrieval condition including the object feature element of an object to be retrieved by a first analysis server selected from the analysis server selection screen, transmits, to an integrated server, a request to retrieve a corresponding object satisfying the retrieval condition. The integrated server transmits an instruction to retrieve the corresponding object to the first analysis server on the basis of the request to retrieve, receives a retrieval result from the first analysis server, and transmits the retrieval result to the user terminal. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277643 | FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A tool for performing diagnostics on a fire detection system includes an induction coil which includes two halves that may be selectively opened and closed to surround a wire in the system and sense current through the wire. A diagnostic module and a conduit provide communication of data of the sensed current between the induction coil and the diagnostic module. The diagnostic module is configured to decode the data to interpret communications sent through the wire. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277644 | VEHICLE ALARM SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AVOIDING FALSE ALARMS WHILE MAINTAINING THE VEHICLE ALARM SYSTEM ARMED - A vehicle alarm system configured to avoid false alarms while maintaining the vehicle alarm system armed. The vehicle alarm system includes: at least a first sensor configured to detect at least a first living object; a processing circuitry operatively connected to the least a first sensor configured to cause the vehicle alarm system to: detect at least a first living object inside of a vehicle by the at least first sensor; and reduce, or unarm, at least a first alarm function of the vehicle alarm system in response to detecting the at least first living object, while at least a second alarm function of the vehicle alarm system is configured to be armed. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277645 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AT LEAST ONE ACTUATOR AND A REMOTE CONTROL UNIT - The invention relates to a method for configuring the communication between at least one actuator and a remote control, in order to enable a control of the at least one actuator by the remote control, the at least one actuator being configured to communicate with the remote control, the communication between the at least one actuator and the remote control being established according to a first protocol or according to a second protocol, the communication according to the second protocol being implemented via a connection to a router connected to the mains, the method being implemented by a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal being configured to communicate according to the first protocol with the at least one actuator, and with the remote control, the mobile terminal being configured to communicate with the router according to the first protocol or according to a third protocol, the method comprising the following steps: —identifying an identifier of the at least one actuator, —identifying an identifier of the remote control, —analysing in order to detect a presence or absence of the router, —if the absence of the router is detected by the mobile terminal during the analysis step, transmitting, to the remote control, the identifier of the at least one actuator and/or transmitting, to the actuator, the identifier of the remote control, then transmitting, to the remote control and to the actuator, a request to deactivate the first protocol, if the presence of the router is detected by the mobile terminal during the analysis step, transmitting, to the router, the identifier of the at least one actuator and the identifier of the remote control. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277646 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DATA OF AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM - A data management system for an irrigation system and methods of controlling operations thereof are provided. The data management system directs data captured at a plurality of sensors on the irrigation system to a remote device. The data management system comprises a communication bus and a plurality of communications. The communication bus extends along the irrigation system. The plurality of communication systems are positioned on the irrigation system and are connected to the communication bus. Each of the communication systems is configured to receive signals representative of the data from one of the sensors and to transmit signals representative of the data, via wireless communication, to the remote device. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277647 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING THE IN-LANE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF A ROAD AGENT EXTERNAL TO A VEHICLE - Systems and methods for analyzing the in-lane driving behavior of an external road agent are disclosed herein. One embodiment generates a sequence of sparse 3D point clouds based on a sequence of depth maps corresponding to a sequence of images of a scene; performs flow clustering based on the sequence of depth maps and a sequence of flow maps to identify points across the sequence of sparse 3D point clouds that belong to a detected road agent; generates a dense 3D point cloud by combining at least some of the points across the sequence of sparse 3D point clouds that belong to the detected road agent; detects one or more lane markings and projects them into the dense 3D point cloud to generate an annotated 3D point cloud; and analyzes the in-lane driving behavior of the detected road agent based, at least in part, on the annotated 3D point cloud. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277648 | ROAD INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM AND ROAD INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD - A road information providing system includes: a first traffic state recognition unit that recognizes a first traffic state that is a traffic state of first-type movable bodies; a second traffic state recognition unit that recognizes a second traffic state that is a traffic state of second-type movable bodies smaller in size than the first-type movable bodies; a specific road area extraction unit that extracts, as a specific road area, a road area satisfying traffic determination conditions including a determination condition that the first traffic state shows that a traffic volume of the first-type movable bodies has decreased and a determination condition that the second traffic state shows that the second-type movable body is traveling; and a traveling obstruction information providing unit that provides traveling obstruction information serving as notification that an event has occurred which obstructs the traveling of the first-type movable bodies in the specific road area. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277649 | Phase Lock Loop Siren Detection - One example system for detecting an emergency siren comprises a microphone device, a band pass filter operably coupled to the microphone device and configured to filter sound data from the microphone device to produce filtered sound data, a phase lock loop circuit configured to phase filter the filtered sound data to produce phase filtered data, and a processor configured to determine a presence of a siren signal from the phase filtered data. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277650 | Verifying Identity of an Emergency Vehicle During Operation - A method includes: receiving, by a computing device of a first vehicle, a command from a host device; in response to receiving the command, storing a new device secret in memory; generating, by the computing device using the new device secret, a triple comprising an identifier, a certificate, and a public key; and sending, by the computing device, the triple to a second vehicle, where the second vehicle is configured to verify an identity of the first vehicle using the triple. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277651 | LANE CHANGE ROUTE INSTRUCTING DEVICE AND LANE CHANGE ROUTE INSTRUCTING SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a lane change route instructing device and a lane change route instructing system such that, by considering the necessity of a lane change of a multiple of vehicles existing in a periphery, a coinciding of travel routes accompanying a lane change is avoided, and the vehicles can be caused to carry out a traveling operation smoothly. A lane change route instructing device determines whether or not target travel routes of each vehicle will coincide with each other in accompaniment to a lane change, determines an inter-vehicle priority relating to a lane change, and when it is determined that a coinciding of the target travel routes will occur, transmits a command to maintain the target travel route to a highest priority coinciding vehicle among coinciding vehicles whose target travel routes have been determined to be going to coincide with each other, and transmits a command for evasive travel that avoids a coinciding with the target travel route of the highest priority coinciding vehicle to a low priority coinciding vehicle. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277652 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPOSITIONING VEHICLES IN A RIDE-HAILING PLATFORM - This disclosure describes systems and methods for repositioning vehicles. An exemplary method includes obtaining a plurality of current features associated with a vehicle located in one of the plurality of grid cells; inputting the plurality current features associated with the vehicle into a neural network; obtaining, from the neural network, a plurality of conditional action values for repositioning the vehicle to a plurality of target grid cells conditioned upon the plurality current features associated with the vehicle, wherein the plurality of target grid cells comprise the one grid cell that the vehicle is currently located in and other grid cells in the plurality of grid cells that are within two or more layers surrounding the one grid cell; and sending one or more of the plurality of target grid cells with highest conditional action values to the vehicle for repositioning. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277653 | NETWORK ASSISTED PLATOONING FOR SELF DRIVING VEHICLES - Described herein are techniques for facilitating communications between vehicles within a platoon while minimizing latency. In some embodiments, such techniques may be performed by a lead vehicle and may comprise obtaining, from one or more sensors, sensor information pertaining to an environment in which the lead vehicle is located and generating, from the sensor information, driving instructions to be executed by a platoon of vehicles. The techniques may further comprise identifying, within the platoon of vehicles, a plurality of separate groups of vehicles and transmitting the generated driving instructions to a platooning platform via a long-range communication channel such that the driving instructions are relayed to each of the plurality of separate groups of vehicles. The techniques may further comprise transmitting the generated driving instructions to at least one additional vehicle of the platoon of vehicles via a short-range communication channel. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277654 | GENERATING DYNAMIC CHECKLISTS FOR AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS - In some embodiments, a system comprising a user device and a restriction management system is provided. The restriction management system includes one or more processors and at least one computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium has logic stored thereon that, in response to execution by the one or more processors, cause the restriction management system to perform actions comprising receiving flight plan information, querying a restriction data store to retrieve an initial set of restriction definitions relevant to the flight plan information, generating information for presenting a checklist based on a comparison of restriction definitions from the initial set of restrictions to a set of checklist items, and transmitting the information for presenting the set of checklist items to the user device for presentation. In some embodiments, the flight plan information includes a planned flight area and a planned flight period of time. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277655 | DRONE PAIRING - Systems, devices, and methods for drone pairing are disclosed. Drones may be paired by configuring each of a first drone and a second drone in a drone pairing mode, establishing physical contact between the first drone and the second drone while in the drone pairing mode, determining an acceleration parameter for each of the first drone and the second drone related to the physical contact between the first drone and the second drone, comparing the determined acceleration parameter of the first drone and the determined acceleration parameter of the second drone to identify a match, and pairing the first drone and the second drone in response to the identified match between the compared acceleration parameters of the first and second drones. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277656 | PROVIDING AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE - BROADCAST DATA FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES - A device can be configured to receive flight data from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), where the flight data indicates at least one of an identifier that identifies the UAV, a location of the UAV, an altitude of the UAV, a bearing of the UAV, or a speed of the UAV. The device can be further configured to convert at least a portion of the flight data from a first format to a second format; generate automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data based on the converted flight data; and perform an action associated with the ADS-B data. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277657 | Methods and Apparatus for Enhancing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Management Using a Wireless Network - A method includes receiving, by an unmanned aerial system (UAS) traffic management (UTM) from a mobile network function providing UAS management support functionality, an authentication-authorization request including additional UAS management information associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); validating, by the UTM, the authentication-authorization request thereby producing authorization data associated with the UAV; determining, by the UTM, information for UAV management including remoted identification and tracking information (RITI); and transmitting, by the UTM to the mobile network function, an authentication-authorization response including the authorization data associated with the UAV and the information for UAV management. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277658 | EDUCATIONAL GAME BALL - The present disclosure provides for a game ball for educational learning related play having a spherical body where the body has a plurality of flat exterior surfaces. The plurality of flat exterior surfaces include a plurality of groupings of three adjacent exterior flat surfaces. Each flat exterior surface of each of the groupings respectively have a flat flexible transparent pouch. Each flat flexible transparent pouch has a first slot opening opposite a second slot opening, and each flat flexible transparent pouch is respectively sized and configured to removably receive and secure an interchangeable educational index card in an installed position. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277659 | GENERATING A VIRTUAL REALITY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT - A method executed by a computing device includes generating a virtual reality environment utilizing first and second sets of object representations by identifying a common illustrative asset based on the first and second set of object representations. The method further includes rendering the common illustrative asset to produce a set of illustrative asset video frames for selecting a common portion of video frames for the virtual reality environment. The method further includes rendering another representation of the first set of object representations to produce a first remaining portion of the video frames and rendering another representation of the second set of object representations to produce a second remaining portion of the video frames. The method further includes linking the common portion, the first remaining portion, and the second remaining portion of the video frames to produce the virtual reality environment. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277660 | Electronic Document Presentation Management System - A method for managing engagement and presentation content of an electronic document involves providing container metadata identifying engagement containers within the electronic document, providing engagement data linked to the engagement containers, the engagement data comprising parameters of an engagement based on the segments of content in the linked engagement containers, executing a procedure to traverse engagement containers identified in the container metadata. The procedure includes accepting, based on user input, data responsive to the engagement, and assigning a score for the current engagement container based on the received data and the parameters defined in the engagement metadata. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277661 | SYNCHRONIZED AUDIOVISUAL WORK - The teachings described herein are generally directed to a system, method, and apparatus for separating and mixing tracks within music. The system can have a video that is synchronized with the variations in the musical tempo through a variable timing reference track designed and provided for a user of the preselected performance that was prerecorded, wherein the designing of the variable timing reference track includes creating a tempo map having variable tempos, rhythms, and beats using notes from the preselected performance. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277662 | Interactive Reading Assistant - A method includes, while displaying a first set of text content via a display device, determining an engagement value that characterizes a level of user engagement with respect to the first set of text content. The method includes, in accordance with a determination that the engagement value satisfies a threshold, replacing the first set of text content with a second set of text content via the display device. The first set of text content is different from the second set of text content. The method includes in accordance with a determination that the engagement value does not satisfy the threshold, maintaining display of the first set of text content via the display device. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277663 | Guided Learning Systems, Devices, and Methods - Systems, devices, and methods are described for providing, among other things, a real-time feedback to novice dance associated spotting, center of gravity, timing, etc. The disclosed technologies and methodologies include a spotter unit configured to generate a time sequence of pixel images associate with a performance event and to generate position information, movement information, timing information, or the like associated with a performance event, In an embodiment, the disclosed technologies and methodologies include a trainer unit configured to compare the position, movement, timing information, or the like associated with the performance event to user-specific target position information, user-specific target movement information, or user-specific target timing position information, and to provide one or more instances of a fidelity status associated with the performance event. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277664 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR INITIATING AND INTEGRATING DIGITAL-MEDIA-LITERACY EVALUATIONS INTO A SOCIAL NETWORKING PLATFORM - This disclosure describes methods, non-transitory computer readable storage media, and systems that generate and present tools on an administrator user interface that can initiate a user-interaction evaluation of users' digital media proficiency and can show a snapshot of user interactions with digital content from the evaluation. For instance, the disclosed systems provide, within a graphical user interface, an option to initiate a user-interaction evaluation. Based on a selection of the option, the disclosed systems generate digital content within the social networking platform as part of the evaluation. The disclosed systems subsequently display information for the evaluation and tracking information for user interactions within the graphical user interface. In one or more portions of the graphical user interface, the disclosed systems display an evaluation dashboard including user-interaction evaluation information. In other portions of the graphical user interface, the disclosed systems display actions from user accounts interacting with the digital content. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277665 | MANIPULATIVE FOR MODELING OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS - A manipulative and related methods for modeling addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of fractions, mixed numbers, or decimal numbers comprising a board with a series of pits, holes, and counters. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277666 | COMPREHENSIVE TEACHING AID SYSTEM FOR GENETIC SCIENCE - A comprehensive teaching aid system for genetic science at least including a numerous (deoxy-) ribonucleotide models that can be assembled to form DNA/RNA single strands, or to form the beautiful DNA double helix structure when numerous adjacently and oppositely connected deoxynucleotide models are attached by magnets, tRNAs, and three different plates for DNA replication, mRNA transcription and protein synthesis respectively. The (deoxy-) nucleotide model includes a phosphate model, a (deoxy-) ribose model and a base model connected in sequence. Between two adjacently disposed (deoxy-) ribonucleotide models, a (deoxy-) ribose model is connected to a phosphate model in the head-to-tail fashion to form a detachable and flexible chain structure. The base model is laterally connected to the (deoxy-) ribose model, and two base models in two oppositely disposed deoxynucleotide models are flexibly and complementarily attached. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277667 | CAMERA AIDED SIMULATOR FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL TRAINING - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for surgical training with low cost, reusable materials and a highly customizable virtual environment for skill-building. According to various embodiments, a surgical training tool is usable in conjunction with a support structure configured to at least partially constrain the tool movement. Meanwhile, the tool is tracked in real-time with off-tool detectors to generate a tool path driving a virtual rendering of the surgical training tool in an operative environment. The virtual rendering may be visually observable via a display device and may include a customizable and/or selectable operative environment with one or more structures that can be operated on by the virtual surgical training tool. By tracking the virtual tool interaction with the virtual structures, a task path may be established for documenting and/or objectively assessing the performance of one or more operative tasks. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277668 | Vascular Access Training Simulator System and Transparent Anatomical Model - A vascular access training simulator system for training intravascular insertion of a medical device is disclosed. The vascular access training simulator system includes an anatomical training model having clinically relevant ultrasonic properties representative of ultrasonic properties of a human body site for ultrasound imaging. The training model includes a transparent housing, a transparent simulated tissue, at least one simulated blood vessel suspended in the tissue, and a layer of simulated skin covering the housing and the tissue. A first imaging device is records a first video showing a view of an insertion site outside of the simulated skin. A second imaging device records a second video showing the simulated blood vessel through the transparent simulated tissue. A third imaging device is shows an ultrasound view of the simulated blood vessel and the simulated tissue. A monitor displays a composite view of all three videos simultaneously on a single screen. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277669 | RATE MONITOR FOR PORTABLE MEDICAL TRAINING DEVICE - A CPR training manikin The training manikin can have a lighted rate monitor assembly. The lighted rate monitor can include a body portion, the body portion including an electronic control board. A chest compression assembly can be joined to the body portion, the chest compression assembly comprising input sensors electrically connected to the electronic control board. The lighted rate monitor assembly can have an electrical cord assembly having a plug member at a proximal end for removable electrical connection with the electronic control board, and having at a distal end, a light. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277670 | LABEL INCLUDING A REMOVABLE PORTION CAPABLE OF FORMING A SEPARATE ARTICLE - A label including a separable article for use. The label includes a first portion adapted to be affixed to an article, and a second portion adapted to be separated from the first portion and removed from the remainder of the label. The second portion may be defined by at least one feature that facilitates removal of the second portion. And the second portion is capable of being formed into a second article following separation from the first portion, and may include an interior space capable of receiving a material therein or therethrough. The label including portion for forming a separable article may be formed in an inline process. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277671 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE USING ROTATION-BASED PERSISTENCE OF VISION AND GAME MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A transparent display device using rotation-based persistence of vision includes: an opaque display unit that displays first images; a transparent display unit that includes image display bars, which are positioned outside the opaque display unit and on each of which a plurality of light emitting elements are mounted, and a display bar driving unit which rotates the image display bars, the transparent display unit displaying second images which are viewed to overlap the first images by persistence of vision based on rotation of the image display bars; and a display casing that accommodates both the opaque and transparent display units in a state where the transparent display unit is positioned outside the opaque display unit, the display casing having a sight window through which the first images and the second images are viewed at a preset region. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277672 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technology relates to a display device, a display method, and a program enabling to implement AR with excellent visibility by using a retinal direct drawing display device. The display device includes: a display unit configured to project a visual information image including visual information onto a retina of a user and display the visual information in superimposition with a field of view of the user; and a visual information control unit configured to control displaying of the visual information by the display unit, in which the display unit displays the visual information that is blurred in accordance with a situation. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an eyewear display device. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277673 | VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a vehicle display device that includes: an image display unit that emits display light of an image; an optical system that projects the display light emitted from the image display unit toward a reflection face in front of a driver; and a controller that controls the image display unit. The image has a first region that is a region viewed by both eyes of the driver and a second region that is a region of the image on an end part side in an image lateral direction relative to the first region. In a case where a graphic image included in the image is across a boundary between the first region and the second region, the controller executes blur processing on the graphic image. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277674 | DISPLAYING METHOD AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A displaying method including receiving an input of a threshold value, generating, by using the threshold value, a second image showing a mask region of a first image that is a region where an input image is displayed or a non-mask region of the first image that is a region where the input image is not displayed, and displaying a projection image obtained by superimposing the second image on the input image. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277675 | DISPLAY METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - The display method includes the steps of receiving input of first information representing an amount of an dilation process or a erosion process on a first mask image including a mask region, generating a second mask image by performing the dilation process or the erosion process corresponding to the first information based on an edge of the mask region on the first mask image, and displaying a projecting image obtained by superimposing the second mask image on an input image. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277676 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING LUMINANCE PROFILE THEREOF - A method for measuring a luminance profile of a display device including pixels divided into blocks, includes: measuring a first reference luminance profile when a partial area of each of the blocks is in a display state and a remaining area of each of the blocks is in a non-display state; measuring a first luminance profile when an entire area of a first block among the blocks is in the display state, the partial area of each of remaining blocks is in the display state, and the remaining area of each of the remaining blocks is in the non-display state; and measuring a second luminance profile when an entire area of a second block among the blocks is in the display state, the partial area of each of remaining blocks is in the display state, and the remaining area of each of the remaining blocks is in the non-display state. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277677 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF TESTING DISPLAY PANEL - A method of testing a display panel including a pixel coupled to first, second, and third power lines, a data line, scan lines, an emission control line, and a test line, the method includes: applying a first power supply voltage to the first power line; applying a test voltage having a turn-on voltage level to the second power line; applying a scan signal having a turn-on voltage level sequentially to the scan lines and an emission control signal having a turn-on voltage level to the emission control line; applying a gate signal to the test line to turn on a test transistor coupled between two electrode of a light emitting element included in the pixel; measuring a sensing voltage output through the data line; and determining whether the pixel is defective, based on a voltage level of the measured sensing voltage. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277678 | USER DEVICE SCREEN - A method, apparatus and computer program is described comprising: determining a configuration of a reconfigurable screen of a user device; identifying potentially problematic sources of reflection from a scene around a user device based, at least in part, on the determined configuration; and compensating for said potentially problematic sources of reflection. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277679 | ELECTRONIC DISPLAY BOARD SYSTEM WITH MODIFIED ETHERNET NETWORK FOR A PLURALITY OF DISPLAY UNITS - The electronic display board system with a modified Ethernet network according to the present invention comprises a main controller | 2022-09-01 |
20220277680 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a scale factor provider, a grayscale converter, and pixels. The scale factor provider calculates an n-th scale factor based on n-th input grayscales received during an n-th frame period. The grayscale converter calculates (n+p)th output grayscales by applying the n-th scale factor to (n+p)th input grayscales received during an (n+p)th frame period in a first mode. The pixels output light to display an image based on the (n+p)th output grayscales, where n is an integer greater than 0 and p is an integer greater than 1. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277681 | DISPLAYS WITH IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICES - Examples for controlling refresh rates of a first portion of a display device integrated with an image capturing device located behind the display device, are described. The image capturing device is located behind the first portion. In an example, refresh rate of the first portion of the display area is controlled, such that the first portion periodically illuminates at a second refresh rate. The second refresh rate is such that it is less than a native refresh rate of the display device. Thereafter, operation of the image capturing device may be controlled, such that the image capturing device is to capture images between illumination of the first portion. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277682 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CALIBRATING DRIVING TIME OF BOOST CIRCUIT - A display device for displaying an image, includes: a data line driver which includes a buffer configured to supply a reference voltage to a load including pixels and a boost circuit configured to supply a charging voltage to the load including the pixels; and a calibration unit which controls the boost circuit to supply the charging voltage to the load for a driving time and controls the driving time according to a difference between a target voltage and a voltage formed after charge sharing is performed in the load to which the charging voltage is supplied. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277683 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A driving method of a display device including a power source which supplies a power voltage to a power base line, and pixels connected to power branch lines commonly connected to the power base line, includes calculating a first scale factor based on input grayscales received during a first frame period; calculating first output grayscales by applying the first scale factor to first input grayscales received during a second frame period, where the second frame period is a frame period immediately next to the first frame period; displaying an image by at least a part of the pixels based on the first output grayscales; and providing a first current limiting signal to the power source and calculating a second scale factor smaller than the first scale factor when a current of the power base line exceeds a reference value. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277684 | SCAN LINE REFRESH FOR MODULAR DISPLAY SYSTEMS - In modular video display systems, such as video wall systems, it is common to tile many separate display modules together to form a single display surface which has faint or unnoticeable seams. In such systems, the full resolution video signal is usually split into portions that correspond to the display tiles, and each portion of the video is shown on a different display tile. A uniform scan refresh method may be used for every tile, leading to the neighboring scan lines across some tile boundaries to be updated at different times. This effect, which may cause a temporal artifact for viewers of the video, can be greatly reduced by refreshing scan lines in alternate rows or columns of the display tiles in opposite directions, leading to scan lines across boundaries between tiles being updated at the same time. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277685 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVER CHIP, AND DISPLAYING METHOD - A display device includes a processor circuit, a driver circuit, and a display panel. The driver circuit is coupled to the processor circuit to detect whether there is abnormal transmission between the processor circuit and the driver circuit. The display panel is coupled to the driver circuit. The display panel includes a display array and a shift register circuit. The display array is to display an image. The shift register circuit is coupled to the display array. When there is the abnormal transmission in a first display period of a first frame, the driver circuit outputs a control signal having a disable level in the first display period to the shift register circuit to control the shift register circuit not to operate in order to stop updating the image. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277686 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display control apparatus, a transmission apparatus, a display control method, and a program that enable an image display time interval at the display control apparatus, which is connected to the transmission apparatus through a network, to properly follow an image rendering time interval at the transmission apparatus. A data reception section sequentially receives image data indicating an image associated with rendering time data capable of determining an image rendering time for the image in a cloud server. A display timing determination section determines, based on the rendering time data, a display timing of the image indicated by the image data. A display control section controls display of the image in accordance with the determined display timing. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277687 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a pixel unit including pixels, a timing controller configured to generate image data based on input image data, a data driver configured to generate a data signal corresponding to the image data and supply the data signal to the pixels, a power supply configured to supply a power voltage to the pixel unit, and a power controller configured to calculate a load value and a peak grayscale value based on the input image data, and to generate a power control signal to change a voltage level of the power voltage based on the load value and the peak grayscale value. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277688 | STAGE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A stage including a node control unit which controls a voltage of a first control node and a voltage of a second control node, in correspondence with a first input signal supplied to a first input terminal, a second input signal supplied to a second input terminal, and a third input signal supplied to a third input terminal, a node maintenance unit which maintains the voltage of the first control node to be constant in correspondence with the voltage of the second control node, and an output unit which supplies a first gate voltage supplied to a first power terminal or a second gate voltage supplied to a second power terminal to an output terminal in correspondence with the voltage of the first control node and the voltage of the second control node. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277689 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL, SPLICED DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DRIVING METHOD - An array substrate includes pixel group(s) and pixel circuit group(s), each pixel group includes pixels, and each pixel includes sub-pixel(s). At least two pixel groups are arranged in a row direction; in a column direction, a length of a pixel group is greater than a length of a pixel circuit group electrically connected thereto; and orthographic projections of a sub-pixel and a pixel circuit group electrically connected to a pixel group to which the sub-pixel belongs on a plane does not overlap. Or, the at least two pixel groups are arranged in the column direction; in the row direction, a length of a pixel group is greater than a length of a pixel circuit group electrically connected thereto; and orthographic projections of a sub-pixel and a pixel circuit group electrically connected to a pixel group to which the sub-pixel belongs on another plane does not overlap. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277690 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device can include a display panel having an active area including a plurality of subpixels, at least one hole area surrounded by the active area, a boundary area disposed between the at least one hole area and the active area, a first gate line on the active area and the boundary area, and supplying a scan signal to a first group subpixels, a second gate line disposed on the active area and the boundary area and supplying a EM signal to the first group subpixels, a first data line disposed on the active area and the boundary area and supplying a data voltage to a second group of subpixels excluding a green subpixel, and a second data line disposed on the active area and the boundary area and supplying the data voltage to a third group subpixels including a green subpixel. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277691 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes pixel driving circuits disposed in array, first signal lines, shielding unit, and base substrate. The pixel driving circuits electrically connected to the first signal lines. The pixel driving circuits, the first signal lines, and the shielding unit disposed on side of the base substrate. Along direction perpendicular to a plane the base substrate located, at least part of the pixel driving circuits overlap the shielding unit. The first signal line includes first line segment. The first line segment is at least part of the shielding unit. The display panel and the display device have high resolution and meet requirements of light transmission and display of a high light-transmitting region in display panel. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277692 | PIXEL CIRCUITS FOR AMOLED DISPLAYS - A method and system determine the characteristics of drive devices and load devices in selected pixels in an array of pixels in a display in which each pixel includes a drive device for supplying current to a load device. The method and system supply current to the load device via the drive device in a selected pixel, the current being a function of a current effective characteristic of at least one of the drive device and the load device; measure the current via a measurement line that is shared by adjacent pixels, and extract the value of a selected effective characteristic of one of the drive and load devices from the effect of the current on another of the drive and load devices. Current may be measured via a read transistor in each pixel. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277693 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a pixel circuit including: a driving transistor and a voltage control circuit; wherein in the voltage control circuit, at least one transistor directly coupled to a gate of the driving transistor is an oxide thin film transistor. The disclosure also provides a display substrate and a display apparatus. | 2022-09-01 |
20220277694 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND RELATED OPERATING METHOD - An organic light emitting display device may include a display panel, a power supply, and a display driver. The display panel may comprise a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels connected to the scan lines and to the data lines. The power supply may supply a first pixel voltage and a second pixel voltage to the pixels. The display driver may control the display panel. The display panel may display a first image in a first frame frequency during a first driving mode, and display a second image in a second frame frequency that is lower than the first frame frequency during a second driving mode, according to a control by the display driver | 2022-09-01 |
20220277695 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display panel and a method for driving the same, and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a light emitting element and a pixel circuit that includes a data writing module configured to provide a data signal and an adjusting voltage, a driving module configured to provide a driving current to the light emitting element and including a driving transistor, and a compensation module configured to compensate a threshold voltage of the driving transistor. An operation process of the display panel includes a period of a data writing frame during which the pixel circuit executes a data writing phase during which the data writing module writes the data signal and a light emitting phase, and a period of a holding frame during which the pixel circuit executes a reset and adjustment phase during which the data writing module writes the adjusting voltage and the light emitting phase. | 2022-09-01 |