41st week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190311572 | MODULAR INTERACTIVE APPLICATION INTERLEAVED WAGERING SYSTEM - A modular interactive application interleaved wagering system is disclosed. Such a system includes an interactive controller constructed to generate a user interface of a wagering application, generate a user interface of an interactive application, combine the user interfaces into a combined user interface displayed to a user, detect user interactions with the combined user interface and communicate the user interactions to an application controller, receive from the application controller a wager outcome, and display to the user using the wagering user interface of the combined user interface, the wager outcome. The application controller operatively connects the interactive controller to a wager controller, wherein the application controller is constructed to receive from the interactive controller, the user interactions, detect a wagering event from the user interactions, determine the wager outcome responsive to the wagering event using the wager controller, and communicate the wager event to the interactive controller. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311573 | DISTRIBUTED ANONYMOUS PAYMENT WAGERING SYSTEM - A distributed anonymous payment interleaved wagering system is disclosed, including an interactive processing device constructed to receive a request for processing a payment; communicate interactive processing device data and a request for an anonymous payment identifier; receive the anonymous payment identifier; lock the interactive processing device for a period of time; communicate anonymous payment identifier; receive gaming session data; unlock the interactive processing device; the process controller or wager controller constructed to: create an anonymous payment identifier; associate the anonymous payment identifier with the interactive processing device data; communicate the anonymous payment identifier; create a gaming session based on the anonymous payment data, the anonymous payment identifier, and the interactive processing device data; communicate gaming session data; the interactive payment controller constructed to: receive a value bearing item; the payment controller constructed to: communicate anonymous payment data and anonymous payment identifier. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311574 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PLAYER DATA ACROSS DIFFERENT GAMING ENTITIES - In various embodiments, the system and method disclosed herein coordinates the access to persistent data amongst a plurality of disparate entities which otherwise have no player data sharing relationship with one another. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311575 | VIRTUAL GAMING SYSTEM BASED ON PREVIOUS SKILLS-BASED EVENTS - A system has a database that stores a plurality of audio/visual clips. Further, the system has a memory device that has a buffer with a threshold quantity of memory blocks. In addition, the system has a processor that receives the plurality of audio/visual clips in an ordered sequence for a virtual sports game. The processor also writes one or more frames of a first audio/visual clip to the buffer. Further, the processor allocates the threshold quantity of memory blocks such that the processing speed of writing one or more frames of a second audio/visual clip to the buffer is faster than a broadcast frame rate for broadcasting the first audio/visual clip. In addition, the processor writes the one or more frames of the second audio/visual clip to the allocated threshold quantity of memory blocks of the buffer. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311576 | VIRTUAL GAMING SYSTEM BASED ON PREVIOUS SKILLS-BASED EVENTS - A system has a database that stores a plurality of pre-recorded video clips of real-world sports game events. Further, the system has a game engine processor that determines that a wager time period for a corresponding virtual sports game has completed. The game engine processor also determines an outcome of the virtual sports game subsequent to the determination that the wager time period has completed. Moreover, the game engine processor selects a pre-recoded clip from the plurality of pre-recorded clips that corresponds to the outcome. Finally, the game engine processor links the pre-recorded video clips as a base video layer to one or more overlay video layers. The wager time period is a period of time in which one or more user inputs are permitted to be received at a computing device that renders the virtual sports game. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311577 | ADAPTIVE MOBILE DEVICE GAMING SYSTEM - Embodiments disclosed herein concern mobile gaming environments. Portable electronic devices can be supported by the mobile gaming environments. The locations of the portable electronic device can influence how the portable electronic devices operate or what services or features are available to the portable electronic device or their users. According to one embodiment, a mobile gaming system can concern gaming/betting opportunities that can be secured using a portable electronic device even when an individual is located in a location where betting or games of chance are not permitted. According to another embodiment, a mobile gaming system can concern an application program operating on a portable electronic device that supports multiple modes of operation depending upon whether the portable electronic device is in a location where betting or games of chance are permitted. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311578 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A first lottery section performs a first lottery for specifying at least one presentation element among a plurality of presentation elements respectively associated with a plurality of content groups. A presentation section presents the presentation element specified by the first lottery, to a user. A second lottery section performs, in accordance with a user's instruction, a second lottery for specifying at least one content from the content group associated with the presentation element presented by the presentation section. A providing section provides the content drawn by the second lottery, to the user. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311579 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINES, A PROGRESSIVE SYSTEM SERVER, AND OVERHEAD SIGNAGE - An electronic gaming system includes a first electronic gaming machine configured to execute a wagering game, a first overhead display, and a progressive system server communicatively coupled to the first electronic gaming machine and the first overhead display. The progressive system server is configured to receive, from the first electronic gaming machine, a message including a first progressive jackpot level, transmit a message including a first progressive jackpot value associated with the first progressive jackpot level, receive a message including the first progressive jackpot level, a first progressive jackpot multiplier awarded in the wagering game, and a first multiplied progressive jackpot value, select, in response and from a database of jackpot celebration scenes, a first jackpot celebration scene, and display, on the first overhead display, the selected first jackpot celebration scene and the first multiplied progressive jackpot value. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311580 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINES, A PROGRESSIVE SYSTEM SERVER, AND OVERHEAD SIGNAGE - An electronic gaming system includes an electronic gaming machine configured to execute a wagering game, an overhead display, and a progressive system server. The progressive system server is configured to: (i) receive, from the electronic gaming machine, a message including at least one of a) a progressive jackpot value, b) a progressive jackpot level, and c) a progressive jackpot multiplier, the progressive jackpot value, the progressive jackpot level, and the progressive jackpot multiplier awarded by the electronic gaming machine during the wagering game; (ii) calculate a multiplied progressive jackpot value by multiplying the received progressive jackpot value by the received progressive jackpot multiplier; and (iii) transmit the multiplied progressive jackpot value to the electronic gaming machine, wherein the electronic gaming machine is configured to increase a credit balance associated with the wagering game based on the multiplied progressive jackpot value. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311581 | Multi-Player Gaming System Having an Eligibility-Based Feature Game - A method of gaming comprising: determining which of a plurality of gaming devices, each operable for independent play of one or more games, are eligible for an additional game; initiating an additional game; and determining in response to initiation of the additional game, which eligible gaming devices will participate in the initiated additional game, the determination including a random determination in respect of at least one of the eligible gaming devices to determine whether the respective eligible gaming device will participate in the additional game. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311582 | SYSTEMS FOR A MAZE CHASE HYBRID GAME - An electromechanical gaming system for a maze chase hybrid game system, including an entertainment system engine constructed to: provide an entertainment game; display a first icon in a user interface of the entertainment game; communicate an indication when the first icon is consumed; display a second icon, different in appearance from the first icon; communicate the second icon is consumed; a real world engine constructed to: receive the wager of real credits; and communicate the wager outcome of real credits; and the game world engine connected to the entertainment system engine and the real world engine using a communication link, and constructed to: receive the indication when the first icon is consumed; communicate the wager of real credits; receive the indication when the second icon is consumed; and communicate the random outcome of in-game objects. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311583 | GAMING DEVICE HAVING CONDITIONAL REEL FUNCTIONALITY - Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for providing conditional reel functionality in gaming devices. Accordingly, a gaming device can be configured to increase the variety of outcomes and sense of anticipation in a video slot game, by varying the composition of symbols on one or more reels based on outcomes of previously determined reels. In some embodiments this varying of composition occurs while the reels are still spinning. The varying of composition may be accomplished by modifying, substituting, generating, or otherwise altering symbols or the order of symbols in the one or more reels. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311584 | MULTI-PURPOSE KIOSK AND METHODS - A method of using a kiosk to dispense funds, a portion of which has a value less than the value of the lowest form of currency the kiosk dispenses. The method may include receiving information at the kiosk identifying a source for the funds and transmitting a request to a host computer to verify the source for the funds. The method may include receiving at the kiosk a verification of the funds and displaying on a display screen an amount of funds available for payment. The method may include receiving at the kiosk a request from a user to remit a first portion of the amount of funds in a first form, wherein the first form is selected from a group consisting of paper currency, money order, credit to an account, and credit to a stored value card. The method may include remitting the first portion in the first form and displaying a set of options for receiving a second portion of the amount of funds, wherein the set of options is selected from a group consisting of a money order, a donation, a credit to a stored value card, and a credit to an account. The method may include receiving a request from the user to remit the second portion of the amount of funds in a second form selected from the set of options. The first form and the second form may be different, and the kiosk may be configured to dispense money orders upon receipt of a request from the user to remit the first portion as a money order. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311585 | BILL HANDLING MACHINE AND BILL HANDLING METHOD - The present invention makes it possible to restrain a bill from being taken out from a money withdrawal section during a transaction while the convenience of a conventional bill handling machine is maintained. The present invention is a bill handling machine to deposit and withdraw a bill with a customer over the counter, and the bill handling machine includes: a money deposit section having a money deposit opening to deposit a bill; a money withdrawal section arranged adjacently to the money deposit section and having a money withdrawal opening to withdraw a bill and a shutter to open and close the money withdrawal opening; and a control section to transport a reject bill to the money withdrawal opening. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311586 | SAFE SHIELDING - A shield is contemplated for use in protecting safes, automatic teller machines (ATMs), vending machines and/or virtually any other apparatus or device utilizing a bill validator, a note handler or other processing device from debris, liquids and other contaminants interfering with capabilities needed to facilitate importing and/or exporting notes, bills, currency, paper or other items. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311587 | Fluid Pump With Whistle - A fluid dispenser with a fluid pump for dispensing fluid on movement of an actuator, and an air pump for delivering a stream of air through at least one sound generator on movement of the actuator. The sound generator produces at least two sounds as the actuator is moved from a first position to a second position, with each sound produced in a different time period during a cycle of operation, or differing from the other sound in respect of one or more detectable sound characteristics, such as duration, frequency, temporal alignment, amplitude, and/or timbre. The time period of each sound is a function of the relative location of the actuator between the first and second positions. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311588 | HAPTIC ACTUATOR HAVING MOVABLE BODIES ALONG AN ARCUATE PATH OF TRAVEL AND RELATED METHODS - A haptic actuator may include first and second bodies movable along an arcuate path of travel. The haptic actuator may also include a biasing member coupled between the first and second bodies. At least one electrical coil may be configured to move the first and second bodies to produce a haptic effect. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311589 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL TEXTURE - Disclosed are an apparatus and method for providing a virtual texture. The apparatus and method for providing a virtual texture includes a signal generator, a signal adjuster, and a signal output part to generate composite tactile signal including a virtual vibrotactile signal and a virtual force-feedback signal so that a virtual texture of a target object may be reproduced in a virtual reality. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311590 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUTTING A HAPTIC SIGNAL TO A HAPTIC TRANSDUCER - Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatus for outputting a haptic signal to a haptic transducer. A method for triggering a haptic signal being output to a haptic transducer comprises receiving an audio signal for output through an audio output transducer; determining whether the audio signal comprises a haptic trigger based on an indication of a rate of change of an amplitude of the audio signal, and responsive to determining that the audio signal comprises a haptic trigger, triggering the haptic signal to be output to the haptic transducer. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311591 | FIRE EXTINGUISHER MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fire extinguisher monitoring system is described, said fire extinguisher monitoring system comprising a magnetic member for attachment to a fire extinguisher, a magnet, and a magnetic field sensor, wherein said magnetic field sensor is located proximal to said magnet to detect the presence of said magnetic member in said magnet's magnetic field. A method of monitoring the location of a fire extinguisher is also described. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311592 | REDUCTION OF THEFT IN A VENUE BASED ON A DYNAMICALLY UPDATED HIGH-SHRINK ITEM LIBRARY - Systems and methods are described for detecting theft events based on a dynamically updating high-shrink electronic item library. In various aspects, a server is associated with an onsite venue containing several items. The server is in communication with an electronic item library, where the server dynamically updates the electronic item library based on theft events associated with items of the onsite venue. The server further associates one or more shrink categories of the electronic item library with the items, where one of the shrink categories may be a high-shrink category. Detector station(s), located within the onsite venue, are configured to track a high-shrink item within the onsite venue, where the high-shrink item belongs to a high-shrink category of the electronic item library. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311593 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SERVER, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - Provided is a management system in which required capacity of a storage device can be reduced even when the number of events that occur increases and in which the required capacity can be clearly understood. A management system includes: an information storage member that stores individual identification information of a management target; an information reading device that reads individual identification information I from the information storage member located within a predetermined distance from the information reading device; an imaging device hat generates continuous image data by continuously capturing images of at least an area where the information reading device can read the individual identification information I from the information storage member; a storage device that stores the continuous image data; a control device that acquires an event occurrence time at which an event related to the individual identification information I read by the information reading device has occurred, and sets in the continuous image data a playback start time corresponding to the event occurrence time; and a display device capable of displaying an image based on the continuous image data. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311594 | CONTAINER FOR LITHIUM BATTERY - A battery container includes a battery housing and an end cap. The battery housing is configured to house a battery. The battery housing comprises an opening configured to receive the battery into the battery housing. The end cap is configured to seal the opening of the battery housing. The end cap comprises two or more discharge holes configured to release expanding gas from the battery housing. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311595 | HAZARDOUS CONDITION DETECTOR WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION INTERFACE - A hazardous condition detection device includes a small and lightweight main body having connectors along one side for securement to a building wall or ceiling. A detection unit is positioned within the main body and includes sensors such as a smoke detection sensor, a heat detection sensor, a carbon monoxide sensor, a radon detection sensor, a natural gas detection sensor, and/or a propane detection sensor. An alarm unit is positioned within the main body for generating an audiovisual alarm indication. A controller having a wireless interface is positioned within the main body and communicates with an externally located processor enabled device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311596 | ENHANCED GPS TRACKING DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Enhanced GPS device and methods operate to configure the operating parameters of the GPS device according to a tracking application mode received at the GPS device. The tracking application mode is selected by a user. In some embodiments, the tracking application mode is used by the GPS device to configure the operating parameters by selecting an operating profile from a plurality of pre-set profiles in memory of the GPS device. In some embodiments, the operating parameters include a geofence. In some embodiments, the geofence may be created by the GPS device based on on-device data without interaction by the GPS device with a remote device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311597 | DANGEROUS SITUATION NOTIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A dangerous situation notification apparatus includes an acoustic information management unit identifying and providing acoustic information including an acoustic source type and acoustic scene information; a user behavior information identification unit generating and providing user behavior information; a behavior context information management unit storing user behavior context information generated using the acoustic information and the user behavior information in advance, and analyzing user's current behavior context information corresponding to the acoustic information and the user behavior information detected in real time; a dangerous situation inference unit inferring whether the acoustic information or the user behavior information corresponds to a dangerous situation; and a dangerous situation notification unit providing a dangerous situation notification. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311598 | SCENT-BASED SPOILAGE SENSING REFRIGERATOR - Disclosed are various embodiments for determining whether food in a refrigerator has spoiled. In one embodiment, a refrigerator includes a compartment that has an interior space configured to contain a food item. A chemical sensor can be mounted within an interior of the refrigerator. The chemical sensor can be configured to at least measure an amount of a chemical related to spoilage of the food item in the compartment. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311599 | INTELLIGENT INERT MEASUREMENT MODE - Embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for gas detection. A method may comprise operating a gas detector ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190311600 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF LIQUID WATER IN SANDWICH STRUCTURES - A system for detecting liquid water in a sandwich structure, the sandwich structure comprising two outer skins and a honeycomb core that rigidly interconnects the outer skins, and wherein is obtained a plurality of cells closed at opposite ends by the two outer skins, the cells being further configured to be in fluid communication with each other, wherein the system comprises at least one sensor placed within one of said cells, the sensor being sensitive to the presence of free liquid water within the cells, and a processing unit configured to receive an output signal provided by the sensor and issue a warning in case of the presence of free liquid water within the cells. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311601 | SECURITY ELEMENT FOR AN OBJECT SURFACE - A security element for an object surface separated by a vertical distance, in particular an object height, from a floor area, includes a longitudinally extending flat support body including a first and second flat side. The first flat side is designed to be placed on the object surface. A presence detector and an evaluation unit are mounted on the second flat side, and the support body is made of a flexible material. The presence detector includes a detection region spatially extending around the presence detector away from the first flat side. The detection region is formed by a near-field region, and the evaluation unit includes an electrical energy storage device. The presence detector forms a measuring unit including an electrical characteristic variable. The presence detector also includes at least two electrically conductive electrodes, the electrodes being formed substantially along the entire longitudinal extent of the support body. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311602 | INTERACTIVE MEDIA DEVICE - An interactive media device comprises a remote control interface that receives a wireless signal from a corresponding remote control with an emergency button. A controller decodes the wireless signal to determine if the user has pressed a button of the remote control to operate an associated television or if the user has pressed the emergency button on the remote control. If the user has pressed a button of the remote control to operate the associated television, then a television interface that issues an instruction based on the wireless signal to the associated television. However, if the user has pressed the emergency button, a medical emergency interface that issues an alert to a local or remote response unit. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311603 | ASSISTANCE SUMMONS DEVICE FOR MOTORCYCLE OR THE LIKE - A distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device for recognizing a distress situation which may be encountered by a transport vehicle, and for summoning assistance via a wireless communications link is shown and described. The device may be self-contained in one unit and clamped to a tube member of the vehicle. The device includes microprocessor, a battery, a power cable connectable to a vehicle electrical system, accelerometer and gyroscope for sensing impacts, GPS capability, wireless communications capability for summoning assistance, an annunciator for annunciating transmission of an assistance request, a manual assistance request feature, a request cancellation feature, a delay feature delaying the assistance request, a visible and an audible beacon annunciating location of the vehicle, and a coverage annunciator signaling that the vehicle is in an area not in potential communication with a recipient of the request for assistance. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311604 | System, Device and Method for Asymmetric Panoramic Security - A system, device and method deploys one or more cameras secured to ground-based and/or aerial devices along with one or more gunshot detection units (GDUs) to monitor an event for threats. Visual and audible signals received by the cameras and GDUs are sent to a central controller, which analyzes the received threat communications and issues appropriate communications according to a response protocol over a secure wireless network to intended recipients, including security/law enforcement personnel and members of the public attending the event. In various embodiments, a high intensity light source is provided for emitting high intensity light in the direction of any located gunshots or other relevant threat. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311605 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Provided is an information processing device including: a processing unit configured to determine whether to make a report on the basis of a detection result of a sensor, and cause report information indicating report contents to be transmitted by broadcasting on the basis of a determination result. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311606 | COMMUNICATION DEVICES FOR GUARDS OF CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS - The present disclosure provides details of a system and method for a communication device for guards in controlled environments. The communication device is established based on an indoor wireless infrastructure in the controlled environment, receiving wireless positioning signals to calculate and determine the real-time location of a user carrying the device. The indoor wireless positioning can be combined with other available positioning methods to provide highly accurate positioning information of the guard. The communication device detects, monitors, and records activities of the guard during a period of time, and is controlled by the control center. The control center and the communication device respond quickly to different abnormal situations. In addition, the communication device detects contraband electronic devices and monitor surroundings of the guard. Thus, the disclosed system and method for the communication device provides improved communication and monitoring for guards in a controlled environment. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311607 | Universal Programmable Optic/Acoustic Signaling Device with Self-Diagnosis - A signaling system includes a universal, programmable, and customizable signaling device. The signaling device includes light indicators, such as a colored light-emitting diode (LED) screen with pixels distributed on an indicating surface of the device facing all directions. A segmented assembly with driver, light, sound, and diagnostic sections allows customization of the device to accommodate different size requirements in different contexts. The signaling device includes both analog and digital inputs for receiving control signals from a monitored system, as well as additional inputs for receiving signaling instructions from a configuration device. Based on the signaling instructions and the control signals, the signaling device presents status information for the monitored system via programmed audible and visual alarms and signaling patterns, including animations. Diagnostic monitors of the signaling device determine a diagnostic status for the device, and a diagnostic indicator presents diagnostic information to ensure that the signaling device is operating normally. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311608 | Monitoring a Sensor Output to Determine Intrusion Events - A method of detecting intrusion events including at least two different event types which have different characteristics of frequency and time comprises providing a sensor responsive changes in a medium generated by a potential intrusion event with the sensor generating an output signal indicative of the changes in the medium, analyzing the signal to determine changes in amplitude so as to detect the change in amplitude of the detection signal as a function of time, and performing at least one of: (i) in the frequency domain, carrying out a frequency analysis of the signal from the sensor and dividing the frequency analysis into separate sections which are selected so as to correspond to the characteristic frequencies for each event type, or (ii) the algorithm requiring the presence or absence of a time domain step function. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311609 | LOCKING MECHANISMS FOR ENABLING OR DISABLING THE OPERATIONS OF TRAINABLE TRANSCEIVERS - The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods of enabling and disabling a functionality of a trainable transceiver. The trainable transceiver may include a plurality of buttons, a control circuit, and a locking mechanism. The plurality of buttons may cause the control circuit to control one or more functions of a remote device. The control circuit may compare a sequence of inputs on the plurality of buttons to a predetermined sequence. The control circuit may acquire a sensor reading and compare the sensor reading to predetermined data. The locking mechanism may enable or disable operation of the control circuit in controlling the one or more functions of the remote device, responsive to a determination that the sequence of inputs matches the predetermined sequence and the sensor reading matches the predetermined data. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311610 | Information Processing System and Method - An information processing system for monitoring a system. An embodiment of the present invention is a system (and concomitant methods and computer software embodied in non-transitory computer readable media) providing prioritized information and several extensions. These extensions include improved information flow between actors that participate in monitoring the system. These actors each have a model of its environment and may include either human operators, computational or software systems, or hardware systems that can act on information; for example, a pilot flying, a pilot monitoring, an aircraft itself, and responses taken and electronics readings therein. Components of the system comprise a metadata workbench, an information source, a condition monitor, and a notification terminal. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311611 | System and Method for Dynamic Map Updating in a Conveyance. - A method for map updating in a conveyance, said method comprising the steps of: collecting information as it relates to at least one of a road and traffic condition, road position, lane number, or time stamp at a marker from at least one of fixed roadside signal or a data collection module; aggregating with with at least one of a vehicle reading collected for at least one of a first vehicle as it relates to at least one of mapped location, route information, vehicle operator information, vehicle performance, time of operation, route information, duration of route; generating a roadway map comprises information regarding a traffic level along a selected roadway and wherein the map updating module uses the deviations to identify an alternative travel route between the first and second locations (updated roadway map); and delivering at least one of an updated report or updated roadway map to at least the first vehicle. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311612 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING TRAFFIC FLOW USING OBSERVATIONS OF SURROUNDING VEHICLES - System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to determining traffic flow along a roadway segment. In one embodiment, a method includes collecting, in an electronic data store from reporting vehicles that travel over the roadway segment, traffic data about at least surrounding vehicles of the reporting vehicles. The method includes analyzing the traffic data to identify a traffic flow for the respective lanes of the roadway segment. The method includes providing a signal identifying the traffic flow. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311613 | Systems and Methods for Inferring Lane Obstructions - System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to identifying lane obstructions. In one embodiment, a method includes collecting, in an electronic data store, position data of surrounding vehicles observed by reporting vehicles that travel over a roadway segment. The method includes analyzing the position data to identify whether observed positions correlate with an obstruction pattern that is indicative of a lane obstruction in at least one lane of the roadway segment. The method includes, in response to determining the position data indicates the lane obstruction, providing a signal identifying the lane obstruction to oncoming vehicles of the roadway segment. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311614 | Real-Time Traffic Monitoring with Connected Cars - A connected vehicle includes a first sensor that captures first sensor data to identify one or more dynamics of the connected vehicle, and a second sensor that has a first perspective directed toward an external environment and captures second sensor data reflecting an unconnected vehicle and one or more roadside infrastructures. The second sensor data from the connected vehicle is processed to identify the unconnected vehicle and the one or more roadside infrastructures, and to determine one or more dynamics of the unconnected vehicle. A dynamic road map is generated based on the determined one or more dynamics of the connected vehicle, the one or more dynamics of the unconnected vehicle, and the one or more roadside infrastructures. The first vehicle platform, the second vehicle platform, and/or another vehicle platform relative to the first vehicle platform or the second vehicle platform may be navigated based on the dynamic road map. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311615 | TRAFFIC CONTROL SUPPORT SYSTEM, TRAFFIC CONTROL SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM - A traffic control support system for accurately predicting, when an irregular event occurs, a traffic state and an influence of the event on the traffic state, is provided. The traffic control support system includes calculation means for calculating, based on a relation between a flow rate and a density of traffic and a predicted value of the density in a regular state in each of a plurality of locations, an estimated value of the density in each of one or more locations at a specific time after an event starting time representing a time at which an irregular event occurs in at least one of the plurality of locations, and display control means for displaying an influence of the irregular event on traffic in each of one or more locations, based on an estimated value of the density. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311616 | CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE ENTIRE ROADWAY NETWORK - This invention describes the detailed implementation of a Connected Automated Vehicle Highway (CAVH) on all roadway types. As CAVH vehicles travel within a transportation network, they will pass through different types of facilities such as basic segment, freeway or arterial segment, traffic bottlenecks, weaving and merging segment, intersections, first- and last-mile segment, parking, bridges, tunnel, multi-modal terminals and etc. Those different segments and nodes within a transportation network sometimes have drastically different geometric, design, and infrastructure characteristics. In this invention, detailed subsystem design will be described for each type of roadway segment for CAVH system to execute the entire trip door-to-door. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311617 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A ROAD INTERSECTION ZONE FOR AUTONOMOUS MOTOR VEHICLE(S), RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM - An electronic device for monitoring a road intersection zone includes a detection module configured to detect, via at least one sensor, at least one traffic element entering the road intersection zone, each sensor being able to be connected to the detection module and being arranged on-street near the road intersection zone. The device further includes a calculating module configured to calculate at least one access indicator associated with the road intersection zone as a function of the detection of traffic element(s) entering the road intersection zone, and a transmission module configured to send at least one calculated indicator to an autonomous motor vehicle approaching the road intersection zone. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311618 | Apparatus and Method for Identifying an Over-Speed Condition of a Vehicle - A controller for identifying an over-speed condition of a vehicle is adapted to identify a current posted speed limit; determine whether to identify an over-speed condition of the vehicle based on the current posted speed limit, a previous posted speed limit and a current speed of the vehicle; and if it is determined to identify the over-speed condition, transmit an over-speed warning signal to activate a warning device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311619 | DENSITY BASED TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES (ADVS) - In one embodiment, a system receives vehicle information from one or more ADVs. The system determines a location and a heading of each ADV from the vehicle information of the ADV. For each of the ADVs, the system determines if the ADV is approaching a traffic light junction based on the location and the heading of the ADV. The system sends the vehicle information of the ADVs to a traffic light control system in response to determining the ADV is approaching the traffic light junction, where the vehicle information is used by the traffic light control system to direct a traffic flow at the traffic light junction, including adjusting a time duration of a light signal at one or more traffic lights disposed at the traffic light junction in advance of the ADVs arriving at the traffic light junction. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311620 | Method and Apparatus for a Cloud-Based Traffic Monitoring System - A system is configured to provide an interface between a user and a traffic control system. The system includes a server configured to receive over a network data, information, and/or a status from the traffic control system. The server further configured to analyze the data, information, and/or status from the traffic control system. The server further configured to transmit over a network to a user device analysis of the data, information, and/or status from the traffic control system. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311621 | Advanced Threat Warning for Autonomous Vehicles - Methods, apparatuses, systems, and non-transitory computer readable storage media for generating risk indicators are described. The disclosed technology includes determining a vehicle route of a vehicle and external object routes of external objects. The vehicle route is determined using vehicle route data including a vehicle location and a vehicle destination. The external object routes are determined using external object route data including external object locations and external object destinations. Based on a comparison of the vehicle route data and the external object route data, external object routes that satisfy a proximity criterion are determined. Risk data for the vehicle is generated based on a vehicle state of the vehicle and external object states of the external objects corresponding to the external object routes that satisfy the proximity criterion. In response to determining that the risk data satisfies a risk criterion, at least one risk indicator is generated. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311622 | LOW-PROFILE SURFACE-MOUNTED WIRELESS PARKING SENSOR - Embodiments of the present invention provide a low-profile, surface-mounted, wireless parking sensor (LPSMPS) that is easy-to-install, easy-to-maintain, easy-to-repair, and low-cost. The LPSMPS can support the weight of a typical motor vehicle without damage to the electronic components therein. The LPSMPS has a disk-like shape and houses a circular printed circuit board (PCB) that includes electronics for motor vehicle sensing and for wireless communication with other devices. Batteries (e.g., standard AA batteries) are positioned around the circular PCB to enable a low overall profile. For example, according to some embodiments, the maximum height of the LPSMPS is less than 20 mm. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311623 | Methods and Systems for Generating Profile Data for Segments of an Electronic Map - A method is disclosed for generating profile data indicative of the time dependence of a time dependent parameter, such as a parking related parameter, in respect of one or more navigable elements of a navigable network within a geographic area, each navigable element being represented by a segment of an electronic map. The method comprises obtaining, for each one of at least one set of a plurality of different time periods, a relative value of the time dependent parameter associated with each one of a plurality of segments of the electronic map in respect of the time period. The method further comprises clustering, for the or each set of time periods, the segments into groups of segments based on the relative values of the time dependent parameter obtained for the segments in each time period of the set. The method further comprises using, for each group, relative time dependent parameter data associated with the segments of the group to obtain an aggregate profile indicative of the time dependence of the relative value of the time dependent parameter, the aggregate profile being applicable to each of the segments of the group. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311624 | COORDINATED PARKING-MONITORING SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a coordinated parking-monitoring system. A co-monitored parking space is monitored by at least two parking-monitoring devices. Its effective parking-monitoring area is substantially more than that if it were monitored by a single parking-monitoring device. This lowers the overall system cost. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311625 | MOVING VEHICLES IN A SMART ENVIRONMENT - Smart environments represent the next evolutionary development step in transportation systems. Like any functioning organism, the smart environment relies first and foremost on sensory data from the real world. Sensory data comes from multiple sensors of different modalities in distributed locations. Sensors used by various moving, flying and stationary objects exchange information through broadcasting or indirectly through public or private networks. The information helps various moving vehicles and stationary objects coexist and operate freely without any interruption, interference, and collision. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311626 | POSITION DETECTOR AND SYSTEM - A proximity monitor for monitoring a zone associated with a vehicle, such as during a race. In a race each vehicle may have a proximity monitor to enable monitoring of distances between proximate vehicles. Each proximity monitor may include an RF transmitter and an RF receiver to communicate with proximate monitors and use signal timing information to determine spacing between monitors. The monitor may use Ultra Wide Band (UWB) signals to determine spacing and other protocols for communication. The monitor may also detect whether another monitor passes. An alert signal may be generated if the spacing information, and optionally other information, satisfies an alert criterion. A system including such monitors may enable race officials to monitor infringement of rules and enforce penalties in real time on a race course. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311627 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING PIECES OF INFORMATION BETWEEN VEHICLES OF A VEHICLE PLATOON AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN ASSISTANCE REQUEST OUTPUT BY A FIRST VEHICLE OF A VEHICLE PLATOON DURING A LANE CHANGE BY AT LEAST ONE SECOND VEHICLE OF THE VEHICLE PLATOON - A method for transmitting pieces of information between vehicles of a vehicle platoon during a lane change for circumventing an obstacle. A first vehicle of the vehicle platoon checks, in response to an identification of the obstacle, whether an evasive maneuver of the first vehicle into an alternative lane is possible. If the check yields that the evasive maneuver of the first vehicle is not possible, an assistance request is output to a communication interface for communication with at least one second vehicle of the vehicle platoon to prompt the second vehicle to conduct an evasive maneuver into the alternative lane. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311628 | DEPLOYABLE ALARMING AND SAFETY ZONE FOR USE WITH A TANKER DELIVERY - A deployable safety zone system includes a truck including a tank and a fuel nozzle assembly and an alarming system including a sensor assembly mounted to the truck. The alarming system defines an alarmed safety zone disposed adjacent the truck and adjacent the fuel nozzle assembly. The sensor assembly defines a perimeter of the alarmed safety zone. The perimeter is free of any physical support structures. A method for creating a deployable alarming and safety zone includes operably engaging an alarming system including a sensor assembly with a truck and deploying an alarmed safety zone including a perimeter adjacent the truck. The perimeter is defined by the sensor assembly and the perimeter is free of any physical support structures. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311629 | GENERATING AND MANAGING VIRTUAL QUEUES AT CONGESTED VENUES - The present application discloses an improved transportation matching system, and corresponding methods and computer-readable media. According to disclosed embodiments, a transportation matching system provides a virtual queue in connection with a congested venue. In response to receiving a transportation request from a requestor at a congested venue, the system adds the requestor to a virtual queue. The system then adjusts the virtual queue position as necessary based on the requestor's speed and direction of travel in relation to the venue's pickup location. When the requestor reaches the front of the virtual queue, the system provides a requestor identifier to the requestor. The requestor can then use the requestor identifier to engage any available provider at the venue's pickup location. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311630 | CROWDSOURCED SERVICING OF ON-DEMAND ELECTRIC-VEHICLES - Crowdsourced servicing of on-demand electric-vehicles is disclosed. In various embodiments, data representing one or more of a location and a replenishment-related attribute value of at least a subset of electric vehicles comprising a fleet of electric vehicles made available for use on demand is received via a communication interface. A determination is made based at least in part on the respective replenishment-related attribute value of electric vehicles included in the at least a subset a set of electric vehicles required to be replenished. A display indicating for each of at least a subset of electrical vehicles required to be replenished a location of the vehicle and a price offered to retrieve, replenish, and redeploy the vehicle is provided via the communication interface to each of a plurality of users. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311631 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PILOT ADVISORIES ON TRAJECTORY MANAGEMENT USING CONTINUOUS REPLANNING OF DYNAMICALLY INTERACTING TRAJECTORIES FOR OPTIMAL ECONOMIC AND SAFETY OUTCOMES - An aviation advisory module may include processing circuitry configured to receive data indicative of internal factors and external factors related to route optimization of an aircraft. At least some of the external factors may include dynamic parameters that are changeable while the aircraft is in-flight. The processing circuitry may also be configured to receive updates to the dynamic parameters via a wireless communication network that includes a high bandwidth return link from the aircraft while the aircraft is in-flight, update trajectory deconfliction of a trajectory of the aircraft and trajectories of one or more other aircraft, and generate a guidance output associated with a route of the aircraft based on integration of the dynamic parameters, the trajectory deconfliction and the internal factors. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311632 | PROVIDING AN OPEN INTERFACE TO A FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Providing an open interface to a navigation system is provided herein. A single partition (or more than one partition) of a partitioned operating system can be utilized to provide connectivity between a navigation system and one or more user equipment devices. Thus, the navigation system and the one or more user equipment devices can be communicatively coupled via the at least one partition. Further, a Software Development Kit (SDK) can be configured to enable bi-directional communication between the navigation system and the one or more user equipment devices. In addition, the SDK can provide security for the navigation system when communicating with the one or more user equipment devices. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311633 | FLIGHT TIME COMPARATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method operating on a computer system connected to one or more internal and external databases for statistical analysis of externally collected data of aircraft movements (AM Data) to develop business intelligence to understand, forecast and/or confirm aircraft transactions, market activity, usage patterns, industry trends, development of new business, products and procedures as well as verify the accuracy of invoices, flight records, flight/duty logs, flight time invoiced, airport enplanements/usage, geographic/in-state usage, regulatory/operational compliance and aircraft records when compared with AM Data combined with computed flight times. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311634 | Efficient Flight Profiles with Multiple RTA Constraints - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for generating efficient flight profiles in a variety of aircraft are disclosed. A method can include receiving required time of arrival (RTA) constraints for the aerial vehicle. The RTA constraints include a required time of arrival for a waypoint. The method also includes inputting the RTA constraints into a problem configured to generate flight plans based on the required time of arrival for the waypoint of the RTA constraints. The problem can include an altitude variable and a speed variable. The method also includes generating, as a solution to the problem, a flight plan by varying the altitude variable and the speed variable in order to reduce operating cost of the aerial vehicle based at least in part on the RTA constraints, and providing the flight plan to at least one computing system of the aerial vehicle. The flight plan includes a route traversing the waypoint. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311635 | COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH OF DRONES - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to implement computer aided dispatch of drones are disclosed. Example drone dispatching methods include transmitting a flight plan for a drone to a flight control platform associated with first operator for piloting the drone. The flight plan is based on a first location associated with a service request. In response to receiving a message from the flight control platform, a first communication session between the flight control platform and a flight control unit of the drone is initiated to permit remote piloting of the drone. A drone observation platform associated with a second operator is selected based on a subject matter qualification associated with the second operator and descriptive information included in the service request. A second communication session between the flight control platform and the drone observation platform is initiated for remote piloting of the drone. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311636 | FLIGHT PLANNING USING OBSTACLE DATA - A device can receive obstacle data from a plurality of sources. The obstacle data can include location data associated with obstacles. The device can determine weightings for the obstacles based on the plurality of sources. Each of the weightings can indicate a measure of reliability/accuracy of the information regarding an obstacle. The device can process the obstacle data to associate the obstacles with airspace voxel(s), that represent one or more 3D portions of airspace, based on the location data, receive flight parameters relating to a proposed flight plan of a UAV through airspace represented by a set of airspace voxels, determine whether the set of airspace voxels includes any of the airspace voxel(s), and perform one or more actions to cause a recommendation, regarding the proposed flight plan and based on the determination, to be provided. The recommendation can be based on one or more of the weightings. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311637 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERPRETING THE SURROUNDINGS OF A UAV - A method for improving the interpretation of the surroundings of a UAV, and to a UAV system is presented herein. The method comprises the steps of acquiring an image comprising depth data, and determining a boundary between a first image portion and a second image portion. The second image portion surrounds the first image portion, and the boundary is defined by an interface between first periphery sub-portions and second periphery sub-portions. A difference in depth data between adjacent first periphery sub-portions and second periphery sub-portions is above a first predetermined threshold and/or second periphery sub-portions comprises undefined depth data. The method further comprises determining the area of the first image portion, and if the area of the first image portion is below a second predetermined threshold, determining that the first image portion contains incorrect depth data and deleting and/or adjusting the incorrect depth data contained by the first image portion. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311638 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ASSIST PILOTS IN DETERMINING AIRCRAFT PHASE TRANSITION TIME BASED ON MONITORED CLEARANCE INFORMATION - Methods and systems are provided determining airport operations based on radio communications, the method includes: configuring a receiver of an aircraft to scan communication channels of different radio frequencies related to transmissions between air traffic control (ATC) and a set of aircrafts to determine one or more communication channels associated with the set of aircrafts in a coverage area to enable the receiver to monitor and receive air traffic control (ATC) communications of the set of aircraft; and processing, by a conversation extractor unit, the ATC communications to extract clearance information in the ATC communications, and to associate the clearance information with an identifier with each aircraft to create a table of timings of the clearance information to a particular aircraft with the identifier providing a view of airport operations. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311639 | Cognitive Content Mapping and Collating - Methods, systems, and computer program products for cognitive content mapping and collating are provided herein. A computer-implemented method includes identifying resources relevant to an existing course; partitioning, based on pre-determined partitioning parameters, (i) the existing course into multiple portions and (ii) the resources into multiple portions; detecting content coverage gaps in the existing course by semantically comparing (i) the multiple portions of the existing course with (ii) the multiple portions of the resources; retrieving, based on the detected content coverage gaps, at least one of the multiple portions of the resources; and generating an updated version of the existing course by incorporating the at least one retrieved portion of the resources into the existing course. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311640 | IMMERSIVE LANGUAGE LEARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Exemplary embodiments described herein are directed to systems and methods of immersive language learning that employ positionable visual aids and an associated software application with which the visual aids can interact through scanning by the application. The visual aids may include a word to be learned. The word may be presented in one or more languages. The application is loaded onto a smart phone or other microprocessor-based device with imaging capability. Scanning of the visual aid using the application on the microprocessor-based device results in a presentation by the application that facilitates learning of the word in meaning and pronunciation. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311641 | COGNITIVE ESSAY ANNOTATION - Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: obtaining sample essays, sample annotations corresponding to the sample essays, and a subject content for building a subject domain comprehension model and an essay annotation model, by use of one or more neural network. The nodes of the subject domain comprehension model and the essay annotation model are interconnected based on respective relevancies for automatically annotating student works according to a standard of review corresponding to submitting students. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311642 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT - A smart classroom environment facilitates real-time activities to enhance the learning standards. The smart classroom system includes an interactive board, smart devices, a classroom server, and a main server that are interconnected through a communication network. Attendance is automatically registered when the attendee logs onto the smart device. The instructor can edit the attendance of the attendees in the instructor device based on pre-defined events of discontinuance of the attendees from the classroom. Further, the instructor can display and annotate documents stored in the instructor device on the interactive board in real-time. The annotated document can be shared with the attendees in the classroom. The system allows the control and coordination of the interactive board, smart devices, and the servers to deliver an interactive setup in the classroom and facilitates the information transmission to and from the attendees. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311643 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING AND/OR ASSESSMENT - Systems and techniques for personalized assessment and/or learning are provided. The system may select tasks and task content for a user consistent with an administrator's suggested learning regimen for the user, while also adapting the selection of tasks and task content based on the user's performance and/or context when the user is not being supervised by an administrator. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311644 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING GRADING OF EXAMINATION PAPERS - In the system of the present invention, a grader can perform “grading-suspending” when he/she wavers in judgement as to whether an examinee's answer is correct (∘) or incorrect (x). This is achieved by, for example, giving a “grading-suspending flag” to the answer for which “grading-suspending” has been performed by the grader. Further, in the system of the present invention, when a grader wants to give a comment to an examinee's answer, the grader can designate the examinee's answer and request to “give a comment” instead of giving a comment to the examinee's answer by himself/herself. This is achieved by, for example, giving a “comment-requesting flag” to the answer for which the grader requested to “give a comment”. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311645 | MOTION SIMULATOR WITH OCCUPANT LOADING - A motion simulator for imposing loads on an occupant, the simulator having: a movable carrier for supporting the occupant; a first drive mechanism for moving the carrier; multiple loading elements configured for attachment to the occupant when the occupant is supported by the carrier; a second drive mechanism for actuating the loading elements to apply loads to the occupant; and a controller, the controller being configured to implement a simulation of a motion event by: (i) estimating a motion of the carrier consistent with the motion event and controlling the first drive mechanism to cause the carrier to adopt the estimated motion; (ii) estimating a first load on the occupant consistent with the motion event; (iii) estimating a second load on the occupant due to the motion adopted by the carrier and (iv) controlling the second drive mechanism to cause the second drive mechanism to apply to the occupant a load that is the difference between the first estimated load and the second estimated load. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311646 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE CORRELATION BETWEEN A PERSPECTIVE OF AN ONBOARD VISUAL DISPLAY AND A CURRENT ORIENTATION OF AN INFLIGHT AIRCRAFT - Methods are provided for adjusting any correlation between a perspective of an onboard visual display and a current orientation of an inflight aircraft. The method comprises determining the current orientation of the inflight aircraft and determining the perspective of the visual display. The visual display is shown to a pilot of the inflight aircraft on a display element located onboard the inflight aircraft. The current orientation of the aircraft is compared with the perspective of the visual display to determine if the perspective of the visual display needs to transition to reflect the current orientation of the aircraft. If the display does need to be changed, a rate of transition of the visual display's perspective is selected based on current aircraft performance parameters. The perspective of the visual display is then transitioned to reflect the current orientation of the aircraft at the selected rate. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311647 | Methods and Systems for Conversationalization of Recipes - Methods and systems for providing conversational cooking assistant by adapting recipes from multiple sources, customizing the recipe for the user and deliver audio or visual assistance in executing the recipes. According to one embodiment, recipes in digital, text, audio or visual format are transformed into human-like conversations along with wait period and customized instructions for cooking the ingredients in prescribed manner. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311648 | DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC SYSTEM FOR MANUAL THERAPY - The present disclosure relates to a system for joint mobilization comprising a mobilization tool, a head unit, and a mobilization glove. The system is directed to relief for patients suffering from joint pain and stiffness. The system provides for a controlled approach to evaluation and treatment of joint pain and stiffness, allowing for universal implementation while minimizing inter-therapist error. Moreover, the system provides for adapting longitudinal patient care. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311649 | Learning Management System for Task-Based Objectives - Techniques for generating, monitoring, and assessing task-based learning objectives via a learning management system are disclosed. A set of trackable criteria is generated for an instructee, where the set is managed by a digital portfolio stored in a cloud environment. The digital portfolio is accessible by the instructee and an instructor. Performance data, which describes the instructee's performance of the criteria, is received. Then, assessment data is received, where the assessment data details an assessment of the performance data by describing how closely the instructee's performance data corresponds with a desired performance defined by the trackable criteria. The assessment data also includes an overall ranking of the performance. A report is generated and displayed on a user interface having a particular visual layout. The trackable criteria are then modified based on the assessment data. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311650 | TRAVEL CALORIE RECOMMENDATION - A system and method may generate a set of meal recommendations. A calorie remainder for a predetermined period of time may be identified based on health data. Restaurant recommendations may be identified using map data, and meal recommendations and their correlated caloric content may be identified based on restaurant data. A caloric expenditure for travel to each of the restaurants may be determined by the system. Finally a set of meal recommendations is generated, using the meals, the caloric remainder, and the caloric expenditure for travel. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311651 | Context Responsive Communication Device and Translator - A device for converting sign language to audible words, including one or more gesture recognition gloves having one or more sensors disposed about the fingers of the one or more gesture recognition gloves for detecting finger positions of sign language of a wearer of the one or more gesture recognition gloves; a processor for converting the detected sign language to the audible words; a memory unit for storing a library of the sign languages in communication with the processor; a power unit for powering the device; and a speaker for sounding the audible words. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311652 | Ophthalmological Teaching Aid - An ophthalmological teaching aid includes a shell having an outer surface, an interior, a student region with a viewing window, and an observation target in the interior of the shell. The observation target is positioned to be visible to a viewer looking through the viewing window and has at least one feature residing at a feature location. The teaching aid also includes an instructor region spatially corresponding to at least a portion of the observation target. The teaching aid includes a landmark corresponding to the feature location. The presence of the landmark enables the instructor to assess a student's skill in using an ophthalmoscope. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311653 | Apparatus and Method of Simulating Cardial Phenomena - The present invention relates to an apparatus for simulating electrocardial phenomena and related pathologies. A physical replica of a heart is provided with series of light emitters representing actual and conceptual electrocardial pathways, and controls therefor and output thereof, allowing the demonstration and graphical representation of electrocardial phenomena. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311654 | WEARABLE PARTIAL TASK SURGICAL SIMULATOR - A wearable device for simulating wounds and injuries received during a trauma event includes a raiment and vest for covering the torso of a person. The raiment has an outer surface with a color and a texture comparable to human skin. Mounted on the outer surface is at least one wound simulator formed with an orifice that is in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir. Thus, the person can selectively expel a blood-like fluid from the reservoir, and through the wound simulator orifice, to simulate a trauma event. The vest includes an artificial rib cage and prosthetic internal organs juxtaposed with at least one wound simulator to simulate internal effects of a trauma event. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311655 | INTRAVENOUS BAG AND LINE LABEL - A label for use with an intravenous bag having a surface and an interior volume for holding a solution in fluid communication with an intravenous line for dispensing the solution, where the label includes a back layer including an adhesive for securing the label to a surface of the intravenous bag, a front layer with a solution name including a first portion secured to the back layer, the front layer including a second portion removable from the back layer engageable with the intravenous line with the solution name on a first side and a second side. In some constructions, the solution name on the second side is inverted with respect to the solution name on the first side, and the second portion further includes an opening for viewing a portion of the intravenous line when the second portion is engaged with the intravenous line. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311656 | Device in format of sticker in different size and forms with video and bendable screen of plasma, with autoadherible material to stick on any surface and transmit synchronized images with mobile devices - The invention relates to a plasma screen that fits different shapes and measurements, which is foldable, pliable and impermeable, with self-adhesive material for placing on any surface. The device is small, slim, autonomous (does not need to be connected to electricity), pliable, foldable (can be folded), impermeable (resistant to water and inclement weather), easy to stick on any surface and very low cost. The device is interactive and comprises a user terminal ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190311657 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE - The disclosure provides a flexible display panel, a method for fabricating the same, and a flexible display device. A flexible display panel according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes at least one bendable area; a neutral layer adjusting structure arranged in the at least one bendable area, and configured to adjust the position of a neutral layer in the bendable area where the neutral layer adjusting structure is located; and a flexible element located in the bendable area, and configured to be approximately located at the neutral layer. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311658 | THIN-WALLED CHANGING DISPLAYS - A method of converting a sign to a changing display includes first identifying an area of the sign to convert. A particle sheet is at the area of the sign, and a communication sheet is placed over the particle sheet. The particle sheet has a first layer comprising a plurality of three-dimensional SPEC particles; a second layer comprising a positively charged conductive sheet; a third layer comprising a negatively charged conductive sheet; a laminate layer; and a control element comprising a processor for activating the SPEC particles to switch from a first colored state to a second colored state. The second and third layers are positioned on either side of the first layer, and the laminate layer encompasses the first, second, and third layers. The particle sheet is activated to cause the SPEC particles to selectively flash between the first colored state and the second colored state. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311659 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MARKETING DISPLAY ON CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS - A children's product, such as a playard, can be adjustable from a collapsed configuration to an expanded or use configuration. Marketing displays may be beneficial for selling children's product. These marketing displays may be integrally formed or fixedly coupled to the children's product prior to shipment to the retailer to assist the retailer in marketing the product. The marketing display can be made from materials that resist wrinkling so that the marketing display can be collapsed and shipped with the children's product and then expanded and displayed at the retailer. By integrally forming or fixedly coupling the marketing display into the children's product, the display will not be lost, adding the display to the product will not be forgotten, and/or the display will be properly positioned when the product is adjusted to the expanded configuration. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311660 | FLAG DISPLAYING ASSEMBLY - A flag displaying assembly for extending a limp flag includes a pole that is coupled to a surface so that the pole is substantially perpendicular to the surface. The pole is hollow. A plurality of holes is positioned in the pole. The plurality of holes extends linearly from proximate to a top of the pole toward a bottom of the pole. A flag is coupled to the pole proximate to the top. A forced air unit is coupled to the pole proximate to the bottom so that the forced air unit is in fluidic communication with the pole. The forced air unit is positioned to supply air through the pole to the holes. The air that exits the pole through the holes is positioned to extend the flag from the pole. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311661 | PERSON TRACKING AND INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING - An advertising system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes an advertising station including a display and configured to provide advertising content to potential customers via the display and one or more cameras configured to capture images of the potential customers when proximate to the advertising station. The system may also include a data processing system to analyze the captured images to determine gaze directions and body pose directions for the potential customers, and to determine interest levels of the potential customers in the advertising content based on the determined gaze directions and body pose directions. Various other systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311662 | DISPLAY PANEL AND RELATED DISPLAY DEVICE - A display panel may include a plurality of pixel groups, a first lighting test circuit for testing at least one pixel of the plurality of pixel groups, a demultiplexer for providing data signals to the plurality of pixel groups, and a second lighting test circuit for testing one or more pixels of the plurality of pixel groups. At least one of the first lighting test circuit and the demultiplexer is positioned between the plurality of pixel groups and the second lighting test circuit. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311663 | SUBSTRATE, PANEL, DETECTION DEVICE AND ALIGNMENT DETECTION METHOD - A substrate, a panel, a detection device and an alignment detection method are provided. The substrate includes first signal connection pins arranged in parallel side by side and at least one first alignment detection pin, wherein the at least one first alignment detection pin is located on at least one side of the first signal connection pins in an arrangement direction of the first signal connection pins, and arranged in parallel with the first signal connection pins. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311664 | NEAR-EYE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A near-eye light field display for use with a head mounted display unit with enhanced resolution and color depth. A display for each eye is connected to one or more actuators to scan each display, increasing the resolution of each display by a factor proportional to the number of scan points utilized. In this way, the resolution of near-eye light field displays is enhanced without increasing the size of the displays. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311665 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a display panel, a micro lens array, a driving system, a controller, and a signal processor. The controller is configured to set at least one preset path within one frame. The driving system is configured to drive, according to the preset path, the display panel and/or the micro lens array to move along respective preset path(s), and to control the display panel and/or the micro lens array that move along the preset path to stop moving at the stopping positions. The signal processor is configured to, in response to stopping of the display panel and/or the micro lens array at the corresponding stopping positions, provide display sub-images to the display panel according to the at least one preset path and one frame of display image. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311666 | DISPLAY PANEL AND TERMINAL - The disclosure relates to a display panel including a pixel array including a plurality of sub-pixels; through holes formed in gaps between the plurality of sub-pixels; and an infrared light detector including an emitter array and a receiver array, wherein the emitter array is configured to emit infrared light out through the through holes, and the receiver array is configured to receive infrared light emitted in through the through holes. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311667 | DISPLAY DEVICE, GATE DRIVE CIRCUIT, SHIFT REGISTER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A display device, a gate drive circuit, a shift register and its control method are described. The shift register includes: an input circuit, a first output circuit, a second output circuit, a control circuit and an output drive circuit, wherein the output drive circuit is connected to a second signal input terminal, a pull-up node, a control terminal of the second output circuit and a low voltage signal terminal, and is configured to write a voltage of the second signal input terminal into the control terminal of the second output circuit and superimpose a voltage of the pull-up node onto the control terminal of the second output circuit under the control of a second input signal provided at the second signal input terminal, such that the second output circuit is fully turned on to ensure that it has good output capability when working at a low temperature. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311668 | INLINE PIXEL OPERATIONS BY THE DISPLAY PANEL CONTROLLER TO REDUCE HOST DATA TRANSFER - A display panel of a device may receive, from a host processor of the device, an inline pixel operation instruction comprising an indication of a first linear adjustment for a set of source pixel values for a display region of the display. The display panel may generate a pixel pattern for the display region by applying the first linear adjustment to the set of source pixel values and display the pixel pattern on the display. The display panel may in some cases read the set of source pixel values from a frame buffer of the device. The display panel may in some cases determine a color component tuple for each pixel of the display region based at least in part on the indication of the first linear adjustment, wherein the pixel pattern for the display region is based at least in part on the color component tuple. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311669 | DRIVING CIRCUIT, DRIVING METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a driving circuit, a display device and a driving method. The driving circuit includes a shift register including: a first input unit for controlling a first node based on signals at first and second clock signal terminals, an input signal terminal, a second node and an output signal terminal; a second input unit for providing a signal at a first constant potential terminal to the second node under control of the first clock signal terminal and providing the signal at the input signal terminal or the first clock signal terminal to the second node under control of the first node; and an output unit for providing a signal at the second clock signal terminal to the output signal terminal under control of the first node and providing a signal at a second constant potential terminal to the output signal terminal under control of the second node. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311670 | METHOD FOR DRIVING PLURALITY OF PIXEL LINES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An electronic device includes a display panel including a first edge extending in a first direction and a second edge in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a first group of gate lines supplying a first gate voltage to a first pixel line and supplying a third gate voltage to a third pixel line, a second group of gate lines supplying a second gate voltage to a second pixel line and supplying a fourth gate voltage to a fourth pixel line, and at least one processor configured to control the electronic device to: sequentially supply the first gate voltage and the third gate voltage through the first group of gate lines to output a first part of specified image data and sequentially supply the second gate voltage and the fourth gate voltage through the second group of gate lines to output a second part of the specified image data the second part of the specified image data being different from the first part of the specified image data. | 2019-10-10 |
20190311671 | DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND GLASS STACK - Provided are a display device, a method of manufacturing the same, and a glass stack. The display device includes a light emitting substrate which comprises a base and a light emitting element disposed on the base; an encapsulation substrate which is disposed on the light emitting substrate; a frit which surrounds the light emitting element and is disposed between the light emitting substrate and the encapsulation substrate; and a first coating layer which is disposed between the encapsulation substrate and the frit, and comprises a compound having an intramolecular *—(OCH | 2019-10-10 |