Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting a photoacoustic light signal to prevent unauthorized voice commands for a microphone-controllable device are provided. The method includes receiving, by a processor, a signal, detecting, by the processor, that the signal is a photoacoustic signal generated by a thermal expansion and contraction of an object caused by at least one lightwave applied to the object, and activating, by the processor, a counter-measure to prevent the photoacoustic signal from reaching a microphone of a microphone-controllable device in response to detecting the photoacoustic signal.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting a photoacoustic light signal to prevent unauthorized voice commands for a microphone-controllable device are provided. The method includes receiving, by a processor, a signal, detecting, by the processor, that the signal is a photoacoustic signal generated by a thermal expansion and contraction of an object caused by at least one lightwave applied to the object, and activating, by the processor, a counter-measure to prevent the photoacoustic signal from reaching a microphone of a microphone-controllable device in response to detecting the photoacoustic signal.

Abstract: An example method performed by a processing system includes receiving a request from a user, wherein the request identifies a plurality of items of source content, and wherein the request indicates that the user would like to generate synthesized content from the plurality of items of source content, retrieving, by the processing system, a plurality of sets of permissions, wherein each set of permissions of the plurality of sets of permissions is associated with one item of source content of the plurality of items of source content, determining, by the processing system, whether the request can be satisfied, based on the plurality of sets of permissions, and automatically generating, by the processing system, the synthesized content using the plurality of items of source content, when the request can be satisfied based on the plurality of sets of permissions.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes various methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for supporting automation of customer service. The automation of customer service may be based on support for automation of conversations between customers and customer service agents. The automation of customer service based on support for automation of conversations between customers and customer service agents may be based on use of images provided by the customers to control the conversations between customers and customer service agents. The support for automation of conversations between customers and customer service agents based on use of images provided by the customers may include processing the images to obtain information for the conversations between the customers and the customer service agents and controlling the conversations between the customers and the customer service agents based on the information for the conversations between the customers and the customer service agents.

Abstract: An example method performed by a processing system includes receiving a request from a user, wherein the request identifies a plurality of items of source content, and wherein the request indicates that the user would like to generate synthesized content from the plurality of items of source content, retrieving, by the processing system, a plurality of sets of permissions, wherein each set of permissions of the plurality of sets of permissions is associated with one item of source content of the plurality of items of source content, determining, by the processing system, whether the request can be satisfied, based on the plurality of sets of permissions, and automatically generating, by the processing system, the synthesized content using the plurality of items of source content, when the request can be satisfied based on the plurality of sets of permissions.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes various methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for supporting automation of customer service. The automation of customer service may be based on support for automation of conversations between customers and customer service agents. The automation of customer service based on support for automation of conversations between customers and customer service agents may be based on use of images provided by the customers to control the conversations between customers and customer service agents. The support for automation of conversations between customers and customer service agents based on use of images provided by the customers may include processing the images to obtain information for the conversations between the customers and the customer service agents and controlling the conversations between the customers and the customer service agents based on the information for the conversations between the customers and the customer service agents.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting a photoacoustic light signal to prevent unauthorized voice commands for a microphone-controllable device are provided. The method includes receiving, by a processor, a signal, detecting, by the processor, that the signal is a photoacoustic signal generated by a thermal expansion and contraction of an object caused by at least one lightwave applied to the object, and activating, by the processor, a counter-measure to prevent the photoacoustic signal from reaching a microphone of a microphone-controllable device in response to detecting the photoacoustic signal.

Abstract: An example method performed by a processing system includes receiving a request from a user, wherein the request identifies a plurality of items of source content, and wherein the request indicates that the user would like to generate synthesized content from the plurality of items of source content, retrieving, by the processing system, a plurality of sets of permissions, wherein each set of permissions of the plurality of sets of permissions is associated with one item of source content of the plurality of items of source content, determining, by the processing system, whether the request can be satisfied, based on the plurality of sets of permissions, and automatically generating, by the processing system, the synthesized content using the plurality of items of source content, when the request can be satisfied based on the plurality of sets of permissions.

Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to a field-programmable gate array (“FPGA”)-based biometric sampling system for improving biometric data reusability. The system can include one or more FPGAs, each of which can include a plurality of configurable input/output (“I/O”) blocks, a plurality of configurable logic blocks, and a plurality of configurable interconnects that connect the plurality of configurable I/O blocks to the plurality of configurable logic blocks. The FPGA(s) can be configured based upon a hardware description language model to receive biometric input data associated with a user, to apply a sampling scheme to the biometric input data to extract, from the biometric input data, an enrollment biometric data sample, and to cause the enrollment biometric data sample to be stored in a database.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes various methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for supporting automation of customer service. The automation of customer service may be based on support for automation of conversations between customers and customer service agents. The automation of customer service based on support for automation of conversations between customers and customer service agents may be based on use of images provided by the customers to control the conversations between customers and customer service agents. The support for automation of conversations between customers and customer service agents based on use of images provided by the customers may include processing the images to obtain information for the conversations between the customers and the customer service agents and controlling the conversations between the customers and the customer service agents based on the information for the conversations between the customers and the customer service agents.

Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to a field-programmable gate array (“FPGA”)-based biometric sampling system for improving biometric data reusability. The system can include one or more FPGAs, each of which can include a plurality of configurable input/output (“I/O”) blocks, a plurality of configurable logic blocks, and a plurality of configurable interconnects that connect the plurality of configurable I/O blocks to the plurality of configurable logic blocks. The FGPA(s) can be configured based upon a hardware description language model to receive biometric input data associated with a user, to apply a sampling scheme to the biometric input data to extract, from the biometric input data, an enrollment biometric data sample, and to cause the enrollment biometric data sample to be stored in a database.