Abstract: Embodiments are provided herein for providing biometrics-based music recommendations to users. The biometric-based music recommendations take into account the changing music preferences of users from time to time as their biometrics change, such as due to users wellness states, being in different moods, engagement in different activities, and/or entering different environments. The schemes herein are implemented on user devices equipped or coupled to wearable devices capable of collecting biometrics data from users, such as heart rate, perspiration, and skin temperature data. The biometrics data of a user are collected and then processed into biometrics information. The biometrics information is then classified into a current wellness state of the user. A music recommendation is then provided to the user according to the biometrics information and the current wellness state of the user.

Abstract: A device, method and system provide a wellness management process and/or an exercise management process for use with a smartphone or other mobile computing device. Various data about the user is obtained and used for determining and recommending an action or exercise to the user to improve the user's wellness/physique/health. The action determined can be based on: (1) current biometric and/or motion data about the user (from the sensors), and (2) current physical condition(s), such as health/medical information or condition about the user (from the user's personal information, e.g., health library or programmed into the smartphone). Specific information about the user is taken into consideration when recommending user action or exercise, such as the user's specific physical, health or medical conditions.

Abstract: A device, method and system processes data about the user for determining and recommending a health/wellness action to the user. The action determined can be based on: (1) current biometric and/or motion data about the user (from the sensors), and (2) current health/medical information or condition about the user (from the user's personal information, e.g., health library or programmed into the smartphone). Specific information about the user is taken into consideration when recommending user action, such as the user's specific health or medical conditions.

Abstract: A method comprising acquiring a plurality of measurements from at least one sensor in a mobile device, determining an activity classification of a user of the mobile device based on the plurality of measurements, acquiring an audio file for the mobile device, wherein the audio file is selected based on the activity classification, and playing the audio file by the mobile device.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided for automatic sharing, synchronizing and collaboration of information among users of a group. In an embodiment, a method includes updating information located on a member device, and determining whether the information is marked for sharing with the members of the group. The updated information marked for sharing is automatically compared with a copy of the information at a server in a network. If the updated information is newer than the copy at the server, the updated information is uploaded to the server via a cloud service. When the device is turned on or connects to the network, the device automatically checks with the server whether there is newer sharable information at the server than a corresponding copy on the device or there is a push message marked to be sent to the device, and synchronizes the copy on the device with the newer information at the server.

Abstract: A method implemented by a mobile device for music recommendation to a user of the mobile device, the method comprising acquiring one or more measurements from at least one biometric sensor to obtain biometric information of the user, determining a music based at least in part on the biometric information, and recommending the music to the user for playing.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided herein to achieve video or image sequence encoding with an improved denoising algorithm that is both efficient computationally and has acceptable overhead cost in comparison to other denoising schemes for video encoding. The embodiments include using recursive bilateral filtering as part of the denoising algorithm, which is integrated into a video encoder to overcome limitations of other encoder-integrated denoising algorithms. An embodiment method includes receiving, at a filtering and residual computation function at the encoder, a macro block comprising a plurality of pixels. The filtering and residual computation function also receives, from a motion estimation function at the encoder, a reference block. The reference block comprises a plurality of reference pixels corresponding to the macro block.

Abstract: The invention discloses a pulsating chlorination machine for purification of city water. The machine includes a body, two ends of which are respectively a water inlet and outlet end between which a converging pipe, a throat pipe and a diverging pipe are connected in turn; and a liquefied chlorine input port located below a middle part of the throat pipe and connecting with the throat pipe via a cone-shaped valve seat. A normally closed cone-shaped valve rod is mounted over the cone-shaped valve seat and inserted into the throat pipe through a vertical circular hole on a top of the body, and moves up and down under the control of a pulsating electromagnetic executive mechanism to open/close the liquefied chlorine input port. Through the liquefied chlorine input port the liquefied chlorine flows into the throat pipe and out from the diverging pipe and then into a clear-water reservoir.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for realizing accurate billing in digital rights management, including: sending, by a rights issuing system, to a Device a rights object acquisition response message including a rights object; sending, by the Device, a rights object acquisition acknowledgement message to the rights issuing system, after validation of the rights object acquisition response message is passed; and initiating, by the rights issuing system, a billing function after receiving the rights object acquisition acknowledgement message. The invention also discloses an apparatus and a rights issuing system. With the inventive method and system, billing will be initiated only in the event that the Device has obtained the rights object successfully or has joined the domain successfully, thereby avoiding effectively the problem of billing error and improving the Quality of Service.