Abstract: The present invention is directed to cinnolinyl and quinolinyl pyrazol-4-yl-pyridine compounds which are allosteric modulators of the M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor. The present invention is also directed to uses of the compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such diseases in which M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors are involved.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of the structural Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein, are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other therapeutically active agents), and methods for their preparation and use, alone and in combination with other therapeutic agents, as antagonists of A2a and/or A2b receptors, and in the treatment of a variety of diseases, conditions, or disorders that are mediated, at least in part, by the adenosine A2a receptor and/or the adenosine A2b receptor.

Abstract: Generally, this disclosure provides methods and systems for real-time video communication with three dimensional perception image rendering through generated parallax effects based on identification, segmentation and tracking of foreground and background layers of an image. The system may include an image segmentation module configured to segment a current local video frame into a local foreground layer and a local background layer and to generate a local foreground mask based on an estimated boundary between the local foreground layer and the local background layer; a face tracking module configured to track a position of a local user's face; a background layer estimation module configured to estimate a remote background layer; and an image rendering module configured to render a 3D perception image based on the estimated remote background layer, the current remote video frame and the remote foreground mask.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating enhanced viewer perception of video images at computing devices according to one embodiment of the invention. A method of embodiments of the invention includes tracking, at a first computing device, movements associated with a first user within a camera range of one or more cameras coupled to the first computing device. Each movement of the first user may trigger an updated view of contents being displayed in real-time on the first computing device. The method may further include calculating a synthesized updated view of the contents in response to tracking a movement of the first user from a first position to a second position. The synthesized updated view may represent a realistic view of the contents in response to the movement of the first user from the first position to the second position. The method may further include displaying the synthesized updated view of the contents.

Abstract: Generally, this disclosure provides methods and systems for real-time video communication with three dimensional perception image rendering through generated parallax effects based on identification, segmentation and tracking of foreground and background layers of an image. The system may include an image segmentation module configured to segment a current local video frame into a local foreground layer and a local background layer and to generate a local foreground mask based on an estimated boundary between the local foreground layer and the local background layer; a face tracking module configured to track a position of a local user's face; a background layer estimation module configured to estimate a remote background layer; and an image rendering module configured to render a 3D perception image based on the estimated remote background layer, the current remote video frame and the remote foreground mask.

Abstract: Real human detection and confirmation in personal credential verification is described. In one example, a camera image of a user is received at a computer system. The image is tested for recognition against a user account and it is confirmed that the image corresponds to a real human. If the image is authenticated and corresponds to a real human, then the user is authenticated to the corresponding user account of the computer system.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating enhanced viewer perception of video images at computing devices according to one embodiment of the invention. A method of embodiments of the invention includes tracking, at a first computing device, movements associated with a first user within a camera range of one or more cameras coupled to the first computing device. Each movement of the first user may trigger an updated view of contents being displayed in real-time on the first computing device. The method may further include calculating a synthesized updated view of the contents in response to tracking a movement of the first user from a first position to a second position. The synthesized updated view may represent a realistic view of the contents in response to the movement of the first user from the first position to the second position. The method may further include displaying the synthesized updated view of the contents.