Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for automatic scene detection and character extraction. In one example, audiovisual content with video frames, an audio recording, and timing information is received. A score, based on the frame's visual characteristics, is determined for a first frame and subsequent frames. The first frame's score and subsequent frame's scores are compared to determine if the difference between the scores is above a threshold. When the difference in scores is above a threshold, the subsequent frame is classified as a new scene. The audiovisual content is segmented into scenes and textual characters are identified in at least one frame from each scene. The characters are stored and indexed in a searchable database with the timing information for the scene where the characters were identified. The audio recording is transcribed and the transcribed words are stored and indexed in the searchable database with timing information.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to processing imagery using one or more machine learning (ML) models. In particular, data describing imagery comprising a plurality of different and distinct frames can be received; and based at least in part on one or more ML models and the data describing the imagery, and for each frame of the plurality of different and distinct frames, one or more scores can be determined for the frame. Each score of the score(s) can indicate a determined measure of suitability of the frame with respect to one or more of various different and distinct uses for which the ML model(s) are configured to determine suitability of imagery.

Abstract: A method for automatically classifying transition motion includes following steps performed by a computing device: obtaining a plurality of transition motions, with each transition motion being associated with a source motion, a destination motion, and a transition mechanism converting the source motion into the destination motion; extracting a property vector from each transition motion and thereby generating a plurality of property vectors, wherein each property vector includes a plurality of transition properties; and performing a clustering algorithm according to the property vectors to generate a plurality of transition types.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a system to generate and cause display of a specially configured graphical user interface to receive and present collections of images. According to certain example embodiments, an image analysis system: receives an image file from a client device; generates a hash value based on the image file; performs a comparison of the hash value with a list that comprises a collection of hash values; identifies a match to the hash value among the collection of hash values; assigns a label to the image file in response to identifying the match among the collection of image files from the list; and indexes the image file at a memory location identified by the label assigned to the image file.

Abstract: A processor-implemented method for the ownership transfer and tracking of tangible assets using a blockchain is described. In an embodiment, the method includes generating a root node associated with a tangible asset via a processor. The root node has a first hash value that represents a storage location of the root node, data associated with a tangible asset, and a second hash value that represents a storage location of the subsidiary node. The method also includes storing a hierarchical hash-linked tree structure in a non-transitory, processor-readable memory. The hierarchical hash-linked tree structure can include multiple nodes. The multiple nodes include the root node and the subsidiary node. The subsidiary node has the second hash value, and data associated with a tangible sub-asset of the tangible asset.

Abstract: Disclosed is a target tracking method and apparatus. The target tracking apparatus includes a processor configured to obtain a first depth feature from a target region image and obtain a second depth feature from a search region image, obtain a global response diagram between the first depth feature and the second depth feature, acquire temporary bounding box information based on the global response diagram, updated the second depth feature based on the temporary bounding box information, obtain local feature blocks based on the first depth feature, obtain a local response diagram based on the local feature blocks and the updated second depth feature, and determine output bounding box information based on the local response diagram.

Abstract: A software development infrastructure can enable user developers to select remote hardware devices to develop and test their software programs. For some tests and development activity, physical access to the remote device can be provided by the infrastructure administrator by replacing the internal calls of an application with mimic code, which can respond to application requests for sensor data, as if the user was physically handling the remote device at the same location.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for tracking user activities with a user identification tag stored at the user's Internet-capable device. For example, the system can store a pixel having a color scheme that identifies the user but that is hidden to the user and identifiable by an external computer. The pixel can be stored in the user device's cache for later identification of the user.

Abstract: Systems and methods for creating multiple renditions of a social media composition may include (1) providing a composition screen configured to be used to create user compositions for use with different consumption channels of a social media application, (2) collecting, via the composition screen, a set of one or more user inputs selecting user-selected content, to be included within a user composition, that includes photographs and text, (3) creating a first rendering of the user composition, to be viewed from a first consumption channel, that includes a slideshow of the photographs with a cover card that includes the text, and (4) creating a second rendering of the user composition, to be viewed from a second consumption channel, that includes a collage of the photographs with a caption that includes the text. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: Methods and systems for face clustering include determining a quality score for each of a set of input images. A first subset of the input images is clustered, having respective quality scores that exceed a predetermined threshold, to form an initial set of clusters. A second subset of the input images is clustered, having respective quality scores below the predetermined threshold. An action is performed responsive to the clustered images after the second subset is added to the initial set of clusters.

Abstract: Embodiments of system are disclosed in which selection strategies for a direct marketing campaign that identify consumers from a credit bureau or other consumer database can be planned, tested, and/or refined on a stable subset of the credit database. In some embodiments, once refined, consumer selection criteria may be used to execute the direct marketing campaign on the full consumer/credit database, which is preferably updated approximately twice weekly. In one preferred embodiment, the data for the test database represents a random sampling of approximately 10% of the full database and the sampling is regenerated approximately weekly in order to provide a stable set of data on which campaign developers may test their campaign. For each consumer in the sampling, the environment may allow a client to access and use both attributes calculated by the credit bureau and proprietary attributes and data owned by the client.

Abstract: In some examples, a device includes a body configured to receive an elongated medical device, and a conductive element configured to contact a touchscreen of a computing device. An amount of contact between the conductive element and the touchscreen varies based on the compressive force applied to the elongated medical device when the elongated medical device is received within the body.

Abstract: A receiver driven approach for playback of remote content is described. One embodiment includes obtaining information concerning the content of the media file from the remote server, identifying a starting location within the media sequence, identifying byte ranges of the media file corresponding to media required to play the media sequence from the starting location, requesting the byte ranges required to play the media sequence from the starting location, buffering received bytes of information pending commencement of playback, playing back the buffered bytes of information, receiving a user instruction, identifying byte ranges of the media file corresponding to media required to play the media sequence in accordance with the user instruction, flushing previous byte range requests, and requesting the byte ranges required to play the media in accordance with the user instruction.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for suggesting reminders from content displayed on a mobile device. An example method may include analyzing content generated by a first mobile application and displayed on a display of a mobile device, and determining that the content suggests an event, the event including at least one entity. The method may also include providing an assistance window requesting confirmation for adding a reminder for the event in a second mobile application responsive to determining that the content suggests the event, and adding the reminder via the second mobile application responsive to receiving the confirmation. In some implementations the first mobile application is a messaging application.

Abstract: In selected embodiments a recommendation generator builds a network of interrelationships between venues, reviewers and users based on their attributes and reviewer and user reviews of the venues. Each interrelationship or link may be positive or negative and may accumulate with other links (or anti-links) to provide nodal links the strength of which are based on commonality of attributes among the linked nodes and/or common preferences that one node, such as a reviewer, expresses for other nodes, such as venues. The links may be first order (based on a direct relationship between, for instance, a reviewer and a venue) or higher order (based on, for instance, the fact that two venue are both liked by a given reviewer). The recommendation engine in certain embodiments determines recommended venues based on user attributes and venue preferences by aggregating the link matrices and determining the venues which are most strongly coupled to the user.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for classifying semi-structured documents. According to one embodiment, the method includes accessing a number of documents, and identifying in each of the documents pairs of character segments. The method also includes generating a map of unique identified segment pairs across all documents in the several documents. The method further includes generating for each of the several documents a respective feature vector based on one or more unique pair of segments in the map that are also identified in the document, and clustering the plurality of documents into a plurality of clusters, using the feature vectors.

Abstract: A system and a method use an application on a mobile device to transfer internet media content to a rendering device in a home network. The application may use an HTML rendering engine to display a web page to a user of the mobile device, and the web page may have controls for accessing the internet media content. The application may receive a user interaction signal which may indicate that a user invoked one of the controls for accessing the internet media content. In response, the application may initiate transfer of the internet media content to the rendering device in the home network and/or may queue the internet media content for later playback using the rendering device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses associated with determining a location of a mobile device are described. Examples can include receiving, at a mobile device in response to a triggering event, signaling that indicates the mobile device is in an unauthorized location, in possession of an unauthorized user, or both. Examples can include prompting an input representative of authorized user verification and enabling one or more circuits or power supplies of the mobile device based at least in part on determining that a value of the input satisfies. In response and based at least in part on determining that the value of the input fails to satisfy the threshold, examples can include capturing environmental data and location data associated with the mobile device and communicating the environmental data and location data and a location determination to an authorized user. In some examples, a mobile device can be deactivated responsive to unconfirmed authorized verification.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing medical information storage and transmission are discussed. A data management system may include a receiver circuit to receive information about a physiological event sensed from a patient, and an event prioritizer circuit to assign a priority to the received information. A control circuit may perform data reduction of the received information according to the assigned priority. Data reduction at a higher reduction rate is performed on the received information if a lower priority is assigned than if a higher priority is assigned. The system may include an output circuit to output the received information to a user or a process, or to transmit the received information to an external device, according to the assigned priority.

Abstract: A software development infrastructure can enable user developers to select remote hardware devices to develop and test their software programs. For some tests and development activity, physical access to the remote device can be provided by the infrastructure administrator by replacing the internal calls of an application with mimic code, which can respond to application requests for sensor data, as if the user was physically handling the remote device at the same location.

Abstract: The disclosed technology is a system and computer-implemented method for assembling and editing a video program from spoken words or soundbites. The disclosed technology imports source audio/video clips and any of multiple formats. Spoken audio is transcribed into searchable text. The text transcript is synchronized to the video track by timecode markers. Each spoken word corresponds to a timecode marker, which in turn corresponds to a video frame or frames. Using word processing operations and text editing functions, a user selects video segments by selecting corresponding transcribed text segments. By selecting text and arranging that text, a corresponding video program is assembled. The selected video segments are assembled on a timeline display in any chosen order by the user. The sequence of video segments may be reordered and edited, as desired, to produce a finished video program for export.

Abstract: An apparatus for document recognition according to an embodiment includes a document type analyzer that analyzes a type of a recognition target document based on document feature vector extracted from one or more partial images obtained by color space conversion of one or more partial regions of the recognition target document, and an information extractor that extracts value information from one or more information search images organized in a grid form based on a position of key information of the recognition target document.

Abstract: A signal retrieval device includes a modification unit and a signal retrieval unit. The modification unit modifies a value of an attribute of a target represented by an input signal or a stored signals stored in a signal storage unit or a value of an attribute relating to a signal generation source of the input signal to acquire a plurality of modified values of the attribute. The signal retrieval unit retrieves a stored signal of the stored signals similar to the input signal using the input signal or the stored signals in which the attribute is modified according to each of the plurality of modified values of the attribute acquired by the modification unit.

Abstract: A cross-domain image comparison method and a cross-domain image comparison system are provided. The cross-domain image comparison method includes the following steps. Two videos in cross-domain are obtained. The videos are generated by different types of devices. A plurality of semantic segmentation areas are obtained from one frame of each of the videos. A region of interest pair (ROI pair) is obtained according to moving paths of the semantic segmentation areas in the videos. Two bounding boxes and two central points of the ROI pair are obtained. A similarity between the frames is obtained according to the bounding boxes and the central points.

Abstract: The disclosure is for displaying a search result for products. A server may include a communication module, a memory including a database which stores product information in association with one or more product images corresponding to a product and text information related to the product, and a processor.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving, from a mobile device, a deposit request including a first check image for funds to be deposited into a user account, determining a risk level associated with the deposit request, requesting a second check image having a restricted endorsement based on the risk level, receiving the second check image having the restricted endorsement, determining a confidence level based on the restricted endorsement, and transferring the funds to the user account based on the confidence level.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for machine learning. One of the methods includes receiving a document having a plurality of first text strings; extracting the plurality of first text strings from the document; providing the extracted plurality of first text strings to a first machine learning model, wherein the first machine learning model is trained to output a numerical vector representation for each input first text string; providing the output vector representations from the first machine learning model to a second machine learning model, wherein the second machine learning model is trained to output a second text string for each input vector representation; and processing the second text strings to generate an output.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a search method, a device, and a storage medium. The method includes: identifying, by an AR technology, a target object to be searched, and acquiring search information of the target object, transmitting a search request to a server according to the search information, receiving a search result of the target object returned by the server. The method provided in the embodiments can quickly obtain an accurate search result and improves user experience.

Abstract: In an approach to anonymous inventory tracking, one or more computer processors receive a first image of one or more products from a user. The one or more computer processors remove data associated with an identity of the user from the first image. The one or more computer processors determine that a storage location associated with the one or more products in the first image is detected. The one or more computer processors determine an inventory count of the one or more products in the first image. The one or more computer processors submit the first image and the inventory count of the one or more products in the first image to a blockchain ledger in association with the storage location. The one or more computer processors take an action based on the inventory count.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display unit and a control unit, the display unit performs list display of plural pieces of information by dividing the plural pieces of information into plural pages in a case where the pieces of information corresponding to a number, which is equal to or larger than a predetermined limit, exist in a folder within a server that stores the plural pieces of information, and the control unit performs display control of performing the list display on the display unit by adding designated information to information in a predetermined location, in a case where the designated information does not exist in a selected page.

Abstract: A method, a non-transitory computer readable medium, and multifunction printer are disclosed for injecting screens into a third-party workflow on a display panel of a multifunction printer.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving, from a mobile device, a deposit request including a first check image for funds to be deposited into a user account, determining a risk level associated with the deposit request, requesting a second check image having a restricted endorsement based on the risk level, receiving the second check image having the restricted endorsement, determining a confidence level based on the restricted endorsement, and transferring the funds to the user account based on the confidence level.

Abstract: A system for modeling a three-dimensional structure utilizing two-dimensional segments comprising a memory and a processor in communication with the memory. The processor extracts a plurality of two-dimensional segments corresponding to the three-dimensional structure from a plurality of images indicative of different views of the three-dimensional structure. The processor determines a plurality of three-dimensional candidate segments based on the extracted plurality of two-dimensional segments and adds the plurality of three-dimensional candidate segments to a three-dimensional segment cloud. The processor transforms the three-dimensional segment cloud into a wireframe indicative of the three-dimensional structure by performing a wireframe extraction process on the three-dimensional segment cloud.

Abstract: A form processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to, in a case of extracting text data located near a pre-registered item in a form as data associated with the item, display a form to be processed to register an item, accept from a user an area to be filled in with data to be extracted, the area being included in the form to be processed, and display a text located at a position near the accepted area as a candidate for the item.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for digital watermarking, recording multimedia contents, as well as detection, by using data recorded in a base, of potentially infringing multimedia contents. The method is based on a watermarking done in conjunction with the recording of specific data in a data base, this data being thereafter used to detect a watermark, if any, in an infringing content in using or not using the original content.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a system to generate and cause display of a specially configured graphical user interface to receive and present collections of images. According to certain example embodiments, an image analysis system: receives an image file from a client device; generates a hash value based on the image file; performs a comparison of the hash value with a list that comprises a collection of hash values; identifies a match to the hash value among the collection of hash values; assigns a label to the image file in response to identifying the match among the collection of image files from the list; and indexes the image file at a memory location identified by the label assigned to the image file.

Abstract: A machine learning based system can identify an entity as the likely subject of a multimodal message (e.g., a social media post having a short text phrase overlaid on an image) by creating embeddings for an image of the multimodal message and one or more string embeddings from text of the multimodal message. The embeddings can be weighted to maximize information gain, then recombined and compared against a result embedding database to identify an entity as the subject of the multimodal message.

Abstract: A method and system for storing data in portable storage devices. Specifically, the disclosed method and system provide a solution for the write-hole problem inflicting persistent storage, especially redundant array of independent disks (RAID) configured storage. The write-hole problem may arise from the occurrence of power failure during a write operation of data to RAID configured storage, subsequently resulting in disparities between the data and parity information thereof—the consistency there-between of which is critical to data reconstruction upon disk failure. To rectify these inconsistencies, a full-stripe (or full-block set) write is recommended, which the disclosed method and system implements through the use of, and re-mapping of relationships between, virtual, physical, and in-memory block sets.

Abstract: An illustrative image descriptor generation system generates a descriptor listing that includes a plurality of image descriptors corresponding to different feature points included within an image. Based on the descriptor listing, the system generates a geometric map representing the plurality of image descriptors in accordance with respective geometric positions of the corresponding feature points of the image descriptors within the image. Based on the geometric map, the system determines a proximity listing for a primary image descriptor within the plurality of image descriptors. The proximity listing indicates a subset of image descriptors that are geometrically proximate to the primary image descriptor within the image. Based on the proximity listing, the system selects a secondary image descriptor from the subset of image descriptors and combines the primary and secondary image descriptors to form a composite image descriptor. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: Method for reducing memory fragmentation characterized in that it the steps of: for each image in a source set of images (601) determining image size (602) in pixels and obtaining (603) a minimal total number of pixels for an aggregated surface by obtaining a sum of image sizes; factorizing (604) the sum of image sizes into a surface's width and height; allocating memory (702) for the surface (701); creating (703) a mapping between an image identifier and its location, width, height for each image associated with the surface; for each image, according to its offset in the surface, the two-dimensional space of the image is cast (704) to one dimension; knowing the casting formula between the one and two-dimensional spaces, copying each image to the surface (705).

Abstract: Visual focal point composition of media capture based on a target audience is provided. An aspect includes activating a profile selection function via a media recording device and receiving, via the profile selection function, an identifier of a target viewer of media content. The profile selection function provides a list of social network contacts, including the target viewer, via the media recording device. Another aspect includes retrieving contact preferences associated with the identifier. The contact preferences are determined from data about the target viewer that is sourced from one or more compartmentalized entities. The contact preferences identify focal aspects of media content statistically determined to be of interest by the target viewer. A further aspect includes providing suggested focal aspects of a scene subject to media capture. The suggested focal aspects are derived from the contact preferences.

Abstract: A portable information device including a body, a position information portion that is provided in the body and that outputs position information, an image sensor that is provided in the body, a display system that is provided in the body and that displays, on a local field in a screen field, relevant information based on the position information such that the displayed relevant information is overlapped on a real-time image, an input portion that is provided on the body and, by use of which user operates an icon, the icon being displayed on the local field such that the displayed icon is overlapped on the real-time image and an imaging button that is provided, separately from the input portion, on the body and that is operated by user to capture a subject image via the image sensor.

Abstract: To dynamically re-color scalable graphic images in web applications, a server may send an image filename to a web application operating on a client device. Before displaying the image, the client device may send a request back to the server identifying the image and providing color codes for the image. The server may load an image file for the identified image and replace generic placeholders in the image file with the color codes sent from the client device. The re-colored image file may then be sent back to the client device for display. The server may receive subsequent requests to re-color the image using different color codes in response to user inputs at the client device, such as clicking or hovering over the image.

Abstract: An operating method of an image processor includes dividing image data into a plurality of data blocks and compressing each of the plurality of data blocks. The operating method also includes determining a packing direction as a determined packing direction, in which a corresponding compressed data block of a plurality of compressed data blocks is to be stored, based on a data size of the corresponding compressed data block and a start address of a storage area where the corresponding compressed data block is to be stored among a plurality of storage areas of a memory. Each of the plurality of compressed data blocks is packed in a corresponding storage area among the plurality of storage areas of the memory based on the determined packing direction.

Abstract: An information handling system operating as a thin client across a 5G infrastructure may include a wireless network interface device to communicate with a 5G communication network using a mm-wave antenna transceiver; an input/output (I/O) controller to send user input across to the 5G communication network to a backend server via a 5G antenna transceiver; and a graphical processing unit (GPU) to: transmit graphics data across the 5G communication network; and receive application program interface (API)-processed graphics data across the 5G communication network from the backend server descriptive of a user interface to be displayed on a video display communicatively coupled to the GPU.

Abstract: Disclosed is a user interface including: a design image layer including a design image, and displaying a visual representation in one or more regions corresponding to a user selection input on the design image, in response to the user selection input in a selection layer; and a selection layer including one or more design data associated with the design image, and allowing a user selection input to the one or more design data.

Abstract: A system and a method for image searching. The method may include obtaining a target image and a plurality of images, wherein at least one similar image to the target image is to be searched from the plurality of images. The method may include determining a target feature vector of the target image and a feature vector of each of the plurality of images, each of the target feature vector and the feature vectors being an N-dimensional feature vector in an N-dimensional feature space. The method may include determining a search region in the N-dimensional feature space. The method may include determining one or more candidate images, the feature vector of each candidate image being within the search region. The method may further include determining the at least one similar image to the target image among the one or more candidate images.

Abstract: A cognitive augmented reality selection assistant of a personal imaging system provides users with recommendations to best fit their needs in real time through AR overlay of the personal transportation. The personal imaging system allows real time input to be provided, including alterations to the personal transportation or recognition of possible faulty equipment associated with the personal transportation.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle vision system and a method for identifying an entity for access to a vehicle. The system includes a vehicle having one or more vision sensors coupled therewith. Each of the one or more vision sensors produces a vision data signal. The system includes one or more processors, a memory communicatively coupled with the vehicle and the one or more vision sensors. The one or more processors are operable to execute a first classification algorithm operable to performs an initial validation of the vision data signal. The one or more processors are operable to execute a second classification algorithm to perform a validation of the vision data signal. The one or more processors implement the first classification algorithm and/or the second classification algorithm based on one or more vehicle operational settings.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus: obtains a first image in a first projection, a second image in a second projection, and location information indicating locations of a plurality of points in the first image that are respectively associated with a plurality of points in the second image; generates, as an image to be superimposed on the first image, a superimposed image based on the second image, the superimposed image having the plurality of points in the second image at respective locations as indicated by the location information; and superimposes the superimposed image on the first image.