Abstract: The systems, methods, and devices of the present disclosure may provide, among other features, high-performance, interactive geographical and/or data object map capabilities in which large amounts of geographical, geospatial, and other types of data, geodata, objects, features, and/or metadata are efficiently presented to a user on a map interface. In various embodiments, an interactive geographical map display system may enable rapid and deep analysis of various objects, features, and/or metadata by the user by aggregating and clustering large sets of data into aggregate values and clusters. The user can select various clusters, via the user interface, to interact with the data, clusters, and map.

Abstract: A method for enhancing recall and retention of educational material includes sending a series of structured interactions that are derived from educational material to a learner in small, discrete chunks over a period of time. The interactions may be repetitive and may require learner input and interaction.

Abstract: A data analysis and processing method includes forming an initial assembly of datasets comprising multiple entities, where each entity is a collection of variables and relationships that define how entities interact with each other, simulating an evolution of the initial assembly by performing multiple iterations in which a first iteration uses the initial assembly as a starting assembly, and querying, during the simulating, the evolution of the initial assembly, for datasets that meet an optimality criterion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, media, methods, and platforms for providing personalized mastery learning utilizing: a knowledge map; a plurality of learning activities, each learning activity comprising dynamically variable scaffolding, feedback, and content; a learning activity selection module selecting one or more learning activities for the learner; and a learning activity modification module dynamically varying one or more of the scaffolding, feedback, and content of at least one selected learning activity based on performance of the learner.

Abstract: A system and method for using augmented reality for assisting speech development of multiple languages includes analyzing speech recorded in an environment to detect a word used in a conversation between a first speaker and a second speaker that is in a language different from other words in the conversation, wherein a target user is in the environment with the first speaker and the second speaker, isolating an object associated with the word within an augmented reality environment of the target user located in the environment, determining a confusion level of the target user based on a use of the word in the conversation, and implementing, by the processor, an augmented reality technique based on the confusion level of the target user.

Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for converting a plurality of factoid answers into a plurality of structured relations for storage in a structured knowledge base is provided. The present invention may include receiving a query from a user. The present invention may also include generating a plurality of possible factoid answers. The present invention may then include determining a plurality of confidence scores for the plurality of possible factoid answers. The present invention may then include generating a plurality of certain factoid answers from the plurality of possible factoid answers. The present invention may then include identifying a plurality of special target items. The present invention may further include generating a plurality of structured relations for each certain factoid answer and the identified plurality of special target items. The present include may also include storing the generated plurality of structured relations into the structured knowledge base.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for neurovascular stimulation, at least comprising: at least one brain activity sensor, at least one cardiovascular sensor, at least one computing unit and at least one output unit. The computing unit comprises at least one task algorithm, wherein signals of at least the brain activity sensor and the cardiovascular sensor can be received by the computing unit, and wherein a task, which is in correlation with at least the signals from at least the brain activity sensor and the signals of the cardiovascular sensor, can be determined by means of the task algorithm and can be output by means of the output unit.

Abstract: A platform can be employed to implement a personalized learning system that is simple to use, streamlined and scalable thereby enabling such systems to be seamlessly implemented in any learning environment. The platform can be implemented in a client-server environment in which a server or servers maintain a number of data structures which can be used to define students, assignments, classes, flashcards, videos, and learning standards definitions, among many others. A number of backend processes, websites, and web APIs can be configured to allow users to access the content of these data structures as well as to create new entries in these data structures to thereby facilitate the implementation of a personalized learning system that incorporates automation and machine learning in a school, workplace or other learning environment.

Abstract: An early intervention application that flexibly delivers a set curriculum of automated lessons based on research about childhood development. The software also has the ability to monitor and analyze the child's progress on a daily basis. It contains exercises specially designed to improve a child's ability to integrate multiple cues. Such training has been shown to transfer, over time, to the acquisition of a full syntactic language, and ultimately to the individual's ability to engage with the world and lead a productive, independent life.

Abstract: Example systems, methods, and apparatus, including cognitive platforms, are provided for computing performance metrics of an individual based at least in part on user interaction(s) with computerized tasks and/or interference and at least one physiological measure of the individual, where the performance metric provides an indication of the cognitive abilities of the individual. The apparatus can be coupled to at least one physiological component to perform the physiological measurement of the individual. The apparatus also can be configured to adapt the tasks and/or interferences to enhance the individual's cognitive abilities.

Abstract: An indicator includes a body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, each of which extends from the first end to the second end, and an aperture extending from the first end to the second end, the aperture being sized and shaped to receive a tube, and at least one of the first and second surfaces including a haptic signature formed thereon.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a dialog system includes a processor. When a first sentence including one or more words is input by a user, the processor sets at least a part of the one or more words as a first query keyword. The processor selects, from a question-answer table including question-answer pairs, one or more of the question-answer pairs including the first query keyword. Each question-answer pair includes a question and an answer to the question. When a number of the selected question-answer pairs is 1, the processor outputs a first response indicating the answer. When the number is not less than a first threshold, the processor outputs a second response including first and second question keywords. The first question keyword is extracted from question keywords included in one of the pairs. The second question keyword is extracted from other question keywords included in another one of the pairs.

Abstract: A system and method of use to train customer service agents. The training system employs intelligent systems to facilitate or enable the training of customer service agents. The training system provides training to customer service agents and tracks the progress of the customer service trainees. In one aspect, the training system emulates a customer engaging with the customer service trainee, by emulating one or both of the persona of the customer and the scenario of the customer/trainee interaction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a messaging system configured to: receive a request to generate a message at a first client device; cause display of a message notification within an interface of a second client device, wherein the message was addressed to a recipient of the second client device; receive a request to un-send the message from the first client device; and remove the message notification from the interface at the second client device in response to the request to un-send the message, according to some example embodiments.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for training a user to use a complete sentence as a search query in a site level engine search. The user enters a keyword or partial keyword as a search query, then a list of sentences is found from a search history or online sources. The found sentences containing the keyword or partial keyword can be ordered by popularity of search and presented to the user along with a recommendation to use a sentence similar to a spoken sentence as a search query in order to obtain more accurate and detailed results.

Abstract: A method of managing an interaction of a student with a class about a subject, the subject having at least one lesson having at least one topic, the topic having at least one of exposition content, demonstration content and test content, the test content having a query and a scheme for mapping a response to a result, comprising: presenting content to the student and storing the interaction of the student with the content presented.

Abstract: Mechanisms for evaluating an evidential statement in a corpus of evidence are provided. A first evidential statement for which corroboration is sought is received and a corpus of evidence data is processed to determine a measure of corroboration of the first evidential statement by other evidence data in the corpus of evidence data. An indication of trustworthiness of the first evidential statement is generated based on the measure of corroboration of the first evidential statement by the other evidence data in the corpus of evidence data. A representation of the indication of the trustworthiness of the first evidential statement is output in association with the first evidential statement.

Abstract: A group study system is described. The group study system allows for students to form study groups with other students in the same class or related classes by utilizing various technologies that make such a system possible. The system provides for an anonymous creation of the study sessions and maintains the anonymity until all students joining the study session participate in the study session. These sessions can be in person and virtual. Hybrid and virtual sessions are becoming more and more important with the increasing presence of online education. This system harnesses technology in an innovative way to do something that was not possible years ago by enabling students to gather in a learning environment with other students who previously did not know each other. Additionally, the system operates to allow crowd sourcing of data for the input of exam data, including date and time of the exam in order to automatically extend exam reminders.

Abstract: A system and method for managing pedagogical content are provided. A system and method may capture a screenshot of a presentation of educational or pedagogical content and convert the captured screenshot to an image. A system and method may receive comments from a student and include the comments and image in a pedagogical element, which may be stored in the student's account and may be submitted to a teacher for review, evaluation or assessment. A system and method may receive an assessment from a teacher and may include the assessment in the pedagogical element to produce a revised pedagogical element, which may be presented to the student. A system and method may provide a snapshot tool as a Flash library included in a source code of educational content.

Abstract: Development-time awareness of production environment dependency injection configuration in a software development or test environment. In a software development or test environment, metadata is retrieved relating to configuration data of injection sources and target injection sites in applications of a configured target production server or a representation of a configured target production server. A configuration data structure is formed that cross-references target injection sites and injectable sources determined from the configuration data, the configuration data structure being associated with the production server and available to the software development or test environment. The configuration data structure is referenced to carry out dependency injection related features.

Abstract: Techniques are provided herein for providing information during a life cycle of a user's engagement with a product or service. A wireless device is configured to, in response to processing a computer readable artifact after the user has acquired the product or service, transmit a request for first information pertaining to the product or service. A computer is configured to retrieve the first information without regard for the life cycle of the product or service. The computer is further configured to retrieve supplemental information pertaining to the product or service, and provide the first information together with the supplemental information to the wireless device. The supplemental information retrieved varies depending on a current state of the life cycle.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage controller and a display controller. The storage controller performs control when storing of data is accepted from an unregistered user yet to be registered in advance. The control is performed to store the accepted data in association with identification information that enables the unregistered user to be discriminated from a different unregistered user. The display controller performs control when the unregistered user performs access to the information processing apparatus. The control is performed to switch data to be displayed to the unregistered user performing the access. The data is switched by using the identification information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is configured to display, on a display device, in a first display form, a first query including a question and a plurality of choices that are answers to the question, obtain behavior information indicating a behavior of a user when the user answers the first query in the first display form, determine a first confidence level of the user for the first query in the first display form and a reliability of the first confidence level, when the reliability is less than a threshold value, display the first query on the display device in a second display form, and determine a second confidence level of the user for the first query based on a first answer of the user to the first query in the first display form and a second answer of the user to the first query in the second display form.

Abstract: A system and method for resolving an acceptance issue on a payment network are provided. The method includes receiving a notification message of an acceptance issue. The acceptance issue relates to an attempt by a cardholder to complete a transaction using a payment card over the payment network that is rejected. The method also includes classifying, by a computer device, the acceptance issue based on at least one of the notification message and results data of a first investigation, determining a remediation of the acceptance issue based on the classification and/or results data of a second investigation, and tracking, by the computer device, the acceptance issue, the classification, and the remediation using a single database. The method further includes implementing the determined remediation, and determining, by the computer device, at least one of a financial impact and a customer quality impact of the acceptance issue.

Abstract: A system, device, and wireless computer technology-implemented method for providing hearing healthcare education and communication for a patient, his/her communication partner, and a hearing care provider. The system provides the patient at least one educational and experiential module and a method for assessing the patient's comprehension of the module's lessons. The system further provides the patient with a method to select personal hearing aid and communication goals; a method to evaluate his/her progress on achieving each personal goal; and a method to report his/her hearing experiences. The system further provides a method to compare data reported by the patient to personalized thresholds. When one or more of the patient's reports do not meet the thresholds, the system sends automated alerts to the hearing care provider to encourage prompt remedial action and sends automated reminders to the patient to improve the patient's ability to achieve his/her personal goals.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an Internet teaching platform-based following teaching system. By using a recording and broadcasting system of an Internet teaching platform, recording class teaching of a standard teacher and then performing standardization segmentation processing on data of the recorded class teaching, a standard teaching recorded and broadcast course is formed, and after learning the standard teaching recorded and broadcast course, a following teacher can imitate the standard teacher to perform local class teaching, which is also recorded by means of the recording and broadcasting system. By using the system of the present disclosure to perform processing of relationship construction, statistics, analysis and comparison on a variety of collected data, the recording and guiding before, during and after a teaching process of the following teacher can be realized, so as to facilitate the following teacher in effectively completing the local class teaching.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automated and direct network positioning are disclosed herein. The system can include memory that can include a content library database and a structure sub-database. The system can include at least one server. The at least one server can: receive a data packet previously unassociated with the hierarchy in the structure sub-database; identify one of the plurality of positions within the hierarchy for the data packet; receive user information; present a series of assessment data packets to the user; receive a response from the user subsequent to presentation of each of the assessment data packets; evaluate the received responses; adjust a location of the user within the hierarchy based on the evaluating of the received responses; and present a content data packet to the user.

Abstract: Enterprise Hypothesis Orchestration provides users an intuitive system for building an inquiry model that thereafter creates and evaluates each of a plurality of hypotheses as it continuously searches for evidence to formulate, score, and resolve each hypothesis. The Enterprise Hypothesis Orchestration system moreover continuously deals with the uncertainty caused by noisy, missing, inaccurate, and/or contradictory data. The present invention uses abductive reasoning to infer the best explanation or hypothesis for a set of observations. Given an inquiry the Hypothesis Orchestration System identifies relevant data from which to form a plurality of hypotheses. It thereafter collects evidence in support of each hypothesis and crafts a degree of confidence that the hypothesis is true. If a hypothesis is found to lack support an analysis of any missing evidence is conducted to identify and seek which evidence would offer the highest benefit to resolving one or more of the plurality of hypotheses.

Abstract: A system and method for providing collaborative, digital learning experiences provides a learning experience to a plurality of users on a plurality of user devices. The learning experience may be divided into multiple scenes. Each scene may include one or more elements. Each element in the learning experience provides at least one item of media content to a user. Data associated with the user accessing an element in the learning experience may be received or recorded by the element.

Abstract: The disclosure provides for a method, system and storage medium for automatically generating a curriculum. The method comprises receiving user input related to a subject matter for learning; searching a database for titles of educational material related to the subject matter; generating areas of education in response to the titles of the education material; searching the database for modules that include education material related to the subject matter in response to the generated areas of education; populating a map with the areas of education; and associating, in the map, modules with the areas of education.

Abstract: A system for providing assistance with electronic communications includes a network device configured to communicate with a client computing device, a processor, and a memory including instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed by the processors, the instructions cause the system to receive category information and tonal information of an electronic message and a certification level selected from a plurality of certification levels, from the client computing device via the network device, create a project for the electronic message, select an assistant from a plurality of assistants for the project based on the category information and the tonal information, and provide a message, which has been edited by the selected assistant based on the category information and the tonal information, to the client computing device.

Abstract: A set of learner data associated with a learner is received. The set of learner data includes at least a real-time data stream, e.g., derived from instrumentation, in a social network enabled digital learning environment. Based on the set of learner data, at least one learning improvement strategy is determined for improving the learner's learning capability. Atomic level mentorship activities are generated. Each atomic level mentorship activity is targeted with a specific skill and knowledge item and having an estimated duration period. At least one mentorship is identified from at least one social network platform. An initial incentive structure comprising at least an amount of payment and payment modality is created. The atomic level mentorship activities with the initial incentive structure are presented.

Abstract: A method for defining, generating, and using a global back-end taxonomy is disclosed. It is identified that a listing of an item is exposed to a plurality of users of a first subsystem via a set of categories of a first front-end taxonomy. The listing of the item is mapped to a set of categories of a global back-end taxonomy, the global back-end taxonomy being maintained independently of the first front-end taxonomy and a second front-end taxonomy, the second front-end taxonomy being associated with a second subsystem. A category of the set of categories of the global back-end taxonomy is mapped to a category of a set of categories of the second front-end taxonomy associated with the second subsystem. The listing of the item is exposed to a plurality of users of the second subsystem via the set of categories of the second front-end taxonomy.

Abstract: A method and system comprising an adaptive learning platform having a backend component for managing 3D lessons for display on an interface of a user device. A 3D lesson comprises a plurality of scenarios with choices which lead to a next scenario of the 3D lesson. A learner after completing the 3D lesson can analyze results of a completed 3D lesson using an analyzer unit of the adaptive learning platform. In addition, the platform also recommends other 3D lessons based on analytics performed on the learner user's results.

Abstract: A single remote controlled encrypted wireless visual reinforcement audiometry (VRA) system for use in estimating audiometric thresholds in young children or patients with developmental delays is disclosed. The visual reinforcement audiometry system utilizes an encrypted wireless signal that does not allow for frequency overlap on adjacent VRA systems, it does not require direct line of site transmission or placement of sensors throughout the audiometric suite.

Abstract: A method includes: receiving a question including multiple foci; determining one or more passages (OMPs) that include one or more sets of candidate answers (OMSCAs) to the question; determining matchings between words in the question and words in the OMPs; determining skipngrams of the question (“first skipngrams”); determining one or more sets of skipngrams of the OMPs (“second skipngrams”); determining one or more matching numbers (OMMNs) for the second skipngrams by determining, for each set of the second skipngrams and using the matchings, a number of the first skipngrams that match skipngrams of the set of skipngrams; determining a feature input to a machine learning model (MLM) using the OMMNs; determining one or more answers (OMAs) to the question by determining, by the MLM, whether the OMSCAs are correct answers to the question based at least in part on the feature input; and sending the OMAs to a user device.

Abstract: A method of providing learning content on a mobile device. The method comprises receiving a user selection, through an interface on the mobile device, of a folder in a catalog of learning courses, wherein the catalog comprises a number of nested folders within a hierarchical file structure. It is determined if the selected folder contains nested folders. If the selected folder contains nested folders, the nested folders are displayed in the interface. If the selected folder does not contain nested folders, a number of learning courses in the selected folder are displayed in the interface. In response to receiving a user selection of a learning course in the selected folder, the contents of the selected learning course are displayed in the interface.

Abstract: Improving performance of a dialogue-based tutor includes receiving feedback from a user associated with a natural language interaction of the user with a dialogue-based tutoring (DBT) system. The DBT system includes training data and domain-specific content. One or more feedback categories is presented to the user based upon the feedback. A selection of a feedback category from among the one or more feedback categories is received from the user. A feedback candidate is generated based upon the feedback and the selected feedback category. The feedback candidate is indicative of a potential change in one or more of the training data and the domain-specific content based upon the feedback.

Abstract: A system provides a connection between education administration, particularly as such administration assigns or selects books, and the marketing and use of those books. Such marketing and use of those books and information related to those books can include, without limitation, consumer product information, the publishing industry and specifically book publishing, and market analysis, analysis of data, markets, demand and supply chain and inventory management.

Abstract: A computer based interactive system and method of diagnosing test taking errors for educational and psychological processes on a computer while a learner is taking an exam over the internet, when the learner arrives at a wrong answer to an exam question.

Abstract: Techniques described herein provide intelligent context-based testing. One or more implementations receive an image that includes content. In turn, some implementations process the image to extract test information from the content, such as questions, answers, learning material, and so forth. By analyzing the test information, various implementations determine one or more characteristics associated with the test information, and dynamically generate new test information based on the determined one or more characteristics. As one example, some implementations obtain new content by searching for content that includes the one or more characteristics and generate new test information based on the new content and the extracted test information.

Abstract: The present invention allows a language learning platform to calculate a user's overall language skill. This may be performed as a standalone test or before, during and/or after a language course. The language learning platform may perform a Pre-CAT process, a CAT process, a stage 2—fixed form process and a scoring and reporting process. The Pre-CAT process is designed to quickly get an initial estimate of the user's overall language skill. The CAT processes improves on the accuracy of the Pre-CAT process, preferably until the conditional standard error of measurement for the user's overall language skill is less than a predetermined number. The stage 2—fixed form process may use the user's overall language skill to select speaking, listening and writing assessment items of an appropriate difficulty for the user.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for preserving privacy in surveillance. The methods, systems, and apparatus include actions of obtaining images of a scene captured by a camera, identifying an object in the images through object recognition, determining that the object that is identified in the images is of a particular type that has a privacy restriction, and in response to determining that the object in the images is of the particular type that has the privacy restriction, obfuscating an appearance of the object in the images.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for operating an automation system is provided. The method for operating an automation system includes the method steps of: providing a learning-based prediction model for the automation system trained by process data including context of an automation process, receiving information about current context of the automation process, verifying context change by comparing the current context to the context of said process data, in the case of any context change verifying a concept drift by comparing pre-drift process data and post-drift process data, in the case of any concept drift re-training said model with post-drift process data, in the case of no context change testing for random concept drift not detected by verifying context change, in the case of any random concept drift extend the current context by using data comprising previous context changes, otherwise no further method steps are required.

Abstract: An online education platform manages and integrates a number of education services for users of the platform, including job recall services. These job recall services include management and distribution of job recall materials that test whether job applicants have acquired desired knowledge or skills for a particular job opening or class of jobs. The job recall materials are uploaded to the education platform and mapped to one or more learning units. Each learning unit is associated with an educational course and includes a distinct concept in the associated course. Responsive to a user of the education platform completing the learning unit to which a job recall material is mapped, the job recall material is recommended to the user.

Abstract: Techniques for generating customized learning paths are provided. In one technique, consumption data that indicates consumption of multiple learning resources by multiple users is recorded. Based on the consumption data, multiple learning resource tuples are generated, each learning resource tuple indicating that one learning resource that was consumed by a user prior to another learning resource that was consumed by the user. Multiple aggregations are performed, where each aggregation involves aggregating different sets of learning resource tuples, where each set of learning resource tuples comprises the same two learning resources in the same order. Based on a subset of the aggregations, a customized learning path that comprises a set of learning resources is generated for a particular user. The customized learning path is presented to the particular user.

Abstract: This disclosure generally covers systems and methods that, in some embodiments, provide an electronic survey template for creating a user customizable electronic survey including authentication features. Those authentication features include, in some embodiments, authenticating questions with elements that capture a digitally drawn signature, digital image, fingerprint, or voiceprint. Certain embodiments of the disclosed systems and methods provide a graphical user interface comprising an electronic survey template with a menu of survey question types, including an option to create authenticating questions within the electronic survey template. Some embodiments of the disclosed systems and methods also provide functions and features that allow users to preview a customized electronic survey template as an interactive electronic survey or to preview individual electronic survey questions as interactive electronic survey questions.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method including receiving, at a user terminal, one or more search queries from a user. The method also includes determining location parameters associated with the user terminal and the one or more search queries. The method further includes transmitting, by the user terminal, the one or more search queries and the location parameters to a server. The method also includes retrieving, by the server, one or more search results from one or more resource directories in accordance with the one or more search queries and the location parameters. The method further includes displaying, by the server, the one or more search results at the user terminal.

Abstract: A method of managing a transaction in a control plane executing on a computing system that manages a plurality of services includes: receiving, at the control plane from a client, a plurality of first requests for at least one target service of the plurality of services, each of the plurality of first requests including a transaction indicator identifying the transaction; executing at least one handler of the at least one target service to process the plurality of first requests; receiving, at the control plane from the client, a commit request for the transaction coordinator service, the commit request including an instruction to commit the transaction; and executing a handler of the transaction coordinator service to process the commit request and notify the at least one target service of a status of the commit request.

Abstract: A processing device that processes detection strengths detected at a first detection position and a second detection position by a detector for detecting detection targets generated from a plurality of sources, includes a two-dimensionalization unit converting detection strengths a pair of sources into a two-dimensional distribution of coordinate points in which the detection strength for one source is represented by an X-axis value, and the detection strength for the other source is represented by a Y-axis value; a demarcation unit demarcating in the two-dimensional distribution of coordinate points, a predetermined region including a mixed region in which coordinate points relating to the first detection position and coordinate points relating to the second detection position are mixed; and a replacement unit replacing the two-dimensional distribution of coordinate points in a demarcated region that has been demarcated, with a two-dimensional distribution of coordinate points relating to another pair of sou