Abstract: A method for managing a multi-user animation platform is disclosed. A three-dimensional space within a computer memory is modeled. An avatar of a client is located within the three-dimensional space, the avatar being graphically represented by a three-dimensional figure within the three-dimensional space. The avatar is responsive to client input commands, and the three-dimensional figure includes a graphical representation of client activity. The client input commands are monitored to determine client activity. The graphical representation of client activity is then altered according to an inactivity scheme when client input commands are not detected. Following a predetermined period of client inactivity, the inactivity scheme varies non-repetitively with time.

Abstract: A method of controlling a display device is provided. The method includes a transparent screen to recognize a position of a user in front of the transparent screen and an eye gaze of the user looking at the transparent screen, recognize a position of a background object behind the transparent screen, estimate, based on a distance between the transparent screen and the user, and a direction of the eye gaze of the user, a minimum angular change of the eye gaze by which the display device is able to detect a change in the eye gaze, and display, on the transparent screen, information related to the background object when the background object is at a position within the minimum angular change of the eye gaze from a current eye gaze of the user.

Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a display unit, a head support, and a balancing mass. The display unit displays graphical content to a user. The head support is coupled to the display to support the display unit on a head of the user for displaying the graphical content thereto. The balancing mass is movable relative to the display unit to offset changes in torque induced by the display unit when tilting the head-mounted display.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for providing evacuation guidance. An implementation may comprise identifying a person physically present in an environment requiring an evacuation. The implementation further includes detecting, using at least one sensor in the environment, a last known location of the person. The implementation further includes calculating an exit time for evacuating the environment based on the last known location. The implementation further includes monitoring, using at least one sensor located at an egress point of the environment, whether the person has evacuated the environment. The implementation further includes determining whether a current time has passed the exit time. The implementation further includes transmitting an alert to a device of the respective person in response to determining that the current time has passed the exit time and that the person has not evacuated the environment.

Abstract: Light-sensitive photochromic contact lens demonstration devices and related methods are disclosed. To provide for the convenient and efficient demonstration of a photochromic contact lens change, the demonstration device includes a controllable lighting-emitting device to expose a demonstrated photochromic contact lens to UltraViolet (UV) and/or High-Energy Visible (HEV) light to cause a photochromic contact lens to change from a non-darkened to darkened state. The demonstration device also includes a viewing window that allows viewing of the contact lens changing from a non-darkened to darkened state as a result of exposure to UV/HEV light and back to a non-darkened state when the light is removed. Further, the photochromic contact lens demonstration device can also include an optional heating circuit to heat the photochromic contact lens during demonstration to cause the photochromic contact lens to change from a darkened state back to a non-darkened state more quickly.

Abstract: An education device for guiding brushing teeth and a hand washing method according to the present disclosure comprises: a memory for storing the brushing teeth and hand washing method data; a processor for retrieving the data from the memory and controlling the brushing teeth and hand washing method to be guided to an output device; a brushing teeth input device for inputting a command to guide the brushing teeth method; a hand washing input device for inputting a command to guide the hand washing method; a voice output device for guiding the brushing teeth or hand washing method by voice according to a control of the processor; a brushing teeth output device for visually outputting the brushing teeth method; and a hand washing output device for visually outputting the hand washing method.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: monitoring, by a computing device, information regarding a user's real-world environment; detecting, by the computing device and based on the monitoring, when the user's real-world environment includes patterns that are correlated with a study topic; and providing, by the computing device, information regarding the study topic for display in a user device based on the detecting.

Abstract: A product dispenser holder comprises a dispenser holder body configured to receive a product dispenser that stores a supply of a product to be dispensed, an actuation sensor that senses actuations of the product dispenser, and an actuation button, such that when an actuation force is applied to a pump of the product dispenser, a substantially downward force is applied to the actuation button causing the actuation button to rotate substantially downwardly and actuate the actuation sensor to generate a dispenser actuation signal.

Abstract: Approaches for natural language processing include a multi-layer encoder for encoding words from a context and words from a question in parallel, a multi-layer decoder for decoding the encoded context and the encoded question, a pointer generator for generating distributions over the words from the context, the words from the question, and words in a vocabulary based on an output from the decoder, and a switch. The switch generates a weighting of the distributions over the words from the context, the words from the question, and the words in the vocabulary, generates a composite distribution based on the weighting of the distribution over the first words from the context, the distribution over the second words from the question, and the distribution over the words in the vocabulary, and selects words for inclusion in an answer using the composite distribution.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for implementing a security awareness program are provided which allow a device of a security awareness system to receive attributes of an implementation of a security awareness program from an entity, such as a company. Responsive to the attributes, the device determines a configuration for each of a baseline simulated phishing campaign, electronic based training of users of the entity for security awareness and one or more subsequent simulated phishing campaigns. The device initiates execution of the baseline simulated phishing campaign to identify a percentage of users of the entity that are phish-prone.

Abstract: A display apparatus including a display, and a processor configured to identify a user from an image of an external environment of the display apparatus captured by a camera, identify, from the image, a separation distance of the user and a radian of a face of the user, wherein the separation distance of the user is a distance between a position of the user and a preset point, and display content corresponding to the user on the display based on the separation distance and the radian.

Abstract: A system and method for creating a standardized format for the display of skills information, and more particularly a format suitable to represent what is learned from any discrete task, resource, experience, project, or activity.

Abstract: Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for learning a foreign language. The method includes executing a video game in a first human language. The method includes pausing gameplay of the video game for a paused time instance. The method includes executing a digital mini-puzzle game during the paused time instance in the gameplay of the video game, the digital mini-puzzle game executed in a second human language, the digital mini-puzzle game executed utilizing assets of the video game. The method includes receiving a response to the digital mini-puzzle game from a player-computing device corresponding to a player, the response comprising at least one of the first human language and/or the second human language. The method includes determining a score of the response corresponding to the player based at least in part on a comparison of the response with translation pairs in a database.

Abstract: Crowdsourced solutions are provided that can prevent and/or reduce dissemination of selected digital content in a social media platform. In one embodiment, a system can include at least one memory device having computer-executable components stored therein, and at least one processor configured to execute the computer-executable components. Such computer-executable components can include a selection component that identifies multiple reviewer accounts using a selection criterion corresponding to a user account in the social media platform. The multiple reviewer accounts can evaluate presence of particular digital content in the social media platform directed to the user account. The computer-executable components also can include a routing component that can provide portions of digital content directed to the user account to respective reviewer accounts.

Abstract: A website may track online activities, such as assignments and/or assessment, of students taking online digital courses (courses). Courseware-level data and student-level data may be extracted from the tracked online activities and as well as student registration data. Institutional-level data may be generated from data regarding the institutions that teach the courses. Teacher-level data may be generated for the teachers teaching the courses. A teacher or student may request on a website an analysis of a course. Data for the course may be weighted in the courseware-level data. Data for the student(s), institution and/or teacher may also be weighted, depending on the desired analysis. A Bayesian multi-level model may generate a plurality of posterior distributions using the collected data. A prediction of a difficult subject matter may be determined from the plurality of posterior distributions and used to select a targeted remediation that may be performed on a website.

Abstract: A curriculum optimisation method, apparatus, and system are provided. The method at least includes: collecting lecture information, the lecture information includes a lecture video; performing knowledge point recognition on the lecture video to obtain knowledge point information; segmenting the lecture video according to the knowledge point information; evaluating the lecture video segmented to obtain an optimum video of each of knowledge points; and making courseware according to structural information corresponding to the optimum video of each of the knowledge points, to obtain optimized courseware.

Abstract: A system and method for tracking an object within a surgical field are described. A system may include a mesh of cameras distributed around the surgical field, the mesh of cameras including, for example at least three cameras. Cameras in the mesh of cameras may be in known positions or orientations relative to the surgical field or may be mobile with position or orientation to be determined by the system. The system may include a computing system communicatively coupled to the mesh of cameras, the computing system including a processor and a memory device. The computing system may be used to generate tracking data for a tracked object from images or image data taken by one or more cameras of the mesh of cameras.

Abstract: A modular infrastructure, for an interactive computer program comprising a computer generated environment, comprising an instrument module, a seat and a display. The instrument module replicates a first and a third portion of a cockpit from a simulated vehicle. The instrument module comprises a tangible instrument for a user to interact within the computer generated environment and a shared tangible instrument, replicating the third portion accessible to a real co-user in a second infrastructure, which replicates a second and the third portion of the cockpit. Images from the computer generated environment and of a virtualized participant representing the real co-user are displayed. A display position relative to an instrument position of the third portion and relative to a seat position is customizable to support different configurations of the interactive computer program. A method for providing the interactive computer program in the modular infrastructure and the second infrastructure.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of restroom monitoring systems having a virtual assistants includes a communications gateway located in a restroom. The communications gateway having a processor, memory, short range communications circuitry, long range communications circuitry, a microphone and a speaker. The communications gateway containing logic for listening for a wake up word and upon detecting a wake up word, capturing a request, logic for processing the request to determine what request is being requested, logic for verifying the request with the requester, and one of a plurality of wave files and a voice synthesizer. The system further includes one or more dispensers located in the restroom. The one or more dispensers having short range communications circuitry for communicating status or product level to the communications gateway.

Abstract: A video textbook environment may provide video textbooks for students in various classes at various institutions. The video textbook environment may provide a web interface that displays videos and enables students to take notes regarding the videos. The student may request bookmarks be placed on a video. These bookmarks may be selected to return the video to the designated portion associated with the bookmark. The notes may be timestamped to correspond with a video counter value, such as where a bookmark is positioned. In this fashion, a student's notes may be associated with a given location in the bookmark. Notes may be aggregated for partitions of the video textbook. In particular, notes can be stored in a database a query may be issued to aggregate notes for a selected partition. The notes may then be displayed or downloaded to a user, such as a student.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, computer-readable media, techniques, and methodologies for collaborative control of an artificial intelligence (AI) voice response system and an AI voice response system configured for collaborative interaction and control. A user command submitted by a first user to an AI voice response client device is evaluated against a user profile associated with the first user to determine whether the user command requires authorization from a second user prior to execution. If authorization is required, the user command or those portion(s) of the user command requiring authorization are sent to a user device of the second user. The second user is provided with the capability to approve, reject, or modify the user command. If approved or modified, the user command or the modified command are executed and the execution result is presented to the first user via the AI voice response client device or another device.

Abstract: A system for prompting student engaged conversation, the system receives a student entered limited descriptive entry at a first remote terminal, stores the entry, e.g., in a central database, and sends a notification of the entry to a teacher of the student at a second remote terminal. The system may also send a second notification regarding the entry to a parent of the student at a third remote terminal. The second notification may be triggered by a teacher response or submission in response to the first notification. The first and second notifications may be sent using any of a text, a voicemail, an e-mail, a display message, an application operating at a mobile device, and a program operating a remote terminal.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an input unit comprising input circuitry configured to receive a natural language input, a communicator comprising communication circuitry configured to perform communication with a plurality of external chatting servers, and a processor configured to analyze a characteristic of the natural language and a characteristic of the user and to identify a chatting server corresponding to the natural language from among the plurality of chatting servers, and to control the communicator to transmit the natural language to the identified chatting server in order to receive a response with respect to the natural language.

Abstract: Described is an information sharing method and apparatus, which are directed to information published by a user in a social network. For information published by a user in a social network, when a sharing instruction of the user is received, a selection box comprising one or more sharing targets is displayed for the user, each sharing target has its corresponding social network, and the social network corresponding to the sharing target includes a social network which published the information; when a submission instruction of the user is received, the information is sent to a sharing target selected by the user from the selection box. By using the present method, the spread of information can be accelerated, and the implementation is simple and convenient.

Abstract: An image display device includes a display that displays at least one of a visible image of an object and a thermal image that represents temperature information of the object by a color and a control unit that controls the display. The control unit causes the display to display one of a first image and a second image. The first image includes the thermal image and the visible image. The second image does not include the visible image but includes a thermal image that is more enlarged as compared to the thermal image in the first image with a numerical value indicating a temperature being superimposed for each predetermined region on the thermal image in the second image.

Abstract: A variable image display body and a lenticular image formation method that are capable of displaying a variable image without incongruity are provided. In a variable image display body, lenticular images are composed of arranged image strips obtained by scaling a plurality of images so that subject images appearing in the respective images have the same size, subjecting the scaled images to position adjustment so that reference portions of the subject images in the scaled images are located at the same position, in the superimposed state, trimming a region in which a predetermined number of the scaled images are overlapped and the subject images are included, and extracting image strips in the form of lines from each of the trimmed images.

Abstract: A method for managing a multi-user animation platform is disclosed. A three-dimensional space within a computer memory is modeled. An avatar of a client is located within the three-dimensional space, the avatar being graphically represented by a three-dimensional figure within the three-dimensional space. The avatar is responsive to client input commands, and the three-dimensional figure includes a graphical representation of client activity. The client input commands are monitored to determine client activity. The graphical representation of client activity is then altered according to an inactivity scheme when client input commands are not detected. Following a predetermined period of client inactivity, the inactivity scheme varies non-repetitively with time.

Abstract: A research application and service are provided. The research application can be a mobile application, a feature within a word processing software, or an extension of a web-browsing software, through which a user can indicate a subject of research or assignment and receive a list of research topics from which credible research sources can be searched. The user can be assigned to a group identifier that identifies a group of users that can collaborate on a research project. Research sources selected and collected by the user can be stored associated with the group identifier such that members of the group can see and use those selected sources. In some cases, users can tag a selected source with another user's identifier so that the selected source can be saved in that other user's collection.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of providing performance indicators of a robot hand and a method of optimizing a structure of the robot hand, and more particularly to a method of providing performance indicators of a robot hand, in which the performance indicators are to objectively compare a plurality of robot hands with respect to performance, and a method of optimizing a structure of the robot hand, in which engineering design criteria are provided to determine essential factors in developing the structure of the robot hand.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing speech interaction with children is provided. The apparatus may be a computing device that includes at least one camera, at least one microphone, memory, and at least one processor for executing stored instructions. The at least one processor may be configured to determine an age range or an age or skill level of the child. The computing device may receive one or more inputs from the child. The at least one processor may perform analysis on the one or more inputs based at least in part on the determined age range or the age or the skill level of the child, and output a speech response to the child based on the performed analysis.

Abstract: A system of virtual collaboration. The system includes at least one computing device having a processor and a memory. The memory includes software in the form of computing device-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to implement: a communications interface, a user interface, and a virtual collaboration platform. The virtual collaboration platform includes, but is not limited to, a generation module, an interaction module, and a consolidation module. The virtual collaboration platform allows users to direct other users to create virtual content regarding a particular subject and generate a collaborated video.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for enabling beta testing of new features within a native application. In one embodiment, a native application executed by a client device may include executable instructions that are activated and executed only upon indication of a user belonging to a beta test group. The client device may receive a signal from a service or content provider that includes test group information indicating whether a user is a member of a test group. The client device may process the received signal to determine whether the user is a member of a test group and, if so, activates and executes certain instructions received as part of the native application that define a user interface enabling access to additional functionality unavailable to a user determined not to be a member of a test group.

Abstract: Examples of techniques for avoiding collision of wearable apparatuses is described. In an example implementation, a collision avoidance indicator is provided to a wearable apparatus while providing AV content to avoid collision of users wearing the wearable apparatus and a peer wearable apparatus.

Abstract: Some implementations allow users to create and share data including playlists. Such playlists may be subscribed to by other users. Changes to such playlists, such as updates by the curator of the playlist, must be propagated to subscribers in a timely manner while efficiently utilizing resources. Some implementations allow updates to be propagated using a push notification to cause client devices to request the update (push). Alternatively, updates may be made when the client devices of the subscribers next accesses the system (pull). An aggregator system may be used to make decisions on which users to send push notifications, and which users to wait to pull updates on their own. Additionally, the aggregator may determine that certain playlist updates should be distributed using push notifications. The aggregator may determine that only certain playlist subscribers should receive push notifications regarding playlist updates.

Abstract: In one general aspect, a computer-implemented method can include receiving, by a computer system, a name for a course, receiving, by the computer system, a selection of a skill, storing, in a first database included in the computer system, the skill tagged to the course, creating a skills graph including tagged skills for a plurality of courses including the course, the skills graph providing a graph of a skills hierarchy for the course, storing, in a second database included in the computer system, the skills graph, receiving, by the computer system, a query for the skill, and in response to receiving the query, traversing the skills graph, the traversing identifying the skill as a tagged skill for at least the course, and based on identifying the skill as a tagged skill for the course, identifying the name for the course.

Abstract: A method includes communicatively coupling a physical object with a body. One or more of the body or the physical object has connectivity to a computer having a processor. The method also includes detecting a contact position between the physical object and the body. The method further includes setting a function of the physical object based on the contact position. The method additionally includes generating a virtual representation of the physical object and the body in a virtual reality viewable by way of a display associated with the computer. Generation of the virtual representation of the physical object and the body includes orienting a virtual version of the physical object with respect to a virtual version of the body based on the contact position. The method also includes causing the virtual version of the physical object to be usable in accordance with the function of the physical object.

Abstract: A system and method to profile an application use and identify data used for application execution, map the identified data for application execution to a virtual memory associated with application execution, including execution beginning at specific times, states or stages of the application, and transmit the virtual memory to an end user wishing to demonstrate the application on an end user device. The end user device can emulate the application from any desired application start time, state or stage using data at the end user device identified by the virtual memory.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a process that encodes a number of digital signals representing image data captured by a video camera, the image data being provided by the video camera in accordance with a 4K ultra-high definition (4K-UHD) standard. The number of digital signals are provided to a multiplexing unit that outputs a multiplexed signal including a number of optical wavelengths, the multiplexed signal being transmitted on a single fiber-optic cable unidirectionally from the multiplexing unit to a presentation device. The multiplexed signal is transmitted on the single cable unidirectionally from the proximal end to the distal end. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An example method involves (i) accessing a playlist defining a sequence of media content items including a first media content item and a second media content item; (ii) retrieving, from one or more server devices, first data representing the media content items of the received playlist, and using the retrieved first data to play out, via a client device, the media content items in accordance with the sequence defined by the playlist; (iii) accessing second data representing user activity related to the client device, and using the accessed second data as a basis to select a media content item from a plurality of media content items; and (iv) retrieving third data representing the selected media content item, and using the retrieved third data to play out, via the client device, the selected media content item in between playing out the first and second media content items.

Abstract: A device including a storage medium storing instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the stored instructions to perform operations is provided. The operations include displaying on a display screen an interactive scene containing an augmented reality element, receiving input to change display of the interactive scene, and receiving a request to simulate the capturing of image data representing the interactive scene. The operations further include determining a position of the augmented reality element relative to a region defined on the display screen, simulating the capturing of the image data representing the interactive scene, and providing, based on the determined position, an indication of whether the simulation has succeeded.

Abstract: An inspection unit (10) for photochromic lenses (84) has a housing (12) defining an interior (14). At least one ultraviolet light source (32a, 32b) provides ultraviolet radiation into the housing interior (14). An inspection platform (54) is movable into and out of the housing interior (14) via at least one slide assembly (56). The inspection platform (54) includes a light table (58) having a translucent viewing area (62) and at least one inspection light source (64) located under the translucent viewing area (62).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for dynamic response entry are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a dynamic response entry system can include a user device that can be a proctor device or a testee device. The testee device can display a list to a testee for a predetermined time period. After the passing of the predetermined time period, the displaying of the list to the testee can be terminated. The testee can provide response to one or several questions, which responses can be input into the proctor device. The input responses can be evaluated and categorized and displayed according to the evaluation and categorization.

Abstract: A system and method for providing reminding assistance. The system includes at least one processing component, at least one memory component, and a memory impairment detection and assistance environment. The memory impairment detection and assistance environment includes a reminding database, an analysis module, and an assistance module. The analysis module includes an attribute analyzer configured to determine values for attributes based on memory impairment detection data and a memory evaluator configured to determine that an attribute has a value that crosses a threshold attribute value. The assistance module includes a reminding assistant configured to receive a memory impairment signal and, in response, generate a reminder that includes information selected from the reminding database.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to gaming devices that provide audio-visual animated characters in response to game play. The character has a personality that may be encouraging, taunting or another quality. A plurality of expressions of the personality is presented, between one extreme and another, dependant upon the history of game outcomes.

Abstract: A system and method for providing reminding assistance. The system includes at least one processing component, at least one memory component, and a memory impairment detection and assistance environment. The memory impairment detection and assistance environment includes a reminding database, an analysis module, and an assistance module. The analysis module includes an attribute analyzer configured to determine values for attributes based on memory impairment detection data and a memory evaluator configured to determine that an attribute has a value that crosses a threshold attribute value. The assistance module includes a reminding assistant configured to receive a memory impairment signal and, in response, generate a reminder that includes information selected from the reminding database.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a home appliance which can communicate with an outside of the home appliance, an online system and a method for using the online system including the same. According to embodiments of the present invention, a method for using an online system may be provided including the steps of log in a server by transmitting user information to the server through an external terminal, selecting a laundry machine of which course updating is desired through the external terminal and transmitting the same to the server, receiving updatable course information from the server, and displaying the information on the external terminal, selecting an updating desired course through the external terminal, and transmitting selected course information to the server, and updating the laundry machine with the selected course through the server.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that encodes digital signals representing image data captured by a video camera and provided according to a 4K ultra-high definition (4K-UHD) standard. The digital signals are transmitted as serial digital interface (SDI) streams to a wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) unit; the WDM unit performs electrical-to-optical conversion of the SDI streams and outputs a multiplexed signal to a single fiber-optic cable. The video camera, encoding unit, and WDM unit form a combined module within a housing; the device connects to a proximal end of a single fiber-optic cable, and a distal end of the single fiber-optic cable is configurable for connection to a demultiplexer of a 4K-UHD video presentation device. The multiplexed signal is transmitted on the single fiber-optic cable unidirectionally from the proximal end to the distal end. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A defect visualization system includes an augmented reality display system to display an image representing a defect, such as missing metal, in a ferromagnetic material when a user gazes at a portion of the ferromagnetic material hosting the defect, based on magnetic field data provide by a magnetometry system, thereby facilitating locating the defect and replacing magnetometers after the defect has been repaired, even if location references originally present on cladding material are lost or destroyed during the repair.

Abstract: The innovations described in this disclosure include distinct differences that create a marketing and sales advantage. For convenience, these features are organized into several innovations, but the features described can be combined and implemented in various ways, both within a given innovation and across two or more innovations. Each innovation is unique in itself. Taken as a whole the innovations establish a demonstration category called “Demo Automation” or “Demonstration automation”. The innovations include, but are not limited to, automated self-configuring video content density and sequence based on personalization responses; automated responsive locked document library; sending a product demo that allows you to see who the recipient shared it with; and product demonstration analytics.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus that includes an input unit to which given function selection and information are input, a display unit that displays a plurality of display items each including a function selection item, a language selection unit that selects a user selection language understandable to a user and a manager selection language understandable to a manager, and a display switching unit that switches a language of the display items displayed on the display unit through selection input to the input unit. Two-language simultaneous display, in which each of the display items displayed on the display unit is displayed by using both languages of the user selection language and the manager selection language, and single-language display, in which each of the display items is displayed by using only the user selection language, are switchable.