Abstract: Disclosed are an interactive information processing method, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method includes establishing a position correspondence between a display text generated based on a multimedia data stream and the multimedia data stream; and presenting the display text and the multimedia data stream corresponding to the display text based on the position correspondence.

Abstract: In an implementation, a computing device under the control of a spreadsheet application displays a spreadsheet in a user interface. The application detects a user action in the spreadsheet associated with an unstructured table and responsively drives the computer to display a suggestion component in the user interface. A selection of the component causes the computer to display a preview of a suggested table feature in the user interface.

Abstract: Systems and methods for aggregating digital ink instances within an electronic document. One system includes a memory configured to store instructions and an electronic processor coupled to the memory. The electronic processor, through execution of the instructions in the memory, is configured to receive detected interactions between a touchscreen and a digital pen representing one or more digital strokes within a canvas and determine whether the one or more digital strokes match a predetermined signifier. The electronic processor is also configured to, in response to determining that the one or more digital strokes match the predetermined signifier, determine a first digital ink instance included in the electronic document based on a position of the one or more digital strokes within the canvas, duplicate the first digital ink instance to create a second digital ink instance, and add the second digital ink instance to a designated portion of the electronic document.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to classification systems. More particularly this invention relates to a system, method, and computer program to dynamically generate a domain of information synthesized by a classification system or semantic network. The invention discloses a method, system, and computer program providing a means by which an information store comprised of knowledge representations, such as a web site comprised of a plurality of web pages or a database comprised of a plurality of data instances, may be optimally organized and accessed based on relational links between ideas defined by one or more thoughts identified by an agent and one or more ideas embodied by the data instances. Such means is hereinafter referred to as a “thought network”.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for automatically concatenating two or more audiovisual clips containing video input from multiple cameras, and producing a combined audiovisual file containing video that switches between the two video inputs. In some examples, two video inputs and an audio input are recorded synchronously and are synchronized. The audio input can be sampled to locate low-noise audio events. The audiovisual file contains video that switches between two or more camera angles at the low-noise audio events. In one aspect, pauses are automatically removed from the audiovisual files. In another aspect, the system detects switch-initiating events, and switches between camera angles in response to detecting a switch-initiating event.

Abstract: A system and method for displaying emphasized text are described. A line of text having multiple words is displayed successively emphasized at the pace of human speech. Each of the words is displayed in a first state. The emphasized word is then displayed in a second state as having an outline. Next, the emphasized word is displayed in a third state as heavier-weighted text. Finally, the emphasized word is displayed in a fourth state as regular text. The words are visually emphasized one at a time such that a first word is displayed in the third state when a second word is displayed in the second state and the first word is displayed from the third state to the fourth state when the second word is displayed from the second state to the third state and a third word is displayed in the second state.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure set forth a computer-implemented method comprising detecting an initial phrase portion included in a first auditory signal generated by a user, identifying, based on the initial phrase portion, a supplemental phrase portion that complements the initial phrase portion to form a complete phrase, and providing a command signal that drives an output device to generate an audio output corresponding to the supplemental phrase portion.

Abstract: An example method includes determining a subset of content excluding user-specific information displayed by an application on a user interface (UI) of a user device. The method further includes transmitting a request to a remote provider an autofill request for the application. The method also includes receiving one or more suggested user values and a field classification request for a text input field displayed by the application on the UI. The method further includes detecting a user input value in the text input field and determining a similarity metric for each of the one or more suggested user values based on a comparison of the user input value to each of the one or more suggested user values. The method also includes transmitting a response to the field classification request to the remote provide comprising the similarity metric for at least one of the one or more suggested user values.

Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for variable speed playback. In one aspect the disclosure provides for receiving content having a first playback speed, determining a second playback speed for at least a portion of the content based on a playback factor, associating the second playback speed with the portion of the content, and providing at least the portion of the content at the second playback speed to a display device.

Abstract: Systems, devices, media, and methods are described for capturing a series of raw images by portable electronic devices, such as wearable devices including eyewear, and automating the process of processing such raw images by a client mobile device, such as a smart phone, such automation including the process of uploading to a network and directing to a target audience. In some implementations, a user selects profile settings on the client device before capturing images on the companion device, so that when the companion device has captured the images, the system follows the profile settings upon automatically processing the images captured by the companion device.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are provided for using a soundmark to indicate availability of supplemental content. A method may include presenting, by a device, first narrated content from a first audio file. The method may include presenting a soundmark, the soundmark indicating that second narrated content from a second audio file is available for presentation. The method may include receiving a request to present the second narrated content, and causing presentation of the second audio file.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to controlling playback of recordings. The recording can comprise an audio recording, audio/visual recording, voicemail message, or other recording having an audio component. According to one embodiment, a method can comprise capturing an audio recording of speech of at least one person and determining, a context for each of a plurality of portions of the audio recording based on natural language processing of the audio recording. One or more transition points between the portions of the audio recording can be identified. Each transition point can indicate a change in the determined context between the portions. A playback interface providing a representation of the audio recording and each of the identified transition points can be presented and the audio recording can be played based on input received through the playback interface.

Abstract: A multi-window control method and an electronic device supporting the same is provided. The multi-window control method includes changing a size of at least one specific window among a plurality of windows, and altering a focus to the at least one specific window based on a changed size of the at least one specific window.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for dynamically determining media consumption of a user. A user may perform at least one of a plurality of consumption indication events for a media item. The consumption indication events may include submitting a rating of the media item, submitting a review of the media item, indicating a present consumption of the media item, indicating a past consumption of the media item, etc. It may be determined that the user has consumed the media item in response to determining that the user has performed at least one of the consumption indication events for the media item.

Abstract: Methods and systems for performing real time digital content concealment are described herein. A computing device may, in response to detecting a user within view of an image capture device of a client device, perform a first type of text recognition on a first region of digital content and a second type of text recognition on a second region of the digital content, where the first type of text recognition is determined based on a first type of content items contained in the first region and the second type of text recognition is determined based on a second type of content items contained in the second region. Based at least in part on rules corresponding to the user, the computing device may determine content items within the digital content to be concealed, and may modify the digital content to conceal the content items.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for syncing data between a tabular platform and a third-party application are disclosed. The systems and methods may involve accessing a first platform that displays a first set of data in a first format; accessing a second platform that displays a second set of data in a second format; linking the first set of data with the second set of data to enable migration of the first set of data to the second platform and the second set of data to the first platform; enabling the first platform to simultaneously display the second set of data in the second format; enabling alteration of the second set of data in the second platform through manipulation of the simultaneous display of the second set of data in the first platform; and syncing the second set of data as altered with the first data set.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores a program executable by at least one processing unit of a device. The program provides a display area for viewing a 3D model that includes a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) objects. The program further provides a tool for viewing 3D objects in the 3D model. The program also determines a 3D object in the plurality of 3D objects in the 3D model to hide. The program further hides the determined 3D object in the 3D model.

Abstract: In an example, a method to display a graphical diagram includes displaying multiple graphical objects in a graphical drawing canvas. The graphical objects represent multiple nodes identified in structured source data. The method includes receiving first input effective to group first and second graphical objects of the multiple graphical objects based on a property of the nodes. The method includes replacing the first and second graphical objects with a summary graphical object in the graphical drawing canvas in response to receiving the first input.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a speech error-correction method, device and storage medium. The method includes: determining at least one language type to which a present query speech belongs according to the present query speech of a user, and user description information, wherein the language types include mandarin and at least one dialect; determining each speech error-correction model corresponding to each language type; performing speech analysis on the present query speech by using the determined speech error-correction models, and performing speech error-correction based on a result of the speech analysis.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a human-computer interaction method of a user terminal, an apparatus, and a user terminal. The method includes: collecting entered fingerprint information; if target fingerprint information that matches the fingerprint information exists in stored preset fingerprint information, determining an application bound to the target fingerprint information; and displaying at least one application option included in the application. In the embodiments of the present invention, application option search efficiency can be improved.

Abstract: A system and method for assembling segments of recorded music or video from among various versions or variations of a recording, into a new version or composition, such that a first segment of a first version of a recorded work is attached to a segment of a second segment of a second version of the recorded work, to create a new version of the recorded work.

Abstract: An approach to structured record retrieval permits transmission and storage of records in a native concise format, without requiring that the records be interpreted and stored in a tabular form. Such storage of the records in a tabular form might double the space required, and more generally, requires substantially more space in applications in which there are many optional elements. In some embodiments, each message is parsed according to a specification of the message structure (e.g., according to a “grammar” for the message), and during parsing field values in predefined positions in the structure are extracted and added to an index structure that associates record identifiers with the (position, value) pairs.

Abstract: Provided is a method for implementing a theme, which includes: comprising, by the terminal, at least one theme, and at least one application related to the at least one theme; and displaying the at least one application related to the theme on the terminal, when the theme is switched to. The present disclosure further provides a method for implementing a theme applied to a mobile terminal. The present disclosure may provide themes corresponding theme according to the requirements of special groups, greatly enhancing the user experience.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for comparing annotations in files to show changes in the annotations at a granular level. In one implementation, a system receives a first file and a second file for comparison. The system determines the annotation ranges for each annotation in the first file and the annotation range for each annotation in the second file. The system then determines the annotations from the first file that overlap with annotations from the second file and compares annotations that overlap. The system then incorporates the comparison of the annotations into a main comparison file. In certain implementations, the system uses an index to determine what annotations overlap. In other implementations, matched pairs are created from overlapping annotations.

Abstract: Systems and methods for synchronizing the playback of OTT or other time sensitive content on multiple playback devices is disclosed. The systems and methods include receiving time information based on a network time source in the playback devices. The playback clock in each playback device is set based upon the time information. Stream initiation information derived using the time information from the network time source is received by each of the playback device from the media provider. The playback devices use the stream initiation information to adjust the presentation time stamps of the frames of the media content in the stream.

Abstract: An electronic device according to the present invention, includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a reading unit configured to read a candidate image to be posted; and a display controlling unit configured to perform control to display a post creation screen including the candidate image such that in a case where the read candidate image is not an image for VR display, and an image for normal display, a specific display item for performing a hiding process of hiding a part of an image is not displayed on the post creation screen, and in a case where the candidate image is an image for VR display, the specific display item is displayed on the post creation screen.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a program. The program receives a visualization collection definition specifying a plurality of visualization definitions for a plurality of visualization definitions. Each visualization definition in the plurality of visualization definitions specifies a multi-dimensional array of data definition. The program further identifies a set of multi-dimensional array of data definitions specified in the plurality of visualization definitions of the visualization collection definition. The program also sends a request for the set of multi-dimensional array of data definitions to a computing system. The program further receives the set of multi-dimensional array of data definitions from the computing system. The program also stores the set of multi-dimensional array of data definitions in a cache storage of the mobile device for later use.

Abstract: An online storage system receives a plurality of documents to be stored in a directory. The storage system stores document data from each document in a document database. The storage system generates an entry for each document in an entry table and indexes the documents stored in the directory. The storage system samples a subset of the plurality of documents assigned to the directory in a directory index to determine a sampled subset of the plurality of documents. The storage system indexes the sampled subset in a directory index. The storage system can receive a request, from a client device, to view the indexed documents in the directory. Responsive to the request, the storage system presents the indexed documents in the directory retrieved from the directory index.

Abstract: Embodiments include an apparatus and method for building courses. For example, one embodiment of a course builder apparatus comprises: a course builder application to retrieve data from a database, the data usable for constructing one or more online courses; a graphical user interface (GUI) of the course builder application for designing an online course, the GUI comprising: a template region in which one or more published classroom activity templates and/or step templates are graphically displayed; an editing region into which a designer of a course may select and drag one or more of the published classroom activity templates or step templates, the editing region comprising one or more fields or other graphical elements to allow the designer may edit the one or more published classroom activity templates or step templates.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for providing content during reduced streaming quality. Data streaming is susceptible to degradation in quality that adversely affects the delivery of content. For example, sufficient reduction in streaming quality can cause video and audio portions of a data stream to become unsynchronized. The system compares currently streamed video frames to previously received video frames to identify suitable replacement video frames for the currently streamed video frames in the event that the currently streamed video frames are affected by the sufficiently reduced streaming quality.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and apparatus for efficient, entertaining information delivery. In one embodiment, information is partitioned into clips. Clips are selected for a user and packaged together for presentation to the user in an entertaining manner. In one embodiment, the clips are selected and packaged together in accordance with a template. In another embodiment, information about a user is used to select clips. In one embodiment, a user is presented with a stream of information comprised of clips of information assembled for the user. The user may select a clip to retrieve additional information related to the clip. In one embodiment, the selected clip is a portion of a program (e.g., a television show, a movie, a song, an advertisement, etc.) and the additional information is a larger clip of the program and/or the entire program.

Abstract: (Object) To provide an information processing system capable of presenting important information immediately. (Means of Achieving the Object) An information processing system according to the present disclosure includes a terminal device and an information processing apparatus configured to receive content data from the terminal device.

Abstract: An example method includes determining a subset of content excluding user-specific information displayed by an application on a user interface (UI) of a user device. The method further includes transmitting a request to a remote provider an autofill request for the application. The method also includes receiving one or more suggested user values and a field classification request for a text input field displayed by the application on the UI. The method further includes detecting a user input value in the text input field and determining a similarity metric for each of the one or more suggested user values based on a comparison of the user input value to each of the one or more suggested user values. The method also includes transmitting a response to the field classification request to the remote provide comprising the similarity metric for at least one of the one or more suggested user values.

Abstract: An interactive illustration system, interactive animation system, and methods of use are presented. The present disclosure reveals an illustration and/or narrative and/or geometric figure in subsequent layers so that a user can be surprised by the coloring and engaged by the stimulus of the surprise created by the experience. The present disclosure relates to an interactive coloring system and animation system having gamification elements and interactive graphical features. More specifically, and without limitation, the present disclosure relates to interactivity and gamification in the coloring game genre.

Abstract: Video contents having language information including spoken voices in a plurality of languages can be efficiently played to support language learning. After removing line-free parts from the video contents, the video contents are divided into divided scenes each corresponding to one or two consecutive displays of subtitles. Each of selected scenes of the divided scenes selected by a user is played (i) a first predetermined number of times selected by the user, in one of first and second languages selected beforehand by the user, together with images; and (ii) then a second predetermined number of times selected by the user, in the other of the first and second languages, together with the images.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improved data conversion and distribution are provided. A data subscription unit is configured to receive data and information from a plurality of data source devices. The data subscription unit is in communication with a virtual machine that includes backtesting utility configured to generate backtesting data using one or more statistical models and one or more non-statistical models. The backtesting utility may translate the backtesting results into one or more interactive visuals, and generate a graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying the backtesting results and the one or more interactive visuals on a user device. The backtesting utility may update one or more of the displayed backtesting results and the one or more interactive visuals without re-running the modeling steps.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for improving user experiences within a cloud collaboration platform that integrates communication tools with word processor functions to enhance workflows, save time, and promote teamwork in the development of slide presentations. To improve usability, a cloud collaboration platform may furnish a reader mode to streamline the presentation review process. The reader mode may allow viewers to review the presentation as the presentation will eventually be presented to an audience. The viewers may provide comments and feedback on the presentation without being inundated with comments and metadata added to an edit mode of the presentation by the original authors.

Abstract: A method for automatic media population of a style presentation comprises collecting presentation media; positioning the collected presentation media on a storyboard; and selecting a style presentation; wherein the selection of the style presentation results in the automatic population of the style presentation with the presentation media positioned on the storyboard is described herein.

Abstract: Display control means (52) of an information processing device (1) displays, on a screen, respective input forms of plurality of disclosure items relating to a health condition of a policyholder. Receiving means (58) receives input of the disclosure statement in each of the input forms by the user. First input control means (62) inputs the disclosure statement into the input form in which the user has input the disclosure statement. In a case where the user inputs the disclosure statement into one of the input forms of the plurality of disclosure items, second input control means (66) inputs, into the input form, the disclosure statement that is input into the input form of another disclosure item associated with the disclosure item.

Abstract: Techniques for automatically attaching optical character recognition data to images are provided. The techniques include receiving an image file containing an image and performing optical character recognition on the image to generate text output. The techniques then continue by identifying a particular text item from within the generated text output and determining that the particular text item is a value for particular corresponding key. Then metadata that indicates that the particular text item is a value for the particular key is stored in the image file.

Abstract: A method of testing an application, comprising: establishing, from a host device, a peer-to-peer connection with a viewer device in a communications network; transmitting, from the host device, application project resources to the viewer device to enable testing of the application at the viewer device; and receiving, at the host device, data relating to the testing of the application.

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: Sound effects (SFX) are registered in a database for efficient search and retrieval. This may be accomplished by classifying SFX and using a machine learning engine to output a first of the classified SFX for a first computer simulation based on learned correlations between video attributes of the first computer simulation and the classified SFX. Subsequently, videos without sound may be processed for object, action, and caption recognition to generate video tags which are semantically matched with SFX tags to associate SFX with the video.

Abstract: Aspects create a multimedia presentation wherein processors are configured to calculate a time it would take to narrate a plurality of words in a document at a specified speech speed in response to determining that the time it would take to narrate the plurality of words in the document at the specified speech speed exceeds a specified maximum time, generate a long summary of the document as a subset of the plurality of words, generate audio content for a first portion of the plurality of words of the long summary by applying a text-to-speech processing mechanism to the portion of the long summary at the desired speech speed, and create a multimedia slide of a multimedia presentation by adding the generated audio content to a presentation of text from a remainder portion of the plurality of words of the long summary.

Abstract: Provide herein is a method and system capable of authenticating transactions involving at least one service provider and one or more users who are each in electronic communication. This electronic communication can be, for example, SMS, MMS, e-mail, or online account messaging. It is an aspect of certain embodiments where the transaction is an authentication and/or verification of an entity. Examples of such entities are products, actions and users.

Abstract: A data model for managing custom fields for tasks in projects. The custom fields can be defined and shared across an organization, and are always unique. Each type of custom field is an object that is subclass of a generic object. Other objects define attributes of the custom fields and assign values to the attributes. The data model allows the custom fields to be preserved and managed across multiple projects and users.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for aggregation and management of cloud storage among a plurality of providers. In a first aspect, the invention is directed to file distribution and management across multiple cloud services via a storage manager. The storage manager may aggregate third-party cloud storage provider accounts into a single cloud storage space and load balance files among the third party-accounts as necessary. In one implementation, the storage manager may act as an intermediary, and files may be transferred by the client to the storage manager, which may select and forward the files to a third-party storage provider. File retrieval may be performed similarly, with the client requesting a file from the intermediary storage manager, which may retrieve the file from the corresponding third-party storage provider and forward the file to the client device.

Abstract: A method, a device and a system for audio data communication are provided in the present invention. The method comprises: encoding audio data at a fixed interval to obtain a plurality of frames of encoded audio data; broadcasting M frames of the encoded audio data on a broadcast anchor time slot of a first time slot at a predetermined broadcast interval; and playing the audio data after delaying a predetermined time from an anchor of the first broadcast anchor slot. The predetermined time is configured for synchronous playback of the audio data at a local end and one or more opposite ends, the predetermined broadcast interval is M times of the fixed interval, M is a positive integer, the predetermined time is X times of the broadcast interval, and the X is a positive integer. Thereby, synchronous playback of audio data from one point to multiple points can be realized.

Abstract: Features are provided for the distributed moderation of content annotations and the dynamic display of the moderated annotations. The annotations can be selectively distributed to subsets of user devices currently viewing a content item, thereby limiting the number of annotations that each user device receives. By selectively distributing only subsets of new annotations, users can give more attention to individual annotations and provide meaningful moderation information (e.g., ratings, “likes,” responses, etc.) regarding individual annotations. The annotations can be displayed in a manner that emphasizes the more highly-rated annotations and/or commonly-submitted annotations over other annotations. The annotations can also be displayed in a manner that provides visual cues regarding the sources of individual annotations.

Abstract: This disclosure presents systems and methods to facilitate selective dialogue presentation for multimedia presentations. Exemplary implementations may: present visual content of the multimedia presentation on a display device; present effects audio content of the multimedia presentation on a set of audio presentation devices; communication of individual dialogue audio content of the multimedia presentation to individual user devices to cause the individual user devices to present individual dialogue audio content in sync with the presentation of the visual content and/or the effects audio content; and/or other operations.