Abstract: A method enabling head-tracking-based media selection for video communications implemented by a system is provided, comprising implementing a 3D virtual environment configured to be accessed by a plurality of client devices, each having a corresponding user graphical representation within the 3D virtual environment, each user graphical representation having a corresponding virtual camera; receiving head tracking metadata of a first client device that comprises 6 degrees of freedom head tracking information generated in response to tracking movement of key facial landmarks; identifying graphical elements within a field of view of the virtual camera of a second client device, wherein the identified graphical elements comprise the user graphical representation of the first user; and sending, to the second client device, the head tracking metadata and the identified graphical elements.

Abstract: A first communication device includes a processor that receives a data signal from a second communication device. The processor converts the data signal to a bit stream at a physical layer of a network architecture and executes a frame level inspection of the bit stream at a datalink layer for a defined signature. The processor detects the defined signature associated with a first data packet in a frame based on the executed frame level inspection of the bit stream at the datalink layer, where the defined signature associated with the first data packet is a unique indicator. An event is triggered in a communication network at the datalink layer irrespective of an involvement of an application layer of the network architecture at the first communication device based on the detected defined signature associated with the first data packet.

Abstract: Modular shelving including at least one shelf supported by at least one tube, wherein said shelf is coupled to said tube by means of a coupling element which is arranged externally in said tube and internally in a hole passing through the shelf, where each coupling element is divided lengthwise into two identical halves which are tongue and groove coupled together and, being coupled, can fit snugly into the hole of the shelf, whereby a tube supporting the shelf is fitted.

Abstract: A system includes control circuitry that obtains data from a repeater device of a network of repeater devices. One or more passive reflectors present in a geographical area are detected based on the obtained data. A plurality of signal propagation indicators is determined using the one or more passive reflectors, where the plurality of signal propagation indicators indicate areas and directions with no signal propagation issues, and where the plurality of signal propagation indicators is marked in a three-dimensional representation of the geographical area. The location and movement of a plurality of user devices is tracked and a beamforming scheme is selected for one or more repeater devices based on the movement. An out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices is executed based on the marked signal propagation indicators, the selected beamforming scheme, and the tracked location and movement of the plurality of user devices.

Abstract: A free-form prism-lens group includes: a primary prism, a first auxiliary lens and a second auxiliary lens, the primary prism includes three optical surfaces, the first auxiliary lens is arranged adjacent to the primary prism and is not used for imaging the image light entering the first auxiliary lens; the second auxiliary lens is arranged adjacent to the primary prism and a gap with a predetermined thickness is arranged between the second auxiliary lens and the primary prism, the second auxiliary lens extends in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis to cover an effective aperture of the image light entering the second auxiliary lens from the primary prism.

Abstract: A method to generate a collaborative 3D map comprises providing a 3D map data fusion platform; providing a basic satellite map of a world location; publishing a detailed real-time virtual replica network (RVRN) of a real world place with reference to the basic satellite map; obtaining the pose (e.g., position and orientation) of a client device; and performing a simultaneous location and mapping (SLAM) process of a first coordinate space. The SLAM process uses image data from an imaging device of the client device, the pose of the client device, and/or the data of the basic satellite map to determine the pose of a plurality of features within the first coordinate space. The method further includes creating a new map comprising three-dimensional coordinates of the plurality of features within the first coordinate space and merging the new map with the published RVRN, creating a fused 3D map.

Abstract: A system enabling interactions in virtual environments comprises one or more cloud server computers comprising at least one processor and memory storing data and instructions implementing a virtual environment platform comprising at least one virtual environment; at least one camera obtaining live data feed from a user of a client device; and a client device communicatively connected to the one or more cloud server computers and at least one camera. The system generates a user graphical representation from the live data feed that is inserted into a selected virtual environment and is therein updated, enabling real-time multi-user collaboration and interactions in the virtual environment. Suitable system architectures and methods thereof are also herein disclosed.

Abstract: A system for controlling user interactions in a virtual meeting includes a cloud server that further includes a processor. The processor controls display of a user interface (UI) that includes a virtual environment to facilitate the virtual meeting among a plurality of participants of the plurality of user devices. The processor receives a first user input corresponding to an activation of a pause UI element to control the first set of device functions that includes pausing outgoing audio as well as an outgoing video feed concomitantly from the first user device. The processor further causes the other user devices to interact in the virtual environment while the outgoing audio and the outgoing video feed from the first user device are selectively paused. Beneficially, the system improves the efficiency, the performance as well as the overall user experience of the virtual environment.

Abstract: A repeater system includes a first repeater device that receives a first beam of radio frequency (RF) signal from a first network node and a second repeater device that receives a second beam of RF signal from the first network node. The first repeater device controls the second repeater device to provide the first beam of RF signal and the second beam of RF signal to a second network node and select a plurality of signal parameters at the first repeater device and the second repeater device for the first beam of RF signal and the second beam of RF signal respectively, based on a plurality of measurements. The first repeater device further controls the second repeater device to establish an additional link with the second repeater device to create an additional dimension in a MIMO channel between the first network node and the second network node.

Abstract: A method for wireless policy enforcement of an MDM device according to the detection of a preselected state is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a software application for execution by the MDM device, such that the MDM device determines whether or not the preselected state is present. If the preselected state is present, the software application is further operable to notify an MDM server, which then pushes temporary policy controls to the MDM device. The temporary policy controls overwrite existing policy controls and remove non-whitelisted application tiles from the MDM device home screen. Non-whitelisted application tiles can be selected by the MDM administrator and can include texting functions, social media applications, and internet browsers. The preselected state can include the presence or absence of motion, a minimum speed, location, date and time, proximity to a signal source, internet connectivity, Bluetooth connectivity, and combinations of the foregoing.

Abstract: Implementations of the subject matter described herein provide a method of managing user identity authentication data, a method of authorizing a query, a management device, an authentication device, a terminal, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and a computer program product.

Abstract: Disclosed is a packaging container comprising a container body having a bottom end and a top end. The container body comprises a tubular container wall. The packaging container is closed at the bottom end by a base disc which is attached to the inner surface of the container body at the bottom end of the container body. The packaging container comprises a top end closure including a lid. The container body comprises a laminate body sheet material comprising a carton layer and a thermoplastic welding layer being arranged on an inner surface of the container body. The base disc comprises a laminate base sheet material comprising a carton layer and an inner thermoplastic welding layer being arranged on a surface of the base disc which is facing towards the interior of the container body.

Abstract: Methods generate a dynamic real-world environment with at least one interactive ARBit. Environment information captured from a real-world environment is received from a mobile computing device. The environment information is processed to determine identified features corresponding to the real-world environment and the dynamic real-world environment is generated based upon the identified features. An ARBit database is searched for ARBits that match the identified features and the matched ARBits are added to an ARBit collection. The dynamic real-world environment and the ARBit collection are sent to the mobile device. A user of the mobile device interacts with the dynamic real-world environment and at least one displayed ARBit of the ARBit collection.

Abstract: The model generation system may generate texture maps for a texture based on a material image. A material image is an image of a physical material that describes the color (e.g., red-green-blue (RGB) color system model) of the physical material. The model generation system may identify a material class for the physical material depicted in the material image by applying a machine-learning model to the material image. The model generation system may then identify a texture map model that generates texture maps for the physical material based on the material image. The texture map model is a machine-learning model that is trained to generate texture maps for material images of a particular material class. The texture maps generated by the texture map model may include texture maps of standard texture values, such as metalness and roughness.

Abstract: A repeater system includes a first RF repeater device arranged in a first topology of a network of RF repeater devices, to communicate with one or more second RF repeater devices in the network of RF repeater devices to service one or more source nodes and destination nodes in a first wireless network. The first RF repeater device detects a change in at least one of a network condition in the first wireless network, networks configuration, or traffic demand. Based on the detected change, the first RF repeater device is controlled to be assigned to at least one of the first wireless network, a second wireless network, or be shared between the first wireless network and the second wireless network, where the second wireless network is one of fully overlapping the first wireless network, partially overlapping the first wireless network, or is an adjacent cell of the first wireless network.

Abstract: A model generation system generates three-dimensional (3D) models for objects based on two-dimensional (2D) images of the objects. The model generation system may receive object images and generate a 3D object model for the object based on the object image. The model generation system may generate an object skeleton for the object based on the object image. The model generation system may use the object skeleton to generate pixel partitions representing parallel cross sections of the object. The model generation system may apply a machine-learning model (e.g., a neural network) to the object image to determine parameters for a shape that would best represent each parallel cross section and then generate the 3D object model for the object based on the shapes of each cross section, the object image, and the object skeleton.

Abstract: The model generation system may receive an object image and identify the parts of the object based on the object image. The model generation system may determine whether the model generation system has stored a part model that would correspond to the identified part. The model generation system may compare the portion of the object image that corresponds to the part to model images of a set of part models. The model generation system may identify a part model that best corresponds to the identified part based on similarity scores of the model images associated with the part model and the portion of the object image associated with the identified part. The model generation system may perform this process for each part of the object and then assemble an object model based on the part models for each part of the object.

Abstract: A method for generating secure deep links comprises generating a deep link generation request; receiving a videoconferencing meeting slot list, wherein each videoconferencing meeting slot comprises at least a location within a videoconferencing space of a videoconferencing platform stored in memory; and generating a deep link that is unique for each videoconferencing meeting slot, the deep link encoding at least the location of the videoconferencing meeting slot within the videoconferencing space. Methods for generating spatial deep links for virtual spaces for inviting participants, and methods for generating distributed deep links using data fragments that may be reassembled, are also described.

Abstract: A method for generating secure deep links comprises generating a deep link generation request; receiving a videoconferencing meeting slot list, wherein each videoconferencing meeting slot comprises at least a location within a videoconferencing space of a videoconferencing platform stored in memory; and generating a deep link that is unique for each videoconferencing meeting slot, the deep link encoding at least the location of the videoconferencing meeting slot within the videoconferencing space. Methods for generating spatial deep links for virtual spaces for inviting participants, and methods for generating distributed deep links using data fragments that may be reassembled, are also described.

Abstract: A system enabling interactions in virtual environments comprises one or more cloud server computers comprising at least one processor and memory storing data and instructions implementing a virtual environment platform comprising at least one virtual environment; at least one camera obtaining live data feed from a user of a client device; and a client device communicatively connected to the one or more cloud server computers and at least one camera. The system generates a user graphical representation from the live data feed that is inserted into a selected virtual environment and is therein updated, enabling real-time multi-user collaboration and interactions in the virtual environment. Suitable system architectures and methods thereof are also herein disclosed.