Abstract: The quality of service one may expect from a given network is often hard to determine in advance. Further, given agreements between network service providers and a variety of content providers, the complexity inherent in selecting a given available network is increasing for consumers. Embodiments described herein provide mechanisms for creating an augmented reality presentation of networks and the service quality of those networks. The presentation may display information regarding a variety of factors including content transit agreements with content providers, quality-of-service or prioritization guarantees for certain types of content, or low-level Wi-Fi signal quality. These presentations allow users to ascertain where in a given spatial area good quality is available for whichever services they intend to use.

Abstract: The whirling device comprises a retaining ring extending around a ring axis and a central opening and having at least one receiving area for a machining element for machining rod-shaped material in the area of the central opening. A coolant supply comprises a supply sleeve which is arranged on the retaining ring via a rotary bearing and comprises a coolant connection and a supply area adjoining a connection area of the retaining ring. Starting from at least one inlet opening in the connection area of the retaining ring, at least one passage leads through the retaining ring to at least one outlet opening which faces the central opening of the retaining ring and is designed for a machining element in a receiving area. No space is required for the coolant supply between the retaining ring and an assigned lathe.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and/or techniques for transferring ownership or rolling-over machine-to-machine (M2M) and/or internet of things (IoT) devices from a first owner to a second owner may be disclosed. For example, at a M2M and/or IoT device, a roll-over token and/or a message with the roll-over token may be received. The roll-over token may be configured to be used to transfer ownership and/or update credentials, and/or the roll-over token may be configured to be requested by a first device management server (DMS) associated with the first owner and/or may be generated by a reset server (RS), for example, in response to the request by the first DMS. A validity of the roll-over token may be checked or determined.

Abstract: Creating a list of available data sources for an event selected by a user, displaying one or more icons as an overlay on a first video stream indicating a position of a camera capturing a second video stream, and displaying a map as an overlay on the first video stream in which the map indicates levels of crowd excitement or other mappable data in different regions of a real world environment captured by the first video stream. Some embodiments may include receiving information indicating a user selection of the second video stream. For some embodiments, the levels of crowd excitement may be generated from sensor data, such as audio, video, or heart rate data collected by sensors at the event.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for improved navigation assistance by providing overview directions focusing on points where other users tend to make mistakes or display emotional responses, such as stress, that indicate that they feel they may make mistakes. In an exemplary method, a navigation process receives information about a present user's navigation route, the present user's status, and the user history. The navigation service compiles the received information and determines an enhanced navigation route.

Abstract: Program actions may be initiated after detection of a predefined gesture by a user with a real-world object. Users may interact with their physical environment in an augmented reality by detecting interactions with real objects using a combination of location and motion detection, material identification using wearable sensors, or both. Based on detected sensor data from user interaction with a real-world object, a predefined gesture may be identified and a program action associated with that target interaction for the real-world object may be executed. In some cases, the user experience may be enhanced by providing haptic feedback in response to tactile gestures and resulting events.

Abstract: Seal housings with flange collars, floating bushings, seal compressors, floating polished rods, independent fluid injection to stacked dynamic seals, and related apparatuses and methods of use. Embodiments are described that permit the polished rod to float within a tubular shaft, and the tubular shaft to float within a stationary housing, of a seal housing, to permit the seal housing to accommodate rod deviation from center. Flange collars are provided to facilitate the interconnection between seal housings and driveheads that previously were incompatible with one another.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and/or techniques for providing access network independent device provisioning of machine-to-machine (M2M) devices belonging to different M2M application domains may be disclosed. For example, a unique reference to a preliminary M2M ID module (PMI) associated with a M2M device. The M2M device with the PMI may be registered at a M2M ID provider (MIP). A M2M ID (MI) to replace the PMI may be generated using the MIP Additionally, a secure mutually authenticated communication channel may be set up with the M2M device within an application domain and/or may be provided for secure authorization of requests to the M2M device using the MI.

Abstract: Augmented reality information may be presented to a user without overloading the user with an extraordinary amount of information. AR information may be selectively presented to the user in iterative ranges from the user in the user's field of view. Real-world objects in the user's field of view may be detected. A first group of objects may be selected that are less than a first distance from the user in the field of view, and a second group of objects selected that are between the first distance and a second greater distance in the field of view. At a first time, the first group of objects may be augmented to the user. At a second time after the first time, the second group of objects may be augmented to the user. The first group may stop being augmented prior to the second time.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein determine an optimal lane trajectory and route for an autonomous vehicle under changing road conditions and forecast autonomous car performance along a route. A road's profile is analyzed to determine a safe lateral lane position. In ice or snow, a vehicle may follow ruts made by previous vehicles, even if following such ruts does not place a vehicle in a lane's center. In warmer weather, a vehicle may drive outside the ruts to avoid risks of aquaplaning. Dynamic road conditions and AV support along a route are used to maximize AV use and to forecast AV performance. A vehicle control system calculates sensor limitations and uses these sensor limitations when calculating which route to select.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for temporally distributing the display of augmented reality (AR) information to reduce cognitive load on a user. In an exemplary embodiment, each item of AR information is associated with a respective real-world object. A cognitive demand score is determined for each item together with its associated real-world object. AR information items are distributed among a plurality of sets in such a way that (i) the total cognitive demand scores in the respective sets are substantially equalized and (ii) AR information items within a set do not obscure one another. Each set of AR information items is then displayed sequentially, with the items in different sets being displayed at different times.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described to monitor and record user context and engagement with music. In an exemplary method, a user device receives an audio input of a user's audio environment, for example through a microphone. From the audio input, a song playing in the user's audio environment is identified by a user device. This may be done by consulting a database of audio features. The user device determines the user context and/or a user's level of engagement with the song. The context may include the time and location at which the song was playing. The level of engagement may be determined by monitoring whether, for example, the user danced or otherwise moved to the song, whether the user sang along to the song, and/or whether the user turned up the volume of the song.

Abstract: Systems and methods described that provide for sending a first temporal portion of video to a client, wherein video quality of a first spatial region associated with a first direction of view is sent with higher quality than video data for another spatial region not associated with the first direction of view; sending a second temporal portion of the video to the client; and responsive to determining that a significant event, audio or video or a combination, occurred during the second temporal portion and corresponds with a second direction of view that is associated with a second spatial region, sending higher quality video for the second spatial region than video data for another spatial region. Virtual reality (VR) video, including 360-degree VR video may thus be foveated, based on contextual information in the video data and corresponding audio data, combined with field of view predictions based upon user motion.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for protecting the privacy of wireless enabled medical device (WEMD) communications, particularly against traffic-analysis attacks. In an exemplary method, a WEMD measures a physiological parameter and conveys that physiological parameter to a WEMD-receiver using messages that simulate at least one message from a cover device, for example by embedding physiological data in a message from a simulated cover device. In some embodiments, the WEMD sends messages that simulate traffic patterns of the cover device. The cover device may be a device not associated with serious medical conditions, such as a fitness-oriented heart rate monitor. In some embodiments, the simulation is discontinued under emergency conditions or in particular regions that are deemed to be safe.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein are provided for managing user positions in a shared virtual geometry, capturing 360° views of a local user environment in a spatially faithful system, and computing a perspective view of a first user from the eye-point of a second user. Users may move around the shared virtual geometry, and perspective views of users may be updated. Some embodiments use a co-centric geometry for group conferencing with other users. Some embodiments may use a grid-based geometry for exploration with other users. Some embodiments may reduce transferred bitrates to enable systems and methods to be implemented in data-limited environments. Some embodiments support users moving and navigating a shared virtual geometry.

Abstract: Augmented reality (AR) telepresence systems and methods are disclosed for obtaining a 3D model of a physical location from a 3D-capture system comprising one or more 3D depth sensors disposed throughout the physical location, generating a truncated 3D model of the physical location, the truncated 3D model corresponding to the intersection of the generated 3D model and a field of view of a user terminal camera at the physical location, and transmitting the truncated 3D model to a remote location.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for determining a material of an object using sound. Exemplary methods employ a head-mounted display (HMD). In an embodiment, the method includes determining, using a depth camera function of the HMD, a distance to an object; emitting, using a speaker of the AR HMD, a generated sound signal; and responsive to emitting the sound signal, detecting a reflected sound signal. Relative to the emitted sound signal, the HMD determines attenuation levels for a temporal portion of the reflected sound signal for at least two frequency ranges of the reflected sound signal, the temporal portion of the reflected sound signal corresponding to a computed round-trip travel time of the sound signal traveling the determined distance to and from the object. Based upon the determined attenuation levels, the determines a material corresponding to the attenuation levels.

Abstract: Systems and methods related to dynamic map layers for autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles and allowing real-time (e.g. latency of less than one second) updates utilizing a plurality of available surrounding sensors (e.g., collaborative sensors), including roadside sensors and sensors of other nearby vehicles. When a vehicle detects an obstruction to a field of view of a sensor, the vehicle may request sensor data from other vehicles to fill the gap in sensor data of the vehicle. This allows the vehicle driver or vehicle illumination system to be focused on the obstructed area.

Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments for enabling realistic haptic feedback for virtual three-dimensional (3D) objects. A real proxy surface is provided for a virtual object, where the proxy surface may be a relief surface, such as a depth-compressed model of the virtual object. In an exemplary method, when a user touches a proxy surface, a position of the touch point on the surface is detected. The touch point is mapped to a corresponding point on the virtual object. A position of the virtual object is determined such that the touch point is in alignment with the corresponding point on the virtual object, and the virtual object is displayed at the first determined position on an augmented reality display. As a result, a user touching the proxy surface may have the sensation of touching a solid version of the virtual 3D object instead of the proxy surface.

Abstract: Systems and/or methods for determining effectiveness of advertisements using devices and/or beacons and/or tags. A mobile device may send a request to an advertisement server. In response to the request, the mobile device may receive, from the advertisement server, an advertisement, an advertisement identifier, and a location identifier. Hie advertisement identifier and the location identifier may be associated with the advertisement. The mobile device may store one or more of the advertisement, the advertisement identifier, or the location identifier. The mobile device may scan (e.g., periodically scan) and/or receive a radio identifier. The radio identifier may be received via a short range signal. A watchdog component (e.g., a watchdog function), running on the mobile device may compare the received radio identifier with the location identifier. If the received radio identifier matches the location identifier, the watchdog function may send a message to the advertisement server.