Abstract: A system for controlling playback of various types of content includes a first computing device that provides a unique identifier to a second computing device to establish an association there between. By virtue of the established association, the second computing device can send one or more messages to the first computing device, the one or more messages referencing a piece of content associated with a first media playing element of a plurality of media playing elements, and one or more commands corresponding to the first media playing element. The first computing device can select the first media playing element based on the received one or more messages, and control how the first media playing element plays the referenced piece of content utilizing the one or more commands.

Abstract: A method for facilitating invocation of a procedure by a first network node in a system comprising the first and second network node. The method includes storing, in the second network node, a data set comprising digital assets represented by graphical objects having locations in a virtual workspace, providing information associated with the graphical objects to the first network node, detecting a gesture or a user interaction event contacting a plurality of locations on a screen space of the first network node, obtaining an identification of a workflow procedure in dependence upon an interpretation of the gesture or user interaction event, wherein at least one of the locations corresponds to a location of the graphical object and wherein the workflow procedure has an input parameter associated with one or more properties of the graphical object, and facilitating invocation of the identified workflow procedure according to the input parameter.

Abstract: A vehicle display device is configured to superpose a background layer on a first layer for displaying map and/or periphery information, and superpose a layer for displaying information other than the map information and the vehicle periphery information on the background layer. In accordance with a user operation, the display is switched from a transparent background layer where the user can see the information displayed on the first layer to an opaque background layer where the user cannot see the information displayed on the first layer. While switching between the transparent background layer to the opaque background layer, a visual effect is not added to show the switching. After the switch, a transmittance of the background layer is changed and a visual effect is not added to show the switching of the background layer.

Abstract: Improved techniques to utilize and manage a group of media items (or media assets) on a computing device are disclosed. The group of media items can be utilized and managed at a host computer for the host computer as well as a media device (e.g., media player) that can couple to the host computer. One popular example of a group of media items is known as a playlist, which can pertain to a group of audio tracks. One aspect pertains to providing a persistent media device playlist at a host computer. Another aspect pertains to imposing capacity limits to a playlist, such as a media device playlist. Still another aspect pertains to a graphical user interface that enables a user to trade-off storage capacity of a media device between media asset storage and data storage. Yet still another aspect pertains to a graphical user interface that assists a user with selecting media items to fill a group of media items.

Abstract: Systems and methods of compressing video content as encoded data and selectively reconstructing portions of the content are disclosed. The proposed systems provide a computer-implemented process configured to classify a person's behavior(s) during a video and encode the behaviors as a representation of the video. When playback of the video is requested, a video navigation assistant will allow the end-user to select specific segments of the video based on topics discussed in the video and the codes that were generated to represent the video. The user is then able to move through segments of the video in a sequence that aligns with their viewing preferences.

Abstract: Disclosed are various approaches for providing touchless visitor management. A visitor can complete a visitor registration process using a client device of the visitor and obtain a virtual badge credential to a visitor's device. A physical access control system credential as well as a visitor badge can also be obtained to the visitor's device.

Abstract: A computerized method of transforming an interactive graphical user interface according to machine learning includes generating a user interface element corresponding to a persona. In response to user interaction with the user interface element, data structures related to the persona are extracted from a first data store. The data structures are transformed into a set of input variables. The method includes generating a first output variable based on the set of input variables. A second output variable based on the first input variable is generated by: generating a set of intermediate output variables, determining a first intermediate output variable of the set of intermediate output variables, and determining a second intermediate output variable based on a machine learning model corresponding to the first intermediate output variable. In response to the second output variable exceeding a first threshold, the graphical user interface displays a first message.

Abstract: In one example embodiment, a plurality of objects selected by a user on a user interface for a collaboration tool are identified. The plurality of objects include at least two different types of objects. One or more collaboration actions to perform are determined by a computing device based on the types and contextual information for the plurality of objects. The one or more collaboration actions are presented on the user interface. A presented collaboration action is initiated from the user interface.

Abstract: A system and method is provided that displays cursors for street level images, where the cursor changes appearance based on the objects in the image, such as the geographic distance between the objects and the camera position and the surface of the objects. For example, the cursor may appear to lie flat against the objects in the image change size based on the distance between the camera and object's surface.

Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which is stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to cause a graphical user interface to be displayed, the graphical user interface including graphical icons of a plurality of authentication types available for assignment to users and a graphical icon of a first user. The instructions may also cause the processor to detect a movement of a graphical icon of a first authentication type from a first location to a second location in the graphical user interface, the second location corresponding to the graphical icon of the first user and based on the detected movement, assign the first authentication type to the first user.

Abstract: Adding electronic content by a user within the prior art requires the user formats every item or uses a template that predetermines the position and type of content added. However, it would be beneficial to provide users with templates which provide rules which are applied to the content as it is added based upon aspects of the template and/or data associated with the content. It would be beneficial if such templates automatically associated format elements, icons, other display elements, sourced additional content etc. based upon aspects such as the region of the template the content is added or data associated with the content being added. Further, where rendering is based upon data associated with the content if the user modifies the rendered content then these changes should be beneficially reflected in the data associated with the content such that a subsequent rendering reflects the user adjustments, etc.

Abstract: A system for presenting and controlling content on a display device includes a network, a server system coupled to the network and comprising one or more servers, a display device coupled to the network and having a display, and a personal computing device operable to transmit a first message according to a specified format over the network to the server system. The server system stores an association between the personal computing device and the display device. The first message identifies user-selected content and a media player to play the content. The server system is operable, in response to receiving the first message from the personal computing device, to provide to the display device a second message identifying the user-selected content and the media player to play the content. In response to receiving the second message, the display device is operable to obtain a first media player needed to play the content, to load the media player and to present the content on the display.

Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to analyzing data systems to detect data deficiencies and generating user interfaces for performing user communication sessions to resolve the data deficiencies. A data system may include components and implement operations to analyze a related set of data to determine when to initiate a communication session with a user to resolve a data deficiency. The data system also may be configured to generate user interfaces customized based on particular users and/or particular associates to allow the associate to interact with the user to resolve the data deficiency. The data system also may determine when to record the communication session, store and/or transcribe the communication session, and/or associate the stored communication session records with the corresponding data in the data system.

Abstract: A method for generating an online audio discussion forum. The method includes receiving an indication that a first user is interested in speaking with one or more other users, saving the one or more other users to a first selection list, determining that a second user of the one or more other users is interested in speaking with the first user, and upon and in response to the determination, generating an audio discussion forum including the first user and the second user.

Abstract: A personal virtual agent for journey planning for a user of a vehicle, having a central processing unit, a user interface device for communication with at least one user-specific information memory, a vehicle interface device for communication with at least one vehicle-specific information memory, and a route interface device for communication with at least one information memory for routes. The central processing unit is embodied to take into consideration information from the user-specific information memory and/or information from the vehicle-specific information memory (to receive at least one route from the information memory for routes, and to take into consideration the information from the user-specific information memory and the information from the vehicle-specific information memory to select a route.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device present navigation routes from various perspectives. In some embodiments, an electronic device modifies display of representations of (e.g., physical) objects in the vicinity of a navigation route while presenting navigation directions. In some embodiments, an electronic device modifies display of portions of a navigation route that are occluded by representations of (e.g., physical) objects in a map. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of (e.g., physical) objects in maps. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of (e.g., physical) objects in maps in response to requests to search for (e.g., physical) objects.

Abstract: A presentation system includes a server, a presentation device, and an information terminal. The server includes: a first communicator that communicates with the presentation device; a first controller that sends, to the presentation device, a notification that has been associated in advance with a condition satisfied by an operation state obtained from the appliance; and a storage that stores a history of the sent notification. The presentation device presents the notification. The information terminal includes: a display; an acceptor that accepts an operation; a second communicator that communicates with the server; and a second controller that creates a user interface (UI) for accepting the operation, and causes the display to display the UI. The second controller obtains the history from the server via the second communicator. The UI includes the obtained history and accepts turning off the notification included in the history.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a security verification method and a relevant device, to increase the difficulty of cracking. The method includes: receiving, from a verification requester, a request for pulling a sliding verification code; acquiring the sliding verification code which includes a slider and a second endpoint image obtained by performing filter processing on a first endpoint image; and returning the sliding verification code to the verification requester. The first endpoint image and the slider are generated from the same original image, and the slider and the second endpoint image are returned to the verification requester finally. The second endpoint image is obtained by performing image processing on the first endpoint image, and after the image processing, in an area outside the slider placement area, pixel values of pixels in the second endpoint image are different from pixel values of corresponding pixels in the original image.

Abstract: A method includes accessing a first well header dataset from a first repository; accessing a second well header dataset from a second repository; identifying matches and mismatches between data within the first well header dataset and data within the second well header dataset using information identifying different formats of the first well header dataset and the second well header dataset; and presenting, within a mapping interface, graphical representations of the matches and mismatches between the data within the first well header dataset and the data within the second well header dataset in a mapping interface.

Abstract: A device detects, while displaying a first user interface that includes a first plurality of notifications in a list of notifications, a first user input that includes a first input. In response to detecting the first user input, the device, in accordance with a determination that the first input includes a swipe input in a first direction and a determination that an end of the list of notifications has been reached, displays a search input region. In response to detecting the first user input, the device, in accordance with a determination that the first input includes the swipe input in the first direction and that an end of the list of notifications has not been reached, displays a second plurality of notifications that are between the first plurality of notifications and the end of the list of notifications.