Abstract: A data transmission method includes: starting transferring chunks in a first data block of an image file to a device via a Bluetooth network; when a number of at least one first trunk in the chunks that has been transferred to the device equals to a transfer window, determining whether the device receives all of the at least one first trunk to update the chunk missing data; if the device receives all of the at least one first trunk, dynamically adjusting the transfer window according to the chunk missing data to continue transferring remaining chunks in the chunks or a second data block of the image file to the device; and if the device fails to receive all of the at least one first trunk, retransferring at least one chunk that is not previously received by the first device to the device.

Abstract: An example method includes, responsive to receiving user input to activate an airplane mode of a mobile computing device: disabling a first wireless protocol; determining, based on activity of a media session, whether to maintain an enabled state of a second wireless protocol of the mobile computing device, wherein the mobile computing device is configured to stream audio data associated with the media session to an audio sink device via a second wireless protocol; and selectively maintaining the enabled state of the second wireless protocol based on the determination.

Abstract: A system may include an electronic device that includes an enclosure having a transparent cover. The electronic device may also include a display positioned below the transparent cover and configured to display a first graphical user interface and a second graphical user interface different from the first graphical user interface, and a touch sensor positioned below the transparent cover and configured to detect touch inputs applied to the transparent cover. The system may also include a protective case that includes a shell defining a cavity and configured to at least partially cover the enclosure of the electronic device when the electronic device is positioned in the cavity, and a near-field wireless communication antenna coupled to the shell and detectable by the electronic device. In response to detecting the near-field wireless communication antenna, the electronic device may be configured to switch from the first graphical user interface to the second graphical user interface.

Abstract: A computer system is provided and programmed to assemble a plurality of synthetic datasets and blend those synthetic datasets into a synthesized dataset. An evaluation is then performed to determine whether an existing model should be associated with the synthesized dataset or a new model should be trained from an existing model using the synthesized dataset.

Abstract: An example apparatus includes: a memory; instructions in the apparatus; and a Bluetooth controller to execute the instructions to: enable circuitry to receive a synchronized transmission; determine if a synchronized transmission is received during a first duration; increment the first duration to a second duration as a result of not receiving the synchronized transmission during the first duration; and determine a third duration based on a determined difference in time between enabling circuitry to receive a synchronized transmission and receiving the synchronized transmission.

Abstract: Systems and methods for device handshaking are described. Embodiments for client device and associated wearable device initiated handshaking are described. In certain embodiments, a device such as wearable camera eyeglasses having both high-speed wireless circuitry and low-power wireless circuitry communicates with a client device. The low-power wireless circuitry is used for signaling and to manage power on handshaking for the high-speed circuitry in order to reduce power consumption. An analysis of a high-speed connection status may be performed by a client device, and used to conserve power at the glasses with signaling from the client device to indicate when the high-speed circuitry of the glasses should be powered on.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed that provide enhanced flexibility to merchants in the configuration of POS systems. One disclosed system includes a payment interface device having a first display, a means for receiving payment information, and a first payment flow display service (PFDS). The system also includes a display device having a second display and a second PFDS. The system also includes a secure wireless connection formed by a first short-range wireless protocol (SRWP) module on the payment interface device and a second SRWP module on the display device. The first and second PFDSs conduct an exchange of messages over the secure wireless connection to execute a payment flow.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to a method for facilitating pairing of multiple entities. The method can include obtaining a vehicle pairing request for an autonomous vehicle of a vehicle provider comprising vehicle identification data. The method can include determining a temporary pairing code associated with the autonomous vehicle. The method can include providing the temporary pairing code to the vehicle provider. The method can include obtaining a device pairing request via an application executed by a user device, the device pairing request comprising the temporary pairing code and an operational certificate, the operational certificate comprising device identification data associated with the user device. The method can include pairing the user device and the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the device pairing request.

Abstract: Methods for aggregating Bluetooth profiles for faster connection and configuration are disclosed, including transmitting, subsequent to establishing a connection, a request message to a peer device that indicates support of a fast connection protocol for Bluetooth profiles configuration and receiving a response message from the peer device that indicates the peer device supports the fast connection protocol. After pairing with the peer device, a first list of profile descriptors for a plurality of Bluetooth profiles supported by the device may be transmitted to the peer device and a second list of profile descriptors for a plurality of Bluetooth profiles supported by the peer device may be received. A configuration of a plurality of Bluetooth profiles base, at least in part, on a comparison of the first list of profile descriptors to the second list of profile descriptors may be determined and transmitted to the peer device.

Abstract: A system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) security system comprising a network interface and a processing circuit, where the network interface is structured to facilitate data communication with a UAV and a user device via a network, and the processing circuit comprising a processor and a memory where the processing circuit is structured to deploy the UAV from a UAV base, guide the UAV along a route within or near a provider location, receive monitoring data associated with the provider location and its surroundings from the UAV where the monitoring data is based on ultra-wideband (UWB) data and radio-frequency identification (RFID) data, identify a foreign object based on the monitoring data, and provide a notification to the user device regarding the foreign object.

Abstract: Relay terminals each transmit to a control device a packet received from a wireless sensor and a reception strength for short range wireless communication detected when receiving the packet, and return a response to the packet to a transmission source wireless sensor from which the packet is transmitted only when a response instruction is issued from the control device, and the control device compares reception strengths for a same packet that is transmitted from a same wireless sensor and received by each of the plurality of relay terminals among the reception strengths received from the relay terminals, transmits the response instruction only to one target relay terminal with the highest reception strength, and performs relay transfer of sensor data stored in a packet received by the target relay terminal to a host apparatus.

Abstract: An image sensor includes an active pixel array including a number of pixels and image sensor control circuitry configured to perform a read operation only on a subset of the pixels of the active pixel array such that pixels not in the subset remain inactive. By reading out only the subset of pixels in the active pixel array and keeping the remaining pixels inactive, the temperature of the active pixel array may be reduced compared to a conventional read out process, thereby reducing thermal noise in the resulting pixel data.

Abstract: Wearable electronic devices, such as smart watches, can be provided with a band for securing the device to a wearer. The device and the band can include near-field communications (NFC) components that allow the device to uniquely identify the band. Device operations such as the color, theme, or content displayed on the device can be based, in part, on the identification of a particular band. The band may include a miniature NFC tag in an attachment portion of the band that is configured to be received in a recess in a housing of the device. An NFC module for reading the NFC tag can be provided within the recess of the housing, so that the attachment portion of the band and the recess in the device housing position and align the NFC tag with the NFC module when the band is attached to the device.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for maintaining hygienic conditions in automatic teller machines by detecting whether or not a user is not in compliance with a hygienic standard. If a user is not in compliance, then the automatic teller machine may execute a hygienic action to cleanse the automatic teller machine. For example, the hygienic action may comprise automatically cleansing the automatic teller machine, disabling the automatic teller machine from service, transmitting a sanitation service request to an automatic teller machine provide, and/or initiating an alternative control scheme (e.g., voice controls, gesture-based controls, etc.) for the automatic teller machine.

Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a near field communication (NFC) device is provided, comprising: a communication unit configured to be communicatively coupled to an NFC reader; a processing unit configured to use a plurality of emulated cards for executing one or more applications; a profile determination unit configured to determine a polling profile of said NFC reader; and a card selection unit configured to select a specific one of said emulated cards for use by the processing unit in dependence on the polling profile determined by the profile determination unit. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a near field communication (NFC) device is conceived. In accordance with a third aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding computer program is provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a computer-implemented method for training a neural network system including an original neural network and a label generator. The method is based on an idea that the neural network system is trained by a sequence of training steps where at each training step at least one of a plurality of operations is performed and each of the operations gets performed at least once during training of the neural network system. Also disclosed are a neural network system and a computer program product.

Abstract: A method is used in issuing alerts for storage volumes using machine learning. A machine learning system analyzes Input/Output (I/O) data of a storage volume in a data storage system. The machine learning system is trained with sample I/O data patterns associated with the storage volume. Based on the I/O data, the machine learning system identifies atypical behavior associated with I/O data patterns of the I/O data. The method then issues an alert.

Abstract: Wearable electronic devices, such as smart watches, can be provided with a band for securing the device to a wearer. The device and the band can include near-field communications (NFC) components that allow the device to uniquely identify the band. Device operations such as the color, theme, or content displayed on the device can be based, in part, on the identification of a particular band. The band may include a miniature NFC tag in an attachment portion of the band that is configured to be received in a recess in a housing of the device. An NFC module for reading the NFC tag can be provided within the recess of the housing, so that the attachment portion of the band and the recess in the device housing position and align the NFC tag with the NFC module when the band is attached to the device.

Abstract: A method of road sign classification utilizing a knowledge graph, including detecting and selecting a representation of a sign across a plurality of frames, outputting a prompt initiating a request for a classification associated with the representation of the sign, classifying one or more images including the sign, querying the knowledge graph to obtain a plurality of road sign classes with at least one same attribute as the sign, and classifying the sign across the plurality of frames in response to a confidence level exceeding a threshold.

Abstract: A method of communication in a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) network comprising a master device and a plurality of slave devices. The method has the steps of: generating a unique identifier parameter comprising a data string having a plurality of bits; assigning to each slave device a unique bit of the unique identifier parameter and a value of the bit representative of active communication; sending from the master device to each slave device a communication which includes the unique identifier parameter; at each slave device, determining the value of the bit assigned to the respective slave device; at each slave device, if the determined value of the bit is representative of active communication, processing the communication, otherwise ignoring the communication.