Abstract: Techniques for generating and/or updating a timekeeping mechanism for an ECU are described herein. Monotonic and/or global time sources may be used to generate and/or update a real time clock used by component(s) of an autonomous vehicle. In some examples, a clock manager may receive a monotonic time value from a monotonic clock and a global time value from a global clock. The clock manager may use the monotonic time value and the global time value to generate an adjustment factor. In some instances, the clock manager may store the adjustment factor in a read-only shared memory location. In such instances, vehicle component may determine a predicted current time based on reading the adjustment factor from the shared memory and the monotonic time value. Upon determining the predicted current time, the vehicle component may synchronize a real time clock of the vehicle component according to the predicted current time.

Abstract: A vehicle includes: a plurality of sensors configured to obtain state information on a nearby vehicle; and a processor that is operatively connected to the plurality of sensors. The processor is configured to: determine a degree of risk of collision between the vehicle and the nearby vehicle based on the state information on the nearby vehicle; generate a top view image based on at least one of the state information or the degree of risk of collision; and determine a collision mode which indicates whether the vehicle collides with at least on of the nearby vehicle or a predicted collision portion through an artificial neural network model using the top view image as an input.

Abstract: A method for training an automatic driving model comprises: obtaining a sample acquisition strategy of the automatic driving model; transmitting the sample acquisition strategy of the automatic driving model to a vehicle equipment, the vehicle equipment being configured to sort objective driving data from a driving data set based on the sample acquisition strategy; receiving the objective driving data from the vehicle equipment; adding the objective driving data into a training set of the automatic driving model; and training the automatic driving model based on the training set. A system for training the automatic driving model is also disclosed.

Abstract: A system may receive a video stream from a camera of a vehicle in a transportation network. The system may also receive an input indicating a steering angle and/or a distance to travel. The system may determine a projected path of the vehicle in the transportation network based on the input. The projected path may be determined using spatial coordinates relative to the transportation network or the camera. The system may then determine, from the spatial coordinates, pixel coordinates in the video stream corresponding to the projected path. The system may display an overlay in the video stream based on the pixel coordinates. The overlay may include a visualization of the projected path.

Abstract: An air-conditioning control device includes a processor comprising hardware, the processor being configured to execute: estimating an emotion of an occupant in a vehicle interior when a spot air conditioning is performed on the occupant; and controlling the spot air conditioning based on an estimation result.

Abstract: A system and method for linking to accounts using credential-less authentication that includes: within a first application context at an account-linking computing service: receiving a request to establish an account link, establishing the account link to a user account of an account service using user credentials, and receiving user identifying information of the first application context and storing the user identifying information in association with the account link; and within a second application context at the account-linking computing service: receiving user identifying information of the second application context, searching and identifying a candidate account link using the user identifying information of the second application context, verifying eligibility for access to the account link, and permitting access to the account link upon successful verification of eligibility.

Abstract: Techniques are described for using a supplemental data layer of a real time payments channel to send data. For example, an entity may request a transaction with another entity, and the transaction may be performed using a channel that includes a supplemental data layer. Supplemental data, in addition to the data for the transaction itself, may be communicated using the supplemental data layer to entities involved in the transaction, and/or to third parties. The supplemental data may be sent in real time with respect to the sending of the data for the transaction. In some instances, supplemental data layer is present in one or both directions in the two-way communications between the entities involved in the transaction. The supplemental data layer can be leveraged to provide additional information and/or services to a user involved in the transaction.

Abstract: Examples described herein provide a method for limiting vehicle acceleration during turns for a vehicle. The method includes determining whether the vehicle is about to begin a turn before the vehicle begins the turn. The method further includes, responsive to determining that the vehicle is about to begin the turn before the vehicle begins the turn, calculating an acceleration limit for the vehicle during the turn based at least in part on map data associated with the turn. The method further includes controlling the vehicle during the turn based at least in part on the acceleration limit.

Abstract: A state estimation system of a dump truck including an engine and a dump body that includes a flow path through which exhaust gas discharged from the engine flows and on which a load is loaded includes an exhaust gas flow rate acquisition unit that acquires an exhaust gas flow rate indicating detection data of a flow rate of the exhaust gas flowing into the flow path, an exhaust gas temperature acquisition unit that acquires an exhaust gas temperature indicating detection data of a temperature of the exhaust gas flowing into the flow path, and a body temperature estimation unit that estimates a body temperature indicating a temperature of a predetermined portion of an inner surface of the dump body in contact with the load on the basis of the exhaust gas flow rate and the exhaust gas temperature.

Abstract: An intelligent collaborative operation control strategy for an electro-hydraulic suspension system of a high-horsepower tractor is provided, including: S1, establishing an operation task database; S2, collecting information of the electro-hydraulic suspension system during an operation of the high-horsepower tractor in real time as real-time data; S3, preprocessing the real-time data; S4, analyzing a dataset and generating a preliminary control strategy for the electro-hydraulic suspension system based on parameters in the operation task database; S5, performing data interaction and collaborative control with operation units; S6, identifying deviations between operation status data and expected control parameters; S7, dynamically adjusting the preliminary control strategy.

Abstract: Provided is a work vehicle such as a hydraulic shovel comprising a monitoring unit that monitors the surroundings of the work vehicle, and a display unit that displays an image acquired by the monitoring unit. The display unit has an image display area in which the image is displayed, and an alarm information display area in which alarm information indicating the presence of an obstacle is displayed when the monitoring unit detects the presence of the obstacle. In the display unit, the alarm information display area is located outside the image display area.

Abstract: An apparatus connection method includes, in response to a mobile apparatus entering a preset mode, detecting one or more connectable apparatuses near the mobile apparatus that are capable of connecting to the mobile apparatus in a first connection mode, determining the UAV from the one or more connectable apparatuses according to a signal parameter of a broadcast signal sent by each of the one or more connectable apparatuses, and communicatively connecting to the UAV according to the first connection mode. The first connection mode is different from a second connection mode for controlling the UAV to perform an aerial photography task and receiving a compressed image sent by the UAV while performing the aerial photography task. A download speed of the first connection mode is greater than a download speed of the second connection mode.

Abstract: A control includes a control device configured to execute a plurality of types of processing including assignment processing of assigning one or more movement tasks for transporting the article, to one of the plurality of transport vehicles. In response to a processing load on the control device exceeding a predetermined reference load, the control system reduces the processing load on the control device by enabling a restriction mode in which the control device is restricted from executing target processing including one or more of the types of processing executed by the control device other than the assignment processing.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure generally relate to monitoring and/or sensing of one or more home devices from one or more homes. In particular, various aspects described herein relate to receiving data from one or more sensors associated with one or more home devices from one or more homes and using the data to determine insurance rates or premiums, discounts, incentives, and the like. Further, aspects of the disclosure relate to computer hardware and software. In particular, one or more aspects of the disclosure relate to the connected home or smart home market (i.e. connected devices and systems within or related to the home) which is rapidly evolving and growing.

Abstract: A device detection system is configured to determine whether a device is located within a venue. The device detection system detects pings from the device to determine whether the device is located within the venue. The device detection system receives point-of-sale data for a transaction from an entity associated with the venue. The point-of-sale data may be compared to data describing the detected device to determine whether the transaction was conducted by a customer associated with the detected device. The device detection system may correlate the point-of-sale data with content that was viewed by the customer to determine whether the content resulted in the customer visiting a venue and making purchases at the venue.

Abstract: A payment processing method and apparatus for using an intermediary platform are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises electronically receiving approval from an intermediary platform associated with a payment processor user of a first authorization request for a first transaction; electronically receiving for approval, at the payment processing system, a second authorization request for a second transaction from a merchant using a payment instrument used by an agent of the service provider; and settling transactions associated with the service provider, including clearing a batch of records corresponding to the service provider on a predetermined time basis by comparing, with a tracking engine of the payment processing system, transaction tracking information associated with authorization requests to net out individual transactions.

Abstract: A network configured to perform a method of controlling transactions thereon is described. The network includes a first set of nodes, a second set of nodes, a server, a first agent and a second agent. The server is configured to originate a transactional record. The first agent is configured to receive a request to execute the transaction defined by the transactional record. At least one node of the second set of nodes is configured to validate, at least in part, the transaction and decide a first result and a second result relating to completeness and correctness, respectively, of data relating to the transaction. The first agent is configured to query, to the second agent, the first result and/or the second result and to permit the request to based, at least in part, on the first result and/or the second result.

Abstract: A battery temperature control method for controlling a temperature of a battery mounted on a vehicle by a temperature control device, the method comprises: a travel plan acquisition step of acquiring a travel plan of the vehicle, a battery input and output acquisition step of acquiring a required input and output of the battery, a target temperature acquisition step of acquiring a first battery temperature threshold, a battery temperature transition prediction step of predicting a temperature transition of the battery when the vehicle travels according to the travel plan, a temperature control amount prediction step of acquiring a predicted temperature control amount of the battery at a first time or a first position in the travel plan, an excessive temperature control amount calculation step of calculating an excessive temperature control amount, a temperature control restriction step, and a temperature control step of controlling the temperature of the battery.

Abstract: A system and a method for executing payments over a communication network are presented. The system performs payments over the communication network by using a payment element. The payment element includes a user identification string. The payment element is installed in a user digital wallet application at a user device to perform a payment.

Abstract: In some implementations, a system for supplying user profile information may store, in an encrypted data repository, user profile information associated with a unique identifier. The system may receive, from a requester device, a request for the user profile information associated with the unique identifier, wherein the request may be associated with an application program interface call requesting approval to use the unique identifier. The system may communicate with a user device associated with the unique identifier to authenticate an identity associated with a user operating the user device. The system may provide the user profile information associated with the unique identifier to the requester device based on receiving information to authenticate the identity associated with the user operating the user device and verify that the user authorizes supplying the user profile information to the requester device.