Abstract: An advance indication part performs an advance indication of operation of a robot by using a movable part in correspondence to an operation program or a command supplied to the robot. When the advance indication part performs the advance indication, a user detection part detects a user in a predetermined area of movement of the movable part based on a picture image taken by a camera. When the user detection part detects the user, a recognition check part checks whether the detected user has recognized the advance indication of the advance indication part. When the recognition check part determines that the detected user has not recognized the advance indication yet, a recognition promotion part promotes the detected user to recognize the advance indication or an operation of the robot.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system provide the ability to detect an object framework in an image. A frame (of an image) is obtained. The image is pre-processed to smooth the image. Edges in the image are detected and an edge map is generated. Straight lines are detected from the detected edges in the edge map. One or more quadrangles are assembled from the detected straight lines. The quadrangles are sorted. One of the one or more quadrangles are selected based on the sorting. A selected quadrangle is returned to the user.

Abstract: A mobile phone/tablet case with finger grasping ring comprises a box for receiving a body of the mobile phone or tablet, a finger grasping ring is provided on the box bottom; the finger grasping ring is provided a multiple of finger holes which are enterable by fingers. Another embodiment the finger grasping ring has an elastic valve and an elastic belt; the elastic valve has one side connected with the elastic bottom together and other sides are separated from the bottom; the elastic belt has two opposite ends connected with the elastic valve together and other two opposite sides separated from the elastic valve, the elastic belt is parallel to long sides of the box. When the middle finger of user enter the gap between the belt and valve, the case with a mobile phone/tablet is grasped without thumb.

Abstract: A dimensional measuring device includes an overview camera and a triangulation scanner. A six-DOF tracking device tracks the dimensional measuring device as the triangulation scanner measures three-dimensional (3D) coordinates on an exterior of the object. Cardinal points identified by the overview camera are used to register in a common frame of reference 3D coordinates measured by the triangulation scanner on the interior and exterior of the object.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a device for conveniently providing rights to particular conditional access protected digital media content. A sleeve for covering a reception device for receiving the conditional access content is provided. The sleeve comprises a proximity wireless communications module including an antenna and a control chip. The reception device may be a set-top box, a telephone, a tablet computer or the like, as long as it is capable of receiving conditional access content, and may be used along with a detachable security module for decrypting control words to allow the content to be decrypted. The owner of such a reception device may purchase the sleeve which contains the rights to access conditional access content and when the sleeve is mounted on the reception device the rights are granted to the reception device by way of the proximity communications means.

Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including a first communication unit and a second communication unit. An acquiring unit acquires, while a first connection with a positioning apparatus is established via the first communication unit, position information from the positioning apparatus via the first connection. A storing unit stores the acquired position information in a memory. A switching unit executes, in response to an instruction to switch connection, processing for disconnecting the first connection and processing for establishing a second connection with the positioning apparatus via the second communication unit. A deleting unit deletes the position information from the memory in response to the first connection being disconnected, wherein the deleting unit does not delete the position information when the disconnection is due to the instruction to switch connection.

Abstract: Image processing to reduce or eliminate jitter when visually highlighting a target capture area of an image capture device such as a smart phone or camera. A method embodiment commences upon receiving a sequence of one or more video frames taken by the image capture device. A routine to identify the largest polygons in the video frames is applied to the sequence. Uncertainty in identification of the largest polygons is reduced or eliminated by applying intra-frame filters to the polygons. Visible jitter that can arise from inter-frame uncertainty when selecting and highlighting target capture areas can be reduced or eliminated by applying inter-frame filters so as to retain selection of a particular target capture area even in the presence of certain capture device movements. A jitter-free representation of the target capture area is visually displayed on a display screen of the image capture device.

Abstract: Multi-band filters, communications devices, and methods of designing multi-band filters are disclosed. A multi-band filter has a lower pass-band and an upper pass-band separated by an intervening stop-band. The multi-band filter includes a first ladder network and a second ladder network coupled in series. The first ladder network provides transmission zeros at frequencies below a lower edge of the lower pass-band and transmission zeros at frequencies above an upper edge of the upper pass-band. The second ladder network provides transmission zeros at frequencies within the intervening stop-band.

Abstract: A device that comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, a central processor and a network management engine may be configured to function as relay device, relaying an input data stream from a source device to at least one other device. The relaying may include configuring one or more of the plurality of distributed transceivers to particular mode of relay operation and receiving the input data stream from the source device via at least one of the configured one or more of the plurality of distributed transceivers. The relaying may also include transmitting at least one relay data stream corresponding to the input data stream to the at least one other device, via at least one of the configured one or more of the plurality of distributed transceivers.

Abstract: Surface-mount technology (SMT) devices and related methods. In some embodiments, an SMT device can include an electrical element and a plurality of terminals connected to the electrical element. The SMT device can further include a body configured to support the electrical element and the plurality of terminals. The body can have a rectangular cuboid shape with a length, a width, and a height that is greater than the width. The body can include a base plane configured to allow surface mounting of the SMT device. In some embodiments, the SMT device can be, for example, a capacitor, an inductor, or a resistor.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a network regulator device protects a local network of client systems (e.g. Internet-of-things devices such as smartphones, home appliances, wearables, etc.) against computer security threats. When introduced to the local network, some embodiments of network regulator take over some network services from a router, and automatically install the network regulator as gateway to the local network. The network regulator then carries out an automatic device discovery procedure and distribute device-specific utility agents to the protected client systems. An exemplary utility agent detects when its host device has left the local network, and in response, sets up a virtual private network (VPN) tunnel with a security server to maintain protection of the respective device.

Abstract: A vehicle safety system operating on a driver's cellphone and comprising selective blocking apparatus, controlled by a processor, for blocking specified functionalities of the cellphone only when the cellphone is in a moving vehicle; and communication functionality operative to receive from a remote server and feed to said processor, updates which determine which specified functionalities to block.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for using proximity sensing systems, such as Bluetooth low energy (LE) beacons, to uniquely identify remote computing systems, such as point of sale terminals. A mobile device includes an antenna, a baseband modem, and a contactless frontend, and is able to perform near-field communication transactions. The mobile device antenna receives radio communications from one or more Bluetooth LE beacons, the transmissions including data packets with a unique identifier. The mobile device calculates the signal strength of the one or more Bluetooth LE beacons at a time proximate to when a near-field communication transaction is initiated. The mobile device stores in its memory the data packet associated with the Bluetooth LE beacon broadcasting the strongest signal.

Abstract: Multiple virtual Bluetooth low energy peripheral devices may be provided via a single Bluetooth low energy radio set. In an embodiment, a method for providing multiple virtual Bluetooth low energy peripheral devices may include defining a first Bluetooth low energy packet having a first device attribute. The method may also include defining a second Bluetooth low energy packet having a second device attribute. The method may also include transmitting the first Bluetooth low energy packet as a first virtual Bluetooth low energy peripheral device via a Bluetooth low energy radio set. The method may further include transmitting the second Bluetooth low energy packet as a second virtual Bluetooth low energy peripheral device via the Bluetooth low energy radio set.

Abstract: A method for assessing the presence of a border in an image, the method comprising: for each of two pixel positions estimating the strength of the second-order rate of change of a convolution of said image at the pixel position with respect to a plurality of directions and determining a binary condition of the pixel position in dependence on whether the strength exceeds a predetermined threshold; and assessing the presence of a border by comparing the two binary conditions.

Abstract: Methods and coordination units are provided which partition data transmission between a first network entity and a second network entity between at least two communication channels which employ different technologies.

Abstract: A signal synthesizing unit performs aperture synthesis of output signals from conversion element groups which are arranged in a matrix and convert ultrasonic waves into electric signals, and sequentially outputs a first image signal, for every transmission of the ultrasonic waves. A signal addition unit adds the first image signals output from the signal synthesizing unit together for each group so as to output a second image signal. An adaptive signal processing unit calculates an adaptive weight on the basis of the second image signal, and synthesizes the second image signals with each other.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for image segmentation, the technique includes: obtaining a lung image and a lung model based on a plurality of chest image samples in a training set; pre-processing a lung image; acquiring a binary image of boundaries of the lung image; performing the generalized Hough transform on the binary image to locate initial boundaries of the lung image and obtain a Hough location; aligning the lung model to Hough location to obtain an alignment result; applying dynamic programming algorithm to the alignment result to obtain a segmentation result; and transforming the segmentation result back to the original coordinate system.

Abstract: A single complex calculation for locating a dominant frequency, such as an interfering signal in a frequency range, is replaced by several much easier ones. A signal is analyzed over a first frequency range to locate at least one comparatively significant frequency component therein. This can involve analyzing, using electronic hardware, a test range of frequencies to identify a potentially significant component within the test range; and determining, using electronic hardware, if a condition for finishing the analysis has been met. If the condition has not been met, the test range is modified as a result of the analysis and the operations of analyzing and determining are repeated.

Abstract: A mobile device case and monitor for discouraging cell device usage (web, texting, voicemail, games, apps, etc.) device during specific activities (while driving, working, at school, etc.) The case has a photodetector inside it and a flash on a cell phone is activated (flashed) and it is determined whether the photodetector detects the flash or not. If the flash is detected, then it is assumed that the cell phone is in the case, while if the flash is not detected then it is assumed that the cell phone is not in the case. If an employee's cell device is not placed inside the case with the lid closed and the employee is on company time, then an alert is generated indicated that the employee is not adhering to corporate procedures.