Abstract: A method includes obtaining device usage log data associated with multiple user devices. The device usage log data is related to device settings associated with the user devices, where each device setting associated with the user devices is adjustable by users of the user devices. The method also includes obtaining one or more metrics representing each user's activeness in customizing one or more device settings of the user device associated with the user based on the device usage log data. The method further includes clustering the users into multiple groups based on the metric(s) and identifying at least one of the groups as being at least one valid user group. In addition, the method includes providing one or more recommendations of at least one customized device setting to one or more of the user devices based on the device usage log data associated with the valid user group(s).

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying and correlating an advertised object with a plurality of interconnected computing devices embedded in a living environment of the user. For example, a media guidance application implemented at a set-top box with a television may receive a signal from a printer indicating that cartridge ink is low. When the user is watching a television show and an advertisement relating to printer cartridges is being played, the media guidance application may identify that the advertised printer cartridges may be something that the user needs, and may then send a notification to a user of the advertisement. In this way, the media guidance application correlates advertisements from a media asset with a user's actual needs, which may improve the advertisement conversion rate for advertisers.

Abstract: Systems, video cameras, and methods for predictive adjustment of multi-camera surveillance video data capture are described. A plurality of networked video camera is deployed with known spatial relationships and non-overlapping fields of view among cameras. When a video event is detected from video data for one of the video cameras, a video capture update message is selectively sent to other video cameras to modify their video capture operations. For example, an object detected by one camera may trigger adjustment of video capture operating parameters for cameras in a direction of travel of the object before it has entered the field of view of those other cameras.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to project ratings for future broadcasts of media. Disclosed example methods include normalizing, with a processor, audience measurement data corresponding to media exposure data, social media exposure data and programming information associated with a future quarter to determine normalized audience measurement data. Disclosed example methods also include classifying a media asset based on the programming information to determine a media asset classification.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted electronic device includes a first housing; one or more camera modules; a lifting drive mechanism configured to drive the one or more camera modules to be lifted up and down inside or outside the first housing; and a rotation drive mechanism configured to drive the one or more camera modules to rotate.

Abstract: A smartphone-integrated OCT system to leverage the built-in components of smartphones for detection and processing, and/or display of OCT data. The smartphone-integrated optical coherence tomography system includes an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system, a smartphone, and a spectrometer configuration of optical components coupled to the optical coherence tomography system and the smartphone.

Abstract: An asset is identified in a predefined area. The type of asset is identified through video or wireless tag identification. A security policy associated with the type of asset is obtained. Entries in an asset log are recorded based on a location of the asset, an individual handling the asset, and/or actions taken by an individual with respect to the asset based on the security policy. A real-time notification is sent when the location, the handling, and/or any of the actions warrant a notification based on the security policy.

Abstract: An information device including a capturing function uses the capturing function to capture an image of a disc wheel to which a plurality of wheel fasteners are fastened. Then, the information device inspects whether any of the wheel fasteners appearing in the captured image is loose by comparing the captured image with a reference image in consideration of a reference point of the disc wheel appearing in the captured image.

Abstract: A program executed by a head-mounted display or an information processing device connected to the head-mounted display to provide virtual reality on the head-mounted display, the program causing the head-mounted display or the information processing device to function as: a determination unit that determines a capture range in a virtual space using a hand gesture by a hand of a user in a real space or a hand gesture by an object of a hand in a virtual space; and a capture unit that acquires, as image data, content displayed in the capture range determined in the virtual space.

Abstract: A system and method for digital marketing over a IP digital data steam system allows content to be provided to a user. The system may use an app (that may be a PWA) to permit the user to indicate an interest in a piece of content or an advertisement and receive supplemental content.

Abstract: An ad in a movie can be a static ad having a position in the movie that cannot be moved, or a dynamic ad having a position in the movie that can be changed. When a viewer wishes to skip a portion of the movie containing the ad, the playback system determines whether the ad is static or dynamic. If the ad is static, only the portion of the movie preceding the static ad can be skipped; the ad is unskippable. This technique is referred to as “bounceback” since the end of the skip bounces back to the start of the static ad. If the ad is dynamic, it is moved to after the end of the skip. This technique is referred to as “slip-ad” since the ad slips to later in the movie. When a movie has multiple ads, some can be static and some can be dynamic.

Abstract: A smart doorbell, for a security system, which is capable of performing functions including, person detection, facial recognition, motion detection, detection of baby or pet running away, weapon detection, fire detection, detection of parcel left at porch, parcel theft, dog poop detection, vehicle detection, animal detection, eavesdropper detection, a person jumping from backyard wall, and intruder detection. The functions are detected through a camera of the doorbell and, subsequently, AI-based alerts are generated.

Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for unifying local channels with Over-the-Top (OTT) services (e.g., Internet-streaming media services). In one example aspect, a location is determined. Based on the determined location, a list of local channels available for broadcast in the geographic area is retrieved. The list of local channels is then compared to a list of channels offered via at least one OTT service. Based on the comparison with the OTT service channel offering, a subset of available local channels may be determined. The electronic programming guide (EPG) data and other programming metadata associated with the local channels may be downloaded and provided to the OTT service. The local channels, along with the EPG data and programming metadata, may be merged with the OTT service so that the local channels may be streamed via the OTT service.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus collectively processes a plurality of substrates with the plurality of substrates immersing in a processing liquid. The substrate processing apparatus includes a processing tank, a camera, and a controller. The processing tank stores the processing liquid. The camera is provided vertically higher above the processing tank and captures the inside of the processing tank to generate a plurality of items of captured image data. The controller generates smoothed image data obtained by smoothing a brightness distribution of waving caused on a liquid surface of the processing liquid based on integration of the plurality of items of captured image data, and monitors the inside of the processing tank based on the smoothed image data.

Abstract: A method of providing channel content in a broadcast content reception and distribution system includes: receiving, by a broadcast content reception device, information that identifies a channel that provides channel content, from a content player device; receiving, by the broadcast content reception device, a signal that transmits the channel content, from an antenna; receiving, by the broadcast content reception device, information that indicates a signal strength corresponding to the channel based on the signal that transmits the channel content received from the antenna; determining, by the broadcast content reception device, that the signal strength is less than or equal to a threshold value based on the information that indicates the signal strength; and transmitting, by the broadcast content reception device, a message to the content player device in response to the determining that the signal strength is less than or equal to the threshold value.

Abstract: Provided is a monitoring system configured such that, even when there is a deviation of a shooting region of a camera, if the deviation is within an acceptable level, an accurate vehicle detection using a recognition model can be performed without readjusting parameters or re-training the model. Based on an image of a no-entry zone and a platform zone, a processor performs a first operation for detecting a person in the no-entry zone and a second operation for detecting a vehicle in the no-entry zone; and based on detection results, determines whether an alert needs to be issued. When there is a deviation of the shooting region of a camera, the processor performs a conversion operation for converting an image of a current shooting region to an image that would be captured by the camera with an original shooting region and uses the converted image for the two detection operations.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for at least one of: (i) displaying a list of images on a display of the user terminal device to the user, where each image within the list of images operates as a respective hyperlink to launch the game from a respective play point in the video of the previously played content of the game program, and (ii) each respective image operates such that the user may activate the respective hyperlink using at least one input device, while the respective image is being displayed to the user, and the activation of the respective hyperlink causes the execution request to include information regarding the respective play point in the video of the previously played content of the game program, and the user clicks on the respective hyperlink while viewing the respective image on the display on which the video showing a play content that has been played by the user himself/herself is being played.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described for machine-learning architectures for broadcast and multicast communications. A network entity processes broadcast or multicast communications using a deep neural network (DNN) to direct the one or more broadcast or multicast communications to a targeted group of user equipments (UEs) using the wireless communication system. The network entity receives feedback from at least one user equipment (UE) of the targeted group of UEs. The network entity determines a modification to the DNN based on the feedback. The network entity transmits an indication of the modification to the targeted group of UEs. The network entity updates the DNN with the modification to form a modified DNN. The network entity processes the broadcast or multicast communications using the modified DNN to direct the broadcast or multicast communications to the targeted group of UEs using the wireless communication system.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a security setting method for a camera system of a vehicle comprising the steps of creating a camera system with at least a first camera module with a first identification number, a second camera module with a second identification number and an electronic control unit (ECU); creating at least one first camera module Hash value (H12) for the first identification number, at least one second camera module Hash value (H14) based on the second identification number and/or at least one camera pod assembly Hash value based on the first and second identification numbers; and storing the at least one of the Hash values. It also refers to a camera pod assembly comprising at least two camera modules to be attached to a vehicle via a mounting and being adapted for usage of such a security setting method; a camera system comprising at least one such camera pod assembly; and a vehicle comprising such a camera system.

Abstract: A method is provided for streaming transcoded HLS video from a video asset to allow a minimum startup delay time. A method includes pre-transcoding a first number of the HLS chunks. Then, once a request is received from a remote HLS client for the HLS video asset, transmitting a number of the pre-transcoded chunks to the remote HLS player. The pre-transcoded chunks are transmitted during a startup period until real-time transcoded chunks can be received and processed by the remote HLS player at a time position to allow seamless transition from the pre-transcoded chunks.