Abstract: An adjustable frame assembly for augmented reality eyewear. The frame assembly includes a face portion for supporting at least one waveguide that creates an eye box, a support rest for supporting the face portion on a user, and a coupling for adjusting the position of the face portion relative to the support rest. This enables movement of the waveguide eye box relative to the support rest to position the eye box in front of the wearer's eyes.

Abstract: A human-computer interface system having an exoskeleton including a plurality of structural members coupled to one another by at least one articulation configured to apply a force to a body segment of a user, the exoskeleton comprising a body-borne portion and a point-of-use portion; the body-borne portion configured to be operatively coupled to the point-of-use portion; and at least one locomotor module including at least one actuator configured to actuate the at least one articulation, the at least one actuator being in operative communication with the exoskeleton.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for generation of synthetic 3-dimensional object image variations for training of recognition systems. An example system may include an image synthesizing circuit configured to synthesize a 3D image of the object (including color and depth image pairs) based on a 3D model. The system may also include a background scene generator circuit configured to generate a background for each of the rendered image variations. The system may further include an image pose adjustment circuit configured to adjust the orientation and translation of the object for each of the variations. The system may further include an illumination and visual effect adjustment circuit configured to adjust illumination of the object and the background for each of the variations, and to further adjust visual effects of the object and the background for each of the variations based on application of simulated camera parameters.

Abstract: Stations for a drone are described as well as a monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property using one or more drones. The drone is launched from a docking station and configured to navigate the property to perform operations to monitor the property. The docking station is located at an area of the property. The docking station includes a landing surface that is parallel to a particular area of the property that supports the docking station. A positioning surface of the docking station slopes toward the landing surface. The positioning surface, including its slope, is configured to receive the drone and guide the drone toward the landing surface.

Abstract: A system whereby individual RF emitter devices are distinguished in real-world environments through deep-learning comprising an RF receiver for receiving RF signals from a plurality of individual devices; a preprocessor configured to produce complex-valued In-phase (I) and Quadrature (Q) IQ signal sample representations; a two-stage Augmented Dilated Causal Convolution (ADCC) network comprising a stack of dilated causal convolution layers and traditional convolutional layers configured to process I and Q components of the complex IQ samples; transfer learning comprising a classifier and a cluster embedding dense layer; unsupervised clustering whereby the RF signals are grouped according to a device that transmitted the RF signal; and an output identifying the individual RF emitter device whereby the individual RF emitter device is distinguished in the real-world environment.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a picture processing method, including: when a copy instruction is detected, obtaining positioning information included in a picture; modifying the positioning information in a preset information modification manner; and copying the picture whose positioning information is modified. The embodiments of this application further disclose a picture processing apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. According to the embodiments of this application, user privacy can be better protected, and information security can be improved.

Abstract: A method for controlling placement of a virtual character includes: displaying a virtual character at a first position in a virtual reality (VR) scene; receiving a first instruction in the VR scene, the first instruction indicating moving the virtual character from the first position by a designated movement; displaying, in response to receiving the first instruction, third indication information as a preview of the designated movement in the VR scene; determining, according to the first instruction, a second position by the designated movement from the first position in response to the first instruction; removing the virtual character from the first position; and placing the virtual character at the second position, the virtual character not appearing between the first position and the second position after being removed from the first position.

Abstract: There is provided a system for displaying information to a user of a vehicle, including a smart glass for displaying the information as three dimensional (3D) elements, a navigation-assisting component and a central database, wherein the smart glass and the navigation-assisting component are in communication with the central database. This database stores the information and aids in sending and displaying relevant and updated information on the smart glass in real-time, depending on a location through which the vehicle is being maneuvered. Further, the information is displayed on the smart glass through markerless Augmented Reality (AR) technology, thereby eliminating a need for external devices or projectors for displaying the information.

Abstract: A system and method for establishing anchors in an augmented reality environment activates an anchor device to continuously transmit a first spatial information packet and a second spatial information packet, the first and second packets being respectively sent through a first communication technology and a second communication technology. The first spatial information packet and the second spatial information contain an identification (ID) and an angle information of the anchor device. An augmented reality (AR) device receives the first spatial information packet and the second spatial information packet. The AR device further includes a processing unit. A spatial relationship between the AR device and the anchor device is obtained through the processing unit according to the first spatial information packet and the second spatial information packet. The spatial relationship includes a position of the anchor device relative to the AR device, and the horizontal and vertical distances therebetween.

Abstract: Methods and systems for automated faux-manual image-marking of a digital image are disclosed, including a method comprising obtaining results of an automated analysis of one or more digital image indicative of determinations of structure abnormalities of one or more portions of a structure depicted in the one or more digital image; applying automatically, on the one or more digital image, with one or more computer processors, standardized markings indicative of the location in the image of the structure abnormalities of the structure depicted in the image; and generating, automatically with the one or more computer processors, one or more faux-manual markings by modifying one or more of the standardized markings, utilizing one or more image-manipulation algorithm, wherein the faux-manual markings mimic an appearance of manual markings on the structure in the real world.

Abstract: An electroluminescent visual display unit having: a matrix of electroluminescent pixels formed from pixels arranged on a substrate, in a matrix arrangement in lines and columns, each pixel being formed by an elementary emitting zone; a first control block to control a graphic and/or alphanumeric data stream that can be displayed on the matrix of pixels; a second control block to control a video data stream that can be displayed on the matrix of pixels; and a unit for generating a reference voltage, the device being characterized in that: each elementary emitting zone is connected to a static memory, addressed by the first control block, and to a dynamic memory, addressed by the second control block; the first and second control blocks for displaying data alternately or simultaneously on the same matrix of pixels.

Abstract: Systems and methods for social networking using augmented reality are disclosed. A network may receive, from a plurality of client devices, a request to connect to a server. The server may be associated with an object, such as a landmark or a product. The server may serialize an AR world including the object and content associated with the object and send, to the plurality of client devices, data indicative of the AR world. The server via network may receive, from a first client device among the plurality of client devices, an indication of user input associated with the AR world. The indication of user input may comprise text data, digital image data, or user feedback. The indication of user input may be broadcast to the plurality of client devices.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for receiving information that is wirelessly transmitted to a mobile computing system by wireless devices that are proximal to a route being travelled by the mobile computing system, and presenting at least a portion of the received information through a display of the mobile computing system. The information can be displayed according to a computing experience that is determined for a user of the mobile computing system (e.g., user-selected, inferred based on a stored schedule of the user, and so forth). Different sets of location-based information can be transmitted to the mobile computing system from different wireless devices that the mobile computing system comes into proximity with while traveling along a route. In some instances, the information can be locally stored on the wireless device(s) to reduce latency.

Abstract: The method of creating a three-dimensional (3D) puzzle of an object includes receiving a 3D model of the object; sequentially extracting a plurality of preliminary segments from the 3D model, and generating a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) printable segments corresponding to the plurality of preliminary segments. The plurality of printable segments may be configured to be printed to create a plurality of printed segments that may be configured to be selectively coupled together to form a 3D representation of the object.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a first instance of code to be simulated for a first mobile device and a second instance of code to be simulated for a second mobile device, and generating, on a graphical user interface, a first representation of the first mobile device and a second representation of the second mobile device. When a request for a ranging measurement between the mobile device representations is received, a first pixel representative of a first location of the first representation and a second pixel representative of a second location of the second representation is determined, and a separation value between the first and second pixels is determined. A ranging value is determined based on the separation value and provided to the first instance of code in response to the request, thereby enabling the first instance of code to simulate a physical ranging measurement between two physical devices.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a detection method and a detection apparatus, the method including: calculating, when a location base station in an ultra-wideband location system receives a pulse response, values of a plurality of specified pulse response characteristics using the received pulse response, and using the calculated values as values of the plurality of specified pulse response characteristics of the location base station; calculating differences between the values of the plurality of specified pulse response characteristics of the location base station and values of the plurality of specified pulse response characteristics of the location base station at a previous time, and using the calculated differences as variations of the plurality of specified pulse response characteristics of the location base station; determining, based on at least the variations of the plurality of specified pulse response characteristics of the location base station and by means of a trained classifier, whether signal propa

Abstract: Systems and methods of digital assistants in an augmented reality environment and local determination of virtual object placement are disclosed. Apparatuses of single or multi-directional lens as portals between a physical world and a digital world component of the augmented reality environment are also disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to present, a digital assistant to the user. Responsive to receiving a command, the digital assistant can trigger an operation on the augmented reality environment such that the user is able to engage with the augmented reality environment via the user interface. The method can further include training the digital assistant to learn from the activities occurring in the augmented reality environment and/or behaviors of the user from the action or the interaction with the real world environment.

Abstract: Augmented reality (AR) telepresence systems and methods are disclosed for obtaining a 3D model of a physical location from a 3D-capture system comprising one or more 3D depth sensors disposed throughout the physical location, generating a truncated 3D model of the physical location, the truncated 3D model corresponding to the intersection of the generated 3D model and a field of view of a user terminal camera at the physical location, and transmitting the truncated 3D model to a remote location.

Abstract: A method for intervention in a radioactive zone includes production of a digital model representing the three-dimensional topography of the radioactive zone (1); and intervention of the at least one operator in the radioactive zone (1). The intervention step includes repeated measurement of the radioactive radiation intensity by a portable detector (3), and determination of the spatial coordinates of the portable detector (3) at the time of the measurement; recording of a plurality of said measurements and the corresponding spatial coordinates in the digital model; materialisation of the recorded measurements in an augmented reality device (5) worn by the at least one operator, by a plurality of discrete holographie symbols (7).

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved diffraction structure for 3D display systems. The improved diffraction structure includes an intermediate layer that resides between a waveguide substrate and a top grating surface. The top grating surface comprises a first material that corresponds to a first refractive index value, the underlayer comprises a second material that corresponds to a second refractive index value, and the substrate comprises a third material that corresponds to a third refractive index value.