Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for providing real-time media topic notifications. In particular, a selection of a topic within a media stream is received from a user associated with a first user device in an environment. User preferences for the selected upcoming media topic is received from the user via the first user device. A status of the upcoming media topic within the media stream is determined to cause a playing of the upcoming media topic. One or more actions to indicate the playing of the upcoming media topic to the user is executed based on the user preferences.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for modifying inferencing of machine learning (ML) models. Based on a first input and session context data, an ML model may generate a first plurality of output tokens. Based on supplemental context data, a first one or more tokens from the first plurality of output tokens may be identified. A second input may be generated based on the identified first one or more tokens, the supplemental context data, or both. The second input may be provided to the ML model. Based on the second input, session context data, supplemental context data, or a combination thereof, the ML model may generate a second plurality of output tokens. In response to the first input and the second input, an output based on the first plurality of tokens, the second plurality of tokens, and supplemental context data may be provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods are presented herein for providing haptic feedback by a shifter assembly in an electric vehicle based on a data structure corresponding to a vehicle architecture that is different from the electric vehicle. The shifter assembly is determined by processing circuitry to be in communication with at least one control unit of the electric vehicle. Using the processing circuitry, a shifter haptic feedback data structure is retrieved from a server. A configuration of the shifter assembly, that indicates a number of slots of the shifter assembly, is identified using the processing circuitry. The shifter haptic feedback data structure is compared to the shifter assembly. Based on the comparing, the processing circuitry determines is made that the configuration of the shifter assembly includes a same number of slots as the shifter haptic feedback data structure. Haptic feedback is generated via the shifter assembly.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing notification routing to user devices. Notification parameters are established for a notification account associated with a plurality of user devices. Real time device status, based on real-time user interaction with at least one of the devices, is received and used to determine routing parameters. Notification data is received from an application service for the notification account. A notification is generated based on the notification data, and one or more recipient user devices are identified from among the user devices associated with the notification account. The notification is routed to the identified recipient user devices to deliver the notification to the user devices for display to the user.

Abstract: An XR apparatus is provided that comprises a sensor, a telephoto camera, and control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to determine, based on sensor data captured by the sensor, a distance between the XR apparatus and an object in a region of interest (ROI) and cause the telephoto camera to capture a zoomed-in view of the ROI at a zoom level. The control circuitry is further configured to detect whether a user of the XR apparatus is moving towards the object, adjust the zoom level based at least in part on the detecting, and cause display of the zoomed-in view at the adjusted zoom level.

Abstract: The present application provides for dynamic buffer management for managing discardable email addresses. A temporary email service provider (TESP) may generate a temporary email address for user registration of a user with an email sender server (ESS), and the TESP may generate a token signed with a private key and associated with the temporary email address. The TESP may then forward a modified email (with an encrypted token) to a primary email service (PEM). The PEM may be configured to validate the token by using public key obtained from a DNS server, and verify that the email meets usage limit criterion stored by the DNS server. If validated and verified, the PEM may then make the email visible in the PEM inbox of the user.

Abstract: An extended reality (XR) apparatus is provided comprising a wide-angle camera, a telephoto camera and control circuitry, which may cause the wide-angle camera to capture a wide-angle view of an environment and determine a region of interest (ROI) in the wide-angle view, the ROI comprising an object. The control circuitry may cause the telephoto camera to capture a zoomed-in view of the ROI and to generate a disparity map based at least in part on a difference between a location of the object in the wide-angle view and a location of the object in the zoomed-in view. Based on the disparity map, the control circuitry may process the wide-angle view and the zoomed-in view to correlate the location of the object in the wide-angle view with the location of the object in the zoomed-in view and cause display of the processed zoomed-in view overlaid on the processed wide-angle view.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for detecting and identifying hazardous material on a roadway and causing a vehicle to perform an action in response. The disclosed methods use one or more sensor devices (e.g., an IR camera) to capture data associated with material located within a surrounding environment of the vehicle. The detected material may be determined to be hazardous by analyzing an image of the material captured by the sensor devices. Based on a determined size and location of the hazardous material, the system may determine that a hazardous material event is imminent (e.g., an interaction between one or more vehicles and the material). The vehicle then performs an action to ameliorate the hazardous material event, such as implementing one or more suggested driving maneuvers to avoid an impact with the hazardous material and/or notifying nearby drivers of information related to the hazardous material event.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically generating spatial audio tracks for sound sources in a scene or segment of a media asset based on their surrounding physical, acoustic, and environmental conditions, are described. The methods perform video, audio, closed caption, and other contextual analysis to identify sound sources present in a selected scene of a pre-existing media asset. The identified sound sources are scored based on a plurality of factors, including their prominence and contextual relevance to the scene. Surroundings, such as structures (e.g., furniture and occlusions), ambient sounds, and sounds produced by other sound sources, are analyzed to determine their effect on the sound source. Spatial metadata is generated based on this analysis and surrounding context and is used to generate separate individual spatial audio tracks for each sound source that exceeds a relevance threshold.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for monitoring a resource environment of a connected device to intelligently modify communication parameters. More particularly, systems and related methods are disclosed for determining a condition score of a device based on measured resource parameters and, based on the condition score, adjusting transmission behavior. For example, the system causes one or more of a message keep-alive interval, a batch size, a transmission interval, an error-resiliency mechanism, or a maximum frame size to be adjusted in accordance with the condition score. Additionally, the system identifies nearby devices and establishes a proxy connection with a nearby device when the resource environment of the first device indicates its necessity. The system further determines an engagement level of a user with a connected device and adjusts the connection behavior based on the engagement level.

Abstract: Systems and methods are presented herein for emulating a petrol-based vehicle package via an electrically powered vehicle. Processing circuitry is used to identify a vehicle profile of the electrically powered vehicle. The vehicle profile comprises at least one data structure that stores emulation capabilities of the electrically powered vehicle. An emulation profile of the petrol-based vehicle package is retrieved from a data store and the emulation profile includes at least one data structure comprising instructions for rendering a vehicle characteristic of the petrol-based vehicle via the electrically powered vehicle. The vehicle profile is compared to the emulation profile. The emulation profile is transmitted to an electronic control unit in response to determining the vehicle profile is compatible with the emulation profile.

Abstract: A voice query is received via an input to a virtual assistant from a user. The virtual assistant determines a media context from first media content, the media context being colocated and contemporaneous with the voice query. The voice query is processed to generate a textual query and to identify a keyword from the voice query, and a response content provider is selected based on the keyword and the media context. The textual query and the media context are communicated to the response content provider via a network interface. Query response data is received from the response content provider via the network interface, the query response data comprising voice data. The virtual assistant then generates, at an output, a query response based on the query response data.

Abstract: A method and system for remote play via a game console that operates as a server and forms peer-to-peer connections with remote client devices. A network congestion control receives RTCP packets and SRC IP connection updates, and stores RTCP responses in per-source datastores. Congestion window and round-trip time values are determined for each source based on the RTCP responses. A worst-case client device is identified based on a last or delayed RTCP response, and corresponding congestion information is provided to a transmission scheduler. A rate and video encoding properties controller determines target encoding parameters using a bitrate-to-encoding mapping, queue length of RTP packets, and encoder and multiplexer bitrates. Encoded audiovisual data is packetized, scheduled, and transmitted to multiple client devices. Low-bandwidth client devices may be disconnected and serviced via adaptive bitrate streaming.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for managing contact information in a manner personalized to the preferences of a user. Particularly, systems and related methods are disclosed for enabling continuity of communication between users when there is a change in the contact details of a user. Upon detecting a change in the contact details of a user, the system determines a recommendation of contacts to be notified of the change based on a communication history of the user, provides the user with options for updating contacts of the change, and updates the contact details of the user in cloud-based accounts. Following the updating process, messages specifying the original, outdated contact detail of the user are identified and subsequently rerouted or otherwise managed accordingly.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for protecting and managing usage of user data for artificial intelligence (AI) model training. More particularly, systems and related methods are disclosed for collecting user data by tracking interactions with a user interface of a user device in accordance with user defined consent parameters. Further, the collected data may be stored in a training database and leveraged to train an AI model for the user. However, upon receiving an input to delete data from the training database, either explicitly or from deleting an application installed on (or otherwise accessed via) a user device, the data may be removed from the training database and new AI model weights are calculated and provided to the AI model to fine tune the AI model.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enabling audio sharing. Inertial data is monitored at a first headset, and a tap input is detected, based on the inertial data, by detecting a movement of the headset in a first direction and a subsequent deceleration above a threshold. It is detected, at the first headset, that it is within a threshold proximity to a second headset, or a computing device associated with the second headset. It is determined, based on a predetermined factor, that the first headset is to receive audio associated with the second headset, and pairing information is transmitted to the first headset. Authorization to pair the first headset to the computing device is requested and received at the second headset. The first headset is paired to the computing device using the pairing information, and the first headset and the second headset receive the same audio from the computing device.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for enabling an improved management of power resource of a device during content presentation. A device profile comprising, for a codec supported by the device, a plurality of format tuples, each format tuple having an associated power usage, is determined. A selection of a content item for the presentation on the device is received. A manifest file comprising, for the codec supported by the device, a set of representations for generating the content item for presentation on the device, wherein each representation in the set comprises a format tuple different from the other representations in the set. A first subset of representations from the set of representations is selected, based on the device profile, resulting in a quality level and a power usage associated with the presentation of the content item over the duration of the presentation of the content item on the device.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide for mitigating the likelihood of ocular discomfort caused by presentation of media content. A game server initiates a gameplay session for a user device with a plurality of respective video feeds for each of a plurality of respective virtual cameras. The game server may execute the game logic and forward video streams to the user device which is dynamically altered by user device inputs controlling the game. The game server may then calculate respective virtual inertial measurement unit (IMU) parameters for each of the plurality of respective video feeds. The game server may generate a first stream of the gameplay session by multiplexing: (a) a bitstream of a video feed of a first virtual camera and (b) the calculated respective IMU parameters of the plurality of video feeds and then transmit this multiplexed first stream to the gaming user device.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide for mitigating the likelihood of ocular discomfort caused by presentation of media content. A game server initiates a gameplay session for a user device with a plurality of respective video feeds for each of a plurality of respective virtual cameras. The game server may execute the game logic and forward video streams to the user device which is dynamically altered by user device inputs controlling the game. The game server may then calculate respective virtual inertial measurement unit (IMU) parameters for each of the plurality of respective video feeds. The game server may generate a first stream of the gameplay session by multiplexing: (a) a bitstream of a video feed of a first virtual camera and (b) the calculated respective IMU parameters of the plurality of video feeds and then transmit this multiplexed first stream to the gaming user device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enabling extended reality content delivery. A plurality of virtual objects are identified at a first computing device. For each object of the plurality of virtual objects, a plurality of detail levels and a single-use or a multi-use classification are identified. A metadata file is generated for the plurality of virtual objects, where the metadata file indicates, for each object, the plurality of detail levels, a location of the object for each detail level and the single-use or the multi-use classification. The metadata file is stored, and a second computing device is caused to retrieve the metadata file. The second computing device is caused to retrieve at least a subset of the plurality of virtual objects at a detail level of the plurality of detail levels, and the subset of the plurality of virtual objects is caused to be generated for output.