Abstract: An Artificial Reality (AR) device captures an image of a physical environment surrounding a user wearing the AR device. A three-dimensional map corresponding to the physical environment is accessed. Then, a pose of the AR device relative to the three-dimensional map is determined based on first features of physical objects captured in the image and second features of object representations in the three-dimensional map. The device determines, using an eye tracker, a gaze of an eye of the user. Based on the gaze and the pose, a region of interest is computed in the three-dimensional map. Representations of physical devices in the region of interest of the three-dimensional map are identified. The device determines an intent of the user to interact with a physical device. A command is issued to the physical device based on the determined intent.

Abstract: A sensor pod system includes one or more sensor pods with a plurality of sensors configured to collect data from an environment. A sensor pod may have an effective field of view created by individual sensors with overlapping fields of view. The sensor pod system may include sensors of different types and modalities. Sensor pods of the sensor pod system may be modularly disposed on a vehicle, for example, an autonomous vehicle to collect and provide data of the environment during operation of the vehicle. The sensor pods may be disposed at elevated locations around the vehicle to reduce obstacles within the sensor pods fields of view.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for improving computer authentication processes through presenting favorite merchants selection in transaction-based authentication. A computing device may receive a request for access to an account associated with a user. The computing device may train a machine learning model to determine predicted favorite merchant information, and provide one or more transactions conducted by the user as input to the trained first machine learning model. Data indicating favorite merchant information may be received from the trained first machine learning model. An authentication question may be generated and a candidate response to the authentication question may be received. Based on the candidate response, access to the account may be provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for improving computer authentication processes by generating authentication questions based on the availability of statements. A computing device may receive a request for access to an account. The computing device may receive transactions data that indicates a plurality of transactions. The computing device may determine that a first subset of the plurality of transactions were indicated in one or more statements sent to the user. The computing device may determine that a second subset of the plurality of transactions have not been indicated in the one or more statements sent to the user. The computing device may generate authentication questions based on the first subset and the second subset. The computing device may receive candidate responses to the authentication questions, and provide access to the account based on the candidate responses.

Abstract: A pet waste apparatus, system, and method embodying an outdoor, ground-based litter-free pet commode providing sheltered access to a larger structure of the pet owner. The pet commode defines an enclosed area having a lower portion defined by a depth of ground removed and replaced with a layer of gravel and/or sand acting as a waste medium. The outdoor pet commode provides an external conduit coupled to an egress to the enclosed area so that a pet may move from the outdoor pet commode to an interior space of a larger structure without being exposed to the external environment.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for adjustment of card configurations for flight interruptions. Past flight interruptions that users experienced may be determined. Transactions conducted via the users’ payment cards during the past flight interruptions may be determined. The data may be used for determining customized metrics for adjusting card configurations of the payment cards during current flight interruptions. Default metrics for adjusting card configurations of the payment cards during current flight interruptions may be determined. Current flight statuses may be monitored for the users. Current flight interruptions may be detected for the users. Card configurations of the payment cards may be adjusted during the detected current flight interruptions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for improving computer authentication processes using static authentication questions with answers that change based on user account information. A request for access to an account may be received. A static question may be received. The static question may comprise one or more prompts and a plurality of different predetermined answers. Transaction data may be received. Based on the transaction data, a portion of the plurality of different predetermined answers may that correspond to correct answers may be determined. The question may be presented to a user, and a candidate response may be received. Access to the account may be provided based on the candidate response.

Abstract: Aspects described herein may allow for authenticating a user by generating a customized set of authentication questions based on spending patterns that are automatically detected and extracted from user data. The user data may include transaction data collected over a period of time that may indicate the types of merchants that a user frequently transacts with. By automatically detecting user patterns that correspond to user behavior over a period of time, an authentication system may be able to generate authentication questions about those spending patterns that are easily answerable to an authentic user but difficult to guess or circumvent for any other user.

Abstract: Aspects described herein may provide techniques for authenticating a user using transaction-based authentication questions that are generated based on item-level purchase data. The item-level purchase data of a transaction may include specific details of a transaction such as identification of each item purchased and corresponding prices paid for each item. Transaction-based authentication questions for a financial account may be generated based on the item-level purchase data that an authorized user of the financial account is likely to remember and that a malicious actor is unlikely to correctly guess. As a result, the authorized user of the account is likely to be correctly authenticated while the malicious actor is likely to answer the transaction-based authentication question incorrectly. Authentication can therefore effectively block malicious actors without overly burdening actual authorized users during the authentication process.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for improving computer authentication processes by analyzing user response times to authentication questions. A request for access to an account may be received. Transaction data associated with a user of that account may be retrieved, and a list of merchants may be generated based on the transaction data. A blocklist may be retrieved, and the list of merchants may be filtered based on the blocklist. An authentication question may be presented. The authentication question may relate to the list of merchants. User responses may be received, and response times for the user responses may be measured. Based on the response times and the response times for other users, an average response time for the merchants may be determined. Based on the average response time for a particular merchant exceeding a threshold, the particular merchant may be added to the blocklist.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for improving computer authentication processes by generating authentication questions based on the location of a user. Transaction data indicating a plurality of transactions associated with a user account may be received. Location data indicating a plurality of locations of a user device might be received. At least a subset of the plurality of transactions may be tagged, based on the location data, with an indication that a user was present for a respective transaction. For example, a location of a merchant might be compared to a user device location indicated by the location data. A plurality of authentication questions might be generated based on the subset of the plurality of transactions. Access to the user account might be provided based on responses to the plurality of authentication questions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for improving computer authentication processes by dynamically adjusting questions presented during authentication. A request for access to an account may be received. A first authentication question may be generated based on a first transaction of a plurality of transactions associated with an account. Based on whether a response to the first authentication question is correct or not, a second or third transaction of the plurality of transactions may be selected, and a second authentication question might be generated based on the selected transaction. It may be determined whether to provide access to the account based on a response to the second authentication question.

Abstract: Aspects discussed herein may relate to techniques for authenticating a user using transaction-based authentication questions. Hold transactions conducted using a financial account may be identified and verified. The hold transactions may be transactions that do not post to the financial account, and therefore are not provided on any financial account statement. The transaction-based authentication questions may be generated based on the identified and verified hold transactions. The user may be authenticated based on responses by the user to the transaction-based authentication questions. Malicious actors that gain access to financial account statements are unlikely to answer the transaction-based authentication questions correctly as they are based on financial transaction data that is not provided on the financial account statements.

Abstract: Aspects described herein may relate to techniques for detecting login activity to a financial account during a knowledge-based authentication process. The login activity may be related to access to an online interface for the financial account. The detection of login activity during the authentication process my indicate that the integrity of the authentication process is compromised as login access may provide an individual with transaction data that may be used to answer transaction-based authentication questions. As a result of detecting login activity, an alternative authentication process may be initiated or an authentication request related to the financial account may be denied.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for improving the security of personal information by preventing attempts at gleaning personal information from authentication questions. A computing device may receive a request for access to an account associated with a user. The request may comprise candidate authentication information. Based on comparing the candidate authentication information with the account data, the computing device may generate a synthetic authentication question. The synthetic authentication question may be generated as if the candidate authentication information is valid. A response to the synthetic authentication question may be received, and the request for access to the account may be denied.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for improving computer authentication processes using vocal confidence processing. A request for access to an account may be received. An authentication question may be provided to a user. Voice data indicating one or more vocal utterances by the user in response to the authentication question may be received. The voice data may be processed, and a first confidence score that indicates a degree of confidence of the user when answering the authentication question may be determined. An overall confidence score may be modified based on the first confidence score. Based on determining that the overall confidence score satisfies a threshold, data preventing the authentication question from being used in future authentication processes may be stored. The data may be removed when a time period expires.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for improving computer authentication processes through the generation of synthetic merchants. A plurality of different real merchant names may be received. The plurality of different real merchant names may be processed to determine one or more name elements. A request for access to an account associated with a user may be received. Based on the one or more name elements, one or more synthetic merchant names may be generated. Based on the one or more synthetic merchant names, synthetic transaction data may then be generated. A synthetic authentication question may be generated and presented to a user. A candidate response to the synthetic authentication question may be received. Based on the candidate response, access to the account may be provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for improving computer authentication processes by generating authentication questions based on tipping trends. A computing device may receive a request for access to an account. Transactions data conducted by a user may be received. A tipping trend may be determined based on the one or more transactions conducted by the user. Based on the tipping trend, an authentication question may be generated. The authentication question may be provided, and a response to the authentication question may be received. A user device may be provided access to the account based on the response to the authentication question.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a magnetic coupling system to improve stability at low magnetic docking forces, such as docking between a hand held device (102) and its base (104), where the hand held device and the base each contain a magnet (112, 108) with the same direction of polarity, arranged so that the two magnets attract each other when the hand held device is docked to the base. An auxiliary magnet (114) is included in the magnetic coupling system. In one example, the auxiliary magnet may be arranged within the hand held device at a predetermined distance from the other magnet within the hand held device and is arranged with polarity in the opposite directions as the other two magnets. In another example, the auxiliary magnet may be arranged within the base at a predetermined distance from the other magnet within the base and is arranged with polarity in the opposite direction as the other two magnets.