Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating a digital certificate responsive to an authentication of a user according to a dynamic biometric process, associating the digital certificate with a transaction record for the transaction, storing information associated with authentication conditions of the dynamic biometric process, receiving an access request associated with the transaction, and providing access to the transaction record, the information associated with the authentication conditions of the dynamic biometric process or a combination thereof responsive to the access request, where granting of the access is according to transmitting an access acknowledgement to equipment of the user, or obtaining another authentication to allow permission to access or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, from a mobile computing device at a kiosk in a retail store, a first audio signal. The first audio signal includes identifiers of items referenced in a shopping list of an application associated with the retail store. The application is executed at the mobile computing device. The method includes sending, from the kiosk to a server, data based on the identifiers. The method includes, receiving, at the kiosk from the server, item location data. The item location data identifies a particular item of the shopping list and a corresponding location of the particular item in the retail store. The method also includes sending, from the kiosk to the mobile computing device, a second signal. The second signal includes the item location data.

Abstract: A device for processing alarms includes a processor and a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for processing building management system data. The operations include retrieving a first source driver and a first destination driver. The first source driver is for accessing the building management system data from a first source and the first destination driver is for transforming the data from the first source into a first standard format utilized by a first destination data storage system. The operations further include accessing the data from the first source using the first source driver, transforming the data from the first source into the first standard format using the first destination driver, and storing the data from the first source that is transformed into the first standard format into the first destination data storage system.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, from a mobile computing device at a kiosk in a retail store, a first audio signal. The first audio signal includes identifiers of items referenced in a shopping list of an application associated with the retail store. The application is executed at the mobile computing device. The method includes sending, from the kiosk to a server, data based on the identifiers. The method includes, receiving, at the kiosk from the server, item location data. The item location data identifies a particular item of the shopping list and a corresponding location of the particular item in the retail store. The method also includes sending, from the kiosk to the mobile computing device, a second signal. The second signal includes the item location data.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating a digital certificate responsive to an authentication of a user according to a dynamic biometric process, associating the digital certificate with a transaction record for the transaction, storing information associated with authentication conditions of the dynamic biometric process, receiving an access request associated with the transaction, and providing access to the transaction record, the information associated with the authentication conditions of the dynamic biometric process or a combination thereof responsive to the access request, where granting of the access is according to transmitting an access acknowledgement to equipment of the user, or obtaining another authentication to allow permission to access or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a server from a mobile communication device proximate to a retail store display, identification information for the retail store display. The method includes, responsive to receipt of the identification information, sending, from the server to the retail store display, first display data for a first display to be sent to a first display device of the retail store display. The first display identifies an item and includes first information associated with the item. The item is located proximate to the retail store display. The method also includes, responsive to receipt of the identification information, sending, from the server to the mobile communication device, second display data for a second display to be sent to a second display device of the mobile communication device. The second display identifies the item and includes second information associated with the item. The second information is different than the first information.

Abstract: A method that uses personalized “Awareness” rules created from IoT sensor data to reduce the burden of vigilant monitoring and enhances the caregiver's awareness on the on-going activities of the person-under-care to improve their Quality of Life by ensuring their safety, positive surroundings and provide needed timely proactive attention. This method interprets data collected from all the location sensor nodes; made of old mobile phones which detect low-energy bluetooth signals within its proximity; and raises attention to the caregiver when anomalies from these rules are detected. WareAbouts, an apparatus that uses the disclosed method to realize the invention's objective of protecting wandering individuals, reduce caregiver burden, improve elder's Quality of Life with least amount of caregiver intrusion.

Abstract: The text-to-speech audio HIP technique described herein in some embodiments uses different correlated or uncorrelated words or sentences generated via a text-to-speech engine as audio HIP challenges. The technique can apply different effects in the text-to-speech synthesizer speaking a sentence to be used as a HIP challenge string. The different effects can include, for example, spectral frequency warping; vowel duration warping; background addition; echo addition; and varying the time duration between words, among others. In some embodiments the technique varies the set of parameters to prevent using Automated Speech Recognition tools from using previously used audio HIP challenges to learn a model which can then be used to recognize future audio HIP challenges generated by the technique. Additionally, in some embodiments the technique introduces the requirement of semantic understanding in HIP challenges.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating a digital certificate responsive to an authentication of a user according to a dynamic biometric process, associating the digital certificate with a transaction record for the transaction, storing information associated with authentication conditions of the dynamic biometric process, receiving an access request associated with the transaction, and providing access to the transaction record, the information associated with the authentication conditions of the dynamic biometric process or a combination thereof responsive to the access request, where granting of the access is according to transmitting an access acknowledgement to equipment of the user, or obtaining another authentication to allow permission to access or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a server from a mobile communication device proximate to a retail store display, identification information for the retail store display. The method includes, responsive to receipt of the identification information, sending, from the server to the retail store display, first display data for a first display to be sent to a first display device of the retail store display. The first display identifies an item and includes first information associated with the item. The item is located proximate to the retail store display. The method also includes, responsive to receipt of the identification information, sending, from the server to the mobile communication device, second display data for a second display to be sent to a second display device of the mobile communication device. The second display identifies the item and includes second information associated with the item. The second information is different than the first information.

Abstract: A method includes receiving an audio signal at a mobile computing device and determining whether the audio signal is within a particular frequency range using an application executing at the mobile computing device. When the audio signal is within the particular frequency range, the audio signal may be processed to determine speaker location data encoded within the audio signal that indicates a location associated with a speaker generating the audio signal. A message including information associated with the speaker location data may be sent from the mobile computing device to a server, and item data from the server may be received at the mobile computing device. The item data is related to an item that is located proximate to the speaker, and information descriptive of the item may be displayed at the mobile computing device.

Abstract: Connected cars are coupled to several communication devices (e.g., embedded devices and/or user equipment (UE) of occupants of the car) having independent data links to a communication network (e.g., cellular network). Peer-to-peer (P2P) protocols can be employed to consolidate and aggregate multiple data links within the car to create an aggregated data link that is shared by the devices. During initialization, a local platform device within the connected car sets up a local tracker and communicates with a backend network device to setup a corresponding remote tracker. The trackers generate virtual data nodes corresponding to the communication devices and facilitate communication between the virtual data nodes and the devices via P2P protocols. Moreover, the P2P protocol technology is overlaid on the application layers of the communication devices without modifications to the devices' hardware and software construction.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating a digital certificate responsive to an authentication of a user according to a dynamic biometric process, associating the digital certificate with a transaction record for the transaction, storing information associated with authentication conditions of the dynamic biometric process, receiving an access request associated with the transaction, and providing access to the transaction record, the information associated with the authentication conditions of the dynamic biometric process or a combination thereof responsive to the access request, where granting of the access is according to transmitting an access acknowledgement to equipment of the user, or obtaining another authentication to allow permission to access or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating a digital certificate responsive to an authentication of a user according to a dynamic biometric process, associating the digital certificate with a transaction record for the transaction, storing information associated with authentication conditions of the dynamic biometric process, receiving an access request associated with the transaction, and providing access to the transaction record, the information associated with the authentication conditions of the dynamic biometric process or a combination thereof responsive to the access request, where granting of the access is according to transmitting an access acknowledgement to equipment of the user, or obtaining another authentication to allow permission to access or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A device for processing alarms includes a processor and a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for processing building management system data. The operations include retrieving a first source driver and a first destination driver. The first source driver is for accessing the building management system data from a first source and the first destination driver is for transforming the data from the first source into a first standard format utilized by a first destination data storage system. The operations further include accessing the data from the first source using the first source driver, transforming the data from the first source into the first standard format using the first destination driver, and storing the data from the first source that is transformed into the first standard format into the first destination data storage system.

Abstract: A method includes receiving an audio signal at a mobile computing device and determining whether the audio signal is within a particular frequency range using an application executing at the mobile computing device. When the audio signal is within the particular frequency range, the audio signal may be processed to determine speaker location data encoded within the audio signal that indicates a location associated with a speaker generating the audio signal. A message including information associated with the speaker location data may be sent from the mobile computing device to a server, and item data from the server may be received at the mobile computing device. The item data is related to an item that is located proximate to the speaker, and information descriptive of the item may be displayed at the mobile computing device.

Abstract: Connected cars are coupled to several communication devices (e.g., embedded devices and/or user equipment (UE) of occupants of the car) having independent data links to a communication network (e.g., cellular network). Peer-to-peer (P2P) protocols can be employed to consolidate and aggregate multiple data links within the car to create an aggregated data link that is shared by the devices. During initialization, a local platform device within the connected car sets up a local tracker and communicates with a backend network device to setup a corresponding remote tracker. The trackers generate virtual data nodes corresponding to the communication devices and facilitate communication between the virtual data nodes and the devices via P2P protocols. Moreover, the P2P protocol technology is overlaid on the application layers of the communication devices without modifications to the devices' hardware and software construction.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating a digital certificate responsive to an authentication of a user according to a dynamic biometric process, associating the digital certificate with a transaction record for the transaction, storing information associated with authentication conditions of the dynamic biometric process, receiving an access request associated with the transaction, and providing access to the transaction record, the information associated with the authentication conditions of the dynamic biometric process or a combination thereof responsive to the access request, where granting of the access is according to transmitting an access acknowledgement to equipment of the user, or obtaining another authentication to allow permission to access or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of an audio-to-video engine are disclosed. In operation, the audio-to-video engine generates facial movement (e.g., a virtual talking head) based on an input speech. The audio-to-video engine receives the input speech and recognizes the input speech as a source feature vector. The audio-to-video engine then determines a Maximum A Posterior (MAP) mixture sequence based on the source feature vector. The MAP mixture sequence may be a function of a refined Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM). The audio-to-video engine may then use the MAP to estimate video feature parameters. The video feature parameters are then interpreted as facial movement. The facial movement may be stored as data to a storage module and/or it may be displayed as video to a display device.

Abstract: An automated method of providing a pronunciation of a word to a remote device is disclosed. The method includes receiving an input indicative of the word to be pronounced. The method further includes searching a database having a plurality of records. Each of the records has an indication of a textual representation and an associated indication of an audible representation. At least one output is provided to the remote device of an audible representation of the word to be pronounced.