Abstract: An autonomous collaborative robotic system for automatically detecting, locating, and mapping underground assets is provided. The collaborative robotic system includes two autonomous robots, each robot including a housing with extendable legs, a camera module, a laser module designed to project a structure light pattern on a pipe interior, a sensor module designed to collect images from the camera module, and a processing module designed to process and stitch data to generate a network of underground assets and identify one or more features within the asset network.

Abstract: A system and method for installing solar panels using an advanced robotic system of one or more autonomous machines is provided. The system for installing solar panels can include a solar panel setting robot provided in the form of a first robotic system, a plurality of solar panel carrying robots provided in the form of a second robotic system, and a control system designed to coordinate installation activities between the solar panel setting robot and the solar panel carrying robot. The installation process may include identifying an installation location for the first solar panel installation, driving one or more of the autonomous machines to the installation location, and initiating an installation process. The initiation process may include sending a notification that the installation process has been initiated, retrieving a solar panel from the solar panel carrying robot, aligning the solar panel, and completing the solar panel installation process.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a waist rotating mechanism. The waist rotating mechanism includes: a back connection structure (10), where the back connection structure (10) is configured to connect to the back of a user, and a mobile apparatus (11) is disposed on the back connection structure (10); and a rail (20), where the mobile apparatus (11) is disposed movably on the rail (20). The waist rotating mechanism of the present disclosure enables the user to complete a waist rotation action by rotating the waist to slide the mobile apparatus on the rail, and has a simple structure and high flexibility.

Abstract: A system and method for the visual simultaneous localization and mapping can quickly and accurately localize an object in space and map the surrounding environment. This is accomplished using at least one camera and a synthetic gradient field for tracking the pose of the camera and optimizing the 3D point map. More specifically, a sequence of image frames taken from the camera is used to compute the relative transformation between camera poses and generate a map of the surrounding environment.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a waist rotating mechanism. The waist rotating mechanism includes: a back connection structure (10), where the back connection structure (10) is configured to connect to the back of a user, and a mobile apparatus (11) is disposed on the back connection structure (10); and a rail (20), where the mobile apparatus (11) is disposed movably on the rail (20). The waist rotating mechanism of the present disclosure enables the user to complete a waist rotation action by rotating the waist to slide the mobile apparatus on the rail, and has a simple structure and high flexibility.

Abstract: Hashes of metadata of digital photographs on, e.g., a removable camera memory are compared against values in a hash table representing previously stored photographs on an archive computer to ensure that only previously unstored photos are copied onto the archive computer.

Abstract: A system and computer program product for system care for a computing device. In one embodiment, a process includes analyzing one or more software and hardware components of the computing device by a system care program of the computing device, analyzing system health of the computing device based on the one or more software and hardware components based on at least one of status and settings of the one or more software and hardware components, and analyzing performance of the computing device based on the one or more software and hardware components based on signature profiles of the one or more software and hardware components The process may also include determining one or more solutions for the computing device by the system care program based on the system health and performance of the computing device, and displaying a report including the one or more solutions.

Abstract: Hashes of metadata of digital photographs on, e.g., a removable camera memory are compared against values in a hash table representing previously stored photographs on an archive computer to ensure that only previously unstored photos are copied onto the archive computer.

Abstract: Hashes of metadata of digital photographs on, e.g., a removable camera memory are compared against values in a hash table representing previously stored photographs on an archive computer to ensure that only previously unstored photos are copied onto the archive computer.

Abstract: A system and computer program product for system care for a computing device. In one embodiment, a process includes analyzing one or more software and hardware components of the computing device by a system care program of the computing device, analyzing system health of the computing device based on the one or more software and hardware components based on at least one of status and settings of the one or more software and hardware components, and analyzing performance of the computing device based on the one or more software and hardware components based on signature profiles of the one or more software and hardware components The process may also include determining one or more solutions for the computing device by the system care program based on the system health and performance of the computing device, and displaying a report including the one or more solutions.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for utilizing user feedback of a user device. The method includes obtaining use pattern data of a user's use patterns and performing use pattern analysis based on the use pattern data. A customized setting is generated based on the result of the use pattern analysis. A customized product recommendation is designed based on the customized setting and upgraded based on the customized setting.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for utilizing user feedback of a user device. The method includes obtaining usage data of a user device using an application programming interface (API) and creating a data file based on the obtained usage data. The data file is uploaded from the user device to an external server device where data analysis of the data file is performed and a result of the data analysis is generated. This result is presented using a display unit.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a user device with data based on user feedback from the user device. The method includes obtaining usage data of the user device using an application programming interface (API). A data file is generated or created based on the obtained usage data and the data file is uploaded from the user device to an external server device where data analysis of the data file is performed. The results of the analysis is used to increase user device performance.

Abstract: A system and method for utilizing user feedback of a user device. The method includes accessing a troubleshooting request for a user device and obtaining use pattern data of a user's use pattern of the user device. Operational setting information of the user device is obtained. Next, analysis of the use pattern data and the operational setting information of the user device is performed. A customized troubleshooting step list is generated, which is based on the analysis. A plurality of troubleshooting steps is performed in a sequence based on the customized troubleshooting step list.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a user device with data based on user feedback from the user device. The method includes obtaining usage data of the user device using an application programming interface (API) and creating a data file based on the obtained usage data. The data file is uploaded from the user device to an external server device and data analysis of the data file is performed. The user device is provided with selected data based on data analysis of the data file.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for utilizing user feedback of a user device. The method includes identifying state information of the CPU and obtaining usage information when the CPU is identified to be in a processing state. The average CPU usage is calculated and the CPU is upgraded based on the calculated average.

Abstract: Systems and methods consistent with the invention relate to providing customer care metrics. According to one exemplary embodiment, a computer-implemented method for generating customer care metrics associated with a terminal device is disclosed. The method receives a first set of customer care data including identity information of the terminal device. The method electronically integrates the first set of customer care data with a second set of customer care data collected from the terminal device, to produce a set of integrated data. The method also removes the identity information from the set of integrated data, and generates customer care metrics based on the integrated data.

Abstract: A photograph in an album of photographs is selected as the cover for the album based on metadata, e.g., most frequently viewed, last viewed, EXIF data, etc.

Abstract: A series of UIs is presented on a computer display to allow a user to select one or more sources of help for various aspects of the computer. The user can select to have presented hyperlinks to obtain help information from the manufacturer of the computer, from the O.S. provider, and from third party providers of applications executable by the computer.

Abstract: A user of a wireless device connects a cable to a router and is given the option of manually or automatically creating a user profile to configure the wireless device for subsequent wireless communication with the router when the user removes the cable.