Abstract: A method for fulfilling a work task request using a modular autonomous vehicle is provided. The method includes transmitting a work task request specifying a work request to be performed by the modular autonomous vehicle, and identifying equipment required for performing the work task request. Once the work task request is stored at a server, the method further includes identifying information of the equipment required for performing the work task request, and determining whether equipment of the modular autonomous vehicle corresponds to the equipment required for assigning the work task to the modular autonomous vehicle. Method also includes, upon receiving in-cabin sensing data, assigning or denying the work task to the modular autonomous vehicle for performance of the work task.

Abstract: A guiding system guides an autonomous movable object. The guiding system has a time-of-flight imaging system, which has a first light source to illuminate a first field of detection; and a light sensor. The light sensor detects first and second reflected light. The first reflected light has light emitted by the first light source reflected at the first field of detection. The second reflected light originates from a second field of detection illuminated by a second light source, which is independent from the first light source and is coupled to a different movable object. The imaging system differentiates between the first and second reflected light, determines a depth map of the first field of detection based on the detected first reflected light, and generates feedback. The imaging system has a motion controller that receives the feedback, and modifies a motion of the autonomous movable object based on the feedback.

Abstract: A computing device (200) for authenticating a user (110) is provided. The computing device is operative to display a first text (131) to the user, acquire a representation of the user subvocalizing a part of the first text, derive a user phrasing signature from the acquired representation, and authenticate the user in response to determining that the user phrasing signature and a reference phrasing signature fulfil a similarity condition. Optionally, the computing device may be further operative to determine if the user is authorized to read the first text. Further optionally, the computing device may be operative to reveal obfuscated parts of the first text in response to determining that the user is authorized to read the first text, or to discontinue displaying the first text, or to obfuscate at least part of the first text, in response to determining that the user is not authorized to read the first text.

Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium for generating and transmitting experience journeys. The system includes a processor and a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including: receiving a user's request for an experience journey; retrieving a listing of activities within a prescribed vicinity of the user; retrieving a listing of the user's preferences; eliminating activities from the listing of activities that are contrary to the preferences in the listing of user preferences, thereby forming a listing of preferred available activities; devising routes from the user's location to the activities in the listing of preferred available activities; generating experience journeys from the listing of preferred available activities and the devised routes to the activities in the listing of preferred available activities; and transmitting the generated experience journeys to the user.

Abstract: Conventional problems are solved by providing a cooling mechanism having a nanocapillary structure constituted by graphene, a semiconductor device including the cooling mechanism, a method for manufacturing the same, and an electronic device. A first metal layer, a first graphene layer formed on the first metal layer and having a nanocapillary channel, a second graphene layer joined to an upper surface of the nanocapillary channel to form an opening of a passage for a refrigerant, and a second metal layer covering the second graphene layer are included.

Abstract: A time-of-flight depth camera includes a VCSEL array, an optical arrangement, an evaluator and a light detector having at least one detector pixel. The VCSEL array or the optical arrangement are arranged to provide different illumination patterns in a reference plane in a defined field-of-view of the time-of-flight depth camera. The light detector is arranged to detect the different illumination patterns and the evaluator is arranged to reconstruct a depth image of the field of view with a resolution of a predefined number of pixels P based on the detected different illumination patterns. A number of the detected different illumination patterns N is at least 5% of the predefined number of pixels P, preferably at least 10% of the predefined number of pixels P and most preferred at least 20% of the predefined number of pixels P.

Abstract: A head mounted information processing device, an authentication system, and an authentication method capable of achieving an improvement in security are provided. Thus, a head mounted information processing device 1 includes a display 45 configured to display an image, a microphone 50 configured to collect a voice of a user and output an audio data signal, a biometric authentication sensor 30 configured to acquire tomographic data of a head of the user, and a controller (20) configured to control the head mounted information processing device 1. The controller (20) authenticates the user based on the tomographic data acquired by the biometric authentication sensor 30 during an authentication period in which the user is uttering a passcode.

Abstract: Introduced here are approaches to authenticating the identity of speakers based on the “liveness” of the input. To prevent spoofing, an authentication platform may establish the likelihood that a voice sample represents a recording of word(s) uttered by a speaker whose identity is to be authenticated and then, based on the likelihood, determine whether to authenticate the speaker.

Abstract: Introduced here are approaches to authenticating the identity of speakers based on the “liveness” of the input. To prevent spoofing, an authentication platform may establish the likelihood that a voice sample represents a recording of word(s) uttered by a speaker whose identity is to be authenticated and then, based on the likelihood, determine whether to authenticate the speaker.

Abstract: The invention relates to a controller unit and a method, which when executed by a computer arrangement in a production line ensures validity of a product and/or product related information. The method comprises: identifying the product; printing at least a selected portion of a current block of a publicly available blockchain, said block comprising time-dependent data, which can only be determined at the time of the creation of the block on the product and product related data at production time; and storing the time-dependent data along with the unique identification for validation of the product and/or the product related information.

Abstract: User interface (UI) manipulation techniques are disclosed that can allow a user device to hide and obscure sensitive information displayed on a flexible, foldable, or otherwise reconfigurable display from onlookers whilst maintaining or improving its accessibility exclusively to the primary user. Examples of the disclosed techniques can manipulate the UI in a way such that it is largely only viewable as intended when the user device is physically configured to a certain folding angle (and/or viewing angle). In some examples, the UI can be customized such that it promotes a certain device configuration (e.g., folding angle) that can provide an optimum security configuration for the user's current surroundings. The UI displayed on the display screen can change in form factor (e.g., an intended size as viewed by the user) to adapt to the current surroundings and/or based on the sensitivity in the displayed content.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for enabling adaptive audio signal alteration are described. When an input audio signal is received, a determination of whether the user of an audio device hears the input audio signal is performed based upon brain activity of the user. A determination of whether the user is distracted by the audio signal is performed based upon sensor measurements indicating a physical state of the user. In response to determining that the user hears the input audio signal and that the input audio signal causes the user to be distracted, a determination of configuration parameter(s) is performed. An alteration of audio signal(s) is caused based upon the configuration parameter(s) to obtain modified version(s) of the audio signal(s) that are intended to address the distraction caused by the input audio signal, and output audio signals are output, where the output audio signals include the modified versions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling a plurality of nuclear reactors in clusters, comprising, for each reactor, a plurality of sensors for measuring operating parameters as well as a system for controlling the nuclear reactor, the nuclear reactors being grouped into clusters having a cluster head.

Abstract: An unwanted matter removal device includes a removal tank 10, a pair of electrodes 31A and 31B disposed in the removal tank 10, a flow path 40 composed of the pair of electrodes 31A and 31B, a Fenton's reagent introduction portion that introduces a Fenton's reagent into the flow path, a liquid introduction portion that introduces a liquid containing an unwanted matter that should be removed into the flow path and a liquid discharge portion that discharges the liquid from the flow path, and the pair of electrodes 31A and 31B are composed of comb-like electrodes.

Abstract: Provided is a particle capturing system and a particle capturing system capable of capturing even small particles to be captured in a gas phase. The particle capturing system according to the present technology includes: an acoustic aggregation device that aggregates particles to be captured in a gas phase by applying sound waves to the particles to be captured; and an aggregate capturing device that charges particle aggregates obtained by aggregating the particles to be captured in the gas phase and captures the particle aggregates with an electrostatic force.

Abstract: Provided is a filter cleaning device capable of cleaning a filter while suppressing the shortening of the life of the filter. The present technology provides a filter cleaning device that determines a contaminated region from a plurality of regions of a filter that captures particles or molecules, and supplies energy for reducing a contamination level to some of the plurality of regions determined as the contaminated region. According to the present technology, it is possible to provide a filter cleaning device capable of cleaning a filter while suppressing the shortening of the life of the filter.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising, transmitting by a wireless device, during a first phase, a first probe signal associated with a user and receiving a reflected version of the first probe signal, transmitting by the wireless device, during the first phase, the reflected version of the first probe signal to a ground truth classifier, transmitting by the wireless device, during a second phase, a second probe signal associated with the user and receiving a reflected version of the second probe signal and transmitting by the wireless device, during the second phase, the reflected version of the second probe signal to a trusted apparatus.

Abstract: User interface (UI) manipulation techniques are disclosed that can allow a user device to hide and obscure sensitive information displayed on a flexible, foldable, or otherwise reconfigurable display from onlookers whilst maintaining or improving its accessibility exclusively to the primary user. Examples of the disclosed techniques can manipulate the UI in a way such that it is largely only viewable as intended when the user device is physically configured to a certain folding angle (and/or viewing angle). In some examples, the UI can be customized such that it promotes a certain device configuration (e.g., folding angle) that can provide an optimum security configuration for the user's current surroundings. The UI displayed on the display screen can change in form factor (e.g., an intended size as viewed by the user) to adapt to the current surroundings and/or based on the sensitivity in the displayed content.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for enabling adaptive audio signal alteration are described. When an input audio signal is received, a determination of whether the user of an audio device hears the input audio signal is performed based upon brain activity of the user. A determination of whether the user is distracted by the audio signal is performed based upon sensor measurements indicating a physical state of the user. In response to determining that the user hears the input audio signal and that the input audio signal causes the user to be distracted, a determination of configuration parameter(s) is performed. An alteration of audio signal(s) is caused based upon the configuration parameter(s) to obtain modified version(s) of the audio signal(s) that are intended to address the distraction caused by the input audio signal, and output audio signals are output, where the output audio signals include the modified versions.

Abstract: Introduced here are approaches to transferring relevant information from a first electronic device (also called a “source electronic device”) that is presently outputting an interfacing signal that is detectable by a second electronic device (also called a “recipient electronic device”) via modification of the interfacing signal. Such modification causes the relevant information to be appended to the interfacing signal and then transferred to the recipient electronic device. This can be accomplished by superimposing another signal that is representative of the relevant information onto the interfacing signal. Thus, the relevant information can be transferred from the source electronic device to the recipient electronic device by superimposing a signal onto the interfacing signal that is output by the source electronic device.