Abstract: Light output of a display can be dynamically adjusted on-the-fly. When implemented on a low-persistence display that supports a variable refresh rate, this dynamic light output adjustment maintains a constant brightness over a series of frames to eliminate flickering of the display. When pixel data of a given frame is output to a frame buffer for presenting an image on the display, a time difference between an illumination of the display's light emitting elements for a preceding frame and an upcoming illumination of the light emitting elements for the given frame may be determined, and this time difference is used to determine a value of a light output parameter. During presentation of the image on the display, the light emitting elements can be illuminated in accordance with the value of the light output parameter. This determination iterates over a series of frames to dynamically adjust the display's light output.

Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) system may include a HMD with a housing and a pair of display panels, mounted within the housing, that are counterrotated in orientation. A compositor of the HMD system may also be configured to provide camera pose data with counterrotated camera orientations to an executing application (e.g., a video game application), and to resample the frames received from the application, with or without rotational adjustments in the clockwise and counterclockwise directions depending on whether the display panels of the HMD are upright-oriented or counterrotated in orientation. A combined approach may use the counterrotated camera orientations in combination with counterrotated display panels to provide a HMD with optimized display performance.

Abstract: A medical device comprising a substantially flexible porous structure. The porous structure comprises a plurality of interlocking units. Each of the plurality of interlocking units comprises a body and at least one arm. The plurality of interlocking units is configured to have space between adjacent interlocking units when the porous structure is in a neutral configuration. The plurality of interlocking units is configured to contact the respective body and arm of adjacent interlocking units when a compressive force is applied to the porous structure, thereby restricting compression of the porous structure. The plurality of interlocking units is configured to contact the respective arms of adjacent interlocking units when an extension force is applied to the porous structure, thereby restricting extension of the porous structure.

Abstract: Light output of a display can be dynamically adjusted on-the-fly. When implemented on a low-persistence display that supports a variable refresh rate, this dynamic light output adjustment maintains a constant brightness over a series of frames to eliminate flickering of the display. When pixel data of a given frame is output to a frame buffer for presenting an image on the display, a time difference between an illumination of the display's light emitting elements for a preceding frame and an upcoming illumination of the light emitting elements for the given frame may be determined, and this time difference is used to determine a value of a light output parameter. During presentation of the image on the display, the light emitting elements can be illuminated in accordance with the value of the light output parameter. This determination iterates over a series of frames to dynamically adjust the display's light output.

Abstract: Light output of a display can be dynamically adjusted on-the-fly. When implemented on a low-persistence display that supports a variable refresh rate, this dynamic light output adjustment maintains a constant brightness over a series of frames to eliminate flickering of the display. When pixel data of a given frame is output to a frame buffer for presenting an image on the display, a time difference between an illumination of the display's light emitting elements for a preceding frame and an upcoming illumination of the light emitting elements for the given frame may be determined, and this time difference is used to determine a value of a light output parameter. During presentation of the image on the display, the light emitting elements can be illuminated in accordance with the value of the light output parameter. This determination iterates over a series of frames to dynamically adjust the display's light output.

Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) with a rolling illumination display panel can dynamically target a render time for a given frame based on eye tracking. Using this approach, re-projection adjustments are minimized at the location of the display(s) where the user is looking, which mitigates unwanted, re-projection-based visual artifacts in that “region of interest.” For example, logic of the HMD may predict a location on the display panel where a user will be looking during an illumination time period for a given frame, determine a time, within that illumination time period, at which an individual subset of the pixels that corresponds to the predicted location will be illuminated, predict a pose that the HMD will be in at the determined time, and send pose data indicative of this predicted pose to an application for rendering the frame.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a computer device, an electronic notice of a current transaction being attempted by a first user at an electronic transaction device, the current transaction requiring access to a joint account, the first user and a second user having authority to access an asset in the joint account; comparing in real time, by the computer device, the current transaction to historical classification data; classifying in real time, by the computer device, the current transaction based on the comparing; and transmitting in real time, by the computer device, to the electronic transaction device an electronic communication indicating the current transaction is approved based on determining one of: the current transaction is classified as pre-approved; and the current transaction is classified as non-pre-approved and the current transaction does not exceed a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) with a rolling illumination display panel can dynamically target a render time for a given frame based on eye tracking. Using this approach, re-projection adjustments are minimized at the location of the display(s) where the user is looking, which mitigates unwanted, re-projection-based visual artifacts in that “region of interest.” For example, logic of the HMD may predict a location on the display panel where a user will be looking during an illumination time period for a given frame, determine a time, within that illumination time period, at which an individual subset of the pixels that corresponds to the predicted location will be illuminated, predict a pose that the HMD will be in at the determined time, and send pose data indicative of this predicted pose to an application for rendering the frame.

Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) system may include a HMD with a housing and a pair of display panels, mounted within the housing, that are counterrotated in orientation. A compositor of the HMD system may also be configured to provide camera pose data with counterrotated camera orientations to an executing application (e.g., a video game application), and to resample the frames received from the application, with or without rotational adjustments in the clockwise and counterclockwise directions depending on whether the display panels of the HMD are upright-oriented or counterrotated in orientation. A combined approach may use the counterrotated camera orientations in combination with counterrotated display panels to provide a HMD with optimized display performance.

Abstract: Systems and methods for redirecting notifications, including determining that a first mobile device is in motion at a speed that exceeds a threshold value; determining that the while the first mobile device is in motion at a speed that exceeds the threshold value, the first mobile device is within a threshold distance of the second mobile device; determining, from an input received by the first mobile device that the first mobile device is in a position of a driver of an automobile; determining that a second mobile device is in a position of a passenger of the automobile; and automatically transmitting the notification from the first mobile device to the second mobile device, without providing an indication to a user of the first mobile device that the notification was received by the first mobile device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a medical device (9) comprising a porous structure (1), wherein a configuration of the porous structure (1) varies in dependence on a load applied to the porous structure (1), such that the porous structure (1) has a first configuration when the load is of a first magnitude, and has a second configuration when the load is of a second magnitude greater than the first magnitude. The porous structure (1) comprises a first surface portion (2) and a second surface portion (3). The first surface portion (2) is disengaged from the second surface portion (3) when the porous structure (1) has the first configuration, and is engaged with the second surface (3) portion when the porous structure (1) has the second configuration.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: retrieving, by a computer device, an initial flight path for a first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the initial flight path being from a geographical point A to a geographical point B; generating, by the computer device, a projected initial energy consumption of the first UAV for completion of a flight along the initial flight path; retrieving, by the computer device, a flight path of a second UAV; generating, by the computer device, a projected revised energy consumption of the first UAV for completion of a flight along an altered flight path, the altered flight path being a flight path from point A to point B where the first UAV aerodynamically drafts the second UAV for at least a portion of the altered flight path; comparing, by the computer device, the projected revised energy consumption to the projected initial energy consumption to determine which of the projected revised energy consumption and the projected initial energy consumption is lower; establishing, by t

Abstract: Techniques for facilitating the autonomous presentation of a self-driving vehicle are provided. In one example, a method can include a system operatively coupled to a processor, where the system: determines a feature of a self-driving vehicle based on information regarding an entity in a pending transaction; determines a task to be performed by the self-driving vehicle based on the feature; and generates an instruction for the self-driving vehicle to perform the task.

Abstract: A display has an array of light emitting elements. For a given frame of a series of frames that present images on the display at a refresh rate of the display, the light emitting elements may be driven by loading individual subsets of the light emitting elements in sequence with light output data, and by illuminating the individual subsets of the light emitting elements in the sequence and in accordance with the light output data, wherein an illumination time period is within a range of about 2% to 80% of a frame time of the frame, the frame time derivable from the refresh rate. This “rolling burst illumination” technique is characterized by the relatively short illumination time period (e.g., as compared to the frame time), and it can stabilize a scene (or mitigate unwanted visual artifacts) for a viewing user during head motion, as well as optimize display bandwidth utilization.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating a graphical user interface based on image analysis is disclosed, the method including cognitively analyzing, by a data processing system, an image, which may be associated with a user, to identify item(s) in the image, obtaining, by the data processing system, available image filter(s) based on the identified item(s), presenting, by the data processing system, the available image filter(s) to the user, receiving, by the data processing system, a selection of an image filter from the one or more of the at image filter(s) from the user, and applying, by the data processing system, an image overlay to the image, the image overlay including the selection of an image filter as a selectable option. The available image filter(s) can be obtained by searching for them based on a relationship, by searching based on image filters associated with the identified item(s) or by using a cognitive suggestion service.

Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for generating a synchronized time value for a wireless speaker having a first timer and a second timer. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and method may include reading a first timer value associated with the first timer, wherein the first timer is synchronized with a wireless network. Further, a first timer value associated with the second timer may be read. The first timer value associated with the second timer may be correlated to the first timer value associated with the first timer to generate the synchronized time value for the wireless speaker.

Abstract: Techniques for facilitating the autonomous presentation of a self-driving vehicle are provided. In one example, a method can include a system operatively coupled to a processor, where the system: determines a feature of a self-driving vehicle based on information regarding an entity in a pending transaction; determines a task to be performed by the self-driving vehicle based on the feature; and generates an instruction for the self-driving vehicle to perform the task.

Abstract: A queue management method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium, include managing a queue by modeling a plurality of users in the queue as a non-Newtonian fluid and by modeling the plurality of users as a suspension of particles in the non-Newtonian fluid based on an analysis of cognitive data of each of the plurality of users, a wearable's signals for each user of the plurality of users, and a most likely direction of a movement of each user of the plurality of users to estimate a viscosity of the plurality of users in the non-Newtonian fluid.

Abstract: A queue management method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium, include a queue management system including a device recognition circuit configured to recognize when a user device enters a queuing zone, and place a user having the user device into a queue with a plurality of users, a user data retrieving circuit configured to retrieve at least one of cognitive data and contextual data of the user, and a queue managing circuit configured to analyze the contextual data and the cognitive data to create a queue property for each user of the plurality of users in the queue based on the analyzed contextual data and the analyzed cognitive data.