Abstract: A convertible hip belt and backpack system for efficient travel include an apparatus with the convertible hip belt. The system includes a backpack having a main compartment and right and left shoulder straps. The system further includes a convertible hip belt having a backpack mode and an independent mode. In the backpack mode, the convertible hip belt includes a right hip pocket and a left hip pocket detachably coupled to the backpack. The convertible hip belt includes a separable fastener that adjustably couples a strap end of the right hip pocket to a strap end of the left hip pocket. In the independent mode, the convertible hip belt is decoupled from the backpack and the right and left hip pockets are instead coupled to each other.

Abstract: A convertible hip belt and backpack system for efficient travel include an apparatus with the convertible hip belt. The system includes a backpack having a main compartment and right and left shoulder straps. The system further includes a convertible hip belt having a backpack mode and an independent mode. In the backpack mode, the convertible hip belt includes a right hip pocket and a left hip pocket detachably coupled to the backpack. The convertible hip belt includes a separable fastener that adjustably couples a strap end of the right hip pocket to a strap end of the left hip pocket. In the independent mode, the convertible hip belt is decoupled from the backpack and the right and left hip pockets are instead coupled to each other.

Abstract: Customer care representatives in the telecommunications industry and other service-based industries receive problem reports from customers associated with serviceIDs. These customer care representatives have access to at least one data store that contains pieces of content that may aid the customer care representative in assisting the customer. The pieces of content may be related to devices supported by the telecommunications service provider and services provided by or supported by the provider. The ability of the customer care representatives to assist customer is enhanced by returning a prioritized list of pieces of content where the priority is based on a content quality metric associated with some or all of the pieces of content. The content quality metric may be based on a plurality of factors that may each be normalized and weighted and, in some cases, combined, to determine a content quality metric that may be updated dynamically, periodically, or manually.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory that cause the apparatus to perform receiving a video indicating a motion, generating a set of scalar representations of movement based, at least in part, on at least part of the video, and identifying at least one predetermined motion that correlates to the set of scalar representations of movement is disclosed.

Abstract: A backward-compatible stereo image processing system and a method of generating a backward-compatible stereo image. One embodiment of the backward-compatible stereo image processing system includes: (1) first and second viewpoints for an image, (2) an intermediate viewpoint for the image, and (3) first and second output channels configured to provide respective images composed of high spatial frequency content of the intermediate viewpoint and respective low spatial frequency content of the first and second viewpoints.

Abstract: A platform that is configured to be removably placed symmetrically on or about a user's head has at least a first transducer configured to capture vibration of the user's skull or facial movement generated by the user's voice activity and to detect the user's speaking activity. This first transducer converts the vibration or facial movement into a first electrical audio signal. The electrical audio signal from the first transducer is processed by circuitry or embodied software as voiced frames and/or as unvoiced frames, in which the voiced frames and/or the unvoiced frames are defined based at least on the first electrical audio signal. Multiple embodiments follow from this: where the first transducer is a vibration sensor; where voice is captured by an air microphone and filtering adaptation differs for the voiced versus unvoiced frames as defined by the first transducer, and another with at least three air microphones.

Abstract: An apparatus including an air-conduction transducer and a bone conduction transducer. The air-conduction transducer is configured to convert a first frequency band component of an electrical audio signal into acoustic energy to be delivered to an ear canal of a user. The bone conduction transducer is configured to convert a second, at least partially different, frequency band component of the electrical audio signal into mechanical energy to be delivered to a skull of the user. The apparatus is configured to deliver both forms of the energies to the user at a substantially same time to provide a combined audio delivery result to the user.

Abstract: A backward-compatible stereo image processing system and a method of generating a backward-compatible stereo image. One embodiment of the backward-compatible stereo image processing system includes: (1) first and second viewpoints for an image, (2) an intermediate viewpoint for the image, and (3) first and second output channels configured to provide respective images composed of high spatial frequency content of the intermediate viewpoint and respective low spatial frequency content of the first and second viewpoints.

Abstract: A platform that is configured to be removably placed symmetrically on or about a user's head has at least a first transducer configured to capture vibration of the user's skull or facial movement generated by the user's voice activity and to detect the user's speaking activity. This first transducer converts the vibration or facial movement into a first electrical audio signal. The electrical audio signal from the first transducer is processed by circuitry or embodied software as voiced frames and/or as unvoiced frames, in which the voiced frames and/or the unvoiced frames are defined based at least on the first electrical audio signal. Multiple embodiments follow from this: where the first transducer is a vibration sensor; where voice is captured by an air microphone and filtering adaptation differs for the voiced versus unvoiced frames as defined by the first transducer, and another with at least three air microphones.

Abstract: An apparatus, comprising a processor and memory configured to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: receiving a video indicating a motion, generating a set of normalized representations of movement based, at least in part, on the video, evaluating a reference set of representations with respect to the set of normalized representations of the movement, and determining that at least one predetermined motion correlates to the set of normalized representations of the movement based, at least in part, on the evaluation is disclosed.

Abstract: A method and system of identity masking to obscure identities corresponding to face regions in an image is disclosed. A face detector is applied to detect a set of possible face regions in the image. Then an identity masker is used to process the detected face regions by identity masking techniques in order to obscure identities corresponding to the regions. For example, a detected face region can be blurred as if it is in motion by a motion blur algorithm, such that the blurred region can not be recognized as the original identity. Or the detected face region can be replaced by a substitute facial image by a face replacement algorithm to obscure the corresponding identity.

Abstract: An apparatus including an air-conduction transducer and a bone conduction transducer. The air-conduction transducer is configured to convert a first frequency band component of an electrical audio signal into acoustic energy to be delivered to an ear canal of a user. The bone conduction transducer is configured to convert a second, at least partially different, frequency band component of the electrical audio signal into mechanical energy to be delivered to a skull of the user. The apparatus is configured to deliver both forms of the energies to the user at a substantially same time to provide a combined audio delivery result to the user.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide customer service center database management. A management component may identify an application accessible at a location based on a user profile and hardware component requirements for the application. The component may promote upgrading hardware components if the location's hardware components do not meet the requirements. The component may identify a user profile for a location and a communication route for the user profile. The management component may promote a change in a communication route to the location for the user profile if the route to the location does not correspond to the route for the user profile. The component may identify a first location's user profile that is similar to a second location's user profile. The component promotes modification of the first user profile to match the second user profile and of a route for the second user profile to a route for the first user profile.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating interaction with augmented reality devices, such as augmented reality glasses and/or the like. A method may include receiving a visual recording of a view from a first user from an imaging device. The method may also include displaying the visual recording to a display. Further, the method may include receiving an indication of a touch input to the display. In addition, the method may include determining, by a processor, a relation of the touch input to the display. The method may also include displaying, at least in part on the determined relation, an icon representative of the touch input to the imaging device. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided.

Abstract: A computer system is provided comprising processor, memory, and application, that, when executed, receives input about a behavior associated with a metric. The system receives input about a first coaching program applied to the behavior and calculates a first change in the metric and receives input about a second coaching program applied to the behavior based on the first change in the metric and based on a first change in the behavior. The system calculates a second change in the metric associated with a second change in the behavior. The system determines a first element of the first coaching program that impacted the first change in the behavior. The system determines a second element of the second coaching program that impacted the second change in the behavior and combines the first element and the second element in a third coaching program for use in applying to instances of the behavior.

Abstract: A method comprising determining that light reflected by a display obstructs view of the display, and causing compensation for reflected light based on the determination that light reflected by a display obstructs view of the display is disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus, comprising a processor and memory configured to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: receiving a video indicating a motion, generating a set of normalized representations of movement based, at least in part, on the video, evaluating a reference set of representations with respect to the set of normalized representations of the movement, and determining that at least one predetermined motion correlates to the set of normalized representations of the movement based, at least in part, on the evaluation is disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory that cause the apparatus to perform receiving a video indicating a motion, generating a set of scalar representations of movement based, at least in part, on at least part of the video, and identifying at least one predetermined motion that correlates to the set of scalar representations of movement is disclosed.

Abstract: A method and system of identity masking to obscure identities corresponding to face regions in an image is disclosed. A face detector is applied to detect a set of possible face regions in the image. Then an identity masker is used to process the detected face regions by identity masking techniques in order to obscure identities corresponding to the regions. For example, a detected face region can be blurred as if it is in motion by a motion blur algorithm, such that the blurred region can not be recognized as the original identity. Or the detected face region can be replaced by a substitute facial image by a face replacement algorithm to obscure the corresponding identity.

Abstract: A method and system of identity masking to obscure identities corresponding to face regions in an image is disclosed. A face detector is applied to detect a set of possible face regions in the image. Then an identity masker is used to process the detected face regions by identity masking techniques in order to obscure identities corresponding to the regions. For example, a detected face region can be blurred as if it is in motion by a motion blur algorithm, such that the blurred region can not be recognized as the original identity. Or the detected face region can be replaced by a substitute facial image by a face replacement algorithm to obscure the corresponding identity.