Abstract: Systems and methods enable autonomous vehicles to navigate and generate maps in a GPS-free environment. In embodiments, a method includes: continuously obtaining real-time environment data from one or more sensing devices of the autonomous vehicle during a navigation event in an exploration area; identifying physical attributes of the exploration area based on the real-time environmental data; navigating within the exploration area during the navigation event using machine learning by: assigning scores to multiple possible paths based on a probability of success of one or more desired outcomes for each of the possible paths; selecting one of the possible paths based on the scores; and moving the autonomous vehicle according to the selected one of the possible paths; and building a navigation map of the exploration area based on the physical attributes.

Abstract: Machine logic for causing a computer system to perform the following operations (not necessarily in the following order): (i) receiving, by a historical decisions and opinions data store, decisions and opinions that have been communicated, propagated and/or otherwise espoused by a first entity; (ii) receiving, by an influencer data store, a plurality of influencer data sets, with each influencer data set including information indicative of opinions expressed by a respectively corresponding influencer; (iii) performing, by reverse chain engine, reverse chaining using the following inputs: (a) data of the historical decisions and opinions data store, and (b) the plurality of influencer data sets; and (iv) predicting, by a prediction engine, a likely future decision of the first entity using output of the reverse chaining operation.

Abstract: Machine logic for causing a computer system to perform the following operations (not necessarily in the following order): (i) receiving, by a historical decisions and opinions data store, decisions and opinions that have been communicated, propagated and/or otherwise espoused by a first entity; (ii) receiving, by an influencer data store, a plurality of influencer data sets, with each influencer data set including information indicative of opinions expressed by a respectively corresponding influencer; (iii) performing, by reverse chain engine, reverse chaining using the following inputs: (a) data of the historical decisions and opinions data store, and (b) the plurality of influencer data sets; and (iv) predicting, by a prediction engine, a likely future decision of the first entity using output of the reverse chaining operation.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for decoying poachers away from an animal equipped with a tracking device is provided. The present invention may include generating, based on machine learning and movement patterns of the tracked animal, one or more decoy paths; transmitting instructions to one or more decoy transmitters to simulate characteristics of the tracking device, and to simulate the decoy paths by moving to and/or transmitting decoy signals at sequential locations at corresponding times to imitate signals from the tracking device; and, responsive to determining that the one or more decoy transmitters are not capable of simulating all of the decoy paths, removing one or more decoy paths.

Abstract: A method, program product, and system for audio content control during an idle condition of a telephonic call. A signal identifying an idle condition is received by a calling device from a called party, wherein the idle condition includes a wait-state connection to the called party. A signal is transmitted from the calling device to the called party confirming local control of audio content during the idle condition of the audio call. Preferences of audio content accessible to the calling device are determined. The audio content is delivered to the calling device, based on the preferences. An indicator signal of an interrupt point pause during delivery of the audio content is transmitted to the called party, and information associated with the idle condition of the audio call is received by the calling device, from the called party based on the indicator signal of the interrupt point.