Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for monitoring an interior environment of a motor vehicle; determining a personal state of an occupant within the interior environment of the motor vehicle; and interacting with the occupant based, at least in part, upon the personal state of the occupant.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for monitoring an interior environment of a motor vehicle; determining a personal state of an occupant within the interior environment of the motor vehicle; and interacting with the occupant based, at least in part, upon the personal state of the occupant.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for assisting a driver to plan and carry out individualized/personalized trips in a vehicle, determining appropriate stops for refueling (or recharging) and resting, which can lead to increased driver satisfaction and safety. An example embodiment includes a user interface, vehicle interface, navigation interface, and a processor in communication with the user interface, vehicle interface, and navigation interface. The user interface is configured to present information to a driver of the vehicle and to accept input from the driver. The vehicle interface is configured to determine an amount of fuel remaining in the vehicle. The navigation interface is configured to determine a route of travel and determine positioning coordinates of the vehicle. The processor is configured to determine at least one candidate waypoint to add to the route of travel based on the amount of fuel remaining in the vehicle and driver preference factors.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for populating and/or animating a spatial visualization, such as a map, a timeline, and/or other 2D and/or 3D visual representations of locations. The spatial visualization may be populated with events extracted from a data source (e.g., real-time events, news events, social network events, etc.), and may include relationships between events (e.g., based upon time, location, contextual similarity (e.g., social network check-in events at a restaurant), events referencing one another (e.g., an article describing a first event may comprise a hyperlink to an article describing a second event) etc.). Filter criteria (e.g., date, event type, location, etc.) may be applied to events and/or relationships when populating the spatial visualization. A sequence of events and corresponding relationships may be animated within the spatial visualization (e.g., as the events unfold over a (user) designated period of time).

Abstract: A computer implemented method, computer program product and computer system for crowd detection. The computer system (1000) receives through an interface (1006) a plurality of user generated data records from a social media data storage (SMDS1, SMDS2) component, wherein a user generated data record comprises a text portion. A location extract (1001) extracts location information from a subset of the user generated data records being associated with geographic locations. A time identifier (1002) identifies in the subset time information being associated with the extracted location information. A trained machine learning system (1004) an indicator for crowd formation, wherein the indicator is an output of the machine learning system in response to an input pair of associated location information and time information.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for populating and/or animating a spatial visualization, such as a map, a timeline, and/or other 2D and/or 3D visual representations of locations. The spatial visualization may be populated with events extracted from a data source (e.g., real-time events, news events, social network events, etc.), and may include relationships between events (e.g., based upon time, location, contextual similarity (e.g., social network check-in events at a restaurant), events referencing one another (e.g., an article describing a first event may comprise a hyperlink to an article describing a second event) etc.). Filter criteria (e.g., date, event type, location, etc.) may be applied to events and/or relationships when populating the spatial visualization. A sequence of events and corresponding relationships may be animated within the spatial visualization (e.g., as the events unfold over a (user) designated period of time).

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and systems for event detection. The computer system for event detection includes an interface component configured to receive data entries from a social media data storage wherein the data entries have associated time values and location values. The received data entries are stored in a data storage component. A cluster creator of a clustering component can create a cluster with cluster data entries wherein the cluster data entries are received data entries having time values within a range of a time interval and having location values within a range of a location interval. A cluster evaluator can then determine a cluster value for the cluster by computing an event-specific cluster feature vector as input to a machine learning algorithm wherein the machine learning algorithm calculates the cluster value. If the cluster value exceeds an event detection threshold value an event is detected.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, computer program product and computer system for crowd detection. The computer system (1000) receives through an interface (1006) a plurality of user generated data records from a social media data storage (SMDS1, SMDS2) component, wherein a user generated data record comprises a text portion. A location extractor (1001) extracts location information from a subset of the user generated data records being associated with geographic locations. A time identifier (1002) identifies in the subset time information being associated with the extracted location information. A trained machine learning system (1004) an indicator for crowd formation, wherein the indicator is an output of the machine learning system in response to an input pair of associated location information and time information.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for populating and/or animating a spatial visualization, such as a map, a timeline, and/or other 2D and/or 3D visual representations of locations. The spatial visualization may be populated with events extracted from a data source (e.g., real-time events, news events, social network events, etc.), and may include relationships between events (e.g., based upon time, location, contextual similarity (e.g., social network check-in events at a restaurant), events referencing one another (e.g., an article describing a first event may comprise a hyperlink to an article describing a second event) etc.). Filter criteria (e.g., date, event type, location, etc.) may be applied to events and/or relationships when populating the spatial visualization. A sequence of events and corresponding relationships may be animated within the spatial visualization (e.g., as the events unfold over a (user) designated period of time).

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for populating and/or animating a spatial visualization, such as a map, a timeline, and/or other 2D and/or 3D visual representations of locations. The spatial visualization may be populated with events extracted from a data source (e.g., real-time events, news events, social network events, etc.), and may include relationships between events (e.g., based upon time, location, contextual similarity (e.g., social network check-in events at a restaurant), events referencing one another (e.g., an article describing a first event may comprise a hyperlink to an article describing a second event) etc.). Filter criteria (e.g., date, event type, location, etc.) may be applied to events and/or relationships when populating the spatial visualization. A sequence of events and corresponding relationships may be animated within the spatial visualization (e.g., as the events unfold over a (user) designated period of time).

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for populating and/or animating a spatial visualization, such as a map, a timeline, and/or other 2D and/or 3D visual representations of locations. The spatial visualization may be populated with events extracted from a data source (e.g., real-time events, news events, social network events, etc.), and may include relationships between events (e.g., based upon time, location, contextual similarity (e.g., social network check-in events at a restaurant), events referencing one another (e.g., an article describing a first event may comprise a hyperlink to an article describing a second event) etc.). Filter criteria (e.g., date, event type, location, etc.) may be applied to events and/or relationships when populating the spatial visualization. A sequence of events and corresponding relationships may be animated within the spatial visualization (e.g., as the events unfold over a (user) designated period of time).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plastic component having a visible part that is made in one single layer from a plastic molding compound and that comprises a transparent or translucent matrix, and having a light source that comprises one or more lamp elements, situated under the surface of the visible part. The visible part is implemented as essentially opaque in relation to daylight and transparent or translucent in relation to the light emitted by the lamp elements. The visible part also contains admixed effect pigments and defines a surface appearance image which, when the light source is inactive, essentially corresponds to the surface appearance image of the remaining wall of an object in which the plastic component is installed and which, when the light source is active, is essentially determined by the light source activity.

Abstract: The invention relates according to a first aspect to a sealing strip (11) for vehicle windows and according to a second aspect to a use of thermoplastics for producing such multilayered sealing strips (11), which comprise at least a first, elastic layer (12) made of a thermoplastic elastomer and a second, harder layer (13), the first layer (12) being implemented to exert a sealing function between a construction element (14) of the vehicle and a surface (15,15?) of a windowpane (16) movable in relation to the sealing strip (11), and the second layer (13) being implemented as a visible cover for at least the largest, otherwise visible part of the first layer (12), and the first layer (12) and the second layer (13) being bonded to one another over essentially the entire length of the sealing strip (11). The sealing strips (11) as well as the use according to the invention are characterized in that the second layer (13) is made of a transparent or translucent polyamide.

Abstract: Relates to the use of a thermoplastic polymer molding compound for producing metallically coated light-reflecting components based on thermoplastics, which are suitable for operating temperatures of at least 200° C. The polymer molding compound used according to the present invention is characterized in that it comprises polyamides which are selected from a group which comprises homopolyamides, copolyamides, and mixtures (blends) made of homopolyamides and copolyamides and mixtures made of homopolyamides or copolyamides, these polyamides being selected from a group which comprises amorphous and transparent polyamides, and these polyamides having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 205° C. Light-reflecting components produced according to the use according to the present invention are suitable for operating temperatures of at least 200° C. and comprise reflectors for traveling lights of vehicles, for signal and lighting devices, and reflectors for solar collectors.

Abstract: Relates to the use of a thermoplastic polymer molding compound for producing metallically coated light-reflecting components based on thermoplastics, which are suitable for operating temperatures of at least 200° C. The polymer molding compound used according to the present invention is characterized in that it comprises polyamides which are selected from a group which comprises homopolyamides, copolyamides, and mixtures (blends) made of homopolyamides and copolyamides and mixtures made of homopolyamides or copolyamides, these polyamides being selected from a group which comprises amorphous and transparent polyamides, and these polyamides having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 205° C. Light-reflecting components produced according to the use according to the present invention are suitable for operating temperatures of at least 200° C. and comprise reflectors for traveling lights of vehicles, for signal and lighting devices, and reflectors for solar collectors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plastic component having a visible part that is made in one single layer from a plastic molding compound and that comprises a transparent or translucent matrix, and having a light source that comprises one or more lamp elements, situated under the surface of the visible part. The visible part is implemented as essentially opaque in relation to daylight and transparent or translucent in relation to the light emitted by the lamp elements. The visible part also contains admixed effect pigments and defines a surface appearance image which, when the light source is inactive, essentially corresponds to the surface appearance image of the remaining wall of an object in which the plastic component is installed and which, when the light source is active, is essentially determined by the light source activity.

Abstract: A method of producing polyamide nanocomposites from partially crystalline polyamides and organically modified layered silicates in a double screw extruder is disclosed, a first part of the polyamides being dosed into the extruder intake and melted and the organically modified layered silicate being admixed with the melt of the polyamides and then a second part of the polyamides being added to the mixture. The method according to the present invention is distinguished in that the resulting melt is subjected to filtration. Injection molded parts and vehicle driving illuminator reflectors made of the polyamide nanocomposite molding compound produced according to the present invention are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an injection molding method for manufacturing plastic parts from thermoplastically processible plastic molding materials with at least one exposed part (1) and at least one functional part (10), whereby the plastic molding material for the exposed part (1) comprises a transparent or translucent matrix with added effect pigments, and whereby the functional parts (10) can exhibit different physical and/or chemical plastic properties to the exposed parts (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for administering, in particular for creating and changing, identifying characteristics. During input of the new identifying characteristic by a user a check of the identifying characteristic is performed. Depending on the result of the check, a facility for termination of input of the new identifying characteristic is activated or deactivated as appropriate. The present invention substantially improves user-friendliness in the creation and changing of identifying characteristics, as failed attempts to input the new identifying characteristics are avoided.

Abstract: The invention refers to a procedure for storing data objects 210, 220, 230, 240 in the memory 200 of a smart card 100. To do this, general and application-specific data objects are defined using freely selectable security characteristics and access rights, which are filed in the memory of a smart card which is divided into several application-specific memory areas 110, 120 so that data objects with identical access conditions are located in one and the same memory area, irrespective of the application program 310, 320, 330 or smart card user 400 to which these data objects are allocated. All application programs and the smart card user can access the data objects irrespective of the corresponding access conditions. In this way, the re-issuing of smart cards in the case of later expansion of the file structure of the smart card for an application or the addition of extra applications is not necessary. The smart card user can allow any applications to store data on his smart card.