Abstract: Technologies for interacting with a user to identify an unrecognizable object include an autonomous device that is configured to obtain environmental data indicative of an environment, detect an object in the environment using the environmental data, determine, in response to detecting the object, whether the object is recognizable, activate, in response to determining that the object is not recognizable, a light source, indicate the object using the light source, query a user using the light source and a natural language query output with an audio device, receive a user response indicative of an object identity, and update a recognizable object database in response to a receipt of the user response to associate the object identity with the object.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to improve robot object recognition. An example apparatus includes a visual object recognizer to obtain a visual identifier associated with a target object, and a recognizable object model generator to generate a model of the target object based on mapping an image of the target object to classifier information corresponding to the visual identifier.

Abstract: An embodiment of a semiconductor package apparatus may include technology to perform run-time analysis of inputs and outputs of a machine learning model of an inference engine, detect an activity indicative of an attempt to retrieve the machine learning model based on the run-time analysis, and perform one or more preventive actions upon detection of the activity indicative of the attempted model retrieval. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for an adaptive display for preventing motion sickness are described herein. In an example, an adaptive display system is adapted to determine, such as from sensor information, movement of a vehicle. The sensor information may be obtained from sensors installed in the vehicle. The adaptive display system may display, to a passenger of the vehicle, visual content that changes orientation in correspondence to the movement of the vehicle. The adaptive display system may be further adapted to determine a gaze direction of the passenger and display the visual content in the gaze direction of the passenger. The adaptive display system may be further adapted to obtain physiological data about the passenger and determine the passenger is experiencing motion sickness.

Abstract: Herein is disclosed a vehicle-to-vehicle charge transfer system, comprising a charging cable, configured to connect a first electric vehicle to a second electric vehicle; and a donation control unit, configured to receive one or more vehicle charge transfer parameters from the second vehicle; and transfer an electric charge from the first electric vehicle to the second electric vehicle along the charging cable according to the one or more received vehicle charge transfer parameters.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to protect sensitive information in video collaboration systems are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes an analytics engine to recognize a feature in a first frame of a first video stream, a policy enforcer to apply an obscuration policy to the recognized feature to identify whether to mask the recognized feature, and a masker to obscure the recognized feature in the first frame to form a second frame in a second video stream.

Abstract: A circuit includes a first communication interface configured to receive first sensor data from a stationary sensor. The first sensor data include a result of a first sensing of a local environment of the stationary sensor performed by the stationary sensor. The circuit may further include a second communication interface configured to receive second sensor data from an unmanned aerial vehicle. The second sensor data include a result of a second sensing of at least a portion of the local environment of the stationary sensor performed by a sensor of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The circuit may further include one or a plurality of processors configured to compare the first sensor data and the second sensor data and to classify the at least one stationary sensor based on a result of the comparison.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems, or methods for mixed reality with chemical sense response are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus for a mixed reality computing with chemical sense response may include monitor logic and distribution logic. The monitor logic may collect data about a user's response to a first set of stimulations to represent an actual chemical sense response by the user with respect to the first set of stimulations. Based on the collected data, a variance between the actual chemical sense response by the user with respect to the first set of stimulations, and a desired chemical sense response for the user with respect to the first set of stimulations may be determined. The distribution logic, including circuitry, may deliver to the user a second set of stimulations. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed.

Abstract: A system, article, and method of reflection suppression for image processing by detecting undesired reflected objects in an image.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and techniques to self-sustain a wireless network. A wireless base station and a mobile wireless extender are provided. The wireless base station can provide a wireless network. Furthermore, the mobile wireless extended can navigate within an environment to extend the wireless network provided by the wireless base station.

Abstract: A system and method for real-time alteration of media content based on stress monitoring is disclosed. A computer system present a single media content item in two distinct content streams to a first and second user. Using sensor generated data the computer system measures at least one user response indicator for the first and second user and estimates a stress level for the first and second users. The computer system determines whether the estimated stress level for the first user exceeds a first predetermined stress threshold. In accordance with a determination that the estimated stress level for the first user exceeds a first predetermined stress threshold the computer system alters the first stream of the presented media content item to modify the particular portion of the media content item associated with the estimated stress level for the first user.

Abstract: A system and method for providing arrays of distributed recording devices supporting black box data retention on transports are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: a main black box data retention device on a transport for recording transport data including operational and status data of the transport while in operation, the main black box data retention device including a wireless data transmission device; and an array of distributed wireless recording devices on the transport and in wireless data communication with the main black box data retention device, each distributed wireless recording device of the array including: a power supply; a wireless data receiver; a non-volatile memory device; and a control unit to receive the transport data from the main black box data retention device via the wireless data receiver and to store the transport data into the non-volatile memory device.

Abstract: In an example, there is disclosed a computing apparatus having one or more logic elements forming a non-encrypted flow processor engine; and one or more logic elements forming a service selection engine, wherein the one or more logic elements include a trusted execution environment (TEE), and wherein the service selection engine is operable to; receive from the flow processor engine an encrypted payload; determine that the encrypted payload satisfies at least one selection criterion; and provide a notification of satisfaction to the flow engine. There is further disclosed a method of performing the operations disclosed, and one or more computer-readable mediums having stored thereon executable instructions to perform the method.

Abstract: A system and method for real-time alteration of media content based on stress monitoring is disclosed. A computer system present a single media content item in two distinct content streams to a first and second user. Using sensor generated data the computer system measures at least one user response indicator for the first and second user and estimates a stress level for the first and second users. The computer system determines whether the estimated stress level for the first user exceeds a first predetermined stress threshold. In accordance with a determination that the estimated stress level for the first user exceeds a first predetermined stress threshold the computer system alters the first stream of the presented media content item to modify the particular portion of the media content item associated with the estimated stress level for the first user.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to generate voices for artificial speech are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a component storing an identifier, the identifier uniquely identifying the apparatus from a plurality of apparatus, an artificial speech generator to generate a first artificial speech signal representing text, the first artificial speech signal generated based on the identifier, the first artificial speech signal audibly different from artificial speech signals generated by respective ones of the plurality of apparatus for the text, and an output device to output an audible signal representing the first artificial speech signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods here may be used for authorizing network access including using by a server computer with a processor and memory, for receiving, through the gateway support node, a request to access the first network associated with the gateway support node from a client device, wherein the request includes a client device identifier, sending a validation request of the client device identifier to the data storage server, receiving a validation response based on previously registered client device identifier information and previously registered credential information from a second network, from the data storage server and sending authorization approval to the gateway support node for the client device access request to the first network.

Abstract: In embodiments, apparatuses, methods, and storage media may be described for identifying a quick response (QR) image. A QR control code (QRCC) may be identified in the QR image based on a QR tag in the image. Based on the QRCC, a control command of an apparatus may be identified. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Generally, this disclosure provides systems, devices, methods and computer readable media for an audio device with noise interference mitigation capability. The audio device may include an interference detection module to detect an interfering voice audio signal received from an interfering audio source. The device may also include an interference identification module to identify the interfering audio source. The device may further include an impact estimation module to estimate an impact of the interfering voice audio signal on a user of the audio device and a communication module to transmit a volume correction request to the interfering audio source. The volume correction request may be based on the identification and the estimated impact. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Measurement exchange networks and protocols to exchange measurements of a parameter amongst devices (e.g., IoT devices), select the best measurement(s), accuracy/precision-wise, and determine a process variable for a control system based on the selected best measurement(s). A device may select a peer-provided best measurement to output as the process variable in place of a local measurement, and/or compute the process variable from multiple best measurements (e.g., local and/or peer-provided measurements). Metadata may be used to select a measurement(s) and/or to increase reliability/trust of exchanged data. In this way, each device of an exchange group/network may obtain the highest measurement accuracy of all available collocated sensors with little or no additional processing or cloud connectivity.

Abstract: Providing peer-to-peer network security includes collecting, by a local trusted network device, local trust data related to behavior of the local trusted network device, receiving, by one or more remote trusted network devices, additional trust data for the local trusted network device, calculating a combined trust score for the local trusted network device based on the local trust data and additional trust data, and modifying activity of the local trusted network device based on the combined trust score.