Abstract: A client viewer computing system may be configured to scan a plurality of business application computing systems that correspond to products and/or services provided by a business organization. The client view computing system may receive a customer identifier from an employee and, in response to the customer identifier, obtain information corresponding to the customer's interactions with the plurality of products and/or services offered by the business organization. Based on one or more customer attributes, the client viewer computing system may identify one or more products and/or services the customer for which the customer qualifies and display the identified opportunities on a customer centric viewer user interface.

Abstract: One example embodiment relates to a computer-implemented method including receiving from a user, via a network, data relating to an item to be listed for sale at an item price in an electronic marketplace. An interactive pricing page is presented to the user, the pricing page including one or more interface elements to receive a pricing structure relating to the item to be listed for sale, the one or more interface elements allowing the user to define, as part of the pricing structure, at least a first item price and one or more future price changes in the item price during an item listing period. The method includes displaying the item listing with at least the first item price in the electronic marketplace, and automatically changing, during the item listing period, the displayed item price based on the received pricing structure.

Abstract: A a three-dimensional model, a display module, a motion capture module and a perspective switch module is provided. The perspective switch module is respectively connected to the display module and the motion capture module. A preset-sized graphic displaying area is defined in the display module. The motion capture module changes the relative position between the graphic displaying area and the three-dimensional model according to the manipulation of the user. The perspective switch module adjusts the three-dimensional model according to the control instruction transmitted by the motion capture module. Simultaneously, the different graphic data are displayed within the graphic displaying area. The graphic data are the projections of the three-dimensional model in the plane of graphic displaying area.

Abstract: A system and method for virtually displaying on-line a gallery, a showroom, a store, a mall or any other room or space and the objects contained in said room or space, wherein the data displayed is comprised of a virtual reality data packet. The system displays still photographs of virtual reality shots and textual materials, and plays virtual reality video clips and audio stores about the room and/or the objects contained therein. Links are associated with each object and are stored external to the virtual reality data packet can be retrieved on demand from an external database for presentation of the viewer. The system also provides on-line controls that enable the viewer to move around the space, and a feature that enables a viewer to view an object from 360° around the object.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a tax refund loan or purchasing system for use in making loan or purchase decisions. The system is an integrated computer system capable of receiving, sending, processing, storing, manipulating financial information as part of an overall loan or purchase decision-making system. The system incorporates certain Internal Revenue Service debt information with certain non-Internal Revenue Service debt information in making loan or purchase decisions.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamic currency conversion and a server for an intermediary that transmits messages between participants of a transaction which requires currency conversion are provided. An exemplary method comprises determining that a transaction requires currency conversion, and obtaining at an intermediary a currency conversion rate for the currency conversion, wherein the intermediary transmits messages between participants of the transaction and where the messages enable each of the participants to perform their part in the transaction. The method also comprises facilitating the currency conversion using the currency conversion rate to obtain an amount of the transaction in a desired currency.

Abstract: The described technology displays, at a GUI, a graph of one or more financial curves having one or more actionable indicators indicative of one or more tradable events associated with modeling and/or trading at least one market asset or financial instrument at a financial marketplace. The one or more indicators display a current real-time market value of a tradable event associated with the market asset or financial instrument. Input is received at the GUI from a trader to perform an action associated with the financial curve. In response to receiving the input, the action is initiated and the results are displayed at the GUI.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods of automatically defining financial derivative instruments. For example, a computer-based method may include receiving, by a computing device, an input sequence including a sequence of a plurality of input tokens; and based on the input sequence, defining, by the computing device, a financial derivative instrument by determining, based on the plurality of input tokens, values of a plurality of parameters configuring the financial derivative instrument.

Abstract: A diversified composite portfolio can be formed by selecting a bundle of investment securities, correlating them according to a user specific risk tolerance value, and assigning relative portfolio performance metric to the components based on calculated risk tolerance value.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for optimizing processing of insurance claims. The method comprises one or more steps performed by an insurance data processing apparatus. The method comprises examining completeness of information in an insurance application form to avail insurance claims for an insured patient. Then, the information contained in the insurance application form is segmented into at least one of medical data and behavioural data of the insured patient. Next, one or more diseases from the medical data into a medical group and behavioural parameters from the behavioural data are classified into a behavioural group. The classification is performed using predefined one or more ontologies comprising medical ontologies and behavioural ontologies. Then, a relevancy of the insurance claims associated to the insured patient is verified based on the classification of the one or more diseases and the behavioural parameters.

Abstract: Delivery of a wrap package “on the fly” in reply to a vehicle onboard diagnostic (OBD) system triggered event. When a notice of the event is received, a wrap package, including custom content presented within a plurality of cards arranged in one or more linear sequences, is automatically authored. The custom content encompasses, but is not limited to, one or more media types, application functionality and/or e-commerce related services. In one embodiment, the custom content pertains to a specific code generated by the OBD system that corresponds to the event. In another embodiment, the triggered event is an accident.

Abstract: A time attendance tracking method is provided by which a hand-held device is set as a primary device and/or a secondary device based on inherent mobile identity of the hand-held device and operable in either a first mode and/or a second mode. The first mode permits the user to clock-in and/or clock-out for attendance recording for the user tied account while the second mode restricts the user to clock-in and/or clock-out for attendance recording for the user tied account.

Abstract: A method for a social media platform is described. In one embodiment, data that includes information associated with social media content is identified. A question is presented via a user interface. The question is based at least in part on one or more of the identified data, data provided by a moderator, and data gathered and sorted by category. A response to the user is provided based at least in part on receiving a user input or receiving no user input.

Abstract: A computer server system provides an online community for customers of a business entity. A first level feedback module provides visual feedback to each user in a user interface for the online community, which quantifies each user's interaction with the community. A notification module sends an electronic message to a user when the user's interaction is below a predefined threshold rate. A second level feedback module calculates second level metrics that quantify other users' evaluations of postings to the online community by a first user. Visual feedback of the second level metrics is provided. A third level feedback module awards a designated achievement badge to users whose interaction metrics exceed predefined threshold values, and displays the achievement badge in the user interface. The system promotes a high level of user participation in the online community and thereby contributes to a low cost of technical support provided by the business entity.

Abstract: Information can be provided in a convenient manner to help a user decide what events to attend. The information can include information regarding a popularity of the events. The popularity of the events can be based upon the number of people expected to attend, the number of the user's friends expected to attend, and/or the number of people fitting user-defined criteria who are expected to attend. The events for a user-specified time period can be shown on a map along with information representing the popularity of the events. Thus, the user can choose to attend those events in the user's area which are more popular. The map can be displayed on a user device, such as a cellular telephone. In this manner, the user can more readily attend those particular events which the user is more likely to enjoy.

Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying high usage periods are provided herein. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises obtaining usage data covering a period of time, wherein the usage data comprises a plurality of usage values, each usage value indicating an amount of a commodity consumed over a respective time interval. The method also comprises grouping the usage values into a plurality of groups, wherein each group corresponds to a different time period, and, for each group, computing usage for the group based on the usage values in the group. The method further comprises identifying a group from the plurality of groups having a largest computed usage.

Abstract: A bilateral service app for wine tracking and management includes, structurally, a service function device, which enables a sales side to track and manage information related to a user side, a linking device, which allows the user side to the wine information storage device to inquire information related to the wine, a data recording module, which records drinking condition of the user side in respect of the wine, and a user feedback module, which allows the user side to provide comments regarding the wine. With the above structure, the user side, before purchasing a bottle of wine, may connect, via the linking device, to the wine information storage device to inquire information related to the wine and may record the drinking condition of the wine in the data recording module and provide comments of the wine in the user feedback module.

Abstract: Systems and methods for sending messages to probable locations of users. A request for location information for a person for an effective time is received. Any travel information relating to the person is received from a plurality of sources. Any expense information related to the person is received. Any current schedule/delay information for scheduled travel services is received. Any possible locations of the person is determined using the travel information. Any probable locations of the person is determined using the any possible locations, expense information, or current schedule/delay information, or any combination thereof. A message is sent to a device utilized by the person if the person is at any probable locations that are of interest.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for enforcing licensing terms when distributing content via a container image running in a container. Upon receiving a request for a service from the container by the isolation code, where the isolation code limits, accounts and isolates resource usage of process groups, the commerce code application programming interfaces (APIs) of the isolation code read a key of the container. The key contains licensing terms applied to the component(s) (e.g., applications) of the container. The commerce code APIs will then confirm that the container is in compliance with those licensing terms. If the container is in compliance with the licensing terms, the container will be allowed to execute. Otherwise, the container will be prevented from executing. In this manner, the commerce code APIs can enforce the licensing terms, including restrictions and enforcement of payment to the licensor upon distributing content in the container.

Abstract: A facility for providing a registrability analysis for a user-provided potential trademark is described. The facility receives a proposed trademark and proposed goods and/or services from the user. The facility then applies a series of comparisons and analyses to determine which trademark applications or trademark registrations in a given trademark registry may pose registration risks, weights those risks according to a relative weighting model, and obtains an overall risk analysis for the proposed mark and goods and/or services. The facility reports the risk analysis and relevant results for the proposed mark and goods and/or services.

Abstract: A framework for facilitating the management of, and access to, external learning content within an organization is provided. In various embodiments, a computer system (or group of computer systems) implementing the framework can, e.g.: (1) import, into the organization's learning management system (LMS), metadata for external learning content items provided by an external content provider; (2) enable an organization administrator to assign each of the external learning content items to one or more users or programs/catalogs/curricula in the organization; (3) enable organization users to search for and launch their assigned external learning content items directly from the LMS; (4) automatically log the organization users into the external content provider systems as part of the item launch process; and (5) automatically track completion of the external learning content items.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and kits for an emergency planning system. In one aspect, a method includes selecting a geographic location, receiving an aerial representation of the geographic location, overlaying the aerial representation with at least one icon, generating location emergency data for the geographic location based on the aerial representation and the at least one icon overlay, and publishing the location emergency data. Other aspects include receiving an emergency request associated with the geographic location, querying at least one database for the location emergency data associated with the geographic location, receiving the location emergency data for the geographic location on at least one user device, condensed information sheets, materials sheets, preprinted icon sheets for overlaying aerial representation, accessing location emergency data on user device(s) by emergency services, and/or integration of GPS and/or other telemetry measurements.

Abstract: Disclosed are a device and/or a method of a hardware server and technical method to optimize printing location of distributed bulk mail. In one aspect, a mail pre-process server includes a processor, communicatively coupled with a memory, and a set of instructions to determine that a set of bulk-mailing requests from multiple mailers are each associated with a digital pre-print mail file. The set of instructions, when executed, determines that a logistical node is associated with certain ones of the destination addresses and whether the certain ones of the destination addresses satisfies a minimum bulk mailing quantity policy of the logistical node. Further, the mail pre-process server selects a first printing company near to the logistical node when the minimum bulk mailing quantity policy is satisfied. The mail pre-process server selects a second printing company near to an aggregated logistical node when the minimum bulk mailing quantity policy is unsatisfied.

Abstract: A method and device for searching in a touch-screen apparatus are provided. The method comprises steps of: displaying a floating control for selecting the content to be searched for on the user interface of the touch-screen apparatus, wherein the inner region of the floating control has a transparent background; receiving a gesture input on the screen of the touch-screen apparatus by a user for the floating control, and adjusting the position and shape of the floating control according to the received gesture until the floating control encircles the content to be searched for in the user interface; capturing the image encircled by the floating control in the user interface; recognizing the content to be searched for encircled in the captured image; calling a defined search interface for searching according to the type of recognized content to be searched for.

Abstract: A mobile electronic device is used to decode a printed correlation mark. The device receives an image of a printed correlation mark, identifies a decoding template, applies the template to detect hidden content within the printed correlation mark, and outputs an image of the detected hidden content on the display. The device may enhance the image before presenting it on the display.

Abstract: A method of detecting tampering in a compressed digital image includes extracting one or more neighboring joint density features from a digital image under scrutiny and extracting one or more neighboring joint density features from an original digital image. The digital image under scrutiny and the original digital image are decompressed into a spatial domain. Tampering in the digital image under scrutiny is detected based on at least one difference in a neighboring joint density feature of the digital image under scrutiny and a neighboring joint density feature of the original image. In some embodiments, detecting tampering in the digital image under scrutiny includes detecting down-recompression of at least a portion of the digital image. In some embodiments, detecting tampering in the digital image includes detecting inpainting forgery in the same quantization.

Abstract: Signal processing devices and methods estimate transforms between signals using a least squares technique. From a seed set of transform candidates, a direct least squares method applies a seed transform candidate to a reference signal and then measures correlation between the transformed reference signal and a suspect signal. For each candidate, update coordinates of reference signal features are identified in the suspect signal and provided as input to a least squares method to compute an update to the transform candidate. The method iterates so long as the update of the transform provides a better correlation. At the end of the process, the method identifies a transform or set of top transforms based on a further analysis of correlation, as well as other results.

Abstract: This disclosure describes an apparatus configured to process graphics data. The apparatus may include a fixed hardware pipeline configured to execute one or more functions on a current set of graphics data. The fixed hardware pipeline may include a plurality of stages including a bypassable portion of the plurality of stages. The apparatus may further include a shortcut circuit configured to route the current set of graphics data around the bypassable portion of the plurality of stages, and a controller positioned before the bypassable portion of the plurality of stages, the controller configured to selectively route the current set of graphics data to one of the shortcut circuit or the bypassable portion of the plurality of stages.

Abstract: A method for controlling operating time of an electronic device includes acquiring a facial image of a user, and a distance from the user to the electronic device. A facial zone from the facial image is recognized from the facial image, and a ratio is calculated between a size of the facial zone and a preset screen size of a display of the electronic device, and the distance between the user and the electronic device is acquired. When the user is determined not to be an adult based on analyses of the facial image and the acquired distance, the electronic device is turned off after a first determined duration.

Abstract: Real time feedback during move, resize or rotate actions in an electronic document is provided. During live drag actions, the layout shown during the action may be the layout produced when the object is dropped. Detection of slow performance of an application and aborting a redraw action as needed may be provided. A visual indication may be provided for helping users to see that an action is in progress, and thereby removing a perception that the application is failing to respond properly. Determining if a figure will not land in a current cursor/touch point position in a move action and a visual indication to help the user see where and why the figure may jump to a new location may also be provided. In addition, determining an attachment point for an object on a page comprising a table may also be provided.

Abstract: An apparatus, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: based on the determined age of a particular message in a displayed message thread, provide for a change in the intelligibility of at least part of the particular message with respect to one or more of: at least one of the other of the messages in the displayed message thread; and at least some of the other part of the particular message.

Abstract: A display control apparatus including: a creating unit that creates, from an image, a partial image of the image, and including in a center thereof an arbitrary viewpoint on the image; a display controller that displays, on a display, a display image including the image and a viewpoint listing image of a list of thumbnails of plural of the partial images; and an accepting unit that accepts input indicating a change of the image in the display image, according to operation on the image or the viewpoint listing image. The display controller changes the image in the display image according to the input, and changes a sequential order of the thumbnails in the viewpoint listing image such that a thumbnail of the partial image corresponding to a region of the image to be newly displayed according to the input is displayed at a predetermined position in the viewpoint listing image.

Abstract: Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe adaptively scaling a user interface based on detection of a display size associated with a connected processing device. A display size associated with a connected processing device is detected. A display class is determined based on the detected display size. A user interface for an application is launched based on the determined display class. Other examples are also described.

Abstract: A screen control method executed by a computer includes: acquiring an image; executing recognition processing to specify a first direction from a top of a head to a chin in a face region of a user extracted from the image when the face region is detected; when the first direction is not specified in the recognition processing, determining a second direction based on given operation by the user; and setting a display direction of a screen displayed on a display based on the second direction.

Abstract: Technologies are generally described to correct color smear in an image generated using a sequential color system. In some examples, a correction system for see-through displays may use inertial movement data to compute the relative motion of the visual backdrop to correct color amplitudes and reduce or eliminate motion-caused color smear. A system according to embodiments may compute the angular motion of the background from inertial inputs, compute the pixel-angle equivalent motion time, and apply sequential color balancing across a time that corresponds to the pixel-angle motion time.

Abstract: Structure aware image denoising and noise variance estimation techniques are described. In one or more implementations, structure-aware denoising is described which may take into account a structure of patches as part of the denoising operations. This may be used to select one or more reference patches for a pixel based on a structure of the patch, may be used to compute weights for patches that are to be used to denoised a pixel based on similarity of the patches, and so on. Additionally, implementations are described to estimate noise variance in an image using a map of patches of an image to identify regions having pixels having a variance that is below a threshold. The patches from the one or more regions may then be used to estimate noise variance for the image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a structure index calculation unit that calculates a structure index that is an index of magnitude of variation of a pixel value in a predetermined range around a target pixel of an input image, with respect to each target pixel; a high frequency component extraction unit that extracts a high frequency structure index that is a high frequency component of the structure index; a smoothing unit that calculates a smoothed structure index obtained by smoothing the structure index, with respect to the each target pixel; a flatness index calculation unit that calculates a synthesis index obtained by synthesizing the smoothed structure index and the high frequency structure index, as a flatness index of the target pixel; and a noise reduction unit that performs a noise reduction process of the target pixel in accordance with the flatness index.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a content-adaptive photo-enhancement recommender that produces multiple enhanced images based on content and color layout parameters derived from related high-quality images are disclosed. In some embodiments, a user-uploaded image is enhanced based on parameters learned from high-quality images similar in content to the user-uploaded image and obtained using content-based image retrieval techniques.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including a preprocessor configured to determine, based on an input image signal being input, a calculation range of calculation of detecting a direction of an edge in an image which the input image signal represents; and an edge direction detection unit configured to perform calculation within the calculation range determined based on the input image signal and detect the direction of the edge.

Abstract: An apparatus generates pixel data in a display. RGB pixel data is received corresponding to a target pixel of an image. A local adaption level is determined for the RGB pixel data representing perceived brightness of the RGB pixel data. The local adaption level is modified to generate a modified local adaption level. A transfer curve is generated based on the modified local adaption level and the transfer curve is applied to the input RGB pixel data. A local dimming value is generated to drive a light source driver of the display based on RGB pixel data for each of the pixels in the local dimming block and RGBW pixel data for each of the pixels in the local dimming block.

Abstract: To analyze a tyre surface, a 3D elevational image is captured, which is formed of pixels representing points on the surface. Each point is assigned a grey-level value proportional to its elevation relative to a surface level. Based on the elevations in the elevational image, an orientational image is formed showing elevation gradients of the surface. In the orientational image, which is formed of pixels representing points on the surface, each point is assigned a grey-level value proportional to an angle formed with a direction given by a projection in an image plane of a non-zero norm vector substantially corresponding, at this point, to a gradient vector tangent to the surface and oriented in a direction of greatest slope. A filtered image is determined by transforming the orientational image using a filter to select areas that include structures similar to those in a reference orientational image of a blow hole.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, one of two connectors, and a circuit board on which the other of the connectors is mounted are prepared. The one of the connectors has an engagement portion. The other of the connectors has an elastically deformable engagement detent. The engagement detent can go over the engagement portion and be engaged with the engagement portion. One of the connectors is fitted to the other of the connectors. A portion of the electric equipment is imaged by a camera. A piece of data which changes is measured from an obtained picture image. A deformation of the engagement detent occurs with going-up of the engagement detent onto the engagement portion. Whether or not the connectors are properly fitted is determined. Fitting of the connectors is performed again when it is determined that the connectors are not properly fitted.

Abstract: At least some example embodiments disclose a device and a method for determining a landmark of an image. The device may compare, to a key landmark set as a reference landmark, a first candidate landmark detected from a region of interest (ROI) of an input image and a second candidate landmark tracked from a previous frame, and determine a landmark similar to the key landmark to be a final landmark.

Abstract: An image registration method includes acquiring first image data for a target object that includes first coordinate information; acquiring second image data for the target object that includes second coordinate information, by using a probe; and registering the first image data with the second image data, using the first coordinate information and the second coordinate information. According to the image registration method, image registration between a plurality of pieces of volume data adjusted so that their coordinate axes correspond to each other is performed, whereby a high-quality registered image may be quickly and simply obtained.

Abstract: The present invention disposes a plurality of measuring marks on a dummy region having a seal line to detect a position and a width of the seal line during a fabrication process of a liquid crystal display device and then process can be terminated without further processes in case of bad quality of the seal line, thereby process delay and cost may be minimized.

Abstract: At least some embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of optical fiber splicing and the evaluation of resulting splice joints. In an embodiment, the present invention is an apparatus for evaluating the integrity of a mechanical splice joint, and comprises a light source, digital video camera, digital signal processor, and visual indicator, wherein the apparatus connects to the test connector and the digital signal processor analyzes digital images of the scatter light from at least a portion of the test connector.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a video processing method and apparatus, which belong to the field of data processing technologies. The method includes: acquiring at least one three-dimensional image, and obtaining a to-be-processed video; parsing the to-be-processed video, to obtain at least two video images; fusing each three-dimensional image with each video image separately, to obtain fused video images; and synthesizing the fused video images into a video, to obtain a processed video. The present disclosure separately fuses each acquired three-dimensional image with each video image obtained by parsing an acquired to-be-processed video, and synthesizes fused video images into a video, to obtain a processed video, which implements adding a three-dimensional image to a video, and enables a processed video to display a three-dimensional image, thereby expanding an application range of video processing, and enriching display effects of the processed video.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a crack data collection apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a detector, a calculator and a storage unit. The acquisition unit acquires an image obtained by photographing an inspection object region for a crack in a structure. The detector detects a crack pixel group included in the inspection object region from the image. The calculator successively sets turning points from a starting point to an end point on a contour of the crack pixel group, and calculates positions of the starting point, the turning points, and the end point and a vector of each of the points as crack data, The storage unit stores the crack data.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a crack data collection method includes acquiring an image obtained by photographing an inspection object region for a crack in a structure, detecting a crack pixel group included in the inspection object region from the image, successively setting turning points from a starting point to an end point on a contour of the crack pixel group, and analyzing and collecting positions of the starting point, the turning points, and the end point and a vector of each of the points, as crack data.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of processing an image in a diagnostic apparatus 100 of diagnosing a disease using a captured image of an affected area, comprising: a memorizing step of memorizing the captured image (Step S12), and a processing step of processing the captured image memorized (Step S13), wherein in the processing step a region to be diagnosed is subjected to a highlighting process with a specified color thereof maintained.