Abstract: Techniques for emotion detection and content delivery are described. In one embodiment, for example, an emotion detection component may identify at least one type of emotion associated with at least one detected emotion characteristic. A storage component may store the identified emotion type. An application programming interface (API) component may receive a request from one or more applications for emotion type and, in response to the request, return the identified emotion type. The one or more applications may identify content for display based upon the identified emotion type. The identification of content for display by the one or more applications based upon the identified emotion type may include searching among a plurality of content items, each content item being associated with one or more emotion type. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for holding the generation of alarm and congratulatory messages. One method includes an operation for capturing motion data using an activity tracking device. Intervals during a day are identified, each interval including a start and an end time, and a near-end time being defined between the start and end times. Another operation is for generating a first notification for display on the activity tracking device when the near-end time of the current interval is reached and the steps taken by the user during the current interval is less than a goal of a predetermined number of steps. Further, the method includes operations for receiving a hold command with a hold period, and for suspending the generation of the first notification during the hold period. After the hold period expires, the generation of the first notification is resumed without requiring user input.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for gait analysis of a subject. The method includes obtaining visual data from an image capture device positioned in front of or behind the subject, the plurality of image frames capturing at least one gait cycle of the gait of the subject, detecting one or more prescribed features within the plurality of image frames, analyzing each of the plurality of image frames to detect cross-frame stability of the one or more prescribed features, and segmenting the gait of the subject into at least one gait cycle based at least in part on the detected cross-frame stability of the one or more prescribed features.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gait recognition method based on deep learning, which comprises recognizing an identity of a person in a video according to the gait thereof through dual-channel convolutional neural networks sharing weights by means of the strong learning capability of the deep learning convolutional neural network. Said method is quite robust to gait changes across a large view, which can effectively solve the problem of low precision in cross-view gait recognition existing with the prior art gait recognition technology. Said method can be widely used in scenarios having video monitors, such as security monitoring in airports and supermarkets, person recognition, criminal detection, etc.

Abstract: Techniques for assigning context to a digitally captured image, and for manipulating recognized data fields within such image. In an exemplary embodiment, a context of an image may be assigned based on, e.g., user input or pattern recognition. Based on the assigned context, recognized data fields within the image may be manipulated according to context-specific processing. In an aspect, processing specific to a sales receipt context may automatically manipulate certain data, e.g., calculate updated sales tax and subtotals based on user-designated fields, and display the automatically calculated data in an output receipt. Fields not designated by the user may be selectively concealed in the output receipt for privacy. Further aspects disclose processing techniques specific to other contexts such as restaurant menu, store shelf, and fillable form contexts.

Abstract: A method for grading spatial painting, apparatus and system for grading spatial painting are proposed. The method includes: generating a first spatial pattern; recording a moving trace and a plurality of moving parameters of an electronic apparatus and transforming the recorded moving trace into a second spatial pattern; calculating a similarity between the first and the second spatial pattern; and calculating a grade for completing the second spatial pattern according to the moving parameters and the similarity.

Abstract: A detection system for detecting an eye gaze of a subject includes an image sensor configured to generate an image by capturing reflected light from a subject side irradiated with light from a light source; and a processor. The processor is configured to extract a region from the image, the region having an intensity of the reflected light which is equal to or larger than a specific value, when there are two or more regions, as a extraction result of the region, in which a first region having a characteristic indicating movement over time coexist with a second region having another characteristic indicating no movement over time, determine the first region as a corneal reflection, and detect the eye gaze of the subject based on the corneal reflection.

Abstract: Apparatus for identifying a person who wishes to receive information, where identifying information for each of a plurality of registered individuals is stored in a database, calls for capturing images of an individual requesting information, and determining whether this individual is the same as one of the registered individuals. The stored identifying information includes images of a unique, observable biologic identifier on a body portion of each registered individual. The specificity of the identification process is enhanced by storing registered examples of altered biological information in the database, by allowing the information provider to induce an alteration in a biologic identifier of a requesting person at the time of the request, and by comparing the altered requesting person information to stored information.

Abstract: An authentication method executed by a processor included in an electronic device, the authentication method includes setting a plurality of gaze points on a screen of the electronic device such that an order for the gaze points is determined; capturing a plurality of images of an eye at the gaze points, when the eye gazes at the gaze points according to the order; detecting an iris from each of the images of the eye; calculating an exposure amount of the iris in each of the images of the eye; and releasing restriction of operation on the electronic device, when it is determined that a pattern of the iris agrees with a previously registered template and the exposure amount of the iris agrees with a previously registered value.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for determining and alerting a user as to whether an object will successfully scan before the post-processing of the scan data. In embodiments, before post-processing of the scan data begins, the scan data is processed by a machine learning algorithm which is able to determine whether and/or how likely the scan data is to return an accurate scanned reproduction of the scanned object. The machine learning algorithm may also suggest new positions for the object in the environment where the scan is more likely to be successful.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device and a video recording method thereof. The electronic device may select multiple first image frames acquired by an image acquisition apparatus during a first time period after a recording start command is input, may select multiple second image frames acquired during a second time period before input of a recording end command corresponding to the recording start command after the first time period, and may generate a video including the selected image frames.

Abstract: An image processing device including an image sequence acquisition section that acquires an image sequence that includes a plurality of images; and a processing section that performs an image summarization process that deletes some of the plurality of images included in the image sequence acquired by the image sequence acquisition section to acquire a summary image sequence. The processing section detecting a scene change from the image sequence, setting a partial image sequence that includes images among the plurality of images included in the image sequence based on the detected scene change, selecting a reference image and a determination target image from the partial image sequence, and determining whether or not the determination target image can be deleted based on deformation information about the reference image and the determination target image.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and processor-readable media for detecting the side window of a vehicle. A spatial probability map can be calculated, which includes data indicative of likely side window locations of a vehicle in an image. A side window detector can be run with respect to the image of the vehicle to determine detection scores. The detection scores can be weighted based on the spatial probability map. A detected region of interest can be extracted from the image as extracted image patch. An image classification can then be performed with respect to the extracted patch to provide a classification that indicates whether or not a passenger is in the vehicle or no-passenger is in the vehicle.

Abstract: A method for computer-aided recognition of a transport container being empty is provided. The method includes capturing image data of a region of the transport container; determining a contour pattern, which represents the transport container, using the image data; determining a deviation variable, which represents a deviation of the contour pattern from at least one reference pattern, wherein the at least one reference pattern represents an empty transport container; and outputting a signal if the deviation variable satisfies a predefined criterion.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise a method and apparatus for an on-vehicle camera system capable of calibrating the camera's orientation (i.e. pitch, yaw, roll angles) in relation to the vehicle's coordinate system utilizing normally-encountered imagery. The method and apparatus may comprise utilizing an image processor to detect features from pixel data of image frames, match features, provide an estimated orientation, and validate the orientation. A system utilizing the method and apparatus may transmit the camera's orientation with respect to the vehicle coordinate system to a peripheral system.

Abstract: A method is described for interpreting a surrounding environment of a vehicle. The method includes a step of providing an image of the surrounding environment of the vehicle, a step of forming an item of relational information using a first position of a first object in the image and a second position of a second object in the image, the item of relational information representing a spatial relation between the first object and the second object in the surrounding environment of the vehicle, and a step of use of the item of relational information in order to interpret the surrounding environment of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method of estimating a time to collision (TTC) of a vehicle with an object comprising: acquiring a plurality of images of the object; and determining a TTC from the images that is responsive to a relative velocity and relative acceleration between the vehicle and the object.

Abstract: A navigation system for a parking area comprises a plurality of nodes and a server communicating with the nodes. Each node comprises a camera capturing images of the parking area and a low power radio transmitting a radio signal. The server analyzes the images to propose a parking space and provides an arrival sequence of waypoints to the parking space. Each of the waypoints comprises strength and time of flight values of the radio signals.

Abstract: A method and system to determine whether a traffic light applies to a vehicle. Traffic light count, visibility duration and spatial position are analyzed to determine the applicability of a traffic light to a vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a license plate number input device and a method therefor. The license plate number input device according to the present invention comprises: a characteristic information extraction unit for extracting characteristic information on a license plate from a vehicle image; a keypad provision unit for providing at least one input keypad on the basis of the extracted characteristic information; and an out unit for displaying input information input by a user through the provided input keypad. The license plate number input device according to the present invention is expected to have the effect of allowing a user to input license plate number quickly and easily by providing an image of a license plate region and an input keypad on the basis of characteristic information extracted from a vehicle image.

Abstract: High quality, high contrast images of an iris and the face of a person are acquired in rapid succession in either sequence by a single sensor and one or more illuminators, preferably within less than one second of each other, by changing the data acquisition settings or illumination settings between each acquisition.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method of visual saliency estimation comprising receiving an input sequence of image frames. Each image frame has one or more channels, and each channel has one or more pixels. The method further comprises, for each channel of each image frame, generating corresponding neural spiking data based on a pixel intensity of each pixel of the channel, generating a corresponding multi-scale data structure based on the corresponding neural spiking data, and extracting a corresponding map of features from the corresponding multi-scale data structure. The multi-scale data structure comprises one or more data layers, wherein each data layer represents a spike representation of pixel intensities of a channel at a corresponding scale. The method further comprises encoding each map of features extracted as neural spikes.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a unifying unit, a memory, a storing unit, a setting unit, a selecting unit, an extracting, and a determining unit. The unifying unit unifies images of identification target regions cut out from, a learning image. The memory stores a learning model. The storing unit stores identification target images converted into images of different image sizes. The setting unit sets a position and a size of a candidate region which is likely to include an identification target object of an identification target image. The selecting unit selects an identification target image of an image size with which the size of the cut-out candidate region is closest to the fixed size. The extracting unit extracts the information. The determining unit determines a target object included in the image of the candidate region.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer-implemented method that receives a digital image input, the digital image input containing one or more dynamic salient objects arranged over a background. The method also includes performing a tracking operation, the tracking operation identifying the dynamic salient object over one or more frames of the digital image input as the dynamic salient object moves over the background. The method further includes performing a clustering operation, in parallel with the tracking operation, on the digital image input, the clustering operation identifying boundary conditions of the dynamic salient object. Additionally, the method includes combining a first output from the tracking operation and a second output from the clustering operation to generate a third output. The method further includes performing a segmentation operation on the third output, the segmentation operation extracting the dynamic salient object from the digital image input.

Abstract: Systems and methods for characterizing an obscurant and imaging a target are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of imaging a target includes characterizing at least one obscurant present in an environment, and determining, based on the at least one characterized obscurant, one or more of the following: one or more wavelengths corresponding to the at least one obscurant, a polarization state corresponding to the at least one obscurant, and a sensor exposure time corresponding to the at least one obscurant. The method further includes adjusting one or more parameters of an imagining system based at least in part on a characterization of the at least one obscurant.

Abstract: A method of using image comparison techniques to identify locations to be visited by an officer during a guard tour is disclosed. A reference image is created for each location to be visited by the officer during the guard tour. When the officer is at a location to be visited during a guard tour, the officer utilizes a portable wireless device, such as a smartphone, to display the reference image of the location and the live preview image of the location produced by the smartphone superimposed on one another. Image comparison software analyzes the live preview image being produced by the smartphone relative to the reference image.

Abstract: A digital image and a text string is received. The text string can be processed to identify at least a time frame and determine whether the time frame is a future time frame or a past time frame. How at least one element of the first digital image will change or has changed during the time frame can be predicted. At least one reference digital image can be generated, the reference digital image including at least one change to the at least one element corresponding to how the at least one element will change or has changed during the time frame. The reference digital image to each of a plurality of other digital images. A correlation parameter can be assigned to each of the plurality of other digital images. A portion of the plurality of other digital images having highest correlation parameters can be output for presentation to a user.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, for determining fine-grained image similarity. In one aspect, a method includes training an image embedding function on image triplets by selecting image triplets of first, second and third images; generating, by the image embedding function, a first, second and third representations of the features of the first, second and third images; determining, based on the first representation of features and the second representation of features, a first similarity measure for the first image to the second image; determining, based on the first representation of features and the third representation of features, a second similarity measure for the first image to the third image; determining, based on the first and second similarity measures, a performance measure of the image embedding function for the image triplet; and adjusting the parameter weights of the image embedding function based on the performance measures for the image triplets.

Abstract: A system and method are suited for assessing video performance analysis. A computer graphics engine clones real-world data in a virtual world by decomposing the real-world data into visual components and objects in one or more object categories and populates the virtual world with virtual visual components and virtual objects. A scripting component controls the virtual visual components and the virtual objects in the virtual world based on the set of real-world data. A synthetic clone of the video sequence is generated based on the script controlling the virtual visual components and the virtual objects. The real-world data is compared with the synthetic clone of the video sequence and a transferability of conclusions from the virtual world to the real-world is assessed based on this comparison.

Abstract: A variation of scale-invariant feature transform (SIFT) based on pooling gradient orientations across different domain sizes, in addition to spatial locations. The resulting descriptor is called DSP-SIFT, and it outperforms other methods in wide-baseline matching benchmarks, including those based on convolutional neural networks, despite having the same dimension of SIFT and requiring no training. Problems of local representation of imaging data are also addressed as computation of minimal sufficient statistics that are invariant to nuisance variability induced by viewpoint and illumination. A sampling-based and a point-estimate based approximation of such representations are described.

Abstract: A neural network system that includes: multiple subnetworks that includes: a first subnetwork including multiple first modules, each first module including: a pass-through convolutional layer configured to process the subnetwork input for the first subnetwork to generate a pass-through output; an average pooling stack of neural network layers that collectively processes the subnetwork input for the first subnetwork to generate an average pooling output; a first stack of convolutional neural network layers configured to collectively process the subnetwork input for the first subnetwork to generate a first stack output; a second stack of convolutional neural network layers that are configured to collectively process the subnetwork input for the first subnetwork to generate a second stack output; and a concatenation layer configured to concatenate the pass-through output, the average pooling output, the first stack output, and the second stack output to generate a first module output for the first module.

Abstract: An RFID label processing system for processing base webs comprises a conveyor device configured to feed a base web along a predetermined conveyor path. The base web includes a sequence of processing segments, with each processing segment forming an RFID label. The processing system further comprises at least two processing modules which are arranged adjacent to the conveyor path, wherein the processing modules are spaced apart by a variable distance. At least one sensor module is configured to determine the position of the processing segments on the base web along the predetermined conveyor path and to output a segment position signal, so that a positioning module that is coupled to at least one of the processing modules and the sensor module may be configured to displace the at least one of the processing modules along the predetermined conveyor path depending on the value of the segment position signal.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a mobile apparatus includes: a communication unit that performs wireless communication with an image processing apparatus; a first receiving unit that receives information indicating that printing is in progress from the image processing apparatus; a second receiving unit that receives information indicating that printing is completed from the image processing apparatus; and an output unit. When a connection state in the wireless communication with the image processing apparatus or a distance to the image processing apparatus satisfies a predetermined condition after the information indicating that printing is in progress is received from the image processing apparatus and before the information indicating that printing is completed is received from the image processing apparatus, the output unit outputs a message indicating that a printout output by the image processing apparatus is forgotten to be taken.

Abstract: A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes a color management unit having a hash table to store input colors and corresponding output colors and a lookup table (LUT). The printing system also includes one or more processors to reinitialize the hash table based on a hash table time and a interpolation time derived from concurrent real time measurements.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a first interpretation unit configured to generate intermediate data of a page by interpreting print data, a second interpretation unit configured to generate intermediate data of another page by interpreting the print data, and a controller configured to perform, according to a specific print setting command indicating that a specific process is to be performed on all pages, control such that the specific process is performed on all the pages. The controller performs the control if the specific print setting command is included in a specific page.

Abstract: A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes an interpreter module to generate Tagged Object Bit-plane data corresponding to drawing objects for each colorant of a device color space during rasterization a print job data and a common buffer to store the Tagged Object Bit-plane data for each colorant.

Abstract: A tape printing apparatus includes an input unit for performing editing, a temporary storage unit configured to temporarily store editing information being edited by the tape printing apparatus, and an editing-information transmitting unit configured to transmit the editing information to a portable terminal when a first operation button included in the input unit is operated in a state in which the editing information is stored in the temporary storage unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an engine including circuitry that expands first image data, converts the expanded first image data into second image data in a format printable by the image forming apparatus, adds a positioning element to the second image data, the positioning element to be used for correcting positions of a first image and a second image, and controls a mechanical system of the image forming apparatus to print the second image data.

Abstract: A method of enhancing quality of an image object included in a compound document, and an apparatus for performing the method are provided. The method includes receiving a request to print a compound document including an image object, merging parts corresponding to the image object from among data corresponding to the compound document and enhancing the quality of the image object, and encoding data corresponding to the compound document by using a printer control language (PCL) and outputting the encoded data.

Abstract: A tape printing apparatus includes an input unit for inputting information, a posture determining unit configured to determine an apparatus posture, and an operation-mode setting unit configured to set an operation mode in one of a first mode for receiving printing data from an external apparatus and a second mode for generating printing data on the basis of the information input from the input unit without receiving the printing data from the external apparatus. The operation-mode setting unit sets the operation mode according to the apparatus posture determined by the posture determining unit.

Abstract: An image forming system identifies a user's operation for changing a set value related to a processing of the image forming apparatus or the post-processing apparatus. When the set value is changed during a continuous output operation of the image forming system, the image forming system causes the image forming apparatus and the post-processing apparatus to continue the continuous output operation while reflecting the changed set value. The image forming system Detects a predetermined change related to the processing by referring back to a time when the user's operation is identified, and causes the image forming apparatus and the post-processing apparatus to re-output papers that have been output from a time when the predetermined change occurred to a time when the changed set value was reflected.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein describe a multi-dimensional code storage and transfer system. The system gets electrical power from the flash light of a typical smart device, and displays a time-varying multi-dimensional code which can be captured and decoded by the smart device. The system can be made by printed electronics technology.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system and a method for decoding QR codes in complex scenes, a system and a method for generating multi-layer color QR codes and applications enabled by the systems and methods. The method for decoding a QR code may include detecting rough locations of the QR code by a learning-based QR code detector which is pre-trained off-line; localizing finder patterns and alignment patterns within each detected location; correcting geometric distortion of each QR code, based on the localized finder patterns and alignment patterns; restoring a color of each data module within each corrected QR code by a learning-based classifier; and decoding the QR code from each restored QR code. The application also discloses a system and a method to determine the optimal setting parameters for creating a multi-layer QR code to fulfill the user's requirements. Some applications enabled by these systems and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A stored value card and carrier system, including an optional carrier, an inactive stored value card attached to the carrier, and a label, in which the label is removably adhered to at least a portion of the stored value card and at least a portion of the carrier, and the label is capable of indicating removal from the stored value card and the carrier or other tampering.

Abstract: A portable data carrier has a contactless interface which serves for transmitting energy and data between the data carrier and an external terminal. A first chip serves for processing the data and is supplied with energy and data by the contactless interface. The data carrier comprises a body which is at least partly light-transmissive at least on one area, wherein the data carrier has a light source which extends areally at least over a part of the area of the data carrier and emits light uniformly or non-uniformly over the areal extension.

Abstract: The present invention provides for an RFID transponder, suitable for use in a wristband, which has a non-uniform loop that provides a staple RF environment between the wrist and the transponder; a tuning capacitor for minimizing the overall transponder link; a single transmission line for fine tunings; and an asymmetric location of the RFID IC and capacitor for accommodating needs for specified “keep out” areas for packaging.

Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that includes an antenna having a spiral form disposed on a major surface of a flexible substrate is described. The RFID tag includes a first terminal disposed at a first end of the antenna and a second terminal disposed at the second end of the antenna. The RFID tag may include a pad portion along the length of the antenna between the first and second ends for mounting an integrated circuit. Except for the pad portion, a radius of curvature of the antenna along at least 90 percent of a length of the antenna between the first and second ends is greater than about 0.1 mm and less than about 10 mm.

Abstract: A card body for a data carrier comprises at least a first and a second foil. The first foil comprises a first light-conducting areal region of a light-conducting material and a first opaque areal region of an opaque material adjoining the first light-conducting areal region. The second foil comprises a second light-conducting areal region of a light-conducting material adjacent to a second opaque areal region. The first and second foils are arranged lying one above the other areally. The first and second foils are aligned such that the first and second light-conducting areal regions form an overlap region. The card body comprises a first cover foil configured to be opaque and arranged above the first foil. The transition from the first and second light-conducting areal regions to the first and second opaque areal regions has light-scattering particles.

Abstract: The disclosed technology addresses the need in the art for a board embedded with an electronic device. In some embodiments, a board can be embedded with a Radio Frequency Emitting Device (RFED). The board can comprise at least a first layer and a second layer. The first layer can be made of a first paper based composite material and include at least a first enclosed cavity storing a RFED, wherein at least a portion of the first layer is coated with a moisture resistant material. The first layer can be affixed to the second layer that is made of a second material different than the first material, wherein at least a portion of the second layer is coated with the moisture resistant material.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a core layer for an information carrying card, resulting information carrying card, and methods of making the same. A core layer for an information carrying card comprises at least one thermoplastic layer, an inlay layer, and a crosslinked polymer composition. The inlay layer comprises at least one electronic component configured to display a one time passcode (OTP). The crosslinked polymer composition is disposed over the at least one thermoplastic layer and contacting the inlayer layer.