Patents Issued in November 21, 2017
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Patent number: 9824477Abstract: A system and method for creatively directing a promotional campaign comprised of photos or videos captured by a plurality of remote contributors. The method may comprise creating, via a graphical user interface of a computing device, a list of shot templates for desired photos or videos, each shot template comprising shot specifications. The shot specifications may comprise a description of a desired subject of the shot template and one or more desired camera settings. The method may then comprise generating a notification regarding the list of shot templates from the graphical user interface, sending the notification to an image capture device of one or more of the plurality of remote contributors, and displaying the list of shot templates on the image capture device.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Super 6 LLCInventor: Scott McDonald
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Patent number: 9824478Abstract: Technologies are described herein for dynamically remapping components of a virtual skeleton to enhance the control and appearance of an avatar. Embodiments disclosed herein may remap components of the virtual skeleton if a need for an enhancement, replacement or correction is identified. For example, one or more components of a virtual skeleton, e.g., a joint, hand, arm or leg, may be remapped with modeled components if the component is distorted, missing or incomplete. Components of a virtual skeleton may be remapped with modeled components if enhancements, augmentations, corrections or special effects are desired. A remapped skeleton defining one or more modeled components may be generated from model data. The remapped skeleton may be used to drive user-controlled animations having enhanced movement and appearance characteristics. In addition to driving user-controlled animations, the remapped skeleton may be used to drive robotic devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Christopher Richard Marlow, Eike Jens Umlauf, Andrew John Preston
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Patent number: 9824479Abstract: The present invention relates to rendering texts in a natural language, namely to manipulating a text in a natural language to generate an image or animation corresponding to this text. The invention is unique mainly in that a sequence of animations is selected, semantically corresponding to a given text. Given a set of animations and a text, the invention makes it possible to compare the sequence of these animations to this text. It is unique in that text templates are used and an optimum sequence of these templates is determined. The idea of the template-based text rendering consists in that the text is manipulated to generate an image or animation with the aid of searching correspondences to a limited number of predefined templates. An animation according to certain style is selected in compliance with each template. Animations are sequentially combined into a single sequence of video images.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Inventors: Timur N. Bekmambetov, Sergei V. Kuzmin, Anton A. Novosyolov
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Patent number: 9824480Abstract: In applications that display a representation of a user, it may be reasonable to insert a pre-canned animation rather than animating a user's captured motion. For example, in a tennis swing, the ball toss and take back in a serve could be a pre-canned animation, whereas the actual forward swing may be mapped from the user's gestures. An animation of a user's gestures can be chained together into sequences with pre-canned animations, where animation blending techniques can provide for a smoother transition between the animation types. Techniques for blending animations, that may comprise determining boundaries and transition points between pre-canned animations and animations based on captured motion, may improve animation efficiency. Gesture history, including joint position, velocity, and acceleration, can be used to determine user intent, seed parameters for subsequent animations and game control, and determine the subsequent gestures to initiate.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kevin Geisner, Relja Markovic, Stephen Gilchrist Latta, Gregory Nelson Snook
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Patent number: 9824481Abstract: Techniques describe tagging visual data (e.g., image and/or video data) with wireless and sensor measurement information by a mobile device. Tagged visual data may be sent to a server, such as a crowdsourcing server. Techniques further describe receiving visual data from a device, wherein the visual data is tagged with information comprising source identifying information associated with an at least one signal emitting device, identifying at least one visual feature from the visual data, determining a coordinate on a map at which the visual data was acquired based on identifying the at least one visual feature from the visual data, and associating the coordinate on the map with the information associated with the at least one signal emitting device.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Ayman Fawzy Naguib, Hui Chao, Saumitra Mohan Das
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Patent number: 9824482Abstract: Techniques for displaying a 3d map view of a 3d geographical map are provided. A database stores data which defines the 3d geographical map in a layered hierarchy comprising data layers which can be individually rendered for the 3d map view. The database comprises a data layer of a digital terrain model which is modelling a terrain surface and a data layer of a 3d road network comprising 3d road elements. A processor is configured for selecting specific data layers of the database in response to a resolution setting of the 3d map view and to render the 3d map view using the selected specific data layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBHInventors: Peter Kunath, Vladimir Ivanov, Viktor Samokhin, Alexey Pryakhin, Marek Strassenburg-Kleciak
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Patent number: 9824483Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving first data representing a first physical object that has three dimensions. The first data may be stored, by a computer processor, as a first digital object representing the first physical object. Storing the first data may include storing a representation of the first data in a first plurality of layers. Each layer of the first plurality of layers may include a first plurality of cells. Each cell of the first plurality of cells may have one of: a first value indicating that the first physical object exists in a physical space corresponding to a position of the cell, and a second value indicating that the first physical object does not exist in the physical space corresponding to the position of the cell.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: Philip G. Emma
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Patent number: 9824484Abstract: Allocation of memory registers for shaders by a processor is described herein. For each shader, registers are allocated based on the shader's level of complexity. Simpler shader instances are restricted to a smaller number of memory registers. More complex shader instances are allotted more registers. To do so, developers' high level shading level (HLSL) language includes template classes of shaders that can later be replaced by complex or simple versions of the shader. The HLSL is converted to bytecode that can be used to rasterize pixels on a computing device.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Michael V. Oneppo, Craig Peeper, Andrew L. Bliss, John L. Rapp, Mark M. Lacey
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Patent number: 9824485Abstract: Presenting a view based on a virtual viewpoint in a three dimensional (3D) scene. The 3D scene may be presented by at least one display, which includes displaying at least one stereoscopic image of the 3D scene by the display(s). The 3D scene may be presented according to a first viewpoint. A virtual viewpoint may be determined within the 3D scene that is different than the first viewpoint. The view of the 3D scene may be presented on the display(s) according to the virtual viewpoint and/or the first view point. The presentation of the view of the 3D scene is performed concurrently with presenting the 3D scene.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: zSpace, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Vesely, Alan S. Gray
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Patent number: 9824486Abstract: A method and system is proposed to create a generative model to interpolate any view of a planar scene given a sequence of reference views and a synthesis view that is optimized by the marginalization of photometric regulation, and geometric registration parameters. According to one aspect of the claimed subject matter, a technique is proposed to combine information from varying input camera poses. Planar homography based image super resolution in free view interpolation for planar structure is applied to the combined information. Non-redundant information is combined in such a manner that the high resolution and free view problems in traditional 2D based image-based rendering techniques are overcome.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jie Hu, Chang Wen Chen, Dongqing Zhang, Hong Heather Yu
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Patent number: 9824487Abstract: A luminance computation apparatus obtains information of light sources defined in a scene that is rendered, and defines a stochastic function used to determine whether or not to use a light source in a luminance computation for an object that is a predetermined distance from the light source corresponding to a luminance attenuation function in accordance with a distance from the light source for each of the light sources that are defined; The apparatus determines for each of the defined light sources a stochastic effective area of the light source based on the stochastic function for the respective defined light source, and performs a luminance computation for the predetermined object in the scene based on the stochastic function and the attenuation function of a light source for which the determined stochastic effective area is included in the object.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.Inventor: Yusuke Tokuyoshi
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Patent number: 9824488Abstract: Systems and methods for rendering 2D grids using texture mapping and fragment shaders.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATIONInventor: Venkatraman Viswanathan
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Patent number: 9824489Abstract: A grading and monitoring system that evaluates a quality of index of a neighborhood via satellite images in described. The system utilizes a fuzzy-logic rule based technique in determining the quality of the neighborhood. The crisp input parameters that define the characteristics of a neighborhood are first fuzzified and based on a set of rules that are obtained from an experts knowledge, an output fuzzy set of type-2 is obtained. Further, the output fuzzy set is aggregated and type-reduced to obtain an output crisp value corresponding to the neighborhoods quality. The system also monitors changes in the neighborhood quality in predetermined time intervals.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Umm Al-Qura UniversityInventors: Hassan M. Khormi, Majid Saeed Almaraashi
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Patent number: 9824490Abstract: In one embodiment, an augmented view is generated that accounts for dynamically changing terrain surface at a site. A sensor captures live georeferenced terrain surface topography for the site. A camera captures an image of the site. Further, a tracking system determines a georeferenced camera pose of the camera. An augmented reality application aligns a georeferenced three-dimensional (3-D) model for the site with the live georeferenced terrain surface topography. Then, using at least the captured image, the georeferenced camera pose, the georeferenced 3-D model and live georeferenced terrain surface topography, the augmented reality application creates an augmented view of the site that shows graphical representations of subsurface features. At least a portion of the graphical representations are dynamically conformed to the contours of the terrain surface in the image based on the live georeferenced terrain surface topography.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Bentley Systems, IncorporatedInventors: Stéphane Côté, Ian Létourneau, Jade Marcoux-Ouellet
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Patent number: 9824491Abstract: A method for generating a personalized scaffold for an individual includes acquiring images of an anatomy of interest corresponding to an intended scaffold location and acquiring test results related to the anatomy of interest. One or more functional specifications are generated based on the images and test results and one or more scaffold parameters are selected based on the functional specifications. A final scaffold may then be generated using the one or more scaffold parameters.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbHInventors: Sasa Grbic, Dorin Comaniciu
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Patent number: 9824492Abstract: Techniques for generating a hollow model from a medical image are disclosed herein. In an example, a hollow model may be created within a medical imaging visualization application through the generation of a mask of an interior space of a segmented anatomical structure, the extrusion of a shell mask from the mask of the interior space, and the generation of a visualization of the shell mask within the medical imaging visualization application. For example, the mask may be provided as a layer in the medical imaging visualization application, allowing a user to visualize the produced shell mask of the hollow model from the perspective of the medical imaging. In further examples, the hollow model generation techniques may be used with techniques for shell region modifications, variable shell thickness, multiple shell layer, and trimming of shell endpoints.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Vital Images, Inc.Inventors: Samuel W. Peterson, Pascal Salazar-Ferrer, Yan Yang
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Patent number: 9824493Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for quadrilateral mesh generation. The system includes one or more data processors and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The data processors are configured to: receive a geometric structure representing a physical object; determine a directional field; determine a size field; select one or more locations from a region of the geometric structure, the locations being associated with local data; and generate one or more quadrilateral mesh elements based at least in part on the directional field, the size field, and the local data. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is configured to store data related to the structure, data related to the directional field, data related to the size field, and the local data.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Ansys, Inc.Inventors: James Chen, Wa Kwok, Gunay Orbay, Bertrand Pellenard, Shailendra Rawat, Joseph Tristano
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Patent number: 9824494Abstract: Techniques are provided for repairing a polygon mesh that represents a three-dimensional surface, the repaired mesh comprising explicit regions that are preserved from the original mesh and implicit regions that are modified from the mesh repair operation. The explicit and implicit regions that comprise the hybrid surface meet along a “cut path” which can be located by identifying the elements of the volumetric grid where the implicit and explicit surfaces diverge. These elements comprise a path of marching cubes having faces that intersect the polygon elements of the explicit surface along the cut path. In certain embodiments the path between these intersections is selected so as to reduce deviation from the marching cube face and the path length. Once a preferred cut path is selected, the polygons that comprise the explicit surface are subdivided to conform to the cut path.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Byungmoon Kim, Ondrej Stava
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Patent number: 9824495Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for compositing an augmented reality scene, the methods including the steps of extracting, by an extraction component into a memory of a data-processing machine, at least one object from a real-world image detected by a sensing device; geometrically reconstructing at least one virtual model from at least one object; and compositing AR content from at least one virtual model in order to augment the AR content on the real-world image, thereby creating AR scene. Preferably, the method further includes; extracting at least one annotation from the real-world image into the memory of the data-processing machine for modifying at least one virtual model according to at least one annotation. Preferably, the method further includes: interacting with AR scene by modifying AR content based on modification of at least one object and/or at least one annotation in the real-world image.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2009Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Netanel Hagbi, Oriel Y. Bergig, Jihad A. Elsana
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Patent number: 9824496Abstract: In an information display system, an information apparatus includes a target information storage section that stores target information to be published by the information apparatus and an extraction section that extracts the target information from the target information storage section on the basis of user information that is information regarding a user of a head mounted display device, and the head mounted display device includes an information generating section that generates information for additional presentation for providing the augmented reality to the user using the target information acquired from the information apparatus and an image display section that enables the user to view the generated information for additional presentation as a virtual image.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Fusashi Kimura
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Patent number: 9824497Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to an information processing apparatus comprising at least one processor configured to execute instructions to generate a superimposition parameter corresponding to superimposing virtual information on a real space based on a spatial position of a marker projected on the real space by an input apparatus, and cause a display section to display the virtual information superimposed on the real space according to the spatial position relationship while the marker is detectable and continue the display of the virtual information superimposed on the real space after the marker is undetectable according to a last detected spatial position of the marker.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuro Goto, Masatoshi Ueno, Kenichi Kabasawa, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Daisuke Kawakami, Shinobu Kuriya, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Hisako Sugano
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Patent number: 9824498Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for the presentation of images in a head-mounted display (HMD). One HMD includes a screen, a processor, inertial sensors, a motion tracker module, and a display adjuster module. The motion tracker tracks motion of the HMD based on inertial data from the inertial sensors, and the display adjuster produces modified display data for an image frame to be scanned to the screen if the motion of the HMD is greater than a threshold amount of motion. The display data includes pixel values to be scanned to rows in sequential order, and the modified display data includes adjusted pixel values for pixels in a current pixel row of the image frame to compensate for the distance traveled by the HMD during a time elapsed between scanning a first pixel row of the image frame and scanning the current pixel row of the image frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventor: Dominic S Mallinson
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Patent number: 9824499Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a visible-light camera configured to collect a visible-light image of a physical space, a surface sensor configured to measure one or more surface parameters of the physical space, a see-through display configured to visually present an augmentation image while light from the physical space passes through the see-through display to a user eye, and an augmented-reality engine. The augmented-reality engine may be configured to identify a surface of the physical space from the one or more measured surface parameters, compose a mixed-reality image that includes the augmentation image overlaid on the visible-light image, and visually present, via the see-through display, the mixed-reality image in alignment with the identified surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Shawn Crispin Wright, Dan Osborn, Alberto E. Cerriteno, Bofan Hsu, Evan Jones, Joe Thompson, Forest Woodcroft Gouin, Megan Saunders
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Patent number: 9824500Abstract: Examples are disclosed for controlling virtual object placement and movement in a physical space as viewed on or through a display. An example method includes receiving a count indicating a number of occupancy transitions over time for a plurality of regions in the physical space, displaying a virtual object in an initial location selected based on the counts for each of the plurality of regions in the physical space, and determining an updated location of the virtual object in the physical space as viewed on or through the display based at least on the initial location of the virtual object and the counts for each of the plurality regions in the physical space. The example method further includes displaying the virtual object in the updated location, the virtual object being controlled to move in the physical space based at least on movements of physical objects through the physical space.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventor: Michael John Schoenberg
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Patent number: 9824501Abstract: Interference-based augmented reality hosting platforms are presented. Hosting platforms can include networking nodes capable of analyzing a digital representation of scene to derive interference among elements of the scene. The hosting platform utilizes the interference to adjust the presence of augmented reality objects within an augmented reality experience. Elements of a scene can constructively interfere, enhancing presence of augmented reality objects; or destructively interfere, suppressing presence of augmented reality objects.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Nant Holdings IP, LLCInventor: Patrick Soon-Shiong
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Patent number: 9824502Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for three-dimensional model customization for avatar animation using a sketch image selection are generally described herein. A method for rendering a three-dimensional model may include presenting a plurality of sketch images to a user on a user interface, and receiving a selection of sketch images from the plurality of sketch images to compose a face. The method may include rendering the face as a three-dimensional model, the three-dimensional model for use as an avatar.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Xiaofeng Tong, Qiang Eric Li, Yangzhou Du, Wenlong Li
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Patent number: 9824503Abstract: A system and method for obtaining a composite image by combining multiple sub-images are provided. In some embodiments, the method may include retrieving overlapping images corresponding to sub-images including 3D volume data, generating two-dimensional (2D) projection images and pixel maps based on the overlapping images, performing one or more registrations based on the 2D projection images and the pixel maps, calibrating the sub-images based on the results of the registration(s), and fusing the sub-images to produce a composite image. In some embodiments, the method may include setting a plurality of parameters relating to an X-radiation source or a radiation detector based on a preliminary number of exposures and a preliminary exposure region, controlling, based on at least one of the plurality of parameters, a motion of the X-radiation source or a motion of the radiation detector to capture a plurality of sub-images, and combining the plurality of sub-images.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Wenjun Yu, Xiangcui Jin, Yang Hu, Haifeng Xiao, Hongwei Chen, Wei Wang
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Patent number: 9824504Abstract: A payment transaction between a passenger and a driver may be processed using a mobile device of the passenger and a mobile device of the driver. For example, the mobile device of the passenger and the mobile device of the driver may be associated for processing the payment transaction. Fare data for a ride that is offered by the driver may be received from the mobile device that is associated with the driver and payment data for the passenger may be received from the mobile device that is associated with the passenger. A payment processing server may cause the payment transaction to be processed.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Square, Inc.Inventors: Paul Aaron, Shawn Morel, Xuancong Wen, Louie Mantia, Daniel Scrivner, Robert Andersen, Jack Dorsey, Christopher Clark
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Patent number: 9824505Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for improving the frequency of attempting and successfully completing one or more on-board diagnostic routines. Engine operating conditions are predicted based on a vehicle operator's driving pattern and routines are initiated if the predicted conditions match the conditions required for performing the routine. If the conditions do not match, entry and/or execution conditions of the routine are adjusted to better match the predicted conditions, so as to enable the routine to be attempted.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Fling Tseng, Imad Hassan Makki, Robert Roy Jentz, Aed M. Dudar, Dimitar Petrov Filev, John Ottavio Michelini
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Patent number: 9824506Abstract: Various embodiments of an apparatus, system and method for transmitting and indicating a fault in a combination vehicle are disclosed. A first towed vehicle controller comprises a processor with control logic capable of receiving fault messages and status messages on an associated vehicle communications bus; determining the status and faults of the first towed vehicle; and transmitting fault messages and status messages on the associated vehicle communications bus. When the control logic receives a fault message from an associated second towed vehicle controller on the associated vehicle communications bus at a second period in time, the control logic transmits the fault message of the associated second towed vehicle controller to the associated vehicle communications bus at a first period in time, different than the second period in time.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLCInventor: Daniel P. Zula
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Patent number: 9824507Abstract: A vehicular diagnostic communications system, and components thereof, are provided for an apparatus and technique for communicating vehicular diagnostic information over a cellphone network. The system includes a code reader having a vehicle diagnostic port connector for receiving vehicle diagnostic information from the vehicle diagnostic port. The code reader also has a local connectivity network circuit for communicating vehicle diagnostic information between the vehicle diagnostic port connector and a local connectivity circuit. A cellphone is arranged in communication with the local connectivity network for communicating vehicle diagnostic information between the code reader and a cellular telephone network.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Innova Electronics CorporationInventor: Ieon C. Chen
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Patent number: 9824508Abstract: The present invention is generally related to monitoring and remotely accessing the environmental and operating parameters on a vehicle such as a bus, train, subway, taxi, ride share, airplane, ferry, hyper loop, or other transit vehicle, although applications are not so limited. Embodiments of the present invention including mounting sensors, that communicate data over a network, on the inside and externally to vehicles such that the sensor data can be: monitored and viewed remotely; monitored or viewed by transit patrons using the vehicle; and monitored and viewed by the driver on a driver control unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Cubic CorporationInventors: Thomas Busch-Sorensen, Rasheed Behrooznia
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Patent number: 9824509Abstract: The disclosure includes a system and method for providing security or fault tolerance support for an automobile or an element of an automobile. The system may include an automobile component that is communicatively coupled to a processor of an automobile. The automobile component may include a non-transitory memory storing data that is modifiable during a runtime by a middleware component of the automobile to cause the automobile to operate in compliance with one or more of a new security requirement and a new fault tolerance requirement. The data may be configured so that modification of the data affects performance of the automobile component relative to one or more of the new security requirement and the new fault tolerance requirement. The data may be modified by the middleware component at the runtime based on a set of predetermined configurations for the data that was determined at a design time.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Inventors: Huafeng Yu, Bowen Zheng
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Patent number: 9824510Abstract: A vehicle operation sensing system includes an operation sensor, a fixture sensor, and a vehicle operation sensing unit. The operation sensor is an acceleration sensor fixed to an operation member, and sensing an acceleration generated in the operation member at least in a gravitational acceleration direction. The operation member has one end fixed to a vehicle and the other end a position of which is displaced in the gravitational acceleration direction when the operation member is operated. The fixture sensor is an acceleration sensor used at a position unchanging part of the vehicle, and sensing an acceleration generated in the vehicle at least in the gravitational acceleration direction. The vehicle operation sensing unit has an operation sensing part sensing an operation of the operation member by using a sensing result of the fixture sensor as an object to be compared with a sensing result of the operation sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Takahisa Yamashiro, Seigou Kumabe
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Patent number: 9824511Abstract: Methods and systems for diagnosing vehicle systems using vehicle sounds, vibrations, or both, are provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises one or more sensors and a processor. The one or more sensors are configured to measure a sound, a vibration, or both, produced by one or more vehicle components. The processor is coupled to the one or more sensors. The processor is configured to compare the measured sound, vibration, or both with an expected sound for the one or more vehicle components, generating a comparison; and diagnose a vehicle system or device using the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Frank C. Valeri, Scott M. Reilly, Roger C. Barlow, Jr.
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Patent number: 9824512Abstract: A system comprising a processor is programmed to receive, from a plurality of vehicles, sets of diagnostic test data relating to a performed diagnostic test. Each set of diagnostic test data includes a test output value and one or more corresponding test condition values. The processor is further programmed to select some of the test output values based on selecting a function to relate the test output value to test output values from different sets of diagnostic data. The processor is further programmed to provide the test output value and the corresponding test conditions values as input to the selected function to obtain a plurality of scaled test output values; and generate an adjustment to the diagnostic test based at least in part on the scaled test output values.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Fling Finn Tseng, Imad Hassan Makki, Pankaj Kumar, Aed M. Dudar, Robert Roy Jentz
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Patent number: 9824513Abstract: A method is provided for verifying proper operation of a left elevator tab disposed at an end portion of a left elevator of an aircraft and a right elevator tab disposed at an end portion of a right elevator of the aircraft. Because proper operation of the elevator tabs cannot be directly verified by existing aircraft instrument, the operation of the elevator tabs can be indirectly verified by analyzing flight data of the aircraft. After identification of a verification event, in which the elevator tabs move relative to the elevators, the positions of the left elevator and right elevator can be measured, and differences in the positions of the left elevator and right elevator can indicate proper operation of the left and right elevator tabs.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: UNITED AIRLINES, INC.Inventors: Paul Bowman, Ryan Nurnberger
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Patent number: 9824514Abstract: Apparatus for applying geographical limitations to control actions of a security system is described. The apparatus receive location data from a user device, determines whether location data has the user device within a predetermined distance range from the security system and cause a message to be sent to the security system to perform the control action specified in the request when the processor determines that the user device is within the predetermined distance range.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbHInventor: Joseph E. Hauhn
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Patent number: 9824515Abstract: Physical access to secure areas is automatically performed based on presence or detection of a wireless device. When a wireless cellular device is detected by a network serving a secure building, a unique identifier of the wireless cellular device is obtained. The identifier of the wireless cellular device may be compared to electronic calendars. If a matching calendar entry is determined, then the wireless cellular device is calendared to meet an employee or tenant inside the building. Physical access may thus be automatically granted, based on possession of a recognized cellular device.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Craig Arthur Klein, Gregory O. Harp, Joseph Eric Sineath
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Patent number: 9824517Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for identifying assets (e.g., mobile assets and/or personnel assets). In one embodiment, a mobile asset can be uniquely identified from RFID tags. In another embodiment, mobile assets and personnel assets can be identified from captured image data. After identification, it can be determined whether the asset (e.g., mobile asset and/or personnel asset) is authorized for one or more activities and a corresponding perceivable indication can be generated.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Carl M Skonberg, Ernest J. Pyzocha, Jr., Andrew J. Hill, III, Bobby J. McFarland
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Patent number: 9824518Abstract: There is provided an information processing system that includes an information processing terminal equipped with an IC chip capable of non-contact communication with a reader/writer, a data provider device that stores a first data record for creating service data, and a control information processing device that creates the service data and transmits the service data to the information processing terminal. The information processing terminal includes a terminal communication portion that acquires the first data record from the data provider device and transmits the first data record to the control information processing device. The control information processing device includes a control communication portion that receives the first data record, a control storage portion that stores a second data record for creating the service data, and a data creation portion that creates the service data based on the first data record and the second data record.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: FeliCa Networks, Inc.Inventors: Naoto Tobita, Shigeki Wakasa, Makoto Daicho, Hiroaki Yamada
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Patent number: 9824519Abstract: There are provided in embodiments of the present disclosure an electronic lock and an electronic lock recognizing method. The electronic lock comprises: an acquisition module, a storage module and a processing module; the acquisition module is configured to acquire first depth information of a user; and the processing module is configured to compare the first depth information with second depth information of the storage module, and determine that the user is a household member if the first depth information is consistent with the second depth information.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jingyu Zhang
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Patent number: 9824520Abstract: An electronic voting method and system implemented in a portable device (1) that improves voting transparency and speed, encouraging participation in the voting process, comprised of registering an identifier code of the portable device (1) used by the voter to vote, associating said identifier to the voter's identity; selecting a Code A by the voter from a first plurality of random codes (20a) received in the portable device (1) and a Code B from a second plurality of random codes (20b) received in the portable device (1); casting the vote in a voting interface (30a) associating it with the random code B selected by the voter, where said association is called voting set (10b); issuing the identifier of the portable device in an identifier interface (40a) associating it with random code A selected by the voter, where said association is called identifier set (10a); sending via a network (5) to the at least one server (6) the voting information that is comprised of at least two separate batches of information,Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Inventor: Cesar Ramon Juan Correa Parker
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Patent number: 9824521Abstract: A drawer 72 includes a coin container receiving unit 74 and a plurality of types of coin containers 76a, 76b having different shapes, each of the coin containers 76a, 76b can be placed in the coin container receiving unit 74, and wherein a number of the coin containers 76a, 76b installed in the drawer 72 is changeable according to a combination of the types of the coin containers 76a, 76b placed in the coin container receiving unit 74.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Tatsuo Nagoya, Kazuhiko Takahashi, Kenichiro Akita
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Patent number: 9824522Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a vending machine for enabling a transaction between a user and one of a plurality of remote sources. Vending machine may include a communication interface communicatively coupled with each source. Vending machine may include an input interface for receiving an input regarding the selection of a source. Vending machine may include a speaker and a microphone for audio communication with selected source, as well as a display for providing information related to the transaction from selected source. Vending machine may include a processor that transmits an indication that a source has been selected and establishes, via the communication interface, audio communication. Processor may receive, via the communication interface, a control command from selected source directing a hardware peripheral of vending machine to perform a function. Processor may receive an issuance authorization from selected source. The issuance authorization may cause a transaction item to be issued.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Cubic CorporationInventors: Gavin R. Smith, Jon Packham, Steffen Reymann
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Patent number: 9824523Abstract: Gaming apparatus and methods of conducting a wagering game of chance. A gaming machine is disclosed which is configured for mutually concurrent play of a plurality of games of chance on a single display screen. A method of conducting a wagering activity includes providing a player with a plurality of differing games of chance, at least some of which are mutually concurrently playable on a single screen display of a gaming device and enabling mutually concurrent play of the plurality of differing games of chance on the single screen display. Various other gaming machine configurations and methods of play related to multiple differing games of chance on a single display screen are also disclosed herein. Networked gaming machines are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: IGTInventors: Lee E. Cannon, John P. O'Donovan
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Patent number: 9824524Abstract: An electronic gaming machine, an electronic gaming system, and a computer-implemented method are disclosed. The electronic gaming machine comprises: at least one processor; at least one persistent data store; at least one receiver to receive game data for storage in the at least one persistent data store; and a display device configured with a user interface to display a portion of the game data as a first matrix of at least one of a row and a column of game components in accordance with a set of game rules for a given game, each one of the game components having an original symbol associated thereto, and at least a second matrix of at least one of a row and a column of game components in accordance with the set of game rules for the given game, each game components having an original symbol associated thereto.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: IGT CANADA SOLUTIONS ULCInventors: Brian Comeau, Bethany Trainor, Francois Romeo Leger
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Patent number: 9824525Abstract: An electronic gaming machine, a system and a method for providing game components with 3D enhancement are disclosed. The machine includes one processor, one persistent data store, one receiver to receive game data, and a display device configured with a user interface to display: a portion of the game data as at least one of a row and a column of game components along a plane in accordance with a set of game rules for a given game; and at least one of the game components as a multi-faceted game component, wherein the multi-faceted game components are displayed in a 3D configuration in relation to the plane of the display device, wherein the at least one processor is configured to associate at least one additional symbol with at least one facet of the multi-faceted game component; and integrate the at least one additional symbol into the given game.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: IGT CANADA SOLUTIONS ULCInventor: Bethany Trainor
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Patent number: 9824526Abstract: A gaming system including a game which utilizes one or more designated symbols. In these embodiments, if at least one single individual designated symbol is generated and displayed at at least one single symbol display position, the gaming system modifies the single individual designated symbol into one or more individual designated symbols at the same single symbol display position. This modification of an individual designated symbol into a plurality of individual designated symbols is associated with one or more benefits, such as the availability of one or more awards not previously available prior to the modification.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: IGTInventors: William Keith Hughes, Kelsy J. Grace
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Patent number: 9824527Abstract: A gaming system selects and displays one of a plurality of symbol blocks in each of a plurality of block positions, wherein each of the selected blocks includes at least one partial symbol. Each partial symbol has at least one complementary partial symbol which, when arranged in a designated spatial relationship with one another, form a complete matching symbol. If any of the partial symbols on the selected blocks create a complete matching symbol, the gaming system provides at least one award to the player. Each matching block which includes any portion of a complete matching symbol is then removed, creating an empty block position. The gaming system then fills the empty block position by either shifting a displayed block into the empty block position or by selecting a new block. The gaming system repeats this process until no complete matching symbols are formed.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: IGTInventor: Kyle Evans