Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for training quantum evolutions using sub-logical controls. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of accessing quantum hardware, wherein the quantum hardware includes a quantum system comprising one or more multi-level quantum subsystems; one or more control devices that operate on the one or more multi-level quantum subsystems according to one or more respective control parameters that relate to a parameter of a physical environment in which the multi-level quantum subsystems are located; initializing the quantum system in an initial quantum state, wherein an initial set of control parameters form a parameterization that defines the initial quantum state; obtaining one or more quantum system observables and one or more target quantum states; and iteratively training until an occurrence of a completion event.

Abstract: A method, system and computer product for performing storage maintenance is described. A training set for storage volume reclamation is received. The training set includes a set of storage parameters, each set of storage parameters corresponds to a respective candidate storage volume of a set of candidate storage volumes. The training set also includes a set of user decisions made whether a respective candidate storage volume is reclaimable. The training set is used to train a machine learning system to recognize common features of reclaimable candidate storage volumes. A set of candidate storage volumes is provided for potential reclamation, each with a set of storage parameters. A graphical user interface presents respective members of the set of candidate storage volumes for reclamation if a confidence level is calculated that the respective candidate storage volume is reclaimable exceeds a threshold.

Abstract: Machine learning on a heterogeneous event data stream using an exploit-explore model. The heterogeneous event data stream may include any number of different data types. The system featurizes at least part of the incoming event data stream in accordance with a common feature dimension space. The resulting stream of featurized event data is then split into an exploration portion and an exploitation portion. The exploration portion is used to performed machine learning to thereby advance machine knowledge. The exploitation portion is used exploit current machine knowledge. Thus, an automated balance is struck between exploitation and exploration of an incoming event data stream. The automated balancing may even be performed as a cloud computing service.

Abstract: Solar irradiation may be predicted based on input terrestrial sky images comprising cloud images, the terrestrial sky images taken from a plurality of geographic locations by a plurality of devices; for example, wherein the terrestrial sky images are crowd sourced from the plurality of devices. A model may be generated that predicts solar irradiation in a geographic area based on the input terrestrial sky images and the geographic locations from where the terrestrial sky images were taken. A signal representing the solar irradiation predicted by the model is output.

Abstract: The methods, systems, and computer program products described herein provide ways to generate an informative training corpus of samples for use in machine training a high-quality sentiment analysis computer model. In some aspects, a method is disclosed including receiving a plurality of training samples, extracting semantic and sentiment elements of one or more of the training samples, generalizing the semantic and sentiment elements of the one or more of the training samples, generating an informative ranking score for one or more of the training samples based on the generalized semantic and sentiment elements, selecting informative training samples from the plurality of training samples based at least in part on the generated informative ranking scores, and adding the selected informative training samples to an informative training corpus.

Abstract: A learning model difference providing method that causes a computer to execute a process which includes: calculating a mismatch degree between prediction data about arbitrary data included in a plurality of pieces of data that are input by using an application program, the prediction data being obtained by the plurality of pieces of data and a learning model in accordance with a purpose of use of the application program, and data that are specified for the arbitrary data; assessing whether or not the calculated mismatch degree exceeds a first degree; and transmitting the mismatch degree to a providing source of the learning model in a case where the mismatch degree is assessed as exceeding the first degree.

Abstract: This present disclosure describes a novel computational method for assessing fee creativity of human-generated and machine-generated creative products, such as paintings, sculptures, poetry, music, etc. The proposed computational method and algorithm is based on constructing a network between creative products and using this network to infer the originality arid influence of its nodes.

Abstract: Systems, methods and aspects, and embodiments thereof relate to unsupervised or semi-supervised features learning using a quantum processor. To achieve unsupervised or semi-supervised features learning, the quantum processor is programmed to achieve Hierarchal Deep Learning (referred to as HDL) over one or more data sets. Systems and methods search for, parse, and detect maximally repeating patterns in one or more data sets or across data or data sets. Embodiments and aspects regard using sparse coding to detect maximally repeating patterns in or across data. Examples of sparse coding include L0 and L1 sparse coding. Some implementations may involve appending, incorporating or attaching labels to dictionary elements, or constituent elements of one or more dictionaries. There may be a logical association between label and the element labeled such that the process of unsupervised or semi-supervised feature learning spans both the elements and the incorporated, attached or appended label.

Abstract: A system and method for managing a vehicle parking location is provided. The method includes receiving an available vehicle parking listing including a parking location from a host computing device over a network; storing the listing in a memory of an administrative computing device; allowing a guest computing device to view the listing on a display of the guest; receiving a parking reservation request from the guest over the network, wherein the request includes reservation start and end times; establishing a parking reservation in response to the request; terminating the parking reservation upon expiration of the reservation end time; and verifying that the parking location is vacant after expiration of the reservation end time by determining that a geographic location of the guest is greater than a predetermined distance from the parking location and determining that a speed of the guest is greater than a predetermined speed.

Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic seat assigning method and automatic seat assigning system. The automatic seat assigning method includes: constructing coordinate information of a plurality of seats and a viewing target; calculating a viewing distance between each of the seats and the viewing target according to the coordinate information; calculating a viewing angle offset of each of the seats according to the coordinate information; determining priority of the seats according to the viewing distances and the viewing angle offsets; and assigning the seats according to the priority.

Abstract: A system to facilitate user action is disclosed. The system receives a first set of data indicating a request and an event identifier from an event provider device, and generates and transmits a first notification based, at least in part, on the first set of data to a set of identified users. The system can receive an acceptance from a user device of a first user of the set of identified users, send a second notification to the provider device, and subsequently coordinate a transport service for the first user.

Abstract: A method and system having an artificial intelligence component which can generate recommendations to a user and/or a plurality of users. The recommendations can be based on information collected from a plurality of devices, sensors, historical usage patterns, predicted user schedules, and/or external data sources. Some embodiments include the method and system that dynamically display the actual carbon impact and/or predicted carbon impact for each item on the user's daily schedule.

Abstract: A workflow system allows a user to define dispatch forms for use by workers working on jobs of various job types. A dispatch form is a combination of the form and a query for selecting jobs. A query specifies a criterion for matching jobs by specifying a field of the form and a corresponding data value. When a worker accesses a dispatch form via a mobile device, the query of the dispatch form is sent to a data store to access the data of jobs that are ready to be dispatched to that worker. The worker can then update the data of a job using the form of the dispatch form that has been deployed to the mobile device of that worker. As the data store is updated, queries for dispatch forms for other workers will indicate that the job is now ready to be dispatched to them.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method, device and/or system of a model-driven engineering of efficient industrial automation process and business process modeling with BPMN using native computation of XML schemas and objects. In one embodiment, it models a business/industrial automation process using BPMN. It creates an XML schema associated with a business object class in BPMN using XSD and natively computes the XML schema and/or an XML object using a processor and a memory. It generates an XML-transport map and dynamically creates a user interface for the XML schema. It creates the XML object with associated data resource based on the XML schema. It associates the XML object with a business object/industrial automation object. It customizes and/or processes the XML object using the user interface associated with the XML schema according to the characteristics of the business/industrial automation object.

Abstract: A capacity analysis computing device for determining a restaurant capacity level is provided. The capacity analysis computing device is configured to store historical transaction data for a restaurant for a period of time, and analyze the historical transaction data to identify a maximum restaurant capacity for the restaurant over the period of time. The capacity analysis computing device is also configured to receive, from a user computing, a selected time interval for which a current capacity level is to be determined. The capacity analysis computing device is further configured to identify a similar historical time interval to the selected time interval, and determine a historical capacity level for the restaurant during the similar historical time interval. The capacity analysis computing device is further configured to assign the historical capacity level as the current capacity level for the restaurant, and display the current capacity level on the user computing device.

Abstract: A system for determining queues and reducing queue times for a location determines the number of users that are in a queue based on sensor readings from a device of the users and interactions of the devices with a geofence. The system may determine the queue times based on the number of devices it determines are associated with users in a queue and a rate associated with the movement of the queue. The determined queue times may be displayed on one or more user devices that are inquiring about the location.

Abstract: Providing an ontology for a service-oriented architecture deployment in a computing environment, the ontology providing organization and identification of services in a development-time service repository of the service-oriented architecture. The services in the development-time service repository are implemented using varying service implementation technologies and the ontology supports inquiries about services implemented using the varying service implementation technologies. The providing the ontology includes linking to Reusable Asset Specification artifacts associated with the services in the development-time service repository, the linking using an Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC) specification.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided herein a system and method for producing a well lifecycle lift plan that includes considerations of multiple types of lift, multiple lift configurations associated with each lift type, and can be used to provide a prediction of when or if it would be desirable to change the lift plan at some time in the future. Another embodiment utilizes a heuristic database with rules that might be used to limit the solution space in some instances by restricting the solution to feasible configurations. A further embodiment teaches how multiple individual well optimization results might be combined with a reservoir model to obtain an optimized lift schedule for an entire field.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the presentation manager is configured to provide an interface requesting information regarding a proposal from a digital device over a network and receive the information from the digital device. The business object manager is configured to instantiate a business object based on the received information and store the instantiated business object within a data structure residing in a computer readable medium. The business rule manager is configured to generate a business rule associated with the business object, the business rule comprising instructions to perform an operation, the instructions being conditional based on the instantiated business object.

Abstract: A method is provided for processing data to establish lifecycle threads in the development of a structural product. The method includes defining a source lifecycle thread from process-related information for development of the structural product, and defining and matching a target lifecycle thread to the source lifecycle thread. The process, and source and target lifecycle threads are expressible as respectively a network and sub-networks of tasks described by a plurality of attributes. For defining either or each of the source lifecycle thread or target lifecycle thread, the method includes at least receiving user selection of an attribute of the plurality of attributes as user-selected criteria, performing a cluster analysis according to the user-selected criteria to produce a plurality of clusters of candidate tasks from the plurality of tasks, and selecting tasks from the plurality of clusters of candidate tasks for the source/target lifecycle thread.

Abstract: A travel coordination system allows users to submit flexible trip requests that allow the users to be matched with either riders or providers. A flexible user can submit a flexible trip request that can include a start location or a destination location. The flexible trip request may include matching preferences that the travel coordination system uses to determine whether to match the flexible user with a rider or a provider. The travel coordination system determines whether to match the flexible user with a rider or a provider. The travel coordination system may match the flexible user with a rider or a provider based on provider supply or trip demand. The travel coordination system may also establish a preferred and a dispreferred matching group, and may match the flexible user with a member of the preferred matching group before matching the flexible user with a member of the dispreferred matching group.

Abstract: A computer-implemented platform and system designed for the pricing, bidding, award, and management of fleet-based installation services and associated goods. More specifically the system and platform is an app-based software-enabled platform and system designed to manage services performed on a fleet of vehicles which includes upgrading and updating a graphical component on the external surface of the vehicles of the fleet. The system also allows for the management of other decorative art to be installed on surfaces and the process associated thereof.

Abstract: Systems and techniques to provide supply chain management information extracted from an order management system are described. A polling configuration file may be loaded and parsed to identify a plurality of polling jobs used to extract data from the order management system. One of the plurality of polling jobs may be assigned to an extraction agent. The extraction agent may query an external data store associated with the order management system to retrieve extracted data and store the extracted data in a queue. Job metadata associated with the polling job may be used to load a mapping. The mapping may be used to transform the extracted data to create transformed data. The transformed data may be displayed based on an associated display template.

Abstract: A system for serving a shared-ride user, including a non-transitory storage component and a hardware-based processing unit performing module functions. The storage includes a user-input-interface module that receives, from a machine interface, user-input data regarding a user/co-passenger interaction. The storage includes a ride-sharing module determining, based on input data, an identity or account for the co-passenger, and an output module performing an action based on the identity or account. In another aspect, the storage includes a commerce module determining, based on the input data, a service or product indicated in the interaction and the output action is based on the service or product. In another aspect, the storage includes a social-media module accessing a social-media resource to, using the input data, determine an identity or account of the co-passenger, a product or service indicated by the co-passenger or the user in the interaction, or a schedule of the co-passenger.

Abstract: An example system includes a processor that can generate a first lineage graph based on a first set of monitored assets and processes used to produce a data asset. The processor can detect a data quality issue at the data asset. The processor can also generate a second lineage graph including a second set of monitored assets and processes that produced the data asset with the data quality issue. The processor can further compare the second lineage graph with the first lineage graph to detect a potential root cause of the data quality issue. The processor can also further modify an asset or process corresponding to the potential root cause of the data quality issue.

Abstract: Methods and systems for monitoring and interacting with a collection of geospatially aware assets, or any connected geo-location enabled device, through a virtual reality interface are disclosed. A diagram may be utilized as a real-time route progress indicator to determine a route's completion status and as a destination position indicator to determine the position of a destination among all destinations of a route. The virtual reality environment may provide the benefit of, and ability to, modify the visual field, such as to fit a large number of routes, e.g., 50,000 or more, onto an area viewable in the virtual reality environment to efficiently manage large fleets, or to divide a screen into a plurality of individual screens to organize the data in a visually effective manner. The user interface may be personalized for the user, or customized for a specific business operation.

Abstract: There is provided systems and methods for intelligent adjustment of shipping data based on past cubing tendencies. A user may access a service provider to request generation of shipping labels for one or more future packages to be shipped. The user may provide shipping data required to generate the labels, including a value for each label that is used to purchase shipping services using the label when the label is affixed or associated with a package. The provider may review past shipping data for the user and/or similar packages, and may determine whether the entered shipping data accurately estimates the user's shipping needs. If the past shipping data indicates that the user may require different shipping needs, such as additional value, the provider may adjust the value. Any over or under charge may then be refunded to the user on actual shipping of the package.

Abstract: A system and method for managing transportation and storage of packages by crowd sourcing to individuals, including a server; first device and second devices having a proximity interface, with one device including a mobile device of a crowdsourced individual; and a package control device attached to a package. The server and first and second devices having a processor, a memory and a communication network interface. The server and the package control device having transport and storage information, including authentication information to authorize package handover. The server communicates the transport and storage information via the communication network interface with the first or second device, which communicates same over the proximity interface with the package control device. The first or the second device compares the authentication information communicated by the server and the package control device, and authorizes the handover of the package.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for registration of destination identifiers to be used in lieu of geographic addresses. In one embodiment, a user specification of a destination identifier is received. It is determined that the destination identifier is available for registration. A user request is received to register the destination identifier as associated with a geographic address. The destination identifier is registered in response to the user request by creating a stored mapping between the destination identifier and the geographic address.

Abstract: A delivery system for coordination of the receiving and distribution of goods and services throughout a building from outside vendors that do not have direct access is described. An intra-building delivery system is established that places low-profile kiosks in the lobbies and message areas of commercial and residential buildings. These kiosks may be deemed the “transfer point.” The delivery system may also use a building-specific web portal for allowing residents, employees, and business leaders to place orders through outside vendors and coordinate delivery from the lobby of a building to their offices or apartments. Kiosk dispatchers and delivery runners may use mobile/tablet applications to receive goods and services at the transfer point and to validate delivery through signature-based delivery acceptance by residents and employees.

Abstract: Embodiments include a computer-implemented management platform for securely generating tracking codes, and for verifiably imprinting those tracking codes onto physical articles. In an embodiment, one or more hardware processors generate tracking code(s) and send the tracking code(s) towards an automated computer-controlled production line, and which physically imprint each tracking codes onto a corresponding article, and physically verify the physical imprinting. If a tracking code was correctly imprinted on its corresponding article, one or more records are recorded in a durable storage medium, which indicate that the tracking code imprinted on an article. If a tracking code was incorrectly imprinted on its corresponding article, the factory line physically rejects the corresponding article. Embodiments also include the computer-implemented management platform securely managing those physical articles throughout their lifecycle, based on the securely-generated and verifiably-imprinted tracking codes.

Abstract: A method, executed by one or more processors, includes identifying at least one product for delivery and create a shipping manifest for the at least one product. The method includes extracting from the shipping manifest, a required amount of storage space for the at least one product and one or more environmental conditions required for storage of the at least one product at the receiving location. Furthermore, the method includes identifying a storage space location for storage of the at least one product at the receiving location, wherein the identified storage space location provides the required amount of storage space and the one or more environmental conditions required for the at least one product.

Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided that limit the change in temperature and/or control a temperature of a product during delivery comprising: a plurality of temperature sustaining bags comprises: a product cavity; an interior casing; an exterior casing; and an encapsulation cell encapsulating a temperature sustaining agent; memory; and a product delivery control circuit configured to: obtain dimensions of the first product and a first transport temperature threshold; obtain transport parameters comprising a predicted transport duration and expected environmental conditions; select, based on the dimensions of the first product, the transport parameters and first transport temperature threshold, a first temperature sustaining bag with a first temperature sustaining agent having a loading temperature that is less than or equal to the first transport temperature threshold; and cause a first instruction to be communicated to cause a worker to load the first product into the first temperature sus

Abstract: A tool, executed by one or more computer processors, including identifying at least one product in a shipment for delivery, wherein the at least one product is identified in a shipping manifest and extracting from the shipping manifest, the required amount of storage space for the product and the one or more environmental conditions required for storage of the product at the receiving location. The tool includes determining a storage space location for delivery of the product at the receiving location, wherein the storage space location provides the one or more environmental conditions required for the product. The tool includes providing the determined storage space location to a deliverer of the product and notifying a supplier sending the product, a receiver at the receiving location, and the deliverer who placed the product in the determined storage space location.

Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for facilitating a succession of transport projects each having a primary transport mode and other contextual attributes by providing many context-specific task definitions associated with that project, defining attributes of programmatic reminders associated with those task definitions, and by providing various “reminder” and “no reminder” default settings that a scheduling specialist can toggle. This expedites data entry, reduces errors, and allows for more effective institutional retention of best shipping practices.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of food chain monitoring at a plurality of situations and more particularly to a system and method for remotely monitoring of atmospheric conditions of one or more products. The remote monitoring system may comprise a data logger, a data collector, and an industrial tablet. The data logger may be enabled to log atmospheric data of the products present in a container and further send the atmospheric data to the data collector through data packet channels. The system may be further enabled for providing unique time slot to each data logger for sending the data packets without collision. The system may be further enabled with re-synchronisation methods for updating and synchronising the time of each data logger to avoid collision of two or more advertising packets.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to transporting goods using a fleet of vehicles that is optimised. A processor solves a linear program to optimise a cost value by selecting one of multiple fleet configuration candidates comprising a number and type of vehicles that meet a transport demand at minimum cost. The linear program comprises constraints associated with multiple days. The processor then determines for one of the multiple days a further fleet configuration candidate based on an output of solving the linear problem and adds the further fleet configuration candidate to the multiple fleet configuration candidates by including an additional corresponding column into the linear program. The steps of solving the linear program, determining a further fleet configuration candidate and adding the further fleet configuration candidate to the multiple fleet candidates are then repeated until a termination condition is met.

Abstract: Methodologies, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for generating routes for relocating delivery of objects. Public data relating to a user's current location, a current location of an object to be delivered, and the user's future travel plans is retrieved. Personal data is also retrieved, including customizable relocation preferences and future travel plans associated with the user. A relocation destination is computed for relocating delivery of the object to the user from a current delivery destination to the relocation destination based on the public data and the personal data associated with the user. A relocation time and a relocation route are also computed, based in part on the public data and the personal data associated with the user. A notification of the relocation destination and the relocation time is then transmitted to an electronic device associated with the user.

Abstract: An employee benefit administration system and transform method for creating a defined contribution health care benefit. The system comprising: a Dual-Purpose Profit Sharing Plan; means for processing employee records for each of a plurality of employees, and for manipulating employee demographic data, personal data, employment data, payroll data, enrollment data, transaction data with employer plan data to account for plan activity over a predetermined time and to report compliance with relevant IRS Tax Code provisions; and means for storing the employee records and the manipulated data.

Abstract: In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for driving demand for services. An appointment platform operating on a server may identify, based on an appointment inventory of a service provider, an open appointment to be filled. The appointment platform may rank a plurality of users to which the open appointment may be offered. The appointment platform may rank a user of the plurality of users based on a current membership score of the user. The appointment platform may determine, based on the ranking, to offer the user the open appointment. The appointment platform may identify, based on the current membership score of the user, a type of incentive from a plurality of types of incentives, to offer to the user for filling the open appointment.

Abstract: Sharing content includes verifying occurrence of an event, determining participants of the event, gathering related content generated by the participants, where the related content corresponds to the event, and disseminating the related content to the participants. The event may be a business meeting. Verifying occurrence of an event may include determining scheduled participants, scheduled location, and scheduled time of the event using an electronic calendar of one of the scheduled participants. Participants may include the scheduled participants and other participants that are not listed in the electronic calendar where the other participants attend the event. Verifying occurrence of an event may also include confirming that at least an event organizer is at the scheduled location at the scheduled time and there is at least one other one of the participants. The content may include documents, photos, scanned images, audio clips, video clips, types notes, and/or handwritten notes.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating task reminders. The method includes identifying, using a processor, a task description by parsing digital text from a message in an application. The method further includes obtaining context information from the parsed digital text indicating an association between the task description and the application. The method additionally includes generating, using the processor, a task reminder based on the obtained context information, the task reminder including digital text indicating the association between the task description and the application.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, apparatus and computer program product, the method performed by a processor operatively connected to a memory, the method comprising: obtaining a schedule for handling service requests, the schedule planned offline in accordance with expected service requests for a service, the schedule comprising a number of service trips per time slot and per geographic location; receiving a service request, comprising a location in which the service is to be provided; automatically suggesting, during handling the service request, a time slot for providing the service from time slots available in the schedule for providing the service in the location; and upon acceptance of the time slot for providing the service, updating the schedule with the service being provided at the time slot.

Abstract: A wind farm supervision monitoring system includes: a data collection unit configured to collect data about a status monitoring of each wind turbine from at least one site server; an abnormality status detection unit configured to detect an abnormality status of each wind turbine based on the collected data about the status monitoring and issue an alarm; a wind data management unit configured to early detect a fault of each wind turbine and or monitor performance of each wind turbine based on the data about the status monitoring or the data about the abnormality status; and a supervision unit configured to manage a turbine operation status and operation and maintenance of each wind turbine and provide information for establishing an operation and maintenance plan for the detected abnormality status of the wind turbine.

Abstract: An auto repair quote platform may be provided. The platform may allow a user to enter a set of parameters and request quotes from service providers based on those parameters. Service providers may also enter parameters for matching their quotes to a request. The platform may further allow a user to accept a quote and schedule an appointment with the chosen service provider.

Abstract: A method and system are provided to support a decentralized distributed ledger in which transactions are recorded by parties to the transactions without the use of a blockchain. A distributed ledger system provides a protocol framework that supports the development of protocol flows. A protocol flow is computer code that controls the performance of a transaction by the party or parties to the transaction. Protocol flows can be developed for different types of transactions. The distributed ledger system allows transactions to be proposed, accepted, and notarized by a notary and stored without the use of a blockchain ledger. The distributed ledger system can avoid the expense of the computational and storage resources needed to redundantly verify a transaction and store evidence on the many nodes of a blockchain distributed ledger.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for creating and updating settlement rules for determining behavior of a payment network during settlement transactions. One exemplary method includes receiving a request related to creating a settlement rule and/or modifying a settlement rule. The exemplary method also includes causing, by a computing device, an interface, associated with a settlement form, to be displayed to a user. The exemplary method further includes receiving a first response to a first inquiry of the settlement form from the user, altering one of the interface and/or a subsequent interface of the settlement form to include a second inquiry, based on the first response, and causing the altered one of the interface and/or the subsequent interface to be displayed to the user, whereby one or more subsequent inquiries in the settlement form are consistent with prior responses.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide improved control and sharing of financial account and financial transaction information from a plurality of disparate banks to a plurality of disparate customers using a plurality of disparate financial services apps on a plurality of disparate devices. A centralized hub is used to provide communication between disparate bank and customer systems and devices, and a hub provider ensures that disparate financial services apps comply with applicable requirements before being allowed to participate in the information sharing system. The systems and methods provide new mechanisms to share data and new sources by which to monetize and incentivize the sharing of data.

Abstract: A method of preventing fraud and theft during automated teller machine (ATM) transactions includes recording a video stream using a camera mounted on or near the ATM, the camera being positioned to record the face of a user of the ATM and a background behind the user, providing a facial model database containing images of a large number of people taken from different angles, the facial model database containing images of unobscured faces as well as obscured faces, and receiving insertion of a bank card into the ATM. The method further includes comparing images captured from the recorded video stream with images contained in the facial model database, and producing a corresponding first face comparison result, and issuing a notice for the user to uncover the user's face when the first face comparison result indicates that the user's face is obscured.

Abstract: A document handler system and method includes timed operation functionality in which the manufacturer of the document handler may input coded information in the document handler to establish a timed operation of the document handler which may be contingent on continued payments for use of the document handler. Alternatively, or in addition, the timed operation may be used to establish an appropriate warranty period during which the manufacturer is obligated to provide repairs, modification and/or support for the document handler.