Abstract: A method and system are provided for automatically sorting products. The method includes receiving, by an automatic multi-compartment cart sorting system from an order fulfillment system, order information for a plurality of products. The method further includes automatically sorting, by the automatic multi-compartment cart sorting system, the plurality of products based on the order information for the plurality of products by guiding each of the plurality of products into an allocated compartment, from among a plurality of compartments, in accordance with the order information.

Abstract: A technique for monitoring objects in a cart is disclosed. A cart is configured to receive an object and includes a plurality of sensors configured to detect a location of the cart and a characteristic of an object in the cart. The cart also includes a docking station that can receive an electronic device and operatively and electrically couple the sensors to the electronic device. A computing system is in communication with the electronic device and configured to access a database containing a stored list generated by the user. The computing can identify the object in the cart based, at least in part, on data received from the plurality of sensors and the location of the cart. The computing system can also determine whether the object in the cart is included on the stored list.

Abstract: An enhanced shopping system for facilitating grocery shopping and in-store advertising is disclosed. The system utilizes uniquely changes (1) the way grocery retail industry captures and retains customers, (2) how customers organize their shopping efforts in grocery stores, (3) the approach to advertising and reaching customers, and (4) the information available to retailers and merchandisers related to customer (a) shopping patterns, (b) responses to merchandising and advertising, and (c) specific impact of discounting/coupons.

Abstract: Method, computer program product, and system to provide an extended vision within an environment having a plurality of items, where the extended vision is based on a field of view of a person determined using a first visual sensor, and is further based on at least a second visual sensor disposed within the environment. Image information from the first and second visual sensors is associated to produce combined image information. Selected portions of the combined image information are displayed based on input provided through a user interface.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the systems and methods of order fulfillment provided herein receive an order from a potential customer and provide automatic fulfillment by one or more of multiple suppliers, based on one or more factors, the factors including at least one of distance, product availability, pricing, equipment age, and percentage of order fulfillment capability. In an example embodiment, one or more databases will be maintained, or one or more tables within a database. One database/table is for the consumer, one database/table for the enablement processing, which may be referred to as a call center (though no actual calls may take place), and a third vendor database/table.

Abstract: Systems and methods for efficient navigation of an order entry system user interface are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: presenting a user interface on a display screen of a point-of-sale (POS) device to a user; rendering an on-screen interactive order display region in a first display area of the display screen; rendering an order entry region in a second display area of the display screen; receiving a first single user input from the user to cause the on-screen interactive order display region to expand to an expanded view so a larger portion of the content of the on-screen interactive order display region is visible to the user; and receiving a second single user input from the user to cause the user interface to restore the on-screen interactive order display region to the normally collapsed view not obscuring the order entry region.

Abstract: An intelligent product catalog system provides for electronic creation, management and viewing of product information using a multimedia display system. A central database repository stores the product information and provides for an unlimited number of product attributes and dynamic reconfiguration of the product information. The central database repository comprises a meta data system, a scheme system and an object model system. A plurality of applications access the central database repository, the applications being automatically adaptive to the dynamic reconfiguration of the product information. A user interface provides display, sorting and filtering of the product information including the unlimited number of product attributes.

Abstract: A system that controls a presentation of digital content comprises at least one electronic display positioned in a retail shopping environment; a mobile device that filters, changes, or replaces content for display at the electronic display; at least one controller that controls an output of the content to the at least one electronic display in response to a request for a change in content received from the mobile device; and a user-configurable sphere of influence that establishes a distance of the mobile device from the at least one controller and determines whether at least one electronic display receives the controlled output of content based on proximity of the mobile device from the at least one controller.

Abstract: Provided are computer-implemented methods and systems for implementing and utilizing an augmented reality (AR) platform. The AR platform may include a first user interface, a second user interface, a processor, and an artificial intelligence (AI) module. The first user interface may be configured to receive commercial data from a first user. The commercial data may be associated with a location. The processor may be configured to automatically create an AR overlay for the location based on the commercial data. The second user interface may be associated with an AR-enabled device and configured to render the AR overlay superimposed over a real-time view of the location. The location may be viewable by a second user through the AR-enabled device. The AR Platform may further include an AI module including a bot configured to facilitate interactions between the first user and the second user.

Abstract: An augmented reality device and method for product purchase facilitation using an augmented reality device are provided. The device includes a display module configured to provide augmented reality visual content, the augmented reality visual content including a virtual image of a product, a biometric authentication module configured to receive biometric data relating to a user and authenticate the user based on the received biometric data, and a transceiver module configured to receive, from a user device, digital payment credentials for facilitating purchase of the product, and transmit the digital payment credentials to a payment processing module for product purchase upon successful authentication of the user.

Abstract: A virtual system for seeing a house includes an output module for showing text, picture, and video information of the house; a storage module for storing an outdoor view model and an indoor view model; each indoor view model includes a passage open onto the outdoor view model for intercommunicating the indoor view model and the outdoor view model; an input module for inputting commands; and a processing module for reading data from both the outdoor and indoor view models to continuously and sequentially show an outdoor view screen and an indoor view screen on the output module or vice versa. Therefore, the virtual system enables an interested buyer to walk freely inside or outside the house and fully understand both indoor and outdoor details of the house without visiting the house in person.

Abstract: A method for conducting an online auction conducts, by an online auction system, the online auction to generate a final online auction bid. The online auction system determines whether to generate a counterbid offer responsive to first data relating to a seller and second data relating to a buyer providing the final online auction bid. The online auction system then completes the sale of the vehicle responsive to the determination to generate the counterbid offer.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for displaying account information. The systems and methods may include a status display device connected to a network in a home or office environment. The status display may be configured to provide a constant status indicator, to provide a user with a quick and simple account status, without the need for multi-step login and verification processes. The status display may receive account status information from a server, the account status information excluding sensitive information identifying the user or the account. The status display may provide colored indicators to inform the user of their financial situation while reducing security risks and reducing processing capability requirements, thereby allowing for a simple status display device that can be placed throughout a household or integrated into common household items.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for automated psychometric scoring which includes: collecting applicant data pertaining to an application from an applicant, the data including the applicant's name, age and demographic information; collecting textual information posted by the applicant from social media; automatically obtaining a personality profile of the applicant computed from the textual information; building a consolidated applicant profile by joining the personality profile and the applicant data; inputting the consolidated applicant profile into a machine learning model to compute an approval score with respect to approving or not approving the application; and outputting the approval score from the machine learning model.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for providing enhanced information relating to terms for financing a purchase, such as a real estate purchase. According to disclosed embodiments, a financial service system collects financial information associated with the prospective buyer. The financial service system also configures a secure software object, or token, comprising the buyer's financial information. The financial service system transmits the token to various inventory listing sites. By utilizing graphical user interfaces on the inventory listing sites that integrate the transmitted token information, the prospective buyer is provided enhanced information for shopping and researching their purchase, including how the purchase and its financing fit into their overall financial profile.

Abstract: A range reduction system reduces the range and size of possible values for a target object within an exchange computing system by identifying all possible routes from known object values to the target object. Each route may include a pair of high and low values, and each route may expand the target object range. The reduced range allows selection of a value that ensures that all of the transaction requests associated with base objects remain valid, such that they can still be satisfied by the exchange computing system, and that the transaction requests remain compatible with the target object's reduced range and value selected therein.

Abstract: A method and system for determining market estimates with market based measures. Market estimates for a set of time periods are received from plural qualified institutions that have agreed to a pre-determined set of regulations to participate in establishing, conducting business and processing transactions based on calculated market term estimates. A set of market term estimates (e.g., LIBOR, interest rates, etc.) is calculated in real-time for each time period in the set of time periods. The calculated set of market term estimates is sent to qualified institutions. The qualified institutions are required to conduct business and make transactions based on the calculated set of market term estimates. The calculated set of market term estimates is created and used on both cloud communication networks and non-cloud communications networks.

Abstract: In a method of facilitating a trade of a security in an electronic trading system, a graphical user interface (GUI) is displayed on a display device of the system, and order characteristics are received that define a candidate order for a security. A selectable element is displayed on the GUI that creates a targeted invitation, and a notification is sent to one or more candidate members of the trading system in response to the selection of the selectable element. An answer to the notification is received. In response to receiving the answer, a trade of at least a portion of the candidate order is executed, the execution of the candidate order is delayed, or the targeted invitation is dismissed.

Abstract: A blockchain configuration may log asset data as well as transaction data. One example method of operation may include logging a transaction on a blockchain, linking assets to the transaction, recording a current asset state on the blockchain of the assets responsive to linking the assets to the transaction, determining parties to the blockchain transaction have requirement criteria associated with the current asset state, and monitoring the current asset state to identify whether a lapse in the requirement criteria has occurred.

Abstract: Among other things to provide exchanged based lifetime income stream by packaging annuities and other guaranteed payments into a pooled fund to be sold and traded as exchange based funds. Two approaches are planned, one with a closed pool of representative annuitants the other with an open pool of actual annuitants. The closed pool will determine the optimal weights of Male/Female and Unisex investments and the appropriate timing to rebalance to the actual annuitants as well as cash management and threshold for capital raises. The open pool will calculate the threshold for capital raises, cash management. Secondary market will supply liquidity through a process of qualifying the investor's health to allow for exchange in the secondary market. A machine based microprocessor with proprietary algorithm will adjust for different aged investors and contract features in the same fund. Exchanges will be through either existing exchanges or a web based bid/ask exchange.

Abstract: A method, medium, and apparatus for allowing evaluation of property, such as damaged property, remotely and efficiently. A mobile computing device at the location of the property may be used to transmit video of the property to an adjuster, and to receive video and audio communications from the adjuster. The adjuster may be selected from a queue based on time waiting in the queue and/or a number of other statistics and attributes of the adjuster. The adjuster may converse with an owner of the property and capture video of the property in order to make an appraisal or determine the infeasibility of remote appraisal and the need to instruct another adjuster to perform a physical inspection.

Abstract: Disclosed methods and systems provide domain-specific incremental search results for search query terms with a customer self-service system for a financial management system, according to one embodiment. Incremental search results are search results that are generated for search query terms, as a user enters the search query terms as part of a search query to a customer self-service system, according to one embodiment. The customer self-service system receives search query terms (e.g., a partial search query) in a search text box, searches user content (e.g., business transactions, personal transactions, etc.) and customer self-service system content for content that is relevant to the search query terms, and provides incremental search results navigation links within a results text box to enable users to easily see search results (e.g., transaction records) and to enable users to navigate to transactions records or other user content, from the results text box, according to one embodiment.

Abstract: Disclosed methods and systems provide domain-specific type ahead suggestions for search query terms with a customer self-service system for a tax return preparation system, according to one embodiment. Type ahead suggestions include suggestions for completing a single search query term and/or suggestions for completing a search query having multiple search query terms. The customer self-service system receives one or more search query terms in a search text box, searches for potential search queries that are likely to complete the one or more search query terms, and provides a selected one of the potential search queries in the search text box as a type ahead suggestion, adjacent to the received one or more search query terms, according to one embodiment. The customer self-service system selects one of the potential search queries based on the received search query terms, the user's profile, and/or the user's tax data, according to one embodiment.

Abstract: Operating an underground mining system includes populating a data model with production plan data and graph data, and calculating a cost associated with assigning a machine from a fleet to a target destination in the underground mine based on a cumulative weights of a subset of a plurality of graph edges. The machine is assigned based upon the calculated cost and dispatched to the target destination according to a navigation plan.

Abstract: A method includes automatically creating one or more test schedules for a well test of one or more wells in an oil or gas production environment. The method also includes automatically creating one or more test frames for use in generation of the well test. The method further includes, following execution of the test frame, automatically validating one or more test records generated during the one or more test frames. In addition, the method includes automatically creating the well test for determining one or more well characteristics.

Abstract: A method of creating customized beverage products includes providing a multiple stream filing system suited for producing an array of beverage products. The method also includes receiving an order for a customized beverage product from the array of beverage products. The order indicates at least one characteristic of the customized beverage product. The at least one characteristic comprises one or more of the following: a beverage formulation, a beverage additive, a package size, a package shape, or label content. The method further includes instructing the multiple stream filling system to produce the customized beverage product. The multiple stream filing system produces the customized beverage product without performing an operation to reduce contamination of the customized beverage product with ingredients from a previously produced beverage product.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for compensating an LED light fixture/light source provider for generation of photons and data communications by one or more LED light fixtures used by a customer. The relationship including a requirement that the provider pay an electricity supplier for the electricity consumed by the LED light fixtures/light sources, determining, with the amount of electricity consumed by the LED light fixtures/light sources used by the customer over a period of time, and in response to the determination and on behalf of the customer, submitting payment to the customer's electricity supplier for the electricity consumed by the LED light fixtures/light sources used by the customer. The customer compensating the provider an agreed amount for use of each LED light fixture.

Abstract: An imperative service system includes at least one server computer that is adapted to communicate with resident electronic devices and property owner systems over Internet. The imperative service system receives an imperative service licensing request with input data entered via an imperative service licensing web page, and generates an individualized property web address for a property or a set of properties. The individualized property web address indicates a protocol, a property location and a domain. The imperative service system sends the individualized property web address to the requesting computer, determines a list of imperative services for the property, receives a request for an imperative service distribution web page including web page links to the list of imperative services over Internet, generates the imperative service distribution web page, and sends the imperative service distribution web page to the requesting computer. The imperative service system can be a cloud sever system.

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method manages a product inventory of two or more vendors. A demand for each product at each vendor is determined based on a product utilization data stored in one or more databases. One or more product transfers are generated based on the demand for each product at each vendor and a product inventory data stored in the one or more databases. The one or more product transfers are bundled together by vendor-to-vendor pairings. Each transfer bundle is provided to the vendors identified in the transfer bundles. An approval, a modification or a denial is received for each transfer bundle from the vendors identified in the transfer bundles. One or more transfer orders are created for the transfer bundles that are approved and modified.

Abstract: A method and system for information management for an incident response. The method comprises the following steps: A first communication allocating a responder to a specific assignment relating to the incident is received at a computing device from a command device. A second communication identifying assignment information that corresponds to the specific assignment is transmitted from the computing device to a graphic display device associated with the responder. Real-time sensor data is received at the computing device from one or more sensors. A third communication indicating progress in the specific assignment based at least in part on the real-time sensor data is transmitted from the computing device to one or more of the command device and the graphic display device.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods to classify and authenticate ID documents based on the information contained on the face of the ID document. This present system can automatically classify, authenticate, and extracting data from documents using artificial intelligence (AI) based machine learning for image recognition. In some implementations, the machine learning techniques include a convolutional neural network. The system can also determine the authenticity of other documents, such as currency, stamps, and invoices.

Abstract: A warehouse management system (102), an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) (106), and a handheld device (HHD) (108) consolidate orders at a warehouse received from users. A first percentage of orders may be consolidated from at least one regular zone of the warehouse within a predetermined time period. A second percentage of the orders may be consolidated from a manual zone of the warehouse when the first percentage of the orders cannot be consolidated within the predetermined time period. Further, a remaining or a third percentage of the orders may be consolidated from the at least one regular zone or the manual zone in a next iteration of the AMR (106) when at least one item of the plurality of orders is not available in the warehouse.

Abstract: A method for monitoring on route transportations includes obtaining, from a first passenger terminal, a transportation service request for a transportation service including a pickup location and a drop-off location; before selecting a vehicle to provide the transportation service: obtaining status information of a plurality of vehicles from a plurality of driver terminals within a first predetermined region around the pickup location, wherein each of the plurality of vehicles corresponds to a driver terminal of the plurality of driver terminals; determining from the plurality of vehicles, at least one candidate vehicle available to provide the transportation service based on the status information of the plurality of vehicles; and sending a real-time position of each of the at least one candidate vehicle to the first passenger terminal to display a tag of the at least one candidate vehicle in an electronic map on the first passenger terminal.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for registering personal electronic devices (PEDs) with an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system. Some methods include generating a different token image for each IFE passenger seat display, each generated token image comprising unique information for registering the PEDs with the IFE system. Different ones of the generated token images are communicated to different ones of the IFE passenger seat displays for display to passengers. A request comprising a captured image of the generated token image that is displayed on one of the IFE passenger seat displays is received. The at least one PED is registered with the IFE system by associating the unique identification information of the generated token image received in the request from the at least one PED. A communication link is established with the PED using the unique information.

Abstract: Techniques that facilitate matrix factorization associated with graphics processing units are provided. In one example, a system includes a first graphics processing unit, a second graphics processing unit and a central processing unit. The first graphics processing unit processes a first data block of a data matrix associated with a matrix factorization system to generate first information for the matrix factorization system. The second graphics processing unit processes a first portion of a second data block of the data matrix separate from a second portion of the second data block to generate second information for the matrix factorization system. The central processing unit processes a machine learning model for the matrix factorization system based on at least the first information provided by the first graphics processing unit and the second information provided by the second graphics processing unit.

Abstract: A GPU stores resource allocations for a plurality of shaders to process processing a graphics workload, and applies those stored resource allocations when the same or a similar graphics workload is received subsequently by the GPU. In response to receiving a new graphics workload with a given unique identifier for the first time, the GPU employs a series of performance monitors to measure performance characteristics for processing the workload. The GPU then calculates a resource allocation for the workload based on the performance characteristics, and stores the resource allocation. In response to subsequently receiving a previously stored graphics workload with the given identifier, the GPU retrieves the stored resource allocation for the graphics workload, and applies the resource allocation for processing the graphics workload.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of visualization in scientific computing, and specifically discloses a ray casting visualization multi-user interaction processing method based on Hadoop and CUDA. On one hand, the method of the present invention employs the parallel processing capability of Hadoop, MapReduce, and NVIDIA CUDA for accelerated rendering, and, on the other hand, the present invention designs a method to avoid duplicate computation for a multi-user interaction environment, thereby reducing the time consumption of duplicate computation. The method of the present invention realizes the fast operation of each pixel gradient, ray resampling and data synthesis and can accomplish the 3D visualization imaging rapidly and efficiently.

Abstract: Provided is a data processing device and a method of operating the same. The data processing device includes: a plurality of preprocessors configured to perform correction processing on a plurality of sensor data; a first switching circuit configured to selectively map and input the plurality of sensor data from at least two sensors to at least two preprocessors among the plurality of preprocessors; and a hybrid data processing engine configured to perform at least one of image enhancement and depth information determination on the plurality of sensor data received, via an on-the-fly method, from the at least two preprocessors.

Abstract: The present invention provides a GPU resource allocation method. A to-be-distributed kernel program in a kernel status register table is identified by using a global logic controller (201). The global logic controller searches in an SM status register table for an SM that can run at least one complete block, and the SM status register table is configured to store a quantity of available resources in each SM (202). When the global logic controller does not find the SM that can run at least one complete block, the SM status register table is searched for a first SM, and the first SM is an SM that can run at least one warp (203). When the global logic controller finds the first SM, a block in the to-be-distributed kernel program is distributed to the first SM (204).

Abstract: Virtual reality is provided by a mobile VR device. VR scenes are displayed by serving an application's image requests from a local cache of pre-rendered image frames. As the device user moves, image frames that match a VR scene viewed from a current pose (3D position and 3D orientation of the device translated to the virtual environment) are retrieved from the cache and displayed to the user as a VR scene. The cache may include a static cache including static image frames and a dynamic object cache including dynamic object image frames. The static cache may be indexed by the device current pose. The dynamic object cache may be indexed by the dynamic object's animation stage, orientation, and relative distance from the device user's current pose for a given time or movement-based trigger. Static image frames and dynamic object image frames may be composited, and displayed as a scene.

Abstract: A location of a preview image of a dynamic image is determined not to be stored in memory. A request for a frame number of at least one static image included in the dynamic image to an acquired network address is transmitted in response to determining the preview image is not stored in the memory. An issued frame number from the network address is received and the issued frame number is set as a designated frame number for the at least one static image. The at least one static image is extracted having the set designated frame number. The at least one static image is displayed having the set designated frame number as the preview image to a user.

Abstract: An image processing method is provided, including obtaining an input image, generating a distance field image including distance values by calculating each of the distance values respectively corresponding to pixels of the obtained input image, and enlarging the input image using the generated distance field image, wherein the generating of the distance field image includes, with respect to each pixel of the input image, determining each pixel as a center pixel and determining pixels at a constant distance away from the center pixel as reference pixels, calculating a shortest distance from among distances between the center pixel and reference pixels indicating an edge among the reference pixels, and determining the calculated shortest distance as a distance value corresponding to each pixel.

Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus and method for parallel polyphase image interpolation.

Abstract: Dynamic display output scaling techniques for computing systems and user devices are presented herein. In one example, a method of scaling display output for a user device includes, based at least in part on a display device being communicatively coupled to the user device, identifying one or more display properties from the display device. The method includes selecting among target scaling processes for a display output of the user device based at least on processing the one or more display properties against a display record, scaling the display output in accordance with at least a selected target scaling process, and transferring the display output for display on the display device.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an input unit adapted to input an image; a first acquisition unit adapted to acquire a low-frequency component image from the image input by the input unit; a first transformation unit adapted to transform the low-frequency component image acquired by the first acquisition unit; a second transformation unit adapted to transform the image input by the input unit; a second acquisition unit adapted to acquire a transformed high-frequency component image from the transformed image obtained by the second transformation unit; and a display control unit adapted to display, on a display unit, a combined image obtained by combining the transformed low-frequency component image obtained by the first transformation unit and the transformed high-frequency component image acquired by the second acquisition unit.

Abstract: A display device and a picture display method. The display device comprises at least one fingerprint sensor arranged at a frame of the display device, an observation state determination module communicatively connected with the at least one fingerprint sensor, and a picture display module communicatively connected with the observation state determination module. The observation state determination module is configured to determine a user-required observation state based on fingerprint information received from the at least one fingerprint sensor. The picture display module is configured to adjust a direction of a picture displayed on a screen of the display device based on the user-required observation state received from the observation state determination module. The picture display method can be applied to the display device provided by the above technical solution.

Abstract: A display device includes a display section configured to display images, and a controller configured to control the display section to display an indicator-needle motion-blurred image from an entire indicator-needle motion-blurred image that is an image previously stored in a storage unit and represents an afterimage corresponding to an entire rotation range within which an indicator needle is capable of rotating, the indicator-needle motion-blurred image representing an afterimage of the indicator needle that corresponds to a rotation range within which the indicator needle rotates per unit time when rotated. Consequently, the display device is effective at enabling the indicator needle to be appropriately displayed.

Abstract: A radiographic imaging system and imaging method that improves image quality of a combined image including a defective region caused by a structural object of a radiation detection apparatus are provided. The radiographic imaging system, which includes a plurality of radiation detection apparatuses that detect radiation and a combining processing unit that combines a plurality of radiographic images acquired from the plurality of radiation detection apparatuses to generate a combined image, corrects a pixel value of a correction target pixel of a region in which a structural object of a radiation detection apparatus is included in the combined image using a pixel value of a pixel in a range predetermined with reference to the correction target pixel of a region in which the structural object is not included in the combined image.

Abstract: A method for replacing image data in a destination region that is divided into sub-pieces along one or more cutting paths, which start and end at two different points on the border, and finding replacement data for the sub-pieces. The cutting paths may be determined as a function of the type of image structured at the start and the end points. The cutting paths may also be determined as a function of the area of the sub-pieces and the lengths of the cutting paths. Optionally, the destination region may be determined by a spot detection algorithm. Further optionally, the spot detection algorithm may comprise calculation of a high pass filter, or detection of areas of luminosity and border-to-volume ratios. A method for moving an image element within an image is also provided.

Abstract: A store profile generation system includes a mobile base and an image capture assembly mounted on the base. The assembly includes at least one image capture device for acquiring images of product display units in a retail environment. A control unit acquires the images captured by the at least one image capture device at a sequence of locations of the mobile base in the retail environment. The control unit extracts product-related data from the acquired images and generates a store profile indicating locations of products and their associated tags throughout the retail environment, based on the extracted product-related data. The store profile can be used for generating new product labels for a sale in an appropriate order for a person to match to the appropriate locations in a single pass through the store.