Abstract: A method of verifying a data packet by a data consumer may be provided. The method may include authenticating a first signature in a signature stack of a data packet, where the first signature corresponds to a hashed first content in a content stack, and the first signature is generated at a first network location. The method may additionally include authenticating a second signature in the signature stack of the data packet, where the second signature corresponds to second content in the content stack, and the second signature is generated at a second network location. The second content may include a processed version of the first content and may be generated at the second network location.

Abstract: Methods and systems for masking certain cryptographic operations in a manner designed to defeat side-channel attacks are disclosed herein. Squaring operations can be masked to make squaring operations indistinguishable or less distinguishable from multiplication operations. In general, squaring operations are converted into multiplication operations by masking them asymmetrically. Additional methods and systems are disclosed for defeating DPA, cross-correlation, and high-order DPA attacks against modular exponentiation.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting counterfeit integrated circuits are provided. One exemplary embodiment of a method can include: providing an integrated circuit for testing; and characterizing capacitive and inductive loading of the integrated circuit power for a specified frequency range; wherein the characterizing step further comprises applying a low level alternating current to a power pin while measuring for capacitance characterization conditions created by the integrated circuit's internal capacitance and inductance responses, wherein by sweeping the alternating current signal across a specified frequency range one or more capacitance related device signature can be created and used to identify a component as originating from a trusted source or not. A system can include components and machine readable instructions for operating the components using exemplary methods.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for displaying potentially private information are disclosed. A computing device, that is showing a breathing view on its touch screen display, detects a peek request event, such as a swipe on the display. Before allowing the user to see potentially private information in response to the peek request, the computing device determines if the computing device is currently locked and if an increased privacy setting is enabled. If the computing device is not locked, or the increased privacy setting is not enabled (even though the computing device may be locked), the computing device shows a full peek view (e.g., some or all of the text from a recent text message). However, if the computing device is locked, and the increased privacy setting is enabled, the computing device shows a secure peek view (e.g., the number of new text messages, but no text from the messages).

Abstract: Improved systems and techniques are disclosed for controlling the security states of anti-theft security systems such as product display assemblies using security fobs. According to an example embodiment, a manager security fob and another security fob that is to be authorized for use in controlling the security status of a product display assembly can interact with a system in accordance with a defined sequence to add the another security fob to an authorization list for the product display assembly. For example, the defined sequence can be a connection of the manager security fob with the system, followed by a disconnection of the manager security fob from the system, followed a connection of the another security fob with the system within a defined window.

Abstract: A system and method of validating electronic encoded information from magnetic stripe card data transmitted as electronic stripe data includes a lump transmission stream. The lump transmission stream is read by at least two track channel readers each of which recognizes and reads only data corresponding to data to be read from a respective magnetic stripe represented in the lump transmission stream, which has data read from two tracks of magnetic card stripes. One track channel reader reads the first portion of the lump stream and discards the second portion of the stream, the second track channel reader reads the second portion of the stream and discards the first portion of the stream.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of operating a bi-directional communication system between a plurality of communication devices, which comprises at least one communication controller and a plurality of nodes including a first node. The method includes periodically broadcasting a beacon signal from said communication controller at a broadcast interval via a channel of a first host. The beacon signal contains a first address of the communication controller. The method further includes periodically scanning the beacon signal on the first host by the first node. Upon detecting of the beacon signal by the first node, the first node transmits an identification payload to the communication controller. Upon receipt of the identification payload by the communication controller, an acknowledgement signal is transmitted to the first node.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to restricting access to Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag information based on location. Access to RFID tag information may be restricted at the reader level, at the requester level, and at the network level. When reader-level restrictions exist, devices may be prevented from inventorying tags and retrieving information from tags. When requester-level restrictions exist, a requester or device may be prevented from receiving tag information from inventoried tags or a network. When network-level restrictions exist, a network may discard or otherwise restrict tag information received from devices.

Abstract: In a reader for a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag for near-field wireless communication, an antenna selection switch includes a plurality of antennae arranged with an extent within a predetermined range for transmitting and receiving data to and from an RFID tag, and selects one antenna to be used for transmission and reception of data from among the plurality of antennae. A detection part acquires, when a carrier wave transmitted from the RFID tag is received by any of the plurality of antennae, information indicative of an antenna selected by the antenna selection switch under the control of an antenna changeover controlling part.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for making ordinary objects network-enabled interfaces. A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag may be fixed or detachably attached to an item capable of being manipulated by a person to obtain information about the item or to cause a performance of a task associated with the item. The RFID tag may include a capacitive touch interface that, when manipulated by a person, causes the RFID tag to emit an identifier associated with a corresponding item. A receiver, having the identifier and an instruction from a person, may communicate with a remote computing device to process the instruction and to generate a response to the instruction.

Abstract: This invention is for tracking at least one plant. A method of this invention comprises: putting at least one seed or at least one stem in a corresponding at least one pot; positioning a corresponding at least one RFID tag with respect to the seed or stem in a manner, wherein the RFID tag comprises a strap; packaging a harvested material into a packaged product and attaching the RFID tag from the potted plant, or a product RFID tag that is associated with the plurality of tags to the packaged product; confirming a request for authorization by a RFID buy card; and after confirming ID information, transferring at least one product.

Abstract: Techniques for tracking a location of an item retainer are described. In an example, a computer system may receive one or more signals from one or more devices. At least one device may be located at a distance from a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader. The RFID reader may be located at a space opening and may cover a read zone around the space opening. The signal(s) may indicate that a condition to activate the RFID reader is met. This condition may be associated with a state of the space opening or a proximity of an item retainer to the read zone. The computer system may activate the RFID reader based on the condition being met and may determine a progress of the item retainer through the space opening based on whether an RFID tag was read by the RFID reader while the RFID reader was activated.

Abstract: A data application method and system of radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags are provided. The method includes: when a first-type RFID tag is within a readable range of a first-type RFID reader, acquiring, by the first-type RFID reader, data of the first-type RFID tag; obtaining, by an RFID emulator, the data of the first-type RFID tag, converting the data of the first-type RFID tag to second-type data according to a predetermined data conversion protocol, and providing the second-type data for a second-type reader; and forming, by the second-type reader, a second-type signal according to the second-type data and sending the second-type signal. The data application method and system expand applications of RFID tags.

Abstract: A system for generating an extended specular lighting field for reading symbols on a reflective background surface is described. A scanner generates illumination for illuminating the symbols. Reflection of the illumination incident upon the reflective surface is retroreflected onto the symbols on the reflective surface. Reflection of the retroreflected light by the reflective surface is received by the scanner for processing information about the symbols. By using the reflective surface to help illuminate the symbols, an ordinary scanner can be used to read the symbols.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing multiple image fields or regions on a single, two-dimensional imaging sensor array of a data reader. A single sensor array may be divided into two or more imaging regions each of which may be used to render a separate view of an overall read volume. An image-side telecentric optical system may be utilized to divide the sensor array into the two or more imaging regions. A thin, high refractive index focal element (e.g., optical glass) may be positioned over at least one of the two or more imaging regions to provide multiple focus positions using a single telecentric optical system and a single sensor array. The multiple imaging regions may be used to capture images from different regions, and/or may be used produce a longer depth of field by combining overlapping depths of field of the multiple imaging regions.

Abstract: A transaction card construction and computer-implemented methods for a transaction card are described. The transaction card has vector formatted visible information lasered onto its surface. In some embodiments, systems and methods are disclosed for electronically verifying information on a transaction card. The systems and methods may receive a request to provide a verification status for the transaction card and first visible information comprising a signature of a customer written on a point-of-sale terminal. The systems and methods may also receive second visible information comprising a vector representation of a user signature on a transaction card. In addition, the systems and methods may determine the verification status based on a comparison of the first visible information to the second visible information and send the verification status.

Abstract: An input device for fingerprint sensing and proximity sensing includes a cover layer, where a top surface of the cover layer is configured to provide an input surface for a finger, a substrate having a cavity disposed below the cover layer, and a fingerprint sensor disposed below the cover layer and in the cavity of the substrate. A first adhesive layer is disposed between a top surface of the fingerprint sensor and a bottom surface of the cover layer in a fingerprint sensing area. A second adhesive layer is disposed between a top surface of the substrate and the bottom surface of the cover layer in a proximity sensing area.

Abstract: For appending a user identifier to an image, code records a user identity input from an input device in response to a principle camera recording a principle image. In addition, the code generates a user identifier from the user identity input. The code further appends the user identifier to the principle image.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fingerprint recognition device, a display screen and a display device, which belong to the field of display technology and can solve the problem of high cost for conventional fingerprint recognition devices. The fingerprint recognition device of the present invention arranged at a light emitting side of a display panel includes a protection substrate, a glass base positioned under the protection substrate, a plurality of detecting electrodes formed on the glass base, capacitance being formed between the plurality of detecting electrodes and ridges or valleys of a fingerprint when touching occurs, and a control unit used to recognize the fingerprint based on the capacitance. The fingerprint recognition device of the present invention has a simple structure and a low cost.

Abstract: A method of identifying similar media items is described. The method include identifying a first multiplicity of fingerprints representative of content segments of variable duration for a first media item and a second multiplicity of fingerprints representative of content segments of variable duration for a second media item. The method further includes comparing, by a processing device, a first group of the first multiplicity of fingerprints to a second group of the second multiplicity of fingerprints to generate a first similarity score indicative of a similarity between the first group of fingerprints and the second group of fingerprints. The method also includes determining an alignment score for the first multiplicity of fingerprints and the second multiplicity of fingerprints using the first similarity score.

Abstract: A method for controlling unlocking includes the following operations. A finger of a user is scanned by a fingerprint recognition module of a mobile terminal to acquire a reference feature-point set of the finger when a touch operation on the fingerprint recognition module is detected. Match the reference feature-point set with M pre-stored template feature-point subsets. Unlock the mobile terminal when detecting that a current template feature-point set matches with the reference feature-point set.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, may be embodied in a data analysis apparatus comprises a control unit configured to provide data representative of a three dimensional image, the three dimensional image including at least a three dimensional coordinate space which includes at least one plane that divides the three dimensional coordinate space into at least two regions, a display unit configured to produce the three dimensional image based on the data representative of the three dimensional image, and an input unit configured to provide data representative of at least one of a movement and a position of the at least one plane. In other example embodiments, the present disclosure may be embodied in a data analysis server, a data analysis system, and/or a computer readable medium.

Abstract: Provided is an image inspection device, an image inspection method and an image inspection program which are capable of easily and accurately inspecting a shape of an inspection target. In a setting mode, positioning image data of a setting target placed on a stage is registered. In an inspection mode, a positioning image is displayed on a display part based on the positioning image data. An image for positioning of the inspection target placed on the stage is displayed in the display part. Thereafter, image data for alignment of the inspection target is acquired, and then aligned to image data for alignment of the setting target. A size in a height direction of a measurement target place of the inspection target is measured based on the aligned height image data, to determine Pass/Fail of the inspection target. The determined determination result is displayed on the display unit.

Abstract: A system for rendering a merged virtual 3D augmented replica of a 3D product image and a 3D model image of a body part. A 3D modeling engine transforms an acquired 2D image of a body part into a 3D augmented replica thereof. A GUI enables the merging, displaying and manipulating of the 3D product image and the 3D augmented replica of a body part.

Abstract: A face recognition device includes a processor configured to: extract a plurality of feature points of a face included in an input image; detect a first and a second feature points that are paired from among the plurality of the feature points, a third feature point that is away from a straight line that connects the first and the second feature points, and two inter-feature vectors starting from the third feature point to the respective first the second feature points; calculate a feature angle formed by the two detected inter-feature vectors; and perform face recognition based on the feature angle formed by the two inter-feature vectors included in face information that is previously set as the face targeted for recognition and based on the calculated feature angle.

Abstract: A system for facial recognition comprising at least one processor; at least one input operatively connected to the at least one processor; a database configured to store three-dimensional facial image data comprising facial feature coordinates in a predetermined common plane; the at least one processor configured to locate three-dimensional facial features in the image of the subject, estimate three-dimensional facial feature location coordinates in the image of the subject, obtain the three-dimensional facial feature location coordinates and orientation parameters in a coordinate system in which the facial features are located in the predetermined common plane; and compare the location of the facial feature coordinates of the subject to images of people in the database; whereby recognition, comparison and/or likeness of the facial images is determined by comparing the predetermined common plane facial feature coordinates of the subject to images in the database. A method is also disclosed.

Abstract: An image search server constituting an image search system having a client computer and the image search server includes at least one hardware processor configured to calculate, with regard to each image of a multiplicity of images, the values of feature quantities representing characteristics of the image, score the image based upon the calculated values of the feature quantities, and responsive to application of a first move command which moves one image among a plurality of images displayed in a candidate area, which has been formed on a display screen of said client computer, to a search result area, raise the value of feature quantities, which correspond to the feature quantities of the one image for which the first move command has been applied, and score said multiplicity of images based upon the raised values of the feature quantities.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a method of converting a vector corresponding to an input image. The method includes receiving first-dimensional vector data associated with an input image, the input image including an object and converting the received first-dimensional vector data to second-dimensional vector data based on a projection matrix with an associated rank. A first dimension of the first-dimensional vector data is higher than a second dimension of the second-dimensional vector data.

Abstract: Data from a wireless network location system is used in conjunction with the known geographic location of a video surveillance area such that the system according to the present invention infers that a person who appears in an image in the video is the user of a mobile phone estimated to be at the person's location. When facial recognition is applied and the person's identity is thus recognized, an association is generated as between the identity according to the facial recognition and the identity of the co-located mobile phone. This association can be critical when there is no personal identification available for a mobile phone such as a pre-paid mobile.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein use depth images to extract user behavior, wherein each depth image specifies that a plurality of pixels correspond to a user. In certain embodiments, one or more average extremity positions of a user, which can also be referred to as average positions of extremity blobs, are extracted from a depth image. An application is then updated based on the average positions of extremity blobs.

Abstract: Provided are a re-wandering detecting device and method. The method includes: detecting an object and positional information about the object from an input image; determining whether the object wanders based on the positional information about the object; in response to determining that the object wanders, determining whether the object re-wanders by determining whether a database stores information about an object identical to the object detected from the input image; and providing information about wandering of the object according to whether the object re-wanders.

Abstract: Embodiments of vehicle gesture recognition systems and methods are disclosed. An example vehicle gesture recognition system comprises a data interface configured for receiving 2d image data from a 2d sensor and/or from a portable device camera via a portable device interface. Additionally or alternatively, the data interface is configured for receiving gesture data indicating a gesture. A vehicle processing unit is configured for controlling user interfacing with a user interface based on the gestures recognized from the 2d image data and/or as indicated by the gesture data.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system are described for locating fingernails of a person's hand in an image. An approximate location of each fingernail in the image is determined. An approximate location of each of a plurality of digit-shape objects in the image is initialized based on the approximate locations of the fingernails, and initially refined based on respective digit-shape object models and corresponding functions. The approximate location of each fingernail sub-shape is further refined based on a respective fingernail model and its corresponding function.

Abstract: Acquired three-dimensional positional information is used to identify user created gesture(s), which gesture(s) are classified to determine appropriate input(s) to an associated electronic device or devices. Preferably at at least one instance of a time interval, the posture of a portion of a user is recognized, based at least one factor such as shape, position, orientation, velocity. Posture over each of the instance(s) is recognized as a combined gesture. Because acquired information is three-dimensional, two gestures may occur simultaneously.

Abstract: A mobile electronic device may have two or more rear facing camera to capture a first part of an environment, a second part of the environment, and a part of an item in the environment. A camera and a depth sensor of the mobile electronic device may capture biometric facial data to perform security verification. Characteristics of the environment may be identified based on the environmental data and results of the performed security verification.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure are directed towards safely projecting a diffracted light pattern, such as in an infrared laser-based projection/illumination system. Non-diffracted (zero-order) light is refracted once to diffuse (defocus) the non-diffracted light to an eye safe level. Diffracted (non-zero-order) light is aberrated twice, e.g., once as part of diffraction by a diffracting optical element encoded with a Fresnel lens (which does not aberrate the non-diffracted light), and another time to cancel out the other aberration; the two aberrations may occur in either order. Various alternatives include upstream and downstream positioning of the diffracting optical element relative to a refractive optical element, and/or refraction via positive and negative lenses.

Abstract: An object tracking apparatus is configured to determine, according to a predetermined object region containing an object in an initial image of an image sequence, an object region estimated to contain the object in each subsequent image of the image sequence. Moreover, the object tracking apparatus is allowed to adapt the size of the object region obtained through tracking to the change in the shape or size of the object, and to avoid a tracking error.

Abstract: An image recognition approach employs both computer generated and manual image reviews to generate image tags characterizing an image. The computer generated and manual image reviews can be performed sequentially or in parallel. The generated image tags may be provided to a requester in real-time, be used to select an advertisement, and/or be used as the basis of an internet search. In some embodiments generated image tags are used as a basis for an upgraded image review. A confidence of a computer generated image review may be used to determine whether or not to perform a manual image review.

Abstract: A method for classifying at least one object of interest in a video is provided. The method includes accessing, using at least one processing device, a frame of the video, the frame including at least one object of interest to be classified, performing, using the at least one processing device, object detection on the frame to detect the object of interest, tracking, using the at least one processing device, the object of interest over a plurality of frames in the video over time using a persistent tracking capability, isolating, using the at least one processing device, a segment of the frame that includes the object of interest, classifying, using the at least one processing device, the object of interest by processing the segment using deep learning, and generating an output that indicates the classification of the object of interest.

Abstract: An object display system according to an aspect of the present invention includes: management means for generating an object identifier capable of distinguishing an object apparatus to which the object identifier is assigned in a predetermined region; signal information transmitting means for transmitting the object identifier generated, to an object apparatus which is an originating apparatus selected from a plurality of originating apparatuses each sending a signal representing the object identifier; signal detecting means for detecting the signal representing the object identifier transmitted to the object apparatus as an object signal which is a signal to be sent by the object apparatus; identifying means for identifying an origination region from which the object signal is sent in a captured video; and display control means for outputting the video in which a mark is provided on the origination region identified in the video.

Abstract: A system and method for contextually interpreting image sequences are provided. The method comprises receiving video from one or more video sources, and generating one or more questions associated with one or more portions of the video based on at least one user-defined objective. The method further comprises sending the one or more portions of the video and the one or more questions to one or more assistants, receiving one or more answers to the one or more questions from the one or more assistants, and determining a contextual interpretation of the video based on the one or more answers and the video.

Abstract: A system for monitoring a patient in a patient area having one or more detection zones, the system comprising one or more cameras, a user interface, and a computing system configured to receive a chronological series of frames from the one or more cameras, identify liquid candidates by comparing a current frame with a plurality of previous frames of the chronological series, determine locations of the liquid candidates, identify thermal signatures of the liquid candidates, determine types of liquids of the liquid candidates based on the locations and thermal signatures of the liquid candidates, and generate an alert with the user interface corresponding to the determined types of liquids.

Abstract: Disclosed is a parking assist system including a camera unit for photographing front or rear view of a vehicle, and a display unit for displaying a front or rear view image of the vehicle photographed by the camera unit, the system characterized by: a processor unit generating a first and second parking guide line, one being perpendicular to the other, at an area which is apart from the vehicle by a predetermined distance, and generating an estimated travel trajectory line based on steering angle information obtained from a steering angle sensor of the vehicle; and an overlay unit for overlaying the photographed front or rear view image of the vehicle on the first and second parking guide lines and the estimated travel trajectory line.

Abstract: In a symbol recognition device, each histogram computation module receives an image of each partial region of a recognition target region in a binarized image and computes a frequency distribution of pixels of a given color in each line or column in the partial region; each run length determination module receives an image of each partial region of the recognition target region and determines whether or not a line or column of pixels of the given color having a certain length is present in the partial region; a control module feeds pixel information of the partial regions, read by scanning the binarized image stored in the image memory, into the histogram computation modules and the run length determination modules; a determination module determines a symbol included in the binarized image based on computation results of the histogram computation modules and determination results of the run length determination modules.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices, among which is a device including a bus translator. In some embodiments, the device also includes a core module and a core bus coupled to the core module. The bus translator may be coupled to the core module via the core bus, and the bus translator may be configured to translate between signals from a selected one of a plurality of different types of buses and signals on the core bus.

Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method that includes identifying edges of a section of a document in a source image that includes at least one row of text. The method includes identifying characters in the document. The method includes identifying word portions. The method includes generating polynomials that approximate points of the characters within the word portions. The method includes generating a second polynomial that approximates the points of the characters of word portions. The method includes identifying a stretching coefficient of the row of text based on a length of the section between the edges relative to a length of the second polynomial. The method includes mapping portions of the source image along the row of text to new positions in a corrected image based on the second polynomial and the stretching coefficient.

Abstract: A reading machine includes an image input device including a lens and a polarizer disposed over the lens, a flash and a second polarizer disposed over the flash. The image input device also includes a computing device coupled to the image input device for capturing images, the computing device, including a processor to execute instructions and a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium, the computer program product comprising instructions for causing the processor to process the captured images to recognize features in the captured images.

Abstract: Improved thermoacoustic imaging is provided by ensuring directional uniformity of the microwave excitation provided to the target being imaged. This directional uniformity can be quantified in terms of the eccentricity e of the polarization ellipse of the microwave excitation. We have e?0.87, preferably e?0.71, and more preferably e?0.32. Optical excitation can be provided in addition to the microwave excitation. Excitation can be performed at multiple optical wavelengths and/or microwave frequencies to improve depth uniformity. In addition, the employment of excitation cells with optimized spacing and geometry provides the uniformity in another two degrees of freedom. One potential application is to detect blood vessel in user's finger for biometric authentication.

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

Abstract: Image classification techniques are described for adjustment of an image. In one or more implementations, an image is classified by one or more computing device based on suitability of the image for adjustment to correct perspective distortion of the image. Responsive to a classification of the image as not suitable for the adjustment, suitability of the image is detected for processing by a different image adjustment technique by the one or more computing devices.