Abstract: It is disclosed a method including obtaining, via a user interface, information being associated with a location of a map, the location of the map being considered to be associated with a problem.

Abstract: Methods, devices and apparatuses pertaining to U-turn assistance. The method may include detecting an intention of an operator of a vehicle of rendering a U-turn at a location. A computing device may obtain geographic information associated with the U-turn, and assess feasibility of the U-turn at the location based on the geographic information. Further, the computing device may provide a notification to the operator based on the feasibility of the U-turn to assist the operator to operate the U-turn of the vehicle at the location.

Abstract: A system for displaying wake information to a pilot of an ownship aircraft. The system includes a display and a receiver. Aircraft information is received, which includes an aircraft type, position and velocity data and aircraft configuration information for a nearby aircraft. Environmental information is also received. The system includes a processor module configured to generate, using the received aircraft information, a wake volume model for the nearby aircraft; and to modify, and using the received environmental information, the generated wake volume model; and to determine if the modified wake volume model will coincide with the ownship aircraft at a future time. When the processor module determines that the modified wake volume coincides with the ownship aircraft at a future time, the processor module is configured to cause the display to display a representation of the modified wake volume.

Abstract: A system to use submaps to control operation of a vehicle is disclosed. A storage system may be provided with a vehicle to store a collection of submaps that represent a geographic area where the vehicle may be driven. A programmatic interface may be provided to receive submaps and submap updates independently of other submaps.

Abstract: A method for operating a navigation system of a vehicle includes providing one or more dedicated route options, transmitting a first signal for requesting one or more route options to a vehicle-external data processing device, and receiving a second signal from the vehicle-external data processing device, where the second signal identifies one or more route options provided by the vehicle-external data processing device for route calculation. The method also includes outputting at least one of the dedicated route options and at least one of the route options identified in the second signal, and detecting at least one input of a user of the navigation system corresponding to a selected one of the outputted route options.

Abstract: A method for avoiding likely one-way segments of roads in route planning is described. In selecting an optimal route, the cost of a possible route is computed by adding the costs associated with the segments along the route. Cost is a metric that is associated with the total expense to traverse a route in order to determine whether the route should be chosen over another. Each segment of a road is associated with a cost factor that represents the traffic condition of the segment. For a given segment, automobile traces that traveled the segment are counted. A ratio of traces traveled in one direction to traces traveled in the opposite direction is determined. If the ratio is below a certain threshold, the segment of the road is regarded as likely one-way. The original cost factor is replaced with a new cost factor that penalizes the segment in routing calculations.

Abstract: The above security device determines whether there occurs screening between a movable body such as a vehicle and a user, and controls the security level in accordance with the determination result. Specifically, the security device sets the security level high when there occurs screening between the movable body and the user, and sets the security level low when there occurs no screening.

Abstract: A method for calculating a fare for a transport service is provided. One or more processors receive a plurality of location data points from a computing device associated with a vehicle providing the transport service. The plurality of location data points correspond to a route of travel during performance of the transport service. A determination is made, based on a set of location data points of the plurality of location data points, that the vehicle has potentially driven along a roadway in which a toll is to be assessed as part of the fare. The roadway in which the toll is to be assessed is identified. The amount for the toll is determined for the identified roadway.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system sends current location information of the ADV to an alert service over a network, where the alert service is communicatively coupled to a number of ADVs. The system receives a broadcasted alert signal from the alert service, where the alert service has determined that the ADV is or will be located in an alert area, and the location of the alert area is determined based on a location of a dispatched vehicle having a higher priority of traveling. In response to receiving the broadcast alert signal, the system examines a current state and the current location of the ADV in view of the alert area to determine whether the ADV should overtake or yield the alert area based on a set of rules. The system generates a trajectory to control the ADV to navigate the alert area based on the examination.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to dispatching transportation to a business location. More specifically, an autonomous vehicle may be dispatched to pick up a passenger and transport that passenger to the business location.

Abstract: A watch can include a processor; memory operatively coupled to the processor; a display operatively coupled to the processor; an environmental sensor that generates sensor information; circuitry that selects a watch face from a plurality of different watch faces based at least in part on at least a portion of the sensor information; and circuitry that renders the selected watch face to the display.

Abstract: Information about a device may be emotively conveyed to a user of the device. Input indicative of an operating state of the device may be received. The input may be transformed into data representing a simulated emotional state. Data representing an avatar that expresses the simulated emotional state may be generated and displayed. A query from the user regarding the simulated emotional state expressed by the avatar may be received. The query may be responded to.

Abstract: Embodiments for improving travel mobility as a service (MaaS) by one or more processors. A selected mode of transportation may be matched with a selected route to generate a travel package according to a multi-objective model based on a route profile for a plurality of routes, a user profile of the one or more users, an environmental profile, and a collaboration of monitored data relating to preferences of a mode of transportation and routes of the one or more users, wherein the travel package includes at least the matching selected mode of transportation, the selected route, and one or more travel suggestions.

Abstract: Systems and methods for autonomous vehicle control are disclosed herein. According to some implementations, a method includes a scenario-specific operation control evaluation module (SSOCEM) based on a route of the vehicle. The SSOCEM includes a preferred model and one or more fallback models that respectively determine candidate vehicle control actions. The method includes instantiating a SSOCEM instance based on the SSOCEM. The SSOCEM determines a candidate vehicle control action by determining an approximate amount of time needed to determine a solution to the preferred model and determining an approximate amount of time until the upcoming scenario is reached. When the approximate amount of time needed to determine the solution is less than the approximate amount of time to reach the upcoming scenario, the candidate vehicle control action is determined based on the preferred model; otherwise, the candidate vehicle control action is determined based on a fallback model.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein generally related to a system and method for authenticating a transfer request. A computing system receives a transfer request from a client device. The computing system determines that the monetary amount specified in the transfer request exceeds a threshold. The computing system identifies an automated teller machine (ATM) based on at least location information associated with a user of the client device. The computing system prompts the user to authenticate the transfer request at the identified ATM by transferring a message to the client device to be displayed thereon. The computing system receives an authentication attempt of the user from the ATM. The computing system compares authentication information in the authentication attempt to personal identification information associated with the user. The computing system determines that the authentication information at least partially matches personal identification information associated with the user.

Abstract: Systems and methods for trajectory determination are provided. The systems perform the operations including obtaining status information of a vehicle; determining one or more original trajectories from a current location of the vehicle to a destination based on the status information of the vehicle; determining one or more candidate trajectories from the original trajectories; and determining a target trajectory from the candidate trajectories based on a trajectory evaluation model.

Abstract: A method of constructing a map including a plurality of lanes and a system thereof are provided. The method includes: for each of the plurality of lanes, constructing corresponding lane geometry data based on a plurality of polyline segments; and generating a lane content for the respective lane based on the lane geometry data.

Abstract: Activities related to data analyses are managed in part using task objects representing tasks that need to be performed. In one embodiment, a method comprises: receiving a first request to generate a task object that describes a task; responsive to the first request, generating the task object, the task object being a data structure that comprises values for task object fields that represent attributes of the task; identifying, in a repository of data objects, a particular data object to associate with the task object; determining that a first field of the task object fields corresponds to a second field of the particular data object, the second field of the particular data object having a particular value; and assigning the first field of the task object to the particular value of the corresponding second field. In another embodiment, task objects are associated with geolocation data, and mapped or otherwise presented accordingly.

Abstract: Disclosed is a panoramic image mapping method, wherein mapping regions and a non-mapping region are partitioned for an equirectangular panoramic image with a resolution of 2M×M, where only the partitioned mapping regions are mapped as square regions; the method comprises:, computing a vertical distance and a horizontal distance from a point on the square region to a center of the square region, a larger one of which being denoted as m; computing a distance n from the point to a zeroth (0th) point on a concentric square region; computing a longitude and a latitude corresponding to the point; computing a corresponding position (X, Y) in the equirectangular panoramic image to which the point is mapped; and then assigning a value to the point. The method may effectively reduce oversampling, thereby effectively reducing the number of pixels of the panoramic image and the code rate required for coding with little distortion.

Abstract: Methods for obtain identifiers, such as International Mobile Subscriber Identities (IMSIs) and International Mobile Station Equipment Identities (IMEIs), of mobile communication terminals, and associate these identifiers with other items of identifying information provided by users of the terminals. A local interrogation device may be installed that imitates a legitimate base station belonging to a cellular network, at a control checkpoint. Local interrogation devices are connected to a global interrogation device in a hierarchical network, whereby the local interrogation devices are assigned a priority that is higher than that of the global interrogation device. The global interrogation device provides cellular coverage to a larger area that contains the control checkpoints, while the local interrogation devices provide more localized cellular coverage to the control checkpoints.

Abstract: This application discloses a picture file management method performed at a computing device, and an associated non-transitory computer storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a picture set; extracting, from the picture set, a picture meeting a policy and parsing the picture, to obtain geographical location information related to the picture; obtaining a real-time target location of a terminal according to the geographical location information related to the picture; tagging the real-time target location onto a map page, to generate a location tag for the picture; classifying at least one picture conforming to the real-time target location, to obtain a picture classification result; and obtaining a to-be-released picture according to the picture classification result and the location tag.

Abstract: A navigation application that provides a dynamic set of warnings based on a set of collected and calculated data. The navigation application collects a series of data and identifies a set of critical points along the route. The navigation application analyzes the collected data to determine whether to provide a navigation warning to the user. The navigation application uses the collected data to determine whether a navigation instruction for the critical point should be modified to account for different driving conditions. Finally, the navigation application of some embodiments determines a timing for when a navigation instruction should be provided to the user, ensuring that the instruction is presented to the user with sufficient time to safely adjust their behavior.

Abstract: A recognition processing device includes a peripheral situation recognition unit configured to recognize a type of object around a vehicle and a positional relationship with the vehicle, an object recognition unit configured to select a word indicating the type of object recognized by the peripheral situation recognition unit and a word indicating a positional relationship between the vehicle and the object, and a text generation unit configured to generate text for describing a peripheral situation recognized by the peripheral situation recognition unit, wherein the text includes the word indicating the type of object selected by the object recognition unit and the word indicating the positional relationship between the vehicle and the object selected by the object recognition unit.

Abstract: A work vehicle includes a memory, a sensor, circuitry, and a display. The memory is to store a target travel route in a work field. The sensor is to detect an actual travel track of the work vehicle to find a traveled portion of the target travel route, along which the work vehicle has traveled. The circuitry is configured to calculate an index value indicating a degree of a deviation of the actual travel track from the target travel route. The display is to display the traveled portion such that a display pattern to display the traveled portion is changed according to the index value.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an emergency communication satellite terminal management system. In order to improve the information management of emergency satellite phones, the present invention gives full play to the important role of satellite phones in emergency communication, constructs a scientific and reasonable satellite phone management system, and realizes the unified registration, monitoring, management and GIS display for basic information, allocation information, number resource information, operation status and location information of satellite phones and portable satellite stations based on basic requirements of command and dispatch of emergency communication. In case of emergencies, the above management system can provide information resources and decision-making basis for the command department to uniformly dispatch emergency communication resources, so as to improve emergency communication support capability.

Abstract: A method of determining a route includes searching for an initial route as a guidance route from a departure place to a destination, designating an avoidance route as an unfavorable route for a passage of a user, and in a case where the avoidance route is included in the initial route, outputting a changed route obtained by changing the avoidance route included in the initial route to another route.

Abstract: A road curve guidance method is provided. The road curve guidance method includes: obtaining link information corresponding to a road on which a vehicle is being driven; determining a position of the vehicle on a link at a future time point based on the obtained link information; and judging a degree of risk of a curve section in which the vehicle is to be driven after a predetermined time using the determined position and speed of the vehicle at a reference time point.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide several novel methods for generating a navigation presentation that displays a device navigating a route on a map. The method of some embodiments uses a virtual camera that, based on detected changes in the navigation context, dynamically modifies the way it captures portions of the map to produce different navigation scenes in the navigation presentation. To generate the navigation scenes, the method of some embodiments (1) identifies different sets of attributes that describe the different navigation contexts at different times during the navigation presentation, and (2) uses these different sets of attributes to identify different styles for operating the virtual camera. In some embodiments, the method uses an identified style to specify the virtual camera's positional attributes, which, in turn, define the portions of the map that the virtual camera identifies for rendering to produce several navigation scenes for a period of time (e.g.

Abstract: An apparatus and method to dynamically discover and visually map computer networks comprising plurality of devices, physically and logically, is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a server including a processor and memory. The server is configured to implement a connection-oriented network protocol to issue command line interface (CLI) commands for more efficient and reliable data collection of a plurality of networked devices of a network. The server is further configured to extract information via a parser from a command output retrieved in response to the issued command. The server is further configured to store the extracted information in a database for retrieval. Then the stored information is utilized to create network topology map including a physical topology map, a virtual physical topology map and a virtual logical topology map.

Abstract: A system and a method for optimizing supply of rental vehicles, comprising receiving customer data associated with a plurality of customers from a plurality of sources; classifying the customers into a plurality of segments, based on said data, each segment being indicative of vehicle rental preferences of customers in the segment; determining whether any customers have already opted for a vehicle rental; determining the destination and source location of the customer and predicting likely vehicle demand for different vehicles based on said classification and said determination.

Abstract: A method for detecting fraudulent payment activity comprises designating one or more objects as typically being in a proximity of a payment mechanism when the payment mechanism is used in a payment transaction, verifying, when attempting to use the payment mechanism for a given payment transaction, whether the designated one or more objects are in the proximity of the payment mechanism, wherein the verifying is based on an electronic communication from at least one of the payment mechanism and the designated one or more objects, establishing whether a threshold number of the designated one or more objects are in the proximity of the payment mechanism, permitting processing of the given payment transaction if the threshold number of the designated one or more objects are in the proximity of the payment mechanism, and preventing processing of the given payment transaction if less than the threshold number of the designated one or more objects are in the proximity of the payment mechanism.

Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media are described for a scalable computer-telephony integration system. Various aspects may include storing sets of call agent login information for several call agents within the computer-telephony integration system and across several independent computing systems in a contact center login database. Additionally, various aspects may include generating several contact center service categories and sets of contact information for each contact center service category, which may be stored in a contact center directory database. When an incoming call is received from a customer, various aspects may include obtaining customer call information from the customer and generating a customer call key, which may be stored as a reference to the customer call information in a contact center customer call information database.

Abstract: A system determines a route for a user and creates checkpoints along the route to encourage the user to follow the suggested route. For example, a ride sharing system may encourage users with vehicles to move toward regions where rides are in highest demand by offering a route to that region with checkpoints along the way. A user may receive a reward upon reaching a checkpoint. The system may adapt checkpoints to user types. Models are trained to output rule sets for placing checkpoints along a route and assigning values to the checkpoints. In some embodiments, the models are trained according to categories of users, so that the checkpoints can be placed in a way that will encourage the user to comply with a route. When a user strays from a suggested route, the system generates an updated set of checkpoints to encourage the user to return to the route.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for building a programmable dataplane are described. Specifically, the programmable dataplane can work on a list of identifiers, such as those part of OpenFlow 1.5. Specifically, the programmable dataplane can be built by creating a virtual network graph at a controller node using binary identifiers such that a node is broken into an n-ary tree and the tree has 1×2 or 1×1 nodes.

Abstract: A visual navigation system includes a compass configured to orient a user in a heading direction, an image sensor configured to capture a series of successive navigation images in the heading direction, one or more of the navigation images having at least two reference markers, data storage memory configured to store the series of successive navigation images, a navigation processor configured to identify at least one principal marker and at least one ancillary marker from the at least two reference markers, the principal marker positioned within a principal angle and the ancillary marker positioned within an ancillary angle, which is greater than the principal angle, and to determine heading direction information based on a position of the at least one principal marker and/or the at least one ancillary marker in the successive navigation images, and a user interface configured to provide the heading direction information to the user.

Abstract: Specified streets or intersections that are within a specified distance of a specified city can be found by a search, even when they are not actually in that city. For computational efficiency, some addresses are included in search results even when they exceed the specified distance from the specified city by a small amount (“false positives”). The search method guarantees that no instance of the street name within the specified distance of the specified city is erroneously missed (“false negatives”).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that perform actions including: receiving a user input selecting a current location within a map displayed on a screen of the terminal device; generating a request message indicating a request for a location relationship between the selected current location and a target location, the request message including an identifier of the current location, the target location being a location currently or previously displayed on the map; transmitting the request message to a map server configured to determine a geographical location of the current location and a geographical location of the target location; receiving, from the map server, a location relationship between the current location and the target location, wherein the location relationship is determined based on the geographical location of the current location and the geographical location of the target location; and displaying a graphical indicator representing the location relationship.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to providing sensor data on a display of a vehicle. For instance, data points generated by a lidar sensor may be received. The data points may be representative of one or more objects in an external environment of the vehicle. A scene including a representation of the vehicle from a perspective of a virtual camera, a first virtual object corresponding to at least one of the one or more objects, and a second virtual object corresponding to at least one object identified from pre-stored map information may be generated. Supplemental points corresponding to a surface of the at least one object identified from the pre-stored map information may be generated. A pulse including at least some of the data points generated by the sensor and the supplemental points may be generated. The scene may be displayed with the pulse on the display.

Abstract: A system is described that, after executing a parameterless search query to identify results that are determined to be relevant to a user of a device, determines a respective target property, for each of the results, that indicates whether a result is associated with audio content, visual content, audio and visual content, haptic content, or textual content. The system also determines one or more dynamic properties, of the device, that indicate one or more of a network connection strength, connection status to an audio output device, battery level, or connection status to a multimedia streaming device. Based on the one or more dynamic properties of the computing device and the respective target property of each of the results, the system determines a dynamic ranking of the results and transmits the results and the dynamic ranking to the device.

Abstract: A display interfacing system and an automated graphics system enable presentation of a second picture within a first picture of an avionics display. The first picture provides broad information pertaining to navigating an aircraft vehicle within a specified region. The broad information may include a flight plan map, and the specified region may be navigated using a VOR radial displayed on the flight plan map. The second picture provides clarifying information about an aspect of the first picture. Interaction with the second picture may also provide clarifying information about an aspect of the second picture.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method are described. The electronic device is adapted to be installed on a handlebar of a vehicle, the electronic device comprising: a processor; a communication module; a display comprising a halo-shaped display; a memory for storing therein executable instructions, the instructions upon being processed by the processor, causing the electronic device to: receive, via the communication module, navigational data from a mobile device, the navigational data being associated with a circular visual signal indication, the circular visual signal indication being indicative of at least one of (i) an upcoming directional instruction and (ii) a distance between a current location and an upcoming location associated with the upcoming directional instruction; and, cause to display, on the halo-shaped display, of the circular visual signal indication.

Abstract: In various embodiments, an animation is displayed to indicate that displayed content shown within a display area is scrollable. For example, in at least one embodiment, when scrollable content is initially displayed within a display area, an animation is shown in which the display automatically scrolls through all or some of the content, so as to indicate to the user that there is more content to view. In at least one embodiment, the animation is relatively quick and transitory, so that it serves as a brief reminder of the presence of additional off-screen content that the user can scroll to. In at least one embodiment, the animation is only shown for particular content the first time the display renders that content; in another embodiment, the animation is repeated on subsequent re-rendering of the same content.

Abstract: Automobile communication networks for direct multimode communications of automobiles with automobiles, automobiles with base stations, automobiles with a variety of mobile devices, and automobiles with computers. Digital mobile communications devices and methods for mobile peer to peer direct communications. Processing a touch screen generated signal into a processed touch screen control signal for controlling mobile devices. Processing fingerprint signal for authenticating a user of a mobile device. Processing in a mobile device a motion detector generated signal into a motion detector generated control signal, for navigation control of mobile device. Remote Control (RC) Signal reception, demodulation and processing for control of automobile communication, location and navigation. Modulation and demodulation, transmission and reception of one Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) signals and conversion of the received OFDM signal into a different OFDM signal.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for determining routing using reinforcement learning (RL) are provided. One of the methods includes: initializing a state of an RL model based on a routing solution, wherein the RL model comprises a plurality of improvement actions for applying to the state; applying one or more of the plurality of improvement actions to the state to obtain updated routing solutions until a predetermined condition is satisfied; applying a perturbation action to obtain a perturbed routing solution and feeding the perturbed routing solution back to the RL model for the RL model to perform the applying one or more of the plurality of improvement actions according to the policy; and determining a routing solution with a minimum cost from the updated routing solutions.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating and displaying a comparison of multiple modes of transportation for reaching a destination. One method includes receiving a start location and a destination location, and stops in between, receiving information related to at least one third party operated mode of transportation from a third party determining data related to the at least one third party operated mode of transportation and at least one user operated mode of transportation, generating and displaying determined data for at least one option for each of the plurality of modes of transportation, receiving a selection of a sort category, and determining the option of each mode of transportation to be displayed and an order in which the modes of transportation are displayed based on the selection of the sort category.

Abstract: A device can receive telemetry information from a set of telemetry devices associated with a set of vehicles. The telemetry information being received via a set of unicast transmissions that correspond to the set of telemetry devices. The device can determine, based on the telemetry information, that the set of vehicles are associated with the service area. The device can generate service area information using the telemetry information. The device can provide, to the set of telemetry devices, the service area information to permit a control device of a vehicle, of the set of vehicles, to perform an action. The service area information can be provided via a multicast transmission.

Abstract: A method for travel planning which includes a customized application and results in efficient customized grouping and coordination of selected locations and destinations based on a combination of user-selected criteria; radius searching; and real-time, simultaneous, multi-source data gathering, analysis, and derivation executed by and presented on a computer or smart device for user preference. At least one embodiment focuses on travel planning for visiting colleges and universities prior to making decisions on where to apply to or where to enroll.

Abstract: A first terminal in a first vehicle included in a vehicle exterior information sharing system sends, when it is detected that a second vehicle is going to park around the first vehicle while the first vehicle is parked, vehicle exterior information on an object around the first vehicle, which is acquired by a sensor device installed on the first vehicle, and a second terminal in the second vehicle receives the vehicle exterior information sent by the first terminal and presents the received vehicle exterior information to a driver of the second vehicle.

Abstract: A voice recognition apparatus may include a receiver configured to receive a voice command; a provider configured to output a guidance message; and a controller configured to control the provider in response to the voice command, analyze a listening pattern of the guidance message transmitted by the receiver, and adjust an output of the guidance message based on the listening pattern.

Abstract: A system comprising at least one processor; and at least one storage device. The storage device(s) store instructions that, when executed, configure the at least one processor to: receive input, determine, based on the input, a geographical region, a plurality of investment parameters, and an investment goal, determine, based on the plurality of investment parameters and the investment goal, a plurality of investment options for achieving the investment goal, generate a travel map of the geographical region that relates each of the investment options of the plurality of investment options to a corresponding vehicle and a corresponding path from a starting location to a destination location within the geographical region, and output, for display, the travel map.