Abstract: An operation management apparatus includes a controller configured to repeatedly determine a delay relative to a standard schedule, with respect to a vehicle operated in accordance with the schedule, the controller suspending determination of the delay for a certain period of time in a case in which the schedule is adjusted according to a result of determination of the delay.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses of virtual prop allocation and provide non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums storing instructions for virtual prop allocation. A method of virtual prop allocation includes obtaining a geographic location and state information of at least one terminal device participating in a first scene, and determining a first virtual prop associated with the first scene based on the geographic location and the state information of the at least one terminal device participating in the first scene. Further, the method includes determining geographic location information for releasing the first virtual prop, and transmitting, to a first terminal device in the at least one terminal device, the geographic location information for releasing the first virtual prop.

Abstract: A development management system is described herein that may provide a unified portal that depicts an interactive user interface accessible to a developer and various stakeholders in a region at which a development is planned. Within the unified portal, the developer can provide and/or access certain sets of data. In addition, other stakeholders in the region at which a development is planned can access the unified portal and provide access-controlled data that may otherwise be unavailable to the developer. The unified portal may allow the developer and/or the stakeholders to monitor the progress of a development, provide input as to various design elements that may comprise the development, to provide or request additional information as needed, to select a location at which the development will occur with the aid of artificial intelligence, and to review and revise a layout of the proposed development graphically depicted via the user interface.

Abstract: Provided are a transport management device and transport management method serving to change a travel plan of a vehicle in accordance with a malfunction occurring with the vehicle. This transport management device manages a transport system for carrying out transport of cargo, or the like, by causing a vehicle to travel by autonomous driving to a destination on the basis of a travel plan. The transport management device determines whether to change the destination of the vehicle in accordance with an event occurring with the vehicle during travel by autonomous driving, and changes the destination if it is determined that the destination should be changed or does not change the destination if it is determined that the destination should not be changed.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described that enable radar reference map generation. A high-definition (HD) map is received and one or more HD map objects within the HD map are determined. Attributes of the respective HD map objects are determined, and, for each HD map object, one or more occupancy cells of a radar occupancy grid are indicated as occupied space based on the attributes of the respective HD map object. By doing so, a radar reference map may be generated without a vehicle traversing through an area corresponding to the radar reference map.

Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can provide a map application providing a representation of a physical structure of venues (e.g., shopping centers, airports) identified by the application. In addition, the application can provide an inside view that includes the physical layout and geometry of the venue's structure as well as the location, structure and layout of points of interest (e.g., stores, security check points, restrooms) within the venue. The views become more detailed as the user zooms into the venue to reveal points of interest and to give the user a feel for traversing the venue.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for adjusting physical location usage for a plurality of particular locations. Methods can include obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the given geographic area, wherein the 3D representation depicts a view of the given geographic area from a specified viewing perspective. For the given geographic area, traffic data is obtained indicating different traffic volumes during different time periods and one or more traffic characteristics. The 3D representation is segmented into a plurality of particular locations. For each particular location among the plurality of particular locations and based on the traffic data, a viewability score is determined that indicates an aggregate amount of time that the particular location is viewable by traffic passing the different locations. Physical location usage is then adjusted based on the viewability scores for the plurality of particular locations.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a mapping application that provides a variety of UI elements for allowing a user to specify a location (e.g., for viewing or serving as route destinations). In some embodiments, these location-input UI elements appear in succession on a sequence of pages, according to a hierarchy that has the UI elements that require less user interaction appear on earlier pages in the sequence than the UI elements that require more user interaction. In some embodiments, the location-input UI elements that successively appear in the mapping application include (1) selectable predicted-destination notifications, (2) a list of selectable predicted destinations, (3) a selectable voice-based search affordance, and (4) a keyboard.

Abstract: In one implementation, a method of achieving an objective using a scene graph includes identifying a set of transition couples of a plurality of transition couples between sets of spatial relationships of the scene graph, wherein each spatial relationship of a respective first set of spatial relationships indicated by each transition couple of the set of transition couples is included in an initial set of spatial relationships or an respective second set of spatial relationships indicated by a previous transition couple and wherein a particular spatial relationship is included in a respective second set of spatial relationships of a last transition couple of the set of transition couples.

Abstract: An information enhancing method for use with a social networking system using a plurality of machine systems comprising: causing a software agent that is structured to be able to search for new content data to add to the social networking system which is organized by topics; measuring current focus and implicit vote values of the users to detect type of user interaction; in response to the current focus and implicit vote value measurements, automatically repeating updates to content data and trending data corresponding to the topics; and determine what to present to the users.

Abstract: Aerial vehicles are assigned to routes within a transportation network based on a state of charge, state of power, and/or state of health for the aerial vehicle. Such aspects can be modeled based on one or more statistical models and/or machine-learned models, among other examples. As another example, an energy budget is used to ensure that the state of charge, state of power, and/or state of health of the aerial vehicle during and/or after traveling the route remains within the energy budget. A payload is assigned to a route and an associated aerial vehicle, thereby generating an itinerary. In examples, the itinerary is validated by the aerial vehicle to ensure that the aerial vehicle is capable of traveling the route with the payload. In examples where the aerial vehicle rejects the itinerary, the itinerary is assigned to another aerial vehicle and a new itinerary is identified for the aerial vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a display control unit that is configured to: display markers in positions, on a display unit, corresponding to future positions of a host vehicle which are acquired from an autonomous driving control unit that autonomously drives the host vehicle, and move display positions of the markers on the display unit in accordance with travel of the host vehicle and toward a reference position on the display unit corresponding to the host vehicle.

Abstract: A system for notifying emergency services of a vehicular crash may (i) receive sensor data of a vehicular crash from at least one mobile device associated with a user; (ii) generate a scenario model of the vehicular crash based upon the received sensor data; (iii) store the scenario model; and/or (iv) transmit a message to one or more emergency services based upon the scenario model. As a result, the speed and accuracy of deploying emergency services to the vehicular crash location is increased. The system may also utilize vehicle occupant positional data, and internal and external sensor data to detect potential imminent vehicle collisions, take corrective actions, automatically engage autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle features, and/or generate virtual reconstructions of the vehicle collision.

Abstract: Provided is a method for providing foreign currency exchange services performed by a main server. The present invention is characterized in that a method for depositing money is provided in a variety of methods, such as direct deposit, card payment, and firm banking, and withdrawal can be performed from abroad through a method (ATM terminal, affiliated store, or the like abroad) which is different from the method for depositing money. In this process, the exchange fee of the bank is eliminated, and the service operator of the present invention can establish an operation policy for the fee or the like. In addition, there is a great effect in that the service operator provides the users with the foreign currency exchange services with a lower fee than that of the commercial bank.

Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes: an image display unit configured to display a direction indicating image that indicates a travel direction of the vehicle; and a control device configured to execute travel control of the vehicle. The direction indicating image is switchable between a first image that indicates a first travel direction of the vehicle and a second image that indicates a second travel direction of the vehicle, the second travel direction being opposite to the first travel direction. In a case where the control device switches the travel direction of the vehicle from the first travel direction to the second travel direction, the image display unit switches the direction indicating image from the first image to the second image based on a vehicle speed of the vehicle, a state of a power transmission device, and a steering state of the vehicle.

Abstract: The invention is related to security systems and methods for proactively informing a user about an artifact associated with a clickable object on a user interface with which the user is interacting, where such information is provided to the user prior to selection of the clickable object. The information includes a safety assessment of the clickable object, details about the underlying artifact, such as the contents of an archive file, and general information helpful in assisting the user with making a decision as to whether to select the clickable object.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes a memory and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a map defining a target in a coordinate space in which a direction along a traveling direction of a moving object is one of coordinate axes, and approximate a movement route of the moving object with a specified shape area along a coordinate axis in the coordinate space, the specified shape area being a basic unit of collision determination.

Abstract: A navigation system includes an operation input unit, a temporary storage unit, and a control unit that executes processing concerning the navigation operation using the information for applications. The control unit sets analysis priority levels for analysis processing performed for each of the kinds of the map information and sets generation priority levels for each of the kinds of the information for applications, performs, with at least one kind of map information as an analysis target, the analysis processing generates the information for applications in order according to the generation priority levels based on results of the analysis processing respectively obtained for the map information set as the analysis target, saves the generated information for applications in the temporary storage unit, and executes processing concerning the navigation operation using the information for applications saved in the temporary storage unit.

Abstract: Methods and systems for location determination are described herein. An example implementation may involve receiving signals from a set of satellites to determine a general location of a receiver. After receiving a signal from a satellite, the receiver may-determine an angle of reception that indicates an orientation of the satellite relative to the receiver. The receiver may further obtain topography information for the general location that indicates the positions and elevations of features (e.g., buildings) at the general location. For instance, the receiver may use elevation maps or sensors to determine the topography information. Using the topography information and determined angles of receptions, the receiver may identify any signals that reflected off a feature prior to reaching the receiver. As a result, the receiver may determine and use the reflected path traveled by a reflected signal to refine the general location of the receiver.

Abstract: From captured images, a scene desired by a viewer is appropriately detected. A display control device includes: an image information acquisition unit 60 that acquires information on a plurality of images captured during movement; a set time designation unit 66 that designates a plurality of set times based on the information on images; a thumbnail acquisition unit 68 that acquires the images captured at the set times as thumbnails; and a display image generation unit 70 that generates a display image to be displayed on a display unit so that the plurality of acquired thumbnails are arrayed in a predetermined direction in image-capturing time-series order while being displayed side by side in a direction different from the predetermined direction based on position information indicating positions at which the images are captured.

Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for managing media bandwidth usage are disclosed. One disclosed method includes determining a network connection state of a computing device, receiving a request that requests media content, altering the request to request a synthetic representation of the media content instead of the media content in response to the network connection state being one of a set of predefined network connection states and the media content violating one or more restrictions of the network connection state, and requesting the media content in response to a user selecting the synthetic representation.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: receiving, by a computing device, user-specific parameters for generating a virtual environment customized for a user, wherein the virtual environment includes scenery and one or more products associated with the user; generating, by the computing device, the virtual environment with the one or more products displayed within the scenery; presenting, by the computing device, the virtual environment; receiving, by the computing device, user inputs for navigating through the virtual environment; updating, by the computing device, the presentation of the virtual environment based on the user inputs for navigating through the virtual environment; receiving, by the computing device, user inputs for selecting the one or more products within the virtual environment; presenting, by the computing device, information regarding the one or more products; receiving, by the computing device, user inputs for purchasing the one or more products; and processing a purchase for the one or

Abstract: Data storage and calling methods and devices are provided. One of the methods includes: receiving first motion data and business data; establishing an association relationship between the first motion data and the business data and storing the association relationship; receiving second motion data; and determining first motion data that matches the second motion data, and returning, to a sender of the second motion data, business data associated with the matched first motion data.

Abstract: A system for displaying crime data comprises an input interface, a processor, and an output interface. The input interface is configured to receive a crime data and receive a foot traffic density data. The processor is configured to determine a normalized crime data based at least in part on the crime data and the foot traffic density data. The output interface configured to provide display information of the normalized crime data.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a communication system that receives location data associated with mobile devices over a time period and evaluates the location data to predict hours of operation of an enterprise. The communication system operates by: selecting a first group of mobile devices based on geographical proximity to the enterprise; analyzing the location data to identify a subset of the first group predicted to correspond to employees of the enterprise; selecting a second group of the mobile devices by filtering the subset from the first group; analyzing the location data corresponding to the second group over the period of time to determine aggregate time periods when the second group are in the geographical proximity to the enterprise; and predicting the hours of operation of the enterprise according to the aggregate time periods. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods and systems facilitating communications via a mobile internet-enabled connection interface are provided. One apparatus is configured to perform various operations, including performing a first type of security function associated with determining whether an information package is authorized to be received and downloaded to a device other than the apparatus, wherein the information package is associated with updating a functionality of the device; and performing a second type of security function associated with identifying an authorized user of the apparatus.

Abstract: A method for controlling functions of an electronic device by a server includes establishing a communication connection between the server and the electronic device when a distance between the electronic device and the server is less than or equal to a preset value. Positioning information of the electronic device is acquired at every preset time when the electronic device enters a preset control area. A control mode of the electronic device is determined according to positioning information of the electronic device. Once a control signal is generated according to the control mode of the electronic device, status of an image-capturing device, and/or status of a microphone of the electronic device are controlled according to the control signal.

Abstract: Described augmented reality (AR) systems and devices provide users with enhanced human sensorial perceptions using digital content. More particularly, smartglasses create an immersive AR experience for visitors of cultural sites using object identification and optical flow tracking. The system software platform and methodology are especially suited to design and deploy immersive AR experiences to visitors of cultural sites on user wearable devices. Unencumbered by clumsy handheld devices, users are free to roam through augmented environments, indoors and out, without barriers allowing a story to unfold before their eyes. Cultural sites come alive, improving educational outcomes for heritage destinations. Using graphical user interfaces, the system enables platform administrators to convert disparate cultural site content to coherent AR story-telling experiences called palimpsests or tours.

Abstract: A method and system for effecting changes on a mobile device. The method includes determining a physical location of a point of interest. The method includes automatically generating a geofence proximate to the point of interest based on the determined physical location of the point of interest. The method includes detecting when the mobile device enters the geofence. The method includes tracking a current velocity of a mobile device. The method also includes effecting a change on the mobile device based on the current velocity of the mobile device within the geofence.

Abstract: An automatic stop-start preference retaining circuit for selectively disabling an automatic stop-start circuit in a vehicle is disclosed. The automatic stop-start preference retaining circuit is controlled by an on-vehicle switch that selectively deactivates and activates the automatic stop-start circuit in the vehicle. The automatic stop-start preference retaining circuit includes an energy storage device that obtains power from the automatic stop-start circuit in the vehicle. The preference retaining circuit also includes an electronic control module that is configured to receive power from the energy storage device when power is unavailable from the automatic stop-start circuit of the vehicle. The electronic control module is configured in series in a path between the on-vehicle switch and a wiring harness of the vehicle that includes the automatic stop-start circuit. The control module selectively overrides the on-vehicle switch to deactivate or activate the automatic stop-start circuit.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for providing fresh hybrid routing independent of map version and provider. A set of routing data is received in response to a routing request. The set of routing data includes road segments. An analysis may be performed of a local map and the set of routing data. At least one unmatched road segment between the local map and the set of routing data is identified based on the analysis. A request for update data for the at least one unmatched road segment is made. Using the local map, the set of routing data, and the update data for the at least one unmatched road segment a navigation action is generated.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and providing intelligent time to leave reminders on an electronic device are disclosed herein. In one aspect, the method includes: automatically, without human intervention, identifying a calendar entry including a first identifier (e.g., text in the title of a calendar entry that relates to a location, such as “go to dental checkup”), the first identifier corresponding to a geographic location that is unknown. The method further includes: automatically, without human intervention, retrieving a previously-visited address (e.g., a street address or GPS coordinates for the street address) associated with the first identifier. The method also includes: automatically, without human intervention, determining a departure time for the calendar entry based on the previously-visited address (e.g., based on a route from the current location of the device to the previously-visited address).

Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a display control unit that is configured to: display markers in positions, on a display unit, corresponding to future positions of a host vehicle which are acquired from an autonomous driving control unit that autonomously drives the host vehicle, and move display positions of the markers on the display unit in accordance with travel of the host vehicle and toward a reference position on the display unit corresponding to the host vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle notification system performs audio notification regarding a driving status of a vehicle that is capable of self-driving, for an occupant of the vehicle at a predetermined timing during self-driving. The vehicle notification system includes a position identification section that is configured to identify a current position of the vehicle. Based on a destination and the current position, notification that the driving status is conforming to a plan is performed at regular intervals, and notification that the driving status is not conforming to the plan is performed if the driving status is no longer conforming to the plan.

Abstract: In a method for determining a course of lanes (L1, L2) of a road for a vehicle, a distance (D1-D3) of at least one lane boundary (B1-B3, N1-N3) of at least one lane (L1, L2) from a predetermined point of the vehicle (V) is determined (S1). Further, a course of the at least one lane boundary (B1-B3, N1-N3) is predicted (S2) based on information about a course of the road obtained from a database (DB) and based on the determined distance (D1-D3).

Abstract: Redundant environment perception tracking for automated driving systems. One example embodiment provides an automated driving system for a vehicle, the system including a plurality of sensors, a memory, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive, from the plurality of sensors, environmental information of a common field of view, generate, based on the environmental information, a plurality of hypotheses regarding an object within the common field of view, the plurality of hypotheses including at least one set of hypotheses excluding the environmental information from at least one sensor of a first sensor type, determine, based on a subset of the plurality of hypotheses, an object state of the object, wherein the subset includes the at least one set of hypotheses excluding the environmental information from the at least one sensor, and perform a vehicular maneuver based on the object state that is determined.

Abstract: The current subject matter relates to generation of relevant real-time offers based on global positioning system (GPS) data of an individual. A mobile device of an individual can record the GPS data of the individual. The mobile device can be connected to a central system. The central system can receive the recorded GPS data. The central system can predict, by using a trained predictive model and based on transaction history of the individual and the GPS data, categories of likely purchases by the individual. The central system can generate or reproduce offers from merchants of the predicted categories that are located within a threshold distance from a current location of the individual. The central system can send the generated offers to the mobile device that can display the generated offers in real-time. Other applications can include improving relevance of batch offers and/or real-time offers based on a recent purchase trigger.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus and software have been discovered for use by individual users to monitor the geographic location of other people or assets with some relationship to the user. Once some manner of location information is determined, users have the ability to describe that location in various ways and control how that information is shared with other users.

Abstract: This application provides a method and a device for determining an area of interest based on geolocation data. The method includes: dividing an area on a map into a plurality of blocks; for each block in the area, determining the number of terminals within the block in a duration as a value of the block in the duration; determining a plurality of anchor points based on the blocks having values greater than a threshold; and obtaining a curve based on some or all of the anchor points, wherein an area bounded by the curve is an area of interest.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for item inquiry and information presentation via standard communication paths. More particularly, the method and system detects an item associated with an avatar of a virtual universe (VU) user in a VU and determine information associated with the item. Additionally, the method and system are operable to display the information in the VU in a high-resolution component of the VU.

Abstract: A real-time system and method for personal air pollution exposure and inhaled dose management is described. A personal device (e.g., smartphone) determines personal exposure and inhaled dose metrics (e.g., daily accumulated dose), and compares daily histories of these metrics with personal health histories (e.g., self-reported daily asthma symptoms/inhaler use) to provide notifications when adverse health effects (e.g., asthma exacerbation) are likely to occur. The system notifications provide a personalized exposure/dose management tool by recommending behavioral changes to reduce exposure/dose (e.g., change time-location, time-physical activities, building operation). These behavioral changes are then used by the system to modify the real-time exposure and dose determined by the system.

Abstract: It is provided a method performed at a terminal for information interaction including the following steps: detecting current position and direction information of the terminal when the terminal shoots a scene image; determining an information search range of the terminal according to an image capture ability of the terminal; sending the current position and direction information and the information search range of the terminal to a server, wherein the server is configured to return, among a plurality of social information items published by one or more terminals on a social network platform, an information collection within the information search range and satisfying the position and direction information of the terminal; obtaining the scene image using the terminal; and displaying the information collection returned by the server along with the scene image.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product is provided, for example, for filtering road signs. The method comprises receiving a road sign observation information from a vehicle on a link. The road sign information includes at least a location of the vehicle. The method further comprises retrieving a sign file information from a database. The sign file information includes location of a plurality of VSS gantries in a geographical region. The method further includes filtering the road sign observation information if the location of the vehicle is within a predetermined distance threshold from at least one VSS gantry from the plurality of VSS gantries in the geographical region.

Abstract: A system and method for providing directional feedback. A wireless connection is established between a first directional interface and one or more directional interfaces. A free form path is received from a user utilizing the first directional interface. The free form path is converted to directional feedback in which the free form path is wrapped to available paths communicated by the first directional interface and the one or more directional interfaces to generate the directional feedback. The directional feedback is sent to the one or more directional interfaces wirelessly connected to die first directional interface. The directional feedback is communicated to one or more users associated with the one or more directional interfaces utilizing user preferences associated with the one or more directional interfaces.

Abstract: An optimized content navigation system includes a display device including a touch screen user interface and a navigation adjustor engine coupled to the display device. The navigation adjustor engine is configured to display navigable content on the touch screen user interface. The navigation adjustor engine is further configured to determine from the content at least one preferred path of navigation through the content. The preferred path of navigation is based on the content. The navigation adjustor engine is further configured to receive a user input that defines a path of navigation and adjust the user defined path of navigation to follow the preferred path of navigation in response to detection of the user defined path of navigation to be within a tolerance level of the preferred path of navigation. The navigation adjust engine is further configured to navigate through the content along the adjusted path of navigation.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a display unit displaying a generation screen of a UI; a storage unit storing object images serving as candidates for configuring the UI; an operation receiving unit receiving a selection of arbitrary object images among the object images and receiving an operation for arranging the selected object images at arbitrary positions on the generation screen; and a build unit outputting an execution file configuring a UI including the object images arranged on the generation screen based on reception of a build instruction for the UI. When the build instruction is received in a state in which two or more object images are arranged on the generation screen the build unit generates a composite image including the two or more object images and further outputs coordinate information of each of the object images serving as composition sources inside the composite image and the composite image.

Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein for systems and methods for allowing user at a client terminal to interacts with a graphical user interface having a DGGS globe to perform spatial analysis on DGGS spatial data based on a spatial query on unified spatial data that may be obtained from distributed geospatial data sources having different data formats. The spatial analysis results can include a resulting collection of cells that can be displayed on the DGGS globe and/or aggregated spatial statistics that can be displayed in a DGGS legend at the graphical user interface. In one aspect, the spatial analysis can be iteratively performed to obtain a refined resulting collection of cells and aggregated spatial statistics. In another aspect, the resulting cells and/or aggregated spatial statistics can be added to a geospatial data source that can be accessed by another client terminal that is performing other geospatial analysis.

Abstract: A request for geographic content is received from a client device. The request includes (i) an indication that a user invoked the digital mapping service in a vehicle and (ii) an identifier of the user. In response to the request, profile data for the user including indications of previous interactions of the user with a digital mapping service is automatically retrieved. Geographic content is generated based on the indications of previous interactions in view of relevance of the previous interactions to an automotive context. The geographic content is provided to the client device for presentation in the vehicle.

Abstract: A camera captures video imagery depicting a digitally-watermarked object. A reference signal in the watermark is used to discern the pose of the object relative to the camera, and this pose is used in affine-transforming and positioning a graphic on the imagery as an augmented reality overlay. Feature points are also discerned from the captured imagery, or recalled from a database indexed by the watermark. As the camera moves relative to the object, the augmented reality overlay tracks the changing object depiction, using these feature points. When feature point-based tracking fails, the watermark is again processed to determine pose, and the overlay presentation is updated accordingly. In another arrangement, feature points are extracted from images of supermarket objects captured by multiple users, and are compiled in a database in association with watermark data identifying the objects—serving as a crowd-sourced repository of feature point data.

Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing sensor data to determine an inferred emotional state of a vehicle operator and generate a recommendation based on the inferred emotional state are disclosed. According to embodiments, an electronic device may analyze image data depicting a vehicle operator to identify a behavior. The electronic device may also compare vehicle dynamics data to baseline vehicle dynamics data to determine if the vehicle dynamics data differs from the baseline vehicle dynamics data by a threshold amount. Based on the identified behavior and the vehicle dynamics data, the electronic device may determine an inferred emotional state of the vehicle operator. The electronic device may generate a recommendation for the vehicle operator based on the inferred emotional state.