Abstract: In general, techniques are described by which to enable a transparency mode in vehicles. A device comprising one or more microphones and one or more processors may be configured to perform the techniques. The microphones may capture audio data representative of a sound scene external to a vehicle. The processors may perform beamforming with respect to the audio data to obtain object audio data representative of an audio object in the sound scene external to the vehicle. The processors may next reproduce, by interfacing with one or more speakers included within the vehicle and based on the object audio data, the audio object in the sound scene external to the vehicle.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for unlocking in-game content for a video game application. In one embodiment, the video game application may be operated by a user that is concurrently viewing media content. The video game application captures an audio signal from the concurrently-playing media content, performs content recognition on the captured audio signal, and determines whether to unlock one or more portions of in-game content based on the identified media content.

Abstract: A method includes storing a database comprising a plurality of pointers to web pages and identifiers of entities associated with the plurality of pointers; receiving a first request comprising a first identifier; identifying subset of the plurality of pointers from the database responsive to each pointer of the subset having a stored association with a first identification that matches the first identifier; responsive to identifying the subset of the plurality of pointers, establishing, via one or more pointers, a connection with a server hosting a set of web pages associated with the subset of the plurality of pointers; retrieving one or more images or videos from each of the set of web pages over the established connection; calculating a performance score for each of the one or more images or videos; and generating a record identifying the performance score for each of the one or more images or videos.

Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for the virtualization, aggregation, and distributed processing of facsimile communications. The Remote FAX Interconnect known as etherFAX® is a system and method that allows for the reception and delivery of information based on cloud computing infrastructure to or from one or more facsimile systems using Internet/web based communication protocols such as HTTP(S) as the transport between a facsimile capable application or hardware and the remotely accessible etherFAX® services.

Abstract: Logo candidates for a specific ISO data can be identified from external resources based on the enriched merchant data. Low quality images of the logo candidates are filtered out with image analysis including entropy ratio evaluations of the logo candidates. Also, the logo candidates are processed with high quality filtering including classification of the logo candidates with a deep learning classifier for distinguishing logos from non-logos. A logo from the logo candidates is selected to associate with the ISO data packets. A display having the selected logo associated with a transaction of the ISO data packets can be generated for display to users.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for monitoring and improving one or more acoustic parameters in single- and multi-zone habitable environments. The acoustic monitoring system includes a built structure, a central control circuit, an acoustic control system, an environment database, an electronic user device, and acoustic sensor arrays which are installed within the built structure. To facilitate the sensor installation process, the built structure may be delineated into one or more zones. The central control circuit may be configured to instruct the installation of acoustic sensor arrays in particular zones within the built structure to obtain improved or even optimal or near optimal acoustic sensor array placement.

Abstract: The disclosure includes a water sounds noise maker and wall mount for inducing urination. The noise maker is battery powered, and mounts to the wall for convenience or may be worn or mounted by other means. Battery power sources include but are not limited to power sources which are rechargeable, plug-in and solar powered options. The invention contains three settings for duration of sounds, three options for sounds, and volume control. The disclosure manages inducing urination for clients by recording and playing various water sounds. Various prerecorded water noises from sources outside a housing of the disclosure, are also reproduced to induce urination.

Abstract: A method for gesture-based multi-factor authentication includes mapping a gesture password to a first substitution string, generating a cryptographic key using the first substitution string as an input to a password authenticated key exchange protocol, encrypting a challenge response with the cryptographic key to generate an encrypted challenge response, and transmitting, to a relying party computing system, a first authentication message comprising the encrypted challenge response and a user identifier identifying a user.

Abstract: A computer readable medium having non-transitory memory for storing instructions that are to be executed by a computer. The machine instructions when executed by the computer implement the following functions: receiving a network interface request associated with a network interface and including one or more device identifiers, transmitting a create network interface command associated with the network interface and in response to receiving the network interface request, and receiving a network interface owner request associated with the network interface. The create network interface command includes the one or more device identifiers. The create network interface command initiates one or more network interface services.

Abstract: There is a need to automatically provide one or more electronic documents to the user. In one example, embodiments comprise, generating a facility visit data object for a user describing one or more facility attributes for one or more facilities associated with a potential visit from the user. One or more electronic documents may be determined to be retrieved based at least in part on the facility visit data object. One or more user interaction electronic document data objects may be generated to enable interaction between the user and the one or more electronic document data objects. One or more modified user interaction electronic document data objects may be received and may be provided to one or more facility computing entities in response to one or more trigger events.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and methods of sound control. For example, an apparatus may be configured to process one or more audio inputs to be heard in one or more personal sound zones, and a plurality of monitoring inputs, wherein the plurality of monitoring inputs represent acoustic sound at a plurality of predefined monitoring sensing locations, which are defined within the one or more personal sound zones; determine a sound control pattern based on the one or more audio inputs, and the plurality of monitoring inputs, the sound control pattern comprising a plurality of sound control signals configured to drive a respective plurality of acoustic transducers such that the one or more audio inputs are to be heard in the one or more personal sound zones; and output the plurality of sound control signals to the plurality of acoustic transducers.

Abstract: A SCADA Web HMI system includes a drawing generation device (1) and an HMI terminal device (32). A drawing editor (11) generates SVG data (21) and part runtime attribute data (22). The HMI terminal device (32) includes a Web browser (321) that reads SVG data (21) and displays an HMI screen, and an HMI Web runtime (322) that reads the part runtime attribute data (22) as setting parameters and operates on the Web browser (321). When receiving signal data corresponding to unique signal names from a monitoring target device (7), the HMI Web runtime (322) changes display of parts corresponding to the unique signal names on the HMI screen.

Abstract: A method includes storing a database comprising a plurality of pointers to web pages and identifiers of entities associated with the plurality of pointers; receiving a first request comprising a first identifier; identifying subset of the plurality of pointers from the database responsive to each pointer of the subset having a stored association with a first identification that matches the first identifier; responsive to identifying the subset of the plurality of pointers, establishing, via one or more pointers, a connection with a server hosting a set of web pages associated with the subset of the plurality of pointers; retrieving one or more images or videos from each of the set of web pages over the established connection; calculating a performance score for each of the one or more images or videos; and generating a record identifying the performance score for each of the one or more images or videos.

Abstract: A computing device may receive audio data from a microphone representing audio in an environment of the device, which may correspond to an utterance and noise. A model may be trained to process the audio data to reduce noise from the audio data. The model may include an encoder that includes one or more dense layers, one or more recurrent layers, and a decoder that includes one or more dense layers.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a device including a microphone, a filter and a processor. The filter receives an audio signal including ambient noise and a voice of a user of the device from the microphone. At least a portion of ambient noise is filtered from the audio signal. The processor determines a level of the ambient noise in the received audio signal and dynamically adjusts a gain applied to the filtered audio signal based on the level of the ambient noise.

Abstract: A real-time pose measurement method of a planar coding target for a vision system. The planar coding target includes a plurality of coding elements, a coding block, a coding template, a minimum identification unit pattern and a coding pattern. Each coding element has a unique coding value, and serial numbers of the coding elements are different from each other. The coding block includes four coding elements that are distributed in the same rectangle ABCD and do not overlap with each other. A center of the coding block is an intersection point O of two diagonals of the rectangle ABCD. A coding value of the coding block is associated with coding values of the four coding elements contained therein.

Abstract: An active noise control device includes a basic signal generating unit configured to generate a basic signal corresponding to a resonance frequency of a vibration sensor, a first adaptive filter configured to generate a sensor resonance simulation signal simulating a signal acquired while the vibration sensor is resonating by performing a filtering process on the basic signal, a computation unit configured to calculate a second reference signal that is a difference between a first reference signal acquired by the vibration sensor and the sensor resonance simulation signal, and a second adaptive filter configured to generate a control signal by performing a filtering process on the second reference signal.

Abstract: A driving sound generation device includes: an acquirer that acquires vehicle information; a storage that stores a plurality of sound source data including driving sound source data and masker sound source data for generating a masker sound; a first adjuster that performs a first adjustment of the plurality of sound source data in accordance with the vehicle information; a second adjuster that performs a second adjustment of at least one of the plurality of sound source data after the first adjustment when the determiner determines that a change amount is smaller than or equal to a predetermined change amount; and a synthesizer that mixes the plurality of sound source data after the second adjustment to generate a driving sound to be output into a cabin of the vehicle; and an outputter that outputs, to the cabin of the vehicle, the driving sound generated.

Abstract: Described are a system, method, and computer program product for operating dynamic shadow testing environments for machine-learning models. The method includes storing a testing policy including an identifier of a machine-learning model and an identifier of a transaction service. The method includes generating a shadow testing environment operating the transaction service using the machine-learning model. The method also includes receiving, at a transaction service provider system, a transaction authorization request including transaction data of a transaction associated with a payment device. The method further includes identifying the machine-learning model associated with the transaction based on a parameter of the transaction data. The method further includes determining, based on the identifier of the machine-learning model, the testing policy and the shadow testing environment.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to audio input prioritization are described. Systems may include to one or more sound devices. Audio input may be played on a sound device based on one or more settings applied to the audio input. A setting can be determined based on feedback received by a host. In an example, a method for prioritizing audio input may include receiving a plurality of audio inputs each comprising signaling representative of different sounds, and each from a different application, identifying an attribute of each audio input of the plurality of audio inputs, prioritizing each audio input based on the identified attribute of each audio input, and sending each audio input to a sound device to be played based on the prioritization.

Abstract: There is a need to automatically provide one or more electronic documents to the user. In one example, embodiments comprise, generating a facility visit data object for a user describing one or more facility attributes for one or more facilities associated with a potential visit from the user. One or more electronic documents may be determined to be retrieved based at least in part on the facility visit data object. One or more user interaction electronic document data objects may be generated to enable interaction between the user and the one or more electronic document data objects. One or more modified user interaction electronic document data objects may be received and may be provided to one or more facility computing entities in response to one or more trigger events.

Abstract: A method for gesture-based multi-factor authentication includes mapping a gesture password to a first substitution string, generating a cryptographic key using the first substitution string as an input to a password authenticated key exchange protocol, encrypting a challenge response with the cryptographic key to generate an encrypted challenge response, and transmitting, to a relying party computing system, a first authentication message comprising the encrypted challenge response and a user identifier identifying a user.

Abstract: A method for predicting one or more events includes generating, for features of each of at least two feature types, an intermediate representation using a representation learning model for the at least two feature types. The intermediate representations of the at least two feature types are analyzed using a neural network and at least one neural network model so as to provide a joint representation for predicting certain events. One or more actions to be taken can be determined based on the one or more events predicted by the joint representation.

Abstract: A muffling device includes an acquisition circuit, configured to obtain reference sound wave information of a user. The muffling device includes a modulation circuit, configured to analyze an acoustic wave characteristic of the reference sound wave information to obtain a characteristic parameter of the reference sound wave information. The muffling device includes a muffling circuit, configured to generate compensated sound wave information according to the characteristic parameter of the reference sound wave information. The muffling device includes a correction circuit, configured to compare muffed sound wave information superimposed by the compensated sound wave information and the reference sound wave information with the reference sound wave information, and feed back a comparison result to the muffling circuit. The muffling circuit can adjust the compensated sound wave information according to a fed back comparison result.

Abstract: In accordance with a security policy regarding a setting value of an information processing apparatus, restriction information indicating whether to restrict modification of the setting value of information processing apparatus stored in a first storage unit is generated and stored in a second storage unit different to the first storage unit. Based on the restriction information stored in the second storage unit, modification of the setting value of the information processing apparatus is restricted.

Abstract: A high-performance distributed ledger and transaction computing network fabric over which large numbers of transactions (involving the transformation, conversion or transfer of information or value) are processed concurrently in a scalable, reliable, secure and efficient manner. In one embodiment, the computing network fabric or “core” is configured to support a distributed blockchain network that organizes data in a manner that allows communication, processing and storage of blocks of the chain to be performed concurrently, with little synchronization, at very high performance and low latency, even when the transactions themselves originate from distant sources. This data organization relies on segmenting a transaction space within autonomous but cooperating computing nodes that are configured as a processing mesh. Each computing node typically is functionally-equivalent to all other nodes in the core.

Abstract: A computing device for risk-based analysis of a payment card transaction is provided herein. The computing device includes a processor communicatively coupled to a memory. The computing device is programmed to receive a request for authentication of the payment card transaction. The payment card transaction includes a suspect consumer presenting a payment card from a digital wallet of a privileged cardholder. The computing device is also programmed to identify fraud feature data from the digital wallet. The computing device is further programmed to compute a fraud score for the payment card transaction based at least in part on the fraud feature data. The computing device is still further programmed to provide the fraud score for use during authentication of the suspect consumer.

Abstract: This application discloses a method, an apparatus, and a device for scheduling virtual objects in a virtual environment, which relate to artificial intelligence (AI), and belong to the field of computer technologies. The method includes: obtaining frame data generated by an application program associated with the virtual environment; performing feature extraction on the frame data to obtain a state feature of a target virtual object; performing deduction on the state feature of the target virtual object according to N scheduling policies; invoking a value network prediction model to process the N subsequent state features, to obtain expected returns of executing N scheduling policies; and controlling the target virtual object to execute a scheduling policy having a highest expected return.

Abstract: Systems and methods enabling network-based work machine software optimization may be carried-out by a server end in communication with a plurality of work machines over a network. In embodiments, the method includes: (i) storing a software solution database containing a plurality of software solutions corresponding to different work machine task profiles; (ii) receiving, at the server end, a software solution request containing task-specific data from a first work machine in the plurality of work machines; and (iii) searching the software solution database for an optimal-fit software solution corresponding to the task-specific data. If locating an optimal-fit software solution, the server end (iv) avails the first work machine of the optimal-fit software solution via the network. If not locating an optimal-fit software solution within the software solution database, the server end (v) transmits a corresponding message over the network and to the first work machine.

Abstract: A method includes accessing a web-based property over a network; storing a plurality of images or videos from the web-based property and associations between the plurality of images or videos and a target audience identifier responsive to the web-based property having a stored association with the target audience identifier; retrieving the plurality of images or videos from the database responsive to each of the plurality of images or videos having stored associations with the target audience identifier; executing a neural network to generate a performance score for each of the plurality of images or videos; calculating a target audience benchmark; executing the neural network to generate a first performance score for a first image or video and a second performance score for a second image or video; comparing the first performance score and the second performance score to the benchmark; and generating a record identifying the first image or video.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for conducting a transaction using an electronic device with a non-native credential are provided. In one embodiment, a client electronic device in a system including a credential subsystem, a processing subsystem, and a host electronic device may include an online communications component and a processor that accesses, from the processing subsystem, potential transaction data indicative of a transaction, communicates, to the host electronic device using the online communications component, credential request data based on the potential transaction data, receives, from the host electronic device using the online communications component, host credential data based on the credential request data, and communicates, to the processing subsystem, the host credential data, wherein the host credential data is operative to access funds or other suitable enabling elements from the credential subsystem for funding at least a portion of the transaction.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for a personalized wake-up system. A sleep assistance device outputs a sound. In response to detecting a sound that exhibits one or more predetermined sound properties, actions are taken to adjusting the sound in an effort to wake the subject. Examples of predetermined sound properties include any sound detected over a threshold decibel level, sounds detected at a certain frequency spectrum. According to aspects, subject may further configure the system to alert the subject based on a set of personalized sounds the subjects considers to be important. According to aspects, the audio device or system is configured to determine the subject is awake based on collected biosignal parameters. The audio device or system takes further actions to disrupt the subject's sleep until the subject is determined to be awake.

Abstract: A sound synthesis system is provided with a loudspeaker to project sound indicative of synthesized motor sound in response to receiving a synthesized sound (SS) signal, and a processor. The processor is programmed to: estimate motor sound based on a sensor signal indicative of sound present within a passenger compartment; identify a dominant motor harmonic of the motor sound with an amplitude and a frequency; determine an enrichment value of the motor sound; determine if the motor sound is unenriched based on a comparison of the enrichment value to an enrichment threshold value; generate at least one additional motor harmonic with a first frequency that is different than the frequency of the dominant motor harmonic in response to the motor sound being unenriched; and provide the SS signal to the loudspeaker, wherein the SS signal is indicative of the at least one additional motor harmonic.

Abstract: An assistive listening device includes a set of microphones including an array arranged into pairs about a nominal listening axis with respective distinct intra-pair microphone spacings, and a pair of ear-worn loudspeakers.

Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus may include a processor and storage. The storage may include instructions executable by the processor to identify an intensity of sound at a device and to command the device to output noise according to the intensity to mask the sound. In some examples, the apparatus can be different from the device and the apparatus can control multiple devices to each output noise according to the intensity of the sound at the respective device to mask the sound in an area proximate to the respective device.

Abstract: An audio earphone device may include an earpiece configured to playback audio, an earhook attached to the earpiece, and an eartip removably attached to the earpiece. The earpiece may be configured to deliver audio to the ear with the removably attached eartip removed. The earhook may be configured to be placed around an ear to position an opening for a speaker of the earpiece over the cavum concha of the ear. The eartip may be configured to sit in the cavum concha of the ear and channel audio from the opening of the earpiece to the ear canal of the ear. The eartip may be removably attached to only a side of the earpiece that is configured to be proximate to the ear.

Abstract: A highly effective method for treating refractile tinnitus by repeatedly subjecting a subject having tinnitus to a specific calculated sound comprising a group of related waveforms.

Abstract: A hearing aid includes a casing configured to fit behind an ear of a user's head and against a side of the user's head. The hearing aid further includes a first proximity sensor associated with the casing and configured to generate a first signal that is proportional to a proximity of the casing to the ear and includes a processor coupled to the first proximity sensor and configured to select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes in response to the first signal.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, an apparatus that seals the audio path of an enclosed device is provided. The apparatus includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion, when mated, are arranged to enclose a device, where a surface of the second housing portion is arranged to impart pressure on the device toward the first housing portion. The apparatus further includes a first supporting portion disposed along one side of the first housing portion and arranged to support the device. The apparatus also includes a first liner disposed in the first housing portion and arranged to form a first cavity, where the first cavity is adjacent to the first supporting portion. The apparatus further includes a noise generator operable to provide noise signal stream and a first audio output device coupled to the noise generator operable to output first masking signals to the first cavity.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a loudspeaker device. The loudspeaker device includes a support connector configured to be in contact with a head and at least one speaker component. The at least one speaker component may include an earphone core and a core housing for accommodating the earphone core. The core housing may be fixedly connected to the support connector. The core housing may be provided with at least one key module. The support connector may accommodate a control circuit or a battery. The control circuit or the battery may drive the earphone core to vibrate to produce sound. The loudspeaker device of the present disclosure may optimize sound transmission efficiency and increase volume, thereby improving the user experience.

Abstract: The invention relates to an NFC device configured for receiving a request to perform a transaction. In response to receiving the request, sensor data from one or more sensors of the NFC device is fed into a first classifier. The sensor data comprises environment parameters of the NFC device. The first classifier determines if sensor data provided as input to the first classifier were sensed in a transaction-typical environment or in a transaction-atypical environment. In case the first classifier determines that the sensor data is indicative of a transaction-atypical environment, the first classifier blocks the transaction or requests a user to confirm the transaction and blocks the transaction until the confirmation is received.

Abstract: In one aspect, a device may include at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive input from at least one microphone accessible to the at least one processor and, based at least in part on the input, identify at least a first parameter related to sound indicated in the input. The instructions may also be executable to, based on the first parameter, output first babble noise via at least one speaker accessible to the at least one processor.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for mounting a sound masking component or device to an existing electronic component, appliance, or a furnishing installed or located in a hotel room or other interior space. According to an embodiment, the existing electronic component or appliance comprises a television set. The television set includes a pre-existing mounting mechanism for attaching a television wall-mounting bracket. The sound masking component further includes a mounting bracket wherein the mounting bracket is configured to be secured to the pre-existing mounting mechanism on the television set. According to another embodiment, the sound masking component is mounted internally inside the television set and configured to receive power from the television power supply and emit a sound masking signal utilizing a television speaker or a separate sound masking speaker.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means configured to: receive first information indicative of a reference location; provide for presentation of audio content as spatial audio to be perceived, from the reference location, as originating from a direction of at least one virtual audio source, the at least one virtual audio source associated with a real-world location; receive second information indicative of at least the presence of a real-world object between the real-world location of the at least one virtual audio source and the reference location; modify, based on the second information, the audio content to indicate aurally the location of the real-world object; and provide for presentation of the modified audio content as spatial audio.

Abstract: Systems and methods for authenticating access to multiple data stores substantially in real-time are disclosed. The system may include a server coupled to a network, a client device in communication with the server via the network and a plurality of data stores. The server may authenticate access to the data stores and forward information from those stores to the client device. An exemplary authentication method may include receipt of a request for access to data. Information concerning access to that data is stored and associated with an identifier assigned to a client device. If the identifier is found to correspond to the stored information during a future request for access to the store, access to that store is granted.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for content delivery using persona segments for multiple users. In one embodiment, an example method may include receiving user interaction data from a user device for a session associated with a user account, wherein the user interaction data comprises indications of user interaction of interaction by a user account with a website. A set of keywords may be determined based on the product identifiers. A set of persona segments may be determined based on the keywords. Inter-persona distances between each persona segment of the set of persona segments may be determined. The inter-persona distances may be used to determine that multiple users are using a user account. A persona segment corresponding to a user may be selected. A content may be identified based on the persona segment.

Abstract: A system and method include reception of a first plurality of audio signals, generation of a second plurality of beamformed audio signals based on the first plurality of audio signals, each of the second plurality of beamformed audio signals associated with a respective one of a second plurality of beamformer directions, generation of a first TF mask for a first output channel based on the first plurality of audio signals, determination of a first beamformer direction associated with a first target sound source based on the first TF mask, generation of first features based on the first beamformer direction and the first plurality of audio signals, determination of a second TF mask based on the first features, and application of the second TF mask to one of the second plurality of beamformed audio signals associated with the first beamformer direction.

Abstract: Techniques for employing natural language processing (NLP) to facilitate geospatial analysis are provided. In one example, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving, by a device operatively coupled to a processor, input information in a natural language format indicating a change to a state of a system comprising different nodes through which physical elements flow, wherein the system is associated with a state model that characterizes movement of the physical elements through the different nodes based on one or more flow parameters. The computer-implemented method further comprises, determining, by the device based on the input information, a subset of the one or more flow parameters associated with the change, determining, by the device based on the input information, one or more constraints to the subset that account for the change, and modifying, by the device, the state model based on the one or more constraints, resulting in a modified state model.

Abstract: A method of enhancing an audio signal from an audio output device is provided. For a frequency band, a user masking contour curve covering at least a part of said frequency band is obtained, a target masking contour curve is derived from the user masking contour curve, and a multi-band digital compression system is parameterized based on the sound level of the target masking contour curve at a given frequency and the sound level of the user masking contour curve at the same given frequency. The obtained parameters are outputted to provide an enhanced audio signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods for authenticating access to multiple data stores substantially in real-time are disclosed. The system may include a server coupled to a network, a client device in communication with the server via the network and a plurality of data stores. The server may authenticate access to the data stores and forward information from those stores to the client device. An exemplary authentication method may include receipt of a request for access to data. Information concerning access to that data is stored and associated with an identifier assigned to a client device. If the identifier is found to correspond to the stored information during a future request for access to the store, access to that store is granted.