Abstract: A system for low-latency detection of known audio-video content in multiple audio-video streams, received over a transport multiplex wherein multiple advertisements of different durations are being transmitted over a network. The system includes an ingest module, repositories of content assets, repositories of advertisement assets, a playout server, and network streams. A Watermarking and Fingerprinting (WMFP) module receives multiple advertisements A having audio-video streams, from a Master AV Database, placing an audio watermark on the incoming streams and extracting a high-confidence fingerprint (signature) from each of the watermarked assets A?. Communicating fingerprint signatures and replacement rules to one or more receivers over the Internet. One or more receivers at different locations actively replace detected advertisements having AV content, using a signature detector, with local content assets.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to receiving a document comprising a plurality of document elements, removing a first document element of the plurality of document elements from the document, re-positioning a second document element of the plurality of document elements in the document, and inserting a new document element comprising a link to a source of the document.

Abstract: An image display device includes a first pixel data calculator calculating first pixel data for a pixel of attention based on a first error value for a pixel adjacent thereto in the same error diffusion block; a second pixel data calculator calculating second pixel data for the pixel of attention based on a corrected error value for the adjacent pixel; a first error value calculator calculating the first error value based on the first pixel data; a second error value calculator calculating a second error value based on the second pixel data; and a corrected error value calculator calculating the corrected error value by correcting the second error value in a direction in which the second error value approaches the first error value in accordance with whether the pixel of attention is located within a predetermined range from a border among a plurality of error diffusion blocks.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods and systems to generate property insurance data based on aerial images. The property insurance data is representative of property insurance information. The aerial images may be obtained using a digital camera attached to an unmanned drone. The aerial images may be obtained when a camera is less than five-hundred feet from a property. The property insurance data may be generated based on a series of images taken at different points in time.

Abstract: Deep recurrent neural networks applied to speech recognition. The deep recurrent neural networks (RNNs) are preferably implemented by stacked long short-term memory bidirectional RNNs. The RNNs are trained using end-to-end training with suitable regularisation.

Abstract: A system generates a secure barcode and prints the secure barcode on a substrate. The barcode includes a first set of cells of a first color and a second set of cells of the second color. A first vector pattern is encoded onto pixels for first set of cells of the barcode, and a second vector pattern is encoded onto pixels that correspond to the set group of cells of the barcode. The vectors in each pattern will have substantially the same colors, thicknesses and frequencies, but will be out of phase with respect to each other. The system will generate a secure barcode that vectors of each pattern.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for verifying the accuracy of reported information. The systems and methods may include generating a hash based on ingredient data related to the creation of a report, storing the hash and the ingredients in a database, the hash being associated with the ingredient data in the database, and outputting the report, the report including the hash. Furthermore, the systems and methods may include receiving an input, the input being based on a first hash of ingredient data related to the creation of the report and determining if the database contains a record corresponding to the input. Moreover, the systems and methods may include outputting information contained in the record corresponding to the input if it was determined that the database contains the record corresponding to the input, the information contained in the record comprising the ingredient data.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for detecting events from ingesting communication streams. A communication stream is ingested. A first score is computed from a portion of the communication stream. The first score indicates a likelihood of the communication stream including event information. Computing resources are allocated to further process the communication stream portion based on the first score indicating that further processing is warranted. A second score is computed from parameters of the communication stream portion. An event is detected based on the second score.

Abstract: A system for creating a synthetic voice identifier may include a plurality of synthesized voice authorization (SVA) devices and a biometric combinatory device (BCD). The SVAs may be communicatively coupled to the BCD via a network and may communicate utilizing a markup language. The SVA devices may capture an audio signal of a voice of a user, modify the audio signal with a randomized audio frequency signal to generate a modified audio signal, and communicate, the modified audio signal as a synthesized voice signal associated with the user.

Abstract: A monitoring system includes a sensor, a processing block and an alert generator. The sensor is used to generate images of an infant. The processing block processes one or more of the images and identifies a condition with respect to the infant. Then alert generator causes generation of an alert signal if the identified condition warrants external notification. In an embodiment, the sensor is a 3D camera, and the 3D camera, the processing block and the alert generator are part of a unit placed in the vicinity of the infant. The monitoring system further includes microphones and motion sensors to enable detection of sounds and movement.

Abstract: Information is encoded in an image signal by exploiting spectral differences between colors that appear the same when rendered. These spectral differences are detected using image sensing that discerns the spectral differences. Spectral difference detection methods include using sensor-synchronized spectrally-structured-light imaging, 3D sensors, imaging spectrophotometers, and higher resolution Bayer pattern capture relative to resolution of patches used to convey a spectral difference signal.

Abstract: A system and method that generates a planogram from a realogram is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from an image processing module, a realogram, the realogram including an image and information about a set of items recognized in the image, generating a bounding box containing the set of recognized items, identifying a subset of the set of recognized items corresponding to a shelf, determining a location of each gap of a number of gaps on the shelf, determining a physical width of each gap of the number of gaps, and generating, from the realogram, a planogram based on the bounding box, the set of recognized items, the location, and the physical width of each of the number of gaps.

Abstract: A skin care evaluation method, which is adapted for an electronic device to evaluate a skin care procedure including a plurality of skin care behaviors. The skin care evaluation method includes following steps. A plurality of image information is sequentially captured at a plurality of image capturing time. A plurality of user actions corresponding to the image information is analyzed, where a plurality of consecutive image information of the image information corresponds to one of the user actions. The image information is classified to the skin care behaviors according to the user action corresponding to each of the image information. Each of the skin care behaviors corresponds to a plurality of the user actions. A duration of each of the skin care behaviors is calculated according to the image capturing time of the image information classified to each of the skin care behaviors. An electronic device using the skin care evaluation method is also provided.

Abstract: Constructing a user's face model using particle filters is disclosed, including: using a first particle filter to generate a new plurality of sets of extrinsic camera information particles corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of images based at least in part on a selected face model particle; selecting a subset of the new plurality of sets of extrinsic camera information particles corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of images; and using a second particle filter to generate a new plurality of face model particles corresponding to the plurality of images based at least in part on the selected subset of the new plurality of sets of extrinsic camera information particles.

Abstract: The present application provides a control method, a device and a system of the robot and a robot using the same. The control method comprises: acquiring at least one image captured during a movement of the robot and identifying characteristic line segments in the at least one image; determining a relative orientation relationship between the robot and a room divider in a physical space according to the identified characteristic line segments; and adjusting a pose of the robot according to the orientation relationship, such that the robot moves along a principal direction constructed based on the room divider in the physical space. Through the technical solution in the preset application, the movement coverage rate of robot can be improved.

Abstract: A computerized method for authenticating documents having VIZ sections, the method comprising capturing an image of a document to be authenticated from a scanner and enhancing the captured image, and using a processor for identifying and cropping a VIZ section in the image.

Abstract: A user recognition method that uses an iris is provided. The user recognition method includes generating a first mask for blocking a non-iris object area of an iris image, generating a converted iris image, in which the non-iris object area is blocked according to the first mask, generating a second mask for additionally blocking an inconsistent area, in which quantization results of the converted iris image are inconsistent, by adaptively transforming the first mask according to features of the converted iris image, obtaining an iris code by quantizing pixels included in the iris image, obtaining a converted iris code, in which portions corresponding to the non-iris object area and the inconsistent area are blocked, by applying the second mask to the iris code, and recognizing a user by matching a reference iris code, stored by the user in advance, to the converted iris code.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a recognition unit configured to recognize products from a captured image obtained by capturing an image of displayed products; and a detection unit configured to detect, based on store fixture information related to a store fixture in which the products are displayed, a region of a product that is included in the captured image but is not recognized by the recognition unit.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for tracking an object. The system includes a data receiving module configured to receive three dimensional imaging data and two dimensional imaging data. A three dimensional object identification module is configured to demarcate a three dimensional object and to output three-dimensional object data. An adjustment module is configured to adjust the three dimensional object data based on the two dimensional imaging data and to output adjusted three dimensional object data. A tracking module is configured to track at least one object using the adjusted three dimensional object data.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method for achieving a clear and precise optical zooming mechanism, which is applied to an electronic device equipped with a wide-angle image capturing element and a long-focus image capturing element. The wide-angle image capturing element and the long-focus image capturing element are controlled by the electronic device for capturing a wide-angle image and a long-focus image of a same spot simultaneously and respectively. The method enables the electronic device to sequentially perform an exposure and white balance adjustment process, a robust image matching algorithm and an image morphing fusion process to the wide-angle image and the long-focus image, respectively, so as to generate a clear and precise optical zooming image of the spot without having a significant skipping phenomenon occurred in an object within two zooming images.

Abstract: An aerial image system may generate images of structures providing views that might otherwise be difficult to obtain. These images may be used to determine various characteristics of the structure, which may then be processed for a variety of tasks including product marketing, claim processing and post-claim analysis. The images may be analyzed by the aerial image system or by a ground-based processing system to determine the structural characteristics such as roof age, roof type and roof pitch. In some examples, image analysis techniques such as edge detection and contrast determination may assist in determining the requisite data. Additionally or alternatively, the processing system may direct or control one or more image capture devices to obtain desired images.

Abstract: Systems and methods for replacing a portion of a broadcast content with a customized, live-streaming alternate media stream are provided. Usable by applications developed for the Web, mobile devices, laptop or desktop computers, or broadcast television, the system includes a broadcast server to prepare customized media streams for a particular broadcast in communication with a client receiver capable of receiving a customized media stream and synching the stream with the particular broadcast of interest. Thus, the user may view the original broadcast with the alternative audio or video stream, in some cases in near real-time, and enjoy the alternative media stream seamlessly with the original broadcast. In order to provide the capabilities disclosed herein, a fingerprinting method is used to analyze the original broadcast and synchronize timing, without modifying the original broadcast data.

Abstract: An avionics computer system steganographically encodes streaming data, and serial buffer output data into a current avionics display corresponding to the system generating the data. The encoded pixels are limited to black spaces within color channels of the display. The data is encoded into reproducible blocks within the display and the blocks are copied within the display for error correction.

Abstract: An online system generates personalized video heat map for a target user, which visually indicates segments of a video likely to be of interest to the target user. The online system divides the video into the segments and identifies actions performed by users other than the target user on each of the segments. The online system determines embedding vectors describing each segment as represented by the identified actions performed on the segment and also determines an embedding vector describing the target user. Based on those embedding vectors, a personalized score for the segment is determined using a trained model. The online system uses the personalized score for each segment of the video to generate the personalized heat map. The personalized heat map can be provided to the target user along with the video.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for using photos of the interior of a retail store to update an inventory database. The inventory management system receives a data capture from a mobile computing device carried by a customer of a retail store. The system sends a data capture request to the mobile computing device, which can include a request for a photo capture. The customer captures an image using the mobile computing device, and sends it to the inventory management system. The inventory management system analyzes the photo, and gleans from the photo inventory information such as products that are in stock, products that are out of stock, where products are located, etc. Photo inventory information obtained from the photo is used to update the inventory database. Each item of inventory data obtained from a photo relieves an employee of the responsibility of obtaining the inventory data.

Abstract: A system and method for electronic signature validation is provided. Embodiments may include analyzing at least one government identification document, wherein analyzing includes authenticating the at least one government identification document. Embodiments may further include extracting personally identifiable information pertaining to a user from the at least one government identification document and displaying a digital copy of a document to be signed to the user. Embodiments may also include capturing an electronic signature of the document by the user and receiving personally identifiable information, wherein the personally identifiable information pertains to the user and enables the user to be uniquely identified. Embodiments may further transmitting a document signing transaction session.

Abstract: Cloud-based methods and systems for content sharing are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems may include one or more processors configured to: receive, from a client device, an instruction for sharing a designated digital asset; retrieve the designated digital asset from a storage device; determine provenance of the designated digital asset based on metadata of the designated digital asset; generate authentication information based on the provenance of the designated digital asset; identify sensitive information in the designated digital asset; generate a redacted version of the designated digital asset by modifying content of the designated digital asset to alter the identified sensitive information; and provide the redacted version and authentication information of the designated digital asset to a recipient of the designated digital asset.

Abstract: Systems and method are provided for controlling an autonomous vehicle. In one embodiment, a method for controlling an autonomous vehicle comprises obtaining lidar data from one or more lidar sensors disposed on the autonomous vehicle during operation of the autonomous vehicle, generating a lidar point cloud using the lidar data, making an initial determination, via a processor onboard the autonomous vehicle, of a possible lidar point cloud anomaly based on a comparison of the lidar point cloud with prior lidar point cloud information stored in memory, receiving a notification from a remote module as to whether the possible lidar point cloud anomaly is a confirmed lidar point cloud anomaly, and taking one or more vehicle actions when there is a confirmed lidar point cloud anomaly.

Abstract: A method for transforming between physical and virtual images includes: disposing an image capturing device at a position that does not coincide with line-of-sight of a user; providing at least three physical distance references on the line-of-sight of the user at different distances from the user, and capturing images of the at least three physical distance references by the image capturing device so as to obtain an epipolar line formed by at least three virtual distance references corresponding respectively to the images; and obtaining a first relation by a computing unit according to a position corresponding relationship between the at least three physical distance references and the at least three virtual distance references. By using the image capturing device that is at a fixed position relative to the user and does not coincide with the line-of-sight of the user, the physical position of an object is obtained.

Abstract: Signal processing devices and methods estimate transforms between signals using a least squares technique. From a seed set of transform candidates, a direct least squares method applies a seed transform candidate to a reference signal and then measures correlation between the transformed reference signal and a suspect signal. For each candidate, update coordinates of reference signal features are identified in the suspect signal and provided as input to a least squares method to compute an update to the transform candidate. The method iterates so long as the update of the transform provides a better correlation. At the end of the process, the method identifies a transform or set of top transforms based on a further analysis of correlation, as well as other results.

Abstract: In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a system for processing three-dimensional face scan data is provided. A three-dimensional scanner produces an image of a face including an area of interest that includes an eyebag area. A profile of the eyebag area is determined by the system. In some embodiments, the profile is determined based on a vertical slice at the center of the eyebag area. Profiles for multiple sets of scan data may be compared to determine quantitative differences between eyebag profiles. These differences may be used for quantitatively comparing the effects of products applied to the eyebag area between scans. These differences may also be used for predictively generating three-dimensional models to illustrate predicted effects of the use of a product on a face.

Abstract: Systems and method for cell site inspection by a cell site operator using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and a processing device include creating an initial computer model of a cell site and surrounding geography at a first point in time, wherein the initial computer model represents a known good state of the cell site and the surrounding geography; providing the initial computer model to one or more of the UAV and the processing device; capturing current data of the cell site and the surrounding geography at a second point in time using the UAV; comparing the current data to the initial computer model by the processing device; and identifying variances between the current data and the initial computer model, wherein the variances comprise differences at the cell site and the surrounding geography between the first point in time and the second point in time.

Abstract: A lidar system includes an optical transmitter having a laser light source that is configured to generate a beam of light that is azimuthally polarized or has Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM). The lidar system further includes an optical receiver having an optical sensor defining a focal plane. A photon sieve is configured to produce a ring pattern on the focal plane corresponding to a laser return signal. The ring pattern comprises azimuthally polarized or Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) light that is transmitted by the transmitter and reflected towards the receiver. The photon sieve is also configured to cause stray light that is not polarized to produce a central region at the center of the ring pattern that is distinct from the ring pattern.

Abstract: A first sequence of video fingerprints at a first image repetition rate is compared with a second sequence of video fingerprints at a second, different image repetition rate. A converted sequence of fingerprints is generated from the first or second sequence of fingerprints by forming a combination of the values of a number of neighboring fingerprints. The combination is a weighted average based on the temporal location of the respective neighboring fingerprints in the first sequence of fingerprints with respect to the fingerprint in the converted sequence. A correlation is then performed between the converted sequence of fingerprints and the other sequence of fingerprints.

Abstract: An example implementation includes an apparatus including a processor to divide a digital image into a grid including a first grid region and a second grid region. The processor is also to generate a first grid-based watermark using shared watermark information and a first set of grid coordinates associated with the first grid region. The processor is further to generate a second grid-based watermark using the shared watermark information and a second set of grid coordinates associated with the second grid region. The processor is further to embed the first grid-based watermark into a first region of the digital image corresponding to the first grid region and to embed the second grid-based watermark into a second region of the digital image corresponding to the second grid region. The processor is further to generate a machine-readable digital image including the embedded first grid-based watermark and the embedded second grid-based watermark.

Abstract: A method to recognize whether a user of an electronic terminal is a human or a robot is described. This method provides to take an image and decompose the image in a multitude of image portions. The image portions are randomly visualized inside a test area of an electronic terminal. The method provides to detect the movement of a cursor inside the test area, and to move each image portion inside the test area according to a trajectory which depends on the position of the cursor inside the test area. When the cursor is in a solution position inside the test area, the image portions combine into the original image. The coordinates of the solution position are randomly generated, and to these coordinates is associated a solution area which comprises the coordinates of the solution position. In order to recognize if a user of an electronic terminal is a human or a robot, the method tests if the cursor position is inside the solution area when the user inputs a control signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for a label-free cell analysis based on Brillouin light scattering techniques. Combined with microfluidic technologies according to the present invention, Brillouin spectroscopy constitutes a powerful tool to analyze physical properties of cells in a contactless non-disturbing manner. Specifically, subcellular mechanical information can be obtained by analyzing the Brillouin spectrum of a cell. Furthermore, a novel configuration of Brillouin spectroscopy is provided to enable simultaneous analysis of multiple points in a cell sample.

Abstract: A system includes a biometric sensor that detects biometric data of a person in a first region and a presuming unit calculating, from the biometric data, a stress index and presuming that the person is a person to be tracked based on the calculated stress index. The system also includes a first camera acquiring first image data of the person in the first region and a second camera acquiring second image data of the person in a second region. The system further includes a monitoring unit that checks the second image data with the first image data corresponding to the target person to track the target person in the second region and determine whether the suspicious person enters the second region. The system also includes a warning unit that emits a warning when the monitoring unit determines that the target person enters the second region.

Abstract: A computing system includes a processing system with at least one processing unit. The processing system is configured to execute a face alignment method upon receiving image data with a facial image. The processing system is configured to apply a neural network to the facial image. The neural network is configured to provide a final estimate of parameter data for the facial image based on the image data and an initial estimate of the parameter data. The neural network includes at least one visualization layer, which is configured to generate a feature map based on a current estimate of the parameter data. The parameter data includes head pose data and face shape data.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide, for capturing a media content item at a first time period and detecting and storing context data for the media content item. The systems and methods further provide for receiving, at a second time period, an indication from a user to access the media content item, retrieving the media content item and the context data for the media content item, analyzing the context data for the media content item to determine that creative tools not available during the second time period were available during the first time period based on the context data for the media content item, and providing creative tools to the user comprising the creative tools that were available during the first time period. The systems and methods further provide for storing recorded user actions and creative tools applied to the media content item separately from the media content item.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transaction method, the method including the steps of: providing a terminal including a main processor, a graphic processor controlling a display, and a control member, the graphic processor including a memory bank which cannot be accessed from the outside; creating a link between the graphic processor and a secure processor, the link being secured by means of an encryption key shared only by the graphic processor and the secure processor; presenting first data to the user; collecting second data from commands entered by the user by means of the control member, in connection with the first data; transmitting the second data to the secure processor; and, if the user has been authenticated from the second data, carrying out the transaction, the secure link being used to transmit the first and/or second data, and/or to carry out the transaction.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a retail unit comprising: a display module capable of accommodating one or more retail items; a door module configured to pivot away from the display module; and an imaging module coupled to the door module and configured to allow imaging of the display module.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a spellcheck module for an enterprise search engine. The spellcheck module includes a candidate suggestion generation module that generates a number of candidate words that may be the correction of the misspelled word. The candidate suggestion generation module implements an algorithm for indexing, searching, and storing terms from an index with a constrained edit distance, using words in a collection of documents. The spellcheck module further includes a candidate suggestion ranking module. In one embodiment, a non-contextual approach using a linear combination of distance and probability scores is utilized; while in another embodiment, a context sensitive approach accounting for real-word misspells and adopting deep learning models is utilized. In use, a query is provided to the spellcheck module to generate results in the form of a ranked list of generated candidate entries that may be an entry a user accidentally misspelled.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an interactive game system, including an audio output device; a video output device; and one or more controllers configured for receiving a synchronization signal via audio or video from the audio or video output device, for receiving input from a user of the controller responding to audio or video generated by the audio or video output device, and correlating the input to timing information pre-stored at the controller using the synchronization signal to determine game-play results. A method for providing an interactive game is also disclosed.

Abstract: Pantograph identification methods and devices including computer-implemented methods, software, computer systems for identifying a pantograph of an electric vehicle represented in an image captured by a camera. The method includes, for each pair of adjacent edges represented in the image, determining distances between the adjacent edges, wherein the distances are in a same direction for each of the distances. Then determining a point weight for points of the image associated with the distance by comparing the distance to a value or a value range representing a dimension of the pantograph. Further determining a region of the image that represents the pantograph based on the point weights.

Abstract: System(s) and method(s) for predicting effect of database cache on query elapsed response time during an application development stage are disclosed. Query executed on a database is classified and a query type is obtained. Database statistics are collected to further determine one or more cache miss factors with respect to the query type. One or more time components are calculated due to the one or more cache miss factors with respect to the query type. The one or more time components are used to predict the query elapsed response time for varying size of the database.

Abstract: A user terminal includes an acquiring unit that acquires a face image of a user, a generating unit that generates at least one face image to which makeup has been applied using the face image acquired by the acquiring unit, a combining unit that combines parts of a plurality of face images including the face image acquired by the acquiring unit or the at least one face image generated by the generating unit to generate a combined image 551 or 552, and an output unit that outputs the combined image generated by the combining unit.

Abstract: In an arrangement for detecting acne, particularly in its earliest stages before any humanly visible or palpable manifestations thereof have emerged, a green fluorescence image of skin illuminated with blue light is captured and processed to detect the presence of microcomedones. After correcting the green fluorescence image for the non-uniform distribution of excitation light on the skin, fluorescent spots are detected therein. The subset of fluorescent spots having an intensity lower than an intensity threshold and an area smaller than an area threshold are selected as representing candidate microcomedones. The subset can be further refined by eliminating fluorescent spots having irregular shapes, are associated with inflammation, or exhibit comedone features. Additional filtering can be applied by selecting those spots whose locations correspond to pore locations.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for printing steganography is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a wearable unit and a controlling unit that are programmatically controlled by a processor. The controlling unit converts content to be published into a phoneme transcription for a target language, processes the content and further arranges the processed content as per a specified page layout. Further, the phoneme transcribed content is embedded into a QR code that is again extracted by a wearable unit to read the content, the content layout, and reading sequence. The wearable unit also converts the phoneme transcribed content into a voice output. Further, the wearable unit comprises motor sensors to sense a readers' body and neck movements to guide a reader to read content in a correct manner such that voice output is programmatically paused, stopped, repeated at intervals so determined.

Abstract: Example systems disclosed herein to detect watermark modifications include a watermark encoder to encode a second watermark in a sampled media signal obtained from a received broadcast signal, the sampled media signal already encoded with a first watermark that was included in the received broadcast signal. Disclosed example systems also include a watermark decoder to detect the first watermark and the second watermark in the sampled media signal, and a watermark modification evaluator to compare a first metric determined for the first watermark and a second metric determined for the second watermark to determine whether the first watermark was modified prior to being included in the received broadcast signal. Disclosed example systems further include a ratings server to revise ratings data corresponding to the received broadcast signal when the first watermark is determined to have been modified prior to being included in the received broadcast signal.