Abstract: A system for automatically managing the delivery of media assets allocates the media assets to delivery slots of a media delivery servers so that consumers will receive the media assets when they consume digital media programming at times that correspond to the delivery slots. An example is the automated allocation of sponsored videos to television programs airing on a particular afternoon. The system includes data stores and a campaign manager system. The campaign manager system will automatically allocate digital media assets to delivery slots in a campaign to generate scheduling files that media servers will use to present the allocated media assets to consumers during the assigned delivery slots via media consumption devices.

Abstract: A computer network includes a camera node, a network access node, a verification node, and a display node. Video content recorded by a camera at the camera node is transmitted to the display node and to the verification node for verification. The video content is verified at the display node and at the verification node. Recording metadata of the video content is stored in a distributed ledger and retrieved by the display node to verify the video content. The verification node receives, from the network access node, verification data for verifying the video content.

Abstract: A noise detection method for time-series vegetation index (TSVI) derived from remote sensing images. Firstly, unit root test is used to classify observation values of each pixel into a stationary series or a non-stationary series; for the non-stationary, an appropriate mathematical model is used to model discrete TSVI, then differences between actual observation values and prediction values of the model are calculated and recorded as a deviation. As the deviation has removed seasonal components, the non-stationary series is transformed into a stationary series. For a stationary series or deviation data, noise detection is performed based on the assumption that observation values are distributed within a certain range around mean values; then model fitting and noise detection are iteratively carried out with remained observation values—until the iterations reached the maximum number or no noise is detected at one iteration.

Abstract: In several embodiments, methods, systems, and computer program products for processing digital images captured by a mobile device are disclosed. The techniques include capturing image data depicting a document; defining a plurality of candidate edge points within the image data; and defining four sides of a tetragon based on at least some of the plurality of candidate edge points; wherein each side of the tetragon corresponds to a different side of the document; wherein an area of the tetragon comprises at least a threshold percentage of a total area of the digital image; and wherein the tetragon bounds the digital representation of the document.

Abstract: Some implementations may provide a method that includes: receiving, at a mobile device, data encoding a first digital watermark present on the identification document; extracting a first portion of personally identifiable information encoded by a spatial luminance pattern associated with the first digital watermark; receiving, at a mobile device, data encoding a second digital watermark present on the identification document; extracting a second portion of personally identifiable information encoded by a spatial luminance pattern associated with the first digital watermark; and validating the identification document based on at least one of the first portion of personally identifiable information or the second portion of personally identifiable information.

Abstract: A document processing system produces a digital representation of an original image by determining a background level for white space of the original image. Using the background level, the system identifies pixels not belonging to the white space. The system generates a binary image of the original image based from the identified pixels. The system then identifies image content surrounded by the white space in the original image using the binary image. Next, the system generates a block for each image content and extracts each block from the original image. After processing each block, the system reapplies the processed blocks to a blank canvas to generate the digital representation.

Abstract: A monitoring system includes a communications circuit and an analysis circuit where the communications circuit is configured to receive an image of a user from a social media system and receive orthodontic treatment plan data associated with the user from an aligner fabrication computer system. The analysis circuit is configured to determine an actual oral condition of the user at a time when the image of the user was taken, determine an expected oral condition of the user at the time when the image of the user was taken based on the orthodontic treatment plan data, compare the actual oral condition and the expected oral condition, and generate an output based on the comparison. The communications system communications the output to at least one of the user device and the aligner fabrication computer system.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a blockchain-based data evidence storage method, a blockchain-based data check method, and relevant apparatuses. The data evidence storage method comprises: performing irreversible encryption on data content of a target file to obtain irreversibly encrypted data of the target file; storing the irreversibly encrypted data in a blockchain and obtaining on-chain evidence storage information of the irreversibly encrypted data; generating a digital watermark of the on-chain evidence storage information; embedding the digital watermark into the target file; and storing the target file embedded with the digital watermark of the on-chain evidence storage information.

Abstract: A system and method for data access control using narrative authentication questions can include a server containing a database storing login credentials for an account associated with a user, and the login credentials can include a narrative authentication question and an authentication response associated with the narrative authentication question. A system and method for data access control using narrative authentication questions can include a user device in data communication with the server, and the user device can receive and transmit user input from the user.

Abstract: A method for measuring furnace temperatures. The method includes obtaining radiance measurements from a plurality of regions of interest (ROIs) using a plurality of thermal imaging cameras, and measuring a surface temperature using a radiance measurement obtained from an ROI selected from the plurality of ROIs. Measuring the surface temperature includes determining an effective background radiance affecting the selected ROI using radiance measurements obtained from ROIs different from the selected ROI, obtaining a compensated radiance by removing the effective background radiance from the radiance measurement obtained from the selected ROI, and converting the compensated radiance to the measured surface temperature.

Abstract: A blockchain-based rough gemstone planning method including receiving a gemstone record including gemstone scan information and a smart contract, receiving a plurality of virtual derivative gemstones that may be derived from a gemstone associated with the received gemstone record and a plurality of virtual derivative gemstone records comprising meta-information about the virtual derivative gemstones, recording the plurality of virtual derivative gemstone records to a meta-information database, generating a plurality of derivative smart contracts associated with the plurality of virtual derivative gemstone records, sending the virtual derivative gemstone records and the derivative smart contracts, receiving price information for the plurality of virtual derivative gemstone records, and identifying a subset of the plurality of virtual derivative gemstone records that may be derived from the gemstone associated with received gemstone record responsive to the received price information received.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining, by a pixelation device, an arrangement of pixels for generating representations of data for a document; adjusting, by an increment module and based on the arrangement of pixels, an optical density of one or more pixels included in the arrangement; associating, by the pixelation device, a plurality of distinct types of credential data with one or more line patterns included in the arrangement of pixels; and generating, by the pixelation device, multiple line patterns at a document, the multiple line patterns encoding the plurality of distinct types of credential data.

Abstract: Systems and methods for distorting CAPTCHA images with generative adversarial networks include an image distortion interface that can select an image record from a database, determine the size of the selected image, and apply an adversarial attack algorithm to create an array of pixels that is the same size as the selected image so that the majority of the pixels in the array are zero values and the remaining pixels in the array are in the red-green-blue value range. The image distortion interface can merge the array of pixels with the selected image to form a distorted image. A server can include a CAPTCHA test interface that can select a set of images having the same label, retrieve corresponding distorted images, and provide a CAPTCHA test using the distorted images. The CAPTCHA test can use distorted images with different applied adversarial attack algorithms.

Abstract: A sensing device monitors and tracks food intake events and details. A processor, appropriately programmed, controls aspects of the sensing device to capture data, store data, analyze data and provide suitable feedback related to food intake. More generally, the methods might include detecting, identifying, analyzing, quantifying, tracking, processing and/or influencing, related to the intake of food, eating habits, eating patterns, and/or triggers for food intake events, eating habits, or eating patterns. Feedback might be targeted for influencing the intake of food, eating habits, or eating patterns, and/or triggers for those. The sensing device can also be used to track and provide feedback beyond food-related behaviors and more generally track behavior events, detect behavior event triggers and behavior event patterns and provide suitable feedback.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to signal encoding for product packaging and other printed objects. One implementation utilizes a target reflectance value for image content combined with an encoded signal at or around 660 nm to guide color changes. Luminance change is controlled through opposing color shifts, while maintaining the target reflectance value. Other implementations are provided.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for allowing a user to more easily select seats that are desirable to the user at event venues. Seating preferences of the user can be provided by the user or can be determined from historic user ticket purchase information. A ticket server can present the user with a map that shows those seating areas that meet at least some of the user's preferences. The user can use the map to determine which seats the user would like to purchase.

Abstract: Systems and methods for property feature detection and extraction using digital images. The image sources could include aerial imagery, satellite imagery, ground-based imagery, imagery taken from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), mobile device imagery, etc. The detected geometric property features could include tree canopy, pools and other bodies of water, concrete flatwork, landscaping classifications (gravel, grass, concrete, asphalt, etc.), trampolines, property structural features (structures, buildings, pergolas, gazebos, terraces, retaining walls, and fences), and sports courts. The system can automatically extract these features from images and can then project them into world coordinates relative to a known surface in world coordinates (e.g., from a digital terrain model).

Abstract: The parameters of an optical code are optimized to achieve improved signal robustness, reliability, capacity and/or visual quality. An optimization program can determine spatial density, dot distance, dot size and signal component priority to optimize robustness. An optical code generator employs these parameters to produce an optical code at the desired spatial density and robustness. The optical code is merged into a host image, such as imagery, text and graphics of a package or label, or it may be printed by itself, e.g., on an otherwise blank label or carton. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

Abstract: A system for computerized authentication of a laminated object, the system comprising a digital medium storing a digital image of at least a portion of the laminated object in a computer-implemented memory; a shininess analyzer operative, using a processor, to generate shininess data quantifying shininess of the digital image; and a parameterized computerized authentication sub-system operative to differentially perform at least one laminated object authentication operation based on the shininess data.

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to assigning offers to marketing deliveries utilizing new features to describe offers in the marketing deliveries. Marketing deliveries can be described at a finer level to thus enhance the effectiveness of building and conducting marketing campaigns. The approaches facilitate matching content to recipients, predicting content performance, and measuring content performance after dispatching a marketing delivery.

Abstract: Methods and a System are provided for proving media content was played on a display through capturing of audit information presented in watermarks when the content is played on the display. In a method, content watermarks are generated for content that is to be rendered on a display of a display device. An image sensor that is externally affixed to a corner of the display captures the watermarks as the content is rendered on the display, the image sensor captures the watermarks being played with the content from the area associated the corner where the image sensor is affixed. The image sensor captures the watermarks as images and streams the images back to the display device for storage. The stored watermarks are processed to verify that the corresponding content associated with the watermarks was played by the display device (visually rendered on the display of the display device).

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing customized skin care product recommendations. The system utilizes an image capture device and a computing device coupled to the image capture device. The computing device causes the system to analyze a captured image of a user via the by processing the image through a convolutional neural network to determine a skin age of the user. Determining the skin age may include identifying at least one pixel that is indicative of the skin age and utilizing the at least one pixel to create a heat map that identifies a region of the image that contributes to the skin age. The system may be used to determine a target skin age of the user, determine a skin care product for achieving the target skin age, and provide an option for the user to purchase the product.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices that support determining whether media data has been altered are described. Captured media data may be segmented into one or more subsets, and cryptographic representations (e.g., hashes) based on the subsets may be written to an immutable ledger, possibly along with metadata and other related data. A block of a blockchain may be created for each entry in the immutable ledger. A set of media data may be validated, if a corresponding immutable ledger exists, based on segmenting the set of media data into one or more subsets in accordance with the segmenting upon capture, creating candidate cryptographic representations (e.g., hashes) based on the subsets, and comparing the candidate cryptographic representations with contents of the corresponding immutable ledger.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for generating cover images for steganography are provided. The steganographic framework is designed based on an image generation system. The apparatus may encode a message to obtain a binary sequence. The apparatus may obtain a plurality of binary segments of a particular length based on the binary sequence. For each binary segment of the plurality of binary segments, the apparatus may select an image of a semantic content (e.g., a numeral digit) from a dictionary of images of random semantic contents (e.g., random numeral digits) based on the binary segment. The apparatus may combine the selected images to form at least a portion of a cover image denoting a combination of the semantic contents of the selected images (e.g., a plurality of numeral digits).

Abstract: A method and system for using steganographically-encoded time information as a basis to control when a client carries out a content-related action. The client processes for presentation one or more linear media streams, each defining a respective time sequence of frames of media content, and at least one of the streams being steganographically encoded with at least one watermark at a respective time-point within the stream, the watermark encoding a timestamp of the respective time-point within the stream according to a server clock. The client extracts the timestamp from the watermark and computes a time offset based on a difference between the extracted timestamp and a current time according to a client clock. And the client uses the computed time offset as a basis to determine when the client should carry out a content-related action in a given one of the one or more linear media streams.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to accurately measuring a distance between a “true probability distribution: q” and a “probability distribution determined from a model of a generator: p” by D(x,y) of cGANs, so that a generated image may be made closer to a true image. A method of generating an image by using a conditional generative adversarial network constituted by two neural networks which are a generator and a discriminator, in which the discriminator outputs a result obtained from an arithmetic operation using a model of the following equation: f(x,y;?):=f1(x,y;?)+f2(x;?)=yTV???(x)+???(???(x)).

Abstract: A geo-aware transportation verification system and is disclosed. A processor receives a billing request for payment, including an actual geolocation and an actual time and date. The processor compares a service request to a billing request to determine whether a driver is within a field of acceptability. There are at least three types of fields of acceptability for assisting billing verification, where one may be active at a time. The processor automatically adjusts the billing request to match the service request if the driver is within a field of acceptability for geolocation and time. The processor conditionally rejects a billing request if the driver is not within the field of acceptability and provides a user engagement panel on which the user is allowed to submit billing relevant data for further verification. The field of acceptability is updated dynamically based on collected data.

Abstract: A method and system of augmenting display content in a graphical user interface environment. Content produced by a graphical user interface is augmented with additional content before the content is displayed. In an example, a security marker may be rendered on top of an existing display content using the method described to protect high-value or sensitive information.

Abstract: Example apparatus disclosed herein include means for processing media signatures of a first type to monitor media presented by a media device, the processing of the media signatures of the first type to be performed until a first media signature of the first type is determined to match a reference signature of the first type. Disclosed example apparatus also include means for processing media signatures of a second type associated with the first reference media to monitor the media presented by the media device, the processing of the media signatures of the second type to begin after the first media signature of the first type is determined to match the reference signature of the first type, the processing of the media signatures of the second type to end when a number of media signatures of the second type is determined not to match corresponding reference signatures of the second type.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for processing and analyzing forensic video data using a computer program, the method comprising the steps of recording the forensic video data; providing supplementary data related to the recorded video data, wherein the supplementary data may be provided from or input by a source external of the computer program, in particular a human, or wherein the supplementary data may be extracted from the forensic video data by the computer program in an initial analyzing step; analyzing the forensic video data by the computer program using the supplementary data; and displaying a part of the forensic video data, the displayed part being based on a result of the analyzing step.

Abstract: This relates to intelligent automated assistants and, more specifically, to intelligent context sharing and task performance among a collection of devices with intelligent automated assistant capabilities. An example method includes, at a first electronic device participating in a context-sharing group associated with a first location: receiving a user voice input; receiving, from a context collector, an aggregate context of the context-sharing group; providing at least a portion of the aggregate context and data corresponding to the user voice input to a remote device; receiving, from the remote device, a command to perform one or more tasks and a device identifier corresponding to a second electronic device; and transmitting the command to the second electronic device based on the device identifier, wherein the command causes the second electronic device to perform the one or more tasks.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for multimedia processing. For example, an encoded file is acquired; the encoded file is parsed to obtain application-indication information and watermark-indication information associated with the encoded file; a multimedia-recording application associated with the application-indication information is called; watermark information is generated based on at least the watermark-indication information; the watermark information displayed on a recording interface of the multimedia-recording application; and in response to multimedia information being generated on the recording interface of the multimedia-recording application, the watermark information and the multimedia information is integrated.

Abstract: A method is described for identifying and classifying objects, detected by a sensor apparatus which actively emits radiation, in terms of the relevance thereof to a driving situation of a moving vehicle, wherein radiation is emitted by the sensor apparatus and the echo radiation reflected at objects is received as measurement values, including: detecting measurement values in relation to the driving situation of the vehicle, performing an analysis of the driving situation represented by the measurement values and identifying at least one possible object, classifying the at least one identified object in an object class of a plurality of object classes, in which performing the analysis of the measurement values includes: transforming the detected measurement values from a coordinate system fixed in terms of the vehicle into a coordinate system fixed in terms of space for generating measurement values fixed in terms of spatial coordinates, wherein this transformation is based on the vehicle speed and the yaw ra

Abstract: Provided are an image processing device and the like which implement personal privacy protection while suppressing a reduction in visibility for an image. The image processing device is provided with: a memory storing instructions; and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to: detect a person region that is a region where a person appears in an image captured by a camera device; and perform, on the person region, privacy processing a strength of which differs according to a depth associated with coordinates of the person region or a predetermined index related to the depth.

Abstract: Watermarking of a content stream is accomplished in a session-based manner to provide watermarking based on a uniquely generated manifest that will result in a stream that allows for unique identification of information. The manifest specifies a sequence of watermarks for successive segments of a content stream designated for a specific receiver. The system and method leverages existing content distribution infrastructure and has many of the benefits of conventional head-end watermarking, allows unique identification of small segments of the data stream and reduces content distribution network storage requirements. Groups of nodes can be provided with unique watermark patterns and detection and watermark pattern reconfiguration can be accomplished in an iterative manner to find a specific node without the need to create unique watermark patterns for each node.

Abstract: Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for segmenting an image of a video stream with a client device, identifying an area of interest, generating a modified area of interest within one or more image, identifying a first set of pixels and a second set of pixels, and modifying a color value for the first set of pixels.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable for multi-spatial scale object detection include generating one or more object trackers for tracking at least one object detected from on one or more images. One or more blobs are generated for the at least one object based on tracking motion associated with the at least one object. One or more tracklets are generated for the at least one object based on associating the one or more object trackers and the one or more blobs, the one or more tracklets including one or more scales of object tracking data for the at least one object. One or more uncertainty metrics are generated using the one or more object trackers and an embedding of the one or more tracklets. A training module for detecting and tracking the at least one object using the embedding and the one or more uncertainty metrics is generated using deep learning techniques.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system used to confirm that a user of a mobile terminal device has visited a prescribed location, the system including the mobile terminal device and a server, the server including a control device and one or more wireless devices, wherein: the one or more wireless devices transmit a service notification; the mobile terminal device transmits a visit confirmation request; at least one wireless device transmits a task notification; the mobile terminal device executes a task on the basis of the task notification and repeatedly transmits a task completion notification; at least one wireless device transmits a solution request; the mobile terminal device transmits a solution notification; at least one wireless device receives the solution notification transmitted from the mobile terminal device; and the control device determines the legitimacy of the visit confirmation request on the basis of the solution notification.

Abstract: A visual tracking system for tracking and identifying persons within a monitored location, comprising a plurality of cameras and a visual processing unit, each camera produces a sequence of video frames depicting one or more of the persons, the visual processing unit is adapted to maintain a coherent track identity for each person across the plurality of cameras using a combination of motion data and visual featurization data, and further determine demographic data and sentiment data using the visual featurization data, the visual tracking system further having a recommendation module adapted to identify a customer need for each person using the sentiment data of the person in addition to context data, and generate an action recommendation for addressing the customer need, the visual tracking system is operably connected to a customer-oriented device configured to perform a customer-oriented action in accordance with the action recommendation.

Abstract: Techniques for digital video authentication (and preventing fake videos) are disclosed. First pixels within a first image frame of the video clip representing an area of interest within the first image frame may be identified. The area of interest may correspond to a person's face or another object. A first frame signature may be calculated based on the first pixels. Second pixels within a second image frame of the video clip representing an area of interest within the second image frame may be identified. A second hash value may be calculated based on the second pixels. The authenticity of the video clip may be determined by comparing the first and second hash values against data extracted from third pixels within the first image frame that do not correspond to the area of interest in the first image frame.

Abstract: An indication is received to export a file from a host having an authentication device. A memory buffer is allocated for a signature region, a header region, and a content region. A location stamp and a time stamp are calculated for content of the file. The location and time stamps are copied to the header region. An authentication signature is generated using a private key associated with the authentication device. The authentication signature is based on the header and content regions, which include the copied location stamp and timestamp, and content of the file. The authentication signature is copied to the signature region. The memory buffer is written to a new file, the new file being a signed version of the file and including the signature region having the authentication signature, the header region having the location and time stamps, and the content region having the content of the file.

Abstract: A system includes a server and a printing apparatus. The server manages a first printing content and a second printing content as a predetermined printing target. When an instruction user issues a speech instruction for printing the predetermined printing target to an audio control device as an n-th speech print instruction, the server selects the first printing content associated with the predetermined printing target.

Abstract: An object detection device 30 comprises a position region detecting part 31 using a first neural network to detect a position region of an object in the image, a large attribute identification part 32 configured using a second neural network to identify a large attribute of the object, a small attribute identification part 33 using a third neural network to identify a small attribute of the object, and an object judging part 34 judging a result of detection of the object. The object judging part is configured to judge that a result of identification of the small attribute is the result of detection if a confidence of the result of identification of the small attribute is equal to or more than a threshold value, and judge the result of detection based on a result of identification of the large attribute if the confidence is less than the threshold value.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying copyrighted material based on embedded copyright information. One of the methods includes generating, by a computing device, a unique identifier (ID) based on copyright information associated with the textual content, wherein the text and the copyright information are recorded on a blockchain of a blockchain network; adding, by the computing device, one or more function words to the textual content without altering a meaning of the textual content; and embedding, by the computing device, the unique ID in the function words to produce an information-embedded textual content that enables retrieval of the copyright information from the blockchain based on the unique ID.

Abstract: A content processing system obtains an identification associated with a device configured to receive content, generates a digital watermark reflecting the receiving device's identification, provides watermarked content by including the digital watermark in the content, and transmits the watermarked content from an edge computing device to the receiving device for the playback. The digital watermark is not visually observable during playback of the watermarked content, and it enables tracking of transmission of the watermarked content.

Abstract: An image processing method includes acquiring an original image including cells as an imaging target, performing band-pass filtering on the original image with respect to a spatial frequency component within a band determined in accordance with a width of an outline of the imaging target and attenuating relatively other spatial frequency component outside the band, segmenting an image after the filtering into a first region having density higher than a threshold value and a second region, connecting the first regions sandwiching the second region by changing a portion of the sandwiched second region to the first region in an image after the segmenting, converting a closed region which is the second region in an image after the connection surrounded by the first region into the first region, and dividing the first region having, a neck into regions at a position of the neck in an image after the converting.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for embedding copyright information in one or more pages for presenting digital content. One of the methods includes generating, by a computing device, a unique identifier (ID) based on copyright information associated with the digital content; identifying one or more attributes associated with a page design of one or more blank pages of an electronic file; embedding the unique ID in the one or more blank pages by changing the one or more attributes to be representative of the unique ID; allocating the digital content to at least one of the one or more information-embedded pages; and distributing, by the computing device, the one or more information-embedded pages allocated with the digital content to the blockchain network.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer-readable media are provided for tracking a moving sports object. In one example, a method of tracking a moving sports object includes calibrating a perspective of an image of a camera to a perspective of a Doppler radar for simultaneous tracking of the moving sports object, and tracking the moving sports object simultaneously with the camera and Doppler radar. The method may further comprise removing offsets or minimizing differences between simultaneous camera measurements and Doppler radar measurements of the moving sports object. The method may also include combining a camera measurement of an angular position of the moving sports object with a simultaneous Doppler measurement of a radial distance, speed or other measurement of the moving sports object.

Abstract: A method and a system for generating dynamic map information with environment information are provided, wherein the system includes a cloud server, multiple relay hosts distributed around the environment and multiple vehicle devices each installed respectively in different vehicles. Each vehicle device includes a LiDAR sensor and a camera for sensing the environment to respectively generate point cloud data and image data. When the point cloud data from different vehicles are transmitted to a neighboring relay host, the relay host performs a multi-vehicle data integration mode to merge the point cloud data and obtain 3D coordinates information of objects in the environment according to the merged data. Based on the 3D coordinates information of objects, the cloud server generates and transmits dynamic map information to the vehicles. By sharing sensing data of different vehicles, the sensing area of each vehicle is expanded to mitigate dark zones or blind zones.

Abstract: A server includes a virtual machine to execute a remote graphics generation protocol. Execution of the remote graphics generation protocol determines a protection label to be inserted within a bitmap that is to be transmitted for display on a client machine associated with the virtual machine, and determines at least one optimization technique to be performed on the bitmap. A determination is made on if the at least one optimization technique, if performed, alters the at least one protection label when inserted within the bitmap. The protection label is inserted within the bitmap.