Abstract: A system in accordance with present embodiments includes a plurality of wearable devices and a virtual queue control system configured to maintain respective virtual queues for respective attractions and in communication with the plurality of virtual queuing attraction stations. The virtual queue control system is configured to receive communications from the plurality of virtual queuing stations and add guests to the respective virtual queues based on the communications.

Abstract: A mobile object control device includes a route determiner configured to determine a route of a mobile object according to the number of obstacles existing around the mobile object; and a controller configured to move the mobile object along the route determined by the route determiner.

Abstract: A queue management system in accordance with present embodiments may include a data server system including a processor and memory. The queue management system may include an interface system of the data server system configured to receive a reservation request including an indication of a general time period of arrival of a guest to an area. Additionally, the queue management system may include a reservation right allotment system of the data server system configured to correlate a reservation slot for accessing an attraction to identification information for the guest. Further, the queue management system may include a detection system of the data server system configured to determine when a portable identification feature associated with the identification information has arrived to the area, and a reservation assignment system of the data server system configured to establish a reservation to access the attraction at a specific time window.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a natural language processing method and apparatus, a device, and a readable storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a target sentence to be processed, and determining each first entity in the target sentence; for each first entity, in response to the first entity being present in a preset entity set, determining, in the preset entity set, a second entity in maximum correlation with the first entity, generating extended information based on the determined second entity, and adding the extended information after a location of the first entity in the target sentence, to obtain an updated target sentence, where the second entity is any entity in the preset entity set other than the first entity; and inputting the updated target sentence to a bidirectional encoder representations from transformer (BERT) model, such that the BERT model performs a natural language processing task.

Abstract: A system for providing a self-service application within a virtual environment comprises a processor associated with a server. The processor receives a request with a first user data from a user device to conduct a first interaction in a real-world environment. The processor processes a user profile and the first user data to generate a virtual meeting area with an entity avatar associated with an entity device. The processor sends a first mobile deep link to the user device to grant access to the virtual meeting area. The processor generates a graphical user interface (GUI) to conduct the second interaction. The processor integrates a first video stream from the user device and a second video stream associated with the entity avatar on the GUI. The processor obtains a second user data from the first video stream and generate contextual objects. The processor renders the contextual objects into an application profile.

Abstract: A charge-discharge control system is provided in which each of a plurality of charge-discharge elements autonomously controls charging-discharging. The charge-discharge control system includes an external control device that broadcasts a control signal to the charge-discharge elements that perform charging-discharging; and an authentication device that permits charging-discharging of each of the charge-discharge elements. The charge-discharge elements having received the control signal transmit, to the authentication device, a permission request signal, which is based on the received control signal.

Abstract: Described herein is an Autonomous Conversational AI system, which does not require any human configuration or annotation, and is used to have multi-turn dialogs with a user. A typical Conversational AI system consists of three main models: Natural Language Understanding (NLU), Dialog Manager (DM) and Natural Language Generation (NLG), which requires human provided data and configuration. The system proposed herein leverages novel Conversational AI methods which automatically generates conversational AI configuration from any historical conversation logs. The automatically generated configuration contains Auto-Topics, Auto-Subtopics, Auto-Intents, Auto-Responses and Auto-Flows which are used to automatically train NLU, DM and NLG models. Once these models are trained for given conversation logs, the system can be used to have dialog with any user.

Abstract: An optimized lead generation, management, communication, and tracking system is disclosed. In particular, the system may allow for the automation of business, clinical, and computing activities for a practice, organization, business, or other entity. The system utilizes a comprehensive and robust online portal with digital software functions and digital communications capabilities to accomplish tasks that are traditionally performed by personnel or unable to be performed by personnel. For example, the system is capable of attracting, screening, and scheduling patients for procedures to be performed at a medical practice. Additionally, the system may communicate with a patient before and after a medical procedure, track patient outcomes after a patient undergoes a procedure, and calculate key performance metrics and indicators specific to the entity and/or the procedure.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for dynamic alert suppression policy management. In one embodiment, the techniques involve receiving an event stream, wherein the event stream includes metric values comprising at least one of: log anomaly data and metric anomaly data, determining an anomalous event based on the event stream, determining a persistent region of the anomalous event, determining a quantum representation of the persistent region, determining X-Y values of the persistent region based on the quantum representation, and generating a policy based on a set of the X-Y values.

Abstract: A method of cross-non-profit venue referral for a visitor to a non-profit venue in a group of cooperating non-profit venues, comprising: receiving personalized interest data from among a set of visitor-provided preference data, passively-collected visitor interaction data, and visitor route data for a plurality of visitors to non-profit venues across a plurality of non-profit venues; receiving preference data relating to a specific set of visitors; applying a machine learning algorithm to analyze the personalized interest data and the preference data relating to the specific set of visitors; and generating a recommendation of a selection or sequence of non-profit venue locations for the specific set of visitors relating to at least a portion of the plurality of the non-profit venues.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for dynamically matching requestor devices to generate efficient transportation groups that satisfy user-selected arrival deadlines. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems generate timeslots corresponding to a transportation request including pick-up times, arrival deadlines, and transportation values. In response to receiving user selections of timeslots, the disclosed systems can partition requestor devices into sets of requestor devices. Additionally, the disclosed systems can utilize the sets of requestor devices to match compatible requestor devices to both maximize system efficiency and satisfy selected arrival deadlines for each requestor device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to generate an access code specific to a user of an online marketplace to use to enter a first accommodation during a first reservation time frame and a second accommodation during a second reservation time frame and to send the access code specific to the user to a computing device at the first accommodation and a computing device at the second accommodation to use to enter the first accommodation during the first reservation time period and the second accommodation during the second reservation time period. The access code is automatically removed from the computing device at the first accommodation and the computing device at the second accommodation at the end of the first reservation time period and at the end of the second reservation time period, respectively.

Abstract: A blockchain-based transaction system for a green certificate includes an audit node, a proxy node, and an off-chain node. The proxy node is used by a power producer and a purchaser; the audit node verifies qualification information of the power producer, and send a green certificate to the power producer; the off-chain node predicts a transaction price of a next transaction; when receiving sale information of the power producer and purchase information of the purchaser, the proxy node sends the sale information, a digital signature of the power producer, the purchase information, and a digital signature of the purchaser to the off-chain node; the off-chain node matches the sale information and the purchase information, and sends successfully matched transaction information to the proxy node; the proxy node sends the successfully matched transaction information to a transaction smart contract; and the transaction smart contract performs transaction processing.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle and the service selection for an autonomous vehicle are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system can obtain data indicative of a first vehicle service assignment for an autonomous vehicle. The first vehicle service assignment can be associated with a first service entity and indicative of a first vehicle service. The computing system can determine that the autonomous vehicle is available to perform a second vehicle service concurrently with the first vehicle service. The computing system can obtain data indicative of a second vehicle service assignment for the autonomous vehicle. The second vehicle service assignment can be associated with a second service entity that is different than the first service entity and is indicative of the second vehicle service. The computing system can cause the autonomous vehicle to concurrently perform the first vehicle service with the second vehicle service.

Abstract: The AUTOBUILD schedule system/module gathers project design data information and basic schedule constraint goal information and separates and categorizes all parts and pieces from large pieces of equipment and assembly systems to the smallest connection materials such as closure trim, screws, nails, adhesives etc. From a basic construction logic, the AUTOBUILD schedule system/module assembles the initial schedule for the project. This initial schedule is then reevaluated by its internal system taking into several factors, including (1) an initial review and resequencing from a human professional; (2) information received from vendors bidding the project; and (3) input giving further accurate details of quantities required, actual production and delivery dates, weather, and/or other environmental factors, etc. The AUTOBUILD schedule system/module then tracks the actual project progress utilizing information and status of contractual commitments, procurement approvals, fabrication, and delivery.

Abstract: A marina slip occupancy detection system includes at least one watercraft detector configured to detect the presence and/or absence of a watercraft in a target area. A process of the watercraft detector is configured to communicate with a remote server with indications of occupancy or occupancy change. The remote server is configured to notify a dockhand, marina manager, and/or the watercraft owner/operator depending on the occupancy change and predetermined configurations of the remote server.

Abstract: Systems and methods for golf course tee time booking, score tracking, and customer relationship management are disclosed in near real-time. The system may be used for administering a loyalty program whereby loyalty points are earned and automatically redeemable for future purchases at golf courses, and for providing rate integrity. For example, the price in dollars for a deal (and the associated fees and taxes) is automatically converted into a point value which is displayed as the purchase price for the deal instead of the dollar amount. The system may be used for automated score tracking for individual rounds of golf, tournaments or leagues. The disclosed system can agglomerate tee time booking and score tracking for individual golf courses or associations of affiliated courses thereby providing customers with a centralized booking system and loyalty program.

Abstract: A method and slave devices are disclosed in which an address assignment to slave devices takes place with the aid of a collision detection. The slave device receives an initialization signal, transmits an identifier over a bus in response to the initialization signal, checks whether a collision occurs on the bus when transmitting the identifier, and if a collision occurs, places the slave device into an inactive state, and if no collision occurs, receives an address for the slave device after the transmission of the identifier.

Abstract: A virtual health system is provided that creates a digital platform to connect patients to healthcare providers. Healthcare providers create profiles that describe their healthcare specialty and provide scheduling information that indicates their availability along with preferences such as appointment or meeting length, minimum break between appointment, and price. Patients create profiles that includes demographic information as well as medical records. The patients may use the system to search for available healthcare providers using a variety of criteria, and to schedule virtual health services such as video chats. The system facilitates payment for the healthcare services, and records any notes, assignments, or prescriptions generated by the healthcare provider during the services. In the event that a patient would like to engage a different healthcare provider associated with the system, the system only allows access to the patient records after receiving permission from the patient.

Abstract: This document describes a universal search engine. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, from a client device, a query that includes a departure geographic identifier and a destination geographic identifier for a private jet route. A set of available private jets for creating a new client-initiated private jet segment from the departure geographic location to the destination geographic location is selected for a given time period. One or more available spots on existing shared private jet segments that are scheduled to travel from the departure geographic location to the destination geographic location are identified for the time period. A user interface at the client device is updated to present one of, for each available private jet, a first required amount for creating a client-initiated private jet charter segment, or, for each available spot, a second required amount for claiming the spot.

Abstract: Provided are a fully automated dispatch system and method of dispatching self-driving vehicles that requires no direct communication between a dispatch person and the self-driving vehicle or passenger.

Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to divide a plurality of waypoints in a geographic area into a plurality of clusters according to at least one metric, arrange the clusters into an upper-level ordering by executing an optimization algorithm, arrange the waypoints within the respective clusters into a plurality of respective lower-level orderings by executing the optimization algorithm on the respective clusters, and output the waypoints in a final ordering by concatenating the waypoints in the lower-level orderings according to the upper-level ordering. The final ordering defines a final route passing through the waypoints in the final ordering.

Abstract: A matrix format with one dimension showing categories of the flights and one dimension showing ranges of the categories can be used by a customer looking for a travel flight. The selection of the customer on the flight matrix can be converted to travel preferences, which can be stored in a travel preference profile of the customer. The travel preference profile can be updated when the customer searches and books travel flights. Ultimately, the travel preference profile can reflect the customer desires and subsequent travel searches can results in a small number of, preferable only one, flight itineraries most suitable to the customer.

Abstract: Provided is a server device that achieves highly accurate biometric authentication. This server device includes a management unit, and a processing unit. The management unit manages a database that stores biometric information about each of a plurality of users. The processing unit processes an authentication request from each of a plurality of terminals, including a gate device at a final stage of a series of procedures, with reference to the database. When a first user who has succeeded in authentication passes through the gate device, the management unit invalidates an entry of the first user stored in the database.

Abstract: A method and system for appointment scheduling, the computer implemented method acting a digital rolodex for clients to schedule appointments for any number of services from businesses whereby they may also be provided with live updates of the location of the businesses and their employees when providing services and may receive an invoice for the services as well as pay for the services. The business may have advertisements for the business appear more or less frequent depending on the volume of appointments scheduled in the calendar and may be provided with live updates of the location of the client.

Abstract: Embodiments upsell a hotel room selection by generating a first hierarchical prediction model corresponding to a first hotel chain, the first hierarchical prediction model receiving reservation data from one or more corresponding first hotel properties, and generating a second hierarchical prediction model corresponding to a second hotel chain, the second hierarchical prediction model receiving reservation data from one or more corresponding second hotel properties. At each of the first hierarchical prediction model and the second hierarchical prediction model, embodiments generate corresponding model parameters. At a horizontal federated server, embodiments receive the corresponding model parameters and average the model parameters to be used as a new probability distribution, and distribute the new probability distribution to the first hotel properties and the second hotel properties.

Abstract: A system for web traffic control is provided that is based on information related to a user's previous online activity. In one embodiment, the system is able to collect information about incoming traffic, compare the information to a generated ruleset, and make and implement a decision about how to handle each request/user interaction. In one embodiment, the ruleset is based on e-commerce rules. An e-commerce rule is a unit of decision making logic based on the user's previous online activity on the e-commerce platform, e.g. “If request is to add an item to user's cart, and if user already added something to their cart less than one second ago, then block request”. In some embodiments, the rules may be executed at the firewall and/or in a web application on the e-commerce platform. In some embodiments, one or more rules may be recommended to a merchant.

Abstract: In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a method including: providing one or more curation content machine learning models, wherein the one or more curation content machine learning models are configured to classify a textual review into a plurality of classifications, and wherein the plurality of classifications have been assigned respective relative weights; receiving, at a collaboration service, a user review of a travel objective from a user of the collaboration service; providing the review as an input feature dataset to the one or more curation content machine learning models; receiving, as output of the one or more curation content machine learning models, a plurality of classifications of the user review; and aggregating, by the collaboration service, a relative value score based on the assigned relative weight of the plurality of classifications of the user review.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products can provide visual guidance on presenting content on a media surface of a venue. These systems, methods, and computer program products can operate by mapping visual content onto a media surface of the venue and a key feature unique to the visual content and/or the media surface being extracted. Thereafter, these systems, methods, and computer program products can retrieve an experiment metric corresponding to the visual content and/or the media surface and can determine a viewer location metric and/or a media surface metric based on the experiment metric and the key feature. These systems, methods, and computer program products can utilize the viewer location metric and/or the media surface metric to provide a hint of the attribute to a user.

Abstract: To increase convenience of a user interface, a search system (S) is a search system for a reservable or purchasable item. Search means (201) executes an item search based on a search condition input by a user. Viewing means (202) enables the user to view an item selected by the user from among search results obtained by the search means (201). Associating means (203) records in storage means (200) the viewed item and the search condition used in the search in association with each other. Display control means (204) controls, when an item is reserved or purchased by the user, display of the viewed item based on content information on reservation content or purchase content and based on the search condition associated with the viewed item.

Abstract: A virtual health system is provided that creates a digital platform to connect patients to healthcare providers. Healthcare providers create profiles that describe their healthcare specialty and provide scheduling information that indicates their availability along with preferences such as appointment or meeting length, minimum break between appointment, and price. Patients create profiles that includes demographic information as well as medical records. The patients may use the system to search for available healthcare providers using a variety of criteria, and to schedule virtual health services such as video chats. The system facilitates payment for the healthcare services, and records any notes, assignments, or prescriptions generated by the healthcare provider during the services. In the event that a patient would like to engage a different healthcare provider associated with the system, the system only allows access to the patient records after receiving permission from the patient.

Abstract: A contact-less check-in system is disclosed. The system includes a kiosk that includes a housing, a display, and a communication module. The system further includes one or more processors and a memory with instructions stored within instructing the kiosk to receive input signals from a user device, transmit display signals to the display based on the input signals, and perform one or more business functions based on the input signals. The communication module may be configured to communicate with the user device via IEEE 802 protocols or infrared signals. A method to convert a contact-required check-in system to a contact-less check-in system in also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automated modification of delivery parameters. Particularly, computing model that is trained to determine a probability that a delivery defect is likely to occur for a given delivery or set of deliveries. Based on the probability, various limitations associated with the deliveries may be activated or deactivated on a mobile device application used by a delivery driver to perform the deliveries. The systems and methods reduce the number of delivery defects that occur while simultaneously reducing the use of unnecessary guardrails for low-risk deliveries. The model may be queried in real-time such that guardrails for a delivery itinerary may be optimized prior to the delivery driver beginning the delivery route.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for operating a remotely operable lock. In an example embodiment, a method comprises receiving credentials at a web service from a portable electronic device, authenticating the credentials, and based on a successful authentication, issuing a command for receipt by the lock from the web service or the portable electronic device.

Abstract: a delivery support apparatus includes: an individual detection unit that detects a registered individual based on an image transmitted from a camera, an information specifying unit that specifies a destination of the individual, a schedule at the destination, and a baggage to be received at the destination for the individual detected by the individual detection unit, a notification unit that notifies a terminal device at the destination that the specified baggage will be received by the individual according to the specified schedule.

Abstract: Techniques are described for optimizing various aspects of rental vehicle systems. According to an embodiment, a system is described that facilities predicting late rental vehicle returns and mitigating potential downstream effects. The system comprises a memory that stores computer executable components, and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. These computer executable components comprise a departure recommendation component that determines a recommended departure time at which a rental vehicle should initiate a route to a rental vehicle return location based on a current time, a scheduled return time for the rental vehicle, a current location of the rental vehicle and traffic data associated with the route. The computer executable components further comprise a notification component that sends a departure notification to a current renter of the rental vehicle indicating the recommended departure time.

Abstract: The virtual queue system includes a virtual queue controller comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the processor and is configured to receive a request, the request being associated with an individual guest, for a position in a virtual queue of an attraction, assign the individual guest to the position in the virtual queue in response to the request, receive ride schedule data for the attraction comprising information about a change in status of individual rides of the attraction, and determine a wait time for the individual guest for the attraction based at least on the position of the individual guest in the virtual queue, the ride schedule data, and historical guest throughput at the attraction. The virtual queue system is further configured to output a signal to a guest-associated device indicating the wait time for the attraction.

Abstract: A computer processing device for determining whether to allow or deny access to a database associated with the device is provided. The device is configured to determine the origin of data signed with a first key by comparing the key to one or more keys stored in a further database to identify the source of the data; search the database to determine one or more access rules associated with the source of the data, wherein the access rules define whether write access to the database is allowed or denied for the data; and allow or deny write access to the database based on the determined rule or rules.

Abstract: A multi-functional wireless communication device for access control and ticket validation, has a housing, a processing unit for managing the operations and functionalities of the device, communication modules, including Bluetooth, NFC, RF, and UWB modules for wireless communication with various external devices, such as terminals and access control systems. The exemplary device has a secure element for securely storing sensitive information and cryptographic keys, e. a haptic element for providing user feedback during device operation, protected flash memory for storing data and device settings, a speaker for outputting audible feedback, a visualization element for providing visual feedback, a battery for providing power to the device, and a button for initiating ticket validation or access control operations.

Abstract: A system of issuing a wireless key for reservation has a reservation website providing a reservation voucher to the user immediately when the booking is completed, and a hotel server receiving and verifying the reservation voucher through an access point set in the hotel when the user enters a sensing range of the access point, and issuing an electronic key and a detecting software after the reservation voucher is verified. Then one of the electronic locks of the rooms can be unlock and upgrade by detecting the electronic key and the detecting software.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a processor configured to accept, from a sender of a file, a setting of whether or not to notify a recipient that the file has been received, and notify the recipient that the file has been received in a case where there is a reception setting to notify that the file has been received.

Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying corresponding content for vehicle services using a distributed set of electronic devices are provided. For example, a computer-implemented method includes obtaining data associated with a vehicle service instance. The vehicle service instance is associated with a request for a vehicle service for a user. The method includes determining, based on the data associated with the vehicle service instance, a first advertisement content item for a display device positioned on an exterior of a vehicle assigned to the vehicle service instance and a second advertisement content item for a user device associated with the vehicle service instance. The method includes communicating data that initiates the display of the first advertisement content item for the display device positioned on the exterior of the vehicle and data that initiates the display of the second advertisement content item for the user device.

Abstract: A venue automation environment is disclosed in which various forms of automation and user integration can be managed across one or more activities at one or more venues. Venue automation and integration can include automation at various stages of participant engagement including before, during, and after visiting one or more venues and participating in one or more activities at a venue. Venue automation and integration can include automated itinerary generation, activity reservation, participant identification, access control, payment managing, scoring, media capture (e.g., audio, photo, and video), and venue management.

Abstract: A method for optimizing an aviation radiation dose comprises a) gathering flight-relevant data including at least one flight schedule; b) gathering radiation data including at least a current radiation field assigned to the at least one flight schedule, historical radiation data assigned to the flight-relevant data and a radiation dose threshold; c) calculating an expected radiation dose based on the flight-relevant data and the radiation data; and d) modifying the flight-relevant data and repeating steps a) to c) at least once in order to obtain optimized flight-relevant data with regard to the expected radiation dose. With each iteration the flight-relevant data is modified.

Abstract: Systems and methods of generating active notifications for users of a networked computer system using transportation service prediction are disclosed herein. In some example embodiments, a computer system uses a prediction model to generate a transportation service prediction for a user based on an identification of the user, location data for the user, prediction time data, and historical user data for instances of the user using the transportation, and then causes a notification to be displayed on a computing device of the user based on the transportation service prediction, with the notification indicating a recommended use of the transportation service in association with the place for the time of day and the day of the week, and the notification comprising a selectable user interface element configured to enable the user to submit an electronic request for the recommended use of the transportation service.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, an information processing apparatus communicates with a sensor device that transmits a video of a passenger and environmental information at least when a vehicle is moving. The information processing apparatus includes a memory, and a hardware processor coupled to the memory. The hardware processor being configured to: receive the video and the environmental information from the sensor device; output the received video; analyze information regarding a behavior sign of the passenger based on at least one of the received video and a change in the environmental information accompanying movement of the vehicle; and perform output control of changing an output way and outputting message information, based on an analysis result of the behavior sign.

Abstract: Systems and methods for secure stateless client-server communication. User credentials in a client authorization request are authenticated and used to generate a JSON web token (JWT). The JWT header and signature are encrypted and included in an HTTP-only cookie. The JWT payload is encrypted and sent to the client in a response body along with the HTTP-only cookie. Each subsequent client request includes the cookie and has the encrypted JWT payload in the request header. Upon receiving the request, the server decrypts the encrypted JWT payload from the header and decrypts the encrypted JWT header and signature from the cookie, then reconstructs the JWT from the JWT header, payload and signature. The server validates the JWT and, if valid, processes the request according to authorizations in the JWT payload.

Abstract: An information management method, a device, a system and a medium. The information management method applied to a first terminal, including: sending an information acquisition request to a server, so that the server responds to the information acquisition request and sends visitor information to the first terminal; receiving the visitor information sent by the server; generating card information according to the visitor information; and sending the card information to an electronic card, so that the electronic card displays the card information.

Abstract: A system of monitoring carry-on items for a flight of an aircraft includes one or more cameras positioned to capture images of carry-on items associated with passengers of an aircraft. The system includes an interface configured to receive image data from the one or more cameras. The system also includes one or more processors coupled to the interface. The one or more processors are configured to analyze the image data to determine characteristics of a carry-on item. The one or more processors are configured to determine that one or more alert conditions are satisfied based on a comparison of one or more alert criteria to the characteristics of the carry-on item and data associated with the aircraft. The one or more processors are also configured to send, to one or more devices, an output based on satisfaction of the one or more alert conditions.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for novel uses and/or improvements for predicting, using machine learning models, a process for a user based on function execution. An indication of completion of a predetermined application function associated with a user may be detected and a plurality of stored parameters associated with the user may be identified. The predetermined application function and the parameters may be input into a machine learning model to determine/obtain a process prediction for the user. The process may include a number of functions that may be sent to a user device for execution.