Apparatuses and methods in a communication system are provided. A method comprises: maintaining in a terminal more than one subscription identities and controlling by the user terminal transmission of a message comprising information that the terminal maintains more than one subscription identities.
An apparatus comprising: means for causing selection of spatial audio content in dependence upon a position of a user in a virtual space; • means for causing rendering, for consumption by the user, of the selected spatial audio content including a first spatial audio content; • means for causing, after user consumption of the first spatial audio content, recording of data relating to the first spatial audio content; • means for using, at a later time, the recorded data to detect a new event relating to the first spatial audio content, the new event comprises that the first spatial audio content has been adapted for which a new spatial content is created, for example in the form of a limited preview; and • means for providing a user-selectable option to enable rendering, for consumption by the user, of the first spatial audio content by rendering a simplified sound object representative, which can be a downmix or clustered audio objects.
H04S 7/00 - Indicating arrangementsControl arrangements, e.g. balance control
G06F 16/687 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
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G06F 16/683 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content
36 - Financial, insurance and real estate services
Goods & Services
Advisory services relating to business planning; business
advisory services; business organisation consulting; brand
creation services; consultancy relating to business
acquisition; consultancy relating to the establishment and
running of businesses; provision of information relating to
business; project studies for businesses; strategic business
consultancy. Advisory services relating to finance; capital investment;
corporate financing; financial consultation services;
venture capital fund management; investment of funds.
36 - Financial, insurance and real estate services
Goods & Services
Advisory services relating to business planning; business advisory services; business organization consulting; brand creation services, namely, brand concept and brand development services for corporate and individual clients; consultancy relating to business acquisition; business consultancy relating to the establishment and running of businesses; provision of information relating to business, namely, information services relating to business matters; project studies for businesses, namely, business feasibility studies; strategic business consultancy Advisory services relating to finance; capital investment; corporate financing services, namely, consultation in the field of capital structure for startups; financial consultation services; venture capital fund management; investment of funds
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Apparatus and associated methods for presentation of a bird's eye view
An apparatus configured, based on virtual reality content for viewing in virtual reality, the virtual reality content comprising visual content for display in a three dimensional virtual reality space and spatial audio content comprising audio for presentation such that it is audibly perceived to originate from one or more particular directions in the virtual reality space corresponding to one or more points or regions in the visual content, the virtual reality content defining at least a ground level of said virtual reality space; and based on display of a birds-eye view of the virtual reality space to a user comprising a view of the visual content substantially downward towards said ground level from a point of view location in said virtual reality space elevated from said ground level; to provide for presentation of said spatial audio content with a spatial audio modification, the spatial audio modification configured to modify the one or more particular directions from which the user perceives the spatial audio as being heard in an upward direction relative to said ground level at least for spatial audio content having a particular direction that is outside a field of view of said birds-eye view.
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: receive indication of bandwidth allocation for grant-free preamble transmission, receive indication of bandwidth allocation for grant-free resources, wherein the bandwidth allocated for grant-free preamble transmission is the same or larger than the bandwidth allocated for grant-free resources, receive configuration of one or more preamble repetition units, and allocate resources for grant-free preamble and data transmissions, wherein the grant-free preamble is allocated in the configured one or more preamble repetition units and within the bandwidth allocated for grant-free preamble transmission, and data is allocated in the grant-free resources.
Upon a user equipment attaching to a core network of a cellular communications network system, an IP address is allocated to the user equipment by a network device of the core network, for tunneling data relating to the user equipment between the network device and an application server. The IP address is allocated from a subnetwork, and the allocating is performed based on path monitoring information. If the path monitoring information contains an IP address of at least one subnetwork, the subnetwork is selected from the at least one subnetwork. Then it is checked if the path monitoring information contains a combination of the subnetwork's IP address and the application server's IP address. In case the combination is not contained in the path monitoring information, a path indicated by the combination of the subnetwork's IP address and the application server's IP address is added to the path monitoring information.
Systems, methods, and software for handling random access procedures. In one embodiment, an access network element that stores an MTC reservation pattern that defines at least one MTC-On interval where MTC is allowed, and defines at least one MTC-Off interval where MTC is prohibited. During an MTC-On interval, the access network element receives preambles for random access procedures from MTC devices, and performs the random access procedures for the MTC devices in response to the preambles. The access network element detects a transition from the MTC-On interval to a next MTC-Off interval, and determines whether the random access procedures for the MTC devices will complete before the transition. If not, the access network element modifies the MTC reservation pattern to expedite completion of the random access procedures.
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processing core, at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processing core, cause the apparatus at least to establish information to be provided to a base station device, before activation of a first encryption scheme, cause transmission of the information, in a form encrypted using a second encryption scheme, to the base station device, and begin, after causing the transmission of the information, using the first encryption scheme in communication between the apparatus and the base station device
The invention relates to a method comprising receiving a set of input samples, said set of input images comprising real images and generated images; extracting a set of feature maps from multiple layers of a pre-trained neural network for both the real images and the generated images; determining statistics for each feature map of the set of feature maps; comparing statistics of the feature maps for the real images to statistics of the feature maps for the generated images by using a distance function to obtain a vector of distances; and averaging the distances of the vector of distances to have a value indicating a diversity of the generated images. The invention also relates to technical equipment for implementing the method.
G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
G06K 9/72 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means using context analysis based on the provisionally recognised identity of a number of successive patterns, e.g. a word
A time-dependent aperture is configured to modulate light during an integration time interval. A first detector is configured to capture a first image of a scene during the integration time interval using light received from the time-dependent aperture. A second detector is configured to capture a second image of the scene concurrently with the first detector capturing the first image. A processor is configured to reconstruct a plurality of images of the scene based on the first image and the second image.
According to embodiments of the present invention, trust evaluation is performed on network entities including a host and a network node with privacy preservation to determine an unwanted traffic source. The trust evaluation is based on detection reports from the hosts and monitoring reports from the network nodes. The network nodes do not know contents of the detection reports, and an entity which executes the trust evaluation does not know real identifiers of the hosts and network nodes.
H04L 29/06 - Communication control; Communication processing characterised by a protocol
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H04L 9/00 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
The present disclosure provides a liquid treatment method and apparatus according to which poorly treated liquid is prevented from being discharged to the outside thereof. The liquid treatment apparatus of the present disclosure comprises a channel switch, a return channel that establishes communication between the channel switch and an internal space of a first tank, and a discharge channel that establishes communication between the channel switch and the outside of the liquid treatment apparatus. In the circulation state, the liquid mixture is circulated in the liquid treatment apparatus so as to return a liquid to the first tank through the return channel. If a concentration of the photocatalyst particles contained in the first tank falls within a predetermined range, the channel switch is switched from the circulation state to the discharge state to discharge the liquid to the outside of the liquid treatment apparatus.
A sensor for detecting a target in a non-contact manner includes a first electrode; a second; a third electrode that is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a determination circuit that, in operation, detects entry of the target into a first region by detecting a change of first electrostatic capacitance, which is electrostatic capacitance of the first electrode, and detects entry of the target into a second region by detecting a change of second electrostatic capacitance, which is electrostatic capacitance of the second electrode. An electric potential of the third electrode is more negative than electric potentials of the first electrode and the second electrode. At least a part of the second region at least partially surrounds an outer edge of the first region in plan view.
H03K 17/955 - Proximity switches using a capacitive detector
G01D 5/24 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing memberMeans for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for convertingTransducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage by varying capacitance
A water treatment method includes: calculating a total amount of ions contained in a total amount of an aqueous solution introduced into a first tank; when the calculated total amount of ions is greater than a first threshold value, introducing part of slurry in the first tank into a second tank; introducing, with an introducing unit, one of a marker molecule and a stain into the second tank; irradiating, from a second light source, the second tank with visible light; detecting, with a detector, first intensity of the visible light having transmitted through the second tank; and outputting, when the activity of photocatalytic particles calculated based on the first intensity is equal to or smaller than a second threshold value, information prompting replacement of the photocatalytic particles, an instruction of recovering the activity of the photocatalytic particles, or information indicative of deterioration of the photocatalytic particles.
An arrangement (100) and a device (101) for determining pulse transit time comprise an accelerometer (102) and a pulse wave sensor (103) for sensing a pulse wave. The accelerometer (102) determines a cardiac systole, and the pulse wave sensor (103) determines the pulse wave induced by said cardiac systole ejection. A first trigger signal is determined at the moment of said determined cardiac systole, and a second trigger signal at the moment of said determined pulse wave. The pulse transit time is then determined as a time difference between said first and second trigger signals.
An enhanced alert system provides for message delivery via unlicensed wireless spectrum (e.g., LTE-U or WiFi) alternatively or supplementary to message delivery via licensed wireless spectrum. Advantageously, the alert system can provide access to certain local areas not covered or insufficiently covered by licensed spectrum and can provide opportunistic traffic offloading from licensed spectrum.
Method, device, computer program and apparatus are disclosed for: receiving by a first node from a second node a request for a resource controlled by a first node; and determining by the first node whether the request is authorized; wherein the determining includes: receiving from the second node a cryptocurrency transaction message indicative of a payment; and verifying credibility of the cryptocurrency transaction message.
G06Q 20/36 - Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices using electronic wallets or electronic money safes
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G09C 1/00 - Apparatus or methods whereby a given sequence of signs, e.g. an intelligible text, is transformed into an unintelligible sequence of signs by transposing the signs or groups of signs or by replacing them by others according to a predetermined system
G06Q 20/40 - Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentialsReview and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists
19.
Switching to advertising locator after connection establishment
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for advertising location information. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include sending, by a wireless device including a radio transceiver, an information indicating an availability of one or more services at the wireless device; changing, when a connection is established to the radio transceiver at the wireless device, the information to include at least one different location where the one or more indicated services may be accessed; and sending the changed information including the at least one different location. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
Systems and methods are provided for constructing a multi-resolution image from a set of compressive measurements representing a compressed version of a single native resolution image. In one aspect, compressive sense measurements are retrieved that were generated using a compressive sensing matrix and represent a compressed version of a single native resolution image of a scene. Dimensions of a desired two-dimensional, multi-resolution image are determined, and a plurality of regions is allocated, each allocated region having a respective resolution. An expansion matrix is defined to map the resolution of each allocated region to the native resolution, and a multi-resolution image of the scene is constructed using the compressive sense measurements, the compressive sensing matrix, and the defined expansion matrices. In various aspects, a full resolution or other multi-resolution images may be constructed from the same compressive measurements without regenerating new compressive measurements.
A water treatment method includes: introducing an aqueous solution containing impurities into a first tank; irradiating, from a light source, photocatalytic particles with ultraviolet light, to turn the aqueous solution introduced into the first tank into primary post-treatment water with which the impurities have been treated; reducing pressure in a first chamber by a filtering pump to filter the primary post-treatment water with a filtering membrane, the filtering separating the primary post-treatment water into the photocatalytic particles stopped at the filtering membrane and secondary post-treatment water that passes through the filtering membrane and does not contain the photocatalytic particles; measuring concentration of photocatalytic particles in the first tank; measuring the difference in pressure between the first chamber and the second chamber; and when the concentration of the photocatalytic particles is equal to or smaller than the first threshold value and the difference in pressure between the first chamber and the second chamber is greater than the second threshold value, supplying air to the filtering membrane by operating a compressor.
C02F 1/44 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by dialysis, osmosis or reverse osmosis
C02F 1/32 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by irradiation with ultraviolet light
C02F 1/72 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by oxidation
B01D 61/00 - Processes of separation using semi-permeable membranes, e.g. dialysis, osmosis or ultrafiltrationApparatus, accessories or auxiliary operations specially adapted therefor
Point cloud data is received and a ground plane is segmented. A two-dimensional image of the segmented ground plane is generated based on intensity values of the segmented ground plane. Lane marking candidates are determined based on intensity within the generated two-dimensional image. Image data is received and the generated two-dimensional image is registered with the received image data. Lane marking candidates of the received image data are determined based on the lane marking candidates of the registered two-dimensional image. Image patches are selected from the two-dimensional image and from the received image data based on the determined lane markings. Feature maps including selected image patches from the registered two-dimensional image and received data are generated. The set of feature maps are sub-sampled, and a feature vector is generated based on the set of feature maps. Lane markings are determined from the generated feature vector.
A method is provided for providing various operational states based on user input type. In particular, an example method may include providing for operation in a first operational state, receiving a user input, and determining if the user input is of a first input type. A second operational state based on the user input may be determined in response to the user input being of the first input type. Methods may include providing for operation in the second operational state, different from the first operational state, in response to receiving the user input of the first input type, where the second operational state precludes input of a second input type and allows input of a first input type, where the first and second input types are different from one another.
G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
H04M 1/27 - Devices whereby a plurality of signals may be stored simultaneously
H04M 1/67 - Preventing unauthorised calls from a telephone set by electronic means
H04M 1/724 - User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
H04M 1/72466 - User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with selection means, e.g. keys, having functions defined by the mode or the status of the device
There is provided allocating cloud computing resources to process a user session by a gateway in a mobile communications network, and allocating the cloud computing resources in pairs to user sessions. Rules for the pair of allocated resources are determined such that incoming control plane traffic associated with the session is forwarded to the both cloud computing resources forming the pair.
H04L 41/0663 - Performing the actions predefined by failover planning, e.g. switching to standby network elements
H04L 69/40 - Network arrangements, protocols or services independent of the application payload and not provided for in the other groups of this subclass for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity, e.g. service redundancy protocols, protocol state redundancy or protocol service redirection
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H04L 41/50 - Network service management, e.g. ensuring proper service fulfilment according to agreements
G06F 9/50 - Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU]
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25.
Apparatus and associated methods for analyte detection
An apparatus comprising first and second electrodes (201, 202) separated by an electrolyte (203), the first and second electrodes (201, 202) configured to exhibit a potential difference therebetween on interaction of the first electrode (201) with an analyte, wherein the first electrode (201) is configured such that its electrical conductance and electrochemical potential are dependent upon the amount of analyte present, the electrical conductance and electrochemical potential of the first electrode (201) affecting the potential difference between the first and second electrodes (201, 202), and wherein the apparatus comprises respective first and second terminals (204, 205) configured for electrical connection to a readout circuit to enable determination of the presence and/or amount of analyte based on the potential difference.
A wrinkle care support device includes: a wrinkle change detector that detects a change made in a wrinkle after occurrence of the wrinkle, the wrinkle having occurred in skin by provision of predetermined stimulation; a wrinkle care information determiner that determines, based on the detected change, user presentation information relating to wrinkle care; and an information outputter that outputs the determined user presentation information. Note that the wrinkle care support device may further include: an image obtainer that obtains an image where the skin is photographed; and a wrinkle detector that detects the wrinkle from the obtained image. The detection of the change may include a detection of a wrinkle disappearing time starting from when the predetermined stimulation is provided until the wrinkle is no longer detected.
A method comprises receiving an indication of an activity to be performed, obtaining an indication of a current location of a user, transmitting, to a server, information relating to an area in which the location for the activity is to be identified, said information including the current location and one or more criteria relating to activity type and/or required privacy level, receiving, from the server, location information identifying one or more candidate locations for the activity. If a suitable candidate location cannot be identified within the area, further information regarding the candidate locations may be obtained, and comments regarding future conditions or shortcomings of the candidate location may be displayed, or the activity may be divided into two or more sub-tasks to be performed at different locations. The user's progress in performing the activity may be monitored, so that the displayed candidate locations can be updated.
receive and process a response to the request for using a part of the spectrum of the second communication network and a service coordination response informing about accepted measures of those being offered in the service coordination information.
H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
H04W 8/02 - Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks
H04W 24/02 - Arrangements for optimising operational condition
A server system 500 is provided for receiving video clips having an associated audio/musical track for processing at the server system. The system comprises a first beat tracking module for generating a first beat time sequence from the audio signal using an estimation of the signal's tempo and chroma accent information. A ceiling and floor function is applied to the tempo estimation to provide integer versions which are subsequently applied separately to a further accent signal derived from a lower-frequency sub-band of the audio signal to generate second and third beat time sequences. A selection module then compares each of the beat time sequences with the further accent signal to identify a best match.
G10H 7/00 - Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs
G10L 25/51 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups specially adapted for particular use for comparison or discrimination
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Wrinkle detection apparatus and wrinkle detection method
A wrinkle detection apparatus is an apparatus for detecting a wrinkle area of skin included in an image. The wrinkle detection apparatus includes a first threshold processing unit that detects a first edge area included in the image by performing first threshold processing for comparing a gradient value that indicates a degree of change in pixel values in the image with a first threshold, a second threshold processing unit that detects a second edge area included in the image by performing second threshold processing for comparing the gradient value with a second threshold, and an edge selection processing unit that determines a wrinkle area based on an overlapping area in which the first edge area and the second edge area are overlapped.
To effectively plan small cell placement within a current macro cell network, it is necessary to identify the traffic hotspots. Small cells can be placed in hotspot locations in order to effectively offload traffic from the corresponding macro cell. Hotspots can be identified based on information about traffic from/to mobile users, particularly, the observed User Equipment (UE) locations and amount of data transmitted from/to the UEs. Provided are systems and methods for accounting for geo-location errors in identifying hotspots and determining small cell placement.
A content information access control unit (107) displays terminal content (301 to 315), which is stored in a storage terminal owned by a user, on a display unit, displays a sharing mark (213), which represents a sharing service used to share content, on the display unit in association with shared content that has been shared on the sharing service, among the terminal content displayed on the display unit, and displays a terminal mark (214) representing the storage terminal on the display unit in association with the terminal content displayed on the display unit.
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
H04L 29/06 - Communication control; Communication processing characterised by a protocol
G06F 13/00 - Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
G06F 3/048 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
H04N 21/431 - Generation of visual interfacesContent or additional data rendering
33.
Neural network circuit and learning method for neural network circuit
A neural network circuit includes an error calculating circuit that generates an error voltage signal having a magnitude in accordance with a time difference between an output signal and a teaching signal corresponding to the output signal. A weight change pulse voltage signal is input to a synapse circuit of a neural network circuit element including a neuron circuit that output the weight change pulse voltage signal, and a switching pulse voltage signal is input to a synapse circuit of a neural network circuit element other than the neural network circuit element including the neuron circuit that output the switching pulse voltage signal. The neural network circuit element changes the amplitude of the weight change pulse voltage signal on the basis of the error voltage signal generated by the error calculating circuit.
A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for sensor node and access point communication. In one embodiment, the method comprises embedding, by a sensor node, data from one or more sensor readings in a field of a first message, the field being designated as part of a standardized protocol to send information other than the data sensor readings; determining without the use of a receiver, by the sensor node, whether a wireless communication channel is at a predetermined quality level to send the first message; and broadcasting the first message wirelessly to a component according to the standardized protocol.
A method for product recognition from multiple images includes producing a plurality of recognition results for a plurality of input images, stitching the plurality of input images into a single stitched image; merging the plurality of recognition results using information from stitching the plurality of input images to generate a merged recognition result; and outputting the merged recognition result. The disclosure also includes systems for implementing the method.
In a neural network circuit element, a neuron circuit includes a waveform generating circuit for generating an analog pulse voltage, and a switching pulse voltage which is input as a first input signal to another neural network circuit element; a synapse circuit is configured such that the analog pulse voltage generated in the neuron circuit of the neural network circuit element including the synapse circuit is input to a third terminal of a variable resistance element of the synapse circuit, for a permissible input period, in the first input signal from another neural network circuit element; and the synapse circuit is configured such that the resistance value of the variable resistance element is changed in response to an electric potential difference between a first terminal and the third terminal, which occurs depending on a magnitude of the analog pulse voltage for the permissible input period.
An exemplary image forming apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a light source which irradiates an object with light and of which the orientation and position are fixed; a tilting mechanism which tilts the object at multiple tilt angles; an image sensor which is arranged at a position where the light that has been transmitted through the object is incident, gets tilted along with the object by the tilting mechanism, and captures a plurality of images at the multiple tilt angles; and an image processing section which forms a high-resolution image of the object, having a higher resolution than any of the plurality of images, by synthesizing the plurality of images together.
H04N 5/349 - Extracting pixel data from an image sensor by controlling scanning circuits, e.g. by modifying the number of pixels having been sampled or to be sampled for increasing resolution by shifting the sensor relative to the scene
The invention relates to determining a context of a system so that the system can be controlled or the context information be used in the system. The context of a system is described with tags or words that characterize e.g. the state of the system, the surroundings of the system and the state of the user. These tags are determined at multiple time instances. The tags are collected over a first time span and a second time span, and the two (or more) sets of tags are used to determine the context of the system. If the determination using the two sets gives a different result, that is, there is a large distance between the two derived contexts, it is determined that a change in context has occurred. Detecting the change in context can be used to control the system, e.g. by changing the applications presented to the user on the user interface, or by changing the state and/or priority of applications.
G06K 9/72 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means using context analysis based on the provisionally recognised identity of a number of successive patterns, e.g. a word
G06N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
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Method and apparatus for mixing a first video signal and a second video signal
A method for mixing a first video signal and a second video signal, the method comprising at a mixing device receiving the first video signal; receiving the second video signal; receiving a transformation information signal dividing the first video signal into a transparent region and a non-transparent region and representing a spatial relationship between the first video signal and the second video signal; transforming the second video signal in accordance with the transformation information signal; and combining the non-transparent region of the first video signal with a portion of the transformed second video signal, the portion of the transformed second video signal being rendered in the transparent region of the first video signal.
A method, apparatus and computer program product for an improved facial recognition system are provided. Some embodiments may utilize a weighted block division of an image and capture a property measurement for pixels residing within a block. The measurements may be converted to vectors, compressed, and compared against compressed vectors of enrolled images to identify a characteristic or an image of a matching subject. Training processes may be utilized in order to optimize block divisions and weights.
In accordance with an example embodiment a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method comprises receiving, at an apparatus, a sampled data associated with an activity from one or more sensors wirelessly coupled to the apparatus. The sampled data is generated at the one or more sensors based on a compressive sampling of an activity data associated with the activity. The compressive sampling is performed based on a sampling information. The activity is classified based at least on the sampled data. An error associated with the classification of the activity is determined. The sampling information is updated or retained based on a comparison of the error with a threshold error. The updated sampling information is utilized for generating an updated sampled data. The updated sampled data facilitates in reclassification of the activity.
In an apparatus, two or more actuators perform optical image stabilization by tilting a lens module of a camera unit when installed in the camera unit between the lens module and an image sensor. A variable prism is sandwiched between the lens module and the image sensor when the apparatus is installed in the camera unit for maintaining focal plane of the lens module on the image sensor independently of optical image stabilization operations caused by the tilting of the lens module.
An imaging-observation apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: an image capturing section that shoots a subject under multiple different shooting optical conditions at the same time and sequentially generates a plurality of images under those multiple different shooting optical conditions; a display control section that accepts an operator's input; an image synthesizing section that synthesizes together the plurality of images in accordance with the input to the display control section at a synthesis ratio specified by the input and sequentially generates synthetic images one after another; and a display section that presents the synthetic images.
An approach is provided for providing a multimodal user interface track. A multimodal generation platform determining one or more user interface elements for interacting with at least one media segment. The multimodal generation platform further causes, at least in part, an inclusion of the one or more user interface elements as at least one track of the at least one media segment. Accordingly, when the at least one track is processed during a presentation of the at least one media segment by at least one device, the at least one track causes, at least in part, an enablement of the one or more user interface elements.
G06F 3/00 - Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computerOutput arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
G06F 3/038 - Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
H04N 21/462 - Content or additional data management e.g. creating a master electronic program guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end or controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabilities
45.
Multi-channel encoding and/or decoding using non-negative tensor factorization
A method comprising: receiving input signals for multiple channels; and parameterizing the received input signals into parameters defining multiple different object spectra and defining a distribution of the multiple different object spectra in the multiple channels.
G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
G10L 19/083 - Determination or coding of the excitation functionDetermination or coding of the long-term prediction parameters the excitation function being an excitation gain
G10L 19/06 - Determination or coding of the spectral characteristics, e.g. of the short-term prediction coefficients
Wireless multi-site capacity coordination includes calculating a total interference impact metric for a reference cell, determining a distribution of power resources for the reference cell and a plurality of neighboring cells, and allocating the power resources to sub-bands for the reference cell and the plurality of neighboring cells. Determining a distribution of power resources includes determining power resources to assign to sub-bands and assigning the determined power resources to sub-bands.
A method, devices, computer program products and an internet service is disclosed for adapting a context model. In the method a media clip is received. Also sensor data captured at least partly when the media clip was captured is received. A context is derived using a context model based at least partly on the sensor data and an indication on the context is provided to a user by receiving a search query having at least one context-related search criterion, deriving a similarity between the context and the at least one context-related search criterion and causing at least a part of the media clip to be presented as a response to the search query. Feedback on the relevance of the context is received from the user. Based on the feedback, the context model may then be adapted.
An apparatus (20) for providing facilitation of mobile gateway operation may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least causing provision of configuration instructions (210) to one or more machines (42) where the configuration instructions define at least a discontinuous reception period and beaconing instructions for the one or more machines relative to machine communications utilizing network defined resources, and causing provision of connection information (220) to a mobile terminal (10) to identify connection parameters that correspond to the configuration instructions provided to the one or more machines where the connection information enables establishment of communication between the mobile terminal and the one or more machines. A corresponding method is also provided.
A method comprising establishing a call connection (200) between at least a first and a second terminal; monitoring (202), by at least the first terminal, a conversation during the call in order to detect (204) at least one predetermined context-related keyword repeated in at least the first and the second terminal; and in response to detecting (210) at least one repeated predetermined context-related keyword, providing an indication (212, 214, 216) about the detected context-related keyword to a user of at least the first terminal, said indication enabling opening an application linked to said context-related keyword.
Disclosed is an accident/near-miss factor area specifying device capable of specifying accident/near-miss factor areas, the presentation of which is highly required. The accident/near-miss factor area specifying device (100) is used for specifying accident/near-miss factor areas which a driver of a vehicle should be aware of in order to prevent an accident, and the device comprises a viewing area specifying unit (151) for specifying a viewing area of a driver of a vehicle which had a near-miss, immediately before the near-miss occurs, and an unnoticed area specifying unit (152) wherein, when a near-miss object is located in a viewing area, an area corresponding to the position of the object is treated as an unnoticed area which is one of the accident/near-miss factor areas.
Signaling enabling status feedback and selection by a network entity of portions of video information to be delivered via wireless transmission to a UE
A method includes exchanging signaling between a first entity providing access by a user equipment to a video stream and a second entity through which the video stream passes prior to being delivered via wireless transmission to the user equipment, the second entity receiving video information corresponding to the video stream, the exchanged signaling associated with the video information received at the second entity. Responsive to the exchanged signaling, sending information from the first entity to the second entity to modify status at the second entity of at least a portion of the video information previously received at the second entity. Another method includes at the first entity, receiving from a second entity an indication the second entity is capable of accepting multiple resolutions of a video in the video stream. Responsive to the received indication, the first entity sends to the second entity multiple resolutions of the video.
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
H04L 29/06 - Communication control; Communication processing characterised by a protocol
H04N 21/2343 - Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing of video streams or manipulating encoded video stream scene graphs involving reformatting operations of video signals for distribution or compliance with end-user requests or end-user device requirements
H04N 21/6338 - Control signals issued by server directed to the network components or client directed to network
H04N 21/647 - Control signaling between network components and server or clientsNetwork processes for video distribution between server and clients, e.g. controlling the quality of the video stream, by dropping packets, protecting content from unauthorised alteration within the network, monitoring of network load or bridging between two different networks, e.g. between IP and wireless
H04H 20/57 - Arrangements specially adapted for specific applications, e.g. for traffic information or for mobile receivers for mobile receivers
Disclosed are a sound generation system, an ultrasonic wave emitting device, and an ultrasonic wave emitting method which utilize the principle of parametric speakers (which uses the difference between frequencies of two ultrasonic waves) and which are capable of allowing target persons in a prescribed area to hear a sound only when a mobile body approaches said prescribed area. An alert system (10) has an ultrasonic wave emitting device (100) mounted on a mobile body (200), and an ultrasonic wave emitting device (300) permanently installed near an area (A101). The ultrasonic wave emitting device (300) emits a first ultrasonic wave towards an area at least including the aforementioned area (A101), and meanwhile, the ultrasonic wave emitting device (100) emits a second ultrasonic wave. The ultrasonic emitting device (100) forms the second ultrasonic wave by means of modulating the ultrasonic wave of frequency f1 with an audible signal.
In one or more embodiments described herein, there is provided an apparatus including a memory having computer code stored thereon, and a processor. The code is configured to cause the apparatus to: receive partial GNSS data from one or more GNSS satellites relating to the geographical location of a first portable electronic device, wherein the received partial GNSS data is insufficient for determining the geographical location of the first portable electronic device; communicate with one or more further portable electronic devices in proximity to the first portable electronic device to access partial GNSS data relating to the geographical location of the respective further portable electronic devices; and use the accessed partial GNSS data of the further portable electronic devices to supplement the received partial GNSS data of the first portable electronic device to thereby determine the geographical location of the first device.
G01S 19/05 - Cooperating elementsInteraction or communication between different cooperating elements or between cooperating elements and receivers providing aiding data
H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
H04W 84/18 - Self-organising networks, e.g. ad hoc networks or sensor networks
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Application performance improvement in radio networks
A method includes sending a request to a user indicating options to modify a quality of experience for one or more application flows between a radio network and a mobile node used by the user. The request indicates the user should select one of the following: declining an option to upgrade an existing service to a new service able to support the one or more application flows with a higher quality of experience than supported by the existing service; or accepting an option to upgrade the existing service to the new service. In response to receiving an indication the user selected the option to upgrade the existing service, performing one or more actions to upgrade the existing service to the new service. The option to upgrade the existing service can include an option of receiving advertisements for the new service or paying extra for the new service.
Provided is a convergence performance determination device that determines convergence eye movement performance of a user when viewing a stereoscopic video by comparing amounts of convergence information calculated from eye information obtained from the user to predetermined amounts of convergence information. The convergence performance determination device then allows a degree of stereoscopy of the stereoscopic video being viewed by the user to be changed to a degree suitable to the user based on the determined convergence eye movement performance of the user.
A method is provided for causing a display of content with the content that is displayed being divided into at least two groups having a predefined spatial relationship therebetween. The method also enabling movement of the content and causes the spatial relationship of the at least two groups of content to change from the predefined spatial relationship while the content is moved. The method also causes the at least two groups of content to return to the predefined spatial relationship following the movement of the content. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
G06F 3/0482 - Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
Disclosed in a technique for performing data transmission between units efficiently in an imaging device, in which a camera unit and the other units (particularly a display unit) are separated and connected wirelessly, to improve convenience. According to this technique, video content data imaged by an imaging section is encoded, by means of hierarchical coding, into checking content coded data of a core layer and saving content coded data of an enhancement layer. The checking content coded data is sent immediately from a checking content transmission section 906 to a display unit 950 through wireless communication, and a display thereof is output. On the other hand, the saving content coded data is stored in a recording section 907 together with the checking content coded data. Thus, both a rapid display of video content data and storage thereof while keeping the quality are achieved.
A positioning method comprising: solving a geometric algebraic expression that relates: position vectors for a plurality of antennas relative to a shared origin, a putative position vector for the shared origin and phase information measured at each of the plurality of antennas, to determine a position vector for the shared origin; and positioning an apparatus using the determined position vector for the shared origin.
G01S 3/02 - Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received using radio waves
G01S 5/04 - Position of source determined by a plurality of spaced direction-finders
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Depth information generating device, depth information generating method, and stereo image converter
A depth information generating device includes a region extracting unit that detects a human face in at least one two-dimensional image, and based on the detected face, extracts a human figure region indicating a human figure within a region of the at least one two-dimensional image; and a depth map generating unit that gives a depth value different from a depth value of a region other than the human figure region to the human figure region to generate a depth map that separates the human figure region from the region other than the human figure region.
A method for providing a mechanism by which different user interface effects may be performed for different motion events may include receiving an indication of a motion event at a motion sensor, determining a motion gesture of the motion event, determining a motion property of the motion event, and enabling provision a user interface effect based on the motion property of the motion event. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.
G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
G06F 3/0346 - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the userAccessories therefor with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
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Near field communication device and method of controlling the same
An NFC device according to the present invention includes the following units. An antenna unit receives radio waves from a reader/writer by NFC. A first power source unit generates power from the radio waves. A second power source unit is a drive power source. A power-supply state holding unit holds information indicating a power-supply state of the second power source unit. An NFC unit performs NFC via the antenna unit to transmit the information indicating the power-supply state of the second power source unit. A power source switch unit switches the second power source unit to the first power source unit according to the power-supply state of the second power source unit, in order to supply power to activate at least the NFC unit and the power-supply state holding unit.
There is disclosed inter alia a method for dividing a first and a second signal into a plurality of time frames and determining for each time frame a first time delay associated with a delay between a start of a time frame of the first signal and the second signal, and determining a second time delay associated with a delay between an end of a time frame of the first signal and the second signal. Then selecting from the second signal at least one sample in a block of samples between the first time delay and the second time delay and stretching the selected at least one sample to equal the number of samples of the time frame of the first signal.
G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
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Method and apparatus for interference suppression in heterogenous networks
A method is provided a wireless system for providing an interference suppression zone in a portion of the macro cell coverage area bordering the small-cell coverage area for a small cell, but outside that small-cell coverage area. The transmission power of a UE located within the interference suppression zone is minimized to minimize the inter-cell interference to the small cells. The invention methodology further operates to enhance the redirection/redistribution methods of the art for UEs located in the interference suppression zone, further reducing macro to small cell interference. In further embodiments of the invention, methods are provided for determining the scope of an interference suppression zone and for determining proximity of an UE to the interference suppression zone.
Provided is a marker generation device which has a measurement means, an invariant feature conversion means, a singular feature selection means, and a marker generation means. The measurement means measures a change in posture of an object in a background image on the basis of the image. The invariant feature conversion means indicates feature points extracted from the background image in an invariant feature space by means of a predetermined conversion process in accordance with the change in posture. The singular feature selection means selects, as a singular feature, a part in which the feature points are not indicated in the invariant feature space. The marker generation means generates a marker with the use of the singular feature.
Method for verifying an association between a user and a group of users sharing a common subscription, comprising intercepting a message between a user and a service provider; adapting the message with information to include a guarantee to the service provider that the message is sent from a location allowed by the common subscription.
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
A neural network system that can minimize circuit resources for constituting a self-learning mechanism and be reconfigured into network configurations suitable for various purposes includes a neural network engine that operates in a first and a second operation mode and performs an operation representing a characteristic determined by setting network configuration information and weight information with respect to the network configuration, and a von Neumann-type microprocessor that is connected to the neural network engine and performs a cooperative operation in accordance with the first or the second operation mode together with the neural network engine. The von Neumann-type microprocessor recalculates the weight information or remakes the configuration information as a cooperative operation according to the first operation mode, and sets or updates the configuration information or the weight information set in the neural network engine, as a cooperative operation according to the second operation mode.
G06F 15/18 - in which a program is changed according to experience gained by the computer itself during a complete run; Learning machines (adaptive control systems G05B 13/00;artificial intelligence G06N)
The present invention provides a method of interference cancellation. Embodiments of the method may include removing one or more first reference signals from a signal received by a first base station to form a modified signal. The signal includes a superposition first reference signal(s) transmitted by first user equipment served by the first base station and one or more second reference signals transmitted by second user equipment served by a second base station. The method may also include extracting the second reference signal(s) from the modified signal and determining a timing delay between the second user equipment and the first base station using the extracted second reference signal(s).
An apparatus, comprising a processor, memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: receiving an indication that a first analysis chronicle has changed, the first analysis chronicle correlating to a first analysis criteria, and causing display of at least one indication of the first analysis criteria is disclosed.
G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
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Method, apparatus, and computer program product for providing a smooth transition between peer-to-peer node types
An apparatus for providing data management in a P2P network may include a processor. The processor may be configured to identify resources and communicate information to another node(s). The information may include a request to change the apparatus from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation based on the identified resources.
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
G06F 15/177 - Initialisation or configuration control
An interactive ID system enables dynamic delivery of content to a mobile device of a person on a campus. The system includes an interactive ID server coupled to receive a tag ID of a near field communication (NFC) tag and a reader ID of an NFC reader in communication with the NFC tag, in which one of the NFC tag and the NFC reader is on the mobile device and either the tag ID or the reader ID is associated with the person. The interactive ID server determines and communicates the content provided to the mobile device.
An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit storing a first transform parameter corresponding to a first picture and information about an initial region; a transform parameter calculation unit calculating a second transform parameter according to an image-capture environment for a second picture; and a first picture transform unit transforming at least one of the first and second pictures using the first and second transform parameters. Additionally, a tracking processing unit tracks the images of the target by searching for a region having an amount of characteristics that is close to an amount of characteristics of the initial region; a second picture transform unit transforms the second picture using a third transform parameter having less variation between pictures successively captured than the second transform parameter; and an output unit outputs a search result and a picture obtained through the transformation by the second picture transform unit.
An approach is provided for customizing map presentations. A map customizing platform determines a degree of interest of a site represented on an image of a map by tracking at least one of a frequency of visit to the site and a time period of visit at the site. The map customizing platform then changes an image size of the site relative to the image of the map based on the degree of interest.
G09G 5/00 - Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators
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Metadata generation management device, metadata generation system, integrated circuit for managing generation of metadata, metadata generation management method, and program
A metadata generation management device includes a count unit that measures a playback amount of content, which is an amount of content that has been played back; and a control unit that controls whether to output an instruction for generating metadata indicating characteristics of the content, based on the playback amount of the content.
G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
H04N 7/173 - Analogue secrecy systemsAnalogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
H04N 21/25 - Management operations performed by the server for facilitating the content distribution or administrating data related to end-users or client devices, e.g. end-user or client device authentication or learning user preferences for recommending movies
H04N 21/262 - Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the carousel transmission frequency, delaying a video stream transmission or generating play-lists
H04N 21/442 - Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed or the storage space available from the internal hard disk
H04N 21/658 - Transmission by the client directed to the server
H04N 21/8355 - Generation of protective data, e.g. certificates involving usage data, e.g. number of copies or viewings allowed
H04N 21/84 - Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors
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Method, apparatus and computer program product for creating graphical objects with desired physical features for usage in animation
An apparatus for modifying one or more physical attributes and properties of a graphical element and transferring these physical attributes and properties to a graphical object for usage in an animation may include a processor and a memory storing executable computer program code that cause the apparatus to at least perform operations including receiving a selection of a physical attribute(s) among a plurality of physical attributes and adjusting an intensity associated with the selected physical attribute. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to assign the physical attribute to a graphical element(s) and modify one or more physical properties of the graphical element based on the selected physical attribute and the adjusted intensity. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to transfer the modified physical properties of the graphical element to a graphical object. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided.
The present invention relates to a method, a computer-readable medium, a computer program and apparatuses for removal of artifacts in flash images. Image data of a reference image captured using a first level of flash energy and image data of a main image captured using a second level of flash energy that is higher than said first level of flash energy is received. Image data of a third image is then determined based on said image data of said reference image and said image data of said main image, wherein said third image is a representation of said main image with removed artifacts.
The control method for a device includes steps of: presenting a visual stimulation concerning a manipulation menu for a device; measuring event-related potentials after the visual stimulation is presented, where event-related potentials based on a timing of presenting the visual stimulation as a starting point are measured from a potential difference between each of electrodes and at least one reference electrode respectively worn on a face and in an ear periphery of a user; from each of the measured event-related potentials, extracting electroencephalogram data which is at 5 Hz or less and contains a predetermined time section, and combining the extracted electroencephalogram data into electroencephalogram characteristic data; comparing the electroencephalogram characteristic data against reference data prepared in advance for determining a desire to select an item in the manipulation menu; and, based on a comparison result, executing a manipulation of the device corresponding to the item.
A user interface for masking portions of an image is provided. A controller included in the user interface is arranged for receiving a request for an image, determining whether access settings associated with selected portions of the image are fulfilled, and providing image data representing said image in response to determining that the access settings are fulfilled.
An object of the invention is to provide a safety driving support apparatus capable of detecting a dangerous moving object with high accuracy at quick timing. A safety driving support apparatus 100 of the invention includes a traffic obstacle detection section 101 for detecting a traffic obstacle of the periphery of a vehicle, a speed change induced event detection section 106 for detecting an event of inducing a sudden change in behavior of a pedestrian from a traffic obstacle detected by the traffic obstacle detection section 101, a speed change detection section 102 for detecting a sudden change in behavior of a pedestrian from a traffic obstacle detected by the traffic obstacle detection section 101, and a dangerous pedestrian detection section 109 for deciding that the pedestrian is a dangerous pedestrian when the speed change detection section 102 detects a change in behavior of a pedestrian within a certain time from a point in time when a speed change induced event of a pedestrian detected by the speed change induced event detection section 106 occurs.
An image correction device trims an image, which has been captured by a camera provided in a moving object, in accordance with a predetermined image frame to generate a corrected image that is enclosed by the predetermined image frame, and then outputs the corrected image as an output image. Even when there is an error between an actual camera position in which the camera is actually positioned and a scheduled camera position in which the camera is scheduled to be positioned, the image correction device (i) decomposes the error into a first component that extends along an imaging direction of the camera and a second component that extends along a plane orthogonal to the imaging direction, (ii) shifts the image frame in accordance with the first component, and (iii) enlarges or shrinks a size of the image frame in accordance with the second component.
In a system having an interface that utilizes an electroencephalogram, there is realized a calibration which prevents overlooking of calibrational stimulations concerning the electroencephalogram and which is highly accurate.
An electroencephalogram interface system (1) includes an interface section (100) which acquires an electroencephalogram signal from a user, distinguishes a P3 component of a visual event-related potential contained in the electroencephalogram signal after a manipulation menu is presented, and operates a device based on the distinguished P3 component. An electroencephalogram distinction method adjustment apparatus (10) is used for adjusting a distinction method in the interface section (100). Based on a database (13) defining a correlation between a P3 component of an event-related potential obtained from a stimulation to a modality other than the visual sense and a P3 component of a visual event-related potential and on a P3 component of an event-related potential after a stimulation is presented, the apparatus (10) derives a characteristic quantity of the user concerning the P3 component of the visual event-related potential, and adjusts the electroencephalogram distinction method in the interface section (100) based on the characteristic quantity.
A web-based image detection system includes: an image capture device, a web browser, a plug-in, and a recognition server. A captured image is processed by the plug-in to assess whether a pre-determined content type is contained with in the image. Once an initial analysis at the browser plug-in detects a pre-determined content type in an image, the image is transmitted to a recognition server for content recognition of the image by content type. The system thus enables users to link documents or other image types to electronic data using only a capture device and a web browser.
A user authentication system includes a profile generation unit at the side of a user terminal, and a profile storage unit and a confirmation/replication verification unit at the side of an authentication verification device. When authentication processing is executed in the user terminal, the profile generation unit aggregates input biometric information, registered biometric information, and information which duplicates collation processing contents, and sets a profile being an aggregation of data. The profile storage unit stores the profile at the outside of the user terminal with identification information of authentication processing. The confirmation/replication verification unit confirms the stored contents, and replicates collation processing. Accordingly, when verification is necessary, the validity of authentication processing in the user terminal is verified, and a service provider device is notified of this. Accordingly, there is provided a system which can verify the validity of the authentication processing performed in the user terminal.
Aspects of the invention provide methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for spatially manipulating sound that is played back to a listener over a set of output transducers, e.g., headphones. The listener can direct spatial attention to focus on a portion of an audio scene, analogous to a magnifying glass being used to pick out details in a picture. An input multi-channel audio signal that is generated by audio sources is obtained, and directional information is determined for each of the audio sources. The user provides a desired direction of spatial attention so that audio processing can focus on the desired direction and render a corresponding multi-channel audio signal to the user. A region of an audio scene is expanded around the desired direction while the audio scene is compressed in another portion of the audio scene.
There is disclosed an apparatus and method for configuring a set of network elements, comprising: selecting the set of network elements; determining a configuration parameter for each network element in the set; measuring a performance parameter dependent upon said configuration parameter for each selected network element; and selectively adjusting the configuration parameter of at least one network element in dependence on the measured performance parameter for said network elements in the set.
A method, electronic device, computer program product, system and apparatus are provided for sharing a media object and, in particular for sharing the discussions and comments surrounding the media object. A user's device may automatically keep track of one or more comments and discussions surrounding a particular media object by, for example, storing information associated with those comments and discussions in a data source either internal to or external from the electronic device, such that the stored information is somehow linked to the corresponding media object. When the user attempts to transmit the media object (e.g., upload the media object to an online sharing server, transmit the media object to a friend, or the like), the user's device may automatically gather the stored information associated with that media object and then transmit that information along with the media object.
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
A program guide browser (PGB) in accordance with embodiments of the invention may obtain program information items from an electronic program listing database and display the program information items on a user-interface display of a terminal, which may be a mobile terminal. The PGB may display program guide information for programs that are available for viewing on the terminal at that time. The PGB may display program information items for multiple programs one after another and may display each program information item for a predetermined duration. The sequence of program information items may repeat in a loop. An end user may specify and store personal-interest rules for the PGB to alert the user when the PGB is displaying information for a certain program, or for a certain genre of program.
The load on access points (APs) in wireless, local area networks (WLANs) is minimized using a number of methods and associated devices. One method minimizes the load of the most congested APs while a second balances the load on both congested and uncongested APs using an optimal min-max (priority) load balanced solution. The optimal solution is obtained without requiring complex modifications, among other things. Both methods include adjustments to the transmission power levels of AP beacon messages to reduce congestion, but do not require adjustments to the transmission power levels of AP data traffic channels.
A state recognition tag is configured to include a tag main body, and a tag fragment separable from the tag main body, and each of the tag main body and the tag fragment is provided with an information holding unit storing therein information to be transmitted, a separation-state recognizing unit which recognizes a separation state between the tag main body and the tag fragment, a control unit which exercises transmission control for transmitting the information from the information holding unit based on the separation state, and an electric power supplying unit which supplies electric power to the information holding unit, the separation-state recognizing unit, and the control unit. Regardless of whether the tag main body and the tag fragment are connected to each other or separated from each other, both the tag main body and the tag fragment can function as tags as needed. Furthermore, different information can be provided to a user according to the separation state between the tag main body and the tag fragment.
Provided are apparatuses and methods for providing a program or service transmission with associated ESG fragment(s) to a receiver within a designated location. Parameters, elements or sub-elements may be included in a service guide or other data fragment indicating the location within which the program, service and corresponding ESG fragment(s) may be broadcast. Also, the parameters, elements or sub-elements may be associated with a first network type and may be mapped to corresponding parameters, elements or sub-elements of a second network type. In one example, location parameters, elements or sub-elements corresponding to an OMA BCAST network may be mapped with corresponding location parameters, elements or sub-elements corresponding to a CDMA network. The location information may be transmitted in an ESG fragment or other data fragment. A Network Management module may also be provided for transmitting data to a desired location based on the location information and corresponding mapped location information.
H04H 60/72 - Systems specially adapted for using specific information, e.g. geographical or meteorological information using electronic programme guides [EPG]
H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
H04H 60/50 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for identifying locations of broadcast or relay stations
H04H 60/51 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for identifying locations of receiving stations
H04W 4/02 - Services making use of location information
H04H 60/16 - Arrangements for conditional access to broadcast information or to broadcast-related services on playing information
H04H 60/19 - Arrangements for conditional access to broadcast information or to broadcast-related services on transmission of information
H04W 4/06 - Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]Services to user groupsOne-way selective calling services
H04W 8/10 - Mobility data transfer between location register and external networks
H04W 48/08 - Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery
H04W 88/06 - Terminal devices adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode terminals
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Software plug-in framework to modify decryption methods in terminals
The present invention provides methods, apparatuses, and systems for delivering protected multi-media content to a receiving device. Protected multi-media content and key information are inserted in a same time slice burst. A receiving device receives the time slice burst with the content datagrams and the key information and decrypts the content datagrams with the key information. Key datagrams may be associated with a higher priority level than content datagrams. Consequently, a receiving device can process a key datagram in order to extract a key before routing associated content datagrams to a message stack. A key may be encrypted at one or two levels of encryption. Additionally, a new security plug-in software module may be deployed at a receiving device. The new security plug-in software module is configured as an installation package that is encrypted as a protected message and that is decrypted by the receiving device.
An audio quality component of an apparatus in one example, upon a determination that an audio message by a sender fails to meet one or more audio thresholds, provides an indication of the determination to the sender before finalization of the audio message for an intended recipient.
o is the number of INVITE messages without credentials) is not true within a small margin of error then the presence of a current DoS attack on the proxy server is indicated by the inequality.
A distributed authentication framework is presented. The framework includes an authentication stack that is created by an authentication server. The server receives an authentication request from an end-user, the request including an authentication domain ID that distinguishes the end-user. The authentication stack has entries that trigger local or remote specific authentication actions providing respective results. When the results are consolidated the authentication status of the end-user is determined.
G06F 7/04 - Identity comparison, i.e. for like or unlike values
G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
G06F 21/00 - Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
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Method and device for processing data for generating alarms within a communication network
A data processing device comprises processing module capable of receiving from equipment in a communications network primary data defining events in at least one primary format, and delivering to a management device in the network secondary data defining alarms representing events, in a secondary format. The processing module comprise an interpreter provided with conversion rules, arranged in the form of scripts associated with the various primary event formats, and arranged to convert, using these rules, primary data received in one of the primary formats into secondary data in the secondary format which can be interpreted by the management device.
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
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Application server component notification to one or more communication devices of one or more open communication sessions
An application server component of an apparatus in one example receives one or more notifications of one or more open communication sessions from one or more first communication devices. The application server component sends one or more of the one or more notifications of one or more of the one or more open communication sessions to one or more second communication devices. Upon a request by a communication device of the one or more second communication devices to join an open communication session of the one or more of the one or more open communication sessions, the application server component initiates a connection of the communication device to the open communication session.
Techniques for computing error-bounded position and orientation (pose) of a panoramic camera in real-world environments. Such environments may include large interior spaces (e.g., buildings) A space may include multiple rooms. For example, a technique for capturing images associated with an environment includes the following steps/operations. First, respective placements of fiducials in the environment are determined so as to satisfy at least one constraint. Images are captured, with an image capture device (e.g., camera), associated with the environment with the fiducials placed therein. A pose estimation of the image capture device is then determined based on projections of the fiducials in the captured images. The pose estimation may be optimized so as to obtain an optimal pose per image. Also, the fiducial placements may be optimized so as to obtain optimal fiducial placements. Then at least one constraint may include a constraint associated with the number of visible fiducials, a constraint associated with a distance from a viewpoint to a fiducial, and/or a constraint associated with an angle subtended by pairs of fiducials.
G08B 13/196 - Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelengthActuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength using passive radiation detection systems using image scanning and comparing systems using television cameras
Methods and apparatus for mitigating denial of service attacks in a communications network are described. Frequency domain techniques such as Fourier Transform are used to detect packet flooding in which a frequency spectrum reveals a periodic pattern to the attack packets. A pulse generator is used to create pulses having the frequency and phase of the periodic pattern. New packets arriving simultaneously with the created pulses are dropped from the system and packets which are not synchronized with the pulse generator are passed through the system normally.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
