Context-based smartphone sensor logic
    281.
    发明授权
    Context-based smartphone sensor logic 有权
    基于上下文的智能手机传感器逻辑

    公开(公告)号:US09595258B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-14

    申请号:US14947008

    申请日:2015-11-20

    Abstract: Methods employ sensors in portable devices (e.g., smartphones) both to sense content information (e.g., audio and imagery) and context information. Device processing is desirably dependent on both. For example, some embodiments activate certain processor intensive operations (e.g., content recognition) based on classification of sensed content and context. The context can control the location where information produced from such operations is stored, or control an alert signal indicating, e.g., that sensed speech is being transcribed. Some arrangements post sensor data collected by one device to a cloud repository, for access and processing by other devices. Multiple devices can collaborate in collecting and processing data, to exploit advantages each may have (e.g., in location, processing ability, social network resources, etc.). A great many other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    Abstract translation: 方法在便携式设备(例如,智能电话)中使用传感器来感测内容信息(例如,音频和图像)和上下文信息。 设备处理期望地依赖于两者。 例如,一些实施例基于感测的内容和上下文的分类来激活某些处理器密集型操作(例如,内容识别)。 上下文可以控制存储从这些操作产生的信息的位置,或者控制指示例如感测到的语音被转录的警报信号。 一些安排将由一个设备收集的传感器数据发送到云库,供其他设备访问和处理。 多个设备可以协作收集和处理数据,以利用每个可能具有的优点(例如,在位置,处理能力,社交网络资源等)。 还有很多其他功能和安排也很详细。

    Audio and location arrangements
    282.
    发明授权
    Audio and location arrangements 有权
    音频和位置安排

    公开(公告)号:US09565503B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-07

    申请号:US14327988

    申请日:2014-07-10

    Abstract: In one arrangement, a person's position in a movie auditorium is discerned by detection of audio signals from two or more speakers, and the person is then assigned a role or task in a game based on this discerned location. In another arrangement, a person's current position in a home listening environment is similarly discerned; this position information is used to control the balance of complementary audio channels of a home audio system, so that the audio “sweet spot” is located at the person's current position. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    Abstract translation: 在一种安排中,通过检测来自两个或更多个扬声器的音频信号来识别人在电影礼堂中的位置,然后基于该辨别出的位置在该游戏中指派该角色或任务。 在另一种安排中,人们在家庭聆听环境中的当前位置同样被辨别; 该位置信息用于控制家用音频系统的互补音频通道的平衡,使得音频“甜蜜点”位于人的当前位置。 还详细介绍了许多其他功能和安排。

    DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING FOR PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICES
    283.
    发明申请
    DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING FOR PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICES 审中-公开
    便携式计算设备的分布式计算

    公开(公告)号:US20170024467A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-26

    申请号:US15137855

    申请日:2016-04-25

    Abstract: This disclosure describes a distributed reader architecture for a mobile computing device such as cellular telephone handset. One claim recites a portable computing device including: memory for storing a library of processing components, the library including a signal detector component and an audio fingerprinting component; a microphone for capturing ambient audio; one or more processors configured for: invoking the audio fingerprinting component for processing captured audio to produce an audio fingerprint, wherein the audio fingerprinting component comprises a filtering process, in which the filtering process produces components of the captured audio that are used to produce the audio fingerprint; and invoking the signal detector component, in which the signal detector component comprises a fast detect process for analyzing the captured audio to determine the presence of an auxiliary signal within the captured audio, and when the presence of the auxiliary signal is detected, controlling the signal detector component for detecting the auxiliary signal to yield a detected auxiliary signal. The device further includes a communications output for communicating the audio fingerprint and the detected auxiliary signal to a remotely located server. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided as well.

    Abstract translation: 本公开描述了用于诸如蜂窝电话手机的移动计算设备的分布式读取器架构。 一个权利要求记载便携式计算设备,包括:用于存储处理组件库的存储器,所述库包括信号检测器组件和音频指纹分量; 用于捕获环境音频的麦克风; 一个或多个处理器被配置用于:调用音频指纹分量以处理所捕获的音频以产生音频指纹,其中所述音频指纹分量包括滤波处理,其中所述滤波处理产生用于产生所述音频的所捕获的音频的分量 指纹; 并且调用信号检测器部件,其中信号检测器部件包括用于分析所捕获的音频以确定所捕获的音频内的辅助信号的存在的快速检测处理,并且当检测到辅助信号的存在时,控制信号 检测器部件,用于检测辅助信号以产生检测到的辅助信号。 该设备还包括用于将音频指纹和检测到的辅助信号传送到位于远程的服务器的通信输出。 当然,也提供其他权利要求和组合。

    METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR IDENTIFYING OBJECTS
    284.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR IDENTIFYING OBJECTS 审中-公开
    识别对象的方法和安排

    公开(公告)号:US20160364634A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-15

    申请号:US15175997

    申请日:2016-06-07

    Abstract: In some arrangements, product packaging is digitally watermarked over most of its extent to facilitate high-throughput item identification at retail checkouts. Imagery captured by conventional or plenoptic cameras can be processed (e.g., by GPUs) to derive several different perspective-transformed views—further minimizing the need to manually reposition items for identification. Crinkles and other deformations in product packaging can be optically sensed, allowing such surfaces to be virtually flattened to aid identification. Piles of items can be 3D-modelled and virtually segmented into geometric primitives to aid identification, and to discover locations of obscured items. Other data (e.g., including data from sensors in aisles, shelves and carts, and gaze tracking for clues about visual saliency) can be used in assessing identification hypotheses about an item. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    Abstract translation: 在一些安排中,产品包装在其大部分程度上以数字水印方式,以促进零售结算处的高通量物品识别。 可以通过传统或全光照相机拍摄的图像(例如,通过GPU)来处理几个不同的透视变换视图 - 进一步最小化手动重新定位项目以进行识别的需要。 产品包装中的皱纹和其他变形可以光学感测,允许这些表面几乎变平,以帮助识别。 物品堆可以3D建模,并将其虚拟分割成几何图元,以帮助识别,并发现隐藏物品的位置。 可以使用其他数据(例如,包括来自在通道中的传感器的数据,架子和推车以及关于视觉显着性的线索的凝视跟踪)来评估关于物品的识别假设。 还详细介绍了各种各样的其他功能和安排。

    Steganographic encoding and decoding
    285.
    发明授权
    Steganographic encoding and decoding 有权
    隐写编码和解码

    公开(公告)号:US09509882B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-29

    申请号:US14936263

    申请日:2015-11-09

    Abstract: This patent document relates generally to steganography and digital watermarking. One claim recites an apparatus comprising: electronic memory for buffering samples corresponding to a digital image; means for analyzing a digital image relative to an expected workflow process, the expected workflow process comprising optical capture of a printed version of the digital image, the digital image comprising data representing process colors CMY; means for applying tone correction to the digital image, said means for applying yielding an altered digital image; means for transforming the altered digital image with digital watermarking, the digital watermarking conveying a plural-bit message; and a processor configured for providing the transformed, altered digital image. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided too.

    Abstract translation: 该专利文献一般涉及隐写术和数字水印。 一个权利要求记载一种装置,包括:用于缓冲对应于数字图像的样本的电子存储器; 用于相对于期望的工作流过程分析数字图像的装置,所述预期工作流程包括数字图像的打印版本的光学捕获,所述数字图像包括表示处理颜色CMY的数据; 用于对数字图像应用色调校正的装置,所述用于应用的装置产生改变的数字图像; 用于利用数字水印变换改变的数字图像的装置,数字水印传送多位消息; 以及配置用于提供经变换的改变的数字图像的处理器。 当然,也提供其他权利要求和组合。

    Watermarking different areas of digital images with different intensities
    289.
    发明授权
    Watermarking different areas of digital images with different intensities 有权
    水印不同区域的数字图像具有不同的强度

    公开(公告)号:US09396510B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-19

    申请号:US14022777

    申请日:2013-09-10

    Abstract: The disclosure relates to data hiding and digital watermarking in imagery. One claim recites an apparatus comprising: memory storing an image editing program; an input for receiving imagery, the imagery comprising image features that vary across the imagery; a processor configured for: encoding a pattern of 2-dimensional auxiliary data at a first intensity within a first multi-dimensional region within the imagery; and encoding the pattern of 2-dimensional auxiliary data at a second, different intensity within a second multi-dimensional region within the imagery. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided.

    Abstract translation: 本公开涉及图像中的数据隐藏和数字水印。 一个权利要求记载一种装置,包括:存储图像编辑程序的存储器; 用于接收图像的输入,图像包括在图像上变化的图像特征; 处理器,其被配置为:在图像内的第一多维区域内以第一强度对二维辅助数据的图案进行编码; 以及在所述图像内的第二多维区域内以第二不同强度对所述二维辅助数据的图案进行编码。 当然,提供了其他权利要求和组合。

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