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20110261156 | METHOD FOR REMOTE INSPECTION OF TARGET IN MONITORED SPACE - This invention addresses remote inspection of target in monitored space. A three dimensional (3D) microwave image of the space is obtained using at least two emitters. The data undergoes coherent processing to obtain maximum intensity of the objects in the area. This image is combined with a 3D video image obtained using two or more video cameras synchronized with the microwave emitters. The images are converted into digital format and transferred into one coordinate system. The distance l is determined between the microwave and the video image. If l10-27-2011 | |
20130033574 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UNVEILING HIDDEN DIELECTRIC OBJECT - The invention relates to the remote measurement of the dielectric permittivity of dielectrics. A 3D microwave and a 3D optical range images of an interrogated scene are recorded at the same time moment. The images are digitized and overlapped. A space between the microwave and optical image is measured, and a dielectric permittivity of the space between these images is determined. If the dielectric permittivity is about 3, then hidden explosive materials or components of thereof are suspected. The invention makes it possible to remotely determine the dielectric permittivity of a moving, irregularly-shaped dielectric objects. | 02-07-2013 |
20150208003 | ACTIVE MICROWAVE DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD - Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting potentially hazardous and/or explosive material concealed under clothing or in luggage. Through the emission, reflection, and reception of microwave radiation, a 3D image of a targeted area can be constructed. The image will show the outline of a moving person as well as any dielectric objects potentially hidden on their body. By measuring phases and amplitudes of microwaves reflected off a dielectric object, the optical path of the microwave through a hidden object can be determined, thus allowing for the creation of a 3D microwave image of a targeted area. Several emitters and receivers can be utilized at once, and video imaging can also be superimposed over the microwave image for improved detection accuracy. The invention has security and safety applications across the nation, particularly in areas of mass transit and large public events. | 07-23-2015 |
20150310713 | SMART SCREENING BARRIER AND SYSTEM - A barrier and system for the protection of a crowd from terrorists, by evaluating each individual for any concealed prohibited items. Each individual is exposed to one or more screening mechanisms, controlled by a monitoring unit, while passing in an organized fashion through an enclosed walkway containing the screening mechanism, and exiting on the other side. When a prohibited object is detected, response is provided and the smart door device is locked to detain and isolate the suspected individual in the device structure's interior. The structure of the invention is also configured to deflect the blast created by a potential explosion and prevent harm to other individuals and structures nearby. | 10-29-2015 |
20160047757 | METHOD FOR STANDOFF DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF OBJECTS - A method for standoff detection and analysis of objects comprises sending a signal through an inspection area, from a transmitter to a receiver, wherein the signal travels through objects in its path. If the signal encounters an object, through which it must travel, the speed of signal distribution decreases and its amplitude drops. A processor then determines the amplitude of the signal and whether the amplitude is above a given threshold, and if the threshold is met, further determining the shift in length of the signal's optical path, determining the thickness of the object, calculating the dielectric permittivity constant, and comparing this constant to known values of different materials to determine a preselected group of materials, to which the object in the inspection area belongs, and whether the inspected object belongs to a preselected group of dangerous objects. A system for detecting and analyzing such materials is also disclosed. | 02-18-2016 |
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20130132360 | ITERATIVE AND DYNAMIC SEARCH OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA BASED ON AUGMENTATION OF SEARCH TERMS AND VALIDATION OF DATA RELEVANCE - Disclosed are electronic systems and techniques that generate validation measures related to information obtained from publicly available data sources for providing recommendations about a potential client. Trusted search criteria are used to obtain a set of query results. These results are used to gather metadata associated with a potential client for loan offers. The validation measures are initiated from the associations and used to modify the search criteria or identifying data for searching further. A credit worthiness score related to the potential client is configured based on the validation scores and relevancy of the data. The client information is updated dynamically with continued modification of the initial search criteria in order to alter a scope and improve an accuracy of information. | 05-23-2013 |
20130132382 | END CREDITS IDENTIFICATION FOR MEDIA ITEM - Systems and methods for automatically identifying end credits in a media item are disclosed. An analysis component analyzes a media item and identifies a transition point in the media item where end credits begin and a presentation component presents a prompt, such as a survey, based on the transition point. In another aspect, a monitoring component monitors at least one of content or audio of the media item. According to this aspect, the analysis component analyzes the at least one of the content or the audio, identifies a pattern of the media item associated with the end credits, and identifies the transition point as a function of the pattern. In various aspects, the pattern is associated with a streaming of text, a music soundtrack, an absence of speech, an absence object movement, or an absence of an appearance of objects included in the body of the media item. | 05-23-2013 |
20130139196 | AUTOMATED AUTHORIZATION FOR VIDEO ON DEMAND SERVICE - Providing for automated network-related user authentication in conjunction with video on demand streaming media services is described herein. A network-enabled media playback device, such as a television, can be configured to initiate a network process in response to being powered-on. The network process can facilitate access to a network data store, where stored data indicative of authorization status of one or more user accounts can be obtained, and used for loading account preferences associated with a user. Where no accounts are authorized, a login and authorization message is sent to a communication account associated with the network-enabled playback device to facilitate authenticating and logging a user into the network-enabled playback device. Particular aspects provide for filtering media content based on user preferences and account profile information, and displaying a subset of preferred content, or automatically initiating playback of a selected media program for the user account. | 05-30-2013 |
20130141456 | AUTOMATIC MODIFICATION OF IMAGE CONTENT FOR DISPLAY ON A DIFFERENT DEVICE - Techniques for automatic modification of an image for display on a different device are presented. A content management component can analyze image content associated with a first image display frame, wherein the image content can be displayed in the first image display frame in accordance with a first subset of display characteristics of a first display. In relation to displaying the image content within a second image display frame on a second display, the content management component can automatically or dynamically modify the image content for display in the second image display frame on the second display so that the image content is displayed in the second image display frame to at least substantially correspond to the display of the image content in the first image display frame, in accordance with a second subset of display characteristics of the second display. | 06-06-2013 |
20130247078 | EMOTICONS FOR MEDIA - Disclosed are systems and techniques that generate a set of measures for one or more users to rate media content. A user, for example, indicates her emotions towards the media content according to one or more various inputs. As inputs are received, the inputs are analyzed and associated with at least one of the set of measures to rate the media content according to an emotion. For example, the set of measures include images that indicate various emotions. These measures are associated with the inputs received from the one or more users, and used to evaluate the media content according to the one or more users emotions detected. Therefore, potential users have additional metrics for evaluating potential media content before purchasing, viewing, interacting with, or sharing the media content. | 09-19-2013 |
20130298215 | SINGLE SIGN-ON USER REGISTRATION FOR ONLINE OR CLIENT ACCOUNT SERVICES - Providing for single sign on (SSO) registration for local or network applications in conjunction with a multimedia display device is described herein. By way of example, SSO registration can comprise creating a registration account and linking one or more local or network applications with the registration account. SSO registration can facilitate auto-filling user data requests submitted by registration servers associated with the applications, in conjunction with registering a user for content or services provided by the respective applications. User verification, where requested, can be facilitated by digital certificate or other secure communication. Once registration is completed, a user can access content provided by an application by activating a linked application at the multimedia display device, or a remote device. | 11-07-2013 |
20130298216 | SINGLE SIGN-ON ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT FOR A DISPLAY DEVICE - Providing for single sign on functionality implemented for a network-enabled display device is described herein. By way of example, single sign on functionality can comprise accessing stored login credentials for a set of online content or service accounts, and initiating login requests to respective online servers for these accounts in response to a successful user verification or successful login to a subscriber account associated with the network-enabled display device. A user profile created for the network-enabled display device can comprise login credentials for online multimedia television content/services, and include login credentials for one or more other online accounts. Thus, upon successfully logging into a user's television services, other online accounts can be automatically logged in and access provided over the network-enabled display device, significantly reducing overhead involved in accessing online content from multiple service providers. | 11-07-2013 |
20130317891 | CONTENT RATING AND WEIGHTING SYSTEM - Technologies are generally described for systems and methods effective to provide a content rating system to modify and weight ratings of online content. The content rating system can collect votes and ratings for online content received at a content rating portal, calculate the overall rating, and then weight the rating based on the number of votes collected. The ratings can be weighted downwards to compensate for the less statistically significant ratings. Once the number of votes collected passes a predetermined threshold, the ratings cease to be weighted. The ratings can also receive a confidence score that indicate a reliability or usefulness of the rating. The confidence score can be based on the items being voted on, and the voting history, among other factors. | 11-28-2013 |
20130317951 | AUTO-ANNOTATION OF VIDEO CONTENT FOR SCROLLING DISPLAY - Generally described is auto annotation of video content for scrolling display. A network service can receive video content. The content can be automatically annotated to generate differing sets of the content. The varying sets of content can be scrolled in a content browser. In response to receiving a selection, from the content browser, of a set of video content among the scrolling sets of video content, the selection can be displayed while the scrolling continues during the display. | 11-28-2013 |
20130339226 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING TRANSACTIONS UTILIZING A DATA STORE OF BILLING INFORMATION - Establishment of transactions via a data store, such as a data store, located in a network environment, such as a cloud computing environment is facilitated. The data store can store information about an entity, including information about one or more bank accounts and associated identifying information, and a third party can search the data store to find the entity. The entity can implement various access controls to restrict the amount of identifying information displayed as a result of the search. The third party can add the entity to a private data store based on access controls and verification procedures established by the entity. The third party can also establish transactions, such as electronic funds transfers, with the entity. | 12-19-2013 |
20140040181 | AUTOMATIC FAQ GENERATION - Generally described is auto generation of an FAQ based on partly textual content. A network service can receive at least partly textual content. A FAQ can be generated based on the content. Questions within the FAQ can be ranked based on popularity, usefulness, etc. When a question in the FAQ is selected, a link can be generated to the portions of the content where the question and answer were derived from. | 02-06-2014 |
20140047562 | SELECTIVE PROVISIONING OF ONLINE MEDIA CONTENT - Providing for client-selected user authentication in relation to accessing or acquiring online media content is described herein. In response to an access request transmitted by a client device, a server can determine a type of request employed by the client device and identify a type of media playback device associated with the client. Identification can be based on information specified within the access request, information derived from information pertaining to the access request, information derived from stored associations between access request and types of playback devices, or suitable combinations thereof. Once identified, promotional content or service(s) can be allocated to a subscriber account in response to the access request satisfying one or more criteria. In this manner, a service provider can facilitate client-selection of a mode of user authorization, while incentivizing a particular type of playback device for acquiring content from or generally interfacing with the service provider. | 02-13-2014 |
20140081816 | COLLABORATIVE FINANCIAL PLANNING - Disclosed are electronic systems and techniques for implementing collaborative financial planning. An input component can receive a set of data related to a collaborative financial goal from one or more participating users and/or a set of data sources. A goal setting component can determine or infer a collaborative financial goal based on least in part on the received set of data. The collaborative financial goal can include a savings and/or investment objective, a set of participating users, a goal description, and/or a target completion date. A planning component can dynamically generate a plan to achieve the collaborative financial goal, and an execution component can execute the plan, monitor progress, and update the plan based on the progress. | 03-20-2014 |
20140089170 | FINANCIAL ACCOUNT LABELS - Disclosed are electronic systems and techniques for implementing financial account labeling. A labeling component generates a label for an account based in part on data implicitly or explicitly provided by a user associated with the account, and applies the label to a subset of a set of funds maintained in the account. A rules component determines or infers a set of rules for the label based in part on data implicitly or explicitly provided by the user, a set of rule generation criteria, and/or a financial collaborative plan. An access component controls, based in part on the set of rules, transactions relating to the subset of funds corresponding to the label. | 03-27-2014 |
20140101012 | ONLINE CATALOGS AND COLLABORATIVE FINANCIAL PLANNING - Disclosed are electronic systems and techniques for implementing collaborative financial planning system for online shopping. An input component can receive a set of data related to a collaborative financial goal from one or more participating users (e.g., via user identities) and/or a set of data sources. A goal-setting component can generate a collaborative financial goal associated with an object from an online catalog based on least in part on the received set of data. The collaborative financial goal can include a description of the object, a set of participating users, and/or a target completion date. A planning component can dynamically generate a collaborative for participating users to achieve the financial goal and an execution component can execute the collaborative plan for the financial goal. | 04-10-2014 |
20140108214 | FINANCIAL PLANNING BASED ON CONTEXTUAL DATA - A financial planning system uses contextual data about a user to help create and modify a financial plan to achieve a financial goal. Financial goals can include money saving goals, investment goals, loan payment goals, and goals to purchase or rent goods, property and/or services. In some embodiments, the financial planning system can create a collaborative financial plan to create a financial plan for a group of people to achieve a shared financial goal. Contextual data, such as banking information, social network activity, past activity, preferences, etc., can be used to shape the financial plan to make it more effective and efficient. Banking accounts, social network accounts, loyalty program accounts, and others can be linked to the financial planning system to enable the financial planning system in gathering contextual background information. | 04-17-2014 |
20140161356 | MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE FROM TEXT BASED IMAGES INCLUDING EMOTICONS AND ACRONYMS - Disclosed are systems, devices and techniques that generate a set of media portions associated with a set of message inputs for a multimedia message based on an emoticon or an acronym. A text based message can be received having an emoticon or acronym. The emoticon or acronym is identified in the text based message. A splicing component extracts a set of media content portions from media content, in which the media content portions correspond to the emoticon or acronym received. A multimedia message is generated with the media content portions to convey the text based message as a multimedia message. | 06-12-2014 |
20140163957 | MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE HAVING PORTIONS OF MEDIA CONTENT BASED ON INTERPRETIVE MEANING - Disclosed are systems, devices and techniques that generate a set of media portions associated with a set of message inputs for a multimedia message based on a meaning of the words or phrases in the message inputs. A semantic component can determine segments of media content according to words or phrases that are different from words or phrases received. The semantic component is configured to determine portions of media content that convey the same meaning as the words or phrases received, and a multimedia message is then generated with the media content portions. | 06-12-2014 |
20140163980 | MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE HAVING PORTIONS OF MEDIA CONTENT WITH AUDIO OVERLAY - A multimedia message is generated according to media content portions identified by a message input. The media content portions are identified from among media content that can include videos, images, and audio content that is associated or not associated with the media content portions respectively. The media content portions correspond to words or phrases of the message inputs. A multimedia message is generated having one or more of the media content portions corresponding to words or phrases received. Audio content of the media content portions can be separated and reassembled with different media content portions than originally associated with. The multimedia message comprises the media content portions having different audio content portions than initially. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164506 | MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE HAVING PORTIONS OF NETWORKED MEDIA CONTENT - A multimedia message is generated according to media content portions identified by a message input including words or phrases. The media content portions are extracted from among media content based on a set of predetermined criteria, such as a matching of audio content of the media content. The message input can include home video content, audio content, image content, and other media content. A social networking component can publish shared media content portions to a social network or data store and enable access to the shared media content portions. A multimedia message is generated having one or more of the shared media content portions that correspond to words or phrases received in the message inputs. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164507 | MEDIA CONTENT PORTIONS RECOMMENDED - Media content portions are generated based on received message inputs having words or phrases. The media content portions are recommended based on predetermined criteria, classification criteria, and/or user preferences. The media content portions are identified and extracted among media content based on predetermined criteria that can include a match of audio content with the words or phrases of the received message inputs. The media content portions correspond to the words or phrases of the message inputs and can further be recommended to a user based on additional criteria. The media content portions that are recommended can be included in multimedia message, which can be further communicated. | 06-12-2014 |
20140249977 | INTERACTIVE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION INTERFACE - Disclosed are electronic systems and techniques for implementing an interactive financial interface that uses messages sent to and from financial institutions to view account information and interact with accounts at disparate financial institutions. The interactive financial interface can display balances of the accounts at the financial institutions, combined or individually, the interface can also show spending history, income history, and trend information which can be used to facilitate making financial decisions. Charts and graphs showing spending history and trends can also be sorted and filtered based on a number of criteria to better show relationships and patterns in the transaction history. Based on the trends and patterns, the interface can also provide recommendations to accomplish financial goals. The interface can also facilitate two-way communications with the financial institutions and instructions and commands can be sent to the financial institutions via the interface. | 09-04-2014 |