1590 results about "Confusion" patented technology

A system and method are disclosed for packet voice conferencing. The system and method divide a conferencing presentation sound field into sectors, and allocate one or more sectors to each conferencing endpoint. At some point between capture and playout, the voice data from each endpoint is mapped into its designated sector or sectors. Thereafter, when the voice data from a plurality of participants from multiple endpoints is combined, a listener can identify a unique apparent location within the presentation sound field for each participant. The system allows a conference participant to increase their comprehension when multiple participants speak simultaneously, as well as alleviate confusion as to who is speaking at any given time.

A computer-human interface manages the available space of a computer display in a manner which reduces clutter and confusion caused by multiple open windows. The interface includes a user-selectable mode of operation in which only those windows associated with the currently active task are displayed on the computer monitor. All other windows relating to non-active tasks are minimized by reducing them in size or replacing them with a representative symbol, such as an icon, so that they occupy a minimal amount of space on the monitor's screen. When a user switches from the current task to a new task, by selecting a minimized window, the windows associated with the current task are automatically minimized as the window pertaining to the new task is displayed at its normal size. As a result, the user is only presented with the window that relates to the current task of interest, and clutter provided by non-active tasks is removed.

The present invention discloses a solution for assuring user-defined voice commands are unambiguous. The solution can include a step of identifying a user attempt to enter a user-defined voice command into a voice-enabled system. A safety analysis can be performed on the user-defined voice command to determine a likelihood that the user-defined voice command will be confused with preexisting voice commands recognized by the voice-enabled system. When a high likelihood of confusion is determined by the safety analysis, a notification can be presented that the user-defined voice command is subject to confusion. A user can then define a different voice command or can choose to continue to use the potentially confusing command, possibly subject to a system imposed confusion mitigating condition or action.

A computer-human interface manages the available space of a computer display in a manner which reduces clutter and confusion caused by multiple open windows. The interface includes a user-selectable mode of operation in which only those windows associated with the currently active task are displayed on the computer monitor. All other windows relating to non-active tasks are minimized by reducing them in size or replacing them with a representative symbol, such as an icon, so that they occupy a minimal amount of space on the monitor's screen. When a user switches from the current task to a new task, by selecting a minimized window, the windows associated with the current task are automatically minimized as the window pertaining to the new task is displayed at its normal size. As a result, the user is only presented with the window that relates to the current task of interest, and clutter provided by non-active tasks is removed.

A method of processing documents by receiving at least a batch of documents and a separator card in an input receptacle of a document processing device. The separator card includes a conductive material disposed on one side, and a barcode indicative of the source of the batch of documents. The documents and separator card are transported via a transport mechanism past an evaluation unit and a field-effect sensor, respectively. The document processing device evaluates each document, determines whether the document meets or fails predetermined criteria, and detects the presence of the conductive material when a separator card is transported past the sensor. The source identification information from each separator card is entered into a memory of the document processing device after all the documents from the corresponding batch of documents have met the predetermined criteria. Feeder operation is paused between each batch long enough to verify that the previous batch closed successfully. Pausing feeder operation to address document anomalies before subsequent batches are processed promotes batch integrity and reduces operator confusion.

A method and apparatus for ontology-based classification of media content are provided. With the method and apparatus, initial confidence values of classifiers in a hierarchical classification structure are modified based on relationships between classifiers. A confidence value for a classifier is boosted by a boosting factor based on a correspondence between the confidence value and confidence values of ancestor classifiers in the hierarchical classification structure. A confidence value for a classifier is modified by a confusion factor based on a correspondence between the confidence value of the classifier and the confidence values of mutually exclusive classifiers in the hierarchical classification structure. In this way, a more accurate representation of the actual confidence that media content falls within the classification associated with the classifier is obtained. From this improved classification mechanism, indices for media content may be generated for use in accessing the media content at a later time.

Proper user-to-data associations are maintained in shared spaces created in a peer-to-peer collaborative system by means of a simplified and minimal user interface that permits users to easily authenticate other members of a shared space. In particular, support is provided for automatically building authenticated relationships even if users do not take the time to authenticate other users. When a user enters a shared space and views the contacts in that space, the display names of each contact are accompanied by distinctive icons that identify that authentication status of that contact. A mechanism is provided for resolving conflicts between contacts with the same display names to prevent confusion and contact “spoofing.” Security policies can be established to provide a uniform approach to authentication. These policies can be set by a user or, alternatively, the policies can be set by an administrator.

Generating a virtual model of environment in front of a vehicle based on images captured using an image capturing. The Images captured on an image capturing device of a vehicle are processed to extract features of interest. Based on the extracted features, a virtual model of the environment is constructed. The virtual model includes one or more surfaces. Each of the surfaces may be used as a reference surface to attach and move graphical elements generated to implement augmented reality (AR). As the vehicle moves, the graphical elements move as if the graphical elements are affixed to the one of the surfaces. By presenting the graphical elements to move together with real objects in front of the vehicle, a driver perceives the graphical elements as being part of the actual environment and reduces distraction or confusion associated with the graphical elements.

To conduct conversation without confusion in a virtual space while sharing a plurality of topics, send origin channel #CHOCOA, destination channel #meeting and message sending conditions are correlated and given to a chat server or chat client. If, for example, “USER1, USER3, USER4” are designated as sending conditions, only messages from designated users are sent from message origin channel #CHOCOA to destination channel #meeting. Meanwhile, messages from “USER1, USER3, USER4” can be displayed on message origin channel #CHOCOA or not displayed.

Fast and detailed match techniques for speaker recognition are combined into a hybrid system in which speakers are associated in groups when potential confusion is detected between a speaker being enrolled and a previously enrolled speaker. Thus the detailed match techniques are invoked only at the potential onset of saturation of the fast match technique while the detailed match is facilitated by limitation of comparisons to the group and the development of speaker-dependent models which principally function to distinguish between members of a group rather than to more fully characterize each speaker. Thus storage and computational requirements are limited and fast and accurate speaker recognition can be extended over populations of speakers which would degrade or saturate fast match systems and degrade performance of detailed match systems.

An Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) system is provided that is able to identify and respond adaptively to the learner's or student's affective states (i.e., emotional states such as confusion. frustration, boredom, and flow / engagement) during a typical learning experience, in addition to adapting to the learner's cognitive states. The system comprises a new signal processing model and algorithm, as well as several non-intrusive sensing devices, and identifies and assesses affective states through dialog assessment techniques, video capture and analysis of the student's face, determination of the body posture of the student, pressure on a pressure sensitive mouse, and pressure on a pressure sensitive keyboard. By synthesizing the output from these measures, the system responds with appropriate conversational and pedagogical dialog that helps the learner regulate negative emotions in order to promote learning and engagement.

Disclosed is a circular index structure. The contents feature analyzer analyzes the contents and stores information about virtual locations to be located on the indexes of the respective contents, and information on the physical indexes for displaying the corresponding contents, in a memory. The contents selector extracts the information on the physical indexes using the information stored in the memory according to the user's request, and displays the contents. Therefore, the user can easily select desired various contents having various channels and categories such as the digital televisions and the web more intellectually, and accordingly, the user's confusion caused by the overflow of information is prevented and the user can quickly access the contents.

The invention discloses an online learning cognitive map generation system and method for representing the knowledge learning mastering state of a leaner in a specific field. The system comprises an intelligent terminal and a server. The intelligent terminal is used for online learning interaction. The online learning cognitive map generation system runs in the server comprising a knowledge graph construction module, a learning interaction data acquisition module, a knowledge state calculation and prediction module and a visual output module. The online learning cognitive map generation system and method are suitable for a common online learning platform and can simulate the cognitive structure of the learner and diagnose the learning defect of the leaner to provide personalized learning resources and social network services for the learner, so that learning confusion is reduced, cognitive loads are reduced, and learning pertinency and accuracy are improved.

Data sequence randomization encryption system such that having supplied data sequence (X) and randomization-encryption key (Kp) generates random data sequence (Yp), so that laypersons in encryption are able to measure objectively the diffusion and confusion of the generated sequence (Yp) with the particular randomization-encryption key (Kp) which has been used. Data sequence (X) is divided into blocks (XI), each block (XI) gets into group with transformer block (WTI), generated by transformer block generator (1002) by making use of control initial block (R) and previous output block (YI), resulting in grouped block (VI), result of the group, which is encrypted by means of the device in U.S. Pat. No. 5,214,703 (204), generating output block (YI) which is supplied to transformer block generator (1002), the succession of output blocks (YI) results in output randomized-encrypted sequence (Yp).

A method for alleviating ambiguity issues of new user defined speech commands. An original command for a user-defined speech command can be received. It can then be determined if the original command is likely to be confused with a set of existing speech commands. When confusion is unlikely, the original command can be automatically stored. When confusion is likely, a substitute command that is unlikely to be confused with existing commands can be automatically determined. The substitute can be presented as an alternative to the original command and can be selectively stored as the user-defined speech command.

The invention discloses a method for remote accessing intranet web server, a web proxy server gateway executes the steps: initially orienting a complete path contained a first message sent to the user terminal by a web server to obtain a link; carrying out a rewrite from domain name virtual URL to a domain name real URL for a second message sent to the user terminal by a web server, or extracting the domain name from a initial orienting complete path to directly perform a reorienting or perform a specified format virtual URL mapping and reorienting for a sub domain name when a preset fuzzy policy match succeeds. The invention also discloses a web proxy server. The invention can avoid a Cookie confusion of a user terminal, increases processing efficiency of the web proxy server, and reduce a processing cost of the system.

An interactive presentation and / or entertainment system, such as interactive personal computer software and / or interactive, live theater, allows participants to determine the events that occur throughout a story. Given simulated environments and story characters within them, the player introduces elements, picked from a list, which advances the narrative, event by event. Feedback about the current state of the situation or characters provides motivation to choose subsequent events. These events change situations, environments, and / or the characters within the narrative. As a result, greater flexibility and control with less confusion is achieved over previous methods and apparatuses. The story can be rewound and / or played with different choices, resulting in different outcomes. Source image / sound / description data may include prerecorded video, prerecorded audio, prewritten description, live acting, computer-based audio, computer-based imagery, computer-generated dialogue, and / or computer-generated characters. The range of events available are limited only by the design of the narrative, not this apparatus.

A method and system of transmitting electronic files over to a mobile phone is disclosed. The system introduces a personalized service by allowing the sender of an electronic file to add a personalized note to the WAP PUSH message, such that the receiver of the WAP PUSH message can be well informed of the motive and the identity of the sender behind the electronic file and use the routing information to retrieve the electronic file; and later the sender can receive a confirmation message from the network server after the receiver has successfully downloaded the electronic file. For the sender of electronic file, the personal message can be clearly expressed without causing any confusion for the receiver, which is largely lacking from current download services.

A method and system for identifying, saving and utilizing bookmarks in a voice-command platform. The system allows a user to bookmark objects specified within voice-markup filed resulting in the ability to directly recall the object rather than the voice-markup file as a whole. The system of the invention also provides a user of the voice command platform with a list of proposed bookmark names that are appropriate for the object. Once a user selects a bookmark, the platform may determine that a voice command is a bookmark command, such as a request to save a given voice command navigation point in a centralized list of bookmarks for the user, or to recall a navigation point from the user's centralized list, and the platform may respond to the bookmark command accordingly. The system improves accuracy in the use of bookmarks by proposing bookmark names for a given navigation point that avoid confusion with established grammars.

Sporting items such as soccer balls include a casing region and a graphic region that are defined by enhanced-visibility colors (EVCs) that are substantially complementary. Such EVCs can be selected to avoid colors associated with color confusion in color deficient individuals. In addition, such colors can be selected based on total reflectances to obtain a predetermined luminance contrast. EVCs can be selected based on separations of color coordinate locations using CIE chromaticity coordinates or CIE L-a-b coordinates or otherwise selected. Color selection can include consideration of anticipated viewing backgrounds in a general setting, or colors can be customized for a particular location and particular illumination conditions.

An assembly and method of identifying and visually associating individuals and medical equipment includes a computing device having a software algorithm that determines a unique combination of one or more human cognitive identifiers to avoid confusion and displays the determined selection on an electronic skin located on the individual or medical equipment so that identities and associations amongst individuals and equipment can be understood readily.

The invention relates to a stratification synergic detection and judgment method for detecting the confused API call behavior and judging the maliciousness of the call behavior; the detection and judgment method includes three steps: firstly, the binary code for being analyzed is disassembled to establish the control flow graph (CFG) of the program; the known unconventional instruction or data sequence provided with the API function call capability and stored in the database DB1 is adopted to recognize the unconventional call behavior of the API function; secondly, the generation operation of the API sequence called by the target program is finished; the API function is recognized and recovered in the aspects of direct call and indirect call; finally, the extraction of the API sequence and the maliciousness judgment operation are finished; the extraction of the sequence is finished and based on the control flow graph (CFG) of the program; then the obtained sequence is normalized according to the format stored in the suspected API sequence database; the invention provides a stratification synergic detection and judgment method for detecting the confused API call behavior and judging the maliciousness of the call behavior, which has the advantages of wide recognition range, accurate recognition and high efficiency.

Predicting speech recognizer confusion where utterances can be represented by any combination of text form and audio file. The utterances are represented with an intermediate representation that directly reflects the acoustic characteristics of the utterances. Text representations of the utterances can be directly used for predicting confusability without access to audio file examples of the utterances. First embodiment: two text utterances are represented with strings of phonemes and one of the strings of phonemes is transformed into the other strings of phonemes for a least cost as a confusability measure. Second embodiment: two utterances are represented with an intermediate representation of sequences of acoustic events based on phonetic capabilities of speakers obtained from acoustic signals of the utterances and the acoustic events are compared. Predicting confusability of the utterances according to a formula 2K / (T), K is a number of matched acoustic events and T is a total number of acoustic events.

The invention discloses a method for processing power headroom and a terminal thereof, wherein the method comprises: when transmitting a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and / or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) on subframe i and component carrier group j, the terminal measures power headroom on the subframe i and the component carrier group j; the terminal reports the power headroom to the base station and indicates the type of the reported power headroom when reporting. The invention specifically indicates the type to which the power headroom belongs by reporting the type while reporting the power headroom, thereby avoiding confusion.

Speed limit indicators and methods for determining speed, the relevant speed limit, and displaying same make it easy for the driver of a vehicle to compare his current speed with the legal limit for the location in which he is traveling. This eliminates the need for the driver to take his eyes off the road to look for speed limit signs, thereby reducing the chance of an accident, and resolves any confusion that might exist as to what the current legal limit is. An audible warning of excessive speed reduces the amount of time the driver needs to spend examining the speedometer.

The defocused image generating methods and systems defocus an image using sets of image elements of a multi-resolution pyramid representation of the input image. Each pixel in the original image generates a region of confusion based on the image depth data for that pixel. The sets of image elements are used to represent the region of confusion using increasingly higher resolution image elements. The final defocused image is generated by compositing or combining together the sets of image elements after the region of confusion of each pixel has been decomposed into the sets of image elements.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a malicious traffic detection implementation method and device based on deep learning. The method can include: obtaining the flow session of malicious code through dynamic sandbox technology; mapping the traffic session of malicious code to a gene map and extracting the map features; using the map features of traffic session for clustering and marking theclustering results by a malicious code family; training the preset depth learning model by using the tagged gene map of the malicious code family to establish the malicious traffic detection model; using the malicious traffic detection model to detect real-time network traffic, and realizing malicious traffic detection. Through the embodiment, many problems existing in the conventional detection technology such as artificial feature extraction difficulty, privacy disclosure, encryption and confusion difficult to identify, machine learning feature manual extraction and the like are solved to acertain extent, and the method has the characteristics of high robustness, high speed, high accuracy, low false alarm rate, cross-platform detection and the like.

A novel optical inspection technique for multi-layer wafers and the like in which conductor patterns of a top layer only are to be inspected, such layer being upon an intermediate transparent or translucent insulation layer in turn upon a base layer(s) thereunder, wherein the intermediate layer only is fluoresced, displaying the top layer conductors as dark in the field of fluorescent light, and causing reflections from layers below the intermediate layer effectively to disappear to obviate confusion with the top layer conductors to be inspected.

A method, system, and computer program product for a new data visualization tool for determining distribution weights that represent values of a categorical variable and then mapping a distinct color to each of the weights so as to visually represent the different values of the categorical variable (or data attribute) in a scatter plot. The distinct colors of a splat are based on the distribution of categorical variable values in a corresponding bin, the distribution of which is represented by a vector. The vector contains as many locations as the number of different values for the categorical variable. The value stored in each location is typically a weight or percentage for that particular value of the categorical variable. Each location in the vector is also associated with a distinct color. The coloring of a single splat with multiple colors involves the rendering of each vector by looping through each vector location, and then based on the weight stored in that location, randomly selecting the same percentage of triangles in the splat for the color associated with that vector location. A threshold is used to help reduce confusion and decrease processing time by summing all weights below the threshold and assigning to it a single neutral color. A slider or other controller can be used to vary the value of the threshold.