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Common Encryption/ Decryption Specification, Naman Bansal, Pankaj Taneja

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The invention relates to using a common specification to encrypt and decrypt EMV tags. Currently, several EMV tags are not included and hence, payment gateways need to provide service based on different merchants. Hence, a common specification solves the problem of the payment gateways re-programming according to the needs to different merchants. Each merchant can program respective POS devices according to the common specification, thus reducing the complexity and burden on the payment gateways.

App-Centric Distributed Messaging Bus For Performance Monitoring, Ted Hulick

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A novel messaging system simplifies integration of dissimilar devices and instrumentation to enable a "distributed" application performance intelligence.

Improving Fitness Routines Using Virtual Assistant, Naveen Kalla

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Users often use fitness related apps on their mobile devices to manage their workouts and to store and share information about completed workouts. Managing workouts via such apps requires performing several manual tasks, such as setting various parameters, starting and stopping counters, etc. The tedium and burden of performing these tasks manually can take the user’s focus away from the workout. Further, the user can experience technical difficulties with the apps or their device which can take the attention away from the workout routine. This disclosure describes techniques to initiate and manage workouts automatically using a virtual assistant on a …

System And Method For Validating A Multi-Digit Number, Kim Wagner, Chackan Lai, Simon Hurry

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The present disclosure provides a modified type of MOD 10 algorithm for validating a multi-digit number. Such MOD 10 algorithm may also be referred to as modified Luhn check or modifies Wagner check. The proposed modified Luhn check extends range of the Luhn check from 1 to 10 while preserving integrity of the multi-digit number when the multi-digit number is manually captured or typed. Also, by the proposed method, 9 times more PANs may be introduced without increasing the length of the PAN.

Method, System, And Computer Program Product For Providing Recommendations, Patrick Flanagan, Steve Kang

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Provided is a method for providing at least one recommendation. The method may include receiving transaction data associated with a plurality of payment transactions from a plurality of merchants. Inventory data associated with a first merchant of the plurality of merchants may be received. Preference data associated with the first merchant of the plurality of merchants may be received. At least one recommendation for the first merchant may be determined based on the transaction data, the inventory data, and the preference data. The recommendation(s) may be transmitted to the first merchant. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.

Travel Prediction Application, Madhusudan St, Vivek Narayanan Nair, Mallikarjun Ambati, Kalyan Chakra Koya, Magesh Rajasekaran, Natalia Lutsevich

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The present disclosure is directed to a method and system for predicting cardholder's travel behavior using payment transaction data such as credit card transaction data. The method comprises receiving, by a server computer, a plurality of authorization request messages from a plurality of access devices. Thereafter, the method comprises storing, by the server computer, data relating to the plurality of authorization request messages. Further, the method comprises generating, by the server computer, a model from the stored data. Once the model is generated, the method comprises receiving, by the server computer, a request relating to a user or a - …

A Method And System For Providing Contactless Upgrade For Loyalty Cards, Patrick Flanagan, Steve Kang

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The present disclosure relates to a method and system for providing contactless upgrade for loyalty cards. The method includes creating a cryptographic paired relationship between a loyalty card associated with a user, a network device associated with a merchant and merchant store. In order to create the cryptographic pair, the method includes providing a Near Field Communication (NFC) stickers specific to each merchant. The NFC sticker may include login details to connect to a network of the merchant store. The user may download an application associated with the merchant in order to login to the network of merchant store. On …

Methods And Systems To Use Relational Data To Assess Group Credit Worthiness, Joseph York, Nicholas Kurlas, Samantha Chatkin, Anastasiya Zarko

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A computer-implemented method for aggregating and managing credit worthiness of a community including: selecting, with at least one processor, a group of individuals from the community; generating, with at least one processor, an individual risk score for each individual of the group based on individual data; generating, with at least one processor, a relational risk score for each individual of the group based at least partially on relational data; determining, with at least one processor, a weighted individual risk score and a weighted relational risk score based on a weighing parameter; generating, with at least one processor, a multi-party risk …

Method And System For Using Virtual Account, Minghua Xu

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The present disclosure provides a method and a system for using a virtual account. The method comprises receiving first account identifier data associated with a first account of a first party. A first token may be generated based on the first account identifier. Second account identifier data associated with a second account of a second party may be received. A second token may be generated based on the second account identifier. First request data associated with a request to establish a virtual account may be received. A virtual account may be generated and may be funded by the second account …

Autonomous Mobile Sanitization Robot, Anonymous

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This disclosure describes an autonomous mobile robot that can be utilized for sanitization of surfaces, e.g., in indoor environments such as offices, laboratories, lavatories, hallways, entrance gates, cafeteria, etc. Per techniques of this disclosure, payloads effective to sanitize surfaces and objects, e.g., ultraviolet-C (UV-C) emitting device(s), such as UV-C lamps, are mounted on an autonomous robot that can traverse the indoor environment. The robot can autonomously navigate the indoor environment and disinfect surfaces by emitting UV-C radiation via its payload. The robot is configured to dynamically learn routes, generate a map of a route traversed, etc. and to automatically detect …

A System And Method For Targeted Updating Of Software On Devices, K&S Partners

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The present disclosure relates to a method for updating target devices (104). The method comprises transmitting change message to the target devices (104). The change message comprises address data and condition change data associated with updating a condition of the target devices (104). Further, the method comprises receiving an update message from the target devices (104). The update message comprises update data associated with a status of updating the condition. Furthermore, the method comprises determining whether the condition of the target devices (104) is updated. Moreover, the method comprises transmitting a validation test message to the target devices (104). The …

Using Audio Processing To Determine Disease Spread, Ajit Narayanan

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During epidemics and at other times, it is important for public health officials, individuals, and other entities to make health-related decisions based on sound epidemiological statistics. Such statistics are today generated only when individuals voluntarily seek medical treatment. Diseases that are contagious but initially asymptomatic can spread rapidly through vulnerable populations with little warning. Due to the initial mildness of symptoms, individuals may not realize that they have a dangerous infection and may fail to approach medical professionals for treatment or diagnosis.

This disclosure describes techniques that can leverage sensors, networks, and consumer electronic devices to determine a fine-grained estimate …

Limited Authentication Credentials Through Cryptocurrency, Rob Smits, John Wood

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A certification authority can issue a certificate to a computing system in a peer network peer computing system. A number of cryptographic coins can be associated with the certificate. The number of cryptographic coins can be recorded by the certifying process (represented in the certificate itself) and stored in a ledger (or log) kept by each computing system in the network. Each cryptographic coin can be distinct such that it can be used (e.g., spent) in a single authentication process and cannot be reused. Thus, when a first computing system wants to communicate with a second computing system in the …

Hybrid Dimming Control For Both Pwm And Aux, Hp Inc

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Both PWM and AUX dimming control techniques are implemented in a single

firmware set for an eDP (embedded display port) LCD panel to allow the panel to work

with graphics vendors using either dimming technique.

Power Backoff Mechanism For Intermodulation Distortion And Harmonic Distortion, Thomas Klingenbrunn, Fernando Selma, Hung Tsang, Aamir Akram

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This publication describes systems and techniques for power backoff to address intermodulation distortion and harmonic distortion. A wireless communication device, which engineers often refer to as user equipment (UE), includes power backoff logic and a transmit backoff table. In a dual-connectivity environment with operating conditions known to result in potential distortion, a processor of the UE looks up a power backoff level in the transmit backoff table and directs a transceiver to back off the transmit power to mitigate intermodulation distortion or harmonic distortion. The UE can use similar systems and techniques to address distortion issues in carrier aggregation or …

Techniques For Automatically Passing Presentation Control In An Online Meeting, Vinay Saini, Ankush Arora, Kaustubh Inamdar

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Techniques are presented for improving and streamlining an online meeting experience by predetermining the list of presenters and their corresponding presentation material, such that presentation control is dynamically passed based on the content currently being shared. Having a smooth transition between presenters and presentation materials improves the online meeting experience.

Virtual Assistant With Tappable User Interface, Keun Soo Yim, Donghyun Cho, Christoffer Perry, Vilem Ries

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Virtual assistants that can respond to spoken queries are popular. However, in some situations, users may prefer to provide input via typing or other modalities, rather than voice. This disclosure describes a virtual assistant with a user interface that enables a user to provide spoken as well as typed input. A typeahead search is performed based on received partial input and tappable query suggestions are provided to the user. If the user selects a suggested query, the corresponding action is performed directly, without the user having to complete the query input.

Process For The Preparation Of (11Α,13e,15s)-11,15-Dihydroxy-9-Oxoprost-13-En-1-Oic Acid, Srinivasan Thirumalai Rajan

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The present application relates to a process for the preparation of (11α,13E,15S)-11,15-dihydroxy-9-oxoprost-13-en-1-oic acid.

Guiding Capture Of New Photos Based On Published Photos, Amy Zhang, Cliff Sze

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This disclosure describes techniques for presenting recommendations that guide users to capture high-quality photos based on existing crowdsourced, popular, and/or shared photos. Machine learning models are used to find high-quality public photos that have similar attributes to a photo the user wishes to capture. These public photos are displayed as examples for the user and are used to guide the capture location, photo framing, and/or camera settings during the photo taking process. Described features inform and guide a user in a process of capturing high-quality photos and are easily accessed in a device used to capture the photos.

Providing Warnings For Fake Incoming Calls, Victor Carbune, Matthew Sharifi

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Phishing attempts using artificially synthesized audio (“deep fakes”) are increasingly used to deceive users that receive voice calls via telephone networks or calling apps. Voice cloning technology can be used to conduct a fake phone call in which the caller audio is faked to imitate someone else’s identity.

The techniques described in this disclosure analyze an incoming call and assist a user in the verification of caller identity. Fake voice calls are detected automatically and alerts are provided to the user. The detection is based on user-permitted information such as caller phone number, profile information, voice profiles of callers, and …

A Mechanism To Dynamic Adjusts Usb Type C Ports' Bandwidth, Hp Inc

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USB 3.2 spec provides 2 sides (flip-flop side) data transfer path called 3.2x2 (10Gx2) and

USB 4.0 (20Gx2) following. However, it is challenged to implement the solution into a real

system because of 2 side signal request more circuits and PCB/A space. Therefore, it will

increase the system design complexity and cost either.

Charging Contacts And Data Transfer Through Magnets, Anonymous

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This disclosure describes electronic devices with charging contacts and data transfer through magnets. As an example, augmented-reality glasses can include magnets that are flush to the frame. In another example, a virtual-reality headset may include magnets that are flush to the display portion of the headset. Various other electronic devices could also implement the magnets discussed herein. The magnets carry data lines which are effective to decrease the number of electrical contact sites on the electronic devices (e.g., on a frame of augmented-reality glasses). Additionally, a USB cable connector is provided that includes magnets that protrude on the end to …

Determination Of User Home Location For Emergency Services, Jonathan D. Hurwitz

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This disclosure describes techniques to accurately determine a user’s home location for use in voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) emergency calls. Per techniques of this disclosure, with user permission, a user’s home location is determined on a user device based on location information and corresponding time signatures associated with the locations. Based on user location data, location clusters and sub-clusters are created. Based on the identified sub-clusters, a home cluster is identified and labeled as the user home location based on the location sub-cluster with time signatures representing the end of day and/or the location sub-cluster where the user has spent …

Refining Shopping Search Queries And Results Based On Inferred Product Purchases, Matthew Sharifi, Victor Carbune

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Knowing a user’s purchase history can be helpful in refining, rewriting, or correcting a shopping related search query the user enters since users often purchase products that are related to or same as products bought previously. However, the text input in searches for products is often short, ambiguous, or underspecified. Even in cases where a user includes relevant detail in a query, manual formulation of the search terms, often from memory, can result in errors. Current shopping search mechanisms do not help detect and refine underspecified or erroneous queries. This disclosure describes techniques to improve keyword-based product search by appropriate …

Electrically Treated Metal Products And Methods Of Making The Same, Shreyas Devanathan, Patrick Lester, Rajasekhar Talla, Rashmi Mohanty, Julio Malpica

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Provided herein are methods of joining metal products without fracturing the metal products, including electrically treating (for example, electrically aging) the metal products and pierce-fastening the metal products or hemming the metal products. In some examples, electrically aging the metal products includes locally heating a joining point of the metal products and decreasing an activation energy of atoms within the metal products, thus controlling the kinetic activity of atoms within the metal products.

Caller Acoustic Push To Answers, Amit Agnihotri, Nivedha Thangaraju, Prabhakaran Suyambu, Gowtham J. A

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Techniques are described herein for caller acoustic properties extraction by sampling an initial duration of the connected Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) caller stream and analyzing a received transcript of the ongoing live stream. A Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) mapping of the caller acoustic information is generated in the most suitable customer-understandable format. These techniques may provide automated identification and enable Push To Answer when the caller is not able to understand what is being communicated by the agent.

Driver Safety Improvements Using Data From Smartphone Sensors, N/A

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A safe and smooth driving experience is one devoid of stressful events. To improve overall trip smoothness and driver safety, with user permission, the techniques of this disclosure utilize environmental factors (e.g., road geometry, weather, narrow lanes, etc.) and identify risky driver actions (e.g., speeding, sharp deceleration, etc.) to predict the likelihood of an unfavorable driving outcome. With user permission, dangerous driving maneuvers are identified using data from smartphone sensors such as GPS and inertial sensors such as the accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer, e.g., on a smartphone or other device in the vehicle. A machine learning model, provided as part …

Identifying Epidemic Candidates Using Mobile Devices, N/A

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This publication describes systems and techniques for identifying epidemic candidates utilizing mobile device location information. Through the use of beacons and cryptographic data, the privacy and location of a user of the mobile device are protected. The mobile device generates a beacon that includes cryptographic data, broadcasts the beacon via wireless communication from the mobile device, monitors for beacons communicated wirelessly, receives beacons from other mobile devices, stores beacons from other mobile devices for a configurable time period, communicates with a server to receive a beacon broadcast, calculates an identification using a timestamp included in the beacon broadcast, compares the …

Intelligent Microphone Muting Of A Device, Yun Sun Lee, Kavinaath Murugan, Aaditya Kandibanda, Luke Brantingham

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This publication describes techniques for intelligent microphone muting of a device. The device first determines that an active application is using a microphone of the device and that a microphone input to the application is able to be muted (e.g., a microphone mute function for an audio/video call). An output from the microphone is then monitored for an audio signal that matches an audio signature, the audio signature corresponding to an initiation of a hand of a user covering a lower portion of the device. When a matching audio signal is determined, a touch sensor is powered and …

Single Entry Point For Wi-Fi Onboarding, Steven Liu, Ning Zhang

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This publication describes systems and techniques for a single entry point for Wi-Fi onboarding. Portable electronic devices, including smartphones, include wireless transceivers to allow users to access local wireless networks (e.g., Wi-Fi networks). Different wireless networks require different onboarding procedures and credentials to allow devices to connect for the first time. The varying systems and credentials can be challenging for users to navigate and understand. This publication describes a single entry point (e.g., under the Settings menu) for seamless Wi-Fi onboarding. The entry point can direct the user to a service provider’s onboarding process to reduce …