Disclosed are apparatus and methods operable to distribute targeted content. Additionally, disclosed are corresponding apparatus and methods operable to selectively choose and cache selected ones from among the distributed targeted content, and to further choose ones from among the cached content to present on a device. In some aspects, selective caching of content may be based upon a match between predetermined content attribute information and predetermined profile information. Further, in some aspects, an indicator is operable to trigger the selective inclusion of one or more of the cached content in a presentation of other content, which may be based on a match between a desired content attribute associated with the indicator and the respective predetermined content attribute information of the cached content.

Apparatus and methods of selective collection and selective presentation of content

Embodiments described herein provide a system, method and computer program for dynamic radio map generation, which may be used for indoor positioning of one or more mobile devices based on received signal strength (RSS) in some examples. In an aspect, a dynamic scheme may be used to learn the RSS radio map from only a small number of fingerprint samples. Compressive sensing may be applied to build the graph structure and calculate the graph weight in some embodiments. Once the RSS radio map is learned, a mobile device may be located and location based services can be provided to the user in some example embodiments. An indoor learning and positioning system on a mobile device may be used to evaluate the performance. Embodiments described herein may not require a large amount of offline calibrations, which may reduce the labor cost of collecting fingerprints significantly while maintaining a satisfactory level of localization accuracy.

System, method and computer program for dynamic generation of a radio map

A system and method of configuring solar energy systems that includes at least one processor, and a memory coupled to the at least one processor. The memory can store instructions to cause the at least one processor to 1) search one or more data sources for information, 2) store the information in a data store, 3) receive one or more images associated with a location to receive a solar energy system, 4) display the one or more images in real-time on a user interface on a display, 5) receive input data from a user interacting with the user interface, 6) process the information, images, and input data to determine parameters associated with the location, and 7) identify a useable area in the location for placement of the solar energy system based on the parameters.

Method and system for configuring solar energy systems

A system and method for construction estimation using aerial images is provided. The system receives at least one aerial image of a building. An estimation engine processes the aerial image at a plurality of angles to automatically identify a plurality (e.g., perimeter and interior) lines in the image corresponding to a plurality of features of a roof the building. The estimation engine allows users to generate two-dimensional and three-dimensional models of the roof by automatically delineating various roof features, and generates a report including information about the roof of the building.

System and method for construction estimation using aerial images

A system generates an estimated floor area measurement of a building based on the calculated estimated total roof area of the roof of the building. This is based on a correlation between the size of the building roof and the size of the building. Typically, the floor area of a single full floor of the building is roughly the size of the roof of the building if the roof were flat with no slope. This in effect is turning the roof into a floor to generate estimated floor area. With additional adjustments to area measurements to account for multiple floors, roof overhang, wall width, internal building features such as walls and staircases, and/or obstructed views of the building in the aerial image(s), etc., an even more accurate floor area estimation may be generated.

Systems and methods for estimation of building floor area

To provide a map generation device according to the present invention which extracts a polygon shape of a building having a complex upper portion structure from a wide area image. The map generation device includes an image appointment unit that receives appointment of at least one position in a building existing within an aerial photograph, a polygon extraction unit that extracts a building region based on a result of discriminating a color around the appointed position and extracts a polygon line of the building region, and a vector generation unit that generates a vector of the polygon line of the building region.

Map generation device, map delivery method, and map generation program

The present invention can extract a change not only from an orthorectified image but also from a plurality of images captured at different camera positions, under different lighting conditions, at different angles, and at different scaling factors. Foot-print information is extracted from each of images to be compared, and a change is detected by comparing the foot-print information.

Change detection equipment and method of image recognition

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To extract, from a picture of a wide area, the contour shape of a building having a complicated superstructure. SOLUTION: A map generation device includes an image indication section for receiving the indication of the position of at least one point in a building existing in an aerial photograph picture, a contour extraction section for extracting a building area based on the result of decision on the color around the indicated position and extracting the contour line of the building area, and a vector shape generation section for generating the vector of the contour of the building area. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Map generation device, map distribution method, and map generation program

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the result having high prediction accuracy by adding the quantized model of a mental state to the action model of an individual and performing simulation. SOLUTION: By individually modeling human beings in a facility space 201 as individual objects 202 and calculating the plural pieces of actions, group escape action is calculated. Movement can not be performed through a part where the individual objects 202 provided with size are crowded. When a disaster such as a fire is generated, the range 203 is dispersed. In order to evade the disaster, the individual objects 202 move toward an exit 204. To such an individual action management function by an individual object group, an individual mentality management function for changing mental parameters for which the mental states of the individual human beings are quantized based on a peripheral environment is additionally connected. Then, by selecting an action pattern based on a mental parameter value, the complicated group escape action is simulated.

Group escape action prediction method

A figure management system in which plural kinds of figures concerning the same part to be managed are modified. The figure management system includes a figure DB for storing data of figures including topological figures, an attribute DB for storing object attribute data, input and output devices, and a computer for managing figure and object attribute data. An ID code common to features indicating the same object is assigned. On input of a new figure, feature-attribute matching is performed between a feature having no ID code on the new figure and existent object attribute data. If any inconsistency is found the feature is indicated as a discrepant feature or a renewed feature.

Iwamura Kazuaki

Papers

Map generation device, map delivery method, and map generation program

Change detection equipment and method of image recognition

Map generation device, map distribution method, and map generation program

Group escape action prediction method

Figure management system and figure modifying method by using figure management system