The disclosure relates particularly to a method for providing security for a transfer point for at least one receiving apparatus, performed by one or more apparatuses, the method comprising: receiving state information at least characteristic for the presence of at least one person and/or at least one object at the transfer point; checking whether the state information meets a security requirement; and outputting or causing outputting of an activation signal only if the state information meets the security requirement. Further, the disclosure relates to a vehicle for use as a transfer apparatus for at least one transfer point, to a transfer point and to a system and a computer program.

The disclosure relates particularly to a method for providing security for a transfer point for at least one receiving apparatus, performed by one or more apparatuses, the method comprising: receiving state information at least characteristic for the presence of at least one person and/or at least one object at the transfer point; checking whether the state information meets a security requirement; and outputting or causing outputting of an activation signal only if the state information meets the security requirement. Further, the disclosure relates to a vehicle for use as a transfer apparatus for at least one transfer point, to a transfer point and to a system and a computer program.

The present disclosure provides a queuing recommendation method and device, a terminal and a computer readable storage medium, and belongs to the technical field of image processing. The method includes: acquiring image information of all queuing objects, acquiring position information of each queuing object according to the image information, determining all effective queues according to the position information of the queuing objects, and determining tail position information of queues where the effective queues are located, wherein each effective queue includes at least one effective queuing object, and the tail position information of the queue including the fewest effective queuing objects is used as a recommendation result. According to the queuing recommendation method provided by the present disclosure, the accuracy of the recommendation result is improved, and time is saved.

Disclosed are a belt type barricade and an automatic control system capable of improving operation efficiency of the belt type barricade. The barricade includes a belt roll module configured to have an electromagnet belt automatically fastened to or detached from an adjacent barricade, a driving wheel module configured to support autonomous driving and movement by controlling a plurality of driving wheels, and a barricade control module configured to control the fastening and detachment operation of the electromagnet belt of the belt roll module and driving of the driving wheel module based on arrangement structure design information or waiting mode switching information that is received in real time. The barricade autonomously performs a movement for forming a waiting guide line, a movement for automatic charging, belt fastening, awaiter sensing, waiting information indication, and wireless communication functions. Accordingly, the time required and manpower for constructing a waiting line can be reduced.

The first apparatus (2100) computes an determination accuracy representing a probability that it is correct to use, as a determination result, the first result. The first apparatus (2100) outputs the first result as the determination result in a case where the determination accuracy is greater than a first threshold value, and outputs a second result as the determination result in a case where the determination accuracy is smaller than a second threshold value. In a case where the determination accuracy is equal to or greater than the second threshold value and is equal to or smaller than the first threshold value, the first apparatus (2100) requests the second apparatus (2200) to perform the predefined determination on the determination target. The first apparatus (2100) updates at least one of the first threshold value and the second threshold value based on the determination result output by the second apparatus (2200).

A system for the management and reporting of serviceability at stores, restaurants, museums, entertainment venues or other locations 130, 140, 150, 160 is disclosed. The system comprises a serviceability information aggregator 125 working in conjunction with serviceability information agents which take the form of apps operating on smart phones, tablets, smart watches or other devices. The serviceability information aggregator 125 receives information from users 120 operating serviceability information agents related to serviceability parameters, such as wait time, line lengths, parking availability, or crowd size, aggregates the information into a serviceability score or scores, and communicates those on request to one or more users 120 via the application agent.

A queue wait time estimation system includes a processor and a memory having instructions stored thereon. Executing the instructions causes the processor to receive a first input via a first queue monitoring mode, wherein the first input is indicative of a first queue monitoring characteristic of at least one queue, and also causes the processor to receive a second input via a second queue monitoring mode, wherein the second input is indicative of a second queue monitoring characteristic of the at least one queue, and the second queue monitoring mode is different than the first queue monitoring mode. Executing the instructions also causes the processor to determine, based on the first queue monitoring characteristic and the second queue monitoring characteristic, at least one estimated queue wait time corresponding to the at least one queue, and also causes the processor to output the at least one estimated queue wait time.

Systems and methods presented herein provide an in-application messaging system that includes an audio generation system configured to encode at least one audio watermark within an audio signal, and to broadcast the audio signal into a physical environment. The in-application messaging system also includes a portable electronic device configured to receive the audio signal from the physical environment, to identify the at least one audio watermark encoded within the audio signal, and to display in-application messaging information via an application running on the portable electronic device. The in-application messaging information is based at least in part on the at least one audio watermark.

Systems and methods presented herein provide an in-application messaging system that includes an audio generation system configured to encode at least one audio watermark within an audio signal, and to broadcast the audio signal into a physical environment. The in-application messaging system also includes a portable electronic device configured to receive the audio signal from the physical environment, to identify the at least one audio watermark encoded within the audio signal, and to display in-application messaging information via an application running on the portable electronic device. The in-application messaging information is based at least in part on the at least one audio watermark.

A system for managing performance of a service establishment, the service establishment having multiple servers and multiple customers. Each server has a server queue with zero or more customers. Servers take orders from customers when they reach the head of the server's queue. The system includes: an order input interface for obtaining orders from the servers as the servers take orders from the customers; one or more digital video cameras positioned and configured to capture video of the server queues; a public view monitor viewable by the customers; a management monitor viewable by one or more managers of the service establishment; and a customer tracking processor. The customer tracking processor is configured to: receive video of server queues; identify customers in the video data; track customer progress in the server queues; and calculate and display expected wait times of the server queues on the public view monitor.