A method including storing, by a device in a database, a trusted fingerprint determined based at least in part on encrypting trusted connection information included in a trusted transmission packet received from a trusted source application; determining, by the device, a current fingerprint based at least in part on encrypting current connection information included in a current transmission packet received from a current source application; comparing, by the device, the current fingerprint with the trusted fingerprint; and processing, by the device, the current transmission packet based at least in part on a result of comparing the current fingerprint with the trusted fingerprint. Various other aspects are contemplated.

A system for authenticating digital contents includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code. According to one implementation, the hardware processor executes the software code to receive digital content, identify an image of a person depicted in the digital content, determine an ear shape parameter of the person depicted in the image, determine another biometric parameter of the person depicted in the image, and calculate a ratio of the ear shape parameter of the person depicted in the image to the biometric parameter of the person depicted in the image. The hardware processor is also configured to execute the software code to perform a comparison of the calculated ratio with a predetermined value, and determine whether the person depicted in the image is an authentic depiction of the person based on the comparison of the calculated ratio with the predetermined value.

A face retrieval method is applied to a face retrieval system and performed by a computing device, the face retrieval system including a retrieval device cluster, the retrieval device cluster including at least one node. The method includes acquiring a face image, parsing the face image to obtain a first facial feature, and generating a first retrieval instruction according to the first facial feature, the first retrieval instruction carrying the first facial feature. The method further includes selecting a first node from the retrieval device cluster according to a load balancing rule, the first node including a first retrieval server. Finally, the method includes transmitting the first retrieval instruction to the first retrieval server, to trigger the first retrieval server to execute the first retrieval instruction to retrieve the first facial feature, to obtain a first retrieval result.

Optimal information in consideration with time series environmental factors is provided to users. The information processing apparatus includes a retrieve module configured to retrieve environmental information indicating an ultraviolet ray exposure amount indicating an amount of ultraviolet rays exposed to a user, a temperature of an environment where the user stays, and a humidity of the environment where the user stays, a present module configured to present first information relating to the skin condition of the user based on the environmental information, and a present module configured to present second information relating to the skin condition of the user based on environmental log information including a plurality of environmental information.

This disclosure is generally directed to interactive media guidance applications. In particular, methods and systems are provided herein for automatic detection and identification of disabled users near media devices to provide accessible media content.

Accordingly, in view of the foregoing, the present disclosure provides a method for allowing disabled users to be detected and identified by a media device automatically. The result is improved access to media content and an enhanced multimedia experience for people with disabilities and improved personalization when it comes to media systems. This can lead towards a hyper-personalized experience tailored towards all users, not just non-disabled users.

An apparatus in one embodiment comprises a distributed data processing system in which multiple processing devices communicate with one another over at least one network. The distributed data processing system is configured to obtain reads of biological samples of respective sample sources, with each of the biological samples containing genomic material from a plurality of distinct microorganisms within an environment of a corresponding one of the sample sources, and to perform distributed data analytics to provide surveillance functionality characterizing at least one of a disease, an infection and a contamination as involving genomic material from multiple ones of the sample source. Performing distributed data analytics illustratively comprises performing local analytics in respective ones of a plurality of data zones, and performing global analytics utilizing results of the local analytics performed in the respective data zones.

The present technology relates to an information processing system, an information processing method, and a recording medium that make it possible to provide better user experience.

An information processing system includes a control unit that performs control such that: context information is associated with a content element in advance; for each of users, an activation condition is settable for at least the context information, and a user scenario including a data set of the context information and the activation condition is generatable; and when sensor data obtained by sensing a user in real time satisfies the activation condition set in the user scenario, the content element associated with the context information depending on the activation condition is presented to the user. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a system that provides a voice service.

Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for how to select, suggest, and modify content, which is relevant to the user, on a user interface. The system does this by combining physiological data, location data, and historical data to create a multi-dimensional user state of the user, where at least one dimension is time. The system also identifies available content, ranks the available content based on the multi-dimensional user state, and transmits a user interface a suggestion for a top-ranked item within the ranked list of available content.

The present disclosure generally relates to a computer-implemented system for intelligently retaining and recalling memory data. An exemplary method comprises receiving, via a microphone of an electronic device, a speech input of the user; receiving a text input of the user; constructing a first instance of a memory data structure based on the speech input; constructing a second instance of the memory data structure based on the text input; adding the first instance and the second instance of the memory data structure to a memory stack of the user; displaying a user interface for retrieving memory data of the user; receiving, via the user interface, a beginning of a statement from the user; retrieving a particular instance of the memory data structure from the memory stack based on the beginning of the statement; and automatically displaying a completion of the statement.

A system for authenticating digital contents includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code. According to one implementation, the hardware processor executes the software code to receive digital content, identify an image of a person depicted in the digital content, determine an ear shape parameter of the person depicted in the image, determine another biometric parameter of the person depicted in the image, and calculate a ratio of the ear shape parameter of the person depicted in the image to the biometric parameter of the person depicted in the image. The hardware processor is also configured to execute the software code to perform a comparison of the calculated ratio with a predetermined value, and determine whether the person depicted in the image is an authentic depiction of the person based on the comparison of the calculated ratio with the predetermined value.