13th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150086004 | SELECTIVE MAPPING OF CALLERS IN A CALL CENTER ROUTING SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed for routing callers to agents in a contact center, along with an intelligent routing system. An exemplary method includes mapping a first portion (or fraction) of callers to agents according to a performance and/or pattern matching algorithm based on comparing caller data associated with the callers and agent data associated with the agents. The method further includes mapping a second portion of the callers (e.g., the remaining portion or fraction of all callers) to agents differently than the first portion of the callers (e.g., mapping based on queue order or performance based), which may provide a control group for monitoring or analyzing the effect of the pattern matching algorithm. The method may further include displaying the effect of the routing on at least one outcome variable, which may include revenue generation, cost, customer satisfaction, first call resolution, cancellation, or other variable outputs from the pattern matching algorithm of the system. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086005 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Communications equipment for use by a call centre to enable communications between the call centre and one or more user devices is provided, with the communications equipment comprising audio processing circuitry for processing audio signals received from the user devices over a communications network, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to perform acoustic echo cancellation and/or noise suppression and/or dereverberation processing on the received audio signals to cancel acoustic echoes and/or suppress noise and/or suppress reverberation that is present in the audio signals received from the user device. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086006 | ECHO SUPPRESSOR USING PAST ECHO PATH CHARACTERISTICS FOR UPDATING - In an echo suppressor, a frequency bin component detector compares a far-end signal amplitude spectrum with a threshold value for each frequency bin to determine whether or not each frequency bin includes a frequency component. A frequency bin echo path characteristic estimator uses the far-end signal amplitude spectrum in the frequency bins determined to have a frequency component by the frequency bin component detector and the near-end input signal amplitude spectrum of corresponding frequency bins to estimate the echo path characteristics of the frequency bins. An estimated echo signal calculation-and-echo suppressor section calculates estimated echo signals based on the echo path characteristic in each frequency bin and the far-end signal amplitude spectrum to suppress the estimated echo signals from the near-end input signal amplitude spectrum. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086007 | COMPACT, LOW POWER ADVANCED ENCRYPTION STANDARD CIRCUIT - Embodiments of an invention for a compact, low power Advanced Encryption Standard circuit are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an encryption unit having a substitution box and an accumulator. The substitution box is to perform a substitution operation on one byte per clock cycle. The accumulator is to accumulate four bytes and perform a mix-column operation in four clock cycles. The encryption unit is implemented using optimum Galois Field polynomial arithmetic for minimum area. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086008 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A DISABLED SENSITIVE MODE, AND METHOD FOR TRANSFORMING SUCH AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO RE-ACTIVATE ITS SENSITIVE MODE - A method is intended for transforming a secure electronic device, associated to a first identifier and having a sensitive mode disabled after production, for a new sensitive use. This method comprises the steps of: (i) externally computing a cipher of the first identifier with a predetermined function fed with this first identifier and a predetermined secret key; (ii) transforming an accessible metal layer of the electronic device to form an activation pattern representing this externally computed cipher of the first identifier; (iii) getting a value representative of this activation pattern into the electronic device; and (iv) computing a second identifier with this transformed electronic device by feeding a reverse function of the predetermined function with this value and this secret key, to trigger a comeback to the sensitive mode if this second identifier is equal to the first identifier. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086009 | HANDLING KEY ROTATION PROBLEMS - Example embodiments include centralized systems for managing cryptographic keys and trust relationships among systems. Embodiments may include a centralized key store and a centralized policy store. Key sets comprising public/private keys may be stored in or identified by key objects. Key objects within the key store may be organized into trust sets and policies may apply at any level within the key store. Policies may identify when to rotate key sets. When rotating key sets, a new public key and a new private key may be generated. The new public/private keys may be installed at locations where the old public/private keys reside. As the new public/private keys are installed, they may be tested. If problems with the new public/private keys occur, the new public/private keys may be rolled back to the old public/private keys for locations experiencing problems. Remedial action may then be taken to resolve the problems. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086010 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SERVER APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - In an embodiment, an information processing apparatus is connected to external apparatuses. The information processing apparatus includes:
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20150086011 | WIRELESS SHARING OF CONTENT BETWEEN COMPUTING DEVICES - A system and method for video content sharing are given. A wireless controller of a first computing device receives a multi-gigabit-per-second transmission of a compressed and encrypted remote frame buffer from a second computing device, and stores the compressed and encrypted remote frame buffer in local memory. An integrated graphics controller of the first computing device decompresses and de-crypts the remote frame buffer, and renders a composite frame buffer of the remote frame buffer and a native or local frame buffer of the first computing device. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086012 | SECURE VIDEO OUPUT PATH - Systems and methods for secure delivery of output surface bitmaps to a display engine. An example processing system comprises: an architecturally protected memory; and a processing core communicatively coupled to the architecturally protected memory, the processing core comprising a processing logic configured to implement an architecturally-protected execution environment by performing at least one of: executing instructions residing in the architecturally protected memory and preventing an unauthorized access to the architecturally protected memory; wherein the processing logic is further configured to provide a secure video output path by generating an output surface bitmap encrypted with a first encryption key and storing an encrypted first encryption key in an external memory, wherein the encrypted first encryption key is produced by encrypting the first encryption key with a second encryption key. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086013 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULTANEOUS COMPRESSION AND ENCRYPTION - Embodiments of reversible systems and methods for fast, secure and efficient transmission, storage, and protection of digital multimedia are disclosed. The embodiments may have the ability to simultaneously compress and encrypt digital data in order to concurrently reduce data size and prevent reconstruction without the proper encryption key. Embodiments of a method may include pre-processing data to optimize the size of data segments to be compressed, transforming the data for improving the compressibility of the before-mentioned data segments, processing the data sequentially to generate predictive statistical models, encoding the data for simultaneously encrypting and compressing data segments using a keystream, and increasing both the compression ratio and security of these encoding processes using a block cipher. Embodiments of these methods may be suitable for use on both encrypted and unencrypted media. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086014 | Systems and Methods of Securing Operational Information Associated with an Imaging Device - The invention is directed to a tamper-evident method of encrypting data relating to one or more print cartridges installed in an imaging device that includes triggering a gathering of data relating to the one or more print cartridges installed in the imaging device; recording a number of instances the triggering is performed; retrieving a previously encrypted data relating to the one or more print cartridges installed in the imaging device, the previously encrypted data gathered at a time prior to the triggering; and encrypting the gathered data using the previously encrypted data. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086015 | Cryptographically Protected Redundant Data Packets - The embodiments relate to methods for generating cryptographically protected redundant data packets. N redundant data packets are produced by N different generation units. The respective generation unit is allocated a unique identification. N cryptographically protected redundant data packets are generated by an individual cryptographic function from the N generated redundant data packets, the cryptographic function being parameterized for generating the respective cryptographically protected data packet by a cryptographic key and by the identification allocated to the corresponding generation unit. The cryptographic key may be used for a plurality of channels. The embodiments also relate to a computer program product and a device for generating cryptographically protected redundant data packets. The embodiments further relate to a communication node for generating and transmitting cryptographically protected redundant data packets and to an arrangement for a communication network having a plurality of said type of communication nodes. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086016 | Encryption Key Providing Method, Semiconductor Integrated Circuit, and Encryption Key Management Device - The first device, which utilize a cipher, generates device unique data by a PUF, and the second device generates one pair of helper data and a device unique ID on the basis of the generated device unique data. The device unique data has fluctuations caused by the generation environment, and regarding the fluctuations as an error to the device unique ID, the helper data serves as correction data for correcting the error. The second device generates a Hash function from the device unique ID and the encryption key. The second device writes one of the helper data and the Hash function to the first device first, and after authenticating the first device by the write, the other of the helper data and the Hash function is written in the first device. Decrypting the encryption key, the first device is allowed to utilize the cipher. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086017 | Secure Near Field Communication Server Information Handling System Lock - Secure NFC interactions with a server information handling system management controller, such as a baseboard management controller, are supported with an NFC application running on a mobile information handling system. A private key is applied by the mobile application to create an application hash that a baseboard management controller verifies to authorize access by the NFC application. The private key encrypts a user name and password so that the baseboard management controller decrypts the user credentials to look up access privileges in a security database. If user privileges include access to components, the baseboard management controller automatically actuates locks to provide access. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086018 | CENTRALIZED KEY DISCOVERY AND MANAGEMENT - Example embodiments include centralized systems for managing cryptographic keys and trust relationships among systems. The centralized systems may create rich search criteria that can be used to search managed systems for key information. The search criteria may be coupled with a tag to assign key information that meets the search criteria and a state to indicate at least one action that may be taken with regard to the search criteria. Agents located on managed systems may receive the search criteria, tag and state, and may implement the search. Alternate embodiments may access file or other operations on managed systems directly from the centralized system. Embodiments may include a centralized key store, a centralized policy store and/or a centralized configuration store. Key objects within the key store may be organized into trust sets and policies may apply at any level within the key store. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086019 | CREATING SECURE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER (OEM) IDENTIFICATION - A processing device implementing creation of secure Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) identifiers (IDs) in a processing device is disclosed. A processing device of the disclosure includes a one-time programmable storage device and an execution unit. The execution unit can implement a one-way cryptographic hash function that is to receive a secret OEM key from an OEM system, generate an OEM public ID from the secret OEM key, and send the OEM public ID to the one-time programmable storage device for storage. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086020 | CENTRALIZED POLICY MANAGEMENT FOR SECURITY KEYS - Example embodiments include centralized systems for managing cryptographic keys and trust relationships among systems. Embodiments may include a centralized key store and a centralized policy store. Key sets comprising public/private keys may be stored in or identified by key objects. Key objects within the key store may be organized into key sets and trust sets. Policies may apply at any level within the key store. Policies and associated keys may be grouped and organized to manage groups of keys according to common policies and to present complex relationships to a user. Lower level keys may inherit policy properties from higher levels. Higher levels may be locked to preclude changes at lower levels. Policies may include a variety of properties/fields to facilitate key management. Policies may determine what actions are taken with respect to a key or group of keys. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086021 | TECHNIQUES FOR PERSONALIZING AUDIO LEVELS - Techniques for personalizing audio levels, in accordance with embodiments of the present technology, provide different audio volumes to different locations in a room allowing for two of more users to enjoy the same audio content at different volumes. Differential level and delay compensation filtering based on a position of each of a plurality of speakers, the location of each user and the preferred relative audio volume of each user are utilized to produce different effective audio levels in localized regions of a room. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086022 | IMPROVEMENT OF AN AUDIO SIGNAL OF AN FM STEREO RADIO RECEIVER BY USING PARAMETRIC STEREO - The invention relates to a method for improving a stereo audio signal of an FM stereo radio receiver. The method comprises determining one or more parametric stereo parameters based on the stereo audio signal in a frequency-variant or frequency-invariant manner. Preferably, these PS parameters are time- and frequency-variant. Moreover, the method comprises generating the improved stereo signal based on a first audio signal and the one or more parametric stereo parameters. The first audio signal is obtained from the stereo audio signal, e.g. by a downmix operation. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086023 | AUDIO CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to an embodiment, an audio control apparatus includes a calculation unit and a determination unit. The calculation unit is configured to calculate an interaural cross-correlation function of a binaural recording signal at regular time intervals. The determination unit is configured to determine that a signal zone in which peak times of interaural cross-correlation functions are consecutively included in one of a plurality of time ranges determined in advance is a localized-sound zone in which a sound-image is localized, each of the peak times being a time at which a corresponding cross-correlation function takes a maximum value. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086024 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCING MULTI-SOUND CHANNEL CONTENTS USING DLNA IN MOBILE TERMINAL - An acoustic apparatus and a method thereof in a mobile terminal are provided. More particularly, an apparatus and a method for establishing a multi-sound system that provides sounds of sense of reality by connecting with players existing in the neighborhood and reproducing channels of contents using a plurality of players when reproducing the contents including multi-sound channels are provided. The apparatus includes a control player, a server player, and a client player. The control player selects players that reproduce respective channels using information of the channels forming the multi-sound channel contents. The server player analyzes the contents to be reproduced by the players to provide the information regarding the channels to the control player. The client player reproduces the channels of the relevant contents under control of the control player. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086025 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING A SPEAKER FROM OVEREXCURSION - In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a controller configured to be coupled to an audio speaker. The controller may be configured to receive an audio input signal. The controller may also be configured to, based on a linear displacement transfer function associated with the audio speaker, process the audio input signal to generate a modeled linear displacement of the audio speaker, wherein the linear displacement transfer function has a response that models linear displacement of the audio speaker as a linear function of the audio input signal. The controller may further be configured to, based on an excursion linearity function associated with the audio speaker, process the modeled linear displacement to generate a predicted actual displacement of the audio speaker, wherein the excursion linearity function is a function of the modeled linear displacement and has a response modeling non-linearities of the displacement of the audio speaker as a function of the audio input signal. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086026 | INTRINSICALLY SAFE AUDIO CIRCUIT FOR A PORTABLE TWO-WAY RADIO - An intrinsically safe audio circuit and intrinsically safe portable two-way radio device meet conventional audio output requirements and intrinsically safe design limitations by separating the speaker coil of the device's speaker into separate coils to limit the energy storage possible in any one of the coils. Each separate coil is driven by one of several different audio power amplifiers that each output a substantially identical signal, and each of which are current limited. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086027 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A LOUDSPEAKER DEVICE, LOUDSPEAKER DEVICE, AND DEVICE FOR NOISE COMPENSATION - In a method for operating a loudspeaker device having at least one loudspeaker, at least one actual membrane state parameter of a membrane of the loudspeaker is detected by a detecting device. An actual membrane state of the membrane based on the following actual membrane state parameters: actual membrane position (x | 2015-03-26 |
20150086028 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHECKING AN ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - The present invention relates to a method and system for checking an acoustic transducer and the audio system, wherein an inaudible silo test signal is added on top of a normal audio signal of an electronic device. A signal mix consisting of the test signal and the normal audio signal is derived and converted to a digital signal which is processed by a type of Fourier transformation, e.g. the Goertzel algorithm, to derive the magnitude of the digital signal at the test signal frequency. The derived magnitude is used to gain knowledge about the functionality of the acoustic transducer and its electrical connection to the electric device, as well as the common audio path. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086029 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INHIBITING PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - This accessory is apparatus capable of implementing a method that can affect one or more features of a portable electronic device when brought into a vehicle having a radio with a right and left speaker. The accessory has a sender for initiating transmission of an RF test signal at the portable electronic device The RF test signal is arranged to cause the radio to produce a distinct pair of audio responses from the right and left speaker. The accessory has a discriminator for determining for the right and left speaker the corresponding return delay between transmission of the RF test signal and arrival of the distinct pair of audio responses at the portable electronic device. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086030 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic device and methods are disclosed. A cover panel is located on a front surface of the electronic device. A piezoelectric vibration module configured to vibrate the cover panel. A drive module configured to vibrate the piezoelectric vibration module based on a sound signal. A pressure intensity acquiring module configured to acquire pressure intensity information. The pressure intensity information indicates an intensity at which an ear of a user is pressed onto the cover panel. A sound quality controller configured to control a sound quality of the sound signal based on the pressure intensity information. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086031 | ACTIVE NOISE-REDUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to an embodiment, an active noise-reduction apparatus includes following elements. The microphone converts a sound including a target sound into an error signal. The control filter generates a control signal in accordance with a control characteristic. The first control effect estimation filter converts the control signal into a first signal in accordance with an estimated secondary path characteristic. The second control effect estimation filter converts the control signal into a second signal in accordance with a processed secondary path characteristic obtained by shortening a delay of the estimated secondary path characteristic. The updating unit updates the control characteristic based on the error signal, the first signal, and the second signal. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086032 | INTEGRATED EARBUD ANTENNA FOR RECEIVING TELEVISION BROADCASTS - A method and apparatus for adapting an electronic device to receive digital television broadcast signals is disclosed. The device comprises a switch commandable to interpose one or more matching networks as in the RF signal path according to a channel command to match an integrated headset antenna to the tuner receiving the RF signals. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086033 | Reduced Latency Electronic Content System - An architecture for selecting and providing content items to a device includes cloud-based resources of a device management service and one or more content sources. The device is configured to receive instructions and a portion of the content item from the device management service. The instructions direct the device to obtain and buffer the content item from the content source, while simultaneously outputting the portion of the content item to a user. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086034 | Audio Routing System for Routing Audio Data to and from a Mobile Device - A method includes receiving sound by a first audio unit installed in an electrical outlet, routing audio data corresponding to the received sound from the first audio unit to a second audio unit installed in a second electrical outlet, and sending the audio data to a mobile device using a wireless link between the mobile device and the second audio unit. Routing the audio data may include receiving the audio data from the first audio unit by a third audio unit and routing the audio data to the second audio unit by the third audio unit serving as a router. The data may be routed using table driven routing, on-demand routing or some other appropriate routing protocol. The method may also include performing voice recognition on the audio data and detecting a command word and routing command word data to the second audio unit. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086035 | SOUND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A sound control system and method for a vehicle are provided and a sound output of a speaker is automatically adjusted based on a position in which a passenger enters in a seat within the vehicle to provide an optimum sound state. The system includes a passenger detecting unit that is installed at each seat of the vehicle and is configured to detect a passenger entering a seat and a controller that is configured to detect a passenger riding position within the vehicle from a passenger detecting signal output by the passenger detecting unit. In addition, the controller is configured to adjust sound through each speaker within the vehicle based on the passenger riding position. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086036 | PACKAGING COMPONENT AND PACKAGING METHOD FOR MICROPHONE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The embodiments of the present invention provide a packaging component for a microphone, a packaging method for a microphone and an electronic device. The packaging component for the microphone includes: a microphone holder configured to fix the microphone; a housing configured to package the microphone holder; and a fixing member configured to fixedly connect the microphone holder to the housing, wherein the fixing member has a via hole therethrough, and the via hole is communicated with a space of the microphone holder to form an acoustic channel of the microphone. Through the embodiments of the present invention, the problem that the conventional packaging structure cannot apply an enough force to package the microphone is solved, and the waterproof and sealing effect of the microphone is enhanced. In addition, through the packaging component, a space around the sound reception hole of the microphone can be saved. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086037 | SOUND RECEIVING DEVICE - A sound receiving device is disclosed, including a microphone array, a plurality of time delay circuits and a sound-mixing output device, wherein the microphone array includes a plurality of microphones longitudinally arranged along a straight line in order, two adjacent microphones in the microphone array are separated with a distance of | 2015-03-26 |
20150086038 | TIME-FREQUENCY DIRECTIONAL PROCESSING OF AUDIO SIGNALS - An approach to processing of acoustic signals acquired at a user's device include one or both of acquisition of parallel signals from a set of closely spaced microphones, and use of a multi-tier computing approach in which some processing is performed at the user's device and further processing is performed at one or more server computers in communication with the user's device. The acquired signals are processed using time versus frequency estimates of both energy content as well as direction of arrival. In some examples, a non-negative matrix or tensor factorization approach is used to identify multiple sources each associated with a corresponding direction of arrival of a signal from that source. In some examples, data characterizing direction of arrival information is passed from the user's device to a server computer where direction-based processing is performed. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086039 | Wearable Directional Microphone Array Apparatus and System - A wearable microphone array apparatus and system used as a directional audio system and as an assisted listening device. The present invention advances hearing aids and assisted listening devices to allow construction of a highly directional audio array that is wearable, natural sounding, and convenient to direct, as well as to provide directional cues to users who have partial or total loss of hearing in one or both ears. The advantages of the invention include simultaneously providing high gain, high directivity, high side lobe attenuation, and consistent beam width; providing significant beam forming at lower frequencies where substantial noises are present, particularly in noisy, reverberant environments; and allowing construction of a cost effective body-worn or body-carried directional audio device. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086040 | TUNABLE INDUCTIVE DEVICE FOR PARAMETRIC AUDIO SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - An apparatus and method for optimizing a parametric emitter system having a pot core inductive device coupled between an amplifier and emitter. The pot core inductive device allows for adjustments of the air gap formed between the two halves of the pot core structure to adjust its inductive value. This post-manufacture adjustability allows for corrections of differences caused by operations of other components in the audio system and to account for slight differences in the electrical circuit of different amplifier/emitter combinations. As efficiency of the system is dependent on the functional relationship between the amplifier, inductive device, and emitter, this allows for fine tuning of the signal to obtain high quality. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086041 | Acoustic Signatures - Embodiments described herein provide for acoustic signatures in a playback system. In some embodiments, a playback device includes an audio processing component configured to receive an audio input signal, receive an acoustic signature signal, generate an audio output signal based on the audio input signal and the acoustic signature signal, and output the generated audio output signal. In some embodiments, the acoustic signature identifies at least one of the playback device or a group of playback devices. Some embodiments additionally include the playback device amplifying the generated audio output signal with one or more amplifiers, and playing the generated audio output signal via one or more speakers. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086042 | QUANTITY ADJUSTING APPARATUS - To realize a change in a volume that does not give a user a feeling of strangeness even when a great processing load is put on a volume determining unit. A volume controller performs a process for determining a new volume of an audio signal based on an alternate pulse interval that is based on a counting time and the number of pulses counted by a counting section within the counting time and a current volume stored in a storage section, and storing the determined new volume as the current volume in the storage section, the same number of times as the number of pulses counted by the counting section every counting time, and outputs last information stored as the current volume in the storage section to an electronic volume. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086043 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING MICROPHONE FUNCTIONALITY - An adjustable microphone. The microphone includes a MEMS microphone, a charge pump, a preamplifier, a first analog-to-digital converter, a root mean square (RMS) power detector, and a logic circuit. The MEMS microphone is configured to provide a signal indicative of sound detected by the MEMS microphone. The charge pump provides a bias voltage to the MEMS microphone. The preamplifier receives the signal from the MEMS microphone, and outputs an amplified signal indicative of sound detected by the MEMS microphone. The first analog-to-digital converter receives the amplified signal and converts the amplified signal to a digital signal. The root mean square power detector is configured to detect a power level of the amplified signal and output an indication of the power of the amplified signal. The logic circuit receives the RMS power detector output and a control input, and adjusts the operation of the microphone based on the control input. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086044 | AUDIO DEMONSTRATION KIT - An audio demonstration kit encourages understanding of audio concepts by enabling children to construct and study speaker performance. In a particular embodiment, the audio demonstration kit includes a paper speaker and instructions. The paper speaker includes a backplate, a suspension, and a diaphragm cut from a single sheet of paper. The demonstration kit may feature an amplifier that is configurable to accommodate various hardware additions as a child is ready for more progressively challenging construction. For example, the amplifier of an embodiment allows single and dual mode operation, as well as drives a rotary motor and is coordinated with a strobe light. The amplifier of an embodiment is synchronized with the strobe light and a moveable platform to create the impression of that jiggling figures attached to the table are dancing. Interfaces with smart phone, recording, and other technologies further enhances and encourages the learning experience. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086045 | Smart Line-In Processing in a Group - Technology for smart line-in processing in an audio environment is disclosed. An example playback device includes a line-in connector for receiving a first audio signal, a network interface, and a processor. A computer readable storage medium has stored instructions executable by the processor to determine that the first audio signal is present at the line-in connector, and, in response to determining that the first audio signal is present at the line-in connector, (i) cease playback of a second audio signal being played by the playback device, wherein the second audio signal is not present at the line-in connector, (ii) cause the playback device to play at least a first portion of the first audio signal, and (iii) cause the playback device to transmit, via the network interface, at least a second portion of the first audio signal to another playback device. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086046 | FEEDBACK PROVIDING MODULE, FEEDBACK PROVIDING APPRATUS, AND FEEDBACK PROVIDING METHOD - Disclosed herein are a feedback providing module, a feedback providing apparatus, and a feedback providing method. The feedback providing module includes: an upper plate part generating a vibration; a lower plate part inducing the vibration of the upper plate part; and a feedback controlling unit applying first to fourth voltages having different levels to the upper and the lower plate part in response to feedback control signals and varying the levels of the first to fourth voltages to control the upper and the lower plate part to generate at least one of a sound and a vibration. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086047 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, PANEL UNIT, AND UNIT FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Excessive deformation of a piezoelectric element is reduced. An electronic apparatus | 2015-03-26 |
20150086048 | ACOUSTIC PANELS AND PLANAR STRUCTURES - A glass panel is provided having a glass structure with an exterior surface and an interior surface, the glass structure having at least one glass sheet with a thickness ranging from about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm and a backing frame positioned adjacent the glass structure and situated along the perimeter of the interior surface of the glass structure. The glass panel further includes a polymer layer positioned on the interior surface and intermediate the glass structure and backing frame to adhere the glass structure together with the backing frame an array of acoustic exciters positioned on the glass structure, the array of acoustic exciters providing excitation energy to or receiving excitation energy from the glass structure where frequency response of the panel can be a function of the geometry of the glass structure and the position of the acoustic exciters. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086049 | INCREASED COMPLIANCE FLAT REED TRANSDUCER - A receiver, the receiver includes a coil, a top assembly, a bottom assembly, and a flat planar armature. The flat planar armature includes an outer ring-like portion that forms a first opening. The flat planar armature further includes a central portion that extends from the outer ring-like portion into the opening. An end of the central portion is free to move in the presence of magnetic flux. The flat planar armature has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion couples to the top assembly and the bottom assembly. The top assembly and the bottom assembly form a second opening that exposes the second end portion. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086050 | Chip with a Micro-Electromechanical Structure and Covering Element, and a Method for the Production of Same - A micro-electromechanical chip includes a substrate, a micro-electromechanical structure formed in the substrate, and a covering element that is positioned on a surface of the substrate and that is configured to protect the micro-electromechanical structure from at least one of outside contaminants and mechanical influences. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086051 | HEARING AID ADAPTED FOR EMBEDDED ELECTRONICS - A hearing aid comprising a microphone, a receiver, hearing aid electronics coupled to the microphone and the receiver, and conductive traces overlaying an insulator, the conductive traces configured to interconnect the hearing aid electronics and to follow non-planar contours of the insulator. Examples are provided wherein the insulator includes a hearing aid housing. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086052 | Gain Control for an Electro-Acoustic Device with a Facial Movement Detector - Methods, systems and devices are provided for controlling a wearable device. Embodiments include receiving a facial movement indication from a facial movement detector measured contemporaneously with an input audio signal. Additionally, whether a first movement pattern associated with the wearer speaking is a movement match to the facial movement indication may be determined In this way, a speaking gain profile may be applied to the input audio signal for generating an augmented audio segment in response to determining the first movement pattern is the movement match to the facial movement indication. Thus, the augmented audio segment may be output. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086053 | HEARING INSTRUMENT WITH BATTERY COMPARTMENT SWITCH - A hearing instrument has a battery compartment switch which causes the hearing instrument to switch on/off. An electrical contact to the battery is established and interrupted by the battery compartment switch when the battery compartment is closed and opened. An on/off contour in the area of the battery compartment and a correspondingly shaped battery contact device are provided, the configurations are tailored, so that the lift-off area for lifting the battery contact device away from the battery and the contact area of the battery contact device are separated from one another. The battery contact device has a lift-off area and a contact area. Both areas are configured separately to reduce the wear on the on/off contour and to secure electrical contacting of the battery. This enables a lift-off area with a large surface, through which the mechanical pressure on the on/off contour is distributed and is thus reduced. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086054 | Open Ear Canal Hearing Aid - The invention provides systems and methods for providing hearing aid. An open ear canal hearing aid may be provided in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The hearing aid may include a part that contains electronic components, a passive amplifier, and a securing mechanism. The securing mechanism may include bristles or balloons. The securing mechanism may have various configurations and be adjustable. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086055 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a receiver, a sound output module, and a controller configured to control the receiver and the sound output module. Upon occurrence of at least one of an ear of a user of the portable electronic device approaching the portable electronic device and the ear of the user coming into contact with the portable electronic device while performing a sound output process of causing the sound output module to output sound, the controller performs a sound playback process of playing back the sound output from the sound output module in the sound output process and causing the receiver to output the sound. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086056 | Speaker Device - A speaker device is provided with: a housing having a box body and a lid for closing the box body, a partition wall configured to separate the inside of the housing to form a plurality of spaces, a plurality of speaker units accommodated in the spaces, respectively, a wiring board configured to electrically connect the speaker units to the outside, and an elastic member provided between the partition wall and the lid, and closing the gap with the periphery of the wiring board in a state that the elastic member holds the wiring board. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086057 | BASS REFLEX LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM WITH PHASE CORRECTION ELEMENT - A loudspeaker system has a loudspeaker housing that comprises at least a first and a second housing chamber. The loudspeaker system has a bass loudspeaker that is mounted on a partition between the first housing chamber and the second housing chamber, wherein the back of the bass loudspeaker has the first housing chamber present and the front of the bass loudspeaker has the second housing chamber present. The partition contains at least one bass reflex opening. A phase correction element is arranged at the front of the bass loudspeaker in the second housing chamber. The bass reflex opening opens into the second housing chamber and is arranged in a region adjacent to the phase correction element. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086058 | Microphone having a microphone capsule, dynamic sound transducer for headphones, earphones or headsets and method for producing a microphone capsule or a sound transducer - A microphone having a microphone capsule ( | 2015-03-26 |
20150086059 | Interchangeable Wearing Modes for a Headset - A headset system for interchangeable wearing styles is disclosed. A retention element is detachably coupled to an earpiece, allowing the headset to interchange between a headband, ear loop and neckband wearing style. The retention element comprises a security element that prevents rotation of the earpiece when coupled, providing a stable and ergonomic wearing experience. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086060 | Earphones with Built-In Splitter - By combining an earphone with an extra audio splitter and jack, it becomes possible to share the audio being played over one set of earphones with another set of earphones in a sanitary manner using ordinary, unmodified earphones. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086061 | CONNECTION MEMBER FOR CONNECTING HEADSET PLUG, HEADSET JACK AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a connection member for connecting a headset plug with an electronic device, a headset jack of the electronic device and the electronic device. The connection member comprises a pin, wherein the pin communicates with a terminal positioned near an end portion of the headset plug when the connection member is connected with the headset plug. The connection member disclosed in the present disclosure can reduce the length of the headset to be inserted into the headset jack, and reduce the depth of the headset jack, thereby saving space in the electronic device configured with the headset jack. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086062 | CASE WITH HEADSET RETRACTION DEVICE - A headset retraction device for a portable media player generally includes a base and an arbor, wherein the arbor is configured to rotate within a cavity defined by the base, and the arbor and base are cooperatively configured to wind a cord of the headset in a single plane. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086063 | SPEAKER AND DISPLAY HAVING SAME - A speaker includes a hollow glass substrate and a plurality of vibration exciters. The glass substrate defines a hermetical receiving cavity. The vibration exciters are received in the receiving cavity, and are attached to the glass substrate to drive the glass substrate to vibrate, thus generating sound waves. The disclosure further relates a display having the speaker. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086064 | Sound Processing - Embodiments of the present invention provide a socket that comprises a socket body. The socket body forms a socket cavity for receiving a plug. The socket further comprises an acoustic device and a sound port. The sound port is disposed in the socket body for acoustically coupling the acoustic device with the cavity. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086065 | Loudspeakers With Double Dampers - A loudspeaker with double dampers include a magnetic circuit forming a magnetic field, a voice coil passing through the magnetic field of the magnetic circuit, a vibration module connected with the voice coil, a frame connected with the vibration module, and a supporting module having a pillar and first and second dampers. The pillar of the supporting module is arranged inside the voice coil and mounted on the magnetic circuit. The first damper of the supporting module is connected between the pillar and an inner surface of the voice coil, and the second damper is connected between an outer surface of the voice coil and an inner surface of the frame. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086066 | ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - An electro-acoustic transducer includes a frame, a magnet circuit unit accommodated in the frame, and a vibration unit engaging with the frame. The magnetic circuit unit includes a lower plate, a main magnet positioned centrally on the lower plate, a pair of auxiliary magnets positioned spaced from the main magnet for forming a magnetic gap, and a pair of upper plates attached to the auxiliary magnets, respectively. Each upper plate includes a base body integrated with the frame, and a restricting part extending from the base body and engaging with an inner surface of the auxiliary magnet facing the main magnet. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086067 | METHODS FOR SCENE BASED VIDEO WATERMARKING AND DEVICES THEREOF - A method, device and non-transitory computer readable medium for scene based video watermarking. Methods are disclosed to detect the scenes inside the video. Disclosed devices and methods are capable of scene change detection for both, gradual and abrupt scenes. Methods are also disclosed to group logical scenes in a video. The disclosed methods are aided with methods to reduce the computational time taken for scene change detection. Watermarks are created and segmented using a plurality of unique identifiers to limit any unauthorized use of the video. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086068 | Instrument and Document Authentication System - A method of creating a document whose authenticity can be confirmed comprises printing a character on the document using a combination of a printing medium having a first appearance and a contaminant having a second appearance distinct from the first appearance, and wherein a first portion of the character has the first appearance but not the second appearance, and a second portion of the character has the second appearance; capturing an image containing the character; and storing the image and information relating to the document in a database. A method of authenticating a document comprises capturing an image of the document; identifying a pattern in the document, comparing the pattern to information in a database relating to an original pattern present on an originally printed document, to determine whether the pattern and the original pattern are within a specified level of similarity. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086069 | EXTRACTING CARD DATA USING IIN DATABASE - Extracting card data comprises receiving, by one or more computing devices, a digital image of a card; perform an image recognition process on the digital representation of the card; identifying an image in the digital representation of the card; comparing the identified image to an image database comprising a plurality of images and determining that the identified image matches a stored image in the image database; determining a card type associated with the stored image and associating the card type with the card based on the determination that the identified image matches the stored image; and performing a particular optical character recognition algorithm on the digital representation of the card, the particular optical character recognition algorithm being based on the determined card type. Another example uses an issuer identification number to improve data extraction. Another example compares extracted data with user data to improve accuracy. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086070 | IMAGE RECOGNITION TO SUPPORT SHELF AUDITING FOR CONSUMER RESEARCH - Image recognition methods, apparatus and articles or manufacture to support shelf auditing for consumer research are disclosed herein. Example methods disclosed herein include comparing a first image signature associated with an input image with a plurality of reference signatures associated with a plurality of reference images to identify a first reference image matching the input image. Such disclosed example methods also include identifying a first group of items depicted in the input image as corresponding to a first group of reference items registered with the first reference image. Such disclosed example methods further include determining a first region of the input image that differs from a corresponding first region of the first reference image, and processing the first region of the input image based on a template to identify a second item depicted in the input image. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086071 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EFFICIENTLY MONITORING PARKING OCCUPANCY - A system and method for determining parking occupancy by constructing a parking area model based on a parking area, receiving image frames from at least one video camera, selecting at least one region of interest from the image frames, performing vehicle detection on the region(s) of interest, determining that there is a change in parking status for a parking space model associated with the region of interest, and updating parking status information for a parking space associated with the parking space model. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086072 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING A WORKER PERFORMING A CROWDSOURCED TASK - The disclosed embodiments illustrate methods and systems for monitoring a worker performing a crowdsourced task being presented on a computing device. The method comprises performing at least one of a facial detection processing or an eye tracking processing, on a video stream captured by a camera of the computing device. An inattention instance of the worker is determined based on at least one of the facial detection processing or the eye tracking processing. Further, the inattention instance is communicated to a crowdsourcing platform, wherein the crowdsourced task is received from the crowdsourcing platform. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086073 | IMAGE FRAME PROCESSING INCLUDING USAGE OF ACCELERATION DATA IN ASSISTING OBJECT LOCATION - Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with computing, including processing of image frames, are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus may include an accelerometer and an image processing engine having an object tracking function. The object tracking function may be arranged to track an object from one image frame to another image frame. The object tracking function may use acceleration data output by the accelerometer to assist in locating the object in an image frame. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086074 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing device including an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image, a parameter acquisition unit configured to acquire a parameter associated with a user of a portable terminal, a specification unit configured to specify the user from the captured image on the basis of the parameter, and a display control unit configured to perform control in a manner that, in a case where the user is not specified by the specification unit, information indicating a movement of the user necessary to specify the user is displayed in the portable terminal. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086075 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACE TRACKING - Improved face tracking is provided during determination of an image by an imaging device using a low power face tracking unit. In one embodiment, image data associated with a frame and one or more face detection windows from a face detection unit may be received by the face tracking unit. The face detection windows are associated with the image data of the frame. A face list may be determined based on the face detection windows and one or more faces may be selected from the face list to generate an output face list. The output face list may then be provided to a processor of an imaging device for the detection of an image based on at least one of coordinate and scale values of the one or more faces on the output face list. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086076 | Face Recognition Performance Using Additional Image Features - A technique is provided for recognizing faces in an image stream using a digital image acquisition device. A first acquired image is received from an image stream. A first face region is detected within the first acquired image having a given size and a respective location within the first acquired image. First faceprint data uniquely identifying the first face region are extracted along with first peripheral region data around the first face region. The first faceprint and peripheral region data are stored, and the first peripheral region data are associated with the first face region. The first face region is tracked until a face lock is lost. A second face region is detected within a second acquired image from the image stream. Second peripheral region data around the second face region are extracted. The second face region is identified upon matching the first and second peripheral region data. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086077 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ALERTING A DRIVER THAT VISUAL PERCEPTION OF PEDESTRIAN MAY BE DIFFICULT - A pedestrian perception alert system configured to issue a warning during real-time when a driver's visual detection of a pedestrian is difficult, and a method thereof is provided. The system includes a video camera, an alert for issuing a warning, a processor, and a Pedestrian Detection Unit (“PDU”). The PDU analyzes the video camera image to detect a pedestrian. A Global Clutter Analysis Unit (“GCAU”) generates a global clutter score. A Local Pedestrian Clutter Analysis Unit (“LPCAU”) generates a local pedestrian clutter score. The processer processes the global clutter score and local pedestrian clutter score so as to generate a pedestrian detection score. The alert is actuated when the pedestrian detection score is outside of a predetermined threshold so as to notify the driver that perception of a pedestrian is difficult at that time. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086078 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING EGO MOTION OF AN OBJECT - A method for estimating ego motion of an object moving on a surface, the method including generating at least two composite top view images of the surface on the basis of video frames provided by at least one onboard video camera of the object moving on the surface; performing a region matching between consecutive top view images to extract global motion parameters of the moving object; calculating the ego motion of the moving object from the extracted global motion parameters of the moving object. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086079 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND IMAGE SENSOR - A vehicle control system includes a light-receiving section which has a plurality of filters having different pass bands, and a plurality of light-receiving elements, each of which receives incident light via any one of the filters; an image data generation section which, when receiving general image data which is an output of the light-receiving section, extracts outputs of the light-receiving elements correlated to the filters to generate discrete image data, which is image data for each of the filters; an image data processing section which detects at least one object, based on the discrete image data generated by the image data generation section or composite image data generated by combining the discrete image data; and a vehicle control section which performs vehicle control, according to the object detected by the image data processing section. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086080 | ROAD VERTICAL CONTOUR DETECTION - A driver assistance/control system includes a camera operatively connectible to a processor mountable in a host vehicle. A vertical deviation in road contour is detected while the host vehicle is moving. First, second and third images of the road are captured from the camera. By matching image points of the road in the first image and corresponding image points of the road in the second image, a first homography is computed which transforms the first image of the road to the second image of the road. A second homography is computed which transforms the second image of the road to the third image of the road. A chained homography is computed by chaining the first and second homographies. By using the chained homography as an initial guess, a third homography is computed which transforms the first image of the road to the third image of the road. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086081 | VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION BASED ON AN IMAGE - A machine may be configured as a vehicle identification machine to identify a model of a vehicle based on an image that depicts a dashboard of the vehicle. As configured, the machine may receive an image of the dashboard, where the image depicts a layout of instrumentation within the dashboard. The machine may identify the layout of instrumentation by processing the image. For example, the machine may process the image by determining a position of an instrument within the layout of instrumentation, determining an outline of instrument, or both. The machine may access a data record that correlates a model of the vehicle with the identified layout of instrumentation and, based on the data record, identify the model of the vehicle. The machine may then provide a notification that references the vehicle, references the identified model of the vehicle, or references both. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086082 | PARALLEL CORRELATION METHOD AND CORRELATION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A parallel correlation method and a correlation apparatus are provided, which can be adapted for an optical navigation device. The method includes: generating a reference array corresponding to a reference image and a compare array corresponding to a first compare image captured are generated; storing the reference array in a first memory bank such that the reference pixel values of an ith column thereof are indexed by the respective ith column; storing the compare array in a second memory bank such that the compare pixel values of a jth column thereof are indexed by the respective jth column; fetching the compare pixel values from the second memory bank and the corresponding reference pixel values with column indexing to simultaneously compute the correlation between the reference array and the compare array for a L×M correlation array, wherein M, i, and j are integers. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086083 | STRUCTURAL HOT SPOT AND CRITICAL LOCATION MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for detecting a crack in a structural component includes receiving, with a processor, signals indicative of at least one image for a critical location in the structural component; determining, with the processor, at least one shape in the at least one image, the at least one shape being representative of a structure of the critical location; representing, with the processor, at least one region around the structure into a matrix; and applying, with the processor, image processing on the matrix to detect cracks in the at least one region of the structural component. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086084 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAPPING - Systems and methods to generate maps or models of structures are disclosed. Features of the structure to be mapped may be determined for the purposes of generating the map or model based at least in part on images associated with the structure, sensor measurements associated with the structure, and phase data of communications signals that interact with the structure. The mapping or modeling processes may be performed at a mapping server that receives images, sensor data, and/or communications signal phase information from one or more user devices, such as mobile devices. The mapping servers may perform a simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) process and may enhance the generated maps using sensor and/or communications phase data to map one or more hidden features of the structure. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086085 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING AND MATCHING AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION - A certain amount of unique data of a target is extracted from image information that was read, and it is determined whether or not the target is valid on the basis of the extracted unique data. Processes are executed by means of an image reading unit which extracts an image by scanning a target, an individual difference data calculating unit which calculates individual difference data from the obtained image, an individual difference data comparing unit which compares the calculated individual difference data, and a determination unit which determines whether or not to grant validation. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086086 | Image Classification And Information Retrieval Over Wireless Digital Networks And The Internet - A method and system for matching an unknown facial image of an individual with an image of a celebrity using facial recognition techniques and human perception is disclosed herein. The invention provides a internet hosted system to find, compare, contrast and identify similar characteristics among two or more individuals using a digital camera, cellular telephone camera, wireless device for the purpose of returning information regarding similar faces to the user The system features classification of unknown facial images from a variety of internet accessible sources, including mobile phones, wireless camera-enabled devices, images obtained from digital cameras or scanners that are uploaded from PCs, third-party applications and databases. Once classified, the matching person's name, image and associated meta-data is sent back to the user. The method and system uses human perception techniques to weight the feature vectors. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086087 | Demographic Analysis of Facial Landmarks - A set of training vectors may be identified. Each training vector may be mapped to either a male gender or a female gender, and each training vector may represent facial landmarks derived from a respective facial image. An input vector of facial landmarks may also be identified. The facial landmarks of the input vector may be derived from a particular facial image. A feature vector may containing a subset of the facial landmarks may be selected from the input vector. A weighted comparison may be performed between the feature vector and each of the training vectors. Based on a result of the weighted comparison, the particular facial image may be classified as either the male gender or the female gender. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086088 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VERIFYING A SIGNATORY OF A DOCUMENT - Systems and method for verifying a user signing a document are disclosed. In particular, certain disclosed embodiments relate to verifying that a user signing a document corresponds to a previously authenticated user, the user having been previously authenticated using a source of machine-readable identity data. The verifying may be made by receiving, from the source of machine-readable identity data, first digital image data indicative of a first image of the previously authenticated user and first identity data, and receiving from a camera, a captured second image comprising second digital image data that corresponds to the user. Responsive to the first image and the second image being determined to represent the same user, verification data is generated and associated with the document. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086089 | PERSONAL SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system automatically verifies the authenticity of a manually handwritten symbol entered into a computer or other electronic device by a user writing on an electronic tablet or pad. After a symbol is entered, a logic device determines whether the sensing locations and points in time associated with sensing the imprint of this symbol on the tablet substantially match respective sensing locations and points in time associated with the imprint of one of the previously stored original handwritten symbols. Preferably, the sensors are arranged in a prescribed line pattern, for example that of a square, immediately beneath the writing surface of the tablet, and sense the intersections of the imprint with the line pattern. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086090 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SENSOR, METHODS FOR PERFORMING USER AUTHENTICATION AND REGISTERING USER'S FINGERPRINT IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SENSOR, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHODS - A method for performing user authentication by using a fingerprint in an electronic device is provided. The method includes obtaining fingerprint image and fingerprint position information corresponding to an area of the user's finger, comparing the fingerprint image obtained by using fingerprint position information with a pre-registered fingerprint image corresponding to the position of the area to thereby perform the user authentication, and pairing the fingerprint image corresponding to the area of the user's finger with the fingerprint position information to be thereby stored in the memory. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086091 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ANATOMICAL ELEMENTS - A method, apparatus and computer program product are hereby provided to detect anatomical elements in a medical image. In this regard, the method, apparatus, and computer program product may receive a test image and generate a classified image by applying an image classifier to the test image. The image classifier may include at least one decision tree for evaluating at least one pixel value of the test image and the classified image may include a plurality of pixel values. Each pixel value may be associated with a probability that an anatomical element is located at the pixel location. The method, apparatus, and computer program product may also evaluate the classified image using an anatomical model to detect at least one anatomical element within the classified image. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086092 | MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A medical diagnostic imaging apparatus includes an execution unit configured to execute a plurality of imaging protocols included in an examination; and a display control unit configured to display a first screen and a second screen, where the first screen selectably displays a plurality of image datasets collected based on the respective imaging protocols after execution of the plurality of imaging protocols as well as extracts and displays postprocessing applications applicable to individual ones of the image datasets while the second screen is brought up by transitioning from the first screen and used to perform postprocessing of the image datasets, wherein when an application associated with a predetermined image dataset is selected on the first screen, the display control unit starts the selected application and transitions from the first screen to the second screen to perform postprocessing of the predetermined image dataset. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086093 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSESSING IMAGE QUALITY IN MODELING OF PATIENT ANATOMIC OR BLOOD FLOW CHARACTERISTICS - Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient's anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086094 | ECHOGENICITY QUANTIFICATION METHOD AND CALIBRATION METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC DEVICE USING ECHOGENICITY INDEX - An echogenicity quantification method and a calibration method for ultrasonic device using echogenicity index are disclosed. The method includes: receiving an ultrasound image which comprises a plurality of grayscale pixels; choosing a region of interest (ROI); calculating the values of the grayscale pixels in ROI to obtain average value and standard deviation; excluding pixels in ROI with the grayscale value smaller than the sum of the minimum value in the grayscale image and the product of a first scaling factor and the standard deviation, and larger than the sum of the average value and the product of a second scaling factor and the standard deviation; averaging the values of the remaining grayscale pixels in ROI to obtain an average value of interest; choosing a reference region; averaging the values of the remaining grayscale pixels in the reference region to obtain an average value of reference; and calculating the difference between the average value of interest and the average value of reference to obtain an echogenicity index. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086095 | QUANTIFICATION AND IMAGING METHODS AND SYSTEM OF THE ECHO TEXTURE FEATURE - The present invention provides quantification and imaging methods and a system of the echo-texture feature, comprising: obtaining an ultrasonic image; calculating all the pixel values in a selected ROI of the ultrasonic image to obtain a regional standard deviation; excluding pixels with a pixel value smaller than a multiple of the regional standard deviation in the selected ROI; counting a set of pixels centered around a N | 2015-03-26 |
20150086096 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE SEGMENTATION USING A DEFORMABLE ATLAS - Systems and methods for image segmentation using a deformable atlas are provided. One method includes obtaining one or more target images, obtaining one or more propagated label probabilities for the one or more target images, and segmenting the one or more target images using a cost function of a deformable atlas model. The method further includes identifying segmented structures within the one or more target images based on the segmented one or more target images. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086097 | FAST STATISTICAL IMAGING RECONSTRUCTION VIA DENOISED ORDERED-SUBSET STATISTICALLY-PENALIZED ALGEBRAIC RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE - Described here are systems and methods for iteratively reconstructing images from data acquired using a medical imaging system. The image reconstruction is decomposed into separate linear sub-problems that can be more efficiently solved. A statistical image reconstruction process is decomposed into a statistically-weighted algebraic reconstruction update sequence. After this step, the reconstructed image is denoised using a regularization function. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086098 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING INTRAVASCULAR IMAGES - The invention generally relates to systems and methods for producing composite intravascular images of multiple data types. In certain embodiments, systems and methods of the invention involve causing transducers of an intravascular ultrasound device to generate a plurality of different types of data, each type of data being based on a different manner of operation of the transducers. The manner of operation of the transducers is adjusted for one of the types of data to thereby cause the transducers to generate modified data for the one type of data. The modified data is received and an intravascular image is displayed that includes the modified data. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086099 | Visualization of Dual Energy Computed Tomography Airways Data - A method for depicting an airway tree of a patient includes: (a) generating an iodine map of the airway tree from dual energy computed tomography (DECT) imaging data acquired from the patient; (b) defining a region of interest of the airway tree from the DECT imaging data; (c) rendering at least a portion of the airway tree based on information derived from the iodine map and the defined region of interest; and (d) displaying a graphical image of at least a portion of the airway tree on a user interface. Systems for depicting an airway tree of a patient are described. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086100 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZING ELONGATED STRUCTURES AND DETECTING BRANCHES THEREIN - Computer implemented methods are disclosed for acquiring, using a processor, digital data of a portion of an elongate object, and identifying, using a processor, a centerline connecting a plurality of points within the portion of the elongate object. The methods also may include defining a first half-plane along the centerline, traversing a predetermined angular distance in a clockwise or counter clockwise direction from the first half-plane to a second half-plane to define an angular wedge, and calculating, using a processor, a view of the angular wedge between the first half-plane and the second half-plane and generating an electronic view of the angular wedge. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086101 | METHOD FOR ORGAN LOCALIZATION - In some embodiments, a method for localizing organs in anatomical imaging may include: performing an anterior-posterior view scan and a lateral view scan to create an anterior-posterior view scan image and a lateral view scan image; creating a joint anatomical model based on the anterior-posterior scan image and the lateral view scan image; and refining the joint anatomical model. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086102 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING CULTURE QUALITY - A culture quality evaluation method comprises: a first step of culturing a pluripotent stem cell under a predetermined culture condition and creating a sample; a second step of imaging a proliferated cell colony in the sample and accordingly capturing an original image; a third step of dividing the original image into smaller images of a predetermined size and calculating standard deviations of pixel values of pixels of the smaller images; and a fourth step of judging whether the sample is an acceptable sample based upon a ratio of a number of the smaller images whose values of the standard deviations are within a predetermined range to a total number of the smaller images. | 2015-03-26 |
20150086103 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSOR AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A medical image processor and a storage medium are shown. According to one implementation, the medical image processor includes the following. An input unit is used to input a cell shape image and a fluorescent image showing expression of a specific protein. A cell nucleus extracting unit extracts a cell nucleus. A fluorescent bright point extracting unit extracts a fluorescent bright point. A region estimating unit sets a predetermined region. When the set region does not overlap with another, it is estimated to include one cell. When a plurality of the set regions overlap, it is estimated to include a plurality of cells. A feature amount calculating unit calculates a feature amount. A determining unit determines whether each estimated cell region is cancer and determines an expression status in the region based on the calculated feature amount. An output unit outputs a determination result. | 2015-03-26 |