13th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120076229 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MIMO AND BEAMFORMING TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER ARCHITECTURE - A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) receiver includes a receive path circuitry configured to receive a first signal from a first antenna and a second signal from a second antenna, downconvert the first signal to a first frequency to generate a first intermediate frequency (IF) signal, downconvert the second signal to a second frequency different from the first frequency to generate a second IF signal, and combine the first IF signal and the second IF signal into a common signal. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076230 | Receiver - An embodiment of the invention relates to a receiver capable of receiving a secondary bitstream which is transmitted by a secondary signal over a physical transmission channel together with a primary signal having higher signal strength than the secondary signal, said primary signal being generated according to a first transmission standard and said secondary signal being generated according to a second transmission standard, which differs from the first transmission standard; said receiver comprising: a down-converter configured to convert an input signal that contains said primary and secondary signal, to a baseband complex symbol stream; a first signal processing unit configured to process the baseband complex symbol stream and to provide a primary bitstream transmitted by said primary signal or a decoded primary log-likelihood ratio stream; a symbol reconstructing unit configured to process the primary bitstream or the decoded primary log-likelihood ratio stream and to provide a reconstructed primary symbol stream; a subtraction unit configured to provide a difference symbol stream by substracting the baseband complex symbol stream and the reconstructed primary symbol stream from each other, said difference symbol stream describing the baseband complex symbol stream without the primary signal; and a second signal processing unit configured to process the difference symbol stream and to provide the secondary bitstream transmitted by said secondary signal. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076231 | RF DIVIDER USING DIRECT DIGITAL SYNTHESIS - An RF divider directly synthesizes a desired RF as a digital pattern that can be programmed and output at a VCO frequency. An exemplary RF divider comprises a pre-sequencer and a parallel-to-serial converter. The pre-sequencer successively outputs consecutive M-bit sections of a parallel word, where the parallel word comprises one or more copies of a frequency dividing bit pattern defining a frequency divisor. The parallel-to-serial converter performs a parallel-to-serial conversion on the M-bit sections of the parallel word based on the fixed radio frequency to generate an output signal having the desired radio frequency, where the output signal comprises a serial bit stream of the parallel word. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076232 | Coder and Decoder, Coding Method and Decoding Method, and System Comprising a Coder and a Decoder | 2012-03-29 |
20120076233 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA - A data transmission apparatus is provided. A symbol mapper performs symbol mapping on information about an optimum key index that instructs a modified Walsh-Hadamard matrix that causes a minimum peak-to-average power ratio and generates a plurality of key symbols. A modified Walsh-Hadamard transformer generates a plurality of modified Walsh-Hadamard-transformed data symbols by performing modified Walsh-Hadamard transform on a plurality of data symbols according to a modified Walsh-Hadamard matrix that an optimum key index instructs. An inverse Fourier transformer generates a plurality of inverse Fourier-transformed symbols by performing inverse Fourier transform on a plurality of key symbols and a plurality of modified Walsh-Hadamard-transformed data symbols. A transmitter transmits a plurality of inverse Fourier-transformed symbols to a channel through at least one antenna. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076234 | Method And Apparatus For Coding And Interleaving For Very High Throughput Wireless Communications - A wireless transmitter can include a plurality of bandwidth modules, each bandwidth module processing data based on a predetermined frequency band. In one embodiment, such a wireless transmitter can include encoding components for receiving transmit data and generating encoded data. A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) stream parser can receive the encoded data and generate a plurality of MIMO streams. A first module parser coupled to a first MIMO stream can generate a first plurality of partial MIMO streams. A first bandwidth module can include a first interleaver that interleaves bits of the first partial MIMO stream and generates first interleaved data. A second bandwidth module can include a second interleaver that interleaves bits of the second partial MIMO stream and generates second interleaved data. A first inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) unit can combine and process the first and second interleaved data and generate a first transmission MIMO stream. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076235 | NONLINEAR COMPENSATING APPARATUS AND TRANSMITTER - The present invention provides nonlinear compensating apparatus and transmitter. The nonlinear compensating apparatus comprises: an information acquiring unit to acquire a symbol information sequence of the pulse information input by a transmitting side; a perturbation quantity calculating unit to calculate the weighted sum of the interaction of the pulses of several items at several different instants relative to the current instant, to obtain the perturbation quantity produced by the current instant nonlinear effect on a transmission link of a certain length; and an information compensating unit to compensate for the symbol information sequence of the pulses at the current instant acquired by the information acquiring unit by using the perturbation quantity obtained by the perturbation quantity calculating unit, so as to obtain the symbol information sequence compensated at the current instant to cause the transmitting side to transmit signals according to the compensated symbol information sequence. The apparatus corrects the symbol information sequence of the pulse signals input by a transmitting side, with the complexity of calculation being low, and the apparatus is applicable to single-polarization and dual-polarization multiplexing systems, and at the same time, compatible with any modulation format. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076236 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT FEEDBACK IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING MULTIPLE ANTENNA - A method and apparatus for transmitting effective channel status information (CSI) in a wireless communication system supporting multiple carriers are disclosed. A method for transmitting CSI of DL transmission via uplink in a wireless communication system includes transmitting a rank indicator (RI) at a first subframe, and transmitting a first precoding matrix indicator (PMI), a second PMI, and a wideband (WB) channel quality indicator (CQI) at a second subframe. UE preferred precoding matrix is indicated by a combination of the first PMI and the second PMI. A subsampled codebook for each precoding codebook of ranks from Rank-1 to Rank-4 is applied to the first PMI and the second PMI, and a sum of the first PMI and the second PMI for each of Rank-1 to Rank-4 is comprised of 4 bits. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076237 | Close-loop power amplifier pre-distortion correction - Attenuation is provided at the output of a power amplifier that provides transmitted signals or packets. The attenuation particularly provides separation of linear and non linear behavior of the signals. A reference packet is transmitted during attenuation. A normal packet is delivered without attenuation. Feedback from the reference packet can be extracted using the normal packet to calculate a loop-back response that is extracted and sent to a power amplifier pre-distortion correction algorithm. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076238 | FREQUENCY SELECTIVE TRANSMIT SIGNAL WEIGHTING FOR MULTIPLE ANTENNA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method for communication includes performing by one or more processors and/or circuits in a communication device functions including determining transmit power weights, which are to be utilized for communicating one or more wireless signals via a wireless channel, as a function of frequency of a wireless signal communicated via the wireless channel. The determining may be based on a transmission mode of the wireless signal and a state of the wireless communication channel. Transmit antenna spatial weights may be determined for communicating the one or more wireless signals via a plurality of antennas. The one or more wireless signals may be weighted with the transmit power weights and/or one of the transmit antenna spatial weights. The weighted one or more wireless signals may be transmitted via one of a plurality of antennas in accordance with the transmission mode. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076239 | TRANSMITTER FOR MULTI-FORMAT DATA - A data transmitter (A, B, C, D) wherein, in a first operating mode, the first and second carrier signals are mutually phase-shifted, and the data module generates said first and second data signals based on different data, so as to produce, at the transmitter's output, a modulated signal exhibiting a first constellation of states (A, B, C, D) in a complex plane, | 2012-03-29 |
20120076240 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DATA COMMUNICATION USING RADIO FREQUENCY - A data communication apparatus using a radio frequency and a data processing method thereof are provided. A first communication apparatus frequency shift keying and phase shift keying modulates and transmits data from a service server to a radio frequency band. A second communication apparatus modulates, demodulates, and outputs the data. The data communication apparatus using a radio frequency, includes: a data modulation module frequency shift keying and phase shift keying modulates data to a radio frequency band to generate a modulated data signal; and a data transmission module transmitting the modulated data to another communication apparatus. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076241 | MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER ARCHITECTURE - A wireless transceiver includes a receiver and a transmitter, the receiver and transmitter implemented to have multiple receive and transmit channels respectively, to provide multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) capability. In an embodiment, the transceiver is implemented to include two transmit channels and two receive channels. Some blocks/circuitry of each of the receive and transmit channels are implemented with reduced area and current consumption, with a corresponding increase in noise. In a single-input single-output (SISO) mode of operation, the receiver combines the output of both the receive channels to compensate for the increase in noise due to the implementation with smaller area and lower current consumption. Similarly, the transmitter combines the output of both the transmit channels to compensate for the increase in noise. The transceiver operates with no signal degradation in SISO mode, and with a small degradation in signal quality in the MIMO mode. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076242 | DIVERSITY RECEIVER - A diversity receiver includes a plurality of antennas to receive radio frequency signals. A plurality of receiver circuits are each coupled to a respective one of the plurality of antennas to process the received radio frequency signals, and a channel estimator is coupled to at least one of the receiver circuits to determine at least one of channel estimation values for the received radio frequency signals. A controller is coupled to the channel estimator and to at least one of the receiver circuits and selectively activates or deactivates the at least one receiver circuit based on the determined at least one channel estimation value. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076243 | METHOD FOR LIMITING INTERFERENCE RECEIVED BY A PLURALITY OF DESTINATIONS - The present invention concerns a method for limiting interference received by a plurality of destinations, the interference being generated by plural flows of complex modulation symbols transferred by a plurality of sources on same resources of a wireless telecommunication network. The method comprises the steps executed by a relay of:
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20120076244 | WAVEFORM INTERPOLATOR ARCHITECTURE FOR ACCURATE TIMING RECOVERY BASED ON UP-SAMPLING TECHNIQUE - In one embodiment, an interpolator-based timing recovery system improves accuracy by calculating additional sampled signals of a digital signal and generating an interpolation based on the additional sampled signals and the digital signal, while employing a parallel architecture to maintain system clock frequency and a pipeline architecture to minimize sampled data memory requirement. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076245 | SIGNAL DETECTION APPARATUS - A signal detection apparatus detects the frequency of an input signal without using a PLL. The detection apparatus includes a first and a second orthogonalizer, a phase difference calculator and an integrator, to control the variable coefficient a | 2012-03-29 |
20120076246 | AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An automatic gain control device includes amplifiers cascaded, each having a variable gain; level measurement portions respectively corresponding to the amplifiers, where each of the level measurement portions measures a level of an output signal of a corresponding one of the amplifiers in a level measurement period indicated by a level measurement signal; error calculators respectively corresponding to the level measurement portions, where each of the error calculators compares a level measured by a corresponding one of the level measurement portions with a threshold which is set so that a corresponding one of the amplifiers will not saturate, and outputs a comparison result as an error signal; a gain computation section which updates one of the gains of the amplifiers at a time corresponding to a gain update signal, based on the error signals; and an operation controller which generates the level measurement signal and the gain update signal. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076247 | SISO decoder for a block code - A soft-in-soft-out (SISO) decoder for a general block code includes a source bit generator which generates k guessed source bits; a channel encoder which maps the k guessed source bits to an n-bit channel codeword; a QAM symbol mapper which generates a locally generated symbol sequence comprising m consecutive QAM symbols based on the n-bit channel codeword; a correlator which receives a symbol sequence, a channel state information sequence, and the locally generated symbol sequence to calculate a correlation associated with the received symbol sequence based on the received symbol sequence, the channel state information sequence, and the locally generated symbol sequence; and a log-likelihood ratio calculator which is connected to the source bit generator and the correlator to thereby calculate the required log-likelihood ratios associated with all coded bits corresponding to the received symbol sequence. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076248 | Covariance Factor Matrix Reuse - A method and apparatus for reducing the computational load associated with computing weighting factors for wireless signals received at a wireless receiver is disclosed herein. The method and apparatus reuses a covariance factor matrix to compute multiple sets of weighting factors for multiple received signals. Particular embodiments factor a covariance matrix determined for a first received signal to determine a covariance factor matrix, and use the covariance factor matrix to determine a set of weighting factors for the first received signal as well as to determine additional sets of weighting factors for one or more additional received signals. The different received signals may be associated with different times, different channelization codes, and/or different frequencies. The weighting factors may be used to weight and combine received signals in a GRAKE receiver or chip equalizer. The weighting factors may also be used to determine a signal quality metric. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076249 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING DUAL BAND RF SIGNALS SIMULTANEOUSLY - Disclosed is a dual band receiver which includes an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert a dual band analog RF signal into a dual baseband digital signal; and a first signal extractor configured to generate a first path signal and a second path signal from the dual baseband signal and to extract a first baseband signal using a relative sample delay difference between the first and second path signals, wherein the dual baseband signal includes the first baseband signal and a second baseband signal, the first path signal is a signal obtained by sample delay of the dual baseband signal and then down sampling of a resultant signal, and the second path signal is a signal obtained by down sampling of the dual baseband signal without sample delay. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076250 | METHOD FOR PEAK TO AVERAGE POWER RATIO REDUCTION - According to various embodiments, methods, apparatuses and systems are provided to allow a transmitter to reduce the Peak to Average Power Ratio (PAPR) of a modulated signal by applying a pre-emphasis filter to the signal, clipping the pre-distorted signal to reduce the PAPR, and applying a de-emphasis filter to the clipped signal to reduce the spectral leakage caused by the clipping. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076251 | DIGITAL NRZI SIGNAL FOR SERIAL INTERCONNECT COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE LINK LAYER AND PHYSICAL LAYER - Systems and methods of operating a serial interconnect interface provide for generating a pulse in response to a state change in a data signal of the serial interface interconnect, and transmitting the pulse from a physical layer of the serial interconnect interface to a link layer of the serial interconnect interface. The duration of the pulse can be selected based on whether the state change corresponds to an end of packet (EOP) condition. In addition, the data signal may include a non return to zero invert (NRZI) encoded signal, wherein the pulse is part of a digital NRZI signal. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076252 | SYNCHRONIZING CIRCUIT, SYNCHRONIZING METHOD, AND RECEIVING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a synchronizing circuit including: a first PLL circuit; a second PLL circuit; a first output circuit; a second output circuit; a first detection circuit; a second detection circuit; a control circuit; and a holding section. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076253 | Scalable high efficiency nuclear fusion energy source - This invention combines minor, but not obvious, adaptations of available and, for this field, relatively simple hardware that primarily uses the least power-hungry electrostatic (rather than mainly magnetic) control of accelerated colliding beams of bare deuterium nuclei in three-dimensionally pre-determined collision attitudes that are now found by new research to offer a method (with required apparatus) of fusing directly to helium four with high efficiency release of the greatest possible single-step free energy of fusion in kinetic energy of helium four charged nuclei and with minimized side-effects (if any) of wasted energy and troublesome output products in neutrons, radiation, helium three or tritium nuclei, and plasma electrons. This invention can be combined with the most efficient prior art in deuterium ion sources, continued fusion processes, output power conversion, and full reactor assembly at any scale from laboratory experiments to industrial power networks. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076254 | COMPACT NUCLEAR REACTOR - A pressurized water nuclear reactor (PWR) includes a once through steam generator (OTSG) disposed in a generally cylindrical pressure vessel and a divider plate spaced apart from the open end of a central riser. A sealing portion of the pressure vessel and the divider plate define an integral pressurizer volume that is separated by the divider plate from the remaining interior volume of the pressure vessel. An internal control rod drive mechanism (CRDM) has all mechanical and electromagnetomotive components including at least a motor and a lead screw disposed inside the pressure vessel. Optionally CRDM units are staggered at two or more different levels such that no two neighboring CRDM units are at the same level. Internal primary coolant pumps have all mechanical and electromagnetomotive components including at least a motor and at least one impeller disposed inside the pressure vessel. Optionally, the pumps and/or CRDM are arranged below the OTSG. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076255 | ALTERNATE FEEDWATER INJECTION SYSTEM TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF AIRCRAFT IMPACT ON A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - The present invention relates to an alternate feedwater injection system to at least partially mitigate the effects of an aircraft impact on a light water nuclear reactor positioned in a reactor building. The light water nuclear reactor has a primary system and a reactor core. The alternate feedwater injection system includes a water storage tank, an injection point into the primary system, a pump capable to transfer water from the water storage tank to the injection point and ultimately to the reactor core. The water storage tank and pump are located external to a reactor building and outside of an identified aircraft impact area or inside the identified aircraft impact area and provided with a means of protection from the aircraft impact. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076256 | Shift Register And Display Device - Disclosed are a shift register and a display device which can suppress noise of output of each stage without causing an increase in circuit scale. Each stage (Xi) of the shift register includes a first output transistor (M | 2012-03-29 |
20120076257 | Radiation scanning of objects for contraband - In one example, a scanning system for examining contents of an object is disclosed comprising a frame encompassing, at least in part, a first interior region, a robotic arm movably supported by the frame, and a radiation source to generate a radiation beam to examine an object, the radiation source being pivotally coupled to the robotic arm. A detector is positioned and configured to encompass, at least in part, a second interior region within the first interior region, to detect radiation after interaction with the object. A conveying system moves the object, at least in part, through the second interior region. The frame and the robotic arm are configured to move the radiation source at least partially around the object to be examined and the robotic arm is configured to pivot the radiation source to aim the source toward the object. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076258 | MULTIPLE MATERIALS FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF SPECTRAL NOTCH FILTRATION IN SPECTRAL IMAGING - An imaging system includes an x-ray source that emits a beam of x-rays toward an object to be imaged, a detector that receives the x-rays attenuated by the object, a spectral notch filter positioned between the x-ray source and the object, a data acquisition system (DAS) operably connected to the detector, and a computer operably connected to the DAS and programmed to acquire a first image dataset at a first kVp, acquire a second image dataset at a second kVp that is greater than the first kVp, and generate an image of the object using the first image dataset and the second image dataset. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076259 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Computed Tomography Scanning Using a Calibration Phantom - These various embodiments serve to facilitate improving the accuracy of a computed tomography (CT) process. This can comprise operably coupling at least one calibration phantom to a CT scan table and then, during a CT scan of an object that is disposed on the scan table, also gathering calibration information using that calibration phantom(s). By one approach, this calibration phantom can comprise one or more annular-shaped members. When using a plurality of annular-shaped members, at least some of the annular-shaped members can be disposed concentrically with one another. By one approach, in lieu of the foregoing or in combination therewith, this calibration phantom can comprise one or more pins and/or spherically-shaped members (and/or other shapes of geometric interest). If desired, such spherically-shaped members can be combined with the aforementioned pins. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076260 | Image processing apparatus and method, computer executable program, and radiation imaging system - In three dimensional X-ray imaging, a user interface is for search support with plural images, which are obtained by imaging an object upon applying X-rays thereto from an X-ray source. There is a display region for selecting two parallax images of one image pair among the plural images. Right and left buttons are for determining a direction to shift a view center of an image pair by selection from first and second directions in which an irradiation angle changes. A moving area image and line segment are for setting a small search area limited within an initial search area by considering the determined first or second direction, a first image pair specified previously, and a current second image pair in multi-stage binary search. Two parallax images of a third image pair are acquired from the small search area, to raise efficiency in search from the initial search area. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076261 | RADIOLOGICAL IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is a technique of making auxiliary lines easy to view when displaying a stereoscopic image using radiological images. Auxiliary lines are added on two radiological images for displaying a stereoscopic image, respectively. The auxiliary lines are made up of a plurality of grids appearing to be arranged in the depth direction, and, on the auxiliary lines that constitute a grid on a rear side, intersections with the auxiliary lines that constitute a grid on a front side and the near portion of the intersections are removed. In this way, the intersections of the grids can be viewed easily. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076262 | RADIOLOGICAL IMAGE DISPLAYING DEVICE AND METHOD - The stereoscopic effect of auxiliary lines for making a stereoscopic effect easy to figure out is matched with the stereoscopic effect of a subject included in a stereoscopic image when displaying a stereoscopic image using a radiological image. Auxiliary lines are added to two radiological images for displaying a stereoscopic image. The auxiliary lines are formed by arraying a plurality of grids so as to be viewed in the depth direction. The auxiliary lines are generated according to the compression thickness when compressing the subject to radiograph the subject, the radiographing technique, and the compression pressure when compressing the subject to radiograph the subject. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076263 | Method And Apparatus For Scanning Objects In Transit - A method and apparatus for identifying hazardous material or potential dangers. The method and apparatus is directed to a non-destructive, non-intrusive scanning system that uses a dual energy x-ray scanning apparatus to transmit and display data within a computer system. The software within the computer system provides for scan data transfer, a cataloging of image data and real time analytics. The real time analytics will find data from a watch list and correlate the data to the scan; it will also compare the scan data to a reference library, and it will additionally perform advanced pattern correlations to look for unusual and or suspicious patterns. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076264 | Portable radiation imaging system - An X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray generator, an electronic cassette, a holder arm, a PC, and a control device. The holder arm has an L-shaped arm body and a base column. To one end of the arm body, an X-ray source is attached. The base column is perpendicularly attached to the electronic cassette, and swingably holds the arm body. The X-ray source is shifted among an R irradiation position, an L irradiation position, and a base position by the swing of the arm body, and is fixed at each position. With the shift of the X-ray source between the R and L irradiation positions, a parallax image including a pair of R and L viewpoint images is captured. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076265 | Portable radiation imaging system, holding device used therein, and portable radiation imaging apparatus - Each of two X-ray sources hangs from a hook movably attached to a horizontal bar of a holding device. The horizontal bar is provided with a position indicating section that indicates positions suitable for each of the X-ray sources, corresponding to an object of interest (the size of X-ray irradiation area). The position indicating section has first to third lamps arranged at the respective suitable positions. Out of the first to third lamps, a holding device controller of an imaging control device turns on lamps corresponding to the object of interest inputted from an input device of a console. The hooks are moved along rails to the positions of the lamps turned on, respectively. Movable joints of support legs are operated to adjust a distance between the X-ray sources and an image receiving surface of a cassette. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076266 | PORTABLE X-RAY DETECTOR AND X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY METHOD USING THE SAME - A portable X-ray detector includes: a detection panel having an incident surface defined on a front surface thereof facing a generator and configured to generate an electrical signal for each position which is proportional to an incident amount of X-rays generated from the generator; a backing housing detachably fixed to a rear surface of the detection panel and having a sealed mounting space defined therein; and a communication module mounted in the mounting space and configured to wirelessly transmit the electrical signal generated from the detection panel. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076267 | RADIOLOGICAL IMAGE RADIOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed is a technique for correcting a pixel defect in the capture of two radiological images with parallax therebetween. Radiation beam is directly radiated to a radiation detector | 2012-03-29 |
20120076268 | ALIGNMENT DEVICE FOR BITEWING RADIOGRAPH - An alignment device for a bitewing radiograph includes a longitudinally extending handle having a first end and a second end and a tip disposed at the second end and extending orthogonally to the handle, wherein a length of the tip is substantially less than a length of the handle and wherein a cross-sectional area of the tip is substantially less than a cross-sectional area of the handle. This alignment device enables a dentist or other x-ray operator to easily and quickly align a bitewing radiograph so as to obtain a diagnostic non-overlapping x-ray of crooked teeth in a patient's mouth. The alignment device may optionally include a slidable rubber ring or a slidable hub with rod. The ring and hub are dimensioned to slide over the handle to facilitate the lining up of the x-ray cone. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076269 | Radiotherapy Apparatus - The present invention provides a radiotherapy apparatus for applying therapeutic radiation to a target region of a patient, comprising a patient support, a source of radiation, a collimator comprising a plurality of leaves, a sensing system and control circuitry. The position of a target region is determined and resolved into two components orthogonal to the radiation beam axis. One component is assigned to the patient support, and the other to the collimator leaves, such that movement of the target region is compensated for and the radiation beam intersects is correctly targeted. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076270 | Method for reducing diagnostic radiation dose in image guided radiotherapy - A method of minimizing radiation toxicity in image guided radiotherapy (IGRT) is provided that includes using a probabilistic prediction algorithm that is operated on a suitably programmed computer and includes multimodality inputs and provides real-time geometric and topological target estimates to compensate for system latency, using an online adaptive imaging system that provides radiographic images of the target when the geometric and topological target estimates are in a region of predefined uncertainty, and using an image dose control algorithm, operating on a suitably programmed computer, that includes parameters for controlling dose per image, where instances for image acquisition are optimized according to a planned dose pattern and delivery result. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076271 | Portal and Real Time Imaging For Treatment Verification - A system for radiotherapy includes a first imaging system and a second imaging system. The first imaging system generates projection images of an area of interest of an object, and the second imaging system generates portal images of the area of interest of the object synchronously with the generation of the projection images. The radiotherapy system further includes a processing system that receives data associated with the projection images and data associated with the portal images and reconstructs 3D and 4D portal images from the projection images and the portal images. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076272 | OCULAR RADIOSURGERY - A radiosurgery system is described that delivers a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, ocular structures are placed in a global coordinate system, based on ocular imaging, which leads to direction of an automated positioning system. In some embodiments, the position of an ocular structure is tracked and related to a radiosurgery system. In some embodiments, a treatment plan is utilized for a specific disease to be treated and/or structures to be avoided. In some embodiments, a fiducial aids in positioning the system. In some embodiments, a reflection off the eye is used to aid in positioning. In some embodiments, radiodynamic therapy is described in which radiosurgery is used in combination with other treatments and can be delivered concomitant with, prior to, or following other treatments. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076273 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus capable of clipping a diagnostic region while retaining the pixel information of the original radiographic image even when the subject is imaged aslant. The image processing apparatus applies trimming processing to a radiographic image acquired by an imaging apparatus for acquiring a radiographic image of a subject and includes an image rotation unit for rotating the radiographic image so that the subject is aligned with a given direction to produce a display image, a diagnostic region designation unit for designating a first diagnostic region clipped with a diagnostic region designation frame represented by a rectangle for the display image, and a trimming processing unit for calculating a second diagnostic region in the radiographic image from a rotation amount of the display image and diagnostic region information representing the first diagnostic region and applying trimming processing to the radiographic image to clip the second diagnostic region. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076274 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE IMAGING DEVICE, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE IMAGING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE IMAGING PROGRAM - A radiographic image imaging device is provided. The device includes: an acquisition component that acquires battery remaining power amount information representing an amount of power remaining in a battery, which is incorporated in a portable radiographic image imaging device and supplies power to the portable radiographic image imaging device, the portable radiographic image imaging device detecting radiation irradiated at a subject of imaging and generating a radiographic image; a calculation component that calculates a possible standby duration of the portable radiographic image imaging device on the basis of the battery remaining power amount information acquired by the acquisition component and a number of images of the portable radiographic image imaging device; and a display component that displays the number of images and the possible standby duration. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076275 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING METHOD AND PROGRAM - A radiographic imaging apparatus with which the rotation amount of acquired radiographs can be the same in comparative interpretation of these images. The radiographic imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit for emitting radiation from a radiation source to a subject and detecting radiation having passed through the subject with a radiation detector having sensors arrayed therein to acquire a radiographic image, an image processor for performing rotation processing on the radiographic image to produce an acquired radiograph and collateral information of the acquired radiograph, a storage unit for storing the acquired radiograph and the collateral information, and a monitor for displaying the acquired radiograph. The collateral information contains the direction in which the sensors are arrayed and a rotation angle used in the rotation processing and is correlated to the acquired radiograph. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076276 | CAPACITOR AC POWER COUPLING ACROSS HIGH DC VOLTAGE DIFFERENTIAL - A circuit providing reliable voltage isolation between a low and high voltage sides of a circuit while allowing AC power transfer between the low and high voltage sides of the circuit to an x-ray tube filament. Capacitors provide the isolation between the low and high voltage sides of the circuit. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076277 | ASYNCHRONOUS MOTOR WITH FEATURES CREATING MAGNETIC FIELD DISTURBANCE - A component for introducing disturbances into the magnetic field of an asynchronous motor by altering a reluctance of the motor is disclosed. An asynchronous motor is provided that includes a stator having a plurality of windings that is configured to generate a rotating magnetic field when a current is provided to the plurality of windings. The asynchronous motor also includes a rotor positioned within the stator configured to rotate relative thereto responsive to the rotating magnetic field and a component separate from the stator and the rotor that is positioned within the rotating magnetic field, with the component being configured to alter a magnetic reluctance of the rotor so as create a disturbance in the rotating magnetic field. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076278 | INTEGRAL LIQUID-COOLANT PASSAGEWAYS IN AN X-RAY TUBE - Integral liquid-coolant passageways in an x-ray tube. In one example embodiment, an x-ray tube includes a can at least partially defining an evacuated enclosure, a cathode at least partially positioned within the evacuated enclosure, and an anode at least partially positioned within the evacuated enclosure. The can has first integral liquid-coolant passageways formed therein. The can is configured to have a liquid coolant circulated through the first integral liquid-coolant passageways to thereby cool the can without the can being submersed in a liquid coolant. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076279 | REAL-TIME ANALYTICS PAYMENT INFORMATION SCREENING - A method including receiving a voice call; analyzing speech in real-time to determine whether payment information is included in the voice call; omitting to record the voice call when it is determined that the voice call includes the payment information; and recording the voice call when it is determined that the voice call does not include the payment information. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076280 | ENHANCED UNIFIED MESSAGING SYSTEM WITH A QUICK VIEW FACILITY - This invention provides an enhancement to messaging systems by providing a message notification feature which allows a user to manage only new messages for which a notification has not yet been cleared without having to access or download the entire set of messages. This management may be performed in single window that operates in conjunction with an application associated with the messaging system. The notification management permits manipulation of the message notifications without influencing the status of the messages themselves, while providing access to the data contained in these messages. This addresses the needs of those users who frequently check their incoming communications queues and need to determine very quickly which items need urgent attention and which ones can be deferred. The present invention further provides specific functionalities for handling a particular message when it does need urgent attention. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076281 | Message Forwarding Based On Sender And Recipient Relationship - Techniques for message forwarding based on a relationship between a sender and a recipient are described herein. In one embodiment, a process includes, but is not limited to, in response to a message from a sender over a network, identifying a list of candidate recipients to handle the message based on roles of the candidate recipients within an organization in view of the sender, and forwarding the message to a recipient selected from the list of the candidate recipient to enable the selected recipient to handle the message. Other methods and apparatuses are also described. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076282 | TELEPHONE NOTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM, SIGNALING MONITORING UNIT AND SERVER - A telephone notification method and system, a signaling monitoring unit and a server are disclosed. The telephone notification method comprises that: acquiring a hang-up signal of a target user terminal from a signaling network and then sending a notification message to a server; and after receiving the notification message, the server calls the target user terminal when determining there is a telephone notification task for the target user terminal. According to the embodiments of the present invention, a server can timely initiate a telephone notification for the target user, and the success rate of the telephone notification can be increased. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076283 | Predictive Customer Service Environment - A mechanism for facilitating customer interactions within a customer service environment provides prompt and accurate answers to customer questions. A smart chat facility for use in a customer service environment to predict a customer problem examines a customer chat transcript to identify customer statements that set forth a customer issue and, responsive to this, can route the customer to an agent, an appropriate FAQ, or can implement a problem specific widget in the customer UI. Customer queries are matched with most correct responses and accumulated knowledge is used to predict a best response to future customer queries. The iterative system thus learns from each customer interaction and can adapt to customer responses over time to improve the accuracy of problem prediction. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076284 | Providing Called Number Characteristics to Click-to-Dial Customers - A system and method to provide content and call attributes for a destination phone number using a click-to-dial connection includes accepting a query, retrieving links to a document, and searching through cached data using the query to identify relevant or destination number information. If no match is found, the method continues with accessing the document identified by the link for identifying relevant number information and creating a click-to-dial icon to link to the relevant numbers included in the relevant phone number information identified by the query. Next, a popup box for content relevant to the click-to-dial icon and a click feature on the popup box are created to retrieve call destination attributes for viewing by a user. Further, computer instructions create at least one communication connection between two communication devices after viewing call destination attributes. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076285 | ENHANCED CALLER ID WITH RECIPIENT-SELECTED CALLER INFORMATION DISPLAY - A method includes receiving an incoming call at a first device. The method includes determining whether second caller identification information is available at the first device based on first caller identification information received with the incoming call. The method further includes retrieving the second caller identification information in response to determining that the second caller identification information is available at the first device. The method further includes presenting a graphical display at a display device. The graphical display includes a plurality of caller information fields. The plurality of caller information fields are populated based on the first caller identification information and based on the second caller identification information. The graphical display also includes a user selectable edit option to edit the second caller identification information during the incoming call. The method further includes modifying the second caller identification information in response to selection of the user selectable edit option. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076286 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INITIATING A TELEPHONE CONFERENCE - One example discloses a system for initiating a telephone conference. The system can comprise a memory for storing computer executable instructions and a processing unit for accessing the memory and executing the computer executable instructions. The computer executable instructions can comprise a communication client configured to receive a communication from a network, the communication having a plurality of unique telephone numbers and at least one conference code. The computer executable instructions can also comprise a conference call interface that can be configured to receive a selected telephone number and a selected conference code and to store a memory record in the memory, the memory record having the selected telephone number and the selected conference code. The conference call interface can further be configured to output the selected conference code from the memory record in response to a call to the selected telephone number. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076287 | ECHO CONTROL OPTIMIZATION - In one implementation, a conference hosted on a conference bridge that includes an echo control device that classifies the echo return loss of a plurality of endpoints. The endpoints may include endpoints on internet protocol (IP) networks and public switched telephone networks (PSTN). The echo control of the endpoints is controlled independently. An echo classification module calculates the echo return loss value of the associated echo tail of the endpoint and chooses an appropriate echo control mode. If the echo return loss is above a high threshold, a pass through mode is activated. If the echo return loss is below a low threshold, a full echo cancellation mode is activated. If the echo return loss is between the low threshold and the high threshold, an echo suppression mode is activated. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076288 | Speakerphone and Conference Bridge Which Receive and Provide Participant Monitoring Information - Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for improved audio, video, and data conferencing. The present invention provides a conferencing system comprising a plurality of endpoints communicating data including audio data and control data according to a communication protocol. A local conference endpoint may control or be controlled by a remote conference endpoint. Data comprising control signals may be exchanged between the local endpoint and remote endpoint via various communication protocols. In other embodiments, the present invention provides for improved bridge architecture for controlling functions of conference endpoints including controlling functions of the bridge. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076289 | PROVIDING AN OPTION TO SUBSTITUTE A LOCAL RINGBACK TONE AT A CALLING PARTY DEVICE - A method for playing a local ringback tone is disclosed. A second party device is called from a calling party device. An alert message indicating that the calling party device is to play a network ringback tone is received. It is determined whether to play a pre-stored local ringback tone instead of the network ringback tone. The local ringback tone or the network ringback tone is played based on the determination. At any time before call connection or call release, the local ringback tone and the network ringback tone are switched between based on user input. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076290 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RINGBACK TONES - A method of providing a ringback tone to a calling party. The method includes receiving a call directed to a subscriber from the calling party. At least one of an adaptive ringback tone and an actionable ringback tone is provided to the calling party. The adaptive ringback tone is based on state data. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076291 | Automated call to a contact with whom another form of communication is exchanged - A method of automating a telephone call to a contact with whom a text based electronic communication is exchanged. The method can include, via a processor, receiving from a first electronic messaging client a first identifier corresponding to a first text based electronic communication sent to a user or received by the user, and receiving from a second electronic messaging client a second identifier corresponding to a second text based electronic communication sent to the user or received by the user. Via the processor, a list that identifies at least the first identifier and the second identifier can be presented. Responsive to receiving a user selection of the first identifier or the second identifier, via the processor, a telephone call can be automatically initiated to a telephone number that corresponds to the selected identifier. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076292 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REQUESTING ADDITIONAL TELEPHONE NUMBERING INFORMATION FOR REPORTING - A system for determining whether to request additional telephone number resources for a telecommunications carrier. The system includes a first database operated by a telecommunications carrier and configured to store data indicative of telephone number usage and ENUM usage of telephone numbers assigned to the telecommunications carrier. The system further includes a computing device in communication with a multiple databases via a network, the multiple databases may contain telephone number usage information associated with multiple telecommunications carriers. The computing device executes software to query the first and multiple databases to retrieve information associated with the telecommunications carrier (i) to determine current utilization of telephone numbers of a rate center and (ii) to determine months to exhaust of telephone numbers and automatically generate a report utilizing the current utilization and months to exhaust in response to determining the current utilization and months to exhaust. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076293 | HYBRID MODE CRYPTOGRAPHIC METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH MESSAGE AUTHENTICATION - An encryption and authentication technique that achieves enhanced integrity verification through assured error-propagation using a multistage sequence of pseudorandom permutations. The method generates intermediate data-dependent cryptographic variables at each stage, which are systematically combined into feedback loops. The encryption technique also generates an authentication tag with minimal post processing that is the size of the state. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076294 | ARITHMETIC METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING AES AND ARIA ENCRYPTION/DECRYPTION FUNCTIONS - Provided are an arithmetic method and apparatus for supporting Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Academy, Research Institute and Agency (ARIA) encryption/decryption functions. The apparatus includes: a key scheduler for generating a round key using an input key; and a round function calculator for generating encrypted/decrypted data using input data and the round key. Here, the round function calculator includes an integrated substitution layer and an integrated diffusion layer capable of performing both AES and ARIA algorithms. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076295 | Message Key Generation - The disclosure relates to message encoding. One claim recites an apparatus comprising: electronic memory for storing a digital watermark plural-bit message; an electronic processor programmed for: providing a plural-bit seed; randomizing the plural-bit seed; and encoding the randomized plural-bit seed with convolutional encoding, the encoded, randomized plural-bit seed comprising a key for transforming the digital watermark plural-bit message. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided too. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076296 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A HIGH BANDWIDTH STREAM CIPHER - A method and apparatus for a high-bandwidth stream cipher. In one embodiment of the invention, the stream cipher has an output function that receives secret state bits from a block cipher and generates an encryption mask. In one embodiment of the invention, the encryption mask has a lesser or smaller number of bits than the secret state bits. The stream cipher uses the encryption mask to encrypt a video data stream to generate an encrypted video data stream. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076297 | TERMINAL FOR USE IN ASSOCIATING AN ANNOTATION WITH AN IMAGE - There is also provided a terminal for use in associating an annotation with an image. The terminal can comprise a processor, one or more computer readable storage mediums, an imaging assembly, first program instructions to obtain an annotation from a source in response to the terminal capturing an image, second program instructions to create an image header defined by a standard, and third program instructions to store the image header, the image, and the annotation in a data structure on the computer readable storage medium. The first, second, and third program instructions can be stored on the one or more computer readable storage mediums for execution by the processor. There is also provided a computer program product and a computer system for rendering a data structure comprising an annotation and an image on a display. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076298 | UNIFIED ARCHITECTURE FOR CRYPTO FUNCTIONAL UNITS - In described embodiments, a unified Crypto Functional Unit (CFU) block architecture provides a capability for advanced communication processors to provide parallel and concurrent processing of multiple crypto operations/transactions within high-speed hardware to support different security standards (e.g. from IPsec, 3GPP). In particular, each CFU block of the unified CFU block architecture comprises a FIFO-based interface, switch, and wrapped cipher/hasher. The unified CFU block architecture allows for drop-in solutions for cipher blocks in ASIC designs with crypto function blocks. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076299 | Method for the encrypted transmission of data from a mobile date storage device to a stationary device as well as data encryption adapter - The present invention relates to a method for the encrypted transmission of data from a mobile, first data storage device ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120076300 | KEY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, CONTENT TRANSMISSION METHOD, KEY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, LICENSE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, CONTENT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND TERMINAL APPARATUS - The present invention aims to reliably prevent illegal use of content when the content is encrypted and transmitted with a cipher key. A content transmission method of the present invention includes: a basic key creating step of creating a basic key K | 2012-03-29 |
20120076301 | OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH IMPARTED SECURE CODES - A secure optical communication system and method are disclosed. Short optical pulses are first modulated with data, then dispersed in time so that they spread out over multiple bit periods, then the desired code is applied to the dispersed pulses. The encoding may include frequency shifts or phase shifts or other. The dispersed optical symbols overlap in time so an applied code chip thus acts on multiple symbols simultaneously. There are generally multiple code chips per dispersed symbol. The coding device does not need to be synchronized to the data rate. Multiple wavelength division multiplexed channels may be encoded simultaneously. The signal propagates to a decoder that is synchronized with encoder to apply a complementary code thereby canceling out the effect of the encoder. The encoder and decoder can be realized by varying the wavelength of an optical pump to a parametric amplifier, allowing for a wide-band frequency shift. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076302 | Leakage-Resilient Garbled Circuit Generation Using Reduced Memory Hardware Token - A garbled circuit is generated for a client in a leakage-resilient manner with a reduced memory requirement. The garbled circuit is used for secure function evaluation between the client and a server. The garbled circuit is generated with a reduced storage requirement by obtaining a token from the server; querying the token gate-by-gate, wherein for each gate of the garbled circuit, the token generates new wire garblings and stores them with the client using a Stream Cipher and interacts with the leakage-protected area to generate a garbled table for the gate; and receiving the garbled circuit from the token. The token comprises a leakage-protected area. The Stream Cipher is leakage-resilient and can be a symmetric-key cryptographic primitive that has a secret key as an input and generates an unbounded stream of pseudorandom bits as an output. The number of evaluations of the Stream Cipher is kept to a substantial minimum. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076303 | INTERCEPT ACCESS POINT FOR COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN LOCAL BREAKOUTS - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for the capability within a gateway to dynamically monitor communications and protocols from a targeted user in a local breakout. A gateway product with this capability thus performs the function of an intercept access point (IAP). Communications to and from the targeted user are directed through the gateway and are intercepted in a manner not visible to the targeted user. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076304 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PRESENTING MOVING IMAGE WITH SOUND - According to one embodiment, an apparatus for presenting a moving image with sound includes an input unit, a setting unit, a main beam former unit, and an output control unit. The input unit inputs data on a moving image with sound including a moving image and a plurality of channels of sounds. The setting unit sets an arrival time difference according to a user operation, the arrival time difference being a difference in time between a plurality of channels of sounds coming from a desired direction. The main beam former unit generates a directional sound in which a sound in a direction having the arrival time difference set by the setting unit is enhanced, from the plurality of channels of sounds included in the data on the moving image with sound. The output control unit outputs the directional sound along with the moving image. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076305 | Spatial Audio Mixing Arrangement - A method comprising: receiving a plurality of audio input signals in a mixer apparatus; selecting a predetermined number of active audio input signals to be used as the basis for room effect signal generation; applying the predetermined number of dedicated room effect processing units based at least partly on the selected predetermined number of audio input signals; creating a set of spatialized signals for a plurality of audio output signals; and creating the plurality of audio output signals by combining, for each output signal m, spatialized signals created for the output signal m and room effect signals from all room effect processing units. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076306 | SURROUND SOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A surround sound system comprises a receiver ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120076307 | PROCESSING OF AUDIO CHANNELS - An audio apparatus comprises a processor ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120076308 | ACOUSTIC ECHO SUPPRESSION UNIT AND CONFERENCING FRONT-END - An acoustic echo suppression unit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes and input interface for extracting a downmix signal from an input signal, the input signal including the downmix signal and parametric side information, wherein the downmix and the parametric side information together represent a multichannel signal, a calculator for calculating filter coefficients for an adaptive filter, wherein the calculator is adapted to determine the filter coefficients based on the downmix signal and a microphone signal or a signal derived from the microphone signal, and an adaptive filter adapted to filter the microphone signal or the signal derived from the microphone signal based on the filter coefficients to suppress an echo caused by the multichannel signal in the microphone signal. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076309 | MULTI-CHANNEL DECODING SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF REDUCING NOISE AND METHODS THEREOF - A multi-channel decoding method includes: receiving an input signal to generate a channel output signal; providing a first test signal serving as the input signal in a first calibration mode; and adjusting a DC voltage level of the channel output signal with a first calibration signal by reducing a difference between a first predetermined reference signal level and a DC voltage level of the channel output signal generated from the first test signal. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076310 | Automatic Identification of Repeated Material In Audio Signals - A system and method are described for recognizing repeated audio material within at least one media stream without prior knowledge of the nature of the repeated material. The system and method are able to create a screening database from the media stream or streams. An unknown sample audio fragment is taken from the media stream and compared against the screening database to find if there are matching fragments within the media streams by determining if the unknown sample matches any samples in the screening database. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076311 | Dynamic Gain Adjustment Based on Signal to Ambient Noise Level - Methods and apparatuses for deriving a signal-to-noise ratio based at least in part on a measured level of a signal carrying far-end speech, and a measured level of a signal carrying ambient acoustic noise; determining a target gain adjustment based at least in part on the derived signal-to-noise ratio; applying the target gain adjustment to the signal carrying far-end speech to produce a gain-adjusted signal; and providing the gain-adjusted signal for audio output from a communications device. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076312 | Noise Level Estimator - Methods and apparatuses for comparing a level of a signal carrying ambient acoustic noise with a threshold level; and based on results of the comparison, ignoring time intervals identified as noise burst in estimating ambient noise levels. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076313 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A HEARING DEVICE WITH IN-SITU AUDIOMETRY AND HEARING DEVICE - The adjustment of a hearing device is to be improved and configured in a more user-friendly fashion. To this end, a method is proposed whereby the hearing device is set individually to the user and is inserted at least partially into the auditory canal of the user. Finally an in-situ measurement of the acoustic impedance of the auditory system of the user including at least part of the auditory canal of the user is implemented with a tympanometric method. An automatic correction of the individual setting of the hearing device can take place on the basis of the results of the in-situ measurement. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076314 | AURAL SMOOTHING OF A VEHICLE - A method of controlling sounds associated with a vehicle is provided. The method includes: performing on a processor, monitoring engine torque; and selectively controlling the generation of one or more tones associated with the vehicle based on the engine torque. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076315 | Repetitive Transient Noise Removal - A system improves the perceptual quality of a speech signal by dampening undesired repetitive transient noises. The system includes a repetitive transient noise detector adapted to detect repetitive transient noise in a received signal. The received signal may include a harmonic and a noise spectrum. The system further includes a repetitive transient noise attenuator that substantially removes or dampens repetitive transient noises from the received signal. The method of dampening the repetitive transient noises includes modeling characteristics of repetitive transient noises; detecting characteristics in the received signal that correspond to the modeled characteristics of the repetitive transient noises; and substantially removing components of the repetitive transient noises from the received signal that correspond to some or all of the modeled characteristics of the repetitive transient noises. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076316 | Microphone Array System - A method and system for enhancing a target sound signal from multiple sound signals is provided. An array of an arbitrary number of sound sensors positioned in an arbitrary configuration receives the sound signals from multiple disparate sources. The sound signals comprise the target sound signal from a target sound source, and ambient noise signals. A sound source localization unit, an adaptive beamforming unit, and a noise reduction unit are in operative communication with the array of sound sensors. The sound source localization unit estimates a spatial location of the target sound signal from the received sound signals. The adaptive beamforming unit performs adaptive beamforming by steering a directivity pattern of the array of sound sensors in a direction of the spatial location of the target sound signal, thereby enhancing the target sound signal and partially suppressing the ambient noise signals, which are further suppressed by the noise reduction unit. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076317 | MEDIA PLAYER SYSTEM WITH ANTI-VOICE OPERATED SWITCH - A media player system and method includes a microphone, a hearing appliance, a converter, a flash memory, a comparing unit, a timer, and a switching unit (e.g., anti-voice operated switch). The microphone associated with a squelch control unit receives and samples an external sound as a user listens to a media file via the hearing appliance. The converter digitizes the external sound and the comparing unit compares the digitized sound with one or more keywords stored in the flash memory. The switching unit automatically temporarily mutes the audio stream for a predetermined time period thereby enabling the user to hear the external sound. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076318 | CABLES WITH INTERTWINED JACKETS - Fibers may be intertwined to form cables for headsets and other structures. The cables may include wires. The wires may be surrounded by a jacket formed from intertwined fibers. The intertwined fibers may include fibers with different melting temperatures. The jacket may be heated to a temperature that is sufficient to melt some of the fibers in the jacket without melting other fibers in the jacket. The melted fibers may flow into spaces between the unmelted fibers and may serve as a binder that holds together the unmelted fibers. The intertwining process may be used to form a bifurcation for a headset. A dipping process may be used to cover the jacket with a coating. The coating may be formed over the entire length of the cable or may be formed in a particular portion of the cable such as the portion of the cable that includes the bifurcation. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076319 | System for Accomplishing Bi-Directional Audio Data and Control Communications - A system for accomplishing bi-directional digital audio data and control communications. There is a host end that includes a host transceiver, a host digital signal processor that outputs a master clock signal and audio data, and a source of low-voltage power for the host components. There are a number of remote nodes connected together serially. Each remote node includes a transceiver and a low-voltage power supply that provides power to the other remote node components. A shielded two-wire communication network connects the host node to one of the remote nodes, and connects each remote node to either one or two other remote nodes in a daisy-chain configuration. The host end is enabled to transmit and receive over the communication network digital audio data and digital control signals. The remote nodes are each enabled to receive over the communication network digital audio data and digital control signals, and are each enabled to transmit over the communication network digital control signals. The source of low-voltage power at the host end is coupled to the communication network. The remote power supplies each have an input coupled to the communication network to derive the power for the remote nodes from the power coupled to the network by the host end. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076320 | Fine/Coarse Gain Adjustment - Methods and apparatuses for deriving a signal-to-noise ratio based at least in part on a measured level of a signal carrying far-end speech, and a measured level of a signal carrying ambient acoustic noise, determining a target gain adjustment based at least in part on the derived signal-to-noise ratio, including determining a coarse gain adjustment and a fine gain adjustment, the target gain adjustment corresponding to a combination of the coarse gain adjustment and the fine gain adjustment, applying the coarse gain adjustment to the signal carrying far-end speech using first gain adjustment circuitry to produce a first gain-adjusted signal, applying the fine gain adjustment to the signal carrying far-end speech using second gain adjustment circuitry to produce a second gain-adjusted signal, and providing a result of combining the first gain-adjusted signal and the second gain-adjusted signal to audio output from a wireless communications device. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076321 | Single Microphone for Noise Rejection and Noise Measurement - A microphone includes a sensing element having two opposing sides; and a housing including a first acoustic port having an external-facing portion defined in part by a first aperture located on a first housing side and an internal-facing portion defined in part by a first cavity within the housing, the first cavity being coupled to a first side of the element; and a second acoustic port having an external-facing portion defined in part by a second aperture located on the first housing side and an internal-facing portion defined in part by a second cavity within the housing, the second cavity being coupled to a second side of the element. The ports are spaced apart at a distance such that a level of an electrical response by the element to an ambient acoustic noise at 50 dB A-weighted sound pressure level exceeds an internal electrical noise level of the element. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076322 | MICROPHONE - There is provided a microphone that can suppress vibration noise stemming from mechanical vibrations and that outputs a collective signal having superior quality. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076323 | Device and Method for Manipulating an Audio Signal - A device and method for manipulating an audio signal includes a windower for generating a plurality of consecutive blocks of audio samples, the plurality of consecutive blocks including at least one padded block of audio samples, the padded block having padded values and audio signal values, a first converter for converting the padded block into a spectral representation having spectral values, a phase modifier for modifying phases of the spectral values to obtain a modified spectral representation and a second converter for converting the modified spectral representation into a modified time domain audio signal. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076324 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR APPLYING BASS COMPENSATION IN AN AUTOMOBILE - Systems and methods for providing bass compensation to correct for uneven bass response are disclosed. An example bass compensation system includes a low pass filter configured to receive an audio signal from an audio source and provide a filtered audio signal, the low pass filter having a roll off of at least 18 dB per octave. The bass compensation system further includes a summing amplifier coupled to the low pass filter and configured to sum the audio signal from said audio source and the filtered audio signal to provide a summed audio signal, wherein the summed audio signal provided by the summing amplifier provides a bass boost at a first frequency and mid bass cut at a second frequency greater than the first frequency. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076325 | Phantom Power Circuit - A phantom power circuit has a detection circuit and a limiting circuit, the detection circuit detecting a pulse current generated in association with connection or disconnection of a condenser microphone, the limiting circuit limiting the output of the condenser microphone. The detection circuit detects a pulse current generated between input terminals of the condenser microphone. The limiting circuit reduces the output from the condenser microphone when the detection circuit detects the pulse current. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076326 | ALL-IN-ONE COMPUTER AUDIO SYSTEM - An all-in-one audio system includes an audio chip, an audio interface, first and second audio signal amplifiers, a speaker, a woofer, a multi-function controller, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), and a switch. The multi-function controller is connected to the audio chip, the switch, the audio interface, the first and second audio signal amplifiers, and the HDMI. When the multi-function controller detects a high definition multimedia signal through the HDMI, the multi-function controller turns off the switch, decodes the high definition multimedia signal into an audio signal, and transmits the audio signal to the audio interface, and the first and second audio signal amplifiers. The first and second audio signal amplifiers amplify the audio signal and output the amplified audio signal to the speaker and woofer. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076327 | Microphone windscreen covers - These microphone covers may be used by anyone who is concerned about the smells (such as bad breath), and germs (such as colds, HIV, pneumonia, flu) of any sort being transferred, or the feel of another individual's saliva. These covers may be washed with your favorite soap, sprayed with your favorite disinfectant, antiseptic or scent immediately before or after use. The covers are made with as much wrinkle resistance as possible in mind to be easily folded and carried. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076328 | ACOUSTIC REFLECTOR - A speaker assembly is provided with a speaker and a reflector spaced apart from the speaker. The reflector faces the speaker. The reflector has a central region and a plurality of circumferentially spaced lobes. Each lobe extends radially outward from the central region for reflecting acoustic vibrations from the speaker radially outboard from the reflector. Gaps are provided between the lobes for permitting acoustic vibrations to pass through the gaps. | 2012-03-29 |