15th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120089307 | Work Vehicle Control Device - A work vehicle control device includes: a rotation speed control unit that controls an engine rotation speed in correspondence to an accelerator pedal operation quantity indicating an operating extent of an accelerator pedal; a speed ratio detection unit that detects a ratio of speed at an input shaft and at an output shaft of a torque converter, which is disposed between the engine and wheels; a decision-making unit that makes a decision that a fuel efficiency deteriorating condition exists if the torque converter speed ratio is less than a predetermined value or if the torque converter speed ratio is equal to or greater than the predetermined value and a target engine rotation speed corresponding to an operation of the accelerator pedal is greater than a preset value; and an informing unit that informs results of the decision made by the decision-making unit. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089308 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTUATING AN AUTOMATED TRANSMISSION, IN PARTICULAR AN AUTOMATED TRANSMISSION OF A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE, AND TEST BENCH - A method for actuating an automated transmission, in particular an automated transmission of a commercial vehicle, which is coupled to a drive motor, where data and/or signals are supplied to a controller of the automated transmission via an interface. When a defined event occurs, a temporally predictive non-steady profile of the drive motor torque for this event is transmitted to the controller of the automated transmission. The transmission controller ascertains and/or specifies a transmission shifting strategy on the basis of the transmitted data. There is also provided an apparatus for actuating an automated transmission, and also a test bench. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089309 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle control device includes an accelerator pedal adjusted in degree of operation, thereby adjusting power generated by an engine as a power source when running a vehicle. In the vehicle control device, in order to enhance fuel economy more reliably, fuel cut is carried out when the degree of operation of the accelerator pedal is other than zero, that is, when an accelerator is not fully opened and the vehicle is decelerating, the fuel cut that is the control in which supply of fuel used for operating the engine is stopped. Thus, even if the accelerator is not fully closed, a quantity of fuel injected by a fuel injector, and hence fuel consumption can be reduced. Accordingly, fuel economy can be enhances more reliably. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089310 | TWO/FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE MODE SHIFT CONTROLLER FOR TRACTION-TRANSMITTING PART TIME FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - [Problem] A two-wheel→four-wheel drive switching for a traction-transmitting part time four-wheel drive vehicle in which a gear clutch for separating one of auxiliary driving wheels from a drive train is equipped can be carried out under a shock reduction. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089311 | ELECTROMECHANICAL DECELERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A deceleration system may be used for decreasing a speed of a vehicle having a plurality of wheels. The deceleration system may include a brake command receiving device configured to receive a brake command for decelerating the vehicle, a brake command sensor configured to determine a brake magnitude and a brake rate based on the brake command, a control device configured to generate a plurality of electronic brake signals based on the brake magnitude and the brake rate, and a plurality of braking devices, each of which is configured to receive one of the plurality of electronic brake signals, convert the respective electronic brake signal to a mechanical brake force, and impart the mechanical brake force to at least one of a rotor or a drum of the respective wheel, thereby causing a deceleration of the vehicle. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089312 | METHOD AND MODULE FOR DETERMINING OF VELOCITY REFERENCE VALUES FOR A VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A method for determining speed set-point values v | 2012-04-12 |
20120089313 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING BRAKE FADE - A vehicle braking control system includes a vehicle brake associated with a wheel on the vehicle. A pedal activated by an operator of the vehicle controls application of the brake. An electronic control unit determines a grade mode of the vehicle and controls application of the brake independent of the operator activating the pedal while in an automatic braking mode. The electronic control unit sends a control signal to apply the brake in a manner to reduce brake fade while controlling a speed of the vehicle when the electronic control unit is in the automatic braking mode and the vehicle is in a downhill grade mode. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089314 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING COMPRESSION DEVICE DEGRADATION - Systems and methods for determining compression device degradation of an engine of a rail vehicle are provided. In one embodiment, a rail vehicle system includes an engine, an air-intake passage coupled to the engine, a compression device including a compressor positioned along the air-intake passage, a barometric air pressure sensor for measuring a barometric air pressure upstream of the compressor, a manifold air pressure sensor for measuring a manifold air pressure downstream of the compressor, and a controller configured to adjust a rail vehicle operating parameter responsive to a determination of compression device degradation based on a negative pressure differential between the manifold air pressure and the barometric air pressure during a designated operating condition. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089315 | PRE-IGNITION ESTIMATION/CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A pre-ignition estimation/control device includes: an octane number estimation module for estimating an octane number of a fuel based on detection signals received from an intake air temperature sensor, a water temperature sensor, etc; a pre-ignition-occurrence-index calculation module for calculating a pre-ignition occurrence index based on the estimated octane number and the like; a pre-ignition-occurrence-index correction module for correcting the pre-ignition occurrence index so as to cause the pre-ignition more likely to occur; an effective-compression-ratio-boundary calculation module for calculating a boundary of an effective compression ratio based on the pre-ignition occurrence index; an intake-cam-phase-advance calculation module for calculating a phase advance of an intake cam based on the boundary of the effective compression ratio and the like; and an intake-cam-phase control module for controlling an intake-cam variable phasing system based on the phase advance of the intake cam, to thereby restrict a change in phase advance. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089316 | SINGLE PISTON SLEEVE VALVE WITH OPTIONAL VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO CAPABILITY - An internal combustion engine can include a piston moving in a cylinder and a junk head disposed opposite the piston head in the cylinder. The junk head can optionally be moveable between a higher compression ratio position closer to a top dead center of the piston and a lower compression ratio position further from the top dead center position of the piston. At least one intake port can deliver a fluid comprising inlet air to a combustion chamber within the cylinder. Combustion gases can be directed out of the combustion volume through at least one exhaust port. One or both of the intake port and the exhaust port can be opened and closed by operation of a sleeve valve that at least partially encircles the piston. Related articles, systems, and methods are described. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089317 | Method for Controlling an Automatic Shutdown and Start-Up Process of a Drive Unit in a Motor Vehicle - A method controls an automatic shutdown and start-up process of a drive unit in a motor vehicle by way of a start and stop device, by which the drive unit is automatically shut down when the motor vehicle comes to a halt if predefined shutdown conditions are met, and by which a drive unit, which has been automatically shut down, is automatically started up if at least one start request is made. Before the initiation of an automatic shutdown process of the drive unit, a possible stop duration of the drive unit is predicted, taking into consideration the present operating variables of the vehicle, the state variables, and/or other parameters. Depending on the predicted stop duration, an automatic shutdown process is initiated when all other shutdown conditions are met. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089318 | Method for controlling the air supply in a cylinder of a four-stroke internal combustion engine with controlled ignition - A method for controlling air supply in a cylinder of a four-stroke internal-combustion engine with controlled ignition includes steps of: determining, in a phase prior to a suction phase, an estimate of mass of desired air to be sucked into the cylinder during the suction phase; determining, in a phase prior to the suction phase, a forecast of suction pressure during the suction phase; determining, in a phase prior to the suction phase, programming of suction of air as a function of the estimate of the mass of the desired air to be sucked into the cylinder during the suction phase and of the forecast of the suction pressure during the suction phase; and controlling, until an end of an exhaust phase, the suction of air into the cylinder by piloting a control device for implementation of an intake valve according to the programming of the suction of air. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089319 | GPS-Based Relative Positioning Enhancement Method Using Neighboring Entity Information - A method and system is provided for determining a relative position between a host vehicle and a remote vehicle using an indirect assisting entity technique. A GPS position of the host vehicle and a remote vehicle are obtained. A number of common satellites providing GPS data to the host vehicle and the remote vehicle are determined. An indirect-assisting entity is identified having a common number of satellites in communication between the host vehicle and remote vehicle, respectively, which is greater than the number of common satellites between host vehicle and the remote vehicle. A relative position is determined between the host vehicle and the indirect-assisting entity, and the remote vehicle and the indirect-assisting entity. A position of the host vehicle relative to the remote vehicle is determined as a function of the determined position of the host vehicle and remote vehicle relative to the indirect-assisting entity. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089320 | METHOD OF AUTOMATIC POSITIONING FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING OF CONTAINER SHIPS IN CONTAINER TERMINALS - A method is provided for automatically locating a container in a stowage location of a container ship for loading and unloading of the container ship in container terminals. The method includes the following steps: obtaining the position information of the container ship from container ship positioning units, obtaining the position information of the container from container positioning units when the container is in its stowage location, and determining the stowage location of the container in the container ship by first computing a relative position of the container in the container ship based on both the position information of the container ship and the position information of the container and then correlating the relative position with a stowage plan of the container ship. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089321 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALARMING FRONT IMPACT DANGER COUPLED WITH DRIVER VIEWING DIRECTION AND VEHICLE USING THE SAME - Featured are a system and a method for alarming a front impact danger coupled with a driver viewing direction and a vehicle Such a system includes: a driver viewing direction recognition unit recognizing a driver viewing direction; an obstacle sensing unit sensing obstacles existing in directions that a driver does not view; and an engine control unit. The engine control unit receives and analyzes the driver face direction data from the driver viewing direction recognition unit to identify the driver viewing direction when the vehicle enters in the crossroads, and requests the obstacle sensing unit perform obstacle sensing for another direction than the driver's viewing direction and analyzes analyze an obstacle sensing result. Such methods advantageously warns a driver to the presence of obstacles when a vehicle enters in crossroads to prevent a traffic accident. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089322 | COMPUTATION OF TRAVEL ROUTES, DURATIONS, AND PLANS OVER MULTIPLE CONTEXTS - A route planning system comprises a receiver component that receives a request for directions between a beginning point and a destination point. An analysis component analyzes a traffic system representation that varies as context varies and outputs expected amounts of travel time between the beginning point and the destination point for multiple contexts based at least in part upon the analysis. A method is described herein that includes techniques for searching over routes and trip start times simultaneously so as to identity start times and routes associated with maximal expected value, or equivalently minimum expected cost, given preferences encoded about one or more of the leaving time, the travel time, and the arrival time. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089323 | OPTICAL NAVIGATION AID WITHIN A BEACON FIELD - A secondary optical system for object navigation in an array of beacons is provided that includes an optical source having at least one optical emitter emitting an optical signal and that is mounted to either the moving object or a beacon of the array of beacons. The moving object in simultaneous radio frequency communication the array of beacons to determine dynamic position of the object. An optical detector is mounted to the other of a moving object or the beacon of the array of beacons and the optical detector receives the optical signal when line of sight exists between the moving object and a beacon of the array of beacons. Electronics are provided for determining the dynamic position of the moving object uses weighting factor that favors the communication and at least two beacons of the array of beacons for which a moving object-beacon optical line of sight exists. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089324 | Device, System and Method for Controlling and Storing Sensitive Information on a GPS Device - A system and method for controlling and storing sensitive information on a global positioning system (GPS) device are provided. The system includes a locational information module for determining location information of the device; an encryption module for encrypting the location information; a processing module for storing the encrypted location information in a storage module; and an input module for inputting a code string for decrypting the location information. Information inputted to and/or generated by the device will be encrypted on the storage module. The storage module can be in any form currently available including optical media, or various types of removable memory cards or cartridges. Furthermore, the storage module may be internal memory and the GPS device may further include a transmission module or connection, e.g., hardwire or wireless, to port the information to a computer. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089325 | METHOD FOR EXCHANGING MESSAGES IN A NAVIGATION SYSTEM USING VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATIONS - Method and device for exchanging messages in a VLC navigation system is provided, in which a map server generates a provision message in the form of visible light signals through all lamps in an area, using a PLC network, where a navigation service is provided, a terminal that wants to implement the navigation service among terminals that have received the provision message transmits a registration request message to the map server, the map server transmits a registration response message for the registration request message to the terminal, the terminal transmits a map request message including information about a destination to the map server, the map server transmits a map response message including information about a path to the destination to the terminal, and the terminal displays map information and the path. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089326 | SELECTED DRIVER NOTIFICATION OF TRANSITORY ROADTRIP EVENTS - Stored executable logic causes a processor to operate so as to receive route parameter data, including a start location and end location for future travel, from various users. The processor generates route data based on the received route parameter data for each user. The generated route data for each user includes geographic coordinate data with imbedded strings of geographic coordinate identifiers corresponding to strings of geographic coordinates defining a travel path between the start and end locations included in that user's route parameter data. The processor stores, in a database, the generated route data for each user in association with an identifier of that user and contact information for contacting that user while in route. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089327 | ROUTE RELATED INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PROVIDING ROUTE RELATED INFORMATION, A COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ROUTE GUIDANCE SYSTEM - Apparatuses, methods, programs, and systems obtain fuel efficiency information indicative of a zone associated with a fuel efficiency if a vehicle were to travel the zone, for each of a plurality of zones. The apparatuses, methods, programs, and systems provide information related to a first route searched according to a first route search method. The first route search method has a greater tendency to use a zone with a smaller deviation of the fuel efficiency indicated in the fuel efficiency information as a configuration zone of the first route. The apparatuses, methods, programs, and systems provide information related to a second route searched according to a second route search method. The second route search method has a greater tendency to use a zone with a larger deviation of the fuel efficiency indicated in the fuel efficiency information as a configuration zone of the second route. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089328 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH DISTANCE LIMITATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: executing a distance bounded function for displaying on a device; setting a reference location; receiving a user location for monitoring a location of the device; measuring a distance travelled with the user location from the reference location only when the distance bounded function is executing; and deactivating the distance bounded function when the distance travelled equals or exceeds a distance limit. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089329 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND NAVIGATION SERVICE METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a navigation system for an electric vehicle and a navigation method for the same. The navigation system searches for the location of a charging station and paths where traveling of an electric vehicle is possible; provides the charging station location information and information of the searched paths to a navigation terminal, thereby improving usability and traveling stability of an electric vehicle, resulting in increased road efficiency. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089330 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WAVELET-BASED GAIT CLASSIFICATION - A motion classification system comprises an inertial measurement unit configured to sense motion of a user and to output one or more channels of inertial motion data corresponding to the sensed motion; and a processing unit configured to calculate a coefficient vector for each of the one or more channels based on a wavelet transformation of the respective inertial motion data, and to select one of a plurality of gaits as the user's gait based on the calculated coefficient vector of at least one of the one or more channels and on a plurality of templates, each template corresponding to one of the plurality of gaits. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089331 | Systems and Methods for Determining a Destination Location from a Communication - Systems and methods for determining a destination location from a communication are described. One embodiment of a method includes receiving electronic communications data from a mobile communications device, at a computing device. The electronic communications data is parsed to identify a partial address term of interest related to the destination location in the electronic communications data. A position of the destination location is determined from the partial address term of interest. Routing data of a vehicle from a current location of the vehicle to the destination location is determined and provided to a user of the vehicle. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089332 | System for Detecting Oil Spills and Method Thereof - Disclosed are systems and methods of detecting oil spills on the sea surface at night. According to some embodiments, implementations herein involve detection of the polarized reflectivity and the refractive index of the water and the oil using the polarization properties of the electromagnetic waves based on satellite data to accurately and quantitatively detect the position of the oil band spread on the sea. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089333 | DIGITAL MAP PROJECTION - A computer receives a set of Cartesian data and a set of geodetic data relating to a geographic area. A set of control points is generated, each control point being associated with a coordinate expressed in terms of latitude and longitude, and with a corresponding point in the Cartesian data. A plurality of sets of Cartesian coordinates is determined for each of the control points, each of the sets of Cartesian coordinates for one of the control points corresponding to a Cartesian system. A deviation is determined for a combination that includes a control point and a Cartesian system, the deviation being a difference between coordinates for the point in the Cartesian data and the set of Cartesian coordinates for the control point. For each set of Cartesian coordinates associated with the Cartesian system that is included in the combination, but further associated with a control point not in the combination, the set of Cartesian coordinates is modified according to the deviation. A cumulative deviation is determined for the combination by determining a sum of distances of each set of modified Cartesian coordinates from the coordinates of the corresponding point in the Cartesian data. Cumulative deviations are thus determined for a plurality of combinations. A combination associated with a minimum cumulative deviation is identified. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089334 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DEPTH AND VELOCITY OF INSTRUMENTATION WITHIN A WELLBORE USING A BENDABLE TOOL - An apparatus and method for measuring depth, velocity, or both depth and velocity of instrumentation within a wellbore is provided. The apparatus includes a downhole portion movable within the wellbore in a direction generally parallel to the wellbore. The apparatus further includes a first acceleration sensor mounted at a first position within the downhole portion. The first acceleration sensor generates a first signal indicative of a first acceleration in a first direction generally parallel to the wellbore at the first position. The apparatus further includes a second acceleration sensor mounted at a second position within the downhole portion. The second acceleration sensor generates a second signal indicative of a second acceleration in a second direction generally parallel to the wellbore at the second position. The apparatus further includes a bend sensor generating a third signal indicative of an amount of bend of at least a portion of the downhole portion. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089335 | FLUID PRESSURE-VISCOSITY ANALYZER FOR DOWNHOLE FLUID SAMPLING PRESSURE DROP RATE SETTING - Methods and apparatus for estimating a hydrocarbon fluid parameter using a hydrocarbon fluid testing module. The method may include estimating a hydrocarbon fluid parameter value where a precipitate begins to form in a hydrocarbon fluid sample. The method may also include extracting a hydrocarbon fluid sample under pre-precipitate conditions; changing at least one hydrocarbon fluid parameter, generating information indicative of precipitate formation; and communicating the estimated value of the hydrocarbon fluid parameter at the precipitate formation point. The method may also include producing hydrocarbon fluid sample from a formation using the estimated value and a bubble point. The disclosure also includes an apparatus for implementing the method. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089336 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING REMAINING USEFUL LIFE OF A DOWNHOLE TOOL - A system for determining the amount of life consumed for a tool includes at least one sensor associated with the tool for generating observation data, a memory in operable communication with the at least one sensor, the memory including a database for storing the observation data generated by the sensor, and a processor in operable communication with the memory. The processor includes a model generator that generates a current model for a current run of the tool. The current model includes parameters of a functional approximation of the observation data. The processor also includes a classifier that classifies the current model and a current run estimator that determine the amount of life consumed based on the classification of the current model and a time of use associated with the current run. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089337 | MATCHING PURSUIT-BASED APPARATUS AND TECHNIQUE TO CONSTRUCT A SEISMIC SIGNAL USING A PREDICTED ENERGY DISTRIBUTION - A technique includes processing seismic data indicative of samples of at least one measured seismic signal in a processor-based machine to, in an iterative process, determine basis functions, which represent a constructed seismic signal. The technique includes in each iteration of the iterative process, selecting another basis function of the plurality of basis functions. The selecting includes based at least in part on the samples and a current version of the constructed seismic signal, determining a cost function; and interpreting the cost function based at least in part on a predicted energy distribution of the constructed seismic signal to select the basis function. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089338 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR INDEXING REFERENCE GENOME - A method for indexing a reference genome is provided. The method includes selecting a reference genome to index, calculating a first minimum index region size, assigning a first position number to a first index region of the reference genome, assigning a second position number to a second index region of the reference genome, and storing the association of the first and second position numbers to index regions in a hash table. The size of the first index region can be greater than or equal to the first minimum index region size. The second index region can overlap with at least one base included in the first index region. The first minimum index region size can be calculated based on the reference genome size. In yet other embodiments of the present teachings, a method for mapping a sequence read to a reference genome is provided wherein a sequence read is compared to the index regions stored in the indexing hash table, and the sequence read is mapped to and aligned against a location on the reference genome. Systems configured to carry out the methods are also provided. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089339 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING POLYMERIC SEQUENCE DATA AND RELATED INFORMATION - Methods and systems for organizing, representing and processing polymeric sequence information, including biopolymeric sequence information such as DNA sequence information and related information are disclosed herein. Polymeric sequence and associated information may be represented using a plurality of data units, each of which includes one or more headers and a payload containing a representation of a segment of the polymeric sequence. Each header may include or be linked to a portion of the associated information. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089340 | ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION, MEASUREMENT, MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A highly automated system and method for acquiring animal consumption and behavior data comprising stations where consumables are fed to animals. The stations being equipped with RFID equipment for reading RFID tags in close proximity to the station, and weighing devices for measuring the weight of the consumables. The RFID equipment and the weighing device are connected to a computer which calculates the weight of the trough at specific times by using weight data collected before and after the specified time to enhance the accuracy of the weight measurement. The computer uses a “mathematical weighted filter technique” to estimate the weight of the trough before and after a consumption event. The computer uses a method to divide the reduction/increase in weighed matter between the RFID tag last seen and the next RFID tag appearing, providing the reduction/increase in matter is less than a specified amount. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089341 | Method and system for determining whether a drug will be effective on a patient with a disease - A process of determining whether a patient with a disease or disorder will be responsive to a drug, used to treat the disease or disorder, including obtaining a test spectrum produced by a mass spectrometer from a serum produced from the patient. The test spectrum may be processed to determine a relation to a group of class labeled spectra produced from respective serum from other patients having the or similar clinical stage same disease or disorder and known to have responded or not responded to the drug. Based on the relation of the test spectrum to the group of class labeled spectra, a determination may be made as to whether the patient will be responsive to the drug. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089342 | Methods of Automated Spectral and Chromatographic Peak Detection and Quantification without User Input - Methods are disclosed for automatically analyzing a chromatography/mass spectrometry spectrum characterized by at least a time-related variable, a mass-related variable and an ion-abundance-related variable, comprising the steps of: receiving a portion of the spectrum from a chromatography/mass spectrometry apparatus while the chromatography/mass spectrometry apparatus is concurrently generating another portion of the spectrum; automatically subtracting a baseline from the portion of the spectrum so as to generate a baseline-corrected spectrum portion; automatically determining if at least one spectral peak occurs in the baseline-corrected spectrum portion; and reporting information relating at least to the number of peaks automatically determined in the portion of the chromatography/mass spectrometry spectrum. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089343 | DETECTION OF ETHANOL EMISSION FROM A SPARK IGNITION ENGINE OPERATING ON GASOHOLS - Ethanol emissions from a direct ignition spark ignition are measured using mass spectrometry. The method exploits specific fragment ions from ethanol. Ethanol contributes ions of mass number 31, and no other gas species produces ions at this mass number. The method and a device for implementing the method can be used for online detection of ethanol in emissions from engines burning E85 or other ethanol/gasoline mixtures. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089344 | Methods of Automated Spectral Peak Detection and Quantification Having Learning Mode - There is provided a method of automatically identifying and characterizing spectral peaks of a spectrum generated by an analytical apparatus comprising the steps of: receiving the spectrum generated by the analytical apparatus; automatically subtracting a baseline from the spectrum so as to generate a baseline-corrected spectrum; automatically detecting and characterizing the spectral peaks in the baseline-corrected spectrum; reporting the detected and characterized spectral peaks to a user; receiving a list of adjustments to be made to the detecting and characterizing step from the user; and adjusting exit values used in the detecting and characterizing step, based on the list of adjustments. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089345 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE COMPRESSIBILITY AND RESONANT FREQUENCY OF DISC BRAKE PADS - A method for separately measuring the compressibility and resonant frequency of a disc brake pad allows better conclusions to be drawn as to the properties of the disc brake pads by creating identical test conditions for measuring the compressibility and resonant frequency for the purpose of quality assurance. The method includes performing the compressibility and resonant frequency measurements on the same disc brake pad in a time-delayed manner, immediately one after the other. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089346 | PREDICTION OF REMAINING LIFE IN A HEAT EXCHANGER - In one embodiment, a method implemented by a processor that receives a first set of inputs comprising values associated with wall thickness, the values ascertained through an inspection method for a first zone of a heat exchanger, the first zone comprising a plurality of inspected and uninspected tubes; computes a respective estimate of a likelihood of a leak occurring at the plurality of inspected and uninspected tubes over a time continuum based on the first set of inputs, an age of the inspected tubes, and an accuracy of the inspection method; and provides a visualization of an estimate for a total likelihood of a leak for the heat exchanger based on the estimate for the first zone. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089347 | Displacement Generator for Fatigue Analysis of Floating Prduction and Storage Unit Process and Utility Piping - In one or more embodiments, a method is disclosed for performing fatigue analysis for a given process and utility piping geometry having one or more restraint locations disposed about a floating vessel. The method can include the steps of generating one or more bending moment polynomials from bending moment data associated with the floating vessel; generating a slope polynomial from each of the bending moment polynomials by integrating each of the one or more bending moment polynomials; generating a displacement polynomial from each of the slope polynomials by integrating each of the one or more slope polynomials; solving the slope polynomial integration constants; and solving the displacement polynomial integration constants to provide slope and displacement polynomials representing the floating vessel response to excitations while at sea. In one or more embodiments, a system is disclosed for performing fatigue analysis for a given process and utility piping geometry having one or more restraint locations disposed about a floating vessel. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089348 | Sensor having a set of plates, and method - A sensor having a set of plates that are in contact from their bottom at the corners with a set of protrusions that are in contact from above with a plurality of intersections, each having a sensing element, of a grid of wires disposed on a base, and a top surface layer that is disposed atop the set of plates, so that force imparted from above onto the top surface layer is transmitted to the plates and thence to the protrusions, and thence to the intersections of the grid of wires which are thereby compressed between the base and protrusions; and that the protrusions above thereby focus the imparted force directly onto the intersections. A sensor includes a computer in communication with the grid which causes prompting signals to be sent to the grid and reconstructs a continuous position of force on the surface from interpolation based on data signals received from the grid. A method for sensing. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089349 | Method for Measuring the Orientation and the Elastic Strain of Grains in Polycrystalline Materials - A method for measuring the orientation and deviatoric elastic strain of the crystal lattice of grains contained in a sample of polycrystalline material comprising a set of grains (G | 2012-04-12 |
20120089350 | COMPENSATION DEVICE FOR FLUIDIC OSCILLATION FLOW METER AND COMPENSATION METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a compensation device for fluidic oscillation flow meters. The compensation device includes a fluid supply unit, a fluidic oscillator, an electronic valve, a reference tank and a computer. The fluid supply unit supplies fluid into a pipe. The fluidic oscillator generates a characteristic oscillation frequency when the fluid supplied from the fluid supply unit passes through the fluidic oscillator. The electronic valve controls a flow rate of the fluid passing through the fluidic oscillator. The reference tank accumulates and stores the fluid passing through the electronic valve. The computer calculates a characteristic linear compensation coefficient using data about the time for which the fluid had passed through the fluidic oscillator, an oscillation frequency of the fluidic oscillator, a preset flow rate of the electronic valve, and a preset fluid accumulation amount. The computer stores the calculated characteristic linear compensation coefficient. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089351 | Method and Device for Detecting Fault of Signal Processing Equipment and Optical Interface Board Online - The disclosure relates to a method and device for detecting a fault of signal processing equipment and an optical interface board on line. The signal processing equipment includes n function modules F | 2012-04-12 |
20120089352 | MODULAR DEVICE FOR PROTECTING AND MONITORING A BATTERY - A modular device having at least one master integrated circuit, and one or more slave integrated circuit modules coupled to the at least one master integrated circuit with each slave integrated circuit module of the one or more slave integrated circuit modules coupled to and associated with only a single cell of the battery. Each slave integrated circuit module of the one or more slave integrated circuit modules further comprises: detection circuitry adapted to detect data comprising one or more of the temperature, voltage or charge status, and malfunctioning of the single cell associated with and monitored by the slave integrated circuit; and an interface operable to send said detected data to the at least one master integrated circuit. The at least one master integrated circuit is adapted to send commands to a slave integrated circuit module in response to the detected data detected by the slave integrated circuit module. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089353 | METHODS OF INVERSE DETERMINATION OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF AN ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM - A method of determining at least one material property of at least one component of an electrochemical system (fully or partially completed) using a process to reduce a difference of a performance characteristic between a numerical simulation result of a physical model and an empirical result. The method includes providing an electrochemical cell using a thin film process and performing a plurality of tests on the electrochemical cell to identify one or more target performance characteristics of the electrochemical cell. The method includes performing a surrogate based analysis process and determining a plurality of outputs of the surrogate based analysis function and determines a value of the unknown material property. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089354 | Determining Components of an Electric Service Using Tolerance Ranges - Components of an electric service may be identified by measuring voltage signals relating to the connection of an electrical energy meter connected to the electric service. The voltage signals that may be measured include line to neutral voltages and line to line voltages. The values of the measured line to neutral voltages may be compared to reference information comprising tabulated values that may be tabulated as ratios of nominal service voltages associated with different service types. The values of the measured line to line voltages may be compared to ideal line to line voltages calculated using fixed values from the reference information. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089355 | FAN TESTING SYSTEM - A fan testing system includes a control device testing a fan, and a micro controller outputs pulse control signals to the fan. The control device stores a number of normal rotational voltage and rotational current values under different rotational speeds. The fan adjusts its rotational speed according to the pulse control signals, and outputs rotational speed signals to the micro controller. The micro controller collects rotational voltage signals and rotational current signals of the fan under different rotational speeds, and determines rotational speeds, rotational voltages, and rotational currents of the fan. The control device compares the rotational speeds, rotational voltages and rotational currents from the micro controller with the number of normal rotational voltage and rotational current values, and outputs a test complete signal to the micro controller when the fan rotates under the plurality of normal rotational voltage and rotational current values. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089356 | DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ANALYSIS USING METER DATA - A monitoring system includes a first sensor positioned at a first location along a phase conductor line and a second sensor position at a second location along the phase conductor line. The first sensor is configured to generate a first set of synchrophasor data. The second sensor is configured to generate a second set of synchrophasor data. The monitoring system includes a processor configured to receive the first and second sets of synchrophasor data. The processor is further configured to determine a primary side voltage of at least one distribution transformer electrically connected to the phase conductor line based on a secondary side voltage of the at least one distribution transformer. The processor is further configured to determine at least one phase conductor line condition based on the first and second sets of synchrophasor data and the primary side voltage. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089357 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING ANOMALIES OF A SIGNAL - A method and apparatus are disclosed for identifying anomalies of a signal, by analyzing a signal using a frequency-based technique, analyzing results of the frequency-based analysis using a statistical analysis technique, determining one or more limits based on the statistical analysis, and comparing a frequency domain representation of the signal to the limits to identify anomalies of the signal. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089358 | CALIBRATION SYSTEM FOR A FORCE-SENSING CATHETER - An apparatus, consisting of a rolling element, which is resting on a surface, and a force-sensing device, which is coupled to the surface. The force-sensing device is configured to make a first measurement indicative of a force exerted in a direction perpendicular to the surface. The force is exerted by a force-sensing probe pressing against the rolling element so as to hold the rolling element stationary. The apparatus further includes a calibration processor, which is configured to collect the first measurement from the sensing device, to collect a second measurement indicative of the force from the force-sensing probe, and to calibrate the force-sensing probe based on the first and second measurements. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089359 | CALIBRATION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An improved calibration detection system for use in calibrating an electronic apparatus includes a processor apparatus, an evaluation apparatus, and a connection apparatus. The connection apparatus includes a plurality of leads and is operated by the processor apparatus to internally switch and connect the various leads with various elements of the evaluation apparatus. By enabling all of the leads to be connected at the outset with the electronic apparatus and by internally switching the connections between the leads and the various elements of the evaluation apparatus, the calibration detection system saves time and avoids error in performing a testing protocol. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089360 | Algorithm Integrating System and Integrating Method Thereof - The present invention discloses an algorithm integrating system and an integrating method thereof. The algorithm integrating system comprises a receiving module, an analyzing module, and a processing module. The receiving module receives at least one test algorithm. The analyzing module is connected to the receiving module and analyzes the at least one test algorithm to obtain at least one basic element from the at least one test algorithm. The processing module is connected to the analyzing module and screen out the at least one non-duplicate basic element based on the at least one basic element. Then, the processing module integrates the at least one non-duplicate basic element and generates a testing module. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089361 | Apparatus and Method for Remote Monitoring - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for remote monitoring that includes immersing a first temperature sensor at least partially into a heat transfer material situated in a thermo-well of a mobile container housing a material for transport, wherein the first temperature sensor includes a conductor routed through a first passage of a fitting, while providing access to the thermo-well for the insertion of a second temperature sensor through a second passage of the fitting, and receiving a signal from the first temperature sensor at a remote communication unit secured at least indirectly to the mobile container, wherein the signal is representative of the temperature of the material being transported. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089362 | System for Determining the Airspeed of an Aircraft - A system for determining the true airspeed vector, defined by a magnitude and by a direction, of an aircraft comprising a fuselage, comprises four laser anemometers each having a single measurement path so as to measure a local component of the true airspeed and being distributed in different locations around the fuselage of the aircraft; and means for calculating the magnitude and direction of the true airspeed vector of the aircraft using the four measurements of components of the true airspeed. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089363 | METHOD FOR JUDGING NUMBER OF TOUCHES - Disclosed is a method for precisely judging the number of touches. The method includes a step A of reading a touch sensing signal sensed by an i | 2012-04-12 |
20120089364 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM - A three-dimensional measurement apparatus includes a projection unit configured to project a plurality of types of stripe pattern light. The projection unit projects stripe pattern light, which can be obtained by shifting stripe pattern light whose reliability calculated by the calculation unit is equal to or greater than a threshold value by a predetermined cycle, on the object. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089365 | DATA INTERPOLATION METHODS FOR METROLOGY OF SURFACES, FILMS AND UNDERRESOLVED STRUCTURES - A method includes fitting a function to a subset of reflectivity data comprising values for the reflectivity of a test object for different wavelengths, different scattering angles, and/or different polarization states; determining values for the function at certain wavelengths and scattering angles and/or polarization states; and determining information about the test object based on the determined values. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089366 | ACCURATELY ACCOUNTING FOR SIZING UNCERTAINTY IN INSPECTION - In one embodiment, a method implemented by a processor that receives plural sets of values corresponding to plural matched pairs of anomalies from a first inspection and second inspection following the first inspection, a first portion of each pair corresponding to the first inspection and a second portion of each pair corresponding to the second inspection, the plural sets of values corresponding to wall loss information for plural locations of a fluid carrying vessel; computes first and second statistical descriptions of a respective accuracy of the first and second inspections; and computes a revised estimate of the plural sets of values based on the first and second statistical descriptions. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089367 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring a Material Medium - A material medium, such as an optical fiber or electrical cable, is used to carry services. The material medium is monitored with at least one diagnostic sensor. The diagnostic sensor may measure the operational health of the material medium, or may measure local environmental conditions around the material medium. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089368 | POWER CYCLE TEST APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING POWER CYCLE OF COMPUTING DEVICE - A method controls a computing device to perform a power cycle test by switching a power supply on or off using a power cycle test apparatus. The apparatus includes a timer, a counter, a power rectifier, and a display unit. The timer sets a test period of the power cycle test, controls the power rectifier to switch the power supply on, counts a test time of the power cycle test at the begin time of the test period, and controls the power rectifier to switch the power supply off when the test period elapses. The power rectifier transforms AC supplied by the power supply into DC when the power supply is switched on, provides the AC to the computing device to perform a power-on test process, and controls the computing device to perform a power-off test process when the power supply is switched off. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089369 | Medical sensor data manager - The problem of collecting and delivering stand alone medical sensor and monitoring device data to a networked computer system is solved by connecting the output of the sensors and devices to a vital sign sensor connector adapted to connect into a multiple input sensor casing having a routing hub and computer logic for transmitting incoming sensor and device data to one or more networked computer systems. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089370 | BODY AREA NETWORKS - A method of declaring an emergency condition in a wireless sensor network, the wireless sensor network comprising a plurality of devices ( | 2012-04-12 |
20120089371 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT METHOD, TEST APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a measurement apparatus that measures a signal under measurement having a waveform pattern that repeats with a predetermined cycle, comprising a sampling section that coherently samples the signal under measurement; and a waveform reconstructing section that reconstructs a partial waveform corresponding to a partial region of the waveform pattern, by arranging in a predetermined order pieces of sampling data corresponding to the partial region of the waveform pattern from among sampling data acquired by the sampling section. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089372 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE TIME-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS - An apparatus and a method for adaptive adaptive time-frequency analysis are suitable for nonlinear and nonstationary signal analyses. The method includes the following steps. A plurality of positions of local extrema of a signal is determined. Average frequencies between the local extrema and mean energy distribution corresponding thereto are estimated according to the positions of the local extrema of the signal. The estimated instantaneous energy distribution of the signal is determined by way of optimization according to each of the mean energy distribution between the local extrema. Finally, an instantaneous frequency of the signal is estimated according to the estimated instantaneous energy distribution of the signal. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089373 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SENSOR NODE USING VIBRATION SENSOR AND MAGNETIC SENSOR - An apparatus and method for controlling a sensor node are provided that may calculate an azimuth angle and a slope of the sensor node using a 2-axis magnetic sensor and a 3-axis acceleration sensor, and may detect a target approaching the sensor node. The apparatus may include a calculation unit to calculate an azimuth angle and a slope of a sensor node, based on a magnetic values measured by a 2-axis magnetic sensor and a acceleration values measured by a 3-axis acceleration sensor; a sensor control unit to filter the magnetic values and the vibration values and to amplify the filtered magnetic values and the filtered vibration values, when the azimuth angle and the slope are calculated; and a detection unit to detect a target based on the amplified magnetic values and the amplified vibration values. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089374 | PASSIVE ASSOCIATIVITY IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) MODELING - A method, system, apparatus, article of manufacture, and computer-readable storage medium provide the ability to edit surface objects in a surface modeler. A dependent surface object (that is dependent on one or more input objects) having one or more properties is obtained. First user input is received that indicates that a surface associativity for the dependent surface object is off. In response to the receiving, an association between the dependent surface object and the one or more input objects is maintained. The association is used to expose the one or more properties of the dependent surface object. The properties are then displayed for editing by the user. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089375 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOCAL ACCELERATIONS, DYNAMIC LOAD DISTRIBUTIONS AND AERODYNAMIC DATA IN AN AIRCRAFT - A method and a system for the integrated determination of aerodynamic data, dynamic load distributions and local accelerations in an aircraft, in particular in an airplane, in flight. Sensors for directly and indirectly detecting aerodynamic parameters, local acceleration and/or structural loads of the aircraft are provided at the aircraft. A calculation unit, which is provided within the aircraft or at the ground station, calculates based on a non-linear simulation model of the aircraft the aerodynamic data, local accelerations and dynamic load distributions of the aircraft depending on the detected aerodynamic parameters of the aircraft. The calculation may take place in real time. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089376 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAPPING AND VISUALIZING TIME-SERIES INFORMATION TO 3D SPATIAL MODEL - The method includes generating a 3D facility model for time-series information mapping using a 3D facility model, receiving input information on a desired time-series information type and a time-series information showing method, retrieving time-series information required to be visualized on the basis of the input information on the time-series information type and the time-series information showing method, mapping the retrieved time-series information to the generated 3D facility model according to the input time-series information showing method, and integratedly visualizing the 3D facility model and the time-series information mapped to the 3D facility model. When the apparatus and method are used, household-specific time-series information is precisely mapped and visualized to the corresponding 3D positions of a 3D spatial model, so that the time-series information in a 3D virtual city model can be integratedly visualized. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089377 | IMAGING PROCEDURE PLANNING - A method includes generating with a processor ( | 2012-04-12 |
20120089378 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF BRIDGE - Provided is a method of estimating a load carrying capacity of a bridge. The load carrying capacity estimation method includes the steps of: estimating a mode coefficient of the bridge using an acceleration signal obtained from an accelerometer that is installed in the bridge; updating an analysis model of the bridge using the estimated mode coefficient; and estimating a rating factor of the bridge by applying a dead load and a design live load to the updated analysis model. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089379 | Systems and Methods for Enhancing Images of Log Data - Systems and methods are provided to enhance logging data images. Some system embodiments include a dowhole tool, at least one sensor, and a processing system. The downhole tool gathers two-dimensional logging data while moving through a borehole. The sensor(s) measure at least one characteristic of the downhole tool's operation or environment, such as tool motion, offset distance, borehole geometry, and/or properties of the borehole fluid. Such characteristics can cause smearing or spreading of the tool's logging data measurements. Accordingly the processing system determines a de-spreading function based at least in part on the measured characteristic(s) and applies the de-spreading function to the two-dimensional logging data to obtain an enhanced logging data image, which can be presented to a user via a user interface. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089380 | SIMULATION METHOD UTILIZING CARTESIAN GRID - A simulation method utilizing a Cartesian grid comprises: a process in which a model of a two or three-dimensional space is defined as a cartesian grid composed of cells; a process in which, based on a physical value and condition associated with the Cartesian grid, a Poisson equation is defined; and a process in which, the physical value is calculated by approximately solving the Poisson equation. The calculating process comprises: a step of calculating an error by using a Block-Cyclic Reduction Algorithm; a step of testing whether the calculated error is within a predetermined acceptable range or not; and a step of correcting a variable φ by the use of a correction parameter if the calculated error is outside the predetermined acceptable range. The calculating process repeats the error calculating step, testing step and error correcting step until the error becomes within the predetermined acceptable range. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089381 | AUTOMATED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING HIGH RESOLUTION TIDAL HEIGHTS AND CURRENTS IN COASTAL ZONES - System and method for automatically and regularly predicting water level and currents in coastal areas, without operator intervention. The system and method can enable, automated operational forecasts at regular time intervals without operator intervention by using a grid and a computer forecast model that allows accurate prediction of tidal heights and currents in complex shoreline and bathymetry regions, single or parallel processing capability, optimal available processor assignment based on the size of computing domain, standard and other tidal database forcing in the open boundary, missing data gap-filling, and wind, bathymetry, and model-derived boundary condition model integration. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089382 | DYNAMIC LOAD BALANCING FOR ADAPTIVE MESHES - A method for dynamic load balancing of a mesh, wherein the mesh is partitioned to find a solution using a plurality of processors, and wherein the partitions have become unbalanced. The present method allows large portions of the mesh to continue to progress towards a solution by only repartitioning a small percentage of the overall mesh. This is done by stripping cells along the partition interfaces using a marching method to form a free-cell region, repartitioning the free-cell region, and joining the repartitioned portions of the free-cell region with the remaining cells in a manner that will increase the efficiency of the solver. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089383 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING TIMING SIGN-OFF OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN - Systems and methods for performing timing sign-off of an integrated circuit design are disclosed. In one example embodiment the integrated circuit design is divided into plurality of blocks based on a pre-determined logic. A timing model is extracted for each block using static timing analysis (STA), wherein the extracted timing model includes timing information. An integrated circuit design level STA is performed using the extracted timing model of all of the plurality of blocks to obtain first integrated circuit design timing. The first integrated circuit timing is compared with a predetermined performance criterion. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089384 | HISTORIC STORAGE OF DUAL LAYER POWER GRID CONNECTIVITY MODEL - A power grid model system, method and computer program product which includes a switching state processor, a topological processor, an equipment update processor, and a historic power grid model for a power grid. The historic power grid model has an equipment layer and a topology layer. Responsive to a switch operated in a power grid, the switching state processor is notified of the operated switch, notifies the topological processor of the operated switch and notifies the power grid model for updating of the historic power grid model; and the topological processor determines the extent of the update of the power grid model, parses through details of the equipment layer and updates the topology layer in the power grid model. Responsive to an equipment update to the power grid, the equipment update processor is notified, updates the historic power grid model and notifies the topological processor of the equipment update; and the topological processor determines the extent of the update in the historic power grid model, parses through details of the equipment layer and updates the topology layer in the historic power grid model. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089385 | MEMORY MODELING METHODS AND MODEL GENERATORS - A memory modeling method is provided. According to the memory modeling method, a memory model is provided. The memory model includes an array unit, and the array unit includes an array declaration module and a calculation module. A virtual array is defined in a storage device by the array declaration module. The virtual array is configured to simulate a real memory. Further, according to the memory modeling method, an access instruction is received, and an access operation corresponding to the access instruction is performed to the virtual array, wherein the access operation is performed with a transaction level modeling method. Then, an access time or a delay time of the access operation according to the access instruction is estimated by the calculation module. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089386 | SIMULATION APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD - A simulation apparatus is disclosed, including a hardware simulator and a CPU model. The hardware simulator activates one or more logical hardware models for verifying embedded software. The CPU model is one of the one or more logical hardware models which imitates a CPU which executes the embedded software, and to trigger the embedded software to operate without synchronization for each of instructions. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089387 | GENERAL PURPOSE CORRECTION OF GRAMMATICAL AND WORD USAGE ERRORS - Architecture that detects and corrects writing errors in a human language based on the utilization of three different stages: error detection, correction candidate generation, and correction candidate ranking. The architecture is a generic framework for generating fluent alternatives to non-grammatical word sequences in a written sample. Error detection is addressed by a suite of language model related scores and other scores such as parse scores that can identify a particularly unlikely sequence of words. Correction candidate generation is addressed by a lookup in a very large corpus of “correct” English that looks for alternative arrangements of the same or similar words or subsequences of these words in the same context. Correction candidate ranking is addressed by a language model ranker. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089388 | Segmenting Words Using Scaled Probabilities - Systems, methods, and apparatuses including computer program products for segmenting words using scaled probabilities. In one implementation, a method is provided. The method includes receiving a probability of a n-gram identifying a word, determining a number of atomic units in the corresponding n-gram, identifying a scaling weight depending on the number of atomic units in the n-gram, and applying the scaling weight to the probability of the n-gram identifying a word to determine a scaled probability of the n-gram identifying a word. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089389 | Flexible and Scalable Combined Innovation Codebook for Use in CELP Coder and Decoder - In a CELP coder, a combined innovation codebook coding device comprises a pre-quantizer of a first, adaptive-codebook excitation residual, and a CELP innovation-codebook search module responsive to a second excitation residual produced from the first, adaptive-codebook excitation residual. In a CELP decoder, a combined innovation codebook comprises a de-quantizer of pre-quantized coding parameters into a first excitation contribution, and a CELP innovation-codebook structure responsive to CELP innovation-codebook parameters to produce a second excitation contribution. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089390 | PITCH CORRECTED VOCAL CAPTURE FOR TELEPHONY TARGETS - Vocal musical performances may be captured and pitch corrected and supplied to telephony targets such as conventional voice terminal equipment (telephone handsets, answering machines, etc.), wireless telephony devices and information services wherein particular device or subscriber targets are identifiable using telephone numbers or alphanumeric IDs (e.g., mobile phones with or without text/multimedia messaging support, VoIP terminals, answering or voicemail services, ASP-based telephony services, etc.) and/or telco or premises-based telephony equipment, such as switches, with support for customizable ringback tones. To facilitate the foregoing, techniques have been developed for capture and audible rendering of vocal performances on handheld or other portable devices using signal processing techniques suitable given the somewhat limited capabilities of such devices and in ways that facilitate efficient encoding and communication of such captured performances via ubiquitous, though bandwidth limited, wireless networks and through communication channels typical of the wired and wireless telephony networks. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089391 | ESTIMATION OF SPEECH MODEL PARAMETERS - Methods for estimating speech model parameters are disclosed. For pulsed parameter estimation, a speech signal is divided into multiple frequency bands or channels using bandpass filters. Channel processing reduces sensitivity to pole magnitudes and frequencies and reduces impulse response time duration to improve pulse location and strength estimation performance. These methods are useful for high quality speech coding and reproduction at various bit rates for applications such as satellite and cellular voice communication. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089392 | SPEECH RECOGNITION USER INTERFACE - Speech recognition techniques are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a novice mode is available such that when the user is unfamiliar with the speech recognition system, a voice user interface (VUI) may be provided to guide them. The VUI may display one or more speech commands that are presently available. The VUI may also provide feedback to train the user. After the user becomes more familiar with speech recognition, the user may enter speech commands without the aid of the novice mode. In this “experienced mode,” the VUI need not be displayed. Therefore, the user interface is not cluttered. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089393 | ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - A highlight section including an exciting scene is appropriately extracted with smaller amount of processing. A reflection coefficient calculating unit ( | 2012-04-12 |
20120089394 | Visual Display of Semantic Information - Techniques involving visual display of information related to matching user utterances against graph patterns are described. In one or more implementations, an utterance of a user is obtained that has been indicated as corresponding to a graph pattern through linguistic analysis. The utterance is displayed in a user interface as a representation of the graph pattern. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089395 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEAR REAL-TIME IDENTIFICATION AND DEFINITION QUERY - A method of operating a communication system includes generating a transcript of at least a portion of a conversation between a plurality of users. The transcript includes a plurality of subsets of characters. The method further includes displaying the transcript on a plurality of communication devices, identifying an occurrence of at least one selected subset of characters from the plurality of subsets of characters, and querying a definition source for at least one definition for the selected subset of characters. The definition for the selected subset of characters is displayed on the plurality of communication devices. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089396 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SPEECH ANALYSIS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an interface for receiving an utterance of speech and converting the utterance into a speech signal, such as digital representation including a waveform and/or spectrum; and a processor for dividing the speech signal into segments and detecting the emotional information from speech. The system is designed by comparing the speech segments to a baseline to identify the emotion or emotions from the suprasegmental information (i.e., paralinguistic information) in speech, wherein the baseline is determined from acoustic characteristics of a plurality of emotion categories. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089397 | LANGUAGE MODEL GENERATING DEVICE, METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREOF - A text in a corpus including a set of world wide web (web) pages is analyzed. At least one word appropriate for a document type set according to a voice recognition target is extracted based on an analysis result. A word set is generated from the extracted at least one word. A retrieval engine is caused to perform a retrieval process using the generated word set as a retrieval query of the retrieval engine on the Internet, and a link to a web page from the retrieval result is acquired. A language model for voice recognition is generated from the acquired web page. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089398 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING TEXT SEGMENTATION - Methods and systems for improving text segmentation are disclosed. In one embodiment, at least a first segmented result and a second segmented result are determined from a string of characters, a first frequency of occurrence for the first segmented result and a second frequency of occurrence for the second segmented result are determined, and an operable segmented result is identified from the first segmented result and the second segmented result based at least in part on the first frequency of occurrence and the second frequency of occurrence. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089399 | Voice Over Short Messaging Service - A method of operating a mobile communication device is described. A text message is received over a wireless messaging channel, wherein the text message contains a non-text representation of an utterance. The non-text representation is extracted from the text message, and an audio representation of the spoken utterance is synthesized from the non-text representation. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089400 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING HOMOPHONE LEXICONS IN ENGLISH TEXT-TO-SPEECH - The present invention relates to information systems. More specifically, the present invention relates to infrastructure and techniques for improving Text-to-Speech-enabled applications. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089401 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO AUDIBLY PROVIDE MESSAGES IN A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods and apparatus to audibly provide messages in a mobile device at described. An example method includes receiving a message at a mobile device, wherein the message includes an identification of a sender, an identification of a recipient, and a message contents, determining that the message contents includes a predetermined phrase, in response to determining that the message contents includes the predetermined phrase, audibly presenting the message contents. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089402 | SPEECH SYNTHESIZER, SPEECH SYNTHESIZING METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, a speech synthesizer includes an analyzer, a first estimator, a selector, a generator, a second estimator, and a synthesizer. The analyzer analyzes text and extracts a linguistic feature. The first estimator selects a first prosody model adapted to the linguistic feature and estimates prosody information that maximizes a first likelihood representing probability of the selected first prosody model. The selector selects speech units that minimize a cost function determined in accordance with the prosody information. The generator generates a second prosody model that is a model of the prosody information of the speech units. The second estimator estimates prosody information that maximizes a third likelihood calculated on the basis of the first likelihood and a second likelihood representing probability of the second prosody model. The synthesizer generates synthetic speech by concatenating the speech units on the basis of the prosody information estimated by the second estimator. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089403 | Postal Processing Including Voice Feedback - System, methods, and computer-readable media. A method includes receiving a voice input, from an operator, corresponding to a mail item. The method includes performing a voice recognition process on the voice input to produce spoken data, and producing a system result corresponding to the spoken data. The method includes analyzing the system result to produce feedback information, and audibly sounding the feedback information to the operator. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089404 | GLOBAL PRICING FOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - In embodiments of global pricing for content distribution, price points at which content is distributed for sale in a base currency can be determined, and a base price point selected from the price points. Currency value equivalents to the selected base price point may then be obtained for multiple currencies. A base price tier is populated with base prices that include the selected base price point and the currency value equivalents for the multiple currencies. A tax amount for each of the base prices in the base price tier can be calculated, and the calculated tax amount added to the base prices to generate tax-based prices in the base price tier. The tax-based prices can then be increased to a common price ending for each of the multiple currencies to generate the base price tier of global base prices. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089405 | System and method for rewarding compliance with full or partial exclusive use of a web service provider - A computerized system and method for rewarding compliant use of a designated web service (DS) provided by a designated web service provider (WSP), comprising: storing identification parameters for the designated WSP and for Other WSPs, storing a compliance definition comprising exclusivity and usage requirements, receiving a user's DS request, analyzing the DS request in view of the stored compliance definition, updating the user's compliance level according to the analysis result and rewarding the user if the updated compliance level indicates eligibility to a reward. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089406 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GROUPING TRIP ITINERARIES - A system, a computer-readable storage medium including instructions, and a computer-implemented method to group trip itineraries is described. A plurality of trip itineraries is obtained, wherein the plurality of trip itineraries is obtained in response to a search query received from a user of a computer system. A dominating trip itinerary and a dominated trip itinerary from the plurality of trip itineraries is identified, wherein the dominating trip itinerary satisfies predetermined domination criteria with respect to the dominated trip itinerary. A user interface to be displayed on the computer system is generated, wherein the user interface is generated to present details of the dominating trip itinerary to the exclusion of details of the dominated trip itinerary. | 2012-04-12 |