28th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120179386 | INTEGRATED SELF-CONTAINED RECORDER OF BIOLOGICAL DATA FOR SMALL ANIMAL RESEARCH - An apparatus and method for the recording of physiological variables in small animals are described. The apparatus is an integrated self-contained recorder including a converter of biological signals into a digital form, a data storage unit, a data output for transporting the stored data from the recorder after the end of recording session, a power source and an electrical connector arranged for connection of the recorder with at least one sensor of biological signal and mechanical fixation of the recorder at the head of an animal. The recorder may contain a sensor, which receives signals from an external source for synchronization of the stored data with external equipment or observed/registered animal behavior. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179387 | Method for Urodynamics Testing and Analysing - A method for urodynamics testing and analysing comprises the steps of building an elastic element model of urethral bladder; building an urethral model; keeping anterior urethra perpendicular to the direction of gravity, measuring and recording urination data and calculating urination parameters; calculating the contraction length of the elastic element, further calculating the contraction velocity and contraction acceleration of the elastic element, and assessing the contraction function of detrusor muscle by using the maximum contraction acceleration of the elastic element; and learning the measurement of urethral resistance by using the cross-section area of the urethral model, and finding out the state of urethral obstruction by using the maximum cross-section area. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179388 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR EARLY DETECTION OF FAN FAILURE BY MONITORING GREASE DEGRADATION - A system for predicting a fan failure has a sensor to detect a gas emitted from grease in the fan. A concentration level of the emitted gas is indicative of grease degradation. The system also has circuitry coupled to the sensor to compare the level of the detected gas to a predetermined level. The system also has an alert apparatus coupled to the circuitry to generate an alert after the circuitry determines that the level of the detected gas exceeds the predetermined level. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179389 | Gas Chromatographic Analysis Method and System - Method employing gas chromatography for determining a measure of match between chromatographic data respective of a sample and reference data, the method includes the procedures of acquiring the chromatographic data, determining a plurality of parameters in a modeling function so as to substantially fit the modeling function to the chromatographic data, the modeling function defined as a sum of a linear combination of probability distribution functions, and estimating the measure of match according to a degree of fitness between the modeling function and the chromatographic data. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179390 | DISTRIBUTED FIBRE OPTIC DIAGNOSIS OF RISER INTEGRITY - A subsea riser integrity diagnosis system comprising: one or more fibres deployed along a riser, preferably along the whole length subject to any potential failure, or alternatively deployed over the interval most subject to failure, a fibre optic sensor interrogation apparatus optically coupled to the fibre(s) and operable to detect changes in temperature (DTS), vibration (CRN), or strain (FBG) sensed by the fibre optic strain sensor, and a central processor means adapted to receive multiple measurement data from the interrogation apparatus and operable to determine from the received data the current status of temperature, pressure, vibration, strain or other parameters along the riser and to determine if the status is within safe limits or whether any number of potentially damaging events has occurred and to inform the operator(s) for possible action to be taken to safeguard the integrity of the riser. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179391 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DAMAGE DETECTING METHOD - There is provided with an electronic device including: an electronic board having at least one electronic component mounted via both of a target joint and a dummy joint; a vibration source to apply vibrations to the electronic board; a database configured to contain correlation between an electrical characteristic of the dummy joint and a damage value of the target joint, the damage value indicating a degree of crack growth of the target joint; a controller to drive the vibration source; an electrical characteristic measuring unit configured to measure an electrical characteristic of the dummy joint during the vibration source is driven; and a damage calculating unit configured to calculate a damage value of the target joint based on the electrical characteristic of the dummy joint measured by the electrical characteristic measuring unit and the correlation stored in the database. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179392 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING STRAIN IN TWISTED CORD - A method for measuring strain in a twisted cord is provided. The method includes the step of securing the ends of the twisted cord in respective cord grips in an initial state and taking a first digital image of at least a portion of the twisted cord in the unloaded state. Image data of the first image is analyzed to determine the number of twists per unit length in the first digital image. A load is applied to the twisted cord. A second digital image of at least a portion of the loaded twisted cord is then taken. The image data of the second image is analyzed to determine the number of twists per unit length in the second digital image. A parameter of the tensioned twisted cord is calculated using the number of twists per unit length in first digital image and the number of twists per unit length in the second digital image. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179393 | Meter Register and Remote Meter Reader Utilizing a Stepper Motor - A meter for flowing material, e.g., water, has a meter register having an electronic display, e.g., an LED or LCD display, and a mechanical read-out display driven by a stepper motor to record units of water that flowed through the meter. In the event of an electrical power failure, the LED or LCD readout values are lost, however, the mechanical read-out values remain. Further, signals are transmitted to a microprocessor of a meter register to change the rotation of the stepper motor so that the meter register can be used with different types of meters. Still further, a meter generator co-acting with a meter register forwards an electrical pulse signal after a quantity of material or utility passes through a water meter to a microprocessor of a remote reader. The remote reader includes an odometer coupled to a stepper motor. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179394 | Metal Detector - The present invention provides apparatus for scanning a product to detect metal in that product. The apparatus comprises a drive coil ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120179395 | Information Display System And Method - An efficiency gauge from a vehicle information display may incorporate vehicle range information in addition to an efficiency indicator. The range information may be displayed as an area on the efficiency gauge indicating a safe operating region for average driving in order for the vehicle to reach a target destination before an on-board energy source is depleted. By maintaining a vehicle's average trip efficiency within the safe operating region through driving behavior, the display may convey that the vehicle will be able to make it to the target destination. Over the course of a trip, the safe operating region may be constantly updated to reflect the current state of the battery and the remaining distance to the target destination. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179396 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR POWERING AN AMI COMMUNICATION BOARD - Systems, methods, and apparatus for powering an AMI communication board are provided. A smart power meter may include both a meter metrology component configured to monitor an amount of energy supplied via a power line and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device controller configured to interface with a USB connection. An AMI board configured to facilitate communication over an AMI network may include a USB host controller configured to communicate with the USB device controller. The USB host controller and the AMI board may be powered by the USB device controller via the USB connection. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179397 | UTILITY MONITORING SYSTEM - A method of monitoring utility usage receives utility usage data from at least one local utility sensor and uses a local server to determine a utility usage for a selected time period based on the utility usage data. The local server is also used to determine a current utility usage rate. A utility usage display illustrating at least a portion of the utility usage data is transmitted to a web browser or client application of at least one computing device. The utility usage display includes a ticker indicating the determined utility usage and the current utility usage rate. The ticker includes a rotating dial rotating at a rotational speed proportional to the current utility usage rate. The display also includes a usage scale illustrating a difference between the determined utility usage and one or more desired utility usage goals. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179398 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE TYPE LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY SYSTEM, METHOD OF DETERMINING LITHIUM DEPOSITION IN THE SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE MOUNTING THE SYSTEM - It is arranged to obtain charging voltage when charging voltage is applied to a nonaqueous electrolyte type lithium ion secondary battery and discharging voltage when a discharging current is generated by the battery. A coefficient of a quadratic term of an approximated curve of a quadratic function with respect to changes in value within a sampling period for each of the charging voltage and the discharging voltage is calculated. This calculation is repeated over a plurality of the sampling periods. Based on occurrence situations of symmetry phenomenon and intersection phenomenon in the calculated coefficients, it can be determined whether or not there is a possibility of lithium deposition without disassembling the battery. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179399 | BATTERY SYSTEM AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A battery system having components with reduced maximum voltage tolerance requirements is disclosed. The battery system includes a battery pack with battery modules, and measuring units, which are connected to the battery modules. The measuring units have first analog front ends (AFEs) for monitoring the at least two battery modules. Each first AFE is configured to transmit information related to the monitored characteristic via an isolator to a processor configured to control the battery pack based on the transmitted information. The isolator receives the transmitted information from an AFE which is not connected to the battery module having the least electric potential or to the battery module having the greatest electric potential. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179400 | COMPENSATING FOR HYSTERESIS - A method and apparatus for compensating for hysteresis in a system, the method comprising: determining a required input to the system from an output of the system using the Preisach model with the input of the Preisach model corresponding to the output of the system, and with the output of the Preisach model corresponding to the input of the system. The system may be an adaptive optics system. The input x may be an input voltage of an actuator that deforms a mirror, and the output y may be a value of a displacement of a mirror. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179401 | INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM WITH LOCATION CAPABILITY - An intrusion detection and warning system and method capable of pinpointing location of a breaking in attempt wherein the system relies on vibration sensors positioned along a sensor line that is installable on a fence sector, a signal processing unit located on one end of the sensors line and said sector resistor is placed at a second, other end of the sensor line and connected to it. Wherein the system is characterized by an array of parallel formation resistors that are each connected to a vibration sensor. Wherein one end of each of the resistor is connected to the sensors line, the other end is connected to a voltage measurements line. The system defines at said voltage measurements line, a point in which a voltage can be sampled, and wherein in addition, the system includes a sampler that enables sampling the voltage at said define point. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179402 | DEPOSIT MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, DEPOSIT MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DEPOSIT MEASUREMENT PROGRAM - An object is to improve the precision of estimating a blockage ratio or a deposited-scale thickness. In a deposit measurement apparatus that estimates a blockage ratio of a gap between a wall surface of a through-hole and an outer surface of a heat-conducting pipe or the thickness of a deposit deposited at the gap, an eddy-current flaw detection probe ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120179403 | COMPENSATING FOR HYSTERESIS - A method and apparatus for compensating for hysteresis in a system, the method comprising: determining a first estimate of a system parameter using the Preisach model; measuring a value of a system parameter; and determining an updated estimate of the estimated system parameter using the measured value of a system parameter. The measured system parameter may be the same system parameter as the system parameter for which the first estimate is determined using the Preisach model, or it may be a further system parameter that is a different system parameter to the system parameter for which the first estimate is determined using the Preisach model. Determining the updated estimate of the estimated system parameter may further use the first estimate of the estimated system parameter, or it may further use a corresponding determined value of the further system parameter. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179404 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE ACCURACY OF A BACKUP TIME SOURCE - An intelligent electronic device incorporates a first port that accepts a time signal from a time server over a network and a second port for receiving a second time signal over a separate network. The intelligent electronic device approximates the amount of error in the second time signal based on calculations of the error in the first time signal. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179405 | SAMPLE PREPROCESSING AND CONVEYING SYSTEM - In a large-scale analyzing system arrangement with a multi-sample processing capability, connecting a plurality of analyzing systems each having a minimum analyzer configuration makes it difficult for each analyzing system to continue analysis while managing and sharing the consumables information required for measurement between the analyzers. Additionally, since the sample preprocessing and conveying system does not recognize operational states of the analyzing systems during the analysis, conveyance of the sample to an analyzing system unable to conduct the analysis is likely to occur, resulting in delays in reporting the test results on the sample. The internal operational status of a plurality of analyzing systems is collectively managed and samples are conveyed between the analyzing systems. If the analysis is determined not to be capable of being continued, the sample is temporarily placed in a stand-by condition and then the analysis, after returning to a restartable state, is automatically continued. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179406 | MINIATURIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS - A miniaturized spectrometer/spectrophotometer system and methods are disclosed. A probe tip including one or more light sources and a plurality of light receivers is provided. A first spectrometer system receives light from a first set of the plurality of light receivers. A second spectrometer system receives light from a second set of the plurality of light receivers. A processor, wherein the processor receives data generated by the first spectrometer system and the second spectrometer system, wherein an optical measurement of a sample under test is produced based on the data generated by the first and second spectrometer systems. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179407 | Enhancing Thermocouple Temperature Measurement Accuracy with Local RTDS to Compensate Terminal Temperature Difference - An I/O circuit for measuring temperatures uses multiple cold-junction compensation sensors permanently affixed near the terminals of the terminal block in order to compensate significant temperature variation across the terminals of the I/O module (up to 3° C.) that can substantially affect the accuracy of thermocouple measurements. The use of these multiple sensors is enabled by a compensation system that corrects for the distance between the built-in sensors and the terminals, a multiplexer that accommodates the additional signal burden produced by the sensors, and a compensation system that allows low-cost sensors to be used and calibrated to as little as a single high accuracy sensor. In one embodiment, a third temperature sensor with relatively higher accuracy is used to compensate for lower accuracy of permanently affixed sensors. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179408 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes: an operation unit configured to calculate, based on information on an acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor included in an operation device that is operated by a user, movement information as information on one of a velocity and a movement distance of the operation device; and a correction unit configured to correct, based on information obtained by the acceleration sensor within an acceleration period as a period between an acceleration start time and an acceleration end time of the operation device, the movement information of the operation device within a period between the acceleration end time of the operation device and a movement end time at which the movement ends, that is calculated by the operation unit. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179409 | VOLTAGE-DRIVEN INTELLIGENT CHARACTERIZATION BENCH FOR SEMICONDUCTOR - A system for testing a plurality of transistors on a wafer having a storage device or personal computer connected via a bus to a plurality of drivers. Each of the voltage drivers having a microcontroller adapted to receive test parameters and provide test data from a plurality of voltage drivers. By utilizing a bus structure, the personal computer can look on one bus for flags indicating test data is available from a driver and receive the data. In addition a bus may be used to provide test parameters to the drivers. In this manner, multiple drivers may be run at the same time incorporating multiple tests. When data is available it is transferred to the personal computer, for providing test parameters to a plurality of drivers, and connected via a second bus for receiving test results from the plurality of drivers. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179410 | VOLTAGE DRIVER FOR A VOLTAGE-DRIVEN INTELLIGENT CHARACTERIZATION BENCH FOR SEMICONDUCTOR - A voltage driver is provided having an input to receive test parameters from a microcontroller. The voltage driver having a first amplifier to provide an input to a first switch, based on the test parameters. The first switch having an output to a first connector such as a probe adapted to be connected to a device under test or DUT. A second switch having an input from a second connector to the device under test, the output of the second switch connected to a ground. A third switch has an input connected to the second switch input, the third switch having an output connected to the first connector to the device under test, wherein the first switch is open, and the second and third switch are closed to set the first connector and the second connector to ground. A buffer is provided such that the microcontroller is sets the test parameters in the first voltage driver, the first voltage driver is adapted to provide test data to the buffer. The device is set such that all of the inputs may be set to ground to minimize the possibility of electrostatic discharge building up on the probes and damaging the DUT. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179411 | SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, LINE BREAK DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING LINE BREAK DETECTION PROGRAM - When line break detection of signal line Ln is carried out, potential smaller than signal line Ln−1 having lower potential than signal line Ln is supplied to signal line Ln, and potentials of signal line Ln and signal line Ln−1 are compared. If potential of signal line Lc>signal line Li, it is detected no line break, and if signal line Lcsignal line Li, it is detected that a line break exists. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179412 | Circuits and Methods for Characterizing Random Variations in Device Characteristics in Semiconductor Integrated Circuits - Circuits for measuring and characterizing random variations in device characteristics of integrated circuit devices. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179413 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND/OR GENERATING ELECTRICAL VARIABLES - An apparatus for measuring electrical variables includes an external measuring connection, and a converter that converts a plurality of measurement variables into respective electrical measurement variables of a single predefined type. A control device for controlling the converter is provided and at least one type of variable to be measured with the converter can be selected via the control device, and a converter for at least two types of variables to be measured respectively has at least one independent input stage that can be used to detect the measurement variable of the type to be measured and to convert it into a predefined or predefinable type of variable. An electrical signal provided at the measuring connection is analysed in a parallel manner with respect to at least two different criteria via at least two input stages for different types of variables to be measured. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179414 | REMOTE MEASURING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING A REMOTELY PLACED OBJECT - A remote measuring system includes a test apparatus connected to a sensor for testing an object, a communication unit, and a remoteoperating unit. Control signals may be sent from this operating unit to the communication unit to operate the test apparatus. A data processing unit performs a compression process of a first flow of test data emanating from the test apparatus and sends a second flow of test data to the operating unit. The data processing unit performs a quantisation process, which may be controlled through control signals at the operating unit. A remotely located expert may thus receive a direct and qualified impression of the procedure and the inspection results and give advice on correct procedures or on changing the manner of the recording. By obtaining support from experts, time is saved and the transfer of know-how and the use of experts is improved. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179415 | TRIGGER GENERATION FOR DIGITAL MODULATION SIGNAL ANALYSIS - A modulation error is detected every symbol data to generate a trigger signal. The present invention focuses that there are limited patterns of shifts from one symbol data to the next one of the digital modulation signal. Measured values of amplitude, phase and/or frequency of symbol data are latched and then values at the next symbol timing are predicted from the latched measured values using said feature. The predicted and measured values are compared at the following symbol timing. If the difference (error) is over an acceptable range, a trigger signal is provided which allows acquiring a modulation error by symbol data. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179416 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING THERMAL POLICIES OF A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - A method and system for managing one or more thermal policies of a portable computing device (PCD) includes monitoring temperature of the portable computing device with internal thermal sensors and external thermal sensors. If a change in temperature has been detected by at least one thermal sensor, then a thermal policy manager may increase a frequency in which temperature readings are detected by the thermal sensors. The thermal policy manager may also determine if a current temperature of the portable computing device as detected by one or more of the thermal sensors falls within one or more predetermined thermal states. Each thermal state may be assigned a unique set of thermal mitigation techniques. Each set of thermal mitigation techniques may be different from one another. The sets of thermal mitigation techniques may differ according to quantity of techniques and impacts on performance of the PCD. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179417 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CHARTING AND DISPLAYING THE TIME AND POSITION OF CONTESTANTS IN A RACE - There is a system and a process for determining the timing and position of contestants on a track. This system comprises at least one directional antenna in communication with at least one competitor communication device that can be coupled to each contestant. A remote base station, is in communication with the positioning device, wherein the positioning device determines a contestant time as the contestant passes the projected field and also determines the position of the contestant in relation to an inside guide such as a rail. There is also a process which includes attaching at least one competitor communication device on at least one contestant, starting a race and then recording the position and time for each contestant and transmitted from the competitor communication device to a remote base station. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179418 | MOTION ANALYSIS DEVICE AND MOTION ANALYSIS METHOD - A motion analysis device includes two posture angle sensors attached to a measurement object at locations distant from each other, a data acquisition section, a posture angle correction section, and a deformation amount calculation section. The data acquisition section acquires data of a first posture angle and a second posture angle respectively detected by the posture angle sensors. The posture angle correction section corrects a difference between the first posture angle and the second posture angle after starting a motion of the measurement object in accordance with a difference between the first posture angle and the second posture angle before starting the motion of the measurement object. The deformation amount calculation section calculates a deformation amount of the measurement object based on a difference between the first posture angle and the second posture angle corrected by the posture angle correction section. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179419 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF OBJECT BASED METROLOGY FOR ADVANCED WAFER SURFACE NANOTOPOGRAPHY - Disclosed herein is a system and method for enhanced and expanded localized geometry characterization. Objects of interest are classified according to user-defined parameters, and this enables enhanced contrast and more accurate feature detection, as well as more accurately defined feature object regions. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179420 | Information Display System And Method - A trip gauge for a vehicle information display may convey vehicle trip information and vehicle range information graphically to assist drivers in qualitatively visualizing and determining whether they can successfully make it to their destination before an on-board energy source is depleted. The trip gauge may include indicators corresponding to the relative locations of the vehicle, the destination, and a projected zero charge location associated with the vehicle's range or distance to empty value. Moreover, the positions of the indicators relative to one another may indicate whether the excess energy is available for the vehicle to reach the destination or whether the energy available is insufficient. Accordingly, drivers may be either reassured that they are expected to reach their destination successfully or warned if they are not so the drivers can modify their driving behavior or change their destination. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179421 | Emergency Response Management Apparatuses, Methods and Systems - The EMERGENCY RESPONSE MANAGEMENT APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“ERMS”) transform emergency related inputs and sensor information into a threat indication category, which is distributed to individuals and/or first responders for managing the threat. In one implementation, the method includes an emergency management processor-implemented method that receives sensor readings from one or more sensor devices and generates risk factors for the at least one sensor device. The generated risk factors are then curve fitted to a plurality of statistical distribution curves including both non-extreme and extreme statistical distributions, wherein each of the statistical distribution curves is indicative of a threat category. The threat category is then determined based on the generated risk factors that provide a best fit with one of the plurality of statistical distribution curves. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179422 | Systems and methods for precise timing measurements using high-speed deserializers - Systems and methods are disclosed for precise event time measurement using high-speed deserializer circuitry. The described embodiments utilize high speed deserializer circuitry to achieve a precision based upon a bit period associated with the operation of the high speed operation of the deserializer circuitry rather than upon slower speed clock periods associated with reference clock signals. In certain embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods receive an event occurrence signal and use deserializer circuitry to sample the event occurrence signal and to produce multi-bit parallel data representing the event occurrence signal. Precise timestamps can then be generated based upon the multi-bit parallel data. Advantageously, the precision of these time measurements is associated with the bit period of the high speed operation of the deserializer circuitry and are not limited to lower speeds at which other circuitry within the system may be operating, for example, based upon a slower reference clock signal. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179423 | MEASUREMENT TRANSMITTER FOR A MULTISENSOR SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY AS FIELD DEVICE FOR PROCESS AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE MEASUREMENT TRANSMITTER - A measurement transmitter for a multisensor system, especially as field device for process automation technology, wherein the measurement transmitter, for processing in- and output signals, has a processor, which is connected with an interface, to which a sensor is connected for transmission of data via a transmission line. In communication between the processor and the interface, or the sensor and the interface, different transmission rates of data occur. In order to be able to connect to the measurement transmitter a plurality of sensors working with different principles of operation, and, in spite of the plurality of sensors, largely avoid errors in the data transmission, at least two sensors are present, wherein a function module is present in the interface for each sensor and the function module for each sensor is connected with such sensor via a dedicated transmission line. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179424 | SENSOR AND SENSOR NETWORK AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF - A sensor for measuring at least one measurement variable, a sensor network which has several sensors and a method for operating the sensor network. The sensor initially has a measurement variable sensor which is used to convert the measurement variable into an electric signal. A transducer is used to convert the electric signal into measurement data. The sensor has a first communication interface for transferring the measurement data and other data in accordance with a first protocol and a second communication interface for transferring the measurement data and other data in accordance with a second protocol. The sensor also has a data exchange unit for exchanging data between the transducer, the first communication interface and the second communication interface. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179425 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETRIEVING A PHASE OF A WAVEFIELD - A method of retrieving a phase of a wavefield comprising the steps of: providing an estimate of the wavefield φ | 2012-07-12 |
20120179426 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING BIDIRECTIONAL LINKS BETWEEN MULTIPHYSICS MODELING AND DESIGN SYSTEMS - A system and method for implementing, on one or more processors, a bidirectional link between a design system and a multiphysics modeling system includes establishing via a communications link a connection between the design system and the multiphysics modeling system. Instructions are communicated via the communication link that include commands for generating a geometric representation in the design system based on parameters communicated from the multiphysics modeling system. One or more memory components can be configured to store a design system dynamic link library and a multiphysics modeling system dynamic link library. A controller can be operative to detect an installation of the design system, and implement via the dynamic link libraries, bidirectional communications of instructions between the design system and the multiphysics modeling system. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179427 | ADJUSTABLE TEMPLATE JIG AND RELATED METHODS - Apparatus and methods to model the dimension and contour of a segment of piping to be installed between a pair of open ends of a piping circuit, are provided. A first backing plate of a first end of an exemplary apparatus is connected to a first flange of a piping circuit. A telescopic elongate linkage member is extended and a second backing plate of a second end of the apparatus is connected to a second flange of the piping circuit. Various measurements are taken, to include a rotational angular difference between the backing plate and a coaxial alignment disk coaxially located with the backing plate, an angular difference between a central axis of the backing plate and the main axis of a hinged yoke connected to the coaxial alignment disk, an angular difference between the main axis of the yoke and a longitudinal axis of the linkage member, and an amount of telescopic extension of the linkage member. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179428 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPLETION OPTIMIZATION - A system for completing a wellbore ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120179429 | Method for Providing a Folded Sheet Structure - The present invention supplies practical procedures, functions or techniques for folding tessellations. Several tessellation crease pattern techniques, and the three-dimensional folded configuration are given. Additionally several new forming processes, including mathematical methods for describing the material flow are disclosed doubly-periodic folding of materials that name the doubly-periodic folded (DPF) surface, including vertices, edges, and facets, at any stage of the folding. This information is necessary for designing tooling and forming equipment, for analyzing strength and deflections of the DPFs under a variety of conditions, for modeling the physical properties of DPF laminations and composite structures, for understanding the acoustic or other wave absorption/diffusion/reflection characteristics, and for analyzing and optimizing the structure of DPFs in any other physical situation. Fundamental methods and procedures for designing and generating DPF materials include ways for defining the tessellation crease patterns, the folding process, and the three-dimensional folded configuration. The ways are mathematically sound in that they can be extended to a theorem/proof format. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179430 | MULTI-MODAL MANIPULATION OF A GEOMETRIC MODEL - A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to create a geometric model in a computer-aided design (CAD) application. Direct graphical manipulation via user interaction is used to create the geometric model in the CAD application. The direct graphical manipulation is captured, without additional user input, as one or more lines of script code as if the user is writing the script code. The captured script code is integrated into an environment hosted by the CAD application. The script code is then displayed where it can be modified. The modification of the script code acts to modify the geometric model. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179431 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROOF ANALYSIS - A system and method for intelligently combining CAD, inspection, and building guideline data for intelligently setting roof facet directionality, analyzing repair and replacement decisions and estimating material and repair or replacement costs for building facets is described. One embodiment includes receiving digital building facet data for a first building facet of a set of one or more building facets; receiving digital inspection data for the first building facet; determining the amount of building material required to repair damage to an area of the first building facet; determining a repair indicator for the first building facet; wherein the determining a repair indicator is based at least in part upon the digital facet data for the first building facet and the inspection data for the first building facet; and displaying an electronic image of the set of one or more building facets. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179432 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM PROVIDING POISSON-BASED VOID INPAINTING AND RELATED METHODS - A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model data storage device and a processor cooperating with the geospatial model data storage device for inpainting seam-smoothed, void-fill data into a void in a geospatial data set for a geospatial region. The processor may select raw void-fill data from the geospatial data set, and generate the seam-smoothed, void-fill data by applying Poisson's equation to the raw void-fill data using boundary conditions based upon data along a corresponding interface between the void region and adjacent portions of the geospatial region. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179433 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM PROVIDING POISSON-BASED GEOSPATIAL DATA SET MERGING AND RELATED METHODS - A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model data storage device, and a processor cooperating with the geospatial model data storage device for merging first and second geospatial data sets for corresponding first and second geospatial regions. The processor may be for generating seam-smoothed geospatial data for a corresponding selected geospatial region between adjacent portions of the first and second geospatial regions by applying Poisson's equation to data from at least one of the first and second geospatial data sets for the selected geospatial region using boundary conditions based upon data along corresponding interfaces between the selected geospatial region and adjacent portions of the first and second geospatial regions. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179434 | Recursive Summation Algorithms Useful for Statistical Signal Analysis of Transmission of Signals in a Computer System - Computer-implementable recursive summation algorithms are disclosed that are useful for efficiently performing recursive convolution, such as is often required in Statistical Signal Analysis (SSA) techniques. The disclosed recursive summation algorithms can be more computationally-efficient from both a speed and memory perspective than other recursive convolution techniques known in the prior art, such as the techniques relying on Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs). | 2012-07-12 |
20120179435 | Method For Determining A Power Capability For A Battery - A method for determining a power capability for a battery includes the step of defining at least one equation based on a circuit model for the behavior of the battery. The equation includes a plurality of battery parameters, including a battery current. The value of at least one of the battery parameters is measured, and the battery current is solved-for from the at least one equation. A limiting battery current is defined based at least in part on the battery current. A limiting battery voltage is determined, and the power capability of the battery is determined based on the limiting battery current and the limiting battery voltage. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179436 | Scalable Simulation of Multiphase Flow in a Fractured Subterranean Reservoir as Multiple Interacting Continua - A subterranean reservoir where the pore space of media or formation rock is multimodal, and the media may have imbedded multiple scales of fracture networks, is simulated. The modes of the pore system and the scale of fracture networks are each represented as a separate, but interactive continuum with the other. The simulation allows multiple continua to be co-located and multi-interacting, in that each continuum may have current and counter-current multiple multiphase exchanges with other continua. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179437 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMPLIFYING MODELS - An example method of simplifying a system expressed as differential algebraic equations includes transforming the differential algebraic equations into Hessenberg form, the Hessenberg form including algebraic equations and differential equations, using the algebraic equations to express a constraint manifold, and using a combination of differentiation and projections onto the normal and tangential spaces of the constraint manifold to simplify the differential equations. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179438 | Robust Solution of Difficult Sub-Problems Arising from Numerical Reservoir Simulation - Methods and systems for providing robust solutions for sub-problems arising from numerical simulations of reservoirs and the like are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a method of solving a system of non-linear equations in accordance with the present disclosure includes: attempting to iteratively achieve a solution of a portion of the system using one or more iterative solution techniques; determining that the attempting has failed to iteratively achieve the solution of the portion of the system using one or more iterative solution techniques; and responsive to the determination that the attempting has failed, attempting to achieve an interval-based solution of the portion of the system using an interval-based solution technique. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179439 | System and Method of Hydrocarbon Formation Modeling - Hydrocarbon formation modeling. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including simulating reaction of the formation to hydrocarbon extraction over a plurality of time steps. With each time step, the illustrative method makes a first approximation of migration of saturations for at least one grid block of the plurality of grid blocks (wherein migration of the saturation within at least one time step spans more than one grid block), and then correct the first approximation of migration of saturations for an effect not considered in the first approximation. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179440 | COMBINED MATRIX-VECTOR AND MATRIX TRANSPOSE VECTOR MULTIPLY FOR A BLOCK-SPARSE MATRIX - Systems and methods for combined matrix-vector and matrix-transpose vector multiply for block sparse matrices. Exemplary embodiments include a method of updating a simulation of physical objects in an interactive computer, including generating a set of representations of objects in the interactive computer environment, partitioning the set of representations into a plurality of subsets such that objects in any given set interact only with other objects in that set, generating a vector b describing an expected position of each object at the end of a time interval h, applying a biconjugate gradient algorithm to solve A*Δv=b for the vector Δv of position and velocity changes to be applied to each object wherein the q=Ap and qt=A | 2012-07-12 |
20120179441 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THERMAL LOAD DISTRIBUTION IN A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - Methods and systems for managing thermal load distribution on a portable computing device (“PCD”) include storing on a PCD a plurality of thermal load steering scenarios which identify simulated thermal load conditions for the PCD, corresponding simulated workloads that produced the simulated thermal load conditions, and thermal load steering parameters for steering the simulated thermal load to a predetermined spatial location on the PCD. A scheduled workload for the PCD is monitored to identify a match with one of the thermal load steering scenarios so that the workload may be scheduled according to a thermal load steering parameter. Another method includes initiating a thermal mitigation technique on a PCD and determining a current graphical load being processed by the PCD. A graphics feature associated with the current graphical load is identified. The graphics feature is then disabled while maintaining a frame rate to reduce temperature of the PCD. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179442 | INTERNAL CAVITY VOLUME ANALYSIS - A computing device includes a host application and an analytical tool. The host application is configured to present an interface to a user and allow the user to modify a component model. The component model includes a three-dimensional representation of at least a portion of a vehicle component and has a virtual housing at least partially defining an internal cavity. The analytical tool is configured to generate a solid body representing the internal cavity and calculate a volume of the solid body. The analytical tool is further configured to determine whether the internal cavity is bounded by the virtual housing of the component model. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179443 | DYNAMIC GRID REFINEMENT - A method for enhanced oil recovery, comprising selecting a target reservoir comprising hydrocarbons; inputting a plurality of parameters concerning the reservoir and the hydrocarbons into a simulator; and modeling an enhanced oil recovery technique with the simulator using dynamic local grid refinement to provide additional model resolution of a front between an enhanced oil recovery injectant and the hydrocarbons. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179444 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING DOWNHOLE STIMULATION OPERATIONS - A system and method for performing stimulation operations at a wellsite having a subterranean formation with of a reservoir therein is provided. The method involves performing reservoir characterization to generate a mechanical earth model based on integrated petrophysical, geomechanical and geophysical data. The method also involves generating a stimulation plan by performing well planning, a staging design, a stimulation design and a production prediction based on the mechanical earth model. The stimulation design is optimized by repeating the well planning, staging design, stimulation design, and production prediction in a feedback loop until an optimized stimulation plan is generated. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179445 | Systems and Methods for Modeling Wellbore Trajectories - Systems and methods for modeling wellbore trajectories, which can be used to model corresponding drillstring trajectories and transform the torque-drag drill string model into a full stiff-string formulation. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179446 | RAPIDLY DETERMINING FRAGMENTATION IN COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS - A mechanism is provided for determining fragmentation in a computing environment. A simulation of virtual machine requests for resources in the computing environment is run for a predetermined time. The simulation is scaled down when the predetermined time exceeds a threshold. The scaling down includes scaling down the resources in the computing environment and/or scaling down a number of the virtual machine requests. The scaled down simulation is run iteratively to estimate relative fragmentation of the virtual machine requests against the resources in the computing environment. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179447 | Hybrid Simulation System and Method - A hybrid simulation model includes a real model, a bus interface and an acceleration model. The real model simulates a group of instructions. The acceleration model includes a trace generation unit, a trace replay unit, a selection unit, a snapshot generation and load unit and a virtual breakpoint control unit. The trace generation unit records at least one trace file of the real model in a first simulation. The trace replay unit reads and accordingly accesses the at least one trace file. The selection unit dynamically switches to perform a real simulation or a trace simulation. The snapshot generation and load unit generates at least one status snapshot file and loads the at least one status snapshot file to the real model in repeated simulations. The virtual breakpoint control unit controls the selection unit to switch between the trace simulation and the real simulation according to a virtual breakpoint. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179448 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USE IN PROVIDING TRANSLATION INFORMATION SERVICES TO MOBILE STATIONS - Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses to allow a mobile station to request and receive translation information associated with a location (e.g., a region, a point of interest, etc.). The translation information may be based, at least in part, on historical information associated with at least one other request associated with the location and previously obtained from at least one other mobile station. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179449 | AUTOMATIC STORY SUMMARIZATION FROM CLUSTERED MESSAGES - A set of stories may be related in a set of messages (e.g., news articles, weblog posts, or messages exchanged in a social network). Presented herein are techniques for automatically generating a summary of respective stories that may be used as a headline or title. These techniques involve identifying the entities referenced in each message, clustering the messages based on similarly referenced entities to generate a cluster of messages associated with each story, and identifying facts of the story that appear in many of the messages, which may be used to generate a perspective-independent summary of the story. Additionally, metadata regarding each message may be detected (e.g., the entities involved in each story, a meta-story of the story, and the perspective of the author in relating the story), and may be used to fulfill requests to filter the set of stories and/or messages based on these criteria. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179450 | MACHINE TRANSLATION SPLIT BETWEEN FRONT END AND BACK END PROCESSORS - A method of translation includes uploading a source text portion to a back end processor. The back end processor identifies a subset of translation knowledge associated with the source text portion. The back end processor downloads the subset to a front end processor. A translation engine runs on the front end processor. The translation engine generates a translation of the source text portion as a function of the subset. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179451 | Multiple Language/Media Translation Optimization - A mechanism is provided for optimizing a language/media translation map. A user input is received comprising an input language/media selection, one or more output languages/medias selections, and a threshold for at least one of accuracy or throughput of one or more requested language/media translations. For each of the one or more requested language media translations, a determination is made as to whether an accuracy or throughput of a selected one of an automated translation system or a human resource translator is above the threshold for the at least one of accuracy or throughput. Responsive to the accuracy or throughput being above the threshold, either the selected one of the automated translation system or the selected one of the human resource translator is added to a multiple language/media translation map. An optimized multiple language/media translation map is then generated for use by a translation orchestration module in the data processing system. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179452 | Methods for Translating a Device Command - An item of information ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120179453 | PREPROCESSING OF TEXT - Performance of statistical machine learning techniques, particularly classification techniques applied to the extraction of attributes and values concerning products, is improved by preprocessing a body of text to be analyzed to remove extraneous information. The body of text is split into a plurality of segments. In an embodiment, sentence identification criteria are applied to identify sentences as the plurality of segments. Thereafter, the plurality of segments are clustered to provide a plurality of clusters. One or more of the resulting clusters are then analyzed to identify segments having low relevance to their respective clusters. Such low relevance segments are then removed from their respective clusters and, consequently, from the body of text. As the resulting relevance-filtered body of text no longer includes portions of the body of text containing mostly extraneous information, the reliability of any subsequent statistical machine learning techniques may be improved. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179454 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING GRAMMAR FOR USE IN PROCESSING NATURAL LANGUAGE - Provided is an apparatus and method for automatically generating grammar for use in the processing of natural language. The apparatus may extract a corpus relevant to a target domain from a collection of corpora and may generate grammar for use in the target domain based on the extracted corpus. The apparatus may set one domain out of a plurality of domains as a target domain to be processed by an intention analysis system. The apparatus may extract a corpus relevant to the target domain from a collection of corpora and generate grammar based on the extracted corpus. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179455 | LANGUAGE LEARNING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING GROWING PERSONAL WORD DATABASE SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a language learning apparatus and method using a growing personal word DB system, which construct an individual person-based word DB in which known words and unknown words are stored separately. The language learning apparatus includes a word extraction unit for extracting words included in learning content and generating a word list. A word analysis unit sets learning levels of words included in the word list based on a level-based word DB. A control unit generates an individual person-based word DB in which classification into known words and unknown words is performed and known words and unknown words are stored separately based on a learning level of a learner and the level-based word DB, and performs control such that the words included in the word list are classified into known words and unknown words and are stored separately based on the set learning level. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179456 | LOUDNESS MAXIMIZATION WITH CONSTRAINED LOUDSPEAKER EXCURSION - An original loudness level of an audio signal is maintained for a mobile device while maintaining sound quality as good as possible and protecting the loudspeaker used in the mobile device. The loudness of an audio (e.g., speech) signal may be maximized while controlling the excursion of the diaphragm of the loudspeaker (in a mobile device) to stay within the allowed range. In an implementation, the peak excursion is predicted (e.g., estimated) using the input signal and an excursion transfer function. The signal may then be modified to limit the excursion and to maximize loudness. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179457 | CONFIGURABLE SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE RECOGNIZERS - Techniques for combining the results of multiple recognizers in a distributed speech recognition architecture. Speech data input to a client device is encoded and processed both locally and remotely by different recognizers configured to be proficient at different speech recognition tasks. The client/server architecture is configurable to enable network providers to specify a policy directed to a trade-off between reducing recognition latency perceived by a user and usage of network resources. The results of the local and remote speech recognition engines are combined based, at least in part, on logic stored by one or more components of the client/server architecture. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179458 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING NOISE BY NOISE REGION DISCRIMINATION - Provided are an apparatus and method for estimating noise that changes with time. The apparatus may calculate a speech absence probability that indicates the possibility of the absence of speech in each frequency component of an input acoustic signal, may discriminate between a speech-dominant region and a noise region from the acoustic signals based on the speech absence probability, and may estimate noise according to the discrimination result. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179459 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNALS - A method of pre-processing an audio signal transmitted to a user terminal via a communication network and an apparatus using the method are provided. The method of pre-processing the audio signal may prevent deterioration of a sound quality of the audio signal transmitted to the user terminal by pre-processing the audio signal, and by enabling a codec module, encoding the audio signal, to determine the audio signal as a speech signal. Also, the method of pre-processing the audio signal may improve a probability that the codec module may determine a corresponding audio signal as a speech when the audio signal is transmitted via the communication network by pre-processing the audio signal using a speech codec. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179460 | CREATION AND USE OF TEST CASES FOR AUTOMATED TESTING OF MEDIA-BASED APPLICATIONS - A method for testing an automated interactive media system. The method can include establishing a communication session with the automated interactive media system. In response to receiving control and/or media information from the automated interactive media system, pre-recorded control and/or media information can be propagated to the automated interactive media system. The pre-recorded control and/or media information can be recorded in real time. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179461 | METHOD FOR JOINTLY OPTIMIZING NOISE REDUCTION AND VOICE QUALITY IN A MONO OR MULTI-MICROPHONE SYSTEM - The present technology provides adaptive noise reduction of an acoustic signal using a sophisticated level of control to balance the tradeoff between speech loss distortion and noise reduction. The energy level of a noise component in a sub-band signal of the acoustic signal is reduced based on an estimated signal-to-noise ratio of the sub-band signal, and further on an estimated threshold level of speech distortion in the sub-band signal. In embodiments, the energy level of the noise component in the sub-band signal may be reduced to no less than a residual noise target level. Such a target level may be defined as a level at which the noise component ceases to be perceptible. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179462 | System and Method for Adaptive Intelligent Noise Suppression - Systems and methods for adaptive intelligent noise suppression are provided. In exemplary embodiments, a primary acoustic signal is received. A speech distortion estimate is then determined based on the primary acoustic signal. The speech distortion estimate is used to derive control signals which adjust an enhancement filter. The enhancement filter is used to generate a plurality of gain masks, which may be applied to the primary acoustic signal to generate a noise suppressed signal. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179463 | CONFIGURABLE SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE RECOGNIZERS - Techniques for combining the results of multiple recognizers in a distributed speech recognition architecture. Speech data input to a client device is encoded and processed both locally and remotely by different recognizers configured to be proficient at different speech recognition tasks. The client/server architecture is configurable to enable network providers to specify a policy directed to a trade-off between reducing recognition latency perceived by a user and usage of network resources. The results of the local and remote speech recognition engines are combined based, at least in part, on logic stored by one or more components of the client/server architecture. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179464 | CONFIGURABLE SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE RECOGNIZERS - Techniques for combining the results of multiple recognizers in a distributed speech recognition architecture. Speech data input to a client device is encoded and processed both locally and remotely by different recognizers configured to be proficient at different speech recognition tasks. The client/server architecture is configurable to enable network providers to specify a policy directed to a trade-off between reducing recognition latency perceived by a user and usage of network resources. The results of the local and remote speech recognition engines are combined based, at least in part, on logic stored by one or more components of the client/server architecture. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179465 | REAL TIME GENERATION OF AUDIO CONTENT SUMMARIES - Audio content is converted to text using speech recognition software. The text is then associated with a distinct voice or a generic placeholder label if no distinction can be made. From the text and voice information, a word cloud is generated based on key words and key speakers. A visualization of the cloud displays as it is being created. Words grow in size in relation to their dominance. When it is determined that the predominant words or speakers have changed, the word cloud is complete. That word cloud continues to be displayed statically and a new word cloud display begins based upon a new set of predominant words or a new predominant speaker or set of speakers. This process may continue until the meeting is concluded. At the end of the meeting, the completed visualization may be saved to a storage device, sent to selected individuals, removed, or any combination of the preceding. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179466 | SPEECH TO TEXT CONVERTING DEVICE AND METHOD - A speech to text converting device includes a display, a voice receiving module, a voice recognition module, an identity recognition module, and a control module. The voice receiving module receives a voice signal. The voice recognition module converts the voice signal to voice data and produces text data corresponding to the voice data. The identity recognition module receives the voice signal and establishes an identity data corresponding to the voice signal. The control module displays the text data and the identity data together on the display. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179467 | USER INTENTION BASED ON N-BEST LIST OF RECOGNITION HYPOTHESES FOR UTTERANCES IN A DIALOG - Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media for using alternate recognition hypotheses to improve whole-dialog understanding accuracy. The method includes receiving an utterance as part of a user dialog, generating an N-best list of recognition hypotheses for the user dialog turn, selecting an underlying user intention based on a belief distribution across the generated N-best list and at least one contextually similar N-best list, and responding to the user based on the selected underlying user intention. Selecting an intention can further be based on confidence scores associated with recognition hypotheses in the generated N-best lists, and also on the probability of a user's action given their underlying intention. A belief or cumulative confidence score can be assigned to each inferred user intention. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179468 | Automatic Dominant Orientation Estimation In Text Images Based On Steerable Filters - Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, an image processing system is capable of receiving an image containing text, applying optical character recognition to the image, and then audibly reproducing the text via text-to-speech synthesis. Prior to optical character recognition, an orientation corrector is capable of detecting an amount of angular rotation of the text in the image with respect to horizontal, and then rotating the image by an appropriate amount to sufficiently align the text with respect to horizontal for optimal optical character recognition. The detection may be performed using steerable filters to provide an energy versus orientation curve of the image data. A maximum of the energy curve may indicate the amount of angular rotation that may be corrected by the orientation corrector. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179469 | CONFIGURABLE SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE RECOGNIZERS - Techniques for combining the results of multiple recognizers in a distributed speech recognition architecture. Speech data input to a client device is encoded and processed both locally and remotely by different recognizers configured to be proficient at different speech recognition tasks. The client/server architecture is configurable to enable network providers to specify a policy directed to a trade-off between reducing recognition latency perceived by a user and usage of network resources. The results of the local and remote speech recognition engines are combined based, at least in part, on logic stored by one or more components of the client/server architecture. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179470 | SIMULTANEOUS VOICE AND DATA SYSTEMS FOR SECURE CATALOG ORDERS - Systems and methods for providing a simultaneous voice and data user interface for secure catalog orders and in particular for providing a system and method for providing a distributed voice user interface for a remote device having a limited visual user interface simultaneously with a data stream for facilitating secure automated catalog orders for simultaneous electronic fulfillment applied to that device are described. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179471 | CONFIGURABLE SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE RECOGNIZERS - Techniques for combining the results of multiple recognizers in a distributed speech recognition architecture. Speech data input to a client device is encoded and processed both locally and remotely by different recognizers configured to be proficient at different speech recognition tasks. The client/server architecture is configurable to enable network providers to specify a policy directed to a trade-off between reducing recognition latency perceived by a user and usage of network resources. The results of the local and remote speech recognition engines are combined based, at least in part, on logic stored by one or more components of the client/server architecture. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179472 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONTROLLED BY A MOTION AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a motion recognition unit which recognizes motion of an object and a control unit which, if a push motion in which the object located in front of the electronic device is moved in a direction of the electronic device is sensed by the motion recognition unit, activates a motion recognition mode, tracks the motion of the object, and performs a control operation of the electronic device corresponding to a subsequent motion of the object. The control unit may inactivate the motion recognition mode if an end motion in which the motion of the object is in a direction to contact a body part of a user or an additional object is recognized by the motion recognition unit while the motion recognition mode is activated. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179473 | SPEECH INTERACTIVE APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a speech interactive apparatus includes an output unit to output a first response; a receiving unit to receive a start instruction of a speech input as a reply to the first response; a response control unit to stop the output of the first response when the start instruction is received while the first response is being output; and a deciding unit to decide on a first determination period, which is used in determining whether a silent state has occurred, based on whether the start instruction is received while the first response is being output or based on the timing of receiving the start instruction. When the input speech is not input during a period starting from the reception of the start instruction till an elapse of the first determination period, the response control unit instructs the output unit to output the first response again. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179474 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AUDIO DATA THEREOF - A mobile terminal and audio data processing method thereof are provided. The method includes preprocessing, at a control unit, audio data, sending the preprocessed audio data to an audio processing unit, decoding, at the audio processing unit, the preprocessed audio data, and outputting the decoded audio data. The method is capable of reducing power consumed when playing audio data. The method is advantageous when processing multichannel audio data and various sound effects. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179475 | REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A reproducing apparatus and method includes a reproducing unit to reproduce mainstream data and sub audio data separately added in the mainstream data, wherein the reproducing unit comprises a counter used in reproducing the sub audio data. Accordingly, it is possible to more naturally reproduce still image data, such as a browsable slide show, to which sub audio data is additionally included, thus preventing an interruption in reproduction of the sub audio data even during a forward or reverse play. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179476 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF REMUNERATION FOR PROVIDING SUCCESSFUL SALES LEADS - A computer-implemented method, system, and program product are provided for ensuring payment for a successful sales lead that is provided to a product vendor. A plurality of customer leads are received from a lead provider web site, the customer leads including at least customer information and a product preference. The customer leads are stored in a plurality of records in a leads database. The plurality of lead records in the leads database is filtered to validate customer information and product availability. A lead acquisition algorithm is applied to the filtered lead records to determine a plurality of leads to acquire. A lead distribution algorithm is applied to determine at least one product vendor to send each acquired lead. A product vendor sales management database is accessed to determine the acquired leads that have resulted in product sales to customers associated with the acquired leads. The acquired leads stored in the leads database are compared with a plurality of sales records stored in a sales database to determine matched pairings of acquired leads and product sales. Payment due from the at least one product vendor is determined and billed based on the matched pairings of acquired leads and product sales. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179477 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIA TO ASSOCIATE AN ACTIVITY WITH RESOURCE CONSUMPTION - Methods, apparatus, and computer readable storage media to associate an activity with resource consumption are disclosed. An example method includes instructing a first meter associated with a first household appliance to measure first energy consumption information in response to a consumption indicator from a second meter associated with a second household appliance, associating the first energy consumption information from the first meter with an activity, and associating second consumption information from the second meter with the activity. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179478 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for the Real-Time and Individualized Prediction of Health and Economic Outcomes - Provided herein are computer-implemented platforms, systems, products, devices, modules and methods for the real-time, individualized, and probabilistic-based prediction of a health or economic outcome of a patient or healthcare provider therapy using emerging health or economic data. Also provided herein is the transformation of emerging health or economic data to predict a health or economic outcome of a patient. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179479 | Method and System for Remote Tele-Health Services - A method and system includes an enclosure comprising a plurality of vital signs monitoring devices, a patient chair comprising a plurality of medical sensors, a weight scale, a height measurement device, a video monitor and a first camera for videoconference calls. A second camera is for skin and orifice inspection. A sanitization device sanitizes air and interior surfaces of the cabin. An air management device is operable for sanitizing air entering the cabin. A door has an electrically operated lock. Contaminates on a floor of the cabin are detected. Sanitation of the cabin is initiated. A patient is admitted into the cabin. A videoconference is initiated between the patient and a remote medical practitioner at a medical call center. Data is captured and transmitted to the remote medical practitioner for diagnosis. Prescriptions are processed for the patient. Additional test requests for the patient are processed. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179480 | Obtaining Patient Survey Results - Systems and techniques are disclosed for determining a health risk assessment score for a patient who did not complete a health risk assessment. In some implementations, the health risk assessment score can be determined for the patient who did not respond based on a behavior prediction score obtained for the patient who did not respond, behavior prediction scores for patients who did respond to the health risk assessment, and health risk assessment scores for the patients who did respond. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179481 | Recommending Prescription Information - System and techniques are disclosed for determining a recommended prescription. In some examples, a recommended prescription can be determined by obtaining a behavior prediction score for a patient, wherein the behavior prediction score is based at least in part on a likelihood of adherence of the patient to a prescribed treatment; and determining a recommended prescription, from various previously provided prescriptions, based on the behavior prediction score and prescription scores of the various previously provided prescriptions; and providing the recommended prescription for display. The prescription scores can indicate a likely effect of the various previously provided prescriptions on adherence. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179482 | Computational systems and methods for health services planning and matching - Systems and methods are described relating to accepting user input relating to a plurality of health service option selection factors; presenting a plurality of choices for at least one of the health service option selection factors; and presenting at least one outcome output based on a selection of at least one of the plurality of choices for at least one of the health service option selection factors. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179483 | REFERRAL CREATION AND TRACKING SYSTEM - Methods and computer programs for tracking referrals received from one or more referring persons to a professional are disclosed. The method may include receiving, from a referring person of the one or more referring persons, an electronic instruction to print a paper copy of referral data associated with a referral from the referring person. The method may additionally include storing the referral data in first and second portions of a database in response to receiving the electronic instruction, wherein the first portion is accessible via the Internet by the referring person and the second portion is accessible via the Internet by the professional. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179484 | DIABETES-RELATED BIOMARKERS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The invention describes biomarkers which can be used to predict the likelihood that an individual will develop Diabetes. The biomarkers can also be used to screen large groups in order to identify individuals at risk of developing Diabetes. | 2012-07-12 |
20120179485 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATED CARE MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods for managing the care of care receivers using a care management system are disclosed. One embodiment includes a care management server configured to communicate with at least one care provider client, where the care provider client is configured to provide a user interface for receiving care management instructions; where the care management server is configured to receive care management instructions from the at least one care provider client and store the care management instructions in a care management database; receive data concerning the status of a care recipient and store the received data concerning the status of the care recipient in the care management database; analyze the data concerning the status of the care recipient within the care management database in accordance with the care management instructions; and send notifications to the care provider client based upon the analysis of the care management database. | 2012-07-12 |