04th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200027408 | IMAGE DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF, DISPLAY DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image display processing method for a display device, an image display processing device, a display device and a storage medium are provided. The display device includes a backlight unit, the backlight unit includes a plurality of backlight blocks and is driven by a local dimming mode, and the image display processing method includes: acquiring a regional eigenvalue of each backlight block of an (n)th frame image and a regional eigenvalue of each backlight block of an (n−1)th frame image; and performing a peak driving processing on a backlight luminance of each backlight block of the (n)th frame image, based on a preset threshold, the regional eigenvalue of each backlight block of the (n)th frame image and the regional eigenvalue of each backlight block of the (n−1)th frame image, so as to acquire an adjusted backlight luminance of each backlight block of the (n)th frame image. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027409 | DRIVING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAY APPARATUS - A driving method and an apparatus for a display apparatus, the driving method includes: acquiring a target color scheme to be adjusted; acquiring original gray scale display voltages corresponding to the target color scheme in an input signal and color cast gray scale display voltages corresponding to a color cast generated in the target color scheme; deleting parts of the original gray scale display voltages corresponding to the target color scheme and less than the color cast gray scale display voltages, thus obtaining map gray scale display voltages corresponding to the target color scheme; distributing the original gray scale display voltages corresponding to the target color scheme to the map gray scale display voltages corresponding to the target color scheme. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027410 | DRIVING METHOD AND DRIVING APPARATUS OF DISPLAY PANEL, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A driving method and a driving apparatus of a display panel and a display apparatus are provided. A position information of a current sub-pixel and a driving data for driving the current sub-pixel are obtained. A judgment parameter corresponding to the position information is found from a first parameter look-up table. The driving data whether needs to be compensated is determined. A compensation driving data corresponding to the driving data is found from a second parameter look-up table corresponding to the position information if it needs to be compensated, or else the driving data is directly outputted. Bright and dark stripes or grid phenomenon in a liquid crystal display panel can be effectively eliminated consequently. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027411 | METHOD OF DRIVING A DISPLAY PANEL AND A DISPLAY DEVICE - The present application relates to a driving method and a display device for a display panel and the method comprises: dividing a pixel into a plurality of pixel groups and each pixel group comprising an adjacent first pixel unit and a second pixel unit; a first voltage signal and a second voltage signal for each pixel group in each frame image; adjusting the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal so that all the first and second voltage signals of each frame is the same as the average signal. The average signal of all the second voltage signals of each frame image is the same. The first voltage signal of the different pixel group is the same as the average signal of the multiple frame image, and the second voltage signal of the different pixel group is the same as the average signal of the multiple frame image. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027412 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device, the liquid crystal display panel includes: a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scan lines, wherein the plurality of data lines intersect with the plurality of scan lines to define X rows and Y columns of pixel units arranged in a matrix, S types of different polarity inversion positions are existed from an i-th column of pixel unit to an [i+(U−1)]-th column of pixel unit, where 0 | 2020-01-23 |
20200027413 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In a liquid crystal device, a plurality of pixel electrodes are provided in a pixel region E, in a first substrate. The first substrate is provided with a first electrode interposed between the pixel region and a sealing material in a plan view, and a second electrode interposed between the first electrode and the sealing material in a plan view. Of the plurality of pixel electrodes, a first signal of a first phase is supplied to a first pixel electrode that is adjacent to the first electrode, a second signal of a second phase having a phase delay with respect to the first signal is applied to the first electrode, and a third signal of a third phase having a phase delay with respect to the second signal is applied to a second electrode. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027414 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal device performing, at a predetermined frame rate, image writing of supplying a video signal to a pixel via a signal line includes, an inversion period setting unit configured to set an inversion period, in which a polarity of the video signal is inverted, to be a length that includes two or more frames for performing the image writing, and a pre-charge unit configured to perform, in a predetermined period from inversion of the polarity of the video signal until elapse of the inversion period, pre-charge, in which a pre-charge signal is supplied to the signal line, for a first frame, but not to perform the pre-charge for at least one frame among second and subsequent frames. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027415 | GOA CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A GOA circuit is GOA circuits of multiple levels. The GOA circuit of each level includes a signal downward transmission unit, a pull-down unit and a pull-down maintaining unit, and the pull-down maintaining unit includes a pull-down maintaining transistor, a pull-down maintaining capacitor and a second pull-down maintaining transistor. A gate of the pull-down maintaining transistor is connected to an output end of a lower-level signal downward transmission unit, a source and a drain are respectively connected to a lower-level scan signal output end and a pull-down maintaining signal output end, the pull-down maintaining capacitor is connected between the drain of the first pull-down maintaining transistor and a first voltage input end, a gate of the second pull-down maintaining transistor is connected to an upper-level first node, and a source and a drain are respectively connected to the pull-down maintaining signal output end and the first voltage input end. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027416 | DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH TOUCH SENSOR - A display apparatus includes a substrate including an active area where a plurality of pixels is connected to gate lines and data lines intersecting with each other, and a non-active area where a plurality of lines for transmitting signals for driving the plurality of pixels is disposed; a touch signal generation circuit disposed on the non-active area, receiving a touch clock signal and outputting a touch driving signal; and a touch sensor part receiving the touch driving signal and generating touch information on a touch point at the active area. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027417 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - The invention provides a technique inhibiting luminance unevenness among pixels. An active matrix substrate has a plurality of pixel electrodes PXB each connected to a corresponding one of gate lines | 2020-01-23 |
20200027418 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME - A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a voltage generator which generates a gate on voltage having a first voltage level that satisfies a target charging ratio of a pixel of the plurality of pixels, a voltage controller which receives an image signal and generates a voltage control signal when the image signal includes a predetermined reference pattern, a gate driver which generates a gate signal provided to the plurality of pixels based on the gate on voltage, a data driver which generates a data signal provided to the of the plurality of pixels based on the image signal, and a timing controller which generates control signals that control the gate driver and the data driver. The voltage generator changes the gate on voltage to have a second voltage level lower than the first voltage level based on the voltage control signal. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027419 | Source Drive Integrated Circuit And Display Apparatus Including The Same - Disclosed is a source drive integrated circuit comprising: a core unit, a channel processing unit provided in each of a channel area disposed in a first side of the control area and a channel area disposed in a second side of the control area facing the first side to convert digital data, corresponding to a digital image signal transferred from the core unit, into a data voltage corresponding to an analog image signal and to output the data voltage, a resistor string provided in at least one of a pad area disposed in a third side of the control area and a pad area disposed in a fourth side of the control area facing the third side to generate a gamma voltage for converting the digital data into the data voltage and to supply the gamma voltage to the channel processing unit, and N number of gamma pads. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027420 | Semiconductor Device, and Display Device and Electronic Device Utilizing the Same - A semiconductor device having a normal function means is provided, in which the amplitude of an output signal is prevented from being decreased even when a digital circuit using transistors having one conductivity is employed. By turning OFF a diode-connected transistor 101, the gate terminal of a first transistor 102 is brought into a floating state. At this time, the first transistor 102 is ON and its gate-source voltage is stored in a capacitor. Then, when a potential at the source terminal of the first transistor 102 is increased, a potential at the gate terminal of the first transistor 102 is increased as well by bootstrap effect. As a result, the amplitude of an output signal is prevented from being decreased. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027421 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD, DISPLAY PANEL AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A data processing method, an image display driving method, a data processing device, a display panel and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The data processing method includes: based on input RGB grayscale values, calculating a chromaticity coordinate of the input RGB grayscale values on a chromaticity diagram, in which the chromaticity diagram includes a white basic point; calculating to obtain intermediate grayscale values containing a white component, based on the input RGB grayscale values and according to a position relationship between the chromaticity coordinate and the white basic point; and adjusting the intermediate grayscale values to obtain output RGBW grayscale values. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027422 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A transparent display system including a display panel, a data acquisition module and a computation module is provided. The data acquisition is adapted to capture a field luminance of a field where the display panel is located and a display information luminance of display information of the display panel. The computation module determines whether a luminance contrast of the display information falls within a range from a lower boundary to an upper boundary, wherein the luminance contrast of the display information equals to the field luminance plus the display information luminance and then divided by the field luminance. If it is determined that the luminance contrast of the display information does not fall within the range from the lower boundary to the upper boundary, a luminance contrast optimization procedure is performed. An operation method of the transparent display system is also provided. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027423 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATION OF RELECTION ON A DISPLAY DEVICE - A system and method for compensating for reflections caused by light-generating objects in the scene facing a display device includes capturing images of the scene. Reflection-inducting zones corresponding to the light generating objects are identified from the captured images. The reflection effect on the display device from the reflection-inducing zones are estimated. A target image to be displayed on the display device is adjusted based on the estimated reflection effect. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027424 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CORRECTING MURA IN THE SAME - A display device includes: a first memory storing mura correcting data respectively corresponding to a plurality of reference pixels, each of the plurality of reference pixels comprising (n×m) pixels, the mura correcting data configured to correct mura of a reference pixel (‘n’ and ‘m’ are natural numbers being equal to or more than 2); a first correction controller configured to generate mura correcting data of a pixel using the mura correcting data of the reference pixel stored in the first memory; a second memory storing spot correcting data respectively corresponding to a plurality of spot-muras; a second correction controller configured to output the spot correcting data from the second memory based on a position data of the spot-mura; and an operation part configured to correct pixel data of the pixel using the mura correcting data and the spot correcting data of the pixel. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027425 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SPLIT SCREEN - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least one memory storing instructions, a display, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is, when executing the instructions, configured to display a first screen in a first region using the display, while displaying the first screen in the first region, receive a specified input, and in response to receiving the specified input, display at least a portion of the first screen in a first sub region included in the first region and display a second screen and a third screen in a second sub region, which is included in the first region, is disposed beside the first sub region, and has an area smaller than the area of the first sub region. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027426 | GENERATION SYSTEM,GENERATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - In a generation system ( | 2020-01-23 |
20200027427 | SCALE DETERMINATION SERVICE - An augmented reality system obtains sensor data depicting a first object in a scene. The identity of the first object is determined. The system estimates a size of the first object based on the determined identity. Based on the estimated size, the system estimates a scale of other objects depicted in the obtained sensor data. An augmented reality display is generated based at least in part on the size of a second object determined using the estimated scale. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027428 | REAR VISION PROJECTED DISPLAY FOR A VEHICLE - The disclosure provides for a display apparatus for a vehicle for displaying images captured by at least one image sensor to a driver of the vehicle. The display apparatus includes a display projector configured to project images derived from the image data, a display screen for displaying images projected thereon by the display projector, and a reflector positioned to reflect the images from the display screen towards a viewing direction. According to one embodiment, the display apparatus further includes an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the display projector relative to the vehicle. According to another embodiment, the display apparatus further includes a frame assembly on which the display projector, the display screen, and the reflector are mounted, the frame assembly is mounted to the vehicle such that the frame assembly may be moved relative to the vehicle to adjust the positions of the display projector, the display screen, and the reflector. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027429 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STAND, PARTICULARLY A MULTIPLE GUITAR STAND, WITH SUPPORT ELEMENTS | 2020-01-23 |
20200027430 | Integrated Musical Instrument Systems - A system suitable for use as a musical instrument system is provided. The system includes at least one sensor. The system also includes at least one control surface configured to interface with the at least one sensor. Further, the system includes at least one controller configured to interface with the at least one sensor. Additionally, the system includes at least one program module configured to interface with the at least one sensor. The system includes a base. The at least one sensor and the at least one control surface are positionable on the base. The system also includes at least one data processor configured to interface with the at least one sensor, the at least one control surface, and the at least one program module arranged to function as a musical instrument system. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027431 | MUSICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A piano system is provided. A system including a keyboard including a plurality of keys; a plurality of sensors connected to the plurality of keys; a screen; at least one processor, and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, causing the system to effectuate a method comprising: dividing the plurality of sensors into a first group and a second group; receiving a first sensor signal from the first group and a second sensor signal from the second group; generating a first parameter for the first group and a second parameter for the second group; generating a first sound control signal for the first group and a second sound control signal for the second group; generating visual information related to the first and the second sensor signal; and displaying the visual information on the screen. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027432 | SWITCHING DEVICE AND KEYBOARD DEVICE - A switching device includes: an actuator that is rotatable; and a contact member including an upper surface section having a flat portion and is movable in a vertical direction according to rotation of the actuator, and a deformation section disposed between a support member and an end portion of the upper surface section and deformed according to movement of the upper surface section. A chamfer portion interconnecting a contact surface contacting with the contact member and a side surface, of the actuator, is provided between a virtual plane containing an end portion, in an extending direction of the rotary shaft, of the upper surface section, and is perpendicular to the upper surface section and a virtual plane containing an end portion, in the extending direction of the rotary shaft, of a portion where the deformation section makes contact with the support member, and is perpendicular to the upper surface section. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027433 | SET CONSISTING OF A QUICK-ASSEMBLY SUPPORT AND A SUPPORT PLATE - The invention relates to a set consisting of a support plate and at least one quick-assembly support, wherein lateral feet or frame elements below the support plate form a free space, which can be used, among other things, for cabling purposes or for accommodating a power supply unit, wherein the quick-assembly support is designed and intended for mounting an in particular electronic component on the support plate, wherein the support plate comprises a plurality of elongated holes arranged in parallel in a predetermined pattern, wherein pairs of elongated holes with a first elongated hole and a second elongated hole are arranged in a predetermined grid spacing (A) perpendicular to the longitudinal extension of the two elongated holes, wherein the elongated holes comprise straight longitudinal edges extending parallel to one another, and wherein the quick-assembly support comprises a first fastening element and a second fastening element, which are arranged on the quick-assembly support at a distance matched to the grid spacing (A), wherein the first fastening element is designed to interlock with the first elongated hole and the second fastening element is designed to interlock with the second elongated hole. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027434 | Automated Singing Bowl - A singing bowl player for selectively striking, turning and playing a bowl. The singing bowl player comprises a central axis, a mallet assembly, a rotating layer, and a base. The base supports the singing bowl player. The mallet assembly attaches to the rotating layer. The rotating layer is configured to rotate about the central axis relative to the base in a 360-degree pattern. The base supports and secures the bowl. The mallet assembly comprises a mallet having a striking tip. The mallet assembly selectively holds the striking tip of the mallet at a rim of the bowl as the rotating layer rotates the striking tip around the rim. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027435 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS WITH AMBIENT NOISE REDUCTION - Noise reduction circuitry for a communication apparatus can apply different noise reduction transfer functions, depending on whether a listening device is connected to the apparatus. If no listening device is connected, the noise reduction transfer function can be adapted for use with microphones and speakers that form an integral part of the communication apparatus, which may be a cellular telephone. If a listening device is connected, the noise reduction transfer function can be adapted for use with microphones and speakers that form a part of the listening device. This allows the noise reduction circuitry to provide improved noise reduction performance. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027436 | ACOUSTIC PANELS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THEM - The disclosure relates to acoustic panels and methods for preparing them. The disclosure relates more particularly to panels having a porous facing and to methods for making such panels. One aspect of the disclosure is an acoustic panel comprising a base structure. The base structure has one or more edges, an outward major surface having a total area, and an inward major surface opposing the outward major surface. The base structure has a noise reduction coefficient (NRC) of at least about 0.3. The panel includes a coating layer directly disposed on the outward major surface of the base structure, the coating layer being formed of an open-cell foam. The coating layer has an exterior major surface opposing the outward major surface of the base structure. The coating layer is substantially scattering for light in the wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm, and has an absorption coefficient of less than 0.5 for acoustic frequencies in the range of 100 Hz to 10,000 Hz. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027437 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNAL - A method and audio apparatus for processing an audio signal are provided. The audio apparatus includes at least one microphone to acquire ambient sound of the audio apparatus, a speaker to output the audio signal, an air pressure regulator including a fluid tube connecting an external space of a housing of the audio apparatus to an internal space of the housing, and configured to adjust a change in an air pressure of the internal space of the housing and an audio signal processor configured to generate an anti-noise signal for canceling noise in the ambient sound by using the acquired ambient sound and output the generated anti-noise signal and the audio signal through the speaker. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027438 | Active Vibration Absorption System for Absorbing Vibration of a Vibrating Element, Motor Vehicle Having the Active Vibration Absorption System, and Method for Operating the Active Vibration Absorption System - The disclosure relates to an active vibration absorption system for absorbing the vibrations of a vibrating element. The vibration absorption system comprises a structure-borne sound exciter having a coupling element for coupling to the vibrating element and having an electrical coil for moving the coupling element by means of a coil current. The structure-borne sound exciter is designed to provide a measurement signal correlated with a detected induced voltage. Furthermore, the vibration absorption system comprises a control device, which is designed to identify a target current intensity of the coil current in accordance with the measurement signal and to control an actual current intensity of the coil current to the target current intensity. The target current intensity is designed to adjust the motion of the coupling element in such a way that the vibrations of the element are at least partly absorbed. Moreover, the control device is designed to identify a detection component and a control component from the measurement signal and to identify the target current intensity in accordance with the detection component. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027439 | INTELLIGENT TEXT TO SPEECH PROVIDING METHOD AND INTELLIGENT COMPUTING DEVICE FOR PROVIDING TTS - An intelligent TTS providing method and an intelligent computing device providing TTS are disclosed. An intelligent TTS providing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can seamlessly provide continuous TTS by receiving a text read command, adjusting a photographing angle of a camera such that a position of an object on which text is written is included in the photographing angle, photographing the object, converting the text written on the object into a speech and outputting the speech. One or more of the intelligent computing device and artificial intelligent speaker of the present disclosure can be associated with artificial intelligence (AI) modules, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) robots, augmented reality (AR) devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, 5G service related devices, etc. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027440 | System Providing Expressive and Emotive Text-to-Speech - A speech to text system includes a text and labels module receiving a text input and providing a text analysis and a label with a phonetic description of the text. A label buffer receives the label from the text and labels module. A parameter generation module accesses the label from the label buffer and generates a speech generation parameter. A parameter buffer receives the parameter from the parameter generation module. An audio generation module receives the text input, the label, and/or the parameter and generates a plurality of audio samples, A scheduler monitors and schedules the text and label module, the parameter generation module, and/or the audio generation module. The parameter generation module is further configured to initialize a voice identifier with a Voice Style Sheet (VSS) parameter, receive an input indicating a modification to the VSS parameter, and modify the VSS parameter according to the modification. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027441 | CONVERSATIONAL OPTIMIZATION OF COGNITIVE MODELS - Systems and methods to generate a cognitive model are described. A particular example of a system includes a memory including program code having an application programming interface and a user interface, and a processor configured to access the memory and to execute the program code to generate a cognitive model, to run analysis on the cognitive model to determine a factor that is impacting a performance of the cognitive model, to determine an action based on the factor, to report at least one of the factor and the action to a user, and to use the action to generate a second cognitive model. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027442 | PROCESSING SENSOR DATA - An apparatus comprising means for: using a generative neural network, trained to translate first sensor data to simulated second sensor data, to translate input first sensor data from a first sensor to simulated second sensor data; and providing the simulated second sensor data to a different, specific-task, machine-learning model for processing at least second sensor data. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027443 | TASK-INDEPENDENT CONVERSATIONAL SYSTEMS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating responses using task-independent conversational systems. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027444 | SPEECH RECOGNITION WITH SEQUENCE-TO-SEQUENCE MODELS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer-readable media, for performing speech recognition using sequence-to-sequence models. An automated speech recognition (ASR) system receives audio data for an utterance and provides features indicative of acoustic characteristics of the utterance as input to an encoder. The system processes an output of the encoder using an attender to generate a context vector and generates speech recognition scores using the context vector and a decoder trained using a training process that selects at least one input to the decoder with a predetermined probability. An input to the decoder during training is selected between input data based on a known value for an element in a training example, and input data based on an output of the decoder for the element in the training example. A transcription is generated for the utterance using word elements selected based on the speech recognition scores. The transcription is provided as an output of the ASR system. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027445 | AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION CORRECTION - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for correcting transcriptions created through automatic speech recognition. A transcription of speech created using an automatic speech recognition system can be received. One or more domain-specific contexts associated with the speech can be identified and a text span that includes a mistranscribed entry can be recognized from the speech based on the one or more domain-specific contexts. Additionally, features can be extracted from the mistranscribed entry and the extracted features can be matched against an index of domain-specific entries to identify a correct entry of the mistranscribed entry. Subsequently, the transcription can be corrected by replacing with the mistranscribed entry with the correct entry. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027446 | VISUALIZATION INTERFACE FOR VOICE INPUT - Voice inputs may be analyzed based on syntactic properties and respective dependency tree structure (e.g., parse tree) may be generated. Dependency tree structures may be grouped/clustered based on an associated root word/phrase. A visual interface may display the dependency tree structure in a manner that maps each voice input to a proper response (e.g., an action, an operation, a command, etc.). Mapping voice inputs to responses may be used to train a neural network, | 2020-01-23 |
20200027447 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAUSING AN OUTPUT DEVICE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR VOICE COMMAND FUNCTIONALITY - A device, system and method for causing an output device to provide information for voice command functionality is provided. A controller determines when a received textual term, received at the controller via one or more of an input device and a communications unit, is phonetically similar to one or more existing textual terms used for activating functionality at a communication device using a voice recognition algorithm. When the received textual term, are phonetically similar to one or more existing textual terms, the controller: generates one or more suggested textual terms, related to the received textual term, that minimizes phonetic similarities with the one or more existing textual terms; and causes an output device to provide an indication of the one or more suggested textual terms to use in place of the received textual term. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027448 | PROVIDING SUGGESTED VOICE-BASED ACTION QUERIES - Technology of the disclosure may facilitate user discovery of various voice-based action queries that can be spoken to initiate computer-based actions, such as voice-based action queries that can be provided as spoken input to a computing device to initiate computer-based actions that are particularized to content being viewed or otherwise consumed by the user on the computing device. Some implementations are generally directed to determining, in view of content recently viewed by a user on a computing device, at least one suggested voice-based action query for presentation via the computing device. Some implementations are additionally or alternatively generally directed to receiving at least one suggested voice-based action query at a computing device and providing the suggested voice-based action query as a suggestion in response to input to initiate providing of a voice-based query via the computing device. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027449 | VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a voice recognition implemented in a carrier aircraft cockpit, for recognizing aircraft indicators used in operational audio messages received in or sent by the carrier aircraft. The system includes a computing device suitable implementing modules for:
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20200027450 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING SPEECH - Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for recognizing speech, and the method comprises: separating an input audio signal into at least two separated signals; generating a denoised signal at a current frame; performing a preliminary recognition on each interesting signal at the current frame; and performing a recognition decision according to a recognition score of each interesting signal at the current frame. The method and apparatus of the present disclosure deeply integrate an array signal processing and a speech recognition and use multiway recognitions such that a good recognition rate may be obtained even in a case of a low signal-to-noise ratio. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027451 | ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICE AND HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACE USING SHORT-TIME TARGET CANCELLATION FOR IMPROVED SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY - An assistive listening device includes a set of microphones including an array arranged into pairs about a nominal listening axis with respective distinct intra-pair microphone spacings, and a pair of ear-worn loudspeakers. Audio circuitry performs arrayed-microphone short-time target cancellation processing including (1) applying short-time frequency transforms to convert time-domain audio input signals into frequency-domain signals for every short-time analysis frame, (2) calculating ratio masks from the frequency-domain signals of respective microphone pairs, wherein the calculation of a ratio mask includes a frequency domain subtraction of signal values of a microphone pair, (3) calculating a global ratio mask from the plurality of ratio masks, and (4) applying the global ratio mask, and inverse short-time frequency transforms, to selected ones of the frequency-domain signals, thereby generating audio output signals for driving the loudspeakers. The circuitry and processing may also be realized in a machine hearing device executing a human-computer interface application. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027452 | SPEECH RECOGNITION FOR VEHICLE VOICE COMMANDS - Method and apparatus are disclosed for speech recognition for vehicle voice commands. An example vehicle includes a microphone to collect a signal including a voice command, memory, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine an initial identification by feeding the signal into a first automatic speech recognition (ASR) engine and determine habits by feeding user history into a habits engine. The controller also is configured to identify the voice command by feeding the signal, the initial identification, and the habits into a second ASR engine. The controller also is configured to perform a vehicle function based on the voice command. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027453 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes one or more processors configured to detect a trigger from a voice signal, the trigger indicating start of voice recognition; and to perform voice recognition of a recognition sound section subsequent to a trigger sound section including the detected trigger, referring to a trigger and voice recognition dictionary corresponding to the trigger. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027454 | Text and Voice Information Processing Method and Terminal - A text and voice information processing method includes: photographing a document to obtain a first picture, wherein the document comprises a first text keyword and a second text keyword; recording audio to obtain a voice file corresponding to the document; obtaining a first voice segment matching the first text keyword and a second voice segment matching the second text keyword from the voice file; displaying a second picture with a first play button and a second play button; in response to a user input, playing back the first voice segment or playing back the second voice segment. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027455 | DIALOG SYSTEM, DIALOG METHOD, DIALOG APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - It is an object of the present invention to provide a dialog technique that can reduce a user's uncomfortable feeling. A dialog system | 2020-01-23 |
20200027456 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICES BASED ON PRE-GATHERED CONVERSATIONS - Provided is an electronic device capable of providing a voice-based intelligent assistance service. The electronic device may include: a housing; a microphone disposed inside the housing; at least one speaker disposed inside the; a communication circuit disposed inside the housing; a processor disposed inside the housing and operatively connected with the microphone, the speaker, and the communication circuit; and a memory disposed inside the housing, operatively connected to the processor, and configured to store a plurality of application programs. The memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to: collect voice data of a user based on a specified condition prior to receiving a wake-up utterance invoking a voice-based intelligent assistant service; transmit the collected voice data to an external server and request the external server to construct a prediction database configured to predict an intention of the user; and output, after receiving the wake-up utterance, a recommendation service related to the intention of the user based on at least one piece of information included in the prediction database. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027457 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wireless communication system includes a smart device configured for transcribing text-to-speech (STT) for display. The smart device interfaces with a radio communications device, for example, in an aircraft (AC). The system includes a filter for optimizing STT functions. Such functions are further optimized by restricting the databases of information, including geographic locations, aircraft identifications and carrier information, whereby the database search functions are optimized. Methods for wireless communications using smart devices and STT functionality are disclosed. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027458 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING JOBSITE PRODUCTS - An electronic device with a microphone, a speaker, a processor, and a power tool battery pack connectable to and powering the speaker and the processor. The electronic device has software that can cause the processor to perform operations which can cause the electronic device to operate in first and second modes. While the electronic device is operating in the first mode, the device can generate first audio data representing user speech captured by the microphone which can be analyzed by the electronic device or a remote server. The electronic device can switch from operating in the first mode to operating in a second mode, where the electronic device can receive, second audio data from another electronic device. The electronic device can then output, using the speaker, audible content represented by the second audio data. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027459 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING SPEECH OF USER - An artificial intelligence apparatus for recognizing speech of a user includes a microphone and a processor configured to acquire, via the microphone, first speech data including speech of a user, generate a first speech recognition result corresponding to the first speech data, perform control corresponding to the generated first speech recognition result, generate an alternative speech recognition result corresponding to the first speech data if negative feedback is acquired from the user, and perform control corresponding to the generated alternative speech recognition result. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027460 | COMMUNICATION ROBOT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - Disclosed are a communication robot and a method for operating the same capable of smoothly processing speech recognition by executing an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm and/or a machine learning algorithm in 5G environment connected for Internet of things. A method for operating a communication robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include collecting speech uttered by two or more utterers approaching within a predetermined distance from the communication robot, collecting photographed images of the two or more utterers, determining whether a case where utterers of a wake-up word and a continuous word included in the uttered speech are the same is a first case, or whether a case where the utterers of the wake-up and the continuous word included in the uttered speech are different is a second case, and determining a voice reception enhancement direction according to the first case or the second case. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027461 | VOICE ACTIVATION USING A LASER LISTENER - A voice activation system for a vehicle. The voice activation system for a vehicle which has at least one sound panel capable of providing vibrations of a user's voice from the outside of the vehicle into an inside area of the vehicle. A laser listening device is operably connected to the panel for receiving vibrations from a user's voice. A controller receives a pre-identified command of the user from the laser listener and operates an action in the vehicle in response thereto. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027462 | VOICE CONTROL SYSTEM, WAKEUP METHOD AND WAKEUP APPARATUS THEREFOR, ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE AND CO-PROCESSOR - A voice control system, a wakeup method and wakeup apparatus therefor, an electrical appliance and a co-processor. The wakeup method comprises: a collection step for collecting voice information; a processing step: processing the voice information to determine whether the voice information contains a human voice; if so, separating a voice information segment containing the human voice, and entering a recognition step; the recognition step: performing wakeup word recognition on the voice information segment containing the human voice; if a wakeup word is recognised, then entering a wakeup step; and if no wakeup word is recognised, then returning to the collection step; and the wakeup step: waking up a voice recognition processor. Each part is designed in a modularized manner according to the method. The voice recognition processor only operates when voice recognition is required, avoiding ceaseless all-weather operation, and having reduced energy consumption. The voice wakeup apparatus only recognises a wakeup word, has low power consumption, and consumes very little energy even in all-weather operation, solving the problem of high power consumption in existing voice recognition. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027463 | SPEAKER DIARIZATION WITH CLUSTER TRANSFER - Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: obtaining the media file with a speech and identifying speakers on clusters separated by disfluencies and change of speakers. Clusters are re-segmented rearranged during diarization. Speaker identifications for the clusters in the media file is produced. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027464 | KEYWORD DETERMINATIONS FROM CONVERSATIONAL DATA - Topics of potential interest to a user, useful for purposes such as targeted advertising and product recommendations, can be extracted from voice content produced by a user. A computing device can capture voice content, such as when a user speaks into or near the device. One or more sniffer algorithms or processes can attempt to identify trigger words in the voice content, which can indicate a level of interest of the user. For each identified potential trigger word, the device can capture adjacent audio that can be analyzed, on the device or remotely, to attempt to determine one or more keywords associated with that trigger word. The identified keywords can be stored and/or transmitted to an appropriate location accessible to entities such as advertisers or content providers who can use the keywords to attempt to select or customize content that is likely relevant to the user. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027465 | Audio Output Monitoring For Failure Detection Of Warning Sound Playback - Various examples and techniques pertaining to audio output monitoring for failure detection of warning sound playback are described. In one aspect, audio data, which includes a plurality of bits of a first sound sample and one or more control bits for integrity check, is retrieved from a data storage. The audio data is processed by: (i) performing an integrity check on the first sound sample based on the one or more control bits, and (ii) playing back a first sound using the first sound sample. The first sound can be a warning sound in automobile applications. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027466 | Multi-Channel Signal Encoding Method, Multi-Channel Signal Decoding Method, Encoder, and Decoder - A multi-channel signal encoding method includes determining a downmixed signal of a first channel signal and a second channel signal, an initial reverberation gain parameter of the first channel signal and the second channel signal, determining a target reverberation gain parameter of the first channel signal and the second channel signal based on a correlation between the first channel signal and the downmixed signal, a correlation between the second channel signal and the downmixed signal, and the initial reverberation gain parameter, and quantizing the first channel signal and the second channel signal based on the downmixed signal and the target reverberation gain parameter, and writing a quantized first channel signal and a quantized second channel signal into a bitstream. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027467 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENCODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL USING CUSTOM PSYCHOACOUSTIC MODELS - Systems and methods are provided for modifying an audio signal using custom psychoacoustic methods, for encoding the audio signal. A user's hearing profile is first obtained. Subsequently, a sample of the audio signal is split into frequency components. Next, masking and hearing thresholds are obtained from the user's hearing profile and applied to the frequency components of the audio sample, wherein the user's perceived data is calculated. User's imperceptible audio signal data is then disregarded. The audio sample is quantized and the resulting transformed audio sample encoded. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027468 | Audio Coding Method and Apparatus - A method comprises determining a first modification weight according to linear spectral frequency (LSF) differences of the current frame and LSF differences of a previous frame of the current frame, when a signal characteristic of the current frame meets a preset modification condition, modifying the linear predictive parameter of the current frame according to the determined first modification weight, and coding the current frame according to the modified linear predictive parameter. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027469 | CONTENT STREAMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Embodiments of the disclosure include an improved content streaming system that is configured to simplify and streamline the process of streaming media content from one or more content providers to one or more electronic devices. In some embodiments, the interaction of a user with one or more components in a content distribution system is used to initiate the streaming of media content to one or more content players from either a first content server or a second content server. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027470 | CONTENT STREAMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Embodiments of the disclosure include an improved content streaming system that is configured to simplify and streamline the process of streaming media content from one or more content providers to one or more electronic devices. In some embodiments, the interaction of a user with one or more components in a content distribution system is used to initiate the streaming of media content to one or more content players from either a first content server or a second content server. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027471 | BACKWARD-COMPATIBLE INTEGRATION OF HARMONIC TRANSPOSER FOR HIGH FREQUENCY RECONSTRUCTION OF AUDIO SIGNALS - A method for decoding an encoded audio bitstream is disclosed. The method includes receiving the encoded audio bit-stream and decoding the audio data to generate a decoded lowband audio signal. The method further includes extracting high frequency reconstruction metadata and filtering the decoded lowband audio signal with an analysis filterbank to generate a filtered lowband audio signal. The method also includes extracting a flag indicating whether either spectral translation or harmonic transposition is to be performed on the audio data and regenerating a highband portion of the audio signal using the filtered lowband audio signal and the high frequency reconstruction metadata in accordance with the flag. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027472 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR VOICE COMMUNICATION - Methods, systems, and media for voice communication are provided. In some embodiments, a system for voice communication is provided, the system including: a first audio sensor that captures an acoustic input; and generates a first audio signal based on the acoustic input, wherein the first audio sensor is positioned between a first surface and a second surface of a textile structure. In some embodiments, the first audio sensor is positioned in a region located between the first surface and the second surface of the textile structure. In some embodiments, the first audio sensor is positioned in a passage located between the first surface and the second surface of the textile structure. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027473 | BLIND SIGNAL SEPARATION METHOD AND STRUCTURE, VOICE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to the field of voice control, and in particular, to a blind signal separation method and structure, a voice control system, and an electrical appliance assembly. The blind signal separation method comprises: performing noise reduction preprocessing on a detected voice signal, wherein the voice signal is a linear superposition signal of a plurality of simultaneous signal source voice messages ( | 2020-01-23 |
20200027474 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PREDETERMINED CHARACTERISTIC RELATED TO A SPECTRAL ENHANCEMENT PROCESSING OF AN AUDIO SIGNAL - An apparatus for determining a predetermined characteristic related to a spectral enhancement processing of an audio signal includes a deriver configured for obtaining a spectrum of the audio signal and for deriving a local maximum signal from the spectrum. The apparatus includes a determiner configured for determining a similarity between segments of the local maximum signal and includes a processor for providing an information indicating that the audio signal includes the predetermined characteristic dependent on an evaluation of the similarity. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027475 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THREAT DETECTION, CLASSIFICATION, WARNING AND ALERTING OF MOBILE USERS - Embodiments of the invention are designed to detect a threat (such as an imminent automobile collision), and generates a audible warning to override the media distraction of a disengaged user. The user may take evasive action and acknowledge the warning, at which point the system resets and retreats to it vigilance mode. On the other hand, a system initiated alert is generated as a compensatory follow up step to a user who is non-responsive (does not acknowledge a system identified warning), and in such cases the system will transmit a user safety alert comprising the warning data and geolocation parameters, to first responders and interested parties such that they may engage the user to determine their current situation, or preemptively act to remedy a life threatening situation. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027476 | MAGNETORESISTIVE EFFECT ELEMENT, MAGNETIC HEAD, SENSOR, HIGH-FREQUENCY FILTER, AND OSCILLATOR - A nonmagnetic spacer layer in a magnetoresistive effect element includes a nonmagnetic metal layer that is formed of Ag and at least one of a first insertion layer that is disposed on a bottom surface of the nonmagnetic metal layer and a second insertion layer that is disposed on a top surface of the nonmagnetic metal layer. The first insertion layer and the second insertion layer include an Fe alloy that is expressed by Fe | 2020-01-23 |
20200027477 | Vertically Translating Load/Unload Ramp Mechanism For Cold Storage Data Storage Device - An approach to a reduced-head hard disk drive (HDD) involves a load/unload (LUL) ramp subsystem that includes a ramp assembly that includes a rotatable latch link configured for mechanical interaction with a head-stack assembly (HSA) and a LUL ramp coupled with the latch link, configured such that in response to a force applied to the latch link by the HSA, the latch link rotates which disengages a magnetic latch and drives the LUL ramp to rotate into an operational state disengaged from any recording disk of a multiple-disk stack. The subsystem may further include a motor configured to drive rotation of a lead screw to which the ramp assembly is attached, to drive vertical translation of the ramp assembly, thereby providing for loading the vertically-translatable HSA onto and off of each of the disks of the disk stack. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027478 | INPUT COUPLER WITH FEATURES TO DIVERT STRAY LIGHT FROM A WAVEGUIDE - A recording head has a waveguide core with an input end proximate an energy source at an input surface of the recording head. The waveguide core couples light from the energy source to a near-field transducer that heats a recording medium in response to the light. An input coupler extends along the waveguide core from the input end to a termination region that is away from the input end in a light propagation direction. The input coupler has a first refractive index between that of the waveguide core and a surrounding material. The input coupler is wider than the waveguide core and has a slanted edge at the termination region. The slanted edge crosses the waveguide core such that the input coupler narrows to a neck away from the waveguide core in a crosstrack direction. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027479 | Low-Profile Ball Screw Cam Elevator Mechanism For Cold Storage Data Storage Device - An approach to a reduced-head hard disk drive (HDD) involves an actuator subsystem that includes a ball screw cam assembly wherein the number of starts of a multi-start screw equals the number of balls riding in a corresponding start. A stepper motor may be disposed within the screw, to drive rotation of the screw, which drives translation of an actuator arm assembly so that a corresponding pair of read-write heads can access different magnetic-recording disks of a multiple-disk stack. The actuator subsystem may further include a cam locking mechanism for coupling and decoupling the actuator arm with a coil support structure and corresponding voice coil, so that the cam mechanism is able to move under the control of a voice coil motor when input/output operations are performed and is able to move the actuator arm assembly during translation operations. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027480 | In-Pivot Stepper Motor For Ball Screw Cam Elevator Mechanism For Cold Storage Data Storage Device - An approach to a reduced-head hard disk drive (HDD) involves an actuator subsystem that includes a ball screw cam assembly wherein the number of starts of a multi-start screw equals the number of balls riding in a corresponding start. A stepper motor may be disposed within the screw, to drive rotation of the screw, which drives translation of an actuator arm assembly so that a corresponding pair of read-write heads can access different magnetic-recording disks of a multiple-disk stack. The actuator subsystem may further include a cam locking mechanism for coupling and decoupling the actuator arm with a coil support structure and corresponding voice coil, so that the cam mechanism is able to move under the control of a voice coil motor when input/output operations are performed and is able to move the actuator arm assembly during translation operations. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027481 | SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISKS, AND MAGNETIC DISK - A substrate for a magnetic disk includes a substrate main body having two main surfaces, and a film that is provided on the main surfaces and is made of a material having a loss factor of 0.1 or more. The substrate for a magnetic disk including the film has a thickness T of 0.700 mm or less, and a thickness D [mm] of the film provided on the main surfaces and the thickness T [mm] of the substrate for a magnetic disk including the film satisfy a relationship D≥0.0082/T−0.0015. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027482 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN ACCLIMATION ENCLOSURE FOR A DATA STORAGE LIBRARY - An enclosure configured to at least partially surround at least one access opening that permits access to an interior of a data storage library, wherein the enclosure includes at least one side surface configured to surround the at least one access opening to form a chamber and to permit access to the interior of the data storage library. The enclosure also includes at least one access opening in the at least one side surface to permit access to an interior of the chamber, wherein the enclosure is configured to selectively acclimate the chamber between environmental conditions exterior of the enclosure and environmental conditions of the interior of the data storage library. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027483 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIA PRODUCTION AND EDITING - The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems and methods for generating a derived media clip corresponding to a live event. In particular, the system comprises a processor configured to receive a plurality of content streams corresponding to the live event, each content stream corresponding to a content source. The processor is further configured to generate an annotated timeline for one or more of the plurality of content streams and receive a first user input requesting the derived media clip. The processor is then configured to generate the derived media clip based on the user input and the annotated timeline. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027484 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REVIEWING VIDEO CONTENT - Systems and methods provide techniques for reviewing content, such as reviewing video on a mobile device. A computing device with a touch screen interface, e.g., a tablet computer, executes a reviewing tool, e.g., a computer program, that causes the device to display video content and information about the video content. The tool provides an interface for selecting video, images, and information, for review and for annotation. The tool uses remote and/or local data to display video, images, and information for review. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027485 | CARRIERLESS DRIVE INSERTION, RETENTION AND REMOVAL SYSTEM - An apparatus includes a guide system having first and second opposing guide walls with guide features extending from the first and second guide walls. The guide features support a data storage device when the data storage device is positioned between the first and the second opposing guide walls. The apparatus also includes a slidable member operably coupled to the first guide wall. The slidable member includes a top portion having retention features and a bottom portion having a lifting member. The lifting member enables lifting of the data storage device by the slidable member when the data storage device is within the guide system. The slidable member further includes a bent latch-release portion between the top portion and the bottom portion. The bent latch-release portion biases the data storage device towards the second guide wall. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027486 | Integrated Assemblies Which Include Non-Conductive-Semiconductor-Material and Conductive-Semiconductor-Material, and Methods of Forming Integrated Assemblies - Some embodiments include an integrated assembly which has digit-line-contact-regions laterally spaced from one another by intervening regions. Non-conductive-semiconductor-material is over the intervening regions. Openings extend through the non-conductive-semiconductor-material to the digit-line-contact-regions. Conductive-semiconductor-material-interconnects are within the openings and are coupled with the digit-line-contact-regions. Upper surfaces of the conductive-semiconductor-material-interconnects are beneath a lower surface of the non-conductive-semiconductor-material. Metal-containing-digit-lines are over the non-conductive-semiconductor-material. Conductive regions extend downwardly from the metal-containing-digit-lines to couple with the conductive-semiconductor-material-interconnects. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027487 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING LOGICAL OPERATIONS USING SENSING CIRCUITRY - The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to performing logical operations using sensing circuitry. An example apparatus comprises an array of memory cells and sensing circuitry coupled to the array. The sensing circuitry is configured to perform a logical operation using a data value stored in a first memory cell coupled to a sense line as a first input and a data value stored in a second memory cell coupled to the sense line as a second input. The sensing circuitry is configured to perform the logical operation without transferring data via a sense line address access. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027488 | SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT AND OPERATING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A semiconductor circuit and an operating method for the same are provided. The method includes the following steps. A memory circuit is operated during a first timing to obtain a first memory state signal S | 2020-01-23 |
20200027489 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - Inventive concepts relates to a semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device may include a first buffer configured to receive a first signal, a second buffer configured to receive a second signal, a detector configured to compare a first phase of the first signal received by the first buffer to a second phase of the second signal received by the second buffer and to generate a detection signal, and a corrector activated or inactivated in response to a detection signal. The corrector may be configured to correct the first signal received by the first buffer and the second signal received by the second buffer, when the corrector is activated in response to the detection signal. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027490 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR REDUCING ROW ADDRESS TO COLUMN ADDRESS DELAY - Apparatuses and methods for reducing rots address (RAS) to column address (CAS) delay are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a memory including a sense amplifier configured to, during a precharge phase, couple a first gut node of the sense amplifier to a second gut node of the sense amplifier and to a precharge voltage while the first gut node and the second gut node are coupled to a first digit line and a second digit line, respectively, at a first time. The sense amplifier is further configured to, during the precharge phase, decouple the first gut node from the first digit line and decouple the second gut node from the second digit line at a second time that is after the first time. The sense amplifier is further configured to transition to an activation phase in response to an activate command at a third time after the second time to perform a sense operation. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027491 | MEMORY CELL, METHODS OF FORMING AND OPERATING THE SAME - Various embodiments may provide a memory cell. The memory cell may include a magnetic tunneling junction memory including a first end and a second end. The memory cell may include a first transistor including a control electrode, a first controlled electrode and a second controlled electrode. The memory cell may also include a second transistor including a control electrode, a first controlled electrode and a second controlled electrode. The memory cell may additionally include a diode having a first end and a second end. In various embodiments, the memory cell may include a further magnetic tunneling junction memory, and a third transistor. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027492 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY CELL, ARRAY AND FABRICATION METHOD - The present invention provides a non-volatile memory cell, array and fabrication method. The memory cell comprises a substrate, a gate structure, a source region and a drain region, wherein the gate structure is formed on the substrate, the gate structure sequentially comprises a first gate dielectric layer, a first conductive layer, a second gate dielectric layer and a second conductive layer from bottom to top, the source region is formed in the substrate, the source region comprises an N-type heavily doped source region, the drain region is formed in the substrate, the drain region comprises an N-type doped drain region and a P-type heavily doped drain region formed in the N-type doped drain region. The non-volatile memory cell and array provided by the present invention have a band-to-band tunneling programming ability and reserve the advantage of high reading current of an N-channel at the same time. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027493 | MEMORY CELL AND METHODS THEREOF - According to various embodiments, a memory cell may include: a field-effect transistor structure comprising a channel region and a gate structure disposed at the channel region, the gate structure comprising a gate electrode structure and a gate isolation structure disposed between the gate electrode structure and the channel region; and a memory structure comprising a first electrode structure, a second electrode structure, and at least one remanent-polarizable layer disposed between the first electrode structure and the second electrode structure; wherein the first electrode structure of the memory structure is electrically conductively connected to the gate electrode structure of the field-effect transistor structure. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027494 | MEMORY DEVICE WITH A SIGNAL CONTROL MECHANISM - A memory device includes an internal storage unit configured to store mode data specifying an operating speed of the memory device; a control decoder coupled to the internal storage unit, the control decoder configured to generate a delay control signal based on the mode data; and an input buffer coupled to the control decoder, the input buffer configured to adjust a delay of an input signal based on the delay control signal. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027495 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING DATA STROBE SIGNALS DURING READ OPERATIONS - An apparatus may include a first data strobe (DQS) output buffer (OB), a second DQS OB and control logic. The first data strobe (DQS) output buffer (OB) and the second DQS OB are each coupled to a DQS terminal. The first DQS OB and the second DQS OB are configured to provide a DQS signal to the DQS terminal responsive to a read clock signal. The control logic is configured to receive the read clock signal to control the first DQS OB and the second DQS OB. The apparatus is configured to selectively prevent the control logic from receiving the read clock signal while the DQS signal is being provided to the DQS terminal. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027496 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a soft repair control circuit configured to generate an enable signal, in response to a soft repair control signal, wherein the enable signal is enabled when first and second internal addresses counted in a refresh operation have the same combination as first and second failure addresses, and the semiconductor device also includes a core circuit including first, second, third, and fourth regions each including a plurality of word lines which are activated based on a combination of the first, the second, third, and fourth internal addresses, wherein the core circuit is configured to repair, in response to the enable signal, a word line in which a failure has occurred and which is included in a region selected among the first, second, third, and fourth regions by the third and fourth internal addresses. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027497 | MEMORY DEVICE SCRAMBLING ADDRESS - According to an exemplary embodiment, a memory device may include a memory cell array that includes memory cells connected to word lines arranged in sequential order depending on a sequential change of a row address, a row decoder that, for each row address input to the row decoder, scrambles a first bit of the row address and a second bit of the row address depending on a selection signal, thereby forming a scrambled row address, decodes the scrambled row address, and selects the a word line from the word lines based on the scrambled row address, and an anti-fuse array that includes an anti-fuse in which a logical value of the selection signal is programmed. A first word line and a second word line of the word lines may be adjacent to each other, and a difference between a first value of the row address corresponding to the first word line and a second value of the row address corresponding to the second word line may be a value corresponding to the first bit. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027498 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - The semiconductor memory device including a data strobe signal input buffer configured to receive a data strobe signal and generate an input data strobe signal, a data input buffer configured to receive data delayed by a first delay time compared to the data strobe signal and generate input data, a latency control signal generator configured to generate and activate a first on-die termination control signal during a first period in which the data strobe signal is applied in response to receiving a write command, a first on-die termination control circuit configured to vary a first variable resistance code in response to the first on-die termination control signal, and a data strobe signal termination circuit configured to terminate the data strobe signal and including a first on-die termination resistor, a resistance value of which varies in response to the first variable resistance code may be provided. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027499 | CONFIGURING DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY REFRESHES FOR SYSTEMS HAVING MULTIPLE RANKS OF MEMORY - An electronic device including a memory functional block having multiple ranks of memory and a memory controller functional block coupled to the memory. The memory controller includes refresh logic that detects, based on buffered memory accesses for each rank of memory of the ranks of memory, two or more ranks of memory for which a refresh is to be performed during a refresh interval. Based at least in part on one or more properties of buffered memory accesses for the two or more ranks of memory, the refresh logic determines a refresh order for performing refreshes for the two or more ranks of memory during the refresh interval. The memory controller then performs, in the refresh order, refreshes for the two or more ranks of memory during the refresh interval. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027500 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTION FOR REFRESH OF MEMORY DEVICES ON A MEMORY MODULE - Power consumption for refresh of memory devices on a memory module is reduced by each memory device on the memory module to one of a plurality of sub channels on the memory module. Each sub channel has a thermal sensor that monitors the temperature of the DRAM chips in the region. The refresh rate is increased only for the memory devices in the sub channel in which the memory devices operate above a predefined high temperature. This results in a reduction in power required by the memory module for refresh and an increase in the maximum bandwidth of the memory module. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027501 | SERIALIZED SRAM ACCESS TO REDUCE CONGESTION - A circuit includes a serializer configured to receive a non-serialized input signal having a first bit-width and generate a plurality of serialized input signals each having a second bit-width. A memory array is configured to receive each of the plurality of serialized input signals. The memory array is further configured to generate a plurality of serialized output signals. A de-serializer is configured to receive the plurality of serialized output signals and generate a non-serialized output signal. The plurality of serialized output signals each have a bit-width equal to second bit-width and the non-serialized output signal has a bit-width equal to the first bit-width. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027502 | SUPERCONDUCTING NANOWIRE-BASED PROGRAMMABLE PROCESSOR - Apparatus and methods relating to programmable superconducting cells are described. A programmable superconducting cell can be formed from a superconducting current loop having at least two terminals connected to the loop. The current loop and terminals can be formed from a single layer of superconducting material. The programmable superconducting cell can be incorporated into a crossbar architecture to form a high-speed vector-matrix multiplying processor for deep neural network computations. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027503 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE READ LATENCY OF A MULTI-THRESHOLD LEVEL CELL BLOCK-BASED NON-VOLATILE MEMORY - A method and apparatus to reduce read retry operations in a NAND Flash memory is provided. To reduce the number of read retries for future reads, a word line group is assigned an optimal read voltage, the reference voltage that results in eliminating the read error for the word line is selected as the optimal read voltage (also referred to as a “sticky voltage”) for the word line group to be used for a next read of the page. An optimal read voltage per word line group for the page per NAND Flash memory die is stored in the lookup table. Storing an optimal read voltage per word line group instead of per die reduces the number of read retries. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027504 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES WITH BALLASTS - In one embodiment, systems, methods, and apparatus are described that can reduce the peak current through semiconductor memory devices such as RRAM devices. In one embodiment, transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) materials can be used to in connection with both the transistors and the memory (for example, RRAM) devices. In one embodiment, two-dimensional (2D) materials, that is, materials that are on the order of a few angstroms thick can be used in connection with both the transistors and the memory (for example, RRAM) devices. In one embodiment, the TMD layer(s) and/or the 2D material(s) can act as a ballast to the RRAM device that can control the current flow through the RRAM device. In one embodiment, the systems, methods, and apparatus can serve to reduce the current as the voltage increases at a predetermined range, a property that can be referred to as negative differential resistance (NDR). | 2020-01-23 |
20200027505 | VARIABLE RESISTIVE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING A VARIABLE RESISTIVE MEMORY DEVICE - A variable resistive memory device includes a memory cell, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The memory cell is connected between a word line and a bit line. The first circuit provides the bit line with a first pulse voltage based on at least one enable signal. The second circuit provides the word line with a second pulse voltage based on the enable signal. The first circuit generates the first pulse voltage increased in steps from an initial voltage level to a target voltage level. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027506 | NOVEL RESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICE - A memory device includes: a memory bit cell; a write circuit, coupled to the memory bit cell, and configured to use a first voltage to transition the memory bit cell to a first logic state by changing a respective resistance state of the memory bit cell, and compare a first current flowing through the memory bit cell with a first reference current; and a control logic circuit, coupled to the write circuit, and configured to determine whether the first logic state is successfully written into the memory bit cell based on a read-out logic state of the memory bit cell and the comparison between the first current and first reference current. | 2020-01-23 |
20200027507 | OPERATING METHOD OF RESISTIVE MEMORY STORAGE APPARATUS - An operating method of a resistive memory storage apparatus includes: applying a forming voltage to a memory cell and obtaining a cell current of the memory cell; and determining whether to adjust the forming voltage and apply the adjusted forming voltage to the memory cell according to a magnitude relationship between the cell current and a reference current. The memory cell to which the forming voltage is applied operates in a heavy forming mode and serves as a one-time programmable memory device. | 2020-01-23 |