04th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170025068 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Present invention is related to a display device and a driving method thereof. In particularly, the present invention is to provide a display device and a driving method thereof, in which a data driver driven at a low frequency which is capable of inverting a polarity of a data voltage in each frame. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025069 | METHOD OF DRIVING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - Disclosed is a method of driving an organic light emitting diode display that includes a first organic light emitting diode, and a first driving circuit to operate the first organic light emitting diode, the method includes supplying a first gate pulse and a second gate pulse to a first gate line connected to the first driving circuit, and supplying a first data signal and a first compensation signal to a data line connected to the first driving circuit. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025070 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a display area including a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction. The display device also includes a plurality of gate lines extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the pixel circuits, and a gate driver electrically connected to the gate lines and disposed in the display area. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025071 | ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAY APPARATUS, SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An electronic paper display apparatus, a signal transmission system and a method thereof are provided. The electronic paper display apparatus is configured to transmit an encrypted signal. The electronic paper display apparatus includes an electronic paper display panel and a display driver. The electronic paper display panel is configured to display a first image or a second image. The display driver is electrically coupled to the electronic paper display panel and configured to output a driving signal to the electronic paper display panel. The display driver drives the electronic paper display panel to alternately display the first image and the second image for transmitting the encrypted signal by using the driving signal during a signal transmission period. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025072 | DRIVING METHODS FOR COLOR DISPLAY DEVICES - The present invention provides driving methods for color displays using electrophoretic fluids comprises four types of particles to display four colors at each pixel. Methods are also provided for displaying mixtures of certain pairs of colors at each pixel. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025073 | DISPLAYING METHOD AND DISPLAYING APPARATUS - A displaying method for a displaying apparatus having a liquid crystal display panel for displaying images thereon is used for displaying images in accordance with a periodic time sequence. The periodic time sequence includes a plurality of scanning time periods and a plurality of vertical blanking intervals. The scanning time periods and the vertical blanking intervals are staggered. The displaying method includes the steps of: providing a substantially identical frame image data by a control module of the displaying apparatus to the liquid crystal display panel for each scanning time period; and providing a back light by a backlight module of the displaying apparatus to the liquid crystal display panel after an end point of the first one of the scanning time periods. Therein, the back light has a light intensity. Further, the light intensity can be designed to be adjustable. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025074 | Backlight Control and Display Mapping for High Dynamic Range Images - Systems and methods are disclosed for dynamically adjusting the backlight of a display during video playback or for generating filtered video metadata. Given an input video stream and associated metadata values of minimum, average, or maximum luminance values of the video frames in the video stream, values of a function of the frame min, mid, or max luminance values are filtered using a temporal filter to generate a filtered output value for each frame. At least one filtering coefficient of the temporal filter is adapted based on a logistic function controlled by slope and sensitivity values. The instantaneous dynamic range of a target display is determined based on the filtered metadata values and the minimum and maximum brightness values of the display. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025075 | PARALLEL REDUNDANT CHIPLET SYSTEM - A parallel redundant integrated-circuit system includes an input connection, an output connection and first and second active circuits. The first active circuit includes one or more first integrated circuits and has an input connected to the input connection and an output connected to the output connection. The second active circuit includes one or more second integrated circuits and is redundant to the first active circuit, has an input connected to the input connection, and has an output connected to the output connection. The second integrated circuits are separate and distinct from the first integrated circuits. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025076 | RAPID ESTIMATION OF EFFECTIVE ILLUMINANCE PATTERNS FOR PROJECTED LIGHT FIELDS - Apparatus and methods are provided that employ one or more of a variety of techniques for reducing the time required to display high resolution images on a high dynamic range display having a light source layer and a display layer. In one technique, the image resolution is reduced, an effective luminance pattern is determined for the reduced resolution image, and the resolution of the effective luminance pattern is then increased to the resolution of the—display layer. In another technique, the light source layer's point spread function is decomposed into a plurality of components, and an effective luminance pattern is determined for each component. The effective luminance patterns are then combined to produce a total effective luminance pattern. Additional image display time reduction techniques are provided. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025077 | DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY PANEL USING THE SAME AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A display panel driving apparatus includes a data processing part. The data processing part calculates a first pretilt value of previous image data to output a first pretilt signal, calculates a second pretilt value of current image data to output a second pretilt signal, analyze a luminance distribution of unit pixels from image data to output luminance distribution analysis data, analyzes a color pixel to which a pretilt is applied based on the unit pixel from the image data to output color analysis data, outputs a determination signal indicating whether the pretilt is applied to the image data, according to the luminance distribution analysis data and the color analysis data, and outputs pretilt compensation image data according to the first pretilt signal, the second pretilt signal and the determination signal, as compensation image data. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025078 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes m gate lines, n data lines, and m×n pixels each connected to a corresponding gate line, each connected to a corresponding data line, and each including a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel, wherein the first sub-pixel includes a first liquid crystal capacitor, and a first transistor configured to receive a data signal from the corresponding data line, and configured to apply the data signal to the first liquid crystal capacitor, and wherein the second sub-pixel includes a second liquid crystal capacitor, a second transistor configured to apply the data signal to the second liquid crystal capacitor, and a third transistor configured to apply a storage voltage, which is configured to swing between a first electric potential level and a second electric potential level that is greater than the first electric potential level, to the second liquid crystal capacitor. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025079 | SHIFT REGISTER UNIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A shift register unit includes input, output, restoration, reset, reset reinforce, reset reinforce control, and energy storage modules. The input, output, restoration and energy storage modules are connected to a first node. The output module is adapted to output a shift signal at a first electrical level when the voltage at the first node is at the first electrical level. The reset module is connected to the output module, and the reset module is adapted to set the voltage at the output module to a second electrical level. Both the reset reinforce and reset reinforce control modules are connected to a second node, and the reset reinforce control module includes a first and a second transistor. A channel width to length ratio of the first transistor is greater than that of the second transistor. Switch states of the first and second transistors control the voltage at the second node. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025080 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device has a display area and pixels forming a matrix pattern. Each of the pixels has a display element and a capacitive element series circuit, and a capacitive element series circuit includes a first capacitive element and a second capacitive element. Some switches in a boost control circuit are controlled by a gate signal during one pulse period of an input source signal at least two times. The switches include, a switch being opening and/or closing in a first half of the pulse period, and a switch being closing and/or opening in a second half of the pulse period. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025081 | DISPLAY DRIVER AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING DISPLAY DEVICE - A display driver for driving a display panel includes a test control unit that generates n test data each designating a brightness gradation for each pixel of the panel, and controls a connected-state test for testing the display panel in a connected-state where the display panel and the display driver are electrically connected and a disconnected-state test for testing the display driver in a disconnected-state where the display panel and the display driver are electrically disconnected, a voltage converter that generates n pixel drive voltages from the n test data, an output unit that supplies each of the n pixel drive voltages to a corresponding data line in the connected-state, and a fault evaluator that outputs a test result signal including a fault or a no-fault in the connected-state and the disconnected-state by checking if each of the n pixel drive voltages is within an acceptable gradation voltage range. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025082 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device including, a display area and a non-display area, a first substrate, a second substrate arranged to be opposed to the first substrate, a sealant which bonds the first substrate and the second substrate, a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate and sealed by the sealant, a trap electrode positioned at an inner side surrounded by the sealant and arranged in the non-display area, and a bank disposed between the sealant and the trap electrode. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025083 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a display device including: a display section configured to have a plurality of scanning signal lines to which respective scanning signals are applied, the display section performing line-sequential scanning by repeating interruption and resumption of the line-sequential scanning on a basis of the plurality of scanning signals, and displaying an image; and a scanning section configured to generate the plurality of scanning signals such that transition times on a pulse termination side of the respective scanning signals are equal to each other. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025084 | VIDEO PROCESSING CIRCUIT, VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A video processing circuit detects a boundary between a first pixel to which an application voltage which is a first voltage is applied, and a second pixel to which an application voltage which is a second voltage higher than the first voltage is applied, based on a video signal indicating a video which alternately switches a first video and a second video which is obtained by moving in parallel with the first video for each unit frame, corrects the application voltage such that a fringe electric field occurring at the boundary is decreased, when determining a boundary detected by the boundary detection unit in a kth unit frame does not exist in a (k−2)th unit frame, and the boundary is a boundary which is moved from a (k−1)th unit frame to the kth unit frame, and outputs the corrected video signal such that the liquid crystal panel is driven. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025085 | PROGRAMMABLE, INTERACTIVE DISPLAY RECEPTACLE WITH USE MONITORING AND INDEPENDENT ACTIVATION, DEACTIVATION, AND CHANGE CAPABILITIES - A receptacle having a programmable, interactive visual display affixed to a surface of the receptacle. The receptacle includes the visual display, a programmable memory, and a controller. The memory stores data corresponding to one or more display images and/or text, and the controller controls the display for displaying the image/text data from the memory. The receptacle may further include an input mechanism for receiving at least one input, and the controller may control the display of images/text data in response to the input. The memory can also store at least one game or other program, and the controller can execute the game or other program from the memory, operate the game or other in response to one or more inputs received via the input mechanism, and control the display based on the requirements of the game or other programs. The display may include an audio component for producing audible sound. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025086 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING THE MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION FROM WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Video signals for a mobile terminal are converted to accommodate reproduction by an alternative display terminal. The video signal is processed to provide a converted video signal appropriate for an alternative display terminal that is separate from the mobile terminal. This converted video signal is then provided for the alternative display terminal to accommodate the corresponding video display on a screen provided by the alternative (e.g., external) display terminal. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025087 | CONTROL CIRCUIT AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL METHOD APPLIED TO DIGITAL VISUAL INTERFACE - A control circuit applied to digital visual interface (DVI) includes a detecting circuit and a switching circuit. The detecting circuit detects a state of a predetermined pin of a DVI connector to generate a control signal. The switching circuit selectively connects a first pin and a second pin of the DVI connector to one a storage unit storing first identification data and a storage unit storing second identification data according to the control signal. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025088 | DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZATION USING COLORED ANCHORS - A method for distributing information includes producing a symbol ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170025089 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING TRANSMISSION OF VIDEO STREAMS IN REMOTE DISPLAY APPLICATIONS - Source and sink devices are adapted to facilitate streaming of screen content data over a USB communication channel. According to one example, a source device can capture GPU-executable video data at an input of a GPU, and transmit a graphics domain data frame including the captured video data on a data plane of a USB communication channel. Further, a command message may be transmitted on a management plane of the USB communication channel. The sink device may receive the graphics domain data frame with the captured video data on the data plane, and may receive the command message on the management plane. The sink device may render and display the video data. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025090 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus transmits a picture acquisition request for getting picture information to an external image apparatus connected through a predetermined interface to the display apparatus from the external image apparatus at predetermined intervals and gets a plurality of pieces of picture information from the external image apparatus to be displayed. The plurality of pictures may be switched at predetermined intervals, for example, to be displayed, so that the plurality of pictures may be displayed in a so-called slide show manner. A plurality of pictures for thumbnail may be produced from the plurality of pieces of picture information and be arranged together to be displayed in one picture screen of a display device. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025091 | SEE-THROUGH COMPUTER DISPLAY SYSTEMS - Aspects of the present invention relate to providing see-through computer display optics with improved content presentation. The see-through computer display includes an ambient light sensor adapted to measure environmental scene light in an area that forms the background for digital content presented in the see-through computer display, and a processor adapted to invert a color channel parameter of the digital content based on data from the ambient light sensor. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025092 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Information processing methods and electronic devices are provided. A method for an electronic device with a display unit may comprise: determining a first environmental light parameter under an environment where the electronic device is disposed; and determining a first display parameter for output by the display unit based on the first environmental light parameter. When the display unit performs display based on the first display parameter, a difference between a first color temperature of the display unit and a second color temperature of the environment may be less than a first preset threshold. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025093 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING DISPLAY DATA COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION WITH COLOR FORMAT CONVERSION AND RELATED DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A data processing apparatus has a compression circuit and an output interface. The compression circuit has a pre-processor and a compressor. The pre-processor receives a first input display data in a first color domain, and performs a color format conversion upon the first input display data to generate a second input display data in a second color domain, wherein the second color domain is different from the first color domain. The compressor performs compression in the second color domain, wherein the compressor is arranged to compress the second input display data into a compressed display data in the second color domain. The output interface packs an output display data derived from the compressed display data into an output bitstream, and outputs the output bitstream via a display interface. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025094 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display apparatus and a display method are provided. The display apparatus includes a display comprising one or more light emitting element groups each group comprising a predetermined number of light emitting devices; and a controller configured to determine priorities of the light emitting elements included in the one or more light emitting element groups based on a collected light emitting time of each of the light emitting elements and to determine, based on the priorities, whether each of the light emitting elements emits light. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025095 | Mobile Device, Action Performing System and Action Performing Method - A mobile device, an action performing system and an action performing method can solve the problems such as inconvenient operation and ease of misoperation occurring in practicing action transfer with present multi-screen interaction technique. The mobile device includes: an executing unit, for performing an action of displaying an image and/or playing a sound; a processing unit, for acquiring optional information, determining whether to transfer the action to a fixed device based on the optional information, and transferring the action to the fixed device if the determination result is yes, otherwise not transferring the action, the optional information including a distance between the fixed device and the mobile device; and a first wireless communication unit, for enabling the mobile device to perform a first information exchange with the fixed device in a wireless manner, the first information exchange including sending information required for performing the action to the fixed device. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025096 | QUICK BROWSING OF DISPLAYED CONTENT - In an approach to quick browsing of content displayed on a computing device, a computer monitors a scrolling operation in a first display mode on a computing device in which a plurality of information items are displayed. The computer determines whether a speed of the scrolling operation exceeds a threshold value, and then in response to the speed of the scrolling operation exceeding a threshold value, switches the first display mode to a second display mode. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025097 | CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - A control device includes: a control unit that changes a positional relationship between a detection device detecting an operation by a user on a display in midair and the display by controlling the display, wherein: the control unit is capable of changing the positional relationship by user. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025098 | METHODS FOR FIXED RATE BLOCK BASED COMPRESSION OF IMAGE DATA - A set of methods, techniques and hardware is described for compressing image data for memory bandwidth and memory storage reduction in graphics processing systems. The disclosed technology can be used for compressing image data sent to the frame buffer and/or image data residing in the frame buffer. The compression process can be based on an adaptive number of base color points and an adaptive number of quantized color points. An adaptive technique for compressing alpha values based on pre-calculated maps or using an estimated alpha value based on thresholds is also disclosed. An implementation of the disclosed methods has, for example, a low hardware overhead, low buffering requirements, and low and predefined compression latency. Also, the disclosed methods allow, for example, random accesses to compressed image data. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025099 | Support Assembly and Keyboard Apparatus - A support assembly includes a support rotatably disposed with respect to a frame; a jack support portion connected to the support; a jack having a recessed portion in a lower portion of the jack, the jack having the jack support portion inside the recessed portion and being rotatably disposed to the support; and an acting portion fixed to the jack and receiving a downward action. The recessed portion has an open end with a width larger than a width of the jack support potion. The recessed portion may have an open end with a width larger than a width of the jack support potion. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025100 | Support Assembly and Keyboard Apparatus - A support assembly of a keyboard apparatus activated in accordance with pressing of a key to rotate a hammer provided at one end of a hammer shank, the support assembly includes a support rotatably disposed with respect to a frame, a jack having one side rotatably connected to the support and another side including a contact surface which makes contact with a hammer shank roller provided to the hammer shank, and a rib provided to the other side of the jack and projecting to a hammer shank roller side of the contact surface. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025101 | Bourbon Barrel Guitar - An electric guitar having a body, a neck having a first end and second end wherein the first end is connected to the body, a fretboard positioned on the neck and a headstock connected to the second end of the neck. The body, neck, fretboard and headstock are formed from wood from bourbon barrels. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025102 | Electric Guitar System For Quick Changes - An instant access guitar system allowing easy access to cavities in the body portion of the electric guitar. The cavities are covered by plates, a pick guard, flexible laminates or other suitable cover materials. The covers are held in place by (1) cut-outs in the guitar body and (2) magnets that magnetically attach to magnetic material mounted in the guitar body. The appearance of the guitar may be changed by changing the pick guard and the decorative laminate on the headstock. The sound of the guitar may be changed by having unique pickups and wiring releases pre-built in multiple configurations on multiple pick guards as modules to change in and out of the guitar at will with no tools or solder. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025103 | GUITAR CAPO WITH UNIVERSAL DEVICE MOUNT - Described herein is a combination guitar capo with universal electronic device mount for placement onto a guitar. The mount allows a user to view the attached device while playing the guitar. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025104 | HAND ACTUATED TREMOLO SYSTEM FOR GUITARS - A tremolo device with a movable bridge, an adjustment device, and a support frame is implemented on an acoustic guitar, with features that can also be employed on an electric guitar or other stringed instruments. The movable bridge holds strings of the musical instrument in tension. The adjustment device, such as a tremolo bar, moves the bridge to change the tension of the strings. The support frame engages the bridge at a first area and engages the musical instrument at a larger second area. When the tremolo device is used, the support frame receives a force over the first area and transmits a corresponding force to the musical instrument over the larger second area, reducing the pressure that would be experienced by the musical instrument. The support frame also transmits string vibration received through the bridge to the instrument body to produce proper acoustic tones. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025105 | SOUND EFFECT PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, PLUG-IN UNIT MANAGER AND SOUND EFFECT PLUG-IN UNIT - Provided are a sound effect processing method and device, a plug-in unit manager and a sound effect plug-in unit, which belong to the field of information technology processing. The sound effect processing method comprises: invoking a pre-loaded plug-in unit manager to acquire a sound effect processing parameter supported by each preloaded sound effect plug-in unit ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170025106 | WRIST BAND PIANO - An electronic device capable of synthesizing one or more musical instruments. A plurality of sensors, which may be mounted on the hand of the user, provide signals to a control module indicating that a sensor has made contact with a surface. A control module receives signals and determines whether to play a sound. Exemplary sensors include pressure-sensitive resistors and dedicated motion-sensing integrated circuits, and are in communication with one or more integrated circuits in the control module over a communication link. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025107 | SYNTHESIZED PERCUSSION PEDAL AND DOCKING STATION - An apparatus for facilitating control of midi-sequence generation is disclosed. The apparatus may include a midi-sequence module configured for generating midi-sequences. Further, the apparatus may also include a foot-operated switch configured to operate the midi-sequence module. Additionally, the apparatus may include a docking station configured to connect the apparatus to a mobile device. Accordingly, the midi-sequence module may be controlled through the mobile device. Further, in some embodiments the midi-sequence module may be included in the mobile device instead of the apparatus. Accordingly, the apparatus may include a switch port configured to electrically couple the foot-operated switch with the mobile device in order to control the midi-sequence module included in the mobile device. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025108 | SYNTHESIZED PERCUSSION PEDAL AND DOCKING STATION - An apparatus for facilitating control of midi-sequence generation is disclosed. The apparatus may include a midi-sequence module configured for generating midi-sequences. Further, the apparatus may also include a foot-operated switch configured to operate the midi-sequence module. Additionally, the apparatus may include a docking station configured to connect the apparatus to a mobile device. Accordingly, the midi-sequence module may be controlled through the mobile device. Further, in some embodiments the midi-sequence module may be included in the mobile device instead of the apparatus. Accordingly, the apparatus may include a switch port configured to electrically couple the foot-operated switch with the mobile device in order to control the midi-sequence module included in the mobile device. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025109 | UP/DOWN MOTION DETECTING APPARATUS FOR HI-HAT - An up/down motion detecting apparatus for a hi-hat, which is capable of detecting up/down motions of the hi-hat irrespective of a type of the hi-hat. An interlocked portion moves in response to up/down motions of the hi-hat mounted on an extension rod that constitutes a hi-hat stand. A seat unit does not move in response to up/down motions of the hi-hat. A sensor is provided on the seat unit. A connecting portion connects the interlocked portion and the sensor together and converts up/down motions of the interlocked portion into motions detectable by the sensor. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025110 | Musical Instrument Digital Interface with Voice Note Identifications - A method for generating voice identifications for MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) note signals. The method provides voice identification for every note in MIDI signals, which makes music learning intuitive and easier. The method can be used with any MIDI instruments as a separate unit, or a part of such instruments. Solfege is used as voice identification system since it is widely used in music education. However, any such system can be used or newly devised by preparing a different set of patches. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025111 | SYSTEM OF MODELING CHARACTERISTICS OF A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A system for modifying an audio signal comprises a computer including a first digital signal processor (DSP). The first DSP includes a first module and a second module. The first module is coupled to the interface to provide a musical instrument with a set of testing input signals and obtain a set of testing output signals from the musical instrument via the interface. The second module is configured to perform functions including: analyzing the set of testing output signals to obtain a set of parameters, constructing an acoustic transducer to model characteristics of the musical instrument based on the set of parameters, and receiving the audio signal to modify the audio signal using the acoustic transducer, wherein the first DSP module obtains the set of parameters at least by identifying occurrences when an output level state determined at least based on the set of testing output signals significantly changes. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025112 | ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM - Provided is an electronic musical instrument system. A PC is configured to perform an operation of emulating an analog synthesizer by a first software synthesizer. The PC installs a second software synthesizer to a hardware synthesizer on condition that the hardware synthesizer is confirmed to be the device corresponding to the second software synthesizer. The hardware synthesizer performs the operation of emulating the analog synthesizer by the second software synthesizer. The first software synthesizer and the second software synthesizer related to the operation of emulating the analog synthesizer have the same function respectively, and are capable of generating the same tone respectively, the effect of reproducing the same function and tone as the synthesizer that is to be emulated can be achieved respectively in two different devices, i.e. the PC and the hardware synthesizer. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025113 | Hunting Noise Making Systems and Methods - Portable noise generator apparatuses and methods may be used to mask sounds in a hunting area. A noise generator apparatus may have a portable housing configured to be used by a hunter in a hunting area where game may be present, a loudspeaker positioned in the housing, and an electronic noise generator held within the housing. The electronic noise generator may be used to output noise through the loudspeaker to mask sounds made by the hunter while in the hunting area, and the noise may comprise frequencies perceptible by a non-human species. The noise may include white noise and ambient noise that is capable of limiting or covering the sounds of the hunter perceived by game animals. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025114 | SELF-TUNING TRANSFER FUNCTION FOR ADAPTIVE FILTERING - The technology described in this document can be embodied in a computer-implemented method that includes receiving, at one or more processing devices, a plurality of values representing a set of coefficients of an adaptive filter over a period of time, and identifying, by the one or more processing devices based on the plurality of values, a phase error associated with a transfer function of the adaptive filter. The method also includes adjusting, based on the identified phase error, a phase associated with the transfer function of the adaptive filter such that coefficients calculated using the adjusted transfer function reduce the phase error. The method further includes determining a set of coefficients for the adaptive filter based on the adjusted transfer function, and programming the adaptive filter with the determined set of coefficients to enable operation of the adaptive filter. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025115 | Method and Device for Editing Singing Voice Synthesis Data, and Method for Analyzing Singing - A singing voice synthesis data editing method includes adding, to singing voice synthesis data, a piece of virtual note data placed immediately before a piece of note data having no contiguous preceding piece of note data, the singing voice synthesis data including: multiple pieces of note data for specifying a duration and a pitch at which each note that is in a time series, representative of a melody to be sung, is voiced; multiple pieces of lyric data associated with at least one of the multiple pieces of note data; and a sequence of sound control data that directs sound control over a singing voice synthesized from the multiple pieces of lyric data, and obtaining the sound control data that directs sound control over the singing voice synthesized from the multiple pieces of lyric data, and that is associated with the piece of virtual note data. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025116 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING CONTENT CORRESPONDING TO A LANGUAGE SPOKEN IN A HOUSEHOLD - Systems and methods for identifying content corresponding to a language are provided. Language spoken by a first user based on verbal input received from the first user is automatically determined with voice recognition circuitry. A database of content sources is cross-referenced to identify a content source associated with a language field value that corresponds to the determined language spoken by the first user. The language field in the database identifies the language that the associated content source transmits content to a plurality of users. A representation of the identified content source is generated for display to the first user. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025117 | SPEECH RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A speech recognition apparatus includes a processor configured to recognize a user's speech using any one or combination of two or more of an acoustic model, a pronunciation dictionary including primitive words, and a language model including primitive words; and correct word spacing in a result of speech recognition based on a word-spacing model. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025118 | UNSUPERVISED TRAINING METHOD, TRAINING APPARATUS, AND TRAINING PROGRAM FOR AN N-GRAM LANGUAGE MODEL BASED UPON RECOGNITION RELIABILITY - A computer-based, unsupervised training method for an N-gram language model includes reading, by a computer, recognition results obtained as a result of speech recognition of speech data; acquiring, by the computer, a reliability for each of the read recognition results; referring, by the computer, to the recognition result and the acquired reliability to select an N-gram entry; and training, by the computer, the N-gram language model about selected one of more of the N-gram entries using all recognition results. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025119 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ACOUSTIC SCORE CALCULATION AND SPEECH RECOGNITION - An apparatus for calculating acoustic score, a method of calculating acoustic score, an apparatus for speech recognition, a method of speech recognition, and an electronic device including the same are provided. An apparatus for calculating acoustic score includes a preprocessor configured to sequentially extract audio frames into windows and a score calculator configured to calculate an acoustic score of a window by using a deep neural network (DNN)-based acoustic model. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025120 | PROCESSING SPEECH TO TEXT QUERIES BY OPTIMIZING CONVERSION OF SPEECH QUERIES TO TEXT - Techniques for processing a speech to text query are described herein. The techniques may include receiving a plurality of speech to text translation alternatives for a phrase of a natural language query, and tagging and parsing each of the translation alternatives based on a static analysis of the known domain that is at least partially structured, known tags of the known domain, and custom rules. The techniques may also include ranking the translation alternatives based on the tagging and parsing and translating the phrase based on the ranking. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025121 | Speech Recognition Method and Mobile Terminal - A speech recognition method and a mobile terminal relate to the field of electronic and information technologies, and can flexibly perform speech collection and improve a speech recognition rate. The method includes acquiring, by a mobile terminal, an orientation/motion status of the mobile terminal, and determining, according to the orientation/motion status, a voice collection apparatus for voice collection; acquiring, by the mobile terminal, a speech signal from the voice collection apparatus; and recognizing, by the mobile terminal, the speech signal. The present disclosure is applied to a scenario in which the mobile terminal performs speech recognition. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025122 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a display; a proximity sensor configured to sense a predetermined action of a user; an audio output unit; and a controller configured to deactivate the display and enter the mobile terminal into a standby mode while maintaining the proximity sensor in an activated state, and in response to the proximity sensor sensing the predetermined action by the user, output audio data through the audio output unit while the display is deactivated corresponding to information collected about a previous event that occurred on the mobile terminal. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025123 | Business Listing Search - A method of operating a voice-enabled business directory search system includes receiving category-business pairs, each category-business pair including a business category and a specific business, and establishing a data structure having nodes based on the category-business pairs. Each node of the data structure is associated with one or more business categories and a speech recognition language model for recognizing specific businesses associated with the one or more businesses categories. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025124 | Device Leadership Negotiation Among Voice Interface Devices - A method at a first electronic device of multiple electronic devices, each electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices including one or more microphones and a speaker, includes detecting a voice input; determining a quality score for the detected voice input; communicating the quality score to the other devices of the plurality of electronic devices; receiving quality scores generated by the other devices for detection of the voice input by the other devices; if the quality score generated by the first electronic device is the highest amongst the quality scores, outputting an audible and/or visual response to the detected voice input, where the other devices of the plurality of electronic devices forgo outputting an audible response to the detected voice input; and if the quality score generated by the first electronic device is not the highest amongst the quality scores, forgoing outputting a response to the detected voice input. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025125 | INDIVIDUALIZED HOTWORD DETECTION MODELS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for presenting notifications in an enterprise system. In one aspect, a method include actions of obtaining enrollment acoustic data representing an enrollment utterance spoken by a user, obtaining a set of candidate acoustic data representing utterances spoken by other users, determining, for each candidate acoustic data of the set of candidate acoustic data, a similarity score that represents a similarity between the enrollment acoustic data and the candidate acoustic data, selecting a subset of candidate acoustic data from the set of candidate acoustic data based at least on the similarity scores, generating a detection model based on the subset of candidate acoustic data, and providing the detection model for use in detecting an utterance spoken by the user. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025126 | WORKING METHOD OF SOUND TRANSMISSION-BASED DYNAMIC TOKEN - A working method of a sound transmission-based dynamic token comprises: a dynamic token waiting for disconnection of a key; and when the disconnection of the key is detected, judging the type of a pressed key, and performing a corresponding operation according to different types of keys. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025127 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DECODING AN AUDIO SOUNDFIELD REPRESENTATION FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK - Soundfield signals such as e.g. Ambisonics carry a representation of a desired sound field. The Ambisonics format is based on spherical harmonic decomposition of the soundfield, and Higher Order Ambisonics (HOA) uses spherical harmonics of at least 2 | 2017-01-26 |
20170025128 | INSERTING WATERMARKS INTO AUDIO SIGNALS THAT HAVE SPEECH-LIKE PROPERTIES - A method for a machine or group of machines to watermark an audio signal includes receiving an audio signal and a watermark signal including multiple symbols, and inserting at least some of the multiple symbols in multiple spectral channels of the audio signal, each spectral channel corresponding to a different frequency range. Optimization of the design incorporates minimizing the human auditory system perceiving the watermark channels by taking into account perceptual time-frequency masking, pattern detection of watermarking messages, the statistics of worst case program content such as speech, and speech-like programs. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025129 | REDUNDANCY IN WATERMARKING AUDIO SIGNALS THAT HAVE SPEECH-LIKE PROPERTIES - A method for a machine or group of machines to watermark speech audio transmissions includes receiving a speech audio signal, receiving a watermark signal including a message of multiple bits, each bit having one of two values, each value represented by one of two symbols, each of the symbols corresponding to a respective audio segment, and at a time t | 2017-01-26 |
20170025130 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BANDWIDTH EXTENSION FOR AUDIO SIGNALS - An audio signal decoding apparatus is provided that includes a receiver that receives an encoded information, a memory, and a processor that demultiplexes low-band encoding parameters, index information, and scale factor information from the encoded information. The processor also decodes the low-band encoding parameters to obtain a synthesized low frequency spectrum, replicates a high frequency subband spectrum based on the index information using the synthesized low frequency spectrum, and adjusts an amplitude of the replicated high frequency subband spectrum using the scale factor information. The processor further estimates a frequency of a harmonic component in the synthesized low frequency spectrum, adjusts a frequency of a harmonic component in the high frequency subband spectrum using the estimated harmonic frequency spectrum, and generates an output signal using the synthesized low frequency spectrum and the high frequency subband spectrum. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025131 | Method and Apparatus for Encoding Audio Data - A method for processing audio data includes determining a first common scalefactor value for representing quantized audio data in a frame. A second common scalefactor value is determined for representing the quantized audio data in the frame. A line equation common scalefactor value is determined from the first and second common scalefactor values. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025132 | PERIODIC-COMBINED-ENVELOPE-SEQUENCE GENERATION DEVICE, PERIODIC-COMBINED-ENVELOPE-SEQUENCE GENERATION METHOD, PERIODIC-COMBINED-ENVELOPE-SEQUENCE GENERATION PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An envelope sequence is provided that can improve approximation accuracy near peaks caused by the pitch period of an audio signal. A periodic-combined-envelope-sequence generation device according to the present invention takes, as an input audio signal, a time-domain audio digital signal in each frame, which is a predetermined time segment, and generates a periodic combined envelope sequence as an envelope sequence. The periodic-combined-envelope-sequence generation device according to the present invention comprises at least a spectral-envelope-sequence calculating part and a periodic-combined-envelope generating part. The spectral-envelope-sequence calculating part calculates a spectral envelope sequence of the input audio signal on the basis of time-domain linear prediction of the input audio signal. The periodic-combined-envelope generating part transforms an amplitude spectral envelope sequence to a periodic combined envelope sequence on the basis of a periodic component of the input audio signal in the frequency domain. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025133 | NOISE ELIMINATION CIRCUIT - A noise elimination circuit of particular application in enhancing vocal clarity in a teleconference includes a first voice processing circuit, a second voice processing circuit, and a subtracter. The first voice processing circuit receives and processes a first voice from a first microphone and the second voice processing circuit receives and processes the same voice from a second microphone (second voice). The first voice and the second voice include voice signals and noises. The subtracter is electrically connected to the two voice processing circuits to receive the first voice and the second voice respectively processed by the first voice processing circuit and the second voice processing circuit. The subtracter substracts the second voice from the first voice, and outputs a clear voice from which noise has been eliminated. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025134 | PORTABLE TURNTABLE DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A turntable device, comprising: a base and an arm. The base may comprise a pad and a spindle. The arm may comprise: a housing; one or more buttons; a spindle engagement portion; a stylus cartridge; a power supply; one or more wireless communication devices; a linear actuator; a motor; and a vertical solenoid. The base may receive a phonographic record, and the spindle engagement portion may engage with the spindle, such that the arm is entirely supported above said base via said spindle and only the spindle. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025135 | Supermalloy and MU Metal Side and Top Shields for Magnetic Read Heads - The use of supermalloy-like materials such as NiFeMe where Me is one or more of Mo, Cr, and Cu for the side and top shields of a magnetic bit sensor is shown to provide better shielding protection from stray fields because of their extremely high permeability. Moreover, the side shield may comprise a stack in which a Ni, Fe, Co, FeNi, CoFe, or FeCo is sandwiched between two NiFeMe layers to enhance the bias field on an adjacent free layer. Including NiFeMe in a side shield results in an increase in readback amplitude under the same asymmetric sigma. For these sensors, the signal to noise ratio was higher and the bit error rate was lower than with conventional materials in the side shield. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025136 | DISC DRIVE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WITH BEARING COOLING - Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward a disc drive actuator assembly including an e-block, a plurality of bearings, and one or more heat transfer components. The heat transfer component(s) operates to conductively draw heat from the plurality of bearings through the e-block, and convectively dissipate the heat into an atmosphere in contact therewith. The heat transfer component(s) mitigates temperature rise of the bearings during operation of a disc drive, thereby mitigating bearing lubricant outgassing from within the bearings. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025137 | DISC DRIVE ACTUATOR BEARING CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY WITH TEMPERATURE INDUCED ROTATIONAL TORQUE MITIGATION - Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward a disc drive actuator assembly including an e-block, a bearing, and a sleeve. The bearing includes an inner race, an outer race and a plurality of balls between the inner and outer races. The inner race being coupled to a pivot shaft of a disc drive, and the bearing being configured and arranged to facilitate rotation of the e-block around the pivot shaft. The sleeve coupling the outer race of the bearing to the e-block, and includes a groove along an inner diameter of the sleeve adjacent the outer race. The groove and outer race mitigate rotational torque changes due to thermal effects upon the disc drive actuator assembly by allowing the outer race of the bearing to deform into or away from the groove and therein mitigate or prevent the generation of certain forces in bearings. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025138 | SERVO COMPENSATION CONTROL IN A VIBRATION ENVIRONMENT - Methods, systems, and computer program product embodiments for improving track-follow control in a tape storage system, by a processor device, are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises, using an accelerometer to dynamically detect device vibration for determining whether to implement a vibration compensation control mechanism. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025139 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR ABSORBING OPTICAL ENERGY - Provided herein is an apparatus including a substrate and a magnetic recording layer over the substrate. In addition, a thermochromic layer is over the substrate, wherein the thermochromic layer includes a first optical absorbance at a first temperature and a second optical absorbance at a second temperature. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025140 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ALIGNED SERVO-RELATED FEATURES - Provided herein is an apparatus, including a first region of a substrate corresponding to a data region in a patterned recording medium; a first set of protrusions etched out of the first region of the substrate, wherein the protrusions of the first set of protrusions are rectangle shaped; a second region of the substrate corresponding to a servo region in a patterned recording medium; and a second set of protrusions etched out of the second region of the substrate, wherein the second set of protrusions includes radial lines etched into the substrate across chevrons etched out of the substrate. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025141 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A BPM TEMPLATE USING HIERARCHICAL BCP DENSITY PATTERNS - The embodiments disclose a method including patterning a template substrate to have different densities using hierarchical block copolymer density patterns in different zones including a first pattern and a second pattern, using a first directed self-assembly to pattern a first zone in the substrate using a first block copolymer material, and using a second directed self-assembly to pattern a second zone in the substrate using a second block copolymer material. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025142 | INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCING THE SAME - An information recording medium ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170025143 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL DATA STORAGE - Methods and apparatus for recording and retrieval of optically readable data employ a recording medium ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170025144 | INTER-RACK GEAR TRACK SYSTEM - A multi-rack assembly with an inter-rack gear track system comprising a first rack, a second rack, and at least one intermediate rack positioned between the first and second racks and releasably interconnectable with each other. A segmented gear track extends from the first rack to the second rack. A compression segment is slidably coupled to the first rack and positioned against a biasing member. A clamping segment is slidably coupled to the second rack, and an intermediate segment is slidably coupled to the intermediate rack. A clamping mechanism moves the clamping segment against the intermediate segment forcing the compression segment against the biasing member and clamping the compression segment, the intermediate segment, and clamping segments together. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025145 | SPINDLE MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A motor may include a bearing mechanism including a shaft arranged along a center axis, a sealing member has one-end closed cylindrical shape and a recess receiving a lower portion of the bearing mechanism, a stationary portion including a base defining a part of the housing, and a rotary portion rotating relative to the stationary portion about the center axis. The base has a through hole defined therein so as to have a center aligned with the center axis and pass through the base in an axial direction. The sealing member is fixed in a fixing region defined between an outer circumferential portion of the sealing member and an inner circumferential portion that defines the through hole in the base. The fixing region includes a sealing region where a clearance between the sealing member and the base is closed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025146 | SPINDLE MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A motor includes a bearing mechanism including a shaft disposed along a center axis extending in a lengthwise direction, a sealing member disposed on a lower side of the bearing mechanism, a stationary portion including a base constituting a part of the housing, and a rotary portion rotating relative to the stationary portion about the center axis via the bearing mechanism. The base has a through hole defined therein so as to have a center aligned with the center axis and pass through the base in an axial direction. The bearing mechanism is fixed to the base in a first fixing region defined between an inner circumferential portion of the base and an outer circumferential portion of the bearing mechanism. The sealing member is fixed to the base in a second fixing region defined between the inner circumferential portion of the base and an outer circumferential portion of the sealing member. At least one of the first fixing region and the second fixing region includes a sealing region. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025147 | PHASE ERROR RECOVERY CIRCUITRY AND METHOD FOR A MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE - A recording head is configured to write and read data sectors to and from a recording medium, such as a heat-assisted recording medium. A read channel is coupled to the recording head. Phase-locked loop (PLL) circuitry of the read channel is configured to detect a change in a phase error at a location of the data sector. The phase error change may be indicative of a mode-hop that occurred while writing the data sector to the medium. The PLL circuitry is configured to determine a phase offset using the phase error. A controller is configured to effect re-reading of the data sector location using the phase offset to recover the data sector location. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025148 | Calibrated Device And Method to Detect Material Features on a Spinning Surface by Generation and Detection of Gravito-magnetic Energy - A head-disk assembly device, “mass spin-valve” or “gravitational rectifier” and method of producing gravitomagnetic induction utilizing Nano-features fabricated on the surface of a hard disk is presented. The Nano-features may include Nano-bumps and Nano-pits. The device includes a computer hard disk, a piezoelectric glide head and/or a GMR read head, a typical hard drive's electronics, wherein defects are fabricated on the said disk using a Focused Ion Beam (FIB) by depositing requisite number of nanobumps of specified height, and etching equal number of nanopits of specified depth a few mils or mm apart on a pre-decided radius. By spinning the said nano-features disk produce (1) an associated mechanical force utilizing a piezoelectric glide head and/or (2) an associated magnetic force utilizing a GMR read head for (a) general use in surface characterization work and (b) for producing power by the presence or the absence of matter on a spinning disk. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025149 | APPARATUS AND METHODS USING INTERFERENCE IN LIGHT REFLECTED FROM ARTICLES - Provided herein are apparatus and methods for inspecting articles for features using interference in light reflected from the articles. The interference may be used to detect, distinguish, and/or map features of articles, which features may include, but are not limited to, surface defects. In at least one embodiment, an apparatus and method includes conveying parallel light along a primary axis through a telecentric lens and a light-splitting device, respectively; illuminating a majority of a surface of an article with the parallel light; conveying reflected light from the surface of the article along the primary axis back through the light-splitting device and the telecentric lens, respectively; and recording interference resulting from a combination of light comprising at least the reflected light from the surface of the article. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025150 | PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE, PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD, AND PLAYBACK METHOD - A photographing device according to the present invention comprises: an imaging section that captures a subject image and outputs image data; a motion picture recording section that records a motion picture based on the image data; a parameter setting section that sets a photographing parameter to change a photographing state; and a parameter control section that automatically changes the photographing parameter during the recording of the motion picture regardless of the set photographing parameter. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025151 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed are a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same. The mobile terminal includes: a memory capable of storing video data therein; a touch screen capable of receiving a touch input related to the video data; and a controller capable of reducing a play time or a capacity of the video data based on a preset reference, such that a summary of the video data is generated based on the touch input, wherein the preset reference is established based on a restriction condition of a social network service or an application for sharing the video data. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025152 | MEDIA CLIP CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS - Various embodiments for creating media clips are disclosed. In one example, a method is performed by a server for managing the creation and distribution of media clips, where the server associates a content capture device with an event, the content capture device for recording at least a portion of the event, receives a tag notification from a content tagging device via a network interface, generates a media clip creation command to the content capture device via the network interface, sends the media clip creation command to the content capture device, and receives a media clip created by the content capture device in response to receiving the media clip creation command. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025153 | THEME-BASED EFFECTS MULTIMEDIA EDITOR - Systems and methods described herein relate to creating or modifying multimedia content using theme-based effects. In accordance with some implementations, a method can comprise the operations of: accessing foundational content having an associated content timeline; receiving a request to apply a theme to the foundational content, wherein the theme includes one or more theme-based effects that relate to the theme; receiving a theme-based effect associated with the theme, wherein the theme-based effect has an associated effect timeline; and applying the theme-based effect to the foundational content according to a set of cues associated with the associated content timeline, wherein applying the theme-based effect comprises adapting the associated effect timeline according to the set of cues while preserving the associated content timeline. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025154 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING A CUSTOM TRACK - A method and system for creating and editing video and/or audio tracks is described. The method includes providing at least one artist, venue, and track available for selection and providing at least one clip associated with the at least one artist, venue, and track. The method also includes allowing a user to create a custom track from the at least one clip. The system includes a plurality of video cameras for recording a live performance at a plurality of positions. The system also includes at least one server for storing a plurality of video clips created from the plurality of video cameras and an application stored on the at least one server for allowing a user to access the plurality of video clips via the Internet. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025155 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING AND REPLAYING VIDEO OF TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for recording and replaying a video of a terminal are described, which can solve a problem, which is caused by failure to continuously reflect a running status of a program, of low efficiency of recording and replaying the video of the terminal. The method includes: receiving screenshots that are sent by a terminal according to a first preset time interval and performance data of the terminal that is sent by the terminal according to a second preset time interval, wherein the first preset time interval is less than the second preset time interval; synthesizing the received screenshots into video data that has a start time and an end time; and playing, according to a playback time selected by a user, the video data and the performance data corresponding to the playback time. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025156 | Editing Method and Recording and Reproducing Device - In order to provide a recording and reproducing device that allows a user to select and manage arbitrary play lists, a unit of management for managing all registered play list information and an upper management hierarchical level are added. The unit of management is adapted to be handled on the same level with unified information that indicates a reproduction range of all AV data. User-defined unified information is adapted to be handled on the added management hierarchical level. The user-defined unified information is formed to allow arbitrary reproduction ranges contained on a lower hierarchical level to be registered. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025157 | Multimedia Distribution System - A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, a complete index that can be used to locate each data chunk in each of these tracks and an abridged index that can enable the location of a subset of the data chunks in each track, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames, a first index that includes information indicative of the location within the file and characteristics of each encoded video frame and a separate second index that includes information indicative of the location within the file of a subset of the encoded video frames. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025158 | CONSOLE AND DYNAMIC IMAGE TAKING/DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - A console includes: a display unit which plays back a dynamic image formed of a plurality of frame images to display according to operation of an operator; and a learning unit which, when detecting that operation of possibly expressing interest is performed by the operator during playback of the dynamic image, performs statistical processing on a value of an index regarding a dynamic state of a site to be examined and/or change in time of the value of the index in a frame image displayed on the display unit at that time to learn appearance frequency of the value of the index and/or the pattern of the change in time of the value of the index. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025159 | CROWDSOURCED VIDEO COLLABORATION - Methods and systems for identifying video clips in a video clip repository that are of the same event are disclosed. Video clips are identified as being of the same event based on timestamps and geolocation stamps associated with the video clips. In one embodiment, authors of video clips receive messages that notify them of the existence of other video clips of the same event. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025160 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING COMPARE OPERATIONS USING SENSING CIRCUITRY - The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to performing compare and/or report operations using sensing circuitry. An example method can include charging an input/output (IO) line of a memory array to a voltage. The method can include determining whether data stored in the memory array matches a compare value. The determination of whether data stored matches a compare value can include activating a number of access lines of the memory array. The determination can include sensing a number of memory cells coupled to the number of access lines. The determination can include sensing whether the voltage of the IO line changes in response to activation of selected decode lines corresponding to the number of memory cells. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025161 | INTERFACES AND DIE PACKAGES, AND APPARTUSES INCLUDING THE SAME - A memory device includes a memory die package including a plurality of memory dies, an interface device including an interface circuit, and a memory controller configured to control the interface with control data received from at least one of the plurality of memory dies. The interface device of the memory device is configured to divide and multiplex an IO channel between the memory die package and the memory controller into more than one channel using the control data receive from the at least one of the plurality of memory dies. The interface device for a memory device includes a control input buffer configured to receive an enable signal through a control pad, a first input buffer configured to receive a first data through a first IO pad in response to a first state of the enable signal, and a second input buffer configured to receive a second data through a second IO pad in response to a second state of the enable signal. The interface device further includes an input multiplexer configured to multiplex the first data and the second data to provide an input data. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025162 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory cells coupled to multiple word lines a word line deactivation voltage generation block suitable for generating word line deactivation voltages having different voltage levels corresponding to temperature ranges, and a word line driving block suitable for driving a word line to be deactivated with the word line deactivation voltages selected from the word line deactivation voltages. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025163 | Methods of Retaining and Refreshing Data in a Thyristor Random Access Memory - A volatile memory array using vertical thyristors is disclosed together with methods of operating the array to read, write, retain and refresh data stored therein. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025164 | MEMORY DEVICE COMPRISING ELECTRICALLY FLOATING BODY TRANSISTOR - A semiconductor memory instance is provided that includes an array of memory cells. The array includes a plurality of semiconductor memory cells arranged in at least one column and at least one row. Each of the semiconductor memory cells includes a floating body region configured to be charged to a level indicative of a state of the memory cell. Further includes are a plurality of buried well regions, wherein each of the buried well regions can be individually selected, and a decoder circuit to select at least one of the buried well regions. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025165 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR MEMORY WITH FEEDTHROUGH AND RETIMING PATHS TO SUPPORT MEMORY TO MEMORY REQUESTS - Memory systems, such as SRAM systems, are described that comprise a series of adjacently placed memory components for providing memory data and memory transaction information from one component to another. Input pins are strategically placed, and muxing and ancillary logic are included within memory components, to allow for the adjacent placement. The memory data and memory transaction information are provided by a memory component in a configurable feedthrough or pipelined manner based on the period of an operating clock. The memory data and memory transaction information are received by a memory system at only a first memory component in the series, and are provided from the memory system by only a last memory component in the series. Memory components selectively provide to subsequent memory components in the series either locally stored data, or data received by the memory components as an input. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025166 | DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF A TUNNEL DIODE MEMORY - A design of a non-transistor memory core with corresponding shift register control logic may be all comprised of tunnel diodes and capacitors, and a method for fabricating such memories and control logic may use a stencil and non-lithographic self-aligning semiconductor processing steps to minimize cost. Designs and fabrication processes for I/O pads connected to the memory core and control logic are also presented. | 2017-01-26 |
20170025167 | Static Random Access Memory with Reduced Write Power - A static random access memory (SRAM) features reduced write cycle power consumption. The SRAM includes an array of static storage cells and a write controller. The array of static storage cells is accessible via a plurality of word lines and a plurality of bit lines, and is arranged to access multiple bits via each of the word lines. The write controller controls writing to the static storage cells. The write controller is configured to perform consecutive writes to a plurality of addresses associated with a same one of the word lines, and to, in conjunction with the consecutive writes, perform fewer precharges of the bit lines than consecutive writes. | 2017-01-26 |