| 06th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
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| 20140036996 | High Precision Encoding and Decoding of Video Images - Methods, systems, and computer programs for improved quality video compression. Image quality from MPEG-style video coding may be improved by preserving a higher number of bits during intermediate encoding and decoding processing steps. Problems of inverse discrete cosine transform (IDCT) mismatch can be eliminated by exactly matching the IDCT function numerical algorithm of the decoder to the IDCT function numerical algorithm used for the decoding portion of the encoder. Also included is an application of high precision compression to wide dynamic range images by extending the range of the “quantization parameter” or “QP”. The extension of QP may be accomplished either by increasing the range of QP directly, or indirectly through a non-linear transformation. Also included is an application of extended intermediate processing precision and an extended QP range to reduced contrast regions of an image to extend the precision with which the low-contrast portions are compression coded. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140036997 | METHODS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR QUANTIZATION AND DE-QUANTIZATION - Electronic devices for de-quantization are disclosed. In one configuration, the electronic device includes a local storage storing a plurality of first user-defined sub-factors and a plurality of second sub-factors and a plurality of default de-quantization scales; a first multiplier connected to the local storage and generating a plurality of user-defined de-quantization scales by multiplying the first user-defined sub-factors and the second sub-factors; a multiplexer connected to the local storage and the first multiplier and selectively outputting one of the generated user-defined de-quantization scales and the stored default de-quantization scales for a block of a macro-block (MB) of a bitstream to be decoded; and a second multiplier connected to the multiplexer and generating a plurality of inverse quantized coefficients by multiplying the output de-quantization scales from the multiplexer by the quantized coefficients. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140036998 | QUANTIZATION PARAMETER FOR BLOCKS CODED IN THE PCM MODE - The present invention relates to coding of an image of a video sequence block wisely and, in particular, to coding of a block of samples, which may be chrominace or luminance samples, or samples of any colour space, by a pulse code modulation (PCM). After PCM coding, deblocking filtering may be applied. The deblocking filter may be selected for the present PCM coded block based on its noise and/or the noise of its adjacent block. The noise of the PCM coded block is indicated by a so-called PCM quantization parameter, which is also encoded in the bitstream. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140036999 | FRAME PRIORITIZATION BASED ON PREDICTION INFORMATION - Priority information may be used to distinguish between different types of video data, such as different video packets or video frames. The different types of video data may be included in the same temporal level and/or different temporal levels in a hierarchical structure. A different priority level may be determined for different types of video data at the encoder and may be indicated to other processing modules at the encoder, or to the decoder, or other network entities such as a router or a gateway. The priority level may be indicated in a header of a video packet or signaling protocol. The priority level may be determined explicitly or implicitly. The priority level may be indicated relative to another priority or using a priority identifier that indicates the priority level. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037000 | APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE USING ADAPTIVE DCT COEFFICIENT SCANNING BASED ON PIXEL SIMILARITY AND METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention discloses an encoding apparatus using a Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) scanning, which includes a mode selection means for selecting an optimal mode for intra prediction; an intra prediction means for performing intra prediction onto video inputted based on the mode selected in the mode selection means; a DCT and quantization means for performing DCT and quantization onto residual coefficients of a block outputted from the intra prediction means; and an entropy encoding means for performing entropy encoding onto DCT coefficients acquired from the DCT and quantization by using a scanning mode decided based on pixel similarity of the residual coefficients. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037001 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING REFERENCE UNIT - An inter prediction method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: selecting candidate units from among reconstructed neighbor units; creating a candidate unit set with respect to units to be decoded, using the selected candidate units; determining a reference unit from among the candidate units which constitute the created candidate unit set; and performing inter prediction on the units to be decoded, using the determined reference unit. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency can be improved. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037002 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is an image processing apparatus including a mode setting section that, when a number of candidates of an intra prediction mode of a first prediction unit in a first layer of an image to be scalable-video-decoded containing the first layer and a second layer, which is an upper layer of the first layer, is different from the number of candidates of the intra prediction mode of a second prediction unit corresponding to the first prediction unit in the second layer, sets the prediction mode selected based on the prediction mode set to the first prediction unit to the second prediction unit, and a prediction section that generates a predicted image of the second prediction unit according to the prediction mode set by the mode setting section. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037003 | MOTION COMPENSATION METHOD, PICTURE CODING METHOD AND PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A picture coding apparatus includes a motion vector estimation unit and a motion compensation unit. The motion vector estimation unit selects one method for deriving a motion vector of a block to be motion-compensated, depending on a motion vector of a block located in a corner of a decoded macroblock from among a group of blocks that compose the decoded macroblock corresponding to the current macroblock to be coded and determines the motion vector derived by the selected method for derivation to be a candidate of the motion vector of the current macroblock to be coded. The motion compensation unit generates a predictive image of the block to be motion-compensated based on the estimated motion vector. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037004 | METHOD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION AND METHOD FOR DECODING VIDEO INFORMATION, AND APPARATUS USING SAME - A method for coding image information includes generating prediction information by predicting information on a current coding unit, and determining whether the information on the current coding unit is the same as the prediction information. When the information on the current coding unit is the same as the prediction information, a flag indicating that the information on the current coding unit is the same as the prediction information is coded and transmitted. When the information on the current coding unit is not the same as the prediction information, a flag indicating that the information on the current coding unit is not the same as the prediction information and the information on the current coding unit are coded and transmitted. At the generating of the prediction information, the prediction information is generated by using the information on the coding unit neighboring to the current coding unit. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037005 | TRANSCODING VIDEO DATA - A method and computing device for transcoding video data are provided herein. In examples, the method includes decoding a video stream to obtain decoded frames. Further, a decode parameter may be extracted from the video stream, and the frames may be encoded using the decode parameter. The decode parameter may be a decode streamout. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037006 | ADAPTIVE INTERPOLATION FILTERS FOR VIDEO CODING - In digital video image encoding and decoding, a filter type is selected based on symmetrical properties of the images and coefficient values of an interpolation filter are calculated based on the selected filter type. Coefficient values, filter tap-length and selected filter-type are provided in the encoded video data. Coefficient values are also calculated based on a prediction signal representative of the difference between a video frame and a reference image. The prediction signal is calculated from the reference image based on a predefined base filter and motion estimation performed on the video frame. The predefined base filter has fixed coefficient values. Coefficient values are selected from interpolation of pixel values in a selected image segment in the video frame. Symmetry properties of images can be a vertical symmetry, a horizontal symmetry and a combination thereof, so that only a portion of the filter coefficients are coded. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037007 | MULTIVIEW VIDEO CODING SCHEMES - Systems, devices and methods are described including determining an inter-view coding mode for at least a portion of an image frame, specifying a corresponding value of an inter-view coding mode indicator, and providing the mode indicator in a bitstream that includes an encoded motion vector associated with the image frame portion. A first value of the mode indicator corresponds to a first inter-view coding mode where the encoded motion vector includes components in multiple dimensions. A second value of the mode indicator corresponds to a second inter-view coding mode where the encoded motion vector components include components in only one dimension. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037008 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A VIDEO SIGNAL - The present invention relates to a video signal decoding method for adding an intra prediction mode as a sub-macroblock type to prediction of a macroblock in coding a video signal. Some implementations may include obtaining a macroblock type, when a macroblock includes the intra prediction coded sub-macroblock and the inter prediction coded sub-macroblock based on the macroblock type, obtaining prediction mode flag information indicating whether the sub-macroblock is the intra prediction coded or the inter prediction coded, and obtaining a prediction value of the sub-macroblock. Accordingly, implementations disclosed herein may raise coding efficiency of video signal by adding an intra prediction mode as a sub-macroblock type in predicting a macroblock. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037009 | MOTION COMPENSATION METHOD, PICTURE CODING METHOD AND PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A picture coding apparatus includes a motion vector estimation unit and a motion compensation unit. The motion vector estimation unit selects one method for deriving a motion vector of a block to be motion-compensated, depending on a motion vector of a block located in a corner of a decoded macroblock from among a group of blocks that compose the decoded macroblock corresponding to the current macroblock to be coded and determines the motion vector derived by the selected method for derivation to be a candidate of the motion vector of the current macroblock to be coded. The motion compensation unit generates a predictive image of the block to be motion-compensated based on the estimated motion vector. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037010 | VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM - A video sequence is encoded by encoding key frames to obtain coded data and non-key frames to obtain error-correcting information. In the encoding process, key frame data are stored in a buffer, first motion information pertaining to the key frames is obtained, and the first motion information is applied to the stored key frame data to generate predicted key frame data. Second motion information pertaining to the non-key frames is also obtained and used to generate predicted non-key frame data. Either the first motion information is obtained from the second motion information, or the second motion information is obtained from the first motion information. The encoder accordingly does not have to obtain motion information from the decoder, and can estimate the amount of error-correcting information to send to the decoder. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037011 | METHOD OF PERFORMING MOTION VECTOR PREDICTION, AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A method of performing motion vector prediction for a current block in a picture is provided which includes: deriving a candidate for a motion vector predictor to code a current motion vector of the current block, from a first motion vector of a first block that is spatially adjacent or temporally adjacent to the current block; adding the derived candidate to a list of candidates; and deriving at least one motion vector predictor based on a selected candidate from the list of candidates, wherein the deriving of the candidate includes determining whether to derive the candidate from the first motion vector, based on a type of a current reference picture and a type of a first reference picture, the current reference picture being referred to from the current block using the current motion vector, the first reference picture being referred to from the first block using the first motion vector. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037012 | INTEGER TRANSFORM VIDEO COMPRESSION SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A video coding/decoding system, method and computer program product employ an integer transform matrix for transforming to/from transform coefficients and residual pixel data in moving pictures by a set of semi-orthonormal basis vectors. The basis vectors are derived from conventional DCT or KTL matrixes, but relaxes to some extent the requirements for orthogonality, norm equality and element size limitation. In this way improved coding efficiency and lower complexity compared to previously used integer transforms are possible. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037013 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is an image processing apparatus including an information acquisition section that acquires setting information to set a motion vector to a second prediction unit in a second layer corresponding to a first prediction unit in a first layer of a scalable-video-decoded image containing the first layer and the second layer, which is higher than the first layer, the setting information being related to a motion vector set to the first prediction unit, and a motion vector setting section that sets the motion vector to the second prediction unit using the setting information acquired by the information acquisition section. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037014 | STREAM GENERATION APPARATUS AND STREAM GENERATION METHOD - A stream generation apparatus, which generates a stream by performing variable-length coding and compression coding on input data, includes: an inserting unit which inserts, into input data, coding-related information which is information to be used for compression coding of quantized data; a first coding unit which performs first processing including variable-length coding and compression coding of headers; a first transfer control unit which transfers, to a storage unit, intermediate data which is the input data on which the first processing has been performed; a second transfer control unit which reads the intermediate data from the storage unit; an extracting unit which extracts information indicated by the coding-related information from the intermediate data; and a second coding unit which generates a stream by performing second processing including compression coding of the quantized data using the information extracted by the extracting unit. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037015 | SAMPLING GRID INFORMATION FOR SPATIAL LAYERS IN MULTI-LAYER VIDEO CODING - Sampling grid information may be determined for multi-layer video coding systems. The sampling grid information may be used to align the video layers of a coding system. Sampling grid correction may be performed based on the sampling grid information. The sampling grids may also be detected. In some embodiments, a sampling grid precision may also be detected and/or signaled. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037016 | Method, Apparatus and System for Evaluating Quality of Video Streams - A method for evaluating quality of video streams includes: obtaining video streams; obtain coding information of video frames in the video stream; evaluating the single frame quality according to the coding information of the video frames; and evaluating the sequence quality according to the single frame quality evaluation result. An apparatus and a system for evaluating quality are also provided. Thus, the quality of video data packets transmitted in a channel can be predicted accurately, and the single frame quality evaluation result of the video frames can be obtained immediately. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037017 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH SHARED/CONFIGURABLE IN-LOOP FILTER DATA BUFFER ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A video processing system includes a data buffer and a storage controller. The data buffer is shared between a plurality of in-loop filters, wherein not all of the in-loop filters comply with a same video standard. The storage controller controls data access of the data buffer, wherein for each in-loop filter granted to access the data buffer, the data buffer stores a partial data of a picture processed by the in-loop filter. Another video processing system includes a storage device and a storage controller. The storage controller adaptively determines a size of a storage space according to a tile partition setting of a picture to be processed by an in-loop filter, and controls the storage device to allocate the storage space to serve as a data buffer for storing data of the in-loop filter. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037018 | OFDM RECEIVER WITH DISTORTION COMPENSATION FEATURE, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - There are provided an OFDM receiver with a distortion compensation feature and a signal processing method thereof. The OFDM receiver may include: an RF receiving unit converting an RF OFDM signal received from an OFDM transmitter into an OFDM signal; a distortion compensation unit including a plurality of preset compensation functions for respective pieces of data among a plurality of pieces of characteristic identification information data for identifying distortion characteristic functions of a power amplifier included in the OFDM transmitter and compensating for distortions of the OFDM signal by using a compensation function corresponding to a respective piece of the characteristic identification information included in the OFDM signal; and an OFDM receiving unit processing the OFDM signal. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037019 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPLINK MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT TRANSMISSION - Methods and apparatuses are provided for uplink MIMO transmissions in a wireless communication system. In some particular aspects, an E-TFC selection process for selecting a transport format combination for an uplink MIMO transmission may take certain steps in the case that a UE is power- or buffer-limited. For example, in a rank 2 transmission, non-scheduled data is allocated only to the primary stream. If the allocated non-scheduled data is less than the determined primary stream transport block size, scheduled data is allocated to the primary stream in an amount not to exceed the determined primary stream TBS. Finally, scheduled data is allocated to the secondary stream in an amount not to exceed the determined secondary stream TBS. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037020 | SELECTION OF TRAINING SEQUENCES FOR MULTIPLE-IN MULTIPLE-OUT TRANSMISSIONS - A cellular communication system comprises a Multiple-In Multiple-Out (MIMO) transmitter and receiver. The MIMO transmitter comprises a message generator for generating MIMO messages comprising selected training sequences and transceivers transmitting the messages on a plurality of antennas. The training sequences are selected by a midamble selector from a set of training sequences in response to an associated antenna on which the message is to be transmitted. The set of training sequences is associated with the cell of the MIMO transmitter and comprises disjoint subsets of training sequences for each of the plurality of antennas. The receiver comprises a transmit antenna detector which determines which antenna of the MIMO transmitter the message is transmitted from in response to the training sequence of the received message. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037021 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING OFDM SIGNALS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication device for transmitting orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) signals in a wireless communication system. The device includes a plurality of antenna elements that transmit the OFDM signals to a receiver over a plurality of transmission channels in the wireless communication system. The device also generates weight coefficients applied to each of the plurality of subcarrier signals, and controls an amplitude and/or phase of the plurality of subcarrier signals as a function of said weight coefficients. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037022 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING OFDM SIGNALS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication device for transmitting orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) signals in a wireless communication system. The device includes a plurality of antenna elements that transmit the OFDM signals to a receiver over a plurality of transmission channels in the wireless communication system. The device also generates weight coefficients applied to each of the plurality of subcarrier signals, and controls an amplitude and/or phase of the plurality of subcarrier signals as a function of said weight coefficients. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037023 | TRANSMITTING SYSTEM AND RECEIVING SYSTEM, AND TRANSMITTING METHOD AND RECEIVING METHOD - A transmitting system, a receiving system, a transmitting method and a receiving method capable of implementing communications with multiple rates are described. The transmitting system comprises: a transmitting-side selection apparatus for selectively inputting input bit data to one of a first constellation mapping modulation apparatus and a second constellation mapping modulation apparatus based on a rate to be transmitted; the first constellation mapping modulation apparatus for performing a first constellation mapping modulation on the signal input thereto based on a selection made by the transmitting-side selection apparatus, so as to obtain a constellation-mapped signal; the second constellation mapping modulation apparatus for performing a second constellation mapping modulation on the signal input thereto based on the selection made by the transmitting-side selection apparatus, so as to obtain a constellation-mapped signal; and an OFDM modulation apparatus for performing an OFDM modulation on the constellation-mapped signal to obtain an OFDM-modulated signal for transmission. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037024 | MIDAMBLE ALLOCATIONS FOR MIMO TRANSMISSIONS - Allocation of multiple training sequences transmitted in a MIMO timeslot from multiple transmit antenna elements is provided. For example, a method of generating signals in a MIMO timeslot, the method comprising: selecting a first training sequence; preparing a first data payload; generating a first signal including the prepared first data payload and the first training sequence; transmitting the first signal in a MIMO timeslot from a first antenna of a network element; selecting a second training sequence, wherein the second training sequence is different from first training sequence; preparing a second data payload; generating a second signal including the prepared second data payload and the second training sequence; and transmitting the second signal in the MIMO timeslot from a second antenna of the network element. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037025 | TRANSMITTER AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA BLOCK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided are a transmitter and a method for transmitting a data block in a wireless communication system. The method comprises the following steps: encoding an information bit and generating a block coded with an NCBPSS bit; generating two sub-blocks by parsing the coded block; and transmitting the two sub-blocks to the transmitter. By preventing the bits that are contiguous to the encoding block from having continuous identical reliabilities on a signal constellation, the deterioration of the decoding performance of the transmitter can be prevented. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037026 | QUADRATURE DEMODULATOR - Provided is a quadrature demodulator capable of appropriately correct an amplitude error and a quadrature error even with respect to a pulse-modulated signal. In the quadrature demodulator | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037027 | Methods and Systems for Processing Network Messages in an Accelerated Processing Device - The present method and system enables receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal. The received RF signal is assigned to a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) module in an accelerated processing device (APD) for processing to extract network messages. The extracted network layer messages are further processed by the SIMD module to obtain data transmitted via the RF signal. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037028 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CODE - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for detecting a code. The code detecting apparatus may include a detector to detect symbol synchronous timing information associated with a PSS code from a first signal received during a predetermined first period, a compensator to extract and buffer the PSS code and the SSS code based on the symbol synchronous timing information detected from a second signal received during a predetermined second period, and compensate for a frequency offset with respect to the buffered PSS code, and a processor to re-detect the symbol synchronous timing information based on the PSS code in which the frequency offset is compensated for, and extract the buffered SSS code using the re-detected symbol synchronous timing information. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037029 | RELAY METHOD AND RELAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a relay method including: receiving, as input, respective reception signals by two receive antennas, the reception signals each including a reception signal resulting from multiplexing respective transmission signals transmitted by two transmission antennas in a first frequency band; performing frequency conversion on the reception signal received by one of the receive antennas so as to obtain a signal of a third frequency band; and performing frequency multiplexing on the signal having the third frequency band and the reception signal received by the other of the receive antennas. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037030 | GAIN PARTITIONING IN A RECEIVER - An automatic gain control loop disposed in a receiver is adapted to compensate for varying levels of out of band interference sources by adaptively controlling the gain distribution throughout the receive signal path. One or more intermediate received signal strength indicator (RSSI) detectors are used to determine a corresponding intermediate signal level. The output of each RSSI detector is coupled to an associated comparator that compares the intermediate RSSI value against a corresponding threshold. The take over point (TOP) for gain stages is adjusted based in part on the comparator output values. The TOP for each of a plurality of gain stages may be adjusted in discrete steps or continuously. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037031 | METHODS FOR DIGITALLY-CONTROLLED AUTOMATIC GAIN AMPLIFICATION - Apparatus and methods are disclosed, such as those involving a receiver device. One such apparatus includes an equalizer configured to process an input signal transmitted over a channel. The equalizer can include a programmable gain amplifier (PGA) block which includes an input node configured to receive the input signal; an output node; and a programmable gain amplifier (PGA). The PGA amplifies the input signal with an adjustable gain. The PGA block also includes a gain control block having an input electrically coupled to the input node. The gain control block is configured to adjust the gain of the PGA at least partly in response to the input signal from the input node such that the PGA generates an output signal with a substantially constant amplitude envelope to the output node. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037032 | Receiver and Receiving Method - Embodiments of the present invention provide a receiver and a receiving method. The receiver comprises: a branch forming unit a plurality of signal branches; each of the signal branches comprising a joint processing unit; and the joint processing unit being used to eliminate an inter-carrier interference of the subcarrier signal in a present signal branch and the subcarrier signals in other signal branches adjacent to the present signal branch. With the embodiments of the present invention, the inter-carrier interference may be eliminated and the performance of the system may be improved; and the sampling rate of the analog digital converter may also be lowered. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037033 | Techniques for Varying a Periodic Signal Based on Changes in a Data Rate - A circuit includes phase detection, frequency adjustment, sampler, and control circuits. The phase detection circuit compares phases of first and second periodic signals to generate a control signal. The frequency adjustment circuit adjusts a frequency of the second periodic signal and a frequency of a third periodic signal based on the control signal. The sampler circuit samples a data signal to generate a sampled data signal in response to the third periodic signal. The control circuit adjusts the frequency of the third periodic signal based on the data signal changing from a first data rate to a second data rate while maintaining the frequency of the second periodic signal constant. The control circuit adjusts the frequency of the second periodic signal and the frequency of the third periodic signal based on the data signal changing from the second data rate to a third data rate. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037034 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-POINT SIGNAL GENERATION WITH PHASE SYNCHRONIZED LOCAL CARRIERS - A method and system of applying modulated carrier signals to tree networks and processing signals tapped from the tree networks to generate output signals with phase-synchronized carriers are disclosed. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037035 | PHASE INTERPOLATOR FOR CLOCK DATA RECOVERY CIRCUIT WITH ACTIVE WAVE SHAPING INTEGRATORS - A phase interpolator for a CDR circuit produces an output clock having level transitions between the level transitions on two input clocks. The input clocks drive cross-coupled differential amplifiers with an output that can be varied in phase by variable current throttling or steering, according to an input control value. The differential amplifiers produce an output signal with a transition spanning a time between the start of a transition on the leading input clock up to the end of the transition on the lagging input clock. The output clock is linear so long as the transitions on the two input clocks overlap. Active integrators each having an amplifier with a series resistance and capacitive feedback path are coupled to each input to the cross-coupled differential amplifiers, which enhances overlap of the input clock rise times and improves the linearity of the interpolated output signal. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037036 | CLOCK AND DATA RECOVERY CIRCUITS - A circuit may include a phase difference selector, a clock signal generator, a reference clock phase detector, and a data signal phase detector. The phase difference selector may be configured to select one of multiple reference clock phase difference signals generated by the reference clock phase detector based on a difference in phase between multiple clock signals and a reference clock. The clock signal generator may be configured to generate the multiple clock signals based on the selected reference clock phase difference signal. The data signal phase detector may be configured to generate a data phase difference signal based on differences in phase between the clock signals and a data signal. The data phase difference signal may be used by the phase difference selector to select one of the reference clock phase difference signals. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037037 | Method of Depositing Noble Metal on Structure Member of Nuclear Plant - A noble metal injection apparatus is connected to a piping of a nuclear plant at the time of stop of the nuclear plant before start of the nuclear plant. In chemical decontamination, oxidation decontamination agent decomposition, and reduction decontamination on an inner surface of the pipe system are executed. After reduction decontamination, a part of an oxalic acid included in a reduction decontamination solution is decomposed and platinum is injected into the reduction decontamination solution of pH 3.5 or higher. When the platinum concentration becomes a preset concentration, a reduction agent is injected and the reduction decontamination solution including the platinum and reduction agent is brought into contact with the inner surface of the piping. The platinum is deposited on the inner surface of the piping. The injection of the platinum and reduction agent is stopped and the platinum and reduction agent are decomposed. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037038 | PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR - A pressurized water reactor comprises a reactor pressure vessel ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037039 | Fuel Assembly and Reactor Core - A fuel assembly with a plurality of fuel rods, extending along a uniform direction, disposed inside a channel box assuming a quadrangular duct shape, wherein: the plurality of fuel rods that are disposed on sides of a plurality of hypothetical concentric quadrangles of various sizes with shapes similar to a cross-sectional shape of the channel box viewed from an end along which the fuel rods extend, and include at least outermost fuel rods disposed on the sides of a largest hypothetical concentric quadrangle among the hypothetical concentric quadrangles and second layer fuel rods disposed on the sides of a second largest hypothetical concentric quadrangle among the hypothetical concentric quadrangles; and the outermost fuel rods are disposed so that consecutive outermost fuel rods are set apart from each other over equal intervals which are greater than intervals setting apart consecutive fuel rods among the second layer fuel rods. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037040 | SPACER GRID FOR NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR REDUCING FLOW-INDUCED VIBRATION - Disclosed herein is a spacer grid for a nuclear fuel assembly. The spacer grid has dimples for supporting fuel rods and is formed from grid strips which are assembled in a lattice shape to form lattice cells. Each grid strip has at least one hole which is formed separately from the dimples. Therefore, when coolant is drawn into the fuel assembly, a pressure difference between opposite sides of the holes is reduced, and friction generated between cut edges of the holes and the coolant reduces the magnitude of the vibration and causes a damping effect, thus reducing flow-induced vibration. The hole formed in the grid strip function to widen the range of the frequency of the flow-induced vibration caused by vortex sheddings formed around the edges of the grid strip, thus reducing the possibility of the generation of resonance with the natural frequency of the spacer grid. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037041 | SPACER GRID FOR NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR REDUCING HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION - Disclosed herein is a spacer grid for a nuclear fuel assembly which is formed from grid strips of an improved structure, thus reducing flow-induced high-frequency vibration. The spacer grid has dimples or grid springs for supporting fuel rods and is formed from a plurality of grid strips assembled in a lattice shape to form lattice cells. Each of the grid strips has at least one slot formed in a planar portion of the grid strip separately from the dimple or grid spring. Therefore, characteristics of the vibration of the spacer grid can be set in a variety of different manners so that flow-induced high-frequency vibration can be reduced. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037042 | INTEGRATED NON-VOLATILE MONOTONIC COUNTERS - Some embodiments include a counter having a first generator to generate signals having different frequencies, and a second generator to generate counter values of the counter. Each of the counter values may be based at least in part on a number of transitions of a respective signal among the signals. Other embodiments are described. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037043 | GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - An embodiments herein relate to a gate driving circuit and display device which include a plurality of shift registers. The gate driving circuit comprises: a plurality of shift registers, wherein each of the shift registers includes a plurality of stages which sequentially output a gate signal, wherein the stages of a kth shift register are activated when a kth SR selection signal generated as a first logic level voltage is input, and the stages of the kth shift register are not activated when the kth SR selection signal generated as a second logic level voltage is input, wherein k is a natural number equal to or less than the number of the shift registers. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037044 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONE BEAM BREAST CT IMAGE-BASED COMPUTER-AIDED DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS - Cone Beam Breast CT (CBBCT) is a three-dimensional breast imaging modality with high soft tissue contrast, high spatial resolution and no tissue overlap. CBBCT-based computer aided diagnosis (CBBCT-CAD) technology is a clinically useful tool for breast cancer detection and diagnosis that will help radiologists to make more efficient and accurate decisions. The CBBCT-CAD is able to: 1) use 3D algorithms for image artifact correction, mass and calcification detection and characterization, duct imaging and segmentation, vessel imaging and segmentation, and breast density measurement, 2) present composite information of the breast including mass and calcifications, duct structure, vascular structure and breast density to the radiologists to aid them in determining the probability of malignancy of a breast lesion. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037045 | DUAL ENERGY CT SCANNER - A dual energy CT scanner includes an X ray source generating an X-ray beam, a stacked detector array for detecting radiation from the X-ray beam, the stacked detector array including a first layer of detectors and a second layer of detectors, wherein a packing density of detectors in at least a portion of the first layer is different than a packing density of detectors in a corresponding portion of the second layer, a data acquisition unit for sampling data from the detectors in the first and second layer; and an image reconstruction unit for reconstructing an image from data acquired from at least one layer of the stacked detector array. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037046 | DYNAMIC PERFUSION IMAGING - A method includes scanning a region of interest, during a contrast agent based perfusion scan, at a predetermined temporal sampling rate during contrast agent uptake in the region of interest, and generating time frame data indicative of the scanned region of interest. The method further includes identifying a predetermined change in an amount of the contrast agent in the region of interest from the time frame data. The method further includes scanning the region of interest at a lower temporal sampling rate, which is lower than the temporal sampling rate during the contrast agent uptake, in response to identifying the predetermined change in the amount of the contrast agent in the region of interest. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037047 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS - An X-ray CT apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, and a control unit. The X-ray detector includes at least two divided ranges. One range includes a small detection range in which X-ray detection elements of a small size for detecting the X-rays radiated from the X-ray tube are arrayed. The other range includes a large detection range in which the X-ray detection elements of a large size for detecting the X-rays radiated from the X-ray tube are arrayed. The control unit is configured to select the small detection range or the large detection range. The X-ray CT apparatus can efficiently achieve high resolution upon imaging and, further, is capable of fully utilizing X-ray detection elements of a small detector size. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037048 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY BREAST IMAGING AND BIOPSY SYSTEM - A prone CT breast x-ray imaging system is described that can image a full breast to create a conventional two-dimensional digital image in very high resolution (e.g., ≦25 micron pixels). The system is capable of imaging the entire breast in three-dimensional based on multiple projection views from a one-dimensional or two-dimensional detector. Data can be acquired and reconstructed with a limited number of views from limited angles or with conventional cone beam CT algorithms. The resulting three-dimensional image enables the detection and diagnosis of fine micro calcifications and small masses as may be distributed throughout the breast, thus allowing radiologists to make an improved determination of malignancy as opposed to conventional two-dimensional digital mammography. In addition, the injection of intravenous contrast in conjunction with or without pre and post contrast subtraction imaging provides a radiologist with morphologic information on the existing tumor burden in the breast. This capability may obviate the need for an independent contrast MRI exam of the breast which is increasingly performed for local staging and determination of tumor extent in a patient with a known cancer. Integrated biopsy capability permits convenient and rapid biopsy of any area suspicious for malignancy. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037049 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERVENTIONAL IMAGING - An imaging system including an integral computed tomography and interventional (CT/I) system that includes a large-area detector configured to acquire projection data corresponding to a field of view of the system from one or more view angles is presented. The system includes a computing device operatively coupled to the CT/I system and configured to process the acquired projection data to generate a 2D projection image in real-time, a 3D cross-sectional image of a region of interest in the subject, a combined image using the 2D projection image and the 3D cross-sectional image and/or control selective generation of the 2D projection image, the 3D cross-sectional image and/or the combined image based on one or more imaging specifications. The system also includes a display operatively coupled to the computing device and configured to display the 2D projection image, the 3D cross-sectional image and/or the combined image based on the imaging specifications. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037050 | PATIENT LOCALIZATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to means for determining the spatial configuration of a biological body (P) on a surface, particularly on the surface of a patient support ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037051 | Apparatus and Method for Diagnosing Lesions - Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for diagnosing lesions. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for diagnosing lesions capable of precisely diagnosing lesions such as breast cancer by digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). The present invention enables the improvement of lesion diagnosis accuracy and early diagnosis rates. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037052 | X-ray photoemission microscope for integrated devices - An apparatus is disclosed for the examination and inspection of integrated devices such as integrated circuits. X-rays are transmitted through the integrated device, and are incident on a photoemissive structure that absorbs x-rays and emits electrons. The electrons emitted by the photoemissive structure are shaped by an electron optical system to form a magnified image of the emitted electrons on a detector. This magnified image is then recorded and processed. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037053 | TRACE ELEMENT X-RAY FLOURESCENCE ANALYSER USING DUAL FOCUSING X-RAY MONOCHROMATORS - An X-ray fluorescence analyser is provided which comprises: (1) an X-ray source selected to produce an intense X-ray beam, (2) a first optical element that focuses the X-ray beam produced by the X-ray source onto a sample and selects X-rays of a desired energy, (3) an energy resolving detector, and (4) a second optical element that receives fluorescent X-rays emitted from elements in the sample and focuses a selected energy range of said fluorescent X-rays onto said energy resolving detector. Each of the first and second optical elements includes a crystal component. The X-ray fluorescence analyser is configured such that: (i) the X-ray source has a spot size dimensioned so that it is substantially in a field of view of the first optical element, and (ii) the first optical element focuses the X-ray beam emitted by the X-ray source onto an area of the sample that corresponds to a field-of-view of the second optical element. Furthermore, the field of view for an optical element is defined as the area in the source plane of the respective crystal component over which X-rays are able to be emitted and still efficiently be reflected by said optical element. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037054 | SPECIMEN INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM - A specimen information acquisition system is provided with a first grating which divides divergent X-rays from an X-ray source to form a plurality of primary X-ray beams, and a second grating which blocks at least a part of each of the primary X-ray beams to form a plurality of secondary X-ray beams. The specimen information acquisition system is further provided with an X-ray detector which detects the secondary X-ray beams and a calculator which calculates information of a specimen arranged between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector. The primary X-ray beams do not overlap each other on each of X-ray transmitting portions of the second grating. The edges of the respective primary X-ray beams enter a plurality of X-ray blocking portions of the second grating. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037055 | RADIATION EMISSION TARGET, RADIATION GENERATING TUBE, AND RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM - A radiation emission target includes a target layer that generates radiation when irradiated with an electron beam and a substrate composed of diamond, the substrate supporting the target layer. The substrate has a Knoop hardness of 60 GPa or more and 150 GPa or less. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037056 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus determines, based on a frame interval associated with imaging of the object, the number of output values to be measured, and inputs an electric signals of a given value to amplifiers to measure the determined number of output values during a time after a readout circuit performs a readout operation for a photoelectric conversion elements of one line and before the readout circuit performs a readout operation for the photoelectric conversion elements of the next one line, calculates a difference between the measured output value and a predetermined reference value, and corrects a measurement value of one line of the object by increasing or decreasing the measurement value by the difference. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037057 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF SETTING IMAGING AREA OF X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS - An X-ray imaging apparatus controls an imaging area using an image area setting which includes displaying, on a screen, an X-ray image with respect to an X-ray irradiation area acquired via X-ray irradiation of an X-ray irradiator, receiving a selected-area generation instruction to select a partial area of the X-ray image displayed on the screen from a user, and displaying a selected-area using a boundary line if the selected-area is designated on the screen by the user. Thereafter, the imaging area setting method includes setting the X-ray irradiation area based on the selected-area, and adjusting the X-ray irradiator so as to irradiate the X-ray irradiation area with X-rays. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037058 | C-Arm with Removable or Retractable Detector Housing - An x-ray system comprises a c-arm base unit, a detector tray and a c-arm movably supported on the base to permit articulation above a patient to be examined. The c-arm has an x-ray emitter emitting x-radiation in an x-ray field, an x-ray detector detecting the x-rays and removably resting at the detector tray. An upper portion of the c-arm holds the x-ray emitter. The c-arm has a retractable lower portion with an articulating assembly removably holding the detector tray at the lower end and articulating the detector tray away from or in towards a center of the c-arm to stowed positions when attached. The c-arm slides with respect to the upper portion of the c-arm such that, when retracted, the upper portion can be placed over the patent who is resting on a surface having an obstruction therebeneath that would prevent the lower portion from accessing under the surface. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037059 | Arrangement and Method for Inverse X-Ray Phase Contrast Imaging - An arrangement for inverse x-ray phase contrast imaging includes a photon-counting x-ray detector and a multibeam x-ray tube. Focal points of the x-ray tube are collimated such that a narrow x-ray beam that is directed toward an optical axis of the arrangement and toward the x-ray detector may be generated. An active surface of the x-ray detector is at least as large as a cross-sectional surface of the narrow x-ray beam. The arrangement also includes a source grating arranged between the x-ray tube and the x-ray detector. The arrangement includes a defraction grating arranged between the source grating and the x-ray detector, and an absorption grating arranged between the defraction grating and the x-ray detector. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037060 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND X-RAY INSPECTION SYSTEM - A solid-state image pickup apparatus | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037061 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a device ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037062 | IMAGE GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY - An image guided radiation therapy system comprises a radiation source to generate radiation. Radiation optics forms a therapeutic radiation beam from the therapeutic radiation from the radiation source. An imaging system forms an image of a target zone to control the radiation optics to direct the therapeutic radiation beam onto the target zone. The radiation optics is provided with an optics module configured to generate an imaging photonic beam endowed with optical angular momentum. The imaging system comprises a magnetic resonance assembly to receive magnetic resonance signals the from the target zone generated by imaging photonic beam endowed with optical angular momentum. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037063 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ORTHOVOLTAGE OCULAR RADIOTHERAPY AND TREATMENT PLANNING - A method, code and system for planning the treatment a lesion on or adjacent to the retina of an eye of a patient are disclosed. There is first established at least two beam paths along which x-radiation is to be directed at the retinal lesion. Based on the known spectral and intensity characteristics of the beam, a total treatment time for irradiation along each beam paths is determined. From the coordinates of the optic nerve in the aligned eye position, there is determined the extent and duration of eye movement away from the aligned patient-eye position in a direction that moves the patient's optic nerve toward the irradiation beam that will be allowed during treatment, while still maintaining the radiation dose at the patient optic nerve below a predetermined dose level. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037064 | CONTROL DEVICE - The invention relates to a control device ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037065 | BOREHOLE POWER AMPLIFIER - Borehole tools and methods for analyzing earth formations are disclosed herein. An example borehole tool disclosed herein includes an RF particle accelerator. The particle accelerator includes an accelerator waveguide for accelerating electrons. The borehole tool also includes a power amplification circuit that is based on a wide bandgap semiconductor material, such as a combination of gallium nitride (GaN) and aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN). The power amplification circuit amplifies an initial input RF signal and provides a driving RF output signal to drive acceleration of the electrons within the accelerator waveguide. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037066 | METHOD FOR TEMPERATURE STABILIZATION, X-RAY DETECTOR AND CT SYSTEM - A method is disclosed for the temperature stabilization of a direct-converting X-ray detector, including a detector surface having a semiconductor and being divided into a plurality of partial detector surfaces. During the irradiation of the detector surface, heat is generated in the semiconductor by electric power. Electric power generated in the semiconductor is kept constant for each partial detector surface at least during a heterogeneous and/or temporally variable irradiation of the detector surface by feeding-in power-adjusted additional radiation for each partial detector surface. A direct-converting X-ray detector is disclosed for the detection of X-rays. At least one control loop with at least one reference variable is embodied for the energy regulation of the additional radiation, which keeps the temperature in the semiconductor constant for each partial detector surface by keeping the electric power in the semiconductor constant by changing the energy of the additional radiation. A CT system is disclosed. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037067 | Asynchronous Operation of a Rotary Anode with Reduced Focal Spot Shake - A method for asynchronous operation of a rotary anode of an x-ray emitter, where a torque is exerted onto the rotary anode by an electromagnetic alternating field of a stator with a first frequency is provided. The method includes increasing the first frequency to a second frequency. The second frequency is a whole number multiple of an x-ray trigger frequency. The method also includes simultaneously changing an output of the alternating field such that a rotational frequency of the rotary anode remains unchanged. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037068 | CONTACT-FREE CONTROL OF MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS - The present invention pertains to a method and apparatus for contactless control of a medical imaging system. A medical image can be acquired and displayed, and an aspect of the image can be altered based on a tracked position of a user body part. The user can be sensed by a sensing device, and the user body part tracked by a tracking unit in a first processing unit. A second processing unit can be coupled to the first processing unit and can have a control unit for controlling the medical imaging system. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037069 | FAIL-SAFE RADIATION CONCEALMENT MECHANISMS FOR IMAGING CAPSULES - An imaging capsule with a fail-safe radiation mechanism includes a first rotatable disk with a radiation source mounted thereon and having a collimator structure allowing emission of radiation from radiation source from a few locations on the first disk. A second rotatable disk surrounds the first disk, is rotatable relative to first disk, and includes areas that block radiation and areas that are transparent to emission of radiation. In a rest position, second disk is situated relative to first disk such that areas that block radiation are blocking the emission of radiation from the locations on the circumference of the disk that allow the emission of radiation. A motor is activated to rotate one of the disks and allow emission of radiation. A connector is configured to automatically return first disk and second disk to the rest position when the motor is deactivated. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037070 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING DEVICE - There is provided a radiographic imaging device including: a radiographic imaging device main body; and a protective cover that is removably applied to a surface of the radiographic imaging device main body, a thickness including the radiographic imaging device main body in the state in which the protective cover is applied being at most 16 mm. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037071 | SUPPLY UNIT FOR A MOVABLE GANTRY - An imaging device has a gantry designed to movie along the floor of a room in which the imaging device is installed. The imaging device has a supply unit that includes a transfer arrangement to transfer power and/or data and/or coolant between a stationary supply source and the movable gantry. The supply unit is arranged in or on the floor. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037072 | INFORMATION DETECTION APPARATUS, PHANTOM INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A material information detection apparatus, a phantom information recording apparatus, and operation methods for the apparatuses are provided. The material information detection apparatus includes a database configured to store phantom information obtained by projecting a multi-energy X-rayon a phantom comprising a plurality of materials, an input device configured to receive a plurality of pieces of object information per energy level, the object information obtained by projecting a multi-energy X-ray on an analysis object, and a detector configured to detect information related to materials constituting the analysis object based on the phantom information and the plurality of pieces of object information per energy level. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037073 | NETWORK AUDIO TESTING SYSTEM AND NETWORK AUDIO TESTING METHOD THEREOF - A network audio testing system and a network audio testing method thereof for testing the performance of a network communication, system during communication are disclosed. The system includes a processing system and a sound simulation device. The processing system is for generating a near-end simulation signal and a far-end simulation signal. The sound simulation device is for receiving and making a near-end simulation sound. The near-end simulation sound is received by a microphone of the network communication system to generate a first test signal. The processing system further simultaneously makes the sound simulation device sounding the near-end simulation sound and a speaker sounding a far-end simulation sound to obtain a second test signal. The processing system compares the first and the second test signal to obtain an attenuation degree of the near-end simulation signal and a residual energy of the far-end simulation signal. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037074 | DETECTING MAN-IN-THE-MIDDLE ATTACKS IN ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS USING PROMPTS - Aspects of the invention provide a solution for detecting man-in-the-middle attacks in electronic transactions using prompts. One embodiment includes a method for authenticating an electronic transaction. The method includes: receiving an electronic transaction request from a user, determining an IP address associated with a client system from which the electronic transaction request originates, providing the user with a password associated with the electronic transaction request, receiving a telephonic communication from a telephonic device associated with the user, prompting the user, via a voice response unit, to input the password using the telephonic device, authenticating the user by comparing the inputted password and the provided password, determining a probable location of the user based on the determined IP address of the client system, communicating to the user the probable location of the user based on the determined IP address, and prompting the user to confirm the probable location of the user. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037075 | Preloading Contextual Information for Applications Using a Conversation Assistant - Usage data associated with a user of a telephonic device is accessed by a remote learning engine. A service or a product is identified by the remote learning engine based on the accessed usage data. A recommended voice bundle application is determined by the remote learning engine. A recommendation associated with the recommended voice bundle application is transmitted to the telephonic device. The recommendation is presented to the user through voice communications. One or more input parameters associated with the recommended voice bundle application is collected by the telephonic device. The user through voice communications has accepted the recommendation determining is determined. In response to determining that the user has accepted the recommendation, the one or more input parameters to the recommended voice bundle application are loaded by the telephonic device, and the recommended voice bundle application is executed by the telephonic device. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037076 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS USING A CONVERSATION ASSISTANT - Usage data associated with a user of a telephonic device is accessed by a remote learning engine. A first service or a first product is identified by the remote learning engine based on the accessed usage data. A first recommended voice bundle application is determined by the remote learning engine. A recommendation associated with the first recommended voice bundle application is transmitted to the telephonic device. The recommendation is presented by the telephonic device to the user through voice communications. A response from the user associated with the recommendation is received. In response to determining that the user has not accepted the recommendation, a second service or a second product is determined based on the received response. A second recommended voice bundle application is determined based on the second service. The second recommended voice bundle application is executed by the telephonic device. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037077 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COUPLING A DC SUPPLY LINE TO A TELEPHONE LINE OR COAXIAL CABLE - A coupling device that implements a related method for remote powering wide band digital telecommunication devices through telephone lines or coaxial cables installed in all buildings, has an AC blocking transistor inserted in the electrical path from a voltage supply line to the telephone line or coaxial cable. The transistor has a first current terminal coupled to the supply line and a second current terminal coupled to the telephone line, and it is controlled with a DC control voltage such to keep it in a substantially linear functioning condition at the edge of a saturation condition during the normal functioning whatever the supply current that flows through the transistor is, destined to the connected telecommunication devices. This may be done by properly generating this control voltage by means of a dedicated voltage generator, or by nullifying the DC component of the difference of potential between the control terminal and the second current terminal, for example through a low-pass filter that generates the voltage on the control terminal as a low-pass replica of the voltage on the second current terminal. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037078 | CALL INTERLOCKING SYSTEM, IN-HOUSE CONTROL APPARATUS, AND CALL INTERLOCKING METHOD - A call interlocking system according to the present invention includes a plurality of in-house control apparatuses each including, data relay means for relaying communication data between a telephone and a call control server and communication data between an information display terminal and an information providing server respectively, and interlocking means for determining whether or not it is possible to interlock a telephone call performed by the telephone with a service that the information display terminal requests to start, and for notifying, when the interlocking means determines that the interlocking is possible, a start request of the service including information for specifying the telephone call to the information providing server, and an information providing server that interlocks the service with the telephone call and provides the interlocked service based on the start request of the service notified from the in-house control apparatus. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037079 | ELECTRONIC DISPLAY METHOD AND DEVICE - The present invention is directed to a display method and an electronic device. The method comprises acquiring a first display instruction; in response to the first display instruction, displaying the second ID identification on the display unit, and displaying M first content identifications simultaneously, wherein, the first content identification is used for characterizing the communication content of the call process of the first ID identification and the second ID identification, and M is a positive integer greater than or equal to one. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037080 | THRESHOLD ACTIVATED TELECONFERENCING - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for threshold activation of an audio teleconference. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for threshold activation of an audio teleconference is provided. The method includes receiving calls into a conference bridge for an audio conference and determining whether or not a threshold number of calls from corresponding callers have been received for the audio conference. The method also includes initiating the audio conference responsive to a threshold number of callers having called into the audio conference, but prohibiting initiation of the audio conference until the threshold number of callers have called into the audio conference. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037081 | AUDIO CONFERENCE DEVICE - An audio conference device receives and emits sounds to perform transmission/reception of audio signals via communications. The device has a speaker array with a plurality of speakers arranged on the lower surface of an elongated main housing, and a microphone array with a plurality of microphones arranged on the side surface of the main housing along the longitudinal direction. Legs are attached to the main body to support the main housing at a prescribed height above the resting surface and to secure good sound emission characteristics of the speaker array. The device further controls directivity of the microphones. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037082 | Method and system for managing interactive communications campaigns with text messaging - A messaging platform includes a text messaging subsystem that includes a suite of enhancements that facilitate implementation of a multi-channel communications strategy with high level and fine-grained control over outbound message creation or inbound message handling. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037083 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF INFORMATION ENCODING - A system for and method of information encoding is presented. The system and method includes encoding information within other information of a protocol, and then decoding the information and performing actions based on the decoded information. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037084 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STATE AWARENESS ACROSS COMMUNICATION CHANNELS AND STATEFULLY TRANSITIONING BETWEEN COMMUNICATION CHANNELS - A system for providing state awareness across communication channels and statefully transitioning a user between a source channel and a destination channel is disclosed. The method may comprise storing a unique identifier associated with the user and data associated with the user, retrieving the data associated with the user based upon the user identifier and in response to the user entering the destination channel that is different from the source channel, and populating the data associated with the user in the destination channel. The destination channel may comprise a display of a customer service representative, and the populating may occur automatically. Furthermore, the method may comprise placing a call to a telephone number associated with the user in response to at least one of the user answering a requisite number of questions in the source channel and the user requesting a transition to a voice destination channel. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037085 | TELEPHONE WITH HANDSFREE FUNCTION - An exemplary embodiment of a telephone with handsfree function includes a telephone set and a handset. Two metal pieces are fixed in the handset, and two electromagnetic valves are fixed in the telephone set. A processing circuit in the telephone set powers on the electromagnetic valves when the handsfree function of the telephone is enabled to generate an electromagnetic field. The electromagnetic valves magnetically attract the metal pieces, such that the handset is firmly held on the telephone set. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037086 | MEMORY SYSTEM GENERATING RANDOM NUMBER AND METHOD GENERATING RANDOM NUMBER - In a memory of non-volatile memory cells, a random number is generated by programming non-volatile memory cells, reading the programmed non-volatile memory cells using a random number read voltage selected in accordance with a characteristic of the non-volatile memory cells to generate random read data, and generating the random number from the random read data. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037087 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEY CREATION METHOD IN CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEY SHARING SYSTEM - A communication device and a cryptographic key creation method are provided that enable efficient creation of cryptographic keys of which different error rates are required. A communication device ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037088 | CRYPTOGRAPHIC METHOD, CRYPTOGRAPHIC DEVICE, AND CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROGRAM - K-sequence-data randomizing processing is performed a predetermined number of times. One round of the processing includes steps of: performing conversion processing on k pieces (k is an even number of 6 or more) of n-bit sequence data obtained by dividing n×k bit block data so that i-th sequence data and (i+1)th sequence data (i=1, 2, . . . , k−1) interacts with each other and outputting k pieces of data W | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037089 | ENCRYPTION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - An encryption processing device includes: a memory configured to store a first secret key and a first agitation value operated with the first secret key; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: receive a first random number, generate a second agitation key based on the first secret key and the first agitation value, generate a first encryption information based on the second secret key and the first random number, update the first agitation value stored in the memory, and output the first agitation value and the first encryption information. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037090 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT - A method and a system of digital right management on a computer system. Protected video content is decrypted where encoded frames of data are buffered and overwritten after decoding to prevent the unauthorized copying. The system includes a software client that has a user identifiable key for tracing any unauthorized copying of the client and decrypted video file. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037091 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYBRID MULTIPLE SOURCE DECRYPTION - Systems and methods are disclosed to improve performance of a communications device receiving encrypted communications from multiple sources. The communications device is configured to increase the amount of decryption performed using a hardware-based process as compared to a software-based process by reprogramming the hardware to store a shared security key corresponding to a frame received from a source, allowing the hardware-based process to decrypt subsequent frames from that source. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037092 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF RECONSTRUCTING A SECRET CODE IN A VEHICLE FOR PERFORMING SECURE OPERATIONS - A method is provided for constructing a secret code in a processing unit when in communication with a portable security unit. Mutual authentication messages are exchanged between a linked portable security unit and processing unit. A first portion of the secret code is communicated to the processing unit. The processing unit combines the first portion and a second portion of the secret code stored in the non-volatile memory of the processing unit. The secret code is stored in a volatile memory of the processing unit. A secure operation is performed using the secret code. The portable security unit is de-linked from the processing unit. At least a portion of the secret code is deleted from the volatile memory of the processing unit. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037093 | METHOD OF MANAGING KEY FOR SECURE STORAGE OF DATA AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method and apparatus for managing a key for secure storage of data. The apparatus includes a main controller configured to process a command, a cipher unit configured to encrypt a first key to form an encrypted key or encrypt data to form encrypted data based on a result of the main controller processing the command, and decrypt the encrypted key or the encrypted data based on the result of the main controller processing the command, a hash unit configured to hash the first key according to control of the main controller, a decrypted key memory configured to store the first key, and an encrypted key memory configured to store the encrypted key. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037094 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A REVERBERATION TIME - A system and method for estimating a reverberation time is provided. The method includes estimating at least one room response of an audio capture environment with an acoustic echo canceller and generating an estimate of the reverberation time of the audio capture environment based on the at least one room response from the acoustic echo canceller. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037095 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING A SOUND SIGNAL INCLUDING TRANSFORMING THE SOUND SIGNAL INTO A FREQUENCY-CHIRP DOMAIN - A system and method may be configured to process an audio signal. The system and method may track pitch, chirp rate, and/or harmonic envelope across the audio signal, may reconstruct sound represented in the audio signal, and/or may segment or classify the audio signal. A transform may be performed on the audio signal to place the audio signal in a frequency chirp domain that enhances the sound parameter tracking, reconstruction, and/or classification. | 2014-02-06 |
