06th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130034194 | RADIO RECEIVER - There is provided a radio receiver including: a first matched filter, a second matched filter, a first frame synchronization determining unit and a first phase determining unit. The first matched filter performs matching processing on the basis of N first tap coefficients and sign information of a received digital signal to obtain first output data. The second matched filter performs matching processing on the basis of M (M is a natural number smaller than the N) second tap coefficients, the sign information and amplitude information of the received digital to obtain second output data. The first frame synchronization determining unit determines a first frame synchronization timing of the received digital signal on the basis of the first output data. The first phase determining unit determines a first phase amount of the received digital signal on the basis of the second output data and the first frame synchronization timing. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034195 | INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION METHOD AND INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION DEVICE - A reception station | 2013-02-07 |
20130034196 | Systems and Methods for Cancelling Cross Polarization Interference in Wireless Communication Using Polarization Diversity - An exemplary system may comprise a first and second device and a first and second power splitter coupled to a single cable. The first device may be configured to receive a first noise signal of a first polarization, and to adaptively cancel, based on the first noise signal, first noise from the noisy signal associated with an orthogonal polarization. The second device may be configured to receive a second noise signal of a second polarization, and to adaptively cancel second noise from the noisy signal associated with an orthogonal polarization based on the second noise signal. The first power splitter may be configured to receive the first noise signal from the single cable and provide the first noise signal to the first device. The second power splitter may be configured to receive the second noise signal from the single cable and provide the second noise signal to the second device. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034197 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATION - The present invention provides a method of synchronising the frequency of a slave clock to that of a master, preferably using a packet network. An aspects of the invention provide a method of synchronizing the frequency of a slave clock in a slave device to a master clock in a master device, the method including the steps of: a) receiving in the slave device a first message from said master device having a first time-stamp which is a time-stamp of said master clock indicating the time of sending of said first message; b) extracting said time-stamp from said message and initializing a counter in the slave device which counts an output of said slave clock; c) receiving in the slave device a further message from said master device and reading the value of said counter at the time of receipt of said further message; d) extracting a further time-stamp which is the precise time of sending of the further message according to said master clock; e) determining an error signal which is representative of the difference between said value of the counter and the difference between said first and further time-stamps; and f) adjusting the frequency of said slave clock based on said error signal. An apparatus for synchronizing the frequency of a clock in a slave device which is communicatively coupled to a master device is also provided. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034198 | NOBLE GAS DETECTOR FOR FISSILE CONTENT DETERMINATION - A method and a system for fissile content measurement that utilizes a detector configured to detect fast neutrons. An external radiation source may be used to induce fission in a sample to allow the measurement of a fissile material of the sample with a low spontaneous fission probability. Analyzing the sample may be based on the energy spectrum of emitted neutrons. That is, the energy information regarding the energy of the fast neutrons is obtained, and the fast neutrons as having a high likelihood of originating in a nuclear fission process as opposed to originating in an (alpha,n) reaction by utilizing the obtained energy information are classified to analyze the sample. Alternatively, a position of interaction in the detector of neutron emitted by the sample is measured, and this position is retraced back through intervening material(s) between the detector and the sample to determine the spacial geometry of the sample. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034199 | PULSE SIGNAL OUTPUT CIRCUIT AND SHIFT REGISTER - To provide a pulse signal output circuit capable of operating stably and a shift register including the pulse signal output circuit. A pulse signal output circuit includes a plurality of transistors each including an oxide semiconductor. In accordance with operations of the pulse signal output circuit, the threshold voltage of the transistor including an oxide semiconductor is changed. A shift register including the pulse signal output circuit is formed. A pulse signal output circuit capable of operating stably and a shift register including the pulse signal output circuit can be provided. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034200 | APPARATUS FOR SCATTER REDUCTION FOR CT IMAGING AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME - A collimator for an imaging system includes a first region comprising a first one-dimensional array of apertures along a channel direction, and a second region comprising a second one-dimensional array of apertures along the channel direction, wherein an aspect ratio of the apertures of the first region is greater than an aspect ratio of the second region. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034201 | APPARATUS FOR X-RAY IMAGING FOR PROJECTION RADIOGRAPHY AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, AND METHOD FOR X-RAY IMAGING - An X-ray imaging apparatus has at least one X-ray image system rotatable about an examination volume. The X-ray image system is controlled such that during a continuous rotation of the system, at least one 2D projection image is recorded. An image generation facility generates the 2D projection image from the measured data. The X-ray source includes an X-ray focus which can be changed in terms of position, which, during the recording of the 2D projection image, moves counter to the direction of rotation of the X-ray image system such that its spatial position in a fixed coordinate system does not change. The X-ray detector records several 2D partial images, from which the 2D projection image is calculated with the rotational movement of the X-ray detector being at least approximately compensated. The 2D projection images have significantly reduced image blur. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034202 | OPPOSED VIEW AND DUAL HEAD DETECTOR APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND BIOPSY WITH IMAGE PROCESSING METHODS - The invention relates generally to biopsy needle guidance which employs an x-ray/gamma image spatial co-registration methodology. A gamma camera is configured to mount on a biopsy needle gun platform to obtain a gamma image. More particular, the spatially co-registered x-ray and physiological images may be employed for needle guidance during biopsy. Moreover, functional images may be obtained from a gamma camera at various angles relative to a target site. Further, the invention also generally relates to a breast lesion localization method using opposed gamma camera images or dual opposed images. This dual head methodology may be used to compare the lesion signal in two opposed detector images and to calculate the Z coordinate (distance from one or both of the detectors) of the lesion. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034203 | 2D/3D REGISTRATION OF A DIGITAL MOUSE ATLAS WITH X-RAY PROJECTION IMAGES AND OPTICAL CAMERA PHOTOS - A method for preparing an image simulating the anatomy of a small subject test animal, and an apparatus for producing said image and an anatomical atlas for co-registering therewith, comprising the generation of two or more non-tomographic images of the test animals is described. Examples of the non-tomographic imaging modalities and the images generated include, but are not limited to one or more x-ray sources and resultant of x-ray projections, photographic cameras and resulting digital or optical images and surface scanners and resultant surface scans. The subject animal is positioned at a focal point in a carrier in an imaging enclosure. A combination of one or more of the non-tomographic images taken from different angles within the enclosure are combined and through an iterative process co-registered with the previously generated digital atlas of the anatomy of the same or similar test animals. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034204 | X-RAY ANALYZER AND X-RAY ANALYSIS METHOD - An X-ray analyzer ( | 2013-02-07 |
20130034205 | Well Plate - An apparatus for preparing samples for measurement by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry. A plate has one or more holes passing through the plate. The holes are covered by a film on one side of the plate. The holes are less than 500 micrometers across in one dimension where the film covers the holes. The film is translucent to x-rays. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034206 | Method for Determining at Least One Piece of Information Representative of A Phase Fraction of A Fluid in A Pipe - A method is presented for determining at least one piece of information representative of a phase fraction of a fluid in a pipe. The method comprises the estimation of a number of counts received in each measuring interval based on each piece of representative information determined at a preceding iteration, then calculating a residual comprising a first criterion calculated from probabilities using a given statistical law to measure, for each energy, the number of counts measured in each interval, the given statistical law being parameterized based on the number of estimated counts. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034207 | RADIATION GENERATING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a radiation generating apparatus which includes an envelope provided with a first window through which radiation is transmitted, a radiation tube housed in the envelope and provided with a second window through which the radiation is transmitted, the second window being located at a position opposite the first window, and an insulating fluid adapted to fill between the inner wall of the envelope and the radiation tube. Plural plates are arranged side by side between the first window including its periphery and the second window including its periphery by overlapping one another via gaps. The gaps is formed among the plates, thereby the withstanding voltage between the first window and second window is made larger. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034208 | DEVICE USING X-RAYS TO HIGHLIGHT SOFT-TISSUE PARTS IN MEDICAL RADIOTHERAPY - A device and method for using X-rays to highlight soft-tissue parts in medical imaging are provided. The device may be implemented in radiotherapy equipment or used in radiotherapy. A control of the radiation dose needed for the therapy may involve phase-contrast imaging using X-rays to highlight soft-tissue parts. The result of the imaging by highlighting soft-tissue parts can be used for real-time and non-real-time planning of therapy and for adapting the treatment plan or the radiation dose. The radiation dose control may include anatomical imaging for locating tumours before, during and after irradiation and/or real-time adaptation of the treatment plan based on imaging that highlights soft-tissue parts. The positioning and arrangement of the combination of X-ray sources and detector in such a radiotherapy apparatus and of an accelerator may be independent of one another. The accelerator makes it possible to cover the entire body of the patient with X-rays. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034209 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an X-ray imaging apparatus having simple configuration and obtaining differential phase contrast images in two directions crossing each other without rotating the diffraction grating and the masking grating. The apparatus including: a diffraction grating diffracting X-rays; a masking grating masking portions rays and transmitting portions are two-dimensionally arranged to partially mask bright zones of the interference pattern; a moving device changing the relative position between the interference pattern and the masking grating; a detector detecting the intensity distribution of the X-rays transmitted through the masking grating; and a calculator calculating a differential phase contrast image or a phase contrast image of a subject, the calculator being configured to calculate the differential phase contrast image or the phase contrast image in each of two mutually crossing directions on the basis of results of detection performed a plurality of times by the detector. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034210 | SOLVENT/POLYMER SOLUTIONS AS SUSPENSION VEHICLES - A nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle that is capable of suspending an active agent. The nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle includes at least one solvent and at least one polymer and is formulated to exhibit phase separation upon contact with an aqueous environment. The at least one solvent may be selected from the group consisting of benzyl benzoate, decanol, ethyl hexyl lactate, and mixtures thereof and the at least one polymer may be selected from the group consisting of a polyester, pyrrolidone, ester of an unsaturated alcohol, ether of an unsaturated alcohol, polyoxyethylenepolyoxypropylene block copolymer, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the at least one solvent is benzyl benzoate and the at least one polymer is polyvinylpyrrolidone. A stable, nonaqueous suspension formulation that includes the nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle and an active agent, and a method of forming the same, are also disclosed. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034211 | Radiotherapy - Radiotherapy apparatus is disclosed, comprising a radiation source capable of emitting a beam of therapeutic radiation along a beam axis, collimation apparatus for delimiting the beam and comprising (i) a block of sufficient width to extend across the width of the beam, selectively movable into the beam from a first side of the beam axis, and (ii) an array of individually moveable elongate narrow leaves arranged side-by-side in a direction perpendicular to the beam, each being moveable longitudinally into the beam from a second and opposing side of the beam axis, in which there is no array of individually moveable elongate narrow leaves arranged side-by-side in a direction perpendicular to the beam moveable longitudinally into the beam from the first side of the beam axis. Thus, there is in effect a single bank of MLC leaves on one side of the aperture and a block collimator on the other. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034212 | CONTRAST AGENT-ENHANCED IMAGING DURING RADIATION THERAPY - A method is disclosed for imaging within the scope of a radiation therapy. In at least one embodiment, the method includes preparing one or more contrast agent-enhanced x-ray image data records; and using the contrast agent-enhanced x-ray image data record during an irradiation planning and/or during an irradiation session. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034213 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING MISHANDLING OF A DIGITAL X-RAY DETECTOR - A digital X-ray detector includes a shock monitoring system configured to monitor for an occurrence of a shock event via at least one shock sensor. The detector also includes a processor configured to receive information related to the shock event from the shock monitoring system and to report the shock event to an X-ray system communicatively coupled to the detector. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034214 | ROTARY-ANODE X-RAY TUBE WITH REDUCED RADIAL SEALING - The invention relates to a rotary- anode X-ray tube which includes a sleeve bearing having an axial bearing section and a radial bearing section. Furthermore, radial sealing sections ( | 2013-02-07 |
20130034215 | DIGITAL X-RAY DETECTOR WITH A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PANEL SUPPORT - A digital X-ray detector includes a multi-functional panel support configured to support a digital detector array on a first side of the panel support and electronics on a second side of the panel support. The panel support includes a first enclosure and a rechargeable battery disposed within the first enclosure. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034216 | System and Method for Handling Multiple Call Redirections in a Voice Messaging System - A method for handling multiple call redirections in a voice messaging platform is provided that includes receiving a call at the voice messaging platform, wherein multiple, sequential redirecting numbers are associated with the call. The method also includes selecting a mailbox associated with a last number associated with the call when it is determined that the last number does not belong to a closed user group, and depositing a message in the selected mailbox. When the last number belongs to the closed user group, and if the closed user group does not allow individual call forwarding control, the method selects the mailbox based on a closed user group preference. An apparatus and a computer readable medium are provided. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034217 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE TO ERRONEOUS TELEPHONE CALLS - A method and system for providing directory assistance to erroneous calls. The method and system includes an intercept system that intercepts erroneous calls and automatically routes them to a directory assistance service. The directory assistance service provides a least one advertisement, directory assistance information and derived information including caller demographics information. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034218 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING DATA LINK BASED ON AUDIO CONNECTION - In a communications system, after parties form a voice telephone connection, the parties respective communications devices automatically create or leverage machine readable features or content of the telephone connection to identify the parties to each other or to a rendezvous server, and thereafter the communications devices and/or the rendezvous server automatically establishes a data link between the parties. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034219 | Controlling a Voice Site Using Non-Standard Haptic Commands - A method for controlling a voice site using a haptic input modality. The method includes validating a haptic input from an instrument capable of accessing a voice site, processing the haptic input on a server to determine a voice site command corresponding to the haptic input, and processing the voice site command at the server to control an interaction with the voice site. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034220 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED TELEPHONE CALL FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CALLER AND/OR CALLEE INFORMATION DURING TELEPHONY RINGING SIGNAL - Method for providing caller information during a telephony ringing signal, including the procedures of storing caller information, associated with at least one of a caller and a callee, on a caller information server, installing a client application on a callee device, dialing a callee device CLI by the caller, identifying a caller device CLI by the callee device, contacting the caller information server by the callee device and providing the caller information server with at least one of the caller device CLI and the callee device CLI, retrieving, by the callee device, from the caller information server the caller information associated with at least one of the caller and the callee according to at least one of the caller device CLI and the callee device CLI, and presenting, on the callee device, the retrieved caller information. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034221 | DETERMINING LOCAL TIME IN A LOCATION OF A TELEPHONE - In a method for placing a telephone call, a first telephone receives a request to call a second telephone. The first telephone retrieves a user preference for obtaining location information of the second telephone or of a user of the second telephone. The first telephone obtains the location information from one of a plurality of sources based at least in part on an order of priority of the sources defined by the user preference. The plurality of sources include a social network program. The first telephone determines a local time in a geographical location identified from the location information. The first telephone displays the local time. The first telephone prompts for a decision whether to place the call to the second telephone. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034222 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING CUSTOMIZED RING BACK TONE SERVICE AND CUSTOMIZED RING TONE SERVICE - A method, device and system for implementing a customized ring back tone service and a customized ring tone service are disclosed. The method includes: a second server receives a first early media response returned by a terminal comprising a first media negotiation result which is obtained by the terminal performing media negotiation with a first server according to a first early media request; the second server generates a second early media request according to the received first early media response comprising a second attribute identification for identifying the second early media request, and sends the first early media response and the second early media request; the first server completes the media negotiation with the calling terminal according to the first early media response and a called terminal completes the media negotiation with the second server according to the second early media request. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034223 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME BLOCKING OF A TELEPHONE CALL - A preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a call blocking service to which a user subscribes. The preferred call blocking service Includes maintaining an updateable list of calling parties that the user wishes to block from being able is complete telephone calls to the user, maintaining a buffer for storing information associated with the moat recent calling party placing a telephone nail to the user, and recognizing a signal that the user activates to automatically add the most resent calling party to the list of calling parties blocked torn being able to complete telephone calls to the user. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034224 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE TO ERRONEOUS TELEPHONE CALLS - A method and system for providing directory assistance to erroneous calls. The method and system includes an intercept system that intercepts erroneous calls and automatically routes them to a directory assistance service. The directory assistance service provides a least one advertisement and a variety of other services to the callers using current caller data and to one or more alternative numbers for the callers. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034225 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE TO ERRONEOUS TELEPHONE CALLS - A method and system for providing directory assistance to erroneous calls. The method and system includes an intercept system that intercepts erroneous calls and automatically routes them to a directory assistance service. The directory assistance service provides a least one advertisement, directory assistance information and a variety of other information and services to the callers based on a highest expected revenue value of the advertisement or directory assistance services provided. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034226 | PLAYING EXPECTED WAIT TIME ON AGENT'S NOTIFICATION - Systems and methods for providing estimated wait times are provided. More particularly, an estimated wait time is calculated based at least in part on agent availability information entered by the agent. The agent availability information may be obtained from the agent through a user interface provided by a contact center communication device. The user interface may include soft keys. In addition, the estimated wait time can be provided to client communication devices. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034227 | SECURE PROVISIONING OF A PORTABLE DEVICE USING A REPRESENTATION OF A KEY - A portable device initially accesses a secure server and requests a certificate. The secure server generates a random key and encodes the generated key to generate a representation of the key, such as a two-dimensional bar code or an audio signal, and communicated to a local device, such as a laptop or desktop computer, using a web interface. The local device is used to present the representation of the key to a mobile device. The mobile device then captures the representation of the key from the local device, for example using an image capture device or audio capture device, and extracts the key by decoding the representation of the key. The key is then stored by the mobile device and used to securely communicate with the secure server without manually entering the key. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034228 | SECURE KEY CREATION - Creating a secure key includes creating a token and populating a key control information section of the token with a value to indicate a minimum number of key parts used to form a key. Creating the secure key also includes populating a payload section of the token with a first key part, binding the key control information section to the payload section, adding a second key part to the first key part and iterating the value and binding the key control information section to the payload section after the second key part has been added. Creating the secure key further includes indicating the key is complete, wherein the key comprises a combination of the first and second key parts. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034229 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS DATA PROTECTION - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for wireless data protection utilizing cryptographic key management on a primary device and a backup device. A system encrypts a file with a file key and encrypts the file key twice, resulting in two encrypted file keys. The system encrypts each file key differently and stores a first file key on the primary device and transmits one of the encrypted file keys in addition to the encrypted file to a backup device for storage. On the backup device, the system associates the encrypted file key with a set of backup keys protected by a user password. In one embodiment, the system generates an initialization vector for use in cryptographic operations based on a file key. In another embodiment, the system manages cryptographic keys on a backup device during a user password change. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034230 | Method and system for embedding security in a mobile communications device - Methods and systems are provided that provide a portable, cryptographic hardware-software device allowing balancing of the needed heightened security while maintaining the modified communication device's original features and value. The system comprises a single chip comprising a self-contained security boundary and cryptographic processing, and is enabled to quickly and easily connect to and modify an existing, commercial, off the shelf mobile communication device. The systems may be enabled to modify the existing device by being contained in hardware, for example the battery of a smart phone. Then, the system may be connected to the existing device's interface, for example via a “micro-USB” or other suitable connection, and subsequently provide cryptographic functionality to the existing device. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034231 | Spatial audio processing - A spatial audio processing uses a matrix of channels and conditioning amplifiers. Four channels are created from two by using a left, right, mono and a differential amp. A timing gate is added and set to the bass frequency to switch the matrix. The matrix starts with channel one receiving the left program. On the next timing cycle, channel two receives the left program, while channel one receives the left rear program. Thereafter, channel three receives the right program and channel four receives the right rear program. This condition continues through the timing order until every channel has received all four programs and then repeats itself. The constant shift in program content eliminates standing waves in any area and opens up the sound in an area that becomes spatial or orbital. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034232 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOWN-MIXING MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO SIGNAL - A method of down-mixing a multi-channel audio signal is provided. The method including restoring sub-band Pulse Coded Modulation (PCM) samples for each channel of the multi-channel audio signal by decoding the multi-channel audio-signal and then dequantizing a sub-band coded multi-channel audio signal, scaling the restored sub-band PCM samples for each channel with a coefficient corresponding to a down-mixing configuration, generating sub-band PCM samples corresponding to predetermined channels by down-mixing the scaled sub-band PCM samples for each channel into the predetermined channels, and performing inverse sub-band filtering on the generated sub-band PCM samples corresponding to the predetermined channels. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034233 | AUDIO SIGNAL ENCODING METHOD AND DEVICE - An audio signal encoding device includes: a window determination unit for determining the type of window of each channel; a correction unit for correcting the number of available bits; and a quantization unit for quantizing the audio signal of each channel sequentially so that the number of bits is equal to or less than the corrected number of available bits while adding the number of bits left unused, and the correction unit includes: a use rate history calculation unit for calculating a bit use rate in quantization of each type of window; and a corrected bit number calculation unit for correcting the number of available bits so that the rate of used bits to the number of available bits of each channel on the assumption that quantization is performed with the calculated bit use rate in quantization approaches the same. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034234 | HEARING AID DETECTION - A hearing aid compatible portable electronic audio device is configured to automatically determine whether or not the device is being used by a hearing impaired user who is wearing a hearing aid, and select a mode of operation based on this determination. The device includes a proximity sensor and a magnetic field sensor. The proximity sensor is used to detect a change in distance of the device to the user's ear. The magnetic field sensor is used to detect a change in magnetic field caused by the device moving relative to the hearing aid. The device selects between a normal audio mode of operation and a hearing aid compatible mode of operation based on both the change in detected distance and the change in detected magnetic field. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034235 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SPATIAL IMPRESSION - A signal processing apparatus and method for providing a spatial impression. The signal processing apparatus applies a reverberation effect to a summed signal formed by summing original signals corresponding to locations of a plurality of sound sources, and removes a correlation from the summed signal, thereby generating reverberation signals corresponding to the locations of the plurality of sound sources. Next, the signal processing apparatus applies panning information derived from the original signals, thereby reflecting location information of the original signals. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034236 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - A signal processing apparatus for generating a noise cancellation signal in accordance with a noise signal includes an inverting circuit and a selecting circuit. The inverting circuit is employed for inverting a first signal to generate an inverted first signal. The selecting circuit is coupled to the inverting circuit, and employed for selecting one of the first signal and the inverted first signal as an output signal. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034237 | MULTIPLE MICROPHONE SUPPORT FOR EARBUD HEADSETS - A system for improved audio in a headset comprising a first headset microphone generating a first signal. A second headset microphone generating a second signal. A multiplexer coupled to the first headset microphone and the second headset microphone for multiplexing the first signal and the second signal. A power extractor for extracting power for use by one or more of the multiplexer, the first headset microphone and the second headset microphone. A demultiplexer for extracting the first signal and the second signal. A signal processor for generating a noise reduced microphone signal. An audio subsystem for receiving the noise reduced microphone signal and for generating speaker signals for a first headphone speaker and a second headphone speaker. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034238 | HEADSET SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A wireless headset is adapted to communicate with a sound source such as a music player or a cell phone or a suitable audio or sound communicated through a one-way or two-way communication device. The headset includes a mouth wearable communicator; and a linking unit coupled to the mouth wearable communicator, the linking unit adapted to communicate with the sound source. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034239 | EAR MICROPHONE - The present invention relates to an ear microphone for providing clear sound by preventing echo and howling phenomena by blocking external noise, and for providing an effective telephone call in a noisy environment by improving the recognition ability of a voice-recognizing device. For the ear microphone, a connector for connection to an external device, a control unit for controlling the ear microphone overall, and an earphone unit to be worn by a user for outputting or inputting voice are electrically connected to each other through cables. The earphone unit consists of a first earphone unit which includes first and second speakers wearable on the ear, a first microphone having directivity, and a second earphone unit which includes a third speaker. For the control unit, a grounding terminal and one terminal of the control unit are connected to the connector such that the other terminal is connected to the first to third speakers, and one terminal is connected to the connector such that the other terminal is connected to the first microphone. The microphone output terminal is configured to be connected to a resistor in series. The third speaker is configured as a voltage-dividing resistor on a speaker input terminal. Each voltage dividing resistor is differently designed for the first and second speakers such that the second speaker has phase characteristics that are opposite those of the first speaker, and at the same time has a voltage different from the first speaker. A negative terminal of the first speaker and a positive terminal of the second speaker connected to the speaker output terminal are connected to a volume-adjusting unit. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034240 | AUDIO INTERFACE DEVICE - A wireless interface device for at least one of wireless transmission from an electric analogue audio device and wireless reception at an electric analogue audio device of an audio signal, comprises an audio connector jack plug or jack socket in communication with a system that is at least one of a wireless internet system or a WLAN-enabled system and connectable to at least one of an audio connector jack plug of the electric analogue audio device, an audio connector jack socket of the electric analogue audio device. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034241 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MULTIPLE CONFIGURATIONS OF BEAMFORMING MICROPHONE ARRAYS - Embodiments include methods and apparatuses for sensing acoustic waves for a conferencing application. A conferencing apparatus includes a plurality of directional microphones oriented to cover a corresponding plurality of direction vectors and disposed in a housing. An orientation sensor is configured to generate an orientation signal indicative of an orientation of the housing. A processor is operably coupled to the plurality of directional microphones and the orientation sensor. The processor is configured to automatically adjust a signal processing characteristic of one or more directional microphones of the plurality of directional microphones responsive to the orientation signal. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034242 | MIC AUDIO NOISE FILTERING - This document discusses, among other things, a MIC audio noise filtering system configured to detect MIC audio noise at a pole of a four-pole audio jack using first and second comparators. The MIC audio noise detection system can include first and second comparators configured to compare a value of the pole to respective first and second thresholds and to provide an output indicative of the comparisons and a detection circuit configured to count changes in the output over a first period of time and to detect MIC audio noise at the pole of the four-pole audio jack using the count. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034243 | Method and Arrangement For Noise Cancellation in a Speech Encoder - The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for an improved noise canceller in a speech encoder. Sound signals are captured at a primary microphone in conjunction with a reference microphone. An adaptive shadow filter is adapted to the correlation between the signals captured at the primary and reference microphones. Further, a diffuse-noise-field detector is introduced which detects the presence of diffuse noise. When the diffuse-noise-field detector detects diffuse noise, the filter coefficients of the adapted shadow filter is used by a primary filter to cancel the diffuse noise at the signal captured by the primary microphone. Since the filter coefficients of the adapted shadow filter only is used for cancellation when diffuse noise is solely detected, cancellation of the speech signal is avoided. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034244 | AUDIO SYSTEM, METHOD FOR GENERATING AN AUDIO SIGNAL, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND AUDIO SIGNAL - The invention relates to an audio system for generating an audio signal. More specifically the invention relates to an audio system, especially an audio alarm system, for generating an audio signal comprising means for generating a component of the audio signal at a base frequency and means for generating further components of the audio signal at other frequencies than the base frequency, whereby the base and the other frequencies are separated from each other by separating frequency bands in order to enhance the loudness of the audio signal. The invention furthermore relates to a method for generating an audio signal, a computer program and an audio signal. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034245 | SPEAKERPHONE USING ADAPTIVE PHASE ROTATION - An improved speakerphone for a cellular telephone, portable telephone handset, or the like. In one embodiment, a receiver provides an audio signal, and a first phase-shifter phase-shifts the audio signal by a first phase-shift amount. A second phase-shifter phase-shifts the audio signal by a second phase-shift amount and drives a loudspeaker. A detector generates average and peak values of the first phase-shifted audio signal. A processor sets the first phase-shift amount to each one of a plurality of phase-shift amounts and calculates a corresponding average-to-peak ratio value from the peak and average values. The processor then selects one of the plurality of phase-shift amounts having a corresponding average-to-peak ratio value that meets at least one criteria (e.g., the largest one of the average-to-peak ratio values), and then sets the second phase-shift amount to be the same as the selected phase-shift amount. This enhances the perceived loudness of sound from loudspeaker. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034246 | DIFFRACTED SOUND REDUCTION DEVICE, DIFFRACTED SOUND REDUCTION METHOD, AND FILTER COEFFICIENT DETERMINATION METHOD - A diffracted sound reduction device includes: a reproduction speaker that outputs reproduced sound having properties indicated by an input signal; control speakers each of which reproduces corresponding one of control signals, the diffracted sound being a part of the reproduced sound and arriving at corresponding one of the control points except the control point at the listener's position; and control filters each of which filters the input signal to generate corresponding one of the control signals. Each of the control points faces a corresponding speaker from among the reproduction speaker and the control speakers. Each of the control filters generates the corresponding one of the control signals so that a sound pressure of the diffracted sound at corresponding one of the control points is lower than a sound pressure of direct sound that is a part of the reproduced sound which arrives at the control point of the listener's position. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034247 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR MIXING PROCESSING OF AUDIO SIGNAL - A method, a device and a system for mixing processing of an audio signal are provided in the embodiments of the present invention. The method includes: judging a channel type of a receiving terminal; for a single-channel receiving terminal, sending a mixed audio signal and meanwhile sending location information of a sending terminal that has maximum audio signal energy on each sub-band of the mixed audio signal to the single-channel receiving terminal; for a double-channel receiving terminal or a multi-channel receiving terminal, performing up-mixing to obtain double-channel or multi-channel audio data according to location information that is allocated to a single-channel sending terminal, performing mixing processing on audio data that participates in mixing to obtain double-channel or multi-channel mixed audio data, and sending the double-channel or multi-channel mixed audio data. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034248 | AUDIO RECORDING AND PLAYBACK DEVICE, AND POWER FEED METHOD FOR AUDIO RECORDING AND PLAYBACK DEVICE - An audio recording and playback device, of the present invention, capable of recording and playing back audio, comprises an audio input section for converting audio input during an audio recording operation into an electrical audio signal, a power feed section for carrying out power feeds to the audio input section by means of a balanced transmission line, an amplifier section for amplifying the audio signal, a boost section for generating a power feed voltage to be applied to the balanced transmission line and outputting to the power feed section, a output voltage changing section for carrying out control to vary the output voltage of the boost section, and a control section for controlling the power feed voltage of the power feed section by controlling the power feed section and the output voltage changing section. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034249 | SOLID STATE AUDIO POWER AMPLIFIER - A solid-state audio power amplifier providing an instantaneous maximum output voltage capability in excess of its long term power output capability, in which the input signal is supplied from analogue or digital signal processor. The signal processor is arranged to limit the long term power output of the solid-state amplifier in a non-linear amplitude and frequency dependant manner | 2013-02-07 |
20130034250 | AMPLIFIER - Disclosed is an amplifier with which output signal distortion can be reduced, and deterioration in power efficiency can be reduced. The amplifier is provided with a power supply voltage control unit ( | 2013-02-07 |
20130034251 | LOUDSPEAKER LINE ARRAY CONFIGURATIONS AND RELATED SOUND PROCESSING - A sound reproduction system includes one or more arrays of drive units, coupled with sound processing allowing improved steerability, directional control, width control, and/or beam overlay. A speaker column may comprise two arrays facing one another, the drive units being perpendicular to the speaker unit front, with the acoustic output of each line array being compressed, turned and output from an elongate slot. The drive units may be staggered with respect to those in the opposing array. The arrays may be arc-shaped else straight. Selective delays to simulate an arced pattern. Differential delays applied to the drive units in a sub-array allow beam steering. Additional drive units, such as high frequency drivers, may be added along the length of the elongate slot or elsewhere to increase the dynamic frequency range of the speaker system. A collocated sound processor and amplifier output stage may be integrated with the speaker unit. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034252 | TRANSDUCER MODULE - The present invention is directed to a transducer module including a first transducer and a second transducer. The first transducer is directly or indirectly disposed on a first plate with a first point, and the second transducer is disposed at a second point of the first transducer. In an embodiment, an inertial mass is further disposed on the second transducer. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034253 | STEREOPHONIC SOUND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A stereophonic sound apparatus for a vehicle includes ultrasonic speakers and a dual channel reproduction unit. The dual channel reproduction unit modulates a sound signal into an ultrasonic modulated sound having ultrasonic wave frequency, and provides the ultrasonic modulated sound toward a passenger through the reproduction ultrasonic speakers for generating a three-dimensional sound. The dual channel reproduction unit is configured to generate a sub localization sound through the reproduction ultrasonic speakers when generating a front localization sound, the front localization sound being a sound perceived to be generated from a position in front of a seat, and the sub localization sound being a sound perceived to be generated from a position different from the position in front of the seat. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034254 | System and Method for Enhancing the Inductive Coupling Between a Hearing Aid Operating in Telecoil Mode and a Communications Device - A method and system to optimize the relative position of an inductive field of a hearing aid compatible device and a telecoil of a hearing assistive device, are provided. A Steerable Hearing Aid Compatible Device (SHAD) has a steerable inductive field for locating an inductive field in accordance with the location of a telecoil in the hearing assistive device. A Telecoil Hearing Assistive Device (THAD) has a telecoil and telecoil orientation tag. The location of the telecoil of the THAD is determined with respect to a reference system and this telecoil location information is stored on the telecoil orientation tag as Telecoil Location Information (TLI) and provided to the SHAD. In an exemplary embodiment the telecoil orientation tag may be an RFID tag that is read by a tag reader of the SHAD. The SHAD receives the TLI and generates an inductive field in accordance with the TLI, such as a position that is parallel to the telecoil of the THAD. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034255 | WAVEGUIDE ELECTROACOUSTICAL TRANSDUCING - A loudspeaker assembly, including an acoustic waveguide; an acoustic driver mounted in the waveguide so that a first surface radiates sound waves into the waveguide so that the sound waves are radiated from the waveguide; and an acoustic volume acoustically coupled to the acoustic waveguide for increasing the amplitude of the sound waves radiated from the acoustic waveguide. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034256 | NARROW DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE - In a narrow directional microphone in which a front end opening of an acoustic tube is covered with a film mainly for reducing wind noise, degradation in directional frequency response is reduced. In a narrow directional microphone where a rear end | 2013-02-07 |
20130034257 | MEMS MICROPHONE - A MEMS microphone. The MEMS microphone includes a substrate, a transducer support that includes or supports a transducer, a housing, and an acoustic channel. The transducer support resides on the substrate. The housing surrounds the transducer support and includes an acoustic aperture. The acoustic channel couples the acoustic aperture to the transducer, and isolates the transducer from an interior area of the MEMS microphone. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034258 | Surface Treatment for Ear Tips - An ear tip includes a body shaped to fit at least partially into the outer ear of a wearer and having a coefficient of friction greater than 2.0. The body has an outer surface having a permanent coating on at least the part shaped to fit into the outer ear with a coefficient of friction of less than 2.0. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034259 | EARPHONE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An earphone includes an earphone housing, a speaker positioned in the earphone, and an earphone cable connected to the speaker. The earphone housing has a first housing and a second housing. The first housing forms a first connecting surface, and the second housing forms a second connecting surface. The first connecting surface and the second connecting surface abut against each other and are ultrasonically fused together, in which excess plastic is formed and arranged along a fusing line. A method of manufacturing above-described earphone is also provided. The method also includes the forming of an excess plastic arranged along a fusing line formed between the first housing and the second housing made during ultrasonic fusion, the removing of excess plastic of the earphone phone by a cutter, and the grinding of the earphone housing by a grinding device. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034260 | EARPHONE - There is provided an earphone having a click unit for clicking on or to a housing of the earphone. The click unit has an ear pad and a fitment. The fitment has a first end and a second end, wherein the ear pad can be fitted on to the second end. The first end of the fitment has at least one spring element. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034261 | Road sign detection and tracking within field-of-view (FOV) video data - Road signs are recognized within field-of-view (FOV) video data having frames. Within a first stage, one or more candidate road signs within the FOV video data are identified, by statically analyzing each frame of the FOV video data independently to detect the one or more candidate road signs within the FOV video data. Within a second stage, each candidate road sign is confirmed or rejected as an actual candidate road sign within the FOV video data by dynamically analyzing the frames of the FOV video data interdependently. The first stage is a static analysis that considers each frame of the FOV video data independently. The second stage is a dynamic analysis that considers the frames of the FOV video data interdependently. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034262 | Hands-Free Voice/Video Session Initiation Using Face Detection - A communication system includes a telecommunication appliance connected to a communication network, an image acquisition appliance coupled to the telecommunication appliance, software executing on the telecommunication appliance from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing a first function enabling detecting that an image acquired by the camera comprises a human face in at least a portion of the image, and a second function initiating a communication event directed to a pre-programmed destination, the second function initiated by the first function detecting the human face image portion. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034263 | Adaptive Threshold for Object Detection - Systems and methods for developing and using adaptive threshold values for different input images for object detection are disclosed. In embodiments, detector response histogram-based systems and methods train models for predicting optimal threshold values for different images. In embodiments, when training the model, an optimal threshold value for an image is defined as the value that maximizes the reduction of false positive image patches while preserving as many true positive image patches as possible. Once trained, the model may be used to set different threshold values for different images by inputting a detector response histogram for the image patches of an image into the model to determine a threshold value for detection. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034264 | LOCOMOTION ANALYSIS METHOD AND LOCOMOTION ANALYSIS APPARATUS - An exemplary locomotion analysis method includes steps of: acquiring a depth map including an image of a measured object, filtering out a background image of the depth map according to a depth threshold, finding out the image of the measured object from the residual image of the depth map, calculating three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of the measured object according to the image of the measured object has been found out, recording the 3D coordinates to reconstruct a 3D moving track of the measured object and performing a locomotion analysis of the measured object according to the 3D moving track. Moreover, an exemplary locomotion analysis apparatus applied to the above method also is provided. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034265 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING GESTURE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a time series information acquisition unit acquires time series information of a position or a size of a specific part of a user's body. An operation segment detection unit detects a movement direction of the specific part from the time series information, and detects a plurality of operation segments each segmented by two of a start point, a turning point and an end point of the movement direction. A recognition unit specifies a first operation segment to be recognized and a second operation segment following the first operation segment among the plurality of operation segments, and recognizes a motion of the specific part in the first operation segment by using a first feature extracted from the time series information of the first operation segment and a second feature extracted from the time series information of the second operation segment. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034266 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION AND TRACKING EMPLOYING MULTI-VIEW MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGING - Multi view multi spectral detection and tracking system comprising at lease one imager, at least one of the at least one imager being a multi spectral imager, the at least one imager acquiring at least two detection sequences, and at least two tracking sequences, each sequence including at least one image, each acquired image being associated with respective image attributes, an object detector, coupled with the at least one imager, detecting objects of interest in the scene, according to the detection sequence of images and the respective image attributes, an object tracker coupled with the object detector, the object tracker tracking the objects of interest in the scene and determining dynamic spatial characteristics and dynamic spectral characteristics for each object of interest according to the tracking sequences of images and the respective image attributes and an object classifier, coupled with the object tracker, classifying the objects of interest according to the dynamic spatial characteristics and the dynamic spectral characteristics. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034267 | Data Capture and Identification System and Process - An identification method and process for objects from digitally captured images thereof that uses data characteristics to identify an object from a plurality of objects in a database. The data is broken down into parameters such as a Shape Comparison, Grayscale Comparison, Wavelet Comparison, and Color Cube Comparison with object data in one or more databases to identify the actual object of a digital image. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034268 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN PERFORMING SECURITY SCREENING - A method and apparatus for screening luggage are provided. X-ray images derived by scanning the luggage with X-rays are received and processed with an automated threat detection (ATD) engine. A determination is then made whether to subject respective ones of the X-ray images to further visual inspection by a human operator at least in part based on results obtained by the ATD engine. In certain cases, visual inspection by a human operator is by-passed and the ATD results are relied upon in order to mark luggage for further inspection or to mark luggage as clear. In another aspect, X-ray images derived by scanning the luggage using two or more X-ray scanning devices are pooled at a centralized location. ATD operations are applied to the X-ray images, which are then provided “on-demand” to a human operator for visual inspection. Results of the visual inspection are entered by the human operator and then conveyed to on-site screening technicians associated with respective X-ray scanning devices. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034269 | PROCESSING-TARGET IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, PROCESSING-TARGET IMAGE GENERATION METHOD AND OPERATION SUPPORT SYSTEM - A processing-target image generation device generates a processing-target image which is an object to be subjected to an image conversion process for acquiring an output image based on an input image taken by an image-taking part. A coordinates correspondence part causes input coordinates, spatial coordinates, and projection coordinates to correspond to each other, the input coordinates being on an input image plane on which the input image is located, the spatial coordinates being on a space model on which the input image is projected, the projection coordinates being on a processing-target image plane on which the processing-target image is positioned and the image projected on the space model is re-projected. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034270 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SHAPE EXTRACTION, AND SIZE MEASURING DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE - When an image is captured in a wood lumber measuring mode, a distance to wood lumber is detected. An area extracting unit | 2013-02-07 |
20130034271 | SUPER-RESOLUTION PROCESSOR AND SUPER-RESOLUTION PROCESSING METHOD - A super-resolution processor in one aspect of the present invention first estimates a motion between an input image and a delayed input image which is obtained by delaying the input image by some frames, and determines a motion vector in super-resolution processing of adding a high frequency component using a learning database. Subsequently, the super-resolution processor updates an evaluation value evaluated when a patch is extracted in a target block of the input image, so that a learned high frequency patch is likely to be selected, the learned high frequency patch being the same as the learned high frequency patch used for super-resolution processing performed at the position motion-compensated by the motion vector in the frame at the same time as the time of the delayed input image. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034272 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MOTION OF A BIOLOGICAL OBJECT - The invention provides a system and method of analysing the motion of a biological object, particularly the motion of cultured organisms or cell cultures. The system and method of the invention may be used to determine the effect of a physical stimulus or a test agent on the motion of cell cultures. The system and method is of particular use in assessing the effect a chemical may have on the contractile motion of cardiomyocyte cell cultures. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034273 | MAILBOXES AND MAILBOX SYSTEMS ENABLING ENHANCED SECURITY AND LOGISTICS, AND/OR ASSOCIATED METHODS - A system is presented that enhances mail security and logistics. The system in certain example embodiments provides image capturing units to capture images of both the user and the items being mailed and tracks the items while maintaining some identity of the individual mailing the item. The system can in certain example embodiments perform facial recognition on the user and/or optical character recognition on the items being mailed in order to enhance the security of the mailing process. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034274 | FINGER BOARD - A finger board for a finger to press including a board layer and a micro-structure layer is disclosed. The board layer has a first refractive index, and has a first board surface and a second board surface opposite to each other. The first board surface is used for the finger to press. The micro-structure layer has a second refractive index different from the first refractive index, and is disposed on the second board surface. Therefore, a light ray emitted from the micro-structure layer to the first board surface can be reflected and scattered on the first board surface, so as to uniformly distribute energy. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034275 | METHODS FOR STIMULATING THE EFFECT OF DISTORTION ON REPRESENTATIONS OF MARKERS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING REPRESENTATIONS OF MARKERS USING SIMULATIONS OF DISTORTION - A method of simulating the effect of distortion on a representation of a marker, such as a fingerprint is provided. The method is useful for generating data for use in various processes concerned with fingerprints and particularly avoids the need to manually generate and collect such data. The method includes obtaining a plurality of representations from an individual, the representations being subject to different distortions relative to one another. A function, such as a thin plate spline function, is then used to describe the effects of the different distortions on the plurality of representations obtained. This generic model of the effects of distortion can then be used to generate distortions for a further representation from an individual, preferably another individual. The simulated distorted representations can be used in a variety of ways. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034276 | Method and Apparatus for Correction of Errors in Surfaces - Methods and systems are disclosed for correcting segmentation errors in pre-existing contours and surfaces. Techniques are disclosed for receiving one or more edit contours from a user, identifying pre-existing data points that should be eliminated, and generating a new corrected surface. Embodiments disclosed herein relate to using received edit contours to generate a set of points on a pre-existing surface, and applying a proximity test to eliminate pre-existing constraint points that are undesirable. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034277 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING AND PROCESSING FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE DATA USING FULL-BRAIN VECTOR AUTO-REGRESSIVE MODEL - Systems and methods for modeling functional magnetic resonance image datasets using a multivariate auto-regressive model which captures temporal dynamics in the data, and creates a reduced representation of the dataset representative of functional connectivity of voxels with respect to brain activity. Raw spatio-temporal data is processed using a multivariate auto-regressive model, wherein coefficients in the model with high weights are retained as indices that best describe the full spatio-temporal data. When there are a relatively small number of temporal samples of the data, sparse regression techniques are used to build the model. The model coefficients are used to perform data processing functions such as indexing, prediction, and classification. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034278 | REPORTING ORGAN VOLUME FOR A MEDICAL DIGITAL IMAGE - A method for providing a calculated volume data value for an organ of a patient acquires image data for a first volume image series and for at least a second volume image series for the patient and displays the first volume image series. The method responds to an instruction to generate the volume data value by identifying a seed point in the first volume image series, correlating the seed point to the second volume image series, segmenting the organ in at least the second volume image series according to the correlated seed point, and calculating the volume data value for the organ using at least the segmented second volume image series. The calculated volume data value can be displayed. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034279 | CLOUD-BASED DIGITAL PATHOLOGY - A method and systems for cloud-based digital pathology include scanning received slides that include a pathology sample to produce a sample image in a shared memory, analyzing the sample image using one or more execution nodes, each including one or more processors, according to one or more analysis types to produce intermediate results, transmitting some or all of the sample image to a client device, further analyzing the sample image responsive to a request from the client device to produce a final analysis based on the intermediate results, and transmitting the final analysis to the client device. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034280 | MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM AND OPERATING A METHOD THEREFOR WITH REDUCED TIME REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF PROJECTION IMAGES - In a method to control a medical technology system with a projection image acquisition apparatus, planning images that were previously selected in a planning step and generated from previously generated volume data are used, and orientation data are associated with the planning images. For this purpose, an output of the planning images at a display device initially takes place. A selection signal to select a planning image is then registered, and acquisition parameters are determined using the orientation data of the selected planning image. The medical technology system is controlled based on the acquisition parameters to acquire a current projection image and the current projection image is displayed. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034281 | Method and a system for registering a 3D pre-acquired image coordinates system with a medical positioning system coordinate system and with a 2D image coordinate system - Method for registering a three dimensional (3D) pre acquired image coordinates system with a Medical Positioning System (MPS) coordinate system and a two dimensional (2D) image coordinate system, the method comprising acquiring a 2D image of a volume of interest, the volume including an organ, the 2D image being associated with the 2D coordinate system, acquiring MPS points within the organ, the MPS points being associated with the MPS coordinate system, the MPS coordinate system being registered with the 2D coordinate system, extracting a 3D image model of the organ from a pre acquired 3D image of the volume of interest, estimating a volumetric model of the organ from the acquired MPS points, and registering the 3D coordinate system with the MPS coordinate system by matching the extracted 3D image model and the estimated volumetric model of the organ. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034282 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROSTATE VISUALIZATION AND CANCER DETECTION - A method, system, and computer-readable medium for detecting a disease of a prostate. Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can include receiving an image dataset acquired with at least one acquisition mode; segmenting a region of interest including the prostate from the dataset; applying conformal mapping to map the region of interest to a canonical shape; generating a 3D visualization of the prostate using the canonically mapped dataset; and applying computer aided detection (CAD) to the canonically mapped volume to detect a region of disease of the organ. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034283 | MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a medical image diagnosis apparatus includes a volume rendering image generation part, mask image-storage, real time fluoroscopic image generation part, subtraction image generation part, coil image generation part, and image composition part. The volume rendering image generation part generates, from volume data, a volume rendering image representing blood vessel information. The mask image-storage stores fluoroscopic mask images. The real time fluoroscopic image generation part acquires real time fluoroscopic images for each chronological sequence accompanying device insertion. The subtraction image generation part generates a subtraction image by subtraction processing on the fluoroscopic mask image stored in the mask image storage and the real time fluoroscopic image acquired for each chronological sequence. The coil image generation part generates a coil image from the fluoroscopic mask image. The image composition part generates a composite image of the volume rendering image, the subtraction image, and the coil image. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034284 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED DYNAMIC RANGE ASSAY ANALYSIS - The disclosed systems and methods allow composite images with enhanced dynamic range to be generated that result in more accurate, reliable, and efficient chemical and/or biological analyses. The disclosed systems include an image detector; a timer for tracking exposure time of the image detector; and computer readable medium, including instructions that when executed cause a computer system to generate a composite image using the multiple images of pixels. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034285 | SUSCEPTIBILITY GRADIENT MAPPING - The invention relates to a method of determining a susceptibility gradient map, the method comprising acquiring ( | 2013-02-07 |
20130034286 | Registration of Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography - Emission tomography is registered with computed tomography or other modality in reconstruction. The anatomical information is used in the emission tomography reconstruction. In addition to an initial registration to use the anatomical information in the reconstruction, the registration is refined one or more times during other iterations refining the reconstruction of the emission volume. The registration is performed as part of the reconstruction. This multi-modal reconstruction may result in an emission tomography volume better aligned with the anatomical information. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034287 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND BLOOD VESSEL IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - There is provided an MRI apparatus and a blood vessel image capturing method capable of improving the separability of an artery and a vein. In order to do so, using an imaging sequence obtained by combining a first sequence portion for measuring a first echo signal used for acquisition of a blood vessel image of a desired region of an object with a second sequence portion for measuring a second echo signal used for acquisition of blood flow information of the object, the object is imaged by one examination scan. In addition, blood flow information is acquired using the second echo signal, and at least one of an artery and a vein is extracted in an image, which is reconstructed using the first echo signal, using the acquired blood flow information. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034288 | DISTORTION COMPENSATED IMAGING - Certain aspects can relate to responsive to the at least some input compensating information, imaging the at least the portion of the individual in a manner to limit at least some distorting effects of the at least the portion of the at least one distorting feature associated with the at least the portion of the individual at least partially by modifying a non-optical electromagnetic output from an imaging modality as applied to the at least the portion of the at least one distorting feature associated with the at least the portion of the individual. Certain aspects can relate to creating at least one conformal absence of a non-optical electromagnetic output to limit distortion to an imaging of an at least a portion of an individual resulting at least partially from at least one distorting feature associated with the at least the portion of the individual. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034289 | FILTER APPROACH TO CATHETER ELECTRODE DETECTION AND TRACKING - A method including receiving a first two-dimensional (2D) image; and applying a filter to the 2D image to produce a filtered image that identifies a circular object of interest, wherein the filter is based on the integral sum of the function S, where the filter output at point x is | 2013-02-07 |
20130034290 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A COUNTERFEIT BILL USING A PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and a portable terminal for identifying a counterfeit bill. The method includes receiving, by the portable terminal, an image of a bill photographed using visible rays and an image of the bill photographed using infrared rays; determining a denomination of the bill by comparing the image photographed using the visible rays with a denomination database; obtaining correction information for making the image photographed using the visible rays correspond to a corresponding bill image in the denomination database; forming a corrected image by correcting the image photographed using the infrared rays using the correction information; binary-coding the corrected image; and determining whether the bill is counterfeit by comparing the binary-coded corrected image with an image of the corresponding bill pre-stored in a genuine bill database. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034291 | Method for the Classification of Banknotes - The invention group relates to the banknote detecting means. The technical result is increase in the banknote identification accuracy. The method is based on a computational processing of the banknote scan formed in the device during scanning. The banknote digital image is separated into areas; for each area a function is calculated and a feature vector is composed with further calculation of the distance to the known classes represented by the parameters available beforehand. Moreover, the calculated function of the banknote digital image allows calculation of its signature in a form of binary number that is compared with the classes known beforehand. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034292 | CONTROL FEATURES IN A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CHECKS AND CHECK TRANSACTIONS - A method of processing paper checks that divides into two independent paths the processing of a data file representing a check and the digital image of the check. The data files and image files are separated both in time and in space, with the data files being used to promptly initiate the transfer of funds to and from appropriate accounts, while the paper checks, at a remote location and typically lagging in time, are scanned to create digital image files and deposited as an image or substitute check if deemed ACH ineligible. The process further provides for a trial period protocol for performing image matching on ACH-eligible items during a trial period before sending such transactions for settlement. | 2013-02-07 |
20130034293 | SYSTEM FOR DEFECT DETECTION AND REPAIR - A system for identifying a repair cut location for a defect in a liquid crystal device includes receiving an input image, a defect mask image, and a landmark structure image. The system determines a repair cut location, based upon the input image, the defect mask image, and the landmark structure image, for a liquid crystal device proximate the defect. The determination may be based upon a type of said defect, a cause of said defect, a position of said defect, and a spatial relationship of the defect and a structure of the landmark image. | 2013-02-07 |