06th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120035858 | DEVICE FOR ELECTRICALLY MEASURING AT LEAST ONE PARAMETER OF A MAMMAL'S TISSUE - The device measuring a parameter p that depends on the real and/or imaginary parts of the permittivity of body tissue operates at a frequency f where a temperature change affects the permittivity of free water only weakly. If the parameter p depends on the real part of the permittivity only, the frequency f should be between 6.2 and 10.1 GHz. If the parameter p depends on the imaginary part of the permittivity only, the frequency f should be between 25.5 and 36 GHz. If parameter p depends on the real and imaginary parts of the permittivity, the derivative of the parameter in respect to the real and imaginary parts of permittivity can be used to calculate an optimum frequency range. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035859 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-PARAMETER DATA ANALYSIS - In one aspect, the present invention relates to a method | 2012-02-09 |
20120035860 | GC Wave Correction for Array-Based Comparative Genomic Hybridization - The present invention provides, among other things, new methods for optimizing comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) data analysis. In particular, the methods of the invention provide increased sensitivity and specificity due to the implemented individual chromosome-based GC-wave correction. In certain embodiments, the log ratios of probes derived from each chromosome are corrected based on the chromosome's GC content slope, and certain selected chromosomes undergo chromosomal median adjustment. As a result, the log ratios of the probes on the array are normalized to be closer to zero (0) for diploid regions and thus, the GC waves are substantially reduced, resulting in a reduced false positive rate. Systems, computer readable media, and kits for use in the optimized CGH methods also are provided. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035861 | BLADE MONITORING SYSTEM - A system including a turbine including a compressor having at least one row of a plurality of blades; a sensor for sensing a blade passing signal of at least one of the plurality of blades; an analog signal transmitter for transmitting an analog signal for the blade passing signal; a signal splitter for splitting the analog signal into at least two split analog signals; at least two analog-to-digital (AD) converters, each AD converter converting each split analog signal to at least two digital waveform samples; and a blade monitoring system that: calculates at least two interpolated threshold crossings, each interpolated threshold crossing calculated from at least two digital waveform samples from each AD converter; and calculates an average threshold crossing (ATC) of the at least two interpolated threshold crossings. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035862 | Apparatus and Method for Inspecting Laminated Structure - Disclosed is an apparatus, method and system for inspecting structures, and more particularly for evaluating the condition of a structure. The disclosed nondestructive inspection testing method and apparatus enables an operator to assess the condition of a structure, such as a composite laminate part and determining the location and depth of anomalies. The method includes generating a subsurface longitudinal ultrasonic wave signal at a high incidence angle into a structure being evaluated and collecting at least one of any front, back or side reflected wave data. The method may include processing the reflected wave data to determine the condition of the structure, including any anomalies that may have been detected and their location, size and shape. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035863 | INSPECTION METHOD OF SOI WAFER - An inspection method of an SOI wafer in which profiles P1 and P2 are calculated in the SOI wafer to be inspected and in an SOI wafer having a film thickness of the SOI layer thicker or thinner than that of the SOI wafer to be inspected, respectively; a profile P3 of a difference between P1 and P2, or a profile P4 of a change ratio of P1 and P2 is calculated; light having the wavelength band selected on the basis of a maximum peak wavelength within the calculated profiles P3 or P4 is irradiated to the surface of the SOI wafer to be inspected, to detect the reflected-light from the SOI wafer; and a place of a peak generated by an increase in reflection intensity of the detected reflected-light is found, as the defect caused by the change in the film thickness of the SOI layer. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035864 | DETERMINING AN EQUIVALENT MECHANICAL LOAD - A method for determining an equivalent mechanical load of a component includes a dynamic mechanical loading. A first measurement value of the mechanical load of the component is measured and compared to a first reference value. Further, at least one count value representing the number of load half-cycles of the component is updated based upon the result of comparing, wherein the load half-cycles correspond to a predetermined range of mechanical loads and occur within a time period prior to the measurement of the first measurement value. A first equivalent mechanical load of the component is determined based on the first updated count value. It is further described a program element and a computer-readable medium having stored a program for controlling the described equivalent mechanical load determining method. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035865 | LOAD MEASURING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A load is based calibrate on data collected under wide observation conditions and promptly calibrate loads of a plurality of wind turbine blades. A load measuring apparatus is applied to a wind turbine in which a pitch angle of a wind turbine blade is variable. The apparatus includes a sensor for obtaining a distortion of the wind turbine blade; a load calculating unit having a function expressing a relation between the distortion of the wind turbine blade and a load on the wind turbine blade, for obtaining the load on the wind turbine blade by applying to the function the distortion based on measurement data of the sensor; and a calibration unit for calibrating the function based on the measurement data of the sensor obtained in a pitch angle range and a rotational speed range of the wind turbine blade in which a variation between maximum and minimum aerodynamic torques is equal to or less than a predetermined value. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035866 | FLOW SENSOR WITH PRESSURE OUTPUT SIGNAL - This disclosure relates generally to flow sensors, and more particularly, to flow sensors that include a pressure related output signal. In one example, a flow sensor assembly may include a housing with an inlet flow port, an outlet flow port and a fluid channel extending therebetween, with a flow sensing element positioned in the housing and exposed to the fluid channel. A filter insert may be situated in the fluid channel, sometimes upstream of the flow sensor. When so configured, the flow sensor assembly may output a pressure or differential pressure based, at least in part, on a value of the flow rate through the fluid channel as sensed by the flow sensor. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035867 | Mobility Detection in Fill-Level Measuring Devices - Detecting the mobility of a fill level echo according to the following steps. The echo characteristic of a first echo of the echo curve and an echo characteristic of a second echo of the echo curve are determined. This is followed by calculation of a mobility value of the second echo with the use of the first echo characteristic. In this way a situation can be achieved in which the differences in the mobility values of echoes relating to the fill level and those echoes that are due to container internals become greater. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035868 | Method and System For Media Presentation During Operative Workflow - A portable measurement system is provided comprising a probe, two trackers, a receiver and a pod. A user interface control captures a location and position of the probe in a three-dimensional sensing space with respect to a coordinate system of the receiver from time of flight waveform analysis. The system suppresses a ringing portion of the received ultrasonic and minimizes distortion associated with ultrasonic transducer ring-down during high-resolution position tracking of the probe and the two trackers. Media is presented according to a customized use of the probe and two trackers during an operation workflow. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035869 | SINGLE TRANSDUCER ELECTRONIC DATA SHEET FOR MULTIPLE TRANSDUCERS - A memory component directly coupled to a transducer stores both the data sheet information for that particular transducer and the data sheet information of one or more other transducers in the system. The transducers in the system are each assigned a unique index, and the data stored in the memory component are indexed in order to distinguish the data corresponding to a particular transducer. The transducers do not have to be the same type. Information stored in the memory component can include identification information and calibration data. A processor reads the information from the memory and applies the information to measured data acquired by the transducers. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035870 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING A PARAMETER OF A VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - An apparatus for measuring electrical parameters for an electrical system measures a first and second parameters of the electrical system between connections to the electrical system. A processor determines a third electrical parameter of the electrical system as a function of the first parameter and the second parameter. Wireless communication is provided between components of the apparatus. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035871 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURE ENERGY DELIVERY - A solar power conversion device has an embedded security module for creating trusted metering data in relation to power generated and for delivering it to a metering data output. The security module might for example be constructed as an integrated circuit card constructed using semiconductor chip fabrication and assembly techniques to be integral with the solar power conversion device. The device might comprise more than one solar cell mounted on a panel to form an array. There may further be provided a panel management module for collating data, for instance from multiple cells, prior to transmission over a network via the metering output. The panel management module might comprise for example a subscriber identity module and the metering data output may provide associated mobile telephone endpoint technology so that the metering data can be transmitted over an air interface. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035872 | EXTENDED BATTERY DIAGNOSIS IN TRACTION BATTERIES - The invention relates to a method and a device for determining the properties of a battery, in particular a traction battery. Particularly the invention determines a battery state such as the capacity and/or a charging state and/or a remaining service life of the battery, preferably with an observer and a battery model for a model-based state identification. According to the invention, a querying module for querying an operational state of a consumer supplied by a battery and a first control module for starting the determination of the properties of the battery, only when the operational state of the supplied consumer shows that it does not operate in the principal mode, are provided. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035873 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING STATE OF HEALTH OF BATTERY BASED ON BATTERY VOLTAGE VARIATION PATTERN - An apparatus estimates SOH of a battery based on a battery voltage variation pattern. A data storing unit obtains and stores battery voltage, current and temperature data from sensors, at each SOH estimation. A first SOC estimating unit estimates first SOC by current integration using the battery current data. A second SOC estimating unit estimates open-circuit voltage from the voltage variation pattern, and calculates and stores second SOC corresponding to the open-circuit voltage and temperature using correlations between the open-circuit voltage/temperature and SOC. A weighted mean convergence calculating unit calculates and stores convergence value for weighted mean value of ratio of the second SOC variation to the first SOC variation. A SOH estimating unit estimates capacity corresponding to the weighted mean convergence value using correlation between the weighted mean convergence value and the capacity, estimates relative ratio of the estimated capacity to an initial capacity, and stores it as SOH. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035874 | BATTERY PACK AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A battery pack includes a battery cell; a protective circuit for protecting the battery cell; a first analog/digital (A/D) converter for converting a voltage of the battery cell into a digital value and outputting the digital value as a first voltage value; a second A/D converter for converting the voltage of the battery cell into another digital value and outputting the another digital value as a second voltage value; and a comparator for comparing the first voltage value with the second voltage value and determining whether A/D conversion of the battery pack is normal or defective according to the comparison. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035875 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR MEASURING PROPERTIES - The present invention relates to an apparatus and process for measuring a property of a material such as the moisture content of cotton fibre. An embodiment is specifically adapted for determining an absolute value of the moisture content of the cotton fibre while being conveyed through ducts such as the ducts of the ginning machine. The embodiment combines large area capacitor plates with light detectors. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035876 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY GATHERING BATTERY INFORMATION - A method that includes affixing a radio frequency identification tag on a storage battery at a battery manufacturing plant. The method also includes storing battery manufacturing information into the radio frequency identification tag at the battery manufacturing plant. The battery manufacturing information includes a battery algorithm suitable for use in testing the storage battery. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035877 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING TEST FUNCTION AND TEST METHOD USING THE SAME - A semiconductor device having a test function includes a program counter for storing a breaking address in a storage unit in response to control signals, increasing a count address in response to the control signals, and storing the increased count address in the storage unit; a controller for stopping the increase of the count address when the count address is identical to the breaking address and outputting a pump holding signal; an oscillator for generating a clock signal in response to an enable signal and maintaining a current cycle of the clock signal in response to the pump holding signal; and a pump unit for generating an output voltage in response to the clock signal. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035878 | Combinatorial Process Optimization Methodology and System - A method for obtaining an optimized process solution from a set of design of experiments in a cost effective manner is provided. An actual experiment is performed and data from the experiments is obtained. Through statistical analysis of the data, coefficients are obtained. These coefficients are input into an experiment simulator where input parameters and conditions are combined with the coefficients to predict an output for the input parameters and conditions. From simulated results, conclusions can be drawn as to sets of input parameters and conditions providing desired results. Thereafter, physical experiments utilizing the input parameters and conditions may be performed to verify the simulated results. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035879 | URINE SAMPLE TESTING APPARATUS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MEASUREMENT RESULT OF URINE SAMPLE - A urine sample testing apparatus comprises: a urine qualitative measuring section configured to acquire a measurement result for each of a plurality of urine qualitative measurement items; a urine sediment measuring section configured to acquire a measurement result for each of a plurality of urine sediment measurement items; an operation part that is operable by a user to specify a combination of one of the plurality of urine qualitative measurement items and one of the plurality of urine sediment measurement items; an information processing unit configured to determine whether or not a first measurement result of the urine sample obtained by the urine qualitative measuring section and a second measurement result of the urine sample obtained by the urine sediment measuring section have a predetermined relationship with respect to the urine qualitative measurement item and the urine sediment measurement item included in the specified combination. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035880 | MEASUREMENT OF MOLTEN SULFUR LEVEL IN RECEPTACLES - A portable temperature sensing probe having a plurality of thermocouples is inserted into a tank mounted on a truck or other receptacle at the time of loading a hot liquid, e.g., molten sulfur. The probe and at least a portion of the associated wiring or leads are attached to the loading pipe and/or discharge nozzle, and the probe is inserted into the interior of the tank before the molten sulfur is discharged. The signals from the plurality of thermocouples are amplified and the corresponding temperature information is transmitted to a display and control device. Due to the significant differential between the temperature of the rising molten sulfur and the vapors in the tank overhead space, the signals generated indicate which of the thermocouple are in contact with molten sulfur or the vapor zone. The generated signals adjust the shut-off valve that controls the flow of molten sulfur into the tank. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035881 | Activating Applications Based on Accelerometer Data - In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes storing a plurality of acceleration profiles in a mobile device; receiving accelerometer data from an accelerometer in the mobile device; correlating the accelerometer data with one accelerometer profile in the plurality of accelerometer profiles; and activating a user application of the mobile device that is associated with the correlated accelerometer profile. Each acceleration profile can correspond to a sequence of acceleration forces a mobile device would be subjected to when carried with a user during an activity that corresponds to the correlated acceleration profile. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035882 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR IMBALANCE COMPENSATION - Provided are apparatus and methods for compensation of mechanical imbalance in a measurement apparatus, that provides options for increased accuracy and/or less expensive manufacture of a torsion balance. Orientation measurements are taken and an imbalance torque about the torsion spring's axis of rotation is determined, and used to calculate a compensation. The measurement apparatus of one embodiment includes a test body and a set of magnets for generating a first disturbing force on the test body in response to a paramagnetic gas. A conductor element in the magnetic field receives an electrical current that generates a second opposing force to the test body, under feedback control that varies the current until the test body achieves a balanced null position. The control signal required to achieve the fixed null position is measured. Corrections are then made for an imbalance mass by measuring the orientation of the apparatus relative to an acceleration or gravitational field and determining the imbalance torque resulting from the imbalance mass. Use of the invention can improve accuracy or reduce the cost of manufacture of a torsion balance, by enabling compensation for imbalances. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035883 | METHOD OF DETECTING AN OBJECT WITH A PROXIMITY SENSOR - The disclosure relates to a method of detecting an object using a detection signal supplied by a proximity sensor. The method comprises the steps of generating a reference signal by filtering the value of the detection signal, defining a first detection threshold, and going from an object non-detecting state to an object detecting state when the value of the detection signal becomes greater than the first detection threshold. When the value of the detection signal becomes greater than the first detection threshold, the value of the reference signal is readjusted in a manner such that the value of the detection signal again becomes less than or respectively greater than, the first detection threshold. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035884 | REMOTE IDENTIFICATION OF NON-LAMBERTIAN MATERIALS - In one example of a method for remote identifying a non-Lambertian target material, a spectral signature for a target is determined from each of at least two different sets of imagery acquired at different angles, and compared to a predicted signature for a candidate material for each of the at least two different angles. The predicted signatures take into account the known anisotropy of reflectance, and thus also radiance, of the candidate material. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035885 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND ANALYZING VIBRATIONS IN ROTARY MACHINES - Vibration amplitudes are recorded as a function of rotation speed and of frequency and the data is analyzed to estimate a noise floor amplitude threshold for each of a plurality of different speed and frequency sub-ranges. On the basis of training data known to be normal speed-frequency areas which contain significant spectral content in normal operation are deemed “known significant spectral content”, so that during monitoring of new data points which correspond to significant vibration energy at speeds and frequencies different from the known significant spectral content can be deemed “novel significant spectral content” and form the basis for an alert. The estimation of the noise floor is based on a probabilistic analysis of the data in each speed-frequency area and from this analysis an extreme value distribution expressing the probability that any given sample is noise is obtained. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035886 | VISUAL PATHFINDER FOR PRODUCT STRUCTURE RECURSIONS - A system and method to identify recursion in a virtual product structure. Initially, the virtual product structure is analyzed to identify the existence of a recursion. Once a recursion is identified, a graphical representation of the virtual product structure is generated and displayed to graphically exposure the recursion. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035887 | SHADING ANALYSIS SOFTWARE - Systems and methods for shading analysis and creating a 3D model of a surface of interest are provided. Such systems and methods may include taking ray traces to determine light contact with the surface of interest. Shadow maps may be generated. Power flux calculations may also be performed. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035888 | GENERATING MODEL DATA REPRESENTING A BIOLOGICAL BODY SECTION - A method of generating model data representing a body section of a biological organism, like e.g., a head or part thereof, a joint, or soft tissue, includes the steps of providing object data representing a first portion of the body section, providing standard data representing a complete standard body section, and subjecting the standard data to a registration process, wherein the model data to be generated are created by adapting the standard data to the object data, said model data representing the first portion of the body section and a second portion of the body section. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035889 | DETERMINING POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF A DENTAL IMPLANT - Method for determining a position and an orientation of a dental implant includes scanning a surface of a scan body connected to the implant wherein a plurality of data points is determined which correspond to positions of points that are located on the surface of the scan body. The method further included reconstructing at least three planes based on the data points, reconstructing intersection information of the reconstructed planes, where the intersection information includes the reconstruction of straight intersection lines and of intersection points, and determining the position and the orientation of the implant based on the reconstructed intersection information. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035890 | FORMING SIMULATION METHOD, FORMING SIMULATION APPARATUS, FORMING SIMULATION PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a press forming simulation method using a finite element method for a sheet metal, in which a deformation state of a pressing tool is represented with high accuracy by superimposing at least one natural mode, for the surface shape of the pressing tool, in a no-load state. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035891 | Simulation of Ejection After Mold Filling - A method, apparatus and software product for simulating the ejection of a part after mold filling and cooling in combination with phase transformation/solidification. A three dimensional computer model defining the geometry of the solution domain is provided and the boundary conditions are specified. The solution domain is enmeshed and the physical data for the materials are attached. The static equilibrium equations are solved and the effects of the ejection process on the part are computed. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035892 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DEVELOPING CORNER MODELS FOR VARIOUS CLASSES ON NONLINEAR SYSTEMS - A method, system and article of manufacture are disclosed for developing corner models for various classes of nonlinear systems. The method comprises the steps of determining whether an explicit relationship between one or more performance targets vs. statistical model parameters is known; and deciding, when an explicit relationship between one or more performance targets vs. statistical model parameters is known, whether the relationship is linear or nonlinear. The relationship is constructed in the fractional form when an explicit relationship between one or more performance targets vs. statistical model parameters is not known. In one embodiment, the invention provides an optimal corner model solution for a single performance target, which varies with statistical parameters nonlinearly. In another embodiment, the invention provides an optimal and common corner model solution for multiple performance targets which vary with statistical model parameters nonlinearly. A step of decreasing the order of a target function on statistical model parameters may be used in the process of generating corner models. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035893 | METHOD OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPTIMIZATION DESIGN FOR ASYMMETRIC CUSP MAGNETIC FIELD IN MCZ SINGLE CRYSTAL FURNACE - The present invention discloses a method of three-dimensional optimization design for an asymmetric cusp magnetic field in an MCZ single crystal furnace. An optimization design for structural parameters of the magnetic field comprises first establishing a three-dimensional magnetic model by using an Ansys numerical analysis software; and varying parameters of the model, determining the span between the upper and lower parts of coils, the number of transverse turns of coils and the thickness of the shield based on a set magnetic induction intensity of the magnetic field, and determining the numbers of longitudinal layers of coils in the upper and lower parts of the magnetic field. An optimization design for specification parameters of the coils of the magnetic field comprises first determining a relationship between heat and specification parameters of the coils, determining a relationship between heat transfer of the coils at the copper pipe walls and the specification parameters of the coils, analyzing the heat absorbed by cooling water, establishing an optimization model of a system, and optimizing the specification parameters of the coils of the magnetic field by using the Ansys software. According the method of the present invention, the influence of the structural variation of the magnetic field on the variation of distribution and intensity of the magnetic field is intuitively revealed in three-dimension in view of all aspects, thereby reducing develop period and experiment cost on the cusp magnetic field, and increasing the efficiency of generating magnetic induction intensity by the magnetic field. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035894 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE NOISE/COMFORT PERFORMANCE OF A VEHICLE TRAVELLING ON UNEVEN GROUND - A method is presented for predicting a noise/comfort performance in a cabin of a vehicle with a body-shell and a suspension system linked to the body-shell by at least one point of attachment, with the vehicle rolling at a given speed on a rolling device with a macrorough rolling surface. The method includes: determining a global transfer function of the body-shell, determining a global admittance of the body-shell, determining an impedance of the suspension system, determining, while rolling on the macrorough rolling surface, lockup loads of the suspension system, and combining together the global transfer function of the body-shell, the global admittance of the body-shell, the impedance of the suspension system, and the lockup loads of the suspension system to obtain a prediction of noise/comfort performance (P) inside the cabin. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035895 | CONVERGED MESH GENERATION BASED ON STATISTICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of generating a converged mesh is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying a plurality of geometrical mesh parameters for a design component, obtaining order of significance for the identified geometrical mesh parameters using a first statistical technique based on one or more desired convergence parameters, obtaining number of grid elements for each of the geometrical mesh parameters by applying a second statistical technique on the obtained order of significance, and generating the converged mesh using the obtained number of grid elements for each of geometrical mesh parameters. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035896 | RESERVOIR UPSCALING METHOD WITH PRESERVED TRANSMISSIBILITY - The invention relates to methods for upscaling a three dimensional model. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, embodiments of the present invention includes method for upscaling a three dimensional model by preserving transmissibility. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035897 | Solar Energy Computation and Planning System - A solar information system may take terrain data with solar and atmospheric parameters to compute a solar dataset which may then be used by a service to provide derivative datasets, such as heat maps, solar panel advice or interactive web services. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035898 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENT PREDICTION FOR A POINT OF INTEREST - An apparatus for generating environmental element predictions at a point location includes a receiver for collecting broadcast environmental element prediction data. A processor generates at least one environmental element prediction for the point location. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035899 | PIGMENT ORIENTATION ESTIMATING METHOD - The orientation of pigments ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120035900 | REMOTE MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION PROCESS PERFORMANCE PREDICTION TOOL - In accordance with the present disclosure, a computer implemented system and method predicts the performance for a remote material identification process under real conditions and uncertainties. The method and system transforms data representing measured reflectance values for candidate materials based on environmental conditions, and uncertainties regarding the environmental conditions and/or calibration of sensors measuring radiance values into the performance predictions for a material identification process operating under those conditions and uncertainties. The performance predictions can be communicated to a designer of, for example, a multi-angle material identification system for use in selecting and setting up the system, or communicated to a consumer of images captured by the material identification system for use in interpreting results of application of the material identification process to real imagery acquired with remote sensors. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035901 | AUTOMATED TREATMENT STAGING FOR TEETH - Apparatus, system, and methods for utilizing one or more computing devices to stage the movement of teeth during an alignment treatment are disclosed. The computing device receives an electronic representation of the patient's teeth in their initial position and an electronic representation of the teeth a final position for each tooth. A route each tooth will travel to reach its final position is determined, and the teeth are scheduled to move according to a movement pattern. Moreover, the schedule of movement takes into account a maximum rate of tooth movement for each tooth, the path of movement for each tooth, the distance each tooth needs to move, any needed tooth staggering, any needed round-tripping or tooth movement slowing. The invention also includes techniques for determining an optimum number of stages for the treatment based on the schedule of movement. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035902 | METAL BLANK WITH BINDER TRIM COMPONENT AND METHOD - A metal blank that includes a binder trim component having at least one cut edge with a non-linear section. The creation of the non-linear section simultaneously forms a corresponding section in a binder trim component of an adjacent metal blank so that binder material can be shared therebetween. This reduces the amount of scrap metal, as the binder trim component is subsequently cut off and discarded. Furthermore, the non-linear section can include one or more strategically placed formations, such as projections, recesses, flat sections, etc., that cause it to be non-uniform along its length and to be specifically tailored to the manufacturing requirements of the part being formed. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035903 | Systems And Methods For Simulating A Resource Constrained Process - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for simulation of a resource constrained process. Controlling entity definition data is received, wherein a controlling entity is configured to control resources using a control hierarchy. Resource definition data is received and populated into a resource data structure, wherein the resource is configured to control other resources using the control hierarchy. The resource constrained process is simulated, wherein simulating the resource constrained process includes propagating the controlling entity through the simulation of the resource constrained process, wherein the resource constrained process contains a plurality of stages, at a stage, associating a first resource with the controlling entity using the control hierarchy when the first resource is not allocated to another entity and the first resource fulfills the one or more resource rules, and generating simulation metrics as the controlling entity propagates through the simulation of the resource constrained process. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035904 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCT ACCEPTANCE TESTING ON A WIRELESS DEVICE - In an embodiment, a product acceptance test application is transmitted by an apparatus across a wireless network to a wireless communications device. The product acceptance test application is configured to be executed by the wireless communications device so as to simulate network communications corresponding to a network communications test scenario. The wireless communications device simulates the network communications using the product acceptance test application and generates product acceptance data which is sent to the apparatus. The apparatus receives the product acceptance data from the wireless communication device indicative of test result data that is based upon the simulated network communications. The apparatus determines a product acceptance decision based on the product acceptance data. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035905 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING MULTIPLE LANGUAGES IN TEXT - A system and method for processing text are disclosed. The method includes receiving text to be processed. A main language of the text is identified. At least one unknown sequence in the text is identified, each unknown sequence comprising at least one word that is unknown in the main language. For a secondary language, for each of the at least one unknown sequence, the method includes determining whether the unknown sequence includes a first word recognized in the secondary language and, if so, identifying a sequence of words in the secondary language which includes at least the first word. The identifying of the sequence of words in the secondary language includes applying an algorithm for determining whether the sequence of words in the secondary language is expandable beyond the first word to include adjacent words. The text is labeled based on the identified sequences of words in the secondary language. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035906 | Translation Station - An interactive electronic translation and communications process is provided for use in a translation station that provides a mobile or stationary fixed interactive facility for interviews or interrogations to be carried out between two persons speaking in different languages. The process can be assisted by animated virtual characters (avatars) realistically created and displayed on a computer screen to represent ethnic looks from around the globe. The avatars can be lip synchronized to deliver messages to the interviewee in the interviewee's languages and can guide the users and interviewee through a series of questions and answers. Biometric conditions of the interviewee and electronic identification of the interviewee can also be readily accomplished by the novel process. The process is particularly useful for hospitals, law enforcement, military, airport security, transportation terminals, financial institutions, and government agencies. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035907 | TRANSLATING LANGUAGES - A method, performed on a server, of translating between languages includes receiving first audio data for a first language from a mobile device, translating the first audio data to second audio data for a second language, receiving an indication that the mobile device has moved between two locations, and sending the second audio data to the mobile device in response to the indication. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035908 | Translating Languages - A method, performed on a server, of translating between languages includes receiving first audio data for a first language from a mobile device, translating the first audio data to second audio data for a second language, receiving an indication that the mobile device has moved between two locations, and sending the second audio data to the mobile device in response to the indication. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035909 | CONVERSION OF ALPHABETIC WORDS INTO A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT SPELLINGS - A method of automatically converting alphabetic text written in a text based language into a non-text based language. The method can include parsing the text to identify at least one word. The method also can include via a processor, identifying within a lexicon database data corresponding to the word, wherein the data corresponding to the word identifies at least one pictograph or symbol selected from a group of pictographs or symbols consisting of between twenty seven and thirty three distinct pictographs or symbols that visually look different than the text, wherein each pictograph or symbol corresponds to a unique speech sound of the text based language. The pictograph or symbol can be rendered in a view. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035910 | METHOD OF GENERATING A TRANSLITERATION FONT - The method of generating a transliteration font allows for the generation and display of a word in a transliteration font, the word including at least one character displayed in an alphabet of a first language, and the transliteration font including at least one embedded character representing a phonetic pronunciation of the word in an alphabet of a second language. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035911 | CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT AND CONFIGURATION METHOD THEREOF - A customer premises equipment accessible with electronic equipment. The electronic equipment has a browser. Many types of language environments are stored in the customer premises equipment. The customer premises equipment includes a language module, a matching module, and a setting module. The language module recognizes a language version of the browser. The matching module checks whether the language version of the browser is same as the language environment stored in the customer premises equipment or not. The setting module sets the language environment of the customer premises equipment the same as the language version of the browser. And the present disclosure also provides a configuration method for the customer premises equipment. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035912 | MULTILINGUAL SENTENCE EXTRACTOR - The invention relates to a multilingual method for summarizing an article, which comprises an offline stage in which a weights vector is determined using, among others, plurality of predefined metrics, a collection of documents and expert prepared summaries, subjection of all the document sentences to all said metrics, guess of a population of weights matrices, subjection of the population to said metrics, ranking of sentences, generation of a new population using a genetic algorithm, and repetition of the same until convergence. The invention further comprises a real time stage in which the weights vector, as determined, as well as said metrics are used to determine an extract of any new document. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035913 | MULTI-LANGUAGE BUFFERING DURING MEDIA PLAYBACK - A data processor for processing a data stream having audio and video data has an input buffer for buffering the data stream; a data stream analyzer for analyzing the data stream for finding information on a plurality of language-specific content in different languages; a queuing buffer for queuing a plurality of parallel queues, each queue having only language-specific content in the claim language; and a feeder for feeding a selected queue in accordance with a language selection signal to a subsequent processing stage, wherein a non-selected queue is not fed by the feeder. Also disclosed are a corresponding method for processing a data stream and a computer-readable digital storage medium. The data processor or the method for processing a data stream reduces a delay experience by a user when switching from one language-specific content to another language-specific content in a different language, even if the processing is done on an architecture that needs ample data buffering to compensate for variations in the system load, such as a personal computer system with the standard operating system. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035914 | System and method for handling multiple languages in text - A system and method for processing text are disclosed. The method includes receiving text to be processed. A main language of the text is identified. At least one unknown sequence in the text is identified, each unknown sequence comprising at least one word that is unknown in the main language. For a secondary language, for each of the at least one unknown sequence, the method includes determining whether the unknown sequence includes a first word recognized in the secondary language and, if so, identifying a sequence of words in the secondary language which includes at least the first word. The identifying of the sequence of words in the secondary language includes applying an algorithm for determining whether the sequence of words in the secondary language is expandable beyond the first word to include adjacent words. The text is labeled based on the identified sequences of words in the secondary language. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035915 | LANGUAGE MODEL CREATION DEVICE, LANGUAGE MODEL CREATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention uses a language model creation device | 2012-02-09 |
20120035916 | Handheld Electronic Device and Associated Method Employing a Multiple-Axis Input Device and Learning a Context of a Text Input For Use by a Disambiguation Routine - A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software that is operable to disambiguate text input. In addition to identifying and outputting representations of language objects that are stored in the memory and that correspond with a text input, the device is able to employ contextual data in certain circumstances to prioritize output and to learn new contextual data. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035917 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF ABNORMAL STRESS PATTERNS IN UNIT SELECTION SYNTHESIS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for detecting and correcting abnormal stress patterns in unit-selection speech synthesis. A system practicing the method detects incorrect stress patterns in selected acoustic units representing speech to be synthesized, and corrects the incorrect stress patterns in the selected acoustic units to yield corrected stress patterns. The system can further synthesize speech based on the corrected stress patterns. In one aspect, the system also classifies the incorrect stress patterns using a machine learning algorithm such as a classification and regression tree, adaptive boosting, support vector machine, and maximum entropy. In this way a text-to-speech unit selection speech synthesizer can produce more natural sounding speech with suitable stress patterns regardless of the stress of units in a unit selection database. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035918 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR PROVIDING A BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE PAYLOAD FORMAT - In a method of providing a backward and forward compatible speech codec payload format, the following steps are included: providing S | 2012-02-09 |
20120035919 | VOICE RECORDING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A voice recording method is applied in a recording device that includes a voice receiving unit and a storage unit. The voice receiving unit receives voice signals. The storage unit stores voice models and personal information associated with each voice model. The recording method includes: recording voice signals received by the voice receiving unit and storing the recorded voice signals to the storage unit. Extracting speaker voice features from the recorded speaker's voice. Comparing the extracted features with the voice models to find a match. Obtaining the speaker personal information associated with the voice model when a match is found. Obtaining the storage path of the voice signals stored in the storage unit, then generating an index document according to the obtained voice model and the obtained storage path of the voice signals. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035920 | NOISE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, NOISE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND NOISE ESTIMATION PROGRAM - A noise estimation apparatus includes a correlation calculator configured to calculate a correlation value of a spectrum between a plurality of frames in sound information obtained using one or more microphones, a power calculator configured to calculate a power value indicating a sound level of one target frame among the plurality of frames, an update determiner configured to determine an update degree indicating a degree to which the sound information of the target frame is to be reflected in a noise model stored in a storage, or determine whether or not the noise model is to be updated to another noise model, based on the power value of the target frame and the correlation value, and an updater configured to generate the other noise model based on a determined result, the sound information of the target frame, and the noise model. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035921 | Dynamic Noise Reduction - A speech enhancement system improves the speech quality and intelligibility of a speech signal. The system includes a time-to-frequency converter that converts segments of a speech signal into frequency bands. A signal detector measures the signal power of the frequency bands of each speech segment. A background noise estimator measures a background noise detected in the speech signal. A dynamic noise reduction controller dynamically models the background noise in the speech signal. The speech enhancement renders a speech signal perceptually pleasing to a listener by dynamically attenuating a portion of the noise that occurs in a portion of the spectrum of the speech signal. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035922 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING WORD-SEPARATION DURING AUDIO PLAYOUT - A word-separation control capability is provided herein. An apparatus having a word-separation control capability includes a processor configured for controlling a length of separation between adjacent words of audio during playout of the audio. The processor is configured for analyzing a locator analysis region of buffered audio for identifying boundaries between adjacent words of the buffered audio, and, for each identified boundary between adjacent words, associating a boundary marker with the identified boundary. The locator analysis region of the buffered audio may be analyzed using syntactic and/or non-syntactic speech recognition capabilities. The boundary markers may all have the same thickness, or the thickness of the boundary markers may vary based on the length of separation between the adjacent words of the respective boundaries. The boundary markers are associated with the buffered audio for use in controlling the word-separation during the playout of the audio. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035923 | IN-VEHICLE TEXT MESSAGING EXPERIENCE ENGINE - The disclosed invention provides a system and apparatus for providing a telematics system user with an improved texting experience. A messaging experience engine database enables voice avatar/personality selection, acronym conversion, shorthand conversion, and custom audio and video mapping. As an interpreter of the messaging content that is passed through the telematics system, the system eliminates the need for a user to manually manipulate a texting device, or to read such a device. The system recognizes functional content and executes actions based on the identified functional content. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035924 | DISAMBIGUATING INPUT BASED ON CONTEXT - In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a mobile computing device, ambiguous user input that indicates more than one of a plurality of commands; and determining a current context associated with the mobile computing device that indicates where the mobile computing device is currently located. The method can further include disambiguating the ambiguous user input by selecting a command from the plurality of commands based on the current context associated with the mobile computing device; and causing output associated with performance of the selected command to be provided by the mobile computing device. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035925 | Population of Lists and Tasks from Captured Voice and Audio Content - Automatic capture and population of task and list items in an electronic task or list surface via voice or audio input through an audio recording-capable mobile computing device is provided. A voice or audio task or list item may be captured for entry into a task application interface or into a list authoring surface interface for subsequent use as task items, reminders, “to do” items, list items, agenda items, work organization outlines, and the like. Captured voice or audio content may be transcribed locally or remotely, and transcribed content may be populated into a task or list authoring surface user interface that may be displayed on the capturing device (e.g., mobile telephone), or that may be stored remotely and subsequently displayed in association with a number of applications on a number of different computing devices. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035926 | Platform for Enabling Voice Commands to Resolve Phoneme Based Domain Name Registrations - A method, apparatus, and system are directed towards employing machine representations of phonemes to generate and manage domain names, and/or messaging addresses. A user of a computing device may provide an audio input signal such as obtained from human language sounds. The audio input signal is received at a phoneme encoder that converts the sounds into machine representations of the sounds using a phoneme representation viewable as a sequence of alpha-numeric values. The sequence of alpha-numeric values may then be combined with a host name, or the like to generate a URI, a message address, or the like. The generated URI, message address, or the like, may then be used to communication over a network. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035927 | Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Program - An information processing apparatus includes a plurality of information input units that inputs observation information of a real space, an event detection unit that generates event information including estimated position information and estimated identification (ID) information of a user present in the real space based on analysis of the information input from the information input unit, and an information integration processing unit that inputs the event information, and generates target information including a position and user ID information of each user based on the input event information and signal information representing a probability value for an event generating source. Here, the information integration processing unit includes an utterance source probability calculation unit having an identifier, and calculates an utterance source probability based on input information using the identifier in the utterance source probability calculation unit. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035928 | SPEAKER ADAPTATION OF VOCABULARY FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION - A phonetic vocabulary for a speech recognition system is adapted to a particular speaker's pronunciation. A speaker can be attributed specific pronunciation styles, which can be identified from specific pronunciation examples. Consequently, a phonetic vocabulary can be reduced in size, which can improve recognition accuracy and recognition speed. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035929 | MESSAGING SYSTEM - The messaging system ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120035930 | Keyword Alerting in Conference Calls - A conferencing system is disclosed in which a participant to a conference call can program the embodiment to listen for one or more “keywords” in the conference call. The keywords might be a participant's name or words associated with him or her or words associated with his or her area of knowledge. The embodiments uses speech recognition technology to listen for those words. When the embodiments detects that those words have been spoken, the embodiment alerts the participant—using audible, visual, and/or tactile signals—that the participant's attention to the call is warranted. When the keywords are chosen wisely, the benefit can be great. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035931 | Automatically Monitoring for Voice Input Based on Context - In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes detecting a current context associated with a mobile computing device and determining, based on the current context, whether to switch the mobile computing device from a current mode of operation to a second mode of operation during which the mobile computing device monitors ambient sounds for voice input that indicates a request to perform an operation. The method can further include, in response to determining whether to switch to the second mode of operation, activating one or more microphones and a speech analysis subsystem associated with the mobile computing device so that the mobile computing device receives a stream of audio data. The method can also include providing output on the mobile computing device that is responsive to voice input that is detected in the stream of audio data and that indicates a request to perform an operation. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035932 | Disambiguating Input Based on Context - In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a mobile computing device, ambiguous user input that indicates more than one of a plurality of commands; and determining a current context associated with the mobile computing device that indicates where the mobile computing device is currently located. The method can further include disambiguating the ambiguous user input by selecting a command from the plurality of commands based on the current context associated with the mobile computing device; and causing output associated with performance of the selected command to be provided by the mobile computing device. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035933 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNTHETIC VOICE GENERATION AND MODIFICATION - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for generating a synthetic voice. A system configured to practice the method combines a first database of a first text-to-speech voice and a second database of a second text-to-speech voice to generate a combined database, selects from the combined database, based on a policy, voice units of a phonetic category for the synthetic voice to yield selected voice units, and synthesizes speech based on the selected voice units. The system can synthesize speech without parameterizing the first text-to-speech voice and the second text-to-speech voice. A policy can define, for a particular phonetic category, from which text-to-speech voice to select voice units. The combined database can include multiple text-to-speech voices from different speakers. The combined database can include voices of a single speaker speaking in different styles. The combined database can include voices of different languages. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035934 | SPEECH GENERATION DEVICE WITH A PROJECTED DISPLAY AND OPTICAL INPUTS - In several embodiments, a speech generation device is disclosed. The speech generation device may generally include a projector configured to project images in the form of a projected display onto a projection Surface, an optical input device configured to detect an input directed towards the projected display and a speaker configured to generate an audio output. In addition, the speech generation device may include a processing unit communicatively coupled to the projector, the optical input device and the speaker. The processing unit may include a processor and related computer readable medium configured to store instructions executable by the processor, wherein the instructions stored on the computer readable medium configure the speech generation device to generate text-to-speech output. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035935 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING VOICE COMMAND - An apparatus and method for recognizing a voice command for use in an interactive voice user interface are provided. The apparatus includes a command intention belief generation unit that is configured to recognize a first voice command and that may generate one or more command intention beliefs for the first voice command. The apparatus also includes a command intention belief update unit that is configured to update each of the command intention beliefs based on a system response to the first voice command and a second voice commands. The apparatus also includes a command intention belief selection unit that is configured to select one of the updated command intention beliefs for the first voice command. The apparatus also includes an operation signal output unit that is configured to select a final command intention from the selected updated command intention belief and to output an operation signal based on the selected final command intention. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035936 | INFORMATION REUSE IN LOW POWER SCALABLE HYBRID AUDIO ENCODERS - A system and method of reusing information in low power scalable hybrid audio encoders. The system and method provides a transform coder and parameterization of high frequency spectrum (SBR). | 2012-02-09 |
20120035937 | DECODING METHOD AND DECODING APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method and apparatus for generating synthesis audio signals are provided. The method includes decoding a bitstream; splitting the decoded bitstream into n sub-band signals; generating n transformed sub-band signals by transforming the n sub-band signals in a frequency domain; and generating synthesis audio signals by respectively multiplying the n transformed sub-band signals by values corresponding to synthesis filter bank coefficients. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035938 | AUDIO REPRODUCING METHOD, AUDIO REPRODUCING APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - An audio reproducing method for quickly and correctly extracting extra data, including: receiving a data stream including the extra data including an end marker disposed immediately before main data and data length information, which is length information of the extra data, disposed immediately before the end marker; checking the presence/absence of the end marker; and if the end marker exists, extracting the extra data by using the data length information. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035939 | METHOD OF PROCESSING SIGNAL, ENCODING APPARATUS THEREOF, DECODING APPARATUS THEREOF, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method processing a signal, an encoding apparatus, and a decoding apparatus are provided. The method of processing a signal includes restoring a down-mixed original signal using a re-quantized prediction parameter to generate a restored signal in an encoding apparatus; generating mute information indicating whether the down-mixed original signal has been muted, according to a value of the restored signal; and transmitting the mute information and the down-mixed original signal from the encoding apparatus to a decoding apparatus. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035940 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, ENCODING APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND DECODING APPARATUS THEREFOR - An audio signal processing method includes: receiving an audio signal comprising consecutive frames; generating a first encoding parameter corresponding to a first frame among the consecutive frames and a second encoding parameter corresponding to a second frame adjacent to the first frame; and generating at least one interpolated parameter based on the first encoding parameter and the second encoding parameter. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035941 | QUANTIZATION AND INVERSE QUANTIZATION FOR AUDIO - An audio encoder and decoder use architectures and techniques that improve the efficiency of quantization (e.g., weighting) and inverse quantization (e.g., inverse weighting) in audio coding and decoding. The described strategies include various techniques and tools, which can be used in combination or independently. For example, an audio encoder quantizes audio data in multiple channels, applying multiple channel-specific quantizer step modifiers, which give the encoder more control over balancing reconstruction quality between channels. The encoder also applies multiple quantization matrices and varies the resolution of the quantization matrices, which allows the encoder to use more resolution if overall quality is good and use less resolution if overall quality is poor. Finally, the encoder compresses one or more quantization matrices using temporal prediction to reduce the bitrate associated with the quantization matrices. An audio decoder performs corresponding inverse processing and decoding. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035942 | MANAGING BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS USING A THIRD-PARTY SERVICE - A third-party service relationship may be established between a service consumer, a service provider, and a third-party service using a service relationship management server. The service consumer and service provider can have a primary service relationship. The primary service relationship may be managed using the service relationship management server. Service relationship information related to the primary service relationship can be received in a database in communication with the service relationship management server. The primary service relationship can be modified using the third-party service and based on the service relationship information. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035943 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING CONTRIBUTIONS TO RECIPIENTS AFFILIATED WITH A CAUSE - An information system comprises a plurality of gifter user devices associated with a plurality of gifters. The gifters are associated with one or more specified causes. A plurality of recipient user devices are associated with a plurality of recipients who meet eligibility criterion for being affiliated with the one or more specified causes. One or more application servers are coupled to the pluralities of gifter and recipient user devices over a network. A database is accessible by the one or application servers for storing gifter contribution information associated with the plurality of gifters and for storing recipient information associated with the plurality of recipients over the network. One or more processors process the contribution information to associate a redeemable gift number to each one of the plurality of gifters and process the recipient information to associate a reward priority number to each one of the plurality of recipients. A recipient with a higher reward priority number has a higher probability than a recipient with a lower reward priority number of receiving a reward notice linking such recipient with a gift redemption information: A process randomly matches a gifter with the recipient that is linked with the gift redemption information. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035944 | Medical Second Opinion System - An electronic medical second opinion system. Medical professionals of various specialties are electronically connected to provide opinions on a specific medical problem. A member may post a request for second opinions in a standard form, and other members may respond by submitting their suggestions in standard form. The submitted suggestions are analyzed statically and are summarized into a final second opinion based on the statistical analysis. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035945 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO COMPUTE OPERATION METRICS FOR PATIENT AND EXAM WORKFLOW - An example operation metrics collection and processing system is to mine a data set including patient and exam workflow data from information source(s) according to an operational metric for a workflow of interest; identify one or more states involved in the workflow; determine a wait time for each of the state(s); apply one or more applicable deductions to the wait time for each of the state(s) based on one or more workflow-specific events to generate an adjusted wait time for each of the state(s) in the workflow of interest; aggregate the adjusted wait time for each of the state(s) to generate a normalized wait time for the workflow of interest; group normalized wait times for the workflow of interest according to one or more thresholds; and output a representation of the normalized wait times to the user interface based on the grouping and the one or more thresholds. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035946 | PAYMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Disclosed are payment systems and methods. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035947 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MANAGING APPOINTMENTS IN A HEALTH CARE SYSTEM - Disclosed are systems and methods of managing appointments in a health care system. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035948 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MEASURE AND MANAGE URGENT CARE REQUESTS - An innovative tracking software system provides independent proof of primary-care physician (PCP) efforts to improve urgent access to care and coordination of care. PCPs are provided with tools and financial incentives to better manage urgent care requests and thereby provide better service while reducing avoidable hospital utilization (ER and re-admissions) and costs. In particular, independent and accurate measurements of provider performance enable the payment of financial incentives to PCPs. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035949 | HEALTHCARE INFORMED CONSENT SYSTEM AND METHODS - A system and methods for creating electronic informed consent documents regarding a healthcare-related research study. Such informed consent documents can include multimedia content to help the prospective participants make an informed decision as to whether or not to participate in the study. In addition to providing easy to understand information about the study, the system can allow prospective participants to store questions and notes, to take one or more tests to assess their understanding of the study, and to walk through a set of psychological, physical, and environmental issues that can help them better assess whether to participate in the study. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035950 | METHOD OF DEFINING THE PHYSICAL CONDITION LEVEL - The method of defining the physical condition level, in particular the method of defining the physical condition level for men, under which first the parallel measuring of heart rate, organism performance, and measuring or evaluation of other parameters influencing physical performance take place using a measuring device, and subsequently the measuring or evaluating device forms a database containing at least two records that include a set pairs of the heart rate and organism performance values measured at the same time and arranged in that record chronologically. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035951 | VERIFICATION THAT A PATIENT WITH AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL SYSTEM CAN UNDERGO A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SCAN - Verification that an implantable medical system within a patient is MRI safe is provided. Several verifications may be performed such as verifying that the device and leads are of an MRI safe type, that the leads have adequate electrical integrity, that the device has entered an MRI safe mode, that the lead routing and device placement are MRI safe, and that the MRI settings of the MRI machine are safe for the implantable medical system. The result of these verifications may lead to a conclusion that the implantable medical system of interest is or is not MRI safe for a given MRI scan. An indication of this result may be output such as via a display so that an MRI technician can have some assurance as to whether to conduct the MRI scan. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035952 | MANAGING APPOINTMENTS AND PAYMENTS IN A HEALTH CARE SYSTEM - A data management system for managing appointment and payment transactions, such as HIPAA transactions, for patient care is provided. The data management system operates within a network of medical service entities and insurance entities that communicate with one another via standardized transactions. The system receives an eligibility-benefits transaction related to a patient and constructs a corresponding confirmation transaction that indicates the patient's eligibility status. The system further receives a payment request transaction and constructs a corresponding payment transaction that includes information related to payment authorization and processing of an amount due. The system automatically receives the transactions based upon a registration with a medical service entity as a payer for the patient. The data management system thus emulates an insurance company to process appointment scheduling and payment information and to communicate the information to the medical entity. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035953 | Method and Apparatus for Integrating Implantable Medical Device Data - Methods and systems for constructing a comprehensive history for an IMD are disclosed. The method includes interrogating an implantable medical device (IMD) with an interrogating external programmer device (EPD), and comparing a unique signature associated with the interrogating EPD to a stored signature, associated with a particular programmer device that most immediately previously programmed the IMD, in memory of the IMD. If the unique signature of the interrogating programmer device is not the same as the stored signature, the method includes recording the stored signature in the interrogating EPD. The method may optionally include replacing the stored signature in the IMD memory with the unique signature of the interrogating EPD if the interrogating EPD programs the IMD. A comprehensive history for the IMD may be constructed by tracing the values in the IMD and the programmer databases. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035954 | ON-DEMAND CLINICAL TRIALS UTILIZING EMR/EHR SYSTEMS - A system, method and program product for selecting cohorts for a clinical trial. An infrastructure is described that includes a system for submitting a query; a matching engine for matching the query against patient metadata obtained from a plurality of electronic medical record/electronic health record (EMR/EHR) systems to identify matching patients; a system for requesting applicable EMR/EHR systems to release patient details of a set of matching patients; and a cohort data repository for collecting patient details from the applicable EMR/EHR systems. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035955 | CARE SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a care service management system and a method thereof enabling services such as care service requesting, care service recording, and the like which have been performed off line in the past to be processed online in real time and in addition, providing learning contents of a care provider. The care service management system for a care service provider and a cared person, comprises a care service management server inputting and storing a cared person information DB, a care service provider information DB, a cared person schedule DB, a care service provider schedule DB, and a charge information DB; a health condition management server inputting and storing health information for each hour/date of the cared person; a learning content management server inputting and storing learning contents of the care service provider; a cared person's terminal connected with the care service management server to request for providing the care service and receive the determined information and schedule of the care service provider; and a care service provider's terminal connected with the care service management server, the health condition management server, or the learning contents management server to transmit or receive predetermined information. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035956 | System and Method for the Recording of Patient Notes - A system and method for recording patient notes by a physician. In one embodiment, the system includes a server comprising: a database; an input module, a display module; and an adaptive notes generation module in the server in communication with the database, the input module and the display module, the adaptive notes generation module receiving input data from the input module and the database and in response to the input data from the input module and the database, automatically generating a plurality of notes and note options. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of: providing an input screen; inputting data; accessing a database to obtain patient data in response to data input to the input screen; and generating domain specific notes and note options in response to patient data and input to the input screen. | 2012-02-09 |
20120035957 | ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention is a computer-implemented method and apparatus that delivers information to a prescriber that is prescribing medication via an electronic prescription system, the information is delivered at the time of entering the prescription and prior to completion of entering the prescription information. The information delivered is responsive to information about the prescriber, the patient, and/or other relevant conditions from any or all of a number of sources. The information delivered to the prescriber may include drug interaction information, warnings, legally required statements, potential alternative medications, advertisements, coupons, etc. The data to which the specific information delivered to the prescriber is responsive may include prescriber information, such as the location, age, gender, medical specialty, practice size, geographic location etc, information about the patient, such as age, gender, insurance information, location, previous medical history, height, weight, etc. The data also may include information not specific to the prescriber or patient per se, such as local or national laws, current local weather, local allergen counts, etc. The data may be collected from various sources, including the prescriber's medical records database, insurance carrier databases, public information available over the internet or from other sources, purchased information such as subscription lists, weather, pollution, and allergy information, etc. | 2012-02-09 |