07th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120039415 | DISTORTION COMPENSATION AMPLIFIER DEVICE AND DISTORTION COMPENSATION METHOD - A distortion compensation amplifier device for compensating for distortion of a transmission signal generated by amplifying the transmission signal and for outputting the compensated transmission signal. The distortion compensation amplifier includes a storage unit that stores therein distortion compensation coefficients; a processor that performs distortion compensation processing on the transmission signal by using one of the distortion compensation coefficients; and an amplifier that amplifies the transmission signal that has been subjected to the distortion compensation processing; wherein the processor calculates an average value of the distortion compensation coefficients stored in the storage unit, and calculates the distortion compensation coefficient on the basis of the transmission signal, and the average value. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039416 | System and Method for Employing Six-Bit Rank 1 and 2 Codebooks for Four Transmit Antennas - A system and method is provided for employing six-bit rank 1 and 2 codebooks for multiple transmit antennas. A channel estimate is generated for a communications channel that can be established between a communications device and a controller serving the communications device. The channel estimate can be quantized using a codebook to produce a selected codeword. An index corresponding to the selected codeword can be transmitted to the controller. The codebook can include a plurality of first level codewords, with each first level codeword having a plurality of subsidiary codewords. The quantizing can be in the form of a search of the first level codewords followed by a search of a subset of a plurality of subsidiary codewords, and the codebook can be derived at least in part from a rank of communications between the communications device and the controller. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039417 | BAND PASS SAMPLING RECEIVER - Provided is a band pass sampling receiver which performs a sampling operation to a combined signal of RF signals of different frequency bands. The band pass sampling receiver performs the sampling operation by applying a sampling rate having a time lag to a combined signal of first and second RF signals of different frequency bands. And, by using a result of the sampling operation and first and second interpolant functions, the first and second RF signals are separated from each other. Herein, the first and second interpolant functions are determined based on the time lag, the sampling rate and frequency bands of the first and second RF signals. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039418 | Dual Channel Reception - There is provided a solution for simultaneous reception of dual channel transmission. The solution is based on applying a first and a second oscillating signals, mixing and adding in order to separate the in-phase and quadrature components of first and second signal from a combined radio frequency signal received as input. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039419 | X-MIMO SYSTEMS WITH MULTI-TRANSMITTERS AND MULTI-RECEIVERS - A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a wireless transmission of a plurality of data streams in a wireless communication system having a plurality of nodes is disclosed. Each node has multiple antennas. The method involves receiving first and second data streams from respective first and second nodes at a receiver node, causing the receiver node to generate a receive filter for decoding each of the received data streams, and causing the receiver node to transmit receive filter information for each of the first and second data streams, the receive filter information facilitating precoding of the first and second data streams for simultaneous transmission within a common frequency band to the receiver node. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039420 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE DEMODULATORS AND RELATED METHODS - A wireless communications device may be configured to perform a first demodulation based upon a first sampling rate of a received signal to generate a first demodulated signal and determine therefrom whether a first error value is not greater than a first threshold, and, if so then decode the first demodulated signal. If the first error value is greater than the first threshold, a second demodulation is performed based upon a second sampling rate of the received signal greater than or equal to the first sampling rate to generate a second demodulated signal and determine therefrom whether a second error value is not greater than a second threshold, and, if so, then decode the second demodulated signal. If the second error value is greater than the second threshold, the second demodulation is performed at least one additional time with at least one change thereto. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039421 | QUADRATURE IMBALANCE ESTIMATION USING UNBIASED TRAINING SEQUENCES - A system and method are provided for removing quadrature imbalance errors in received data. The method accepts an unbiased training sequence in a quadrature demodulation receiver. An unbiased training sequence has a uniform accumulated power evenly distributed in a complex plane, and includes predetermined reference signals (p) at frequency +f and predetermined mirror signals (p | 2012-02-16 |
20120039422 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SURFACE MULTIPATH MITIGATION - Multipath mitigation can be performed in a surface environment by various systems and methods. For example, antenna beams from multiple antennas can be used to reduce the impact of multipath on a received signal. Thus, a method can include monitoring for a signal on at least one upper antenna beam of an aircraft. The method can also include monitoring for the signal on at least one lower antenna beam of the aircraft while monitoring on the at least one upper antenna beam. The method can further include processing the signal received by the at least one upper antenna beam and/or the at least one lower antenna beam. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039423 | Method and System for Decoding Control Data in GSM-Based Systems Using Inherent Redundancy - A method and system for decoding control data in GSM-based systems using inherent redundancy and physical constraints are presented. At least one estimated GSM-based bit sequence may be selected by performing searches that start from trellis junctions determined by the decoding algorithm. The estimated bit sequences may be selected based on corresponding redundancy verification parameters. At least one physical constraint test may be performed on the selected estimated GSM-based bit sequences to select a decoded output GSM-based bit sequence. A multilayer decoding process may comprise a burst process and a frame process. Results from a first burst process may be utilized to generate a decoded GSM bit sequence in the frame process. The frame process may utilize redundancy information and physical constraints to improve the performance of a decoding algorithm. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039424 | Receiver and Method for the Reception of a Node by a Receiver in a Wireless Network - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal; synchronizing the received RF signal with a preamble to determine a time base; determining a first energy value of the received RF signal by averaging received signal strength indication (RSSI) values of the received RF signal over a first period of time; determining a second energy value of the received RF signal over a second period of time; determining a difference value between the first energy value and the second energy value; comparing the difference value with a predetermined energy threshold value; determining a quality value of the received RF signal; comparing the quality value of the received RF signal with a predetermined quality threshold value; and, if the difference value exceeds the predetermined energy threshold value or the quality value is below the predetermined quality threshold value, then erasing the time base. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039425 | ZERO-CROSSING GAIN CONTROL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A zero-crossing gain control system is disclosed herein. The system comprises a gain control unit for amplifying an input signal to an output signal, a zero-crossing monitoring circuit for monitoring the input signal or output signal, and a register for latching the digital control signal and generating a gain control signal that controls the gain control unit. The system may further comprise a maximum write time setting circuit for generating a write signal. The digital control signal is written into the register when a zero-crossing state is monitored or a maximum write time since a change occurred on of the digital control signal is expired. An automatic gain control system is also disclosed herein and further comprises a peak detecting circuit for detecting the level of output signal, a logic circuit for lowering or restoring the digital control signal according to the result from the peak detecting circuit. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039426 | CLOCK DATA RECOVERY CIRCUIT AND CLOCK DATA RECOVERY METHOD - A clock data recovery circuit includes a receiving circuit that takes in input data based on a sampling clock, a demultiplexer that converts serial data output from the receiving circuit into parallel data, a clock/data recovery part that detects phase information from the parallel data output from the demultiplexer and generates the sampling clock by adjusting the phase of a reference clock based on the phase information, a data pattern analyzer that carries out frequency analysis of the parallel data output from the demultiplexer, and an aliasing detector that detects a clock recovery state based on the analysis result of the frequency of the parallel data. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039427 | Output signal adjustment system - An output signal adjustment system includes a signal adjustment unit, a reference slope generating unit, a slope detecting unit, a voltage-to-current conversion unit, and a control unit. The slope detecting unit compares the slope of the rising and falling edges of the output signal of the reference slope generating unit with that of the signal adjustment unit and outputs a voltage signal. The voltage-to-current conversion unit converts the voltage signal into a current signal. Based on the current signal, the control unit outputs a control signal for controlling the adjustment of the signal adjustment unit to the slope of the rising and falling edges of the output signal. The output signal adjustment system can automatically adjust the slope of the rising and falling edges of the output signal, so that the output signal is insensitive to the packaging, the printed circuit board, the transmission line and other sender loads. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039428 | METHOD FOR ALIGNING AND HANDLING FUEL RODS WITHIN A NUCLEAR FUEL BUNDLE - A method of aligning a nuclear fuel bundle and handling selected fuel rods within the fuel bundle located in a spent fuel pool of a nuclear power plant. The bundle includes water rods, full-length and part-length fuel rods extending through a plurality of fuel spacers provided between top and bottom ends of the bundle, each spacer having a plurality of cells accommodating corresponding fuel and water rods. The method includes insertion of a rod grapple tool into a top end of a fuel bundle and down to a desired location within the bundle. A guide pin retrieval tool inserts into a side of the fuel bundle to remove a guide pin from a distal end of a gripper of the rod grapple tool, allowing the guide pin retrieval tool to grip a part-length fuel rod within the fuel bundle. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039429 | PLANT OPERATION METHOD AND PLANT OPERATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides an operation method of a plant which has a low-pressure feed water heater, a deaerator and a high-pressure feed water heater sequentially arranged in a feed water pipe reaching a steam generator from a condenser, and leads high-temperature feed water to the steam generator, wherein an oxidant is injected onto a surface of a structural material from an oxidant injection line in order to form a film that suppresses an elution of an element constituting the structural material such as the feed water pipe, the low-pressure feed water heater, the deaerator and the high-pressure feed water heater, which come in contact with the high-temperature feed water, and a corrosion suppression substance is further introduced from a corrosion suppression substance introduction line in order to deposit the corrosion suppression substance on a surface of the structural material in which corrosion accelerated by a flow of the feed water occurs. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039430 | NUCLEAR POWERED FACILITY THAT GENERATES CONSUMABLE FUELS - The present invention includes a system and method of producing consumable fuels generally including a thermal input device, a gasifier, a heat pump, and a product gas heat recovery device. Optionally, the system and method of the present invention includes a nuclear steam supply device as a thermal input. Optionally, the nuclear steam supply device includes a sodium fast reactor having a core outlet temperature of less than about 650° C. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039431 | Process for fused neutron nuclear chain reactions - Fused neutron particles from a multi-neutron particle generator are injected into atomic nuclei that have a core with groups of fused neutron pairs. Nuclear fusion reactions between injected multi-neutron particles and atomic core neutron particle pairs produce binding energy which causes atomic nuclei to fission. Consequently, more binding energy is released and fused neutron particle pairs are ejected from the nucleus. The ejected fused neutron particle pairs then enter nuclei of other atoms to cause nuclear fusion and nuclear fission reactions. More binding energy and more fused neutron particle pairs are released from the nuclei. This is a chain reaction process that can produce nuclear binding energy from almost any element as fuel. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039432 | EXPOSURE CONDITION PROCESSING METHOD OF X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND X-RAY CT APPARATUS - An exposure condition processing method for an X-ray CT apparatus according to the embodiment includes: a step in which a first X-ray emitting condition and a second X-ray emitting condition for the X-ray CT apparatus are input to a processor; a step in which the processor, based on the first X-ray emitting condition and the second X-ray emitting condition, acquires interval times for switching the first X-ray scanning with the first X-ray emitting condition, and the second X-ray scanning with the second X-ray emitting condition; a step in which the processor, based on the rotation speed of a gantry in the X-ray CT apparatus that is previously stored in a memory and the interval times, calculates the frequency of intermittent emission of an X-ray, with respect to the rotation speed of the gantry. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039433 | VARIABLE-SPEED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNING - In one embodiment of the invention, a method for obtaining a tomogram of an anatomical structure is disclosed. In one step, an anatomical structure is scanned using a scanning source and a scanning detector. Both the scanning source and detector are connected to a gantry. In another step, the speed of the gantry is altered during the scanning process. Additionally or optionally the frame rate of the scan can be modified in such step. In a particular embodiment of the invention, the speed of the gantry is altered in synchronicity with the respiratory signal of a patient. Using such a method, a tomogram of an anatomical structure is obtained. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039434 | CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING FAST EXACT/QUASI-EXACT FILTERED BACK PROJECTION ALGORITHMS - The present invention provides systems, methods, and devices for improved computed tomography (CT). More specifically, the present invention includes methods for improved cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) resolution using improved filtered back projection (FBP) algorithms, which can be used for cardiac tomography and across othertomographic modalities. Embodiments provide methods, systems, and devices for reconstructing an image from projection data provided by a computed tomography scanner using the algorithms disclosed herein to generate an image with improved temporal resolution. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039435 | X-ray imaging apparatus - In an X-ray imaging apparatus that performs X-ray CT imaging, an X-ray generator ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120039436 | COMBINED PANORAMIC AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS - A combined imaging apparatus for x-ray imaging of a subject in multiple modes has a supporting structure having an extended rotary arm, wherein the rotary arm has a computed tomography detector and a panoramic imaging detector, both mounted adjacently against a movable platen. A detector positioning apparatus is actuable to translate the position of the movable platen to either of at least first and second positions with respect to an x-ray source. The first position disposes the computed tomography detector in the direct path of an x-ray source and the second position disposes the panoramic imaging detector in the direct path of the x-ray source. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039437 | MULTI-MODE TOMOSYNTHESIS/MAMMOGRAPHY GAIN CALIBRATION AND IMAGE CORRECTION USING GAIN MAP INFORMATION FROM SELECTED PROJECTION ANGLES - A multi-mode tomosynthesis/mammography system and method in which a mammography gain map is used to gain correct mammographic images of a patient's breast but enhanced gain maps for respective projection angled are used to correct tomosynthesis images acquired with the same system. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039438 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AN IMAGE OF AN OBJECT USING MULTI-BEAM IMAGING FROM AN X-RAY BEAM HAVING A POLYCHROMATIC DISTRIBUTION - Systems and methods for detecting an image of an object using a multi-beam imaging system from an x-ray beam having a polychromatic energy distribution are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method can include generating a first X-ray beam having a polychromatic energy distribution. Further, the method can include positioning a plurality of monochromator crystals in a predetermined position to directly intercept the first X-ray beam such that a plurality of second X-ray beams having predetermined energy levels are produced. Further, an object can be positioned in the path of the second X-ray beams for transmission of the second X-ray beams through the object and emission from the object as transmitted X-ray beams. The transmitted X-ray beams can each be directed at an angle of incidence upon one or more crystal analyzers. Further, an image of the object can be detected from the beams diffracted from the analyzer crystals. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039439 | Digital Radiographic Device Having a Linear Scanner - An x-ray imaging apparatus comprises a platform connected to a frame, a sliding bar, a detector mounted on the sliding bar, an x-ray source, and a control system. The x-ray source includes a collimator to generate an x-ray exposure window. The control system is configured to slide the detector along the sliding bar and synchronously move the collimator to direct the x-ray exposure window to the first detector. The x-ray exposure window movements are registered to the detector movements. The detector interfaces with a processor that processes x-ray image data received from the detector, and generates at least one x-ray image from the x-ray image data. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039440 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPTIMIZING A REPRESENTATION OF DUAL ENERGY SPECTRAL CT IMAGES - An imaging system includes an x-ray source, a detector, a data acquisition system (DAS) operably connected to the detector, and a computer operably connected to the DAS. The computer is programmed to obtain CT scan data with two or more incident energy spectra, decompose the obtained CT scan data into projection CT data of a first basis material and a second basis material, generate a first basis material image and a second basis material image using the decomposed projection CT data, generate a first monochromatic image from the first basis material image and the second basis material image at a first energy that is selected based on an amount of correlated noise at the first energy, noise-reduce the first monochromatic image to generate a noise-reduced first monochromatic image, and generate a final monochromatic image based at least on the noise-reduced first monochromatic image. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039441 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS - An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray irradiation unit which irradiates X-rays, a detection unit which detects the X-rays transmitted through an object, and a housing which contains the detection unit. The housing includes a first housing in which an X-ray transmission member which transmits the X-rays is placed in an incident range of the X-rays irradiated from the X-ray irradiation unit; a second housing which supports the detection unit while being spaced apart from the X-ray transmission member on an opposite side to an incident side on which the X-rays strike the X-ray transmission member; and a plurality of connecting members which connect the first housing to the second housing. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039442 | HIGH-VOLTAGE APPARATUS, AND RADIATION SOURCE AND RADIOSCOPIC APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - In a high-voltage apparatus according to this invention, a predetermined voltage is applied to a rotating anode after waiting until the number of rotations increases to such an extent that the rotating anode is not damaged. That is, X-rays of desired intensity are already outputted from a point of time when the voltage is applied to the rotating anode. Therefore, diagnosis can be performed immediately after the voltage is applied to the rotating anode. That is, unlike the prior art, there is no need to wait until X-ray intensity becomes suitable for diagnosis after X-ray emission is started, and there is no need to irradiate the patient with unnecessary X-rays. Therefore, the patient can be inhibited from being irradiated with excessive X-rays (with an improvement made in a response from when the operator gives instructions for starting fluoroscopy until emission of X-rays suitable for diagnosis). | 2012-02-16 |
20120039443 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOAD DEPENDENT RESIZING OF A FOCAL SPOT OF AN X-RAY GENERATING DEVICE - In an X-ray generating device ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120039444 | ELECTRONIC CONICAL COLLIMATOR VERIFICATION - A device for use with a radiation machine includes a first cone collimator, wherein the first cone collimator has a first end for receiving a radiation beam, a collimating portion for changing the radiation beam, and a second end for emitting an output beam, and wherein the first cone collimator is configured to be detachably coupled to a coupling device that has a plurality of moveable switches, and has one or more engaging portions configured to engage with a first subset of the plurality of switches. A method of using a cone collimator includes receiving a portion of a cone collimator, determining a subset of a plurality of switches that is pressed by the cone collimator, and determining an identity of the cone collimator based on the subset of the plurality of switches that is pressed by the cone collimator. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039445 | Modular Fixed Beam-Limiting Device For Intraoral X-Ray System - A modular beam-limiting device for use with an x-ray machine includes a base portion and an attachment portion. The base portion includes at least one magnet. The attachment portion includes at least one magnet. The base portion is adapted to be received on an x-ray tubehead housing. The attachment portion is selectively removably couplable to said base portion. The modular beam-limiting device may further include a magnetic field modulator, which is operable to shape a magnetic field; an insert for configuring a size, a shape, or an orientation of an aperture of the beam-limiting device; or an adapter for increasing an axial length of the beam-limiting device. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039446 | INTERWOVEN MULTI-APERTURE COLLIMATOR FOR 3-DIMENSIONAL RADIATION IMAGING APPLICATIONS - An interwoven multi-aperture collimator for three-dimension radiation imaging applications is disclosed. The collimator comprises a collimator body including a plurality of apertures disposed in a two-dimensional grid. The collimator body is configured to absorb and collimate radiation beams emitted from a radiation source within a field of view of said collimator. The collimator body has a surface plane disposed closest to the radiation source. The two-dimensional grid is selectively divided into at least a first and a second group of apertures, respectively defining at least a first view and a second view of an object to be imaged. The first group of apertures is formed by interleaving or alternating rows of the grid, and the second group of apertures is formed by the rows of apertures adjacent to the rows of the first group. Each aperture in the first group is arranged in a first orientation angle with respect to the surface plane of said collimator body, and each aperture in the second group is arranged in a second orientation angle with respect to the surface plane of said collimator body such that the apertures of the first group are interwoven with the apertures of the second group. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039447 | PROJECTOR AS COLLIMATOR LIGHT - A radiography system for obtaining a radiographic image of a subject, has a radiation source within an enclosure, the radiation source energizable to direct radiant energy along a radiation path toward an imaging receiver, wherein the radiation path is defined according to a collimator. A digital projector is coupled to the enclosure and is energizable to provide an illumination beam that outlines the defined radiation path. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039448 | TESTING CALL ROUTING - A device may automatically place a call to a call routing device based on one of a list of numbers or addresses. The call may be forwarded by the call routing device to a call agent device. The device may also establish a session with the call agent device to which the call is forwarded by the call routing device and automatically receive, from the call agent device, a message that includes an identifier for a virtual call agent. The device may extract the identifier from the received message, compare the extracted identifier to an identifier that is associated with the call, and determine whether the call routing device correctly forwarded the call based on the comparison. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039449 | SYNCHRONIZATION IN UNIFIED MESSAGING SYSTEMS - In one embodiment, a HTTP connection is established from a phone that serves as a client to a server that maintains a mailbox. The mailbox includes fax messages each having properties that indicate a sender and a state that indicates at least a status of read or unread. The phone that serves as the client permits a user to view one or more of the fax messages. The states of fax messages at the server are received at the phone that serves as the client using the HTTP connection. The states of corresponding fax messages are identified at the phone that serves as the client. One or more synchronization actions are performed to synchronize the states of fax messages at the server and the states of the corresponding fax messages at the phone that serves as the client. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039450 | DETERMINING COMMUNICATIONS CHARGING - A system for determining a communication charge comprising a charging equation determiner, an inflection point determiner, and a charge determiner. The charging equation determiner for determining a charging equation based at least in part on a normalized set of inputs. The inflection point determiner for determining an inflection point based at least in part on a charging structure database. The charge determiner for determining a communication charge based at least in part on the charging equation and the inflection point. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039451 | QUEUING AND ROUTING TELEPHONE CALLS - A method and system to process communications in an automatic communication distributor is described. The method may comprise receiving a communication and identifying an originating location from which the communication originates. Thereafter, a determination is made when the originating location corresponds to a predefined high priority geographical area and a priority to the communication is assigned based on the originating location. The call may be assigned a higher priority when the originating location corresponds to the high priority geographical area than when the originating location does not correspond with the high priority geographical area. The communication is queued based on the assigned priority. A method is also provided to assign an agent using an automated call distributor based on a distance between the originating location of the communication and the determined geographical locations of the potential respondents. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039452 | Communication Connection Establishment Control for Preventing Unsolicited Communication - There is proposed a mechanism for controlling a communication connection establishment to a subscriber using service including blacklisting, whitelisting, authentication request and/or Turing test for unsolicited communications prevention. Furthermore, there is proposed a management system used to configure a corresponding communication connection establishment control on the basis of an interface for the subscriber for defining a personalized communication connection establishment control profile. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039453 | EVENT IDENTIFICATION IN PEER TO PEER NETWORKS - A system and method for event notification and access control for Distributed Hash Tables (DHTs) using an event triggering mechanism for DHT-based Peer-to-Peer (P2P) overlay networks is described. According to an embodiment of the invention, a user interested in certain event can insert a trigger into the DHT. When the event occurs, the trigger fires and causes a pre-defined action to be executed. According to another embodiment of the invention, a user peer inserts a trigger resource record, which includes instructions to execute a specified action upon occurrence of the event, into the DHT. A monitored resource record, with which the event is or will be associated, is identified. A monitoring peer, responsible for maintaining the monitored resource record, is then identified. The trigger resource record is maintained at the monitoring peer. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039454 | CALL MANAGEMENT - Call management systems, methods, and computer program products. Receiving a request from a calling party for an incoming call to a called number. Obtaining presence information of the called party. Presenting, to the calling party, the presence information and an action option to check for a next available time of the called party. Receiving an action choice to check for a next available time of the called party. Obtaining future availability information. In response to receiving the action choice to check for a next available time, presenting future availability information and an action option to invite the called party to an appointment at the next available time. Receiving an action choice to invite the called party to an appointment at the next available time. In response to receiving an action choice to invite the called party to the appointment, sending an invitation to the called party. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039455 | Phone Domain Name Service - This invention relates generally to communications, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing a phone domain name service. In one embodiment, the invention includes a phone domain name service configured to performing the operations including receiving a phone address, the phone address comprising a phone name associated with a phone domain name; receiving a location, the location comprising a latitudinal coordinate and a longitudinal coordinate; accessing a database for the phone domain name, the database for the phone domain name comprising one or more phone names and locations corresponding to one or more phone numbers; and retrieving a phone number corresponding to the phone name or location from the database for the phone domain name. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039456 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES RELATED TO A TELEPHONE CALL COMPLETION SERVICE - The present embodiments describe methods and apparatuses for protecting the privacy of one or both parties involved in a two-party telephone conversation. The embodiments also use an SMS text network to provide advance, substantial, customizable information to a recipient prior to the joining of two parties in conversation. The embodiments also provide dynamic control over who responds to an incoming call based on multiple criteria. The invention uses SIP various forms of VoIP technology to determine and route calls incoming to a communications system and sends advance notification(s) to recipient(s) prior to the joining the parties for conversation. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039457 | TELECONFERENCING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Teleconferencing control system and method are provided for an administrator to log in a setting interface supplied in the system via any network terminal, so as to input relevant setting information comprising identification information of each teleconferencing location to be controlled, and control parameters of its teleconferencing equipment terminal, through the stored identification information of each teleconferencing location and control parameter information corresponding to the teleconferencing equipment terminal at each teleconferencing location and, to perform a control operation with respect to the teleconferencing equipment terminal of each corresponding teleconferencing location via a multi-point control unit, thereby providing centralized control for a group of teleconferencing so as to provide perfect teleconferencing service and thus increase work efficiency. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039458 | Voice audio processing method and device - The invention relates to a method for audio switching and conferencing. The method comprises: providing a plurality of audio channels comprising at least one active audio channel, the active audio channel comprising at least one of an input audio stream and output audio stream; converting the input audio streams from the at least one audio channel in input data; providing audio channel communication requests between parties of the at least one active audio channel; determining a set of Boolean values depending on the parties of the audio channels; determining output data for the respective active audio channels by combining the elements of the Boolean set and the input data; and encoding the output data in output audio streams for the respective active audio channels. In this way an efficient and consistent method for audio switching and conferencing is obtained which reduces complexity of software and/or hardware and enables the number of telephone calls or simultaneous conferences between multiple groups and simple implementation of special functions like eavesdropping and microphone functions. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039459 | COMMUNICATION CENTER METHODS AND APPARATUS - A communications center supports sales and/or customer support services corresponding to a plurality of business affiliations. Operator terminals within the communications center are configurable. A management module manages the allocation of the operator terminals between the plurality of different business affiliations being supported by the communications center. The management module loads a set of configuration information into an operator terminal to match a determined business affiliation with a customer's communications device capabilities. At different times, e.g. corresponding to an initial communications session and a follow-on communications session, the same customer may be connected to different physical operator terminals and be communicating with different actual operators; however, from the perspective of the customer, the customer is made to think that the communication is with the same operator terminal and same operator. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039460 | CUSTOMER SERVICE ANALYSIS - A method, a system and a computer program product for analyzing customer service quality is disclosed. A plurality of customer call service quality parameters is identified using historical data. The plurality of customer call service quality parameters is quantified and correlated. The customer service quality is analyzed using the plurality of customer call service quality parameters. A repository is generated using the historical data of a plurality of customer calls and a set of pre-defined customer call flow templates. A subset of service quality queries is identified using contextual information of the customer call from the repository of service quality queries. The subset of service quality queries is then interspersed in the customer call. The customer service quality is analyzed using responses to the subset of service quality queries. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039461 | EXPONENTIATION METHOD RESISTANT AGAINST SIDE-CHANNEL AND SAFE-ERROR ATTACKS - An exponentiation method resistant against side-channel attacks and safe-error attacks. Input to the method is g in a multiplicatively written group G and a /-digit exponent d with a radix m>1 and output is z=(d−1) is expressed as a series of (/−1) non-zero digits, d* | 2012-02-16 |
20120039462 | RSA SIGNATURE METHOD AND APPARATUS - A Revest, Shamir and Adleman (RSA) signature method includes: creating an initial hidden value using a private key and an RSA modular; converting a message to a hidden message by blinding the message using the initial hidden value and the RSA modular; obtaining a result value by performing double exponentiation on the hidden message, the initial hidden value, the RSA modular and the private key; and recovering a signature value using the result value. The RSA signature method further includes updating the initial hidden value with a new hidden value after the recovering. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039463 | Fast Evaluation Of Many Polynomials With Small Coefficients On The Same Point - In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method for evaluating at point r one or more polynomials p | 2012-02-16 |
20120039464 | Emergency call-based security algorithm negotiation method and apparatus - An emergency call-based security algorithm negotiation method and apparatus are disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: after receiving an attachment request from a User Equipment (UE) and determining that the attachment request is an emergency attachment request, a network side sets UE security capabilities to support a null algorithm only; or, the network side determines that the UE security capabilities included in the attachment request support the null algorithm only; performing Non-Access Stratum (NAS) and Access Stratum (AS) selection processing taking the null algorithm as a security algorithm for the user equipment. A mobility management entity (MME) and an evolved Node-B (eNB) can perform security negotiation directly on the basis that the user equipment only supports the null algorithm when the NAS and NA security negotiation is performed, so that the access efficiency and the call completing rate of emergency calls are improved. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039465 | Fast Computation Of A Single Coefficient In An Inverse Polynomial - In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method for computing a resultant and a free term of a scaled inverse of a first polynomial v(x) modulo a second polynomial f | 2012-02-16 |
20120039466 | Method of Compressing a Cryptographic Value - A computer implemented method of compressing a digitally represented cryptographic value. The method comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a secret value; (b) performing a cryptographic operation on the secret value to generate the cryptographic value; (c) determining whether the cryptographic value satisfies the pre-determined criteria; and (d) repeating the sequence of steps starting at step (a) until the cryptographic value satisfies the pre-determined criteria. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039467 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING MEDIA AND IMPLEMENTING INTERACTION CONTROL THEREON - A method for automatically detecting media and implementing interaction control thereon. The present method receives a media change notification (MCN) from a non-defeatable autorun. After receiving the MCN of a media event an operation is automatically executed. The operation then initiates a controller for controlling interaction of deliverable electronic media from a media file corresponding to the media event, wherein the receiving, executing, and controlling are automatically implemented and cannot be defeated by a user. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039468 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - To make it possible for a legacy user equipment to correctly generate and use a common key between a user equipment and a base station and between the user equipment and a relay node when the relay nodes are being introduced. An HO request processing unit ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120039469 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE LENGTH ENCRYPTION - Systems and methods for performing a secure transaction provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: reading data on a command token, reading data on a token; encrypting the token data with a key; encrypting an authentication data with a clear text token data; and transmitting the encrypted authentication data with the encrypted token data to a remote device. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039470 | Method and Device for Establishing a Communication Session - Devices are provided with secret information to indicate which other devices are eligible to establish communication sessions. Information leaks about the eligibility of devices are prevented when no communication sessions are established. Each device makes a set of preference information items publicly available. Each preference information item selects an eligible device in cloaked way. Each protected information item contains protected information such as an encrypted random number that can be decrypted only by the eligible device. When a request to establish a communication is processed by a first and second device, the first and second device indicate which of their preference information items should be used. The devices then each attempt to decrypt the protected information from the other one's indicated preference information item and each combines the result with the protected information used to make the preference information item that it indicated to the other. The results from the first and second device are compared and when a match is detected, establishment of the communication session is enabled. If no match is detected a first device that did not make the second device eligible is unable to detect whether it was made eligible by the second device. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039471 | EFFICIENT SECURITY-RELATED PROCESSING - An efficient security related procedure is disclosed. A plurality of service data units (SDUs) having the same priority is multiplexed to one unit signal. The unit signal is ciphered using a mask generated by a first parameter combination. The receiver simultaneously deciphers the multiplexed service data units (SDUs), such that a Layer- | 2012-02-16 |
20120039472 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING A SECURITY MECHANISM FOR AN AIR INTERFACE LINK - A method, a device, and a system for establishing a security mechanism for an air interface are provided in embodiments of the present invention. The method includes: performing security processing for a shared key of an access link according to a shared key between a relay node and a mobility management entity; and sending the shared key of the access link after the security processing to the relay node to enable the relay node to obtain the shared key of the access link based on the shared key between the relay node and the mobility management entity. The present invention reduces the possibility at which the air interface link is hacked, thereby improving the security of the air interface link. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039473 | Efficient Implementation Of Fully Homomorphic Encryption - In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method for homomorphic decryption, including: providing a ciphertext with element c, there exists a big set B having N elements z | 2012-02-16 |
20120039474 | Display Authenticated Security Association - A system and method for establishing a mutual entity authentication and a shared secret between two devices using displayed values on each device. Unique first private keys and first public keys are assigned to both devices. The public keys are exchanged between the two devices. Both devices compute a shared secret from their own private keys and the received public keys. Both devices compute, exchange, and verify their key authentication codes of the shared secret. If verification is successful, both devices use the shared secret to generate a displayed value. One or more users compare the displayed values and provide an indication to the devices verifying whether the displays match. If the displays match, then the devices compute a shared master key, which is used either directly or via a later-generated session key for securing message communications between the two devices. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039475 | Active and Passive Directional Acoustic Radiating - An three-way audio system that uses directional arrays for radiating mid-frequency acoustic energy and passive directional devices to radiate the high frequencies. the system includes a left channel, a right channel, and a center channel. A crossover network separates the left channel and the right channel into low frequency content, midrange frequency content, and high frequency content. An omnidirectional acoustical device radiates acoustic energy corresponding to the low frequency content of the combined left channel, right channel and center channel. A first directional array, comprising signal processing circuitry and more than one acoustic driver, radiates acoustic energy corresponding to the midrange content of one of the left channel and right channel signal so that more acoustic energy corresponding to the midrange content of one of the left channel signal and the right channel signal is radiated laterally than in other directions. A first passive directional device, radiates acoustic energy corresponding to the high frequency content of the one of the left channel and right channel signal so that more acoustic energy corresponding to the high frequency content of the one of the left channel signal and the right channel signal is radiated laterally than in other directions. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039476 | SPEAKER - Provided are a speaker and a speaker system. The speaker includes a main unit and a sub unit. The main unit emits a sound in a first direction. The sub unit is formed integrally with the main unit and emits a sound in a second direction different from the first direction. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039477 | AUDIO SIGNAL SYNTHESIZING - An audio synthesizing apparatus receives an encoded signal comprising a downmix signal and parametric extension data for expanding the downmix signal to a multi-sound source signal. A decomposition processor ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120039478 | SOUND RECOGNITION DEVICE AND SOUND RECOGNITION METHOD - A sound recognition device includes: a frequency analysis unit which analyzes a frequency signal of a sound signal; a phase curve calculation unit which calculates a phase curve approximating temporal fluctuations of a phase of the frequency signal; an error calculation unit which calculates an error between the phase curve and the phase of the frequency signal; and a sound signal recognition unit which recognizes whether or not the sound signal is a signal of a periodic sound, based on the calculated error. The phase curve is expressed by a quadratic polynomial in which a value of the phase is a variable. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039479 | METHOD TO SIMULATE VEHICLE HORN SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL - Methods and system for predicting sound pressure and/or sound pressure level caused by a vehicle horn are provided. An acoustic model of the horn is generated through the use of inverse numerical acoustics and boundary element methods. Additionally, an acoustic model of the vehicle is generated using boundary element methods. By combining these acoustic models and using the acoustic model of the horn as input into the acoustic model of the vehicle, sound pressure and/or sound pressure level at points within the acoustic domain encompassing the acoustic models can be predicted using boundary elements methods. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039480 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED DIRECTIVITY OF AN ACOUSTIC ANTENNA - The present invention provides a method of controlling an acoustic transducer array to generate a directional sound profile, the method including the steps of:
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20120039481 | HEADPHONES SYSTEM - Portable headphones system having a headphones set, a portable media device, and a remote control. The headphones set is adapted to directly mount the portable media device such that a digital audio signal is received directly by a digital audio amplifier of the headphones set. The remote control is adapted to receive song and playlist data from the portable media player and to display this information to the user. The user can issue commands to the portable media player and to the headphones set using the remote control. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039482 | HEADSET - A headset ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120039483 | AUDIO SYSTEM FOR SKATEBOARDS - A audio system for skateboards comprising an audio module and speakers mounted to the bottom side of a skateboard. The audio module is battery-operated and has a Bluetooth receiver and a stereo amplifier. The speakers face downwards. While the rider is traveling on the skateboard, the sound from the speakers bounces back from the road's surface so that the rider may enjoy music in safe manner without loss of maneuverability. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039484 | SPEAKER WITH FREQUENCY DIRECTED DUAL DRIVERS - A speaker that includes a pair of spaced-apart, in-plane mounted drivers connected in series to a network for applying the appropriate frequency component of the electrical input drive signal to each of the drivers is disclosed. A frequency dependent shunting network, such as a low pass filter, is applied to one of the drivers so as to gradually mute the one driver as a desired frequency is approached. The result is an aesthetically pleasing speaker that has dual in-plane drivers and that produces superior sound quality throughout the entire frequency range of the speaker, including those ranges in which dual, in plane, drivers tend to acoustically interfere with each other. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039485 | HIGH FIDELITY PHONOGRAPHIC PREAMPLIFIER FEATURING SIMULTANEOUS FLAT AND PLAYBACK COMPENSATION CURVE CORRECTION OUTPUTS - An audio playback system and method including an analog preamplifier configured to produce simultaneous “flat” and response-compensated outputs, to enable playback of a phonograph recording via an all-analog signal pathway, while optionally providing for the simultaneous digital recording and/or monitoring of the “flat,” uncompensated signal. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039486 | WIRELESS SOUND AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM WITH MICROPHONE BASED VOLUME CONTROL - A wireless sound amplification system with microphone based volume control includes a wireless microphone and an audio system. The wireless microphone includes an audio pickup unit for converting sound to an audio signal, an adjustment unit configured to receive an adjustment user input, and a processing unit. The processing unit includes an amplifier configured to use a first amplification gain to amplify the audio signal from the audio pickup unit and to thereby generate an amplified audio signal. The processor further includes a controller unit configured to output a control signal based on the adjustment user input received by the adjustment unit. The processor further includes an encoder that generates a transmission signal by encoding the amplified audio signal from the amplifier and the control signal from the controller unit. The wireless microphone also includes a transmitting unit. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039487 | FIRST STAGE AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT - An external audio signal is input to an input terminal which is connected to the first terminal of a first resistor. The first terminal of a second resistor is connected to the second terminal of the first resistor. An operational amplifier is arranged such that its inverting input terminal is connected to the second terminal of the second resistor, and a reference voltage is applied to its non-inverting input terminal. A third resistor is arranged between the output terminal and the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier. A first diode is arranged between the second terminal of the first resistor and a power supply terminal such that its cathode is on the power supply terminal side. Furthermore, a second diode is arranged between the second terminal of the first resistor and the ground such that its cathode is on the second terminal side of the first resistor. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039488 | LEVEL ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - It is possible to enable automatic on/off switching of a pad and to prevent frequent occurrence of on/off switching of a pad even when a user carries out fine manipulation. A level adjustment device includes a pad which attenuates a signal by a predetermined level, an amplifier which is provided at the back of the pad to adjust the level of the signal with a variable amplification rate or attenuation rate, and a level adjustment unit which, when the pad is off, uses only the amplifier and, when the pad is on, uses the amplifier and the pad to adjust the level of the acoustic signal. The setting of a level adjustment value by the level adjustment unit is received, when the level adjustment value reaches a predetermined switching point Tsw, the on/off of the pad is switched, and when an instruction is issued to start a performance mode, the value of the switching point Tsw is changed so as to be away from the level adjustment value at the point of time of the instruction. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039489 | VOLUME CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE CAPABLE OF AUTOMATIC VOLUME ADJUSTMENT - A volume control method is to be performed by an electronic device for adjusting intensity of an output audio signal outputted from the electronic device according to an external audio signal of an environment in which the electronic device is located. The volume control method includes: configuring the electronic device to receive the external audio signal; configuring the electronic device to compare a sound track of the external audio signal with a preset sound track and to make a determination as to whether a degree of similarity between the two sound tracks reaches a preset ratio; and configuring the electronic device to stop outputting the output audio signal when a result of the determination is affirmative. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039490 | Controlling the Loudness of an Audio Signal in Response to Spectral Localization - The invention relates to modifying the loudness of an audio signal by measuring the weighted broadband level of the audio signal and modifying that weighted broadband level as a function of a spectral localization estimate of the audio signal. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039491 | INERTIAL TYPE ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - The present invention is drawn to inertial type transducers and a system for reducing the complexity and difficulty of installing the transducers internal to a structure. The transducer is equipped with a wireless receiver for receiving both sound content signals and control signals, and an amplifier, along with a power supply. Because the amplifier is activated by the wireless receiver, there are no wires necessary to connect the transducer to the source of the sound content or control signals thereby vastly simplifying installation. Heat dissipation and height minimization are also addressed. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039492 | NARROW PROFILE SPEAKER CONFIGURATIONS AND SYSTEMS - A narrow profile speaker unit comprises at least one speaker outputting sound towards an internal surface and through a duct with an output terminus, such as a slot, having a narrow dimension, effectively changing the cross-section of the speaker's audio output wave. A pair of speakers may face one another, outputting sound towards a common output slot. Multiple pairs of speakers may be used to form an inline speaker unit for increased sound output. A slotted speaker unit may include multiple speakers facing the same direction, towards a ground plane or reflecting surface, and having parallel apertures for allowing sound radiation. The speaker units may be integral with or attached to electronic appliances such as desktop computers or flatscreen devices, or may be used in automobiles or other contexts. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039493 | TRANSDUCER DEVICES AND METHODS FOR HEARING - A device to transmit an audio signal to a user may comprise a mass, a piezoelectric transducer, and a support to support the mass and the piezoelectric transducer with the eardrum. The piezoelectric transducer can be configured to drive the support and the eardrum with a first force and the mass with a second force opposite the first force. The device may comprise circuitry configured to receive wireless power and wireless transmission of an audio signal, and the circuitry can be supported with the eardrum to drive the transducer in response to the audio signal, such that vibration between the circuitry and the transducer can be decreased. The transducer can be positioned away from the umbo of the ear to drive the eardrum, for example on the lateral process of the malleus. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039494 | Loudspeakers - The invention relates to a drive unit for a loudspeaker, and a loudspeaker including the same. The drive unit includes a magnet assembly which defines primary and secondary gaps with respect to which a voice coil assembly is movable and in which the same is mounted. The voice coil assembly includes a former which is located and suspended in the secondary gap by ferrofluid provided in said secondary gap, to locate the voice coil assembly without the need for a spider or other mechanical locating means to be provided. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039495 | AUDIO PROCESSING APPARATUS, AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An audio processing apparatus is disclosed which includes: a first signal generation portion configured to generate an audio signal of which the frequency is varied over time; an operation portion; a storage portion configured to store characteristic information in accordance with the frequency and an amplitude of the audio signal in effect when the operation portion is operated; a reproduction portion configured to reproduce audio data; and a correction portion configured to correct a reproduced signal from the reproduction portion based on the characteristic information stored in the storage portion. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039496 | METHOD FOR REDUCING INTERFERENCE AND HEARING DEVICE - A method for operating a hearing device, which is embodied for wireless signal transmission of a data signal at a transmission frequency, provides an audio signal as a pulsed signal, in which a plurality of pulses fall within a predefined time slot. A frequency spectrum of the audio signal has a notch into which the transmission frequency is placed, and the pulses of the audio signal within the predefined time slot are shifted such that the energy of the frequency spectrum drops in the vicinity of the transmission frequency. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039497 | TWO PART HEARING AID WITH DATABUS CONNECTION - A two part hearing aid includes a base part ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120039498 | AUXILIARY MEMBER FOR HEARING AID - This auxiliary member for a hearing aid comprises a main body case ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120039499 | Microphone Having Reduced Vibration Sensitivity - A microphone assembly includes a first transducer and a second transducer. The first transducer is coupled to a first substrate layer on a first side of the first substrate layer. The second transducer is coupled to a second substrate layer on a second side of the second substrate layer. The first side and the second side are opposite to each other. The first substrate layer and the second substrate layer are substantially parallel and mechanically coupled. The first transducer and the second transducer have a shared volume and this shared volume is one of a front volume or a rear volume. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039500 | Earpiece Positioning and Retaining - A positioning and retaining structure for an in-ear earpiece. An outer leg and an inner leg are attached to each other at an attachment end and attached to a body of the earpiece at the other end. The outer leg lies in a plane. The positioning and retaining structure have a stiffness that is greater when force is applied to the attachment end in a counterclockwise direction in the plane of the outer leg than when force is applied to the attachment end in a clockwise direction in the plane of the outer leg. The positioning and retaining structure position an earpiece associated with the earpiece in a users ear and retains the earpiece in its position. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039501 | EARPIECE POSITIONING AND RETAINING - The earpiece includes an electronics module for wirelessly receiving incoming audio signals from an external source. The earpiece further includes a positioning and retaining structure comprising at least an outer leg and an inner leg, each of the outer leg and inner leg being attached at an attachment end to the body and attached at a joined end to each other. The outer leg lies in a plane. The positioning and retaining structure is substantially stiffer in one direction than in another. In its intended position, one of the two legs contacts the anti-helix at the rear of the concha, the joined end is under the anti-helix; a planar portion of the body contacts the concha; and a portion of the body is under the anti-tragus | 2012-02-16 |
20120039502 | FILM-TYPE AUDIO OUTPUT APPARATUS - A film-type audio output apparatus includes an audio output device, at least one speaker unit, and at least one film. The at least one speaker unit is positioned at any side of the audio output device. The speaker unit can be an embedded speaker unit. The at least one film can be positioned at any or more places of an inner side and an outer side of the audio output device. When the speaker unit of the audio output device releases sound, the film positioned on the audio output device can get vibration of the sound so that the inside of the audio output device can generate resonance. Thus, the audio output apparatus can generate softer undertone and wider diapason. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039503 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A THREE DIMENSIONAL OPERATIONAL GRAPHIC FROM A TWO DIMENSIONAL BUILDING CONTROL SUBSYSTEM DRAWING - A method includes receiving into a computer processor a building control subsystem design drawing, and identifying a plurality of objects in the building control subsystem design drawing by comparing the objects to a template of objects. The template of objects includes one or more of a representation of a shape, a color, and a texture. A physical relationship among the plurality of objects is determined, and a three dimensional representation of the plurality of objects is retrieved from a three dimensional device library. A three dimensional building control subsystem graphic is generated by mapping the three dimensional representation of the plurality of objects into a three dimensional user interface as a function of the physical relationship. The three dimensional user interface is animated and interactive to monitor and control a building subsystem. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039504 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EMBEDDING WATERMARKS - Methods and apparatus for embedding a watermark are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein to embed a watermark in a compressed data stream comprises obtaining a set of transform coefficients included in the compressed data stream, the set of transform coefficients having a respective first set of mantissa codes and a respective set of exponents, the first set of mantissa codes associated with a respective set of mantissa step sizes, identifying a first transform coefficient from the set of transform coefficients having a smallest magnitude among the set of transform coefficients, determining a second set of mantissa codes based on the first transform coefficient and the set of step sizes, and replacing the first set of mantissa codes included in the compressed data stream with the second set of mantissa codes to embed the watermark without uncompressing the compressed data stream. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039505 | DYNAMICALLY RESIZING TEXT AREA ON A DISPLAY DEVICE - Dynamically resizing a text area in which text is displayed on a display device. A camera device periodically captures snapshots of a user's gaze point and head position while reading text, and the captured snapshots are used to detect movement of the user's head. Head movement suggests that the text area is too wide for comfortable viewing. Accordingly, the width of the text area is automatically resized, responsive to detecting head movement. Preferably, the resized width is set to the position of the user's gaze point prior to the detected head movement. The text is then preferably reflowed within the resized text area. Optionally, the user may be prompted to confirm whether the resizing will be performed. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039506 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AN OBJECT IN A VIDEO ARCHIVE - The invention concerns a method for identifying an object in a video archive including multiple images acquired in a network of cameras including a phase of characterisation of the object to be identified and a phase of searching for the said object in the said archive, where the said characterisation phase consists in defining for the said object at least one semantic characteristic capable of being extracted, even in low-resolution images, from the said video archive. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039507 | Information Processing Device And Information Processing Method - An image acquisition unit of an information processing device acquires data for moving image including an image of a user and captured by an image capturing device. An initial processing unit determines correspondence between an amount of movement of the user and a parameter defining an image to be ultimately output in a conversion information storage unit. A tracking processing unit uses a particle filter to perform visual tracking in the moving image so as to estimate the magnification and translation amount of the user's head contour. The input value conversion unit converts the amount of movement of the user into the parameter defining an image using the magnification and the translation amount as parameters. The output data generation unit generates an image based on the parameter. The output control unit controls the generated image so as to be displayed on a display device. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039508 | TARGET DETECTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Target detecting method and apparatus are disclosed. In the target detecting method, edges in a first direction in an input image may be detected to obtain an edge image comprising a plurality of edges in the first direction; and one or more candidate targets may be generated according to the plurality of edges in the first direction, a region between any two of the plurality of edges in the first direction in the input image corresponding to one of the candidate targets. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039509 | INFORMATION-INPUTTING DEVICE INPUTTING CONTACT POINT OF OBJECT ON RECORDING SURFACE AS INFORMATION - Structure and function for inputting information preferably includes a display device having two cameras in respective corners thereof. At least one computer readable medium preferably has program instructions configured to cause at least one processing structure to: (i) extract an object located on a plane of the display device from an image that includes the plane of the object, (ii) determine whether the object is a writing implement by determining, when a plurality of objects are extracted from the image, that one of the plurality of objects that satisfies a prescribed condition is the writing implement, (iii) calculate a position of a contact point between the writing implement and the plane as information to be input if the object has been determined as the writing implement, and (iv) input the information representing a position on the plane indicated by the object. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039510 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY MONITORING AND/OR VIEWING IMAGES FROM A CAMERA OR VIDEO DEVICE - A system and method are provided for remotely monitoring images from an image capturing device. Image data from an image capturing component is received where image data represents images of a scene in a field of view of the image capturing component. The image data may be analyzed to determine that the scene has changed. A determination may be made that the scene has changed. In response to this determination being made, a communication may be transmitted to a designated device, recipient or network location. The communication may be informative that a scene change or event occurred. The communication may be in the form of a notification or an actual image or series of images of the scene after the change or event. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039511 | Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Computer Program - An information processing apparatus that executes processing for creating an environmental map includes a camera that photographs an image, a self-position detecting unit that detects a position and a posture of the camera on the basis of the image, an image-recognition processing unit that detects an object from the image, a data constructing unit that is inputted with information concerning the position and the posture of the camera and information concerning the object and executes processing for creating or updating the environmental map, and a dictionary-data storing unit having stored therein dictionary data in which object information is registered. The image-recognition processing unit executes processing for detecting an object from the image acquired by the camera with reference to the dictionary data. The data constructing unit applies the three-dimensional shape data registered in the dictionary data to the environmental map and executes object arrangement on the environmental map. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039512 | Image Processing Method - An image processing method comprises obtaining a current frame and a previous frame, performing a bilateral motion estimation to the current frame and the previous frame for acquiring a motion vector, and performing a motion compensated interpolation to the current frame, the previous frame and the motion vector for acquiring an interpolated frame. The bilateral motion estimation uses sum of bilateral absolute difference algorithm to generate at least one sum of bilateral absolute difference, and then an adaptive parameter is added to each of the sum of bilateral absolute difference to generate at least one adaptive sum of bilateral absolute difference. A group of matching blocks having a minimum adaptive sum of bilateral absolute difference is then determined to be the group of best matching blocks. The motion vector is obtained according to the relative locations of the best matching blocks. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039513 | LEVERAGING SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR MEDIA SHARING - Social media account UIs are disclosed to allow users to easily manage all social media accounts. Photos are automatically shared based on image recognition with social networking contacts appearing in the photos. Movies are automatically created from related social media clips, and videos can be generated by a user and uploaded to the user's social media accounts with a single click. | 2012-02-16 |
20120039514 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a face detector detecting face images from still-image frames successively extracted from a moving-image stream in accordance with image information items regarding the still-image frames, a face-feature-value calculation unit calculating face feature values of the face images in accordance with image information items regarding the face images, an identity determination unit determining whether a first face image in a current frame and a second face image in a previous frame represent an identical person in accordance with at least face feature values of the first and second face images, and a merging processor which stores one of the first and second face images when the first face image and the second face image represent an identical person, and which stores the first and second face images when the first face image and the second face image do not represent an identical person. | 2012-02-16 |