17th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 57 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150112605 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING RESPIRATION ALARMS - Systems and methods are provided for generating respiration alarms. Respiration information and oxygen saturation information is determined from a photoplethysmograph (PPG) signal. This information is analyzed in connection with activating a respiration lost alarm. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112606 | Calculating Pulse Transit Time - The technology described in this document is embodied in a method that includes obtaining a first data set representing time-varying information on at least one pulse pressure wave at a first body part of a subject. The method also includes obtaining a second data set representing time-varying information about motion of the subject at the first body part of a subject. The method also includes identifying a first point in the first data set, the first point representing an arrival time of the pulse pressure wave at the first body part, and identifying a second point in the second dataset, the second point representing an earlier time at which the pulse pressure wave traverses a second body part of the subject. The method also includes computing a pulse transit time (PTT) as a difference between the first and second points. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112607 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RARE DISEASE PREDICTION AND TREATMENT - A rare disease matching and prediction portal is provided where a number of symptoms are matched with a list of rare diseases to produce candidate diseases, after which the candidate diseases are evaluated based on weighted lists of symptoms for each candidate disease to produce a confidence indicating a likelihood that a patient suffers from one of the rare diseases. Information curated from publications and other curated databases related to rare diseases are utilized to determine the weighted list of symptoms for each disease based on prevalence relevance of each symptom to each candidate disease, and a customized algorithm is applied to determine the confidences for the candidate diseases. Along with the confidences, the portal may provide a disease profile for each disease which includes possible treatments for the candidate diseases. The patient may then be treated for at least one of the candidate diseases based on the confidences. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112608 | Cumulative Differential Chemical Assay Identification - An apparatus comprising: a value receiver, configured to receive fluorescence values measured during a chemical reaction involving a test sample, each value pertaining to a respective physical parameter value, a difference calculator, configured to calculate differences, each difference being between respective one of the measured fluorescence values and one of reference fluorescence values of a reference sample, each reference fluorescence value pertaining to a respective physical parameter value, a cumulative index calculator, configured to calculate a cumulative index, by selecting a first difference among the calculated differences, and selecting and adding to the first difference differences, each one of the added differences being selected according to a proximity standard applied on each two differences selected in a sequence, the proximity standard being based on proximity of physical parameter values and difference size, and a similarity determiner, configured to determine similarity between the samples, using the calculated cumulative index. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112609 | PLUS-FRACTION CORRECTIONS FOR HEAVY HYDROCARBON LIQUIDS - A method of determining the plus-fraction correction for a heavy oil sample including analyzing the heavy oil sample using gas chromatography, selecting an elution ratio based on the percentage of plus-fraction elution, applying the elution ratio to provide a maximum carbon number and a plus-fraction correction to compensate for the non-elution of the plus-fraction. An elution ratio as a function of the percentage of C | 2015-04-23 |
20150112610 | RELATIVE VALUATION METHOD FOR NAPHTHA STREAMS - A system and a method for determining the relative value of a naphtha product includes reforming the naphtha into fractions at a predetermined constant research octane number (RON), conducting PIONA analysis on the reformate, after which modules or steps are performed to assign the feed quality, assign the total liquid yields, assign raw product yields, normalize the assigned raw product yields, assign a value to one or more fractions, and calculate a total value of the naphtha stream. The method is repeated on samples of different crude oils in order to provide relative values at the predetermined RON for comparison purposes. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112611 | RELATIVE VALUATION METHOD FOR NAPHTHA STREAMS - A system and a method for determining the relative value of a naphtha stream is provided, by conducting analysis on the crude oil sample, after which modules or steps are performed to estimate the total liquid yields, estimate raw product yields, normalize raw product yields, determine the value of each fraction based on predetermined values, and calculate the total value of the naphtha stream. The method is repeated on samples from different crude oils in order to provide relative values for comparison purposes at a predetermined RON. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112612 | DIGITAL QUANTIFICATION OF SINGLE MOLECULES - The present disclosure, among other things, methods and systems for digital quantification of single molecule analytes. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112613 | System for Measurement and Analysis of Movement of Anatomical Joints and/or Mechanical Systems - A system for measuring and analyzing movement or force in conjunction with sports, physical fitness or therapy. Real-time displays of range of movement (or force) information are calibrated for optimal visibility and/or resolution based on the actual range of a given exercise. Also disclosed is a balance indicator showing in real-time whether one side of the body is being favored over the other. Also disclosed are timing windows that indicate the desired timing of an exercise in real-time. Also disclosed are ‘breadcrumbs’ visually depicting (during and after completion of an exercise) a user's history of speed and range. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112614 | FLOW RATE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - Method and apparatus capable of accurately measuring a flow rate using Gaussian quadrature even under a small number of measurement points are provided. An average for the y-coordinate of values of normal-directional component with respect to the cross-section represented by v | 2015-04-23 |
20150112615 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING ENERGY MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY OF DATA CENTER - An apparatus and method are disclosed for monitoring energy management efficiency of a data center. The apparatus includes an input unit, an energy management efficiency non-achievement rate calculation unit, and an average calculation unit. The input unit receives upper and lower limit target values for each of energy management efficiency measurement indicators. The energy management efficiency non-achievement rate calculation unit calculates the rate of non-achievement of energy management efficiency for each of the energy management efficiency measurement indicators based on an energy management efficiency measurement indicator value currently measured for each of the energy management efficiency measurement indicators and the upper and lower limit target values. The average calculation unit receives the rates of non-achievement of energy management efficiency for the energy management efficiency measurement indicators, and calculates the average of the rates of non-achievement of energy management efficiency. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112616 | ESTIMATION PROGRAM, ESTIMATION APPARATUS, AND ESTIMATION METHOD - A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for causing a computer monitoring a power distribution system in which a first customer and a second customer are mixed to execute a process, the process including: acquiring first data measured with a first measurement device which is installed in the first customer and measures the first data at a first time interval; acquiring second data measured with a second measurement device which is installed in the second customer and measures the second data at a second time interval longer than the first time interval; estimating data of the first time interval about an electric power of the second customer by using the acquired first data and the acquired second data; and estimating a value about a voltage or a current for each customer by using the estimated data of the first time interval and the acquired first data. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112617 | REAL-TIME MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF ENERGY USE - A method for analyzing energy use. In some examples, energy data can be received from an energy meter, one or more energy consuming devices can be identified in the energy data, one or more insights can be generated based on at least the identification and a portion of the energy data, and information relating to at least the portion of the energy data can be generated for transmitting to a device, the generation being based on at least the one or more insights and the identification. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112618 | Apparatus and Methods Thereof for Power Consumption Measurement at Circuit Breaker Points - Apparatus and methods are provided for the measurement of power consumption at points of interest, such as circuit breakers, machines, and the like. Accordingly, means are provided for measurement of power consumption for each electrical sub-network that is controlled by a circuit breaker. Each apparatus is enabled to communicate its respective data, in an environment of a plurality of such apparatuses, to a management unit which is enabled to provide finer granularity power consumption profiles. Challenges of measuring relatively low supply currents, wireless operation in an environment of a large number of apparatuses, and self-powering are addressed. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112619 | BATTERY STATUS ESTIMATING DEVICE | 2015-04-23 |
20150112620 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TESTING ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORING SYSTEMS FOR DRIVING VEHICLES - A method for testing electrical energy storage systems for driving vehicles provides that the load current of the energy storage system traces by means of a control loop, if possible without delay, a reference current that varies over time according to predetermined test cycles. The control loop is created by means of a model-based controller design method in which a model of the impedance of the energy storage system is integrated in the model of the controlled system. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112621 | VOLTAGE DETECTION DEVICE FOR TRANSFORMING APPARATUS - In a voltage detection device for a transforming apparatus, a voltage divider is constituted by providing an intermediate electrode between a central conductor and a tank of the transforming apparatus, to detect a voltage E | 2015-04-23 |
20150112622 | OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE ESTIMATION DEVICE, POWER STORAGE APPARATUS, AND OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE ESTIMATION METHOD - The present disclosure provides an open-circuit voltage estimation device that estimates a high-precision open-circuit voltage value, a power storage apparatus, and an open-circuit voltage estimation method. The open-circuit voltage estimation device includes: an open-circuit voltage calculator that calculates an open-circuit voltage value of a secondary cell; a polarization voltage estimator that estimates a component having a relatively large time constant among polarization voltage components of the secondary cell; and an open-circuit voltage corrector that corrects the open-circuit voltage value calculated by the open-circuit voltage calculator with the component having the relatively large time constant estimated by the polarization voltage estimator. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112623 | STRUCTURE FOR MEASURING DOPING REGION RESISTANCE AND METHOD OF MEASURING CRITICAL DIMENSION OF SPACER - A method of the measuring a critical dimension of a spacer is provided. The measurement is performed by using several test structures of measuring doping region resistance. Each of the test structure has different space disposed between a first gate line and a second gate line. By measuring a doping region resistance of each test structure, a plot of reciprocal of resistance versus space can be accomplished. Then, making regression of the plot, a correlation can be formed. Finally, a critical dimension of a spacer can be get by extrapolating the correlation back to 0 unit of reciprocal of resistance. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112624 | METROLOGY THROUGH USE OF FEED FORWARD FEED SIDEWAYS AND MEASUREMENT CELL RE-USE - Metrology may be implemented during semiconductor device fabrication by a) modeling a first measurement on a first test cell formed in a layer of a partially fabricated device; b) performing a second measurement on a second test cell in the layer; c) feeding information from the second measurement into the modeling of the first measurement; and after a lithography pattern has been formed on the layer including the first and second test cells, d) modeling a third and a fourth measurement on the first and second test cells respectively using information from a) and b) respectively. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112625 | TESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING PRODUCT - A testing apparatus and a method for testing products are provided. The method includes the following steps. First, a first testing procedure is performed to at least one product to be tested in response to a test starting command to test a plurality of first items to be tested of the at least one product. When the first testing procedure corresponding to the at least one product to be tested and a manual testing procedure of the at least one product to be tested are finished, a testing result of each of the at least one produce is reported. The manual testing procedure of each of the at least one product to be tested is configured to test a plurality of second items to be tested of the at least one product. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112626 | METHOD FOR VERIFYING MANUFACTURING MEASUREMENTS USED FOR VIRTUAL ANALYSIS INSTRUMENT IN A FACTORY - A method for verifying manufacturing measurements used for predicting outputs by virtual analysis instruments in a factory, which has production equipment and a virtual analysis instrument, comprises steps: using model-building data of the virtual analysis instrument to build a verification model via a PCA method, and obtaining control limits of the verification model; inputting a plurality of pre-verification measurements into the verification model to calculate verification statistic, and using the verification statistic and the control limits to exclude at least one failure value from the pre-verification measurements to generate the validated measurements; and finally inputting the validated measurements into the virtual analysis instrument for predicting the outputs to determine that the manufacturing measurements are valid, and using the production equipment to undertake production according to predictions of the virtual analysis instrument. Thereby, the virtual analysis instrument can be prevented from predicting erroneous output results due to invalid input. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112627 | DATA CORRECTION METHOD IN FINE PARTICLE MEASURING DEVICE AND FINE PARTICLE MEASURING DEVICE - To provide a technique capable of highly accurately measure the intensity and the spectrum of fluorescence and scattered light by effectively correcting measurement error that occurs due to variation of flow positions of fine particles in a channel. A data correction method for a fine particle measurement device is provided, which includes an intensity detection procedure capable of detecting light generated from a fine particle by emitting light onto the fine particle flowing through a channel, and obtaining intensity information about the light, a position detection procedure capable of obtaining position information about the fine particle, and a correction procedure for correcting the intensity information on the basis of the position information. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112628 | GAS FLOW METER PROGRAM OF CONSTRICTION DEVICE AND FLOW MEASUREMENT METHOD AND FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICE USING SAME - A gas flow measuring method includes a gas flow measuring program and a flow measurement device. A type of gas to be measured, a temperature, a pressure, a pressure difference, an inlet diameter and a throat diameter of the flow measurement device are input. An input constant (including adiabatic index, gas viscosity, and gas density) database according to the type of the gas. An expansion coefficient is calculated using the input adiabatic index, diameter ratio, and pressure ratio. A coefficient of runoff is corrected. The calculated expansion coefficient, the corrected coefficient of runoff, and the pressure difference, the throat diameter, the diameter ratio, and the gas density are substituted in a gas flow measurement formula and calculated. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112629 | VALIDATION METHOD FOR AUTOMATED ANALYZERS - Method for validating the accuracy of automated analyzers by performing an improved dual dye ratio method procedure that uses at least first and second dye solutions in combination with gravimetric measurement of selected test solutions. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112630 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING CLINICAL CHEMISTRY INSTRUMENTS - A method of deriving correction for instrument-to-instrument variations in the illumination band centroid wavelengths and wavelength band shapes of the optical systems of clinical chemistry instruments includes the steps of determining the centroid wavelength and wavelength band shape of a light source used in the optical system of a clinical chemistry instrument to provide a determined wavelength band shape and centroid wavelength, comparing the determined wavelength band shape and centroid wavelength with a known reflection density or absorbance wavelength spectrum of a specific type of chemical reagent test to provide a correction value, and calculating the correction value, which is to be used to modify a reflection density or absorbance measurement taken by the instrument of a reagent test of the a specific type of chemical reagent test. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112631 | FILAMENT TEMPERATURE DERIVATION IN HOTWIRE SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS - The present disclosure provides apparatus and methods for monitoring and controlling filaments used in hotwire semiconductor processing and for monitoring integrity of filaments in a hotwire processing chamber. Embodiments of this disclosure may use real time voltage and current feedback signals provided by the power supply, known attributes, for example resistivity, of filament, filament geometries, for example diameter and length, and filament assembly configurations as input, to derive filament temperature in real time. Embodiments of the present disclosure are capable of continuously derive accurate temperatures of the filament assembly in a hotwire processing chamber after the filament assembly has changed geometries due to normal usage by using the measured cold resistance of the wire periodically before the process starts. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112632 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A CYCLE SHORT PAD - An apparatus for selecting a cycle short pad includes a saddle having pressure sensors and a processor which compares data from the pressure sensors to data stored in a database to suggest a preferred cycle short pad. The processor is connected to and, receives data generated by, the pressure sensors and produces a user pressure data set. The database is connected to the processor and includes stored pressure data sets and a cycle short pad associated with each stored pressure data set. The processor compares the user pressure data set to each stored pressure data set to identify a preferred cycle short pad. A method includes receiving pressure data from the pressure sensors in the saddle while the user cycles to produce a user pressure data set and then comparing the user pressure data set to the stored pressure data sets to select a preferred cycle short pad. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112633 | METHOD OF OPERATING ACCELERATION SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - Provided is an acceleration sensor operating method of an electronic device. The method includes checking whether at least one movement generation means operates. The method also includes changing a sampling frequency of the acceleration sensor when the movement generation means operates. The method further includes receiving a sensor value of the acceleration sensor according to the changed sampling frequency. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112634 | ANGLE DETECTION DEVICE AND ANGLE DETECTION METHOD - An angle detection device which includes multiple sensors to output multiple sinusoidal signals having different phases according to the rotation angle of a rotating body; a rotation calculation device to detect the rotation angle based on the multiple sinusoidal signals and detect an amplitude of the multiple sinusoidal signals to output the amplitude of the multiple sinusoidal signals as amplitude signal; and an amplitude comparison device to compare the amplitude signal with a predetermined amplitude target value and output an amplitude error signal indicating the comparison result; wherein the error of amplitude of the multiple sinusoidal signals is corrected by increasing or decreasing a drive input of a sensor driving unit based on the amplitude error signal. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112635 | DATUM REFERENCE FRAME FOR MECHANICAL PARTS - A method of establishing a datum reference frame for a manufactured detail part used in an assembly comprises establishing a primary datum reference plane, identifying first and second mating surfaces of the part, identifying first and second functional features of size on the first and second mating surfaces, using a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) probe to identify a first point at an intersection of a centerline of the first feature and the first surface, using the CMM probe to identify a second point at an intersection of the centerline of the second feature and the second surface; and establishing a secondary compound datum reference plane through the intersection points and perpendicular to the primary datum reference plane. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112636 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORECASTING USING CARTESIAN GENETIC PROGRAMMING - A computer-implemented method is disclosed for forecasting characteristics of a target item. The method may include collecting a plurality of forecasting equations, decomposing each of the plurality of forecasting equations into one or more building blocks, and creating a population table consisting of a plurality of candidate equations each including one or more of the building blocks. The method may also include evolving the candidate equations in the population table by implementing a genetic algorithm based on historical characteristic data of the target item over a period of time until a convergence criterion is satisfied. The method may further include selecting an equation from the plurality of candidate equations in the population table that best fits the historical characteristic data over the period of time, and forecasting the characteristics of the target item by using the selected equation. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112637 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACK AND BALANCE VISUALIZATION - A method of visualizing track and balance performance includes receiving data indicating track and balance of a rotary blade and receiving a constraint. A first performance level based on the data is determined. A second performance level based on the data and the constraint is determined. The first and second performance levels are displayed on a display unit for visualizing differences between the first and second performance levels. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112638 | System and Method to Determine Relative Velocity of Crane and Target Load - A system and method are provided that allow for direct measurement of relative movement and relative velocity of movement of a crane ( | 2015-04-23 |
20150112639 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING DIAGNOSTICS ON A CONVENTIONAL CONTROL VALVE - The method comprises obtaining data samples, each data sample comprising a process variable and a controller output for adjusting the process variable to reach a set-point variable; and determining if there is valve jump or stiction by calculating a jump index or a static band index; wherein calculating the jump index comprises calculating a mean of a first set of angles, each angle from the first set of angles being computed from a ratio of: a difference between a peak process variable and its preceding process variable, and, a difference between a controller output corresponding to the peak process variable and its preceding controller output; and wherein calculating the static band index comprises calculating a mean of a second set of angles, each angle of the second set of angles being computed from a difference between a controller output corresponding to a flat process variable and its preceding controller output. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112640 | MACHINE DIAGNOSTIC ENCODER - A system includes an encoder to monitor a machine and generate an encoder output signal indicative of at least one of the motion or position of the machine. A combiner can be configured to receive the encoder output signal from the encoder and to receive machine diagnostic data from at least one other sensor. The combiner can combine the machine diagnostic data with the encoder output signal to provide a combined signal that includes the machine diagnostic data synchronized with the at least one of the motion or position of the machine. An output stage can provide the combined signal to a remote system. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112641 | PERFORMANCE REGRESSION MANAGER FOR LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS - System and computer program product to perform an operation comprising generating, based on a first output generated by a first execution instance of a command, a first output file specifying a value of at least one performance metric, wherein the first output file is formatted according to a predefined format, comparing the value of the at least one performance metric in the first output file to a value of the performance metric in a second output file, the second output file having been generated based on a second output generated by a second execution instance of the command, and outputting for display an indication a result of the comparison of the value of the at least one performance metric of the first output file to the value of the at least one performance metric of the second output file. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112642 | Measuring device and a method for improved imaging of the spectral characteristics - A measuring device includes a signal-processing unit for the registration of a first signal in the time domain and a histogram-generating unit for the indirect generation of a histogram in the frequency domain from the first signal. The histogram-generating unit provides a frequency grid-point variation unit. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112643 | INFRA-RED ANALYSIS OF DIAMONDS - The invention provides a method of automating the classification of a diamond gemstone. An infra-red absorption spectrum of the gemstone is provided. Features corresponding to absorption by water and intrinsic absorption by a diamond lattice are subtracted from the absorption spectrum. The spectrum is analysed to identify predetermined absorption features corresponding to lattice defects in the diamond. The gemstone is classified according to the intensities of the predetermined absorption features. The results of the classification are saved in a database. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112644 | EVALUATING THE STABILITY OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS - A three-dimensional (3D) modeling application is configured to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) that notifies a user whether a 3D model represents a stable, marginally stable, or unstable object. The 3D modeling application includes a stability module that determines the stability of the object based upon the 3D model. Advantageously, the user may ensure that an object will be stable, before printing the object with a 3D printer. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112645 | REGISTRATION OF MULTIPLE LASER SCANS - A method of determining a registration between Scanworlds may include determining a first viewpoint of a setting based on first point data of a first Scanworld. The first Scanworld may include information about the setting as taken by a first laser scanner at a first location. The method may further include determining a second viewpoint of the setting based on second point data of a second Scanworld. The second Scanworld may include information about the setting as taken by a second laser scanner at a second location. The method may further include generating a first rectified image based on the first viewpoint and generating a second rectified image based on the second viewpoint. Additionally, the method may include determining a registration between the first Scanworld and the second Scanworld based on the first viewpoint and the second viewpoint. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112646 | METHODS OF DESIGNING THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (ICs) (3DICs) AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS - Methods of designing three dimensional integrated circuits (3DIC) and related systems and components are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment provides an improved cell library for use with existing place and route software in such a manner that the modified software allows building 3DICs. The improved cell library includes 3D cells that have the footprint of the cell projected onto a two dimensional (2D) image. The projected view may then be discounted to the portion of the cell that is within an upper tier so that the cell appears to the place and route software to be a 2D cell. The discounted 2D image is then used by the place and route software. Such cells allow a circuit designer to leverage the existing 2D place and route tools as well as static timing analysis tools. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112647 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVANCED SANITARY SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods for managing a sanitary sewer infrastructure. In an embodiment, a plurality of representations of infrastructure assets are re-projected from a plane coordinate system into a geospatial coordinate system, such that each of the re-projected plurality of representations of infrastructure assets is associated with a geospatial coordinate. Each of the re-projected plurality of representations of infrastructure assets and its associated geospatial coordinate is stored in one or more databases. Subsequently, geospatial coordinates, collected in the field, may be received from one or more user devices, wherein each geospatial coordinate corresponds to a geospatial location of an infrastructure asset. A stored geospatial coordinate associated with one or more of the stored re-projected plurality of representations of infrastructure assets may then be adjusted based on the received geospatial coordinates. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112648 | Simulated model comparison - A process for comparing the fit of two objects. A request is sent to compare the fit of two objects, a program loads two models, model | 2015-04-23 |
20150112649 | Clustering Lithographic Hotspots Based on Frequency Domain Encoding - A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for clustering lithographic hotspots based on frequency domain encoding. The mechanism receives a design layout and generates spatial pattern clips from the design layout. The mechanism performs a transform on the spatial pattern clips to form frequency domain pattern clips and performs feature extraction on the frequency domain pattern clips to form frequency domain features. The mechanism clusters the frequency domain features into a plurality of clusters and identifying a set of hotspot clusters within the plurality of clusters. Each hotspot cluster can be used to drive a fixing action such as change in RET or ground rules, without having to process each individual hotspot, thus greatly reducing technology development efforts. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112650 | RADIO CHANNEL PREDICTION BASED ON STREET MAPS USING MODULAR ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS - A method of modeling predicted values, at a selected point, of radio fields originating from a source in a geographic area including a plurality of streets and a plurality of buildings includes determining a first path from the source to the selected point, the first path including a first segment, and predicting a value, at the selected point, of a radio field originating from the source by modeling the first segment as a first waveguide, and at least one of (1) generating a first radio field coupling equation by coupling the first waveguide with a second waveguide, the second waveguide being a model of a second segment, the second segment being included in the first path, and (2) generating a second radio field coupling equation by coupling the first waveguide with an indoor model for modeling radio fields traveling through a building or outer wall. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112651 | Bond Model For Representing Heterogeneous Material In Discrete Element Method - A bond model in DEM is disclosed. The model includes receiving initial location, volume, mass density, bulk shear moduli of discrete particles representing physical domain made of heterogeneous material; assigning an influence range to each discrete particle; establishing a plurality of bonds for connecting the discrete particles, each of the bonds is divided into first and second sub-bonds with the first sub-bond connecting to a first discrete particle and the second sub-bond connecting to a second discrete particle, the said first and second discrete particles are located within the influence range. Each discrete particle is connected to one or more sub-bonds; dividing the volume of each discrete particle into one or more sub-bonds so that one or more sub-bonds are assigned with properties that include length and cross-section area; and obtaining numerically simulated physical phenomena within the physical domain by conducting a time-marching simulation of the bonds with assigned properties. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112652 | METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING DRUG TARGETS BASED ON GENOMIC SEQUENCE DATA - This invention provides a computational approach to identifying potential antibacterial drug targets based on a genome sequence and its annotation. Starting from a fully sequenced genome, open reading frame assignments are made which determine the metabolic genotype for the organism. The metabolic genotype, and more specifically its stoichiometric matrix, are analyzed using flux balance analysis to assess the effects of genetic deletions on the fitness of the organism and its ability to produce essential biomolecules required for growth. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112653 | Smoothed Particle Galerkin Formulation for Simulating Physical Behaviors in Solids Mechanics - Methods and systems for conducting numerical simulation of structural behaviors in solid mechanics using smoothed particle Galerkin formulation are disclosed. A meshfree model representing a physical domain defined by a plurality of particles is received in a computer system. Each particle is configured for material properties of portion of the physical domain it represents. A smoothed displacement field of the physical domain subject to defined boundary condition is obtained by conducting a time-marching simulation using the meshfree model based on smoothed particle Galerkin formulation. The smoothed displacement field is derived from a set of smoothed meshfree shape functions that satisfies linear polynomial reproduction condition. The set of smoothed meshfree shape functions is constructed by convex meshfree approximation scheme and configured to avoid calculation second order derivatives. The set of smoothed meshfree shape functions is a combination of regular meshfree shape function and a displacement smoothing function for the particles. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112654 | CLASSIFICATION AND VISUALIZATION OF TIME-SERIES DATA - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for processing seismic data. The method includes receiving seismic traces representing a three-dimensional physical domain, and determining a partition of a similarity matrix based on a subset of the seismic traces. The method also includes determining a transition matrix based on the partition. The method also includes determining one or more eigenvectors and one or more eigenvalues, based on the transition matrix. The method includes calculating one or more approximated eigenvectors for the similarity matrix, based on the partition, the one or more eigenvectors of the transition matrix, and the one or more eigenvalues of the transition matrix. The method includes assigning visual indicator values to the respective seismic traces based on the one or more approximated eigenvectors, and causing a visualization of the three-dimensional physical domain to be displayed in a two-dimensional view, based on the one or more visual indicator values. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112655 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING MEASUREMENT OF OBJECT - In a method for simulating measurements of an object using a computing device, a virtual probe and a user interface including icons for controlling the virtual probe are created. Point cloud data of the object is acquired and meshed into triangles for outputting a meshed model. The virtual probe, the user interface, and the meshed model are imported to be displayed on a display screen. A head of the virtual probe is controlled to move onto the meshed model for selecting a measurement point from the meshed model. Initial coordinates of the measurement point on the meshed model is calculated. The virtual probe is controlled to move onto an arbitrary point, and a measurement path between the measurement point and the arbitrary point is established. The virtual probe is controlled to simulate a movement along the measurement path. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112656 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOWNSCALING STRESS FOR SEISMIC-DRIVEN STOCHASTIC GEOMECHANICAL MODELS - A method for generating one or more subsurface stress models. The method may include receiving seismic data. A plurality of first geomechanical property models may be generated based at least partially on the seismic data. A second geomechanical property model may be generated based at least partially on the seismic data. The second geomechanical property model may have a lower resolution than the first geomechanical property models. A stress model, a strain model, or a combination thereof may be generated based on the second geomechanical property model. One or more subsurface stress models may be generated based on the stress model, the strain model, or the combination thereof and the first geomechanical property models. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112657 | ANALYZING STRUCTURAL DURABILITY IN THE FREQUENCY DOMAIN - A method of analyzing the durability of a structure. Load-controlled testing is performed on samples of a composite material of the structure to relate critical strain invariants of the material to cyclic rates of strain invariant accumulation and frequencies associated with the cyclic rates. The material is characterized based on effective properties of the material, including the cyclic rates of strain invariant accumulation. Laminate properties and a geometrical definition of the structure are used to obtain a parametric model. Material characterizations are used to determine model element frequency responses to applied load conditions. Each element's frequency responses and critical strain invariants are used to determine whether damage is indicated at the element. Progression of damage is tracked and accounted for in the model. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112658 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSCRIPTOME ANALYSIS - The invention generally provides systems and methods for analysis of RNA-Seq reads in which an annotated reference is represented as a directed acyclic graph (DAG) or similar data structure. Features such as exons and introns from the reference provide nodes in the DAG and those features are linked as pairs in their canonical genomic order by edges. The DAG can scale to any size and can in fact be populated in the first instance by import from an extrinsic annotated reference. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112659 | PRE-OPERATIVE SIMULATION OF TRANS-CATHETER VALVE IMPLANTATION - In a first aspect, the present invention relates to a method for patient-specific virtual percutaneous implantation, comprising estimating a patient-specific anatomical model of a patient-specific aorta based on cardiovascular 2D or 3D medical image data and virtually deploying an implant model representing an implant into said patient-specific anatomical model. In a second aspect, the present invention provides a method for patient-specific virtual percutaneous implantation. In a third aspect, the present invention provides an implant for virtual percutaneous implantation. In a fourth aspect, the present invention provides a system for virtual percutaneous implantation. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112660 | SEMICONDUCTOR SENSOR RELIABILITY - Embodiments of the present invention provide a semiconductor sensor reliability system and method. Specifically, the present invention provides in-situ positioning of a reliability sensor (hereinafter sensors) within each functional block, as well as at critical locations, of a semiconductor system. The quantity and location of the sensors are optimized to have maximum sensitivity to known process variations. In general, the sensor models a behavior (e.g., aging process) of the location (e.g., functional block) in which it is positioned and comprises a plurality of stages connected as a network and a self-digitizer. Each sensor has a mode selection input for selecting a mode thereof and an operational trigger input for enabling the sensor to model the behavior. The model selection input and operation trigger enable the sensor to have an operational mode in which the plurality of sensors are subject to an aging process, as well as a measurement mode in which an age of the plurality of sensors is outputted. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112661 | OVERCURRENT SIMULATION METHOD WHEN NAIL PENETRATES SECONDARY BATTERY AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING THE PROGRAM - Disclosed is an overcurrent simulation method when a nail penetrates a secondary battery and a recording medium storing the program. The overcurrent simulation method according to the present disclosure constructs a safety device and a secondary battery equivalent circuit, and produces a nail penetration effect by changing a resistance value. In this instance, various current simulations may be obtained by changing a first metal sheet and a second metal sheet included in the safety device, and a resistance value limiting an overcurrent may be calculated. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112662 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SIMULATION USING PLURALITY OF PROCESSORS IN PARALLEL - A method and apparatus for performing a simulation by using a plurality of N processors in parallel include dividing the simulation scenario into N parts to distribute a simulation scenario to each of the processors; performing a high-detail simulation by using a first processor to which a part that includes a beginning part of the divided simulation scenario is distributed, from among the N processors; performing a fast simulation by using each of N−1 processors, other than the first processor; and performing a high-detail simulation based on a snapshot that is generated after the fast simulation is finished, by using each of the N−1 processors. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112663 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULATING A DISTRIBUTED BUSINESS PROCESS - Methods and apparatus for simulating a distributed business process are disclosed. The methods and apparatus simulate an interdependent business process, such as a financial transaction system, in a secure distributed manner. Each business entity that is part of the interdependent business process models itself on a local client device at any chosen level of detail. A simulation server connects the separate client based simulations into one large simulation. Details of each local simulation may be hidden from other simulation participants. However, interruptions in business flow caused by simulated disruptions introduced at the simulation server and/or a client device are propagated to all of the effected simulation participants via the simulation server. In addition, if a client based model is not available, the server supplies a software agent to replace the inputs and outputs normally associated with that portion of the overall simulation. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112664 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A TRACTABLE SEMANTIC NETWORK FOR A CONCEPT - Computer implemented natural language processing systems and methods for generating a semantic network for a specific concept of interest. The method includes identifying co-reference relationships between sentences or clusters of a corpus of documents so as to determine one or more clusters of co-referential sentences. One or more concepts or events are determined from the clauses or sentences of the clusters and relationship identification rules are processed to determine relationships between concepts or events identified in the clusters. Subsequently, the semantic network of the determined relationships is generated. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112665 | SHORT MESSAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A short message processing method and apparatus, which analyzes a short message received from a mobile communication network and provides via a packet data service node (PDSN) a supplementary service such as a credit card settlement details notifying service, a contact point registration service, a spam filtering service, a schedule registration service, a message history management service, and so forth, based on the result of the analysis. The short message processing method and apparatus can execute a supplementary service corresponding to the short message received through a PDSN, in corporation with a platform such as WIPI or BREW. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112666 | APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A DIGITAL CONVERSATION MANAGEMENT PLATFORM - The APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A DIGITAL CONVERSATION MANAGEMENT PLATFORM (“DCM-Platform”) transforms digital dialogue from consumers, client demands and, Internet search inputs via DCM-Platform components into tradable digital assets, and client needs based artificial intelligence campaign plan outputs. In one implementation, The DCM-Platform may capture and examine conversations between individuals and artificial intelligence conversation agents. These agents may be viewed as assets. One can measure the value and performance of these agents by assessing their performance and ability to generate revenue from prolonging conversations and/or ability to effect sales through conversations with individuals. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112667 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CORDLESS TELEPHONE DEVICE, HANDSET OF CORDLESS TELEPHONE DEVICE, AND CORDLESS TELEPHONE DEVICE - Disclosed is a method for controlling a cordless telephone device for use in a system that allows remote control of a home electric appliance. The method includes a first generation step of causing a first generation unit in a handset to encode audio input via a sound receiving unit in the handset to generate a first stream, and a first transmission step of transmitting the first stream to a base unit. The first generation step includes causing the first generation unit to generate instruction bit information and a first instruction stream when a first trigger indicating a request to start the remote control is given to the first generation unit. The first transmission step includes transmitting the instruction bit information and the first instruction stream to the base unit through a multiplexing scheme that is common to transmission of a first stream generated when the first trigger is not given. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112668 | VOICE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM - Methods, apparatus, and systems for voice processing are provided herein. An exemplary method can be implemented by a terminal. A voice bit stream to be sent can be obtained. Voice control information corresponding to the voice bit stream to be sent can be obtained. The voice control information can be used for a voice server to determine a voice-mixing strategy. The voice bit stream and the voice control information can be sent to the voice server. At least one voice bit stream, returned by the voice server based on the voice-mixing strategy, can be received. The at least one voice bit stream can be outputted. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112669 | REGULARIZED FEATURE SPACE DISCRIMINATION ADAPTATION - A method and apparatus are provided for training a transformation matrix of a feature vector for an acoustic model. The method includes training the transformation matrix of the feature vector. The transformation matrix maximizes an objective function having a regularization term. The method further includes transforming the feature vector using the transformation matrix of the feature vector, and updating the acoustic model stored in a memory device using the transformed feature vector. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112670 | Denoising Noisy Speech Signals using Probabilistic Model - A method determines from an input noisy signal sequences of hidden variables including at least one sequence of hidden variables representing an excitation component of the clean speech signal, at least one sequence of hidden variables representing a filter component of the clean speech signal, and at least one sequence of hidden variables representing the noise signal. The sequences of hidden variables include hidden variables determined as a non-negative linear combination of non-negative basis functions. The determination uses the model of the clean speech signal that includes a non-negative source-filter dynamical system (NSFDS) constraining the hidden variables representing the excitation and the filter components to be statistically dependent over time. The method generates an output signal using a product of corresponding hidden variables representing the excitation and the filter components. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112671 | Headset Interview Mode - Methods and apparatuses for headsets are disclosed. In one example, a headset includes a processor, a communications interface, a user interface, and a speaker. The headset includes a microphone array including two or more microphones arranged to detect sound and output two or more microphone output signals. The headset further includes a memory storing an application executable by the processor configured to operate the headset in a first mode utilizing a first set of signal processing parameters to process the two or more microphone output signals and operate the headset in a second mode utilizing a second set of signal processing parameters to process the two or more microphone output signals. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112672 | VOICE QUALITY ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUES, SPEECH RECOGNITION TECHNIQUES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS - An echo canceller can be arranged to receive an input signal and to receive a reference signal. The echo canceller can subtract a linear component of the reference signal from the input signal. A noise suppressor can suppress non-linear effects of the reference signal in the input signal in correspondence with a large number of selectable parameters. Such suppression can be provided on a frequency-by-frequency basis, with a unique set of tunable parameters selected for each frequency. A degree of suppression provided by the noise suppressor can correspond to an estimate of residual echo remaining after the one or more linear components of the reference signal have been subtracted from the input signal, to an estimated double-talk probability, and to an estimated signal-to-noise ratio of near-end speech in the input signal for each respective frequency. A speech recognizer can receive a processed input signal from the noise suppressor. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112673 | Acoustic Activity Detection Apparatus and Method - Streaming audio is received. The streaming audio includes a frame having plurality of samples. An energy estimate is obtained for the plurality of samples. The energy estimate is compared to at least one threshold. In addition, a band pass estimate of the signal is determined. An energy estimate is obtained for the band-passed plurality of samples. The two energy estimates are compared to at least one threshold each. Based upon the comparison operation, a determination is made as to whether speech is detected. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112674 | METHOD FOR BUILDING ACOUSTIC MODEL, SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A method for building acoustic model, a speech recognition method and an electronic apparatus are provided. The speech recognition method includes the following steps. A plurality of phonetic transcriptions of a speech signal is obtained from an acoustic model. A plurality of vocabularies matching the phonetic transcriptions are obtained according to each phonetic transcription and a syllable acoustic lexicon, wherein the syllable acoustic lexicon includes the vocabularies corresponding to the phonetic transcription, and the vocabulary having at least one phonetic transcription includes a code corresponding to the phonetic transcription. A plurality of strings and a plurality of string probabilities are obtained from a language model according to the code of each of the vocabularies. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112675 | SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A speech recognition method and an electronic apparatus are provided. The speech recognition method includes the following steps. A plurality of phonetic transcriptions of a speech signal is obtained according to an acoustic model. A phonetic spelling and intonation information matched to the phonetic transcriptions are obtained according to a phonetic transcription sequence and a syllable acoustic lexicon of the invention. According to the phonetic spellings and the intonation information, a plurality of phonetic spelling sequences and a plurality of phonetic spelling sequence probabilities are obtained from a language model. The phonetic spelling sequence corresponding to a largest one among the phonetic spelling sequence probabilities is selected as a recognition result of the speech signal. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112676 | ENHANCED CAPTURE, MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF LIVE PRESENTATIONS - Techniques are provided for converting live presentations into electronic media and managing captured media assets for distribution. An exemplary system includes capture devices that capture media assets of live presentations comprising a session, including image data of sequentially presented visual aids accompanying the live presentations and audio data. Each capture device has an interface for real-time image data marking of the image data for identification of individual images and session marking of the image data for demarcation of individual presentations of the session. A centralized device processes the captured media assets and automatically divides the captured media assets into discrete files associated with the individual presentations based on the session markings. An administrative tool manages the processed media assets to produce modified presentations and enables modification of the visual aid images identified by the image data markings. A production device formats the modified presentations for distribution on distribution media. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112677 | Document Editing Using Anchors - A user edits text in a draft document by providing input including left and right “anchor” text and replacement text. In response, a document editing system identifies an instance of the left anchor text followed by the right anchor text in the draft document, and replaces text between these instances with the replacement text specified by the user. For example, the user may type a string containing the left anchor text followed by the replacement text followed by the right anchor text, in response to which the system may perform the replacement just described. As a result, the user may specify both the location of, and a correction for, text in the draft document without using cursor keys or other navigation commands to navigate to the location of the text to be corrected, thereby increasing correction efficiency by avoiding the delay associated with such manual navigation. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112678 | SOUND CAPTURING AND IDENTIFYING DEVICES - Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present invention provide a device, systems and methods for capturing sounds, generating a sound model (or “sound pack”) for each captured sound, and identifying a detected sound using the sound model(s). Preferably, a single device is used to capture a sound, store sound models, and to identify a detected sound using the stored sound models. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112679 | METHOD FOR BUILDING LANGUAGE MODEL, SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A method for building a language model, a speech recognition method and an electronic apparatus are provided. The speech recognition method includes the following steps. Phonetic transcriptions of a speech signal are obtained from an acoustic model. Phonetic spellings matching the phonetic transcriptions are obtained according to the phonetic transcriptions and a syllable acoustic lexicon. According to the phonetic spellings, a plurality of text sequences and a plurality of text sequence probabilities are obtained from a language model. Each phonetic spelling is matched to a candidate sentence table; a word probability of each phonetic spelling matching a word in a sentence of the sentence table are obtained; and the word probabilities of the phonetic spellings are calculated so as to obtain the text sequence probabilities. The text sequence corresponding to a largest one of the sequence probabilities is selected as a recognition result of the speech signal. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112680 | Method for Updating Voiceprint Feature Model and Terminal - A method for updating a voiceprint feature model and a terminal are provided that are applicable to the field of voice recognition technologies. The method includes: obtaining an original audio stream including at least one speaker; obtaining a respective audio stream of each speaker of the at least one speaker in the original audio stream according to a preset speaker segmentation and clustering algorithm; separately matching the respective audio stream of each speaker of the at least one speaker with an original voiceprint feature model, to obtain a successfully matched audio stream; and using the successfully matched audio stream as an additional audio stream training sample for generating the original voiceprint feature model, and updating the original voiceprint feature model. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112681 | VOICE RETRIEVAL DEVICE AND VOICE RETRIEVAL METHOD - A voice retrieval device includes a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute: setting detection criteria for a retrieval word, based on a characteristic of the retrieval word, such that the higher the detection accuracy of the retrieval word or the lower the pronunciation difficulty of the retrieval word or the lower the appearance probability of the retrieval word, the stricter the detection criteria; performing first voice retrieval processing on voice data according to the detection criteria and detecting a section that possibly includes the retrieval word as a candidate section from the voice data; and performing second voice retrieval processing different from the first voice retrieval processing on each candidate section and determining whether or not the retrieval word is included in each candidate section. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112682 | METHOD FOR VERIFYING THE IDENTITY OF A SPEAKER AND RELATED COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND COMPUTER - The present invention refers to a method for verifying the identity of a speaker based on the speaker's voice comprising the steps of: a) receiving a voice utterance; b) using biometric voice data to verify that the speakers voice corresponds to the speaker the identity of which is to be verified based on the received voice utterance; and c) verifying that the received voice utterance is not falsified, preferably after having verified the speakers voice; d) accepting the speaker's identity to be verified in case that both verification steps give a positive result and not accepting the speaker's identity to be verified if any of the verification steps give a negative result. The invention further refers to a corresponding computer readable medium and a computer. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112683 | DOCUMENT SEARCH DEVICE AND DOCUMENT SEARCH METHOD - An utterance content estimator estimates a document ID corresponding to an answer to user input analysis results from a document on the basis of an utterance estimating model that is generated by learning a correspondence between hypothetical questions each as to a content of the document and document IDs each of which is an answer to one of the hypothetical questions. A result integrator integrates document estimation results of the utterance estimating model and document search results of search indexes so as to generate final search results. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112684 | Content-Aware Speaker Recognition - A content-aware speaker recognition system includes technologies to, among other things, analyze phonetic content of a speech sample, incorporate phonetic content of the speech sample into a speaker model, and use the phonetically-aware speaker model for speaker recognition. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112685 | SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE METHOD - A speech recognition method and an electronic apparatus using the method are provided. In the method, a feature vector obtained from a speech signal is inputted to a plurality of speech recognition modules, and a plurality of string probabilities and a plurality of candidate strings are obtained from the speech recognition modules respectively. The candidate string corresponding to the largest one of the plurality of string probabilities is selected as a recognition result of the speech signal. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112686 | AUDIO DATA SYNTHESIS TERMINAL, AUDIO DATA RECORDING TERMINAL, AUDIO DATA SYNTHESIS METHOD, AUDIO OUTPUT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The time difference calculation unit which calculates a time difference between own terminal and the another terminal, based on the time at which output of the first sound from the audio output module is started, a time at which input of a sound corresponding to the audio data to the audio input module is started, a time indicated by the first information, and a time indicated by the second information. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112687 | METHOD FOR RERECORDING AUDIO MATERIALS AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF - The inventive method and apparatus improve the quality of the teaching phase, improve a degree of match of the user's voice in a converted speech signal, and ensure the possibility of carrying out the teaching phase only once for different audio materials. A program-controlled electronic information processing device (PCEIPD) generates an acoustic base of initial audio materials (ABIA) and an acoustic teaching base (ATB). Upon selecting at least one audio material from the ABIA list, this material is transmitted to the PCEIPD RAM for storage. Files are selected from the ΔTB of the speaker's teaching phrases, and are converted into audio phrases transmitted to a sound playback device. The user repeats audio phrases into a microphone, and the text of a repeated phrase and a cursor moves along the phrase text in accordance with how the user should repeat the phrase. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112688 | Systems and Methods for Reconstructing an Audio Signal from Transformed Audio Information - A system and method may be configured to reconstruct an audio signal from transformed audio information. The audio signal may be resynthesized based on individual harmonics and corresponding pitches determined from the transformed audio information. Noise may be subtracted from the transformed audio information by interpolating across peak points and across trough points of harmonic pitch paths through the transformed audio information, and subtracting values associated with the trough point interpolations from values associated with the peak point interpolations. Noise between harmonics of the sound may be suppressed in the transformed audio information by centering functions at individual harmonics in the transformed audio information, the functions serving to suppress noise between the harmonics. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112689 | Acoustic Activity Detection Apparatus And Method - Streaming audio is received. The streaming audio includes a frame having plurality of samples. An energy estimate is obtained for the plurality of samples. The energy estimate is compared to at least one threshold. In addition, a band pass estimate of the signal is determined. An energy estimate is obtained for the band-passed plurality of samples. The two energy estimates are compared to at least one threshold each. Based upon the comparison operation, a determination is made as to whether speech is detected. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112690 | LOW POWER ALWAYS-ON VOICE TRIGGER ARCHITECTURE - The description is directed to systems and methods for a low-power, hands-free voice triggering of a main processing complex of a computing system to wake from a suspended state. An always-on voice activity detection module samples output received from a microphone in the computing system and determines whether a portion of the sampled output potentially contains a triggering keyphrase. A special purpose audio processing engine is turned on to confirm the presence of the triggering keyphrase in the sampled output before triggering the main processing complex of the computing system to wake from the suspended state. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112691 | 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. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112692 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING BANDWIDTH OF SOUND SIGNAL - Disclosed is an apparatus for extending a bandwidth of a sound signal. The apparatus includes a database that stores predetermined training information as a result of at least one of Gaussian mixture model (GMM) training and hidden Markov model (HMM) training; a modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) transformer that transforms a first band signal through MDCT, a feature extractor that extracts a feature parameter of the first band signal from an MDCT coefficient output from the MDCT transformer; an extender that provides an extended MDCT coefficient for a second band signal based on the MDCT coefficient of the first band signal output from the MDCT transformer, a subband energy estimator that estimates subband energy of the second band signal with reference to information stored in the database based on the feature parameter. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112693 | AUDIO ENCODER, AUDIO DECODER, METHODS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL, AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM - An encoder for providing an audio stream on the basis of a transform-domain representation of an input audio signal includes a quantization error calculator configured to determine a multi-band quantization error over a plurality of frequency bands of the input audio signal for which separate band gain information is available. The encoder also includes an audio stream provider for providing the audio stream such that the audio stream includes information describing an audio content of the frequency bands and information describing the multi-band quantization error. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112694 | USER FRIENDLY COMPUTER ASSISTED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT SYSTEM USING PROPRIETARY ALGORITHMS TO INTERPRET AND SCORE USER GENERATED INPUT TO PRODUCE A SUBSTANTIALLY REAL-TIME PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF A SUBJECTA#S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH VITAL SIGNS INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TREATMENT - A user friendly computer assisted behavioral health assessment system and method of using same, wherein said behavioral health assessment uses proprietary algorithms to interpret and score user generated input to produce a substantially real-time evaluation of the subject's behavioral health including recommendations for treatment, said system includes a server connected to a communications network, a first computing device connected to the server on which software is stored for access by a third party user, at least a second computing device communicatively connected to the server via the communications network further comprising a display screen and a user interface for interactive use by the user, including access to the software stored on the first computing device to input user generated data, and software installed on the server to interpret and score user generated input to produce a substantially real-time evaluation of the subject's behavioral health including recommendations for treatment. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112695 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CLINICAL TREATMENT DISPENSATION - A system for managing clinical treatment dispensation includes a rules engine and a treatment assignment subsystem. The rules engine is capable of receiving at least two treatment parameters from at least one treatment module and uses the treatment parameters to compute a set of treatment combinations. The treatment assignment subsystem uses the treatment combinations set to generate treatment dispensation information useful for treating a patient. A method for generating a clinical treatment dispensation design is also described. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112696 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING HEALTHCARE APPOINTMENTS FROM MULTIPLE DISPARATE SOURCES - Healthcare appointment information system and method enabling a patient to manage multiple accounts with third party sources through a single account. A user account is created for storing individual user healthcare data such as user preferences (e.g., Monday morning appointments or willingness to be placed on waiting lists), user names and passwords (for accessing third-party sources), contact information (phone, email, text), insurance plans, gender, age, medications, existing appointments and other healthcare information enabling the system to book an appointment on behalf of the patient on one or more availability sources. In addition to booking on the patient's behalf, the account information also enables patient communications with the various sources to be conducted through the system. For example, notifications from other availability sources can be transmitted through the system, which may reformat the message and communicate the reformatted message to the patient. The patient response may then be transmitted via the system to the source. These communications or their content may also be used to update the user account information. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112697 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VERIFYING COMPLIANCE WITH DENTAL APPLIANCE THERAPY - A method and an apparatus for verifying compliance with a dental appliance therapy for a human patient is described. At least one parameter of a dental appliance worn by the human patient is periodically measured and compliance with the dental appliance therapy is determined by performing a spectral analysis of the measured parameter. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112698 | POINT OF SERVICE THIRD PARTY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT VEHICLE FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY - A point of service third party adjudicated payment system is provided that includes a point of service terminal which accepts payment system access information for payment for a purchase of at least one of a service and product by a customer. A settlement engine processes said purchase transaction so as to determine a portion of said purchase which is to be paid by the customer and returns a settlement transaction to said point of service terminal designating obligations for payment by the customer. A payment system accesses a payment account so that the customer is charged said portion of said purchase which is to be paid by the customer. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112699 | HEALTH MONITORING METHOD - Disclosed is a health monitoring method. The present invention includes: a step of classifying samples by weight and displaying information related to the samples in individual capsules, and a step of reading the information in the individual capsules loaded on a loading module, and loading module information, reading information on a mixed sample in which recipe information on each individual sample and the loading module are mixed with each other using the memory, and analyzing and displaying nutrient composition or caloric content information on the mixed sample. Accordingly, the capsules can be combined in the loading module in a simple manner and the nutrient composition and caloric content of mixed food can be easily determined, thus the optimal nutrient composition or caloric content can be provided according to the health conditions of the user. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112700 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE A KPI DASHBOARD AND ANSWER HIGH VALUE QUESTIONS - Systems, apparatus, and methods to analyze and visualize healthcare-related data are provided. An example method includes identifying, for one or more patients, a clinical quality measure including one or more criterion. The method includes comparing a plurality of data points for each of the patient(s) to the one or more criterion. The method includes determining whether each of the patient(s) passes or fails the clinical quality measure based on the comparison to the one or more criterion. The method includes identifying a pattern of the failure based on patient data points relating to the failure of the clinical quality measure for each of the patient(s) failing the clinical quality measure. The method includes providing an interactive visualization of the pattern of failure in conjunction with the patient data points and an aggregated indication of passage or failure of the patient(s) with respect to the clinical quality measure. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112701 | SIMULATED CLINICAL CASE-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONAL'S COMPETENCE IN EVALUATING AND INTERPRETING IMAGES AND DATA - Systems and methods are provided for assessing competency of a health-care professional using a linear-narrative progression. The system includes a virtual console and an assessment tool. The virtual console is configured to present a clinical vignette to the health-care professional and display a series of digital images and questions to the health-care professional based on the clinical vignette. The virtual console is further configured to receive a response to each of the questions. The virtual console is also configured to display corrective instructions to the health-care professional after receiving a response to critical questions, wherein subsequent digital images and questions are based on the corrective instructions. The assessment tool is configured to assess the health-care professional's interpretation of each of the plurality of digital images. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112702 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AND/OR FOR PROVIDING HEALTHCARE INFORMATION AND/OR HEALTHCARE-RELATED INFORMATION WITH OR USING AN ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE RECORD AND GENETIC INFORMATION AND/OR GENETIC-RELATED INFORMATION - A computer-implemented method, including processing genetic information or genetic-related information regarding an individual, determining or ascertaining information regarding the genetic information or genetic-related information regarding an individual, generating a genetic profile report containing information regarding the information regarding the genetic information or genetic-related information of the individual, generating a diagnostic report containing information regarding a diagnosis or a possible diagnosis using the information contained in the genetic profile report or data file, generating a treatment report using information contained in the diagnostic report, generating a treatment plan for the individual, wherein the treatment plan contains information regarding a treatment for or corresponding to the diagnosis or the possible diagnosis, and transmitting the genetic profile report, the diagnostic report, the treatment report, or the treatment plan, to a communication device of or associated with a healthcare provider of the individual. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112703 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING PATIENT TREATMENT COMPLIANCE - Provided are computer implemented method and systems for providing and monitoring patient compliance with a patient healthcare treatment plan. The method includes receiving, from a healthcare provider over a network, application features for generating a patient application including patient instructions for using a medical therapy, and generating an application for a patient. The application includes at least an input for the user to input data for use in evaluating patient compliance with a treatment plan. In addition, the method includes receiving, from the healthcare provider over the network, a prescription for the application for the patient, and activating the application after the patient receives training on use of the application. The method also may include receiving patient compliance data from the application over the network based on the input. | 2015-04-23 |
20150112704 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING AND MAINTAINING EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT - Embodiments of the invention provide a uniquely accountable mechanism to provide emergency responders with accurate and verifiable data regarding the location and operational readiness of emergency equipment immediately upon notification of an emergency. The invention tracks, records, and establishes workflows to maintain emergency medical equipment, such as automated external defibrillators (AEDs), by non-technical, non-healthcare providers for use by emergency responders in pre-hospital, pre-EMS medical emergencies. The unique and verifiable data obtained from this process is used as part of an emergency notification system that provides emergency responders, such as sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) responders, in an organizational setting, with immediate and accurate information identifying the nearest operationally ready medical device at the time of the emergency, which information has heretofore never been available to emergency responders such as SCA responders. | 2015-04-23 |