20th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 56 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160140874 | Apparatus for teaching gas properties - The apparatus has a transparent casing and an oblong toroidal shape in the form of a bucket elevator. First and second vertical compartments are separated by a partition and a clear cylindrical passage is formed around the circumference of the apparatus. First and a second sheaves are mounted above one another along the partition. A flexible loop is mounted around the sheaves and a series of balloons attached to the flexible loop at spaced intervals. The first compartment is opened to ambient air. The lower region is filled with argon gas and the second compartment is filled with helium gas. The balloons are filled with the helium gas such that the balloons have buoyancy in the first compartment and heaviness in the second compartment, and the pool of argon gas impedes the diffusion of ambient air in the second compartment. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140875 | MULTI-USER MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR COLLABORATION OR TRAINING IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES - A multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical procedures includes first and second master input devices, a first slave robotic mechanism, and at least one processor configured to generate a first slave command for the first slave robotic mechanism by switchably using one or both of a first command indicative of manipulation of the first master input device by a first user and a second command indicative of manipulation of the second master input device by a second user. To facilitate the collaboration or training, both first and second users communicate with each other through an audio system and see the minimally invasive surgery site on first and second displays respectively viewable by the first and second users. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140876 | Collapsible Surgical Training Apparatus and Method for Laparoscopic Procedures - A laparoscopic surgery training kit and method is disclosed. The laparoscopic surgery training kit has improved portability and storability because it is collapsible and foldable. The laparoscopic surgery training kit is assembled by unfolding it into a taut condition and inserting a plurality of rods into a plurality of sleeves on a side panel arrangement to place the laparoscopic surgery training kit into its expanded condition. Holes or slits are provided, which are configured to allow insertion of surgical instruments, such as graspers, and/or configured to allow a camera to view the interior of the laparoscopic surgery training kit. In a preferred embodiment, the camera of a smartphone or tablet device is used, which is placed on the laparoscopic surgery training kit using a stand. The image viewed by the camera is shown to the trainee or examinee as a real-time display, preferably at eye-level. The trainee or examinee uses the one or more surgical instruments to manipulate one or more objects contained within the laparoscopic surgery training kit while viewing the real-time display. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140877 | Human Body Museum and System for Touring Within - The present invention includes a museum system having a structure configured in size, shape and proportion to a human body, a Tour-Ball constructed and arranged to receive at least one person into an interior cavity therein, wherein the travel ball having at least one information display associated therewith, whereby said display is configured to receive location information of said ball, and the museum having devices constructed and arranged to move said ball throughout said museum. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140878 | POST MORTEM RECONSTITUTION OF CIRCULATION - A system for reconstituting circulation in a cadaver includes at least a pump, a fluid driven by the pump, and operative fluid connections between the pump and the cadaver. The system may be used to occlude one or more arterioles within the cadaver. The system may include a first circuit that creates a first fluid path with vessels of the cadaver, with first circuit having a first fluid conduit, a heater unit, a first pump, and a resistance device. The system may also include a second circuit that creates a second fluid path with vessels of the cadaver that are different from the vessels of the first circuit, with the second circuit having a second fluid conduit and a second pump. Alternately, the system may include a first circuit that creates a first fluid path with vessels of the cadaver and a second flow path that creates a second fluid path with the reservoir, where the first circuit includes a first conduit, a second connector, a pump, a reservoir, and a connector. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140879 | ANATOMICALLY CORRECT MOVEMENT OR DEFORMATION OF SIMULATED BODILY STRUCTURES - An anatomical simulation model comprises a first artificial bodily structure that simulates a corresponding first anatomical structure of a living body, one or more second artificial bodily structures that simulate a corresponding second anatomical structure of the living body, and one or more connectors to connect the first artificial bodily structure to the one or more second artificial bodily structures so that the first artificial bodily structure will move substantially in an anatomically accurate manner relative to the one or more second artificial bodily structures when an outside force is applied to the first artificial bodily structure. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140880 | Tool with Indicia - A tool with indicia includes a main body extending longitudinally along a phantom axis and including a periphery thereof forming an indication area. An indicia device located on the indication area includes at least one seat mounted on the indication area, at least one indicia insert mounted on the at least one seat and forming indicia on opposite sides of the at least one seat with respect to the main body, and a ring injection molded to the at least one seat and the at least one indicia insert. The ring surrounds the outline of the at least one indicia insert. The ring includes at least one through hole and the indicia is exposed from the at least one through hole. The ring covers the at least one seat. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140881 | LAMINATED LENTICULAR LABEL FOR CURVED CONTAINERS - A lenticular label for a container, such as a curved glass bottle, is formed of a lenticular array having a plurality of lenticules on a front face and a smooth back face and a compliant base layer having first and second faces. A first adhesive is disposed between the first face of the compliant base layer and the smooth back face of the lenticular array. The first adhesive is in substantial contact with both the first face of the compliant base layer and the smooth back face of the lenticular array. A second adhesive is disposed upon the second face of the base layer. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140882 | ASSEMBLY OF MULTIPLE FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS - A display assembly comprising: a magnetic support ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160140883 | MECHANICAL SIGN AND METHOD OF MAKING - A system having at least one support, a housing mounted on the at least one support, a plurality of panels rotatably mounted in the housing and configured to present first and second display faces, each panel having first and second opposing faces that meet at opposing longitudinal first and second edges, the plurality of panels including a first panel having a portion of a first character removed from the first edge of the first panel, a second panel having a remaining portion of the first character removed from the second edge of the second panel, the first and second panels cooperating so that when the first and second panels are rotated with the respective first and second edges adjacent each other, the portion of the first character on the first panel and the remaining portion of the first character on the second panel cooperate to form a visual display of the complete first character, and a mechanism coupled to the plurality of panels and configured to cause the plurality of panels to rotate in unison in the housing and change the display face. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140884 | MOUNTING BOARD WITH NET MOUNTING MEANS - A mounting board displays business cards, reminders, photographs, memorabilia and other items. The mounting surface of the mounting board is curved causing spring tension in the cords to press the business cards, reminders, photographs and other items in place. The benefit is a fastener free mounting board that allows placement of mounted items anywhere on the mounting board and mounting and dismounting of one item without disturbing the other items that are remaining on the mounting board. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140885 | METHOD FOR INCREASING VALUE OF AIRPORT TERMINAL EXTERIOR ADVERTISING - A method for increasing and optimizing the value of airport terminal exterior advertising is provided that significantly increases exposure of exterior advertising displays on the airside or non-public side of an airport terminal to passengers on arriving, parked, and departing aircraft. The movement of aircraft equipped with non-engine drive means on landing gear wheels for autonomous ground movement is controlled within an airport ramp area so that the aircraft moves in only a forward direction toward and away from a terminal parking place and parks in an orientation parallel to the terminal. The direction and orientation of aircraft ground travel and parking parallel to a terminal enhances and improves the visibility of exterior advertising displays to a maximum percentage of the passengers in the aircraft as the aircraft travels within the ramp area and parks between arrival and departure. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140886 | Yellow Fellow Safety Signs - This is a unique wet floor safety sign that has the ability that no other wet floor signs has. It has the ability to give aid in early warning to the seeing impaired and to caution the unexpected person of a potential hazard by sounding a loud beeping sound or speaking a pre-recorded message. This wet floor sign also has flashing LED lights to help aid the hearing impaired when navigating their way around schools, stores, airports, shopping malls, and hospitals. By using an early warning system this will help in reducing the second leading cause of accidental deaths, the terrible slips, trips and falls. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140887 | WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A head-mounted device includes a see-through display having an inner surface and an outer surface; a Display Driver Integrated Circuit (DDIC) for driving the display; and at least one processor for controlling the DDIC. A microcontroller may control the DDIC to display content through a specific area corresponding to eye tracking information acquired from an eye tracking module in a display area of the display. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140888 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device, including a flexible display panel; and a first detector detecting deformation of the display panel, the display panel including a pixel portion including a plurality of pixels; and a driver including a circuit for writing data to the plurality of pixels, and the first detector being integrated into the driver. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140889 | Ambient Light Adaptive Displays - An electronic device may include a display having an array of display pixels and having display control circuitry that controls the operation of the display. The display control circuitry may adaptively adjust the display output based on ambient lighting conditions. For example, in cooler ambient lighting conditions such as those dominated by daylight, the display may display neutral colors using a relatively cool white. When the display is operated in warmer ambient lighting conditions such as those dominated by indoor light sources, the display may display neutral colors using a relatively warm white. Adapting to the ambient lighting conditions may ensure that the user does not perceive color shifts on the display as the user's vision chromatically adapts to different ambient lighting conditions. Adaptively adjusting images in this way can also have beneficial effects on the human circadian rhythm by displaying warmer colors in the evening. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140890 | METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of driving a display panel, the method including generating a data signal including a black voltage signal and a white voltage signal, measuring brightness levels of pixels, converting differences between the measured brightness levels into direct current (DC) voltages, resetting the black voltage signal to reduce a difference between the DC voltages, generating a data voltage based on the data signal to output the data voltage to the display panel, and displaying an image on the display panel based on the data voltage. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140891 | DISPLAY PANEL DRIVER AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A display panel driver includes a reference register, a calculator, and a data signal generator. The reference register stores a reference compensation gamma data curve generated by compensating a luminance characteristic deviation of a display panel in a reference luminance mode. The calculator calculates a compensation gamma data curve for each of a plurality of luminance modes based on the reference compensation gamma data curve to perform a dimming operation. The data signal generator generates data signals corresponding to input grayscale levels based on the compensation gamma data curve. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140892 | METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING APPARATUS - A display panel driving apparatus includes a timing controlling part, a data driving part and a gate driving part. The timing controlling part outputs a first line data of an image data, and determines whether the first line data and a second line data next to the first line data are the same. The data driving part outputs a first line data signal based on the first line data to a data line corresponding to a first line, and outputs the first line data signal based on the first line data to a data line corresponding to a second line, when the first line data and the second line data are the same. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140893 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - A method for displaying content by an electronic device is provided. The method includes generating converted data by encoding a plurality of screen data according to first clocks, restoring the screen data by decoding the converted data based on second clocks separate from the first clocks, and displaying the restored screen data. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140894 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE, SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A method for driving an electroluminescent display device includes generating a current detection signal corresponding to an average value of a global current per voltage control based on the global current provided to the display panel, controlling at least one of a first power supply voltage or a second power supply voltage based on the current detection signal, and changing the voltage control period based on an operation mode of the display device. The display device operates in a two-dimensional mode for displaying a planar image or a three-dimensional mode for displaying a stereoscopic image. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140895 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME TO COMPENSATE FOR DEGENERATION OF PIXELS - A method for driving an electroluminescent display device includes grouping pixels in a display panel into a plurality of pixel groups, each pixel group including a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. Accumulated block stress values are provided based on input image data. Each accumulated block stress value represents a degree of degeneration of the pixels in each pixel block. Corrected stress values are provided by correcting each accumulated block stress value based on the accumulated block stress values of the adjacent pixel blocks. Input image data is corrected based on the corrected stress values. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140896 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device including a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area. The non-display area includes a test data line (TDL) which receives a test data signal from an external source, a plurality of connection line units (CLUs) which connect the data lines and the TDL, and a dummy line unit which is formed in the non-display area. Each of the CLUs includes a test switch having an input terminal connected to the TDL, an output terminal connected to one of a plurality of data lines disposed in the display area, and a control terminal connected to a test switch control line which receives a test switch control signal from an external source. At least one of the CLUs includes a disconnection portion which interrupts the TDL, wherein both ends of the disconnection portion are connected to the dummy line unit by bypass connection lines, respectively. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140897 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device. A display including a display panel configured to include a plurality of active pixels and a plurality of dummy pixels, which are formed near the active pixels, a control driver configured to control a pixel driving circuit formed in each of the active pixels and a dummy driving circuit formed in each of the dummy pixels, wherein each of the pixel driving circuits of the active pixels includes a pixel driving transistor and each of the dummy driving circuits of the dummy pixels, which are formed at either end of the display panel in a first direction, is electrically connected at a first dummy node thereof and includes a dummy driving transistor and a first dummy capacitor, which connects a control terminal of the dummy driving transistor and the first dummy node. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140898 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An organic light-emitting display device including a data driver configured to generate a data signal based on image data provided by a timing controller and to provide the data signal to a plurality of data lines, a display panel including a pixel unit, which controls an amount of current flowing from a first power source to a second power source according to the data signal provided thereto via the plurality of data lines, and a dummy pixel unit, which has a plurality of dummy pixel circuits that are configured to receive the data signal via the plurality of data lines and a compensation signal generator configured to generate a compensation signal by comparing an amount of current flowing in the pixel unit and an amount of current flowing in the dummy pixel unit. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140899 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - An organic light emitting diode display is discussed. The organic light emitting diode display according to an embodiment a plurality of pixels configured to operate in an image mode for displaying images, and in an electricity generation mode for generating an electric current. Each pixel includes an organic light emitting diode and a pixel driving circuit. The pixel driving circuit electrically separates the corresponding light emitting diode from one or more adjacent organic light emitting diodes in the image mode, and electrically connects the corresponding light emitting diode to the one or more adjacent organic light emitting diodes in the electricity generation mode. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140900 | PIXEL DRIVING CIRCUIT, DRIVING METHOD, ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A pixel driving circuit, comprises: a line (Data), a first scanning line (Scan | 2016-05-19 |
20160140901 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An organic light emitting display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of sub-pixels, each of the sub-pixels including an organic light emitting device to be light-emitted by a data current based on a data voltage; a memory to store accumulated data to be displayed on each of the sub-pixels; a deterioration compensator including: a compensation scheme determiner; a compensation amount calculator; and a modulation data generation generator; a timing controller to arrange the modulation data of each of the sub-pixels as pixel data according to a pixel arrangement structure of the display panel; and a data driver to convert the pixel data into the data voltage. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140902 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An organic light-emitting display comprises a first transistor comprising a gate electrode connected to a scan line, a first electrode connected to a data line, and a second electrode connected to a first node, a second transistor comprising a gate electrode connected to the first node, a first electrode connected to a first power supply voltage, and a second electrode connected to a third node, a third transistor comprising a gate electrode connected to a sensing control line, a first electrode connected to the data line, and a second electrode connected to the third node and an organic light-emitting device comprising an anode connected to the third node and a cathode connected to a second power supply voltage, wherein the first power supply voltage is set to a level of a sensing voltage for a period of time during which the sensing voltage is provided to the data line. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140903 | SCANLINE DRIVER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A scanline driver includes a shift register circuit and an output buffer. The shift register circuit provides a register output signal and a plurality of signals based on a scan input signal and a plurality of clock signals. The shift register circuit is arranged at at least one horizontal side of a pixel circuit region and includes a plurality of unit pixel circuits connected to a scanline. The output buffer provides a scanline enable signal to the scanline based on the register output signal and the plurality of signals. The output buffer is arranged at at least one vertical side of the pixel circuit region in a pixel array. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140904 | PIXEL CIRCUIT OF ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY - A pixel circuit of an organic light-emitting display and a method of driving the same, and an organic light-emitting display are disclosed. The pixel circuit includes at least a first thin film transistor, a second thin film transistor, a third thin film transistor, a fourth thin film transistor, a fifth thin film transistor, a first capacitor, and a light-emitting diode. The pixel circuit and the method for driving the same enable a gate voltage and a source voltage of the first thin film transistor to be coupled and maintained in a control signal write phase and also compensate for a threshold voltage drift of the first thin film transistor so as to address the problem in prior art of non-uniform light emission by the OLED due to the threshold voltage drift of the drive transistor or the instable voltage across the gate and the source of the drive transistor. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140905 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; and a controller configured to adjust a data signal applied to each of the plurality of pixels, and the plurality of pixels includes a plurality of pixel blocks, and the controller is configured to calculate a remaining lifespan of each of the plurality of pixel blocks and to adjust a maximum luminance of pixels between a first pixel block and a second pixel block based on a remaining lifespan of the first pixel block, by selecting the first pixel block and the second pixel block based on the remaining lifespan of each of the pixel blocks. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140906 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A computing device includes an illumination sensor which detects external illumination, a processor which sets a screen design as a first screen design when a first condition is satisfied, wherein the first condition is satisfied when the external illumination is lower than a first threshold illumination value and a current illumination, which is currently stored, is higher than the first threshold illumination value, and sets the screen design as a second screen design when a second condition is satisfied, wherein the second condition is satisfied when the external illumination is higher than a second threshold illumination value higher than the first threshold illumination value and the current illumination is lower than the second threshold illumination value, and a display which displays an image on a screen thereof based on the set screen design. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140907 | Display Apparatus - Provided is a display apparatus which allows a user to easily confirm contents of an image during displaying, when a cover covering a display region is present, even without removing the cover. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140908 | DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY, IMPLEMENTATION METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure discloses a driving circuit for electrophoretic display, including a data line driving integrated circuit and a gate line driving integrated circuit, characterized in that the output terminal of each data line in the data line driving integrated circuit is configured with a modulation unit including a thermosensitive element, and the modulation unit adjusts the pulse width of the voltage signal outputted at the output terminal of the data line according to change of temperature to realize temperature compensation for the dielectric characteristic of the electrophoretic film of the electrophoretic display. The present disclosure also discloses an implementation method of the driving circuit and an electrophoretic display device. According to the present disclosure, the workload of the early stage experiment process of the product design can be saved, the production efficiency of the products can be improved, and the storage space of the chip can also be saved. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140909 | COLOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides driving methods for a color display device in which each pixel can display four high-quality color states. More specifically, an electrophoretic fluid is provided which comprises four types of particles, dispersed in a solvent or solvent mixture. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140910 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS - Waveforms for driving electro-optic displays, especially bistable electro-optic displays, are modified by one or more of insertion of at least one balanced pulse pair into a base waveform; excision of at least one balanced pulse pair from the base waveform; and insertion of at least one period of zero voltage into the base waveform. Such modifications permit fine control of gray levels. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140911 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING MIRROR DISPLAY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR THE SAME - A method of controlling a mirror display and an electronic device are provided. The method includes identifying whether external power is input to the electronic device; and providing operation power to the mirror display by selectively providing one of the external power and battery power to the mirror display as the operating power according to whether the external power is input to the mirror display. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140912 | BACKLIGHT UNIT, DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A backlight unit includes a light source part including a light-emitting diode array, a DC/DC converter, a driving current controller, and a reference voltage variable part. The backlight unit is operated in a first mode or a second mode. The driving current controller controls a driving current flowing through the light-emitting diode array to have a first current level during the first mode and controls the driving current flowing through the light-emitting diode array to have a second current level during the second mode. The reference voltage variable part applies a first reference voltage to the driving current controller during the first mode and applies a second reference voltage to the driving current controller during the second mode. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140913 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus that can protect user's eyes by reducing harmful blue light in a mode that matches the characteristics of an image to be displayed and the preference of the user who causes the image to be displayed. The image processing apparatus includes a blue light reduction control unit that acquires image information Sin corresponding to an image to be displayed on a display and a pixel value update unit that generates update image information Sbc by reducing at least luminance corresponding to a blue component in the acquired image information Sin so that a reduction rate of the luminance corresponding to the blue component is greater than or equal to reduction rates of luminance corresponding to the other color components in the acquired image information Sin and outputs the update image information Sbc to the display to cause the display to display the update image information Sbc. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140914 | DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING A MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM - A display apparatus includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels comprises a switching device coupled to a corresponding gate line of the plurality of gate lines and to a corresponding data line of the plurality of data lines, a micro-electro-mechanical system coupled to an output electrode of the switching device, and a control device coupled to the output electrode of the switching device. The control device comprises a storage capacitor coupled to the output electrode of the switching device and a coupling capacitor coupled to the output electrode of the switching device, the storage capacitor connected in parallel with the coupling capacitor. The output electrode of the switching device, the storage capacitor, the coupling capacitor, and a first electrode of the micro-electro-mechanical system are all directly connected to each other. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140915 | PIXEL STRUCTURE - A pixel structure is provided. The pixel structure includes a scan line and a data line, an active device, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode. The active device is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the active device. The common electrode is disposed to overlap with the pixel electrode. The common electrode is coupled to the pixel electrode to form a first storage capacitor and a second storage capacitor. The first storage capacitor and the second storage capacitor commonly use the pixel electrode as an upper electrode. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140916 | METHOD OF OPERATING DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of operating a display panel in which a plurality of decisions are generated by detecting transitions of a plurality of present pixel data included in a present frame image. A uniform dynamic capacitance compensation (DCC) is performed based on the plurality of decisions. A present grayscale of each of the plurality of present pixel data increases by a first compensation value, decreases by a second compensation value, or is maintained based on the uniform DCC. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140917 | CURVED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING IMPROVED BLACK MURA CHARACTERISTICS - A curved liquid crystal display (LCD) includes: a curved liquid crystal panel assembly; a look-up table storing correction values, the correction values being values for selectively correcting image signals for a black mura region where black mura generated in the curved liquid crystal panel assembly; and a signal controller for generating an image data signal adjusted by the correction values of the image signals for the black mura region. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140918 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is to secure a data-writing period to a source line and reduce the number of the IC chips used. N image data (e.g., three image data, RGB) are sequentially input to one input terminal. Three switches, three first memory elements, three transfer switches, three second memory elements, and three buffers are connected in parallel to the input terminal. The three switches are turned on respectively. RGB image data are held in the three respective first memory elements. In a selection period of a gate line of an (m−1)-th row, image data of an m-th row are written to the first memory elements. When the three transfer switches are turned on in a selection period of a gate line of an m-th row, the image data are transferred to and held in the second memory elements. Then, the image data are output to each source line through each buffer. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140919 | CURVED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A curved liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a curved liquid crystal panel assembly. The curved liquid crystal panel assembly includes: a lower panel including a first linear polarizer having a first polarization axis; an upper panel including a second linear polarizer having a second polarization axis, the second polarization axis cross the first polarization axis in a plan view; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the lower panel and the upper panel. An angle formed by a first polarization axis and a second polarization axis does not meet at a right angle in a plan view. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140920 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device and a method of driving a liquid crystal display device are provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a display panel, a controller configured to generate and output an inversion switch signal for controlling inversion driving of the display panel by receiving a common voltage fed back from the display panel, and a data driver configured to receive the inversion switch signal and switch an inversion driving scheme. The controller includes a waveform converter for converting the common voltage to a square wave. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140921 | METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate provided with a terminal portion, a switching transistor, a driver circuit portion, and a pixel circuit portion including a pixel transistor and a plurality of pixels, a second substrate provided with a common electrode electrically connected to the terminal portion through the switching transistor, and liquid crystal between a pixel electrode and the common electrode. In a period during which a still image is switched to a moving image, the following steps are sequentially performed: a first step of supplying the common potential to the common electrode; a second step of supplying a power supply voltage to the driver circuit portion; a third step of supplying a clock signal to the driver circuit portion; and a fourth step of supplying a start pulse signal to the driver circuit portion. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140922 | GOA CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE APPLIED TO LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - A GOA circuit applied to a liquid crystal display is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of cascaded shift register units, an (N)th level shift register unit is controlled to charge an (N)th level scanning line accordingly. The (N)th level shift register unit includes a pull-up circuit, a pull-down circuit, a pull-down sustain circuit, a pull-up control circuit, a down transfer circuit, and an bootstrap capacitor, and a display device is also disclosed herein. By replacing scanning lines with a constant voltage VDD or two voltages to accomplish the function of down transfer, the loading of scanning lines and the risk which comes with wiring step-by-step are decreased, forward-scanning operation and backward-scanning operation are accomplished accordingly. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140923 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device is provided where deterioration of the liquid crystal panel is prevented while reducing power consumption. A liquid crystal panel ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160140924 | DATA CLIPPING METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A data clipping method and a display device using the same are disclosed. RGBW data is modulated by multiplying clipped data of an input image by a gain, a luminance increment is created based on the result of subtracting the clipped data from the modulated RGB data, and the luminance increment is added to the W data to be written to a W sub-pixel. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140925 | METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a field-sequential liquid crystal display device, image quality and detection accuracy in image capture are improved by increasing the frequency of input of image signals and securing a sufficient imaging period. Image signals are concurrently supplied to pixels provided in a plurality of rows among pixels arranged in matrix. Further, image capture is concurrently performed in pixels provided in a plurality of rows among pixels arranged in matrix. Thus, the frequency of input of an image signal to each pixel of the liquid crystal display device can be increased and a sufficient imaging period can be secured. As a result, in the liquid crystal display device, display deterioration such as color break which is caused in a field-sequential liquid crystal display device can be suppressed and improvements in image quality and detection accuracy in image capture can be realized. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140926 | SCAN DRIVING CIRCUIT - A scan driving circuit includes a pull controlling module for generating scan level signal based on transferring signals from the previous one stage and from the previous two stage, a pull-up module, a pull-down module, a pull-down holding module, a transferring module, a first bootstrap capacitor, a constant low voltage level source, and a second bootstrap capacitor for pulling up the scan level signal through the transferring signal from the previous one stage. The present invention upgrades a reliability of the scan driving circuit. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140927 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - In a liquid crystal display device, in a first half of one horizontal scanning period, a first data line driver circuit outputs a corrected grayscale voltage obtained by correcting an input grayscale voltage corresponding to input display data to a plurality of data lines, and a second data line driver circuit is electrically disconnected from the plurality of data lines, and in a second half of one horizontal scanning period, the second data line driver circuit outputs an input grayscale voltage corresponding to the input display data to the plurality of data lines, and the first data line driver circuit is electrically disconnected from the plurality of data lines. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140928 | SCAN DRIVING CIRCUIT - A scan driving circuit is disclosed, and the scan driving circuit has a pull-up control module, a pull-up module, a pull-down module, a pull-down maintaining module, a down-stream module, a bootstrap capacitor, and a constant-voltage low-level source; the constant-voltage low-level source includes a first constant-voltage low-level source which provides a first low-level and a second constant-voltage low-level source which provides a second low-level; and an absolute value of the first low-level is smaller than an absolute value of the second low-level. The reliability of the scan driving circuit is thus improved. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140929 | Display Method, Display Device and Computer System - A display method for a display device to display a display information includes receiving the display information to generate a first classification group display information and a second classification group display information; and displaying the first classification group display information at a first display zone in a first display period and displaying the second classification group display information at a second display zone in a second display period; wherein the display device corresponds to a matrix and a plurality of matrix units of the matrix correspond to a plurality of display units, such that the plurality of display units of the first display zone neighbor with the plurality of display units of the second display zone and both are disposed at different matrix units with different column or row information. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140930 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY - A portable virtual reality and/or augmented reality system enabling the projection and tracking of a user in a simulated environment is described. A system of motion capture cameras, computing, and tracking devices is provided in a portable package. Each tracking device is configured with one or more emitters which may generate a distinctive, repetitive pattern. The virtual reality and/or augmented reality system once assembled, provides for motion tracking and display of a one or more users in a simulated environment. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140931 | DUAL SCREEN DISPLAY FOR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A mobile computing device is disclosed for displaying backlight and diffuse reflecting information. The mobile computing device is configured to include a processor, a first LCD display unit connected to the processor, and a second diffuse reflecting display unit connected to the processor. The mobile computing device is further provided with a display panel interface, such as a mouse or a gravity detecting device like an accelerometer, configured to detect a property for activating a display type. The processor is configured to send information to be displayed to the first display unit or the second display unit or both depending on the display type property detected. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140932 | CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING RGB DATA TO RGBW DATA - A conversion system for converting RGB data to RGBW data includes a four-color determination unit configured to determine outputted RGBW values according to inputted RGB values and a color saturation value calculated from the inputted RGB values; and an output unit configured to output the outputted RGBW values. A conversion method for converting RGB data to RGBW data is also disclosed. The conversion system and method for converting RGB data to RGBW data of the present invention can appropriately decrease the outputted W value and appropriately increase the outputted RGB values at the same time. Comparing to the conversion system of the display device of the conventional technology based on four-color subpixels, the brightness of the display device of the present invention can be maintained in the same degree, and increase the color saturation of the display device of the present invention. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140933 | RELATIVE POSITIONING OF DEVICES - Technologies are described for positioning a group of devices. In some examples, multiple computing devices may be identified as a proximal set of computing devices. Data indicative of a gesture that spans at least some of the computing devices is received from the proximal set. The relative motion of the gesture is determined with respect to the proximal set. Based on the determined relative motion, the relative spatial positioning of the computing devices in the proximal set is determined. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140934 | AUTOMATED PERSONALIZED PICTURE FRAME - A digital picture frame including a camera integrated with the frame, and a network connection module allowing the frame for use as a Mobile Positional Social Media (MPSM) device for displaying social media pictures from a user's social media account or her or his community members' social media accounts. The integrated camera is used to automatically determine an identity of a frame viewer, and a viewer profile automatically determined from the identity of the viewer. The displayed photos are automatically shown and/or changed according to the detected viewers. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140935 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes signal lines comprising gate lines and data lines, wherein a respective data line is disposed to intersect with the gate lines. The display device further includes a repair line and a switch configured to electrically connect the repair line to a signal line, wherein a defective signal line can be electrically connected to the repair line. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140936 | ROTATIONAL DISPLAY SYSTEM - The present invention provides a system which integrates unique lighting technologies, switching systems, mounting systems, information delivery systems and power supply systems within a support such as vehicular wheel to provide an advanced, high quality visual display apparatus in various surfaces of rotation. A displayed image may be three dimensional. These technologies, and their many unique applications, provide for a novel and useful series of video display devices that are small, lightweight, efficient and can have the capability of producing a clear, bright, high definition image that is equivalent to that of a modern day TV or high quality computer monitor. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140937 | DEVICE, MOUTHPIECE, AND REED FOR A WIND INSTRUMENT - The invention relates to a device for a wind instrument, comprising a mouthpiece ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160140938 | DRUM HAVING INTERCHANGEABLE DRUM SHELL SEGMENTS - A drum includes a drum shell having a first drum shell segment and a separate, second drum shell segment. The drum shell segments each including a hollow cylindrical member having a rim, a protrusion formed in an upper surface of the rim, and an annular groove formed in a lower surface of the rim. The protrusion of the first drum shell segment is received in the groove of the second drum shell segment so that the drum shell segments are in axially stacked relation. A first hoop mounts a first drum skin to the drum shell. Tensioning structure is constructed and arranged to removably secure the drum shell to the first hoop. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140939 | Strainer For A Snare Drum - A strainer is provided for a snare drum having a bottom drumhead. The strainer includes a snare assembly including a snare carrier and a plurality of snares coupled therewith. A throw-side component includes a bracket member releasably mounted to the snare drum and a slide member moveable relative to the bracket member and engaging the snare carrier. The slide member includes a slider handle fixed thereto and a locking toggle such that when the strainer is coupled to the snare drum, manual movement of the slider handle causes the snares to move toward the bottom drumhead, with the locking toggle being constructed and arranged to be 1) moved to a first, locking position engaging the bracket member so as to lock the slide member to the bracket member, and 2) moved to a second, release position releasing the slide member from engagement with the bracket member. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140940 | PERCUSSION, WIND AND RATTLING INSTRUMENT AND MUSICAL-INSTRUMENT ARRANGEMENT - A percussion, wind and rattling instrument with a hollow resonating body is provided. The resonating body has a striking surface. A sound element is arranged within the resonating body. The resonating body has two sound holes. At least one sound hole has a diameter between 2 cm and 6 cm, preferably between 2.5 cm and 4.5 cm and particularly preferably between 3 cm and 4 cm. A musical-instrument arrangement having at least two percussion, wind and rattling instruments. The percussion, wind and rattling instruments are arranged adjacent to one another. In each case two sound holes of percussion, wind and rattling instruments arranged adjacent to one another border one another and form a sound channel. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140941 | Device for Vibrating a Stringed Instrument - Provided is a device ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160140942 | Recordernizer - The Recordernizer is a storage/organizing device for soprano recorder woodwind instruments. It holds 20 recorders. The Recordernizer is intended to be used by music teachers or other groups/organizations that need a quick, efficient and organized way to store, distribute and transport multiple recorders. It is made of oak wood, however, it can be made of synthetic materials like plastic. It requires very little assembly. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140943 | MIDI DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - A musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) device is configured to wirelessly connect to a MIDI dongle receiver or a Bluetooth enabled computing device, and transmit data from the MIDI controller to the computing device. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140944 | Grid based user interference for chord presentation on a touch screen device - Improvisation or playing along with a musical group or with a song is enjoyable to people and musicians of all ability levels. However, it is easy to play notes which do not harmonize with other notes and pitches which are being played. Provided herein is a method, computer program product and electronic device for assigning a set of pitches to a plurality of cells of an electronic device having a touch screen input device. The method may include the steps of obtaining an input chord, disassembling the chord into at least one base note and a plurality of individual voices, arranging a predetermined number of voices of the chord according to at least one predefined rule, and assigning at least one set of pitches to a plurality of cells of an electronic device, said set of pitches corresponding to the base note and arranged predetermined number of voices of the chord. The present method allows a musician to freely play along without the possibility of playing an errant note as the user does not control the actual pitch associated with the cells being indicated by a user on the touch screen. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140945 | Electronic Musical Instrument Percussion System with Electromagnetic Sensor - The present invention relates to electronic percussion musical instrument system, and particularly to an electronic drum, which comprises one or more electronic control units to generate sounds. The system has an upper surface, which receives the percussion and is covered by a rubber layer useful for giving a realistic rebound to the musician, a lower surface and an electromagnetic sensor operating according to the Faraday-Neumann-Lentz physics law, which has a magnet placed in adherence to the upper surface and a bobbin applied to the lower surface, and a shock absorber spacer arranged between the two surfaces to allow the two components of the electromagnetic sensor to remain in reciprocal suspension. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140946 | Guitar Feedback Device and Method - A system and method for producing feedback in a stringed musical instrument, especially in an electric guitar or bass guitar where a guitar amplifier simulator is used in lieu of a traditional amplifier and speaker, or other situations in which it is not convenient to induce a feedback. A transducer such as a small speaker is positioned against the head or body of the guitar. Sound from the guitar is provided to the speaker, and sound from the speaker causes the guitar strings to vibrate, which vibration is in turn picked up by the guitar's electronic pickup. An electronic circuit may be provided to introduce distortion into the audio signal sent to the speaker. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140947 | Apparatus, Method, and Computer Program for Adjustable Noise Cancellation - From inputs received at one or more processors, a background audio signal representing background sound is separated from a primary audio signal. The primary audio signal is output with the background audio signal or an altered version thereof according to a user selection between noise cancellation and ambient sound reproduction. More specifically, when the user selection is for noise cancelation, the primary and background audio signals are output with a first altered version of the background audio signal (for example, having inverted phase so as to destructively interfere with the background audio signal); and when the user selection is for ambient sound reproduction, the primary audio signal is output with the background audio signal or a second altered version of the background audio signal (such as a pseudo-acoustic representation of the background sound). One example embodiment is a headset with microphones and speakers for the respective inputs and outputs. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140948 | PRE-DISTORTION SYSTEM FOR CANCELLATION OF NONLINEAR DISTORTION IN MOBILE DEVICES - A pre-distortion system for improved mobile device communications via cancellation of nonlinear distortion is disclosed. The pre-distortion system may transmit an acoustic signal from a network to a device, wherein the acoustic signal includes a linear signal and a nonlinear cancellation signal that cancels at least a portion of nonlinear distortions created once a loudspeaker in the device emits the linear signal. Thus, when a loudspeaker of a mobile device is operating and nonlinear distortions are generated by the loudspeaker or adjacent components of the mobile device in close proximity to the loudspeaker, the pre-distortion system may create one or more nonlinear cancellation signals in the network. The nonlinear cancellation signal may be combined with the linear signal sent to the loudspeaker to cancel the nonlinear distortion signal created by the loudspeaker emitting acoustic sounds from the linear signal. Thus, the nonlinear cancellation signal becomes a pre-distortion signal. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140949 | WRIST WEARABLE APPARATUSES AND METHODS WITH DESIRED SIGNAL EXTRACTION - Systems and methods are described to extract desired audio from an apparatus to be worn on a user's wrist. The apparatus includes a wrist wearable device, configured to be worn on the user's wrist. The wrist wearable device includes a first microphone. The first microphone has a first response pattern. The first microphone is coupled to the wrist wearable device. The first microphone is positioned on the wrist wearable device to receive a voice signal from a user when the wrist wearable device is on the user's wrist. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140950 | Method and System for Real-Time Synthesis of an Acoustic Environment - A method or system is provided for real-time synthesis in a rehearsal space of an acoustic environment of a target space. Microphones, pick-ups or other devices are used to separately record the singing or instruments. These “dry” instrument signals are sent to a remote site, where they are processed to imprint the acoustics of the desired location. Performers in a rehearsal space with loudspeakers are close-miked. The signals collected would be sent to a processing center via a low-latency internet connection, where the signals would be processed according to the response of the target acoustic space, corrected by the known acoustics and loudspeaker configuration of the rehearsal space. The processed signals would then be sent back to the rehearsal space, where they would be amplified and played over the loudspeakers, thereby giving the impression that the performers are performing in the target acoustic space. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140951 | Method and System for Building Text-to-Speech Voice from Diverse Recordings - A method and system is disclosed for building a speech database for a text-to-speech (TTS) synthesis system from multiple speakers recorded under diverse conditions. For a plurality of utterances of a reference speaker, a set of reference-speaker vectors may be extracted, and for each of a plurality of utterances of a colloquial speaker, a respective set of colloquial-speaker vectors may be extracted. A matching procedure, carried out under a transform that compensates for speaker differences, may be used to match each colloquial-speaker vector to a reference-speaker vector. The colloquial-speaker vector may be replaced with the matched reference-speaker vector. The matching-and-replacing can be carried out separately for each set of colloquial-speaker vectors. A conditioned set of speaker vectors can then be constructed by aggregating all the replaced speaker vectors. The condition set of speaker vectors can be used to train the TTS system. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140952 | Method For Adding Realism To Synthetic Speech - The present disclosure provides a method for adding realism to synthetic speech. The method includes receiving text ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160140953 | SPEECH SYNTHESIS APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A speech synthesis apparatus and method is provided. The speech synthesis apparatus includes a speech parameter database configured to store a plurality of parameters respectively corresponding to speech synthesis units constituting a speech file, an input unit configured to receive a text including a plurality of speech synthesis units, and a processor configured to select a plurality of candidate unit parameters respectively corresponding to a plurality of speech synthesis units constituting the input text, from the speech parameter database, to generate a parameter unit sequence of a partial or entire portion of the text according to probability of concatenation between consecutively concatenated candidate unit parameters, and to perform a synthesis operation based on hidden Markov model (HMM) using the parameter unit sequence to generate an acoustic signal corresponding to the text. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140954 | SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD - A speech recognition system includes a collector for collecting speech data of a speaker, an articulation pattern classifier for extracting feature points of the speech data of the speaker and selecting an articulation pattern model corresponding to the feature points, a parameter tuner for tuning a parameter which is a reference for recognizing a speech command by using the selected articulation pattern model, and a speech recognition engine for recognizing the speech command of the speaker based on the tuned parameter. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140955 | SPEECH RECOGNITION CANDIDATE SELECTION BASED ON NON-ACOUSTIC INPUT - A method includes the following steps. A speech input is received. At least two speech recognition candidates are generated from the speech input. A scene related to the speech input is observed using one or more non-acoustic sensors. The observed scene is segmented into one or more regions. One or more properties for the one or more regions are computed. One of the speech recognition candidates is selected based on the one or more computed properties of the one or more regions. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140956 | PREDICTION-BASED SEQUENCE RECOGNITION - A sequence recognition system comprises a prediction component configured to receive a set of observed features from a signal to be recognized and to output a prediction output indicative of a predicted recognition based on the set of observed features. The sequence recognition system also comprises a classification component configured to receive the prediction output and to output a label indicative of recognition of the signal based on the prediction output. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140957 | Speech Recognition Semantic Classification Training - An automated method is described for developing an automated speech input semantic classification system such as a call routing system. A set of semantic classifications is defined for classification of input speech utterances, where each semantic classification represents a specific semantic classification of the speech input. The semantic classification system is trained from training data from training data substantially without manually transcribed in-domain training data, and then operated to assign input speech utterances to the defined semantic classifications. Adaptation training data based on input speech utterances is collected with manually assigned semantic labels from at least one source of already collected language data. When the adaptation training data satisfies a pre-determined adaptation criteria, the semantic classification system is automatically retrained based on the adaptation training data. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140958 | NATURAL LANGUAGE QUESTION ANSWERING SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND PARAPHRASE MODULE - A natural language question answering system and method, and a paraphrase module are provided. The natural language question answering system includes a conversion module configured to generate a plurality of modified questions by paraphrasing a user's question; a plurality of question answering engines configured to receive each of the user's question and the modified questions, and select candidate answers corresponding to each of the user's question and the modified questions; and a detection module configured to detect at least one among the selected candidate answers as an answer. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140959 | SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM ADAPTATION BASED ON NON-ACOUSTIC ATTRIBUTES - A method includes the following steps. A vicinity from which speech input to a speech recognition system originates is determined. Non-acoustic data from the vicinity of the speech is obtained using one or more non-acoustic sensors. A subject speaker is identified as the source of the speech input from the obtained non-acoustic data. One or more non-acoustic attributes of the subject speaker is analyzed. A speech recognition system is adjusted based on the one or more analyzed non-acoustic attributes. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140960 | VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM, SERVER, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF - A voice recognition system includes a server storing a plurality of manuals and a display apparatus transmitting, when a spoken voice of a user is recognized, characteristic information and a spoken voice signal corresponding to the spoken voice to the server, the characteristic information is characteristic information of the display apparatus, the server transmits a response signal to the spoken voice signal to the display apparatus based on a manual corresponding to the characteristic information among the plurality of manuals, and the display apparatus processes an operation corresponding to the received response signal; as a result, user convenience increases. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140961 | PROVIDING PRE-COMPUTED HOTWORD MODELS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for obtaining, for each of multiple words or sub-words, audio data corresponding to multiple users speaking the word or sub-word; training, for each of the multiple words or sub-words, a pre-computed hotword model for the word or sub-word based on the audio data for the word or sub-word; receiving a candidate hotword from a computing device; identifying one or more pre-computed hotword models that correspond to the candidate hotword; and providing the identified, pre-computed hotword models to the computing device. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140962 | PROMOTING VOICE ACTIONS TO HOTWORDS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for designating certain voice commands as hotwords. The methods, systems, and apparatus include actions of receiving a hotword followed by a voice command. Additional actions include determining that the voice command satisfies one or more predetermined criteria associated with designating the voice command as a hotword, where a voice command that is designated as a hotword is treated as a voice input regardless of whether the voice command is preceded by another hotword. Further actions include, in response to determining that the voice command satisfies one or more predetermined criteria associated with designating the voice command as a hotword, designating the voice command as a hotword. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140963 | SPEECH RECOGNITION CANDIDATE SELECTION BASED ON NON-ACOUSTIC INPUT - A method includes the following steps. A speech input is received. At least two speech recognition candidates are generated from the speech input. A scene related to the speech input is observed using one or more non-acoustic sensors. The observed scene is segmented into one or more regions. One or more properties for the one or more regions are computed. One of the speech recognition candidates is selected based on the one or more computed properties of the one or more regions. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140964 | SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM ADAPTATION BASED ON NON-ACOUSTIC ATTRIBUTES - A method includes the following steps. A vicinity from which speech input to a speech recognition system originates is determined. Non-acoustic data from the vicinity of the speech is obtained using one or more non-acoustic sensors. A subject speaker is identified as the source of the speech input from the obtained non-acoustic data. One or more non-acoustic attributes of the subject speaker is analyzed. A speech recognition system is adjusted based on the one or more analyzed non-acoustic attributes. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140965 | MULTI-LEVEL CONTENT ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE - Predetermined services are provided using preset instructions. A transcript of audible content provided over an electronic network and received at a communications device is analyzed to determine whether a trigger is present in the audible content. When the trigger is present in the audible content, preset instructions correlated with the trigger and instructing how to provide a predetermined service are identified. The predetermined service is provided by following the preset instructions. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140966 | Portable speech transcription, interpreter and calculation device - A portable speech transcription and calculation device generates text and algorithmic solutions in response to speech commands. The device includes a speaker for recording speeches, an automatic speech recognition processor to generate text from recorded speeches, a formatting processor to format the text into a desired style, an algorithmic processor for calculating algorithms, and a display device to return the corresponding texts to the respective users. The device is efficacious in transcribing a speech command into text. The text may then display onto a display screen, print from an attached printer, transmit to a portable storage device, or transfer to a remote processor through email or facsimile. Complex algorithmic and accounting calculations may also be performed in response to the speech command. Eliminating the need for input devices such as keyboards reduces stress on the hand and wrist. Handicapped and blind users may also benefit from the device. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140967 | METHOD PERFORMED BY AN APPLICATION FOR COMMUNICATION WITH A USER INSTALLED AT A MOBILE TERMINAL AND A MOBILE TERMINAL FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A USER - Disclosed are a method performed by an application for communication with a user and a mobile terminal for communicating with a user. The method performed by the application for communication with the user installed at the mobile terminal, the method comprising: outputting, via an output unit of the mobile terminal, one or more questions based on a predetermined psychology algorithm; receiving, via a mic of the mobile terminal, one or more verbal answers to the questions from the user; analyzing information related to the verbal answers using the predetermined psychology algorithm; editing a response pattern using the analysis result of the information related to the verbal answers; and outputting, via the output unit of the mobile terminal, if a verbal request of the user is received through the mic of the mobile terminal, one or more responses to the verbal request using the edited response pattern. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140968 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECODING AN ENCODED AUDIO SIGNAL TO OBTAIN MODIFIED OUTPUT SIGNALS - An apparatus for decoding an encoded audio signal to obtain modified output signals includes an input interface for receiving a transmitted downmix signal and parametric data relating to audio objects included in the transmitted downmix signal, the downmix signal being different from an encoder downmix signal, to which the parametric data is related; a downmix modifier for modifying the transmitted downmix signal using a downmix modification function, wherein the downmix modification is performed in such a way that a modified downmix signal is identical to the encoder downmix signal or is more similar to the encoder downmix signal compared to the transmitted downmix signal; an object renderer for rendering the audio objects using the modified downmix signal and the parametric data to obtain output signals; and an output signal modifier for modifying the output signals using an output signal modification function. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140969 | DETERMINING MEDIA DEVICE ACTIVATION BASED ON FREQUENCY RESPONSE ANALYSIS - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to determine media device activation based on frequency response analysis are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include determining a reference frequency response based on first frequency values of an audio signal used to perform watermark detection for a first time interval during which a media device has been determined to be active. Such example methods also include determining a second frequency response based on second frequency values of the audio signal used to perform watermark detection for a second time interval different from the first time interval. Such example methods further include comparing the second frequency response with the reference frequency response to determine whether the media device was active during the second time interval. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140970 | AUDIO DATA RECEIPT/EXPOSURE MEASUREMENT WITH CODE MONITORING AND SIGNATURE EXTRACTION - Systems and methods are provided for gathering audience measurement data relating to receipt of and/or exposure to audio data by an audience member. Audio data is monitored to detect a monitoring code. Based on detection of the monitoring code, a signature characterizing the audio data is extracted. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140971 | PERIODIC AMBIENT WAVEFORM ANALYSIS FOR ENHANCED SOCIAL FUNCTIONS - In particular embodiments, one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embody software that is operable when executed to receive an audio waveform fingerprint and a client-determined location from a client device. The received audio waveform fingerprint may be compared to a database of stored audio waveform fingerprints, each stored audio waveform fingerprint associated with an object in an object database. One or more matching audio waveform fingerprints may be found from a comparison set of audio waveform fingerprints obtained from the audio waveform fingerprint database. Location information associated with a location of the client device may be determined, and the location information may be sent to the client device. The client device may be operable to update the client-determined location based at least in part on the location information. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140972 | FREQUENCY-DOMAIN AUDIO CODING SUPPORTING TRANSFORM LENGTH SWITCHING - A frequency-domain audio codec is provided with the ability to additionally support a certain transform length in a backward-compatible manner, by the following: the frequency-domain coefficients of a respective frame are transmitted in an interleaved manner irrespective of the signalization signaling for the frames as to which transform length actually applies, and additionally the frequency-domain coefficient extraction and the scale factor extraction operate independent from the signalization. By this measure, old-fashioned frequency-domain audio coders/decoders, insensitive for the signalization, would be able to nevertheless operate without faults and with reproducing a reasonable quality. Concurrently, frequency-domain audio coders/decoders able to support the additional transform length would offer even better quality despite the backward compatibility. As far as coding efficiency penalties due to the coding of the frequency domain coefficients in a manner transparent for older decoders are concerned, same are of comparatively minor nature due to the interleaving. | 2016-05-19 |
20160140973 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECODING AND ENCODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL USING ADAPTIVE SPECTRAL TILE SELECTION - An apparatus for decoding an encoded signal includes: an audio decoder for decoding an encoded representation of a first set of first spectral portions to obtain a decoded first set of first spectral portions; a parametric decoder for decoding an encoded parametric representation of a second set of second spectral portions to obtain a decoded representation of the parametric representation, wherein the parametric information includes, for each target frequency tile, a source region identification as a matching information; and a frequency regenerator for regenerating a target frequency tile using a source region from the first set of first spectral portions identified by the matching information. | 2016-05-19 |