28th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130177112 | AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - An automatic gain control technique generates one or more gain control signals based on a known sequence of samples received in a preamble of a packet received over a particular communications link and generates one or more adjusted gain control signals based on a previously unknown sequence of samples received in a payload of a packet. In at least one embodiment of the gain control technique, time domain samples of the preamble of a symbol are used to generate the one or more gain control signals. In at least one embodiment of the gain control technique, frequency domain samples are used to generate the one or more adjusted gain control signals. The one or more gain control signals include digital and/or analog gain control signals that are provided to digital signal processing modules and/or analog circuits in an interface circuit, respectively, to adjust the gain applied to a received signal. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177113 | Correction of Imbalances in a Complex Intermediate Frequency Mixer - A complex intermediate frequency mixer (IFM) for frequency translating a received complex intermediate frequency, IF, signal, wherein the received complex IF signal comprises at least two frequency bands located at upper-side and lower-side of 0 Hz, is provided. The complex intermediate frequency mixer comprises a first, second, third and fourth mixer (M | 2013-07-11 |
20130177114 | METHOD OF DETECTION OF SIGNAL IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS WITH MIMO CHANNEL - An apparatus and a method for detecting signals are provided. The method for detecting signals in a receiving end having a plurality of antenna in wireless communication system includes performing Minimum Mean Square Error (MMSE) estimation for a transmitted symbol vector, determining a covariance matrix for the MMSE estimation, determining a triangular matrix based on the covariance matrix, and determining accumulated metrics for each symbol vector candidate based on the triangular matrix. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177115 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDRESSING DOPPLER EFFECT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - Systems, methods, and devices for performing channel estimates to address the Doppler Effect in wireless communications are described herein. One aspect of the disclosure provides an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus comprises a receiver configured to receive coded data tones during a first symbol over a communication channel. The apparatus further comprises a processor. The processor is configured to estimate a common phase offset and amplitude of the communication channel based on pilot tones received over the communication channel. The processor is configured to determine, prior to decoding, a residual phase offset per data tone based on a phase difference between an estimate of the coded data tones and a reference symbol. The processor is configured to estimate update channel state information of the communication channel based on the determined estimated common phase offset, amplitude, and the determined residual phase offset per data tone. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177116 | Linearization of Multi-Antenna Receivers with RF Pre-Distortion - A receiver includes a first receiver chain configured to receive a first input signal and a second receiver chain configured to receive a second input signal. A first phase predistorter is provided in the first receiver chain and is configured to shift a phase of the first input signal by a first phase shift φ′ | 2013-07-11 |
20130177117 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A NEUTRON FLUX FROM A PLURALITY OF NEUTRON SOURCES - The present invention provides an apparatus for generating a neutron flux using a plurality of neutron sources. The apparatus comprises a cylindrical holder for holding the plurality of neutron sources, a cylindrical moderator unit for holding a sample material and comprising of neutron moderator material. The apparatus further comprises a housing unit for housing the cylindrical holder and the cylindrical moderator unit. A releasing unit is coupled to the housing unit and connected to the cylindrical moderator unit for positioning a portion of the cylindrical moderator unit within the cylindrical holder. The sample material is irradiated with neutron flux generated. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177118 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HARVESTING AND STORING MATERIALS PRODUCED IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR - Systems produce desired isotopes through irradiation in nuclear reactor instrumentation tubes and deposit the same in a robust facility for immediate shipping, handling, and/or consumption. Irradiation targets are inserted and removed through inaccessible areas without plant shutdown and placed in the harvesting facility, such as a plurality of sealable and shipping-safe casks and/or canisters. Systems may connect various structures in a sealed manner to avoid release of dangerous or unwanted matter throughout the nuclear plant, and/or systems may also automatically decontaminate materials to be released. Useable casks or canisters can include plural barriers for containment that are temporarily and selectively removable with specially-configured paths inserted therein. Penetrations in the facilities may limit waste or pneumatic gas escape and allow the same to be removed from the systems without over-pressurization or leakage. Methods include processing irradiation targets through such systems and securely delivering them in such harvesting facilities. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177119 | CONTROL DEVICE AND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CONTROL SYSTEM - A nuclear power plant control system includes control devices, and the control devices | 2013-07-11 |
20130177120 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING REACTIVITY IN A NUCLEAR FISSION REACTOR, NUCLEAR FISSION REACTORS, AND METHODS OF FABRICATING A REACTIVITY CONTROL APPARATUS - Illustrative apparatuses, assemblies, and methods for controlling reactivity in a nuclear fission reactor are disclosed, illustrative nuclear fission reactors are disclosed, and illustrative methods for fabricating a reactivity control apparatus are disclosed. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177121 | METHOD OF DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE TECHNOLOGICAL UNCERTAINTY FACTOR FOR NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS, AND CORRESPONDING METHODS OF DESIGNING, FABRICATING, AND INSPECTING NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a method of determining at least one technological uncertainty factor in respect of nuclear fuel elements ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130177122 | Reactor Water-Level/Temperature Measurement Apparatus - A reactor water-level/temperature measurement apparatus is disclosed that includes an in-core instrumentation tube inserted into an in-core instrumentation housing and an in-core instrumentation guide tube, a plurality of water-level/temperature detection sensors provided in the tube, a temperature measurement device measuring the temperature of a thermocouple included in each of the sensors, a heater control device for controlling a current flowing to a heater wire included in each of the sensors, a storage device used for storing a threshold-value table, and a water atmosphere and a sensor failure and a water-level/temperature/failure determination device. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177123 | Control Rod Position Indication Systems and Methods for Nuclear Power Plants - Systems and methods of monitoring position information of a control rod in a nuclear reactor, including detecting an output signal induced by movement of a control rod with respect to at least one detection coil of the control rod, the output signal having identifiable characteristics representative of a plurality of positions of the control rod within the at least one detection coil, and processing the identifiable characteristics to derive the positions of the control rod within the at least one detection coil. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177124 | DEVICE FOR THE DRY HANDLING OF NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES - A device for the dry handling of nuclear fuel assemblies is provided. The device includes a transfer basket which can be connected to a lifter and which includes a gripper for gripping the fuel assembly to be transferred, the gripper being supported by a lift built into the basket; and an indexing table which can be placed on a cask and which comprises a positioner for positioning the basket over a slot in the cask. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177125 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING SHARED-PATH INSTRUMENTATION AND IRRADIATION TARGETS IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR - Systems and methods permit discriminate access to nuclear reactors. Systems provide penetration pathways to irradiation target loading and offloading systems, instrumentation systems, and other external systems at desired times, while limiting such access during undesired times. Systems use selection mechanisms that can be strategically positioned for space sharing to connect only desired systems to a reactor. Selection mechanisms include distinct paths, forks, diverters, turntables, and other types of selectors. Management methods with such systems permits use of the nuclear reactor and penetration pathways between different systems and functions, simultaneously and at only distinct desired times. Existing TIP drives and other known instrumentation and plant systems are useable with access management systems and methods, which can be used in any nuclear plant with access restrictions. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177126 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RETAINING AND REMOVING IRRADIATION TARGETS IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR - A retainer is placed on a conduit to control movement of objects within the conduit in access-restricted areas. Retainers can prevent or allow movement in the conduit in a discriminatory fashion. A fork with variable-spacing between prongs can be a retainer and be extended or collapsed with respect to the conduit to change the size of the conduit. Different objects of different sizes may thus react to the fork differently, some passing and some being blocked. Retainers can be installed in inaccessible areas and allow selective movement in remote portions of conduit where users cannot directly interface, including below nuclear reactors. Position detectors can monitor the movement of objects through the conduit remotely as well, permitting engagement of a desired level of restriction and object movement. Retainers are useable in a variety of nuclear power plants and with irradiation target delivery, harvesting, driving, and other remote handling or robotic systems. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177127 | OPTIMIZED FLOWER TUBES AND OPTIMIZED ADVANCED GRID CONFIGURATIONS - A support grid for a nuclear fuel assembly, the nuclear fuel assembly including a generally cylindrical fuel rod with a diameter, wherein the support grid includes a frame assembly having a plurality of generally circular cells and a plurality of helical frame members. The helical frame members are disposed in the cells and are structured to contact the cell as well as a fuel rod. The helical fuel rod contact portion may have a variable pitch. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177128 | SHIFT REGISTER AND METHOD THEREOF - Shift register and method thereof are provided. The proposed shift register includes a first to a third transistors, each of which has a first terminal, a second terminal and a control terminal, wherein the second terminal of the first transistor, the control terminal of the second transistor and the first terminal of the third transistor are electrically connected to a node, and the first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to the control terminal of the first transistor. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177129 | X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes an X-ray tube to generate X-rays, X-ray detector to detect the X-rays transmitted through an object, top to place the object, rotation driving unit to rotate a rotating frame with the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector around the object, movement driving unit to relatively reciprocate the rotating frame and the top over a plurality of times along a long-axis direction of the top, and scan control unit to control the movement driving unit in the relative reciprocal movement such that moving loci of the X-ray tube corresponding to the respective forward movements are matched with each other and moving loci of the X-ray tube corresponding to the respective backward movements are matched with each other. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177130 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND X-RAY FOCUS POSITION CONTROL METHOD OF X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS - An X-ray imaging apparatus including: X-ray generation means that irradiates X-rays from the focus and that has a first portion changing so as to have a first change component and a second portion changing so as to have a second change component, which is different from the first change component; focus position detection means that detects a focus position when the X-rays are irradiated; focus position change amount estimation means that estimates the amount of change in the focus position at an arbitrary point of time with respect to the reference position of the focus using a first amount of change, which changes so as to have the first change component, and a second amount of change, which changes so as to have the second change component; and correction means that corrects the positions of the irradiation region of the X-rays so as to cancel the amount of change in the focus position estimated by the focus position change amount estimation means. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177131 | COLLIMATOR AND CT EQUIPMENT COMPRISING THE SAME - An X-ray collimator has a collimation plate, and a shielding box made of a tungsten plastic composite, the shielding box having an opening on the top and the bottom thereof respectively, and a support part for supporting the shielding box. The collimation plate is disposed on the shielding box or the support part. Compared to the use of the shielding box alone, the collimator reduces the volume of the collimator without reducing its shielding performance. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177132 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION METHOD - In order to provide an X-ray CT apparatus and the like that reconstruct an image using an iterative approximation method which ensures stable convergence and can be executed at high speed, a computation device | 2013-07-11 |
20130177133 | RADIOLOGICAL IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND RADIOLOGICAL IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - There is described a radiological image capturing apparatus, which makes it possible to obtain a good X ray image in which contrast of the peripheral portions are emphasized by employing the Talbot interferometer method and the Talbot-Lau interferometer method. The apparatus is provided with an X-ray tube, a multi-slit member, a first diffraction grating, a second diffraction grating and an X-ray detector. The second diffraction grating contacts the X-ray detector. A distance L between the multi-slit element and the first diffraction grating is set to be not less than 0.5 m, a distance Z | 2013-07-11 |
20130177134 | PORTABLE INSPECTION APPARATUS - The invention is generally related to a portable inspection apparatus for placement in an inspection area and for inspection of vehicles passing through the inspection area. The portable inspection apparatus comprises a support structure arranged to extend away from a surface of the inspection area, a base for disposal on the surface, and an inspection field generator comprising an emitter and a detector for generating an inspection field. A first one of the emitter and the detector may be supported by the support structure and a second one of the emitter and the detector may be supported by the base. A ramp is arranged to pivot relative the surface between a stowed position and a deployed position in which the ramp extends away from the base for allowing a vehicle to pass over the ramp and the base through the inspection field. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177135 | Method for Determining a 4D Plan for Carrying out Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy - A method for determining a 4D plan for carrying out intensity-modulated radiation therapy of a target volume subject to irregular periodic motion, with a radiation therapy apparatus is provided. The method includes selecting positions of a radiation source. The number of positions is selected to be identical in all 3D radiation therapy plans. The method also includes selecting a number of respective aperture settings assigned to a respective position of the radiation source to be identical in all 3D radiation therapy plans. A geometrical, temporal, and/or dynamic restriction that restricts a change of the aperture from one aperture setting to another aperture setting is predetermined, and the 3D radiation therapy plans are determined such that the 3D radiation therapy plans fulfill predetermined restrictions for aperture settings in each case. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177136 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING DUAL LINE SOURCE IRRADIATOR, DLSIR - According to one general aspect, A blood irradiator apparatus for evenly irradiating blood bags comprising a blood canister, wherein the blood canister holds a blood bag an one or more power supply; an one or more x-ray sources, wherein the one or more x-ray sources are connected individual or together to the one or more power supply; an one or more motors to rotate the blood canister; and a vault shield. In addition, the blood irradiator apparatus for evenly irradiation blood bags further states the blood canister changes the rotation speed conditioned on a single x-ray source or a dual x-ray source. Furthermore, the blood irradiator apparatus for evenly irradiation blood bags further states the blood canister is connected to an operator control, wherein the operator control changes a rotation speed and a rotation direction or may used predetermined settings. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177137 | X-Ray Tube - An X-ray tube includes a vacuum-filled housing and an anode contained in the vacuum-filled housing. The anode is operable to produce an X-ray beam based on electrons emitted from a cathode and attracted by a high voltage applied to the anode. The X-ray tube also includes a high-voltage power line introduced from an external side of the housing for supplying the anode with a high-voltage potential. The X-ray tube includes an electrical feed for electrically insulating the high-voltage power line from the housing. The electrical feed in the X-ray tube includes at least two insulating layers radially between the high-voltage power line and the housing. The at least two insulating layers are separated from one another by a metallic coating. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177138 | X-RAY WAVEGUIDE - An X-ray waveguide includes a core to guide X-rays in a wavelength band where the real part of the refractive index of a material is 1 or less, and a cladding to confine the X-rays to the core, in which the core includes a periodic structure having basic structures that contain materials having different real parts of refractive indices, the basic structures being periodically arranged, a low electron density layer is arranged between the core and the cladding and has a lower electron density than that of a material having the highest electron density of all the materials constituting the core, and the critical angle for total reflection of the X-rays at the boundary between the cladding and the low electron density layer is larger than the Bragg angle attributed to the periodicity of the basic structures in the periodic structure of the core. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177139 | Dynamic Menu Framework - Systems, methods, and computer readable media for providing a customer service system are provided. In some examples, the customer service system may include a telephone interface and may recognize both speech responses (e.g., voice commands) and/or touch tone responses. The system may include one or more rules for identifying options based on received user input. In some examples, the options provided based on touch tone input may be different from those based on received speech input. In some examples, the speech responses may be determined to meet a confidence threshold in order to progress to the next menu level or set of options. The confidence threshold may be adjusted and/or may be different or customizable for different menu options, levels, etc. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177140 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IMPLEMENTING A CUSTOM, INTERACTIVE CALL FLOW - A custom call flow is implemented by receiving a sequence of user inputs provided as part of an interactive call between a caller requesting a service and a service provider that provides the service. The sequence of user inputs includes data path inputs, security inputs, and a termination input. The custom call flow is further implemented by identifying placement of the security inputs in the sequence, removing the security inputs from the sequence, and creating a custom sequence that includes the data path inputs, a placeholder representing the placement of the security inputs, and the termination input. The custom sequence utilizes the placeholder to prompt the caller to enter the security inputs at a location specified in the placeholder of the custom sequence. The custom call flow is invoked from the custom sequence received from the caller each time the caller initiates a request for the service. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177141 | System and Method for Tracking Persons of Interest Via Voiceprint - Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer readable media for tracking a person of interest. The method embodiment comprises identifying a person of interest, capturing a voiceprint of the person of interest, comparing a received voiceprint of a caller with the voiceprint of the person of interest, and tracking the caller if the voiceprint of the caller is a substantial match to the voiceprint of the person of interest. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177142 | INTERNATIONAL ORIGIN DEPENDENT CUSTOMIZED ROUTING OF CALLS TO TOLL-FREE NUMBERS - A tangible computer-readable storage medium is encoded with an executable computer program for routing international communications. When executed, the processor performs operations including receiving, from an international gateway via a network node, international communication origination data for an international communication to a customer's communication address. Customer routing instructions are received from the customer via a web server and are stored. The received customer routing instructions are retrieved and a determination is made of a first destination communication address based on the international communication origination data and the retrieved customer routing instructions. The first destination communication address is forwarded to the network node for routing the international communication to the destination communication address. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177143 | Voice Transcription - Methods, systems, computer readable media, and apparatuses for voice data transcription are provided. Packets that include voice data may be received and for each time that a threshold amount of voice data is received, a segment of voice data may be created and transcribed to text. A message that includes the transcribed text may then be transmitted to an intended recipient of the voice data, to allow the intended recipient to view the message prior to transcription of the remaining segments of the voice data. Additionally, subsequent to transmission of the message, another message may be transmitted that includes text transcribed from a different segment of the voice data. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177144 | Global Tree Rules For an Interactive Voice Response System - Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses for managing calls in an interactive voice response system are presented. According to one or more aspects, a call from a user or customer is received by an interactive voice response system. The interactive voice response system retrieves user information based on user credentials. An interactive voice response program analyzes the user information and determines a first business rule to retrieve. A decision tree application retrieves the first business rule and analyzes the information within the first business rule. The decision tree application may retrieve one or more additional business rules based on a decision from the first business rule. The decision tree application makes a decision based on the information within the business rules and sends the decision to the interactive voice response application. Based on the decision, the interactive voice response application manages the call in the interactive voice response system. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177145 | SCALABLE AND FLEXIBLE INTERNET FAX ARCHITECTURE - Methods and systems for processing inbound fax messages in an efficient and scalable manner are provided. According to one embodiment, an inbound fax call is received at a telecommunications system of an Internet fax system. The inbound fax call includes a source and destination address and a fax signal. The inbound fax call is switched to a call mediation system, which determines desired technical call processing capabilities for processing the fax signal. A subset of fax processing resources that have the desired technical call processing capabilities are identified from among multiple fax processing resources associated with the call mediation system. The inbound fax call is switched to a selected fax processing resource of the identified subset. The fax signal is translated by the selected fax processing resource into a digital representation. And, the digital representation is made available to one or more users associated with the particular subscriber. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177146 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHORIZATION AND/OR ROUTING OF OUTDIAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES - Example methods disclosed herein include parsing a request to obtain input criteria associated with the request, the request for authorizing an outdial communication service call initiated by a message center. Such example methods also include retrieving authorization rules correlating the input criteria to an authorization result for the outdial communication service call, the input criteria comprising a first input criterion having one of at least two values, a first value indicating that the outdial communication service call is for a real-time outdial service initiated in response to an indial communication service received at the message center, a second value indicating that the outdial communication service call is for a non-real-time outdial service initiated by an application server associated with the message center. Such example methods further include evaluating the authorization rules using the input criteria to determine whether the outdial communication service call is authorized. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177147 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR DYNAMICALLY ASSIGNING CONTACTS TO AGENTS - Systems, methods and computer-readable media for dynamically assigning contacts to agents include calculating a unique contact proficiency score for at least a portion of a plurality of agents, the unique contact proficiency score corresponding to a unique contact type. By assigning contacts to agents based on unique contact proficiency score and availability, an embodiment can reduce or eliminate a need for static assignment of one or more call center agents to a specific type of contact. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177148 | System And Method For Analyzing Agent Interactions - A system and method for analyzing agent interactions is provided. An interaction between an agent and a business is provided to analysts. Performance scores for the interaction are received from each of the analysts and compared. A deviation between the performance score is determined. The deviation is compared to a threshold. Further interactions are provided to at least one of the analysts when the deviation falls below the threshold. A further performance score for the interaction is received from the analyst and provided to the agent associated with the interaction. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177149 | APPLY TIME FOR TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES - Methods and systems for supporting manual control of automatic call distribution systems are provided. In particular, an administrator can manipulate parameters associated with call center queues and/or call center agents in order to improve the performance of an in-trouble queue. The changes are reversed after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, and/or after the previously in-trouble queue has returned to a healthy state. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177150 | CROSSTALK REDUCING CONDUCTOR AND CONTACT CONFIGURATION IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - There is disclosed a method for reducing cross talk between first and second cables in a data transmission system, each of the cables comprised of a pair of conductors. The method comprises the steps of providing a first contact interconnected with a first conductor of the pair of conductors of the first cable, wherein the first contact emits a first signal, providing a pair of contacts, each of the pair of contacts interconnected with a different conductor of the pair of conductors of the second cable, and positioning the first contact relative to the pair of contacts such that an amplitude of the signal received at one of the second pair of contacts is substantially the same as an amplitude of the signal received at another of the second pair of contacts. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177151 | Attack-Resistant Multivariate Signature Scheme - A cryptographic method, apparatus, and system, including selecting a first multivariate polynomial mapping, which includes first multivariate polynomial equations over first variables in a finite field, defining a second multivariate polynomial mapping, which includes at least some of the first multivariate polynomial equations and further includes second multivariate polynomial equations over the first variables together with second variables in the finite field, generating a public key based on the second multivariate polynomial mapping, and digitally signing a message, using a processor, with a digital signature that is verifiable using the public key and is generated by solving the first multivariate polynomial mapping to find respective first values of the first variables, solving a set of linear equations using the first values to find respective second values of the second variables, and applying a transform to the first and second values so as to generate a vector corresponding to the digital signature, wherein the second values are chosen so that a predefined group of elements of the vector will be zero. Related methods, apparatus, and systems are also described. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177152 | Cryptographic Key Spilt Combiner - A cryptographic key split combiner includes a plurality of key split generators adapted to generate cryptographic key splits, a key split randomizer adapted to randomize the cryptographic key splits to produce a cryptographic key, and a digital signature generator. Each of the key split generators is adapted to generate key splits from seed data. The digital signature generator is adapted to generate a digital signature based on the cryptographic key. The digital signature generator can also be adapted to generate the digital signature based on a credential value. A process for forming cryptographic keys includes generating a plurality of cryptographic key splits from seed data. The cryptographic key splits are randomized to produce a cryptographic key. A digital signature is generated based on the cryptographic key. Generating a digital signature based on the cryptographic key can include generating the digital signature based on a credential value. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177153 | USING FILE METADATA FOR DATA OBFUSCATION - A system and method may assist in securing data for transmission to a receiving entity. Received data may include metadata associated therewith. The data may be encrypted using an encryption key encoded within selected portions of the metadata, where the selection of the selected portions is based on a scheme shared with the receiving entity. The encrypted data including the metadata may be transferred to the receiving entity. The receiving entity may decrypt the encrypted data using the selected portions of the metadata. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177154 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DECRYPTING A TRANSPORT STREAM - A module configured in operation to connect to a host, the module including: a decryptor operable to decrypt an encrypted transport stream received from the host, the transport stream including content data and a decryption seed; a decryption key generator operable to extract the decryption seed from the transport stream and to generate a decryption key from the decryption key seed; and a secure channel generator operable to generate a secure channel between the module and the host, whereby the secure channel generator is further operable to provide the generated decryption key to the host over the secure channel. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177155 | Method and System for Generating Normal Distributed Random Variables Based On Cryptographic Function - A method of generating normally distributed random variables for communication channel simulation comprising generating, by a processor, a stream of uniformly distributed random variables using a cryptographic algorithm, applying a mathematical transform to the uniformly distributed random variables using the processor to create a signal comprised of normally distributed random variables, adjusting a mean and variance of the signal using the processor, and outputting, by the processor, an output noise signal. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177156 | Encrypted Data Processing - A computer-implemented method of processing data by a first processor, the data being generated by a second processor. The method comprises receiving a data object encrypted with a first encryption key, the data object comprising the data to be processed and policy data indicating allowed processing for said data. said received data object is decrypted based upon said first encryption key and the data is processed only in accordance with the policy data. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177157 | ENCRYPTION KEY MANAGEMENT - An encryption key fragment is divided into a number of encryption key fragments. Requests to store different ones of the encryption key fragments are transmitted to different computer memory storage systems. An individual request to store an encryption key fragment includes one of the encryption key fragments and bears an access control hallmark for regulating access to the encryption key fragment. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177158 | METHOD FOR SENDING MULTIPLE PCM AUDIO CHANNELS OVER AN INDUSTRY-STANDARD STEREO LINK - A system and method for sending a multi-channel PCM audio stream over a link. An encoder combines a plurality of individual PCM audio channels into a multi-channel audio stream and encodes the multi-channel audio stream to maintain channel order, wherein encoding includes using a bit of one of the encoded channels to mark the encoded channel as a first channel. A transmitter transmits the encoded multi-channel audio stream over the link. A receiver receives the transmitted and encoded multi-channel audio stream and recovers the encoded multi-channel audio stream and one or more clocks. A decoder locates the first channel and de-interleaves the multiple audio streams into individual PCM-encoded audio channels, wherein locating includes looking for the bit that marks the first channel. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177159 | INTERCONNECTED SPEAKER SYSTEM - A system that alters the frequency and/or phase response to attenuate the signal to a first internal channel within a speaker box having two speakers so as to minimize interference with the second speaker when reproducing a mono signal (either left or right) in an interconnected stereo system. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177160 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FADERS - An electronic device with faders. In order to make it easy for a user to ascertain channel information assigned to each track while viewing a level meter image of the track, a level of a channel of each track is displayed as a bar graph on a display of a multitrack recorder, or the like. Further, a name of a channel assigned to each track is displayed, as assignment information about the track, in a superposed manner at a lower end of a corresponding bar graph. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177161 | SINE WAVE GENERATING DEVICE, DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE - A sine wave generating device includes at least one adder configured to add two input signals thereof, at least one delay unit configured to delay an input signal thereof by one sample time and at least one multiplier configured to receive the delayed signal from the at least one delay unit, multiply the delayed signal by a coefficient and output the multiplied signal to provide to the at least one adder. The coefficient is arbitrarily set from outside the sine wave generating device. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177162 | NOVEL PRE-PROCESS (AMPLITUDE DISTORTION) AND POST-PROCESS (PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION) FOR LINEAR AEC SYSTEM - An acoustic processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a pre-processing component, a filter and a first signal processing component. The pre-processing component compensates a non-linearity of a reference signal to generate an input signal. The filter coupled to the pre-processing component, the filter executes filtering on the input signal to generate an output signal. The first signal processing component, coupled to the pre-processing component, the reference signal obtains a gain from the first signal processing component to generate a first signal, and the first signal processing component passes the gain to the pre-processing component. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177163 | NOISE REDUCTION USING A SPEAKER AS A MICROPHONE - During sound recording by a microphone, a recording device and method locate characteristics of noise by using a speaker as a second microphone to simultaneously receive sound, and then use the characteristics of noise for noise reduction of the received sound by the microphone, thereby improving the quality of sound recording. By using the speaker as a microphone to establish a microphone array with the existing microphone for noise reduction, no costs of additional microphones is required. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177164 | ULTRASONIC SOUND REPRODUCTION ON EARDRUM - The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for producing audible sound by directing ultrasonic signals from an ultrasonic transducer towards an eardrum. An exemplary method includes providing an earphone comprising an ultrasonic transducer, wherein the earphone is positioned close to an ear, wherein the ear includes an ear canal and an eardrum; producing, by the ultrasonic transducer, an ultrasonic signal; and transmitting, by the ultrasonic transducer, the ultrasonic signal, wherein the ultrasonic signal is directed into the ear canal towards the eardrum such that the eardrum receives the ultrasonic sound signal and initiates conversion of the ultrasonic signal into audible sound. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177165 | MODULAR AUDIO DEVICES CONFIGURED TO EMIT DIFFERING SOUND PROFILES AND RELATED METHODS - Modular audio headphone devices comprise a first user-wearable accessory and at least one headphone configured for releasable attachment to the first user-wearable accessory. The at least one headphone comprises a speaker. A speaker housing is coupled to the speaker and may be configured to form an acoustic cavity proximate at least a portion of the speaker. The at least one headphone may be configured to provide a first emitted sound pressure level (SPL) profile over a range of frequencies when the at least one headphone is attached to the first user-wearable accessory, and to provide a different second emitted SPL profile over the range of frequencies when the at least one headphone is not attached to the first user-wearable accessory. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177166 | HEAD-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTION (HRTF) SELECTION OR ADAPTATION BASED ON HEAD SIZE - A method includes determining a user's head size, forwarding information associated with the user's head size to a processing device. The method also includes identifying, by the processing device, a head-related transfer function (HRTF) associated with the user's head size or modifying, by the processing device, a HRTF based on the user's head size. The method further includes applying the identified HRTF or modified HRTF to audio signals to produce output signals, and forwarding the output signals to first and second speakers. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177167 | RUNNING-LINKED SOUND PRODUCING DEVICE - A running-linked sound producing device produces a running-linked sound according to a running state of a vehicle. The running-linked sound producing device includes a vehicle speed estimation unit to estimate a vehicle speed of the vehicle, an accelerator command value estimation unit to estimate an accelerator command value based on a vehicle speed estimated by the vehicle speed estimation unit, and a running-linked sound generation unit that generates a running-linked sound, wherein the running-linked sound generation unit generates a running-linked sound based on a vehicle speed estimated by the vehicle speed estimation unit and an accelerator command value estimated by the accelerator command value estimation unit. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177168 | Apparatus - An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform determining a change in position and/or orientation of an apparatus, and processing at least two audio signals dependent on the change in position and/or orientation to generate at least one output signal wherein the processing of the two audio signals dependent on the change in position and/or orientation produces the output signal comprising a representation of acoustic energy from a first direction. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177169 | SPEAKER SYSTEM - Speaker systems having simple structure, high output power, and desired directivity are disclosed. In one embodiment, a speaker system includes a first sound emission surface that emits a first sound in a first direction and a second sound emission surface that emits a second sound in a second direction that intersects with the first direction at a predetermined angle. The first and second sounds include at least sounds respectively generated from a common first signal source and different in phase from each other. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177170 | INTELLIGENT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPECTRAL EXPANSION OF AN INPUT SIGNAL - A method, and a corresponding apparatus, for processing an input signal comprise filtering the input signal to separate a passband frequency component of the input signal from a stopband frequency component of the input signal, and adjusting relative signal power values of the passband frequency component and the stopband frequency component of the input signal based at least in part on signal values of a number of samples associated with the input signal. In the case of audio signals, for example, such processing is used for spectral expansion of the input signal by enhancing the power of the stopband, or low and high frequencies, component with respect to the power of the passband component of the input signal. As a result, a better audio quality is achieved. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177171 | PSEUDO BASS GENERATING APPARATUS - A pseudo bass generating apparatus includes a first 4 | 2013-07-11 |
20130177172 | CABLE CONNECTOR HAVING HIGH RESOLUTION ADJUSTABLE CAPACITANCE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A cable connector configured to receive a sound signal and alter the tonality of the sound by switching among a plurality of capacitors. The cable connector comprises a switch coupled to a binary coded plurality of capacitors. The cable connector receives an input signal corresponding to a sound through a conductor, which is also coupled to the switch. The switch may be used to select one of a plurality of capacitances, affecting the tonality of the sound. A cable implementing the cable connector and a method for using the cable connector are also disclosed. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177173 | System and Method for Controlling Volume in Audio/Listening Devices - A system and method for automatically limiting or otherwise controlling the volume level within audio devices is provided. A sound level controlled amplification system is configured to sample audio signals for an audio device, and if above a predetermined limit, de-amplify the volume level to a safer level of sound, and control and maintain such safe level until the sample audio signal is within the predetermined limit of safe sound. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177174 | PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT - A percussion instrument is provided. The percussion instrument having: a seat; a pair of sidewalls extending downwardly from the seat towards a bottom of the percussion instrument, each of the pair of sidewalls providing a first tone when contacted; a forward surface extending from the seat and located between the pair of sidewalls, the forward surface providing a second tone when contacted, the second tone being higher than the first tone. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177175 | POWER EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT OF AN AUDIO AMPLIFIER BY ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF A CHARGE PUMP - A control circuit and method for an audio amplifier detect a signal for driving a speaker to control the switching frequency and the operation mode of a charge pump in the audio amplifier, to improve power efficiency of the audio amplifier. Preferably, a digital interface is further used to test the magnitude of the output signal of the audio amplifier, to reduce the costs of analog test. The charge pump has fewer switches and thus saves costs and die area of an integrated circuit. The control method needs only two phase control for the charge pump to generate a positive voltage and a negative voltage, and thus simplifies the operation of the circuit. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177176 | SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS SWITCHING AND CONTROLLING OF AUDIO SIGNALS AS RELATED TO MUSICAL AUDIO APPLICATIONS SUCH AS AUDIO EFFECTS, EFFECTS PEDALS, PEDALBOARDS, MIXERS, AND STUDIO EQUIPMENT - A system for wireless control of audio signal switching. The system includes a wireless transmitter having a physically actuated switch, and a main unit. The main unit includes a wireless receiver and one or more relays which may switch the path of the audio signal or provide remote control of external devices, in response to input at the physically actuated switch. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177177 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A ROCKING MOVEMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND EXECUTE A FUNCTION IN RESPONSE TO THE DETECTED MOVEMENT - An apparatus, method and computer program wherein the apparatus comprises: a housing comprising a convex portion configured to enable the apparatus to rock in response to an impulse provided by a user; and a processor configured to enable a function of the apparatus to be performed in response to the detection of the rocking of the apparatus. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177178 | MUSICAL ADVERTISING KEYRING - MUSICAL ADVERTISING KEYRING, that with the hermetic carcass ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130177179 | Inflatable Ear Device - A diaphonic valve utilizing the principle of the Synthetic Jet is disclosed herein. A diaphonic valve pump is provided for the inflation of an in-ear balloon. More complex embodiments of the present invention include stacks of multiple synthetic jets generating orifices as well as an oscillating, thin polymer membrane. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, a novel application is provided for the creation of static pressure to inflate or to deflate an inflatable member (balloon). In addition, sound can be utilized to inflate or deflate an inflatable member in a person's ear for the purpose of listening to sound. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177180 | MEMS Microphone with Springs and Interior Support - A MEMS microphone has a stationary portion with a backplate having a plurality of apertures, and a diaphragm spaced from the backplate and having an outer periphery. As a condenser microphone, the diaphragm and backplate form a variable capacitor. The microphone also has a post extending between, and substantially permanently connected with, both the backplate and the diaphragm, and a set of springs securing the diaphragm to at least one of the post and the stationary portion. The post is positioned to be radially inward of the outer periphery of the diaphragm. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177181 | PROTECTING CASE ASSEMBLY WITH FOLDABLE SLIM SPEAKER FOR PORTABLE APPARATUS - A protecting case assembly with foldable slim speaker for portable apparatus includes a protecting case attached with two hinge members and two slim speakers, like electret speakers, each attached with a hinge. Two hinges are correspondingly connected to the two hinge members so as to make the two slim speakers be rotatable between a close position and an open position. Furthermore, a resonance chamber of the protecting case receives a woofer. Next, the protecting case assembly can receive external multimedia signals from a portable apparatus through a Bluetooth module and output the signals through the electret speakers and the woofer to perform high quality sound effects. Therefore, according to the protecting case assembly, the user can use it to protect the portable apparatus whilst conveniently carrying better sound equipment in order to enjoy a high quality audio and video performance anytime and anywhere. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177182 | VIBRATION SPEAKER - A vibration speaker includes a top cover, a bottom cover, at least one transducer plate and at least one conductive connector. The top cover and the bottom cover define a space to accommodate the transducer plate and the conductive connector. Each transducer plate includes a conductive plate, a first smart material layer coated on a first surface of the conductive plate, and a first electrode layer formed on the first smart material layer. The conductive connector presses on the transducer plate, wherein an insulating layer is coated on an area between the first surface and the conductive connector but excluding the first electrode layer, such that the conductive connector electrically contacts the first electrode layer but is insulated from the conductive plate. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177183 | VIBRATION SPEAKER - A vibration speaker includes a top cover, a bottom cover, at least one transducer plate and at least one conductive connector. The top cover and the bottom cover define a space to accommodate the transducer plate and the conductive connector. Each transducer plate includes a conductive plate, a first smart material layer coated on a first surface of the conductive plate, and a first electrode layer formed on the first smart material layer. The conductive connector presses on the transducer plate, wherein an insulating layer is coated on an area between the first surface and the conductive connector but excluding the first electrode layer, such that the conductive connector electrically contacts the first electrode layer but is insulated from the conductive plate. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177184 | ULTRASONIC VIBRATOR - A mobile electronic device including a casing, a signal generator housed within the casing, for generating a signal that has a frequency higher than the human audible range, at least one speaker housed within the casing and coupled with the signal generator, for producing analog output from the signal generated by said signal generator, wherein the analog output produced by the at least one speaker is (i) substantially inaudible, and (ii) causes the casing to vibrate at a frequency approximately equal to a resonant frequency of the casing. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177185 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SPEAKER - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a speaker having speaker units of a speaker for a left channel that outputs left channel audio, a speaker for a right channel that outputs right channel audio, and a speaker for bass that outputs bass, wherein the speaker units are integrally formed with one another and the speaker is provided in a housing. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177186 | Wireless Audio Player and Speaker System - The present disclosure relates to an audio player and speaker system, and particularly, to a wireless audio player and speaker system. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a portable, rechargeable, wireless boombox-style audio player, for playing audio from an external audio source, and including a wireless charging element for wirelessly recharging an external media device. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177187 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VIRTUALIZED AUDIO FILES VIA HEADPHONES - Embodiments of the subject invention relate to a method and apparatus for providing virtualized audio files. Specific embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for providing virtualized audio files to a user via in-ear speakers or headphones. A specified embodiment can provide Surround Sound virtualization with DTS Surround Sensations software. Embodiments can utilize the 2-channel audio transmitted to the headphones. In order to accommodate for the user moving the headphones in one or more directions, and/or rotating the headphones, while still allowing the user to perceive the origin of the audio remains is a fixed location, heading data regarding the position of the headphones, the angular direction of the headphones, the movement of the headphones, and/or the rotation of the headphones can be returned from the headphones to a PC or other processing device. Additional processing of the audio files can be performed utilizing all or a portion of the received data to take into account the movement of the headphones. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177188 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE HEARING AID ADJUSTMENT AND HEARING TESTING BY A HEARING HEALTH PROFESSIONAL - A system for establishing a communications to communicate with a hearing health professional, providing data related to hearing aid settings to the hearing health professional, receiving a hearing aid profile in response to providing the data, and providing the hearing aid profile to a hearing aid through a second communication link. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177189 | System and Method for Automated Hearing Aid Profile Update - A method includes receiving a new hearing aid profile generating instruction, generating a new hearing aid profile corresponding to each of a plurality of hearing aid users in response to receiving the new hearing aid profile, and providing the new hearing aid profile to a computing device associated with the hearing aid users. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177190 | Balanced Momentum Inertial Duct - A duct design and methods for designing ducts are described herein. The duct has a profile described by an equation that balances momentum of the fluid flowing through the duct with an adverse pressure gradient. The duct profile is configured to: (i) maintain the fluid's momentum to be greater than the adverse pressure gradient present at any location within the duct, such that no boundary layer separation occurs; and (ii) achieve a fluid exit momentum of approximately zero. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177191 | AUDIO RECORDER - An audio recorder having a plurality of microphones including at least a first microphone and a second microphone provided in a first housing and a second housing, respectively, at least one of the first housing and the second housing being rotatably supported, and having an audio recording function in a set prescribed audio recording mode, in which the first housing and the second housing are arranged vertically one above the other, and the audio recorder has means for setting a prescribed audio recording mode in accordance with a relative position of the first microphone and the second microphone. According to this audio recorder, the prescribed audio recording mode is set in accordance with the relative position of the first housing and the second housing. Thus, a desired audio recording mode can be set more intuitively by a user. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177192 | Vented Microphone Module - A microphone module includes an outer housing and a microphone apparatus. The outer housing includes port that extends through the outer housing. The microphone apparatus is disposed in the outer housing and defines an extended back volume with the outer housing. The microphone apparatus includes a microphone apparatus housing, an acoustic sensing element, a front volume, and a back volume. The acoustic sensing element is disposed within the microphone apparatus housing. An opening in the microphone apparatus housing allows the extended back volume to communicate with the back volume. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177193 | EARBUD OR IN-EAR HEADPHONE CLIP - A securing device attached to an earphone that has an earbud or in-ear structure that sits in or within the vicinity of the concha cavity of the ear is disclosed. The securing device reduces the risk of dislodgement of the earphone from a wearer's ear, and also can position the earphone for optimum comfort and sound delivery to the ear canal. The invention further relates to a clip that detachably couples to earbud-style earphones for a universal fit. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177194 | GLASSES APPARATUS FOR WATCHING DISPLAY IMAGE - A glasses apparatus which works in conjunction with a display apparatus which operates in a multi-view mode to combine and output a plurality of contents. The glasses apparatus includes: a first interface module which receives a synchronization signal in a first wireless communication method; first and second glasses mounted on a glasses frame and which are driven in synchronization with one of the plurality of contents based on the synchronization signal; a second interface module which receives an audio signal of at least said one content in a second wireless communication method; a controller which selects an audio signal of said one content from among audio signals corresponding to the plurality of contents, and an audio outputter which outputs the audio signal of the selected content, and which is integrally formed with the glasses frame. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177195 | MODULAR AUDIO SYSTEMS AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - Modular audio systems comprise two speaker assemblies and a wiring system. Each speaker assembly may comprise a speaker and an audio jack integral to each speaker assembly. The wiring system comprises a first wiring assembly comprising two audio jacks configured to connect to the audio jacks of the two speaker assemblies and two wires connected to the two audio jacks at first ends of the two wires. Headphone assemblies may comprise two speaker assemblies and a headband configured for removable attachment to the speaker assemblies. Each speaker assembly may comprise an attachment structure configured for attachment to another device or structure, wherein the attachment structure of each speaker assembly of the two speaker assemblies comprises a frustoconical surface and two first attachment features comprising elongated features on the frustoconical surface. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177196 | Magnetically Attachable Exterior Grills for Speaker Housing - A speaker housing or module facilitates the interchanging or swapping of designer grills outside the speaker housing without further disassembly and reassembly. There are one or more magnets located in the speaker housing that enable various patterns of acoustically permeable designer grills to be attached to the outside of the speaker housing or module. Magnets are disposed at locations within the speaker housing that align with magnetically attractive elements on the speaker grills to facilitate quick and easy replacement or exchange of the grills according to user preference. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177197 | SPEAKER APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a speaker apparatus, including: a housing having a speaker disposition section in which a speaker unit is disposed, and an apparatus receiving section which receives a portable terminal apparatus mounted thereon. The speaker apparatus further includes a connector provided on the apparatus receiving section such that a connector section of the portable terminal apparatus is to be connected to the connector; a holder provided on the apparatus receiving section and supported for pivotal motion on the housing in such a manner as to be pivoted, in a state in which the portable terminal apparatus is connected to the connector, in a first direction to press down the portable terminal apparatus from the opposite side to the connector to hold the portable terminal apparatus; and a biasing spring provided on the apparatus receiving section and configured to bias the holder in the first direction. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177198 | Wireless Audio Player and Speaker System - The present disclosure relates to an audio player and speaker system, and particularly, to a wireless audio player and speaker system. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a semi-permanent, wireless boombox-style audio player, for playing audio from an external audio source. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177199 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEAMLESS CONTENT INSERTION ON NETWORK CONTENT USING AUDIO-VIDEO FINGERPRINTING AND WATERMARKING - A system and method to extract audio-video fingerprint and embed an audio-video watermark onto a content asset that is transmitted as part of network content. The specific content to be replaced and the point of local content insertion are identified uniquely by looking for the embedded audio-video watermark and match the audio-video fingerprint. The identified point of insertion enables seamless local content insertion. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177200 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE OBJECT TRACKING WITH K-SHORTEST PATHS - Trajectories of objects are estimated by determining the optimal solution(s) of a tracking model on the basis of an occupancy probability distribution. The occupancy probability distribution is the probability of presence of objects over a set of discrete points in the spatio-temporal space at a number of time steps. The tracking model is defined by the set of discrete points, a virtual source location and a virtual sink location, wherein objects in the tracking model are creatable in the virtual source location and are removable in the virtual sink location. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177201 | RECOGNIZING TEXT AT MULTIPLE ORIENTATIONS - Systems, methods, and apparatus, including software tangibly stored on a computer readable medium, involve identifying text in an electronic document. An electronic document that includes an image object is received. In a first region of the image object, a first set of text characters having a first orientation are recognized. In a second region of the image object, a second set of text characters having a second orientation are recognized. The electronic document is modified to include a first text object identifying the first set of text characters and a second text object identifying the second set of text characters. Each identification of text characters includes a set of values that each represent an individual text character recognized in the corresponding region. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177202 | Method for Controlling a Headlamp System for a Vehicle, and Headlamp System - In a method for controlling a headlamp system for a vehicle, the headlamp system having two headlamps, set apart from each other, road users are detected in front of the vehicle in the driving direction, and a first total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the illumination range on a first side of a center axis is greater than on the other, second side of this center axis, and a second total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the total light pattern is controllable such that it has an illumination range in the direction of at least one detected road user that is less than the distance to the detected road user, and which has an illumination range in another direction that is greater than the distance to the detected road user. During the switch from the first total light pattern to the second total light pattern, the illumination range of at least one headlamp on the first side of the center axis is first reduced to at least such an extent that it is less than the distance to the detected road user, the second total light pattern being produced subsequently. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177203 | OBJECT TRACKING AND PROCESSING - A method includes tracking an object in each of a plurality of frames of video data to generate a tracking result. The method also includes performing object processing of a subset of frames of the plurality of frames selected according to a multi-frame latency of an object detector or an object recognizer. The method includes combining the tracking result with an output of the object processing to produce a combined output. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177204 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRACKING HAND - Disclosed are an apparatus for tracking a location of a hand, includes: a skin color image detector for detecting a skin color region from an image input from an image device using a predetermined skin color of a user; a face tracker for tracking a face using the detected skin color image; a motion detector for setting a ROI using location information of the tracked face, and detecting a motion image from the set ROI; a candidate region extractor for extracting a candidate region with respect to a hand of the user using the skin color image detected by the skin color image detector and the motion image detected by the motion detector; and a hand tracker for tracking a location of the hand in the extracted candidate region to find out a final location of the hand. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177205 | EXTERIOR ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION DEVICE AND EXTERIOR ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION METHOD - There are provided an environment recognition device and an environment recognition method. An exterior environment recognition device obtains an image in a detection area, generates a block group by grouping, based on a first relative relationship between blocks, multiple blocks in an area extending from a plane corresponding to a road surface to a predetermined height in the obtained image, divides the block group into two in a horizontal direction of the image, and determines, based on a second relative relationship between two divided block groups, whether the block group is a first person candidate which is a candidate of a person. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177206 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes: an image processing unit that executes image processing on an input image; a point light source detection unit that detects a point light source included in the input image; a scene determination unit that determines whether or not the input image shows a vivid scene based on a detection result of the point light source detection unit and an image signal of the input image; and a control unit that controls the image processing unit to change image processing for the input image in accordance with a determination result of the scene determination unit. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177207 | VEHICLE PERIPHERY MONITORING APPARATUS - A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus displays a detection line on a display unit, with side portions of the detection line positioned on far-off spots that are farther than a spot on which a center portion of the detection line is positioned. In addition, based on the distance of the respective spots on which the portions of the detection line are positioned, the apparatus includes a parameter table that defines different parameters for a short distance portion, a middle distance portion, and a long distance portion of the detection line. The apparatus detects a moving object based on an actual-detected brightness change of a pixel along the detection line and a predefined brightness change of a pixel along the detection line that is defined by the parameter of the parameter table. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177208 | GENERATING MAGNETIC FIELD MAP FOR INDOOR POSITIONING - There is provided an apparatus caused to acquire information indicating a measured magnetic field vector and information relating to an uncertainty measure of the measured magnetic field vector in at least one known location inside the building, wherein the indicated magnetic field vector represents magnitude and direction of the earth's magnetic field affected by the local structures of the building, and to generate the indoor magnetic field map for at least part of the building on the basis of at least the acquired information and the floor plan. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177209 | IMAGE CACHE - Techniques described herein provide a method for automatically and intelligently creating and updating an OCR cache while performing OCR using a computing device. An image captured using a camera coupled to the computing device may be matched against prior images stored in the OCR cache. If a match is found, the OCR cache may be updated with new or better information utilizing the new image. The matched prior image may be retained in the OCR cache, or the new captured image may replace the matched prior image in the OCR cache. In one embodiment, techniques are described to remove or reduce glare before storing the image in the OCR cache. In some embodiments, glare is removed or reduced in the absence of performing OCR. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177210 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING LOCATION OF USER - A method of recognizing a location of a user including detecting the user's two eyes and mouth of their face is provided, which includes calculating a ratio of a distance between the two eyes to a distance between a middle point of the two eyes and the mouth, calculating a rotation angle of the face according to the ratio, and detecting a distance between the face and the camera based on the rotation angle. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177211 | TRAVEL PATH ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - A characteristic point extraction section acquires an image captured by an image capture device and extracts characteristic points from the captured image, a vehicle lane boundary point selection section selects vehicle lane boundary points that indicate vehicle lanes from the extracted characteristic points, a distribution determination section determines the distribution of the vehicle lane boundary points, a system noise setting section sets each system noise based on the distribution of vehicle lane boundary points, and a travel path parameter estimation section stably predicts travel path parameters based on the vehicle lane boundary points, past estimation results, and the system noise that has been set. | 2013-07-11 |