| 32nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 57 |
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| 20130204532 | IDENTIFYING WIND DIRECTION AND WIND SPEED USING WIND NOISE - A headset device includes binaural wind sensors to receive wind noise. The binaural wind sensors include a left wind sensor and a right wind sensor. The headset device includes a processor to execute instructions to receive wind noise induced by wind at the binaural wind sensors. The processor is also to determine a sound energy density distribution of the wind noise. The processor is to match the sound energy density distribution to one of a plurality of reference sound energy density distributions. Each of the plurality of reference sound energy density distributions includes an associated wind speed and wind direction. The processor is further to identify a wind speed and a wind direction corresponding to the matched reference sound energy density distribution. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204533 | Determination Of Thermodynamic Properties Of A Fluid Based On Density And Sound Speed - Variable volume systems and methods of use thereof described herein are capable of making calibrated determinations of fluid properties and phase behavior of a fluid sample. The determinations can be calibrated based on one or more calibration functions, such as system volume corrected for pressure and temperature variations. Cross-checking the results of measurements can be used to determine accuracy of the calibration or monitor for leaks or other anomalies of the variable volume systems. The variable volume systems can be implemented in a well logging tool and are capable of being calibrated downhole. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204534 | Method Of Estimating A Subterranean Formation Property - A method of analyzing a subterranean formation may include collecting a plurality of tool responses from different tools and generating a respective theoretical equation relating tool responses for each of the tools to properties of the subterranean formation. The method may also include generating a database having the tool responses stored therein based upon each respective theoretical equation and generating a non-linear mapping function relating at least one of the tool responses to at least one property of the subterranean formation. The method may also include estimating a value for the at least one property based upon the non-linear mapping function. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204535 | VISUALIZING PREDICTED AFFECTIVE STATES OVER TIME - Described herein are various technologies pertaining to estimating affective states of a user by way of monitoring data streams output by sensors and user activity on a computing device. Models of valence, arousal, and engagement can be learned during a training phase, and such models can be employed to compute values that are indicative of valence, arousal, and engagement of a user in near-real time. A visualization that represents estimated affective states of a user over time is generated to facilitate user reflection. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204536 | METHODS OF KINOME ANALYSIS - Method for analyzing phosphorylation data of a plurality of peptides are provided, the method comprising obtaining one or more datasets, each dataset comprising a phosphorylation signal intensity for each replicate of the plurality of peptides for a sample; transforming the phosphorylation signal intensity of each replicate of the plurality of peptides using a variance stabilizing transformation to provide a variance stabilized signal intensity for each replicate of the plurality of peptides; and identifying one or more peptides of the plurality of peptides that is/are consistently phosphorylated or consistently unphosphorylated. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204537 | Amino Acid Sequence Analyzing Method and Amino Acid Sequence Analyzing Apparatus - The amino acid sequence is deduced by using de novo sequencing, to prevent the correct amino acid sequence from not being ranked high as candidates. Amino acid sequence candidates are computed by finding the longest path by a branch and using a bound method based on the spectrum data on the target peptide and the known amino acid sequence. A tree-structured directed graph is used where amino acid sequences are set as nodes and the peak intensities corresponding to the amino acids are set as branches. In a sequence put at a node in the highest layer, an amino acid is placed at a terminal, and as the layer goes deeper, amino acids are sequentially placed from both terminals toward the center of the sequence. The final score is estimated based on the remaining amino acids, and if the score is small, the search is halted. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204538 | SYSTEMS AND USER INTERFACE FOR COLLECTING A DATA SET IN A FLOW CYTOMETER - Systems in a flow cytometer having an interrogation zone and illumination impinging the interrogation zone include: a lens subsystem including a collimating element that collimates light from the interrogation zone, a light dispersion element that disperses collimated light into a light spectrum, and a focusing lens that focuses the light spectrum onto an array of adjacent detection points; a detector array, including semiconductor detector devices, that collectively detects a full spectral range of input light signals, in which each detector device detects a subset spectral range of the full spectral range of light signals; and a user interface that enables a user to create a set of virtual detector channels by grouping detectors in the detector array, such that each virtual detector channel corresponds to a detector group and has a virtual detector channel range including the sum of subset spectral ranges of the detectors in the corresponding detector group. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204539 | FEATURE VALUE PREPARING METHOD, FEATURE VALUE PREPARING PROGRAM, AND FEATURE VALUE PREPARING DEVICE FOR PATTERN OR FP - Provided are a target FP preparing step, a target FP peak assigning step, a target FP peak feature value preparing step, a target FP type-2 preparing step, a target FP area segmentation feature value preparing step, a target FP feature value integrating step, and an evaluating step, to prepare target FP integrated feature values by integrating target FP peak feature values and target FP area segmentation feature values, and to compare and evaluate the target FP integrated feature values and reference FP integrated feature values that correspond to the target FP integrated feature values and are based on a plurality of reference FPs of multicomponent materials as evaluation criteria. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204540 | METHOD FOR CONDITIONING SIGNALS FOR A COLLECTING PARTICLE SENSOR - A method for conditioning an output signal of a collecting particle sensor in the exhaust gas duct of an internal combustion engine. The method including continuously storing values of the output signal in a memory, selecting a predetermined number of the stored values of the output signal, and conditioning the output signal based on the selected stored values. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204541 | INTERPOLATION ENGINE FOR ANALYSIS OF TIME-VARYING LOAD DATA SIGNALS - A method for analyzing fatigue life of an elastomeric component includes a step of conducting a finite element analysis to obtain a base state. A plurality of case vectors are then selected to represent a space of possible loading states that occur within a time-varying load data signal based on measurement of the elastomeric component or vehicle dynamics. For at least a portion of the case vectors, a finite element analysis is conducted at a plurality of discrete gridpoints along the case vectors starting at the base state and tracking the case vector. Using an interpolation engine, desired local solution variables for a current state may be interpolated from the finite element analyses at the plurality of discrete gridpoints. A damage calculation may then be calculated based on the desired local solution variables for the current state. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204542 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE INTEGRITY OF A CONNECTION SYSTEM - A device is configured to monitor the integrity of a connection system between first and second fluid containing systems comprising first and second pulse generators. A pressure sensor is arranged in the first fluid containing system to detect first pulses originating from the first pulse generator and second pulses originating from the second pulse generator. The device operates a monitoring method, by generating ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204543 | Hull Inspection System - A hull inspection system useable for inspecting a hull of a maritime vessel passing a water volume at a first velocity, the system comprising: pulse emitting means, for being placed in the water volume and for emitting energy pulses into said water volume; sensing means, for being placed in the water volume, and being connected to the pulse emitting means, for sensing and measuring travelling time of energy pulses reflected by the passing vessel; a sensor data processing unit; connected to the sensing means, for processing data from the sensor means; a vessel data furnishing unit, connected to the sensor data processing unit, for providing vessel velocity data to the sensor data processing unit; wherein a three-dimensional representation of the hull of the maritime vessel is created based on data acquired by a procedure involving combination of data from a number of consecutive sensing means linear scans, and wherein the consecutive linear scans are acquired at consecutive moments in time, thereby enabling creation of a three dimensional representation of the hull. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204544 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING AIRSPEED OF AN AIRCRAFT - The disclosed embodiments relate to methods and systems for determining airspeed of an aircraft. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204545 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSING BALANCED-ACTION FOR IMPROVING MAMMAL WORK-TRACK EFFICIENCY - An example system includes one or more sleeves, each configured for attachment to a leg and comprising a pressure sensor, an accelerometer and a magnetometer. A processor processes sensor signals from the pressure sensor, the accelerometer and the magnetometer to estimate action (A) and work (W) using event detections of peak stance and valley swing events associated with leg movement. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204546 | ON-LINE PUMP EFFICIENCY DETERMINING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD FOR DETERMINING PUMP EFFICIENCY - A system for measuring real time efficiency/performance of at least one pump in a plant or other facility includes a plurality of monitoring devices disposed in relation to said at least one pump to measure power usage, pump speed and flow characteristics of the at least one pump. A processing system is configured to receive input signals from the sensors in which the efficiency of the at least one pump can be calculated based on the sensor inputs in real-time. The processing system can also compare the calculated pump efficiency values with a user defined set point or threshold or compare to the expected pump performance. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204547 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A REAL TIME SOLID FLOW RATE IN A SOLID-GAS MIXTURE - A system for determining a real time solid flow rate of a solid-gas mixture is provided. The system includes multiple sensors, a data-fusion unit and an estimating unit. The sensors generate multiple measurement signals for obtaining at least two measured values of the real time solid flow rate. The data-fusion unit receives the measured values and establishes a state-space model based on the measured values. The estimating unit estimates the state-space model to generate an estimated value of the real time solid flow rate. A method for determining a real time solid flow rate of a solid-gas mixture is also presented. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204548 | TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR DEVICE AND ITS SETTING METHOD - A tire pressure sensor device setting method includes the steps of: providing a setting tool and selecting a control program to be downloaded, providing a tire pressure sensor device, driving an infrared transmitter of the setting tool to encode the selected control program into an infrared signal and to transmit the infrared signal to an infrared receiver of the tire pressure sensor device, enabling the tire pressure sensor device to transmit a feedback signal to the setting tool wirelessly to stop the setting tool from transmitting the infrared signal, and enabling a processor and memory unit of the tire pressure sensor to decode the received infrared signal into a decoded control program and to store the decoded control program in a memory thereof. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204549 | Method of Managing Decontamination and Decontamination Management Apparatus for Use in the Method - It is determined that indoor condensation of hydrogen peroxide vapor is to occur, if there is a solution with which both (Equation 1): PT·y | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204550 | Method for radiometric limit level monitoring - A method for limit level monitoring with a radiometric limit switch. A detector measures discrete radiation intensities. Statistical distributions of radiation intensities in a state, free of medium, and in a state, covered by medium, are given by two Poisson distributions. In an interval successive radiation intensities are measured, a distribution of the radiation intensities, two separated Poisson distributions are identified within the distribution, based on the positions of the Poisson distributions identified within the distribution, an upper threshold value is determined for the radiation intensity, the exceeding of which upper threshold value by a radiation intensity measured following the interval means a state change into the state, free of medium, has been detected, and/or a lower threshold value is determined for the radiation intensity, the subceeding of which lower threshold value by a radiation intensity measured following the interval means a state change into the state, covered by medium, has been detected. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204551 | APPARATUS FOR USE IN ESTIMATING A FAULT LEVEL IN A NETWORK PROVIDING AN ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY TO CONSUMERS - Apparatus ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DEVICE ANOMALY - A method and an apparatus for detecting device anomaly are provided. The apparatus including a database configured to store a plurality of electric power features; a measurement module configured to measure electric power of a device to generate electric power information; a judgment module connected to the database and the measurement module, configured to judge whether the device is abnormal based on the plurality of electric power features and the electric power information; and a detection module connected to the judgment module, configured to detect operation states of a plurality of elements in the device to generate a plurality of state signals when the judgment module judges that the device is abnormal; wherein, the judgment module further judges whether each element of the plurality of elements is abnormal based on the plurality of state signals, the electric power information, and the plurality of electric power features. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204553 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ANOMALIES - Circuitry, systems and methods for testing integrated circuits for the presence of anomalies. Techniques include applying a plurality of inputs to an integrated circuit under test to obtain a first plurality of measurements at least partially characterizing power leakage in the integrated circuit under test, encode the first plurality of measurements, by computing a plurality of random linear combinations of measurements in the first plurality of measurements, to obtain a second plurality of encoded measurements determining whether the integrated circuit under test contains at least one anomaly based, at least in part, on the second plurality of encoded measurements. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204554 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING A CAPACITOR BANK - Systems, methods, and devices for monitoring one or more capacitor banks are presented herein. One concept of the present disclosure is directed to a method of monitoring at least one capacitor bank having a plurality of steps. The method includes: receiving measurements indicative of voltages and/or currents on electrical lines coupled to the steps of the capacitor bank by corresponding contactors; receiving information indicative of the respective statuses of the contactors; timestamping the measurements and contactor status information; storing the timestamped measurements with corresponding timestamped contactor status information; determining a rate of change of a parameter indicative of or derived from at least the measurements associated with at least one of the steps in the capacitor bank; comparing the determined rate of change with a baseline rate of change to produce a deviation; determining if the deviation satisfies a criterion; and, if so, indicating the deviation satisfied the criterion. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204555 | Method and Apparatus for Electrically Locating a Fault in a Cable - In order to locate a cable fault in a cable, a testing apparatus applies a test signal to the cable so as to induce an electrical oscillation. The testing apparatus includes a voltage source that generates the test signal, which e.g. ignites an electrical arc at the cable fault or applies a voltage surge to the cable, to cause the electrical oscillation. The apparatus further includes a measured signal evaluation device to measure the resulting oscillations in the time domain or the frequency domain, and carry out a spectral analysis in the frequency domain, so as to automatically determine the location of the fault preferably from the total phase rotation of the signal, the phase rotation of the reflection at the first cable end, the phase rotation of the reflection at the cable fault, and the imaginary part of the propagation constant of the signal in the cable. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204556 | Hybrid Three-Phase Power Flow Analysis Method for Ungrounded Distribution Systems - A method for a three phase power flow analysis of an ungrounded power distribution system partitions a topology of the power distribution system into a mainline system and a set of tap systems, wherein the mainline system is formed by mainline buses connecting a swing bus and a set of constant active power and voltage magnitude (PV) buses, wherein the tap system is formed by one or many tap buses, such that a root bus of each tap system corresponds to a mainline bus. Next, the method determines voltages of the mainline buses based on a function of a total load of each tap system; and determines voltages of tap buses based on a voltage of the corresponding root bus of the mainline and load of each tap bus. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204557 | Electric Power Grid Monitoring Methods And Apparatus - Electric power grid monitoring methods and apparatus are described. According to one aspect, an electric power grid signal processing method includes accessing a plurality of signals which are individually indicative of a characteristic of electromechanical energy within an electric power grid, using the plurality of signals, generating a composite signal, and analyzing the composite signal to provide information regarding an oscillatory mode within the electric power system. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204558 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING EFFICIENCY OF SIMULATIVE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A method for calculating efficiency of a power supply system includes: displaying a parameter selection interface on the display unit for selecting power supply parameters and transmission line parameters. Obtaining power supply parameters and transmission line parameters selected by the user via the parameter selection interface when determining the user has finished the selection. Determining a efficiency of a selected power supply of the power supply parameters according to the relationship table, and calculating a sum efficiency according to the obtained power supply parameters and the transmission line parameters and the efficiency of the selected power supply. And calculating a total efficiency of the power supply system according to each sum efficiency when determining that all of the power supplies of the power supply system have been selected. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204559 | Appliance Monitoring and Control Systems - We describe a system to provide feedback to a user of an appliance for energy saving, the system comprising: means for monitoring an energy consumption of the appliance; means for inferring a mode of use of the appliance from said power consumption; and means for providing feedback to said user responsive to said inferred mode of use to indicate how an amount of energy used by said appliance may be reduced. In some embodiments the means for monitoring power consumption comprises means for identifying one or more periods of operation of the appliance from data representing aggregate power consumption of a plurality of devices including the appliance. In embodiments the means for monitoring the power consumption comprises means for monitoring mains electricity power consumption of the plurality of devices. Alternatively the means for monitoring the power consumption may comprise, for example, a plug-through power sensing device. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204560 | Gas Gauge Device - The present invention discloses a gas gauge device for measuring a state of charge of a battery. The gas gauge device comprises a first programmable gain amplifier (PGA), for amplifying a battery current of the battery with a first adjustable gain, to generate an amplified battery current; a first analog to digital (ADC) converter, for converting the amplified battery current into a digital amplified battery current with a first adjustable sampling rate; and a micro controller, for adjusting the first adjustable gain and the first adjustable sampling rate to measure the battery current. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204561 | Device And Method For Determining A Range Of A Battery Characteristic Curve - A device for determining at least one range of a battery characteristic curve for a battery in a vehicle, having a measuring device for measuring battery parameters, and an analysis unit including a device for determining the current state of charge (SOC) of the battery from the measured battery parameters, a device for determining a shift value (VW) from the difference of a measured battery parameter and a standard value derived from a standard battery characteristic curve considering the determined state of charge (SOC), and a device for determining at least one range of a new battery characteristic curve by adding the shift value (VW) to the standard battery characteristic curve. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204562 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING VOLTAGE OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for detecting voltages of an electronic device determines a first number of events in a System Event Log (SEL) of the electronic device, acquires a first voltage of a specific component from the voltage sensor, and records a first time. After a first time interval has elapsed, a second number of the events is determined, and a second voltage of the specific component is acquired. An absolute value of a difference between the second and first voltage of the voltage sensor is calculated when the second number is equal to the first number. Abnormal information of the specific component is outputted when a time difference between the second and first time is less than a second time interval and a number of the absolute value is not less than a predetermined number. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204563 | PRINTING INSPECTION APPARATUS, PRINTING INSPECTION SYSTEM, STATISTICAL METHOD FOR INSPECTION DATA, PROGRAM, AND SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A printing inspection apparatus includes a measurement unit and a controller. The measurement unit is configured to measure solder that is printed on a substrate with a squeegee of a screen printing apparatus, the screen printing apparatus including a plurality of squeegees that slide on a screen in different slide directions to print solder on different substrates. The controller is configured to determine a slide direction of the squeegee that prints the solder based on measured data of the solder, the measured data being obtained by the measurement unit, and execute statistical processing of inspection data of the solder based on the measured data of the solder for each of the slide directions of the squeegees. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204564 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERPRETING A SIGNAL FROM A TRANSDUCER - The sensor system includes a transducer having an output and a microcontroller in communication with the output of the transducer. Generally, the transducer is a Hall effect device which is capable of measuring a magnetic field. The transducer outputs a transducer signal to the microcontroller. The transducer signal has a generally non-linear range. The microcontroller receives the non-linear transducer signal and is configured to output a signal based on the transducer signal that has been modified to have a linear range, as opposed to the non-linear range of the transducer signal. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204565 | Calibration of Vibrating Gyroscope - In a gyroscopic system, a vibrating gyroscope is controlled in gyrometer mode in a control loop. The control loop corresponds to at least one current control for an operating parameter. In the control loop, a modified control to be applied to the gyrometer for said operating parameter is obtained ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204566 | Manual Positioning Device - A manual positioning device includes at least one receiver, a reference network, a first switch, and at least one second switch. The at least one second switch, together with the first switch, is configured to switch at least two different reference signal paths for determining reference signals on the reference network. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204567 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR DETERMINING ALTITUDE - The invention relates to a portable electronic device and method for determining altitude. The device can comprise a satellite-positioning sensor for determining the elevation of the device on the basis of satellite data, a barometric sensor for measuring atmospheric-pressure information and/or an acceleration sensor for measuring acceleration information, and means for determining the altitude reading on the basis of the satellite-based elevation and the atmospheric-pressure and/or acceleration information. According to the invention, the means for determining the altitude reading are arranged to calculate a corrected altitude reading with the aid of the rate of change in elevation determined at least partly on the basis of the elevation determined on a satellite basis and atmospheric-pressure and/or acceleration information. With the aid of the invention, the altitude profile of exercise can be measured precisely. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204568 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY MEASURING APPARATUS AND PHYSICAL QUANTITY MEASURING METHOD - A physical quantity measuring apparatus of the present invention measures a physical quantity from a signal based on a physical quantity output by a physical quantity signal output apparatus. A correction signal output unit outputs a new correction signal based on a signal on the basis of a physical quantity obtained at a given measurement time, a correction signal obtained before that measurement time, and a filter coefficient. A large/small relationship determining unit determines a large/small relationship between the signal on the basis of the physical quantity and the correction signal obtained before that measurement time. A first filter coefficient output unit outputs a first filter coefficient based on the plural large/small relationships. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204569 | SYSTEM, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CAD-BASED REGISTRATION - A system for generating calibration information usable for wafer inspection, the system including: (I) a displacement analysis module, configured to: (a) calculate a displacement for each target out of multiple targets selected in multiple scanned frames which are included in a scanned area of the wafer, the calculating based on a correlation of: (i) an image associated with the respective target which was obtained during a scanning of the wafer, and (ii) design data corresponding to the image; and (b) determining a displacement for each of the multiple scanned frames, the determining based on the displacements calculated for multiple targets in the respective scanned frame; and (II) a subsequent processing module, configured to generate calibration information including the displacements determined for the multiple scanned frames, and a target database that includes target image and location information of each target of a group of database targets. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204570 | CELLULAR TELEPHONE AND CAMERA THERMOMETERS - Systems and methods for sensing temperatures of objects using mobile devices and more particularly for sensing the temperature of children using smart cellular telephones and/or cameras with infrared thermal sensors. The sensed temperatures can be output via user interfaces of the mobile devices. However, this abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to limit the claims. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204571 | VIBRATING BEAM ACCELEROMETER - Systems and methods for improving common mode cancelation in a vibrating beam accelerometer (VBA) by using multiple resonant modes. The VBA includes two double-ended tuning forks (DETF). Additional oscillators drive the DETFs into the extra resonant modes. This increases common mode rejection from two modes to four modes. In addition the scale factor of the additional mode may provide a greater scale factor than prior designs. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204572 | STATE DETECTION DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - A state detection device includes a horizontal direction component extracting unit that obtains a horizontal direction component of acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor and a movement direction calculating unit that calculates a movement direction on the basis of the horizontal direction component. The movement direction calculating unit performs a process of extracting a DC component for movement direction information which is obtained on the basis of the horizontal direction component to calculate the movement direction. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204573 | WHEEL LOCALIZER, WHEEL LOCALIZATION DEVICE, SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR LOCATING A POSITION OF A WHEEL - Embodiments can provide a system, a wheel localizer, a wheel localization device, a method or a computer program for locating a position of wheel. The system for locating the position of the wheel on the vehicle includes a detector for obtaining information related to a state of movement of the vehicle and a locator for determining the position of the wheel based on the information related to the state of movement of the vehicle. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204574 | Method for Estimating Positions Using Absolute Encoders - A position is determined by sensing a signal corresponding to a subsequence of marks in a non-periodic sequence of the marks on a scale. A coarse position P | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204575 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATION OF BUILDING FLOOR AREA - A system generates an estimated floor area measurement of a building based on the calculated estimated total roof area of the roof of the building. This is based on a correlation between the size of the building roof and the size of the building. Typically, the floor area of a single full floor of the building is roughly the size of the roof of the building if the roof were flat with no slope (i.e., virtually turning the roof into another floor to generate estimated floor area). With additional adjustments to area measurements to account for multiple floors, roof overhang, wall width, internal building features such as walls and staircases, and/or obstructed views of the building in the aerial image(s), etc., an even more accurate floor area estimation may be generated. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204576 | MEASUREMENT METHOD USING INTERFEROMETER AND NON-TRANSITORY TANGIBLE MEDIUM STORING ITS PROGRAM - A measurement method includes calculating a central frequency f | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204577 | Caliper Coating Measurement on Continuous Non-Uniform Web Using THZ Sensor - An analytical model simulates the propagation of radiation through a coated continuous web where layer thickness and refractive index, as variables, determine the speed and direction of transmitted radiation. The model predicts characteristics of transmitted radiation based on characteristics of incident radiation and initially assigned values for layer thicknesses. Coating thickness(s) are ascertained in a process whereby incident radiation of known characteristics is directed onto a coated web and thereafter, actual measurements of transmitted radiation are compared to predicted characteristics. Using a fitting algorithm, the assigned thickness(es) of the layer(s) of the model are adjusted and the process repeated until the actual and predicted values are within desired limits at which time, the assigned thickness(es) represent the measured calipers. Radiation measurements are obtained using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy apparatus that creates a continuous reference whereby a sample pulses' phase and amplitude can be tracked and corrected. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204578 | Method for Obtaining Information about a Radiation Source or a Material Interacting with a Radiation Source and a Measurement Setup for Performing the Method - A method for obtaining information about an unknown neutron source or an unknown material interacting with a known neutron source comprises the steps of: (a) providing a radiation detector capable of delivering a neutron energy information allowing the production of response histogram(s) as a function of neutron energy, (b) measuring with said radiation detector neutrons being emitted from said unknown neutron source or from said unknown material, (c) deriving from said measured neutrons a neutron energy spectrum, especially in form of a histogram, (d) normalizing said energy spectrum or histogram relative to a parameter or set of parameters derived from the measurement of a different variable, (e) comparing said normalized energy spectrum or histogram with known energy spectra or histograms, and (f) drawing conclusions on the basis of said comparison about the nature of the unknown neutron source or unknown material. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204579 | State Monitoring Method and System for Wind Energy Installations - A method for state monitoring of a wind energy installation, includes normalizing state data relating to a number of different components of the wind energy installation on the basis of a predetermined data norm. The normalized state data is stored in a database device, and the state data which is stored in the database device is assessed by means of processing device, with the state of the components of the wind energy installation being determined on the basis of the assessment. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204580 | Hardware Data Processing Unit and Method for Monitoring a Cycle Duration of a Routing Unit - A hardware data processing unit has at least one base transmitter module, at least one logic unit, and at least one routing unit. The base transmitter module provides base values of a physical variable. The routing unit arbitrates a group of data nodes associated therewith in a determined sequence. The duration of a cycle is defined by a complete iteration of the determined sequence. The hardware data processing unit has a mechanism that checks the cycle duration. The mechanism carries out a first blocked access to a determined data node of the group to capture and store a first base value from the base transmitter module. The mechanism carries out a second blocked access to the determined data node to capture and store a second base value. The mechanism determines a difference between the first and the second base values. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204581 | AUTOMATIC MONITORING OF INSECT POPULATIONS - Illustrative embodiments of integrated pest management (IPM) systems and electronic insect monitoring devices (EIMDs) are disclosed. In some embodiments, the EIMDs may each comprise a lure for attracting at least one target insect species, one or more sensors that generate one or more output signals in response to an insect approaching the lure, and an electronic controller configured to determine if the insect approaching the lure belongs to the at least one target insect species using the one or more output signals. In some embodiments, the IPM system may comprise a plurality of EIMDs configured to communicate over a wireless network shared by the plurality of EIMDs. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204582 | Systems and Methods for Feature Detection in Mass Spectrometry Using Singular Spectrum Analysis - Singular spectrum analysis is used to detect a feature from mass spectrometry data. A plurality of scans of a sample is performed producing mass spectrometry data using a spectrometer. A singular spectrum analysis is performed on the mass spectrometry data using a fixed window width in which one or more components other than the highest ranked component are grouped in a set and the one or more components grouped in the set are summed producing reconstructed data using the processor. A feature of the mass spectrometry data is detected by analyzing an aspect of the reconstructed data using the processor. Analyzing an aspect of the reconstructed data includes using pairs of zero crossings in the reconstructed data to detect bounds on a location of the feature in the mass spectrometry data. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204583 | IDENTIFYING FORCES ON A TOOTH - The present disclosure includes computing device related, systems, and methods for identifying force placed on a tooth are described herein. One method includes receiving initial orthodontic data (IOD) including teeth data; creating a virtual set of teeth from the IOD; receiving dental appliance information including at least one of dental appliance material properties and characteristics; virtually placing a dental appliance, formed from the dental appliance information, onto the virtual set of teeth; and determining one or more forces applied to the teeth based on information from the IOD and dental appliance information. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204584 | ONLINE FRAME LAYOUT TOOL - An online frame layout tool is provided that displays a plurality of wall shape parameter selections, displays predetermined frame layout options, in response to receiving a first wall shape parameter selection, each predetermined frame layout option including a representation of a plurality of frames having two or more frame images of different shapes and sizes being arranged in a predetermined pattern, and supplies one or more links to a retailer website, in response to receiving a selected predetermined frame layout option chosen from the predetermined frame layout options, the one or more links being related to information for purchasing one or more products represented by the two or more frame images included in the representation of the plurality of frames associated with the selected predetermined frame layout option. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204585 | Systems and Methods of Using Multiple Surrogate-based Parameter Selection of Anisotropic Kernels in Engineering Design Optimization - Methods of conducting design optimization of a product using multiple metamodels are described. First and the second metamodels are configured with common kernel function. Kernel width parameter is the output or result of the first metamodel while the second metamodel requires a set of substantially similar kernel width parameters defined a priori. Further, the second metamodel is configured with an anisotropic kernel. First and second metamodels are trained in two stages. In the first stage, kernel width parameters are obtained by fitting known responses (obtained in numerical simulations) into the first metamodel with one or more prediction trends. Additional kernel width parameter set is derived by algebraically combining the obtained kernel width parameters. The second metamodel is then trained by cross-validating with known responses using N trial sets of metamodel parameter values including the kernel width parameter values determined in the first stage along with various combinations of other parameters. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204586 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DIGITALLY DESIGNING A DENTAL RESTORATION AND A COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - Computer-implemented method for digitally designing a dental restoration for a rest tooth, wherein the rest tooth is described by data of the rest tooth and wherein a tooth template is described by data of the tooth template, wherein the method comprises the step of: automatically deforming the tooth template by means of Laplacian surface deformation such that a prepared part of the rest tooth is covered by a portion of the tooth template; obtaining axis data defining an axis; based on the obtained axis data, automatically generating a line going through a point, such as a vertex or a point inside a polygonal mesh, on the surface of the rest tooth or the tooth template, wherein the line orthogonally intersects the axis; and when the line intersects with the tooth template and with the surface of the rest tooth, automatically choosing the intersection point of the line with the tooth template as handle and the intersection point with the surface of the rest tooth as target; and automatically deforming the tooth template. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204587 | ENHANCED SEQUENTIAL METHOD FOR SOLVING PRESSURE/FLOW NETWORK PARAMETERS IN A REAL-TIME DISTRIBUTED INDUSTRIAL PROCESS SIMULATION SYSTEM - A pressure and flow calculation technique can be used in a distributed process network simulation system that uses the sequential solving method to perform better or faster simulations of a process flow, especially with respect to process junction nodes at which flow either converges or diverges. The pressure and flow variable determination technique uses a grouped node identification technique that identifies a local set of nodes for each junction node of the process network to use when solving for the pressure at the junction node, a grouped node iteration technique that uses the grouped set of nodes at each junction node to perform iterative pressure calculations at the junction node, and a flow-based pressure calibration technique at each junction node to enable the system to perform highly accurate pressure and flow variable determination at each junction node in real-time. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204588 | MODELING FRACTURING FLUID LEAK-OFF - The present disclosure relates to modeling the flow of fracturing fluid in a subterranean formation. Fluid flow within the reservoir media in a subterranean formation is modeled by a reservoir block flow model. Fluid flow within a fracture network in the reservoir is modeled by a fracture network flow model. Fluid flow between the fracture network and the reservoir media is modeled by an interface flow model. Output data are generated based on coupling the fracture network flow model, the reservoir block flow model, and the interface flow model. The output data represent characteristics of fracturing fluid leak-off from the fracture network into the reservoir media. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204589 | ANALYSIS DEVICE AND SIMULATION METHOD - An analysis device that analyzes an object with a predetermined shape is provided which includes a pre-positioned creation unit that creates a system including a plurality of particles, a region specifying unit that specifies a region with the predetermined shape in the system created by the pre-positioned creation unit as a system describing the object, and a numerical calculation unit that numerically calculates a governing equation governing motions of particles in the system describing the object. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204590 | SPECTRAL SIMULATION METHOD DURING NOISE TESTING FOR A MAGNETIC HEAD, AND NOISE-TESTING METHOD FOR A MAGNETIC HEAD BY USING THE SAME - A spectral simulation method during a noise testing for a magnetic head, includes steps of (a1) detecting several first noise profiles for several magnetic head samples under a first frequency bandwidth range by a dynamic testing machine; (b1) separating each first noise profile into at least two noise curves including a first noise curve and a second noise curve at a predetermined frequency bandwidth, wherein the first noise curve has a frequency bandwidth range lower than that of the second noise curve; (c1) fitting several mathematical equations according to the second noise curves; and (d1) establishing a correlative equation among the mathematical equations, so as to simulate the second noise curve for each magnetic head. The present invention can simulate a second noise curve of the noise profile in a higher frequency bandwidth and establishing the correlative equation according to the second noise curve. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204591 | Method of Modeling Cloud Point of a Mixture of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters using a Modified UNIFAC Model and a System Therefor - A method for predicting onset of liquid phase to solid phase transition of a mixture including a plurality of fatty acid methyl esters components. The method includes identifying chemical and molecular structure of each component of the mixture, calculating activity coefficients for each component in a liquid phase and a solid phase, calculating chemical potential for each component in the liquid phase and in the solid phase at a predetermined temperature and a predetermined pressure, and calculating the cloud point of the mixture. A system for carrying out the method is also disclosed. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204592 | Structural Health Monitoring Systems And Methods - Systems and methods of discovering damages in structures, systems and methods of modeling how a structure will behave once damage has been discovered, and a structure that does not change it natural frequency if there is loss or addition of mass or stiffness in the structure. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204593 | Computational Fluid Dynamics Systems and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for evaluating and/or predicting thermodynamic behavior within a particular area, and more specifically, to systems and methods which, at least in some embodiments, use computational fluid dynamics to compute and/or predict thermodynamic behavior of data centers and the like. Embodiments of the present invention include the ability to validate the calibration of computational models in order to improve output accuracy. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204594 | Lithography Model For 3D Resist Profile Simulations - Described herein is a method for simulating a three-dimensional spatial intensity distribution of radiation formed within a resist layer on a substrate resulting from an incident radiation, the method comprising: calculating an incoherent sum of forward propagating radiation in the resist layer and backward propagating radiation in the resist layer; calculating an interference of the forward propagating radiation in the resist layer and the backward propagating radiation in the resist layer; and calculating the three-dimensional spatial intensity distribution of radiation from the incoherent sum and the interference. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204595 | METHODS FOR CALCULATING BONE FRACTURE LOAD - Methods are provided for modeling structural behavior of a bone. For example, the methods can model the structural behavior of a femur, and in particular, a proximal femur, under conditions representing a fall onto the greater trochanter of the proximal femur. In such an embodiment, the method can comprise determining a strength of the femur, by a processor and based on (a) the elastic modulus, (b) the cortical bone yield strength, (c) the stress level σ | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204596 | INTERACTIVE PORTAL FOR FACILITATING THE REPRESENTATION AND EXPLORATION OF COMPLEXITY - Embodiments described herein pertain to a standardized set of tools for representing and exploring the components and characteristics of complex systems. In one embodiment, the tools are deployed in a computer network environment so as to engage a social network such that its members utilize the tools to collaboratively construct and maintain a dynamically evolving learning environment in which complexity is represented and explored. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204597 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCT PERFORMANCE AND PERCEPTION MODELING - Included are embodiments of product performance and perception modeling. At least some embodiments include receiving a product geometry for a simulated toothbrush, the product geometry defining a physical product characteristic of the simulated toothbrush, receiving an environmental geometry for a simulated mouth, the environmental geometry defining a physical mouth characteristic and a perspective characteristic of the simulated mouth, and applying a simulated plaque indication layer in the simulated mouth. Similarly, some embodiments include applying a predetermined brushing stroke of the simulated toothbrush in the simulated mouth, determining sensory performance of the simulated toothbrush from the predetermined brushing stroke, and generating a scorecard indicating the sensory performance of the simulated toothbrush. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204598 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUILDING AXES, CO-AXES AND PALEO-GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES RELATED TO A STRATIFIED GEOLOGICAL VOLUME - A method and system for modeling a subsurface structure at a time when the structure was originally formed. A first model having non-planar horizons representing a current subsurface structure may be used to calculate a vector field based on the non-planar geometry of the horizons of the model. The vector field may be non-uniform or uniform. Geographic coordinates of the first model may be transformed to paleo-geographic coordinates of a model representing the subsurface structure in the past, where the non-planar horizons in the first model are transformed to planar horizons in the second model. A set of points describing one or more fractures in the subsurface structure may be used to calculate a tuning parameter to correct a first set of paleo-geographic coordinates. A second set of coordinates representing an improved prediction at a time period when the subsurface structure was originally formed may be generated. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204599 | VIRTUALLY TESTING FORCE PLACED ON A TOOTH - Embodiments of the present disclosure include computing device related, system, and method embodiments for virtually testing force placed on a tooth are described herein. One method embodiment includes receiving initial orthodontic data (IOD) of teeth, and receiving a desired position of a tooth contained in the IOD. The method embodiment can also include computing a desired force and torque to be applied to the tooth to reach the desired position, wherein the force and torque are applied using a dental attachment. The method embodiment can include virtually testing and adjusting the attachment iteratively to reach the desired force and torque, and displaying the force and torque applied to the tooth via a user interface. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204600 | Virtual articulator - The invention is a three dimensional virtual articulator used for but not limited to diagnosing and treatment planning for dental and medical specialties, including orthodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics, periodontics, orthognathic surgery, implant positioning, crown and bridge and prosthesis design. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204601 | METHOD FOR MANIPULATING A DENTAL VIRTUAL MODEL, METHOD FOR CREATING PHYSICAL ENTITIES BASED ON A DENTAL VIRTUAL MODEL THUS MANIPULATED, AND DENTAL MODELS THUS CREATED - A 3D virtual model of an intra oral cavity in which at least a part of a finish line of a preparation is obscured is manipulated in virtual space by means of a computer or the like to create, recreate or reconstruct finish line data and other geometrical corresponding to the obscured part. Trimmed virtual models, and trimmed physical models, can then be created utilizing data thus created. The virtual models and/or the physical models may be used in the design and manufacture of copings or of prostheses. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204602 | SIMULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING HYBRID SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a simulation apparatus for verifying a hybrid system. The simulation apparatus includes a system model input unit, a model information storage unit, a simulation unit, and a result display unit. The system model input unit receives subsystem models which model subsystems included in a hybrid system. The model information storage unit stores the subsystem models and information about the operations of the subsystem models. The simulation unit runs a simulation of the subsystem models based on the information about the operations of the subsystem models stored in the model information storage unit. The result display unit displays the results of running the simulation of the subsystem models using the simulation unit. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204603 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULATING A DISTRIBUTED BUSINESS PROCESS - Methods and apparatus for simulating a distributed business process are disclosed. The methods and apparatus simulate an interdependent business process, such as a financial transaction system, in a secure distributed manner. Each business entity that is part of the interdependent business process models itself on a local client device at any chosen level of detail. A simulation server connects the separate client based simulations into one large simulation. Details of each local simulation may be hidden from other simulation participants. However, interruptions in business flow caused by simulated disruptions introduced at the simulation server and/or a client device are propagated to all of the effected simulation participants via the simulation server. In addition, if a client based model is not available, the server supplies a software agent to replace the inputs and outputs normally associated with that portion of the overall simulation. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204604 | BRIDGE FROM MACHINE LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION TO HUMAN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION - A language interpretation system receives a request for an interpretation of a voice communication between a first language and a second language. Further, the language interpretation system provides the request to a machine language interpreter. In addition, the machine language interpreter provides live language interpretation of the voice communication. The live language interpretation of the voice communication is halted by the machine language interpreter in real time during the live language interpretation based upon a criteria being met. Further, the voice communication is transitioned to a human language interpreter to resume the live language interpretation of the voice communication after the machine language interpreter is halted. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204605 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSLATING SPOKEN LANGUAGE INTO SIGN LANGUAGE FOR THE DEAF - For automatising the translation of spoken language into sign language and manage without human interpreter services, a system is proposed, which includes the following features: a database ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204606 | METHOD FOR LABELING SEMANTIC ROLE OF BILINGUAL PARALLEL SENTENCE PAIR - Methods for Semantic Role Labeling (SRL) of bilingual sentence pairs. Steps in this invention include tokenizing and part-of-speech tagging a bilingual sentence pair, performing word alignments on the bilingual sentence pair, finding word-aligned predicate pairs in the bilingual sentence pair, generating argument candidates for each predicate using monolingual SRL system, and performing joint inference to obtain the SRL results and argument alignment for each predicate pair. This method produces more accurate SRL results on both sides of bilingual sentence pairs. Furthermore, this method also aligns the predicate-argument structures between the sentence pairs. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204607 | Voice Detection For Automated Communication System - A system implements voice detection using a receiver, a voice analyzer, and a voice identifier. The receiver receives a transmission from a transmission channel associated with a channel identification. The transmission includes a voice input. The voice analyzer analyzes the voice input and generates a plurality of voice metrics according to a plurality of analysis parameters. The voice identifier compares the voice metrics to one or more stored sets of voice metrics. Each set of voice metrics corresponds to a voice identification associated with the channel identification. The voice identifier also identifies a match between the voice metrics from the voice analyzer and at least one of the stored sets of voice metrics. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204608 | IMAGE ANNOTATIONS ON WEB PAGES - An image in a web page may be annotated after deriving information about an image when the image may be displayed on multiple web pages. The web pages that show the image may be analyzed in light of each other to determine metadata about the image, then various additional content may be added to the image. The additional content may be hyperlinks to other webpages. The additional content may be displayed as annotations on top of the images and in other manners. Many embodiments may perform searching, analysis, and classification of images prior to the web page being served. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204609 | LANGUAGE INDEPENDENT PROBABILISTIC CONTENT MATCHING - Content is received and compared against rules for identifying a type of content. Each rule has both segmented and unsegmented patterns. The content is matched against the patterns and assigned a confidence score that is higher if the content matches a segmented pattern and lower if the content matches an unsegmented pattern. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204610 | Quasi Natural Language Man-Machine Conversation Device Base on Semantic Logic - The presented is a tool and method for language presentation, browsing, editing, translation and communication based on Semantic Web, to be utilized as interface for collaborating software products and services or human-machine interaction. The conceptual system is extended to further include such objects as language components, sentence patterns or syntax rules, to get solutions for semantic logic representation devices, language presentation devices, semantic-language converting devices, the registry and delegation system, in forming a language-component-based system for browsing, editing, conversion and communication. It is always allowed to bring need-based control over the conceptual system and the registry with their scope and scale being kept at appropriate level; with a widespread community participation, the establishment of semantic-language converting device ecosystem will be important guarantee of a flexible and diversified language expression system; therefore to constitute the core of those pragmatic standards or specifications for machine translation, human-machine interface and the web system. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204611 | TEXTUAL ENTAILMENT RECOGNITION APPARATUS, TEXTUAL ENTAILMENT RECOGNITION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A textual entailment recognition apparatus ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204612 | INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCRIPTS - One or more embodiments present blocking information associated with a manuscript to a user. In one embodiment, a determination is made that at least one line from a digital representation of a manuscript has been selected. Another determination is made that the line is associated with a set of blocking information. The set of blocking information is presented on a digital representation of a stage. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204613 | LARGE-SCALE SENTIMENT ANALYSIS - A method for determining a sentiment associated with an entity includes inputting a plurality of texts associated with the entity, labeling seed words in the plurality of texts as positive or negative, determining a score estimate for the plurality of words based on the labeling, re-enumerating paths of the plurality of words and determining a number of sentiment alternations, determining a final score for the plurality of words using only paths whose number of alternations is within a threshold, converting the final scores to corresponding z-scores for each of the plurality of words, and outputting the sentiment associated with the entity. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204614 | REQUEST ACQUISITION SUPPORT SYSTEM IN SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, REQUEST ACQUISITION SUPPORT METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A request pick-up assisting system includes: a question information registering unit registering a question item and attributes of a questionee; a basic connection word candidate extracting unit referring to information that includes words of the question, and extracting words that coexist with the words of the question; an attribute connection word candidate extracting unit referring to information including words of the question, and information that includes words constituting attributes of the questionee, and extracting, for each attribute, words in which the words of the question and the attributes coexist; an attribute specificity calculating unit calculating an attribute specificity based on dissimilarity between groups of words; an effective attribute extracting unit comparing attribute specificity for each attribute, and extracting a suitable attribute; a connection word extracting unit extracting a connection word about the effective attribute; and an association chart creating unit generating an association chart, by referencing the extracted connection word. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204615 | METHOD FOR SPEECH CODING, METHOD FOR SPEECH DECODING AND THEIR APPARATUSES - A high quality speech is reproduced with a small data amount in speech coding and decoding for performing compression coding and decoding of a speech signal to a digital signal. In speech coding method according to a code-excited linear prediction (CELP) speech coding, a noise level of a speech in a concerning coding period is evaluated by using a code or coding result of at least one of spectrum information, power information, and pitch information, and various excitation codebooks are used based on an evaluation result | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204616 | Computer-Implemented System and Method for Enhancing Audio to Individuals Participating in a Conversation - A computer-implemented system and method for enhancing audio to individuals participating in a conversation is provided. Audio data for individuals participating in one or more conversations is analyzed. Possible conversational configurations of the individuals are generated based on the audio data, and each possible conversational configuration includes one or more subconfigurations of at least two of the individuals. A probability weight is assigned to each of the subconfigurations and includes a likelihood that the individuals of that subconfiguration are participating in one of the conversations. A probability of each possible conversational configuration is determined by combining the probability weights for the subconfigurations of that possible conversational configuration. The possible conversational configuration with the highest probability is selected as a most probable configuration. The individuals participating in the conversations are determined based on the most probable configuration. Audio for each individual participating in the determined conversations is enhanced. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204617 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOISE CANCELLATION AND COMMUNICATION FOR INCUBATORS AND RELATED DEVICES - Systems, apparatuses and methods for integrating adaptive noise cancellation (ANC) with communication features in an enclosure, such as an incubator, bed, and the like. Utilizing one or more error and reference microphones, a controller for a noise cancellation portion reduces noise within a quiet area of the enclosure. Voice communications are provided to allow external voice signals to be transmitted to the enclosure with minimized interference with noise processing. Vocal communications from within the enclosure may be processed to determine certain characteristics/features of the vocal communications. Using these characteristics, certain emotive and/or physiological states may be identified. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204618 | Methods and Systems for Dictation and Transcription - Automated delivery and filing of transcribed material prepared from dictated audio files into a central record-keeping system are presented. A user dictates information from any location, uploads that audio file to a transcriptionist to be transcribed, and the transcribed material is automatically delivered into a central record keeping system, filed with the appropriate client or matter file, and the data stored in the designated appropriate fields within those client or matter files. Also described is the recordation of meetings from multiple sources using mobile devices and the detection of the active or most prominent speaker at given intervals in the meeting. Further, text boxes on websites are completed using an audio recording application and offsite transcription. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204619 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOICE-GUIDED OPERATIONS - A method includes transforming textual material data into a multimodal data structure including a plurality of classes selected from the group consisting of output, procedural information, and contextual information to produce transformed textual data, storing the transformed textual data on a memory device, retrieving, in response to a user request via a multimodal interface, requested transformed textual data and presenting the retrieved transformed textual data to the user via the multimodal interface. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204620 | ESTABLISHING A MULTIMODAL PERSONALITY FOR A MULTIMODAL APPLICATION IN DEPENDENCE UPON ATTRIBUTES OF USER INTERACTION - Establishing a multimodal personality for a multimodal application, including evaluating, by the multimodal application, attributes of a user's interaction with the multimodal application; selecting, by the multimodal application, a vocal demeanor in dependence upon the values of the attributes of the user's interaction with the multimodal application; and incorporating, by the multimodal application, the vocal demeanor into the multimodal application. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204621 | SPEAKER ADAPTATION OF VOCABULARY FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION - A phonetic vocabulary for a speech recognition system is adapted to a particular speaker's pronunciation. A speaker can be attributed specific pronunciation styles, which can be identified from specific pronunciation examples. Consequently, a phonetic vocabulary can be reduced in size, which can improve recognition accuracy and recognition speed. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204622 | ENHANCED CONTEXT AWARENESS FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION - A method comprising establishing a call connection ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204623 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND FUNCTION GUIDE METHOD THEREOF - In an electronic apparatus having a plurality of functions, a connecting unit connects the electronic apparatus to an external device which presents text information in a form recognizable by a visually impaired user. A function selection unit selects a function to be executed. A storage unit stores a table defining correspondence between the plurality of functions and a plurality of text files each containing text information. A text file selection unit selects a text file corresponding to the selected function with reference to the table. An acquisition unit acquires file information from the selected text file. A transmission unit transmits the acquired file information to the external device. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204624 | CONTEXTUAL CONVERSION PLATFORM FOR GENERATING PRIORITIZED REPLACEMENT TEXT FOR SPOKEN CONTENT OUTPUT - A contextual conversion platform, and method for converting text-to-speech, are described that can convert content of a target to spoken content. Embodiments of the contextual conversion platform can identify certain contextual characteristics of the content, from which can be generated a spoken content input. This spoken content input can include tokens, e.g., words and abbreviations, to be converted to the spoken content, as well as substitution tokens that are selected from contextual repositories based on the context identified by the contextual conversion platform. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204625 | EXERCISE AND LEARNING CONCEPT USING AN EXERCISE AND LEARNING DEVICE FOR THE THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF PATIENTS IN THE MEDICAL DOMAIN - The invention relates to an exercise and learning concept and to a mobile exercise and learning device for the therapeutic treatment of patients, said concept being based on a network system. Said exercise and learning concept and exercise and learning device are used for the therapeutic treatment of patients in order to allow mobile and interactive learning. Said exercise and learning device comprises exercise and learning modules which are individually adapted to a patient who can also perform therapeutic exercises irrespective of the time and place. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204626 | Method and Apparatus for Setting Selected Recognition Parameters to Minimize an Application Cost Function - Methods and systems for setting selected automatic speech recognition parameters are described. A data set associated with operation of a speech recognition application is defined and includes: i. recognition states characterizing the semantic progression of a user interaction with the speech recognition application, and ii. recognition outcomes associated with each recognition state. For a selected user interaction with the speech recognition application, an application cost function is defined that characterizes an estimated cost of the user interaction for each recognition outcome. For one or more system performance parameters indirectly related to the user interaction, the parameters are set to values which optimize the cost of the user interaction over the recognition states. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204627 | Systems and Methods for Off-Board Voice-Automated Vehicle Navigation - A system for selecting music includes a mobile system for processing and transmitting through a wireless link a continuous voice stream spoken by a user of the mobile system, the continuous voice stream including a music request, and a data center for processing the continuous voice stream received through the wireless link into voice music information. The data center can perform automated voice recognition processing on the voice music information to recognize music components of the music request, confirm the recognized music components through interactive speech exchanges with the mobile system user through the wireless link and the mobile system, selectively allow human data center operator intervention to assist in identifying the selected recognized music components having a recognition confidence below a selected threshold value, and download music information pertaining to the music request for transmission to the mobile system derived from the confirmed recognized music components. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204628 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND AUDIO GUIDE PROGRAM - In an electronic apparatus, a function selection unit selects a function to be executed. A storage unit stores a table defining correspondence between a plurality of functions and a plurality of audio data. An audio data specifying unit specifies audio data corresponding to the function selected by the function selection unit with reference to the table. A search target determination unit determines whether or not a source of the audio data exists as a search target. A search unit searches the source for the audio data specified by the audio data specifying unit when the search target determination unit determines that the source exists. A playback unit plays back the audio data located by the search unit. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204629 | VOICE INPUT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An voice input device includes a wave guide unit for guiding an incident sound wave, a microphone unit for converting a sound wave guided through the wave guide unit to an electrical sound signal, and a signal processing unit for processing the sound signal obtained by the microphone unit, using an acoustic characteristic given by the wave guide unit to the sound wave, in which, the wave guide unit has a structure which gives the acoustic characteristic that is different between direct sound, which is sound that reaches the microphone unit without reflecting off an internal surface of the wave guide unit, and indirect sound, which is sound that is reflected off the internal surface before reaching the microphone unit, and the signal processing unit determines whether or not the direct sound is input based on a difference in the acoustic characteristic between the direct sound and the indirect sound. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204630 | Controlling a Noise-Shaping Feedback Loop in a Digital Audio Signal Encoder - A method and apparatus are provided for controlling the shaping of encoding noise during the ADPCM encoding of a digital audio input signal. The noise-shaping is carried out through the use of feedback that comprises filtering noise. The method includes the following steps: obtaining a parameter for indicating a high spectral dynamic range of the signal, the parameter indicating a risk of instability of the feedback; detecting a risk of instability by comparing the indication parameter to at least one predetermined threshold; limiting the feedback in the event that a risk of instability is detected; and gradually reactivating the feedback over a predetermined number of frames subsequent to the current frame for which the feedback is limited. Also provided is an encoder with feedback, including a control module implementing the control method as described. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204631 | COMPRESSED SAMPLING AUDIO APPARATUS - Apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code, the at least one memory and the computer code configured to with the at least one processor cause the apparatus to at least perform: transforming an audio signal into a sparse domain signal, the sparse domain signal representing the audio signal; transforming the sparse domain signal into a measurement domain signal; determining a sampling pattern dependent on the measurement domain signal; and measuring the measurement domain signal dependent on the sampling pattern. | 2013-08-08 |
