45th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150317891 | PATIENT CARE SYSTEM WITH CONDITIONAL ALARM FORWARDING - A patient care system is disclosed that includes a medical device such as an infusion pump. The medical device generates a data message containing information such as the status of the therapy being delivered, operating data or both. An alarm generating system assesses the data message from the pump and generates an alarm message if certain conditions established by a first set of rules are met. The alarm message is assessed according to a second set of rules as to whether to suppress the alarm message. The data message contains a required input for both the first and second algorithms. A dispatching system is adapted to forward the alarm message to an alarm destination according to a third set of rules. The alarm destination expresses an alarm upon receipt of the alarm message. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317892 | CONTEXT BASED ALERT SYSTEM - An embodiment allows for context based alerts/alarms. For example, an embodiment may automatically determine that a user is in a meeting with another person based on a meeting entry in the user's calendar. In such a situation the embodiment may divert an incoming phone call, which would ordinarily result in a ring tone, to go directly to voice mail based on the calendar entry. In an embodiment the alert may be delayed until the meeting concludes. Unlike conventional systems, various embodiments do not require a user to change notification rules, manually flip a hardware switch, or create a “Do Not Disturb” setting that allows just a single “silent” time during the day. An embodiment allows data in a calendar to automatically drive the behavior of how a notification panel operates. Other embodiments are described herein. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317893 | FALL EVENT HANDLING METHOD AND MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present disclosure proposes a method of handling a fall event for use by a handheld mobile electronic device, and a handheld mobile electronic device using the same method. Accordingly, the handheld mobile electronic device first detects a fall event. In response to the fall event determined to have exceeded a predetermined distance, the device would detect whether the device has moved or has experienced a pressure variation within a time period after the fall event has ended. If the result is negative, the device would activate an alarm and transmit a notification related to the fall event. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317894 | DIGITAL MEASURING DEVICE - A digital measuring device includes a housing, at least one measuring head, at least one measuring sensor, at least one digital measurement circuit, and at least one power supply unit. The measuring head is arranged outside the housing. The measuring head functions to carry out an operation of tightening a tire valve core, connecting a valve stem, or measuring tire tread. The measuring sensor is arranged inside the housing and coupled to the measuring head to measure and detect a detection signal indicating an output of a tire valve core tightening torque, a tire pressure, or a tire tread depth. The digital measurement circuit is connected to the measuring sensor for computing, displaying, and issuing an alarm regarding the tightening torque that the measuring head applies to tighten a tire valve core, the tire pressure, or the tire tread depth. The power supply unit supplies a desired direct-current working power to the measuring sensor and the digital measurement circuit. As such, a device that is capable of digital measurement, displaying, and issuing an alarm regarding the tire valve core tightening torque, the tire pressure, or the tire tread depth is formed. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317895 | WATER SAVING ALERT SYSTEM - The present invention generally relates to a device that will alert users that they are using (or wasting) more than a certain amount of water. More particularly, the present invention relates to a portable device clip that may be connected to any type of water pipe, will measure and time the flow of water, and will alert users via an audible alarm if and when water flows for more than a user-specified period of time. The invention may be used by both consumers and landlords to educate users in the prevention of undue water consumption, and to save thousands of gallons of water per year. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317896 | SMART LABEL WITH INTEGRATED SENSOR - A smart label includes an antenna and an integrated sensor, and in response to receiving an initiating interrogation signal transmits a response signal that includes a first component that identifies the smart label and second component that provides data generated at the sensor in response to an environmental parameter. The response signal allows the data indicating the status of the environmental parameter, such as temperature or moisture, at the location of the specific smart label to be transmitted along with a time stamp. A method of activating a sensor on the smart label is also provided. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317897 | PROXIMITY DETECTION SYSTEM WITH CONCURRENT RF AND MAGNETIC FIELDS - This disclosure provides a method and system for extending the capability of a proximity detection system that is based on use of low frequency magnetic fields, to avoid conflicts in crowded work sites. The improvement is attained by combining the advantages of these low frequency magnetic fields with the advantages of much higher frequency, radiated (RF) signals that are controlled to be produced at the same time, concurrent with each other, in a coordinated and/or synchronous manner. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317898 | CELL PHONE KEY FOB ALERT SYSTEM - The cell phone key fob system comprises a cell phone key fob device and, in some embodiments, a mobile software application to be loaded on the mobile electronics device sought to be protected. The key fob device comprises a base key fob body having a activation switch, a speaker, a lanyard, an lanyard aperture in the fob body, and four indicator lights. The key fob device additionally includes an internal microcontroller, battery, Bluetooth transceiver and vibrating mechanism. When initially activated, the cell phone key fob device automatically bonds with the closest mobile communications device through a wireless connection. Subsequently, whenever the cell phone key fob device is turned on, it establishes a Bluetooth connection with the previously bonded cell phone through the transceiver. The connection is then monitored and, if lost, the speaker, lights, and vibrating mechanism activated to demonstrate an alarm condition to the user. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317899 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING RFID TAGS TO DETERMINE STERILIZATION OF DEVICES - The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for controlling the usage of devices with embedded RFID tags. An exemplary method may include connecting the device to an energy source and reading data from a memory device incorporated in the device, wherein the data may include a unique identifier (UID), a usage value, an activation value, a reprocessing value, and/or a sterilization indicator. The method may further include incrementing the usage value when the device is connected to the energy source, and incrementing the activation value when the device is activated permitting energy to flow from the energy source to an energy consuming component of the device. The method may further include preventing usage of the device if the UID is on a list of prohibited UIDs, the usage value is not lower than a usage limitation value, the reprocessing value is equal to a reprocessing limitation value, the activation value is equal to an activation limitation value, and/or the sterilization indicator does not indicate that the device has been sterilized since its previous usage. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317900 | NEW ROAD DETECTION LOGIC - An analyzer of the invention adequately analyzes a change in road network by using probe information generated with driving of a vehicle. This analyzer determines a traffic amount of vehicles passing through a specified section included in the road network from a plurality of the probe information accumulated over a predetermined period. The analyzer also determines a discontinuity rate, which is a rate of incidents that vehicle locations are discontinuous in the specified section, from the plurality of probe information accumulated over the predetermined period. The analyzer detects a change in the road network, based on a degree of change between traffic amounts in two different periods with respect to the specified section included in the road network and a degree of change between discontinuity rates in the two different periods. The detected change in the road network can be used for survey of the road network. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317901 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LEARNING TRAFFIC EVENTS, AND USE OF THE SYSTEM - A method for learning traffic events, the traffic events being transmitted to a data network using vehicle-to-X communication. The traffic events include position data and time data assigned to the traffic events, and the traffic events are stored electronically in the data network. The method is characterized in that an individual storage duration is determined for each traffic event, and the traffic event is deleted from the data network after the storage duration expires. The invention further relates to a corresponding system and to the use thereof. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317902 | HEAVY VEHICLE TRAFFIC FLOW OPTIMIZATION - There is provided a method for heavy vehicle traffic flow optimization. The method includes determining location information and destination information of qualifying heavy vehicles. The method further includes modifying one or more traffic signal sequences to optimize a traffic flow of the qualifying heavy vehicles responsive to the location information and the destination information. Each of the qualifying heavy vehicles has a respective associated weight greater than a predetermined weight threshold. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317903 | POSITION INFORMATION STORED BY TRANSPONDER - A cladding element configured to clad a structural element disposed in a vehicle. The cladding element comprises a transponder. An item of position information, indicating the position of the structural element is stored by the transponder. A method is provided comprising reading out the position information from the transponder of such a cladding element. A computer program is provided for executing and/or controlling the method. Apparatuses for executing and/or controlling the method are disclosed. A vehicle is disclosed having such a cladding element as is a system comprising such a cladding element and such an apparatus. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317904 | GROUND BASED SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE FLIGHTPLAN RE-PLAN SCENARIOS TO A PILOT DURING FLIGHT - Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting re-routing options to a plurality of in-flight aircraft in accordance with preconfigured pilot preferences. The apparatus comprises a data store module containing data sets against which the pilot preferences are evaluated during flight, including weather, airspace and flight restrictions, ground delay programs, and air traffic information. The apparatus further includes a flight path module containing route and position information for each aircraft. An incursion alert processing module evaluates the flight path, data store, and pilot preferences and generates incursion alerts which are transmitted to each aircraft during flight. Upon receipt of an incursion alert or, alternatively, independent of an incursion alert, the pilot may request re-routing options. Once received and reviewed, the pilot selects the optimum re-routing option, and an associated micro flight plan is uplinked and loaded into the FMS (Flight Management System). | 2015-11-05 |
20150317905 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A LINEAR TERRAIN PROFILE ALONG A LATERAL APPROACH TRAJECTORY OF AN AIRPORT - A device comprising a computation unit for computing, for each of a plurality of different distances relative to a threshold of a landing runway along a lateral approach trajectory, a geometric altitude, using a measured and stored barometric altitude, a computation unit for computing a terrain height, by subtracting, from the computed geometric altitude, a measured and stored height, and a computation unit for determining a terrain profile from the set of terrain heights computed for the set of different distances. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317906 | CONTEMPORANEOUS CAPTURE AND TAGGING OF MEDIA EVIDENCE FOR EDUCATION EVALUATION - An educational evidence and evaluation system for generating media files and context parameters and linking the media files and context parameters to education profiles during evaluation of a subject is disclosed. An example educational evidence and evaluation system comprises a capture engine that captures two media files, a context engine that tags the media files with context parameters, and a linking engine that links the media files and their tagged context parameters to an education profiles of a subject, wherein the evaluation engine links a first media file and its first context parameter to the education profile of a first subject before the capture engine captures a second media file. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317907 | COMPUTER-AIDED INTEGRATED EXAMINATION AND ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention enables a teacher to author questions for examination and assignments so that students working the Internet or an Intranet can type their answers from their systems and submit for marks and feedbacks. For each question, teacher also provides standard answers which are coded. Once students submit their answers, their answers are compared against the standard answers and, after evaluation of each student's response in relation to a teacher-authored standard answer, marks are awarded to the students and the system provides automatic feedback. The system further provides for re-analysis of student's answer if satisfactory answers are not written by students and the student's answer are compared against a database of wrong answers owing to misconception, logical problems etc. The present invention further provides for inclusion of alternative answers detected in student's answer and sends such alternative answers to the examination/assignment originator for inclusion in the standard answer. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317908 | PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOME INSTRUMENTS FOR ENDOMETRIOSIS - The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing, treating, and monitoring endometriosis utilizing patient reported outcome instruments. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317909 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SIMULATING A THERMOMETER - A device for training medical personnel to measure a simulated patient's temperature is provided. The device includes at least one sensor configured to measure an attribute of the device's motion. A display and a wireless communications device are provided. A controller is electrically coupled to the at least one sensor, the display and the wireless communications device, the controller having a processor that is responsive to executable computer instructions to display a value on the display in response to the at least one sensor measuring the attribute. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317910 | Accelerated Learning, Entertainment and Cognitive Therapy Using Augmented Reality Comprising Combined Haptic, Auditory, and Visual Stimulation - An accelerated learning and rehabilitation system for teaching the performance of a musical instrument, a remotely operated system, a sport, a weapon, and for brain rehabilitation and other uses includes generating sensory cues including auditory, haptic and visual sensory cues capable of being perceived by a user. The generated sensory cues are applied to the user and are dependent on a position of at least one body member of a performer relative to a performance element of a performance object with which an event is performed. The sensory cues are effective for stimulating a various processing center of a brain of the user so that user learns how to position his body member corresponding to the position of the performer of the event. The sensory cues can include visual sensory cues effective for stimulating the visual processing center of the brain of the user. The visual sensory cues are synchronized with the other applied sensory cues so that the position of the body member of the performer is virtually visually indicated in synchronization with the other sensory cues so that the visual processing center is stimulated with a visual sensory cue in synchronization with the stimulation of other processing centers corresponding to the other sensory cues for teaching the user to perform a version of the event. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317911 | MUSICAL PIECE EVALUATION DEVICE, MUSICAL PIECE EVALUATION METHOD, MUSICAL PIECE EVALUATION PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING THE PROGRAM STORED THEREON - A degree of difficulty of a musical piece is comprehensively evaluated also in consideration of a viewpoint of expressions and dynamics of the musical piece. A segment evaluator evaluates a degree of segment difficulty. The degree of segment difficulty indicates the degree of difficulty in performance of a segment (for example, a predetermined number of measures) serving as a part of the musical piece. The segment evaluator divides the musical piece into a plurality of segments, and evaluates the degree of segment difficulty for each of the plurality of segments. The degree of segment difficulty is evaluated in accordance with a predetermined algorithm. A musical piece evaluator evaluates a degree of musical piece difficulty. The degree of musical piece difficulty indicates a degree of difficulty in the performance of the entire musical piece. The musical piece evaluator evaluates the degree of musical piece difficulty of the musical piece based on a change of the degree of segment difficulty within the musical piece. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317912 | FOOTWEAR FOR TRAINING OR LEARNING HOW TO MARCH IN A GROUP - Footwear that generates sound when an individual completes a proper marching step includes a toe strike plate disposed a toe step surface and a heel strike plate disposed a heel step surface. The strike plates produce an identifiable sound when they contact the ground during a marching step. The produced sound is used to improve marching technique and to synchronize marching steps. Methods of training and learning how to march in a group with the footwear are also described. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317913 | Optimizing Messages Sent to Diabetic Patients in an Interactive Reporting and Messaging System - Disclosed is a system of education, monitoring and advising on glucose testing, diet, exercise and drug administration using a device which is carried by the patient and which is capable of: blood glucose testing, displaying messages advising the patient to initiate blood glucose testing, and of recording the results of the test; of displaying advice or further queries based on analysis of the results, and displaying messages relating to advice, education and/or or further queries based on the analysis. The messages are optimized based on their effectiveness in bringing about a favorable response in the patient's blood glucose level or based on other clinical endpoints. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317914 | Acoustic Representations of Environments - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for acoustic representations of environments. A processor can execute an acoustic representation service. The processor can receive a request to provide acoustic representation data to a device. The processor can obtain input data from the device. The input data can include captured data. The processor can analyze the input data to recognize an object represented in or by the input data and a path associated with the object. The processor can generate acoustic representation data representing the object and the path, and provide the acoustic representation data to the device. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317915 | State Change Device And System For The Tactile Display of Information - A state change device and system for the tactile display of information is disclosed. The state change device uses a novel pin and driving coil arrangement combined with a bistable plate to create a high state and a low state where the pin either protrudes from a surface or is recessed below the surface. The state change device may be combined with other similar devices to create a Braille character and may be further combined to create a Braille reader where transient information is displayed on the Braille reader from a computing device or processor. The state change device makes possible low cost Braille displays that are reliable, compact, quickly refreshable and with more characters than current Braille displays, thus providing new life and opportunity for both the Braille alphabet and those that require the use of such. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317916 | DEMONSTRATION TOOLS FOR GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES - A variety of tools for demonstrating the mathematical properties is disclosed. In one embodiment, a demonstrator uses the tools to illuminate geometric relationships between objects in two and three-dimensional space. The tools may be a stationary exhibit or collected into a portable kit. Whether portable or stationary, the tools provide an easy to use, multi-functional, and visually captivating vehicle for demonstration of geometric properties. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317917 | DUMMY OBJECT WITH EXTREMETIES WHICH UTILISE THE MASS INERTIA THEREOF TO REPLICATE A NATURAL MOVEMENT PROCESS - A dummy object is described which is particularly suitable for a functional testing of driver assistance systems for vehicles. The dummy object comprises a torso, at least one extremity representing an arm or a leg, wherein the extremity includes a proximal extremity portion mounted in an articulated manner at the torso and a distal extremity portion mounted in an articulated manner at the proximal extremity portion, and at least one drive which is arranged in the torso and is designed to move the proximal extremity portion relative to the torso. The proximal extremity portion can be moved in such a manner that a movement of the distal extremity portion, which is correlated with the movement of the proximal extremity portion, can be created by utilizing the mass inertia of the associated distal extremity portion. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317918 | RESPIRATION MIMIC DEVICE - The present invention relates to a respiration mimic device, and includes a chamber having an interior space filled with fluid, a lung mimic, to be contracted or expanded, accommodated at the interior space in the chamber; a lung copying unit including a tumor mimic distributed in the lung mimic; a driving unit for copying motion patterns of the lung according to actual respiration and contracting or expanding the lung mimic; and an abdomen copying unit for elevating vertically according to contraction or expansion of the lung mimic and copying an abdomen. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317919 | ANTIMICROBIAL COATING FOR IDENTIFICATION DEVICES - An identification device that combines an antimicrobial coating with a printable substrate. For example, the invention includes a wristband with a face stock supporting indicia which are applied on (such as through thermal transfer printing) or through (such as through direct thermal printing) an antimicrobial layer. The antimicrobial layer is preferably a coating or varnish that is applied as the outermost layer and can bind with thermal transfer printing ink or supports pass through of direct thermal printing on a chemically receptive sublayer. The antimicrobial varnish includes varnish compounds and antimicrobial compounds such as a silver zeolite ion that is configured to react to moisture with a controlled release of microbial disinfectant. Preferably, the wristband is a hospital wristband bearing on-site printed identification indicia for a patient. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317920 | ENCAPSULATED SIGNAGE AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION - An article of manufacture ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150317921 | FIXED WINDOW BADGE - A badge for displaying indicia. The badge includes a base plate that defines a landing area that has a recessed portion. The badge also includes a top panel coupled to the base plate. The top panel defines an at least partially transparent portion. A strip is disposed between the base plate and the top panel and at least partially disposed underneath the at least partially transparent portion such that a portion of the strip is viewable through the at least partially transparent portion. The strip is removable from between the base plate and the top panel without removing the top panel from the base plate. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317922 | Apparatus Pertaining to Physically-Discrete Sign Components - A physically-discrete sign component comprises an internally-electrically-illuminated alphabetic character having a front-facing profile and at least one connecting bar disposed at least substantially horizontally with respect to the front-facing profile of the alphabetic character and at least partially within the front-facing profile of that alphabetic character. By one approach the physically-discrete sign component includes two of the connecting bars. If desired, these two connecting bars are disposed at least substantially parallel to one another. By one approach, a first one of the connecting bars extends partially, but not wholly, above an upper periphery of the aforementioned front-facing profile while the second connecting bar extends partially, but not wholly, below a lower periphery of the front-facing profile. The connecting bars can include a connecting-bar interface configured to physically and electrically interconnect to an adjacent sign component. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317923 | INCONSPICUOUS OPTICAL TAGS AND METHODS THEREFOR - Tags are made from optical films to provide a pattern that is inconspicuous to ordinary observers, but that is detectable by a camera or other imaging device. The pattern is provided by first and second portions of a patterned layer, the first portions selectively filtering at least a portion of blue visible light from other visible light wavelengths. Filtering in the portion of the blue region helps make the pattern inconspicuous. The tags may also include an indicia layer configured to mark a location of the pattern, and a contrast enhancing layer disposed behind the patterned layer and configured to enhance a contrast of the pattern. In some cases, the first portions of the patterned layer may filter optical wavelengths other than blue, such as near-infrared light. The pattern may comprise machine-readable information, e.g., a linear bar code or a 2-D bar code. Associated methods and systems are also disclosed. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317924 | Unmanned Aerial System for Creating Aerial Message - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for creating aerial message. Upon user's inputting a message, character, image, shape, or pattern that the user desires to skywrite into a computer, an UAV attached with smoke/vapor generator automatically pilot itself to skywrites the message, character, image, shape or pattern with smoke or vapor trails in a location specified by the user. The UAV for creating aerial message comprises of an UAV, a smoke/vapor generator, UAV control unit, and computer. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317925 | Advertisement campaign system using escalators and moving walkways. - Described herein is an Advertisement Campaign System Using Escalators and Moving Walkways, the advertising campaign system comprises of advertisements positioned on the balustrades, the moving stairs, the exit of the escalator and the exit of the moving walkway, between two or more escalators, between two or more moving walkways or any other part of the escalator or moving walkway. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317926 | AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL LATENCY BETWEEN DISPLAYS - The present invention relates to methods or system for the measurement of differential latency between displays located at endpoints of network, displays being driven by one or more rendering machines and having means for refreshing the images on different displays at the same point in time as well as means adapted so that the content of each displayed image can only change after the completion of previous displayed frame. For example the displays can be frame locked and have double buffered swap locked memory operation. The method or system is adapted to stream test images over the network to the displays of the different endpoints. The test images are displayed on the displays. The displayed images at the different endpoints with an image recording device such as a camera. Optionally the delays can be compensated, e.g. by delaying the streams with lower latency at the level of the frame buffer (FIFO) before or after decoding. Preferably the system or method is adapted to measure end-to-end differential latency between the displays and for putting this in vector form. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317927 | TEST STRUCTURE OF DISPLAY PANEL AND TEST STRUCTURE OF TESTED DISPLAY PANEL - A test structure of a display panel is provided. The test structure is within a buffer display region which is between a display region and a non-display region of the display panel and includes a substrate, at least one signal line on the substrate, an insulation layer covering the signal line, a planar layer on the insulation layer, and an electrode layer on the planar layer. The planar layer has at least one opening exposing a portion of the insulation layer. The electrode layer has a display electrode portion on the planar layer, at least one test electrode portion connecting the insulation layer via the opening and electrically insulated from the signal line, and at least one ring-shaped trench surrounding the test electrode portion and exposing a portion of the planar layer. The display electrode portion surrounds the ring-shaped trench and is electrically insulated from the test electrode portion. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317928 | MOBILE DEVICE BASED COLOR MANAGEMENT OF DIGITAL DISPLAYS - Systems and methods for using a mobile device to manage the color of a digital display on the mobile device are disclosed. The mobile device has a display architecture which it can self-manage. The mobile device can display test patterns that are then sensed by a color sensor, which may be with the mobile device or separate from the mobile device. The mobile device then analyzes the color attributes of the test patterns and generates color management data that includes adjustments to be made to the display architecture. The mobile device may then receive the color management data and adjust its display architecture accordingly. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317929 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE DETECTION - The present invention discloses a method and device for image detection. After an acquired dark state image of a display panel is divided into a plurality of areas according to a preset rule, RGB values of each area are determined and converted into XYZ values. The L* and C* values in the CIE-LCH standard are calculated and statistical analysis is performed to the L* and C* values of the areas in the dark state image to determine statistical parameters of the display image. A dark state uniformity coefficient of the dark state image is determined based on the determined statistical parameters, and the uniformity of the dark state image of the display panel is determined through the dark state uniformity coefficient. A standard for evaluating uniformity of a dark state image is established through the above process, which facilitates unified detection of uniformity of the dark state image of the display panel. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317930 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DRIVING DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD AND LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE LIGHTING MODULE COMPRISING THE SAME - A light-emitting diode driving device enabling an excellent heat-dissipation function and high-efficient driving is disclosed. The disclosed LED driving device comprises: a power source unit providing an alternate current voltage; a rectification unit communicatively coupled to the power source and rectifying the alternate current voltage; a driving signal generation unit configured to receive the rectified voltage from the rectification unit and generate a primary driving signal by using the rectified voltage; and an LED driving signal modulation unit communicatively coupled to the driving signal generator, the LED driving signal modulation unit configured to receive the primary driving signal and generating a secondary pulse driving signal by modulating the primary driving signal, and LED groups including LEDs and configured to receive the primary driving signal or the second pulse driving signal such that the LED groups operate responsive to the primary driving signal or the secondary pulse driving signal. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317931 | PIXEL COMPENSATION CIRCUIT - A pixel compensation circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a switch unit and a light emitting diode. The first transistor, the third transistor, the fourth transistor, the fifth transistor, and the switch unit are used to receive a respective switch signal. The pixel compensation circuit can compensate a threshold voltage of transistor automatically; and consequentially a driving current of light emitting diode is prevented from being affected by the change of the threshold voltage or the voltage drop of the light emitting diode. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317932 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A pixel circuit, an organic electroluminescent display panel and a display device are provided. The pixel circuit includes a luminous device (D | 2015-11-05 |
20150317933 | FUEL DISPENSER - A system and method for displaying information at a fuel dispenser comprises an electrophoretic display that may be configured to operate in low temperature environments. The fuel dispenser may comprise a keypad located beneath the electrophoretic display in order to present a graphical user interface to a customer and receive the customer's selections. The fuel dispenser may comprise additional electrophoretic displays to present additional information to the consumer. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317934 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE DRIVE METHOD - A display device includes an image display panel whose display is controlled by an image signal, a backlight which includes light sources and lights the image display panel from behind, and a display control section which calculates, based on the image signal, the required luminance value of the backlight for each divided area of the image display panel, calculates a tentative lighting level of each light source based on luminance distribution information for the backlight stored previously and the required luminance values, sets the lighting level of a first light source whose tentative lighting level exceeds an upper limit to the upper limit, determines the lighting level of a second light source whose tentative lighting level does not exceed the upper limit, based on the lighting level of the first light source, luminance distribution information, and required luminance value, and controls the backlight by the lighting levels. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317935 | DISPLAY CIRCUIT INCORPORATING DATA FEEDBACK LOOP - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for providing pixel circuits for controlling the state of operation of light modulators in a display device. The state of operation of the light modulator can be controlled by the pixel circuit based on a data voltage stored in a data storage element of the pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes an actuation circuit for providing an actuation voltage to the light modulator and a feedback circuit for providing a positive feedback voltage from an output node of the actuation circuit to an input node of the actuation circuit. In some implementations, the feedback circuit includes the data storage element connected between the input node and the output node. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317936 | SHIFT REGISTER UNIT, GATE DRIVING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A shift register unit, a gate driving apparatus and a display device are configured to solve the problem that a bi-directional scan function can not be realized in the prior art. The shift register unit includes: a driving module, which is configured, in a forward scan, to control a signal at a pull-up node to be at a first level when a forward selection signal is at the first level or is changed from the first level to a second level, and to control the signal at the pull-up node to be at the second level when a reverse selection signal is at the first level; and is configured, in a reverse scan, to control the signal at the pull-up node to be at the first level when the reverse selection signal is at the first level or is changed from the first level to the second level, and to control the signal at the pull-up node to be at the second level when the forward selection signal is at the first level; and an output module configured to output a received clock signal (CLK) under the control of the signal at the pull-up node. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317937 | DATA DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND DRIVING METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - A data driving circuit includes a processing module for determining grayscale levels will be displayed by pixels on an nth scanning line and judging driving voltage polarities of the pixels; a storing module for storing duty cycles of charging voltages corresponding to grayscale levels of pixels on a liquid crystal panel; a switching module for reading duty cycles of charging voltages corresponding to the grayscale levels will be displayed by the pixels on the nth scanning line from the storing module and controlling charging times of the pixels according to the readout charging voltages; and a voltage selecting module for selecting charging voltages corresponding to the pixels on the nth scanning line according to the processing module determined grayscale levels will be displayed by the pixels and judged driving voltage polarities of the pixels, and supplying the selected charging voltages to the pixels through the switching module. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317938 | DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, PROCESSOR, CONTROLLER, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A processor determines a drive scheme from among candidates of a plurality of drive schemes having differing schemes for supplying a signal to a signal line of a display panel. A controller stores a scheme drive information in which a drive scheme information and a signal control information in a drive scheme are associated. A controller receives a scheme information from a processor, and controls a signal supplied to a signal line of a display panel, the control being made based on a scheme information and a scheme drive information. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317939 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY - An array substrate and a display are provided, and the array substrate includes: a substrate; a pixel region, provided on the substrate; a plurality of data lines, formed on the substrate; a plurality of gate signal lines, formed on the substrate and configured to apply a gate signal; a plurality of pixel units, located in the pixel region and defined by crossing of the plurality of data lines and the plurality of gate signal lines; and at least one leading wire, provided at the periphery of the pixel region and configured to transmit the gate signal, wherein two ends of each of the plurality of gate signal lines near the periphery of the pixel region are connected with one leading wire through a first thin film transistor and a second thin film transistor respectively. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317940 | SIGNAL CORRECTING METHOD AND SIGNAL CORRECTING DEVICE - The present invention provides a signal correcting method and a signal correcting device. The signal correcting method comprises steps of S10, sampling a signal to he corrected at different sampling times; S20, comparing a signal value at each of the sampling times in one signal period with a preset signal value corresponding to the sampling time, when the signal value at the sampling time is equal to the corresponding preset signal value, keeping the signal value at the sampling time unchanged; and when the signal value at the sampling time is not equal to the corresponding preset signal value, proceeding to step S30; and S30, correcting the signal value at the sampling time to be the preset signal value corresponding to the sampling time. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317941 | Pulse Output Circuit, Shift Register, and Display Device - A circuit is provided which is constituted by TFTs of one conductivity type, and which is capable of outputting signals of a normal amplitude. When an input clock signal CK | 2015-11-05 |
20150317942 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device capable of reducing electromagnetic interference includes a display panel which has a source driver and a gate driver; a connector; a DC-DC converter; a first trace for connecting the connector and the DC-DC converter; and a second trace for connecting the DC-DC converter and the source driver, wherein the DC-DC converter is disposed near the gate d river, and a length of the first trace is longer than a length of the second trace, so that it minimizes the path of the DC-DC converter outputting current, and reduces the generation of electromagnetic interference. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317943 | DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a signal generating circuit configured to generate a first control signal and a second control signal; and a differential amplifier. The differential amplifier includes: a first differential pair of transistors configured to receive a differential input signal; a first constant current source connected with said first differential pair of transistors; and a first switch connected in parallel with said first constant current source and configured to increase current which flows through said first differential pair of transistors, in response to said first control signal which is active for a first time period in a level transition of said differential input signal. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317944 | MOBILE DEVICE BASED COLOR MANAGEMENT OF DIGITAL DISPLAYS - Systems and methods for using a mobile device to manage the color of a digital display on a target device are disclosed. The mobile device can associate with the target device to determine compatibility and identify the display architecture of the target device. The mobile device can further communicate with the target device to display test patterns on the target device that are then sensed by a miniature color sensor on the mobile device. The mobile device then analyzes the color attributes of the test patterns and generates color management data that includes adjustments to be made to the display architecture of the target device. The target device may then receive the color management data and adjust its display architecture accordingly. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317945 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING TINTED GLASS EFFECT FOR INTERFACE CONTROLS AND ELEMENTS - A system stored in a non-transitory medium executable by processor circuitry is provided for generating a tinted glass visual effect. The system includes interface circuitry configured to receive a search query and query processing circuitry configured to identify a content item related to the search query and to retrieve data for the content item. Image editing circuitry is communicatively coupled to the query processing circuitry. The image editing circuitry is configured to identify a display element associated with the content item from the retrieved data, dynamically generate a semi-transparent portion of the display element, and apply the semi-transparent portion of the display element to a background of an interface element. Display logic circuitry is also communicatively coupled to the interface circuitry and is configured to display, in response to the search query, the interface element as a sub-portion of the display element associated with the content item. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317946 | ASSISTANCE FOR COLOR RECOGNITION - Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for processing a color image for a color blind person to perceive color variation within the color image. Specifically, in a typical embodiment, a color image is received from an image capture device or other means. Each area of the color image having one of a specific color or color combination is determined. A pattern is generated based on the one of the specific color or color combination. A pattern overlay of the generated pattern is rendered on a display device. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317947 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - When an area to be rewritten includes a first area including a character and a second area including an image object, a control unit outputs, to a controller, a display update instruction and information indicating the second area. Upon acquisition of the instruction and the information indicating the second area, first, the controller updates the first area and the second area by a first method. Next, the controller updates the second area by a second method that requires a longer updating time than the first method. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317948 | ONBOARD DISPLAY SYSTEM - An onboard display system includes two display groups; each display group includes a display apparatus and a control apparatus. The first control apparatus of the first display group includes the following: a first state acquisition section that acquires a first operating state of the first control apparatus itself; a second state acquisition section that acquires a second operating state of the second control apparatus of the second display group; a state determination section that determines whether a display prioritization state takes place based on the first operating state and the second operating state; and an image update section that updates, in chronological order, images in a video displayed in the first display apparatus of the first display group when the display prioritization state takes place or that suspends the updating when the display prioritization state does not take place. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317949 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a detector configured to detect one or more user viewing positions; a display configured to have a changeable curvature; and a controller receiving information of the one or more user viewing positions from the detector, the controller configured to determine deviations between right-side viewing angles and left-side viewing angles at each of the one or more detected user viewing positions for a first curvature and a second curvature of the display; and the controller configured to set the changeable curvature of the display based on the deviation determinations between the right-side viewing angle and the left-side viewing angle. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317950 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVE METHOD THEREOF - It is an object of the present invention to make full use of energy stored in storage capacitors connected in parallel to display pixels and prevent variations of display performance and easily adjust the display without replacing the storage capacitors. Storage capacitors | 2015-11-05 |
20150317951 | Low Power Digital Driving of Active Matrix Displays - Digital driving circuitry for driving an active matrix display comprising a plurality of pixels logically organized in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, each pixel comprising a light emitting element, comprises a current driver for each of the plurality of columns for driving a predetermined current through the corresponding column, the predetermined current being proportional to the number of pixels that are ON in that column. The digital driving circuitry further comprises digital select line driving circuitry for sequentially selecting the plurality of rows, and digital data line driving circuitry for writing digital image codes to the pixels in a selected row, synchronized with the digital select line driving circuitry. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317952 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - An embodiment of the present invention realizes a display device equipped with a self light-emitting type display element driven by a current, by using a pixel circuit having a configuration simpler than a conventional configuration. A pixel circuit includes a driving transistor (T | 2015-11-05 |
20150317953 | OPTICAL WRITING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical writing device includes a plurality of current driven light emitting elements, first and second power source lines, a designation circuit that outputs a designation potential, first driving circuits provided for each of the light emitting elements to supply driving current to the corresponding light emitting element, second driving circuits provided for each of the light emitting elements to supply driving current to the corresponding light emitting element, and a switching control unit that alternately switches respective states of the first and second driving circuits between a state where one of the first and second driving circuits receives the designation potential while the other driving circuit supplies the driving current, and a state where the other driving circuit receives the designation potential while the one driving circuit supplies the driving current. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317954 | Shift Register and Display Device Using the Same - A shift register capable of preventing leakage current and a display device using the same are disclosed. The shift register includes a plurality of stages. Each stage includes a set unit setting a Q node in response to a start pulse or previous output, an inverter for controlling a QB node to have a logic state opposite to that of the Q node, an output unit for outputting any one input clock or a gate off voltage in response to the logic states of the Q and QB nodes, a reset unit including a reset switching element, the reset switching element resetting the Q node with a first reset voltage in response to a reset pulse or next output, and a noise cleaner resetting the Q node with a second reset voltage in response to the QB node. When the reset switching element is turned off, the first reset voltage is greater than a voltage of the reset pulse or the next output for the current. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317955 | INFORMATION CODE, INFORMATION CODE PRODUCING METHOD, INFORMATION CODE READER, AND SYSTEM WHICH USES INFORMATION CODE - A two-dimensional information code is provided. In the code area of this information code, there are formed a specification pattern region in which predetermined-shape specification patterns, such as position detecting patterns, are arranged, a data recording region in which data are recorded using plural types of cells, and an error-correction code recording region in which error correction codes are arranged using the plural types of cells. In the code area, a free space is formed at a position located outside the specification pattern region, the data recording region, and the error-correction code recording region. Data are not recorded by cells in the free space and error correction on the error correction codes is not applied to the free space. The free space has a size larger in area than a single cell. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317956 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY UTILIZING COMPRESSED IMAGERY IN THE VISUAL PERIPHERY - A system, method and wearable display unit for presenting content to a user is disclosed. A display is worn by a user in front of eyes of the user. The display includes a peripheral display area for displaying content to the user in at least one peripheral visual area of the user. A processor provides content to the peripheral display area. A database may store content and the processor obtains the content from the database. The database may be separate from the wearable display unit. A camera of the wearable display unit may also provide the content. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317957 | PIANO STRING TUNING USING INDUCTIVE CURRENT PUMPS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE - A present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for tuning piano strings by heating the piano strings. The apparatus includes split magnetic cores that encircle the piano strings. The magnetic cores comprise wiring wrapped around the outside of the magnetic cores to induce an alternating current in the piano strings through mutual inductance. The generated alternating current in the piano strings allows each piano string to be heated and thereby tuned. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317958 | Stringed Instrument with Fingerboard Support - Embodiments are disclosed that relate a stringed instrument having a fingerboard support disposed between a fingerboard and a neck base. For example, one disclosed embodiment comprises a body, and a neck structure extending from the body, the neck structure comprising a neck base, a fingerboard support coupled with the neck base, and a fingerboard coupled with the fingerboard support, wherein the fingerboard support comprises a support surface configured to contact an underside of the fingerboard and a raised side that at least partially covers a lateral side of the fingerboard. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317959 | GUITAR NECK JOINT - A neck joint for guitars providing a secure joint with tight mechanical bonding that can be removable and maintainable. It is configurable so that it is adjustable in two directions to accommodate variations in string height and neck angle. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317960 | TAILPIECE WITH SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR ARCHTOP GUITARS - The invention regards the mode in which the strings are supported through the tail on the acoustic archtop guitars. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317961 | Fluid Flow Control Valves - A fluid flow control valve comprising an outer casing with an inner valve member displaceable between first and second positions within the casing, the valve member including passages which interconnect different valve inlets and outlets dependent on whether the valve member is in its first or second position, the valve member being made from plastic material so that the diameter of the valve member can be increased without increasing its weight above that of a conventional metal inner valve member. This allows the passages through the inner valve member to be of the same internal diameter as the tubing leading up to and away from the valve. The valve member can be acted upon by a magnetic restoring means which tends to return the valve member towards its first position when displaced therefrom. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317962 | THROW OFF FOR A SNARE DRUM - This disclosure is directed to a snare drum throw off comprising a base component with a cylindrical opening through its vertical axis and an angled opening along its side that connects to the cylindrical opening and comprises a lip. The snare drum throw off also comprises a cylindrical component partially disposed inside the cylindrical opening of the base component. The throw off also comprises a handle connected to the cylindrical component and protruding through the angled opening of the base component. At the bottom of the cylindrical component is a snare attachment component. As a user turns the handle of the cylindrical component upwards along the angled opening, the cylindrical component is drawn through the base component, thereby pulling the snare attachment component towards the base component. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317963 | Cymbal Skin - CYMBAL SKIN is a one-piece removable disc-like muffling device for the percussion instrument known as a cymbal. It will be made from pliable, stretchy gum rubber approximately ⅛″ thick. The main body and surface texture will be smooth. The disc will stretch around the cymbal's circumference and “tuck” under its edge. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317964 | MULTI-TOUCH PAD CONTROLLER - A highly configurable controller is described that includes a number of different types of control mechanisms that emulate a wide variety of conventional control mechanisms using pressure and location sensitive sensors that generate high-density control information which may be mapped to the controls of a wide variety of devices and software. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317965 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING MELODIES - In one embodiment, a system for analyzing melodies is disclosed that may receive data for a musical composition, the data including a sequence of notes that make up a melody contained in the musical composition, and store, in a database, a pitch and a duration for at least one note in the sequence of notes in association with the melody. In addition, the system may determine at least one pitch differential and at least one duration ratio for at least two consecutive notes in the sequence of notes, and store, in the database, the at least one pitch differential and the at least one duration ratio in association with the melody. The system may also generate at least one metric associated with the melody based on the at least one pitch differential and/or the at least one duration ratio. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317966 | PICKUP WITH ONE OR MORE INTEGRATED CONTROLS - A musical instrument pickup, having a pickup body, a tone shaping circuit, and at least one integrated control in and/or on the pickup body. Embodiments of the present disclosure may utilize one or more techniques, alone or in combination, to adjust, e.g., the tone of a musical instrument by changing the frequency response of a pickup with the one or more integrated controls. One exemplary technique utilizes a plurality of knobs to selectively control the gain, resonant frequency, and/or circuit Q of the pickup. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317967 | Optical Instrument Pickup - A optoelectronic pickup for a musical instrument includes at least one light source which directs light to impinge a string of the musical instrument in at least one photoreceiver located to detect the reflected light, so as to generate an electrical signal that is responsive to string vibrations. A number of dissimilar filter approaches are included to control undesired effects of spurious light, the filter approaches may be structure-based, signal processing-based, and/or optics-based. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317968 | SOUND CONTROL DEVICE, SOUND CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - A sound control device capable of allowing a user to perceive sound by physical tension and relaxation is provided. The sound control device may include an interface portion | 2015-11-05 |
20150317969 | BUZZER CIRCUIT - A buzzer circuit includes a control unit, a constant current unit, and a buzzer. The buzzer circuit is coupled to a drive circuit. The buzzer includes a power pin and a ground pin. The constant current unit includes a constant voltage component and a first resistor. When the power pin of the buzzer receives a high level drive signal, the constant voltage component provides a constant voltage, controlled by the control unit, to the first resistor, and the ground pin is coupled to ground through the first resistor, and the buzzer buzzes steadily. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317970 | BUZZER CIRCUIT - A buzzer circuit includes an amplifier U, a first electronic switch and a second electronic switch, a first resistor and a second resistor, and a buzzer. The buzzer circuit is coupled to a drive circuit for receiving a drive signal. The first electronic is turned on and when the power pin of the buzzer receives a high level drive signal, the second electronic switch is turned on, and the buzzer buzzes steadily. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317971 | BUZZER OUTPUT CONTROL DEVICE AND BUZZER OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a buzzer that sounds without noise contamination. Specifically, an inaudible frequency signal generation unit | 2015-11-05 |
20150317972 | LOUDSPEAKER MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A MEMBRANE - The invention relates to a loudspeaker membrane having a sandwich structure, having a central web separating two layers of material based on high-rigidity threads impregnated with a polymer resin, characterized in that the central web is formed from a layer of material based on oriented natural fibres that are impregnated with a polymer resin. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317973 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING SPEECH RECOGNITION - Methods and systems are provided for coordinating recognition of a speech utterance between a speech system of a vehicle and a speech system of a user device. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving the speech utterance from a user; performing speech recognition on the speech utterance to determine a topic of the speech utterance; determining whether the speech utterance was meant for the speech system of the vehicle or the speech system of the user device based on the topic of the speech utterance; and selectively providing the speech utterance to the speech system of the vehicle or the speech system of the user device based on the determination of whether the speech utterance was meant for the speech system of the vehicle or the speech system of the user device. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317974 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING VOICE PROFILES FOR SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHICS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices for receiving an utterance from a user and analyzing the utterance to identify the demographics of the user. The system then analyzes the utterance to determine the prosody of the utterance, and retrieves from the Internet data associated with the determined demographics. Using the retrieved data, the system retrieves, also from the Internet, recorded speech matching the identified prosody. The recorded speech, which is based on the demographic data of the utterance and has a prosody matching the utterance, is then saved to a database for future use in generating speech specific to the user. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317975 | Method and Devices for Language Determination for Voice to Text Transcription of Phone Calls - The present invention provides methods, devices and systems for determining a language among a plurality of languages available for a voice to text transcription of phone calls between a caller and a recipient provided by an answering machine system, NETWORK characterized in that at least two of said available languages are proposed to the caller based on: a phone country code corresponding to said caller a phone country code corresponding to said recipient, a language comprised in a set of languages available for the transcription by said answering machine system, a language selected automatically on the basis of parameters set by the caller or the recipient wherein said caller selects said language interacting with said answering machine system, and a corresponding voice message is transcribed into text of the selected language for forwarding to said recipient. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317976 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING MYSTORE VIDEO RECORDINGS AND EMBEDDED TEXT - A system for creating mystore video recordings with embedded text is provided. The system comprises a mobile device with video recording functionality and voice recognition functionality and an application stored on the mobile device. When executed on the mobile device, the application recognizes a first spoken keyword during recording of a first video and stores a first utterance, the first utterance spoken immediately following the first spoken keyword. The application further recognizes a second spoken keyword during recording of the first video and stores a second utterance, the second utterance spoken immediately following the second spoken keyword. The application further converts the first utterance to a first text string, converts the second utterance to a second text string, and embeds the first text string and the second text string into the first video. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317977 | VOICE PROFILE MANAGEMENT AND SPEECH SIGNAL GENERATION - A device includes a receiver, a memory, and a processor. The receiver is configured to receive a remote voice profile. The memory is electrically coupled to the receiver. The memory is configured to store a local voice profile associated with a person. The processor is electrically coupled to the memory and the receiver. The processor is configured to determine that the remote voice profile is associated with the person based on speech content associated with the remote voice profile or an identifier associated with the remote voice profile. The processor is also configured to select the local voice profile for profile management based on the determination. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317978 | CONTACT PRIORITIZED COMMUNICATION FOR VOICE COMMANDS - Methods and electronic devices for facilitating communication are described. In one example, the present application describes processor-implemented method. The method includes: receiving an audio signal; determining that the audio signal includes a voice command to communicate with a contact using a first communication type; and determining that communication with the contact using the first communication type is unavailable; and after determining that communication with the contact using the first communication type is unavailable, facilitating communication with the contact using a second communication type. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317979 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MESSAGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for displaying a message is provided. The method includes receiving a speech signal; converting, to a text representation, at least a part of the speech signal corresponding to a voice message object; and displaying, within the voice message object, a part of the text representation, corresponding to the at least the part of the speech signal, a first object selectable to fully view the text representation, and a second object selectable to play back the speech signal. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317980 | ENERGY POST QUALIFICATION FOR PHRASE SPOTTING - In one embodiment, a computing device can detect an utterance of a target phrase within an acoustic input signal. The computing device can further determine a first estimate of cumulative signal and noise energy for the detected utterance in the acoustic input signal with respect to a first time period spanning the duration of the detected utterance, and a second estimate of noise energy in the acoustic input signal with respect to a second time period preceding (or following) the first time period. The computing device can then calculate a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for the detected utterance based on the first and second estimates and can reject the detected utterance if the SNR is below an SNR threshold. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317981 | Orientation Based Microphone Selection Apparatus - An apparatus comprising: an input configured to receive from at least two microphones at least two audio signals; at least two processor instances configured to generate separate output audio signal tracks from the at least two signals from the at least two microphones; a file processor configured to link the at least two output audio signal tracks within a file structure. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317982 | Method and compressor for compressing audio dynamics - A method of compressing the audio dynamics of an audio signal. The method includes a step of acquiring an audio signal; a step of selecting a first instant of the audio signal; a step of calculating a plurality of partial gains corresponding, respectively, to a plurality of observation windows of the audio signal that are centered on the first instant, the width of the observation windows following a geometric progression with a rate and first term that are predefined; a step of summing the partial gains calculated in a first corrective term; and a step of applying the first corrective term to the audio signal at the first instant. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317983 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING AND MIXING SIGNALS USING SIGNAL DECOMPOSITION - A method for mixing, processing and enhancing signals using signal decomposition is presented. A method for improving sorting of decomposed signal parts using cross-component similarity is also provided. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317984 | AUDIO-DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND AUDIO-DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD - The present invention provides an audio-data transmission system including a channel encoder, a data modulator and a speaker. The channel encoder is utilized to receive and encode a bit signal and generates an encoding signal. The data modulator is utilized to receive the encoding signal and modulates it to an audio signal whose frequency is on a frequency band. The audio signal includes at least four different sub-audio signals. The frequency band includes at least four sub-frequency bands with different frequencies. The frequencies of the at least four sub-audio signals are respectively on the at least four sub-frequency bands. The speaker is utilized to transmit the audio signal including the at least four different sub-audio signals. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317985 | Signal Adaptive FIR/IIR Predictors for Minimizing Entropy - The present document relates to coding. In particular, the present document relates to coding using linear prediction in combination with entropy encoding. A method ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150317986 | Processing of Audio Signals During High Frequency Reconstruction - The application relates to HFR (High Frequency Reconstruction/Regeneration) of audio signals. In particular, the application relates to a method and system for performing HFR of audio signals having large variations in energy level across the low frequency range which is used to reconstruct the high frequencies of the audio signal. A system configured to generate a plurality of high frequency subband signals covering a high frequency interval from a plurality of low frequency subband signals is described. The system comprises means for receiving the plurality of low frequency subband signals; means for receiving a set of target energies, each target energy covering a different target interval within the high frequency interval and being indicative of the desired energy of one or more high frequency subband signals lying within the target interval; means for generating the plurality of high frequency subband signals from the plurality of low frequency subband signals and from a plurality of spectral gain coefficients associated with the plurality of low frequency subband signals, respectively; and means for adjusting the energy of the plurality of high frequency subband signals using the set of target energies. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317987 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR REACTING TO WATERMARKS IN DIGITAL CONTENT - A device for reacting to watermarks embedded in digital content, comprising a capture module configured to capture digital content; a watermark extraction module configured to extract watermarks embedded in captured digital content; an interpreter module configured to interpret extracted watermarks and to send commands corresponding to interpretations of extracted watermarks; a storage module configured to store digital content; a rendering module configured to render digital content stored in the storage module in response to a command from the interpreter module to render digital content; a recorder module configured to record digital content captured by the capture module upon reception of a command from the interpreter; and an encoder module configured to encode digital content recorded by the recorded module and to store encoded digital content in the storage module. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317988 | DOWN-MIXING COMPENSATION FOR AUDIO WATERMARKING - Example methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to implement down-mixing compensation for audio watermarking are disclosed. Example watermark embedding methods disclosed herein include determining respective attenuation factors for a plurality of audio bands based on energy values associated with down-mixed audio samples corresponding to a first audio channel of a multi-channel audio signal and a second audio channel of the multi-channel audio signal. Disclosed example watermark embedding methods also include embedding a watermark in audio samples of the first audio channel based on the attenuation factors. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317989 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUDIO WATERMARKING - Methods and apparatus for audio watermarking are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include obtaining a watermarked noise signal having energy in a first frequency band, the watermarked noise signal being associated with a first operating state of a device. Disclosed example methods also include adjusting the watermarked noise signal based on an ambient audio level sensed by an audio sensor. Disclosed example methods further include emitting the adjusted watermarked noise signal via a speaker in response to determining that the device is in the first operating state. | 2015-11-05 |
20150317990 | DEEP SCATTERING SPECTRUM IN ACOUSTIC MODELING FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION - Deep scattering spectral features are extracted from an acoustic input signal to generate a deep scattering spectral feature representation of the acoustic input signal. The deep scattering spectral feature representation is input to a speech recognition engine. The acoustic input signal is decoded based on at least a portion of the deep scattering spectral feature representation input to a speech recognition engine. | 2015-11-05 |