48th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140350837 | Method for an automatic intervention into an ego vehicle when traveling erroneously, in particular when traveling the wrong way - A method for an automatic intervention into an ego vehicle when it is traveling erroneously, in particular when it is traveling the wrong way, on a road, via a safety device or a safety system of the ego vehicle, the wrong-way travel of the ego vehicle on the road initially being detected, and automated backward travel being able to be carried out by the ego vehicle chronologically after the detection of the wrong-way travel. Furthermore, the invention relates to a computer program product which is configured to carry out an intervention method according to the present invention; a computing unit or a processing device, which may be a control unit or a control device for a vehicle; and a safety device or a safety system for a vehicle, in particular a driver assistance system for a motor vehicle. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350838 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, SPECIFIC OBJECT DETERMINATION DEVICE, SPECIFIC OBJECT DETERMINATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING SPECIFIC OBJECT DETERMINATION PROGRAM - A vehicle control system includes: an anti-collision safety control unit executing anti-collision safety control for avoiding or alleviating a collision with an object including a reflection point on the basis of positional information about the reflection point, output from a positional information output unit; and a cancellation unit calculating an index value that increases with a duration of a state where a variation in a position of the reflection point in a direction perpendicular to a vehicle travelling direction is smaller than a predetermined amount and that, when the index value exceeds a threshold, issues a command such that the anti-collision safety control unit does not execute anti-collision safety control over the reflection point. When it is determined that the vehicle is travelling near a curve entrance, the cancellation unit increases the threshold as compared with when it is determined that the vehicle is not travelling near a curve entrance. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350839 | Simultaneous Localization And Mapping For A Mobile Robot - A method of localizing a mobile robot includes receiving sensor data of a scene about the robot and executing a particle filter having a set of particles. Each particle has associated maps representing a robot location hypothesis. The method further includes updating the maps associated with each particle based on the received sensor data, assessing a weight for each particle based on the received sensor data, selecting a particle based on its weight, and determining a location of the robot based on the selected particle. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350840 | CROWD PROXIMITY DEVICE - A device is configured to determine that a first user device and a second user device are associated with an event and determine a first user device location indicating a location of the first user device and a second user device location indicating a location of the second user device. The device is configured to determine a relationship between the first user device location and the second user device location and determine first event information and second event information based on the relationship, where the first event information and the second event information is associated with the event, and the first event information is different from the second event information. The device is configured to provide the first event information to the first user device and provide the second event information to the second user device. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350841 | Interactive dynamic cloud navigation system - An interactive dynamic cloud navigation system includes a server including a database having a map; and a plurality of navigation terminals, wherein each navigation terminal includes a data collecting and storing module, a data transmitting module and an outputting module. The data collecting and storing module includes a GPS chip. The data transmitting module is for transmitting data between the navigation terminal and the server. The data includes geographic positions of the navigation terminal and map data correspondent to the geographic positions. The server is for initiating a mission according to a request from at least one user, so as to provide personalized and customized data service. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350842 | TRAFFIC FLOW MODEL TO PROVIDE TRAFFIC FLOW INFORMATION - Examples of maintaining or querying a traffic database to generate a traffic flow model to provide traffic flow information and determine a per-lane route for a vehicle to travel are disclosed. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350843 | PRESENTING INFORMATION FOR A CURRENT LOCATION OR TIME - A computing system is described that obtains, based at least in part on information included in at least one previous communication associated with a user of a computing device, an indication of a future location and a future time and event information associated with the future location and the future time. The computing system obtains a duration of time for the user to travel from a current location of the computing device to the future location, and, based at least in part on the duration of time, obtains a departure time at which the user is predicted to need to depart from the current location in order to arrive at the future location by an arrival time based on the event. The computing system outputs, for transmission to the computing device, an indication associated with the event and including information indicative of the departure time. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350844 | METHOD FOR SEARCHING DATA AND METHOD FOR PLANNING ITINERARY - A method for searching data and a method for planning itinerary are provided. At least one contact is selected from a contact list so as to set a point of interest (POI) list associated with the at least one contact as a specific data source. A POI category is decided. A preset search range is obtained based on a reference location so as to search the specific data source for obtaining a search result conformed to the POI category and the preset search range, and the search result is displayed. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350845 | Navigation Device, Route Guidance Method, and Program - Disclosed is technology for providing guidance in a manner that facilitates travel along a guidance route when there is a road which has a carpool lane. A navigation device ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140350846 | Map View - One or more systems, devices, and/or methods for providing navigation-related functions, such as map display, are disclosed. For example, a method may include receiving input corresponding to a location. Photo image data associated with the location are retrieved. The photo image data are based on at least one image captured by a video camera or a photo camera. The photo image data are provided to display at least a portion of a photo image view representing at least a portion of the location. Map data corresponding to the location are retrieved. The map data are provided to display at least a portion of a digital map in the portion of the photo image view, and the digital map is integrated within the photo image view. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350847 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING AND RECALLING LOCATION DATA - A system and method for recalling and utilizing location data are presented. A connection between a device and a vehicle is detected. After the connection is detected, a first set of data stored on the device is identified. The first set of data includes a last known location of the vehicle. A current value of a vehicle sensor is compared to a historical value of the vehicle sensor. The historical value was captured from the vehicle sensor at about a time the first set of data was stored on the device. When the current value of the vehicle sensor is the same as the historical value of the vehicle sensor, the first set of data is used to define a current location of the vehicle. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350848 | Vehicle Positioning System - A vehicle positioning system ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140350849 | System and Method of Locating Prey - A method includes receiving location data corresponding to a physical location of a user at a computing device and receiving prey data corresponding to a relative position of an animal at the computing device from a gun scope. The method further includes determining a location of the animal relative to the computing device based on the location data and the prey data. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350850 | ROUTE SMOOTHING - A method is disclosed involving receiving GPS data from a personal portable training device. A smoothing operation is performed on the GPS data to generate a more accurate representation of the route travelled for display to a user ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140350851 | NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WHEELED OBJECTS - A navigation system uses a dead reckoning method to estimate an object's present position relative to one or more prior positions. In some embodiments, the dead reckoning method determines a change in position from the object's heading and speed during an elapsed time interval. In embodiments suitable for use with wheeled objects, the dead reckoning method determines the change in position by measuring the heading and the amount of wheel rotation. Some or all of the components of the navigation system may be disposed within a wheel, such as a wheel of a shopping cart. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350852 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OBJECTS IN A STREAM OF SENSOR DATA - A device for detecting objects in a stream of sensor image data corresponding to images of vehicle surroundings detected by a surroundings sensor of a vehicle includes:
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20140350853 | ROUTE COMPUTATION FOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM USING DATA EXCHANGED WITH TICKET VENDING MACHINES - A method for assisting a driver to locate a parking space includes identifying a user-selected destination with a navigation system of a first vehicle. While the driver of the first vehicle is being guided by the navigation system towards the selected destination, parking availability information is acquired from a first space allocation device (e.g., ticket vending machine), associated with a first parking zone. The parking availability information includes parking availability information for at least one second parking zone associated with a respective second, space allocation device, remote from the first space allocation device. The second parking availability information for the second parking zone(s) is communicated to the first space allocation device by at a respective second navigation system of at least one second vehicle. A parking zone is selected, based on the user-selected destination and acquired parking availability information transmitted from the first space allocation device. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350854 | INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD - An information providing system includes an obtaining portion that obtains image information captured by a moving object traveling on a road, and an information providing portion that provides the obtained image information, and additional information related to the image information. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350855 | Systems and Methods for Providing Navigational Assistance to Reserved Parking Locations - A computer-implemented method that includes reserving a first parking location for parking of a first vehicle, determining that the first vehicle is parked in a second parking location that is different from the first parking location reserved for parking of the first vehicle, determining, using a computer, whether the second parking location is available for parking of the first vehicle, and in response to at least determining that the second parking location is not available for parking of the first vehicle, providing for display of a prompt requesting that the first vehicle be moved to a parking location that is available for parking of the first vehicle. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350856 | Simultaneous multi-event universal kriging methods for spatio-temporal data analysis and mapping - Systems and methods configured to create contour maps of geospatial variables based on hydrometeorological data associated with the variable are described herein. The systems and methods advantageously use simultaneous multi-event universal kriging for spatio-temporal data exploration, analysis and interpolation with the objective of creating a series of related maps, where each map corresponds to a specific sampling event, but wherein some features exhibit spatial relationships persisting over time. In one particular example, water level maps are prepared using the methods, which has the flexibility to allow the conditioning of trend coefficients based on any arbitrary subsets of sample data, and thereby provides a physically based and deterministic rather than wholly-stochastic basis for depicting hydrometeorological data correlations in space and time. The simultaneous MEUK method borrows strength from events possessing a large number of samples to map events possessing fewer data, and allows for implementing “wheel and axle” data analysis. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350857 | Method Of Mapping A Subterranean Formation Based Upon Wellbore Position And Seismic Data And Related System - A method of mapping a subterranean formation having at least one wellbore therein may include operating an electromagnetic (EM) signal source and an EM receiver to generate wellbore position data. The method may also include operating a seismic signal source and a seismic receiver to generate seismic data, and generating subterranean formation data based upon the wellbore position data and the seismic data. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350858 | ENHANCED RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - Apparatus and systems, as well as methods, may operate to acquire formation signals from a deep measurement electromagnetic antenna array, where values of the formation signals depend on properties of a geological formation. Formation signals may also be acquired from an at-bit resistivity (ABR) sensor, where the ABR sensor comprises a drill bit electrically coupled to a toroid or to multiple electrodes, the electrodes separated by at least one gap. Further activities may include inverting the values of the formation signals to transform the values into an enhanced resistivity measurement for the geological formation, wherein the inverting comprises determining at least one of relative distance between layers of the geological formation, relative orientation of the layers to a housing, or a resistivity gradient of the layers, wherein the layers are not locally penetrated by the bit. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350859 | Efficiency of Pixel-Based Inversion Algorithms - A method of estimating formation parameters in a directional drilling process by acquiring electromagnetic logging while drilling (LWD) measurements over a non-uniform forward modeling grid and inverting, using a pixel-based inversion method, the LWD measurements over a uniform inversion grid. The inversion algorithm may be applied using a sliding window scheme that allows the formation parameters to be estimated independently and in parallel across a plurality of overlapping windows which span the entirety of the inversion grid. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350860 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR CONTINUOUS CAPILLARY PRESSURE ESTIMATION - Provided are methods, systems, and computer-readable media for determining capillary pressure in a basin/reservoir. Well log data is obtained that includes permeability log data, porosity log data, water saturation log data, and oil saturation log data. Thomeer parameters for a multi-pore system of a Thomeer model are determined by evaluating an objective function that measures the mismatch between the well log data and modeled data having the Thomeer parameters as input. The objective function is iteratively evaluated using linear equality constraints, linear inequality constraints, and nonlinear equality constraints until convergence criteria are met. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350861 | MULTI-PARAMETER INVERSION THROUGH OFFSET DEPENDENT ELASTIC FWI - Method for multi-parameter inversion using elastic inversion. This method decomposes data into offset/angle groups and performs inversion on them in sequential order. This method can significantly speed up convergence of the iterative inversion process, and is therefore most advantageous when used for full waveform inversion (FWI). The present inventive approach draws upon relationships between reflection energy and reflection angle, or equivalently, offset dependence in elastic FWI. The invention uses recognition that the amplitudes of small angle (near offset) reflections are largely determined by acoustic impedance alone ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140350862 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR HYGENIC MATERIAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS - A sensor assembly includes a replaceable sensor module and an assembly housing. The assembly housing contains an assembly housing processor and an electrical connector connected to the processor. The replaceable sensor module has an enclosure adapted to be mounted in a position to sense a process variable, a process variable transducer positioned in said enclosure so as to be exposed to the process variable, and a non-volatile memory having stored therein specific profiling data for the sensor module. The assembly housing processor has data representing a desired sensor assembly output characteristic, and is responsive to receipt of specific profiling data and to the data representing the desired sensor assembly output characteristic to calibrate the sensor assembly to provide the desired sensor assembly output characteristic when connected to the sensor module having the specified profiling data. Radial and axial seals are provided for the openings in the assembly housing. Measurement of loop current (I | 2014-11-27 |
20140350863 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC CREATION OF DOSE PREDICTION MODELS AND THERAPY TREATMENT PLANS AS A CLOUD SERVICE - The present invention proposes a method for automatically creating a dose prediction model based on existing clinical knowledge that is accumulated from multiple sources without collaborators establishing communication links between each other. According to embodiments of the claimed subject matter, clinics can collaborate in creating a dose prediction model by submitting their treatment plans into a remote computer system (such as a cloud-based system) which aggregates information from various collaborators and produces a model that captures clinical information from all submitted treatment plans. According to further embodiments, the method may contain a step where all patient data submitted by a clinic is made anonymous or the relevant parameters are extracted and condensed prior to submitting them over the communications link in order to comply with local regulations. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350864 | REAL-TIME MULTI-CHANNEL EEG SIGNAL PROCESSOR BASED ON ON-LINE RECURSIVE INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS - A real-time multi-channel EEG signal processor based on an on-line recursive independent component analysis is provided. A whitening unit generates covariance matrix by computing covariance according to a received sampling signal. A covariance matrix generates a whitening matrix by a computation of an inverse square root matrix calculation unit. An ORICA calculation unit computes the sampling signal and the whitening matrix to obtain a post-whitening sampling signal. The post-whitening sampling signal and an unmixing matrix implement an independent component analysis computation to obtain an independent component data. An ORICA training unit implements training of the unmixing matrix according to the independent component data to generate a new unmixing matrix. The ORICA calculation unit may use the new unmixing matrix to implement an independent component analysis computation. Hardware complexity and power consumption can be reduced by sharing registers and arithmetic calculation units. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350865 | CONTENT INFORMATION OUTPUT - A communication terminal obtains biological information. The communication terminal determines whether the obtained biological information satisfies preset conditions. When it is determined that the biological information satisfies preset conditions, the communication terminal creates content information indicating the contents of the output information. The communication terminal then provides the created content information to other communication terminals. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350866 | Method of Gap Closing in Nucleotide Sequence and Apparatus Thereof - Provided is a method of gap closing in nucleotide sequence. The nucleic acid sequence comprises a first contig at one end of a gap in an unassembled region, and a second contig at the other end of the gap in the unassembled region. The method comprises: selecting reads having an overlap with one end of the first contig close to the gap as a set of reads for gap closing; selecting reads having a shortest overlap with the first contig in the set of reads for gap closing as a candidate read; determining whether reads having an overlapping length with the first contig shorter than an overlapping length between the candidate read and the first contig present in the set of reads for gap closing, and determining whether reads having no overlapping relationship with the candidate read present in the set of reads for gap closing; obtaining a result of presenting an extension conflict, and determining an unconfident candidate read, if reads having an overlapping length with the first contig shorter than an overlapping length between the candidate read and the first contig present in the set of reads for gap closing, reads having no overlapping relationship with the candidate read present in the set of reads for gap closing, or both reads having an overlapping length with the first contig shorter than an overlapping length between the candidate read and the first contig, and reads having no overlapping relationship with the candidate read present in the set of reads for gap closing; reselecting the candidate read until obtaining a confident candidate read, if the candidate read is unconfident; connecting the confident candidate read to the first contig, to form a new first contig; determining whether one end of the new first contig close to the gap has an overlap with one end of the second contig close to the gap; performing the step of selecting the set of reads for gap closing on the basis of the new first contig, if the one end of the new first contig close to the gap has no overlap with the one end of the second contig close to the gap, wherein the first contig in the step of selecting the set of reads for gap closing is replaced with the new first contig; connecting the new first contig to the second contig to complete gap closing, if one end of the new first contig close to the gap has an overlap with one end of the second contig close to the gap. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350867 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING LIQUID COMPOSITION - The present invention is directed to a system for producing a target composition having one or more target property values. The system provides real time measurements of property values of the target composition being produced. The system can further provide real time image of the target composition for quality control and adjustment on one or more property values, such as color property values. The system can be used for producing the target composition, such as coating compositions, with improved quality control and increased productivity. The system can be used for OEM or refinish coating manufacturing or small volume paint mixing or adjustment operations. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350868 | METHOD FOR SENSOR CALIBRATION - The present invention provides a method of determining the amount of an optical probe species binding to or releasing from an optical sensor surface characterized in that the determination comprises the steps of: a) determining, at one single wavelength or at more than one wavelength, a physical measurand (x | 2014-11-27 |
20140350869 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR CRASH SIMULATION - Device, method, and program for analyzing deformation in an object during crash simulation. A device for analyzing deformation in an object is provided. The device includes: a memory; a processor device communicatively coupled to the memory; and a module for analyzing deformation in an object coupled to the memory and the processor device to operate the following units: an acquisition unit for acquiring coordinate data along a time series at a plurality of points in the object; a calculation unit for calculating an amount of deformation feature indicating an amount of deformation in the object over time from the coordinate data at the plurality of points at each time in the time series; and a storage unit for setting the time series data for the amount of deformation feature as data for specifying a deformed state of the object, associating said data with the object, and storing the associated data. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350870 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GAS DETECTION - A gas sensor is used for determining a concentration of a predetermined gas in a measurement volume. The gas sensor comprises a light source and a detector arranged to receive light that has passed through the measurement volume. During a first measurement period, the detector is used to make a first measurement of an amount of light received in at least one wavelength band which is absorbed by the gas. The first measurement is compared to a predetermined threshold value. If the threshold is crossed, during a second measurement period the detector is used to make a second measurement of an amount of light received in at least one wavelength band which is absorbed by the gas. The concentration of said gas in said measurement volume is calculated using the first and/or second measurement. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350871 | METHOD TO ESTIMATE POWER DISSIPATION OF AN INVERTER - A method to estimate power dissipation of an inverter configured to control electric energy to an electric machine. The method can estimate both conductive power losses and switched power losses of a transistor or a diode in a power switch or driver stage of the inverter. The estimation includes applying a correction factor (CF) to power dissipation calculations if the modulation index of the inverter is greater than a threshold indicating that the inverter is being over-driven or operated in a non-linear region. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350872 | TRANSMIT POWER MEASUREMENT APPARATUS HAVING PROGRAMMABLE FILTER DEVICE THAT IS SET AT LEAST BASED ON FREQUENCY RESPONSE OF TRANSMIT POWER DETECTION PATH AND RELATED TRANSMIT POWER MEASUREMENT METHOD THEREOF - A transmit power measurement apparatus includes a transmit power detection path, a compensation circuit and a tracking circuit. The compensation circuit includes a programmable filter device and a compensation controller. The programmable filter device generates a filter output. The compensation controller sets the programmable filter device at least based on a frequency response of the transmit power detection path. The tracking circuit generates a transmit power tracking result at least based on the filter output. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350873 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL INDICATING AN OSCILLATION IN AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY SUPPLY NETWORK - A method provides the operating personnel of a control center of an electrical energy supply with information about any oscillations that have occurred in an energy supply network. A signal indicating an oscillation of an electrical variable in an electrical energy supply network is generated. A state variable characterizing an oscillation state of the electrical variable is calculated from measured values of current and/or voltage indicators. If an oscillation exists, an amplitude characteristic value indicating the amplitude of the state variable and a damping characteristic value indicating a damping of an oscillation of the state variable are determined. The position of a particular value pair containing an amplitude characteristic value and an associated damping characteristic value is compared with hazard ranges, which are present in a value range and indicate a particular hazard level of the oscillation in the energy supply network. The signal indicating the oscillation is output. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350874 | SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND GRAPHICALLY DISPLAYING ELECTRICITY USAGE INFORMATION - The present invention is to provide a sensing method applicable to a sensing system including at least one detecting device and a mobile communication device, wherein the detecting device is electrically connected between an electrical appliance and a power supply unit for detecting usage information (e.g., voltage value, current value, power value, etc.) of the electricity transmitted from the power supply unit to the electrical appliance, and the mobile communication device is wirelessly connected to the detecting device and is able to transmit setting data inputted by a user to the detecting device so that, after receiving the setting data, the detecting device is able to periodically transmit the electricity usage information to the mobile communication device, allowing the mobile communication device to convert the electricity usage information into a detecting chart and graphically display the detecting chart on a screen of the mobile communication device. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350875 | RELAXATION MODEL IN REAL-TIME ESTIMATION OF STATE-OF-CHARGE IN LITHIUM POLYMER BATTERIES - Relaxation time constants give valuable information about a lithium polymer battery cell's state-of-charge. Moreover, determination of these time constants can be performed in real time by fitting exponential functions to transient voltage or current patterns. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350876 | Method and Devices for Making Available Information for the Purpose of Performing Maintenance and Servicing of a Battery - A method makes available information for the purpose of performing maintenance and servicing of a battery, which includes at least one battery module with an assigned module control device and a central control device, wherein at least one module control device has a non-volatile memory. The method comprises detecting and quantizing useful data of battery units, forming a histogram which has frequency values of the occurrence of specific values of the individual quantized useful data or values derived therefrom, transferring the histogram from the central control device to a module control device, and storing the histogram in the non-volatile memory of the module control device. Furthermore, a computer program and a battery management system are specified which are configured to execute the method, as well as a battery and a motor vehicle whose drive system is connected to a battery of this type. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350877 | BATTERY PARAMETERS, STATE OF CHARGE (SOC), AND STATE OF HEALTH (SOH) CO-ESTIMATION - Battery parameters, state of charge, and state of health co-estimation are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes determining a terminal current and a terminal voltage of a battery. The method also includes maintaining a battery model that defines a relationship between a parameter of the battery, the terminal current, and the terminal voltage. Further, the method includes determining the parameter of the battery based on the battery model and the acquired terminal current and the terminal voltage. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350878 | VOLTAGE MEASURING DEVICE - Provided is a voltage measuring device capable of increasing the degree of freedom in the design of an RC filter (low-pass filter) while suppressing the withstand voltage limit of a capacitor. The voltage measuring device comprises: at least one divided capacitor group having a plurality of divided capacitors connected in series through measurement nodes and having one end connected to a reference node and the other end connected to a non-reference node; and at least one non-divided capacitor having one end connected to the reference node and the other end connected to a non-reference node to which the divided capacitors are not connected. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350879 | MEASURING METHOD AND MEASURING APPARATUS - A charge potential distributed over a vehicle body resulting from the contact, separation, and friction between a tire and a road surface is detected by a detecting unit provided with a sensing electrode that is disposed on the external surface of the vehicle body, a reference electrode that is disposed apart from the external surface of the vehicle body with a space therebetween, and a sensor amplifier that senses a potential between the sensing electrode and the reference electrode as a signal and amplifies the signal. And the amplitude of the charge potential detected by the detecting unit is monitored by a data processing unit, thereby making it possible to accurately identify not only the state of the road surface but also an internal pressure state of the tire, a wear state of the tire, and the like during vehicular travel. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350880 | OPTICAL DETECTING DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD OF ADJUSTING SYNCHRONIZATION - A method of an optical detecting device for synchronizing an exposure timing sequence of an image detector with a light emitting timing sequence of a reference light source is disclosed. The method includes capturing a continued image set according to a predetermined period, analyzing intensity variation of the continued image set, and adjusting the exposure timing sequence of an image detector according to the intensity variation, so as to synchronize the exposure timing sequence of the image detector with the light emitting timing sequence of the reference light source. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350881 | ANGLE MEASURING DEVICE AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATION - The invention relates to a method for calibration of 2-axis high precision digital angle measurement device, particularly for initializing a planar angle measuring device and an apparatus to generate simultaneous two-dimensional resultant planar angles of full 360° rotation. The planar angle measurement device is, typically but not exclusively, used in concurrent two-dimensional angles leveling, setting and alignment tasks for precision machine setup in the fields of precision engineering and metrology applications. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350882 | PRESSURE DATA ACQUISITION ASSEMBLY - A method and assembly for acquiring pressure data. A pressure sensor is applied to a target surface on an individual. A calibrator and a processing element are in communication with the pressure sensor. Processing element receives pressure data and provides an integrated pressure value over a measurement time period. The integrated pressure value is compared to an alert value and to a change condition value. Where an alert value is exceeded, an alert is transmitted to an output device for display. Where a change condition value is exceeded, a measurement parameter of the pressure sensor is changed, or the calibrator is applied to the pressure sensor to recalibrate the pressure sensor to a recalibrated pressure range. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350883 | Platform for Generating Sensor Data - A platform is provided for generating, transmitting, and processing sensor data. The platform can provide various components with which a sensor can interface to allow the sensor to provide sensor data using a common mechanism. The platform can include an API which provides a common interface for communicating with a wearable sensor device. The API can allow an application to receive activity recognition and biometric data from one or more sensors in a processed and usable format thereby facilitating the usage of such data. The platform can also comprise a sensor data processor configured to process raw sensor data into a usable format for consumption by other applications, and a sensor data interface for transmitting the raw sensor data to a mobile device for processing by the sensor data processor. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350884 | WIRELESS SENSOR BASED QUANTITATIVE FALLS RISK ASSESSMENT - Methods and systems may provide for a plurality of kinematic sensors to be coupled to a corresponding plurality of shanks of an individual, a processor, and a memory to store a set of instructions. If executed by the processor, the instructions can cause the system to calculate a timed up and go (TUG) time segment based on angular velocity data from the plurality of kinematic sensors. The instructions may also cause the system to calculate a derived parameter based on the angular velocity data, and generate a falls risk assessment based on at least one of the TUG time segment and the derived parameter. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350885 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING SATELLITE POSITIONING QUALITY - A method for evaluating satellite positioning quality and a satellite receiver are disclosed. Satellite information is obtained from one or more satellites of the set of satellites. The satellite information includes an observed value of a parameter of each of the one or more satellites. An estimated value of each observed value is determined based on the satellite information. A set of residual values between the estimated values and the observed values is obtained. A positioning quality associated with the set of satellites is determined based on the set of residual values. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350886 | GEODETIC SURVEYING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH MULTIPLE TARGET TRACKING FUNCTIONALITY - A surveying system for surveying and tracking a movable target object that defines a target point includes a surveying device with a sighting unit defining a target axis and a detector for generating a continuously current amount-of-deviation signal dependent on a deviation from an optimal target orientation. A second unit on the target object side enables continuous determination of movements and/or positions of the target object with reference to an external coordinate system. The surveying system includes a target point tracking mode in which respective first measurement data currently generated by the first unit and the respective current amount-of-deviation signal and respective second measurement data currently generated by the second unit are continuously aggregated. On the basis thereof, a control signal is derived for continuous automatic motorized modification of the target axis orientation such that the target axis continuously aims at the target point. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350887 | METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF A SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY - A method for characterization of a surface topography, comprising application of the following steps:
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20140350888 | SELF-MONITORING EVENT-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD - Certain example embodiments relate to an event-based system configured for self-monitoring. The event-based system includes a complex event processing (CEP) engine for consuming and producing events in accordance with at least one continuous query. The CEP engine in turn includes a first continuous query for producing events of a first event type and for consuming the events of the first event type. The CEP engine also is configured to detect performance issues based on the first continuous query. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350889 | EVALUATING AND PREDICTING COMPUTER SYSTEM PERFORMANCE USING KNEEPOINT ANALYSIS - The present invention provides methods, systems, apparatus, and computer software/program code products adapted for operating in, or in conjunction with, an otherwise conventional computing system, and which enable evaluating, monitoring and predicting the performance of computer systems and individual elements or groups of elements within such computer systems. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350890 | Systems and Methods for Using Robots to Monitor Environmental Conditions in an Environment - Methods and devices are disclosed for monitoring environmental conditions in one or more environments. In one embodiment, the method includes maintaining a plurality of environmental-condition thresholds, each of which corresponds to an environmental condition and is predetermined based on data corresponding to the environmental condition that is received from a plurality of robots. The method further includes receiving from a first robot first data corresponding to a first environmental condition in a first environment. The method may still further include making a first comparison of the first data and a first environmental-condition threshold corresponding to the first environmental condition and, based on the first comparison, triggering a notification. Triggering the notification may comprise transmitting to the robot instructions to transmit the notification to at least one of a call center and a remote device. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350891 | INTERFACE FOR TRANSFERRING TIME-SAMPLED SENSOR DATA - The disclosed embodiments relate to a system for transmitting data from a sensor to a host. During operation, the system periodically samples data at the sensor with reference to a sensor clock. Next, the system uses the sensor clock to transmit the data from the sensor to the host, wherein the host operates with reference to a host clock, which is different than the sensor clock. During the transmission process, the system embeds a clock in the data, wherein the embedded clock can be extracted at the host and used to receive the transmitted data. In some embodiments, transmitting the data involves using voltage-mode signaling. In other embodiments, transmitting the data involves using current-mode signaling. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350892 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING ULTRASONIC DATA - An apparatus for processing data including a data compressor configured to compress ultrasonic data, and store the compressed ultrasonic data in a memory; and a data decompressor configured to read the stored ultrasonic data from the memory, decompress the read ultrasonic data, and transfer the decompressed ultrasonic data to a processor configured to perform beamforming. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350893 | USER QUERY AND GAUGE-READING RELATIONSHIPS - Domain agnostic systems and methods for the capture, storage, and analysis of sensor readings are provided herein. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350894 | Sensor Device with Sampling Function, and Sensor Data Processing System Using Same - The sensor device includes a counter for counting the number of count commands used to perform measurements while maintaining among multiple sensor devices the ratio of measurement intervals; a ratio-holding-unit for setting the ratio to a desired ratio and holding respective values of the ratio for each of the multiple sensor devices; a sampling-timing-generating-unit for receiving a count value of the counter and the setting value of the ratio held by the ratio-holding-unit, and for generating a sampling timing signal based on the comparison result between the count value and the setting value; and a sampling-unit for sampling a detection signal detected by the detecting unit, by using the sampling timing signal generated by the sampling-timing-generating-unit. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350895 | COLOUR RECIPE CALCULATING METHOD FOR MATT COLOUR STANDARDS - The invention relates to a method for colour recipe calculation for matt colour standards with the steps: A) experimentally determining reflection spectra R(exp) of the colour standard, comprising a first reflection spectrum (SPIN) and a second reflection spectrum (SPEX), with an integrating sphere colour measurement instrument, wherein said first reflection spectrum (SPIN) is obtained at (A1) d/8°—geometry with the specular component included, and said second reflection spectrum (SPEX) is obtained at (A2) d/8°—geometry with the specular component excluded; B1) calculating a recipe for the matt colour standard based on the experimentally determined reflection spectrum R(exp) with the specular component included, which has been corrected for the specular component, or B2) comparing the experimentally determined reflection spectrum R(exp) with the specular component included, en which has been corrected for the specular component, with reflection spectra associated to colour recipes of a colour recipe database for glossy colour shades and identifying from said colour recipe database a stored reflection spectrum which comes closest to the experimentally determined reflection spectrum R(exp) of the matt colour standard, as well as the associated colour recipe; C) converting reflection spectra data of the experimentally determined reflection spectra (SPIN, SPEX) of the matt colour standard to gloss values, and D) converting the gloss values obtained to the amount of matting agent (MAA) with the assistance of previously prepared calibration curves for the available colorant system. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350896 | Digital Sensor - A digital sensor has a sensor element, a digital section, a sample-and-hold stage and an output stage, and storage storing electrical energy, each of which are supplied with electrical energy by a power supply. In the event of a failure of the power supply, the sample-and-hold stage and the output stage are provided with power by the storage storing electrical energy, such that the measurement value most recently stored in the sample-and-hold stage is provided in the signal line by the output stage until the failure of the power source has ended and a new measurement value is stored in the sample-and-hold stage. No electric power is supplied to the sensor element by the storage storing electrical energy in the event of a failure of the power supply. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350897 | 3-D SURFACE-BASED WAVEFORM INVERSION - Methods and apparatuses for an inversion process in an imaging process, in which 3-D surface models are used to explicitly represent complex boundaries, in which the 3-D surface models and the gridded models are linked by projection and model gridding, and in which the 3-D surface models and the gridded models are updated during inversion. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350898 | ITERATIVE PACKING OPTIMIZATION - An iterative method and system for performing the method are described that implement a technique to fit irregularly shaped items into a defined space. In particular, one example may take the form of a method including predetermining one or more layouts for a defined space. Each layout has a plurality of shapes. The method also includes receiving a set having a plurality of items and determining one or more configurations formed by assigning to each shape in the layout an item from the set. The items match the shapes to which they are assigned. Additionally, the method includes scoring each configuration and selecting one configuration based at least in part upon the scoring. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350899 | NUMERICAL METHOD TO SIMULATE COMPRESSIBLE VORTEX-DOMINATED FLOWS - The present invention relates a numerical method to simulate compressible vortex-dominated flows. Specifically, it is a numerical method compensating the voracity diffusion caused by adding the artificial diffusion. This method used in this invention is called the Vorticity Diffusion Compensation (VDC). The VDC term is equivalent in magnitude and opposite in direction to the artificial diffusion. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350900 | SIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF AND COMPUTING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SIMULATION SYSTEM - In a simulation system and method thereof, the simulation includes, when a function value for a nominal point (NP) of an input is a first value, running a first simulation on the input; and when the function value for the NP of the input is a second value different from the first value, running a second simulation on the input. Here, the running of the second simulation may include (a) setting a boundary of an input distribution for the second value as a first distribution value, (b) generating input samples within the set boundary of the input distribution, (c) obtaining a worst case point (WCP) for the input by performing machine learning on the generated input samples, and (d) repeatedly performing the steps (a) to (c) while shifting the boundary of the input distribution until the boundary of the input distribution reaches a minimum critical value. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350901 | SIMULATION METHOD AND SIMULATION APPARATUS - Three-dimensional electromagnetic field analysis is performed for a plurality of positional patterns of a first wiring board internal structure model including one glass cloth on the upper side of differential lines and also for a plurality of positional patterns of a second wiring board internal structure model including one glass cloth on the lower side of differential lines to calculate skews, and the calculated skews are summed relating to a plurality of wiring board patterns configured by combining a plurality of combination patterns obtained by combining the plurality of positional patterns of the first model and a plurality of combination patterns obtained by combining the plurality of positional patterns of the second model to calculate a total skew and then a skew distribution in a wiring board having a certain line length is acquired based on the total skew. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350902 | Method for exploiting a fractured medium on the basis of a matched reservoir model for wells chosen by means of an equivalent transmissivity model - The present invention relates to a method (EXP) for exploiting a subterranean medium by means of a fractured reservoir model. The fractured reservoir model is matched (CAL) for a set of chosen wells (CHO), for which the measured dynamic data (DD) correspond to the estimated dynamic data by means of an equivalent transmissivity model (MOD). | 2014-11-27 |
20140350903 | Methods And Systems For The Inversion Of Magnetic Data From Remnant And Induced Sources In Geophysical Exploration - A method for modeling a subsurface anomalous magnetization zone including the steps of generating a magnetic field model of the subsurface anomalous magnetization zone, inverting the magnetic field model; and generating a model of the sub-surface anomalous magnetization zone based on the inversion. The step of generating the magnetic field model include generating the magnetic field model from induced magnetization sources and remnant magnetization sources. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350904 | COMPONENT FRACTURE EVALUATION DEVICE, COMPONENT FRACTURE EVALUATION METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A probability in which a stress amplitude σ | 2014-11-27 |
20140350905 | ASEP+D METHOD: IDENTIFYING ANOMALOUS AREAS OF THE EARTH'S LOWER CRUST - There is provided a method for use in identifying anomalous areas of the lower crust of a region of the earth, comprising providing information relating to the geometry of the Moho for the region, the Moho representing a transition between the upper mantle and the lower crust for the region, determining the geometry of an intra-crustal layer for the region, the intra-crustal layer representing a transition between the lower crust and the middle or upper crust for the region, using observed gravity data to determine a density distribution between the intra-crustal layer and the Moho, and comparing the determined density distribution to a reference density distribution or reference value for the lower crust, the comparison enabling the identification of anomalous areas of the lower crust for the region. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350906 | System and Method for Simulation of Gas Desorption in a Reservoir Using a Multi-Porosity Approach - A hydrocarbon shale reservoir simulation system and method represented by a model having at least four different types of porosity nodes is described. The method includes the computer-implemented steps of characterizing porosity nodes within the model as one of natural fracture pore systems, matrix pore systems, induced fracture pore systems or vug pore systems. Following characterization, transfer terms between nodes are identified. Transfer terms may include transfer terms between vug nodes, matrix nodes, natural fracture nodes and induced fracture nodes. Once transfer terms have been assigned, the linear system for the model can be solved utilizing a linear solver. The method further includes the steps of utilizing the characterized pore nodes to define one or more subgrids that represent a zone within the reservoir, wherein the zone includes at least one node of each porosity type; and wherein the linear solver is applied by subgrid or associated sub-grids. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350907 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SOLID DESIGN OF A SYSTEM - A method for solid design of a system comprises notably a step of construction of a solid model on the basis of solid bricks representing sub-systems of the system, of solid ties representing relationships between the sub-systems. The method furthermore comprises a step of dematerialization of the solid model into a model suitable for being interpreted by a computer. The method applies notably in the sector of the production of industrial systems that are complex due to their significant number of components, the various links between the numerous components. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350908 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION FROM A PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODEL OF BLOOD FLOW - Embodiments include a system for providing blood flow information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system including a touchscreen. The at least one computer system may be configured to display, on the touchscreen, a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of an anatomical structure of the patient based on patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may also be configured to receive a first input relating to a first location on the touchscreen indicated by at least one pointing object controlled by a user, and the first location on the touchscreen may indicate a first location on the displayed three-dimensional model. The at least one computer system may be further configured to display first information on the touchscreen, and the first information may indicate a blood flow characteristic at the first location. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350909 | SIMULATION TESTING SYSTEM FOR POWER CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A simulation testing system is used to test power consumption of an electronic device including a plurality of electronic components. The simulation testing system includes a power supply unit, a main controller connected to the power supply unit, and a simulation system comprising a plurality of heating resistors arranged in a matrix. Each of plurality of heating resistor is connected to the power supply unit via a switch controlled by the main controller. The main controller turns on a number of the switches to power on the number of the plurality of heating resistors and to simulate a plurality of electronic components of the electronic device. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350910 | TIME-SEGMENTED STATISTICAL I/O MODELING - A system includes tracing logic to parse trace information into time varying segments and model traces based on segments of time varying I/O (input/output) and/or workload behavior. The logic can detect segments that represent statistically similar system behavior and reduce the number of segments based on detecting segments representing similar system behavior. The logic can leverage Mutual Information techniques to eliminate redundant workload dimensions and build a concise workload model. The logic can also use HAC to segregate similar workload patterns represented by multiple non-redundant workload attributes. The logic can use ePDF to regenerate distributions of workload attribute values during trace regeneration. The logic can generate segment models from the segments, which can be combined into a test trace that represents a period of system behavior for simulation. The logic can allow combining the segment models in different patterns to simulate behavior not observed in the original trace information. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350911 | APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING FUNCTIONS TO EACH OF ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS OF A VEHICLE - An ECU (Electronic Control Unit) evaluation apparatus, for use in vehicle design, allocates functions appropriately to respective ECUs of a vehicle. The function allocation can be performed based on user-specified priority aspect(s) in conjunction with stored information concerning the respective functions and information concerning the ECUs, such as installation positions on the vehicle, mechanical and electrical specifications of component parts of ECUs, etc. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350912 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING PERFORMANCE OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS ON PROSPECTIVE HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE - A system and method for identifying optimal system architectures for a reference application are provided. The system and method comprise executing a reference application and a plurality of test applications on a current system architecture and sampling performance data for each of the applications. The performance data is used to compute an application signature for each application. A similarity element is derived from the application signatures that illustrates the similarity between each application and every other application. Using a similarity threshold and an algorithm, a subset of test applications that are similar to the reference application are derived. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350913 | TRANSLATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A translation device includes a processor that executes a procedure. The procedure includes: generating plural original text candidates by applying each of plural predetermined different pre-editing rules or rule combinations to an original text expressed in a first language; translating each of the plural original text candidates into respective translated text candidates expressed in a second language, and translating each of the translated text candidates into a respective reverse translated text expressed in the first language; and generating a concept structure expressing a semantic structure of each of the original text candidates and each of the reverse translation texts, and selecting a translated text candidate that corresponds to the original text candidate whose degree of similarity between the concept structure of the original text candidate and the concept structure of the reverse translated text corresponding to the original text candidate is a specific value or greater. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350914 | TERM TRANSLATION ACQUISITION METHOD AND TERM TRANSLATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS - A term translation acquisition apparatus includes: a creation unit which creates a statistical model based on a set of input terms' context vectors, wherein the set of terms including at least two terms, are in the same source language and describe the same concept; and a ranking unit which uses the created statistical model to score terms in a target language that are considered as translation candidates for the concept. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350915 | On-Demand Language Translation for Television Programs - In an embodiment, a method of providing an on demand translation service is provided. A subscriber may be charged a reduced fee or no fee for use of the on demand translation service in exchange for displaying commercial messages to the subscriber, the commercial messages being selected based on subscriber information. A multimedia signal including information in a source language may be received. The information may be obtained as text in the source language from the multimedia signal. The text may be translated from the source language to a target language. Translated information, based on the translated text, may be transmitted to a processing device for presentation to the subscriber. The received multimedia signal may be sent to a multimedia device for viewing. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350916 | TECHNIQUES FOR PERFORMING LANGUAGE DETECTION AND TRANSLATION FOR MULTI-LANGUAGE CONTENT FEEDS - A technique for translating a portion of a website includes receiving a language set of a user indicating a primary language of the user is received. A content feed to be displayed to the user is received and parsed to identify a text portion of a user generated content. The original language of the text portion is determined and compared with the one or more languages in the language set. When the original language of the text portion does not match the languages in the language set: (i) the text portion, the original language, and the primary language are provided to a translation engine, (ii) a translated version of the text portion is received from the translation engine, (iii) the translated version of the text portion is inserted into the content feed to obtain a modified content feed, and (iv) the modified content feed is displayed to the user. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350917 | IDENTIFYING REPEAT SUBSEQUENCES BY LEFT AND RIGHT CONTEXTS - A system and method of identifying repeat subsequences having at least a value of x for threshold of different left contexts and a value of y for a threshold of different right contexts for an input sequence are disclosed. The method may include generating a lexicographically sorted suffix array for the input sequence and a longest common prefix array. The suffix array is traversed in lexicographic order comparing the longest common prefix values between consecutive suffixes. Suffixes with the same longest common prefix are representative of occurrence of the same repeat, a higher longest common prefix indicates a new occurrence of a longer repeat, and a lower longest common prefix indicates the last occurrence of a repeat. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350918 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDING PUNCTUATION TO VOICE FILES - A method and system for adding punctuation to a voice file is disclosed. The method includes: utilizing silence or pause duration detection to divide a voice file into a plurality of speech segments for processing, the voice file includes a plurality of features units; identifying all features units that appear in the voice file according to every term or expression and semantics features of the every term or expression that form each of the plurality of speech segments; using a linguistic model to determine a sum of weight of various punctuation modes in the voice file according to all the feature units, the linguistic model is built upon semantics features of various parsed out terms or expressions from a body text of a spoken sentence according to a language library; and adding punctuations to the voice file based on the determined sum of weight of the various punctuation modes. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350919 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WORD COUNTING - A method for word counting is described, including: obtaining initial letter combinations for word combinations in a target text, wherein there is a one-to-one correspondence relationship between the initial letter combinations and the word combinations; counting occurrence frequencies of the initial letter combinations, and determining one or more initial letter combinations as target initial letter combinations; and determining target word combinations, each of which corresponding to a respective one of the target initial letter combinations according to the one-to-one correspondence relationship between the word combinations and the initial letter combinations, wherein occurrence frequency of a target initial letter combination serves as an occurrence frequency of corresponding target word combination. Further, an apparatus for word counting is described. In the method and the apparatus, memory consumption of device can be reduced in the process of counting occurrence frequencies of words. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350920 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING TEXT INTO ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present invention provides a system comprising a user interface configured to receive text input by a user, a text prediction engine comprising a plurality of language models and configured to receive the input text from the user interface and to generate concurrently text predictions using the plurality of language models, and wherein the text prediction engine is further configured to provide text predictions to the user interface for display and user selection. An analogous method and an interface for use with the system and method are also provided. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350921 | PRESENTATION OF WRITTEN WORKS BASED ON CHARACTER IDENTITIES AND ATTRIBUTES - A method is provided for presenting a written work. A character identity is recognized within a written work. Presentation information for the written work, such as a graphical scheme or an electronic voice, is determined based on the character identity. The presentation information is provided to a user computing device. The user computing device renders the written work or a portion thereof using the presentation information. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350922 | SPEECH PROCESSING DEVICE, SPEECH PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a speech processing device includes an extractor, a detector, a generator, a converter, and a compensator. The extractor is configured to extract a speech parameter from a spectral envelope of input speech. The detector is configured to detect a missing band in which a component is missed in the spectral envelope. The generator is configured to generate a parameter for the missing band on the basis of a position of the missing band, statistical information created by using a parameter extracted from a spectral envelope of speech with no missing component, and the extracted speech parameter. The converter is configured to convert the generated parameter to a spectral envelope of the missing band. The compensator is configured to generate a spectral envelope supplemented with the missing band by combining the spectral envelopes of the missing band and of the input speech. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350923 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING NOISE BURSTS IN SPEECH SIGNALS - A method and device for detecting noise bursts in speech signals are disclosed. The method including: partitioning a section of speech signals to be detected into a plurality of speech frames, performing in each of the plurality of speech frames: Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) processing in frequency-domain, afterwards computing across an entire frequency range, an energy value corresponding to each of the frequency point; utilizing the computed energy value to compute a mean energy value of the speech frame; computing a low frequency range mean energy value; performing clustering analysis on the low frequency range mean energy value over the plurality of speech frames; determining a range of strong energy value based on the clustering analysis result; detecting whether the mean energy value falls within the range of strong energy value; if so: indicating that the section of speech signals to be detected has a noise burst. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350924 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING IMAGE DATA TO AID VOICE RECOGNITION - A device performs a method for using image data to aid voice recognition. The method includes the device capturing image data of a vicinity of the device and adjusting, based on the image data, a set of parameters for voice recognition performed by the device. The set of parameters for the device performing voice recognition include, but are not limited to: a trigger threshold of a trigger for voice recognition; a set of beamforming parameters; a database for voice recognition; and/or an algorithm for voice recognition, wherein the algorithm can include using noise suppression or using acoustic beamforming. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350925 | VOICE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, VOICE RECOGNITION SERVER AND VOICE RECOGNITION GUIDE METHOD - A voice recognition apparatus includes a communication part configured to communicate with a voice recognition server, a voice receiver configured to receive a user's voice signal, a storage part configured to store guide information comprising at least an example command for voice recognition; and a controller. The controller is configured to generate a guide image comprising at least a part of the example command, transmit the received user's voice signal to the voice recognition server through the communication part in response to receiving the user's voice signal by the voice receiver, and update the stored guide information based on update information received through the communication part. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350926 | Voice Controlled Audio Recording System with Adjustable Beamforming - A method of operation beamforms a plurality of microphone outputs to obtain a plurality of virtual microphone audio channels with at least one audio output channel and at least one audio control channel. The method performs voice recognition on the audio control channel to detect voice commands for controlling audio output channel attributes, and adjusts an audio channel attribute in response to detecting a voice command. Adjusting an attribute of the audio channel may be accomplished by, for example, controlling one or more parameters of an adjustable beamformer. The detected voice commands for controlling audio channel attributes may include voice commands for controlling audio sensitivity zooming, panning in a specified direction, focusing on a specified direction, blocking a specified direction, mixing a narrator's voice, blocking a narrator's voice, or reducing background noise. An apparatus that performs the method of operation is also disclosed. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350927 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING NOISE SIGNAL, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SPECIAL SIGNAL, AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING NOTIFICATION SOUND - Provided is a noise signal suppressing device including: an input unit configured to receive a sound signal; a time/frequency converting unit; an independent peak spectrum extracting unit configured to extract a peak spectrum having independence; a persistence determining unit configured to determine that the peak spectrum having independence persists for a predetermined period or longer; a noise-signal suppressing unit configured to suppress the peak spectrum having independence as the noise signal. The independent peak spectrum extracting unit includes: a first peak extracting unit configured to extract a peak spectrum having higher energy than that of an adjacent frequency signal, and a second peak extracting unit configured to extract a peak spectrum maintaining a frequency interval of equal to or larger than a predetermined value with respect to a peak spectrum adjacent thereto as the peak spectrum having independence. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350928 | Method For Finding Elements In A Webpage Suitable For Use In A Voice User Interface - A voice interface for web pages or other documents identifies interactive elements such as links, obtains one or more phrases of each interactive element, such as link text, title text and alternative text for images, and adds the phrases to a grammar which is used for speech recognition. A click event is generated for an interactive element having a phrase which is a best match for the voice command of a user. In one aspect, the phrases of currently-displayed elements of the document are used for speech recognition. In another aspect, phrases which are not displayed, such as title text and alternative text for images, are used in the grammar. In another aspect, updates to the document are detected and the grammar is updated accordingly so that the grammar is synchronized with the current state of the document. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350929 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING AUDIO DATA IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and an apparatus for managing audio data of an electronic device which allow preliminary identification of audio data are provided. The method includes converting at least a part of audio data to a text; storing the converted text as preview data of the audio data; and displaying the stored preview data in response to a request for a preview of the audio data. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350930 | Real Time Generation of Audio Content Summaries - Audio content is converted to text using speech recognition software. The text is then associated with a distinct voice or a generic placeholder label if no distinction can be made. From the text and voice information, a word cloud is generated based on key words and key speakers. A visualization of the cloud displays as it is being created. Words grow in size in relation to their dominance. When it is determined that the predominant words or speakers have changed, the word cloud is complete. That word cloud continues to be displayed statically and a new word cloud display begins based upon a new set of predominant words or a new predominant speaker or set of speakers. This process may continue until the meeting is concluded. At the end of the meeting, the completed visualization may be saved to a storage device, sent to selected individuals, removed, or any combination of the preceding. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350931 | LANGUAGE MODEL TRAINED USING PREDICTED QUERIES FROM STATISTICAL MACHINE TRANSLATION - A Statistical Machine Translation (SMT) model is trained using pairs of sentences that include content obtained from one or more content sources (e.g. feed(s)) with corresponding queries that have been used to access the content. A query click graph may be used to assist in determining candidate pairs for the SMT training data. All/portion of the candidate pairs may be used to train the SMT model. After training the SMT model using the SMT training data, the SMT model is applied to content to determine predicted queries that may be used to search for the content. The predicted queries are used to train a language model, such as a query language model. The query language model may be interpolated other language models, such as a background language model, as well as a feed language model trained using the content used in determining the predicted queries. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350932 | VOICE PRINT IDENTIFICATION PORTAL - Systems and methods providing for secure voice print authentication over a network are disclosed herein. During an enrollment stage, a client's voice is recorded and characteristics of the recording are used to create and store a voice print. When an enrolled client seeks access to secure information over a network, a sample voice recording is created. The sample voice recording is compared to at least one voice print. If a match is found, the client is authenticated and granted access to secure information. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350933 | VOICE RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A voice recognition apparatus includes: an extractor configured to extract utterance elements from a user's uttered voice; an LSP converter configured to convert the extracted utterance elements into LSP formats; and a controller configured to determine whether an utterance element related to an OOV exists among the utterance elements converted into the LSP formats with reference to vocabulary list information including pre-registered vocabularies, and to determine an OOD area in which it is impossible to provide response information in response to the uttered voice, in response to determining that the utterance element related to the OOV exists. Accordingly, the voice recognition apparatus provides appropriate response information according to a user's intent by considering a variety of utterances and possibilities regarding a user's uttered voice. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350934 | Systems and Methods for Voice Identification - Systems and methods are provided for voice identification. For example, audio characteristics are extracted from acquired voice signals; a syllable confusion network is identified based on at least information associated with the audio characteristics; a word lattice is generated based on at least information associated with the syllable confusion network and a predetermined phonetic dictionary; and an optimal character sequence is calculated in the word lattice as an identification result. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350935 | Voice Controlled Audio Recording or Transmission Apparatus with Keyword Filtering - A method includes obtaining a plurality of audio channels using a plurality of microphone outputs having at least one audio control channel and at least one audio output channel. When a keyword is detected on the audio control channel using voice recognition, adaptive filtering is performed to attenuate the keyword from the audio output channel. An apparatus operative to perform the method includes a plurality of microphones that provide a plurality of audio channels with at least one audio output channel and at least one audio control channel. Voice command recognition logic is operatively coupled to the plurality of microphones to receive the at least one audio control channel. The voice command recognition logic detect keywords on the audio control channel and filter logic with at least one adaptive filter performs adaptive filtering to attenuate the keyword from the at least one audio output channel. | 2014-11-27 |
20140350936 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to at least one embodiment, an electronic device includes storage and a processor. The storage stores a database including a plurality of names. The processor outputs an identified name based on a search of the database for a first name having one or more characteristics in common with a character string associated with speech data. | 2014-11-27 |