52nd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150371535 | REMOTE CONTROLLER WITH KEYPAD PROTECTOR - This utility model relates to a remote controller for televisions, video recorders/players, air conditioners and the like with keypad protector comprising an elongated generally flat housing being defined by a pair of upper and lower shells, provided on said upper 5 shell, a keypad having different sizes of push buttons being received by the plurality of different kinds of slots of said upper shell, said keypad being intended for changing channels and for setting up of different kinds of program activities, such as on/off button, mute button or for accessing the menu options thereof, characterized in that said housing further provided with keypad protector being defined by a flat rectangular support disposed at the back portion thereof, a pair of opposing raised members extending outwardly from the rear end of said rectangular support, and a protecting block being provided at the opposing forward end of said rectangular support, said protecting block having chamfered corners to provide a way to roll said remote controller in a lying position should it be laid down in an upside down position thereof. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371536 | UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE - A universal remote control device includes a housing, an IR signal generator positioned in or on the housing, a user interface positioned in or on the housing, a control unit positioned in the housing and connected with the IR signal generator and the user interface, a rechargeable battery positioned in the housing and connected with the control unit, and first and second power contacts each connected with the rechargeable battery. Each power contact includes an external contact surface that is parallel, at least flush with, or outwardly offset from an unrecessed flat external surface of the housing. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371537 | TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE AND GUIDANCE SYSTEM - A traffic surveillance and guidance system comprising a traffic server system is disclosed. The traffic server is configured to receive and update and record data of geographical positions of registered road users, and wherein each registered road user is registering a replaceable and modifiable geometrically shaped model of a field of view representing the respective road users observation space and observation ability of possible traffic incidents around geographical positions the respective road users are located on at any time. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371538 | ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC SIGNAL PREEMPTION - The disclosed approaches for processing traffic signal priority requests include receiving traffic signal priority requests from a vehicle. The number of stopped vehicles at the intersection and on an approach to the intersection is determined in response to receiving each priority request. An activation threshold is computed as a function of an estimated-time-of-arrival (ETA) threshold and the number of stopped vehicles. A vehicle ETA of the vehicle at the intersection is determined in response to each priority request. In response to the vehicle ETA being less than the activation threshold, the priority request is submitted for preemption service processing at the intersection. In response to the vehicle ETA being greater than the activation threshold, submission of the priority request is bypassed for preemption service processing at the intersection. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371539 | VEHICLES ALERT SYSTEM AND DEVICE - The presence invention relates to a vehicle alert system for transmitting signals from emergency vehicles to the receiver on the non-emergency vehicles to notify drivers of the presence of an ambulance car, a fire truck, a police car, a train or a funeral escort car in the vicinity. The system identifies to the driver the type of emergency vehicle by illuminating different color lights and by overriding the audio control and the display of the multi-media center of the non-emergency vehicle or a mobile phone to playback audio telling the nature of the emergency and displaying a photo of the type of emergency vehicle within a predetermined distance. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371540 | VEHICULAR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Disclosed is a method and system that receives sensor information from each of a plurality of sensors. Each sensor in the plurality is associated with a vehicle. The sensor information includes location coordinates of each vehicle in the plurality. The sensor information associated with each vehicle in the plurality then is translated to parking statistics information. In one embodiment, the translation is based on an aggregate of sensor information corresponding to the plurality of vehicles. The system then communicates parking statistics information to the vehicle. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371541 | Method and System for Locating Vacant Parking Places - Disclosed are methods and systems for determining a route for a vehicle where the probability for locating a vacant parking place is greatest. In response to a user's request for a vacant parking place, the system of the invention generates a route map and/or a heat map of the route with the highest probability of locating a vacant parking place. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371542 | WARNING DEVICE AND TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE - A warning device includes a distance acquisition unit that acquires a lane width direction distance between two lane boundary lines of a driving lane and a vehicle; a speed acquisition unit that acquires a lane width direction speed of the vehicle toward the lane boundary lines; a safety threshold setting unit that sets a safety threshold for allowing that the lower the lane width direction speed is toward the lane boundary lines, the smaller the lane width direction distance is; and a warning unit that warns a driver of the vehicle when the lane width direction distance is smaller than the safety threshold, wherein the safety threshold setting unit sets the safety threshold based on a history of the lane width direction distance and the lane width direction speed for a traveling environment of the vehicle. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371543 | SAFE FLIGHT-PATH SEARCH ENGINE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed are a method and a system of a safe flight-path search engine, according to one embodiment. In one embodiment, a method of a safe-flight server includes generating a safe-flying route of an aerial vehicle based on a position of a set of obstacles in a neighborhood area, creating a flight-path map comprising a set of flight paths of the aerial vehicle in the neighborhood area based on the generation of the safe-flying route, and publishing the flight-path map over an Internet protocol based network (such that the flight-path map is sharable with a plurality of searching users of a flight-path search engine that generates at least one flight path option between a starting location and an ending location of the aerial vehicle). The set of obstacles includes any of a tree, a utility pole, a street light, a building, a telephone line, and a utility line. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371544 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO ESTIMATE COSTS OF DEVIATION IN A FLIGHT TRAJECTORY - A method and device for determining and presenting cost impacts generated by lateral route deviations of an aircraft. The device includes a computation unit for determining different flight trajectories, called alternative trajectories, each of which is offset laterally in the horizontal plane relative to a reference trajectory, notably the current trajectory of the aircraft, and a computation unit configured to compute, for each of the alternative trajectories, an associated overall cost which provides an indication of the cost generated by a flight of the aircraft along this alternative trajectory, the device also includes a display unit configured to present, on a navigation screen, indication elements which provide indications concerning the position and the associated overall cost for at least some of the alternative trajectories. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371545 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A RUNWAY POSITION INDICATOR - A dynamic runway indicator is displayed overlying a conformal runway for assisting a pilot in completing an approach to landing on a runway. The dynamic runway indicator includes a polygon, that by changing position with respect to the conformal runway, provides advanced instrumentation cues to the pilot for adjusting the aircraft flight path to a normal, or recommended, path to the runway for landing, thereby assisting the pilot to improve the accuracy and safety of the approach and landing. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371546 | Presentation Capture with Automatically Configurable Output - A device and method for simultaneously capturing a combination of content video, content audio, presenter video and presenter audio, as well as distributing a combination of content video, content audio, presenter video and presenter audio to a digital sink via an HDMI connection. Video sources are automatically routed to the digital sink depending on the source configuration. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371547 | PROVIDING TARGETED AND PERSONALIZED EDUCATION TO PREVENT HUMAN ERRORS - An embodiment comprises a method associated with a computer system activity comprising one or more tasks, carried out by one or more users. The method comprises the step of furnishing a knowledge database with one or more knowledge teachings, wherein each knowledge teaching corresponds to one of the tasks. The method further comprises implementing a procedure at selected intervals, to determine whether any user in a group of users lacks specified knowledge related to one of the tasks. Responsive to determining that a particular user lacks specified knowledge related to a particular task, a knowledge teaching is presented to the particular user which corresponds to the particular task, and includes at least some of the specified knowledge which the particular user has been determined to lack. Feedback sent from the particular user, in response to receiving the presented knowledge teaching, is then selectively evaluated. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371548 | KNOWLEDGE AND NETWORK CURRENCY SYSTEMS AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES - System and methods for various knowledge dissemination and grading over a network comprised of human and/or artificial intelligence entities; leveraged by pay-as-you-go for services provided at any resolution, and paid for real time with digital cash. Enhancing fairness and efficiency by replacing subscription models with per-use payment regimen. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371549 | Portable Egress Training Device - Disclosed is an underwater safety training device. More particularly, the disclosure relates to an egress chair for use in training individuals on how to egress from a submerged vehicle. In accordance with the disclosure, the present egress trainer is lightweight so that it can be manipulated and moved by a single individual. It can also be dissembled for storage and transport. The trainer includes floatable wheel pods that allow the device to float and balance upon the water. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371550 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING MUSIC - A system and method for rendering music is provided. The method includes: receiving a request for electronic content; parsing the electronic content to determine a music notation element; translating the music notation; creating a music notation object based on the translation; and rendering the music notation object via a browser application. The system includes: a connection module configured to receive a request for electronic content; a parser configured to parse the electronic content to determine a music notation element; an object module configured to translate the music notation and create a music notation object based on the translation; and a rendering module configured to render the music notation object to be displayed by a browser application. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371551 | SPEADING SPEED READING AND COMPREHENSION PROGRAM - A speed reading and comprehension program for assisting readers in reading faster and better understanding content is provided. The speed reading and comprehension program comprises a computer having a display screen and a software program operatable by the computer. The software program displays predetermined text on the display screen of the computer. The software program presents a predetermined number of paragraphs on the display screen and then presents a plurality of questions. Upon correctly answering a predetermined percentage of questions, the computer software moves to a higher difficulty level thereby increasing an individual's reading speed and reinforces reading comprehension. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371552 | Ice-skate Instructional Kit - An ice-skate instructional kit is provided and comprises at least one pair of slip-on covers and stickers having directional words, directional symbols, gender identifying words and exchangeable decorations thereon. The top surface of the slip-on cover is adapted to cover the toecap of an ice-skate and is preferably formed of a flexible plastic material that is writeable, erasable and is adapted to receive a plurality of stickers. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the slip-on cover is secured in place by placing a first confronting flap atop a second confronting flap and further securing the flaps in place by adhesive members attached thereon. In a second embodiment of the invention, small securing clips and large securing clips can be used to hold the slip-on covers in place. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371553 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZED NUTRITION - A system including a web-based application that creates a personalized diet and then communicates with a client (for example, by mobile phone) application to provide eating options, including telling a user what menu items will fit with his personalized diet at particular restaurants is disclosed. The system may also be queried if the user indicates he does not like the initial restaurant menu items. A method for providing personalized nutrition information is also disclosed. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371554 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ENCOURAGING NUTRITIOUS EATING - An interactive and motivational game is disclosed to inspire children to eat well. The method and system are implemented through an application comprising an interactive story of an animated character who also eats photographed real-world food items in real-time along with the user. The user is encouraged to model the character's good eating and is awarded for joining along. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371555 | DOUBLE-SIDED, FRONT-TO-BACK-ALIGNED, TACTILE GRAPHIC LEARNING AID - A double-sided, front-to-back aligned tactile learning aid is provided, which includes a substantially planar carrier medium with a protruding front tactile graphic aligned with and symmetrical to a protruding back tactile graphic. The carrier medium may be one, two, or more sheets of paper, plastic, or other generally planar material. The front graphic and the back graphic protrude from the front and back, respectively, of the carrier medium. At least a portion of the back tactile graphic is aligned with at least a portion of the front tactile graphic. The double-sided, front-to-back aligned tactile learning aid is clearly expressive of (and/or representational of) a physical structure, yet is embodied in a generally two-dimensional planar construction, so is easier to store. The double-sided, front-to-back aligned tactile learning aid may be used as a semi-concrete or demi-concrete aid for sighted and visually-impaired students. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371556 | MODULAR SYSTEM OF BUILDING WITH ELASTIC MATERIAL AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS - This describes a system of construction that uses a discrete repertoire of elastic modules that interconnect forming assemblies of diverse curved geometries applicable at any scale. The component module's structure is linear in character, geometrically elemental and made of discrete components. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371557 | Process For Clearing A Tooth And Illustrating The Internal Structure - A process for clearing an extracted tooth comprising the steps of drying the extracted tooth by exposure to air to produce a dried tooth, exposing the dried tooth to a decalcifying solution to produce a decalcified tooth, exposing the decalcified tooth to a non-alcohol dehydrant to produce a dehydrated tooth, exposing the dehydrated tooth to a clearing agent in a container until a desired amount clearing occurs, whereby the tooth is rendered translucent revealing its internal anatomy. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371558 | SUTURE TECHNIQUE EVALUATION APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR SUTURE TECHNIQUE EVALUATION APPARATUS, AND SUTURE SIMULATOR SYSTEM - A suture technique evaluation apparatus evaluates a suture technique performed on a simulated body simulating a part of the human body, and the suture technique evaluation apparatus includes a camera configured to image at least a suture region where suturing is performed on the simulated body, and a ligation force evaluation part adapted to evaluate the ligation force of the suturing on the basis of image data taken by the camera. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371559 | SHOULDER KIT ASSEMBLY FOR CRASH TEST DUMMY - A shoulder kit assembly for a crash test dummy includes a spine interface member for attachment to a spine of the crash test dummy and a scapula for attachment to the spine interface member. The shoulder kit assembly includes a load cell for attachment to the spine interface member for measuring load in a plurality of axes on a shoulder joint and an upper arm assembly having an arm bone made of a plastic material for operative attachment to the scapula. In addition, the shoulder kit assembly also includes a two axis rotational shoulder joint, a relatively soft molded flesh around the plastic arm bone, and provisions for two accelerometers at the shoulder and at the neck T1 location. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371560 | SURGICAL SIMULATION MODELS, MATERIALS, AND METHODS - Devices, systems, and methods appropriate for use in medical training using a patient simulator, various anatomical inserts, and an integrated camera and computer system are disclosed. In some instances, a surgical simulator is provided that includes a uterine assembly. The uterine assembly simulates the appearance and feel of natural tissue and includes a plurality of materials arranged and dimensioned to simulate anatomic structures such as a right fallopian tube, a left fallopian tube, a right ovary, a left ovary, a uterus having a cervix, a bladder, ureters, a peritoneum, a uterine artery, a uterine vein, a plurality of ligaments, an ovarian artery, an ovarian vein, a perineum, and a vagina. In some implementations, at least the uterine artery, uterine vein, ovarian artery, and ovarian vein are in communication with a fluid supply such that each is pressurized with a blood-like fluid to simulate natural arteries and veins. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371561 | MAP FOLDED TO EXPOSE STAGGERED EDGES - A map including a plurality of sheets having map pictorial sections printed on each sheet; the plurality of sheets including an outermost sheet and an innermost sheet; and at least a first inner sheet and a second inner sheet positioned between the outermost sheet and the innermost sheet, the first inner sheet positioned between the outermost sheet and the second inner sheet; each of the plurality of sheets having first, second and third fold lines such that each of the plurality of sheets includes four panels; the first panel defined by a first side edge and the first fold line, the second panel defined by the first fold line and the second fold line, the third panel defined by the second fold line and the third fold line, and the fourth panel defined by the third fold line and a second side edge; wherein each the sheet is folded along the second fold line such that the third panel is positioned atop the second panel with the third fold line proximate the first fold line; the fourth panel positioned atop the third panel as the sheet is folded along the third fold line; the first panel positioned atop the fourth panel; and wherein the outermost sheet has an overall length less than the first inner sheet, which has an overall length less than the second inner sheet, which has an overall length less than the innermost sheet, such that when assembled the first panels form a first staggered edge and each of the fourth panels form a second staggered edge. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371562 | Folding Card - Among other things, a card blank has a first panel connected along a first fold line to a second panel. The second panel is connected along a second fold line to a third panel. The blank is foldable to form a first configuration in which the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel lie flat against one another. Alternately, the blank is foldable to form a second configuration in which (a) two of the panels can be mated to cause the folding card to form a three-dimensional free-standing card, (b) a bottom of the card has exposed points of contact that lie on a plane to permit the card to rest stably on a surface that is parallel to the plane, and (c) one of the panels is oriented at an angle of between 55 degrees and 85 degrees to the plane. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371563 | Supplemental Label - A sheet having a supplemental label according to an embodiment includes a presentation portion having a print receptive front face and a coupling portion coupled to the presentation portion. The coupling portion is a transparent composite film made of an upper film, a repositional adhesive, a release agent, another layer of film, and an adhesive which is joined to a substrate such as paper or other print receptive media. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371564 | INFORMATION WRITABLE FILM AND A SAMPLE STORAGE TUBE - To provide an information writable film that is chemical and abrasion resistance, and is suitable for high contrast white laser marking. The information writable film comprises a writable film layer | 2015-12-24 |
20150371565 | Biblok - Race bib protector - The race bib protector (Biblok) is for participants to use during their race event to protect their race bib from getting damaged or dirty. It can be worn on their clothing using safety pins or attached to belts used for holding race bibs. Putting the race bib in the race bib protector helps keep the race bib clean and intact for participants who collect and display them for their own use. It also can hold other items inside such as credit cards and cash, and helps keep the bib flat and visible for others to see. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371566 | DISPLAY HOLDER SYSTEM - A system for forming display holders, such as name badges, identification badges, name plates, signs and the like, from modular, interchangeable components. In one embodiment a display holder is provided comprising a display subassembly having a cover and a backer plate releasably connectable to the cover, the plate having a first connector located on a rear surface of the plate. The display holder also includes a second connector releasably connectable to the first connector for positioning the display subassembly relative to a support surface. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371567 | Apparatus and Method for Merchandising a Product - A novel merchandising display apparatus and method presents small packaged products in a linear arrangement such as a column, a row or curved path, each package separated by a space containing a portion of a narrative about the product and its uses. The sequence of narrative portions tells a complete, concise story about the product in small phrases, one between each product package, to motivate the prospective customer to purchase it. The display apparatus may be supported in a variety of ways, for example on a stand or hung from a hook or a peg or other receptacle. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371568 | SIGN AND DISPLAY SYSTEMS - A sign and display system including a faceplate, lens, backing plate, and at least one magnet is described. The faceplate includes a viewing aperture and the back of the faceplate includes a recess in which the at least one magnet is mounted. The recess in the faceplate is configured to receive the lens and backing plate. The lens may include one or more edge protrusions configured to enter one or more small recesses in the side of the faceplate recess to secure the lens to the faceplate. When the lens and backing plate are positioned in the recess of the faceplate, the one or more magnets exert a force on the backing plate to secure the faceplate and lens to the backing plate. An insert capable of displaying text and/or graphics can also be positioned between the lens and backing plate in the recess of the faceplate. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371569 | ILLUMINATED DISPLAY MIRROR - An illuminated display mirror includes a frame having panel receiving area defined by a front retaining portion and a side retaining portion extending rearwardly from the front retaining portion, a transparent panel to be held within said panel receiving area and having a highly reflective coating at least partially on a surface thereof and at least part of the surface free of any reflective coating and defining an image receiving area, and having a registration indicia, a light transmissive substrate having a printed image thereon and having a corresponding registration indicia formed thereon for registering the printed image in the image receiving area and a light emitting member. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371570 | SIMULATED NEON SIGN - A lighted sign has a front side and a back side, and includes a planar substrate and a light source. The light source is substantially coplanar with the substrate. A distressed area reflector is formed on the substrate and redirects light from the light source out of the planar substrate. The lighted sign also includes a cover layer disposed adjacent the planar substrate toward the front side and a linear graphic that is printed on the cover layer. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371571 | A Telecommunications Station Enclosure - The present invention relates to a telecommunications station enclosure ( | 2015-12-24 |
20150371572 | WRITABLE/ERASABLE AND REUSABLE STEMWARE USER IDENTIFICATION STICKER - A glassware and stemware user identification apparatus including a food grade silicone planar resilient member sized and shaped for application to smooth surfaced glassware. The planar resilient member has at least one surface with a polished finished to accept writable/erasable markings by a suitable pen. The planar resilient member may be annular with a split so as to enable placement around the stem of conventional stemware, or a simple shape for placement on the bowl or container portion of the glassware. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371573 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a display unit comprising a plurality of emission areas formed over a surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate. The display device also includes a plurality of black matrices formed over a surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate, the black matrices at least partially overlapping side portions of the pixels, and a gap controller formed between the first and second substrates and configured to adjust a gap therebetween. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371574 | COMPENSATED METHOD OF DISPLAYING BASED ON A VISUAL ADJUSTMENT FACTOR - A method and a device for displaying images on a display based on a visual adjustment factor related to a user's prescription eyewear are provided. The display includes a front display plane and a back display plane and for each of a plurality of image elements of an image, a respective version of the image element is displayed on each of the front display plane and the back display plane based on the visual adjustment factor such that the respective versions of the image element differ in at least one of line weight and transparency. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371575 | LED display for wind turbines - The invention comprises of the installation of an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) to the moving parts of any wind turbine. The LEDs are controlled to generate a viewable image when the turbine blades or other parts are rotating. The image is generated by individual control of each LED while the array of LEDs follows the movement of the wind turbine blades, thus sweeping an area where the image appears. Means for controlling the LEDs include variable speed control to generate steady or moving images when the turbine rotates at variable rotational speeds. Electricity generated by the turbine may be used to power the LEDs and controller. LED arrays can be arranged anywhere on the moving parts of the turbine. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371576 | METHOD AND DEVICE OF ESTIMATING IMAGE STICKING GRADE OF DISPLAY - It is provided a method of estimating an image sticking grade of a display, comprising steps of: displaying a first image in a first frame and a second image in a second frame on the display; switching the display, at at least two sampling times, to display the first image, and then obtaining brightness change factors and image sticking area factors for an image sticking displayed on the display at each sampling time to determine at least two image sticking grades corresponding to each sampling time, wherein an image sticking fading period is set as interval time between two adjacent sampling times to perform an image sticking fading process of the display; and determining a change trend of the image sticking grades of the display during the image sticking fading process based on the at least two image sticking grades when the image sticking stops fading. From the change trend, adverse influences of the image sticking on the display performance may be reflected accurately and fully such that related comprehensive modifications may be made by the skilled based on defects caused by the image sticking in the display. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371577 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND DRIVING METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The invention reduces the occurrence of anomalies caused by reverse tilt domains of pseudo-high resolution images employing a light path shift element (the element). A liquid crystal display device includes the element changes a light path of light emitted from a liquid crystal panel, an image signal processing section generates during a first period a first image signal corresponding to a first image, generates during a second period a second image signal corresponding to a second image shifted from the first image by an amount of n pixels, and supplies the first image signal and the second image signal to the panel, and the element driver causes a light path of light emitted from the element during the second period to be shifted in the opposite direction to the direction of the shift, using the light path in the first period as a reference. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371578 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus is provided that includes an array of pixel elements, a control arrangement, and a drive mechanism. Each array can display a selection of colors. Each pixel element is mounted at one end of an individual support member. Each support member can be displaced in forwards and reverse directions, and is hollow and has a longitudinally extending series of projections on an interior surface thereof. The control arrangement is operable to control the color that is displayed by each individual pixel element. The drive mechanism includes a gear which is engaged with the projections, and a motor for rotating the gear. Rotation of the gear causes longitudinal movement of the support member with respect to the drive mechanism. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371579 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - Provided are a transparent display device and a method for controlling same. This transparent display device comprises: a sensor which measures the colour properties of light that is incident to the transparent display device; a light control unit which is configured so as to control the amount of light that is incident to the rear surface of the transparent display unit and penetrates a plurality of penetration units; and a transparent display panel which comprises a control unit configured so as to correct colour distortion by making a comparison with a preset threshold value on the basis of the measured colour properties and correcting the image to be displayed on a plurality of pixels, the transparent display panel displaying the corrected input image. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371580 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND DRIVING METHOD OF DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus, and a driving method of driving the display apparatus control color breakup and prevent flicker. A backlight periodically emits a light beam by lighting one type of light source in a subframe period and a light beam by lighting all types of light sources in a subsequent subframe period. A lighting period for a cycle of emission of the same type of color light beams is shorter than a period for a cycle of receiving the video signal. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371581 | VIDEO ANALYSIS DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, VIDEO CORRECTION METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided are a frame unit having a substantially rectangular shape, wherein a rear side of the frame unit is detachable attached to an outer edge of a display device; light shielding plates arranged on an upper side and right and left sides of the frame unit; and a measurement unit provided at a front side of each light shielding plate, where the measurement unit measures a display state of the display device and outputs a measurement result to the display device. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371582 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM - To make it difficult to obtain an original image based on display data. An image display device includes an image set generating unit that generates a plurality of image sets S, each including a plurality of modified images C | 2015-12-24 |
20150371583 | DRIVING METHOD FOR PIXEL ARRAY AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a driving method for pixel array, comprising steps of: dividing a to-be-displayed image into multiple theoretical pixel units; calculating an actual brightness value of each actual sub-pixel; and enabling brightness of each actual sub-pixel to reach the actual brightness value. The step of calculating an actual brightness value of each actual sub-pixel comprises: finding a first theoretical sub-pixel; inserting multiple virtual sub-pixels having the same color as the first theoretical sub-pixel between the first theoretical sub-pixel and at least one adjacent theoretical sub-pixel; and adding a portion of the theoretical brightness value of the first theoretical sub-pixel and a portion of virtual brightness value(s) of virtual sub-pixel(s) whose position(s) corresponds to that of the to-be-calculated actual sub-pixel to obtain the actual brightness value of the to-be-calculated actual sub-pixel. The present invention further provides a display device to which the above driving method is applicable. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371584 | DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel includes a display area first and second gate line driving circuits. The display area includes a plurality of pixels is configured to determine how to process a data transmitted on a data line according to first and second control signals transmitted on first and second gate lines respectively and a second control signal transmitted on a second gate line and determine when to emit light according to a light emitting control signal transmitted on a light emitting control line. The first gate line driving circuit is coupled to the first gate line and for providing the first control signal thereto. The second gate line driving circuit is coupled to the second gate line and the light emitting control line and configured to provide the second control signal and the light emitting control signal thereto, respectively. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371585 | MICRO ASSEMBLED LED DISPLAYS AND LIGHTING ELEMENTS - The disclosed technology provides micro-assembled micro-LED displays and lighting elements using arrays of micro-LEDs that are too small (e.g., micro-LEDs with a width or diameter of 10 μm to 50 μm), numerous, or fragile to assemble by conventional means. The disclosed technology provides for micro-LED displays and lighting elements assembled using micro-transfer printing technology. The micro-LEDs can be prepared on a native substrate and printed to a display substrate (e.g., plastic, metal, glass, or other materials), thereby obviating the manufacture of the micro-LEDs on the display substrate. In certain embodiments, the display substrate is transparent and/or flexible. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371586 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PIXEL COMPENSATION CIRCUIT, AND DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE CONTAINING THE SAME - An Organic Light Emitting Diode pixel compensation circuit is disclosed. The circuit includes first through fifth transistors, and a storage capacitor. The first transistor is coupled to a first scan signal, a power supply voltage, and a first electrode of the storage capacitor. In addition, the second transistor is coupled to the first scan signal, a data signal, and the third transistor. The third transistor is coupled to the power supply voltage, and the fifth transistor. Furthermore, the fourth transistor is coupled to a second scan signal, the third transistor, and the storage capacitor, and fifth transistor is coupled to a light emitting signal, and the OLED. In addition, the storage capacitor is coupled to the fifth transistor, and a low-level signal and emits light based on a drive current generated by the third transistor. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371587 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PIXEL COMPENSATION CIRCUIT, AND DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE CONTAINING THE SAME - An OLED pixel compensation circuit includes first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh transistors and a storage capacitor. The first transistor has a gate electrode coupled to a scan signal, a first electrode coupled to a data signal, and a second electrode coupled to a gate electrode of the fifth transistor. The second transistor has a gate electrode coupled to the scan signal, a first electrode coupled to a power supply voltage, and a second electrode coupled to a second electrode of the storage capacitor. The third transistor has a gate electrode coupled to a first light emitting signal, a first electrode coupled to the power supply voltage. The transistors and the storage capacitor are configured to compensate the threshold voltage drift of the fifth transistor, which is the driving transistor for the OLED. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371588 | DEVICE COMPRISING A MATRIX OF ACTIVE OLED PIXELS WITH BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - A device includes a matrix of active pixels. Each active pixel includes an OLED and a control circuit configured to refresh the active pixel and including at least one transistor having a first conduction terminal coupled to a supply line and a second conduction terminal coupled to the OLED. Supply circuitry is configured to apply a supply voltage to the supply line of each active pixel during the refreshing of the active pixel and for a time period less than a duration of the refreshing of the active pixel. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371589 | REDUCED OFF CURRENT SWITCHING TRANSISTOR IN AN ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE - An active matrix organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device includes an array of pixels, each pixel including an OLED, a driving transistor (DT) coupled to drive current through the OLED, a storage capacitor, and a scanning transistor (ST) coupled to control charge on the storage capacitor corresponding to a data voltage for said pixel. The display device also includes a timing controller configured to control the ST of each pixel to update the charge stored on the storage capacitor of each pixel at a frame rate including at least one frequency within a range of 1-10 Hertz (Hz). | 2015-12-24 |
20150371590 | PIXEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A pixel includes an organic light emitting diode and a pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes a first transistor to control current from a first power source to the OLED based on a voltage applied to a first node, and a second transistor connected between the first node and a data line, the second transistor to turn on based on a scan signal applied to a scan line. The pixel circuit also includes a controller to supply a voltage from a power line to at least one of the first node or an anode electrode of the OLED. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371591 | DISPLAY PANEL, PIXEL CHIP, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display panel includes a plurality of first unit pixels (Pix) each including: a first data input terminals (PDIN); a first data output terminal (PDOUT); a display element ( | 2015-12-24 |
20150371592 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display including a first substrate, a first sub-pixel electrode on the first substrate and configured to receive a first voltage, a second sub-pixel electrode on the first substrate and configured to receive a second voltage, an insulating layer between the first sub-pixel electrode and the second sub-pixel electrode, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a common electrode on the second substrate, wherein the first sub-pixel electrode includes a first sub-region below the insulating layer and a second sub-region above the insulating layer, wherein the second sub-region of the first sub-pixel electrode includes a plurality of first branch electrodes, wherein the second sub-pixel electrode is above the insulating layer, and wherein a difference between the first voltage and a common voltage is greater than a difference between the second voltage and the common voltage. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371593 | Color Dependent Content Adaptive Backlight Control - A backlight for a LCD comprises two or LED arrays, each corresponding to a respective color channel. A control circuit controls the supply current to each LED array separately based on the content of a displayed image to reduce the current consumption of the backlight. The control circuit generates separate histograms of transmittance values for each of two or more color channels in the image, and stretches the histograms for the two or more color channels by respective stretching factors to generate a stretched image. The stretched image is displayed on the LCD. The control circuit further control the current supply to the two or more LED arrays in the backlight to reduce a brightness of light emitted by the two or more LED arrays in dependence on respective stretching factors for the corresponding color channel. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371594 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DISPLAY SIGNAL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of processing a display signal includes: obtaining the average of grayscales of at least one display zone in a previous frame of image and a current frame of image respectively; comparing in magnitude the average of grayscales of at least one display zone in the current frame of image with the average of grayscales of the corresponding display zone in the previous frame of image; and outputting a backlight control value to increase or reduce the brightness of an illuminating element corresponding to the display zone when the average of grayscales of the at least one display zone in the current frame of image is larger or smaller than the average of grayscales of the corresponding display zone in the previous frame of image. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371595 | GAMMA VOLTAGE GENERATING APPARATUS, GRAY SCALE VOLTAGE GENERATING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a gamma voltage generating apparatus, comprising: a standard gamma voltage output unit for outputting a plurality of standard gamma voltage values, and a plurality of DACs connected with the standard gamma voltage output unit, wherein, the precisions of at least part of the plurality of DACs are different from those of the other DACs so that when different standard gamma voltage values are input to the plurality of DACs respectively, regulations of the actual gamma voltages output by the plurality of DACs respectively are in a predetermined range. The gray scale voltage generating apparatus according to the present invention comprises the gamma voltage generating apparatus. The display device according to the present invention comprises the gray scale voltage generating apparatus. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371596 | SHIFT REGISTER, GATE DRIVER AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed are a shift register, a gate driver and a display device, which relate the field of display technology and may eliminate the voltage coupled noise generated by a clock signal at an output terminal of the shift register effectively. The shift register comprises: a first input unit, a clock control unit, a second input unit, an inverting unit, a pulling-down unit and a first level selecting unit, a second level selecting unit, a third level selecting unit; the first input unit is connected with a first input signal terminal, the first level selecting unit and the second input unit, respectively, wherein a node at which the first input unit is connected with the second input unit is a pulling-up node, the first input unit is used for controlling a potential at the pulling-up node. The embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to various display devices. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371597 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a display area in which pixels are disposed in a matrix with rows and columns. The display area includes first and second configuration columns. The first configuration column is a column where first pixels are aligned. The first pixels each include a pixel electrode including first and second areas. In the first area, electrodes extending in a first direction inclined to the column direction are disposed. In the second area, electrodes extending in a second direction inclined differently from the first direction are disposed. The second configuration column is a column where second and third pixels are alternately aligned. The second pixels each include a pixel electrode including electrodes extending in a third direction inclined to the column direction. The third pixels each include a pixel electrode including electrodes extending in a fourth direction inclined differently from the third direction. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371598 | SCAN DRIVER ADN DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a display device that may include a display panel, a data driver configured to supply a data signal to the display panel, and a scan driver formed in a non-display area of the display panel, including a shift register composed of a plurality of stages and a level shifter formed outside the display panel, and configured to supply a scan signal to the display panel using the shift register and the level shifter, wherein the shift register is arranged in an output terminal of an N-th stage circuit unit formed in a first non-display area and an output terminal of an N-th compensation circuit unit formed in a second non-display area opposite the first non-display area are paired to be connected to an N-th scan line, wherein the N-th compensation circuit unit outputs a compensation signal to the N-th scan line in response to a node voltage of a neighboring stage circuit unit. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371599 | GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT - The present invention relates to a gate driving circuit including a multiple of gate driving units. Each of the gate driving units comprises a pull-up control part, a pull-up part, a transfer part, a key pull-down part, a pull-down holding part and a boost part. In this case, the key pull-down part and the transfer part are configured, respectively, to pull potential on a gete signal output end down to and hold potentials on the control ends of the pull-up part and the transfer part at a potential of the first power supply or the second power supply, and also to pull potential on the output end of the transfer part ransfer signal down to and/or hold at a potential of the second power supply, wherein the potential of the second power supply is lower than that of the first power supply. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371600 | TIMING CONTROL METHOD, TIME SCHEDULE CONTROLLER AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a timing control method, a timing controller and a display device. The timing control method comprises: determining whether an image content of a current frame is identical to an image data of a previous frame; and stopping, when it is determined that the image content of the current frame is identical to the image data of the previous frame, inputting any data signal to a source driver of a display panel and controlling a thin film transistor in the display panel to be in an off state. According to the present invention, both the power consumption required for the timing controller to output data signals and the power consumption required for the source driver to output data voltages can be saved, such that the power consumption of the display panel can be reduced. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371601 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device and method of driving the same is provided. A display device includes a first signal controller configured to be turned on by a first signal among a plurality of signals applied thereto at an early stage of driving, and to output the plurality of signals applied at the early stage of driving in a predefined order, and a main power integrated circuit (IC) configured to be turned on when each of the plurality of signals applied at the early stage of driving is received, wherein the first signal controller comprises a standby power supply portion configured to supply standby power to the first signal controller while the main power IC is off. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371602 | Integrated Circuit Device, Electronic Apparatus, And Control Method For Electrooptic Panel - An integrated circuit device includes: a timing information storage section that stores phase length information in correspondence with an index number; a waveform information storage section that stores waveform information related to a plurality of drive waveforms used in response to at least one display state; a timing control section that reads an index number included for each phase in the waveform information, reads phase length information corresponding to the index number from the timing information storage section, and sequentially generates a selection signal during a drive voltage application period corresponding to a plurality of phases; and a drive waveform selection section that selects a waveform value representing a drive voltage, out of a plurality of units of waveform information stored in the waveform information storage section, in accordance with the selection signal. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371603 | OUTPUT SYSTEM, OUTPUT APPARATUS, AND POWER CONTROL METHOD - An output system is provided that includes at least one output apparatus configured to output content information. The output system includes a determination part configured to determine, based on the content information, whether to generate first control information for switching the output apparatus to a power-saving mode, the first control information being generated with respect to the output apparatus that does not have to output the content information. The output system further includes a control information generation part configured to generate the first control information when the determination part determines that the first control information has to be generated and a power control part configured to switch the output apparatus to the power-saving mode based on the first control information. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371604 | EFFICIENT FRAME RENDERING - A user may interact with an interactive remote display (e.g., touch input) and the interaction may be sent to an application on a mobile device. The mobile device (application and/or encoder) may render frames for the display when there is a change. Latency in the pipeline may be alleviated by determine a rendering rate for an application. A dummy frame may be sent to the encoder if the application is not a constant rendering type of application. The dummy frames may be sent subsequent to the rendered frames to flush the pipeline. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371605 | Pixel Mapping and Rendering Methods for Displays with White Subpixels - An electronic device may include a display having an array of display pixels. The display pixels may include red, green, blue, and white subpixels. Pixel mapping circuitry may convert red-green-blue pixel values in a frame of display data to red-green-blue-white pixel values using a brightness adjustment factor. The brightness adjustment factor may be determined based on ambient lighting conditions. The brightness adjustment factor be determined such that any color distortion resulting from applying the brightness adjustment factor is maintained under a just-noticeable-difference (JND) threshold. White subpixel values may be determined based on the brightness adjustment factor. Pixel rendering circuitry may be used to render red-green-blue-white pixel values onto the physical pixel structure. When a display pixel does not include a subpixel of a particular color, the pixel rendering circuitry may compensate for the missing color using nearby subpixels. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371606 | DISPLAY PANEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - A display panel and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display including the display panel are disclosed. The display panel includes a first pixel configured to emit a first color of light, a second pixel configured to emit a second color of light, and a third pixel configured to emit a third color of light. Each of the first to third pixels includes a light emission current applying unit including a driving transistor and a storage capacitor, a gate electrode of the driving transistor configured to receive a data signal from a display driver of the OLED display. The panel includes a light emission unit configured to emit light based on a light emission current. The panel also includes an initialization voltage supply unit configured to provide an initialization voltage to the gate electrode of the driving transistor and the first electrode of the OLED. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371607 | MULTIPLE DISPLAY PIPELINES DRIVING A DIVIDED DISPLAY - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for driving a split display with multiple display pipelines. Frames for driving a display are logically divided into portions, a first display pipeline drives a first portion of the display, and a second display pipeline drives a second portion of the display. To ensure synchronization between the two display pipelines, a repeat vertical blanking interval (VBI) signal is generated if either of the display pipelines has not already received the frame packet with configuration data for the next frame. When the repeat VBI signal is generated, both display pipelines will repeat processing of the current frame. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371608 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SERVER - An electronic apparatus includes a display unit that displays predetermined information and an electrostatic capacitive touch panel unit through which display of the display unit passes and that determines a two-dimensional coordinate indicated by an instructing object which has some conductivity. In the electronic apparatus, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a two-dimensional coordinate corresponding to the instructing object is caused to be effective and the effective two-dimensional coordinate is changed depending on movement of the instructing object, and when the effective two-dimensional coordinate is changed in a predetermined range for a predetermined time, the effective two-dimensional coordinate is caused to be ineffective. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371609 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a display device with reduced power consumption and that reduces changes in luminance, and perceptibility of flicker, and a driving method thereof. A display device according to an exemplary embodiment comprises: a display panel configured to display a still image and a motion picture; a signal controller configured to control signals for driving the display panel; and a graphics processing unit configured to transmit input image data to the signal controller, wherein the signal controller comprises a frame memory configured to store the input image data, and the display panel is driven at a first frequency when the motion picture is displayed and the display panel is driven at a second frequency that is lower than the first frequency when the still image is displayed. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371610 | PROGRAMMABLE POWER PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION FOR GRAPHICS CORES - Methods and apparatus relating to programmable power performance optimization for graphics cores are described. In one embodiment, the first frame of a scene is analyzed. It is then determined whether to optimize one or more operations, to be performed on one or more frames of the scene, based on the second frame of the scene and an idle status of one or more subsystems of a processor. And, one or more optimization operations are performed on a third frame of the scene based on the determination of whether to optimize the one or more operations. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371611 | OBSCURELY RENDERING CONTENT USING MASKING TECHNIQUES - Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media storing instructions for displaying content. An exemplary method comprises receiving source content, identifying a mask that segments the source content into at least a first segment and a second segment, the identifying including specifying one or more parameters associated with the mask, identifying one or more masking techniques, associating the source content with obscuration information and one or more usage rules, the obscuration information including information corresponding to the mask, information corresponding to the one or more parameters, and information corresponding to the one or more masking techniques, and transmitting the source content, the one or more usage rules, and the obscuration information to at least one recipient computing device. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371612 | DISPLAY SCREEN HAVING REGIONS OF DIFFERING PIXEL DENSITY - A display device including: a display screen having first region and second region, the first region having a first pixel density and the second region having a second pixel density, the second pixel density being higher than the first pixel density, an input for receiving image data, a power source; and wherein the display screen is operable in a full screen mode in which an image is displayed in both the first region and the second region and a reduced screen mode in which power to the first region is turned off and the image is displayed in the second region. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371613 | OBSCURELY RENDERING CONTENT USING IMAGE SPLITTING TECHNIQUES - Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media storing instructions for providing frames for rendering on a display, the frames including a first frame comprising first pixel data, a second frame comprising second pixel data, and a third frame comprising third pixel data, the first pixel data comprising input values for color components including a first input value, the second pixel data comprising a second input value, and the third pixel data comprising a third input value. An exemplary method comprises determining the second input value such that a second output luminance corresponds to the minimum of double a first output luminance and a maximum output luminance, determining the third input value such that a third output luminance corresponds to double the first output luminance minus the second output luminance, and providing the second frame and the third frame for rendering on a display. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371614 | Piccolo - A piccolo comprising a conical-bore headjoint, and a cylindrical-bore main body having toneholes of particular size disposed at particular intervals along the length of the body. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371615 | MOUTHPIECE LIGATURE FOR WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS - Disclosed herein is a ligature providing secure contact between the reed and mouthpiece while at the same time allowing for faster adjustment of the reed location and contact point with respect to the mouthpiece cavity such that longer or shorter reed vibrations can be easily obtained if desired. The improved ligature is adaptable to fit a wide range of woodwind instrument mouthpieces. In addition, the ligature has limited points of contact with the mouthpiece, so as to eliminate or reduce abrasions to the mouthpiece assembly associated with the application of the ligature. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371616 | ADAPTABLE LIGATURE FOR THE MOUTHPIECES OF WIND INSTRUMENTS - The present invention relates to a ligature for single-reed wind instruments that comprises a main multidirectional pivot system allowing the reed to vibrate freely while providing all possibilities of clamping force both to minimal contact and to extreme fit, and which adapts to table angle thereby optimizing the relationship between fitting and sound quality. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371617 | Percussion Practice Drum Pad - A percussion practice drum pad which is manufactured by pouring set-in-place polymers into one or more pockets in a rigid frame. Numerous unique defined features of the frame enable the device, when struck with a drumstick, to more closely simulate both the physical and aural characteristics of playing an actual acoustic drum; one or more secondary striking surfaces; and additional features that improve portability and mounting flexibility of the device. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371618 | SPINABLE QUAD GUITAR STAND - Spinable quad guitar stand securely balances, supports, and vertically displays up to four guitars or stringed instruments of any body shape by neck and headstock, in a safe, easily accessible manner. Small footprint accommodates confined areas. Steel tripod based stand provides two or more height adjustments to accommodate standard and long bodied instruments. Stand incorporates two octagon or round wood accessory tables providing storage. Concave top table designed for high vibration environments. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371619 | PERFORMANCE INFORMATION OUTPUT CONTROL APPARATUS, KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A performance information output control apparatus includes a detection part which detects a plurality of positions of a music performance interface during a single stroke with respect to an operator of a keyboard instrument, the music performance interface including a mechanism that interlocks with the operator, an estimated music-sound generation time analysis part which calculates an estimated music-sound generation time point representing a time point at which music sound according to the single stroke with respect to the operator is estimated to be generated, based on a detection result of the positions of the music performance interface by the detection part, and a music performance information output part which outputs, when the detection result by the detection part is obtained, music performance information representing music performance contents corresponding to the single stroke with respect to the operator prior to the calculated estimated music-sound generation time point. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371620 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BLENDING MULTI-CHANNEL SIGNALS - Embodiments of systems and methods for blending multi-channel signals are described. In one embodiment, a method for blending multi-channel signals involves computing component signals from the multi-channel signals, cross-fading the component signals based on different temporal rates to generate cross-faded component signals and generating a blended multi-channel signal based on the cross-faded component signals. Other embodiments are also described. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371621 | METHOD FOR REPRESENTING MUSICAL SCALES AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL DEVICE - A method represents musical scales by means of tiles, including pentatonic scales (arbitrary scales with five notes per octave), heptatonic scales (arbitrary scales with seven notes per octave), Major blues and Minor blues scales (specific scales with six notes per octave). An electronic musical device has an interface that uses this representation. The device uses a multi-touch interface with or without strings, which allows the musician to concentrate on the melodic line only, making it easier to improvise and perform music composed in one of the scales. The representation differs from the traditional interfaces on string instruments (such as a guitar) in that only the notes of a given scale (with five, six or seven notes per octave) can be played. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371622 | ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT MUSIC CONTROL DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC DISPLACEMENT SENSORS - An electric instrument music control device is provided having a foot pedal comprising a base portion and a treadle, wherein the treadle moves with respect to the base portion. The device further has a magnetic displacement sensor coupled to the base portion and a magnet coupled to the treadle. The magnet is located adjacent the magnetic displacement sensor to place the sensor in a field-saturated mode, wherein the magnet moves with respect to the magnetic displacement sensor in response to movement of the treadle with respect to the base portion. A sound characteristic of the electric instrument is modified in response to moving the magnet with respect to the magnetic displacement sensor. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371623 | Magnetoelectric Pickup Element for Detecting Oscillating Magnetic Fields - A magnetoelectric pickup device for use with a stringed musical instrument combines magnetostriction and the piezoelectric effect to detect a combination of magnetic field oscillations produced by a vibrating ferromagnetic string and acoustic vibrations from the body of the instrument itself. The result is a sound reproduction that preserves the natural acoustic timbre of the instrument. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371624 | PICKUP ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRICAL STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A pickup for an electrical, stringed musical instrument includes a first assembly and a second assembly. The first assembly includes a base plate, a pole that extends upward from the base plate and a coil of wire wrapped around the pole above the base plate. The second assembly includes a housing that has a fastening feature that allows the second assembly to be user attachable and detachable from the first assembly independently of any electrical connections made by the first assembly. The second assembly also includes a magnet seated within the housing. The pickup is further constructed so that the second assembly readily attaches and detaches to the first assembly such that when attached, the pole of the first assembly is in magnetic cooperation with the magnet of the second assembly. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371625 | SOUND DEFLECTING APPARATUS - A sound deflector apparatus having mutually coextensive tab and wall portions, the tab portion mounted to an area of an electronic device adjacent the speaker outlet(s), and the wall portion having a curvilinear segment or bend directing sound waves toward the listener(s) viewing programming on a flat-screen television, monitor, smart device, and/or similar electronic devices with such speaker outlet configurations. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371626 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPEECH SYNTHESIS BASED ON LARGE CORPUS - The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for speech synthesis based on a large corpus. The method for speech synthesis based on a large corpus comprises: utilizing a prosodic structure prediction model to carry out prosodic structure prediction processing on input text to provide at least one alternative prosodic boundary partitioning solution; determining a prosodic boundary partitioning solution according to structure probability information about a prosodic unit in a speech corpus in the at least one alternative prosodic boundary partitioning solution; and carrying out speech synthesis according to the determined prosodic boundary partitioning solution. The method and apparatus for speech synthesis based on a large corpus provided by the embodiments of the present invention improve the naturalness and flexibility of speech synthesis. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371627 | VOICE DIALOG SYSTEM USING HUMOROUS SPEECH AND METHOD THEREOF - A voice dialog system and a voice dialog method that generate and use humorous speech are disclosed. The voice dialog system includes a speech analysis unit that analyzes a user's intention by receiving user speech and converting the user speech into text, a humorous speech generation unit that generates humorous speech using a core word or an abbreviated word included in the user speech based on the user's intention, a chatting speech generation unit that generates chatting speech as a response corresponding to the user's intention, and a final speech selection unit that selects final speech from among the humorous speech and the chatting speech. Thus, a user is provided with humorous speech so that the user does not feel bored and has fun using the chatting dialog system. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371628 | USER-ADAPTED SPEECH RECOGNITION - One embodiment of the present disclosure sets forth an approach for performing speech recognition. A speech recognition system receives an electronic signal that represents human speech of a speaker. The speech recognition system converts the electronic signal into a plurality of phonemes. The speech recognition system, while converting the plurality of phonemes into a first group of words based on a first voice recognition model, encounters an error when attempting to convert one or more of the phonemes into words. The speech recognition system transmits a message associated with the error to a server machine. The speech recognition system causes the server machine to convert the one or more phonemes into a second group of words based on a second voice recognition model resident on the server machine. The speech recognition system receives the second group of words from the server machine. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371629 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL OPERATIONS TO BE PERFORMED FOR DATA ITEMS AND RECORDS USING DATA OBTAINED FROM ASSOCIATED VOICE FILES - A method and system are provided for using the contents of voice files as a basis for enabling search and other selection operations for data items that are associated with those voice files. Voice files may be received having associations with other data items, such as images or records. A corresponding text file is generated for each of the one or more voice files using programmatic means, such as a speech-to-text application. Each text file is provided an association with a data item based on the association of the voice file that served as the basis of its creation. Each text file is then made available for the performance of search and selection operations that result in the identification of associated data items. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371630 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus and a method for performing speech training in speech rehabilitation are disclosed. A report about content to be uttered in an utterance training is made to a trainee of the utterance training and the volume of a voice uttered by the trainee in response to the report is obtained. Then, the result of comparison between the obtained volume and a volume predetermined as a target volume is reported. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371631 | CACHING SPEECH RECOGNITION SCORES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for caching speech recognition scores. In some implementations, one or more values comprising data about an utterance are received. An index value is determined for the one or more values. An acoustic model score for the one or more received values is selected, from a cache of acoustic model scores that were computed before receiving the one or more values, based on the index value. A transcription for the utterance is determined using the selected acoustic model score. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371632 | ENTITY NAME RECOGNITION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for recognizing names of entities in speech. In one aspect, a method includes actions of receiving an utterance that includes (i) a first term that indicates a particular entity type, and (ii) a second term that indicates an entity name. Additional actions include obtaining a phonetic representation of the second term and determining that the phonetic representation of the second term matches a particular phonetic representation of a particular canonical name of a set of canonical names associated with a particular entity. Further actions include outputting a reference name associated with the particular entity as a transcription of the second term. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371633 | SPEECH RECOGNITION USING NON-PARAMETRIC MODELS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for using non-parametric models in speech recognition. In some implementations, speech data is accessed. The speech data represents utterances of a particular phonetic unit occurring in a particular phonetic context, and the speech data includes values for multiple dimensions. Boundaries are determined for a set of quantiles for each of the multiple dimensions. Models for the distribution of values within the quantiles are generated. A multidimensional probability function is generated. Data indicating the boundaries of the quantiles, the models for the distribution of values in the quantiles, and the multidimensional probability function are stored. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371634 | TERMINAL AND SERVER OF SPEAKER-ADAPTATION SPEECH-RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SYSTEM - Provided are a terminal and server of a speaker-adaptation speech-recognition system and a method for operating the system. The terminal in the speaker-adaptation speech-recognition system includes a speech recorder which transmits speech data of a speaker to a speech-recognition server, a statistical variable accumulator which receives a statistical variable including acoustic statistical information about speech of the speaker from the speech-recognition server which recognizes the transmitted speech data, and accumulates the received statistical variable, a conversion parameter generator which generates a conversion parameter about the speech of the speaker using the accumulated statistical variable and transmits the generated conversion parameter to the speech-recognition server, and a result displaying user interface which receives and displays result data when the speech-recognition server recognizes the speech data of the speaker using the transmitted conversion parameter and transmits the recognized result data. | 2015-12-24 |