Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100312469 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH SPEECH PROCESSING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving a single utterance of a spoken input; generating a search region from the spoken input with a region language model; and generating a location identifier based on a sub-region search grammar and the search region for displaying on a device. | 12-09-2010 |
20110107280 | Selection of Optimum Patterns in a Design Layout Based on Diffraction Signature Analysis - The present invention relates generally to selecting optimum patterns based on diffraction signature analysis, and more particularly to, using the optimum patterns for mask-optimization for lithographic imaging. A respective diffraction map is generated for each of a plurality of target patterns from an initial larger set of target patterns from the design layout. Diffraction signatures are identified from the various diffraction maps. The plurality of target patterns is grouped into various diffraction-signature groups, the target patterns in a specific diffraction-signature group having similar diffraction signature. A subset of target patterns is selected to cover all possible diffraction-signature groups, such that the subset of target patterns represents at least a part of the design layout for the lithographic process. The grouping of the plurality of target patterns may be governed by predefined rules based on similarity of diffraction signature. The predefined rules comprise coverage relationships existing between the various diffraction-signature groups. | 05-05-2011 |
20110238406 | MESSAGING SYSTEM WITH TRANSLATION AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a messaging system includes: receiving a source message; identifying a phrase of the source message; searching a translation hierarchy for the phrase, the translation hierarchy having multiple dictionaries in a priority order; and translating a target message, for displaying on a device, from the source message based on the translation hierarchy. | 09-29-2011 |
20110257881 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH CALENDAR MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: sending a meeting proposal to a participant calendar with the meeting proposal having a meeting location and a meeting start time; determining a prior location from the participant calendar; calculating a participant travel time for traversing between the prior location and the meeting location; and scheduling the meeting proposal on the participant calendar based on the participant travel time not exceeding the meeting start time for displaying on a device. | 10-20-2011 |
20110267484 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARPENING DIGITAL IMAGES - Disclosed is a method for sharpening a digital image captured by a digital imaging device, the method comprising, for each pixel X | 11-03-2011 |
20120216156 | Method of Pattern Selection for Source and Mask Optimization - The present invention relates to a method of selecting a subset of patterns from a design, to a method of performing source and mask optimization, and to a computer program product for performing the method of selecting a subset of patterns from a design. According to certain aspects, the present invention enables coverage of the full design while lowering the computation cost by intelligently selecting a subset of patterns from a design in which the design or a modification of the design is configured to be imaged onto a substrate via a lithographic process. The method of selecting the subset of patterns from a design includes identifying a set of patterns from the design related to the predefined representation of the design. By selecting the subset of patterns according to the method, the selected subset of patterns constitutes a similar predefined representation of the design as the set of patterns. | 08-23-2012 |
20120254813 | Integration of Lithography Apparatus and Mask Optimization Process with Multiple Patterning Process - The present invention relates to lithographic apparatuses and processes, and more particularly to multiple patterning lithography for printing target patterns beyond the limits of resolution of the lithographic apparatus. A method of splitting a pattern to be imaged onto a substrate via a lithographic process into a plurality of sub-patterns is disclosed, wherein the method comprises a splitting step being configured to be aware of requirements of a co-optimization between at least one of the sub-patterns and an optical setting of the lithography apparatus used for the lithographic process. Device characteristic optimization techniques, including intelligent pattern selection based on diffraction signature analysis, may be integrated into the multiple patterning process flow. | 10-04-2012 |
20140012671 | CONTENT-BASED TARGETED ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT - A method of providing targeted online advertisement includes receiving a request for an ad impression to be provided to a user in a network environment. The request includes a first content and a second content. The method also includes, using a processor, determining a context of the first content and a context of the second content, determining a correlation between the context of the first content and the context of the second content, and identifying a plurality of ads as candidates for consideration. The method further includes, using the processor, ranking the plurality of identified ads, selecting an ad among the plurality of identified ads based at least in part on a result of the ranking, and providing the selected ad as the ad impression to be displayed to the user in response to receiving the request. | 01-09-2014 |
20140012672 | CONTENT-BASED BIDDING IN ONLINE ADVERTISING - A method of providing targeted online advertisement includes receiving a request for an ad impression. The request includes a first content and a second content. The method also includes determining information related to (i) a context of the first content, (ii) a context of the second content, and (iii) a correlation between the context of the first content and the context of the second content, and providing the determined information to a bidding service, thereby enabling one or more advertisers to place one or more bids on the ad impression based on the provided information. Each of the one or more bids includes a bid price. The method further includes receiving the one or more bids for the ad impression, selecting one of the one or more received bids based at least in part on the bid prices, and providing an ad impression associated with the selected bid. | 01-09-2014 |
20140365216 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER-SPECIFIED PRONUNCIATION OF WORDS FOR SPEECH SYNTHESIS AND RECOGNITION - The method is performed at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. A first speech input including at least one word is received. A first phonetic representation of the at least one word is determined, the first phonetic representation comprising a first set of phonemes selected from a speech recognition phonetic alphabet. The first set of phonemes is mapped to a second set of phonemes to generate a second phonetic representation, where the second set of phonemes is selected from a speech synthesis phonetic alphabet. The second phonetic representation is stored in association with a text string corresponding to the at least one word. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365983 | INTEGRATION OF LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND MASK OPTIMIZATION PROCESS WITH MULTIPLE PATTERNING PROCESS - The present invention relates to lithographic apparatuses and processes, and more particularly to multiple patterning lithography for printing target patterns beyond the limits of resolution of the lithographic apparatus. A method of splitting a pattern to be imaged onto a substrate via a lithographic process into a plurality of sub-patterns is disclosed, wherein the method comprises a splitting step being configured to be aware of requirements of a co-optimization between at least one of the sub-patterns and an optical setting of the lithography apparatus used for the lithographic process. Device characteristic optimization techniques, including intelligent pattern selection based on diffraction signature analysis, may be integrated into the multiple patterning process flow. | 12-11-2014 |