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20130121495 | Sound Mixture Recognition - A sound mixture may be received that includes a plurality of sources. A model may be received that includes a dictionary of spectral basis vectors for the plurality of sources. A weight may be estimated for each of the plurality of sources in the sound mixture based on the model. In some examples, such weight estimation may be performed using a source separation technique without actually separating the sources. | 05-16-2013 |
20130121506 | Online Source Separation - Online source separation may include receiving a sound mixture that includes first audio data from a first source and second audio data from a second source. Online source separation may further include receiving pre-computed reference data corresponding to the first source. Online source separation may also include performing online separation of the second audio data from the first audio data based on the pre-computed reference data. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124200 | Noise-Robust Template Matching - Noise robust template matching may be performed. First features of a first signal may be computed. Based at least on a portion of the first features, second features of a second signal may be computed. A new signal may be generated based on at least another portion of the first features and on at least a portion of the second features. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124462 | Clustering and Synchronizing Content - Clustering and synchronizing content may include extracting audio features for each of a plurality of files that include audio content. The plurality of files may be clustered into one or more clusters. Clustering may include clustering based on a histogram that may be generated for each file pair of the plurality of files. Within each of the clusters, the files of the cluster may be time aligned. | 05-16-2013 |
20130132077 | Semi-Supervised Source Separation Using Non-Negative Techniques - Systems and methods for semi-supervised source separation using non-negative techniques are described. In some embodiments, various techniques disclosed herein may enable the separation of signals present within a mixture, where one or more of the signals may be emitted by one or more different sources. In audio-related applications, for instance, a signal mixture may include speech (e.g., from a human speaker) and noise (e.g., background noise). In some cases, speech may be separated from noise using a speech model developed from training data. A noise model may be created, for example, during the separation process (e.g., “on-the-fly”) and in the absence of corresponding training data. | 05-23-2013 |
20130132085 | Systems and Methods for Non-Negative Hidden Markov Modeling of Signals - Methods and systems for non-negative hidden Markov modeling of signals are described. For example, techniques disclosed herein may be applied to signals emitted by one or more sources. In some embodiments, methods and systems may enable the separation of a signal's various components. As such, the systems and methods disclosed herein may find a wide variety of applications. In audio-related fields, for example, these techniques may be useful in music recording and processing, source extraction, noise reduction, teaching, automatic transcription, electronic games, audio search and retrieval, and many other applications. | 05-23-2013 |
20130226558 | Language Informed Source Separation - Methods and systems for non-negative hidden Markov modeling of signals are described. For example, techniques disclosed herein may be applied to signals emitted by one or more sources. The modeling may be constrained according to high level information. In some embodiments, methods and systems may enable the separation of a signal's various components. As such, the systems and methods disclosed herein may find a wide variety of applications. In audio-related fields, for example, these techniques may be useful in music recording and processing, source separation/extraction, noise reduction, teaching, automatic transcription, electronic games, audio search and retrieval, and many other applications. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226858 | Feature Estimation in Sound Sources - A sound mixture may be received that includes a plurality of sources. A model may be received for one of the source that includes a dictionary of spectral basis vectors corresponding to that one source. At least one feature of the one source in the sound mixture may be estimated based on the model. In some examples, the estimation may be constrained according to temporal data. | 08-29-2013 |
20140133675 | Time Interval Sound Alignment - Time interval sound alignment techniques are described. In one or more implementations, one or more inputs are received via interaction with a user interface that indicate that a first time interval in a first representation of sound data generated from a first sound signal corresponds to a second time interval in a second representation of sound data generated from a second sound signal. A stretch value is calculated based on an amount of time represented in the first and second time intervals, respectively. Aligned sound data is generated from the sound data for the first and second time intervals based on the calculated stretch value. | 05-15-2014 |
20140135962 | Sound Alignment using Timing Information - Sound alignment techniques that employ timing information are described. In one or more implementations, features and timing information of sound data generated from a first sound signal are identified and used to identify features of sound data generated from a second sound signal. The identified features may then be utilized to align portions of the sound data from the first and second sound signals to each other. | 05-15-2014 |
20140136976 | Sound Alignment User Interface - Sound alignment user interface techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a user interface is output having a first representation of sound data generated from a first sound signal and a second representation of sound data generated from a second sound signal. One or more inputs are received, via interaction with the user interface, that indicate that a first point in time in the first representation corresponds to a second point in time in the second representation. Aligned sound data is generated from the sound data from the first and second sound signals based at least in part on correspondence of the first point in time in the sound data generated from the first sound signal to the second point in time in the sound data generated from the second sound signal. | 05-15-2014 |
20140142947 | Sound Rate Modification - Sound rate modification techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an indication is received of an amount that a rate of output of sound data is to be modified. One or more sound rate rules are applied to the sound data that, along with the received indication, are usable to calculate different rates at which different portions of the sound data are to be modified, respectively. The sound data is then output such that the calculated rates are applied. | 05-22-2014 |
20140148933 | Sound Feature Priority Alignment - Sound feature priority alignment techniques are described. In one or more implementations, features of sound data are identified from a plurality of recordings. Values are calculated for frames of the sound data from the plurality of recordings. The values are based on similarity of the frames of the sound data from the plurality of recordings to each other, the similarity based on the identified features and a priority that is assigned based on the identified features of respective frames. The sound data from the plurality of recordings is then aligned based at least in part on the calculated values. | 05-29-2014 |
20140201630 | Sound Decomposition Techniques and User Interfaces - Sound decomposition techniques and user interfaces are described. In one or more implementations, one or more inputs are received via interaction with a representation of sound data in a user interface, the one or more inputs indicating a portion and corresponding intensity of the sound data. The sound data is decomposed according to at least one respective source based at least in part on the selected portion and indicated intensity to guide a learning process used in the decomposing. Other implementations are also contemplated, such as implementations that do not involve an indication of intensity, implementations involving concurrent display of sound data as being associated with respective sources, and so on. | 07-17-2014 |
20140358534 | General Sound Decomposition Models - Sound decomposition models are described. In one or more implementations, a plurality of individual models is generated for respective ones of a plurality of sound sources. The plurality of models is collected to form a universal audio model that is configured to support sound decomposition of sound data through use of one or more of the models. The plurality of models is not generated using a sound source that originated at least a portion of the sound data. | 12-04-2014 |
20150046377 | Joint Sound Model Generation Techniques - Joint sound model generation techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a plurality of models of sound data received from a plurality of different sound scenes are jointly generated. The joint generating includes learning information as part of generating a first said model of sound data from a first one of the sound scenes and sharing the learned information for use in generating a second one of the models of sound data from a second one of the sound scenes. | 02-12-2015 |
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20100146670 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ALTERING PLANT BIOMASS - The invention provides coding and promoter sequences for an STF gene, which affects lamina expansion in plants. Vectors, transgenic plants, seeds, and host cells comprising a heterologous STF gene are also provided. Additionally provided are methods of altering biomass in a plant using the STF gene. | 06-10-2010 |
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20110289625 | ALTERED LEAF MORPHOLOGY AND ENHANCED AGRONOMIC PROPERTIES IN PLANTS - The invention provides methods for enhancing agronomic properties in plants by down-regulation of a PALM transcription factor. Nucleic acid constructs for down-regulation of PALM are described. Transgenic plants are provided that comprise increased leafy tissue and increased disease resistance. Plants described herein may be used, for example, as improved forage crops or in biofuel production. | 11-24-2011 |
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20090007153 | Hybrid resource manager - A hybrid resource manager is provided for use in a computing environment. The hybrid resource manager serves as the single resource manager that cooperates with an operating system to manage each of the individual device drivers associated with the various functions of a multifunction hardware device. In one example the hybrid resource manager implements a consistent management and policy framework to prevent conflicts from arising when multiple functions are simultaneously requested by various applications. | 01-01-2009 |
20090025067 | GENERIC EXTENSIBLE PRE-OPERATING SYSTEM CRYPTOGRAPHIC INFRASTRUCTURE - A cryptographic device protocol provides a generic interface allowing pre-OS applications to employ any of a variety of cryptographic devices within the pre-OS environment. The generic interface can be used independent of the specific cryptographic devices and is independent of the cryptographic or hashing algorithms used by each device. Cryptographic functions may be performed in the pre-OS environment by pre-OS applications communicating with cryptographic device drivers using the cryptographic device protocol that is independent of the cryptographic devices. Each cryptographic device may be identified by a unique device identifier and may have a number of keys available to it, with each key being identified by a unique key identifier. | 01-22-2009 |
20090031408 | INTEGRITY PROTECTED SMART CARD TRANSACTION - Systems, methods, and technologies for configuring a conventional smart card and a client machine, and for performing a smart card authorization using the configured smart card and client. Further, the combination of methods provides for mutual authentication—authentication of the client to the user, and authentication of the user to the client. The authentication methods include presenting a specified token to the user sufficient to authenticate the client to the user and thus protect the user-provided PIN. Security is strengthened by using an integrity key based on approved client system configurations. Security is further strengthened by calculating a PIN′ value based on a user-specified PIN and a modifier and using the PIN′ value for unlocking the smart card. | 01-29-2009 |
20110176682 | INTEGRITY PROTECTED SMART CARD TRANSACTION - Systems, methods, and technologies for configuring a conventional smart card and a client machine, and for performing a smart card authorization using the configured smart card and client. Further, the combination of methods provides for mutual authentication—authentication of the client to the user, and authentication of the user to the client. The authentication methods include presenting a specified token to the user sufficient to authenticate the client to the user and thus protect the user-provided PIN. Security is strengthened by using an integrity key based on approved client system configurations. Security is further strengthened by calculating a PIN′ value based on a user-specified PIN and a modifier and using the PIN′ value for unlocking the smart card. | 07-21-2011 |
20110179282 | INTEGRITY PROTECTED SMART CARD TRANSACTION - Systems, methods, and technologies for configuring a conventional smart card and a client machine, and for performing a smart card authorization using the configured smart card and client. Further, the combination of methods provides for mutual authentication—authentication of the client to the user, and authentication of the user to the client. The authentication methods include presenting a specified token to the user sufficient to authenticate the client to the user and thus protect the user-provided PIN. Security is strengthened by using an integrity key based on approved client system configurations. Security is further strengthened by calculating a PIN′ value based on a user-specified PIN and a modifier and using the PIN′ value for unlocking the smart card. | 07-21-2011 |
20110179283 | INTEGRITY PROTECTED SMART CARD TRANSACTION - Systems, methods, and technologies for configuring a conventional smart card and a client machine, and for performing a smart card authorization using the configured smart card and client. Further, the combination of methods provides for mutual authentication—authentication of the client to the user, and authentication of the user to the client. The authentication methods include presenting a specified token to the user sufficient to authenticate the client to the user and thus protect the user-provided PIN. Security is strengthened by using an integrity key based on approved client system configurations. Security is further strengthened by calculating a PIN′ value based on a user-specified PIN and a modifier and using the PIN′ value for unlocking the smart card. | 07-21-2011 |
20130290724 | INTEGRITY PROTECTED SMART CARD TRANSACTION - Systems, methods, and technologies for configuring a conventional smart card and client machine, and for performing a smart card authorization using the configured smart card and client. Further, the combination of methods provides for mutual authentication—authentication of the client to the user, and authentication of the user to the client. The authentication methods include presenting a specified token to the user sufficient to authenticate the client to the user and thus protect the user-provided PIN. Security is strengthened by using an integrity key based on approved client system configurations. Security is further strengthened by calculating a PIN′ value based on a user-specified PIN and a modifier and using the PIN′ value for unlocking the smart card. | 10-31-2013 |
20130297944 | INTEGRITY PROTECTED SMART CARD TRANSACTION - Systems, methods, and technologies for configuring a conventional smart card and client machine, and for performing a smart card authorization using the configured smart card and client. Further, the combination of methods provides for mutual authentication—authentication of the client to the user, and authentication of the user to the client. The authentication methods include presenting a specified token to the user sufficient to authenticate the client to the user and thus protect the user-provided PIN. Security is strengthened by using an integrity key based on approved client system configurations. Security is further strengthened by calculating a PIN′ value based on a user-specified PIN and a modifier and using the PIN′ value for unlocking the smart card. | 11-07-2013 |
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20130124315 | IDENTIFYING A SAME USER OF MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES BASED ON USER LOCATIONS - A system for identifying a same user of multiple communication devices is configured to perform the steps of: (a) receiving first data relating to a first device operated by a user; (b) receiving second data relating to a second device operated by a user; (c) determining that the user of the first device is the user of the second device based on identifying that the first data is substantially the same as the second data; and (d) selecting and transmitting a sponsored content to the second device for display thereon, wherein the sponsored content has a relevance to the first and second data and/or a user characteristic datum associated with the user. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124324 | IDENTIFYING A SAME USER OF MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES BASED ON USER ROUTES - A system for identifying a same user of multiple communication devices is configured to perform the steps of: (a) receiving first data relating to a first device operated by a user; (b) receiving second data relating to a second device operated by a user; (c) determining that the user of the first device is the user of the second device based on identifying that the first data is substantially the same as the second data; and (d) selecting and transmitting a sponsored content to the second device for display thereon, wherein the sponsored content has a relevance to the first and second data and/or a user characteristic datum associated with the user. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124327 | IDENTIFYING A SAME USER OF MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES BASED ON WEB PAGE VISITS - A system for identifying a same user of multiple communication devices is configured to perform the steps of: (a) receiving first data relating to a first device operated by a user; (b) receiving second data relating to a second device operated by a user; (c) determining that the user of the first device is the user of the second device based on identifying that the first data is substantially the same as the second data; and (d) selecting and transmitting a sponsored content to the second device for display thereon, wherein the sponsored content has a relevance to the first and second data and/or a user characteristic datum associated with the user. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124330 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING INTERESTS OF USERS OF MOBILE AND NONMOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES BASED ON DATA RECEIVED FROM A PLURALITY OF DATA PROVIDERS - A system for determining interests of users of mobile and non-mobile communication devices based on data received from a plurality of data providers, wherein the system is configured to perform the steps of: (a) obtaining multiple datasets, wherein each dataset comprises at least one user and at least one corresponding attribute for the at least one user; (b) creating a first cluster comprising a first user from at least one dataset and the at least one corresponding attribute for the first user; (c) creating a second cluster comprising a second user from the at least one dataset and the at least one corresponding attribute for the second user; (d) merging the first cluster with the second cluster; and (e) assigning values to previously unknown attributes based on probabilistic estimations. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124331 | IDENTIFYING A SAME USER OF MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES BASED ON APPLICATION USE PATTERNS - A system for identifying a same user of multiple communication devices is configured to perform the steps of: (a) receiving first data relating to a first device operated by a user; (b) receiving second data relating to a second device operated by a user; (c) determining that the user of the first device is the user of the second device based on identifying that the first data is substantially the same as the second data; and (d) selecting and transmitting a sponsored content to the second device for display thereon, wherein the sponsored content has a relevance to the first and second data and/or a user characteristic datum associated with the user. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124332 | CREATION OF A UNIVERSAL PROFILE OF A USER BY IDENTIFYING A SAME DATUM ACROSS A PLURALITY OF USER PROFILES CORRESPONDING TO THE USER - A system for identifying a same user of multiple communication devices is configured to perform the steps of: (a) receiving first data relating to a first device operated by a user; (b) receiving second data relating to a second device operated by a user; (c) determining that the user of the first device is the user of the second device based on identifying that the first data is substantially the same as the second data; and (d) selecting and transmitting a sponsored content to the second device for display thereon, wherein the sponsored content has a relevance to the first and second data and/or a user characteristic datum associated with the user. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124333 | CREATION OF A UNIVERSAL PROFILE OF A USER BY IDENTIFYING SIMILAR USER-MANAGED ASSETS ON A PLURALITY OF DEVICES OF THE USER - A system for identifying a same user of multiple communication devices is configured to perform the steps of: (a) receiving first data relating to a first device operated by a user; (b) receiving second data relating to a second device operated by a user; (c) determining that the user of the first device is the user of the second device based on identifying that the first data is substantially the same as the second data; and (d) selecting and transmitting a sponsored content to the second device for display thereon, wherein the sponsored content has a relevance to the first and second data and/or a user characteristic datum associated with the user. | 05-16-2013 |
20140207559 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING CAPTURED EYE DATA FROM MOBILE DEVICES - A device for analyzing eye data captured via the device, the device configured to perform the steps of (a) displaying an advertisement and other content on the display; (b) capturing one or more images using the camera, wherein the one or more images depict at least one or more eyes of a user of the device; (c) detecting the one or more eyes in the one or more captured images; (d) determining based at least upon the one or more captured images that the one or more eyes are focused for a predetermined amount of time on the advertisement as opposed to the other content; and (e) based upon the determination in step (d), displaying on the display an item contextually related to the advertisement and different from the other content, wherein the item is (i) text; (ii) a picture; or (iii) a video. | 07-24-2014 |
20140207578 | System For Targeting Advertising To A Mobile Communication Device Based On Photo Metadata - A system for targeting advertising to a mobile communication device is configured to perform the steps of: (a) receiving at least one photo taken by a user via the mobile communication device; (b) extrapolating at least one metadata from the photo; (c) creating a user profile for the user if a user profile has not been created for the user; (d) storing the metadata in the user profile; (e) determining that a first advertisement is more relevant to the user than a second advertisement based on a respective relevancy of the first and second advertisements to the metadata; and (f) transmitting the first advertisement to the mobile communication device for display thereon. | 07-24-2014 |
20140244401 | Creation of a Universal Profile of a User By Identifying Similar User-Managed Assets On a Plurality of Devices of the User - A system for identifying a same user of multiple communication devices is configured to perform the steps of: (a) receiving data corresponding to a first user-managed asset from a first communication device operated by a user, wherein the first user-managed asset is a plurality of applications and their placement within a graphical user interface of the first communication device; (b) receiving data corresponding to a second user-managed asset from a second communication device operated by a user, wherein the second user-managed asset is a plurality of applications and their placement within a graphical user interface of the second communication device, wherein the first user-managed asset is substantially the same as the second user-managed asset; and (c) determining that the user of the first communication device is the user of the second communication device based on identifying that the first user-managed asset is substantially the same as the second user-managed asset. | 08-28-2014 |
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20100142949 | Smart RF over glasss (RFoG) CPE unit with seamless PON upgrade capability - Methods and apparatus are described for “Smart” RF over Glass (RFoG) CPE Unit with Seamless PON Upgrade Capability. A method includes operating a customer premises equipment device including transporting upstream cable return services with a laser; and switching a drive source for the upstream laser from an analog driver to a digital driver by using a managed electrical switch to reuse a wavelength of the laser. An apparatus includes a customer premises equipment device including a laser for transporting upstream cable return services; and a managed electrical switch coupled to the laser that is used to switch a drive source for the upstream laser to reuse a wavelength of the laser. | 06-10-2010 |
20100150557 | FTTH RF over Glass (RFoG) Architecture and CPE - Methods and apparatus are described for fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) RF over Glass (RFoG) Architecture and customer-premise-equipment (CPE). A method includes up-converting a baseband upstream data signal to a frequency band above a frequency band of a baseband downstream data signal; combining the up-converted upstream data signal with an upstream cable return; transmitting the up-converted upstream data signal and the upstream cable return using a single upstream laser; separating the frequency up-converted data signal from the upstream cable return using an RF diplexer; and down-converting the frequency up-converted upstream data signal back to baseband. An apparatus comprises: a frequency up-converter that up-converts a baseband upstream data signal to a frequency band above a frequency band of a baseband downstream data signal; a frequency combiner coupled to the frequency up-converter that combines the up-converted upstream data signal with an upstream cable return; a single upstream laser coupled to the frequency combiner that transmits the up-converted upstream data signal and the upstream cable return; an RF diplexer coupled to the single upstream laser that separats the frequency up-converted data signal from the upstream cable return; and a frequency down-converter that down-converts the frequency up-converted upstream data signal back to baseband. | 06-17-2010 |
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20100221019 | Low-noise parallel cascade of optical receivers - A method includes cascading outputs from a plurality of photodiodes connected in parallel; and amplifying the cascaded outputs. An apparatus, includes a plurality of photodiodes cascaded in parallel; and an amplifier coupled to the plurality of photodiodes. | 09-02-2010 |
20130160068 | Universal Multiple-Band Digital Transmitter Module for CATV Upstream and Downstream - A digital transmitter includes a generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module; and a reversibly removable module operationally coupled to the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module. Configuring a generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver having a programmable signal conditioner includes specifying a number of output RF channels; specifying an RF bandwidth of an output channel; and selecting a digital to analog sampling rate of a digital to analog convertor of the programmable signal conditioner as a function of the RF bandwidth of the output channel using a processor/demux of the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver. | 06-20-2013 |
20150078759 | Adaptive Compensation Circuitry for Suppression of Distortions Generated by the Dispersion-Slope of Optical Components - A distortion compensation circuit compensates for the distortions generated by the dispersion-slope of an optical component and the frequency chirp of an optical transmitter. The dispersion compensation circuitry can be utilized in the optical transmitter, the optical receiver and/or at some intermediate point in a fiber-optic network. One embodiment of the compensation circuit utilizes a primary electrical signal path that receives at least a portion of the input signal and a delay line; and a secondary signal path in parallel to the primary path that receives at least a portion of the input signal and including: an amplifier with an electrical current gain that is proportional to the dispersion-slope of the optical component, an optional RF attenuator, an optional delay line, a “squarer” circuit, and a “differentiator” circuit. Another embodiment of the disclosure performs simultaneous, and independent, compensation of second-order distortions generated by both the dispersion-slope of a first optical component and the dispersion of a second optical component. Other embodiments of the disclosure perform adaptive predistortion for compensation of distortions generated by the dispersion-slope of a first optical component and the dispersion of a second optical component to maintain optimum compensation even if the dispersion properties of the optical components change with time. | 03-19-2015 |