Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140192066 | PARALLEL PROCESSOR WITH INTEGRATED CORRELATION AND CONVOLUTION ENGINE - A system and method for performing computer algorithms. The system includes a graphics pipeline operable to perform graphics processing and an engine operable to perform at least one of a correlation determination and a convolution determination for the graphics pipeline. The graphics pipeline is further operable to execute general computing tasks. The engine comprises a plurality of functional units operable to be configured to perform at least one of the correlation determination and the convolution determination. In one embodiment, the engine is coupled to the graphics pipeline. The system further includes a configuration module operable to configure the engine to perform at least one of the correlation determination and the convolution determination. | 07-10-2014 |
20150022636 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VOICE CAPTURE USING FACE DETECTION IN NOISY ENVIRONMENTS - Embodiments of the present invention are capable of determining a face direction associated with a detected subject (or multiple detected subjects) of interest within a 3D space using face detection procedures, while simultaneously avoiding the pick up of other environmental sounds. In addition, if more than one face is detected, embodiments of the present invention can automatically detect an active speaker based on the recognition of facial movements consistent with the performance of providing audio (e.g., tracking mouth movements) by those subjects whose faces were detected. Once determinations are made regarding face direction of the detected subject, embodiments of the present invention may dynamically adjust the audio acquisition capabilities of the audio capture device (e.g., microphone devices) relative to the location of the detected subject using beamforming techniques for instance. As such, embodiments of the present invention can detect the direction of the “talking object” and guide the audio subsystem to filter out any sound not coming from that direction. | 01-22-2015 |
20150036875 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPLICATION EXECUTION BASED ON OBJECT RECOGNITION FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Embodiments of the present invention enable mobile devices to behave as a dedicate remote control for different target devices through camera detection of a particular target device and autonomous execution of applications linked to the detected target device. Also, when identical target devices are detected, embodiments of the present invention may be configured to use visual identifiers and/or positional data associated with the target device for purposes of distinguishing the target device of interest. Additionally, embodiments of the present invention are capable of being placed in a surveillance mode in which camera detection procedures are constantly performed to locate target devices. Embodiments of the present invention may also enable users to engage this surveillance mode by pressing a button located on the mobile device. Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention may be trained to recognize target devices. | 02-05-2015 |