17th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150110191 | VIDEO ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS PERFORMING MOTION COMPENSATION - A video encoding method includes detecting properties of pixels included in a prediction block, dividing the prediction block into at least two regions according to a result of detecting the properties of the pixels, calculating offset values respectively for the at least two regions, according to a result of dividing the prediction block, and generating an offset prediction block by applying the offset values calculated respectively for the at least two regions to pixel values of the pixels in the prediction block. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110192 | MULTI-LAYER VIDEO FILE FORMAT DESIGNS - A computing device generates a file that comprises a track box that contains metadata for a track in the file. Media data for the track comprises a sequence of samples. Each of the samples is a video access unit of multi-layer video data. As part of generating the file, the computing device generates, in the file, an additional box that documents all of the samples containing at least one Intra Random Access Point (IRAP) picture. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110193 | PREDICTION PARAMETER INHERITANCE FOR 3D VIDEO CODING - A three-dimensional (3D) video codec encodes multiple views of a 3D video, each including texture and depth components. The encoders of the codec encode video blocks of their respective views based on a set of prediction parameters, such as quad-tree split flags, prediction modes, partition sizes, motion fields, inter directions, reference indices, luma intra modes, and chroma intra modes. The prediction parameters may be inherited across different views and different ones of the texture and depth components. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110194 | MOVING PICTURE ENCODING APPARATUS, MOVING PICTURE DECODING APPARATUS, MOVING PICTURE ENCODING METHOD, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD, MOVING PICTURE ENCODING PROGRAM, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM - An object of the present invention is to increase efficiency of information compression in coding and decoding. A moving picture encoding apparatus | 2015-04-23 |
20150110195 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method that can generate a high-accuracy prediction image with a small amount of control information. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110196 | MOTION VECTOR DERIVATION METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A motion vector derivation unit includes a comparison unit for comparing a parameter TR1 for a reference vector with a predetermined value to determine whether it exceeds the predetermined value or not; a switching unit for switching selection between the maximum value of a pre-stored parameter TR and the parameter TR1 according to the comparison result by the comparison unit; a multiplier parameter table (for multipliers); and a multiplier parameter table (for divisors) for associating the parameter TR1 with a value approximate to the inverse value (1/TR1) of this parameter TR1. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110197 | METHOD FOR GENERATING PREDICTION BLOCK IN AMVP MODE - A method for generating a prediction block in Advanced Motion Vector Prediction (AMVP) mode to reconstruct a prediction-coded video signal using a motion vector approximate to original motion information. An AMVP candidate list is generated using effective spatial and temporal AMVP candidates for a current Prediction Unit (PU). If the number of the effective AMVP candidates is smaller than a predetermined value, a motion vector having a predetermined value as a candidate to the AMVP candidate list. Then a motion vector corresponding to an AMVP index of the current PU from among motion vectors included in the AMVP candidate list is determined to be a motion vector predictor of the current PU. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110198 | GOLOMB-RICE/EG CODING TECHNIQUE FOR CABAC IN HEVC - A system utilizing a high throughput coding mode for CABAC in HEVC is described. The system may include an electronic device configured to obtain a block of data to be encoded using an arithmetic based encoder; to generate a sequence of syntax elements using the obtained block; to compare an Absolute-3 value of the sequence or a parameter associated with the Absolute-3 value to a preset value; and to convert the Absolute-3 value to a codeword using a first code or a second code that is different than the first code, according to a result of the comparison. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110199 | ARITHMETIC DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, ARITHMETIC CODING DEVICE, AND IMAGE CODING APPARATUS - In order to simplify hardware and improve coding efficiency, an adjacent sub-block coefficient presence/absence context deriving unit | 2015-04-23 |
20150110200 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and a method capable of reducing an amount of codes in encoding or decoding. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110201 | IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE ENCODING AND DECODING APPARATUS - An image encoding method includes: partitioning each of a plurality of pictures into a plurality of tiles; generating a tile structure fixed flag indicating whether or not a partition pattern for the plurality of tiles is same among the plurality of pictures; encoding the plurality of tiles to generate a plurality of encoded signals; and generating an encoded bitstream including the plurality of encoded signals and the tile structure fixed flag. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110202 | Simultaneous Encoding and Sending of a Video Data File - A method of encoding and communicating video data comprises encoding a video data file ( | 2015-04-23 |
20150110203 | MULTI-LAYER VIDEO FILE FORMAT DESIGNS - A computing device generates a file that comprises a track box that contains metadata for a track in the file. Media data for the track comprises a sequence of samples, each of the samples being a video access unit of multi-layer video data. As part of generating the file, the computing device generates, in the file, a sub-sample information box that contains flags that specify a type of sub-sample information given in the sub-sample information box. When the flags have a particular value, a sub-sample corresponding to the sub-sample information box contains exactly one coded picture and zero or more non-Video Coding Layer (VCL) Network Abstraction Layer (NAL) units associated with the coded picture. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110204 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING VIDEO CODING COMPRESSION QUALITY - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for acquiring video coding compression quality. The method may include: acquiring video stream information; calculating video content complexity according to the video stream information; and calculating video coding compression quality according to the bit rate, the frame rate and the video content complexity. In the embodiments of the present invention, the video coding compression quality may be acquired as long as the video frame information, the bit rate, the frame rate and the video content complexity of a video stream are acquired. The video coding compression quality may be used in subsequent video quality assessment. This process greatly reduces video quality assessment complexity and the assessment may be performed in real time. In addition, the assessed coding compression quality meets the subjective feeling of human eyes better. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110205 | Non-Disruptive Network Noise Measurement - Presented herein are non-disruptive noise estimation techniques that utilize a correlation between attributes of a received signal and the noise to generate estimated noise values for symbols of the signal. More specifically, a digital signal comprising symbols transmitted over a telecommunications network is received. For each of a plurality of the symbols, an estimated noise value associated with the respective symbol is generated through a correlation of a log-likelihood ratio (LLR) value to predetermined noise values. The estimated noise values for the plurality of symbols are used to generate noise information representing time and frequency characteristics of noise in the telecommunications network. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110206 | Capacity of an Intensity Interferometry Channel - As system and method to transmit information with intensity interferometry includes a digital switch configured to receive a baseline message, and, for each of a plurality of bits of a received interferometric message, set the digital switch to an output position depending upon the bit value of the interferometric message. A first and second pair of transmitters separated by a first and second defined distance, wherein the defined distances are different, are configured to broadcast each of the plurality of bits of the baseline message depending upon the output position of the digital switch. One or more pairs of receivers are configured to receive the broadcast of the plurality of bits of the baseline message. An interferometric message recovery module is configured to recover the bits of the received interferometric message after receiving the broadcast of the baseline message at the one or more pairs of receivers. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110207 | Determining Signal Channel Impulse Response Using Subcarrier Pilot Signals - Distortion caused by spurious components in a determined channel impulse response (CIR) is reduced. In an OFDM (orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing) system pilot signals are applied to different subcarriers of different symbols in accordance with a pilot transmission scheme. Channel estimates are determined by time-interpolation for some of the data slots of the received signal which do not already include a pilot signal. For each of a sequence of symbols, a respective Inverse Fast Fourier Transform is performed on the pilot signals and interpolated channel estimates in the data slots of that symbol, thereby determining a sequence of estimated CIRs for the sequence of symbols. Spurious channel components will vary across the sequence of estimated CIRs, whereas the true channel peaks will tend not to significantly vary across the sequence of estimated CIRs. Therefore the sequence of estimated CIRs can be filtered (e.g. with a low-pass filter) to attenuate the spurious components, thereby determining a CIR for the signal for which the distortion caused by the spurious components is reduced. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110208 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER SPECTRUM OF MULTICARRIER SIGNAL IS REVERSED - A signal processing method includes: converting an analog signal to a digital signal; converting the digital signal from a time domain to a frequency domain, the frequency-domain digital signal including a plurality of sets of data exhibiting a predetermined order associated with frequencies respectively corresponding to the data; performing a correlation operation according to the data and the predetermined order to generate a forward correlation result; performing the correlation operation according to the data and a reverse order of the predetermined order to generate a reverse correlation result; selectively generating a control signal according to the forward and reverse correlation results; and processing the digital signal in the time domain according to the control signal so that the data generated in the subsequent step of converting the digital signal from the time domain to the frequency domain exhibit the predetermined order or the reverse order. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110209 | Terminal-to-Terminal Communication Method and Terminal - A terminal-to-terminal communication method and a terminal. The method includes: receiving, by a first terminal, data in a first OFDM symbol, where the data is sent by a second terminal in a second OFDM symbol, the first OFDM symbol is synchronized by the first terminal according to first timing information sent by a base station, and the second OFDM symbol is synchronized by the second terminal according to second timing information sent by the second terminal; and if the first OFDM symbol is not synchronized with the second OFDM symbol, skipping processing, by the first terminal, residual data that is sent by the second terminal in the second OFDM symbol and that exceeds a time indicated by the first OFDM symbol. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110210 | CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION ACQUISITION AND FEEDBACK FOR FULL DIMENSION MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT - Various communication systems may benefit from feedback related to communication conditions. For example, certainly wireless communication systems may benefit from channel state information acquisition and feedback, particularly in connection with, for example, full dimension multiple input multiple output. A method can include configuring, at a base station, a plurality of reference signals as sampling points for channel state information. The method can also include restoring channel state information from implicit feedback information from a user equipment based on the sampling points. The method can further include selecting a precoder based on channel state information for a specific user equipment. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110211 | TRANSMISSION METHOD, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, AND RECEIVING DEVICE - A transmitting device and a receiving device wherein, on the transmitting side, a signal creation unit creates, as its output, a signal generated adding up the signals assuming that different data has passed through multiple virtual channels and, on the receiving side, oversampling is performed, the sampled data is distributed, and signals are detected assuming that the distributed data is the output of multiple virtual reception antennas. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110212 | WIRELESS SYSTEM WITH CONFIGURABLE RADIO AND ANTENNA RESOURCES - A wireless access device, system and method are disclosed for provisioning multiple concurrent radio services and adaptive management of multi-radio access points or multi-radio small cell base stations. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110213 | Localized and Distributed Transmission - The available transmission resources on a downlink-shared channel are divided into resource blocks, each resource block comprising a predetermined number of sub-carriers during a predetermined time period. The resource blocks are subdivided into localised resource blocks and distributed resource blocks. A user requiring sufficient resources can be allocated a plurality of said localised resource blocks. A user who would require only a small number of said localised resource blocks can instead foe allocated summits of a plurality of said distributed resource blocks. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110214 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING CARRIER FREQUENCY OF MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT MICROWAVE DEVICE - The present invention provides a method and a device for adjusting a carrier frequency of a multiple-input multiple-output microwave device. The method includes: obtaining, by an indoor unit IDU, a frequency of a radio frequency-reference crystal oscillator and a first frequency multiplication factor of each outdoor unit ODU; selecting, by the indoor unit IDU, one of the frequencies of the radio frequency-reference crystal oscillator as a reference frequency; adjusting, by the indoor unit IDU, a carrier frequency of the multiple-input multiple-output microwave device according to the first frequency multiplication factor and a radio frequency offset between the reference frequency and the frequency of the radio frequency-reference crystal oscillator of each ODU. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110215 | METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATION FOR DETERMINING PRECODING MATRIX INDICATOR - The present disclosure discloses a method, a user equipment and a base station for determining a PMI. The method includes: receiving a reference signal set sent by a base station; based on the reference signal set, selecting a precoding matrix from a codebook, the codebook at least including a non-constant modulus precoding matrix, the non-constant modulus precoding matrix at least including a non-constant modulus column vector, amplitude values of at least two elements of the non-constant modulus column vector forming a symmetrical sequence; and sending a PMI to the base station, the PMI corresponding to the selected precoding matrix. According to the method, the user equipment and the base station for determining PMI, because the non-constant modulus precoding matrix included in the adopted codebook can adjust the shape of a beam, antennas may focus power on a hotspot region, and thus a load balance may be effectively realized. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110216 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS USING MULTIPLIED RATE TRANSMISSION - Cost, electronic circuitry limitations, and communication channel behaviour yield communication systems with strict bandwidth constraints. Hence, maximally utilizing available bandwidth is crucial, for example in wireless networks, to supporting ever increasing numbers of users and their demands for increased data volumes, low latency, and high download speeds. Accordingly, it would be beneficial for such networks to support variable bandwidth allocations such that smaller frequency sub-bands are allocated to users, as their number increases, but the individual users/nodes insert more data-carrying signals in order to compensate pensate for the loss of operating bandwidth arising from the accommodation of more users. It would further be beneficial for transmitters and receivers according to embodiments of such a network architecture to be based upon low cost design methodologies allowing their deployment within a wide range of applications including high volume, low cost consumer electronics for example. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110217 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, SIGNAL RECEIVING DEVICE, SIGNAL SENDING DEVICE, SIGNAL RECEIVING DEVICE CONTROL PROGRAM, AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD - A signal transmission system includes: a signal sending device including a signal sender converting a sending signal to a transmission signal using a signal sending parameter and sends the transmission signal to a signal path, and a sending controller receiving a sending control signal and changes the signal sending parameter according to the sending control signal; and a signal receiving device including a signal receiver converting the transmission signal received via the signal path, to a reception signal using a signal reception parameter, a signal reception monitor monitoring a signal reception status of the transmission signal and outputs monitor information acquired by the monitoring, and a reception controller checking transmission quality of the signal path using the monitor information, creates the sending control signal for changing the signal sending parameter according to a checking result to send, and changes the signal reception parameter. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110218 | EMPHASIZED SIGNAL POINT ARRANGEMENT OPERATION FOR COMPENSATING DC IMBALANCE - A transmission apparatus configured to communicate with a reception apparatus. The transmission apparatus comprising a monitoring unit, a symbol-specifying unit, a signal point moving unit, and a transmission unit. The monitoring unit monitors a total amount of deviations of signal levels in signals forming transmission symbol strings. The symbol specifying unit specifies target symbols from the transmission symbol strings based on the total amount of deviations of the signal levels. The signal level is at an outermost position on an opposite side of a plurality of deviations of the signal levels. The signal point moving unit moves positions of signal points of the target symbols outward. The transmission unit transmits a signal forming a transmission symbol string including the symbols, in which the positions of the signal points are moved, to the reception apparatus. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110219 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL BASED ON INTERFERENCE - A signal transmitting and receiving method and an apparatus for selecting an interference pattern from a security key and transmitting and receiving a signal based on the selected interference pattern are provided. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110220 | PRE-CODING METHOD AND PRE-CODING DEVICE - Disclosed is a precoding method comprising the steps of: generating a first coded block and a second coded block with use of a predetermined error correction block coding scheme; generating a first precoded signal z1 and a second precoded signal z2 by performing a precoding process, which corresponds to a matrix selected from among the N matrices F[i], on a first baseband signal s1 generated from the first coded block and a second baseband signal s2 generated from the second coded block, respectively; the first precoded signal z1 and the second precoded signal z2 satisfying (z1, z2) | 2015-04-23 |
20150110221 | PRECODING METHOD, PRECODING DEVICE - Disclosed is a precoding method for generating, from a plurality of baseband signals, a plurality of precoded signals that are transmitted in the same frequency bandwidth at the same time. According to the precoding method, one matrix is selected from among matrices defining a precoding process that is performed on the plurality of baseband signals by hopping between the matrices. A first baseband signal and a second baseband signal relating to a first coded block and a second coded block generated by using a predetermined error correction block coding scheme satisfy a given condition. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110222 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AMPLIFYING A SIGNAL - An amplification system, connected to a modem delivering a signal to be amplified, includes at least one amplification device, at least one first determination device for determination of a first difference and at least one second determination device for determination of a variable gain. Moreover, the system is characterized in that the second determination device is capable of the determination of said variable gain on the basis of said signal to be amplified, said amplified signal and said first difference. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110223 | MULTI-BAND OBSERVATION RECEIVER - Transmitter observation receivers and methods are described that can predistortion-compensate transmitters capable of operating in multiple communication bands and frequency ranges. Such observation receivers and method involve generating at least one compensation signal such that a signal to be transmitted that is within a bandwidth that simultaneously encompasses multiple frequency ranges is compensated. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110224 | INTERFACE DEVICE FOR PERFORMING ON-OFF KEYING MODULATION AND TRANSMITTER USING SAME - An interface device for performing on-off keying (OOK) modulation and a transmitter using the interface are disclosed. The interface device includes a first inverter and a second inverter. The first inverter outputs a signal to a first output terminal based on a digital baseband signal when the digital baseband signal is applied thereto. The second inverter outputs a signal to a second output terminal based on a signal obtained by inverting the phase of the digital baseband signal when the digital baseband signal is applied thereto. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110225 | Method for Acquiring and Processing Signals - The invention concerns a signal acquisition and processing method, comprising:
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20150110226 | DATA CARRIER PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST TWO DECODING STAGES - A data carrier device is disclosed. The data carrier device includes a demodulation device configured to demodulate a received modulated carrier signal and output the included encoded data signal and a decoding device configured to decode the encoded data signal and output data. The decoding device includes a first decoding stage and a second decoding stage, wherein the first decoding stage is configured to decode said data signal in conformity with a first method and the second decoding stage is configured to decode said data signal in conformity with a second method, wherein the first method is Manchester and the second method is Miller. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110227 | Pilot-Less Noise Estimation - Presented herein are pilot-less noise estimation techniques that utilize a correlation between attributes of a received signal and the noise to generate signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) estimate for the signal. More specifically, an interval of a digital signal is received a log-likelihood ratio (LLR) value is calculated for a plurality of bits in the interval of the signal. A scalar value that relates to a distribution of the calculated LLR values is computed. The SNR for the interval of the signal is determined based on a predetermined correlation between the scalar value and noise within the received interval of the signal. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110228 | SYNCHRONIZING ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXED (OFDM) SYMBOLS IN A RECEIVER - In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a buffer to store incoming orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) samples. This buffer is configured to output the OFDM samples according to a read pointer that can be adjusted by a sum value corresponding to a sum of a length of a symbol and a feedback value, to align the read pointer with the symbol. In addition, the apparatus further includes a feedback circuit coupled to the buffer to receive the output OFDM samples and generate the feedback value based at least in part on the output OFDM samples. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110229 | SIGNAL RECEIVING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including a first transceiver configured to process a first carrier, a second transceiver configured to process a second carrier, a switch, a baseband processor configured to process a first baseband signal and a second baseband signal, which are processed respectively by the first transceiver and the second transceiver, an antenna connected through the switch in association with some of a plurality of reception paths with respect to the first carrier, and a reception path configured to provide the second transceiver with the first carrier received via the antenna connected through the switch to the second transceiver. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110230 | DEVICES AND METHODS USING THE HERMETIC TRANSFORM - Systems and methods are described using a Hermetic Transform, as well as related transforms, for applications such as directional reception and/or transmit of signals using phased-array devices and systems. The systems and methods an include identifying a direction of arrival for a mobile communicating device. The systems and methods also include the use of a noise conditioning matrix. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110231 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION - Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide improved clock synchronization between wireless data communication transmitters and receivers, including Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) communication systems. In accordance with one or more embodiments, a clock synchronization system is disclosed that includes an adaptive threshold function operative in conjunction with a synchronizer that adjusts the frequency and phase of a receive clock oscillator. Such a synchronization system may offer improved capabilities such as resistance to radio frequency (RF) channel impairments and noise, rejection of mis-decoded clock synchronization signals, and handling of multiple transmitters. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110232 | USING DECISION FEEDBACK PHASE ERROR CORRECTION - Methods and systems are provided for using decision feedback phase error correction during signal processing. When an input signal comprises a plurality of sub-carriers, each of the plurality of sub-carriers may be processed separately, wherein the processing may comprise determining for each one of the plurality sub-carriers error related information; and the determined error related information may be applied as separate feedback, such as to allow separately adjusting subsequent processing of the corresponding one of the plurality of sub-carriers. The error related information may comprise phase error related information. At least part of the error related information based on data carried by the corresponding one of the plurality of sub-carriers. The plurality of sub-carriers comprises orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) based sub-carriers. Error related information obtained from processing of at least some of the plurality of sub-carriers may be shared. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110233 | JITTER MITIGATING PHASE LOCKED LOOP CIRCUIT - Systems and methods for efficient jitter mitigation or removal from a gapped signal. A phase mitigation module is employed to generate discrete correction values for modifying phase error signals detected between a gapped signal and a feedback signal of the PLL. The correction values can be digitally subtracted from the output of a phase frequency detector associated with the PLL. The sequence of correction values can be determined based on phase frequency differences between the input signal and a targeted feedback signal that is free of jitter and has a period equal to an average period of the input signal. An average of the correction values is substantially equal to zero, and an average of the modified phase error signal is substantially equal to zero. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110234 | MULTIMODE BASE STATION AND IMPLEMENTATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method includes: implementing, by the board in the BBU1, frequency synchronization between a system clock of the board in the BBU1 and a system clock of the board in the BBU0 by using a synchronous Ethernet clock that is output by the board in the BBU0; and implementing, by the board in the BBU1, time synchronization between the system clock of the board in the BBU1 and the system clock of the board in the BBU0 by using an IEEE1588 clock that is output by the board in the BBU0. The present invention can enable the multimode base station to support more standards. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110235 | METHOD FOR MONITORING BORON DILUTION DURING A REACTOR OUTAGE - A method for monitoring changes in the boron concentration in the coolant of a reactor during a nuclear plant outage that applies temperature compensation to the source range detector output. The method then monitors the compensated output signal to identify changes in the detector count rate above a preselected value. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110236 | NUCLEAR STEAM SUPPLY SYSTEM - A nuclear steam supply system utilizing gravity-driven natural circulation for primary coolant flow through a fluidly interconnected reactor vessel and a steam generating vessel. In one embodiment, the steam generating vessel includes a plurality of vertically stacked heat exchangers operable to convert a secondary coolant from a saturated liquid to superheated steam by utilizing heat gained by the primary coolant from a nuclear fuel core in the reactor vessel. The secondary coolant may be working fluid associated with a Rankine power cycle turbine-generator set in some embodiments. The steam generating vessel and reactor vessel may each be comprised of vertically elongated shells, which in one embodiment are arranged in lateral adjacent relationship. In one embodiment, the reactor vessel and steam generating vessel are physically discrete self-supporting structures which may be physically located in the same containment vessel. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110237 | Method and System for High Efficiency Electricity Generation Using Low Energy Thermal Heat Generation and Thermionic Devices - A system and method are provided for generating electric power from relatively low temperature energy sources at efficiency levels not previously available. The present system and method employ recent advances in low energy nuclear reaction technology and thermionic/thermotunneling device technology first to generate heat and then to convert a substantial portion of the heat generated to usable electrical power. Heat may be generated by a LENR system employing nuclear reactions that occur in readily available materials at ambient temperatures without a high energy input requirement and do not produce radioactive byproducts. The heat generated by the LENR system may be transferred through one or more thermionic converter devices in heat transfer relationship with the LENR system to generate electric power. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110238 | Fragment Counting and Control System - A fragment counting and control system, consisting of mechanical and electronic components such as a fragment counting execution mechanism, a sensor platform, various sensors, a signal counting and processing instrument, a timer, a motor driver and the like. A fragment falls onto the sensor platform from the outlet of the fragment counting execution mechanism, such that the sensor on the sensor platform generates a signal; the signal is transmitted to the signal counting and processing instrument; the signal counting and processing instrument processes the signal and compares the processed signal with a preset value; the processing instrument transmits a control signal to the timer and the motor driver according to the ratio; the timer controls the motor driver to start and stop; the motor driver processes the processing instrument signal, and transmits a driver signal to the motor; and the motor changes rotation according to the driver signal so as to drive a vertical shaft to change rotation, thus controlling the frequency of falling fragments. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110239 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING MORPHOLOGY OF A BREAST - An imaging method performed by a device comprising an X-ray emitting source, a receiver positioned facing the source, and a support on which a subject or organ to be imaged is positioned, the method comprises defining a first set of orientations of the source and a second set of orientations of the source, and acquiring images at the defined orientations of the source, wherein it the first set of orientations comprises an orientation that the second set of orientations does not comprise, only one image is acquired at the orientation, and if both the first set of orientations and the second set of orientations comprise the same orientation, at least two images are acquired at distinct acquisition parameters at the orientation, | 2015-04-23 |
20150110240 | X-ray Tomographic Inspection System for the Identification of Specific Target Items - The present invention provides for an improved scanning process with a stationary X-ray source arranged to generate X-rays from a plurality of X-ray source positions around a scanning region, a first set of detectors arranged to detect X-rays transmitted through the scanning region, and at least one processor arranged to process outputs from the first set of detectors to generate tomographic image data. The X-ray screening system is used in combination with other screening technologies, such as NQR-based screening, X-ray diffraction based screening, X-ray back-scatter based screening, or Trace Detection based screening. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110241 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND X-RAY DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - An X-ray CT apparatus includes: an X-ray detector in which detecting elements that detect X-rays are arranged in a body-axis direction and a rotation direction; an acquiring unit that acquires signals of the X-rays detected by at least one group of detecting elements which includes a predetermined quantity of detecting elements and in which detecting elements are arranged in at least the rotation direction and that, when reading the signals detected by the detecting elements arranged in the rotation direction from the X-ray detector, sequentially reads the signals at times that vary among the detecting elements arranged in the rotation direction; a correction signal acquiring unit that, in accordance with the signal reading times, acquires correction signals used in a correcting process performed when an image is generated; and an image generating unit that generates the image by applying each correction signal to a corresponding one of the signals. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110242 | OPTICAL FIBER PROBE ARRANGEMENT FOR USE WITH X-RAY MAMMOGRAPHY - An exemplary apparatus can be provided to determine information regarding a sample(s), which can include, for example an arrangement(s) composed of, at least partially, a particular material in a predetermined area thereof, and including a light facilitating device that can be configured to provide or receive a light radiation(s) to or from the sample(s). The particular material can have a characteristic which can facilitate a sufficient amount of X-ray radiation to pass therethrough so as to generate an X-ray image(s). An X-ray absorption of the material can be at most about 10 times that of a ¼″ acrylic plate. The light facilitating device can include a light transmitting configuration which can provide the light radiation(s) to the sample. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110243 | COMPACT MOBILE CARGO SCANNING SYSTEM - The present invention is a self-contained mobile inspection system and method and, more specifically, improved methods and systems for detecting materials concealed within a wide variety of receptacles and/or cargo containers. In particular, the present invention is an improved method and system with a novel boom structure that reduces the weight of the boom. The single, light-weight boom of the inspection system is relatively compact in a stowed configuration and has a low height and center of gravity lending to greater maneuverability. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110244 | X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS - An X-ray inspection apparatus including: a transmission type X-ray source including an electron emission source configured to emit an electron beam, and a transmission type target; a collimator provided with a plurality of slits formed therein, each slit configured to form a fan beam X-ray by allowing the X-ray radiation emitted from the transmission type X-ray source to pass therethrough; a plurality of detectors arranged at positions where the fan beam X-rays passed through the plurality of slits respectively are irradiated, each of the plurality of detectors configured to detect intensity of the fan beam X-ray passed through a corresponding slit; and a conveying portion configured to convey a sample along a conveying path crossing an irradiation path from each of the collimators to corresponding detector so that the sample is irradiated in sequence with the fan beam X-rays passed through the plurality of slits. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110245 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING X-RAY IMAGE OF REGION OF INTEREST OF OBJECT - A method of obtaining an X-ray image, the method including: obtaining a first image of an object; receiving a determination whether the first image includes an entirety of a region of interest (ROI); and obtaining a second image of the object, the second image including a portion of the ROI which is absent in the first image. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110246 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM THEREOF - The image processing apparatus includes a receiver for receiving a first image acquired by photographing scattered radiation of X-rays existing in a closed space and a second image acquired by photographing the closed space; and an image processor for generating a third image by combining the first image and the second image. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110247 | SURROGATE PHANTOM FOR DIFFERENTIAL PHASE CONTRAST IMAGING - A phantom material may be irradiated with varying energy x-rays to determine its phase shift properties. A determination of the difference between those phase shift properties and the phase shift properties of another material of interest can be represented and stored in terms of a polynomial function. The stored function can then be used in combination with a surrogate phantom shaped in the form of another object to obtain the phase shift properties of that other object as if it were made from the material of interest. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110248 | RADIATION DETECTION AND METHOD FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE MODIFICATION OF SIGNALS - A radiation detector, comprising: a scintillator layer; an array of active pixel sensors (APS); at least one internal temperature sensor coupled to at least one pixel; at least two feedback circuits embedded into each pixel; processing electronics configured to allow sampling of said electrical signals by the at least two feedback circuits, and configured to allow corrections corresponding to the measured temperature such that a clean image is produced; and an internal memory unit coupled to the array of APS, and configured to allow storage of correction parameters and of at least two images corresponding to the array of pixels, wherein the radiation detector is configured to acquire at least two images, corresponding to the at least two feedback circuits, and wherein the radiation detector outputs a single, merged image. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110249 | SMALL-ANGLE SCATTERING X-RAY METROLOGY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Disclosed are apparatus and methods for performing small angle x-ray scattering metrology. This system includes an x-ray source for generating x-rays and illumination optics for collecting and reflecting or refracting a portion of the generated x-rays towards a particular focus point on a semiconductor sample in the form of a plurality of incident beams at a plurality of different angles of incidence (AOIs). The system further includes a sensor for collecting output x-ray beams that are scattered from the sample in response to the incident beams on the sample at the different AOIs and a controller configured for controlling operation of the x-ray source and illumination optics and receiving the output x-rays beams and generating an image from such output x-rays. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110250 | Personnel Screening System - The present specification discloses an inspection system for detecting objects being carried by a person who is moving along a pathway. The inspection system has two detection systems configured to detect radiation scattered from the person as the person moves along the pathway and an X-ray source positioned between the detection systems. The X-ray source is configured to generate a vertical beam spot pattern and does not generate beams that move horizontally. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110251 | COUPLED MAGNET CURRENTS FOR MAGNETIC FOCUSING - Issues related to maintaining the size of a focal spot on the target material of an X-ray source are addressed by linking the currents used in a magnetic focusing system employed in the X-ray source. The size of the focal spot on the target is less sensitive to current changes applied to the magnetic focusing system due to this linkage. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110252 | X-RAY SOURCES USING LINEAR ACCUMULATION - We disclose a compact source for high brightness x-ray generation. The higher brightness is achieved through electron beam bombardment of multiple regions aligned with each other to achieve a linear accumulation of x-rays. This may be achieved by aligning discrete x-ray sources, or through the use of novel x-ray targets that comprise a number of microstructures of x-ray generating materials fabricated in close thermal contact with a substrate with high thermal conductivity. This allows heat to be more efficiently drawn out of the x-ray generating material, and in turn allows bombardment of the x-ray generating material with higher electron density and/or higher energy electrons, leading to greater x-ray brightness. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110253 | ROTOR WITH A BACKPLANE BUS HAVING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ELEMENTS TO MAKE ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN A MEDICAL APPARATUS, AS WELL AS ROTATING UNIT AND MEDICAL APPARATUS WITH SUCH A ROTOR - A rotor of a computed tomography apparatus has a rotatable mechanical support frame for mechanical retention of electrical components and electrical connection elements for electrical connection with electrical components of the computed tomography apparatus, with the electrical connection elements arranged in at least one backplane bus. A rotating unit and a computed tomography apparatus embody such a rotor. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110254 | Methods and Systems for Storage and Retrieval of Originating Caller Location Information in an Emergency Services System - Methods and systems for the storage and retrieval of originating caller location information in an emergency services system are disclosed. Subscriber information from a telephone service provider is received by a NG-911 service provider, the subscriber information including a subscriber telephone number and an associated subscriber address. The service provider generates geo-spatial coordinates corresponding to said subscriber address and stores the subscriber information and the corresponding geo-spatial data in a geographic information system (GIS) database, indexed at least according to said subscriber telephone number. In response to a query from a PSAP relating to an emergency service call originating from the subscriber telephone number, the NG-911 service provider queries the GIS database for the originating telephone number and returns the geo-spatial coordinates and the associated subscriber address. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110255 | EMERGENCY MOBILE NOTIFICATION HANDLING - Systems and methods for handling emergency notification messages such as Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) alerts. In an example scenario, a call center maintains personal profiles of a number of clients, including contact information for persons or other entities designated by the clients to receive information about the clients. The call center receives from a device associated with a particular client of the call center that the client's device has received a text-based emergency notification message. The call center notifies one or more of the designated entities. The notification may include the content of the emergency notification message, and may include an audio version of the notification message. An indication or the notification message may also be placed in a database accessible to one or more of the designated persons or entities. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110256 | SELECTIVE VOICE TRANSMISSION DURING TELEPHONE CALLS - Embodiments of the disclosure relate to selective voice transmission and include receiving an identification of one or more authorized speakers for a telephone call and retrieving a voice sample for each of the one or more authorized speakers. Embodiments also include receiving one or more audio signals for the telephone call and filtering the one or more audio signals by removing a portion of the one or more audio signals that do not contain a voice of at least one of the one or more authorized speakers in the one or more audio signals. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110257 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE ADVERTISEMENT AUGMENTATION VIA A CALLED VOICE CONNECTION - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices for streaming data. The method includes presenting a data stream including an interactive communication and detecting feedback from the user in response to the interactive communication. If the feedback indicates a request to receive data associated with the interactive communication, the method includes buffering the data stream from a point in time associated with the feedback to yield a buffered data stream, connecting the user device to a commerce presence associated with the interactive communication temporarily and resuming playback of the buffered data stream to the user device following completion of the temporary communication between the user device and commerce presence. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110258 | Apparatus and Method for Providing Enhanced Telecommunications Services - An apparatus and method is disclosed for providing transparent enhanced telecommunications services to subscribers by implementing an enhanced services platform on a local network exchange within the public telephone network. More specifically, the apparatus and method of the present invention is capable of providing a plurality of enhanced telecommunications services to a subscriber by using a voice-activated interface to enable the subscriber to access at least one of the plurality of enhanced telecommunications services. In addition, the apparatus and method of the present invention may use a web-activated interface to enable the subscriber to access at least one of the plurality of enhanced telecommunications services. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110259 | MEETING COORDINATION SYSTEM AND ATTENDEE TRACKING FOR USE IN AUTOMATED MULTI-MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL SYSTEM - Methods for operating a meeting coordinator to initiate a teleconference meeting using an automated teleconferencing system, having corresponding meeting coordinators and computer-readable media, comprise: generating a roster of meeting participants comprising meeting invitees; accessing calendaring information concerning the teleconference meeting, the calendaring information including a time of the meeting; a meeting location; identities of the meeting invitees; and contact information for the meeting invitees; and transmitting at least some of the calendaring information to the teleconferencing system to enable the system to connect remotely-located meeting invitees. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110260 | CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) AUDIO ON HOLD - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for CRM audio on hold. In an embodiment of the invention, a CRM audio on hold method includes identifying a caller associated with the telephone call received in a call processing gateway, selecting a record in a CRM application pertinent to the caller and inserting the selected record into a variable field of a template. The method also includes text-to-speech (TTS) processing the template into audio and returning the audio to the call processing gateway for playback to the caller while the caller is on hold. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110261 | CONTEXT SENSITIVE, CLOUD-BASED TELEPHONY - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a communication system that provides various automated operations, including searches of public and private resources for third party information, performance of operations to assist a user in response to keyword identification in an audio, text or video stream, and speed dial updates based on calling frequencies to various telephone numbers. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110262 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Call Audio Channel on Communications Terminal, and Communications Terminal - The present invention is applicable to the field of communications technologies, and provides a method and apparatus for controlling a call audio channel on a communications terminal, and a communications terminal. In the method, first, a voice signal received by a microphone of audio devices connected to a communications terminal is detected, where the audio devices include an internal audio device and at least one external audio device; then, an audio device with a received voice signal meeting a preset condition is selected as a target audio device; finally, the target audio device is set as a current call audio channel. In this way, a user neither needs to remember an audio device that has been connected nor needs to manually switch to a desired call audio channel, which brings convenience to the user. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110263 | Headset Dictation Mode - Methods and apparatuses for headsets are disclosed. In one example, a headset includes a processor, a communications interface, a user interface, and a speaker. The headset includes a microphone array including two or more microphones arranged to detect sound and output two or more microphone output signals. The headset further includes a memory storing an application executable by the processor configured to operate the headset in a first mode utilizing a first set of signal processing parameters to process the two or more microphone output signals and operate the headset in a second mode utilizing a second set of signal processing parameters to process the two or more microphone output signals. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110264 | Virtualized SHA Computational Engine - A computational engine may comprise a working memory configured to receive a first input message and a second input message, a context memory coupled with the working memory, wherein the context memory is configured to simultaneously store a first context corresponding to the first input message and a second context corresponding to the second input message, and a set of computational elements coupled with the working memory and coupled with the context memory, wherein the set of computational elements is configured to finish generating a first output digest based on the first input message and a first context after starting generation of a second output digest based the second input message and a second context and before finishing the generation of the second output digest. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110265 | PROTECTION OF THE EXECUTION OF AN ALGORITHM AGAINST SIDE-CHANNEL ATTACKS - A protection mechanism for the execution of an encryption algorithm is disclosed. In the mechanism the encryption algorithm has its execution preceded by an update of a counter stored in a reprogrammable non-volatile memory. Storing the value of the counter into the memory corresponds with the execution of the algorithm. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110266 | COUNTERMEASURE METHOD AGAINST SIDE CHANNEL ANALYSIS FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC ALGORITHMS USING BOOLEAN OPERATIONS AND ARITHMETIC OPERATIONS - The present invention relates to a countermeasure method against side channel analysis for cryptographic algorithm using Boolean operations and arithmetic operation. To protect a cryptographic algorithm combining Boolean and arithmetic instructions against first order side channel analysis, it is necessary to perform conversions between Boolean masking and arithmetic masking. The present invention proposes a new conversion method from arithmetic masking to Boolean masking, using only one precomputed table T. Said table T being configured so that to convert from arithmetic to Boolean masking k-bit nibble by k-bit nibble for integers having a size greater than k bits while adding a masked carry from the modular addition to the nibble. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110267 | Unified Key Schedule Engine - A key generator may comprise a first set of word registers each configured to store at least one word of a prior key, a set of computational elements coupled with the first set of word registers, one or more path selection elements coupled with the set of computational elements, wherein the one or more path selection elements are configured to select as a selected computational pathway a first computational pathway including a first subset of computational elements when a mode selection signal indicates a first mode, and select as the selected computational pathway a second computational pathway including a second subset of computational elements when the mode selection signal indicates a second mode, and a second set of word registers coupled with the set of computational elements, wherein each of the second set of word registers is configured to store at least one word of a new key generated by the selected computational pathway. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110268 | METHOD FOR CODING AND DECODING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN ITEM - A method for coding and decoding information ( | 2015-04-23 |
20150110269 | ENCRYPTION DEVICE, DECRYPTION DEVICE, ENCRYPTION METHOD, DECRYPTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An encryption device generates non-commutative matrices A1, A2 based on private data A and prime numbers p1, p2, and operates the non-commutative matrices A1, A2 on vectors v | 2015-04-23 |
20150110270 | Secure Virtualized Mobile Cellular Device - Secure virtualizing of a mobile cellular device uses a cellular communication network having base transceiver station edge node servers. A virtualized-instance host server contains a virtualized instance of an enterprise environment. Base station controllers are in communication with and control the base transceiver stations. A mobile switching center in communication with the base station controllers contains the virtualized-instance host server. A cellular communication device is in communication with an edge node server, and an auxiliary data display entry device is in communication with the cellular communication device such that the virtualized instance of the enterprise environment is on the edge node server. Communications between the auxiliary display and data entry device are encrypted. In addition, movement of the cellular communication device within the cellular communication network are anticipated so that additional remote virtualized instances of the enterprise environment are provided on candidate future edge servers. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110271 | ELECTRIC SYSTEM - An electric system including a first wireless apparatus, a display apparatus and a second wireless apparatus is provided. A first information is encrypted to be a first encrypted information and sent wirelessly by the first wireless apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display unit and a wireless communication unit electrically connected to the display unit. The wireless communication unit receives the first encrypted information and cause the display unit to display a first representative information corresponding to the first encrypted information. The first representative information and the first encrypted information are different. The second wireless apparatus reads the first encrypted information by the wireless communication unit, and the first encrypted information is decrypted to be the first encrypted information by the second wireless apparatus. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110272 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES TO REDUCE AUDIO TRUNCATION DURING TRANSCODING - Reduction of audio truncation when transcoding speech data from one coding format to another. Embodiments include receiving packets of a first communication session containing first encrypted speech data encoded according to a vocoder of a first type and encrypted using an encryption protocol, and containing a first encryption protocol identification information distributed among the received packets. Further embodiments include extracting the first encryption protocol identification information from the received packets and processing the received packets based on the first encryption identification information. Embodiments include transmitting one or more voice header packets containing a second encryption protocol identification information in a second communication session as well as transmitting packets in the second communication session containing second encrypted speech data encoded according to a vocoder of a second type. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110273 | POLYMORPHIC ENCRYPTION KEY MATRICES - Embodiments of the present invention relate to space-efficient key allocations in broadcast encryption systems. In one embodiment, a method of and computer program product for broadcast encryption is provided. In this embodiment, a key bundle is read. The key bundle includes a first cryptographic key, an associated first key identifier, and an associated first cryptographic function identifier. Encrypted content is received. A plurality of encrypted keys is received. Each encrypted key has an associated identifier. A first encrypted key is selected from the plurality of encrypted keys such that the key identifier of the first encrypted is equivalent to the first key identifier. A first cryptographic function is determined corresponding to the first cryptographic function identifier. The first cryptographic function is applied to the first encrypted key using the first cryptographic key to obtain a first intermediate cryptographic key. A content cryptographic key is determined using the first intermediate cryptographic key. The content cryptographic key is applied to the encrypted content to obtain decrypted content. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110274 | LOW-BANDWIDTH TIME-EMBARGOED CONTENT DISCLOSURE - Embodiments of the present invention relate to time delayed release of previously distributed digital content. In one embodiment, a method of and computer program product for low-bandwidth time-embargoed content disclosure are provided. A first cryptographic key is received. Encrypted content is received, encoded in a computer readable medium. A correction value is received. A predetermined function is applied to the first cryptographic key and the correction value to determine a second cryptographic key. The second cryptographic key is applied to the encrypted content to obtain decrypted content. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110275 | Multi-Channel Audio Capture in an Apparatus with Changeable Microphone Configurations - An apparatus comprises at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: provide an audio capture event wherein one or more microphone configurations are configured to provide one or more audio signals based on at least one acoustic signal from at least one acoustic source, at least one of the one or more microphone configurations being defined by a first position of a first microphone configuration on a first portion and a second position of a second microphone configuration on a second portion, the second portion being movable relative to the first portion. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110276 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SOURCE SELECTIVE REAL-TIME MONITORING AND MAPPING OF ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE - A method for source selective real-time monitoring and mapping of environmental noise, comprising the steps of identifying sources in the area; designing places for the monitoring stations; creating a data collecting and data processing centre; measuring the noise impact, and observation of the sources with the sensors; defining the noise propagation; assemblying the monitoring stations including a sound measuring device, a computing unit and a communication unit; determining the resultant noise impact prevailing in the respective measurement points; determining the sources dominant in the individual moments on the basis of the data of the sensors; determining the average noise impact of the respective sources for a longer period; obtaining an average noise impact; extending the measurement into a noise impact map; calculating the effective noise impact of every noise source in every point of the area for every period; producing the effective noise impact map of the respective periods. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110277 | Wearable/Portable Device and Application Software for Alerting People When the Human Sound Reaches the Preset Threshold - The present invention relates generally to a portable/wearable device as well as application or a software program to be downloaded onto a mobile device or computer. The present invention is intended to measure sound intensity/level and provide an alert signal to remind user(s) or crowds (i.e groups of people) that they are speaking too loud or making too much noise. Furthermore, optionally, the device may play a pre-selected music or pre-recorded message when the sound level threshold is exceeded, which can encourage all of the users to use the bio-feedback of the present invention to relax when they see the visual que such as the light color changes, hear the music, message or produced from the device. Another object of the present invention is to help people to know whether his/her voice is loud enough to be heard by people who have hearing impairment. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110278 | Method and System For Estimating Acoustic Noise Levels - The present invention relates to a method and a system for estimating acoustic noise levels. The invention may advantageously be applied in systems comprising multiple audio communication devices, such as e.g. telephones, mobile phones, headsets and headset base stations. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110279 | Multifunctional Wearable Audio-Sensing Electronic Device - A multifunctional wearable audio-sensing electronic device is disclosed in which audio is detected, detected audio is analyzed to determine characteristics of the audio, a warning is generated in response to determining that a decibel level of the detected audio is physically harmful, when the wearable audio-sensing electronic device is in a musical tuner mode, a deviation of the audio from a pre-determined audio characteristics of a musical instrument is displayed, when the wearable audio-sensing electronic device is in a hearing aid mode, an identification of the audio and a direction from which the audio originates is displayed, when the wearable audio-sensing electronic device is in an ambiance indicator mode, a visual representation of an audio ambience is displayed, and when the wearable audio-sensing electronic device is in an audio recorder mode, the audio is recorded to the memory and played back. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110280 | Wearable Speaker User Detection - Apparatus having corresponding methods and computer-readable media comprise: a speaker interface configured to provide audio to a wearable speaker of a headset and to receive speaker return signals generated by from the wearable speaker of the headset; and a user detection module configured to determine a user-related parameter based on the speaker return signals received by the speaker interface from the wearable speaker of the headset. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110281 | SOUND EFFECT DATA GENERATING APPARATUS - A sound effect data generating apparatus has a starting point setting portion, an endpoint setting portion, a travel point defining portion and a data generating portion. The starting point setting portion and the endpoint setting portion set a starting point and an endpoint specified by position information, respectively. The travel point defining portion sequentially defines a point which is situated on a line connecting between the set starting point and the set endpoint and is specified by position information, as a travel point in accordance with progression of reproduced tone signals. The data generating portion determines a value of at least one parameter on one sound effect which is to be added to the tone signals on the basis of the position information of the defined travel point, the set starting point and the set endpoint, and generates sound effect data in accordance with the determined parameter value. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110282 | ACOUSTIC ECHO CONTROL FOR AUTOMATED SPEAKER TRACKING SYSTEMS - A processing system can include a tracking microphone array; audio tracker circuitry connected to the tracking microphone array to track an audio source based on an audio input from the array; communication microphones; and a processor. The processor can include audio circuitry to receive an audio input from the communication microphones and process the audio input to apply one or more of acoustic echo cancellation (AEC) and acoustic echo suppression (AES) processing to the audio input. The processor can further include calculating circuitry to calculate a ratio of signal power after and before the AEC and/or the AES processing, and control circuitry to generate an acoustic echo presence indication based on the ratio calculated by the calculating circuitry. The processor can transmit, via transmitting circuitry, the acoustic echo presence indication to an audio tracking device via a data communication channel between the processor and the audio tracker. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110283 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING FAN NOISE - A system for controlling fan noise includes a fan, a sensor, a signal processing unit, a net structure, and a piezoelectric element. The fan has an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet. The sensor is disposed near the airflow outlet and is used for receiving a sound signal made by the fan. After the signal processing unit receives the sound signal sent by the sensor, the signal processing unit provides an inversed phase signal by analysis and computation. The net structure is disposed at the airflow inlet. The piezoelectric element is disposed on the net structure. When the piezoelectric element receives the inversed phase signal provided by the signal processing unit, the piezoelectric element vibrates the net structure, so that the net structure generates an inversed phase sound to offset a noise made by the fan. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110284 | NOISE REDUCTION IN MULTI-MICROPHONE SYSTEMS - An apparatus comprising: an input configured to receive at least three microphone audio signals, the at least three microphone audio signals comprising at least two near microphone audio signals generated by at least two near microphones located near to an desired audio source and at least one farmic audio signal generated by a farmic located further from the desired audio source; a first interference canceller module configured to generate a first processed audio signal based on a first selection from the near microphone audio signals; at least one further interference canceller module configured to generate at least one further processed audio signal based on at least one further selection from the at least three microphone audio signals; a comparator configured to determine from the first processed audio signal and the at least one further processed audio signal the audio signal with greater noise suppression. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110285 | MODIFYING AN AUDIO PANORAMA TO INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF DANGER OR OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST - A personal safety system detects imminent danger or other event of interest and then modifies a sound panorama to focus a user's attention towards the direction of the danger or other event of interest. The personal safety system may isolate sounds originating from the direction of the danger or other event of interest, collapse the sound panorama towards the direction of the danger or other event of interest, or compress the sound panorama to align with the direction of the danger or other event of interest. The personal safety system may be integrated into an automobile or a wearable system physically attached to the user. Advantageously, the attention of the user may be drawn towards imminent danger or other events of interest without introducing additional sensory information to the user, thereby reducing the likelihood of startling or distracting the user. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110286 | DIRECTIONALLY CONTROLLABLE PARAMETRIC EMITTER - An ultrasonic audio system includes an ultrasonic emitter having a plurality of electrically isolated sections and configured to emit an audio-modulated ultrasonic signal from each of the plurality of electrically isolated sections; a time delay module configured to receive audio content and to generate a plurality of audio content signals, the generated audio content signals comprising a plurality of individual instances of the audio content signal each instance differing in time relative to the other instances of the audio content signals; and communication links electrically coupling individual ones of the instances of the audio content signals to a corresponding ones of the plurality of electrically isolated emitter sections. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110287 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MULTIPLE AUDIO STREAMS AT A VEHICLE ONBOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM - A method for processing a plurality of audio streams at a computer system onboard a vehicle is provided. The method receives the plurality of audio streams from a plurality of locations within a vehicle; prioritizes each of the plurality of audio streams to obtain a prioritization result; and completes a task associated with each of the plurality of audio streams, according to the prioritization result. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110288 | AUGMENTED ELLIPTICAL MICROPHONE ARRAY - In one embodiment, an audio system has a microphone array and a signal processing subsystem that processes audio signals generated by the microphone array to produce an output beampattern. The microphone array has (i) a first microphone set of two or more microphones located on a first ellipse, (ii) a second microphone set of two or more microphones located on a second ellipse within the first ellipse, and (iii) a third microphone set of one or more microphones located within the second ellipse, where the microphones in the first, second, and third microphone sets are effectively all in one plane. The signal processing subsystem has (1) a decomposer that spatially decomposes the microphone audio signals to generate a plurality of eigenbeams and (2) a beamformer that generates the output beampattern as a weighted sum of the eigenbeams. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110289 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING - The present invention provides methods and systems for digital processing of an input audio signal. Specifically, the present invention includes a high pass filter configured to filter the input audio signal to create a high pass signal. A first filter module then filters the high pass signal to create a first filtered signal. A first compressor modulates the first filtered signal to create a modulated signal. A second filter module then filters the modulated signal to create a second filtered signal. The second filtered signal is processed by a first processing module. A band splitter splits the processed signal into low band, mid band, and high band signals. The low band and high band signals are modulated by respective compressors. A second processing module further processes the modulated low band, mid band, and modulated high band signals to create an output signal. | 2015-04-23 |
20150110290 | Apparatus And Method For Frequency Detection - An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is used with an acoustic device. An input clock signal is received. The frequency of the input clock signal is determined, and the frequency is indicative of one of a plurality of operational modes of the ASIC. Based upon the determined frequency, an amount current provided to one or more operational blocks of the ASIC is changed. | 2015-04-23 |