19th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090116592 | RECEIVER AND CHANNEL ESTIMATION METHOD - An extrapolation method to suppress degradation of characteristics of channel estimation is provided. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116593 | CIRCUIT FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC ADAPTATION TO FREQUENCY OFFSETS IN HIGH SPEED SERIAL LINKS - Aspects of providing automatic adaptation to frequency offsets in high speed serial links are described. First signals for phase adjusts in a receiver link are adjusted by detecting trends in the first signals to generate second signals, the second signals improving a rate of compensation for the frequency offsets by the phase adjusts. An up/down counter is included for counting signals for phase adjustments by a clock-data-recovery loop of a serial receiver. An adder is coupled to the up/down counter and outputs accumulated data indicative of a trend in the phase adjustments. Combinatorial logic coupled to the adder adapts the signals based on the accumulated data. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116594 | RADIO RECEIVER - A radio receiver including a reception processing system that uses a discrete-time frequency conversion to acquire a signal having a sampling rate corresponding to a local frequency, wherein the reception characteristic is improved when the reception processing system is applied to a system having a wide reception channel band. The radio receiver ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090116595 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING MASKING SIGNALS FOR APPLYING EMPIRICAL MODE DECOMPOSITION (EMD) AND FOR DEMODULATING INTRINSIC MODE FUNCTIONS OBTAINED FROM APPLICATION OF EMD - A computer-implemented method of signal processing is provided. The method includes generating one or more masking signals based upon a computed Fourier transform of a received signal. The method further includes determining one or more intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) of the received signal by performing a masking-signal-based empirical mode decomposition (EMD) using the at least one masking signal. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116596 | LOW POWER, HIGH SPEED RECEIVER CIRCUIT FOR USE IN A SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A receiver circuit according to the invention includes a first phase transmission unit that is synchronized with a first clock, detects input data according to a plurality of detection levels, and transmits a first output signal, a first discharging control unit that controls a second phase transmission unit in response to the first output signal and adjusts the transmission speed of the second phase transmission unit by changing a node potential where an output of the second phase transmission is determined, and the second phase transmission unit that is synchronized with a second clock, detects the input data according to an output of the first discharging control unit, and transmits a second output signal. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116597 | Variability-Aware Asynchronous Scheme for High-Performance Communication Between an Asynchronous Circuit and a Synchronous Circuit - A system for automatically transforming a given synchronous circuit description into an equivalent and provably correct desynchronized circuit description. Included in the automated transformation are techniques for synthesizing a variability-aware controller using a two-phase protocol, techniques for synthesizing a variability-aware controller using gated clocks and testability circuits, techniques for synthesizing a variability-aware controller optimized for performance, techniques for initializing the synthesized controller, techniques for dynamically minimizing power requirements, and techniques for interfacing the desynchronized circuit with external synchronous circuits. Also disclosed are techniques for implementing a system for automatically transforming a synchronous circuit description into an equivalent and provably correct desynchronized circuit description within the context of an electronic design automation design flow. Exemplary circuits used in the application of the aforementioned techniques are provided. Application of mathematical models and techniques used for proving equivalence between the input description and the resulting desynchronized circuit are presented and explained. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116598 | Semiconductor memory device having data clock training circuit - A data clock frequency divider circuit includes a training decoder and a frequency divider. The training decoder outputs a clock alignment training signal, which is indicative of the start of a clock alignment training, in response to a command and an address of a mode register set. The frequency divider, which is reset in response to an output of the training decoder, receives an internal data clock to divide a frequency of the internal data clock in half. The data clock frequency divider circuit secures a sufficient operating margin so that a data clock and a system clock are aligned within a pre-set clock training operation time by resetting the data clock to correspond to a timing in which the clock training operation starts, thereby providing a clock training for a high-speed system. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116599 | Techniques for Signaling Reference Signal Parameters in a Wireless Communication System - A technique for operating a wireless communication device includes assigning a reference signal bandwidth to a reference signal. Cyclic shift control bits (associated with the reference signal) are then allocated based on the assigned reference signal bandwidth. The allocated cyclic shift control bits specify a cyclic shift associated with the reference signal. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116600 | PHASE DRIFT COMPENSATION FOR SAMPLED SIGNALS - Methods for processing a signal of interest in an electrical power system are provided, as well as systems and computer program products for carrying out the methods. The methods include obtaining a representative window of data points from the signal of interest; obtaining a window of interest containing data points from the signal of interest; and comparing a phase drift compensated window to the representative window, wherein the compensated window is calculated in accordance with the window of interest and a phase drift that is present in the window of interest relative to the representative window. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116601 | Clock data recovery circuit and method for operating the same - A clock data recovery (CDR) circuit occupies a small area required in a high-integration semiconductor device, electronic device and system and is easy in design modification. The CDR circuit includes a digital filter configured to filter phase comparison result signals received during predetermined periods and output control signals, a driver configured to control the digital filter by adjusting the predetermined periods, and an input/output circuit configured to recognize an input and output of data and clock in response to the control signals. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116602 | High speed, wide frequency-range, digital phase mixer and methods of operation - The present disclosure is directed to a unit phase mixer in combination with an input buffer. The unit phase mixer has a pull-up path for pulling an output terminal up to a first voltage. The pull-up path has a first transistor responsive to a first enable signal and a series connected second transistor responsive to a first clock signal. The unit phase mixer has a pull-down path for pulling the output terminal down to a second voltage. The pull-down path has a third transistor responsive to a second clock signal and a series connected fourth transistor responsive to a second enable signal. The input buffer skews the first and second clock signals by different amounts to enable a break-before-make method of operation so that the first voltage is not connected to the second voltage. The unit phase mixer can be used as a building block in more complex mixers which may include the ability to weight the input clocks as well as providing feed-forward paths for certain of the signals. Because of the rules governing abstract, this abstract should not be used to construe the claims. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116603 | USB frequency synchronizing apparatus and method of synchronizing frequencies - A universal series bus (USB) frequency synchronous apparatus using a start of frame (SOF) signal generated by a master device to mark a reference interval is disclosed. The frequency synchronizing apparatus includes a frequency divider, a counter unit with a default pulse number, an arithmetic unit, and an adjusting unit. The frequency divider divides a high frequency signal by a variable frequency factor to generate a lock frequency signal. The counter is used to detect a pulse number of the lock frequency signal at a reference interval and obtain a pulse difference between the default pulse number and the detected pulse number of the lock frequency signal. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116604 | Machine for producing flow of Isotopic fuel through a material - A machine for producing flow of isotopic fuel through a material with a wire or rod anode which does not corrode, such as platinum, a solution, such as deuterium oxide (D2O), in which are immersed the electrodes, anode and cathode, which will provide the isotopic fuel (hydrogen or deuterons) and load the cathode, a power supply capable of apply an electric field intensity between the electrodes, able to produce loading and intraelectrode flux of the isotopic fuel, with a potential in the range of 4 to 4000 volts, a cathode of helical shape, long axis parallel to the anode, of palladium, able to load with the isotopic fuel to support intraelectrode flux of the isotopic fuel, a ratio of diameters between the full width of the helical wound cathode and the anode of 4 to 1000, a distance between the electrodes, adjusted to create direct loading, and over each portion of the helical cathode, closest to the anode, over a two dimensional angle of 45 to 130 degrees. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116605 | Nuclear reactor rod control mechanism control system - The control system comprises an independent removable power module for each coil of a rod control mechanism equipped with three operating coils supplied from a three-phase current source. The power module is connected in series with the corresponding coil and comprises a rectifier circuit with three thyristors controlled in phase angle by a corresponding regulation circuit according to setpoint current values associated with the coil. A monitoring circuit connected to a display interface displays the current flowing in the coil associated with the power module. In the event of a fault, the module and coil involved are easily detected and replaced without requiring shutdown of the whole of the reactor. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116606 | JOINT TONG APPARATUS FOR RADIATION SHIELDING FACILITY - A joint tong apparatus for a radiation shielding facility. A spherical ball has a through-hole. An inner spherical socket and an outer spherical socket are installed in a hole formed in a partition between a radiation-shielded room and a control room so as to enclose the spherical ball on inner and outer sides. A bar is inserted and coupled into and to the through-hole of the spherical ball. An inner joint assembly has a first housing coupled to a shielded room-side end of the bar and a first pivot member pivotably mounted on a free end of the first housing. An outer joint assembly having a second housing coupled to a control room-side end of the bar and a second pivot member pivotably mounted on a free end of the second housing. The apparatus further includes a tong assembly, a handle assembly, a tong manipulation cable, and a pair of pivot manipulation cables. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116607 | Passive cooling and arresting device for molten core material - An apparatus for passively cooling and retaining molten core material discharged from a damaged reactor vessel during a severe accident in the nuclear plant including: a molten core material retention tank to retain molten core material; a compressed gas tank storing high-pressure inert gas; a cooling water storage tank being installed higher than the molten core material retention tank; and a mixing means. The molten core material retention tank includes an outer retention vessel having at least one coolant hole, a porous protection vessel formed at an inside of the outer retention vessel, and a gravel layer formed between the outer retention vessel and the porous protection vessel. The apparatus can be installed in a reactor cavity without changing the compartment structure of a containment building, and makes it possible to prevent a steam explosion during the cooling process for the ultrahigh-temperature molten core material and to secure the reliability of the cooling process. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116608 | NATURAL CIRCULATION TYPE BOILING WATER REACTOR - A natural-circulation type boiling water reactor according to the present invention includes a plurality of divided chimneys provided above a reactor core and a number of fuel assemblies are charged in the reactor core. The natural-circulation type boiling water reactor is provided with a pressure equalization structure arranged on rectangular-columnar lattice plates of the divided chimneys at an outlet of the reactor core for equalizing pressures in divided chimney portions so as to equalize the pressures of the divided chimneys with the pressure equalization structure. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116609 | Method for Operating a Nuclear Reactor and Use of a Specific Fuel Rod Cladding Alloy in Order to Reduce Damage Caused by Pellet/Cladding Interaction - A method for operating a nuclear reactor in order to produce electricity, such that the reactor is controlled so that, during a transient power occurrence for at least one of: a linear power density of the nuclear fuel rod remains lower than a limit linear power density, the limit linear power density being greater than 430 W/cm, and a variation of linear power density of the nuclear fuel rod remains lower than a limit variation, the limit variation being greater than 180 W/cm. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116610 | LOW LATENCY COUNTER EVENT INDICATION - A hybrid counter array device for counting events with interrupt indication includes a first counter portion comprising N counter devices, each for counting signals representing event occurrences and providing a first count value representing lower order bits. An overflow bit device associated with each respective counter device is additionally set in response to an overflow condition. The hybrid counter array includes a second counter portion comprising a memory array device having N addressable memory locations in correspondence with the N counter devices, each addressable memory location for storing a second count value representing higher order bits. An operatively coupled control device monitors each associated overflow bit device and initiates incrementing a second count value stored at a corresponding memory location in response to a respective overflow bit being set. The incremented second count value is compared to an interrupt threshold value stored in a threshold register, and, when the second counter value is equal to the interrupt threshold value, a corresponding “interrupt arm” bit is set to enable a fast interrupt indication. On a subsequent roll-over of the lower bits of that counter, the interrupt will be fired. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116611 | SPACE AND POWER EFFICIENT HYBRID COUNTERS ARRAY - A hybrid counter array device for counting events. The hybrid counter array includes a first counter portion comprising N counter devices, each counter device for receiving signals representing occurrences of events from an event source and providing a first count value corresponding to a lower order bits of the hybrid counter array. The hybrid counter array includes a second counter portion comprising a memory array device having N addressable memory locations in correspondence with the N counter devices, each addressable memory location for storing a second count value representing higher order bits of the hybrid counter array. A control device monitors each of the N counter devices of the first counter portion and initiates updating a value of a corresponding second count value stored at the corresponding addressable memory location in the second counter portion. Thus, a combination of the first and second count values provide an instantaneous measure of number of events received. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116612 | MULTI-TUBE IMAGING SYSTEM RECONSTRUCTION - A tomographic apparatus ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090116613 | X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETER - An X-ray fluorescence spectrometer for measuring the concentration of sulfur contained in a sample (S), by irradiating the sample (S) with primary X-rays from an X-ray tube ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090116614 | Cargo Scanning System - The present invention is directed to a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source. A detector array having a first configuration and a second configuration is connected to a housing and at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is capable of being transported to a site by a vehicle and of being positioned separate from the housing. The radiation source is housed in a radiation source box and movable within the radiation source box using an actuator. The actuator is operably connected to the radiation source and provides a translational energy that moves the radiation source between an operational position and a stowed position. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116615 | DIGITAL RADIATION IMAGE RADIOGRAPHING SYSTEM - To provide a digital radiation image imaging system capable of edge being an effect of a phase contrast radiography even an image is formed at any phase (position) on a reading control unit. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116616 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTION ADAPTIVE OPTIMIZATION FOR RADIATION THERAPY DELIVERY - A system and method of optimizing delivery of a radiation therapy treatment. The system optimizes treatment delivery in real-time to take into account a variety of factors, such as patient anatomical and physiological changes (e.g., respiration and other movement, etc.), and machine configuration changes (e.g., beam output factors, couch error, leaf error, etc.). | 2009-05-07 |
20090116617 | Multiple Image Collection and Synthesis for Personnel Screening - An apparatus and method for inspecting personnel or their effects. A first and second carriage each carries a source for producing a beam of penetrating radiation incident on a subject. A positioner provides for synchronized relative motion of each carriage vis-à-vis the subject in a direction having a vertical component. A detector receives radiation produced by at least one of the sources after the radiation interacts with the subject. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116618 | X-RAY CT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An X-ray CT device, including a stationary part; a rotary part; an X-ray tube provided at the rotary part and that radiates X-ray beams on an object of imaging; an X-ray detector being provided at the rotary part and that detects the X-ray beams; an image processor that generates cross-sectional images of the object; a display that shows the cross-sectional images; a rotary step-up transformer that steps up AC voltage and including a primary and secondary part, the primary part being annular and being provided at the stationary part and including a primary winding being provided circumferentially and the secondary part being provided at the rotary part so as to confront the primary part over a gap and including a plurality of secondary cores disposed circumferentially and a secondary winding being wound on each of the secondary cores and being interconnected in series. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116619 | Area x-ray or UV camera system for high-intensity beams - A system in one embodiment includes a source for directing a beam of radiation at a sample; a multilayer mirror having a face oriented at an angle of less than 90 degrees from an axis of the beam from the source, the mirror reflecting at least a portion of the radiation after the beam encounters a sample; and a pixellated detector for detecting radiation reflected by the mirror. A method in a further embodiment includes directing a beam of radiation at a sample; reflecting at least some of the radiation diffracted by the sample; not reflecting at least a majority of the radiation that is not diffracted by the sample; and detecting at least some of the reflected radiation. A method in yet another embodiment includes directing a beam of radiation at a sample; reflecting at least some of the radiation diffracted by the sample using a multilayer mirror; and detecting at least some of the reflected radiation. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116620 | RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A cover is elastically supported on a frame by elastic members. Engaging members are provided between the frame and the cover, and the cover is fixed to the frame by the engaging members as necessary. In the first state in which the movement of the cover is not restricted, the cover is movable with respect to the frame. In the second state, the cover is engaged with the frame and is fixed. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116621 | RADIOSTEREOMETRIC CALIBRATION CAGE - A calibration cage for use in Roentgen Stereophotogrammetric Analysis (RSA), comprising a biplanar configuration of two compartments, each with a fiducial plate at the bottom and a control plate at the top and parallel thereto, the fiducial and control plates of one compartment being oriented at approximately 90° to fiducial and control plates of the other compartment such that a region of interest is positioned on one side of the fiducial and control plates of both compartments. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116622 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS WIRE PAIR QUALIFICATION - A portable testing device for testing a telecommunications line comprises a control circuit, a test module coupled to the control circuit, the test module including a DSLAM modem, and a relay matrix that includes a series of relays configured to connect with a plurality of wire pairs of the telecommunications line. A first wire pair is coupled to the control circuit via a transceiver and a second wire pair is coupled to the test module, where the relay matrix is coupled to the control circuit via a relay driver. The device, system and method of the present invention can be used to qualify the existing telecommunications line for broadband speed capacity and operation. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116623 | Method and System to Provision Emergency Contact Services in a Communication Network - A method includes receiving a query at a telephone number mapping (ENUM) server, the query identifying an emergency telephone number associated with a subscriber to an emergency contact service. The method also includes retrieving from the ENUM server, in response to the query, one or more emergency contact Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) associated with the subscriber, where each of the emergency contact URIs has an associated emergency contact indicator. The method also includes initiating routing of a communication to destination devices associated with each retrieved emergency contact URI via an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). | 2009-05-07 |
20090116624 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PLAYING RING BACK TONE - A method, apparatus and system for playing a Ring Back Tone are provided, and the method includes: determining, according to a call request initiated by a calling party, whether a called party has customized a called-party Ring Back Tone service; further determining, if the called party has customized a called-party Ring Back Tone service, whether the calling party has customized a Ring Back Tone; and playing, if the calling party has customized a Ring Back Tone, a ring tone to the calling party, according to the Ring Back Tone customized by the calling party. According to the above technical solution, the calling party can accurately receive the ring tone selected by the calling party himself in the case that the called party has customized a Ring Back Tone service. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116625 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING POWER AND DATA OVER A VOICE GRADE/POTS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR USE IN COMMUNICATING WITH AND/OR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE REMOTE NETWORK AND NON-NETWORK DEVICES - A system and method for providing data services and controllable power to each one of a plurality of end points in a structure. The system comprises a network, a source of power, a concentrator connected to the network and remote network devices/controllers connected to the network with a remote network device/controller located at an end point. The remote network devices/controllers receive power from the source of power and supply controllable power to one or both of networked and non-networked controlled devices connected to the remote network devices/controllers. The networked controlled devices send data to and receive data from the remote network device/controller, and data is communicated between the remote network device/controller and the concentrator. The power supplied to the networked and non-networked controlled devices is controlled at the source of power or at an associated remote network device/controller. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116626 | Dynamic order fulfillment for communications, information and entertainment services - A system and method to enable dynamic partner selection and subsequent order fulfillment by a service provider is presented. The system and method has an order entry device for obtaining an order, a service specification corresponding to the order, a flow execution engine, a partner selector mechanism, at least one partner, and at least one component obtained from the service specification, the component being broadcast from the partner selector mechanism to the partner, who responds to the broadcast, such that all of the partner responses are optimized by the partner selector mechanism for execution by said flow execution engine to fulfill the order. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116627 | Charging split negotiation in IMS sessions - A method and apparatus for implementation of split charging in an Internet protocol multimedia subsystem, allowing subsystem users to negotiate at setup and at a modification of a session initiation protocol session which user will be charged for each multimedia component of the subsystem. A method includes transmitting a first message to a user equipment for initiating one of a multimedia call setup and a call modification, the first message including a split charging offer request and a first split charging ratio, and receiving a second message from the user equipment, the second message comprising a second split charging ratio. The method also includes processing the second message for determining whether a user of the user equipment accepted one of the multimedia call setup and the call modification, whether the user of the user equipment accepted the split charging offer request or the user offered an increase or decrease in the first split charging ratio, and whether a network element of an Internet protocol multimedia subsystem accepted, approved, and agreed upon the second split charging off ratio for allowing a group of users to negotiate which user will be charged for each component of the Internet protocol multimedia subsystem. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116628 | Charging split negotiation in IMS sessions - A method and apparatus for implementation of split charging in an Internet protocol multimedia subsystem, allowing subsystem users to negotiate at setup and at a modification of a session initiation protocol session which user will be charged for each multimedia component of the subsystem. A method includes transmitting a first message to a user equipment for initiating a call, the first message including a split charging offer request and a first split charging offer ratio, and receiving a second message from the user equipment, the second message comprising a second split charging offer ratio. The method also includes processing the second message for determining whether a user of the user equipment accepted the call, whether the user of the user equipment accepted the split charging offer request or the user offered an increase or decrease in the first split charging offer ratio, and whether a network element of an Internet protocol multimedia subsystem accepted, approved, and agreed upon the second split charging off ratio for allowing a group of users to negotiate which user will be charged for each component of the Internet protocol multimedia subsystem. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116629 | SUBSCRIBER CALLING METHOD (VARIANTS) AND A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - The invention can be used for designing a multi-purpose telephone unit for accessing to any communications and data transmission systems without limiting the system numbering capacity and with a free selection of a user's identification. In both variants, the inventive method consists in forming a message about a called subscriber on a (secondary) terminal, in transmitting it to another (primary) terminal, which has an identification tag in a telephone network, via a wireless telecommunication channel and, afterwards, in transmitting to the telephone network, wherein said message and the identification tag of the primary terminal from which it is received are stored. In the telephone network, the identification tags of the corresponding primary terminals are determined according to comparison results of information received from both calling and called subscribers, and a communication channel is established between said subscribers. The inventive system of communications devices comprises the telephone network provided with control equipment and the secondary and primary terminals on the calling and called subscribers. The secondary terminal comprises a control and information input and output unit, a conversion unit and a signal receiving transmitting unit using the wireless channel, the primary terminal comprises a signal receiving-transmitting unit using the wireless channel, a conversion unit and a network terminal which is connected via the communication channel to the control equipment of the telephone network which has individual or common with sad communication channel identification tag. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116630 | INHIBITION OF TELEPHONY BASED PHISHING - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to telephonic phishing and provide a method, system and computer program product for preventing telephonic phishing. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for preventing telephonic phishing can be provided. The method can include receiving in a third-party validation service a request by an enterprise caller to establish a telephone call with a customer, validating the enterprise caller in the third-party validation service, and notifying the customer of whether or not the enterprise caller is legitimate or illegitimate. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116631 | Universal Call Control Systems and Methods - Methods and systems for providing a user with control over telecommunications services provided by a service provider. Using almost any type of communications device, a user may gain access to, view, and make changes or modifications to profile information related to the services. The changes may be made quickly and efficiently, but accuracy and thoroughness in the implementation of the changes are not sacrificed. Further, the changes to the communications services are implemented almost immediately and without involvement by the service provider. Particularly, profile information about the telecommunications service is stored on a server in a data network. A change action relating to the profile information may be received at the server from a data device (such as a wireless unit) operating on the network. The change action is implemented on the profile information to result in changed profile information, which may be provided from the server via the data network to the telecommunications system. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116632 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPLICATING RING BACK TONES - The present invention, in one aspect, relates to a method for replicating ring back tone (RBT). In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of sending a Play and Collect request to a media resource server (MRS) by an application server (AS), playing an RBT subscribed by the called party to the calling party and obtaining a Replicate RBT request initiated by the calling party according to the Play and Collect request by the MRS, receiving the Replicate RBT request obtained and sent by the MRS, by the AS, and sending a Replicate RBT command to an RBT platform according to the received Replicate RBT request by the AS, the Replicate RBT command carrying RBT replication information and instructing the RBT platform to replicate the requested RBT to an information library of the calling party. The invention also relates to a system and apparatus for implementing same. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116633 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DIALING INFORMATION AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE METHOD - A method for displaying dialing information is disclosed. A trigger signal generated by pressing a virtual button of a virtual keypad of a mobile communication device is received. It is determined whether the trigger signal corresponds to a dialing operation. If the trigger signal corresponds to the dialing operation, a pattern corresponding to the pressed virtual button is displayed on a portion of the virtual keypad. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116634 | ACCOMMODATION OF TWO INDEPENDENT TELEPHONY SYSTEMS - Independent telephony systems are integrated by using symmetric forking from both systems. Calls received by either system are forked to the other system. Thus, a call can be accepted by one of the systems, using its external interfaces, and presented to all devices in both systems. Each system is enabled to leverage internal call control advanced features to enhance overall user experience. Internally inserted parameters to call requests are used between the two systems for preventing endless loop of calls between the integrated systems. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116635 | Handling of a Session Initiation Protocol-Capable Telecommunications Terminal that is Put on Hold - A method is disclosed that enables the proper treatment of a queued call by a call center, or other data-processing system capable of queuing calls, in which the calling terminal of the queued call has been put on hold by its user. The call center is able to detect the terminal being put on hold by monitoring for a SIP re-INVITE request, in which the session description signifies an on-hold condition. When it is determined that the calling terminal is on hold, the call center modifies its treatment of the queued call. For example, the call center might freeze the call's position in the queue until the calling party takes the phone off of hold. As another example, the call center might allow the call to work its way to the top of the queue, with the terminal on hold, and then maintain the call's position at the top of the queue until a service agent is available. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116636 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING A TELEPHONE CALL - One embodiment of the invention provides a method of handling a telephone call. The method includes providing a multi-tenanted computer-telephony integration (CTI) server. The different tenants correspond to various outlets for one or more product or service offerings. The CTI server is located outside the customer premises for the various outlets. The method further includes receiving a call directed to one of the outlets and using CLI for the call by the CTI server to identify the calling party and a customer profile for the calling party. The customer profile is based on previous orders. The method further includes queuing the call within the network if it is determined that the outlet is unable to currently service the call, and forwarding the call to the outlet to process the call. The CTI server uses the customer profile for providing priority call handling treatment for loyal customers. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116637 | METHOD FOR SEAMLESS NOISE SUPPRESSION ON WIDEBAND TO NARROWBAND CELL SWITCHING - A method for seamless noise suppression on wideband to narrowband cell switching is described. In one embodiment the method includes applying noise suppression to a telephone signal using a first noise suppressor while operating a telephone in a first operating mode, the first noise suppressor generating an estimate of a noise components of the telephone signal; switching the telephone from the first operating mode to a second operating mode; providing the estimate of the noise component as an input to a second noise suppressor different from the first noise suppressor, when the switching step is performed; and applying noise suppression to the telephone signal using the second noise suppressor by using the estimate of the noise component provided by the first noise suppressor when the switching step is performed. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116638 | Systems and Methods for Adaptive Echo Cancellation - An echo canceller comprises foreground and background filters. The background filter locates and confirms peaks, defines active regions centered about the confirmed peaks and updates coefficients of the foreground filter when the background filter is more effective than the foreground filter A method for improved adaptive echo cancellation comprises configuring a foreground filter, calculating an echo-return loss responsive to the foreground filter, identifying the location of one or more peaks repetitively in a block of data in a background filter, confirming one or more identified peaks over a defined number of blocks before defining an active region equally about the identified peaks in the background filter, filtering the sparse impulse response responsive to the active regions, calculating an echo-return loss responsive to the background filter, and updating the foreground filter when the background filter includes a more effective set of filter coefficients. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116639 | Method and apparatus for crosstalk mitigation - A method and apparatus for noise cancellation in a multi-channel communication system is disclosed. In one embodiment this system is configured to cancel FEXT on a victim channel utilizing the signals received on the other channels. The processing benefits gained by a receiver's other filters, such as for example, the FFE and DFE filters, is utilized when generating a FEXT cancellation signal. As a result, the complexity of the apparatus that generates the FEXT cancellation signal may be made less complex since part of the processing burden is performed by other filter apparatus. In one configuration pre-code FEXT cancellation occurs in that a pre-code FEXT filter generates one or more pre-code FEXT cancellation signals corresponding to each of the other channels. The pre-code FEXT cancellation signals are combined, prior to transmission, with the signals associated with each of the other channels, to thereby pre-cancel FEXT prior to transmission. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116640 | Distributed search methods for time-shifted and live peer-to-peer video streaming - Systems, devices and methods for supporting live and time-shifted video streaming via distributed search methods for registering and locating cached portions of video streams shared in peer-to-peer systems. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116641 | ACCESS CONTROL KEY MANAGEMENT IN A VIRTUAL WORLD - Access control key management in a virtual world that includes generating a key for access to a virtual space, a service, an event, or an item in a virtual world, assigning one or more parameters to the key, providing the key to an avatar in the virtual world, and accessing the virtual space, the service, or the item by the avatar using the key in accordance with the one or more parameters. The one or more parameters may include a type parameter, a frequency parameter, a duration parameter, or a value parameter. The avatar may be denied access if the duration parameter has expired and may be allowed access while the duration parameter has not expired. The one or more parameters may be determined responsive to rules associated with the virtual space, the service, the event or the item. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116642 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING LOCAL INTERFACE KEY - A method for generating a local interface key includes: generating a variable parameter; and deriving the local interface key, according to the variable parameter generated and related parameters for calculating the local interface key. The method simplifies the process in which the terminal obtains the local interface key and the system resources are saved. Moreover, the local interface key is derived through the variable parameter and the valid key information. Thus, the security level between the UICC and the terminal is ensured. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116643 | ENCRYPTION APPARATUS, DECRYPTION APPARATUS, AND CRYPTOGRAPHY SYSTEM - Provided is a technology with which an electronic document including a plurality of elements such as texts and images may be partially encrypt and decrypt. An encryption-processing control unit receives a selection of electronic data included in an electronic document and a selection of an encryption key for encrypting the electronic data from among encryption keys stored in a storing unit. The encryption-processing control unit generates encrypted area data including partially encrypted data obtained by encrypting the selected electronic data with the selected encryption key, positional information for specifying a position of the selected electronic data in the electronic document, and decryption information including information that may specify a decryption key with which the partially encrypted data may be decrypted, and adds the encrypted area data to the electronic document. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116644 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MASKING ARBITRARY BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS - A method and system for protecting an arbitrary Boolean function of arbitrary number of variables, N, including in a computing device, if N=1, protecting one or more definitions of the arbitrary Boolean function by applying a predetermined masking algorithm, if N>1, reiteratively defining the arbitrary Boolean function of number of variables, N, in terms of intermediate functions, G and H, of a fewer number of variables, N−M, where M1, defining the arbitrary Boolean function, F of the number of variables, N, in terms of two or more single variable functions, G and H, applying the predetermined masking algorithm for N=1 to the two or more intermediate functions, G and H, and combining the masked intermediate functions G and H according to a predetermined scheme to generate a masked arbitrary Boolean function for the number of variables, N. Other embodiments are described and claimed | 2009-05-07 |
20090116645 | FILE SHARING METHOD AND SYSTEM USING ENCRYPTION AND DECRYPTION - Disclosed is a file sharing method and system using encryption and decryption. A client hashes keywords related to files using a symmetric key algorithm, and encodes the hashed keywords. Then, the client encodes the files using the hashed keywords, and uploads to a file sharing server a ciphertext D including an encoded file m and the encoded keywords KW | 2009-05-07 |
20090116646 | Integrity protection of streamed content - The invention relates to a method, a system, an electronic device and a computer program for providing at least one content stream to an electronic device applying Digital Rights Management (DRM). In the method a master integrity key is obtained in a streaming node. An encrypted master integrity key is obtained in an electronic device. The encrypted master integrity key is decrypted in the electronic device. At least one session integrity key is formed in the streaming node and in the electronic device using at least the master integrity key and the integrity of at least one content stream is protected between the streaming node and the electronic device using the at least one session integrity key. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116647 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING FAST SECURE HANDOFF IN A WIRELESS MESH NETWORK - Disclosed is a method for providing fast secure handoff in a wireless mesh network. The method comprises configuring multiple first level key holders (R0KHs) within a radio access network to which supplicants within the multi-hop wireless mesh network are capable of establishing a security association, configuring a common mobility domain identifier within the first level key holders of a mobility domain, and propagating identity of a first level key holder and the mobility domain identifier through the wireless mesh network to enable the supplicants within the mobility domain to perform fast secure handoff. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116648 | Key production system - A key production system to determine a cryptographic key for a selected cryptoperiod being later than or equal to a cryptoperiod-A, and earlier than or equal to a different cryptoperiod-B, the system including a first receiver to receive a first key-component, associated with cryptoperiod-A, forming part of a first hash-chain progressing via a first one-way function, progressive key-components corresponding to later cryptoperiods, a second receiver to receive a second key-component, associated with cryptoperiod-B, forming part of a second hash-chain progressing via a second one-way function, progressive key-components corresponding to earlier cryptoperiods, first and second key-component determination modules to determine key-components in the first hash-chain and the second hash-chain, respectively, for the selected cryptoperiod, and a key determination module to determine the cryptographic key based on the key-components in the first and second hash chain for the selected cryptoperiod. Related methods and apparatus are also included. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116649 | REVOCATION OF A SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR IN AN ENCRYPTED FILE SYSTEM - A method of securely storing electronic information includes a step in which target electronically stored information is encrypted with a first encryption key and then partitioned into a first set of encrypted ESI partitions a subset of which is able to reconstruct the unpartitioned encrypted ESI. This first set of encrypted ESI partitions is then encrypted with a first set of user encryption keys to form a first set of user-associated encrypted ESI partitions that are made available to a first set of users. When access to the target electronically stored information is changed, the target electronically stored information is accessed and then re-encrypted with a second encryption key to form a second encrypted ESI. This second encrypted ESI is then partitioned and distributed to a second set of users. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116650 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING INFORMATION TO A DEVICE - Methods and systems for transferring information to a device include assigning a unique identifier to a device and generating a unique key for the device. The device is located at a first site, and the unique identifier is sent from the device to a second site. The unique key is obtained at the second site, and it is used for encrypting information at the second site. The encrypted information is sent from the second site to the device, where it can then be decrypted. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116651 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AND DISTRIBUTING MOBILE IP KEY - A method and system for generating and distributing a mobile IP key are provided. The method mainly includes the following steps. During the course of access validation or re-authorization and re-authentication, a sub-key between a mobile node (MN) and an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server is computed, and an authentication extension (AE) between the MN and the AAA server is computed according to the sub-key. The AE is carried in a mobile IP registration request or a binding update (BU) request initiated by the MN, a home agent (HA) requests the key from the AAA server according to the AE in the registration request or the BU request, and the AAA server distributes the key to the HA. By using the present invention, a PMIP-client can compute the AE between the MN and the AAA server (MN-AAA-AE) without the need of distributing the key between the MN and the AAA server. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116652 | Focusing on a Portion of an Audio Scene for an Audio Signal - Aspects of the invention provide methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for spatially manipulating sound that is played back to a listener over a set of output transducers, e.g., headphones. The listener can direct spatial attention to focus on a portion of an audio scene, analogous to a magnifying glass being used to pick out details in a picture. An input multi-channel audio signal that is generated by audio sources is obtained, and directional information is determined for each of the audio sources. The user provides a desired direction of spatial attention so that audio processing can focus on the desired direction and render a corresponding multi-channel audio signal to the user. A region of an audio scene is expanded around the desired direction while the audio scene is compressed in another portion of the audio scene. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116653 | Audio signal processing device, audio signal processing method, program thereof, and recording meduim containing the program - Stream audio signals input in channel input terminals ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090116654 | ON-THE-FLY INTRODUCTION OF INTER-CHANNEL DELAY IN A PULSE-WIDTH-MODULATION AMPLIFIER - A multiple-channel audio processor ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090116655 | Adaptive filter calculation method and sound field generating device - For an inverse system including an adaptive filter having an inverse characteristic of a reproduction sound field characteristic and arranged in series with a stage previous to an output stage of the reproduction sound field characteristic, and an auxiliary filter for updating the adaptive filter arranged in parallel with an output stage of an arbitrary sound field characteristic, the auxiliary filter is identified based on the arbitrary sound field characteristic as a target using the adaptive filter with an initial value set therein or the adaptive filter having been updated. The adaptive filter is updated using the auxiliary filter thus identified. When update of the adaptive filter satisfied a predetermined end condition, the adaptive filter thus updated is superposed on the reproduction sound field characteristic. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116656 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACOUSTICS TESTING OF A PERSONAL MOBILE DEVICE - A portable handheld test fixture has an acoustic port, e.g. a speaker port, a microphone, and/or an earpiece/receiver port. Once the media device has been installed onto the test fixture, the port becomes acoustically coupled to a respective acoustic aperture of the media device that is associated with a speaker, a microphone, or an earpiece/receiver as the case may be. A sound test tool, e.g. a reference sound source and/or a sound pressure level, SPL, meter, has an input or output sound port that can be removably coupled to the acoustic port of the test fixture. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116657 | SIMULATED SURROUND SOUND HEARING AID FITTING SYSTEM - This application relates to a system for fitting a hearing aid by testing the hearing aid patient with a three-dimensional sound field having one or more localized sound sources. In one embodiment, a signal processing system employing head-related transfer functions is used to produce audio signals that simulate a three-dimensional sound field when a sound source driven by such audio signals is coupled directly to one or both ears. By transmitting the audio signals produced by the signal processing system to the hearing aid by means of a wired or wireless connection, the hearing aid itself may be used as the sound source. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116658 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MICROPHONE ARRAY CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING NOISE - An electronic device includes a first acoustic opening, a first microphone, a second acoustic opening, a second microphone, two flexible boots, and two chambers. The first microphone receives sound through the first acoustic opening. The second microphone receives the sound through the second acoustic opening. The first and second acoustic openings are spaced at least about 8 cm. The first microphone and the second microphone are identical and disposed in the flexible boots. The flexible boots are identical and disposed in the chambers. The chambers are identical. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116659 | Networked sound masking system with centralized sound masking generation - A sound masking system for shaping the ambient noise level in a physical environment. The sound masking system comprises a networked and distributed system having a number of master units coupled together and to a control unit. One or more of the master units may include satellite sound masking units which function to reproduce an audio signal generated by a central sound masking module. The audio signal comprises a sound masking signal, a paging signal or a sound masking signal mixed with a paging signal. The sound masking signal is generated by the central sound masking module or a selected from a number of sound masking signal inputs at the control unit. Each of the master units is addressable over the network by the control unit enabling the control unit to control the contour, spectral band, and gain characteristics of the audio output signal. The system may also include a remote control unit which provides the capability to tune and adjust each master sound masking unit in situ without requiring physical access through the ceiling installation. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116660 | In-Band Parametric Sound Generation System - Parametric sound reproduction in high-intensity audio signaling, for example in hailing and warning at relatively large distances, is disclosed in one example by producing a primary audio signal in the audio frequency range, and producing a secondary audio signal in the audio frequency range by modulation of the primary audio signal, wherein the primary signal is chosen to enable an improved effect, for example one of directional reproduction, exploiting greater sensitivity of human hearing, exploiting an efficient or maximum intensity frequency range of a transducer used to reproduce the audio signals, and another parameter effecting distance, intelligibility, or intensity of an audio signal. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116661 | MIXER WITH ADAPTIVE POST-FILTERING - A noise reduction system includes multiple transducers that generate time domain signals. A transforming device transforms the time domain signals into frequency domain signals. A signal mixing device mixes the frequency domain signals according to a mixing ratio. Frequency domain signals are rotated in phase to generate phase rotated signals. A post-processing device attenuates portions of the output based on coherence levels of the signals. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116662 | AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM - An audio processing method used in a microphone is provided. Firstly, a sound signal is received. Next, the sound signal is transduced to a first voltage signal. The first voltage signal is interfered with by a second voltage signal resulting from electromagnetic wave penetrating into the microphone. Next, the second voltage signal is filtered out from the interfered first voltage signal. Finally, the filtered first voltage signal is amplified. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116663 | Combining an audio power amplifier and a power converter in a single device - An apparatus is described that includes an audio power amplifier having an input and an output. An alternating-current to direct-current power converter is coupled to the audio power amplifier in a single package to supply power to the audio power amplifier. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116664 | PERCEPTUALLY WEIGHTED DIGITAL AUDIO LEVEL COMPRESSION - The level of an audio signal can be compressed by receiving an input audio signal, determining a measure of loudness of the signal using a perceptually derived filter, determining a target gain amount, determining a current gain amount using piecewise linear attack/release logic, and producing an output audio signal by adjusting the input audio signal by the current gain amount. An audio compression filter for compressing the level of audio can comprise a loudness measuring module configured to determine a measure of loudness using a perceptually derived filter, and a compression module configured to determine a target gain amount, determine a current gain amount using piecewise linear attack/release logic, and adjust an input audio signal by the current gain amount. Audio level compression can be implemented using integer calculations. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116665 | Compressing the Level of an Audio Signal - An audio signal in which an audio signal is received as a stream of digital samples, each being a numerical value representing a sampled signal level. A first zero crossing point is identified and the received audio samples are stored until a second zero crossing point is identified, thereby storing a first half-wave of samples. The highest intensity sample is identified from the stored samples and this is compared against a predetermined threshold. All stored samples are scaled by an initial scaling factor so that the intensity of the highest intensity sample is not above this threshold. A second half-wave of samples is stored in which all samples of the second half-wave are below the threshold. All stored samples of the second half-wave are also scaled but by a modified scaling factor derived from a combination of the initial scaling factor and a decay factor. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116666 | ADJUSTING ACOUSTIC SPEAKER OUTPUT BASED ON AN ESTIMATED DEGREE OF SEAL OF AN EAR ABOUT A SPEAKER PORT - A degree of seal of an ear about a speaker port may be estimated by detecting touch contact between the ear and at least one touch sensor in fixed relation to the speaker port. The degree of seal is estimated based on the detected touch contact. Based upon the estimated degree of seal, the acoustic output of the speaker may be adjusted. The adjustment may compensate for perceived changes to the quality of the acoustic output resulting from the degree of seal. The at least one touch sensor may be a plurality of touch sensors spaced around the speaker port. Each sensor may have a truncated wedge shape, with a narrow end closest to the speaker port. Upon receipt of user input indicative of a high degree of ear seal, a sample of the sensor(s) may be taken and stored for using during future estimation of the degree of seal. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116667 | Method and Apparatus for Volume Adjustment - A method and an apparatus for adjusting volume are provided. A determining module receives a sound input signal, wherein the sound input signal is connected to a plurality of sound input sources and corresponds to one of the said sound input sources, the determining module further determines the corresponding sound input source of the sound input signal is different; a storing module stores a plurality of sound output records; a first calculating module calculates a sound output signal according to the sound input signal and the sound output records. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116668 | Method, a System and an Apparatus for Delivering Media Layers - A system for facilitating access to multiple layer media items over communication network. The system comprises a media database which is used for storing multiple layer media items as independently accessible channels. The system further comprises plurality of subscriber applications which are connecting via a communication network, e.g. The Internet, to the media database. Users can use the subscriber application to access to each channel of the multiple layer media items independently. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116669 | MEMS MICROPHONE PACKAGE HAVING SOUND HOLE IN PCB - Provided is a MEMS microphone package having a sound hole in a PCB, which can ground-connect a metal case to a main board using an assembly process including bending and clamping an end of the case. The MEMS microphone package includes a tetragonal container-shaped metal case having an open-side to insert components into an inner space, and a chamfered end on the open-side to easily perform a curling operation, a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate to which a MEMS microphone chip and an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip are mounted, the PCB substrate being inserted into the metal case and having a sound hole for introducing an external sound, and a support configured to support the PCB substrate in the curling operation and define a space between the metal case and the PCB substrate. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116670 | RIBBON MICROPHONE AND RIBBON MICROPHONE UNIT - To obtain a ribbon microphone unit, which makes the tension of a diaphragm adjustable by configuring a ribbon diaphragm assembly that is detachable to a magnetic-circuit assembly including a magnet, and which further allows a user side to carry out the maintenance by replacing the ribbon diaphragm assembly; a ribbon microphone unit comprises: a magnetic-circuit assembly including a magnet; and a ribbon diaphragm, wherein the ribbon diaphragm, together with a substrate having a circuit pattern formed on both ends thereof, a metal fitting for crimping an end portion of the ribbon diaphragm to the circuit pattern, and a screw for crimping the metal fitting toward the substrate, constitute a diaphragm assembly, and wherein the diaphragm assembly is secured to the magnetic-circuit assembly. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116671 | Remotely activated earpiece with radio and masking functions - A remotely activated ear mounted control device and a method for performing the same comprising an earpiece adapted to fit in an ear; said earpiece having circuit and control components for receiving and transmitting signals from a remote control device to control one or more earpiece functions and an amplifier in said earpiece; said earpiece further comprising a power source to power said circuit and control components and said amplifier; and a control device remotely engaging said earpiece and said circuit and control components. The earpiece further comprising: one or more earpiece functions being an alarm function; or one or more earpiece functions being a tinnitus mask. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116672 | Instant custom ear mold with removable receiver insert for auditory devices - An instant custom ear mold with a removable receiver insert having threads on the insert and ear mold in a plurality of places. The instant custom ear mold with a removable receiver insert allows for the easy removal, cleaning, repair or replacement of the receiver and allows the same day fitting advantages of instant ear mold material. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116673 | HEARING AID, IN PARTICULAR A BEHIND-THE-EAR HEARING AID, AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A HEARING AID - A hearing aid, in particular a behind-the-ear hearing aid, has a speaker for generating a sound signal, a connecting piece for emitting the sound signal, and a flexible sound tube for transporting the sound signal from the speaker to the connecting piece. The flexible sound tube is flexible at least in a longitudinal center section in a direction orthogonally to longitudinal direction. A method of assembling a hearing aid has the following steps: a longitudinal end of a flexible sound tube is fitted on/in a connecting piece or a speaker of the hearing aid; the flexible sound tube is bent toward the speaker or the connecting piece; and the second longitudinal end of the flexible sound tube is fitted on/in the speaker or on the connecting piece. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116674 | Microphone - A microphone includes a casing. A circuit board is mounted in the casing. The circuit board includes an audio conversion unit and a switch mounted thereon. Activation of the switch controls on/off the audio conversion unit. A mounting member is securely mounted in the casing. The mounting member includes a plurality of holes and a plurality of returning members monolithically formed thereon. A lid includes a plurality of hooks engaged with the respective holes of the mounting member. The lid can be moved for activation of the switch and can be urged to its original position by the plurality of returning members. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116675 | MEMS DIAPHRAGM STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A diaphragm ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090116676 | EARPHONE FOR WIDEBAND COMMUNICATION - An earphone device capable of achieving sound bandwidths beyond the 150-7000 Hz wideband range, and configured for supra-concha or supra-aural placement. The earphone comprises at least two frequency range receivers positioned within a housing. In at least one embodiment, the earphone is capable of achieving a super-wideband range by physically combining a low frequency receiver and a high frequency receiver in a space-efficient and acoustically advantageous manner. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116677 | EARPHONE DEVICE - An earphone device comprises an inner casing enclosing one or more miniature drive units, and a movable cap or outer casing that moves relative to the inner casing. The inner casing has an extension member, such as a hollow post, terminating in an acoustic output port. A compressible foam bulb at least partially surrounds the extension member, and is decompressed and compressed by actuation of an adjustable member. The adjustable member may take the form, for example, of a pivoting lever, a helical cam, or a push-rod mechanism, among other things. A flange may be disposed around the periphery of the movable cap, in order to provide a seal surrounding the ear canal region. The compressible material may be gripped by the hollow extension member, and abut the movable cap or flange. Through actuation of the adjustable member, the compressible material may be decompressed and thus elongated for insertion into the wearer's ear, and may be compressed and thus widened or expanded to form an adequate seal with the wearer's ear canal region. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116678 | Headset with fit adjustments and magnetic accessories - A headset which includes a metal or metallic housing to which various accessory components can be attached. These components can include an ear loop, a necklace for the holding of the headset while not being worn on the ear, an external mount, and other components. The components include a magnet which facilitates mounting to the headset. The components are not restricted to a particular attach point, which enhances the ability of the user to adjust the geometry for better fit. An earloop with an inelastic central range allowing for better fit. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116679 | Display - A display includes a frame-shaped front housing for fixing a display portion so as to expose the display portion, a speaker and a speaker mounting portion for mounting to be capable of outputting a sound downward and forward in a state where the speaker is inclined by a prescribed angle with respect to a front surface of the front housing, integrally formed in the vicinity of a lower end of a back surface of the front housing. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116680 | LOUDSPEAKER - Loudspeaker has frame, magnetic circuit, voice coil, diaphragm, first combination and second combination. First combination and second combination are both provided closer to magnetic circuit than diaphragm, the inner rims of which are connected to voice coil while the outer rims are to frame. First combination has first damper and first edge wherein first edge has first edge protrusion protruding in a direction toward diaphragm. Second combination has second damper and second edge wherein second edge has second edge protrusion protruding in an opposite direction to the protruding direction of first edge protrusion. This structure obtains loudspeaker that distortion is suppressed and weight reduction is easy for an excursion part thus improved in driving efficiency. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116681 | VOICE COIL ASSEMBLY, LOUDSPEAKER USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A voice coil assembly capable of realizing a flat thin loudspeaker having a high efficiency, reduced divided vibrations, a flat frequency response, and reduced operation defects. The voice coil assembly includes a plurality of internal-winding voice coils, each including a rectangular bobbin having a rectangular cross section and defining a rectangular space therein and an internal rectangular coil fixed to an inner wall surface of the rectangular bobbin defining the rectangular space, wherein an outer wall surface of the rectangular bobbin of one internal-winding voice coil is adhered and fixed to an outer wall surface of the rectangular bobbin of another internal-winding voice coil. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116682 | Speaker and Method of Manufacturing the Same - Provided is a loudspeaker using a resin with adhesiveness as a surface treatment agent that has already been applied onto either of a diaphragm and a voice coil before bonding. Because this structure can reduce the weight of an adhesive agent used for bonding the diaphragm to the voice coil, a sound pressure level can be improved. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116683 | Methods and Systems Responsive to Features Sensed From Imagery or Other Data - A device, such as a cell phone, uses an image sensor to capture image data. The phone can respond to detection of particular imagery feature (e.g., watermarked imagery, barcodes, image fingerprints, etc.) by presenting distinctive graphics on a display screen. Such graphics may be positioned within the display, and affine-warped, in registered relationship with the position of the detected feature, and its affine distortion, as depicted in the image data. Related approaches can be implemented without use of an image sensor, e.g., relying on data sensed from an RFID device. A variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116684 | GENERATING MUSIC PLAYLIST BASED ON FACIAL EXPRESSION - A method may include playing a first song on a device, capturing an image of a user, performing facial expression recognition of the user based on the image, and selecting a second song based on a facial expression of the user. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116685 | Method For Reversible Image Watermarking Based On Integer-to-Integer Wavelet Transform - Enhanced method for embedding watermarks based on integer-to-integer wavelet transform is provided. The method according to the present invention includes the steps of: (A) dividing an original image (X×Y) to a plurality of image blocks (M×N); (B) selecting image blocks for embedding an location information that indicates image blocks to be watermarked;(C) embedding the location information into the image blocks selected in the step (B); and (D) embedding watermarks into remaining image blocks which are not selected in the step (B). | 2009-05-07 |
20090116686 | Content Serialization by Varying Content Properties, Including Varying Master Copy Watermark Properties - This disclosure describes novel methods for generating unique copies of content. One method combines the functions of the master copy and unique copy watermarks. In particular, the method generates a unique copy by varying the manner in which the master copy watermark is embedded in unique copies of a content item. In one embodiment, the master copy watermark is repeated within the content item and its location is varied in a unique pattern that comprises the unique copy watermark. The unique copy is generated by producing a copy in which master copy watermarks are embedded in a unique pattern. For instance in one embodiment, the locations of the master copy watermarks in the content item are represented as a vector of delta values in which each delta value corresponds to the distance between a corresponding instance of the master copy watermark, and a neighboring instance of the master copy watermark. This vector is stored in a transaction record in association with transaction information, such as information identifying the master copy and information associated with the unique copy. Other ways of representing the unique pattern of attributes of the master copy watermark are also possible. In other embodiments, properties of the master copy watermark other than its location are varied through the content. The unique copy watermark is conveyed in the vector of deltas in these properties of the master copy watermark. Some examples of these properties of the master copy watermark signal include phase characteristics (e.g., the phase shift of a watermark carrier signal), frequency magnitude characteristics, etc. These properties are varied in a manner that does not alter the information carried in the master copy watermark. However, it does provide a variation that creates a unique copy, and the unique copy watermark is conveyed in this variation. The variation in location of the instances of the master copy watermark can be in different domains, such as a spatial domain, a time domain, a time-space domain, a transform domain (including frequency transform domains), a compressed domain, etc. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116687 | Image Sensors Worn or Attached on Humans for Imagery Identification - The presently claimed invention relates to image sensors to be worn or attached on a human. One claim recites an apparatus including: an image sensor to capture image data, said apparatus to be worn or attached on a human so that said image sensor captures image data while said apparatus is worn or attached on the human; and an analyzer to analyze captured image data and to determine plural-bit identifiers for one or more objects represented in the captured image data. Of course, additional combinations are provided as claimed as well. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116688 | SYNTHETIC FOVEAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY - Apparatuses and methods are disclosed that create a synthetic fovea in order to identify and highlight interesting portions of an image for further processing and rapid response. Synthetic foveal imaging implements a parallel processing architecture that uses reprogrammable logic to implement embedded, distributed, real-time foveal image processing from different sensor types while simultaneously allowing for lossless storage and retrieval of raw image data. Real-time, distributed, adaptive processing of multi-tap image sensors with coordinated processing hardware used for each output tap is enabled. In mosaic focal planes, a parallel-processing network can be implemented that treats the mosaic focal plane as a single ensemble rather than a set of isolated sensors. Various applications are enabled for imaging and robotic vision where processing and responding to enormous amounts of data quickly and efficiently is important. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116689 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WATERMARKING A SIGNAL - A system and method of generating a watermarked signal are disclosed. The system segments the signal into overlapping blocks using a window function and processes the overlapping blocks according to whether each block is odd- or even-numbered. The system windows the odd-numbered blocks, modulates the phase of each block in the frequency domain, transforms each modulated block in the time domain, windows each block transformed into the time domain and overlap-adds each odd-numbered block with each even-numbered block to generate the watermarked signal. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116690 | Image processing device, image processing method, image processing program, and recording medium - An image processing device extracts additional information from image data and includes an input unit to input a plurality of image data items, an additional information extracting unit to extract an additional information item from each image data item, and a determining unit to determine a process to be performed for each image data item based on the extracted additional information item. The determining unit is configured to determine a process to be performed for an image-data group containing the plurality of image data items, based on a plurality of additional information items extracted from the plurality of image data items, and determine a process to be performed for each image data item based on one of the plurality of additional information items. | 2009-05-07 |
20090116691 | METHOD FOR LOCATING AN OBJECT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVICE TO BE CONTROLLED AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DEVICE - The invention describes a method for locating an object (B | 2009-05-07 |