33rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130208864 | DIFFERENTIAL PHASE-CONTRAST IMAGING - The present invention relates to differential phase-contrast imaging, in particular to a structure of a diffraction grating, e.g. an analyzer grating and a phase grating, for X-ray differential phase-contrast imaging. In order to make better use of the X-ray radiation passing the object, a diffraction grating ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130208865 | LOW DOSE-RATE RADIATION FOR MEDICAL AND VETERNARY THERAPIES - Various embodiments relate to a method of performing microbeam radiation therapy on a subject, including: affixing a collimator to the subject at a first location; producing a first high energy radiation fan beam, wherein the width of the first fan beam in a first direction is greater than the width of the first fan beam in a second direction; and moving the subject in the second direction so that the first fan beam irradiates the subject through the collimator to produce first high dose regions alternating with first low dose regions. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208866 | Methods and Apparatus for Providing Accessories to a Patient During Radiation Treatment - An apparatus is provided for performing radiation therapy on a patient. In certain embodiments, the apparatus includes a patient support surface, a gantry having a radiation source rotatable around the patient support surface, a supply arm extending through the central bore, a supply interface disposed on the supply arm, and a supply line connecting the supply interface to a supply source. The apparatus delivers radiation therapy accessories to the patient while minimally interfering with access to the patient by radiation therapy personnel. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208867 | Radiation Therapy Techniques Using Targeted Wave Superposition, Magnetic Field Direction and Real-Time Sensory Feedback - New techniques for radiotherapy and radiosurgery are provided. In one aspect of the invention, multiple sources of radiation are provided in a planned frequency and in the same superposable period and polarization, from the same side of a treatment target, focused on a leading structure in the target. In another aspect, refractive models, updated by live feedback, are used to improve dosage distribution by, among other things, optimizing the number, angle and nature of radiation beams. Interstitial beacons and radiation path diversion structures are inserted to improve dosage distribution to a target and avoid critical neighboring structures. In particle therapy, regionally actuable external magnetic fields are used as well, to improve dosage accuracy and avoid collateral damage. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208868 | X-RAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed are an X-ray device to inform a patient of X-ray irradiation through a sound and a method for controlling the same. The X-ray device includes an input portion to output a first-step press signal and a second-step press signal according to an operator input, a high-voltage generating portion to perform pre-heating, and to output a ready completion signal when the high-voltage generating portion completes pre-heating, a control portion to output a sound output signal when it receives both the second-step press signal output from the input portion and the ready completion signal output from the high-voltage generating portion, and a sound output portion to receive the sound output signal output from the control portion and to output a predetermined sound. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208869 | HYDRODYNAMIC TUMBLE DISC BEARING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a tumble disc bearing ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130208870 | MIRCOFOCUS X-RAY TUBE FOR A HIGH-RESOLUTION X-RAY APPARATUS - An apparatus is provided for a micro focus X-ray tube for a high-resolution X-ray comprising a housing, an electron beam source for generating an electron beam and a focusing lens for focusing the electron beam on a target. The X-ray tube comprises a substantially rotationally symmetrical, ring-shaped cooling chamber configured to circulate a liquid cooling medium. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208871 | DRIVE FOR ROTARY ANODE WITH STATOR WITH YOKE WINDING - An x-ray arrangement includes a vacuum container in, which a rotary anode and a rotor of an electrical machine are disposed. The rotary anode and the rotor have a torque-proof connection to one another and are rotatably supported in the vacuum container, so that the rotary anode and the rotor are rotatable around an axis of rotation. Viewed in a direction of the axis of rotation, a laminated stator core is disposed in an area of the rotor. The area of the rotor, in relation to the axis of rotation, surrounds the vacuum container radially outwards. A stator winding system is disposed in the laminated stator core. The stator winding system has windings embodied as a yoke winding. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208872 | HIGH AVAILABILITY ARCHITECTURE FOR COMPUTER TELEPHONY INTERFACE DRIVER - Systems, method, and media for providing communication services between an application and a computer telephony interface server are provided. One of a plurality of computer telephony interface drivers is launched as a primary computer telephony interface driver to interface the application with the computer telephony interface server. The computer telephony interface drivers are monitored with a plurality of monitors. Each of the monitors is associated with one of the computer telephony interface drivers and monitors a status of another of the computer telephony interface drivers. A failure of the primary computer telephony interface driver is detected with a secondary monitor. The secondary monitor monitors the primary computer telephony interface driver and is associated with a secondary computer telephony interface driver. The secondary computer telephony interface driver is launched with the secondary monitor in response to the secondary monitor detecting the failure of the primary computer telephony interface driver. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208873 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT NOISY CONNECTIONS ON A TELEPHONIC CONFERENCE BRIDGE - A non-transitory computer readable medium is disclosed containing instructions for execution by a computer, the computer program comprising: instructions to for detect a noise level on a conference telephone call; instructions to reconnect a first end user device to a first data line and sending a message to the first end user device indicating that the first end user device is a source of noise and to reconnect to a conference server using a second end user device in response to determining that the noise is reduced by disconnecting the first end user device from the first data line; and instructions to reconnect the first end user device to the first data line and determining if the noise is reduced in response to determining that the noise is not reduced by disconnecting the first end user device from the first data line. A system and method are also disclosed. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208874 | Multi-Channel End-to-End Hosted Call Recording System for IVR-Call Center Analytics - A telephone call is connected through a caller transfer point in a PSTN to a call recorder in a private hosted telephony network for making an audio recording of the telephone call. The telephone call is also connected from the caller transfer point through an IVR transfer point in the PTSN to a remote IVR server for dialog processing of the telephone call. At some point during the dialog process the connection between the call recorder and the IVR transfer point is placed on hold while maintaining a live connection between the call recorder and the caller transfer point. A human agent is then connected through the IVR transfer point to the telephone call for further handling of the telephone call, and the connection to between the IVR transfer point and the call recorder is restored to allow communication between the caller and the human agent. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208875 | Messaging Translation Services - One embodiment of a method for translating a message can be broadly summarized by the following steps: generating an electronic message in an understood language of an originating party; receiving instructions to translate contents of the electronic message to another language; converting the electronic message to the another language in accordance with the instructions; and delivering the converted electronic message to the receiving party. Other methods and devices are also provided. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208876 | ADJUSTING A POWER ALLOCATION OF USERS IN A DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE ENVIRONMENT - A method and a device adjust a power allocation of users in a digital subscriber line environment. An intermediate power allocation is determined for at least one user initializing with the digital subscriber line environment based on a new power allocation determined for the digital subscriber line environment containing the at least one user. The intermediate power allocation provides a predefined minimum signal-to-noise ratio margin for the active users of the digital subscriber line environment. Furthermore, a communication system can contain such a device. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208877 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR PROVIDING AN AUTOMATICALLY INITIATED OUTGOING COMMUNICATION AS AN INCOMING COMMUNICATION - A communication device and method for providing an automatically initiated outgoing communication as an incoming communication are provided. Outgoing communication is automatically initiated via a communication interface of the communication device. After the outgoing communication is initiated, an indication of the outgoing communication is provided at the communication device, such that the outgoing communication is provided as an incoming communication at the communication device. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208878 | Attaching Multiple Phone Lines to a Single Mobile or Landline Phone - Agencies issue multiple devices to personnel for maintaining distinct identities over the course of assigned investigations. To provide flexible capabilities to agencies, a phone is converted for use with multiple attached telephone numbers. Accordingly, a single phone may be used to manage multiple identities over the course of one or more investigations. Using a multiple attached number, a given device can place and receive calls over the network to and from contacts. In addition to providing multiple attached numbers, calls using the multiple attached numbers may be monitored live and recorded to establish evidence. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208879 | MULTIPLE FUNCTION KEY INITIATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A system for providing a wide range of telecommunications initiated data fulfillment services in which a multi-function code, such as “*#” (star, pound), input into an originating telecommunications device, such as a wireless telephone, triggers the treatment of the input sequence as a multi-function code service request rather than a dialed directory number. The multi-function code is followed by an input data string to complete the multi-function code service request, which the user typically enters into the telecommunications device just like a conventional telephone call, except that the input string begins with the multi-function code. The telecommunications system recognizes the multi-function code as a trigger, and in response takes one or more date fulfillment actions. For example, *# dialing strings may be used to implement abbreviated dialing (vanity codes) as well as telephone call prioritizing, filtering, screening and routing (one number services). | 2013-08-15 |
20130208880 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVOLUTIONARY CONTACT CENTER BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE - A web-based contact center state engine provides data describing the state of the contact center system and actionable intelligence including key performance indicators. The contact center state engine may be utilized in conjunction with the network monitoring appliance which processes and manages exceptions to the call center data allowing for action, exceptions and escalation, thereby alerting an organization to an issue and providing recommended actions in addition to post event forensic data. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208881 | System for Conversation Quality Monitoring of Call Center Conversation and a Method Thereof - The present invention is related to improving a conversation quality of calls in a call center setup/environment. The system of the present invention allows monitoring of several live ongoing audio conversations to alert supervisor regarding vulnerable/deviations in the call being handled by a call center agent. The alerts are displayed on the supervisor console by way of providing graphical visual display in order to seek attention of the supervisor. The system also facilitates the supervisor to listen to the live conversation on his desktop by clicking on the visual display. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208882 | COLLABORATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for enabling collaboration between two or more customer contact campaigns running within a call center environment includes at least one outbound contact server (OCS) resident on a digital medium, the OCS including an automated dialer application resident on a digital medium thereon or accessible thereto for dialing contact numbers from contact records assembled for the running campaigns, a call monitoring and recording system executing from software on a digital medium, for monitoring call dialing progress and business results of completed calls, a central data repository for storing dialing progress and business results data collected by the running outbound campaigns, and a data sharing mechanism executing from software resident on a digital medium, accessible to each campaign running on the OCS for sharing collected data among the running campaigns. Shared data received by individual campaign instances is processed by the receiving campaign against one or more pre-configured business rules to determine whether to modify campaign contact records, campaign dialing patterns and or campaign dialing methods. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208883 | OUTBOUND EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH MANAGEMENT OF IDLE AGENT POOL - A contact center is described along with various methods and mechanisms for administering the same. The contact center proposed herein provides the ability to, among other things, establish and maintain a pool of idle agents so that when an outbound call attempt is successful, the agent which is assigned to the successful outbound call attempt can be selected from a plurality of agents based on the agent's superior efficiency rather than being based on the fact that the agent is the next in line to be assigned to such a contact. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208884 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CANCELLING WIDEBAND ACOUSTIC ECHO - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for cancelling a wideband acoustic echo that controls a data flow of data that is transmitted and received using a central processing unit, and calculates data using a calculation processing unit configured to be distinct from the central processing unit. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208885 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DATA PROCESSING IN A DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE ENVIRONMENT - A method and a device for data processing in a digital subscriber line environment, wherein a flat noise margin is determined based on an actual noise determined and based on a maximum noise expected. A device is initialized using the flat noise margin. Also, a communication system is described that includes such a device. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208886 | METHOD OF PREVENTING FAULT-INJECTION ATTACKS ON CHINESE REMAINDER THEOREM-RIVEST SHAMIR ADLEMAN CRYPTOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a method of preventing fault-injection attacks on Chinese Remainder Theorem (CRT)-Rivest Shamir Adleman (RSA) cryptographic operations, and a recording medium for storing a program implementing the same. First, the method receives first and second primes, that is, different primes, and a randomly selected prime, that is, a random prime, which are used for CRT-RSA cryptographic operations. Thereafter, a cumulative value is calculated by performing an XOR (Exclusive OR) operation on the first prime, the second prime, and the random prime using a push function. Thereafter, the first prime, the second prime, and the random prime are loaded by performing an XOR operation on the cumulative value using a pop function corresponding to the push function. Finally, CRT-RSA operations are executed by computing modulo operations based on the first prime and the second prime. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208887 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system effective to communicate a message between two devices. A first device may include a plaintext to monoid element module effective to receive a plaintext message and apply a first function to the plaintext message to produce a first monoid element. A monoid element evaluator module may be effective to receive and insert submonoid generators into a monoid expression to produce a second monoid element in response. An encryption device module may be effective to apply a second function to the first monoid element, the second monoid element, the monoid expression, and a third monoid element to produce an encrypted plaintext message. Decryption may be performed on the encrypted plaintext message knowing the private key which includes the first function, the second function, the third monoid element and the submonoid generators list. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208888 | MANAGING CONTENT DISTRIBUTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENT - A method, system and computer program product for managing content distribution in a mobile communications environment. The communications environment includes a core network and a multitude of end-user devices. In one embodiment, the method comprises downloading content from the core network to the end-user devices; and maintaining a map between the end-user devices, the content downloaded to the end-user devices, and the locations of the end-user devices. When a first of the end-user devices requests a specified content, this map and one or more rules are used to identify a second of the end-user devices having the specified content. The first of the end-user devices fetches the specified content from this identified second of the end-user devices. In one embodiment, object location descriptors embedded in the content are rewritten when the content is downloaded to the end-user devices. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208889 | METHOD FOR ENCRYPTING SHORT MESSAGE OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION - The present invention relates to a method for encrypting a short message in mobile communication. According to the present invention, a user first inputs short-message content and a short-message password to a first communication electronic device. Then the first communication electronic device writes the short-message content to a short-message packet according to a short-message protocol, configures a set of unused parameters of the short-message packet as a set of encryption parameters according to the short-message protocol, and configures the short-message password to the set of encryption parameters for transmitting the short-message packet containing the set of encryption parameters to a second communication electronic device. Thereby, according to the present invention, the short message is encrypted. After the user of the second communication electronic device receives the short message, he cannot read the received short message unless he inputs the correct password to the second communication electronic device. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208890 | KEY WITH REMOTE CONTROL, IN PARTICULAR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, AND ARRANGEMENT WITH SUCH A KEY - A key with remote radio operation, particularly for motor vehicles, includes a housing and electronic circuits arranged in the housing for the purpose of authentication of the key, wherein each circuit has an interface for communication with an authenticating entity outside of the key. The problem addressed is that of structuring a key for use with nascent transmission standards. This problem is addressed in that a first circuit of the key has a BTLE interface, and a second circuit of the key has an NFC interface, for the purpose of communication. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208891 | HANDLING MISMATCH OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEYS AND RELATED BATTERY DRAIN AND COMMUNICATION EXCHANGE FAILURES - A wireless communications device stores a first cryptographic key in connection with a profile, the profile indicating a security type requiring no credentials and a network name. An access point (AP) supports a wireless local area network (WLAN), the WLAN having the network name, the WLAN supporting the security type and the WLAN requiring a second cryptographic key for encryption. The wireless communications device successfully authenticates and associates with the AP, thus joining the WLAN. Subsequent to joining the WLAN, the wireless communications device conducts encrypted communications with the AP and detects from the encrypted communications that there is a mismatch between the first cryptographic key and the second cryptographic key. Responsive to detecting the mismatch, the wireless communications device bans the profile or the AP or both. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208892 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND COMPUTER SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD - When removing an HDD, in which a failure has occurred, after the execution of hot swap in a storage apparatus having a stored data encryption function, an encryption key assigned to that HDD is shredded and thereby data in the HDD is automatically crypto-shredded; and after a new HDD is installed, data in a spare disk regarding which copy back to the new HDD is completed is automatically crypto-shredded and key generation for the spare disk is requested to a security administrator in preparation for the next hot swap. Then, with the storage apparatus which imports and uses an encryption key generated by an external key management server for encryption/decoding of stored data, the encryption key for the spare disk is imported from the external key management server in advance and the encryption key is prevented from the use other than the intended use in preparation for a case where the encryption key may not be imported due to a communication failure with the external key management server at the time of the hot swap, thereby causing a shortage of encryption keys. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208893 | SHARING SECURE DATA - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for managing secure data are disclosed herein. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208894 | CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - The invention concerns a or key distribution system comprising a server node, a repeater network connected to the server node through a quantum channel, and a client node connected to the repeater network through a quantum channel; wherein in use the repeater network and the client node cooperatively generate a transfer quantum key which is supplied to a system subscriber by the client node; the server node and the repeater network cooperatively generate a link quantum key; the repeater network encrypts the link quantum key based on the transfer quantum key and sends the encrypted link quantum key to the system subscriber through a public communication channel; the node encrypts a traffic cryptographic key based on the link quantum key and a service an key and sends the encrypted traffic cryptographic key to the system subscriber through a public communication channel. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208895 | AUDIO SURROUND PROCESSING SYSTEM - An audio surround processing system receives an audio source signal having at least two audio channels and generates a number of additional surround sound signals in which an amount of artificially generated ambient energy is controlled in real-time at least in part by an estimate of ambient energy that is contained in the audio source signal. The system may divide the audio source signal into two sets of components; a first set of components and a second set of components. The first set of components may be in a range of frequency that is less than a range of frequency of the second set of components. An ambience estimate control coefficient may be generated using the transformed first set of components. An overall gain may be determined using the ambience estimate control coefficient. The overall gain may be used in generation of the additional surround sound signals. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208896 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIRECTION DEPENDENT SPATIAL NOISE REDUCTION - A device and a method reduce direction dependent spatial noise. The device includes a plurality of microphones for measuring an acoustic input signal from an acoustic source. The plurality of microphones form at least one monaural pair and at least one binaural pair. Directional signal processing circuitry is provided for obtaining, from the input signal, at least one monaural directional signal and at least one binaural directional signal. A target signal level estimator estimates a target signal level by combining at least one of the monaural directional signals and at least one of the binaural directional signals, which at least one monaural directional signal and at least one binaural directional signal mutually have a maximum response in a direction of the acoustic source. A noise signal level estimator estimates a noise signal level by combining at least one of the monaural directional signals and at least one of the binaural directional signals, which at least one monaural directional signal and at least one binaural directional signal mutually have a minimum sensitivity in the direction of the acoustic source. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208897 | SKELETAL MODELING FOR WORLD SPACE OBJECT SOUNDS - A method for providing three-dimensional audio includes determining a world space object position and a world space ear position of a human subject based on a modeled virtual skeleton. The method further includes providing three-dimensional audio output to the human subject via an acoustic transducer array including one or more acoustic transducers. The three-dimensional audio output is configured such that sounds appear to originate from the object. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208898 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL AUDIO SWEET SPOT FEEDBACK - A method for providing three-dimensional audio is provided. The method includes receiving a depth map imaging a scene from a depth camera and recognizing a human subject present in the scene. The human subject is modeled with a virtual skeleton comprising a plurality of joints defined with a three-dimensional position. A world space ear position of the human subject is determined based on the virtual skeleton. Furthermore, a target world space ear position of the human subject is determined. The target world space ear position is the world space position where a desired audio effect can be produced via an acoustic transducer array. The method further includes outputting a notification representing a spatial relationship between the world space ear position and the target world space ear position. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208899 | SKELETAL MODELING FOR POSITIONING VIRTUAL OBJECT SOUNDS - Providing three-dimensional audio includes determining a world space ear position of a human subject based on a modeled virtual skeleton. A world space sound source position is determined such that a spatial relationship between the world space sound source position and the world space ear position models a spatial relationship between a virtual space sound source position of a virtual space sound source and a virtual space listening position. Three-dimensional audio is output to the human subject via an acoustic transducer array including one or more acoustic transducers. The three-dimensional audio output is configured such that at the world space ear position a sound provided by a particular virtual space sound source appears to originate from a corresponding world space sound source position | 2013-08-15 |
20130208900 | DEPTH CAMERA WITH INTEGRATED THREE-DIMENSIONAL AUDIO - A three-dimensional audio system includes a depth camera and one or more acoustic transducers in the same housing. Further, the same housing also houses logic for determining a world space ear position of a human subject observed by the depth camera. The logic also determines one or more audio-output transformations based on the world space ear position. The one or more audio-output transformations are configured to produce a three-dimensional audio output configured to provide a desired audio effect at the world space ear position. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208901 | QUANTIZATION MATRICES FOR DIGITAL AUDIO - Quantization matrices facilitate digital audio encoding and decoding. An audio encoder generates and compresses quantization matrices; an audio decoder decompresses and applies the quantization matrices. The invention includes several techniques and tools, which can be used in combination or separately. For example, the audio encoder can generate quantization matrices from critical band patterns for blocks of audio data. The encoder can compute the quantization matrices directly from the critical band patterns, which can be computed from the same audio data that is being compressed. The audio encoder/decoder can use different modes for generating/applying quantization matrices depending on the coding channel mode of multi-channel audio data. The audio encoder/decoder can use different compression/decompression modes for the quantization matrices, including a parametric compression/decompression mode. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208902 | ENCODING DEVICE AND METHOD, DECODING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an encoding device and method, and a decoding device and method, and a program which enable music signals to be played with higher sound quality by expanding a frequency band. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208903 | REVERBERATION ESTIMATOR - A method comprising determining a reverberation time estimate for an audio signal from a first part of an encoded audio signal representing the audio signal. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208904 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERIZATION - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for determining a multi-dimensional sound signature for a location within a hypothetical space, comparing the multi-dimensional sound signature to a known multi-dimensional sound signature, and modifying the hypothetical space such that the similarity between the multi-dimensional sound signature for the location within the modified hypothetical space and the known multi-dimensional sound signature is increased. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208905 | Temporal Interpolation Of Adjacent Spectra - Embodiments of the present invention exploit redundancy of succeeding FFT spectra and use this redundancy for computing interpolated temporal supporting points. An analysis filter bank converts overlapped sequences of an audio (ex. loudspeaker) signal from a time domain to a frequency domain to obtain a time series of short-time loudspeaker spectra. An interpolator temporally interpolates this time series. The interpolation is fed to an echo canceller, which computes an estimated echo spectrum. A microphone analysis filter bank converts overlapped sequences of an audio microphone signal from the time domain to the frequency domain to obtain a time series of short-time microphone spectra. The estimated echo spectrum is subtracted from the microphone spectrum. Further signal enhancement (filtration) may be applied. A synthesis filter bank converts the filtered microphone spectra to the time domain to generate an echo compensated audio microphone signal. Computational complexity of signal processing systems can, therefore, be reduced. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208906 | NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE - A noise reduction device includes a noise controller, a control sound output component and a residual sound detector. The noise controller is configured to produce a control sound signal for canceling out noise. The control sound output component is configured to output a control sound based on the control sound signal produced by the noise controller. The residual sound detector is configured to detect a residual sound produced by superposition of noise and the control sound outputted from the control sound output component. The control sound output component and the residual sound detector are housed in the shell. The control sound output component and the residual sound detector are away from a rear face of the seat. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208907 | Noise masking communications apparatus - A communications headset has a microphone boom that is moveable through various distances from the user's mouth, in which movement of the boom operates electrical, mechanical or acoustic mechanisms to adjust the transmit sensitivity of the headset such that the ratio of the amplitude of the output signal of the headset to the amplitude of the sound pressure at the vicinity of the user's mouth is maintained relatively constant, independently of the position of the microphone boom. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208908 | Active Noise Control Arrangement, Active Noise Control Headphone and Calibration Method - An active noise control arrangement has a signal input (SI), a microphone input (MI), a signal output (SO) and a digital interface (DI). A signal processing block (SP) coupled to the microphone input (MI) by means of an amplifier (MA) has a digitally adjustable gain and comprises combining means (CM) and a filter (TP). The signal processing block (SP) is configured to generate an output signal at the signal output (SO) as a function of an input signal at the signal input (SI) and an amplified microphone signal. A control block (CB) is coupled to the digital interface (DI) and configured to adjust the gain of the amplifier (MA). | 2013-08-15 |
20130208909 | DYNAMIC HEARING PROTECTION METHOD AND DEVICE - A dynamic hearing protection method and device with which a hearing protection device specific differential head related transfer function corresponding to the difference between an open ear resonance measurement of the user's ear canal or an ear canal approximating the user's ear canal without the hearing protection device being worn in the ear canal and an open ear resonance measurement with the hearing protection device being worn in the ear canal as a function of the angle of sound incidence is determined and when using the hearing protection device, a frequency-dependent gain function to the captured audio signals selected according to the presently determined angle of sound incidence with each of the gain functions is determined by inverting the previously determined HPD specific differential HRTF for the respective sound incidence angle, to compensate for the effect of the presence of the hearing protection device on the open ear resonance. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208910 | HEADSET WITH PIVOTAL PARTS - A headset includes a battery and transmission part shaped to rest behind and above the ear lobe of a user and a speaker and microphone part arranged to extend downwards in front of the ear canal. The two parts are interlinked to pivot with respect to each other and the battery and transmission part accommodates a battery as well as signal processing and transmission electronics, and the speaker and microphone part accommodates a speaker element and a microphone boom arm and further, the two parts have mating surfaces such that a pivotal motion between the two, when the device is not at the ear, will bring a surface of the first part and a surface of the second part together. A magnet is inserted in the one part and a sensor for sensing the magnetic field from the magnet is comprised in the other part, such that movement between the two parts may be registered and used to control the function of the headset or for giving audible indication signals to the user. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208911 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING OPERATIONS AMONG A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENTLY CLOCKED DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING DEVICES - In a network comprising at least a first zone player and a second zone player, a method comprising: receiving, at a user interface module, a command to establish a synchrony group, wherein the synchrony group comprises at least the first zone player and the second zone player; and displaying, at the user interface module, a list of information identifying a plurality of items queued for playback by the synchrony group, wherein (i) at least one of the items on the list has associated location data indicating the at least one item is located on a device attached to the local area network, and (ii) at least one other of the items on the list has associated location data indicating the at least one other item is located on a wide area network. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208912 | SIMULATION OF ENGINE SOUNDS IN SILENT VEHICLES - The invention relates to a vehicle ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130208913 | VEHICLE WITH A MULTILAYER ROOF STRUCTURE AND A MICROPHONE UNIT INTEGRATED INTO THE ROOF STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a vehicle having a multilayer roof structure and a microphone unit integrated into the roof structure. Here, a supporting layer has a through opening reaching to a lower covering layer, wherein the through opening is covered by the lower covering layer, wherein the microphone unit is associated with the through opening and wherein the microphone unit is opposite the lower covering layer with its sound entry region. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208914 | OUTDOOR SECURITY COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An outdoor security communication device comprises: a fixing substrate; a base that is combined with the fixing substrate and has a first waterproof washer, a groove and an anti-thief unit being further disposed on the base; an upper lid combined with the base to form an accommodating space; and a cover plate covering over the surface opposite to the one where the upper lid and the base are combined. A main circuit board, an amplifier module, a shooting module, an audio input module and a button module are further disposed in the accommodating space for operation of the outdoor security communication device. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208915 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PCM INTERFACE FOR A CAPACITIVE SIGNAL SOURCE - In accordance with embodiment, a method includes amplifying signal provided by a microphone to form an amplified signal. The method also includes converting the amplified signal into a frequency-based signal having a frequency dependent on an amplitude of the amplified signal. The frequency-based signal is converted into a pulse code modulated bitstream. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208916 | MULTICHANNEL SPEAKER ENCLOSURE - The invention relates to a speaker enclosure comprising at least two channels, wherein a first and second channel are respectively dedicated to separate and adjacent first and second frequency bands, each of said channels including a filtering stage supplied by the control signal and a speaker unit, wherein said speaker enclosure is characterized in that said channels also include means for simultaneously: disconnecting the first channel from the control signal; and modifying the filtering stage of the second channel so as to modify the frequency response thereof. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208917 | Automatic Equalization Using Adaptive Frequency-Domain Filtering and Dynamic Fast Convolution - Frequency-domain techniques are used for adaptive equalization that is responsive to spectral magnitude characteristics but not sensitive to phase characteristics of system response. Signal correlation may be used to improve adaptation accuracy when significant levels of ambient sounds are present. A preferred filter implementation uses convolution-based block transforms and cross-fade windows. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208918 | ADAPTIVE GAIN CONTROL FOR DIGITAL AUDIO SAMPLES IN A MEDIA STREAM - An adaptive gain control system and related operating method for digital audio samples is provided. The method is suitable for use with a digital media encoding system that transmits encoded media streams to a remotely-located presentation device such as a media player. The method begins by initializing the processing of a media stream. Then, the method adjusts the gain of a first set of digital audio samples in the media stream using a fast gain adaptation scheme, resulting in a first group of gain-adjusted digital audio samples having normalized volume during presentation. The method continues by adjusting the gain of a second set of digital audio samples in the media stream using a steady state gain adaptation scheme that is different than the fast gain adaptation scheme, resulting in a second group of gain-adjusted digital audio samples having normalized volume during presentation. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208919 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO AUTOMATICALLY CONTROL AUDIO VOLUME - A method includes comparing a magnitude value of an audio signal in a fixed unit section with a target volume level, measuring audio gain in each fixed unit section using specific functions which are each determined to be different according to a ratio of the target volume level to the audio signal magnitude, and providing the measured audio gain to the audio signal in the fixed unit section. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208920 | Peripheral Apparatus - A peripheral apparatus, for connecting to a first or a second transmission port of an electronic device, includes a signal transmission interface, a triggering unit, an amplifying unit and an adjusting unit. The signal transmission interface, coupled to the first or the second transmission port, includes a first and a second group of pins. The triggering unit is coupled to the signal transmission interface. When the signal transmission interface is coupled to the first or the second transmission port, the triggering unit outputs a first or a second voltage level signal, respectively. The amplifying unit is coupled to the signal transmission interface and a functional unit. The adjusting unit, coupled to the signal transmission interface, the triggering unit, the amplifying unit and the functional unit, changes an output power transmitted from the amplifying unit to the functional unit according to the first or the second voltage level signal. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208921 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING OPERATIONS AMONG A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENTLY CLOCKED DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING DEVICES - A method comprising: a zone player receiving control information from a user interface module, wherein the zone player is a member of a synchrony group having other members with at least one additional zone player as one of the other members; the zone player using the control information to (1) adjust a playback volume associated with the zone player, and (2) transmit an instruction to the other members of the synchrony group, wherein the instruction enables the other members of the synchrony group to adjust their playback volumes. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208922 | Integrated Amplifier for Driving Acoustic Transducers - The invention relates to an electronic integrated amplifier for driving an acoustic transducer. The amplifier comprises two differential input terminals to receive an input signal and a first and a second output terminal to provide an output signal to the transducer. In addition, the amplifier comprises an operational amplifier having an input end including differential inputs and an output end operatively associated with the first and second output terminals. A pair of input resistors connect the two differential input terminals to two intermediate terminals, respectively. A pair of feedback resistors connect the first and second output terminals to the two intermediate terminals, respectively. The integrated amplifier also comprises means for high-pass filtering the input signal. Such filtering means is characterized in that it comprises an input element interposed between said intermediate terminals and the input end of the operational amplifier, and a feedback element connected between the input end and the output end of the same operational amplifier. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208923 | MICROPHONE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING UNWANTED SOUNDS - An apparatus comprises a first transducer configured to detect sound and generate a first signal based on the detected sound. The apparatus also comprises a second transducer configured to detect vibration and/or sound and generate a second signal based on the detected vibrations and/or sound. The second transducer is less acoustically responsive than the first transducer. The apparatus comprises an interface configured to send the first and second signals to a processor configured to modify the first signal on the basis of the second signal. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208924 | LOUDSPEAKER WITH REVERSIBLE SOUND PORT - A speaker is provided with multiple sound ports and a port plug. The sound port plug is used to close one of the sound ports while leaving the other sound port open to transmit sound. The speaker may have a first sound port located on the front of the speaker and a second sound port located on the rear of the speaker. In using the speaker, a person selects between the front port and the rear port and closes the undesired sound port. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208925 | ACOUSTIC DIFFUSION GENERATOR - A reflector and an electronic system produce a diffuse way by creating time delays in accordance with a number sequence. An acoustical passive reflector incorporates a series of wells in its surface to transform an acoustical wave into a series of acoustical waves having a time difference based on a number sequence. The electronic signal conversion system converts a signal into a series of signals having a time difference based on a number sequence. This can be used in an audio speaker system having N×N array of speakers where N is an odd prime number, arranged to be driven by the electronic signal conversion system in which the signal is converted into a series of signals centred on the signal with at least one signal being timed to precede the signal and at least one signal to follow the signal and the signal being arranged to be sent to the central speaker in the N×N array. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208926 | SURROUND SOUND SIMULATION WITH VIRTUAL SKELETON MODELING - A method for providing three-dimensional audio includes determining a world space ear position of a human subject based on a modeled virtual skeleton. The method further includes providing three-dimensional audio output to the human subject via an acoustic transducer array including one or more acoustic transducers. The three-dimensional audio output is configured such that channel-specific sounds appear to originate from corresponding simulated world speaker positions. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208927 | AUDIO PLAYER AND METHOD USING SAME FOR ADJUSTING AUDIO PLAYING CHANNELS - A media player includes a sound output driver, and a display unit. The sound output driver plays a channel test file for the output of only left and only right audio driving signals. The display unit displays icons indicating the audio channel being driven. A user observes the positions of channel playing icons and hears sounds from one earphone or the other, and determines whether the positions of the left and right earphones as worn are correct or reversed. The sound output driver can exchange or swap the left and right audio driving signals when the earphones are worn in a reversed fashion. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208928 | AUDIO PROCESSING APPARATUS - A ZONE4 left audio signal Z | 2013-08-15 |
20130208929 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SETTING A HEARING AID TO AN OMNIDIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE MODE OR A DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE MODE - The present invention pertains to a method of automatic switching between omnidirectional (OMNI) and directional (DIR) microphone modes in a binaural hearing aid comprising a first microphone system for the provision of a first input signal, a second microphone system for the provision of a second input signal, where the first microphone system is adapted to be placed in or at a first ear of a user, the second microphone system is adapted to be placed in or at a second ear of said user, the method comprising a measurement step, where the spectral and temporal modulations of the first and second input signal are monitored, an evaluation step, where the spectral and temporal modulations of the first and second input signal are evaluated by the calculation of an evaluation index of speech intelligibility for each of said signals, and an operational step, where the microphone mode of the first and the second microphone systems of the binaural hearing aid are selected in dependence of the calculated evaluation indexes. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208930 | HEARING AID SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FITTING A HEARING AID SYSTEM - A hearing aid system ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130208931 | HEARING DEVICE - Among other things, embodiments of systems for assisting hearing for individuals are disclosed. A hand-carryable transceiver having inputs for sound or other audio signals is provided, with a transmitter for transmitting digital packets or signals with identifying information relating to the transmitter. An earpiece is adapted to receive the packets or signals from the transmitter, and direct signals to a speaker on the earpiece for hearing by an individual user. Methods for making and using the system are also disclosed. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208932 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A TELEPHONE AND A HEARING AID - The present invention relates to a system comprising a telephone ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130208933 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A HEARING DEVICE - A method for operating a hearing device ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130208934 | Method for Matching a Hearing Apparatus By Percentile Analysis and Matching Apparatus - High-quality adjustment of a hearing apparatus, and in particular of a hearing aid, is accelerated. In the adjusting method, a percentile analysis is carried out in order to obtain at least one frequency response of the hearing apparatus. Any discrepancy between the frequency response and an intended gain characteristic is determined. The setting of the hearing apparatus is then changed, such that the discrepancy is reduced. In order to check the effect of the setting change, a current frequency response after variation of the setting is determined by providing a constant noise signal or a single sinusoidal sweep at the input of the hearing apparatus and level measurement at the output. This frequency response measurement can be carried out as a second step considerably more quickly than the very precise percentile analysis at the start of the process. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208935 | NETWORK FOR BONE CONDUCTION TRANSDUCERS - An electrical network for driving electromagnetic bone conduction vibrator/transducer of variable reluctance type which is applied between the vibrator terminals and the power amplifier terminals so that the vibrator mechanical output is maximized in the mid and high frequencies. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208936 | LOUDSPEAKER RIGGING SYSTEM HAVING UPWARDLY EXTENDING CONNECTING LINKS - A loudspeaker rigging system having upwardly extending connecting links comprises splay adjustment and pivot links slidingly disposed in splay adjustment and pivot link stowing channels in a frame structure for the sides of a loudspeaker in a stack of loudspeakers, the splay adjustment and pivot links upwardly movable from stowed to linking positions, in the linking position the splay adjustment and pivot links linkable with locking pin holes in the bottom of the frame structure of a superjacent loudspeaker, the splay adjustment link having a plurality of splay angle slots of various lengths, the splay angle slots aligned with a plurality of splay angle selection pin holes in the frame structure, such that upon insertion of a linking pin in a selected splay angle selection pin hole and corresponding aligned splay angle slot the splay angle link may be raised upward to a selected splay angle. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208937 | PERSONAL AUDIO DEVICE INCLUDING A CASE - A case that supports integrated personal audio speakers for easy and secure access for connection to an electronic device is provided. The case includes an extension and retraction mechanism to allow for extension of the personal audio speakers from within the case, and retraction of the same into the case in a manner that avoids tangling of the cord of the personal audio speakers. In one embodiment, the case is configured to store and protect the electronic device as well, and includes an extendable and retractable popper mechanism to electronically connect an audio plug supported by the case with an audio jack of the electronic device. The popper mechanism moves the plug between a retracted position supported within the case and out of engagement with the electronic device, an extended position where the plug extends from within the case, and an engaged position where the plug is operatively engaged with the jack of the electronic device. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208938 | SYSTEMS OF APPAREL WITH INBUILT DEVICES FOR COMMUNICATION, ENTERTAINMENT, LEARNING AND HEALTH MONITORING - Disclosed is a system of an apparel to operate atleast a functional device without holding in an user's hands. The system comprises atleast a communicator inbuilt with the apparel and communicably connected with the functional device, atleast a controller inbuilt with the apparel to control operation of the functional device, and atleast a connector inbuilt with the apparel to detachably connect atleast one of the functional device, the communicator, the controller or any combination thereof. Atleast one of the communicator, connector, the controller, the functional device or any combination thereof is substantially water resistant and washable with the apparel. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208939 | Earphone With Cable Support - An earphone support for an in-ear, earbud-type of headphone has an earphone with a portion for insertion into a user's ear canal, and a portion for connecting to a cable. An armature connects the earphone to the cable and the armature is associated with a connector for maintaining a portion of the earphone cable in a slack condition when another portion or the earphone cable is drawn taught. It is anticipated that support for the slack portion of the cable may be provided by a separate ear hook apparatus, or by a loop formed of the earphone cable. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208940 | HEADSET WITH PIVOTAL PARTS - The invention concerns a communication device for placement at the ear of a user. A battery and transmission part is shaped to rest behind and above the ear lobe of a user and a speaker and microphone part is arranged to extend downwards in front of the ear canal. The two parts are interlinked to pivot, at least in the sagittal plane, with respect to each other and the battery and transmission part accommodates a battery as well as signal processing and transmission electronics, and the speaker and microphone part accommodates a speaker element and a microphone boom arm and further, the two parts have mating surfaces such that a pivotal motion between the two, when the device is not at the ear, will bring a surface of the first part and a surface of the second part together. Further the link between the two parts comprises a hollow ball joint connection allowing leads to pass through the ball joint. Also a magnet is inserted in the one part and a sensor for sensing the magnetic field from the magnet is comprised in the other part, such that the movement between the two parts may be registered and used to control the function of the device or for giving audible indication signals to the user. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208941 | STEGANALYSIS WITH NEIGHBORING JOINT DENSITY - Systems and methods for detecting hidden messages and information in digital files are described. In an embodiment, a method of detecting steganography in a compressed digital image includes extracting neighboring joint density features from the image under scrutiny. Steganography in the image may be detected based on differences in a neighboring joint density feature of the image. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208942 | DIGITAL VIDEO FINGERPRINTING - A digitally encoded video fingerprinting system for generating and comparing/matching finger-prints from digitally encoded video which has been encoded according to an encoding method which involves the generation of residual macroblocks of pixels and the generation of quantized transform coefficients of the residual macroblocks, or of portions of the residual macroblocks, comprises a fingerprint database ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130208943 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TRACKING MOVING OBJECTS - The present invention is directed to methods and devices for tracking moving characters of at least two moving objects. The present invention identifies an occlusive condition(s) of the moving objects on a video frame(s), analyzes information of a physical framework(s) of the moving objects, finds and records a position(s) of the occluded moving object(s) on the video frames and tracks a moving character(s) of the moving objects. The present invention further provides devices and methods for tracking the moving characters of behaviors of living bodies. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208944 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBJECT TRACKING VIA HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGERY - A computer-implemented method for tracking a small sample size user-identified object comprising extracting a plurality of blocks of pixels from a first frame of a plurality of frames of a scene detected by a hyperspectral (HS) sensor, comparing a reference sample of the object with the plurality of blocks to generate a first attribute set corresponding to contrasting HS response values of the reference sample and HS response values of each block of the plurality of blocks, comparing a test sample of a portion of the first frame to each block of the plurality of blocks to generate a second attribute set corresponding to contrasting HS response values of the test samples and HS response values of each block of the plurality of blocks and determining if the object exists in two or more of the frames by comparing the first HS attribute set with the second HS attribute set. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208945 | METHOD FOR THE DETECTION AND TRACKING OF LANE MARKINGS - In a method for the detection and tracking of lane markings from a motor vehicle, an image of a space located in front of the vehicle is captured by means of an image capture device at regular intervals. The picture elements that meet a predetermined detection criterion are identified as detected lane markings in the captured image. At least one detected lane marking as a lane marking to be tracked is subjected to a tracking process. At least one test zone is defined for each detected lane marking. With the aid of intensity values of the picture elements associated with the test zone, at least one parameter is determined. The detected lane marking is assigned to one of several lane marking categories, depending on the parameter. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208946 | INFORMATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND INFORMATION DETECTION METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information detection apparatus includes an image input unit, a symbol detection unit, a service information detection unit and an output unit. The image input unit inputs an image captured by an image capturing apparatus. The symbol detection unit configured to detect a first symbol and a second symbol, which are predetermined, according to the image input by the image input unit. The service information detection unit configured to detect a service information existing at a relative position predetermined for the first symbol and the second symbol in the image when the first symbol and the second symbol are detected by the symbol detection unit according to the image input by the image input unit. The output unit configured to output the service information detected by the service information detection unit. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208947 | OBJECT TRACKING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control method of an object tracking apparatus for tracking a target tracking-object includes receiving a first frame including the target tracking-object distinguishing between a target tracking-object including the target tracking-object and a background in the first frame, generating histograms of color values for the target tracking-object and the background, comparing the histograms corresponding to the target tracking-object and the background to determine reliable data of the target tracking-object and reliable data of the background, and estimating a next position of the target tracking-object in a second frame based on the reliable data of the target tracking-object and the background. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208948 | TRACKING AND IDENTIFICATION OF A MOVING OBJECT FROM A MOVING SENSOR USING A 3D MODEL - A system and method for detection, tracking, classification, and/or identification of a moving object from a moving sensor uses a three-dimensional (3D) model. The system facilitates generation of a 3D model using images from a variety of sensors, in particular passive two-dimensional (2D) image capture devices. 2D images are processed to determine viewpoint and find moving objects in the 2D images. Conventional techniques or an innovative technique can be used to find segments of 2D images having moving objects. Viewpoint and segment information is used for generation of a 3D model of an object, in particular using both object motion and sensor motion to generate the 3D model. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208949 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING BASIC PATTERNS FORMING THE TREAD PATTERN OF A TYRE. - A tyre tread, having circumferentially juxtaposed elements separated from one another by identically shaped boundaries and having a least one basic pattern, is inspected by: producing an image of the tyre tread; identifying tread wear indicators on the image; grouping together sub-sets of the indicators according to the basic pattern(s) included in the indicators; determining a characteristic point of each of the sub-sets of the indicators; determining a sequence of distances by computing distances between the characteristics points of each of the sub-sets of the indicators; comparing and the sequence of distances with a known sequence of distances between characteristic points of the basic pattern(s) to confirm coincidence thereof; and projecting a shape of a boundary between elements of the tyre tread onto a surface to be inspected according to the known sequence of distances between characteristic points of the basic pattern(s). | 2013-08-15 |
20130208950 | Automatic Image Analysis and Quantification for Fluorescence in situ Hybridization - An analysis system automatically analyzes and counts fluorescence signals present in biopsy tissue marked using Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH). The user of the system specifies classes of a class network and process steps of a process hierarchy. Then pixel values in image slices of biopsy tissue are acquired in three dimensions. A computer-implemented network structure is generated by linking pixel values to objects of a data network according to the class network and process hierarchy. Objects associated with pixel values at different depths of the biopsy tissue are used to determine the number, volume and distance between cell components. In one application, fluorescence signals that mark Her2/neural genes and centromeres of chromosome seventeen are counted to diagnose breast cancer. Her2/neural genes that overlap one another or that are covered by centromeres can be accurately counted. Signal artifacts that do not mark genes can be identified by their excessive volume. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208951 | IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF MICROTEXTURED REGIONS IN MATERIALS WITH ORDERED CRYSTAL STRUCTURE - The identification and quantification of microtextured regions in orientation datasets is provided through the use of microstructure informatics based on n-point correlation functions, dimensionality reduction techniques, and a computer algebra system. Orientation information is extracted for materials and processing is performed on the orientation information along with other ancillary data that accompanies each piece of orientation information and a hybrid descriptor of orientation is formed. Representative descriptors are identified such that regions of microtexture are classified. This classification is mapped back onto the real space of the sample and a local clustering is done to identify continuous regions of microtexture. These labeled continuous regions of microtexture then provide a method for segmentation of the orientation data into their respective macrozones. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208952 | Method and Apparatus for Improving Accuracy of Biometric Identification in Specimen Collection Applications - Method and apparatus for using geographical location information to narrow a selection list of persons to be identified by biometric means, thereby improving the accuracy of the biometric identification. The method includes the steps of capturing and storing biometric information about a person, and capturing and storing the person's geographical location. At a later encounter where positive identification of the person is required, biometric information is captured from the person and this biometric information is used to select the best match among biometric information captured for people within a pre-set geographical range of the current location. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208953 | HUMAN FACIAL IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM, AS WELL AS INFRARED BACKLIGHT COMPENSATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A human facial identification method and system are disclosed, which belong to the mode identification technical field and intend to improve veracity of human facial identification implemented in outdoor environment. The human facial identification method includes: driving a group of infrared lamps by a high frequency pulse signal to generate infrared backlight, collecting identified human facial features in irradiation of the infrared backlight, comparing the collected identified human facial features with a human facial template to complete the human facial identification. A human facial compensation method and system are also disclosed, which are intend to improve luminance of infrared backlight. The technical solutions are mostly applied to the human image identification field. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208954 | AUDIO MIXING CONSOLE - An audio mixing console can process at least one audio signal. The audio mixing console includes a main housing with a plurality of outer surfaces. The audio mixing console also includes a wireless transceiver provided substantially outside the main housing and an interface connected to the wireless transceiver. The audio mixing console further includes a radio-frequency permeable housing detachably coupled to a second outer surface of the main housing, wherein the wireless transceiver is positioned within the radio-frequency permeable housing. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208955 | CLOUD-BASED MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH ACCESS CONTROL - According to one embodiment, a cloud server receives over a network a request for accessing three-dimensional (3D) medical image data from a first user, where the cloud server provides image processing services to a plurality of users using a plurality of image processing tools provided by the cloud server. The cloud server determines user privileges of the users for accessing the 3D medical image data, where the user privileges are related to the 3D medical image data. The 3D medical image data was captured by a medical imaging device and stored in a storage associated with the cloud server. The availability of the image processing tools is limited to the user to process the 3D medical image data based on the user privileges. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208956 | Spiculated Malignant Mass Detection and Classification in Radiographic Image - An image analysis embodiment comprises generating a bulge mask from a digital image, the bulge mask comprising potential convergence hubs for spiculated anomalies, detecting ridges in the digital image to generate a detected ridges map, projecting the detected ridges map onto a set of direction maps having different directional vectors to generate a set of ridge direction) projection maps, determining wedge features for the potential convergence hubs from the set of ridge direction projection maps, selecting ridge convergence hubs from the potential convergence hubs having strongest wedge features, extracting classification features for each of the selected ridge convergence hubs, and classifying the selected ridge convergence hubs based on the extracted classification features. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208957 | AUTOMATED QUANTIFICATION OF INTRAVASCULAR EMBOLIZATION SUCCESS - The present invention relates to a device ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130208958 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes: an image input section via which a medical image picked up of a mucous surface of a living body is inputted; a setting section that sets a region of interest as a first region and a second region including a unit region in the medical image; a feature value calculating section that calculates a first feature value relating to a shape of the region of interest based on pixel values of the region of interest and a region in a periphery thereof and a second feature value relating to a shape of the unit region based on pixel values of the unit region and a region in a periphery thereof; and an matching section that matches the region of interest with a predetermined shape based on distributions of the first feature value and the second feature value calculated by the feature value calculating section. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208959 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING AT LEAST ONE THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE - A method of constructing at least one 3 dimensional image from a plurality of data is provided, the method includes the steps of extracting data centerline using a center of gravity formula for at least one image, partitioning the at least one image into a plurality of portions, determining a plurality of gray scale points in each portion, comparing the plurality of gray scale points with a threshold value, determining the center of gravity for each portion and connecting a plurality of center of gravity. A 3 dimensional image constructible from a plurality of data is also provided, the image includes a plurality of 3 dimensional points linearly connectable to form at least one cloud of 3 dimensional points. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208960 | NON-RIGID COMPOSITION OF MULTIPLE OVERLAPPING MEDICAL IMAGING VOLUMES - A method, including: registering a new image volume with a composed image volume ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130208961 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IDENTIFYING A TREATED REGION IN A MEDICAL IMAGE - A medical imaging system ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130208962 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC GROWING OF A PATIENT DATABASE WITH CASES DEMONSTRATING SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS - A system and method for context-dependent data filtering for clinical decision support are disclosed. The system and method comprise determining values for characteristics of a present case, determining whether the present case is a special case based on the determined values, receiving input from a user verifying that the present case is the special case and saving the present case to a database containing a compilation of cases if the user verifies that the present case is the special case. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208963 | COMPUTER-AIDED DETECTION (CAD) SYSTEM FOR PERSONALIZED DISEASE DETECTION, ASSESSMENT, AND TRACKING, IN MEDICAL IMAGING BASED ON USER SELECTABLE CRITERIA - An embodiment of the current invention includes computer-implemented method for image processing. The method includes receiving a first medical image from a data storage device, the first medical image comprising a plurality of image voxels and representing a plurality of tissue regions of a subject; automatically determining a reference value based on the first medical image, the reference value capable of providing a range of background level of voxel intensity values within at least one non-disease tissue region of the subject; generating a disease threshold based on the reference value; identifying portions of the medical image corresponding to disease-tissue regions according to the disease threshold, each of the portions comprising a plurality of connected image voxels in the medical image; and entering data encoding the disease-tissue regions into a database for subsequent comparisons. | 2013-08-15 |