40th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 65 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160293126 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - When a SLEEPIN Command is inputted to the liquid crystal display device, the liquid crystal display device controls a source driver and a gate driver to generate an alternating current voltage and apply the generated alternating current voltage to a liquid crystal layer, in order to eliminate charge storage due to impurity ions distributed unevenly due to a polarity bias caused by a voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer until a point of time when the Command is inputted. In this manner, the liquid crystal display device shifts to a sleep period in a state where the charge storage due to the unevenly distributed impurity ions is eliminated. Therefore, when the liquid crystal display device resumes from the sleep period, generation of an afterimage due to burn-in of liquid crystal and generation of a flicker due to deviation of an optimum common voltage do not occur. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293127 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING SAME - An array substrate includes a display area, an edge area, data lines, pixel units, a feedback transmission line, a feedback control circuit, and a display drive circuit. The edge area surrounds the display area. The feedback transmission line, the feedback control circuit, and the display drive circuit are spatially corresponding to the edge area. The feedback transmission line electrically connects at least one of the data lines and the feedback control circuit. The feedback transmission line detects a data signal transmitted by the data lines and outputs a feedback signal to the feedback control circuit. The feedback control circuit outputs a common voltage to the display drive circuit according to the feedback signal. The display drive circuit outputs the common voltage to the pixel units. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293128 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes source drivers, at least one gate driver, a first substrate, a second substrate, gate lines, source lines, lead-out lines and connection parts, wherein the gate signals are emitted from the gate driver to the gate lines via the lead-out lines and the connection parts, the source drivers include a first source driver and a second source driver, the second source driver being spaced apart from the first source driver in a first direction, and the gate driver is located between the first source driver and second source driver in the first direction. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293129 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - The amplitude voltage of a signal input to a level shifter can be increased and then output by the level shifter circuit. Specifically, the amplitude voltage of the signal input to the level shifter can be increased to be output. This decreases the amplitude voltage of a circuit (a shift register circuit, a decoder circuit, or the like) which outputs the signal input to the level shifter. Consequently, power consumption of the circuit can be reduced. Alternatively, a voltage applied to a transistor included in the circuit can be reduced. This can suppress degradation of the transistor or damage to the transistor. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293130 | DISPLAY DEVICE - In order to suppress an increase in number of transmission signal lines such as cables and the like while using an interface based on an existing standard, in a liquid crystal display device ( | 2016-10-06 |
20160293131 | GATE DRIVER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A gate driver includes a plurality of stage circuits to output a clock signal from the outside as gate signals. A jth stage circuit includes an input unit to charge a first node at an initial voltage when a first input signal is input to a first input terminal, a buffer unit to output the clock signal as a gate signal to an output terminal when the initial voltage is supplied to the first node, a holding unit to maintain the first node at a reset power source level when the clock signal is supplied to the holding unit, and an inverter unit to supply the clock signal or the reset power source to the holding unit. The input unit maintains the first node at a second input signal input voltage to a second input terminal when a third input signal is input to a third input terminal. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293132 | DISPLAY, DISPLAY SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention discloses a display, a display system, and a data processing method. The display comprises a data processing unit and a display device, the display device having a set refresh frequency; the data processing unit being configured to convert original data signals into display data signals and output the display data signals to the display device, the frame rate of the original data signals being an original frequency, and the frame rate of the display data signals being the refresh frequency; and the display device being configured to display the display data signals. According to the technical solutions of the present invention, the processing of converting the original data signals into the display data signals is performed by the data processing unit of the display, thereby reducing the load of the image processing unit, and in turn improving the performance of the display system. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293133 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR GENERATING INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS - Systems and methods for creating entities that operate within a virtual environment, where in some embodiments the entities are substantially autonomous in the sense that they are capable of communications and interactions with the environment and other entities. In some embodiments, the entities may be capable of interacting with an environment other than the one in which they were created and originally configured. In some embodiments, the entities may engage in interactions with other entities that operate to enable changes in behavior of one or both of the entities. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293134 | RENDERING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In a rendering system comprising a central server which causes one of rendering servers to execute rendering processing for a screen, and a repository device which stores resource data for the rendering processing and which the rendering servers are able to access, the central server transmits resource data to the repository device based on a request sent from a client device, and generates rendering commands including identification information identifying the resource data stored in the repository device and transmits the commands to one of the rendering servers. The repository device stores the resource data in association with the identification information, and the rendering server receives rendering commands, receives the resource data identified by the identification information included in the received rendering commands from the repository device and loads the data into a memory, and renders a screen using the loaded resource data. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293135 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, METHOD OF TRANSMITTING IMAGE DATA WITH WIDE COLOR GAMUT, RECEPTION APPARATUS, METHOD OF RECEIVING IMAGE DATA WITH WIDE COLOR GAMUT, AND PROGRAM - A transmission apparatus includes a data transmission unit that transmits image data with a wide color gamut to an external apparatus over a transmission path; and an information transmission unit that transmits additional information on the image data with the wide color gamut that is transmitted by the data transmission unit and information on a transmission method for the additional information, to the external apparatus over the transmission path. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293136 | WRITING INFORMATION ON SUBSTRATE DISPLAYS - The present disclosure describes writing information on substrate displays. In an example, a display on a substrate is interfaced. The interfacing includes constraining a first longitudinal side of the substrate via a first actuable slot. Further, a second longitudinal side of the substrate opposite to the first longitudinal side is constrained via a second actuable slot. Thereby the substrate is constrained between the first and second slot with the display positioned therebetween. Further, the display is operated to write information thereon via an imager while the substrate is constrained between the first and second slot. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293137 | SOURCE PIXEL COMPONENT PASSTHROUGH - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for passing source pixel data through a display control unit. A display control unit includes N-bit pixel component processing lanes for processing source pixel data. When the display control unit receives M-bit source pixel components, wherein ‘M’ is greater than ‘N’, the display control unit may assign the M-bit source pixel components to the N-bit processing lanes. Then, the M-bit source pixel components may passthrough the pixel component processing elements of the display control unit without being modified. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293138 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides an image processing method, an image processing apparatus and a display device. The image processing method includes identifying a plurality of scenarios from an original image, determining an enhancement method corresponding to each of the scenarios, and performing image processing on the corresponding scenario through the enhancement method to obtain an enhanced image. According to the features of different scenarios, different image processing methods are pointedly adopted to enable the processed image to better conform to the cognition of human eyes on the image, so as to achieve an optimal image display effect. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293139 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus including: a display configured to display an image; and at least one processor configured to, in response to beginning a viewer fatigue reduction function, determine whether a change characteristic of an image displayed on the display during a first time interval of an image signal corresponds to a suitable section for the viewer fatigue reduction function, and control the display to decrease a viewing fatigue level of the displayed image during the determined suitable section. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293140 | BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND MOBILE TERMINAL - Discloses is a brightness adjustment system and method, and a mobile terminal. The brightness adjustment system is used for a display device, and comprises: a distance measurement module configured to measure a perpendicular viewing distance from user's eyes to a display surface of the display device; and a brightness adjustment module configured to adjust the brightness of the display device to desired brightness based on the measured perpendicular viewing distance. The brightness adjustment system renders the display device, such as mobile terminal, etc., to automatically adjust the brightness based on the perpendicular viewing distance between the user's eyes and the display surface of the display device, satisfying requirements for display brightness. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293141 | DISPLAY DRIVING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display driving apparatus including a signal transmission interface, a timing control circuit and an image detection circuit is provided. The signal transmission interface is configured to receive video image data and output the video image data. The timing control circuit is configured to receive the video image data and drive a display panel based on the video image data. The image detection circuit determines whether the video image data is a static image and determines whether the display driving apparatus operates in a power-saving mode based on the determination result. Under the power-saving mode, the signal transmission interface masks a part of the video image data, so as not to output the masked video image data to the timing control circuit. Furthermore, a display driving method adapted for the foregoing display driving apparatus is also provided. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293142 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) SHADING BASED ON CONTEXT - Systems, methods, and instrument cluster display devices are provided herein to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) shading element. The GUI shading element replicates a shadow produced by a mechanical element (for example, a pointer on a gauge) in a mechanical display structure. The aspects disclosed herein detect a location of the Sun independent of a light sensor. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293143 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND CONTROL PROGRAM - It is possible for a user to use a functional portion used while being turned toward an opposite side to a user side or a functional portion used while being turned toward the user with a natural posture, and display is performed in a display direction natural for the user without depending to a putting-on state. A bracelet type communication terminal ( | 2016-10-06 |
20160293144 | INTENSITY INFORMATION DISPLAY - A method can include generating raster images from digitized signals, each raster image including multiple pixels that each have a count of the number of signals that pass through it, and generating sets of ranges of counts from the totality of counts in a rasterizer image and selected limits on that totality. The method can also include generating mapped images from the raster images and sets of ranges of counts, each mapped image including multiple pixels that each have an output intensity determined by the specific range of counts that contains the corresponding rasterizer image pixel count. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293145 | Single Bolt Guitar Neck Attachment - A musical instrument has a body. A first shoulder pin is press fit into a first recess of the body. A second shoulder pin is press fit into a third recess of the body. The musical instrument has a neck. A neck plate is attached to the neck with countersunk screws. A surface of the neck plate is coplanar with a surface of the neck. The neck includes a reinforcing ridge on a surface of the neck plate. The neck is disposed in a cavity of the body and around the first shoulder pin and second shoulder pin. A rear plate is disposed in a recess of the body. A bolt is disposed through the body and rear plate. The bolt is attached to the neck through the neck plate. Only a single bolt is used to attach the body to the neck. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293146 | Tamber Stick - The invention relates to a tambourine which includes jingle members mounted on a plastic frame, a hand gripping end, and a slapstick on one end. The disclosed tambourine is straight in shape which provides additional strength to the jingles and prevents its breaking. In another embodiment a tambourine having a plurality of jingles member mounted on the frame wherein said frame is like a tunning fork, gripping end and a slapstick further comprising of a set of batteries in the handle, one or more LED lights on both sides of said fork, and a button mounted in between the said slapstick and said fork. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293147 | PERCUSSION SURFACE APPARATUS - A percussion surface apparatus includes: a head which is formed by rubber, and which includes a front surface and a back surface, the front surface which functions as a percussion surface; a cushion member which includes: a first layer that is butted against the back surface of the head, and that is formed by a fiber-based non-woven fabric; and a second layer that is adjacent to the first layer, and that is formed by a porous urethane material; and a supporting unit which is configured to fix and support the cushion member in a state where the cushion member is butted against the back surface of the head at a pressure. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293148 | MUSIC INSTRUMENT CASE WITH INCORPROATED DETACHABLE STAND - The present invention provides an assembly for providing a detachable handle/stand that includes a main body, a top support dependent on the main body, at least three extendable and retractable members associated with the main body, a handle, and a mounting for selectively releasing and attaching said assembly to a musical instrument case. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293149 | Strapless Guitar Rest - A strapless guitar rest includes a main rest shelf, a shelf base, and a grip cover. The main rest shelf provides a curved surface for supporting the curved portion of a guitar, while the shelf base provides a means for anchoring the strapless guitar rest to the user. The main rest shelf is adjacently connected to the shelf base and positioned at an offset angle in relation to the shelf base in order to compensate for displacement of the strapless guitar rest due to torque from the weight of the guitar. The main rest shelf includes a rest pad to further conform to the shape of the guitar and a shelf tab to prevent the guitar from falling off of the main rest shelf. The grip cover encompasses the main rest shelf, providing increased friction between the strapless guitar rest and the guitar. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293150 | BEAT DETECTION AND ENHANCEMENT - A system encourages experimentation with audio frequency and speaker technologies while causing an inanimate figure to appear to dance. The system applies a bandpass filter to an incoming audio stream (e.g., in a low frequency bass band). The system monitors the magnitude of the audio content in a frequency band of interest. When an amplitude peak or other threshold magnitude is detected, a controller injects a short pulse (e.g., 3 cycles) of a sub-audible low frequency sine wave to a platform. Preferably, the sub-audible low frequency sine wave is at a resonance frequency of the platform to maximize its movement. The figure is positioned on the platform and appears to dance to the beat of the music. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293151 | PEDAL BOARD CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - A musical instrument connection and extension system that easily and quickly connects musical amplification, effects pedals, rack mounted effects systems and components, wireless connectivity and power distribution for use with musical instruments. Audio stage equipment multiplexing/demultiplexing system comprising: Front station ( | 2016-10-06 |
20160293152 | KEYBOARD DEVICE OF ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - The invention provides a keyboard device of an electronic musical instrument, wherein a hammer can be installed correctly by a simple operation of pressing a key. The keyboard device of the electronic musical instrument includes: a chassis; a key disposed rotatably on the chassis and extending from the rear to a front; a support shaft disposed on the chassis in front of the rotation center; a hammer rotating in conjunction with the key along with pressing on the front of the key; a retaining hole formed through the hammer and retaining the support shaft; a guide groove guiding the support shaft in the retaining hole; and a shifting means, shifting from a temporarily secured state to a retained state, and pressing the hammer in the temporarily secured state toward the rear to shift the hammer to the retained state along with the pressing on the front of the key. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293153 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURELY CONNECTING PORTIONS OF A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE TOGETHER - A composite component assembly may include a composite core including a plurality of core cells between first and second ends. A connection joint is formed between the first and second ends. An adhesive layer is disposed within the connection joint between the first and second ends. The adhesive layer is configured to bond the first and second ends through a curing process. A peg splice securing joint securely connects the first and second ends together before and during the curing process. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293154 | ACTIVE CONTROL OF MEMBRANE-TYPE ACOUSTIC MATERIAL - Sound attenuation is performed using a sound attenuation panel using an electromagnetic or electrostatic response unit to modify resonance. The sound attenuation panel has an acoustically transparent planar, rigid frame divided into a plurality of individual cells configured for attenuating sound. In one configuration, each cell has a weight fixed to the membrane. The planar geometry of each said individual cell, the flexibility of the membrane, and the weight establish a base resonant frequency for sound attenuation. The electromagnetic or electrostatic response unit is configured to modify the resonant frequency of the cell. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293155 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFINED AREA SOUND MASKING - In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a sound masking system is used to produce a sound masking zone in the vicinity of a defined area, for example in an area surrounding a conference room, an area within a medical office, or an area within a place of worship. A screen of loudspeakers around the defined area is used to create the sound masking zone. An indicator light, outside the defined area and unique to the sound masking zone around the defined area, is used to indicate that the sound masking system is active or ramping up. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293156 | IN-EAR HEADPHONES WITH NOISE REDUCTION EFFECT - In-ear headphones comprise a headphone shell, wherein a sound making unit and a control circuit are installed in the headphone shell, a first cavity, a second cavity and a third cavity are accommodated in the headphone shell, a first microphone is transversely installed in the first cavity, a second microphone is vertically installed in the third cavity, and the first microphone and the second microphone are connected to the control circuit through a sound signal transmission line; the sound making unit is transversely installed in the second cavity, the sound making side of the sound making unit upwardly faces toward the sound making opening of the third cavity, and the second microphone is located above the sound making unit. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293157 | Contextual Voice Action History - The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a system configured to receive first utterances spoken by a user, determine a first voice action and parameters, generate a first voice action string, store the first voice action string in a collection of voice action strings, receive second utterances, determine a second voice action and parameters, generate a second voice action string, store the second voice action string in the collection, receive third utterances, determine a third voice action for accessing one or more voice action strings that are stored in the collection, select a particular voice action string from the collection based at least on the third voice action, and provide the particular voice action string for output. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293158 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MANUALLY DESIGNED AND AUTOMATICALLY OPTIMIZED SPOKEN DIALOG SYSTEM - Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable storage media for generating a natural language spoken dialog system. The method includes nominating a set of allowed dialog actions and a set of contextual features at each turn in a dialog, and selecting an optimal action from the set of nominated allowed dialog actions using a machine learning algorithm. The method includes generating a response based on the selected optimal action at each turn in the dialog. The set of manually nominated allowed dialog actions can incorporate a set of business rules. Prompt wordings in the generated natural language spoken dialog system can be tailored to a current context while following the set of business rules. A compression label can represent at least one of the manually nominated allowed dialog actions. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293159 | CUSTOMIZABLE AND INDIVIDUALIZED SPEECH RECOGNITION SETTINGS INTERFACE FOR USERS WITH LANGUAGE ACCENTS - A computer implemented method and system for customizing speech recognition for users with accents. A spoken language of a user is identified. An indicator of a speech accent language can be initiated by the user using a computer. The indicator identifies the speech accent language and defines an influence of the speech accent language on the spoken language. Speech recognition characteristics are set according to the spoken language and the indicator. An automatic speech recognition (ASR) conversion is adjusted based on the speech recognition characteristics. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293160 | Automatic Generation Of A Database For Speech Recognition From Video Captions - A system and method for automatic generation of a database for speech recognition, comprising: a source of text signals; a source of audio signals comprising an audio representation of said text signals; a text words separation module configured to separate said text into a string of text words; an audio words separation module configured to separate said audio signal into a string of audio words; and a matching module configured to receive said string of text words and said string of audio words and store each pair of matching text word and audio word in a database. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293161 | System and Method for Combining Geographic Metadata in Automatic Speech Recognition Language and Acoustic Models - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for a speech recognition application for directory assistance that is based on a user's spoken search query. The spoken search query is received by a portable device and portable device then determines its present location. Upon determining the location of the portable device, that information is incorporated into a local language model that is used to process the search query. Finally, the portable device outputs the results of the search query based on the local language model. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293162 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR GENERATING A RESPONSE SENTENCE BY USING A WEIGHT VALUE OF NODE - A semantic network storage unit stores multiple nodes necessary for performing a task of generating a response sentence to user's speech while associating the nodes with each other. A natural language processor acquires speech information indicating content of the user's speech and identifies a primary node corresponding to the speech information from multiple nodes. A conversation generation unit selects one secondary node from multiple secondary nodes associated with the identified primary node, based on weight values each related to one of the multiple secondary nodes and generates a response sentence corresponding to the selected one secondary node. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293163 | LANGUAGE MODEL BIASING MODULATION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for modulating language model biasing. In some implementations, context data is received. A likely context associated with a user is determined based on at least a portion of the context data. One or more language model biasing parameters based at least on the likely context associated with the user is selected. A context confidence score associated with the likely context based on at least a portion of the context data is determined. One or more language model biasing parameters based at least on the context confidence score is adjusted. A baseline language model based at least on the one or more of the adjusted language model biasing parameters is biased. The baseline language model is provided for use by an automated speech recognizer (ASR). | 2016-10-06 |
20160293164 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VOICE CONTROL - The present invention provides a voice control method and apparatus that increases the efficiency of voice control. In one exemplary method, a voice system receives a voice command input by a user and determines if the voice command is related to a foreground application. If the voice command is determined to relate to the foreground application, a control command corresponding to the voice command is sent to the foreground application to cause the foreground application to execute the control command. If the voice command is determined to not relate to the foreground application, a background application is identified and the control command corresponding to the voice command is sent to the identified background application to cause the background application to execute the control command. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293165 | GENERATING NOTES FROM PASSIVE RECORDING - Systems and methods, and computer-readable media bearing instructions for carrying out methods of capturing notes from passive recording of an ongoing content stream are presented. Passive recording comprises temporarily recording the most recent content of the ongoing content stream. An ongoing content stream is passively recorded in a passive recording buffer. The passive recording buffer is configured to store a limited amount of recorded content corresponding to the most recently recorded content of the ongoing content stream. Upon indication by the user, the most recently recorded content in the passive recording buffer is transcribed and stored in a note file for the user. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293166 | Annotating Notes From Passive Recording With User Data - Systems and methods, and computer-readable media bearing instructions for carrying out methods of capturing notes from passive recording of an ongoing content stream and annotating the note with the identity of one or more persons are presented. Passive recording comprises temporarily recording the most recent content of the ongoing content stream. An ongoing content stream is passively recorded in a passive recording buffer. The passive recording buffer is configured to store a limited amount of recorded content corresponding to the most recently recorded content of the ongoing content stream. Upon indication by the user, a note is generated from the recorded content in the passive recording, annotated with the identity of one or more persons, and stored in a note file for the user. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293167 | SPEAKER RECOGNITION USING NEURAL NETWORKS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for performing speaker verification. In one aspect, a method includes accessing a neural network having an input layer that provides inputs to a first hidden layer whose nodes are respectively connected to only a proper subset of the inputs from the input layer. Speech data that corresponds to a particular utterance may be provided as input to the input layer of the neural network. A representation of activations that occur in response to the speech data at a particular layer of the neural network that was configured as a hidden layer during training of the neural network may be generated. A determination of whether the particular utterance was likely spoken by a particular speaker may be made based at least on the generated representation. An indication of whether the particular utterance was likely spoken by the particular speaker may be provided. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293168 | METHOD OF SETTING PERSONAL WAKE-UP WORD BY TEXT FOR VOICE CONTROL - The present invention is to provide a method of setting personal wake-up word by text for voice control, which enables an electronic device to execute the steps of activating an wake-up-word set program; receiving a set message transmitted from an input unit; parsing a first text information contained in the set message and including at least one character; storing the at least one character as a personal wake-up word; and setting the personal wake-up word as a voice command for activating the voice control program when the at least one character is determined to exist in content of a voice database. Thus, a user can customize the personal wake-up word simply and quickly by inputting the text through the input unit to generate the set message, and later speak a voice corresponding to the personal wake-up word to activate the voice control program for voice control of the electronic device. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293169 | Audio Compression Using Vector Field Normalization - An approach is provided for creating a digital representation of an analog sound. The approach retrieves a number of digital sound data streams with each of the digital sound data streams corresponding to an orientation angle of the digital sound data streams with respect to one another. The digital representation of the analog sound is generated by processing the digital sound data streams and their corresponding orientation angles. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293170 | Generation of Comfort Noise - A comfort noise controller for generating CN (Comfort Noise) control parameters is described. A buffer of a predetermined size is configured to store CN parameters for SID (Silence Insertion Descriptor) frames and active hangover frames. A subset selector is configured to determine a CN parameter subset relevant for SID frames based on the age of the stored CN parameters and on residual energies. A comfort noise control parameter extractor ( | 2016-10-06 |
20160293171 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HIDING AND EXTRACTING DATA USING PILOT CODE SEQUENCE - Methods and apparatuses for hiding and extracting data based on a pilot code sequence are provided. A data hiding method may include converting an input audio signal to a frequency domain, distorting phase information of the audio signal converted to the frequency domain based on a pilot code sequence representing data to be hidden, and converting the audio signal with the distorted phase information to a time domain and transmitting the audio signal converted to the time domain. The pilot code sequence may be a set of phase values corresponding to a bit value “0” or “1” of data. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293172 | MULTI-MODE AUDIO RECOGNITION AND AUXILIARY DATA ENCODING AND DECODING - Audio signal processing enhances audio watermark embedding and detecting processes. Audio signal processes include audio classification and adapting watermark embedding and detecting based on classification. Advances in audio watermark design include adaptive watermark signal structure data protocols, perceptual models, and insertion methods. Perceptual and robustness evaluation is integrated into audio watermark embedding to optimize audio quality relative the original signal, and to optimize robustness or data capacity. These methods are applied to audio segments in audio embedder and detector configurations to support real time operation. Feature extraction and matching are also used to adapt audio watermark embedding and detecting. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293173 | TRANSITION FROM A TRANSFORM CODING/DECODING TO A PREDICTIVE CODING/DECODING - Methods and apparatus are provided for coding and decoding a digital audio signal. Decoding includes: decoding according to an inverse transform decoding of a previous frame of samples of the digital signal, which is received and coded according to a transform coding; and decoding according to a predictive decoding of a current frame of samples of the digital signal, which is received and coded according to a predictive coding. The predictive decoding of the current frame is a transition predictive decoding which does not use any adaptive dictionary arising from the previous frame. At least one state of the predictive decoding is reinitialized to a predetermined default value, and an add-overlap step combines a signal segment synthesized by predictive decoding of the current frame and a signal segment synthesized by inverse transform decoding, corresponding to a stored segment of the decoding of the previous frame. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293174 | AUDIO BANDWIDTH SELECTION - A device includes a receiver configured to receive an audio frame of an audio stream. The device also includes a decoder configured to generate first decoded speech associated with the audio frame and to determine a count of audio frames classified as being associated with band limited content. The decoder is further configured to output second decoded speech based on the first decoded speech. The second decoded speech may be generated according to an output mode of the decoder. The output mode may be selected based at least in part on the count of audio frames. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293175 | ENCODER SELECTION - A device includes a first classifier and a second classifier coupled to the first classifier. The first classifier is configured to output first decision data that indicates a classification of an audio frame as a speech frame or a non-speech frame, the first decision data determined based on first probability data associated with a first likelihood of the audio frame being the speech frame and based on second probability data associated with a second likelihood of the audio frame being the non-speech frame. The second classifier is configured to output second decision data based on the first probability data, the second probability data, and the first decision data, the second decision data includes an indication of a selection of a particular encoder of multiple encoders available to encode the audio frame. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293176 | HIERARCHICAL DECORRELATION OF MULTICHANNEL AUDIO - Provided are methods, systems, and apparatus for hierarchical decorrelation of multichannel audio. A hierarchical decorrelation algorithm is designed to adapt to possibly changing characteristics of an input signal, and also preserves the energy of the original signal. The algorithm is invertible in that the original signal can be retrieved if needed. Furthermore, the proposed algorithm decomposes the decorrelation process into multiple low-complexity steps. The contribution of these steps is generally in a decreasing order, and thus the complexity of the algorithm can be scaled. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293177 | GAIN PARAMETER ESTIMATION BASED ON ENERGY SATURATION AND SIGNAL SCALING - A device including gain shape circuitry configured to determine a number of sub-frames of multiple sub-frames that are saturated, the multiple sub-frames included in a frame of a high band audio signal. The device also includes gain frame circuitry configured to determine, based on the number of sub-frames that are saturated, a gain frame parameter corresponding to the frame. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293178 | ENCODING APPARATUS, DECODING APPARATUS, AND METHODS - A coding apparatus normalizes a low-frequency spectrum included in each of sub-bands obtained from dividing a low band part, using a largest amplitude value among the low-frequency spectrum included in each sub-band, obtains a normalized low-frequency spectrum by decoding the first encoded data, and calculates a correlation between each divided band of a high-frequency spectrum and a plurality of candidate bands of the normalized low-frequency spectrum. The best bands of a plurality of candidate bands are identified, each candidate band having a starting frequency position with non-zero amplitude in the normalized low-frequency spectrum, the high-frequency spectrum being in a high band part of the input audio signal that is higher than the predetermined frequency, and the high-frequency spectrum is encoded using lag information identifying the best band for transmitting the lag information to a decoder. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293179 | EXTRACTION OF REVERBERANT SOUND USING MICROPHONE ARRAYS - A method includes estimating a spatial coherence between a first diffuse sound portion in a first microphone signal and a second diffuse sound portion in a second microphone signal. The first microphone signal is captured by a first microphone and the second microphone signal is captured by a second microphone which is spaced apart from the first microphone in a known manner. The method further includes defining a linear constraint for filter coefficients of a diffuse sound filter, the linear constraint being based on the spatial coherence. The method also includes calculating at least one of signal statistics and noise statistics over the first microphone signal and the second microphone signal. The method also includes determining the filter coefficients of the diffuse sound filter by solving an optimization problem concerning at least one of the signal statistics and noise statistics while considering the linear constraint for the filter coefficients. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293180 | SOUND VERIFICATION - In some examples, sound verification may include a speaker device that may be configured to transmit sound at a dynamic volume level and a listening device that may be configured to receive the sound and provide feedback to the speaker device based on the received sound. The primary transceiver device may be further configured to adjust the dynamic volume level based on the feedback provided by the secondary transceiver device. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293181 | MECHANISM FOR FACILITATING WATERMARKING-BASED MANAGEMENT OF ECHOES FOR CONTENT TRANSMISSION AT COMMUNICATION DEVICES. - A mechanism is described for facilitating echo watermarking and filtering at computing devices according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes assigning a watermark to a communication signal, where the watermarked communication signal transforms into a watermarked echo upon exiting a computing device. The method may further include receiving the watermarked echo, filtering the watermarked echo such that the watermarked echo is cancelled out of a final signal, and transmitting the final signal that is free of the watermarked echo. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293182 | Voice Band Detection and Implementation - A system encourages experimentation with audio frequency and speaker technologies while causing an inanimate object to appear to lip-sync. The system applies a bandpass filter to an incoming audio stream to determine a magnitude of audio content in a frequency band of interest. For example, the system may filter results directed at the voice band, associated with speech. A controller controls a strobe light to flash at a particular point of travel of a platform reciprocating at a known frequency. An illusion is created that a sculpture, such as a piece of paper formed into a ring, is lip-synching to music. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293183 | LOW-POWER SOUND WAVE RECEPTION METHOD AND MOBILE DEVICE USING THE SAME - A low-power sound wave reception method in a computer which includes a microphone, a memory which stores at least one reference pattern, and a computer processor is provided. The low-power sound wave reception method includes: when a sound wave signal having an intensity greater than or equal to a threshold value is detected by the microphone, comparing the sound wave signal and the at least one reference pattern stored in the memory; and when there is a reference pattern matching the sound wave signal, turning on the computer processor, and deactivating the reference pattern matching the sound wave signal (excluding the deactivated reference pattern from the comparing step). | 2016-10-06 |
20160293184 | METHOD AND COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING AUDIO SEARCH ON A SOCIAL NETWORKING PLATFORM - Methods and computer systems for audio search on a social networking platform are disclosed. The method includes: while running a social networking application, receiving a first audio input from a user of the computer system, the first audio input including one or more search keywords; generating a first audio confusion network from the first audio input; determining whether the first audio confusion network matches at least one of one or more second audio confusion networks, wherein a respective second audio confusion network was generated from a corresponding second audio input associated with a Chat session of which the user is a participant; and identifying a second audio input corresponding to the at least one second audio confusion network that matches the first audio confusion network, wherein the identified second audio input includes the one or more search keywords that are included in the first audio input. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293185 | AUDIO RECORDING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A system and apparatus for recording and archiving diverse communications over radio transmissions. The system and apparatus enables unattended airports to generate a useful archive of all radio communications made by aircraft and ground personnel. A combination of hardware and software components are provided to record and store radio transmissions in computer files. Once stored, the computer files may then be replayed for training and investigation purposes. Likewise, users may generate custom reports based upon the data embodied in the computer files. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293186 | MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSOR WITH STOP-LAYERS - Tolerances for manufacturing reader structures for transducer heads continue to grow smaller and storage density in corresponding storage media increases. Reader stop layers may be utilized during manufacturing of reader structures to protect various layers of the reader structure from recession and/or scratches while processing other non-protected layers of the reader structure. For example, the stop layer may have a very low polish rate during mechanical or chemical-mechanical polishing. Surrounding areas may be significantly polished while a structure protected by a stop layer with a very low polish rate is substantially unaffected. The stop layer may then be removed via etching, for example, after the mechanical or chemical-mechanical polishing is completed. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293187 | MAGNETO-RESISTIVE EFFECT ELEMENT WITH RECESSED ANTIFERROMAGNETIC LAYER - A magneto-resistive effect element has a first shield layer, a second layer, and a multilayer film that is positioned between the first shield layer and the second shield layer. The multilayer film has a free layer, a first pinned layer, a nonmagnetic spacer layer, a second pinned layer that fixes a magnetization direction of the first pinned layer, and an antiferromagnetic layer that is exchange-coupled with the second pinned layer. The antiferromagnetic layer is positioned away from an air bearing surface (ABS). The second pinned layer has a first part that is positioned away from the ABS, and a second part that makes contact with the first part, and that extends to the ABS parallel to the first pinned layer; and the first part has a first layer that makes contact with the antiferromagnetic layer, a second layer that makes contact with the second part, and a layer that is positioned between the first layer and the second layer, and that exchange-couples the first layer and the second layer in an anti-parallel orientation. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293188 | MAGNETO-RESISTIVE EFFECT ELEMENT WITH RECESSED ANTIFERROMAGNETIC LAYER - A magneto-resistive effect element (MR element) has a first shield layer; a second shield layer; an inner shield layer that is positioned between the first shield layer and the second shield layer, and that makes contact with the first shield layer and faces the air bearing surface (ABS); and a multilayer film that is positioned between the first shield layer and the second shield layer. The multilayer film has a free layer; a first pinned layer; a nonmagnetic spacer layer; a second pinned layer that fixes the magnetization direction of the first pinned layer; and an antiferromagnetic layer that is exchange-coupled with the second pinned layer. The antiferromagnetic layer faces the back surface of the inner shield layer viewed from the ABS. The MR element has an insulating layer positioned between the antiferromagnetic layer and the inner shield layer. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293189 | SLOT WAVEGUIDE THAT COUPLES ENERGY TO A NEAR-FIELD TRANSDUCER - A dual-slot waveguide receives energy from a coupling waveguide. The dual-slot waveguide includes first and second light propagating regions of low-index material located side-by-side in a direction normal to a light propagation direction. Inner sides of the first and second light propagating regions are separated by a first region of a high-index material. Second and third regions of the high-index material surround outer sides of the first and second light propagating regions. A near-field transducer receives portions of the energy from the first and second light propagating regions. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293190 | SKEWED SHINGLED MAGNETIC RECORDING DATA READER - A data storage device may be configured with at least a transducing head separated from a data storage medium. The transducing head can have a data reader and data writer. A plurality of data bits may be arranged in first and second shingled data tracks on the data storage medium. The data writer can be configured with a writer centerline aligned with a track centerline of the first shingled data track and a data reader having a reader centerline skewed with respect to the track and writer centerlines. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293191 | WRITING SPIRALS WITH ACCURATE SLOPE ON A DISK DRIVE MEDIA - A reference spiral is written on a recording surface of a magnetic storage disk that is free of position or timing information. The reference spirals are written on the recording surface with a substantially uniform slope by using open loop control of the position of a read/write head in conjunction with an iterative learning control scheme. A voltage profile applied to a voice coil motor is adapted over multiple iterations of moving the read/write head across the recording surface to closely approximate a target voltage profile, and the reference spiral is written using the adapted voltage profile. In addition, ramp contact detection based on actuator current profile may be employed to achieve full utilization of available actuator stroke. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293192 | SPIRAL WRITE LAUNCH WHILE SERVOING ON REFERENCE GUIDE SPIRALS - A reference spiral is written on a recording surface of a hard disk drive. By launching writing of fine guide spirals from a launch point that is disposed on a pre-existing coarse guide spiral, writing of the fine guide spiral can be launched in response to a write head crossing the pre-existing coarse guide spiral, rather than in response to a precisely timed event. To enable launch points being disposed on pre-existing coarse guide spirals, launch points are not all located at the same radial position on the recording surface. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293193 | DETERMINING ESTIMATED POSITION INFORMATION OF A MAGNETIC RECORDING TAPE USING MEDIA THICKNESS ESTIMATION - In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes acquiring, by the computer, position information from encoding on a magnetic medium, calculating, by the computer, an estimated position information of the magnetic medium using a media thickness value, comparing, by the computer, the estimated the estimated position information with the position information acquired from encoding, determining, by the computer, whether an error between the estimated position information and the acquired position information is within a specified range. In response to the determining that the error is within the specified range, the media thickness value is stored by the computer to a memory. In response to the determining that the error is outside the specified range, the media thickness value is changed by the computer to make the estimated position information fall within the specified range. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293194 | IMPLEMENTING DUAL PARTIALLY INDEPENDENT THERMAL FLYHEIGHT CONTROL (TFC) FOR HARD DISK DRIVES - A method, apparatus, and system are provided for implementing dual partially independent flyheight control (TFC) for hard disk drives (HDDs). A dual thermal flyheight control (TFC) includes a series connected first heater resistor and a second heater resistor connected between a pair of wires. A capacitor is connected in parallel with the first heater resistor providing a frequency dependent shunt to the parallel connected first heater resistor. TFC electrical bias signals are applied to the first heater resistor and second heater resistor carried by the pair of wires. For example, the TFC electrical bias signals include high frequency electrical signals including a frequency range between 1 MHz and 100 MHz having a set amplitude in a voltage range between 0 and 7 Volts, and/or DC current signal. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293195 | IRIDIUM UNDERLAYER FOR HEAT ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA - A heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) media stack is provided in which Iridium (Ir)-based materials may be utilized as a secondary underlayer instead of a Magnesium Oxide (MgO) underlayer utilized in conventional media stacks. Such Ir-based materials may include, e.g., pure Ir, Ir-based alloys, Ir-based compounds, as well as a granular Ir layer with segregants. The use of Ir or Ir-based materials as an underlayer provide advantages over the use of MgO as an underlayer. For example, DC sputtering can be utilized to deposit the layers of the media stack, where the deposition rate of Ir is considerably higher than that of MgO resulting in higher manufacturing production yields. Further still, less particles are generated during Ir-based layer deposition processes, and Ir-based underlayer can act as a better heat sink. Further still, the morphology and structure of a recording layer deposited on an Ir-based layer can be better controlled. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293196 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC SIGNAL REPRODUCING DEVICE - The magnetic recording medium has a nonmagnetic layer containing nonmagnetic powder and binder on a nonmagnetic support, and a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and binder on the nonmagnetic layer,
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20160293197 | MAGNETIC SHIFT REGISTER - In one aspect, a magnetic data storage device comprises a template layer, an underlayer, and a magnetic recording layer. The template layer includes a patterned array of protruding features. The underlayer is formed on the patterned array of protruding features of the template layer. The underlayer includes an array pattern of protruding features that aligns with the patterned array of protruding features of the template layer. The magnetic recording layer is formed on the underlayer. The magnetic recording layer includes columnar grains of magnetic material separated by grain boundaries of non-magnetic material, with each columnar grain being on a protruding feature of the array pattern of the underlayer, and the grain boundaries being in trenches between the protruding features of the array pattern of the underlayer. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293198 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A magnetic recording medium including a magnetic recording layer of a granular structure and having a large thickness as well as excellent magnetic properties is provided. The perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes a non-magnetic substrate and a magnetic recording layer, wherein the magnetic recording layer includes first magnetic recording layers on the side of the non-magnetic substrate and second magnetic recording layers, the first magnetic layers have a granular structure including first magnetic crystal grains containing an ordered alloy and a first non-magnetic segregant surrounding the first magnetic crystal grains and containing carbon; and the second magnetic layers have a granular structure including second magnetic crystal grains containing an ordered alloy and a second non-magnetic segregant surrounding the second magnetic crystal grains and containing Zn and O. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293199 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium including a magnetic recording layer having a larger magnetic anisotropic constant Ku. The method according to the present invention includes the steps of: (a) preparing a substrate; (b) heating the substrate to a temperature of 350° C. or higher, and depositing a non-magnetic material containing MgO as a main component to form a base layer; and (c) forming a magnetic recording layer onto the base layer. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293200 | OPTICAL DISK RECORDING METHOD, OPTICAL DISK APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL DISK MEDIUM - A track of an optical disk is formed by wobbling and divided into zones, a clock ratio of a recording clock to a wobble clock is preset for each zone, a wobble signal is detected from the optical disk, the wobble clock is generated from the wobble signal, a present position is identified by reproducing ADIP indicating a position of the track from the wobble signal and the wobble clock, the recording clock is generated with respect to the wobble clock, a data address present position is identified from the present position, a start end position of the ADIP in a recording target zone, a start end position of the data address in the recording target zone, and the clock ratio, a recording start position is identified based on the data address present position; and the data is recorded from the recording start position of the recording target zone. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293201 | RECORDING LAYER FOR OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM AND OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - An optical recording medium includes a transmissive recording layer containing an oxide of a metal M | 2016-10-06 |
20160293202 | APPARATUS WITH DISC SEPARATOR PLATES - Certain exemplary aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards an apparatus including a base deck, a plurality of storage mediums (e.g., discs) and a plurality of disc separator plates. The base deck includes a sidewall forming a cavity to house the storage medium, with slots in the sidewall in which each disc separator plate extends. The disc separator plates extend into spaces between peripheral ends of adjacent ones of the storage medium. This arrangement can be used to provide rigid coupling of the separator plates, which can mitigate issues relating to vibration or shock. Further, air flow can be mitigated in this regard, such as to reduce effects upon a magnetoresistive transducer that reads data from the storage mediums. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293203 | DISK SURFACE DEFECT DETECTION - The present application provides a transducer head comprising a laser source configured to heat a target storage medium surface, and a thermal sensor configured to detect a defect on the target storage medium surface. The present application also provides a method comprising heating a target storage medium surface with an energy source configured in a transducer head to irradiate the target storage medium surface, and detecting a defect on the target storage medium surface using a thermal sensor configured in the transducer head. Other implementations are also described and recited herein. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293204 | SPINDLE MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - {circle around (1)} A spindle motor includes a fixing portion defined by a bearing portion, a holder portion, a gap between the bearing portion and the holder portion, and an adhesive arranged in the gap. {circle around (2)} The fixing portion includes first and second protruding surfaces arranged to protrude radially from a first and a second one, respectively, of an outside surface of the bearing portion and an inside surface of the holder portion; and first and second boundary surfaces arranged to join the first and second surfaces, respectively, to the first and second protruding surfaces, respectively. {circle around (3)} At least a portion of the first boundary surface is arranged above the second boundary surface. {circle around (4)} The first and second protruding surfaces are arranged radially opposite to the second and first surfaces, respectively, with a first and a second gap, respectively, intervening therebetween. {circle around (5)} The first boundary surface is arranged opposite to the second boundary surface with a third gap intervening therebetween. {circle around (6)} The adhesive is arranged to extend from the third gap to at least a portion of each of the first and second gaps. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293205 | NOISE PREDICTION DETECTOR ADAPTATION IN TRANSFORMED SPACE - Technologies are described herein for adapting channel parameters of a read channel in a transformed space. A set of channel parameter values associated with one or more components of the read channel is received. A general transformation is performed on the channel parameter values, and insignificant terms in the transformed space are filtered out. Next, an inverse transformation is performed on the filtered terms in the transformed space to calculate a new set of channel parameter values for the component(s). | 2016-10-06 |
20160293206 | Monolithic Display with Separately Controllable Sections - The exemplary embodiments herein disclose an electronic display assembly using a monolithic electronic display panel with a single video player in electrical connection with a single timing and control board (TCON) which is in electrical connection with the monolithic electronic display panel. The single video player and TCON are adapted to transmit a combination of both still images and full motion video to be shown simultaneously on the electronic display. Different areas of the display can be used to show different content, either video or still images. Bezels can be graphically generated between the images, which can change shape, location, or be removed altogether as the display content changes. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293207 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONDUCTING IN-PLACE WRITE OPERATIONS IN A SHINGLED MAGNETIC RECORDING (SMR) DRIVE - A system and method is described that allows random write operations regions utilizing shingled magnetic recording. The method includes receiving a request to re-write a logical block address (LBA) with new data, wherein the LBA is mapped to a physical block address (PBA) on a storage medium. The method further includes determining whether the data is eligible for a write-in place update wherein the data is written to an area of the I-region that has previously been written with shingled data tracks, wherein the eligibility determination is based on a mapping list of LBAs to PBAs. The method also includes writing the new data to the area of the I-region determined to be eligible for a write-in place update, wherein writing the new data further includes writing management information to the I-region that identifies a starting LBA of the write-in place update, and a length of the write-in place update. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293208 | Adaptive Disturbance Rejection Using Dead Zone Filter - Apparatus and method for disturbance rejection in a control system. In some embodiments, a controller is adapted to position a control object. A disturbance observer generates a disturbance compensation value which is applied to reduce position error resulting from application of mechanical disturbance to the control object. The disturbance observer includes an adaptive filter with at least one dead zone providing a pass-through response with a scalar gain of less than one. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293209 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PLAYBACK - A method for controlling playback, includes: obtaining a video file; determining whether a subject in the video file satisfies a predefined condition of variable speed playback; and in response to determining that the subject satisfies the predefined condition of variable speed playback, playing back the video file at a variable speed. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293210 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PLAYBACK - A method for a device to control playback, includes: obtaining a video file; determining a vision field of a user: and selecting, from the vision file, a video clip corresponding to the vision field of the user and playing back the video clip. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293211 | REPRODUCTION CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A reproduction control apparatus comprises an instruction unit configured to give an instruction so as to move a reproduction position of time series data; and a control unit configured to perform, when there is an instruction from the instruction unit to move the reproduction position forward, control to move a current reproduction position forward by a first period in a case where a remaining time from the current reproduction position to a terminal end is longer than a total period of the first period and a second period, and to move the current reproduction position to a position that is the second period before the terminal end in a case where the remaining time is less than or equal to the total period and longer than the second period. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293212 | PERFORMING PROCESSING-INTENSIVE OPERATION ON MULTI-TASKING LIMITED-CAPACITY DEVICES - A facility for completing a set of operations is described. Under the control of an application, the facility registers the background task to perform the set of operations. In response to the registration of the background task, the facility repeatedly invokes the background task to perform the set of operations. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293213 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING SENSORY EFFECT MEDIA DATA FILE, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYING SENSORY EFFECT MEDIA DATA FILE, AND STRUCTURE OF THE SENSORY EFFECT MEDIA DATA FILE - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for constructing and playing a sensory effect media data file, which includes information on sensory effects. A method for constructing a sensory effect media data file according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: inserting first composition information, which represents a property of media data, into a composition information container field; inserting second composition information, which represents a property of sensory effect data, into the composition information container field; inserting a sample of the media data into a media data field, where the sample represents data associated with a timestamp; and inserting a sample of the sensory effect data into the media data field. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293214 | Content Processing and Distribution System and Method - A system and method for instructing rendering of a video sequence, the method being carried out on a first device and comprising: receiving video content from a camera; determining a video sequence, the video sequence comprising a selection of the received video content and one or more video assets, wherein each video asset is associated with an identifier; determining instructions for generating the video sequence, the instructions comprising the identifiers of the one or more video assets; and sending the instructions and the selection of the received video content to a second device, wherein the second device is arranged to render the video sequence. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293215 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATION OF COMPOSITE VIDEO - Systems and methods for generating a composite video based on a plurality of input streams are provided. A first video stream is received from a first device. A second video stream and coordination information are received from a second device. The coordination information includes instructions for combining the first video stream and the second video stream in a composite video. The first video stream and the second video stream are time aligned, and the instructions of the coordination information and the time-aligned first video stream and second video stream are used to generate the composite video. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293216 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYBRID SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVICE VIDEO EDITING - According to a preferred aspect of the instant invention, there is provided a system and method for hybrid Software-as-a-Service multimedia editing, allowing a plurality of users to utilize Software-as-a-Service video editing on a server with a particular software module installed on client devices that provides a plurality of different functionalities, depending on the individual hardware capabilities and connection capabilities of the client devices, wherein these functionalities are meant to carry the bulk of the hardware intensive processes. The actual editing is carried out in a browser-based graphical user interface provided by a server to each user, therewith decoupling the client devices from the steep hardware requirements associated with video editing and additionally decoupling each user from the confines of a stationary editing place. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293217 | SYSTEM TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN VISUALLY IDENTICAL OBJECTS - A method to include an identifier as metadata associated with a captured image is provided. The method may include receiving, by a device, an image and a unique identifier associated with the image, wherein the received image is a frame associated with a video stream. The method may also include storing the unique identifier as metadata associated with the received image, whereby the metadata is linked to a specific frame in the video stream according to a plurality of parameters, and whereby the unique identifier is received from a unique ID reader which reads a tag attached to an object included in the image. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293218 | SYSTEM TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN VISUALLY IDENTICAL OBJECTS - A method to include an identifier as metadata associated with a captured image is provided. The method may include receiving, by a device, an image and a unique identifier associated with the image, wherein the received image is a frame associated with a video stream. The method may also include storing the unique identifier as metadata associated with the received image, whereby the metadata is linked to a specific frame in the video stream according to a plurality of parameters, and whereby the unique identifier is received from a unique ID reader which reads a tag attached to an object included in the image. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293219 | VIDEO CONTENT DISTRIBUTION PACKAGE - Systems and methods are provided for a content distribution system, packaged as executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium. The system includes a cross-platform video player, implemented as machine executable instructions executable on a host computer having any of a plurality of different operating environments and a video comprising a plurality of video frames. The system further includes a library of content items associated with the video. The library of content items includes a plurality of content items and metadata relating each of the content items to associated spatial locations in at least one frame of the video. Each of the cross-platform video player, the video, and the library of content items are packaged as a single cross-platform executable file. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293220 | EFFICIENT MULTICHANNEL DATA FORMAT USING VARIABLE-LENGTH HEADERS - In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes writing a data set to a first write section of a magnetic medium and rewriting at least some of the data set as rewritten CWI-4 sets to a rewrite section of the magnetic medium. The data set includes a plurality of sub data sets, each sub data set including a data array organized in rows and columns. Each row of the data array includes four interleaved C1 codewords (a CWI-4). A first portion of the data set is stored as CWI-4 sets to the first write section of the magnetic medium with first headers. Each rewritten CWI-4 set is stored to the rewrite section of the magnetic medium as a number of rewritten CWI-4s having corresponding rewrite headers. Also, a length of any one of the rewrite headers is greater than a length of any one of the first headers. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293221 | EFFICIENT MULTICHANNEL DATA FORMAT USING VARIABLE-LENGTH HEADERS - In one embodiment, a computer program product includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se. The program instructions are executable by a tape drive to cause the tape drive to perform a method. The method includes writing data to a first write section of a magnetic tape, at least some of the data being written in association with first headers. The method also includes selecting some of the data for rewrite based on detected errors. Moreover, the method includes rewriting the selected data to a rewrite section of the magnetic tape, the rewritten data being written in association with rewrite headers. A length of each of the rewrite headers is greater than a length of each of the first headers. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293222 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR USE IN A PLAY BACK APPARATUS - A computer-implemented method includes determining whether a display apparatus that displays video played back by a playback apparatus supports an optional feature for playback of the video by using a first technique and determining whether the display apparatus supports the optional feature for playback of the video by using a second technique that differs from the first technique in case that it is indeterminate whether the display apparatus supports the optional feature by using the first technique. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293223 | MEMORY DRIVE STORAGE TRAY AND MEMORY DRIVE CARRIER FOR USE THEREWITH - Technology is provided for a memory drive storage tray. The memory drive storage tray includes a frame that defines one or more drive bays, each configured to contain a memory drive. Each drive bay includes an associated drive connector for interfacing the memory drive with the memory drive storage tray. Each drive bay also includes a first retainer tab positioned on the frame adjacent the drive connector and a second retainer tab, longer than the first retainer tab, positioned on the frame opposite the first retainer tab. A resilient member, such as a leaf spring, is centrally positioned in the drive bay opposite the drive connector to urge the memory drive toward the drive connector. The resilient member holds the memory drive in place against the drive connector and under the first and second retainer tabs. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293224 | MEMORY DRIVE STORAGE TRAY AND MEMORY DRIVE CARRIER FOR USE THEREWITH - Technology is provided for a memory drive carrier. The memory drive carrier adapts a memory drive for insertion into a drive bay that is larger than the memory drive. The memory drive carrier includes an adapter body having a frame that defines an envelope compatible with the drive bay. The adapter body also includes a plurality of spaced apart walls defining a slot sized to receive the memory drive and position the memory drive's connector within the envelope adjacent an associated drive connector of the drive bay. The frame includes a plurality of interconnected wall portions and partitions that have one or more vent openings. | 2016-10-06 |
20160293225 | MODULAR STORAGE MEDIUM WITH INTEGRATED COOLING FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICES - A modular digital storage medium and cooling assembly includes a digital storage medium positioned at one end of the modular digital storage medium and cooling assembly, and a fan spaced apart from the digital storage medium. The assembly inserts into an electronic device and provides digital data storage and cooling functions for the electronic device. | 2016-10-06 |