42nd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080255746 | Method and Device for Influencing the Longitudinal Velocity of a Motor Vehicle - A method and device for influencing the longitudinal velocity of a motor vehicle, in which a setpoint minimum distance and/or a setpoint maximum velocity is presettable by the driver, the driver being able to influence the vehicle velocity via the accelerator pedal and/or brake pedal, and in which the distance from a vehicle traveling ahead is measured by a distance-measuring sensor and, if the setpoint minimum distance is undershot and/or the setpoint maximum velocity is exceeded by the vehicle velocity, the vehicle velocity is limited so that the setpoint minimum distance is not undershot and/or the setpoint maximum velocity is not exceeded. This function is provided, in particular, in connection with an adaptive distance and cruise control system, the driver being able to activate either the adaptive distance and cruise control system or the limiting function. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255747 | Device for Controlling an Internal Combustion - A device for controlling an internal combustion engine includes a control unit that reads out data from a data medium and/or writes data into this data medium and uses it for control, the data medium being assigned to at least one actuator, and this actuator containing characterizing data. The data is read out from the data medium and/or the data is written into the data medium by an oscillating circuit, whose components are situated in the control unit and/or in a circuit assigned to the actuator. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255748 | Control device for hybrid vehicle drive apparatus - When the power transmitting path in an automatic shifting portion ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080255749 | INTAKE AIR LEAK DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An intake manifold air leak determination system and method for an internal combustion engine including an intake manifold fluidly connected to a plurality of cylinders of the engine and a plurality of fuel injection valves for injecting fuel for the cylinders. Each of the plurality of fuel injection valves corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of cylinders. A fuel cutoff indicating module determines that fuel has been cut from one or more of said plurality of cylinders due to certain operating conditions of the internal combustion engine. An air leak detection module determines whether a significant air leak is occurring at the intake manifold. An air leak fuel cutoff module cuts off fuel supply to the fuel injection valves when the air leak detection module determines that a significant air leak is occurring at the intake manifold. An air leak detection prohibiting module prohibits detection of an air leak at the intake manifold when the fuel cutoff indicating module indicates that fuel has been cut from one or more of the plurality of cylinders. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255750 | Air/Fuel Ratio Control Apparatus Of An Internal Combustion Engine - Apparatus and method for air/fuel ratio control for smoothening variation of air/fuel ratio among a plurality of cylinders of an internal combustion engine including a sensor for measuring output of the internal combustion engine. A device calculates a correlation function of each cylinder by taking cross-correlation of values measured by the sensor and a reference signal for each cylinder. A device then calculates a smoothing target value which is common for all of the cylinders. Cylinder controllers produce control input to the respective cylinders such that the correlation function converges to the smoothing target value. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255751 | Process and Device for Controlling an Internal Combustion Engine - In a process for controlling an internal combustion engine ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080255752 | Internal Combustion Engine Having Variable Valve Lift Mechanism - Methods and systems for controlling an internal combustion engine are provided. The method may include opening and closing an intake valve respectively at first opening and closing timings of a cylinder cycle during an engine start when a temperature of the internal combustion engine is below a predetermined temperature, and opening and closing the intake valve respectively at second opening and closing timings of a cylinder cycle during an engine start when a temperature of the internal combustion engine is above the predetermined temperature. The second closing timing may be later than the first closing timing and after a bottom dead center of an intake stroke of the cylinder cycle. The second opening timing may be earlier than the first opening timing, and a difference between the first and second closing timings may be greater than a difference between the first and second opening timings. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255753 | Method and System for Automatically Adjusting Electronic Fuel Injection in Response to Fuel Type - An engine control unit is configured to provide a fuel injector pulse width signal. A signal modifier comprises a fuel-type identifier in communication with the engine control unit. The signal modifier is configured to provide a 25% greater, modified pulse width signal to the fuel injector component in response to a parameter input to the fuel-type identifier. The pulse width signal is optimized for a gasoline blend and, more particularly, to an E85 fuel blend. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255754 | Traffic incidents processing system and method for sharing real time traffic information - A traffic incidents processing system for sharing real time traffic information between a plurality of users connected via a network. The system includes a central computer system, operatively connected to a wide area network such as the Internet, a multiplicity of mobile communication devices, capable of determining their geographical location, and are operatively connected to a wide area network such as the Internet, and are capable of transmitting location based traffic information to the said central computer system. The central computer system continuously maintains updated database of traffic information. The central computer system is capable of analyzing, screening and assessing the reliability of the traffic information, detect a traffic situation, and provide customized, real time traffic alerts to a plurality of users connected to a network and to mobile communication devices such as cellular telephones via the wide area network as well as via short messaging service SMS, multimedia messaging system MMS, or any other data protocol capable of communicating with mobile devices. The central computer system is further capable of storing a history of routes traveled by users, and determine an optimal route from any originating point to any destination point by analyzing the stored routes and construct the optimal route using the most frequently traveled segments found in the stored routes database, and the realtime traffic information that is known to the system. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255755 | INTELLIGENT FUEL OIL MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An intelligent fuel oil monitoring system includes a fuel level detector coupled to a fuel tank of a motor vehicle to detect the amount of the fuel oil in the fuel tank, a microcontroller coupled to the fuel level detector to receive traveling data of the motor vehicle and to establish an average speed-fuel consumption relationship curve and fuel consumption and travel distance relationship curves at different speeds and to calculate the distance the motor vehicle can travel based on the amount of the fuel oil detected by the fuel level detector subject to the fuel consumption and travel distance relationship curve, and a display unit coupled to the microcontroller and controlled by the microcontroller to display data. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255756 | Navigation Method - A method for navigating from a starting location to a destination location includes calculating a total route that is divided into at least two partial routes, at least one partial route being calculated locally in a mobile navigation client and at least one other partial route being calculated centrally in a stationary route server. At least one transfer point is ascertained as the end point of a first partial route and as the starting point of a second partial route as a function of the resulting total route. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255757 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTING OCEAN GOING VESSELS TO AVOID TREACHEROUS ENVIRONMENTS - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for generating a route for a vessel to travel from a start point to an end point. A start point and an end point for the vessel are identified. A forecast of wave conditions during a period of time is obtained. A model of the vessel is obtained, wherein the model includes parameters used to calculate a response of the vessel to the wave conditions. A route is generated from the start point to the end point for the vessel to travel on using the model of the vessel and the forecast of the wave conditions, wherein the route avoids conditions that may cause a treacherous environment and meets a set of goals. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255758 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR GENERATING REFERENCE GEOCODES FOR POINT ADDRESSES - Systems and methods are provided for generating a reference location data set, such as a reference longitude and latitude point, for each of a plurality of point addresses. A reference location data set can be determined for a point address based on a history of prior geocode samples, such as GPS readings, that have been obtained using a portable computing device during a prior delivery to or pickup from the point address. A location data service collects such geocode samples and processes the samples to generate a reference location data set, such as a reference longitude and latitude and a zone of confidence around the reference longitude and latitude, for each unique point address. To determine whether an item is being delivered to a wrong address, current location data obtained during a delivery can be compared against the reference location data generated by the location data service for the delivery address. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255759 | Travel arrangements through buddy lists in a geosocial environment - A method, apparatus and system of travel arrangement using buddy lists in a geosocial environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes providing a plurality of user profiles, each profile in the plurality of user profiles to include an associated specific geographic location, associating a user with a first user profile in the plurality of user profiles, selecting a second user profile in the plurality of user profiles, determining a mode of physical communication, and generating a physical communication plan of physical communication between a first specific geographic location associated with the first user profile in the plurality of user profiles and a second specific geographic location associated with the second user profile in the plurality of user profiles. The method may also include providing a plurality of modes of physical communication. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255760 | Forecasting system - A process includes providing a plurality of forecasts from a plurality of forecasting models. The plurality of forecasts each includes a mean and a variance. A model weight is calculated for each forecasting model. The model weight is proportional to the ability of that model to successfully forecast a queried situation. The plurality of forecasts are combined using an aggregate mean and an aggregate variance of the plurality of forecasts. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255761 | INVERSE-VECTOR METHOD FOR SMOOTHING DIPS AND AZIMUTHS - A system and method using inverse-vector processing to iterate through a loop of three steps: set a guide direction, invert opposite vectors, and average vectors to update the guide direction, for smoothing seismic amplitude data. The inverse-vector method can overcome instabilities where the traditional structure-tensor approach fails. The inverse-vector smoothing is simple to implement and more computational efficient. The resultant dips and azimuths are spatially consistent and thus more interpretable and suitable for calculation of curvature and other dip based attributes. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255762 | Correction for Errors Caused by Variation in Water Conditions - Method for processing seismic data to correct for errors caused by variation in water conditions. In one implementation, the method may include (a) applying a dip correction to a plurality of observed water bottom reflection times using a model water velocity and an estimate of geologic dip; (b) applying a normal moveout (NMO) correction to the dip corrected observed water bottom reflection times using the model water velocity; (c) applying a common mid point (“CMP”) bin centering correction to the NMO corrected, dip corrected observed water bottom reflection times using the model water velocity and the estimate of geologic dip; (d) solving for Δs | 2008-10-16 |
20080255763 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR OBSERVING AND PREDICTING A PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE OF AN ANIMAL - A system for observing and predicting a physiological state of an animal has been provided. The system includes a computer including a processor and being operatively connected to a database, at least one sample providing device for repetitively providing at least one sample of a body fluid of the animal, an analysis apparatus for analyzing the at least one sample, so as to obtain at least one sample value of at least one parameter of the body fluid, a data interface for repetitively entering the sample value of the at least one parameter in the database, where the database is adapted to store multiple database entries representing the sample value of the at least one parameter at various points in time, and where the processor is programmed to: perform at least one mathematical analysis of the at least one sample value, and selecting, on the basis of the at least one mathematical analysis, the point in time for providing a subsequent sample and performing a subsequent analysis of the subsequent sample for at least one of the parameters. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255764 | Methods for the Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer and Ovarian Cancer by the Measurement of Vitamin E-Related Metabolites - The present invention relates to the diagnosis of colorectal and ovarian cancers (CRC and OC, respectively). The present invention describes the relationship between endogenous small molecules and CRC or OC. Specifically, the present invention relates to the diagnosis of CRC and OC through the measurement of vitamin E isoforms and related metabolites. The present invention also relates to diagnostic markers identified in said method. The present invention relates to the underlying case and pre-symptomatic phases of CRC, the diagnosis of various stages and severity of CRC, the early detection of CRC, monitoring and diagnosing the effect of therapy on CRC and OC health states. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255765 | MONITORING CYCLOSPORINE IN SALIVA - Saliva offers an alternative specimen for the therapeutic monitoring of cyclosporine (CsA) in children and patients with difficult venous access. For a highly protein-bound drug such as CsA, saliva provides a practical approach for measuring the unbound concentration. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is ideally suited for the measurement of drugs in saliva. A solid-phase extraction technique, analytic liquid chromatography over an Aqua Perfect column, maintained at 65° C., and electrospray tandem mass spectrometry were used to quantify CsA in saliva. The method used cyclosporine C (CsC) as the internal standard. Mobile phase comprised of a 97:3 voL mixture of methanol and 30 mmol/L ammonium acetate at a flow rate of 0.5 mL/min. Chromatograms using mass transitions of m/z 1219.9→m/z 1202.9 for CsA and m/z 1235.9→m/z 1218.9 for CsC were obtained. The calibration curve was linear from 1 to 300 μg/L with correlation coefficient values ranging from 0.9732 to 0.9968). The lower limit of quantification was 1 μg/L and limit of detection was 0.6 μg/L with an average extraction recovery of 84.7±2.6% for CsA and 93.7±4.4% for CsC from the saliva matrix. The accuracy of the method ranged from 92% to 104.7%, and the intra- and interim coefficients of variation were 6.9-12.2% and 8.3-12.1%, respectively. The correlation coefficient value between the CsA concentration measurements in 15 paired blood-saliva samples from kidney transplant recipients was 0.695 (P=0.006). The noninvasive and simple method of saliva collection coupled with the LC-MS/MS quantification technique for CsA analysis would generate novel data that could benefit patients undergoing CsA therapy. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255766 | Methods and kits for the diagnosis of sickle cell - Provided are methods for the detection and diagnosis of sickle cell. The methods are based on the discovery that abnormal levels of selected analytes in sample fluid, typically blood samples, of patients who are at risk are supportive of a diagnosis of sickle cell. At least two new biomarkers for sickle cell are thus disclosed, Eotaxin and Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1. Altogether the concentrations of eleven analytes provide a sensitive and selective picture of the patient's condition, namely, whether the patient is suffering from sickle cell. Other important biomarkers for sickle cell are described, including but not limited to IL-12p40, SHBG, MMP-9, Adiponectin, Haptoglobin, FGF basic, IgM, Growth Hormone, Factor VII. Kits containing reagents to assist in the analysis of fluid samples are also described. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255767 | Method and Device For Detection of Splice Form and Alternative Splice Forms in Dna or Rna Sequences - The invention relates to a method and a device for detection of splice sites in DNA or RNA sequences comprising three steps: a) examining a training set of sequences comprising DNA or RNA sequences with known splice sites by an automated, discriminative training device for detecting splicing patterns, especially in a predetermined window around the known splice sites; b) scanning a sequence comprising DNA or RNA sequences containing unknown splice sites for the occurrence of the splicing patterns detected in step a); and c) calculation of a cumulative splice score in dependence of a maximization of the margin between the true splice forms and all wrong splice forms in the sequence. The invention also relates to a method and a device for detection of splice forms and alternative splice forms in DNA or RNA sequences. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255768 | METHODS OF DETERMINING RELATIVE GENETIC LIKELIHOODS OF AN INDIVIDUAL MATCHING A POPULATION - Provided are methods of determining an individual's relative likelihood of having a genetic match with one or more local populations as compared to a generic index population. Also provided are systems, apparatuses, kits, and machine-readable medium relating to such methods. The methods may be used for example, to identify an individual's or individual's ancestor's most likely geographic origin, or to identify the breed, species, kingdom, etc. of an organism. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255769 | Reactive Gas Detection In Complex Backgrounds - A differential absorption spectrum for a reactive gas in a gas mixture can be generated for sample absorption data by subtracting background absorption data set from the sample absorption data. The background absorption data can be characteristic of absorption characteristics of the background composition in a laser light scan range that includes a target wavelength. The differential absorption spectrum can be converted to a measured concentration of the reactive gas using calibration data. A determination can be made whether the background composition has substantially changed relative to the background absorption data, and new background absorption data can be used if the background composition has substantially changed. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255770 | Valve tester control enhancements - A valve tester system is disclosed that comprises a valve tester assembly for rotating a valve stem of a valve. The valve tester assembly may include a support, a rotation element mounted on the support for rotating a valve during a rotation event, a control element for controlling aspects of the rotation event of the valve by the rotation element, and an element for detecting a location of the valve tester assembly during the rotation event of the valve. In some embodiments of the invention, the element for detecting the location of the valve tester assembly includes a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) receiver. In some embodiments, the GPS receiver is integral with the control element. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255771 | ROBUST DAMAGE DETECTION - A method of improving damage detection in a structural health monitoring system includes obtaining a baseline set of signals corresponding to a range of values of an environmental effect variable for a plurality of first selected paths between pairs of a plurality of transducers configured in an array attached to a structure. Threshold levels are established for each of the selected paths for determining detection of damage in the structure based on differences in the baseline set of signals for the selected path. A current signal is acquired for each of the selected paths. The plurality of current signals are analyzed based on the threshold levels to detect damage in the structure. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255772 | Method and a control system for monitoring the condition of an industrial robot - An industrial robot diagnostic method including performing a condition analysis utilizing at least two selected input signals, wherein each selected input signal indicates a condition related to a property of the industrial robot, performing an analysis of any combination of the selected input signals utilizing a signal modeling of the signals and outputting from the condition analyzer a result being at least one of: a detection of a malfunction of the robot system, an identification of a root cause failure in the robot system and prediction of a potential malfunction in the robot system. Also an industrial robot system utilizing the method. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255773 | Machine condition monitoring using pattern rules - Pattern rules are created by comparing a condition signal pattern to a plurality of known signal patterns and determining a machine condition pattern rule based at least in part on the comparison of the condition signal pattern to one of the plurality of known signal patterns. A matching score based on the comparison of the condition signal pattern to one of the plurality of known signal patterns as well as a signal pattern duration is determined. The machine condition pattern rule is then defined for nonparametric condition signal patterns as a multipartite threshold rule with a first threshold based on the determined matching score and a second threshold based on the determined signal duration. For parametric signal patterns, one or more parameters of the signal pattern are determined and the machine condition pattern rule is further defined with a third threshold based on the determined one or more parameters. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255774 | DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE COMPENSATION OF SENSOR DATA IN STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEMS - A method for adjusting signal data detected in a structural health monitoring (SHM) system to compensate for the effects of environmental variables acting thereon includes constructing a baseline data space comprised of sets of signal data. Current signal data sets are collected for comparison to the baseline data space. The collected current signal data sets are amended to best match baseline signal data sets in the baseline data space. A set of indices are computed for comparing the amended current signal data set to the baseline signal data sets. A threshold for detection is determined by outlier detection for the computed indices. A signal in the collected signal data set is determined to be detected on the basis of the threshold. A representation of the detected signal strength is provided on the basis of the computed indices. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255775 | ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE COMPENSATION IN A STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM - A method and system of compensating for environmental effect when detecting signals using a structural health monitoring system includes collecting baseline data signals for one or more values of the environmental effect variable from signals transmitted along selected paths between transducers in an array attached to the structure. A threshold is selected based on the baseline data for determining if the signal is detected. Current data signals are collected and matched to the best fit baseline data. The value of the environmental effect variable is determined on the basis of the matching. A signal is detected according to the selected threshold. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255776 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING PROBABILISTIC DAMAGE SIZES IN STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEMS - A method for calculating the probable damage size in a structure includes defining a configuration of an array of transducers mounted on the structure. Any pair of the transducers includes an actuator and a sensor, and each pair defines a propagation path in the structure. All propagation paths that are affected by being touched by a damage of the structure, and all adjacent paths that are untouched and thereby unaffected by the damage, are identified. A range of sizes of the damage is determined, and a probability density of the damage versus damage size is calculated on the basis of the transducer array configuration and the affected and unaffected propagation paths identified. On the basis of the probability density, a most probable damage size is determined, and the probability of the damage being greater or less than the most probable damage size is also determined. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255777 | OPTIMAL SENSOR LOCATION FOR DAMAGE DETECTION - A method for determining optimal locations of a plurality of sensors for damage detection in a structural health monitoring system includes providing a one or more signal performance characteristics, spatial parameters describing a layout of a structure, and generating a layout for the plurality of sensors according to the signal performance characteristics and the spatial parameters. An estimated largest critical damage size that may not be detected by sensors arranged according to the first layout is determined. The layout is edited so as to reduce the estimated largest critical damage size to be less than or equal to a selected maximum size requirement. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255778 | DETECTING DAMAGE IN METAL STRUCTURES WITH STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEMS - A method useful in structural health monitoring (SHM) systems for detecting damages in metal structures includes extracting the zero-order symmetric and anti-symmetric mode signal components from each of a plurality of current sensor signals of an array of transducers mounted on the structure, matching the extracted signal components with corresponding signal components of a plurality of baseline sensor signals previously detected in the structure, computing respective indices I | 2008-10-16 |
20080255779 | Methods of detecting anomalies in ambient alternating current fields - Methods of detecting anomalies in ambient alternating current (AC) fields are provided. An exemplary embodiment of such a method includes the steps of placing an AC field sensor in an ambient AC field, generating a signal representative of the ambient AC field received by the sensor, and processing the signal to determine if the ambient AC field includes any anomalies. Various applications for the methods are also provided. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255780 | Ic Testing Methods and Apparatus - A shift register circuit is provided for storing instruction data for the testing of an integrated circuit core. The shift register circuit comprises a plurality of stages, each stage comprising a serial input (si) and a serial output (so) and a parallel output (wir_output) comprising one terminal of a parallel output of the shift register circuit. A first shift register storage element ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080255781 | TRANSDUCER ARRAY SELF-DIAGNOSTICS AND SELF-HEALING - A method of performing transducer self-diagnostics and self-healing on an array of sensor transducers bonded to a structure for health monitoring includes measuring impedance to detect whether a transducer is missing, or a connection is damaged. Pitch-catch signals generated between one or more pairs of transducers are analyzed for detecting defects according to selected criteria of defect size and location to determine whether the sensors are damaged or partially/fully disbanded. Based on the resulting map of operational transducers, signal transmission paths are added/extended between additional pairs of transducers to maintain inspection coverage of the structure according to the selected criteria. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255782 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Monitoring Energy Systems - Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, which can comprise a set of electrical energy monitoring devices. Each of the set of electrical energy monitoring devices can be adapted to be mounted in a circuit breaker panel substantially adjacent to a corresponding circuit breaker. The system can comprise an energy monitoring master controller adapted to be communicatively coupled to each of the set of electrical energy monitoring devices. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255783 | Fully-charged battery capacity detection method - In a fully-charged battery capacity detection method, first and second no-load voltages (VOCV | 2008-10-16 |
20080255784 | SIMULTANEOUS PHYSICAL AND PROTOCOL LAYER ANALYSIS - A method and apparatus for capturing an analog waveform on a serial bus. The method comprises the steps of designating a predetermined digital data sequence, decoding a serial data signal carried on a serial data bus, and comparing the decoded serial data signal to the predetermined digital data sequence. When it is determined that a portion of the decoded serial data matches the predetermined digital data sequence, the portion of the serial data signal corresponding to the matching portion of the decoded serial data signal is marked. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255785 | Length-of-the-curve stress metric for improved characterization of computer system reliability - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system that characterizes the reliability of a computer system. The system first collects samples of a performance parameter from the computer system. Next, the system computes the length of a line between the samples, wherein the line includes a component which is proportionate to a difference between values of the samples and a component which is proportionate to a time interval between the samples. The system then adds the computed length to a cumulative length variable which can be used to characterize the reliability of the computer system. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255786 | Optical metrology using support vector machine with profile parameter inputs - A structure formed on a semiconductor wafer can be examined using a support vector machine. A profile model of the structure is obtained. The profile model is defined by profile parameters that characterize the geometric shape of the structure. A training set of values for the profile parameters is obtained. A training set of simulated diffraction signals is generated using the training set of values for the profile parameters, each simulated diffraction signal characterizing the behavior of light diffracted from the structure. The support vector machine is trained using the training set of values for the profile parameters as inputs to the support vector machine and the training set of simulated diffraction signals as expected outputs of the support vector machine. A measured diffraction signal off the structure is obtained. A simulated diffraction signal is generated using a set of values for the profile parameters as inputs to the trained support vector machine. The measured diffraction signal is compared to the simulated diffraction signal. When the measured diffraction signal and simulated diffraction signal match within one or more matching criteria, values of profile parameters of the structure are determined to be the set of values for the profile parameters used to generate the simulated diffraction signal. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255787 | Capacitance Manometers and Methods Relating to Auto-Drift Correction - Systems, methods, and apparatus, including software implementation, are disclosed providing drift prediction of output values for manometers. A signal or other indication may be provided for or in relation to a capacitance manometer when a servicing, replacing, and/or zeroing event is predicted or determined to be required, based on a history (e.g., timestamps) associated with previous zeroing events. Previously recorded timestamps can be curve fit with suitable functions to calculate or predict future maintenance, calibration, and/or replacement events for a manometer. Such signals or indications can be generated as an on-screen indication, and could also be available upon interrogation of the manometer via a digital communications link or system. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255788 | Method for calibrating a powered seat - A method of calibrating a powered seat includes storing a first position of at least one seat part in a memory, calculating a second position of the at least one seat part by adding to the first position a difference between a predetermined value of first position and a predetermined value of the second position, and storing the calculated second position in the memory. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255789 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An orientation measurement value acquisition unit ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080255790 | METHOD OF CALIBRATING A SCALE - A method of calibrating a scale which enforces exercise requirements. The method includes causing an interface to provide a first indication to place weight on the scale by control circuitry of the scale, receiving weight signals from a load cell by the control circuitry, causing the interface to provide a second indication that exercising has begun and of the level of weight applied by the control circuitry, determining that a minimum recommended calibration weight has been placed on the scale by the control circuitry, and causing an interface to provide a third indication that the minimum recommended calibration weight has been placed on the scale by the control circuitry. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255791 | INTERFACE TO FULL AND REDUCE PIN JTAG DEVICES - The disclosure describes a process and apparatus for accessing devices on a substrate. The substrate may include only full pin JTAG devices ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080255792 | TEST SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING THRESHOLD VOLTAGE VARIATION USING A DEVICE ARRAY - A test system and computer program for measuring threshold voltage variation using a device array provides accurate threshold voltage distribution values for process verification and improvement. The test system and computer program control a characterization array circuit that imposes a fixed drain-source voltage and a constant channel current at individual devices within the array. Another circuit senses the source voltage of the individual device within the array. The statistical distribution of the threshold voltage is determined directly from the source voltage distribution by offsetting each source voltage by a value determined by completely characterizing one or more devices within the array. The resulting methodology avoids the necessity of otherwise characterizing each device within the array, thus reducing measurement time dramatically. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255793 | Pressure display apparatus - A pressure display apparatus | 2008-10-16 |
20080255794 | PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MONITORING AND PROMPTING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method are provided in various illustrative embodiments for monitoring a user's physical activity and prompting a user to undertake physical activity as needed. An illustrative embodiment includes a wearable activity sensor, an output device, and a control system. The control system is configured to receive data from the activity sensor and provide output via the output device as a function of the data from the activity sensor. The output comprises content associated with utilizing an exercise enabling device. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255795 | Force Sensing Apparatus and Method to Determine the Radius of Rotation of a Moving Object - An apparatus having an arrangement of two or more identical accelerometers with aligned sensitivity axes. Each of the accelerometers senses motion over at least one axis. The accelerometer readings include a component corresponding to gravitational force that is the same for each accelerometer in the arrangement. Logic circuitry in communication with the accelerometer arrangement couples accelerometer signals to a processor to compute motion variables. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255796 | Method and device for measuring rotation speed of rotating equipment - The rotation speed measuring device includes a position sensor ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080255797 | System for Measuring Pedal Speed - The invention concerns a detecting system for measuring the speed (V) of a pedal comprising a pedal ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080255798 | WAFER CENTER FINDING WITH A KALMAN FILTER - A number of wafer center finding methods and systems are disclosed herein that improve upon existing techniques used in semiconductor manufacturing. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255799 | Determination of the Gap Size of a Radial Gap - The invention relates to a method for determining the size of a radial gap between rotating and torsion-proof parts, particularly the parts of a turbomachine. According to said method, an original signal emitted by a transmitter device located on the surface of the rotating part is received in a modified manner by a receiver device disposed on the torsion-proof part and is redirected to an evaluation unit. Said evaluation device determines and displays the size of the radial gap from the received signal by determining the parameters of the trajectory of the rotating transmitter device. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255800 | Method and device for measuring the progress of a moving person - The invention relates to measuring devices to be used in physical measuring, and more particularly, to a method and a device for measuring the progress of a moving person. In the solution according to the invention the quantities describing the progress of the moving person are being calculated based on step cycle-specific acceleration stage characteristic accelerations a+ and step cycle-specific braking stage characteristic acceleration a− obtained from acceleration values measured by means of an acceleration sensor, and on the measured time. The invention aims at providing a solution, better and simpler than prior solutions, for measuring the progress of a moving person, which solution is applicable for use in a multitude of measuring solutions for ways of locomotion of various types. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255801 | Optical metrology using a support vector machine with simulated diffraction signal inputs - A structure formed on a semiconductor wafer can be examined using a support vector machine. A profile model of the structure is obtained. The profile model is defined by profile parameters that characterize the geometric shape of the structure. A set of values for the profile parameters is obtained. A set of simulated diffraction signals is generated using the set of values for the profile parameters, each simulated diffraction signal characterizing the behavior of light diffracted from the structure. The support vector machine is trained using the set of simulated diffraction signals as inputs to the support vector machine and the set of values for the profile parameters as expected outputs of the support vector machine. A measured diffraction signal off the structure is obtained. The measured diffraction signal is inputted into the trained support vector machine. Values of profile parameters of the structure are obtained as an output from the trained support vector machine. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255802 | Real-time high-speed monitoring of steady state - In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method for predicting a steady state performance of a switched circuit having a first state and a second state, the method includes: identifying a plurality of circuit components, each circuit component having at least one component parameter; determining a transition matrix for the first state [A | 2008-10-16 |
20080255803 | DETECTABLE DEFECT SIZE AND PROBABILITY-OF-DETECTION - Predicting the probability of detection of major and minor defects in a structure includes simulating a plurality of N defects at random locations in a region specified by an array of transducers. Defect size is incremented until it intersects one path between two transducers. The defect size is again incremented until it intersects two or more adjacent paths between pairs of transducers. The number of major defects up to a selected size is determined by the total number of single path intersections by defects up to the selected size. The number of minor defects up to a selected size is determined on the basis of the total number of defects intersecting two or more paths up to the selected size. The probability of detection up to a selected size is the cumulative number of major or minor defects up to the selected size normalizing by N. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255804 | GENERATING DAMAGE PROBABILITY-OF-DETECTION CURVES IN STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING TRANSDUCER NETWORKS - A method for automatically creating a probability of detection (POD) curve of an entire network of transducers monitoring and detecting damage in a structure is based on the POD of each of the individual actuator-sensor paths. These individual path PODs may be generated in different ways, such as by experimentation or simulation. This technique makes it possible to create the POD curve of a structural health monitoring (SHM) system for the detection of damages in structures. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255805 | Sensor Malfunction Determination Device and Sensor Malfunction Determination Method - The present invention includes a sensor malfunction determination unit | 2008-10-16 |
20080255806 | Pole Monitoring Kit, in Particular for Wooden Poles - Kit for monitoring poles, in particular wooden poles, that comprises: a detection device ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080255807 | Method and apparatus for monitoring the health of a computer system - A system that monitors the health of a computer system is presented. During operation, the system receives a first-difference function for the variance of a time series for a monitored telemetry variable within the computer system. The system then determines whether the first-difference function indicates that the computer system is at the onset of degradation. If so, the system performs a remedial action. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255808 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DATA PROCESSING AND CONTROL IN MEDICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for providing data processing and control for use in a medical communication system are provided. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255809 | Locally Updating a Three-Dimensional Model - Updating a three-dimensional model includes generating a three-dimensional model comprised of components, modifying one of the components, determining other components having a possible changing effect on the three-dimensional model as a result of modifying the one component, and constructing a modified version of the three-dimensional model by regenerating the modified component and the other components having the possible changing effect while not regenerating remaining ones of the components not having the possible changing effect. The modified version achieves the same result as revising the three-dimensional model by regenerating each one of components. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255810 | CAD SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR SAME - The present invention reduces the number of diagrams and the workload of management and the like, by aggregating spools of a common format, in plant design technology using a three-dimensional CAD system. Format specific data which is stored separately according to spool format is obtained by aggregating the respective spools in the internal data, which is generated by a data acquisition means, into respective common formats by a spool aggregation means. In this process, a comparison and classification means compares the contents of the control point tables relating to the respective spools, between each and every pair of the spools, so as to confirm whether there exist control point tables which are the same, with taking all of the start points of each spool as a point of origin, thereby determines whether both spools of each pair are matching based on prescribed common characteristics, as the result of this determination, in cases where both spools are matching, then creates format specific data which is stored separately with respect to each spool format. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255811 | System and Method for Determining Surface Roughness - The present application provides a method and system for modeling surface roughness or cosmetic appearance as the result of manufacturing process performed on metal products. The method and system include loading of the desired dimensions of a metal product to be manufactured into a computer aided design program. A computer aided design model of the metal product to be manufactured is then generated, and the predicted levels of strain associated with manufacture of the metal product are also generated. A database of the characteristics of the metal material used in the manufacturing process is also created, including a digital image, resulting from physical testing of different desired materials to form the product to be manufactured. A database of physical characteristics created from physical testing performed using the computer aided design model of the product to be manufactured from a desired material is also created and used to produce a simulated product image which has the physical characteristics resulting from the manufacturing process superimposed on the simulated product image. The simulated product image may then be reviewed to determine whether potential problem areas may result in the metal product during manufacturing of the metal product from the desired metal material. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255812 | Texturing a Translucent Surface - A computer-implemented method for texturing a modeled surface includes receiving an albedo map corresponding to light scattering under uniform incident diffuse light. The method includes determining, using the albedo map, a local scattering parameter for a multipole bidirectional scattering surface reflectance distribution function (BSSRDF). The method includes texturing a modeled surface using the BSSRDF and the local scattering parameter. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255813 | Probabilistic regression suites for functional verification - Methods, apparatus and systems are provided that enable the generation of random regression suites for verification of a hardware or software design to be formulated as optimization problems. Solution of the optimization problems using probabilistic methods provides information on which set of test specifications should be used, and how many tests should be generated from each specification. In one mode of operation regression suites are constructed that use the minimal number of tests required to achieve a specific coverage goal. In another mode of operation regression suites are constructed so as to maximize task coverage when a fixed number of tests are run or within a fixed cost. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255814 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODEL-BASED CONTROL - Various methods and systems for the parametric control of a process include representing the process with a process model used to generate future predictions of a process variable. In one embodiment, the process exhibits integrating behavior that is represented by a non-integrating process model. In another embodiment, an inverse of the model is filtered using a filter that includes a lead time constant that is selected to minimize a steady state error of the predicted process variable. In yet another embodiment, an array of output model values is revised or reindexed in response to a change in a time-varying parameter related to the process. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255815 | Automatic insertion point identification in model merging operations - Methods and systems are provided for automatic identification of an insertion point. Comparison defining the correspondence between elements of models is done. The sequence order of elements in the second model is analyzed to identify predecessor and successor elements of the element t. The comparison is used to identify a set of transferred predecessors (P | 2008-10-16 |
20080255816 | System and method for evaluating petroleum reservoir using forward modeling - This invention relates to petroleum reservoir characterization. It uses a novel system and method to generate a system of reservoir models, and then use a series of simulation techniques to simulate the models. The models are refined through each simulation and comparison step by comparing the results of the simulation with the known data from the reservoir. The invention can be applied to different reservoirs which have different known properties. Simulation techniques such as EM test forward calculation, stochastic reservoir modeling, streamline forward calculation are all candidates of simulation methods disclosed in the invention. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255817 | MODELING THE TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR OF BHA/DRILL STRING WHILE DRILLING - A method, system and computer program product for performing a drilling operation for an oil field, the oil field having a subterranean formation with geological structures and reservoirs therein. The method involves creating a finite-difference model to simulate behavior of a drilling assembly used to drill a wellbore in the drilling operation, performing a simulation of the drilling operation using the finite-difference model, analyzing a result of the simulation, and selectively modifying the drilling operation based on the analysis. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255818 | Test System Design Tool With Model-Based Tool Support - A computer aided design apparatus performs context-sensitive modeling of a test and measurement system that includes a plurality of actual system components including instruments and interconnections therebetween. The apparatus comprises a graphical user interface; a library of models of system components, each model including a graphical representation of the system component and a definition of properties of the system component; and a system model generator for selecting and interconnecting the system components to produce a model of the system, for displaying the model on the graphical user interface as a combination of the graphical representations of the components, and for simulating operation and testing of the system. The system model generator operates in (i) a design mode, for constructing and displaying the model of the system from the models of system components as a graphical representation thereof; (ii) a simulation/analysis mode, for predicting performance characteristics of the system; and (iii) a runtime mode for linking to actual system components and operating the actual system components by manipulating the model through the graphical user interface. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255819 | High-accuracy virtual sensors for computer systems - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system that estimates the value of a virtual sensor. The system first samples values for performance metrics using external sensors that are coupled to a system and internal sensors that are built into the system. Next, the system generates an inferential sensing model for the system from the sampled values. Then, during operation, the system samples values of performance metrics using the internal sensors and uses the inferential sensing model and the sampled values from the internal sensors to estimate the values of performance metrics for removed external sensors (i.e., virtual sensors). | 2008-10-16 |
20080255820 | Behavioral modeling of high speed differential signals based on physical characteristics - A method of modeling the output drivers in an integrated circuit, for example a serializer/deserializer circuit, is provided. In accordance with embodiments of the invention, at least one parameter of the circuit is physically measured and a behavioral model utilizing that parameter is constructed. The behavioral model can then be utilized to predict the behavior of the integrated circuit output drivers. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255821 | CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A DIGITAL SYSTEM UTILIZING REGISTER ENTITIES - In at least one hardware definition language (HDL) file, at least one design entity containing a functional portion of a digital system is specified. The design entity logically contains first and second latches each having a respective plurality of different possible latch values. With one or more statements, a first Dial instance is associated with the first latch and a second Dial instance is associated with the second latch. A setting of the first Dial instance thus controls which of the plurality of different possible values is loaded in the first latch, and a setting of the second Dial instance controls which of the plurality of different possible values is loaded in the second latch. With a statement, a Register instance is concurrently associated with both the first and the second latches, such that a setting of the Register instance controls the latch values loaded in both the first and second latches. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255822 | Automatic Generation of Test Suite for Processor Architecture Compliance - A parametrically controlled model-based test generator automatically generates architectural compliance test suites for different implementations of a processor architecture, based on a set of architectural decisions chosen among optional behaviors for each implementation. Thus, different implementations of the same architecture can be easily supported by modifying the parameter values. In addition, ongoing changes to the architecture or comprehensive updates to the test suite can be easily handled by updating the architecture model or the coverage models, forgoing the need to review the whole, potentially huge, set of tests. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255823 | System of Automated Creation of a Software Interface - A system of automated creation of a software interface between an operator and electronic device functional cores arranged in a target platform. The system includes a designing module comprising a designing window, wherein there are arranged interface visual elements corresponding to control members of the platform and a state machine wherein elements are functionally connected; a validation module for testing whether data issued from the designing module match the properties of the functional cores; and a simulation module of the target platform comprising a translation unit converting data issued from the validation module and transmitting them to a managing member of the target platform in order to simulate said functional cores by means of the control members. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255824 | Translation Apparatus - A translation apparatus includes a punctuation symbol detection unit for detecting whether a predetermined punctuation symbol exists or not in text information of a first language which is obtained by a voice recognition unit. When the punctuation symbol is detected by the punctuation symbol detection unit, the text information of the first language is translated into text information of a second language. As a result of this, in performing translation, it is possible to easily and smoothly obtain a translation result which is intended by a user. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255825 | PROVIDING TRANSLATIONS ENCODED WITHIN EMBEDDED DIGITAL INFORMATION - A method of providing a translation within a voice stream can include receiving a speech signal in a first language, determining text from the speech signal, translating the text to a second and different language, and encoding the translated text within the speech signal. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255826 | Dictionary data generating apparatus, character input apparatus, dictionary data generating method, and character input method - A dictionary data generating apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes: an acquiring part configured to acquire a current issue keyword from inputted information including a current issue keyword; and a generating part configured to generate current issue dictionary data for prediction conversion based on the current issue keyword acquired by the acquiring part. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255827 | Voice Conversion Training and Data Collection - It may be desirable to provide a way to collect high quality speech training data without undue burden to the user. Speech training data may be collected during normal usage of a device. In this way, the collection of speech training data may be effectively transparent to the user, without the need for a distinct collection mode from the user's point of view. For example, where the device is or includes a phone (such as a cellular phone), when the user makes or receives a phone call to/from another party, speech training data may be automatically collected from one or both of the parties during the phone call. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255828 | DATA COMMUNICATION VIA A VOICE CHANNEL OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK USING DISCONTINUITIES - A system and method for data communication over a cellular communications network that allows the transmission of digital data over a voice channel using a vocoder that operates in different modes depending upon characteristics of the inputted signal it receives. To prepare the digital data for transmission, one or more carrier signals are encoded with the digital data using one of a number of modulation schemes that utilize differential phase shift keying to give the modulated carrier signal certain periodicity and energy characteristics that allow it to be transmitted by the vocoder at full rate. The modulation schemes include DPSK using either a single or multiple frequency carriers, combined FSK-DPSK modulation, combined ASK-DPSK, PSK with a phase tracker in the demodulator, as well as continuous signal modulation (ASK or FSK) with inserted discontinuities that can be independent of the digital data. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255829 | Method and Test Signal for Measuring Speech Intelligibility - A method and apparatus for estimating speech intelligibility in a mobile communications network component handling two-way communication between two ends of a signal path. Test signals adapted for speech intelligibility measurements are inserted into the signal path to simulate two-way communication. Double-talk is detected during the communication, and speech intelligibility measurements are performed only during periods of double-talk. This enables the effect of echo to be taken into account while avoiding undesirable effects from non-linear processing, and comfort noise if present, in the signal path. Voice enhancement devices may then be adjusted in response to the estimated speech intelligibility. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255830 | Method and device for modifying an audio signal - A method of modifying acoustic characteristics of an original audio signal as a function of modification instructions relating at least to the fundamental frequency and the spectral envelope of the original signal. The method comprises a first modification operation applied to the original signal to deliver an intermediate audio signal, the first modification operation being intended to deform the spectral envelope of the original signal in application of said spectral envelope modification instruction; and a second modification operation applied to the intermediate signal to deliver a final audio signal, the second modification operation being intended to modify at least the fundamental frequency of the intermediate signal, in application of a modification factor that is determined so as to take account of the effects of the first modification operation on the fundamental frequency of the original audio signal, so that the fundamental frequency obtained for the final signal conforms to said instruction relating to fundamental frequency. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255831 | Speech Band Extension Device - A speech band extension device ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080255832 | Scalable Encoding Apparatus and Scalable Encoding Method - A scalable encoding apparatus wherein stereo audio signals can be scalable encoded by use of a CELP encoding to improve the encoding efficiency. In the apparatus, an adder and a multiplier obtain an average of first and second channel signals as a monophonic signal. A CELP encoding part performs a CELP encoding of the monophonic signal. A first channel difference information encoding part performs an encoding of the first channel signal in conformance with the CELP encoding and obtains a difference between a resulting encoded parameter and an encoded parameter outputted from the CELP encoding part. The first channel difference information encoding part then encodes this difference and outputs the resulting encoded parameter. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255833 | Scalable Encoding Device, Scalable Decoding Device, and Method Thereof - A scalable encoding device for realizing scalable encoding by CELP encoding of a stereo sound signal and improving the encoding efficiency. In this device, an adder and a multiplier obtain an average of a first channel signal CH | 2008-10-16 |
20080255834 | Method and Device for Evaluating the Efficiency of a Noise Reducing Function for Audio Signals - A method of evaluating the efficiency of a noise-reducing function adapted to be applied to audio signals and comprising a preliminary step of obtaining a predefined test audio signal X[m] containing a noise-free wanted signal, a noisy signal Xb[m] obtained by adding a predefined noise signal to the test signal X[m], and a processed signal Y[m], obtained by applying the noise-reducing function to the noisy signal Xb[m], is remarkable in that it includes a loudness measuring step (E | 2008-10-16 |
20080255835 | USER DIRECTED ADAPTATION OF SPOKEN LANGUAGE GRAMMER - A method and system for interacting with a speech recognition system. A lattice of candidate words is displayed. The lattice of candidate words may include the output of a speech recognizer. Candidate words representing temporally serial utterances may be directly joined in the lattice. A path through the lattice represents a selection of one or more candidate words interpreting one or more corresponding utterances. An interface allows a user to select a path in the lattice. A selection of the path in the lattice may be received and the selection may be stored. The selection may be provided as positive feedback to the speech recognizer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255836 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A RECOGNITION SYSTEM HAVING A VERIFICATION RECOGNITION SYSTEM - A method and system for performing computer implemented recognition is disclosed. In one method embodiment, the present invention first accesses user input stored in a memory of a mobile device. On the mobile device, the present invention performs a coarse recognition process on the user input to generate a coarse result. The coarse process may operate in real-time. The embodiment then displays a portion of the coarse result on a display screen of the mobile device. The embodiment further performs a detailed recognition process on the user input to generate a detailed result. The detailed process has more recognition patterns and computing resources available to it. The present embodiment performs a comparison of the detailed result and the coarse result. The present embodiment displays a portion of the comparison on the display screen. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255837 | Method for locating an audio segment within an audio file - A method for locating an audio segment within an audio file comprising (i) providing a first transcribed text file associated with the audio file; (ii) providing a second transcribed text file associated with the audio file; (iii) receiving a user input defining a text segment corresponding to the audio segment to be located; (iv) searching for the text segment in the first transcribed text file; and (v) displaying only those occurrences of the text segment within the first transcribed text file that are also a match to occurrences of the text segment within the second transcribed text file. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255838 | AUDIBLE PRESENTATION AND VERBAL INTERACTION OF HTML-LIKE FORM CONSTRUCTS - A method of synchronizing an audio and visual presentation in a multi-modal browser. A form is transmitted over a network having at least one field requiring user supplied information to a multi-modal browser. Blank fields within the form are filled in by user who provides either verbal or tactile interaction, or a combination of verbal and tactile interaction. The browser moves to the next field requiring user provided input. Finally, the form exits after the user has supplied input for all required fields. The method also provides a synchronized verbal and visual presentation by said browser by having the headings for the fields to be filled out and typing in what the user says. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255839 | Speech Recognition Circuit and Method - A speech recognition circuit comprising a circuit for providing state identifiers which identify states corresponding to nodes or groups of adjacent nodes in a lexical tree, and for providing scores corresponding to said state identifiers, the lexical tree comprising a model of words; a memory structure for receiving and storing state identifiers identified by a node identifier identifying a node or group of adjacent nodes, said memory structure being adapted to allow lookup to identify particular state identifiers, reading of the scores corresponding to the state identifiers, and writing back of the scores to the memory structure after modification of the scores; an accumulator for receiving score updates corresponding to particular state identifiers from a score update generating circuit which generates the score updates using audio input, for receiving scores from the memory structure, and for modifying said scores by adding said score updates to said scores; and a selector circuit for selecting at least one node or group of adjacent nodes of the lexical tree according to said scores. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255840 | Video Nametags - Video nametags allow automatic identification of people speaking in a video. A video nametag is associated with a person who is participating in a video, such as a video conference scenario or recorded meeting. The video nametag includes one or more sensors that detect when the person is speaking. The video nametag transmits information to a video conferencing system that provides an indicator on a display of the video that identifies the speaker. The system may also automatically format the display of the video to concentrate on the person when the person is speaking. The video nametag can also capture the wearer's audio and transmit it wirelessly to be used for the conference audio send signal. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255841 | VOICE SEARCH DEVICE - A text data search using a voice is conventionally a full-text search using a word as an index word for a part recognized as a word in an input voice. Therefore, if any of the parts recognized as the words is falsely recognized, a search precision is lowered. In the present invention, referring to a language model generated by a language model generating part from text data to be subjected to a search which is divided by a learning data dividing part into a linguistic part and an acoustic model obtained by modeling voice features, a voice recognition part performs voice recognition for the input voice to output a phonemic representation. A matching unit converting part divides the phonemic representation into the same units as those of a text search dictionary, which is obtained by dividing the text data to be subjected to the search into the units smaller than those of the language model. A text search part uses the result of division to make a search on the text search dictionary. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255842 | Personalized Voice Activity Detection - A method of transferring a real-time audio signal transmission, including: registering voice patterns (or other characteristics) of on more users to be used to identify the voices of the users, accepting an audio signal as it is created as a sequence of segments, analyzing each segment of the accepted audio signal to determine if it contains voice activity ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080255843 | Voice recognition system and method - The invention provides a method of voice recognition, and the method includes the steps of: obtaining a current position information, obtaining a current voice model according to the current position information; and performing voice recognition according to the current voice model. Particularly, the current position information can be obtained according to network address information, or by a global positioning system. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255844 | Minimizing empirical error training and adaptation of statistical language models and context free grammar in automatic speech recognition - Architecture for minimizing an empirical error rate by discriminative adaptation of a statistical language model in a dictation and/or dialog application. The architecture allows assignment of an improved weighting value to each term or phrase to reduce empirical error. Empirical errors are minimized whether a user provides correction results or not based on criteria for discriminatively adapting the user language model (LM)/context-free grammar (CFG) to the target. Moreover, algorithms are provided for the training and adaptation processes of LM/CFG parameters for criteria optimization. | 2008-10-16 |
20080255845 | Speech Based Query System Using Semantic Decoding - An intelligent query system for processing voiced-based queries is disclosed, which uses a combination of both statistical and semantic based processing to identify the question posed by the user by understanding the meaning of the user's utterance. Based on identifying the meaning of the utterance, the system selects a single answer that best matches the user's query. The answer that is paired to this single question is then retrieved and presented to the user. The system, as implemented, accepts environmental variables selected by the user and is scalable to provide answers to a variety and quantity of user-initiated queries. | 2008-10-16 |