44th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 66 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140324333 | DISPLAY TERMINAL AND SERVER INSTALLED IN VEHICLE - A smartphone ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140324334 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND CENTER SERVER - An information processing system includes a center server, a first moving object that performs communication with the center server, and a second moving object that performs communication with the center server. The first moving object includes a submission information acquisition unit that acquires submission information related to a travel guiding, and a submission information transmission unit that transmits the submission information to the center server. The center server includes a guiding information accumulation unit that accumulates guiding information which is based on the submission information. The second moving object includes a travel guiding execution unit that executes the travel guiding for the second moving object with respect to the traveling route to the preset destination. The travel guiding execution unit executes the travel guiding using the guiding information of the guiding information accumulation unit. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324335 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RELATION TO A POINT OF INTEREST TO A USER - An apparatus and a method of informing a user of a POI (point of interest) having a boundary, the method comprising providing information relating to the POI, while the user is outside the boundary and, when the user is inside the boundary, providing information to the user relating to positions of sub POIs inside the boundary. Preferably, when the user is inside the boundary, no information relating to POIs outside the boundary is provided, and when the user is outside the boundary, no information relating to sub POIs is provided. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324336 | NAVIGATION OF ON-ROAD VEHICLE BASED ON VERTICAL ELEMENTS - A vehicle can include a navigation unit configured to determine a position of the vehicle. A detection unit can be configured to recognize position and features of objects external to the vehicle. An identification unit can be configured to identify objects expected to be detected based on a determined position of the vehicle, by comparing the recognized features to feature data of object reference data stored in a local database. When the identification unit is unable to identify an object, the identification unit can compare recognized or stored object features to the additional feature data received from a remote database. A navigation unit can update the position of the vehicle based on position data of identified objects and more accurate and safe autonomous operation of a vehicle can be achieved. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324337 | METHOD OF ENRICHMENT OF ROAD INFORMATION DATA - Road information data is enriched and a vehicle drive train is controlled on basis of this data. Based on vehicle position, data about possible routes which may be taken is collected from at least three sources (A, B, C). Data with the highest quality is chosen for controlling the drive train. When running, information about the traveled route is recorded and saved, thus providing a continuous update. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324338 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS AND INCREMENTAL LOCATION TRACKING OF A SMARTPHONE BASED ON SITUATION-AWARE CONTROL OF THE LEVEL OF BACKGROUND SENSING - The invention comprises a method for controlling the level of background reading of the sensors of a smartphone in order to continuously and incrementally track its location in an energy-efficient manner based on the situations its user faces habitually. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324339 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TRACKING OF MULTIPLE OBJECTS - Tracking systems using multi-object-tracking (MOT) combine data from a plurality of sensors ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140324340 | Information Processing Device, Processing Method, and Medium - While a user carrying a mobile terminal is aboard a vehicle, communication is available between on-vehicle equipment and the mobile terminal by near field communication, and therefore, the mobile terminal stands by and only the location information measured by the on-vehicle equipment is transmitted to a server. After the user gets off the vehicle, radio communication between the on-vehicle equipment and the mobile terminal is cut off, and therefore, the mobile terminal starts measuring the location etc. and only the location information measured by the mobile terminal is transmitted to the server. The server accumulates the location information sent from the on-vehicle equipment or the mobile terminal. Then, the server generates an inquiry image in which figures each representing the movement trajectory of the user are combined on a map based on the accumulated location information and transmits the inquiry image to the on-vehicle equipment. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324341 | Systems, Methods, And Software For Providing Wayfinding Orientation And Wayfinding Data To Blind Travelers - To support the independence and mobility of blind pedestrians, the present inventors devised, among other things, free systems, methods, and software for providing narrative blind-ready wayfinding information. One exemplary system receives user input identifying a starting landmark and ending landmark in a particular selected geographic region, such as a city, university campus, government building, shopping mall, or airport. The system then searches a database for the corresponding narrative wayfinding instructions, and outputs them in the form of text or audio to guide a blind pedestrian from the starting landmark to the ending landmark. In the exemplary system, blind users select the geographic region as well as the starting and ending landmark from a voice-driven telephonic menu system and receive audible wayfinding instruction via mobile telephone. In some embodiments, the system also provides access to voice-driven restaurant menus. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324342 | Systems and Methods for Path Finding in Maps - Systems and methods are provided for path finding. For example, a map is obtained; a plurality of first nodes in the map are determined, the first nodes being reachable nodes in the map; the first nodes are merged to obtain one or more second nodes according to a predetermined order based on at least information associated with one or more predetermined rules; the first nodes are marked as associated with the second nodes; and a path-finding algorithm is executed using the second nodes as independent nodes in order to obtain a path from a start node to a target node. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324343 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MIXED STATIC AND DYNAMIC ROUTING - Techniques for mixed static and dynamic routing include determining a subset of less than all of a plurality of stopover points of an initial route of ordered stopover points. In the subset, all stopover points are marked as dynamic to indicate that their order is allowed to change. It is also determined whether there are at least two stopover points for which order may be changed. If there are at least two stopover points for which order may be changed, then a computed route is determined in which an order in the computed route of the stopover points of the subset minimizes a metric for the entire route compared to any other allowed order of the stopover points of the subset. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324344 | METHOD, SERVER, AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING NAVIGATION INFORMATION - Various embodiments provide methods, servers, and systems for obtaining navigation information. In an exemplary method, a first obtaining request of a client device can be received and the first obtaining request can at least contain navigation key information and a public account ID. According to the public account ID, a target public account database can be determined. The target public account database can be a public account database corresponding to the public account ID. The target public account database can include the navigation key information and corresponding navigation information. According to the navigation key information, navigation information corresponding to the navigation key information from the target public account database can be obtained. The obtained navigation information can then be sent to the client device to display the obtained navigation information. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324345 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING OPTIMIZED TRAVEL PATH FOR AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT ON LAND WITH OBSTACLE - Methods for identifying and addressing inefficiencies in agricultural production activities caused by physical obstacles in the target field. A method and system is disclosed for determining an optimized travel path for an agricultural implement, specifically in the presence of an obstacle or obstruction such as an access road, oil well or public utility infrastructure. The method may further comprise means for determining the impact of such obstacle or obstruction on production from the agricultural land, as well as means for determining an optimized implement type and configuration. One or more travel path plans may be generated for selection of one by an agricultural producer. The method may also comprise means for determining an optimized location or position within a plot of land for an obstacle or obstruction that has not yet been constructed, as a way to reduce or alleviate the negative impact of such obstacle or obstruction on production from the plot of land. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324346 | IN-VEHICLE INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS - An in-vehicle information providing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores therein a station-facility image management table in which station-facility image selection conditions including at least a station name, a traveling direction, and a door opening direction are associated with station facility images, and a station-facility image database in which a plurality of station facility images corresponding to the station-facility image selection conditions are registered for each station. The in-vehicle information providing apparatus further includes an image-display control unit that selects, from the station-facility image database, a station facility image in which train information acquired from a train information management apparatus matches with the station-facility image selection conditions, by referring to the station-facility image management table, and transmits the selected station facility image as station-facility image information to the respective display units. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324347 | DETERMINING THE GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN OF METALS - A method of determining the geographic origin of a metal can comprise measuring a first isotope and a second isotope of the metal by high-resolution mass spectrometry; calculating a ratio of the first isotope and the second isotope; comparing the ratio to native ratios of isotopes of the metal of native samples from a plurality of geographic locations using a database; and matching the ratio to a geographic location. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324348 | NETWORKED ANEMOMETER SYSTEM FOR WINDMEASUREMENT - The present disclosure describes structures, methods, and functionality for measuring a wind profile with networked anemometers. One method includes receiving real-time wind measurement data from each of one or more anemometer sensor platforms (ASPs) in a network, receiving atmospheric data, and calculating, using the received real-time wind measurement data and the received atmospheric data, at least one of real-time wind measurements, a wind profile, an average wind speed, or a weapon aiming offset. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324349 | WEATHER DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented method of identifying weather events in geographic regions of interest includes monitoring queries to a weather information system. The queries contain at least one field indicative of a geographic region of interest A signal indicative of the presence of a weather event in the geographic region of interest is generated when the number of queries pertaining to the geographic region of interest is above the statistically determined value. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324350 | Machine Learning Approach for Analysis and Prediction of Cloud Particle Size and Shape Distribution - Techniques for analysis and prediction of cloud particle distribution and solar radiation are provided. In one aspect, a method for analyzing cloud particle characteristics includes the steps of: (a) collecting meteorological data; (b) calculating solar radiation values using a radiative transfer model based on the meteorological data and blended guess functions of a cloud particle distribution (c) optimizing the cloud particle distribution by optimizing the weight coefficients used for the blended guess functions of the cloud particle distribution based on the solar radiation values calculated in step (b) and measured solar radiation values; (d) training a machine-learning process using the meteorological data collected in step (a) and the cloud particle distribution optimized in step (c) as training samples; and (e) predicting future solar radiation values using forecasted meteorological data and the machine-learning process trained in step (d). | 2014-10-30 |
20140324351 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIVE INDICATORS TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE MANAGERS - A method of predicting weather-exacerbated threats, said method comprising inputting localized weather measurement data into a weather threat prediction system; predicting future localized weather conditions based on said localized weather measurement data combined with modeling from large scale weather data including National Weather Service Data; inputting natural environment and infrastructure data into said weather threat prediction system; correlating said infrastructure data with said predicted future localized weather conditions; and determining a threat level index over a region, a threat level indicating an area having a certain probabilistic likelihood of being harmed by said future weather conditions. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324352 | Machine Learning Approach for Analysis and Prediction of Cloud Particle Size and Shape Distribution - Techniques for analysis and prediction of cloud particle distribution and solar radiation are provided. In one aspect, a method for analyzing cloud particle characteristics includes the steps of: (a) collecting meteorological data; (b) calculating solar radiation values using a radiative transfer model based on the meteorological data and blended guess functions of a cloud particle distribution (c) optimizing the cloud particle distribution by optimizing the weight coefficients used for the blended guess functions of the cloud particle distribution based on the solar radiation values calculated in step (b) and measured solar radiation values; (d) training a machine-learning process using the meteorological data collected in step (a) and the cloud particle distribution optimized in step (c) as training samples; and (e) predicting future solar radiation values using forecasted meteorological data and the machine-learning process trained in step (d). | 2014-10-30 |
20140324353 | MULTI-COMPONENT INDUCTION LOGGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING REAL-TIME OBM BOREHOLE CORRECTION - Various resistivity logging tools, systems, and methods are disclosed. At least some system embodiments include a logging tool and at least one processor. The logging tool provides transmitter-receiver coupling measurements that include at least direct coupling along the longitudinal tool axis (Czz), direct coupling along the perpendicular axis (Cxx or Cyy), and cross coupling along the longitudinal and perpendicular axes (Cxz, Cyz, Czx, or Czy). The processor combines a plurality of the coupling measurements to obtain inversion parameters. Based at least in part on the inversion parameter, the processor performs an inversion process to determine a vertical conductivity and, based in part on the vertical conductivity, determines borehole corrected values for said transmitter-receiver coupling measurements. One or more of the borehole corrected values can be provided as a function of borehole position. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324354 | TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENT METHOD FOR AVO SEISMIC ANALYSIS - The transmission coefficient method for AVO (amplitude variation with offset) seismic analysis computes incident-to-transmitted pressure wave and incident-to-transmitted shear wave data in a manner that is compatible with existing AVO applications for analysis on the transmission coefficients of VSP data. Amplitude variation with offset (AVO) computation techniques known in the art provide estimates of pressure wave, shear wave and pseudo-Poisson's reflectivity. Such estimates are based on the Aki-Richards approximation of Zoeppritz's formulation of reflection amplitude and polarity variation with respect to incidence angle. The Zoeppritz equations describe the amplitudes of body waves when incident on an interface, resulting in a scattering matrix in which all possible incident and generated modes are addressed. The present method further simplifies the Aki and Richards computations to facilitate further AVO analysis. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324355 | FRACTURE DETECTION USING MONOPOLE SOURCE IN ACOUSTIC WELL LOGGING - The present disclosure relates generally to well logging and measurement in subterranean formations and more particularly, the present disclosure relates to a system and method for identifying anisotropic formations, such as fractures and fracture patterns, in subterranean formations. The method uses waveforms transmitted from a monopole source. After finding the Root Mean Square energy from at least four quadrants, the energy data is normalized. At least one minimum RMS energy point is identified and the azimuth of that minimum is also identified. The azimuth and the minimum are instructive in defining fracture patterns and characteristics. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324356 | APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING SAFETY OF BUILDING USING EARTHQUAKE ACCELERATION MEASUREMENT - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for evaluating the safety of a building. The apparatus includes first and second measurement instruments which measure earthquake accelerations of the top and bottom stories, a fast Fourier transform unit which performs fast Fourier transform on the earthquake accelerations, an integration unit which double-integrates the measured earthquake accelerations and creates drift data of the top story and the bottom story, a maximum inter-story drift ratio calculation unit which calculates a maximum inter-story drift ratio, a natural frequency change rate calculation unit which determines a natural frequency of the building, and compares the natural frequency with an ambient natural frequency of the building so as to calculate a natural frequency change rate, and a building safety evaluation unit which compares the maximum inter-story drift ratio and the frequency change rate with preset evaluation criteria and outputs a result of evaluation in the safety of the building. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324357 | SEISMIC INTERFEROMETRY FOR GRAND ROLL & NOISE ATTENUATION - Methods of acquiring and processing seismic data using derivative sensors, such as strain sensors, that facilitate ground roll noise attenuation with seismic interferometry are disclosed. The methods use both seismic data and their spatial derivatives in computing ground-roll noises which are removed from processed seismic data. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324358 | SURFACE MULTIPLE PREDICTION - Methods and computing systems for processing collected data are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is provided for predicting a plurality of surface multiples for a plurality of target traces in a record of multi-component seismic data acquired in a survey area. The method may select a target trace. The method may select an aperture of potential downward reflection points for the target trace. The method may calculate dip propagation attributes from the multi-component seismic data. The method may map the dip propagation attributes into a multiple contribution attribute gather based on the aperture. The method may modify the aperture based on the multiple contribution attribute gather. The method may then predict multiples for the selected target trace using the modified aperture. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324359 | PREDICTING THE MOLECULAR COMPLEXITY OF SEQUENCING LIBRARIES - Predicting the molecular complexity of a genomic sequencing library is a critical but difficult problem in modern sequencing applications. Methods to determine how deeply to sequence to achieve complete coverage or to predict the benefits of additional sequencing are lacking. We introduce an empirical Bayesian method to accurately characterize the molecular complexity of a DNA sample for almost any sequencing application based on limited preliminary sequencing. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324360 | ANTI-GCC ANTIBODY MOLECULES AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - The present invention provides methods for optimization of the harvest process by clarification of cell samples using centrifugation and depth filtration. The present invention provides methods for the determination of the optimal ratio of Q/Σ for the centrifugation step of a harvest process of a cell culture. The present invention provides methods for the determination of the number of particles and the size of the particles in the centrate of a centrifugation step of a harvest process of a cell culture by the use of imaging technology. The present invention provides methods for the scaling of the harvesting process from lab-bench scale to industrial scale. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324361 | TURBOMACHINE LUBRICATING OIL ANALYZER SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND RELATED METHODS - Various embodiments of the invention include a system having: at least one computing device at least one computing device configured to monitor a lubrication oil by performing actions including: determining an initial ideal remaining life for the lubrication oil; determining a temperature-based remaining life for the lubrication oil based upon a temperature measurement of the lubrication oil; calculating a contamination factor of the lubrication oil based upon a contamination sample of the lubrication oil; determining an updated ideal life remaining for the lubrication oil based upon the contamination factor, the initial ideal remaining life, and the temperature-based remaining life; and determining an actual life remaining for the lubrication oil based upon the updated ideal life remaining and a life loss factor. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324362 | SHIFT CORRECTION FOR SPECTRAL ANALYSIS - Techniques are described for resolving and identifying peaks of signal intensity in mass chromatograms so that the peaks may be associated with components (e.g., chemical and/or ionic species) representative of an analysis sample to identify the components. The techniques facilitate correction of shift errors in the peaks of signal intensity of the mass chromatograms. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324363 | SYSTEM RELIABILITY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT USING PHYSICS-BASED MODELS EMBEDDED IN A BAYSIAN NETWORK - A method for assessing reliability in a gas turbine engine system includes using a processor to carry out instructions from a memory to propagate a physics-based model through a Bayesian network to assess reliability for the gas turbine engine system. A system for assessing reliability for a gas turbine engine system includes a memory including instructions to propagate a physics-based model through a Bayesian network to assess reliability for a gas turbine engine system. The system also includes a processor operatively connected to the memory to carry out the instructions. A network interface can be operatively connected to the processor to receive reliability data from operation of gas turbine engines, wherein the memory includes instructions for updating data module or modules based on reliability data. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324364 | Method For Determining The Wear State - This invention relates to a method for determining a wear state of a chisel, a chisel holder, and/or a chisel holder replacement system equipped with a chisel and chisel holder. For this method to give the user qualitative and quantitative information about the wear, according to one embodiment of this invention, a position of at least one point of the chisel and/or the chisel holder is determined by a contactless measurement method and a corresponding measurement result is compared in a switching unit to a reference value stored in a memory device. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324365 | METHOD OF ASSESSING THE TECHNICAL CONDITION OF A ROTATING SHAFT - A method of assessing the technical condition of a rotating shaft by combining measurements from sensors to create the shaft trajectories in three dimensions and comparing them with patterns of theoretical shapes obtained from a theoretical model is disclosed. The method includes measuring synchronized analog vibration signals obtained from sensor devices located close to first and second bearing respectively, and converting analog vibration signals into discrete vibration signals which are converted into discrete displacement signals which are delivered to a computer. The computer also receives three-dimensional theoretical models of the rotating shaft containing patterns of theoretical shapes of the rotating shaft. The computer also prepares three-dimensional real model images of the rotating shaft. The computer then compares the three-dimensional real model image with patterns of theoretical shapes and then selects one of the patterns of theoretical shapes which reflects the condition of the rotating shaft. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324366 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING FLOWBACK COMPOSITIONS IN REAL TIME - An example system includes a separator that accepts and separates a multiphase flowback effluent stream into a plurality of secondary streams. A first sensor assembly monitors the multiphase flowback effluent stream and generates a first signal corresponding to at least one characteristic of the multiphase flowback effluent stream. A second sensor assembly monitors one of the plurality of secondary streams and generates a second signal corresponding to at least one characteristic of the one of the plurality of secondary streams. A signal processor receives the first and second signals and determines a mass flow rate of a substance present in both the multiphase flowback effluent stream and the one of the plurality of secondary streams. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324367 | Selective Decimation and Analysis of Oversampled Data - Useful and meaningful machine characteristic information may be derived through analysis of oversampled digital data collected using dynamic signal analyzers, such as vibration analyzers. Such data have generally been discarded in prior art systems. In addition to peak values and decimated values, other oversampled values are used that are associated with characteristics of the machine being monitored and the sensors and circuits that gather the data. This provides more useful information than has previously been derived from oversampled data within a sampling interval. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324368 | TEST METHOD, TEST SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - A test method for an electronic device is provided. The method includes the following steps. A test file is obtained from a main server. The electronic device is tested according to the test file and a test result is generated. The test result is output to an interface of the electronic device that can be accessed by the main server. The main server polls the test result from the interface of the electronic device each time a predetermined time duration elapses. An electronic device with testing function and a test system are also provided. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324369 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING POSITION OF FORCED POWER OSCILLATION DISTURBANCE SOURCE IN REGIONAL INTERCONNECTED POWER GRID - Disclosed is a method for determining a position of a forced power oscillation disturbance source in a regional interconnected power grid. According to the method, when forced power oscillation occurs in a regional power grid, an algebraic sum of energy flow directional factors in the regions of the regional interconnected power grid is calculated so as to online determine the position of the disturbance source in real-time. Compared with the conventional disturbance source positioning method based on an energy function, the disturbance source positioning method based on calculation of the energy flow directional factors provided by the invention can reduce the impact of a periodic disturbance component and an initial constant on the determination of an aperiodic component of branch potential energy, thus achieving higher accuracy. Moreover, the integration links are reduced and the calculation process is simplified, thus better meeting the requirements for real-time power grid calculation. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324370 | Battery State-of-Charge Aggregation Method - Embodiments of the disclosure may include a method of managing a state of charge of a battery having a plurality of battery cells. The method may include calculating an individual state of charge for each battery cell, calculating an average state of charge for the battery cells, defining a minimum and a maximum average state of charge threshold, and calculating an overall state of charge for the battery such that when the average state of charge is below the minimum threshold, the overall state of charge is calculated based on the state of charge of a subset of battery cells having the lowest state of charge, and when the average state of charge is above the maximum threshold, the overall state of charge is calculated based on the state of charge of a subset of battery cells having the highest state of charge. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324371 | PREDICTING A NETWORK PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT FROM HISTORIC AND RECENT DATA - Prediction techniques are presented for predicting a current value of a performance measurement using historic performance measurement data and recent performance measurement data, which may not reflect the current conditions. A daily trend in a series of performance measurements is obtained. The daily trend comprises a set of data points at different times of day, wherein each data point represents an average value of the performance measurements at a corresponding time of day over a plurality of days. One or more recent performance measurements over a recent time interval are also obtained. A current value of the performance measurements is predicted, based on the daily trend and the recent performance measurements. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324372 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING VOLTAGE BREAKDOWN IN ELECTROSTATIC CHUCKS - A system, instructions and a method of determining when an impending failure is likely to occur absent corrective action are disclosed. The system samples the output of a power supply which powers an electrostatic chuck, and determines when that output is outside acceptable limits. The output is sampled at a sufficiently high frequency so as to detect transient anomalies, which are not detectable at lower sampling rates. In some embodiments, the output is converted to a frequency spectrum. The empirical model is compared to known good reference models and, in some embodiments, failure reference models of known failure modes to determine whether an impending failure will occur, and which type of failure. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324373 | QUALITY CONTROL SENSOR METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR USE WITH BIOLOGICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST DEVICES - Quality control (QC) sensor methods, systems and devices are for use with biological/environmental rapid diagnostic test (RDT) devices and provide for automatic timers, reminders and RDT cassette images. Sensors are calibrated and optimized, and provide for quality control of the RDT devices. Image analysis identifies cassette and patient information, and evaluates the processing and conditions of the RDT devices, cassettes and RDTs. Results may be accessed and analyzed remotely from the RDT devices. RDT chain of custody and workflow, incubation and reading sequences are tracked. A QC score for each unique patient RDT is determined based on QC criteria. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324374 | EXTRACTING ATTRIBUTE FAIL RATES FROM CONVOLUTED SYSTEMS - A method, system or computer usable program product for extracting attribute fail rates for manufactured devices including testing manufactured devices having a set of attributes to provide a set of test results stored in memory; generating a yield model of the manufactured devices parsed by the set of attributes; populating the yield model based on the set of test results; and utilizing a processor to perform statistical analysis of the populated yield model to extract fail rates of the selected subset of attributes. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324375 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY DETECTION CIRCUIT, PHYSICAL QUANTITY DETECTION DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND MOVING OBJECT - A detection circuit (physical quantity detection circuit) includes a ΔΣ modulator (A/D converter) that digitizes a detection signal corresponding to a physical quantity and outputs detection data, an arithmetic operating portion that includes at least one of adders and a multiplier, a main sequence counter (counter) that counts the number of clocks of a clock signal and initializes a count value periodically, and a control circuit (control portion) that causes the arithmetic operating portion to perform a plurality of arithmetic operation processes, having types different from each other, for generating arithmetic operation data according to a magnitude of the physical quantity on the basis of the detection data, in accordance with the count value. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324376 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING ANALYTES - A method, computer program product, and system are provided to calibrate a sensor array with a plurality of sensors. The method can include sweeping a voltage of a reference electrode from a first voltage to a second voltage, where the reference electrode is in fluid communication with the sensor array. The output voltage of each of the plurality of sensors can be monitored at one or more voltages within the first and second voltages. An overall average gain of the plurality of sensors can be calculated at each of the one or more voltages. Further, an acquisition window for the sensor may can be determined. The acquisition window can include a maximum distribution of sensors that provides a maximal overall average gain at a particular reference electrode voltage. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324377 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF MAKING FATIGUE BLOCK CYCLE TEST SPECIFICATIONS FOR COMPONENTS AND/OR SUBSYSTEMS - Methods of making fatigue block cycle test specifications for components and/or subsystems are provided herein. In one example, the method includes providing a damage histogram having a plurality of block range sections and defining relative damage corresponding with each of a plurality of range-mean pairs. The plurality of range-mean pairs is determined from one or more time histories of road test events. The plurality of range-mean pairs is distributed over the plurality of block range sections. A largest range range-mean pair is selected in an upper-most block range section of the plurality of block range sections. A highest damage value first range-mean pair is selected in an intermediate block range section of the plurality of block range sections. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324378 | AUTOMATED GENERATION OF A TEST CLASS PRE-HEADER FROM AN INTERACTIVE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A method for performing tests using automated test equipment (ATE) is presented. The method comprises obtaining information concerning a test class using a graphical user interface. Further, it comprises generating a first header file automatically, wherein the first header file comprises the information concerning the test class. Next, it comprises importing the first header file into a test plan operable to execute using a tester operating system wherein the test plan comprises instances of the test class. It further comprises, generating a second header file from the first header file automatically, wherein the second header file is a header file for the test class. The method also comprises validating the test plan using the tester operating system. Finally, the method comprises loading the test plan and a compiled module onto the tester operating system for execution, wherein the compiled module is a compiled translation of the test class. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324379 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING TEMPERATURE OF BATTERY - A method and a system for predicting a temperature of a battery include the steps of measuring a temperature at an entrance of a battery air conditioning line, an air volume of the battery air conditioning line, and a current amount of the battery. Deriving a heating value of the battery based on the measured data and the temperatures at multiple points of the battery by substituting the temperature at the entrance, the air volume, the current amount, and the heating value into an operation logic. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324380 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COOLING PERFORMANCE EVALUATION METHOD - A calculating unit calculates, using information indicating temperatures of a fluid mixture at individual locations across a space, heat quantities transferred to the fluid mixture at the individual locations. The fluid mixture is a blend of a plurality of fluids allowed to flow in by a plurality of cooling apparatuses. The calculating unit calculates heat quantities transferred to each of the fluids at the individual locations based on the heat quantities transferred to the fluid mixture at the individual locations, a velocity distribution of the fluid mixture, and flow rate distributions of the individual fluids. The calculating unit evaluates, using the heat quantities transferred to each of the fluids at the individual locations, the degree of contribution of each of the cooling apparatuses to cooling of an object disposed in the space. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324381 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND/OR DEVICES FOR APPLYING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS AND RADIO FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS FOR POSITIONING - Disclosed are systems, methods and devices for applying barometric pressure measurements and radio frequency measurements for positioning. In one implementation, barometric measurements may indicate a transition between floors of a building. Accordingly, barometric measurements may be combined with detections of a particular floor based, at least in part, on acquired radio frequency signals. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324382 | MONITORING VELOCITY AND DWELL TRENDS FROM WIRELESS SENSOR - A system and method of processing one or more sensor logs includes receiving a sensor log an identifying a set of entries in the sensor log having a predefined sequence of sensor identifiers. The set of entries may define a velocity event. The method can also provide for calculating an in-home gait velocity for the velocity event. In one example, the method also provides for identifying another set of entries in the sensor log having a sensor identifier that corresponds to a dwell sensor mounted in a doorway, wherein the other set of entries define a dwell event. The method may also provide for calculating an in-home dwell time for the dwell event. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324383 | CONTINUOUS HIGH RESOLUTION SURFACE PROFILING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A surface profiler comprises at least one front support wheel and at least one rear support wheel for travelling along the surface of a profile to be measured, the rotational axes of said wheels being longitudinally spaced, and the wheels contacting the surface being profiled in a collinear manner. A frame carried on the wheels carries at least one inclinometer and at least two vertical distance measuring apparatus such as lasers, and may also carry an optical encoder. The lasers are collinear with each other and with the wheels. Incremental to measurements of inclination angles provided by the inclinometer, together with incremental measurements of distance to the surface being measured provided by the lasers, produce a continuous, high resolution mathematical series of elevations representing the surface profile, including reproduction of surface features that are smaller than the distance between the wheels. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324384 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE THICKNESS OF A COATING LAYER BY INDUCING MAGNETIC FIELDS - A method of measuring the thickness of a coating layer of a workpiece, the layer being formed on a substrate of the workpiece. The method comprises several steps. First, feeding a probe alternating electrical signal to induction device in order to induce a magnetic field in the workpiece. Second, measuring at least one physical characteristic that varies as a function of the magnetic field induced in the workpiece. Third, determining first and second values of an indicator, the values being determined respectively from measurements of the physical characteristic taken when the electrical signal has first and second given frequencies. Forth, calculating the difference between the first and second values of the indicator and determining the thickness of the coating layer as a function of the difference and of predetermined data correlating: the difference between the values of the indicator; and corresponding values for thicknesses of the coating layer. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324385 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE LIFETIME OF THE FAN BEARINGS - The present invention is a device for monitoring a lifetime of fan bearings, which is applied to a fan, comprising a base, at least one sensing unit, a processing unit, and a control plate. The base has a bearing sleeve receiving bearings. The sensing unit is selectively disposed on the bearing sleeve or on the bearing. The processing unit generates an informing signal based on comparison of a received temperature sensed signal generated by the sensing unit sensing the bearing temperature and an internal predetermined temperature value. By means of the device design of the present invention, the effects of effectively monitoring the bearings and predicting the remaining lifetime can be achieved. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324386 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FALSE-POSITIVE FAULT INDICATIONS REDUCTION MECHANISM - An apparatus for detecting faults of components monitored by a building management system (BMS), including an automatic fault detection (AFD) element that monitors data samples generated by the BMS indicating operative states of the components, and that determines if components are faulty. The AFD element includes a run time modeling element and a fault detection algorithm element. The run time modeling element employs the data samples and synthesized datapoints as inputs to execute fault algorithms retrieved from a system model, and generates outputs that indicate if the components are faulty, where employment of the synthesized datapoints increases fault coverage, resulting in a reduction of false alarms. The fault detection algorithm element employs normalized and standardized datapoints representing the data samples and the synthesized datapoints to automatically select the fault algorithms for storage in the system model, where the fault algorithms are selected from a standard fault algorithm data base. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324387 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DATA NORMALIZATION AND STANDARDIZATION MECHANISM - An apparatus for detecting faults of components monitored by a building management system (BMS), including an automatic fault detection (AFD) element that is coupled to the BMS, that monitors, in real time, data samples generated by the BMS indicating operative states of the components, and employs the data samples to determine if one or more of the components are faulty. The AFD element includes a run time modeling element and a data normalizing element. The run time modeling element employs the data samples as inputs to execute one or more fault algorithms retrieved from a system configuration model, and generates outputs to the one or more fault algorithms that indicate if the one or more of the components are faulty. The data normalizing element generates and stores for use by the run time modeling element, equations used to normalize the data samples, along with corresponding properties of the data samples. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324388 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING, INFERRING STATE OF HEALTH, AND OPTIMIZING EFFICIENCY OF REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS - Systems and method for operating and monitoring refrigerators are described. Temperature cycles within the compartment are characterized using statistical, frequency and pattern analysis techniques to derive a steady-state characteristic of temperature within the compartment. A thermal sensor inside the conditioned area is monitored and temperature data sets can be analyzed to determine performance in comparison to a baseline, and energy consumption. Analysis of continuous temperature readings taken from individual or groups of freezers identifies patterns of variations in temperature cycles from which feedback on efficiency can be inferred. Electrical load can be determined by measuring or estimating current usage and identifying periods of time when compressors are active in the refrigerator. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324389 | DYNAMIC TRANSDUCER WITH DIGITAL OUTPUT AND METHOD FOR USE - A digital transducer provides a digital output indicative of dynamic characteristics of machines and processes. The transducer sensors may be single-axis or multiple-axis accelerometers and other measurement sensors. The transducer may be hands-free and wireless in machinery monitoring applications. An integral magnetic mount assists with hands-free data collection. Digital data accumulated in transducer memory may be selectively decimated before or after transfer from the transducer to a remote analyzer. Wireless communications are used to upload measurement setups to the transducer and download data from the transducer to a handheld analyzer or remote computer. Analysis and interpretation of dynamic digital data streams are performed after data is downloaded. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324390 | Apparatus and Method for Applying a Load to a Material - A method of controlling a system using a hybrid feedback signal includes providing an input signal with a predetermined waveform to the system and measuring an output of the system with a sensor. An output signal of the sensor is used in a first frequency band as a first portion of a feedback signal. A simulated signal is created in a second frequency band that has one or more of substantially reduced (i) resonances, (ii) phase delay and (iii) noise when compared to the output signal of the sensor in the second frequency band. The simulated signal is used in the second frequency band as a second portion of the feedback signal. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324391 | RANK-BASED SCORE NORMALIZATION FRAMEWORK AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - A rank-based score normalization framework that partitions matching scores into subsets and normalize each subset independently. Methods include implementing two versions of the framework: (i) using gallery-based information (i.e., gallery versus galleryscores), and (ii) updating available information in an online fashion. The methods improve the detection and identification rate from 20:90% up to 35:77% for Z-score and from 25:47% up to 30:29% for W-score. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324392 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY DETECTION CIRCUIT, PHYSICAL QUANTITY DETECTOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND MOVING OBJECT - A detection circuit (physical quantity detection circuit) includes a digital calculation circuit (calculation processing unit) that performs calculation processing of generating calculation data in response to magnitude of a physical quantity based on detection data formed by digitalization of a detection signal corresponding to the physical quantity. When N is an integer number equal to or larger than two, the digital calculation circuit performs the calculation processing including average processing of calculating an average value of N data values contained in at least one of the detection data and data obtained by performing part of the calculation processing. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324393 | CROSS-DOMAIN DATA ARTIFACTS CONSOLIDATION IN MODEL CONTEXT - A computerized method for consolidating data artifacts across domains in a context of an engineering reference model, said method comprising: generating a unified model data index by indexing a plurality of elements of a plurality of data artifacts, wherein said plurality of data artifacts describe a plurality of engineering and non-engineering domains; creating an engineering reference model describing said plurality of engineering and non-engineering domains; enriching said unified model data index by adding a plurality of relations between a plurality of elements of at least one instance of said engineering reference model and a plurality of elements of said unified model data index. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324394 | CURVES IN A VARIATIONAL SYSTEM - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a geometric model including plurality of entities and receiving existing conditions corresponding to the geometric model. The method includes receiving an operation to be performed on a selected entity of the geometric model. The method includes propagating through the geometric model from the selected entity to other entities of the geometric model, according to the existing conditions, and adding the selected entities and the other entities to a variational system. The method includes performing a variational solve of the variational system according to the operation to produce modified entities and applying the modified entities to the geometric model to produce an edited geometric model. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324395 | Data Driven Placemaking - The embodiments described herein relate to a modeling system that defines index categories and uses model variables for analyzing successful or non-successful implementation. Data Driven Placemaking (DDP) provides evidence-based support to stakeholders (including designers, decision makers, policy makers, academics, and community members) for the purposes of improving designs for cities (and groupings of city regions and subsets of urban regions), via the collection, storage, transformation, analysis, and visualization of data relating to index categories and model variables. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324396 | METHODS FOR DESIGNING A FOOT ORTHOTIC - A foot orthotic device is disclosed. More specifically described is an individualized foot orthotic device to correct and/or restore the ideal alignment and/or positioning of foot structures. The device is designed using a method and system that applies sequential pressure to regions on a plantar foot surface, and obtaining positional information about each region. Based on the positional information, an orthotic profile is determined, for design of one or more custom, individualized foot orthotic devices for a subject. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324397 | SITE MODELING USING IMAGE DATA FUSION - Site modeling using image data fusion. Geometric shapes are generated to represent portions of one or more structures based on digital height data and a two-dimensional segmentation of portions of the one or more structures is generated based on three-dimensional line segments and digital height data. A labeled segmentation of the one or more structures is generated based on the geometric shapes and the two-dimensional segmentation. A three-dimensional model of the one or more structures is generated based on the labeled segmentation. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324398 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCELERATING SPARSE MATRIX OPERATIONS IN FULL ACCURACY CIRCUIT SIMULATION - A system and method of accelerating sparse matrix operations in full accuracy simulation of a circuit includes determining repetitive blocks of the circuit, determining a set of values of a current block, determining whether the state of the current block is sufficiently close to the state of a stored block solution when the corresponding values are within a predetermined error range, and performing a reduced computation using the stored block solution to provide a solution for the current block when the states are sufficiently close to each other. The reduced computation includes retrieving previously stored solutions and performing substantially simplified matrix and vector operations while maintaining accuracy of the solution. Reduced precision versions of the values may be used to generate a hash index used to store the block solutions. Stored redundant device information may also be used to simplify device solutions in a similar manner. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324399 | Method and System for Determining Fluid Flow of Compressible and Non-Compressible Liquids - A system and method for determining fluid flow of compressible and non-compressible liquids is described. The system may include input means for receiving a model of an object defined as a plurality of cells having a plurality of nodes P, and a processor coupled to a memory. The processor may be configured for: discretizing a partial differential equation (PDE) corresponding to the received model; for each node P: (i) locating all neighbouring cells that share the node P; (ii) grouping all of the neighbouring cells to form one larger cell having a common vertex at node P; (iii) approximating the PDE at the common vertex at node P using the discretized PDE; and iteratively updating the solution for all the nodes P from an initial guess until a convergence criterion is satisfied. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324400 | Gesture-Based Visualization System for Biomedical Imaging and Scientific Datasets - Three-dimensional visualization of biomedical datasets in an immersive visual environment includes creating a finite element mesh patient specific three-dimensional mode. Points from the finite element mesh are removed to produce a refined patient specific three-dimensional model. The three-dimensional model and simulation are interpolated onto a uniform rectilinear grid. The refined patient specific three-dimensional model and the simulation data are transformed to a scale of the IVE. The refined patient specific three-dimensional model and the simulation data are presented within the IVE with a three-dimensional visualization system. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324401 | METHOD FOR SIMULATING RUBBER MATERIAL - Provided is a method that is useful for accurately setting a rubber material model for a simulation from an actual rubber material and obtaining a high-accuracy calculation result. A method for simulating a rubber material containing a filler comprises a measurement step (S | 2014-10-30 |
20140324402 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DOSE ENTERING AN OBJECT THAT IS TO BE IRRADIATED - A method for determining a dose of radiation input into an object irradiated with an energetic particle beam includes determining, during the application of the radiation, a dose input into at least one volume region of the object. The at least one volume region of the object lies outside a target volume region. The dose input into the at least one volume region is determined with a calculation that is based at least in part on a physical model of the energetic particle beam. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324403 | DETERMINING A RANGE OF MOTION OF AN ANATOMICAL JOINT - A data processing method for determining a position of at least two body parts relative to one another, which at least two body parts are connected to one another by at least one joint, the method being executed by a computer and comprising acquiring initial body part position transformation data comprising initial body part position transformation information describing an initial transformation between positions of the at least two body parts in a predetermined pose of the at least two body parts; acquiring alteration transformation data comprising alteration transformation information describing a transformation between a position of a first alteration part of at least one first body part of the at least two body parts, which first alteration part represents a first virtual anatomical alteration to the at least one first body part, and a position of an anatomically unaltered part of the at least one first body part; determining, based on the initial body part position transformation data and the alteration transformation data, altered body part position transformation data comprising altered body part position transformation information describing a transformation between a position of the first alteration part and a position of a second other one of the at least two body parts in the predetermined pose. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324404 | Systems and Methods for Efficiently Creating An Electronic Description of A Building - Disclosed in various example embodiments is a computerized system and method adapted to create an electronic building description or model for use in running energy simulations of a building on a computerized simulation tool. Modules are provided for automatically generating an augmented input data file (IDF) including known simulation parameter data regarding a building, ranges of possible values corresponding to unknown simulation parameter data, and a module for iteratively parsing the augmented IDF into successive generations of trial IDFs that evolve in accuracy using an evolutionary optimization algorithm. When predetermined evolutionary conditions are satisfied the system outputs a sufficiently accurate electronic building description or model. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324405 | Systems and Methods for Assessing a Roof and Generating Models - A damage assessment module operating on a computer system generating a model undamaged roof shingle includes using a method based on the average nearest-neighbor distance. The damage assessment module identifies a set of points comprising a first point cloud representing a first shingle and a set of points from a second point cloud representing a second shingle. The damage assessment module then calculates an average nearest-neighbor distance for the set of points. Based on the average, the damage assessment module calculates a threshold distance. The damage assessment module then stores the set of points to memory as a point cloud representing a model roof shingle that can be later retrieved and compared to point clouds of individual shingles. The damage assessment module improves the consistency and accuracy associated with assessment of the roof and eliminates the need for the estimator to use subjective assessment results, which can be inadequate. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324406 | COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW WARNING AND PREVENTION SYSTEM - A monitoring and alert methodology ascertains conditions that may result in a combined sewer overflow (CSO) event. The method employs a semantic model of a combined sewer system that includes specification information describing the components of the combined sewer system. Sensors distributed throughout the components of the combined sewer system sense operating parameter information for those components. A monitoring and alerting (MA) information handling system (IHS) receives operating parameter information from the sensors. The MA IHS analyzes the operating parameter information received from the sensors together with the specification information in the semantic model of the combined sewer system to determine if a combined sewer overflow (CSO) event is possible. The MA IHS generates an alert to provide notification of a possible CSO event if the MA IHS determines that a CSO event is possible. In this manner, an operator may take early corrective action before a CSO event occurs. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324407 | QUANTIFYING POWER USAGE FOR A SERVICE - Quantifying power usage for a service. An example method may include identifying a dependency model for the service, the dependency model based in part on infrastructure providing the service. The method may also include determining power usage for the service using the dependency model. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324408 | FLEXIBLE ALLOCATION OF I/O CHANNELS OF A HARDWARE COMPONENT - A method for generating software for a hardware component of a measuring, control, or regulating system having a processor, an FPGA, and a plurality of I/O channels. The I/O channels are connected to the FPGA and the FPGA is connected to the processor via a communications interface. The method includes the steps of selecting a first subset of the I/O channels for operation by the FPGA, generating a first application for execution in the FPGA, selecting a second subset of the I/O channels for operation by the processor, and generating a second application for execution on the processor. The step of generating a first application comprises generating code for connecting the second subset of I/O channels to the communications interface. The invention relates in addition to a method for operating a hardware component. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324409 | STOCHASTIC BASED DETERMINATION - Stochastic based determination can include accessing a sequence of a plurality of vectors, wherein each of the plurality of vectors includes a plurality of metrics that define a performance of an application. Stochastic based determination can also include querying a digital representation of a first Stochastic Model to determine a first likelihood that the sequence will terminate in an anomalous state. Stochastic based determination can include querying a digital representation of a second Stochastic Model to determine a second likelihood that the sequence will terminate in a normal state. Stochastic based determination can include determining whether the sequence will terminate in the anomalous state based on a comparison between the first likelihood and the second likelihood. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324410 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE VIRTUAL DEMONSTRATION OF A SMART PHONE CONTROLLED SMART HOME USING A WEBSITE - An apparatus providing for virtual use of one or more virtualized smart home devices. The apparatus includes a simulation app download element and a web host. The simulation app download element is disposed in a cloud-based file server, and is configured to download a simulation app to a smart phone that is collocated with a computer, upon which the one or more virtualized smart home devices are simulated. The web host is disposed in the cloud-based file server, and is configured to provide content to the computer to simulate the one or more virtualized smart home devices and, responsive to control commands transmitted via the simulation app, is configured to transmit corresponding control commands to the computer that change simulated states of the one or more virtualized smart home devices such that a user experiences control of the one or more virtualized smart home devices. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324411 | TRANSLATION VALIDATION - A method and/or computer program product validates a translation memory against terminology dictionary of a source and target language. For each source term, occurrences of a particular source term within source segments are identified, where an occurrence is determined according to grammar rules. For each identified source term occurrence in a source segment, a closeness score between a corresponding target term and a corresponding occurrence of the corresponding target term in a target segment is calculated. Each identified occurrence of a source term in a source segment is reported, as well as a closeness score, for each identified occurrence, between each identified occurrence and a corresponding target term in a target segment. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324412 | TRANSLATION DEVICE, TRANSLATION SYSTEM, TRANSLATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - A translation device includes input and output units and identifies, for each of them, a communication type utilized in the relevant input and output unit. When any one of the input and output units has obtained a message, the communication type identified for this input and output unit is detected, and the message is translated from one having the detected communication type into one having another identified communication type. The translated message is output to the input and output unit associated with the other identified communication type. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324413 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR PLAGIARISM DETECTION - A system, method, and computer-readable medium for detecting plagiarism in a set of constructed responses by accessing and pre-processing the set of constructed responses to facilitate the pairing and comparing of the constructed responses. The similarity value generated from the comparison of a pair of constructed responses serves as an indicator of possible plagiarism. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING EMOTICON - Various embodiments provide methods and apparatus for displaying an emoticon. In an exemplary method, an instant message can be received and a pre-set keyword contained in the instant message can be determined. An emoticon corresponding to the pre-set keyword contained in the instant message can then be obtained and displayed on a chat interface displaying the instant message. Accordingly, an exemplary apparatus for displaying an emoticon can include a first obtaining module, a second obtaining module, and/or a displaying module. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324415 | EFFICIENT STRING SEARCH - Some embodiments of an efficient string search have been presented. In one embodiment, a string of bytes representing content written in a non-delimited language is received, wherein the content has been classified into a predetermined category. In a single pass through the string of bytes, a set of N-grams is searched for simultaneously. Statistical information on occurrences of the N-grams, if any, in the string of bytes is collected. In some embodiments, a model is generated based on the statistical information, where the model is usable by a content filter to classify content. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324416 | METHOD OF AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF TEXT DOCUMENTS - Automated analysis of text documents is used to scan text documents in order to find phrases or text fragments from other documents, or modifying the existing ones. A comparatively fast and universally applicable method finds phrases, sentences or even text fragments from other documents. The method includes: all electronic files containing model documents are converted to a given format; meaningful fragments, called “clauses”, are extracted from them; the converted files containing model documents are stored in the database; each electronic file containing a document to be analyzed is converted to the given format; clauses extracted from analyzed documents are compared with clauses extracted from model documents; fractions of clauses from an analyzed document matching clauses from each model document are calculated; fractions found are then compared with a pre-set threshold value in order to find out whether there are text fragments from a model document in the analyzed one. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324417 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING AUDIO SIGNAL USING LAYERED SINUSOIDAL PULSE CODING - Provided are a method and an apparatus for encoding and decoding an audio signal. A method for encoding an audio signal includes receiving a transformed audio signal, dividing the transformed audio signal into a plurality of subbands, performing a first sinusoidal pulse coding operation on the subbands, determining a performance region of a second sinusoidal pulse coding operation among the subbands on the basis of coding information of the first sinusoidal pulse coding operation, and performing the second sinusoidal pulse coding operation on the determined performance region, wherein the first sinusoidal pulse coding operation is performed variably according to the coding information. Accordingly, it is possible to further improve the quality of a synthesized signal by considering the sinusoidal pulse coding of a lower layer when encoding or decoding an audio signal in an upper layer by a layered sinusoidal pulse coding scheme. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324418 | VOICE INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAMME FOR PREVENTING HOWLING - A voice separation means | 2014-10-30 |
20140324419 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING INTELLIGIBILITY OF A DEGRADED SPEECH SIGNAL - The present invention relates to a method of evaluating intelligibility of a degraded speech signal received from an audio transmission system conveying a reference speech signal. The method comprises sampling said reference and degraded signals into reference and degraded signal frames, and forming frame pairs by associating reference and degraded signal frames with each other. For each frame pair a difference function representing disturbance is provided, which is then compensated for specific disturbance types for providing a disturbance density function. Based on the density function of a plurality of frame pairs, an overall quality parameter is determined. The method provides for weighing disturbances in silent periods dependent on the loudness of the reference signal. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324420 | Noise Suppression - A method and computing system for suppressing noise in an audio signal, comprising: receiving the audio signal at signal processing means; determining that another signal is input to the signal processing means, the input signal resulting from an activity which generates noise in the audio signal; and selectively suppressing noise in the audio signal in dependence on the determination that the input signal is input to the signal processing means to thereby suppress the generated noise in the audio signal. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324421 | VOICE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VOICE PROCESSING METHOD - A voice processing apparatus includes: a voice receptor configured to collect a user voice, convert the user voice into a first voice signal, and to output the first voice signal; an audio processor configured to process a sound output through a speaker to output an audio signal; a memory unit configured to store the first voice signal output from the voice receptor and the audio signal output from the audio processor; an echo cancelor configured to remove an echo from the first voice signal to generate a second voice signal; and a first controller configured to control the echo cancelor to generate the second voice signal based on the first voice signal and the audio signal stored in the memory unit. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324422 | SYNCHRONOUS AUDIO DISTRIBUTION TO PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICES - Analog audio inputs are processed by a digital signal processor and rebroadcast over a local wireless network synchronous with a separate broadcast device or in real time with a live audio source. A software application on a portable computing device provides end-users the option to select from a plurality of audio source streams, cached translations of preprocessed audio streams and speech-to-text captioning. An embodiment of the invention relays wirelessly received digital audio streams converted from an analog source to the portable computing device then onto a hearing aid. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324423 | Document Extension in Dictation-Based Document Generation Workflow - An automatic speech recognizer is used to produce a structured document representing the contents of human speech. A best practice is applied to the structured document to produce a conclusion, such as a conclusion that required information is missing from the structured document. Content is inserted into the structured document based on the conclusion, thereby producing a modified document. The inserted content may be obtained by prompting a human user for the content and receiving input representing the content from the human user. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324424 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SUPPLEMENTARY VOICE RECOGNITION SERVICE AND APPARATUS APPLIED TO SAME - Disclosed are a method of providing a voice recognition supplementary service and an apparatus applied to the same. The method includes: generating voice information corresponding to a designated step by a provision of a voice recognition service to a terminal device and text information corresponding to the voice information; providing the voice information generated according to the designated step to the terminal device; and transmitting the generated text information to the terminal device simultaneously with the provision of the voice information and continuously displaying the transmitted text information such that the text information is synchronized with the corresponding voice information provided to the terminal device. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324425 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND VOICE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A voice control method is applied in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a voice input unit, a play unit, and a storage unit storing a conversation database and an association table between different ranges of voice characteristics and styles of response voice. The method includes the following steps. Obtaining voice signals input via the voice input unit. Determining which content is input according to the obtained voice signals. Searching in the conversation database to find a response corresponding to the input content. Analyzing voice characteristics of the obtained voice signals. Comparing the voice characteristics of the obtained voice signals with the pre-stored ranges. Selecting the associated response voice. Finally, outputting the found response using the associated response voice via the play unit. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324426 | REMINDER SETTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention, pertaining to the field of speech recognition, discloses a reminder setting method and apparatus. The method includes: acquiring speech signals; acquiring time information in speech signals by using keyword recognition, and determining reminder time for reminder setting according to the time information; acquiring text sequence corresponding to the speech signals by using continuous speech recognition, and determining reminder content for reminder setting according to the time information and the text sequence; and setting a reminder according to the reminder time and the reminder content. According to the present invention, acquiring time information in speech signals by using keyword recognition ensures correctness of time information extraction, and achieves an effect that correct time information is still acquired by keyword recognition to set a reminder even in the case that a recognized text sequence is incorrect due to poor precision in whole text recognition in the speech recognition. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324427 | SYSTEM AND DIALOG MANAGER DEVELOPED USING MODULAR SPOKEN-DIALOG COMPONENTS - A dialog manager and spoken dialog service having a dialog manager generated according to a method comprising selecting a top level flow controller based on application type, selecting available reusable subdialogs for each application part, developing a subdialog for each application part not having an available subdialog and testing and deploying the spoken dialog service using the selected top level flow controller, selected reusable subdialogs and developed subdialogs. The dialog manager capable of handling context shifts in a spoken dialog with a user. Application dependencies are established in the top level flow controller thus enabling the subdialogs to be reusable and to be capable of managing context shifts and mixed initiative dialogs. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324428 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPROVING SPEECH RECOGNITION USING CONTEXT - A system and method are provided for improving speech recognition accuracy. Contextual information about user speech may be received, and then speech recognition analysis can be performed on the user speech using the contextual information. This allows the system and method to improve accuracy when performing tasks like searching and navigating using speech recognition. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324429 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRAINING OF A DIALOGUE SYSTEM, AND DIALOGUE SYSTEM FOR GENERATING SEMANTIC ANNOTATIONS - An adaptive dialogue system and also a computer-implemented method for semantic training of a dialogue system are disclosed. In this connection, semantic annotations are generated automatically on the basis of received speech inputs, the semantic annotations being intended for controlling instruments or for communication with a user. For this purpose, at least one speech input is received in the course of an interaction with a user. A sense content of the speech input is registered and appraised, by the speech input being classified on the basis of a trainable semantic model, in order to make a semantic annotation available for the speech input. Further user information connected with the speech input is taken into account if the registered sense content is appraised erroneously, incompletely and/or as untrustworthy. The sense content of the speech input is learned automatically on the basis of the additional user information. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324430 | System and Method for Standardized Speech Recognition Infrastructure - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for selecting a speech recognition model in a standardized speech recognition infrastructure. The system receives speech from a user, and if a user-specific supervised speech model associated with the user is available, retrieves the supervised speech model. If the user-specific supervised speech model is unavailable and if an unsupervised speech model is available, the system retrieves the unsupervised speech model. If the user-specific supervised speech model and the unsupervised speech model are unavailable, the system retrieves a generic speech model associated with the user. Next the system recognizes the received speech from the user with the retrieved model. In one embodiment, the system trains a speech recognition model in a standardized speech recognition infrastructure. In another embodiment, the system handshakes with a remote application in a standardized speech recognition infrastructure. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324431 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Location-Based Context Driven Voice Recognition - Systems, methods, and devices for location-based context driven voice recognition are disclosed. A mobile or stationary computing device can include position locating functionality for determining the particular physical location of the computing device. Once the physical location of the computing device determined, a context related to that particular physical location. The context related to the particular physical location can include information regarding objects or experiences a user might encounter while in that particular physical location. The context can then be used to determine delimited or constrained voice recognition vocabulary subset based on the range of experiences a user might encounter within a particular context. The voice recognition vocabulary subset can then be referenced or used by a voice recognizer to increase the speed, accuracy, and effectiveness in receiving, recognizing, and acting in response to voice commands received by the user while in that particular physical location. | 2014-10-30 |
20140324432 | Method of Accessing a Dial-Up Service - A method of accessing a dial-up service is disclosed. An example method of providing access to a service includes receiving a first speech signal from a user to form a first utterance; recognizing the first utterance using speaker independent speaker recognition; requesting the user to enter a personal identification number; and when the personal identification number is valid, receiving a second speech signal to form a second utterance and providing access to the service. | 2014-10-30 |