49th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 87 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150350716 | LOCALIZED AUDIO SOURCE EXTRACTION FROM VIDEO RECORDINGS - Technologies are generally described for a system to process a collection of video recordings of a scene to extract and localize audio sources for the audio data. According to some examples, video recordings captured by mobile devices from different perspectives may be uploaded to a central database. Video segments capturing an overlapping portion of the scene at an overlapping time may be identified, and a relative location of each of the video capturing devices may be determined. Audio data for the video segments may be indexed with a sub-frame time reference and relative locations as a function of overlapping time. Using the indices that include the sub-frame time references and relative locations, audio sources for the audio data may be extracted and localized. The extracted audio sources may be transcribed and indexed to enable searching, and may be added back to each video recording as a separate audio channel. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350717 | ITEM TO ITEM TRANSITIONS - Systems and methods for transitioning between media assets are described. In the described techniques, a client device may receive and render a first plurality of coded segments corresponding to a first media asset. Subsequently, while rendering the first media asset, the client device may receive a second plurality of coded segments corresponding to a second media asset. In order to transition between the media assets, a starting point for the rendering of the second media asset is determined. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350718 | DEDUPLICATION OF SCHEDULED RECORDINGS - In embodiments of a method, system, and device for deduplicating recordings of an audiovisual content, while a stream time is at least equal to a recording start time, and while the stream time has not yet reached a recording end time, a next chunk start time is determined and a new current chunk of the plurality of chunks is recorded, repeatedly until the next chunk start time has been reached. Chunks that each have identical chunk start times and identical chunk end times are deduplicated. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350719 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A BROADCAST SERVICE, METHOD FOR RECEIVING A BROADCAST SERVICE, AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING A BROADCAST SERVICE - A broadcast service receiving method of a broadcast receiving device is provided. The method includes: receiving a trigger; receiving a triggered object; when a target of the received trigger is the triggered object, performing a trigger action on the triggered object at a trigger time; receiving real-time data available for the triggered object by an operation of the triggered object according to the performing of the triggered action; and providing a service by using the real-time data. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350720 | CHANNEL RECEIVING APPARATUS AND RELATED CHANNEL RECEIVING METHOD - A channel receiving apparatus includes: a first modulating device converts a first channel into a first predetermined frequency according to a first oscillating signal and a second oscillating signal; and a second modulating device converts a second channel into a second predetermined frequency according to a third oscillating signal and a fourth oscillating signal; wherein the first oscillating signal has a first frequency, the second oscillating signal has a second frequency, the third oscillating signal has a third frequency, and the fourth oscillating signal has a fourth frequency, when the third frequency is substantially equal to the first frequency, the third oscillating signal is arranged to be shifted by a predetermined frequency range to have a fifth frequency different from the first frequency, and when the second frequency is substantially equal to the first frequency, the second frequency and the first frequency are shifted by the predetermined frequency range. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350721 | PLL Scan Method for HDTV Products - A system and method for improved channel scanning in an HDTV device queries a database with location data input by the user, receiving an ordered list of potential channels associated with the selected location. The system may scan only those potential channels on the ordered list, storing successfully decoded channels in memory. The system may further divide the ordered list into groups based on the relative signal strength of potential channels. If a potential channel of the lowest relative signal strength group cannot be successfully decoded, the system may indicate that scanning is complete. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350722 | Method and Apparatus for Fast Channel Change - Providing a fast channel change function in a digital television system by processing compressed video streams to provide high priority (HP) and low priority (LP) encoded streams, which streams may also be hierarchically modulated to provide, respectively, long interleave and short interleave modulated signals for transmission, wherein a receiver may rapidly demodulate and use information within the low priority signal of a new channel to more rapidly change to the new channel. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350723 | Video Communication Method, Home Terminal, and Home Server - A home video communication method includes sending, by a home terminal, a detection message to a home server, where the detection message carries user account information, receiving, by the home server, the detection message that carries the user account information and is sent by the home terminal, performing, by the home server, matching on the account information, returning a video communication homepage to the home terminal after the matching is successful, receiving, by the home terminal, the video communication homepage returned by the home server, and establishing a socket connection to the home server by using the video communication homepage and a browser that supports web-based real time communication, and interacting, by the home terminal, with a Web Real Time Communication (WebRTC) proxy of the home server by using a web-based real time communication WebRTC application and by means of the Socket connection to implement video communication. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350724 | INTELLIGENT DEVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL SIGNALS ON A WIDEBAND SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A plurality of intelligent device systems for use with a wideband signal distribution network, and methods for transmitting digital information and receiving digital and non-digital information onto and off of an RF carrier through a wideband signal distribution network, are disclosed. The intelligent device systems provide networks of intelligent devices that modulate and demodulate digital video, IP video/data/voice and digital wireless onto, and off of, a wideband signal distribution system, such as an analog carrier system, using existing EIA/TIA 568 standard wiring infrastructure. The methods modulate and demodulate digital video, IP video/data/voice and digital wireless onto, and off of, a wideband distribution system, such as an analog carrier system, and separate IP portions from non-IP portions. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350725 | TEXT DETECTION IN VIDEO - Techniques of detecting text in video are disclosed. In some embodiments, a portion of video content can be identified as having text. Text within the identified portion of the video content can be identified. A category for the identified text can be determined. In some embodiments, a determination is made as to whether the video content satisfies at least one predetermined condition, and the portion of video content is identified as having text in response to a determination that the video content satisfies the predetermined condition(s). In some embodiments, the predetermined condition(s) comprises at least one of a minimum level of clarity, a minimum level of contrast, and a minimum level of content stability across multiple frames. In some embodiments, additional information corresponding to the video content is determined based on the identified text and the determined category. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350726 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTENT-BASED SELF-ADAPTIVE VIDEO TRANSCODING - A method of content-based self-adaptive video transcoding, which includes: acquiring a minimum quantized value representative of a content complexity of a video to be transcoded and satisfying a preset objective quality standard; setting a value of transcoding parameter based on the minimum quantized value representative of the content complexity of the video to be transcoded and a video parameter value of the video to be transcoded; and transcoding the video to be transcoded based on the set transcoding parameter to generate a target video. The present disclosure further provides an apparatus of content-based self-adaptive video transcoding. The method provided by the present disclosure can avoid unnecessarily bandwidth consumption while ensuring the quality of the transcoded video. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350727 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYSIS OF SENSORY INFORMATION TO ESTIMATE AUDIENCE REACTION - A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform operations, for example, including determining a first correlation value between a behavior of a first audience member and a subject matter being presented at a display processor, wherein the subject matter being presented at the display is observable by the first audience member. A second correlation value is determined between the behavior of the first audience member and a characteristic of an environment in a vicinity of the display and the first audience member. Responsive to the second correlation value exceeding the first correlation value, a determination is made as to whether a present channel selection resulting from user input initiated by the first audience member is responsive to the characteristic of the environment influencing the audience member more than the subject matter being presented at the display. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350728 | Client, a Content Creator Entity and Methods Thereof for Media Streaming - The embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and arrangements for accomplishing trick modes. This is achieved by assigning samples within a track to sample groups, wherein all samples within a sample group belong to one temporal level and by allowing the client to access one temporal level independently of lower temporal levels. In this way, the flexibility for the client regarding play out of different frame rates is increased which can result in a lower bandwidth utilization. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350729 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON PAUSE POINT IN THE MEDIA ASSET - Systems and methods for generating recommendations are provided. User input that pauses a media asset at a play position may be received. Objects in a frame of the media asset corresponding the play position at which the user paused the media asset are identified. A determination is made as to which of the objects in the frame is associated with attributes that match a profile associated with the user. The object in the frame that is associated with attributes that match a profile associated with the user is automatically selected. A recommendation is generated for the user based on the selected one of the objects. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350730 | VIDEO RECOMMENDATION USING AFFECT - Analysis of mental states is provided to enable data analysis pertaining to video recommendation based on affect. Analysis and recommendation can be for socially shared livestream video. Video response may be evaluated based on viewing and sampling various videos. Data is captured for viewers of a video where the data includes facial information and/or physiological data. Facial and physiological information may be gathered for a group of viewers. In some embodiments, demographics information is collected and used as a criterion for visualization of affect responses to videos. In some embodiments, data captured from an individual viewer or group of viewers is used to rank videos. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350731 | PROCESSING OF A FIRST BROADCAST DATA STREAM, CODING A FIRST AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH A SECOND AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT - The invention relates to a method of processing a first data stream broadcast by a broadcasting network to a terminal device of a user and undergoing playback by said terminal device, said first data stream coding a first audiovisual content and comprising at least one identifier of said first audiovisual content, characterized in that said first audiovisual content being associated with at least one second audiovisual content, coded in a second data stream, the broadcasting of which is envisaged, said method comprising the following steps: detection (T | 2015-12-03 |
20150350732 | ASSESSING DIGITAL CONTENT ACROSS A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - The present invention relates generally to a method of providing an on-line assessment of digital content, such as video clips ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150350733 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPINION SHARING RELATED TO LIVE EVENTS - A system for sharing opinions related to live events including an opinion sharing mechanism including an action selection section including user controls through which a first user makes a user selection to share a first user opinion related to the associated live event, wherein the first user opinion shared is a selection of an identifiable action that may transpire within the live event. The first user opinion is compared against additional user selections and, in response to the comparison of the first user selection against the additional user selections, displaying a scoring display communicating: the identifiable action most commonly selected; the percentage of users selecting the most commonly selected identifiable action; the identifiable action selected by the first user; and the percentage of users selecting the identifiable action selected by the first user. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350734 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING COMPLETE INTERNET ANYWHERE WITH FULL SERVER ASSISTED PROCESSING - A STB, communicatively coupled to a server, receives a web page request when, for example, a URI, is entered into a web browser running in the STB. In response, the STB sends a processing assistance request to the server for processing the entire web page regardless of processing capability of the STB. The STB receives processed information resources or contents associated with the entire web page from the server. The server retrieves information resources or contents associated with the entire web page from a web server based on the received processing assistance request. The server determines content type such as video and/or graphics of the retrieved information resources or contents for corresponding content processing. The server determines content formats supported by the STB for content encoding. The STB decodes the resulting encoded information resources or contents from the server to render the entire web page in the STB. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350735 | Smart Snap to Interesting Points in Media Content - Systems and techniques are provided for smart snap to interesting points in media content. A position control input may be received from a user to a control interface for a content player being used with a content item. A smart snap point and an associated smart snap area t may be determined for the content item based on the received position control input. The smart snap point and the associated smart snap area may be stored. A second position control input to the control interface for the content player being used with the content item may be received. The position control input may be determined to move a position indicator into the associated smart snap area for the smart snap point. Use of the content item may be resumed with the content player from the smart snap point. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350736 | SOURCE AGNOSTIC CONTENT MODEL - A method in a server device for a source agnostic model is described. The method includes receiving from a client device associated with a subscriber account a selection of a content item. The method also includes selecting a content source that includes the content item in the selection of a content item, wherein the content source is selected based on a priority configuration of content sources in a configuration store, and wherein the priority configuration of content sources prioritizes content sources based at least on the location of the client device and the format that the selected content item stored at each content store is in. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350737 | System and Method for Multi-Device Video Image Display and Modification - Methods and systems for allowing multiple devices to display and annotate (or modify) a video image are described, where a content renderer device displays a video image that is also displayed (or viewed) by one or more content viewer devices, which can both display and annotate (or modify) the same video image at the same time, and the content renderer selectively determines whether or not a GUI menu is displayed on its display screen. Annotation commands (e.g., screen touch data) on the viewer devices are captured, packaged and sent to the content renderer, which creates a combined modified video image having the annotations from the viewer devices, displays it to the renderer display and sends it to the viewer devices for display thereon. Also, the viewer device may selectively display video content from multiple other peer devices as a composite video image, may annotate (or modify) each displayed video content independently, and may send a screen video image, or a portion thereof, to any other peer device. Any peer device may operate as a content renderer or content viewer, or both, at any given time, and peer devices may be running different operating systems. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350738 | BROADCAST PROGRAM PLAYBACK SYSTEM, BROADCAST PROGRAM PLAYBACK DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICE - A broadcast program playback system ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150350739 | USER INTERFACES FOR WEB-BASED VIDEO PLAYER - A system, method and various user interfaces enable association of advertising content with requested shared video content for access via a web-based video player. Advertising content is provided selectively in conjunction with playback of video content. Selection of how and where advertising is displayed is based on a flexibly managed balance between providing sufficiently noticeable opportunities to access advertising information and preserving a satisfying viewer experience in watching requested video content. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350740 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a system comprises receiving circuitry to receive an input of a first operation at first time, the first operation used for displaying program information of recommended programs according to a user interest; and processing circuitry to output, in response to the first operation, program information of at least one of a first program broadcasted at the first time and a second program broadcasted subsequent to the first program. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350741 | Contextual Video Browsing - A method and system for contextual browsing of videos that are relevant to a current video. Browsing controls that include labels and previews are presented in a user interface. The labels represent sets of videos that are organized according to their relevancy to a current video. The previews represent videos from a set of videos that is currently in focus. If the user switches focus from one set of videos to another set of videos, the previews are updated to correspond to the videos in the second set of videos. The user can also browse through the previews in order to select another video for playback. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350742 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRESENTING CUSTOMIZED OPTIONS ON A SECOND DEVICE - Methods and systems are described herein for a media guidance application that generates for display icons on a second device, in which the icons represent options to perform one or more available media guidance application operations on a first device, and in which the options associated with the icons are selected based on the frequency of use with which the option is used on the first device. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350743 | System and Method in a Broadband Receiver for Efficiently Receiving and Processing Signals - A system and method in a broadband receiver (e.g., a satellite television receiver) for efficiently receiving and processing signals, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350744 | NOISE SUPPRESSION IN A HYBRID FIBER COAXIAL NETWORK - A coupling device for use in a hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) network may be configured to disable an upstream path through it when there is only noise incident on the upstream path, and enable the upstream path through it when a desired transmission from a cable modem downstream of the coupling device is incident on the upstream path. The coupling device may be a trunk amplifier, a distribution amplifier, a splitter, or the like. The coupling device may comprise a single upstream interface coupled to a plurality of downstream interfaces. The enabling and/or disabling may be in response to a signal strength indicated by the SSI being below a threshold and/or in response to one or more control messages indicating whether any downstream cable modem is, or will be, transmitting. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350745 | SERVER, CLIENT APPARATUS, DATA DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A reception unit receives data whose bit rate varies. A signal processing section | 2015-12-03 |
20150350746 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ALERTING USERS REGARDING MEDIA AVAILABILITY - Methods and systems are described herein for a media guidance application that alerts a user regarding the availability of media content. For example, the media guidance application may determine, based on the current progress of the user in media content, whether or not the user will complete the media content while the media content is available. If not, the media guidance application may alert the user. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350747 | AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF RELEVANT VIDEO CONTENT THROUGH REPLAYS - Summaries of video programs can be automatically created by identifying and compiling repeated portions of the program content. In many programs (such as broadcasts of sporting events), the most interesting portions of the event are often repeated more than once during the course of the program. By automatically identifying the replayed portions of the video presentation, then, a highlight summary of a television broadcast can be automatically created. Repeated imagery can be automatically identified by comparing metric values representing the contents of video frames. This technique can be implemented within a set top box or other television receiver that is operated by a viewer, thereby providing a high level of flexibility and convenience. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350748 | COOPERATIVE TASK EXECUTION IN INSTRUMENTED ROADWAY SYSTEMS - A method and system for relaying a sensor communication to a central monitoring system by utilizing a crowdsourcing model. The method includes: obtaining a registered device through crowdsourcing; registering the registered device into a central monitoring system; configuring the registered device to communicate with a plurality of road management sensors and with the central monitoring system; monitoring and gathering location information of the registered device by the central monitoring system; transmitting, via the central monitoring system, a request to gather a sensor communication from a sensor to the registered device; executing the request, via the registered device, by capturing the sensor communication emitted from the sensor, wherein the sensor communication is emitted using a passive radio-frequency identification tag; and relaying at least a part of the sensor communication from the registered device to the central monitoring system. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350749 | Acute Care Display System - A data integration and display system; the system capturing and integrating digital output data from a plurality of disparate physiological monitoring equipment monitoring the physiological states of a patient; the digital output data configured for display on a single graphical display screen as icons. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350750 | VEHICLE WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a vehicle wireless sensor network system and an operating method thereof. The vehicle wireless sensor network system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one vehicle wireless sensor node that is mounted in a vehicle and detects information about the vehicle in an arbitrary position of the vehicle, and a vehicle base station that collects information from the vehicle wireless sensor node and an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle, generates an information collection command based on the information collected from the ECU of the vehicle to transmit the generated information collection command to the vehicle wireless sensor node to perform the generated information collection command, and selectively transmits sensor information collected from the vehicle wireless sensor node to the ECU of the vehicle. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350751 | METHODS OF SENSING PARAMETERS - Methods of sensing parameters are provided in which an event is detected using one or more microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors of a sensor probe. The event corresponds to a change in a sensed parameter. The detection and associated measurement data is stored in an internal digital storage of the MEMS sensor and an interrupt is transmitted to an upstream device including an identifier of the sensor probe. An interrogation is received from an upstream device responsive to transmitting the interrupt and, responsive to being interrogated by the upstream device, at least the stored detection and associated data are transmitted to the upstream device. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350752 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING SENSORS FOR SIGNAL DETECTION - Systems and methods for taking sensor measurements is provided. The system includes a sensor configured to detect sensor inputs from a signal source and generate a sensor output signal. The system further includes a synchronization adaptor configured to receive the sensor output signal, to transmit a timing synchronization signal on a communication channel, and to transmit the sensor output signal on the communication channel. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350753 | Scalable Silicon Photonic Switching Architectures for Optical Networks - Hybrid dilated Benes photonic switching architectures employ an arrangement of two-by-one (2×1) photonic and two-by-two (2×2) photonic elements to enjoy improved cross-talk performance while maintaining moderate cell counts. A jumpsuit switch optical network node architecture comprising multiple stages may operate more efficiently than single stage switching fabrics, by enabling manipulation of connectivity in some stages to achieve load balancing over other stages. Specifically, a first stage of switching fabrics connected to input ports of the optical node may be manipulated to load balance incoming signals over a second stage of switching fabrics coupled to output ports of the optical node. Additionally, a third stage of switching fabrics connected to add ports of the optical node may be manipulated to load balance added optical signals over the second stage of switching fabrics. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350754 | Optical Module And Optical Device Applicable To Optical Module - An optical module and an optical device applicable to the optical module, wherein the optical module includes a laser emission unit, a laser reception unit, a video detector and an optical assembly, the optical assembly including: a band-pass device F | 2015-12-03 |
20150350755 | Method And Apparatus For The Management Of Remote Nodes In A Communication Network - A manner of performing remote-node management, for example the management of ONUs in a PON. In that type of optical network, a management node such as an OLT determines that a management command is to be transmitted and also determines the management protocol associated with the management command. A management message is generated, the management message having a header with a device identifier field. When the management message is generated, the device identifier field is populated with a value indicating whether the management command is associated with a default protocol or with an alternate protocol. The value in the device identifier field may identify specific alternate protocols so that when the manage device, for example an ONU in a PON, received the management message it may be directed to an appropriate interface point. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350756 | PROVIDING SIMULTANEOUS DIGITAL AND ANALOG SERVICES AND OPTICAL FIBER-BASED DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS - Embodiments relate to providing simultaneous digital and analog services in optical fiber-based distributed radio frequency (RF) antenna systems (DASs), and related components and methods. A multiplex switch unit associated with a head-end unit of a DAS can be configured to receive a plurality of analog and digital downlink signals from one or more sources, such as a service matrix unit, and to assign each downlink signal to be transmitted to one or more remote units of the DAS. In one example, when two or more downlink signals are assigned to be transmitted to the same remote unit, a wave division multiplexer/demultiplexer associated with the multiplex switch unit can be configured to wave division multiplex the component downlink signals into a combined downlink signal for remote side transmission and to demultiplex received combined uplink signals into their component uplink signals for head-end side transmission. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350757 | SPEAKER STRUCTURE - The present invention provides an improved speaker structure, which includes a speaker body, a resonance body and at least one sound guiding portion. The resonance body includes a resonance film and a resonance film frame. The sound guiding portion includes a first sound guiding member, a second sound guiding member and a back frame unit. The speaker structure forms a sealed sound chamber by combining the speaker body, the resonance body and the at least one sound guiding portion. When the speaker body generates a front sound wave and a guiding sound wave, the front sound wave is transmitted within the sound chamber to the resonance film to enhance low frequency sound effect, and the guiding sound wave is transmitted within the resonance cavity and forms a back sound wave, thus reducing noise in the sound region and enabling better extension of the sound wave towards low frequency range. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350758 | DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF A VEHICLE MICROPHONE - A hands-free audio system for a vehicle and method of using the system is described. The method includes controlling the directionality of a vehicle microphone. The steps of the method may include: (a) receiving a sensor value from at least one of a vehicle seat position sensor, a vehicle seat orientation sensor, or a vehicle mirror orientation sensor; (b) based on the received sensor value(s) of step (a), determining an origin of a vehicle user's speech; and (c) controlling the microphone sensitivity directionality based on the determined origin. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350759 | VOLTAGE CONTROL DEVICE FOR EAR MICROPHONE - Disclosed is a voltage control device including a voltage detector detecting an output voltage output from an output port of a mobile communication device; and a voltage control circuit bypassing the output voltage to an earpiece in which a speaker and a microphone are integrally formed when the output voltage detected by the voltage detector is between a first voltage and a second voltage higher than the first voltage. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350760 | Synchronization of Buffered Data in Multiple Microphones - First analog signals are received from a first microphone and converted into first pulse code modulation (PCM) digital data and stored in a first buffer using a first microphone internal clock. Second analog signals are received from a second microphone according to a second microphone internal clock, converted into second PCM digital data and stored the second PCM digital data in a second buffer. The first PCM digital data in the first buffer is not synchronized in real time with the second PCM digital data in the second buffer due to the absence of a common clock or other synchronizing signal between the first microphone and the second microphone. A determination is made as to whether voice activity has occurred at a first acoustic activity detect (AAD) module based upon the first PCM digital data, and when voice activity is determined, a voice activity detect signal is transmitted to an external processor. The external processor responsively provided an exterior clock signal upon receiving the voice activity detect signal. The first PCM digital data is up-converted into first pulse density modulation (PDM) data and the second PCM digital data into second PDM data based upon the exterior clock signal to eliminate a lack of synchronization or time uncertainty between the first PCM data and the second PCM data. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350761 | Mount for earphones - The invention relates to a mount ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150350762 | MONAURAL WIRELESS HEADSET - The present invention relates to a monaural wireless headset ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150350763 | EARBUD HEADPHONE SET WITH BEHIND-THE-NECK MAGNETIC SPEAKER WIRE CLAMPS - An earbud headphone set with adjustable behind-the-neck magnetic speaker wire clamps comprising an audio source electrical connector, a length of four-conductor speaker wire, a Y-junction, a first and second length of two-conductor speaker wire, a first and second adjustable magnetic speaker wire clamp, and a first and second loudspeaker. First and second adjustable magnetic speaker wire clamps are each: (i) permanently attached the substantially longer speaker wire, (ii) reversibly slideably attached and reversibly rigidly attached to the substantially longer speaker wire, or (iii) reversibly rigidly attached to the substantially longer speaker wire. Earbud headphone set with adjustable behind-the-neck magnetic speaker wire clamps may further comprise a microphone located on the length of four-conductor speaker wire, the Y-junction, or the first or second length of two-conductor speaker wire. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350764 | IN-EAR HEADPHONE WITH CABLE EXIT POSITIONED FOR IMPROVED STABILITY - An in-ear headphone comprises an earbud body constructed and arranged for positioning at an ear of a wearer. The earbud body extends along a first axis in a first direction. A nozzle extends from the earbud body for positioning at an ear canal of the ear, and for directing an audio output at the ear canal of the ear. A cable exit interface is at an edge of the earbud body along a second axis that extends in the first direction along a region proximal to an edge of the earbud body, the second axis offset from the first axis. A cable extends from the cable exit interface at the edge of the earbud body. The cable exit interface is constructed and arranged to impart a force on the nozzle in a direction of the ear canal in response to a force imparted on the cable in a direction away from the first axis and tangential to the second axis. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350765 | HYBRID RING-RADIATOR HEADPHONE DRIVER - A system and method for a hybrid ring-radiator headphone driver, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350766 | MANAGING CONNECTIONS OF A USER DEVICE - Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are provided for managing connections of user devices. For example, two source devices may be configured to maintain a data stream with one another. The data stream may enable the two source devices to identify one or more connections between each other and at least a third device. In response to receiving an event that indicates content to be provided to the third device, the data stream may be used by the source devices to configure their network connections with the third device. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350767 | MULTI-SOUND AUDIO INTERFACE SYSTEM - A computing device includes at least one processor; and at least one module, operable by the at least one processor to associate, for an audio interface, a first sound with first information, and associate, for the audio interface, a second sound with second information, wherein the second sound shares at least one perceptual property with a first plurality of perceptual properties based at least in part on a relationship between the first information and the second information. The at least one module may be operable to output in parallel, using an audio output device, the first and second sounds in the audio interface; receive an indication of user input that selects at least one of the first or second information; and perform, based at least in part on the indication of user input, at least one operation corresponding to the at least one of the first or second information. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350768 | Camera-Mountable Acoustic Collection Assembly - An acoustic collection and collection assembly comprises an acoustic collection dish, a support frame, and a microphone mount extending from the support frame that allows one or more microphones to be positioned at the acoustic focal point of the dish for optimal capture of distant sounds. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350769 | Determination, Display, and Adjustment of Best Sound Source Placement Region Relative to Microphone - A video conference endpoint determines a position of a best audio pick-up region for placement of a sound source relative to a microphone having a receive pattern configured to capture sound signals from the best region. The endpoint captures an image of a scene that encompasses the best region and displays the image of the scene. The endpoint generates an image representative of the best region and displays the generated image representative of the best region as an overlay of the scene image. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350770 | SMART SENSOR FOR ALWAYS-ON OPERATION - Smart sensors comprising one or more microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors and a digital signal processor (DSP) in a sensor package are described. An exemplary smart sensor can comprise a MEMS acoustic sensor or microphone and a DSP housed in a package or enclosure comprising a substrate and a lid and a package substrate that defines a back cavity for the MEMS acoustic sensor or microphone. Provided implementations can also comprise a MEMS motion sensor housed in the package or enclosure. Embodiments of the subject disclosure can provide improved power management and battery life from a single charge by intelligently responding to trigger events or wake events while also providing an always on sensor that persistently detects the trigger events or wake events. In addition, various physical configurations of smart sensors and MEMS sensor or microphone packages are described. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350771 | Machine and a System for Automatically Controlling Noise Reduction Feature of a Communication Device - A machine and a system for automatically controlling noise reduction feature of a communication device are disclosed. In one embodiment herein, a receiving module is configured to receive audio signals from the communication device, and a user input. The audio signals are processed by a microprocessor based on the user inputs and a predefined time interval. A comparator is provided for comparing the user input and the processed audio signals, to determine if the processed audio signal is greater or lesser than the user input and the noise reduction feature of the communication device is correspondingly enabled or disabled. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350772 | SMART SENSOR FOR ALWAYS-ON OPERATION - Smart sensors comprising one or more microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors and a digital signal processor (DSP) in a sensor package are described. An exemplary smart sensor can comprise a MEMS acoustic sensor or microphone and a DSP housed in a package or enclosure comprising a substrate and a lid and a package substrate that defines a back cavity for the MEMS acoustic sensor or microphone. Provided implementations can also comprise a MEMS motion sensor housed in the package or enclosure. Embodiments of the subject disclosure can provide improved power management and battery life from a single charge by intelligently responding to trigger events or wake events while also providing an always on sensor that persistently detects the trigger events or wake events. In addition, various physical configurations of smart sensors and MEMS sensor or microphone packages are described. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350773 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND AUDIO OUTPUT METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a broadcast receiving apparatus and an audio output method thereof, and more particularly, a broadcast receiving apparatus and an audio output method thereof in which an audio included in a broadcast signal that is received through a selected broadcast channel and then decoded is output to a built-in speaker. Some embodiments provide a broadcast receiving apparatus and an audio output method thereof in which, among audio, video, and/or additional information included in a broadcast signal received through a selected broadcast channel corresponding to a control signal received from a remote controller, the audio is selectively output in response to status information of a connected display apparatus. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350774 | VAD DETECTION MICROPHONE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A microphone includes a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) circuit and an integrated circuit. The MEMS circuit is configured to convert a voice signal into an electrical signal, and the integrated circuit is coupled to the MEMS circuit and is configured to receive the electrical signal. The integrated circuit and the MEMS circuit receive an external clock signal from an external host, and the external clock signal is effective to cause the MEMS circuit and integrated circuit to operate in full system operation mode during a first time period and in a voice activity mode of operation during a second time period. The voice activity mode has a first power consumption and the full system operation mode having a second power consumption. The first power consumption is less than the second power consumption. The integrated circuit is configured to generate an electrical interrupt signal upon a detection of voice activity, and send the electrical interrupt signal to the host. Absence of the external clock signal causes the microphone to enter a voice activity detection mode. The integrated circuit includes a delay buffer. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350775 | Apparatus And Method For Reducing Sound Coupling - An apparatus including a microphone; a speaker including at least one vibrating element and at least one movable section, where the at least one vibrating element is configured to at least partially move the at least one movable section to generate sound waves from the at least one movable section; and at least one vibration dampening member between the microphone and the at least one movable section, where the at least one vibration dampening member is suitably positioned in a path of vibration transmission between the at least one vibrating element and the microphone, where the at least one vibration dampening member is configured to absorb vibrations when the movable section is actuated by the at least one vibrating element. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350776 | SOUND AUGMENTATION SYSTEM TRANSFER FUNCTION CALIBRATION - A vehicle system is provided that includes a sound augmentation system with a sound augmentation generator that produces an augmented audio output to drive at least one audio output based on a transfer function. The vehicle system also includes a sound augmentation system health monitor that determines a current performance level of the sound augmentation system based on at least one audio input and a feedback of the augmented audio output, and triggers a transfer function update prompt based on a difference between the current performance level and an expected performance level being at a threshold level. A user interface outputs the transfer function update prompt and receives a transfer function calibration request in response to the transfer function update prompt. A transfer function calibration module drives a calibration sequence on at least one audio output and monitors at least one audio input to determine an updated transfer function. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350777 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED RESIDUAL ECHO SUPPRESSION AND FLEXIBLE TRADEOFFS IN NEAR-END DISTORTION AND ECHO REDUCTION - A system and method is described for estimating residual echo and performing residual echo suppression on a signal. In particular, the system and method described herein: 1) provides a more accurate coherence-based approach where the sub-band nature of coherence-based residual echo estimation is leveraged using sub-band-based coherence measures and upper-bound envelopes to guide residual echo estimates; 2) provides joint estimation of the residual echo and a background stationary noise-floor; 3) provides more accurate residual echo estimation by combining the above two measures with information on near-end activity to selectively adjust the residual-echo estimation in sub-bands; and 4) provides improved control of near-end distortion by leveraging the noise-floor estimate and the internally calculated signal-to-echo ratios as additional guides/limits to help balance, flexibly, and as needed, near-end distortion with residual echo suppression. The resultant residual echo suppressor design provides significant improvement in both residual echo suppression and background noise preservation. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350778 | PERCEPTUAL ECHO GATE APPROACH AND DESIGN FOR IMPROVED ECHO CONTROL TO SUPPORT HIGHER AUDIO AND CONVERSATIONAL QUALITY - To address issues with present echo gate control, a method and apparatus for more intelligently operating an echo gate is described herein. In particular, the decision of whether to mute an uplink signal, or not, is formulated herein as primarily a perceptual decision based on an appropriate analysis of the perceptual interaction of the current residual echo and the current near-end signal(s). By doing so, the application of muting through an echo gate may be minimized and/or more appropriately engaged. This will lead to fewer dropouts and muting of speech onsets and offsets 1) during periods such as double-talk or 2) during periods of downlink playback in the presence of low near-end signal levels, two cases of particular importance. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350779 | AUDIO SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCTION OF MICROPHONE DISTORTION - An audio system for reduction and/or elimination of distortion provides a microphone or instrument sound pick up for the various musical instruments and singers within the performance venue. The sound provided by the microphone or audio pick up is coupled to an amplifier, the output of which is coupled to a speaker system. In accordance with the present invention, a microphone is positioned within the output range of the speaker system and is coupled to one input of a comparator circuit. The remaining input of the comparator circuit is coupled to the microphones or pick ups of the musical instruments and singers. An additive device receives the output signal of the comparator and the originating signal from the microphones or pick ups to form a correcting audio signal which is applied to the amplifier. In an alternate embodiment of the present invention, an adaptive preamplifier is interposed between the originating microphones and audio pick ups and the amplifier. The adaptive preamplifier receives the output of the comparator and imposes alteration upon the signal processed through the preamplifier for application to the amplifier. In a still further alternate embodiment of the present invention, an adaptive amplifier includes a plurality of control elements which are capable of altering the transmission characteristic of the amplifier for the applied signals. The adaptive controls are coupled to and controlled by the comparator. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350780 | SOUND MASKING SYSTEM - A sound masking system according to the invention is disclosed in which one or more sound masking loudspeaker assemblies are coupled to one or more electronic sound masking signal generators. The loudspeaker assemblies in the system of the invention have a low directivity index and preferably emit an acoustic sound masking signal that has a sound masking spectrum specifically designed to provide superior sound masking in an open plan office. Each of the plurality of loudspeaker assemblies is oriented to provide the acoustic sound masking signal in a direct path into the predetermined area in which masking sound is needed. In addition, the sound masking system of the invention can include a remote control function by which a user can select from a plurality of stored sets of information for providing from a recipient loudspeaker assembly an acoustic sound masking signal having a-selected sound masking spectrum. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350781 | AUDIO PROCESSING DEVICE AND AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD - An audio processing device includes a reverb property estimating unit that estimates a reverb property at each frequency on the basis of a first audio signal and a second audio signal representing sounds of the first audio signal output by an audio output unit and collected by an audio input unit, a gain calculating unit that determines an attenuating ratio for a component of the first audio signal at each frequency such that the larger the reverb property at the frequency is, the larger the attenuating ratio for the component at the frequency becomes, and a correcting unit that attenuates the first audio signal at the each frequency in accordance with the attenuating ratio determined for each frequency. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350782 | DIFFERENTIAL MICROPHONE WITH DUAL POLARITY BIAS - Methods and system are described for cancelling interference in a microphone system. A positive bias voltage is applied to a first microphone diaphragm and a negative bias voltage is applied to a second microphone diaphragm. The diaphragms are configured to exhibit substantially the same mechanical deflection in response to acoustic pressures received by the microphone system. A differential output signal is produced by combining a positively-biased output signal from the first microphone diaphragm and a negatively-biased output signal from the second microphone diaphragm. This combining cancels common-mode interferences that are exhibited in both the positively-biased output signal and the negatively-biased output signal. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350783 | INTELLIGENT DYNAMICS PROCESSING - A multi-band audio compressor that may provide not only better and brighter sound, but also speaker protection. The multi-band audio compressor breaks an input audio signal into different frequency bands. For each band signal, a volume re-mapper translates a user preference volume level to a converted volume level based on a programmable volume curve for the band signal. For each frequency band, the band signal is processed by a gain stage and a compressor. Each gain stage applies a signal gain to the band signal based on the converted volume level. Each compressor compresses the output of the gain stage. After compression, the different frequency band signals are re-combined and the combined audio signal may then be passed to a power amplifier that is driving a speaker. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350784 | MUSIC ADAPTIVE SPEAKER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A music adaptive speaker system and method. A musical electrical signal is separated into at least two components for input, respectively, to at least two loudspeaker drivers using at least one signal-separating cross-over point having a controllable frequency or frequency range. A music-adaptive cross-over point is identified for the musical electrical signal, and the frequency or frequency range of the signal-separating cross-over point is controlled based at least in part on the music-adaptive cross-over point. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350785 | Improved Wireless Audio System - A wireless audio distribution system for wirelessly transmitting audio from a wireless transmitter to one or more speakers located remotely from the transmitter. A number of channels of audio are acoustically connected to a wireless transmitter unit. The wireless transmitter unit is configured for potential placement within a standard audio/video equipment rack, without the wireless audio signals suffering from substantial degradation resulting from such placement. The channels of audio are at least selectively transmitted wirelessly to an amplifier/receiver module located on a wall, contained within a wall or positioned within a ceiling. In the situation where the amplifier/receiver module is recessed within the wall, a low profile cover is attached to the wall, concealing the amplifier/receiver unit from view. A modular design method is utilized, allowing for the altering of pre-installed products at a later date. Components may be selected from across multiple product lines. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350786 | GROUP DELAY CORRECTION IN ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER SYSTEMS - Methods are provided for equalising the group delay of a sound reproduction system, in particular a system comprising acoustic transducers with at least one crossover between a lower-frequency and a higher-frequency range. A correction is applied to a signal in the lower-frequency range, including the crossover region, to substantially equalise the group delay for the lower-frequency range, and a signal delay is applied to a signal in the higher-frequency range to bring it into closer alignment with the equalised lower-frequency range signal. The methods may be implemented in the design of an acoustic transducer system and also via a computer program product, which can be implemented as an update or enhancement to an existing digital signal processor loudspeaker system. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350787 | SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF FOR DETERMINING OF AN OPTIMAL DEPLOYMENT OF MICROPHONES TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL COVERAGE IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - A system and method for determining an optimal arrangement of microphones for coverage of target sound sources are provided. The method includes receiving at least one geometric constraint respective of a three-dimensional microphone space, wherein the microphone space defines a location for possible deployment of a plurality of microphones; receiving information related to the sound sources, wherein sound sources include at least one target sound source; simulating sound distribution patterns from each of the least target sound sources and each microphone in the deployment of the plurality of microphones; selecting based, in part, on the simulated sound distribution patterns at least one contributing microphone from the deployment of the plurality of microphones; and outputting the optimal arrangement to include the least one contributing microphone. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350788 | ACOUSTIC CONTROL APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, an acoustic control apparatus applied to a loudspeaker system including first to Mth loudspeakers includes first to Mth control filters. The first to Mth control filters convolve a first input sound signal with first to Mth control filter coefficients to generate first to Mth sound signals. The first to Mth loudspeakers produce sounds based on the first to Mth sound signals. The second to Mth control filter coefficients are calculated based on the first control filter coefficient, and at least one first acoustic transfer function set from the first to Mth loudspeakers to at least one first one-ear position, so that a spatial average of at least one sound pressure of the sounds at the at least one first one-ear position comes close to 0. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350789 | ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - An electroacoustic transducer | 2015-12-03 |
20150350790 | ROBUST DIAPHRAGM FOR AN ACOUSTIC DEVICE - A rigid, flat plate diaphragm for an acoustic device is illustrated. The internal supporting structure of the diaphragm provides a combination of torsional and translational stiffeners, which resemble a number of crossbars. These stiffeners brace and support the diaphragm motion, thus causing its response to not be adversely affected by fabrication stresses and causing it to be very similar in dynamic response to an ideal flat plate operating in a frequency range that extends well beyond the audible. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350791 | VIBRATING ELEMENT - A vibrating element including a diaphragm, a voice coil and a stiffening layer is provided. The diaphragm has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The first surface includes a first conductive region and a second conductive region. The voice coil is disposed on the first surface. Two ends of the voice coil are electrically connected to the first conductive region and the second conductive region. The stiffening layer is disposed on the diaphragm. The diaphragm has a center region, which is enclosed and circled by the voice coil and includes an area of the diaphragm above the voice coil. The region outside the center region includes an inner circled zone and an outer circled zone surrounding the inner circled zone. At least one end of the voice coil is located in the inner circled zone and the stiffening layer covers the inner circled zone. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350792 | PIEZOELECTRIC MEMS MICROPHONE - A microphone including a casing having a front wall, a back wall, and a side wall joining the front wall to the back wall, a transducer mounted to the front wall, the transducer including a substrate and a transducing element, the transducing element having a transducer acoustic compliance dependent on the transducing element dimensions, a back cavity cooperatively defined between the back wall, the side wall, and the transducer, the back cavity having a back cavity acoustic compliance. The transducing element is dimensioned such that the transducing element length matches a predetermined resonant frequency and the transducing element width, thickness, and elasticity produces a transducer acoustic compliance within a given range of the back cavity acoustic compliance. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350793 | TOP PORT MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS MICROPHONE - A top port microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphone is presented herein. A device can include a substrate and a MEMS acoustic sensor mechanically attached to the substrate utilizing anchors. Spaces between the anchors can connect a first back volume corresponding to a bottom portion of the MEMS acoustic sensor with a second back volume to form a combined back volume. An acoustic seal can be placed on the MEMS acoustic sensor, and an enclosure placed on the acoustic seal and secured to the substrate. The acoustic seal can isolate a first portion of the enclosure corresponding to a front volume from a second portion of the enclosure corresponding to the combined back volume. The first portion of the enclosure can include an opening adapted to receive acoustic waves into the front volume, and the front volume can be acoustically coupled to a top portion of the MEMS acoustic sensor. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350794 | AUTOMATIC REAL-TIME HEARING AID FITTING BASED ON AUDITORY EVOKED POTENTIALS EVOKED BY NATURAL SOUND SIGNALS - The application relates to a hearing aid comprising at least one electrode located at a surface of a housing of the hearing aid to allow said electrodes to contact the skin of a user during use of the hearing aid, at least one electrode being adapted to pick up a low voltage signal from the user's brain, the hearing aid further comprising an amplifier unit operationally connected to said electrode(s) and adapted for amplifying said low voltage signal(s) to provide amplified brain signal(s), and a signal processing unit adapted to process said amplified brain signal(s) to provide a processed brain signal as well as to apply a time and frequency dependent gain to an input audio signal and to provide a processed audio output signal. The application further relates to a method of operating a hearing aid and to its use and to a hearing aid system. The object of the present application is to provide a hearing aid capable of monitoring a user's hearing ability over time. The problem is solved in that the signal processing unit is configured a) to identify characteristic signal parameters describing a current time segment of the electric audio input signal, b) to decide whether said characteristic signal parameters fulfill a predefined criterion, and, if said predefined criterion is fulfilled, c) to store brain signal data representative of the low voltage electric signal from the user's brain picked up during said current time segment or corresponding amplified brain signal(s) in a memory, and d) to use the stored brain signal data to determine a processed brain signal related to said predefined criterion, and to modify said time and frequency dependent gain depending on said processed brain signal. This has the advantage of providing a hearing aid wherein at least a part of the fitting process of a hearing aid to a particular user can be automated and/or continuously updated. The invention may e.g. be used for the hearing aids or hearing aid systems where a continuous evaluation of a user's hearing thresholds is needed. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350795 | HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE CONTROL - A hearing assistance device may be a hearing aid worn on a person or a mobile device. The hearing assistance device may perform a hearing assistance algorithm based on signal processing parameters. A set of audiological values for a population may be identified. The set of audiological values has a first number of dimensions. The set of audiological values is converted to a reduced data set. The reduced data has set has a second number of dimensions less than the first number of dimensions. A processor calculates a trajectory for the reduced data set. The trajectory provides signal processing parameters for the hearing assistance device. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350796 | Sound Awareness Hearing Prosthesis - The present application discloses a hearing prosthesis configured to alert a user of the presence of sound while operating in a sound awareness mode of operation. When a user of the hearing aid removes the external sound processor and microphone, traditionally, a hearing prosthesis does not produce any audio stimulus. Here, the systems and methods will alert a user to sounds in his or her environment when the external sound processor and microphone are decoupled from the internal components of the hearing prosthesis. In some embodiments, the hearing prosthesis may have an acoustic receiver that is implanted in the recipient. The implanted acoustic detector may be used to detect an aspect of a sound above a threshold level. The threshold may be chosen so the detected sound is a loud sound such as a fire alarm. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350797 | REMOVABLE BATTERY HOLDER IN A HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A power supply system used in a hearing assistance device comprises: a housing including a battery storage region; a first removable battery holder including a first latch having a first latch configuration and configured to fit within the battery storage region and to hold at least one battery; and a second removable battery holder including a second latch having a second latch configuration that is different that the first latch configuration and configured to fit within the battery storage region and to hold at least one battery; wherein the respective configurations of the battery storage region, the first removable battery holder and the second removable battery holder are such that only one of the first and second removable battery holders can be located within the battery storage region at a time. Another power supply system used in a hearing assistance device comprises a main housing portion with an internal battery storage region, a removable housing portion and a battery holder, on which the removable housing portion is carried, configured such that the removable housing portion is aligned with the main housing portion when the battery holder is in a fully inserted position within the battery storage region. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350798 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR PROVIDING SOUND - An apparatus for providing sound. The apparatus includes a sound receiver for receiving sound and outputting an output signal, a first part comprising a signal generator for generating a second signal corresponding to the output signal, a second part comprising receiving means for receiving the second signal and outputting sound corresponding to the second signal, and a tube having a channel for holding wires/fibres configured to transport the second signal from the signal generator to the receiving means. The sound guiding channel is connected to the sound receiver and is configured to guiding sound from outside the apparatus to the sound receiver along a portion of a length of the tube. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350799 | INDUSTRIAL AUDIO NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM - A wireless field device for use in monitoring acoustic noise includes an acoustic sensor configured to sense acoustic noise. Processing circuitry coupled to the acoustic sensor is configured to identify a hazardous noise condition based upon the sensed acoustic noise and a personnel noise exposure standard. Output circuitry provides a warning output in response to an identified noise condition. A system is also provided which uses one or more acoustic sensors implemented in wireless field mounted monitors. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350800 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING - The present disclosure provides a method for testing an apparatus which comprises a set of operational subunits each comprising a moving element, wherein the moving elements move between respective first and second extreme positions, the method comprising: transferring to the apparatus stabilization control commands; transferring to the apparatus first latching-commands for latching to the first extreme position a candidate moving element which is a moving element of a candidate operational subunit; when the first latching control commands are in effect, measuring a first output frequency of an oscillator whose output is coupled to the candidate operational subunit in an electrical coupling setup which causes the output frequency of the oscillator to depend on positions of a plurality of moving elements which comprises the candidate moving element; and based on the first output frequency determining a state of the candidate operational subunit. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350801 | BINAURAL AUDIO PROCESSING - An audio renderer comprises a receiver ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150350802 | AUDIO PROVIDING APPARATUS AND AUDIO PROVIDING METHOD - An audio providing apparatus and method are provided. The audio providing apparatus includes: an object renderer configured to render an object audio signal based on geometric information regarding the object audio signal; a channel renderer configured to render an audio signal having a first channel number into an audio signal having a second channel number; and a mixer configured to mix the rendered object audio signal with the audio signal having the second channel number. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350803 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF INDEPENDENT OUTPUT STREAMS - A system determines to use at least two independent renderers to render at least two output streams that are to be synchronized. The independent renderers are provided with a shared synchronization object when instructed to render the respective output stream. A time when all of the independent renderers can render a respective first buffer of the respective output stream is determined from the shared synchronization object. Rendering of the output streams utilizing the independent renderers is begun at the determined time. In this way, rendering of the output streams may be synchronized. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350804 | Reflected Sound Rendering for Object-Based Audio - Embodiments are described for rendering spatial audio content through a system that is configured to reflect audio off of one or more surfaces of a listening environment. The system includes an array of audio drivers distributed around a room, wherein at least one driver of the array of drivers is configured to project sound waves toward one or more surfaces of the listening environment for reflection to a listening area within the listening environment and a renderer configured to receive and process audio streams and one or more metadata sets that are associated with each of the audio streams and that specify a playback location in the listening environment. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350805 | SOUND WAVE FIELD GENERATION - A system and a method are configured to generate a sound wave field around a listening position in a room in which a loudspeaker array of K≧1 groups of loudspeakers, with each group of loudspeakers having at least one loudspeaker, is disposed around a listening position, and a microphone array of M≧1 groups of microphones, with each group of microphones having at least one microphone, is disposed at the listening position. The system and a method include equalizing filtering with controllable transfer functions in signal paths upstream of the K groups of loudspeakers and downstream of an input signal path, and controlling with equalization control signals of the controllable transfer functions for equalizing filtering according to an adaptive control algorithm based on error signals from the groups of microphones and an input signal on the input signal path. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350806 | High-Speed Application for Installation on Mobile Devices for Permitting Remote Configuration of Such Mobile Devices - The system and method include a high-speed application for installation on mobile devices to enable the configuration of an abstract number of devices simultaneously. The application includes the capability to configure smart devices remotely or via secure local connections. The system and method include a mechanism for creating desired configuration states, an interactive portal through which these configurations may be selected and modified, and an application for installation on each target device that retrieves the desired configuration and applies it to the mobile device before returning verification reports for confirmation and auditing purposes. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350807 | Dynamic Adjustment of Mobile Device Based on Peer Event Data - In some implementations, a mobile device can be configured to monitor environmental, system and user events associated with the mobile device and/or a peer device. The occurrence of one or more events can trigger adjustments to system settings. The mobile device can be configured to keep frequently invoked applications up to date based on a forecast of predicted invocations by the user. In some implementations, the mobile device can receive push notifications associated with applications that indicate that new content is available for the applications to download. The mobile device can launch the applications associated with the push notifications in the background and download the new content. In some implementations, before running an application or communicating with a peer device, the mobile device can be configured to check energy and data budgets and environmental conditions of the mobile device and/or a peer device to ensure a high quality user experience. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350808 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided is a communication device within a communication network including a plurality of communication nodes, including: a reception unit that receives a data packet transmitted from a terminal device or transmitted to the terminal device; a communication control unit that selects a forwarding destination node of the data packet from a plurality of forwarding destination node candidates when the terminal device is a machine-type communication (MTC) terminal; and a transmission unit that transmits the data packet to the forwarding destination node selected by the communication control unit. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350809 | TERMINAL PERIPHERAL MANAGEMENT METHOD AND M2M GATEWAY - Provided is a method for managing a terminal peripheral, including that an M2M gateway obtains a policy definition of an event, and obtains, from the policy definition of the event, an operation priority indication corresponding to an operation in the event; and when the event is triggered by the M2M gateway and if it is determined that an operation of the same type as the operation in the event exists in a corresponding terminal peripheral, whether to deliver the operation in the event to the corresponding terminal peripheral is decided according to the operation priority indication in the policy definition of the event and a priority judgment policy. An M2M gateway is also provided. Processing priorities of operations of the same type can be determined according to priority indications of the operations by adopting the present disclosure, thereby avoiding operation conflict and system error reporting occurring on a terminal peripheral, and improving the efficiency of an M2M gateway in managing a terminal peripheral or a terminal peripheral group. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350810 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS WIRELESS CONTROL OF MULTIPLE PERIPHERAL DEVICES - A system for controlling a plurality of peripheral devices includes a portable electronic device and a plurality of peripheral devices in wireless communication with the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a processor configured to connect to each of the plurality of peripheral devices one at a time based on round-robin scheduling. The processor is configured to execute an instruction for searching for a broadcast signal transmitted from a selected one of the plurality of peripheral devices. The processor is configured to execute an instruction to wirelessly connect with the selected one of the plurality of peripheral devices. The processor is configured to execute an instruction to send a control signal to the selected one of the plurality of peripheral devices. The processor is configured to execute an instruction to terminate the connection between the portable electronic device and the selected one of the plurality of peripheral devices. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350811 | Bluetooth Broadcasting System and Method - A Bluetooth broadcasting system uses Bluetooth technology to deliver content between communication devices in a common network. The content is delivered and received publicly, anonymously, or selectively with codes. The content includes emergency broadcasts, nonemergency broadcasts, or personal broadcasts. The type of content dictates how the content is delivered. For example, an emergency broadcast is publicly delivered from a victim to all communication devices having the software application and Bluetooth enabled. While a personal message is delivered from a sender to a recipient who share a unique and private code. A range module enables public safety personnel to set a desired range for emergency messages. A code module displays to recipients to select a correct code for receiving a nonemergency and personal message. An information level module enables a sender to set the amount of personal and contact information to be delivered. The messages can be recorded, saved, and sent. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350812 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING ADDRESS BOOK BASED ON BLUETOOTH - A method and system for transferring an address book based on Bluetooth are provided. First, address book information stored in a terminal and a SIM card of a first mobile terminal is transmitted to the second mobile terminal. A second mobile obtains the address hook information in the first mobile terminal. The method and system provided by the present invention make the transfer of the address book information more convenient and efficient, not only improving a user's experience of the mobile terminal but also providing convenience for the user's daily life. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350813 | DYNAMIC TRANSPORT SWITCHING IN INTER-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - A transport for data communication can be selected based on current data communication activity. A master device and a slave device can establish a control channel on one transport and one or more data channels. A master device can determine which transport should be used for the data channel(s) based on real-time status information about the data exchange and can coordinate with the slave device to switch the data channel(s) to a different transport when appropriate. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350814 | COMPANION APPLICATION FOR ACTIVITY COOPERATION - The described embodiments augment an activity performed in a first application at a source electronic device using a controller at a companion electronic device. The source electronic device receives controller information describing a controller that the activity performed in the first application accepts controller data from, determines a controller identifier for the controller information, and broadcasts a controller advertisement comprising the controller identifier. Upon receiving the controller advertisement, the companion electronic device determines whether a second application that can provide the controller data is available at the companion electronic device. If the second application is available, the companion electronic device establishes a cooperative-activity communication channel with the source electronic device. The companion electronic device uses the cooperative-activity communication channel to provide controller data to the source electronic device. The source electronic device provides the controller data to the first application to cause a corresponding action to be performed. | 2015-12-03 |
20150350815 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING NETWORK - A method, a device and a system for sharing network among a plurality of mobile terminals are provided. The method includes: connecting the plurality of mobile terminals with each other through short-range wireless communication; and when a first mobile terminal has a network request, transmitting a network packet corresponding to the network request to a network side by the first mobile terminal or a second mobile terminal, so as to share a network, wherein the second mobile terminal is connected to the first mobile terminal through short-range wireless communication and can access the network. The method can share network bandwidth among the plurality of mobile terminals, so as to utilize network bandwidth of each mobile terminal optimally. | 2015-12-03 |