49th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130322572 | ASYNCHRONOUS SAMPLE RATE CONVERTER FOR DIGITAL RADIO TUNERS - A radio tuner and corresponding method of operating are disclosed. A radio tuner includes a radio frequency (RF) unit, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and an asynchronous sample rate converter (ASRC). The RF unit is configured to receive a radio signal and output a corresponding analog signal. The ADC is configured to generate a digital data stream, output at a first sample rate, based on the analog signal. The ASRC is coupled to receive the digital data stream and configured to output the digital data stream at a second sample rate for output do a demodulator. The demodulator may in turn be coupled to provide a feedback signal to the ASRC. The | 2013-12-05 |
20130322573 | USING ANTENNA POOLING TO ENHANCE A MIMO RECEIVER AUGMENTED BY RF BEAMFORMING - A system having a multi-layer (multi-stream) multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) receiving system, having a MIMO baseband module and a radio distribution network (RDN) connected to the MIMO receiving system. The RDN has two or more beamformers that are fed by two or more antennas, so that a total number of antennas in the system are greater than the number of branches of the MIMO baseband module. Each of the beamformers combines RF signals coming from the antennas. The system further implements an antenna routing module that swaps antennas between different beamformers according to one or more qualitative indicators derived from the baseband module, thus increasing the probability of grouping antennas that have lower conflicts between best phases of different layers' transmitted signals. The system increases the range of antenna selection beyond the set of antennas available for each beamformer. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322574 | USING 3G/4G BASEBAND SIGNALS FOR TUNING BEAMFORMERS IN HYBRID MIMO RDN SYSTEMS - A hybrid MIMO RDN 3G/4G receiving system which include M antennas for N MIMO branches, wherein M>N is provided herein. Each branch has a beamformer so that each of the beamformers includes at least one combiner configured to combine signals coming from the antennas coupled to a respective beamformer into a combined signal. The system further includes a control module configured to tune at least one beamformer based on metrics derived by the baseband module. More specifically, the tuning of the beamformers is carried out, at least partially, using 3G/4G metrics that are generated but not usually reported in 3G/ | 2013-12-05 |
20130322575 | Method and User Equipment for Carrier Aggregation - User equipment is provided for receiving an OFDM signal. The user equipment includes a plurality of carrier processing chains and a carrier aggregation module, aggregating the signals received on each carrier processed by the plurality of carrier processing chains. The aggregation module delivers a set of aggregated signals of the plurality of carrier processing chains at the input of a Fast Fourier Transform module of a PHY layer processing subsystem of the user equipment. The Fast Fourier transform module is able to process a size of data according to a predetermined rate depending on the aggregated bandwidth of the set of aggregated signals of the plurality of carrier processing chains, and the carrier aggregation module includes at least one frequency shifter for frequency shifting carriers. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322576 | ACCELERATED CARRIER ACQUISITION METHOD FOR A DIGITAL COMMUNICATION RECEIVER - A method of accelerated carrier signal acquisition for a digital communication receiver, the method comprising receiving a carrier signal by a receiver comprising a carrier recovery loop (CRL), setting the CRL to an open loop setting using a processor. setting a numerically controlled oscillator (NCO) within the CRL at a center frequency of the NCO, determining, by the processor, one or more initial parameters of the CRL, calculating an estimate and polarity for a sign frequency detection frequency using a sign frequency detector while simultaneously estimating a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) frequency by running an FFT using the processor, comparing polarities of the estimates of the sign frequency detection frequency and FFT frequency and determining a frequency offset using the processor, and adjusting one or more parameters of the CRL based on the frequency offset using the processor. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322577 | DETECTING CIRCUIT AND RELATED DETECTING METHOD - A detecting circuit includes: a first offset generating circuit, arranged to apply a first offset to an input signal pair and accordingly generate a first output signal pair; and a first sampling circuit, coupled to the first offset generating circuit, the first sampling circuit arranged to sample the first output signal pair to generate a first sampling signal, wherein the first sampling signal is utilized to identify a data signal on the input signal pair, and the first sampling circuit is controlled by a first signal that is irrelevant to the input signal pair. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322578 | Systems and Methods for Data Processing Including EET Feedback - The present invention is related to systems and methods for data processing system characterization. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322579 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAST AND PRECISE FREQUENCY ESTIMATION - Systems and methods are provided for fast and precise estimation of frequency with relatively minimal sampling and relatively high tolerance to noise. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322580 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAST AND PRECISE FREQUENCY ESTIMATION - Systems and methods are provided for fast and precise estimation of frequency with relatively minimal sampling and relatively high tolerance to noise. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322581 | Matched Filtered Data Samples Processing - The invention relates to apparatuses, methods, a system, computer programs, computer program products and computer-readable media. Matched-filtered samples are conveyed instead of antenna samples, so that data rates in the interface between a remote radio head and the BTS or base band hotel may be lower. For detecting data, the matched filtered data samples are processed by using information on the radio channel. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322582 | RECEIVER, RECEIVING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Provided is a receiving device which, even when a temporary degradation occurs in the propagation path environment during an AFC tracking operation, does not require an initial lead-in operation when the propagation path environment returns to normal and which has lower power consumption and shortened time during which communication is not possible; also provided are a receiving method and a computer program. This receiving device calculates the variance of the phase rotation angle relative to a reference signal, compensating for frequency error if the rotation angle variance is less than a pre-set threshold value (TH), and stopping frequency error compensation if the rotation angle variance is greater than or equal to the threshold value (TH). | 2013-12-05 |
20130322583 | CHANNEL ESTIMATION PROCESSING FOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT IN LOW SNR REGIME - Disclosed is an improved channel estimation by post-processing of the channel response that is generated by a Golay correlator The processing is done using time-domain operations such as gating and filtering. Gating is performed on the estimated channel response taps in order to reduce the noise level. Pre-filtering the channel response through a filter matched to the transmitted pulse-shape improves the probability of detecting the channel peaks. Post-filtering the processed channel impulse response to eliminate the high frequency effects that are added by the windowing and gating operations. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322584 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAST AND PRECISE FREQUENCY ESTIMATION - Systems and methods are provided for fast and precise estimation of frequency with relatively minimal sampling and relatively high tolerance to noise. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322585 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIVERSITY PROCESSING UTILIZING A PROGRAMMABLE INTERFACE SUPPRESSION MODULE - Aspects of a method and system for diversity processing utilizing a programmable interface suppression module may include one or more circuits that are operable to program an interference suppression module based on one or more interference cancellation parameters. A plurality of weighting factor values may be computed based on the one or more interference suppression parameters and a received plurality of multipath signals. A plurality of estimated signal may be generated based on the plurality of weighting factor values. A plurality of updated estimated signals may be generated based on the plurality of estimated signals. A plurality of interference suppressed signals may be generated based on the plurality of updated estimated signals. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322586 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVELY RESUMING RADIO CHANNEL ESTIMATION - Methods and apparatus for resuming radio channel measurements and estimations after an interruption in reception. In one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an adaptive solution is provided for channel estimation based at least in part on the reception interruption duration. In one variant, an LTE UE determines a windowing length and/or “shape” for a time domain channel estimation algorithm based on at least the interruption duration. In an alternate variant, an LTE UE determines the interpolation coefficients for a filter based on the interruption duration. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322587 | TRITIUM REMOVAL DEVICE FOR LITHIUM LOOP - A tritium removal device for a lithium loop comprises a neutron source ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130322588 | NUCLEAR REACTOR AND POWER GENERATION FACILITY - A nuclear reactor provided with a core which is provided with a new fuel part which contains uranium and a burning part in which fuel burns, wherein power is generated by fission of plutonium and wherein the burning part moves in a direction toward the new fuel part from the beginning to end of the operation cycle. The nuclear reactor is provided with a reactivity applying mechanism to apply the reactivity which can change the power of the core when the temperature of the coolant which flows through the inside of the core changes and performs control to change the temperature of the coolant which flows through the inside of the core in accordance with the change of power which is demanded for the core. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322589 | SYSTEM FOR STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL - A concrete storage module ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130322590 | EXTENSION OF METHODS TO UTILIZE FULLY CERAMIC MICRO-ENCAPSULATED FUEL IN LIGHT WATER REACTORS - A 12×12 fully ceramic micro-encapsulated fuel assembly for a light water nuclear reactor includes a set of FCM fuel rods bundled in a square matrix arrangement. The fully ceramic micro-encapsulated fuel is comprised of tristructural-isotropic particles. Each tristructural-isotropic particle has a kernel that is comprised uranium nitride. The kernel diameter is 400 or more micrometers. The fully ceramic micro-encapsulated fuel is further mixed with a burnable poison material. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322591 | FUEL ASSEMBLY - Nuclear fuel assemblies include fuel elements that are sintered or cast into billets and co-extruded into a spiral, multi-lobed shape. The fuel kernel may be a metal alloy of metal fuel material and a metal-non-fuel material, or ceramic fuel in a metal non-fuel matrix. The fuel elements may use more highly enriched fissile material while maintaining safe operating temperatures. Such fuel elements according to one or more embodiments may provide more power at a safer, lower temperature than possible with conventional uranium oxide fuel rods. The fuel assembly may also include a plurality of conventional UO2 fuel rods, which may help the fuel assembly to conform to the space requirements of conventional nuclear reactors. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322592 | PULSE SIGNAL OUTPUT CIRCUIT AND SHIFT REGISTER - To provide a pulse signal output circuit and a shift register which have lower power consumption, are not easily changed over time, and have a longer lifetime. A pulse signal output circuit includes a first input signal generation circuit; a second input signal generation circuit; an output circuit which includes a first transistor and a second transistor and outputs a pulse signal in response to a signal output from the first and second input signal generation circuits; a monitor circuit which obtains the threshold voltages of the first and second transistors; and a power supply output circuit which generates a power supply potential raised by a potential higher than or equal to a potential which is equal to or substantially equal to the threshold voltage and supplies the power supply potential to the first and second input signal generation circuits. A shift register includes the pulse signal output circuit. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322593 | SHIFT REGISTER - Discussed herein is a shift register which is capable of stabilizing an output thereof. The shift register includes a plurality of stages for sequentially outputting scan pulses in such a manner that high durations of the scan pulses partially overlap with each other. Each of the stages includes a node controller for controlling a charging duration of a set node, and an output unit for outputting a corresponding one of the scan pulses through an output terminal for the charging duration of the set node. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322594 | STEREOSCOPIC X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS - A stereoscopic X-ray imaging apparatus includes: right and left X-ray tubes; a diaphragm unit in which right and left openings are formed through which X-rays radiated by the right and left X-ray tubes pass, respectively; an X-ray sensor on which the X-ray radiated by each of the right and left X-ray tubes is projected; a controller configured to control positions and sizes of the right and left openings; and right and left visible light sources configured to radiate a visible light to the X-ray sensor in the same area as each of the right and left X-ray tubes through each of the right and left openings. Spectra of the visible light emitted by the right and left visible light sources are different from each other. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322595 | METHOD AND INSTRUMENT FOR IDENTIFYING JEWELRY WITH PLATED ELEMENT USING X-RAY FLORESCENCE - The method uses an XRF instrument for identifying a specified element on a jewelry sample by illuminating its surface with excitation radiation and measuring first and second intensities of characteristic emission lines of a specified element and calculating the ratio between the intensities to establish a measured thickness and to determine based on a certain range criteria whether the sample can be considered to be plated jewelry. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322596 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus has an image capturing unit that accumulates a charge pixel-by-pixel and outputs an image signal corresponding to the amount of accumulated charge, a generation unit that acquires image signals by performing a set number of readouts of image signals of pixels from the image capturing unit, calculates, with respect to each pixel, image data that is an average of image signals read out from the same pixels, and generates an image having the image data as a characteristic of each pixel, and a correction unit that specifies a position of a defective pixel of the image capturing apparatus and generates correction data that is an image signal that is an average of a set certain number of pixels located in a periphery of a defective pixel. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322597 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS,AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - User-friendliness of a radiation imaging apparatus configured to reset a sensor array is improved. This invention is a radiation imaging apparatus including a two-dimensional sensor array. This apparatus includes a scan control signal generation circuit which controls the reset operation of the two-dimensional sensor array, a row number register which stores the row number of a line currently subjected to the reset operation at the time of detection of radiation irradiation, a scan control signal generation circuit which controls read operation after the completion of the radiation irradiation, and an image processing circuit which interpolates an image, of the image generated based on the signals read by the read operation, which corresponds to a line corresponding to the row number stored in the row number register, by using images of adjacent lines. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322598 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiation detection apparatus comprising a sensor panel in which a plurality of sensors for detecting light are arranged, and a scintillator layer containing scintillator particles for converting an incident radiation into light, and an adhesive resin which has an adherence property and bonds the scintillator particles, wherein the scintillator layer is adhered to the sensor panel by the adhesive resin, a modulus of elasticity in tensile of the adhesive resin is higher than 0.7 GPa and lower than 3.5 GPa, and a volume ratio of the adhesive resin to the scintillator particles is not lower than 1% and not higher than 5%. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322599 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM AND RELAY STATION SELECTION METHOD - This invention includes a radiation detector to detect the radiation transmitted through an object while being in a portable state or mounted on a detector holder, a control unit to control capturing of a radiographic image using the radiation detector, and a plurality of relay stations to relay wireless communication from the radiation detector. The detector holder includes a detection unit to detect the mounting of the radiation detector. The control unit determines the usage pattern of the radiation detector or the mounting of the radiation detector on a detector holder based on detection information from the detection unit or a connection request from the radiation detector, and selects one of the relay stations based on the determination result. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322600 | ROTATION OF AN X-RAY IMAGE ON A DISPLAY - A method for controlling the angular orientation of an x-ray image on a display for a viewer displays at least one rotation mode selector on the display. A viewer instruction selects the rotation mode. An overlay displays with the x-ray image, wherein the overlay provides a center of rotation. A viewer instruction identifies a point lying outside the center of rotation. The image is rotated on the display about the center of rotation according to the identified point. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322601 | LOW FOCAL HEIGHT X-RAY GENERATOR SUITABLE FOR INSPECTION OF OBJECTS CLOSE TO GROUND - A low height x-ray generator that emits a radiation beam close to ground has been presented. This is useful for imaging for inspection purposes of objects lying on ground. The generator comprises of a x-ray tube in a horizontal orientation close to the bottom surface of the generator box and is also in close proximity to a side wall which is made slanting. With such an arrangement, the focal point of the x-ray tube is low and it produces a beam that is hugging close to the ground which is desired to image bottom portion of a package lying on the ground. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322602 | INTERNAL SHIELDING X-RAY TUBE - An x-ray tube is presented. One embodiment of the x-ray tube includes a cathode unit configured to emit electrons. The x-ray tube further includes an anode unit positioned to receive the emitted electrons, wherein the anode unit includes a base having a target surface configured to generate x-rays when the emitted electrons impinge on the target surface. Also, the anode unit includes a first shielding unit enclosing the base to attenuate at least a first portion of the generated x-rays within the anode unit. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322603 | COLLIMATOR PLATE, COLLIMATOR MODULE, RADIATION DETECTING DEVICE, RADIOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLING METHOD OF COLLIMATOR MODULE - A method is provided for assembling a collimator module including a plurality of first collimator plates arrayed in a first direction, each first collimator plate having a plurality of slots formed on a plate surface, and a plurality of second collimator plates arrayed in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, wherein each second collimator plate penetrates respective slots along the first direction so as to form a lattice-shape. The method includes positioning the plurality of first collimator plates by moving a first collimator plate in one direction along the second direction, so that a side wall of a first cutout formed on an edge of a radiation incident side or a radiation output side of the first collimator plate contacts a member extending in the first direction. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322604 | Adaptive X-Ray Filter for Changing the Local Intensity of X-Rays - An adaptive x-ray filter for changing a local intensity of x-rays includes an x-ray absorbing first fluid and electrically deformable control elements. The electrically deformable control elements change a layer thickness of the first fluid at a site of a respective electrically deformable control element by at least partially displacing the x-ray absorbing first fluid. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322605 | METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF GEOMETRICAL SENSOR SHIFTS IN FLAT PANEL X-RAY IMAGE DETECTORS - The invention relates to the method for measuring of geometrical shift in flat panel x-ray image sensors using a test device. A test device comprising at least two edge test devices is placed on the detector's operating surface. The test device is exposed to x-rays in order to get its x-ray image where ROIs having pixels coordinates corresponding to the edge of each test device are identified. The pixel coordinates are used to determine sensor geometrical shifts considering minimum value of an objective function. Technical result involves expansion of technical means of definite application and a possibility to measure sensor geometrical shift with sufficient accuracy. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322606 | Telephone System Having Alert Module - One telephone system embodiment having an alert module includes a base unit and at least one handheld unit. The base unit has a processor in data communication with a telephone network interface, a radio receiver, a first local transmitter, a first local receiver, and a first computer memory having a first program. The handheld unit has a processor in data communication with a second local receiver, a second local transmitter, a microphone, a speaker, and a second computer memory having a second program. At least one of the first and second programs includes instructions for passing signals between a telephone network on one end and the microphone and the speaker on another end. At least one of the first and second programs includes instructions for presenting an emergency warning through the speaker upon receipt of alert data from an emergency broadcast radio transmitter. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322607 | Selecting a Message Greeting for an Unavailable Party Based Upon Contextual Data Associated with a Contacting Party - A message greeting system receives a notification that a party is unavailable in response to a communication initiated by a contacting party. In response to receiving the notification, the message greeting system acquires contextual data associated with the contacting party, determines a message greeting that is appropriate for the contacting party based upon the contextual data, acquires the appropriate message greeting, and sends the appropriate message greeting to a contacting party device associated with the contacting party. The appropriate message greeting includes a message greeting that is usable by the contacting party given a context in which the contacting party is involved as identified by the contextual data. In some embodiments, the message greeting system acquires the appropriate message greeting by adapting an inappropriate message greeting for the context in which the contacting party is involved, thereby creating the appropriate message greeting. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322608 | MULTI-CHANNEL INTERACTIVE MESSAGE RESPONSE SYSTEM - The current application is directed to a multi-channel interactive message response system that allows for interaction between users and the multi-channel interactive message response system through many different types of devices, communications protocols, and communications media. The multi-channel interactive message response system, in one implementation, is implemented within an automated communications system that organizes and facilitates information exchange between members of organizations and between organizations and individuals outside the organizations. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322609 | PROVIDING MISSED CALL AND MESSAGE INFORMATION - Information associated with messages and/or missed calls is provided to a subscriber. Calls received but not answered by the subscriber may be monitored. Each monitored call is classified as one of a missed call and a message. The monitored calls may be summarized based on a customizable rule set to create a summary. The summary is provided to the subscriber via, for example, a voice notification. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322610 | EXTERNAL MESSAGING DURING CONFERENCE CALL - A solution for enabling a participant to a conference call to obtain contact information for other participants to the conference call in order to send an external message to one or more of the other participants is provided. The contact information can be used by a messaging system, which is available to the participant independent of the conference call, to transmit the external message for presentation to the other participant(s). | 2013-12-05 |
20130322611 | METHOD ALLOWING AN EXCHANGE OF CONTEXT INFORMATION WITHIN A GROUP OF USERS SHARING ONE AND THE SAME IDENTIFIER - A method is provided for allowing an exchange of context information within a group of users sharing one and the same identifier. The method includes transmitting information between at least one first terminal and a second terminal associated with a common identifier. The method includes a step of sending by the first terminal a notification of state intended at least for the second terminal and carrying an item of information relating to the context in which a user of the first terminal finds himself. The method allows members of a community of users, which is identified by a unique telephone number, to avail themselves of context information relating to the other members of the community at any moment, and in particular at the precise moment at which a setup request for establishing a communication is presented to them. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322612 | Phone Number Verification - A method of altering a caller line identification in a phone service is disclosed. The method includes receiving, via a user interface, a phone number from a user of the phone number. A to-be called phone number is then selected from a pool of phone numbers. The to-be called phone number is temporarily associated with the phone service for a selected period of time. The to-be called phone number is displayed on the user interface. Via the user interface, the user is requested to call back the displayed to-be called phone number within the selected period of time. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322613 | AUTOMATED VOICE CONNECTION TO A BEST-DETERMINED TARGET - An apparatus and method for initiating a voice communication to a best-determined target includes associating a plurality of workers in a worker list with a skills profile for each worker. Upon receiving an assistance request for a task, the worker list can be searched automatically for target contacts having the skill profile best-matching the assistance request. Further search criteria can be compared between the task and the matched target contacts to facilitate the proper selection of the best-matched target contacts. Upon a match, a voice communication is automatically initiating between the requestor to the best-determined target contact. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322614 | System and Method for Detecting Three-Way Call Circumvention Attempts - Disclosed is a three-way call detection system and method for use with a telephone management system. Specifically, a three-way call detection system and method for detecting continuous noise indicative of an attempt to mask a three-way call attempt. The continuous noise detection system and method may be stand alone or used in conjunction with any existing three-way call detection system and method. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322615 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL QUEUING OF CALLS - The present method and system provides a virtual queuing technique including the method and system providing for receiving a communication request from a user for telephonic communication with a communication agent, wherein the communication request includes user information. The method and system includes receiving a call back request from the user to avoid the on-hold wait time and based on the call back request, placing the communication request and the user information associated therewith into a queuing system. The method and system thereby meters the communication request in the queuing system for a metered wait time based at least on a queuing factor relating to at least one of: the on-hold wait time and the user information and after expiration of the metered wait time, bridges a communication connection with the user and the communication agent based on the communication request. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322616 | CRYPTIC NOTES AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS - A computer-implemented method is described. A message is received from a user via a user interface of a computer device. The message includes at least first and second portions. A virtual cryptic note is generated that includes the first portion of the message arranged in a first orientation, and the second portion of the message arranged in a second orientation that is rotated relative to the first orientation, with the second portion of the message overlapping the first portion of the message. The virtual cryptic note is provided to the user. Cryptic notes can be useful and entertaining, particularly when used online, in email and/or in social media. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322617 | PHYSICALLY UNCLONABLE FUNCTIONS BASED ON NON-LINEARITY OF SUB-THRESHOLD OPERATION - An electronic circuit for implementing a physically unclonable function. The electronic circuit includes duplicate circuits, referred to as “circuit primitives,” that generate a first and a second output voltage based on the received input, referred to as a “challenge.” The electronic circuit further includes a comparator coupled to the circuit primitives and generates an output based on the difference between the first and second output voltages. While the circuit primitives contain duplicate circuitry, the circuit primitives may generate a different output voltage due to a particular set of transistors in the circuit primitives operating in the sub-threshold region whose gates are tied to ground and whose sub-threshold current, the magnitude of which is random based on the threshold voltage variation of the set of transistors, is used to affect the value of the output voltage. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322618 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING MULTIPLE DATA SEGMENTS HAVING DIFFERENT LENGTHS USING PATTERN KEYS HAVING MULTIPLE DIFFERENT STRENGTHS - A system and method for securing data and information is disclosed. Multiple cryptographic paradigms may be applied to multiple length data segments to encrypt such data to prevent unauthorized use. The system and method uses pattern keys. At least one pattern key uses a cryptographic paradigm different from the other pattern keys. Furthermore, each pattern key has a given key strength and at least one pattern keys key strength differs from the one or more other pattern keys used in the process. The pattern keys are applied to the data in accordance with a key pattern which defines the sequence that each pattern key is applied to the data. The length of each data segment may vary one from the other and such segment length is determined in accordance with the pattern key applied. In addition, the initial plaintext data may first be encrypted using a first password before the disclosed process is implemented | 2013-12-05 |
20130322619 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IC CHIP, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an encrypted-ID generation section which encrypts a unique ID to generate an encrypted ID, the unique ID being set as an ID unique to the information processing apparatus, a communication section which sends the encrypted ID as ID information to be sent to another apparatus, an individualization code holding section which holds, in advance, an individualization code capable of being generated by decrypting the ID information in the other apparatus, and an access key generation section which generates an access key used for authentication with the other apparatus based on the individualization code held by the individualization code holding section. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322620 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SECRET KEY FOR ID-BASED ENCRYPTION SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON FOR CAUSING COMPUTER TO EXECUTE THE METHOD - A private key generation apparatus for generating a private key corresponding to a user ID using the user ID as a public key is disclosed. When a user ID is input, an ID conversion unit outputs a specific element value of a discrete logarithm cyclic group having a one-to-one correspondence relationship with an input user ID. A private key calculation unit calculates a discrete logarithm result value based on the output specific element value of the discrete logarithm cyclic group and calculates a private key having a one-to-one correspondence relationship with the user ID. According to the present invention, it is possible to concretely propose a method of calculating a secret key, capable of guaranteeing a one-to-one correspondence relationship between the ID and the private key by applying a method of calculating a discrete logarithm using the pre-computation table in an ID-based encryption system. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322621 | PRIVATE KEY GENERATION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIA STORING PROGRAMS FOR EXECUTING THE METHODS - Disclosed herein are a private key generation apparatus and method, and storage media storing programs for executing the methods on a computer. The private key generation apparatus includes a root private key generation unit and a sub-private key generation unit. The root private key generation unit sets a root master key and predetermined parameters capable of generating private keys, and generates a first sub-master key set capable of generating a number of private keys equal to or smaller than a preset limited number. The sub-private key generation unit generates private keys with the root private key generation unit by receiving the first sub-master key set from the root private key generation unit, to generate a private key corresponding to a user ID using the first sub-master key set, and issues the private key to a user. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322622 | AUTHENTICATION METHODS AND APPARATUS USING BASE POINTS ON AN ELLIPTIC CURVE AND OTHER TECHNIQUES - In one aspect, a method comprises the steps of deriving a base point on an elliptic curve in a first processing device, generating authentication information in the first processing device utilizing the base point and a private key of the first processing device, and transmitting the authentication information from the first processing device to a second processing device. The base point on the elliptic curve may be derived, for example, by applying a one-way function to a current time value, or by computation based on a message to be signed. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322623 | Quarantine method for sellable virtual goods - A method is disclosed for quarantining digital content data for a service in a terminal device. In an embodiment, the method includes creating a digital content data item, e.g. a digital still image or a video stream, in the memory of the terminal device, generating a symmetric encryption key for encrypting the created digital content data item, encrypting the digital content data item using the generated symmetric encryption key, encrypting the generated symmetric encryption key using public key of the service, deleting the unencrypted version of the digital content data item and of the symmetric encryption key from the memory of the terminal device, sending the encrypted version of the digital content data item and of the symmetric encryption key to a server of the service, and receiving from the server of the service at least one of the following: instruction to delete the encrypted digital content data item from the memory of the terminal device, and decrypted version of the symmetric encryption key for decrypting the encrypted digital content data item in the memory of the terminal device. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322624 | ENCRYPTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DEFENDING A PHYSICAL ATTACK - Provided are a security device and a method for operating same. The security device may conceal an encryption key used for an encryption algorithm in an encryption module in correspondence to security attacks such as reading information on where the encryption key is stored in a memory by disassembling an IC chip, or extracting said information through microprobing. The encryption key may be included as a physical encryption key module in an encryption module, and a certain storage medium for storing the encryption key may be included in the encryption module. Accordingly, the encryption key is not transmitted via a bus in a security device for encryption. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322625 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING THE TRANSFER OF DATA - According to one embodiment, a method of descrambling digital multimedia content starts by sending an out-of-band request for encrypted control data to a headend. A descrambler integrated circuit may then receive digital program data in a scrambled format and the encrypted control data. The encrypted control data may then be decrypted entirely within the descrambler integrated circuit using a multiple-step decryption process starting with a unique key permanently stored in the descrambler integrate circuit and using the partial decryption of control data from the previous decryption step to generate a key to decrypt subsequent encrypted control data. The scrambled digital program data may then be descrambled in the descrambler integrated circuit using the decrypted control data from the last decryption step. Other embodiments are described. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322626 | Network Stream Identification For Open FaceTime - A method and apparatus of a device that distinguishes multiplexed media and signaling data traffic is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the device receives, on a single port, a packet of the multiplexed data traffic, where the multiplexed data traffic includes a plurality of packets and each of the plurality of packets is one of a media packet and an encapsulated signaling packet. The device further examines an initial data element of a header of the received packet to determine if the received packet is one of a media packet and a signal packet. The device further forwards the packet to a corresponding module for further processing based on the examining. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322627 | SIGNATURE PROCESSING SYSTEM, KEY GENERATION DEVICE, SIGNATURE DEVICE, VERIFICATION DEVICE, SIGNATURE PROCESSING METHOD, AND SIGNATURE PROCESSING PROGRAM - The object is to provide an attribute-based signature scheme which is flexible in the design and which supports a non-monotone predicate. An access structure is constituted by applying the inner-product of the attribute vectors to a non-monotone span program. This access structure is flexible in the design of the span program and in the design of the attribute vectors, providing high flexibility in the design of access control. By incorporating the concept of secret distribution in the access structure, the attribute-based signature scheme which supports the non-monotone predicate is realized. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322628 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSCEIVING CONTENT IN A DIGITAL BROADCAST SYSTEM - A method for transmitting content in a digital broadcast system is provided. The method for transmitting content in a broadcast system includes a process of generating user-preference content and forced-view content, a process of dividing the user-preference content and forced-view content into data units, and a process of performing repeated encryption by inserting an encryption key into at least one of the data units of the forced-view content with the exception of the first data unit. The encryption key includes a key capable of decrypting the next data unit for each data unit. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322629 | Method for the Encrypted Radio Transmission of Data - A method is provided for encrypted radio transmission of data telegrams spaced apart in time in a sequence between a transmitter and a receiver of a system, wherein a key is changeable and is cryptologically derived from a current piece of information. The time elapsed between a preceding telegram and the encrypted telegram implementing the desired data transmission is used as the key. The time span results from a value or entry of a parameter present in the system. The duration in the transmitter and the receiver is determinable from a previously transmitted value or entry of a parameter, or derived only in the transmitter and wirelessly transmitted to the receiver for a future telegram. In a motor vehicle tire pressure monitoring system, the transmitted data originate from a tire sensor and are wirelessly transmitted in an encrypted manner to a vehicle body. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322630 | LOCATION PROOFS - A wireless computing device includes an antenna that is configured to transmit and receive wireless signals. The wireless computing device comprises a transmitter component that causes a first wireless signal to be transmitted to a wireless access point via the antenna, wherein the first wireless signal comprises a request for a location proof, wherein the request for the location proof comprises data that identifies the wireless computing device, and wherein the location proof comprises data that is indicative of a geographic location of the wireless access point. The system also includes a receiver component that receives, via the antenna, a second wireless signal from the wireless access point, wherein the second wireless signal is received by the receiver component subsequent to the transmitter component causing the first wireless signal to be transmitted to the wireless access point. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322631 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TWO-DIMENSIONAL CODE AND READER FOR READING THE TWO-DIMENSIONAL CODE - A method of producing a two-dimensional code having a code area in which data codes coded as codewords are mapped. First type of data codes is mapped in the code area. The first type of data codes are coded as the codewords and indicating data to be disclosed. An end identification code is added to an end of a code string composed of the first type of data codes, the end identification code showing the end. Second type of data codes are mapped after the end identification code in the code area, the second type of data codes being coded as the codewords and indicating data to be kept in secret. Filler codes showing no data after the second type of data codes are mapped to fill up the code area, when a total amount of the codewords in the code area is less than a capacity of the code area. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322632 | DIFFERENTIAL CLIENT-SIDE ENCRYPTION OF INFORMATION ORIGINATING FROM A CLIENT - A method may include allocating a number of public keys, where each respective public key is allocated to a respective entity of a number of entities; storing a number of private keys, where each respective private corresponds to a respective public key; storing one or more decryption algorithms, where each respective decryption algorithm is configured to decrypt data previously encrypted using at least one encryption algorithm of the encryption algorithms. Each respective encryption algorithm may be configured to encrypt data using at least one public key. Each respective decryption algorithm may be configured to decrypt data using at least one private key. The method may include receiving encrypted data, where the encrypted data is encrypted using a first public key and a first encryption algorithm, and the encrypted data is provided over a network. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322633 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING CONTENT TYPES - System and methods are provided configured to reveal differences in content, such as commercial and program content. An input port may be configured to receive a first plurality of bit stream audio channels. A circuit may optionally be configured to enhance artifacting, noise, and/or bit rate errors and may optionally reduce redundant signal information. A signal processor circuit may be configured to transform the first plurality of bit stream audio channels into a frequency domain. A spectrum analysis system may be configured to compare properties of the first plurality of bit stream audio channels to one or more reference signals. An identification circuit may be configured to identify different content types included in the first plurality of bit stream audio channels. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322634 | CONTEXT-AWARE VOICE GUIDANCE - A context-aware voice guidance method is provided that interacts with other voice services of a user device. The voice guidance does not provide audible guidance while the user is making a verbal request to any of the voice-activated services. Instead, the voice guidance transcribes its output on the screen while the verbal requests from the user are received. In some embodiments, the voice guidance only provides a short warning sound to get the user's attention while the user is speaking on a phone call or another voice-activated service is providing audible response to the user's inquires. The voice guidance in some embodiments distinguishes between music that can be ducked and spoken words, for example from an audiobook, that the user wants to pause instead of being skipped. The voice guidance ducks music but pauses spoken words of an audio book in order to provide voice guidance to the user. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322635 | Method and device for controlling speaker array sound field based on quadratic residue sequence combinations - The present invention discloses a method and device for controlling speaker array sound field based on a quadratic residue sequence combination. The method comprises steps of: (1) fragmenting a designated quadratic residue sequence in terms of the number of array elements, to generate a plurality of quadratic residue subsequences; (2) designing an optimal array phase delay vector utilizing these subsequences; (3) controlling transmission signals of multi-element channels according to the optimal phase delay vector to adjust phase delay; (4) sending the multi-channel signals subjected to adjustment to a multi-channel power amplifier, to drive the speaker array to generate uniform sound field. The device comprises a sound source, an optimal phase delay estimator, an optimal phase delay controller, a multi-channel power amplifier and a speaker array. The invention can expand the coverage range of sound field radiated from an array and improve uniformity of the sound field. Furthermore, according to the invention, the hardware implementation of the control method of sound field is simple, and the spatial distribution characteristics of sound field meet the requirements of array sound reinforcement system. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322636 | Diffusing Acoustical Crosstalk - When two loudspeakers play the same signal, a “phantom center” image is produced between the speakers. However, this image differs from one produced by a real center speaker. In particular, acoustical crosstalk produces a comb-filtering effect, with cancellations that may be in the frequency range needed for the intelligibility of speech. Methods for using phase decorrelation to fill in these gaps and produce a flatter magnitude response are described, reducing coloration and potentially enhancing dialogue clarity. These methods also improve headphone compatibility and reduce the tendency of the phantom image to move toward the nearest speaker. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322637 | CONDENSER MICROPHONE - A condenser microphone outputs a signal resistive to distortion caused by an excess input without a variation in signal-to-noise ratio. The microphone includes a first condenser microphone unit and a second condenser microphone unit that generate output signals having phases opposite to each other; and a twin variable resistor connected to an output terminal of each of the first and second condenser microphone units. In the microphone, the output signal of the first unit is combined with the output signal of the second unit in a first variable resistor included in the twin variable resistor and the composite signal is applied to an input of the first unit, and the output signal of the first unit is combined with the output signal of the second unit in a second variable resistor included in the twin variable resistor and the composite signal is applied to an input of the second unit. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322638 | METHOD FOR ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION AND SYSTEM THEREOF - The spirit of the present invention is to vary the step size parameter in accordance with the error signal and the output acoustic signal, wherein the filter is easy to implement, nonparametric VSS-NLMS algorithm which employs the mean-square error and the estimated system noise power to control the step-size update. The new nonparametric VSS-NLMS algorithm has been shown to perform with fast convergence rate, good tracking, and low mis-adjustment. In comparison with existing VSS-NLMS algorithms, the proposed algorithm has demonstrated consistently superior performance both in convergence and for final error level relative to published algorithms in application on both simulated data and real speech data. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322639 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION WITH WIRELESS MICROPHONES AND SPEAKERS - Systems and methods for acoustic echo cancellation with wireless microphone and speaker systems are described herein. In one embodiment, an acoustic echo canceller is provided that can, among other things, cancel an acoustic echo component of an audio signal that is produced when an audio signal transmitted to a remote speaker on a lossy wireless link is picked up by a remote microphone and transmitted back to a base station on a lossy wireless link. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322640 | POST-PROCESSING INCLUDING MEDIAN FILTERING OF NOISE SUPPRESSION GAINS - A method of post-processing raw banded gains for applying to an audio signal, an apparatus to generate banded post-processed gains, and a tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed carry out the method. The raw banded gains are determined by input processing one or more input audio signals. The method includes applying post-processing to the raw banded gains to generate banded post-processed gains, generating a particular post-processed gain for a particular frequency band, including median filtering using raw gain values for frequency bands adjacent to the particular frequency band. One or more properties of the post-processing depend on classification of the one or more input audio signals. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322641 | FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT ANR REFERENCE SOUND COMPRESSION - An active noise reduction (ANR) circuit includes a digital feed-forward ANR pathway coupled to a feed-forward microphone, to detect environmental sounds in an environment external to a casing, and to a first acoustic driver to output sounds within the casing. The digital feed-forward ANR pathway applies a plurality of filters using a first set of coefficients to convert signals from the feed-forward microphone to feed-forward anti-noise sounds to reduce environmental sounds within the casing. In response to a stimulus, the digital feed-forward ANR pathway applies the plurality of filters using a second set of coefficients, which reduce the degree of feed-forward ANR to enable human speech sounds in the environment external to the casing to be conveyed from the feed-forward microphone to the acoustic driver with less reduction than provided by the first plurality of filters. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322642 | HEADSET AND HEADPHONE - An earphone including at least one microphone, an analog pre-emphasis filter for pre-emphasis of the microphone signal, an AD-converter for digitizing the output signal of the pre-emphasis filter, an active noise compensation unit for performing active noise compensation based on the pre-emphasized and digitized output signal of the microphone and for outputting a counter sound signal, and a DA-converter for performing analog/digital conversion of the counter sound produced by the active noise compensation unit. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322643 | Multi-Microphone Robust Noise Suppression - A robust noise reduction system may concurrently reduce noise and echo components in an acoustic signal while limiting the level of speech distortion. The system may receive acoustic signals from two or more microphones in a close-talk, hand-held or other configuration. The received acoustic signals are transformed to frequency domain sub-band signals and echo and noise components may be subtracted from the sub-band signals. Features in the acoustic sub-band signals are identified and used to generate a multiplicative mask. The multiplicative mask is applied to the noise subtracted sub-band signals and the sub-band signals are reconstructed in the time domain. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322644 | Sound Processing Apparatus - A sound processing apparatus has one or more of processors configured to suppress peaks that exist in a high-order region of a cepstrum of a sound signal and that correspond to a harmonic structure of the sound signal. The processor is further configured to generate a separation mask used to suppress a harmonic component or a nonharmonic component of the sound signal based on a resultant cepstrum in which the peaks of the high-order region have been suppressed. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322645 | DATA RECOGNITION AND SEPARATION ENGINE - Embodiments disclosed herein extend to methods, systems, and computer program products for analyzing digital data. A source of digital data is analyzed and separated into segments, each segment having an identifiable characteristic. The separated segments are copied into planes of a higher dimension. The separated segments are compared to determine a resemblance factor. A fingerprint is generated for segments having a resemblance factor above a particular threshold. Based upon the generated fingerprint, a data source may be filtered to block or to pass data corresponding to the generated fingerprint. The digital data may be audio data, video data, or other data. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322646 | Mintiurization Rotational Switch Actuation - An improved wireless headset assembly | 2013-12-05 |
20130322647 | NOISE REDUCTION APPARATUS - An apparatus for reducing an Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) noise of an electronic device during supplying of power from a charging device. includes Common Mode Choking Coils (CMCCs) to permit the electronic device to conform to various national standards regarding emissions of radiation. The CMCC can be arranged in the charging device and a power supply line of the electronic device or in an earphone connected with the electronic device or interposed there between. The higher frequency of radiation noise is reduced while DC levels are not affected by the choking coils. The radiation noise being emitted from the electronic device at the time of interworking with the charging device is greatly reduced. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322648 | MULTI-STREAM-MULTIPOINT-JACK AUDIO STREAMING - A method and device for streaming the output of one or more audio sources to one or more smart headsets includes establishing a secure connection with a smart headset, associating an audio channel of the one or more audio sources with the smart headset, and streaming the associated audio channel to the smart headset. The audio streaming device may selectively stream one or more audio channels from one or more audio sources to one or more of the smart headsets as a function of a streaming policy. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322649 | AUDIO PROCESSING APPARATUS, AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an audio processing apparatus including a frequency domain conversion unit configured to convert an audio signal input from a microphone to a frequency domain for each of frames, and a gain adjustment unit configured to perform gain adjustment for each of bands on the audio signal converted to the frequency domain. The gain adjustment unit acquires an autocorrelation value of power of the audio signal between the frames for each of the bands, and sets an adjustment amount of the gain in accordance with the acquired autocorrelation value. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322650 | NOISE ELIMINATION CIRCUIT FOR AUDIO EQUIPMENT - A noise elimination circuit of a computer includes a switch and a converting chip. The switch includes first, second, and third electrodes. The first electrode is connected to a control terminal and the third electrode is connected to a first voltage source. The converting chip includes an input pin and an output pin. The input pin is connected to a second voltage source. The output pin is connected to a control chip that controls a speaker. The output pin is connected to the second electrode. The second voltage source powers on the input pin when the computer is triggered to be powered on and powers off the input pin when the computer is triggered to be powered off. The control terminal sends a control signal to the first electrode to actuate the switch, after the computer is triggered and before the second voltage source powers on the input pin. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322651 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING REPRESENTATIONS OF IMAGES AND AUDIO - Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for determining tones and/or volumes based on color information associated with an image file. Some embodiments provide for generating tones as background chords, automatically in an auto-play mode, and/or manually (e.g., based on a user touching a touch screen). | 2013-12-05 |
20130322652 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNAL - A method and an apparatus process an audio signal. The method of processing an audio signal includes: separating the audio signal into a first harmonic signal and a first percussion signal; adjusting gains of the first harmonic signal and the first percussion signal to generate a second harmonic signal and a second percussion signal; and adding the second harmonic signal and the second percussion signal. The method can generally improve the apparatus for controlling a gain and adopt a reproducing volume level to a current environment by separating the audio signal into a harmonic signal and a percussion signal to adjust a gain. The audio signal can have a high output level without non-linear distortion. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322653 | USB AUDIO DEVICE - A USB audio device includes a USB connector for connection to a general purpose computer, a USB controller connected to the USB connector for receiving an digitized audio signal from the computer and transmitting a digitized microphone signal and a controlling signal to the computer system, a digital/analog converter connected to the USB controller for processing the audio signal and the microphone signal and an earset socket connected to the digital/analog converter and having a left signal contact, a right signal contact, a ground contact, and a microphone signal contact. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322654 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM - A PC (DAW) records audio signals of input channels outputted from a mixer. When the PC (DAW) newly creates a project for recording, the PC (DAW) obtains channel configuration information from the mixer, creates the same number of tracks as the number of the channels indicated in the channel configuration information, and gives the each track the same name as the corresponding channel indicated in the channel configuration information. It is thereby enabled to easily perform setting at a time of recording. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322655 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MICROPHONE SELECTION - The present invention relates to a device, such as an audio communication device, for combining a plurality of microphone signals x | 2013-12-05 |
20130322656 | LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM - Provided are loudspeaker systems. Embodiments include a first speaker to provide a direct radiating output from the front of the loudspeaker system and a second speaker to drive a ported side chamber of the loudspeaker system, wherein the first and second speakers share a ported common chamber, and wherein at least one port of the ported common chamber exits the front of the loudspeaker system. In one embodiment, the common chamber includes at least one port that is substantially aligned with the front of the loudspeaker system. In another embodiment, each speaker is coupled to a separate amplifier and signal processing unit. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322657 | PARAMETRIC TRANSDUCER SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A method of optimizing a parametric emitter system having a pot core transformer coupled between an amplifier and an emitter, the method comprising: selecting a number of turns required in a primary winding of the pot core transformer to achieve an optimal level of load impedance experienced by the amplifier; and selecting a number of turns required in a secondary winding of the pot core transformer to achieve electrical resonance between the secondary winding and the emitter. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322658 | DRIVER VOICE SOUND RECEIVING DEVICE - Disclosed is a driver voice sound receiving device that includes a cluster lens having a transparent radial curved panel for protecting a cluster dashboard in front of a driver's seat. More specifically, the cluster lens reflects sound waves from the driver's voice and collects the reflected voice sound waves at a specific location. Additionally, a microphone is provided at a location that is adjacent to specific location where the voice sound waves reflected by the cluster lens are collected. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322659 | 3.5MM AUDIO PLUG WITH BUILT-IN LIGHTING SOURCE - The invention relates to a 3.5 mm audio plug with built-in light source, particularly to a light-emitting element arranged in a hollow tube and two conductive portions and several insulating portions arranged on a predetermined position of a surface of the audio plug for acquiring power and supplying the power to the light-emitting element in order to form a laser pen. At the same time, the electronic products are able to maintain normal output sound from a speaker when the audio plug is inserted into the audio jack of the predetermined electronic product, avoiding missed calls. Moreover, the audio plug is arranged in the audio jack except the light-emitting hole; that is, the present invention is nearly integrated with the smartphone | 2013-12-05 |
20130322660 | SOUND REFLECTOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SPEAKER, INCLUDING SOUND REFLECTOR - A reflector for use with an electronic device having a loudspeaker for enhancing the sound emitted from the loudspeaker, said reflector comprising components for attaching said reflector to an edge of the electronic device, at the location of the loudspeaker, a flat portion located to be adjacent a surface of the electronic device, and a concave portion adjacent to the flat portion and presenting a concave surface to the loudspeaker. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322661 | MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM MICROPHONE CHIP WITH EXPANDED BACK CHAMBER - A MEMS microphone chip with an expanded back chamber includes a first chip unit and a second chip unit. The first chip unit has a first substrate, a vibration membrane layer is formed. above an end of the first substrate, and a space is formed below the vibration membrane layer of the first substrate, so that the vibration membrane layer is suspended above the first substrate to vibrate. The second chip unit has a second substrate to couple with another end of the first substrate, and a groove is formed in the second substrate with. a width larger than that of the space; when the first substrate and the second substrate are coupled together, the groove and the space are connected together to act as the back chamber of the vibration membrane layer. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322662 | MEMS MICROPHONE MODULE - A MEMS microphone module includes a substrate and a conducting lid covered on the substrate to define a chamber therebetween for accommodation of a MEMS chip and an ASIC chip. A ground layer of the substrate is electrically coupled to a protrusion of the conductive lid to form an EMI shielding structure. By this way, an EMI shielding effect can be applied by the EMI shielding structure to the MEMS chip and the ASIC chip. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322663 | Transparent Acoustically Active Device - The invention relates to an acoustically active device ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130322664 | NOISE ELIMINATION CIRCUIT FOR AUDIO EQUIPMENT - A noise elimination circuit, includes an audio chipset configured to process an audio data file, a power supply unit, a loudspeaker, and a ground circuit. The power supply unit is connected to the sound card and provides power to the audio data file. The audio chipset generates an analog signal when the power supply unit stops providing power to the audio data file. The loudspeaker is connected to the audio chipset via a transmission line. The ground circuit is connected to the transmission line. The ground circuit is turned on to transmit the analog signal to ground when power supply unit stops providing power to the audio data file. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322665 | CONTEXT-AWARE VOICE GUIDANCE - A context-aware voice guidance method is provided that interacts with other voice services of a user device. The voice guidance does not provide audible guidance while the user is making a verbal request to any of the voice-activated services. Instead, the voice guidance transcribes its output on the screen while the verbal requests from the user are received. In some embodiments, the voice guidance only provides a short warning sound to get the user's attention while the user is speaking on a phone call or another voice-activated service is providing audible response to the user's inquires. The voice guidance in some embodiments distinguishes between music that can be ducked and spoken words, for example from an audiobook, that the user wants to pause instead of being skipped. The voice guidance ducks music but pauses spoken words of an audio book in order to provide voice guidance to the user. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322666 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNAL AND AUDIO PLAYBACK SYSTEM - A Method for processing an audio signal to use a beamforming technique in a three-dimensional (3D) space is disclosed. The method may include generating a beamforming signal on a horizontal plane related to a sound source in a three-dimensional (3D) space and modulating the beamforming signal to head for a listener in the 3D space from the sound source. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322667 | PERSONAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH A HEARING DEVICE - A personal navigation system includes a hearing device configured to be head worn and having speakers for emission of sound towards ears of a user, the hearing device accommodating an inertial measurement unit for determining head yaw of the user, when the user wears the hearing device in its intended operational position on the user's head. The system also includes a GPS unit for determining a geographical position of the user, a sound generator connected for outputting audio signals to the speakers, and a pair of filters with a Head-Related Transfer Function connected in parallel between the sound generator and the speakers for generation of a binaural acoustic sound signal, wherein the speakers are configured to emit the sound towards the ears of the user so that the sound is perceived by the user as coming from a sound source positioned in a direction corresponding to the Head-Related Transfer Function. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322668 | ADAPTIVE HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE USING PLURAL ENVIRONMENT DETECTION AND CLASSIFICAITON - Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for adaptive hearing assistance devices using plural environment detection and classification. One aspect of the present subject matter includes a method of operating a hearing assistance device for a wearer. Acoustic inputs are received and a plurality of acoustic environments are determined by performing signal processing in parallel based on the received acoustic inputs. According to various embodiments, an audiological parameter of the hearing assistance device is adjusted based the determined plurality of acoustic environments. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322669 | METHOD FOR REMOTE FITTING OF A HEARING DEVICE - The present invention proposes two alternative methods for remote fitting of one or two hearing devices ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130322670 | HEARING SYSTEM AND FINGER RING FOR THE HEARING SYSTEM - The hearing system comprises a finger ring and a hearing device body. The finger ring includes: a first short-distance wireless communication portion; a vibration output portion disposed at a position that contacts a finger to convert a voice signal, which is received by the first short-distance wireless communication portion, into a cartilage conduction vibration and outputs it; and a first power source portion that supplies power to the first short-distance wireless communication portion and the vibration output portion. The talk device body includes: a second short-distance wireless communication portion that communicates with the first short-distance wireless communication portion; a microphone; a voice signal output portion that makes the second short-distance wireless communication portion output the voice signal according to a voice captured by the microphone; and a second power source portion that supplies power to the second short-distance wireless communication portion, the microphone, and the voice signal output portion. | 2013-12-05 |
20130322671 | ENHANCING PERCEPTION OF FREQUENCY-LOWERED SPEECH - Among other things, a sound processing device system is disclosed to assist a hearing-impaired human listener recognize speech sounds or phonemes. The device system may be configured at least to generate an output audio signal at least by transposing and causing a negative rank ordering of frequency of at least a portion of the input audio signal. Compression also may be performed on the at least the portion of the input audio signal as part of generating the output audio signal. The negative rank ordering may be performed on a high-frequency portion of the input audio signal that becomes a low-frequency portion of the output audio signal by the transposing. The low-frequency portion of the output audio signal may represent an inverted ordering of frequencies or frequency segments present in the high-frequency portion of the input audio signal. | 2013-12-05 |