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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160142815 | HEADSET WITH END-FIRING MICROPHONE ARRAY AND AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION OF END-FIRING ARRAY - In one invention embodiment two microphones are attached to the ear cup and are configured as an end-firing array. The end-firing array suppresses unwanted sounds using an adaptive spectral method and spectral subtraction. According to a second embodiment, Automatic Calibration of an end-firing Microphone Array is provided. | 05-19-2016 |
20160072283 | DEVICE CAPABLE OF CHARACTERIZING SUPPLY DRAWN AND ADAPTING DEVICE PERFORMANCE ACCORDINGLY - A device is provided. The device can be configured to characterize supply drawn from a supply source and calibrate device performance accordingly by operating in one of a plurality of operating modes. The plurality of operating modes can include a conservation mode, a normal mode and an optimum performance mode. The device can include a characterizing part and an adaption part. | 03-10-2016 |
20160055239 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING, STORING, AND RENDERING DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT USING VIRTUAL BROADCAST CHANNELS - A user interface device provides access to at least one of a plurality of digital content sources. The interface device is configured to catalog the plurality of digital content sources to correspond to a plurality of channels in a tuning band, to present the plurality of channels sequentially in response to a user initiated tuning movement, and to select one of the sequentially presented channels for playback. | 02-25-2016 |
20160007120 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND A HEATSINK ARRANGEMENT ASSOCIATED THEREWITH - A device is provided. The device can include a heatsink arrangement for dissipating heat within the device, a heat generating component, a heat conducting channel and a casing. The casing can be shaped and dimensioned to carry the heatsink arrangement and the heat generating component. The casing can include a first face and a second face. The first and second faces can be spaced apart such that sides are defined therebetween. The first face, the second face and the sides can form an enclosure associable with air volume defined by air enclosed within the enclosure. The heat conducting channel can couple the heat generating component and the heatsink arrangement so as to channel heat from the heat generating component to the heatsink arrangement, thereby reducing amount of heat being dissipated directly to the air volume. The heat generating component and the heat conducting channel are within the enclosure. | 01-07-2016 |
20150146890 | ADAPTIVE BASS PROCESSING SYSTEM - An effective and simple psychoacoustic bass generation system generates a harmonic signal having inter-modulation controllable to remain below a threshold level and includes a high-pass filter configured to pass harmonics which are reproducible with fidelity by the loudspeaker or other transducer and a loudness matching block configured to compensate the loudness of the desired harmonics to match the loudness of the original signal. | 05-28-2015 |
20150126255 | UNIVERSAL RECONFIGURABLE ECHO CANCELLATION SYSTEM - A universal reconfigurable system and method are provided for reducing nonlinear echo and residual echo, and for echo leakage prevention in various time-varying and complex environments is proposed in this invention. According to one embodiment an echo cancellation system includes (1) an adaptive linear filter implemented in either time-domain or frequency-domain; (2) a nonlinear echo suppression; (3) echo leakage prevention; (4) direct current (DC), low frequency residual echo and noise reduction; (5) time-domain nonlinear processor (NLP) to reduce the residual echo; and (6) frequency-domain NLP to further reduce the residual echo. The echo cancellation system is universally applicable to acoustic echo cancellation (AEC) and/or electrical echo cancellation applications. In terms of AEC, this invention is reconfigurable for one or more microphones and/or one or more reference channels. The numbers of microphones and reference channels are user configurable. | 05-07-2015 |
20150125010 | STEREO WIDENING OVER ARBITRARILY-CONFIGURED LOUDSPEAKERS - A system and method are disclosed for effective and simple stereo widening over arbitrarily-configured speakers and its real-time implementation. According to one embodiment, the system includes five processing units: (1) elevation processing unit; (2) side signal or difference signal processing unit; (3) center signal processing unit; (4) binaural signal processing unit; and (5) stereo limiter (to prevent the clipping) unit. Any of the five processing units may be included or omitted depending on the application. In general, embodiments of the present invention provide effective and simple stereo widening schemes with good audio quality results, but without having substantial requirements on the speakers' positional configuration. For example, the proposed schemes can apply to both symmetric and non-symmetric stereo loudspeakers. | 05-07-2015 |
20140341410 | SPEAKER APPARATUS SUITABLE FOR USE WITH A COMPUTER - A speaker apparatus suitable for use with a computer operable for communicating audio signals to the speaker apparatus. The speaker apparatus includes a housing having a top portion and a body portion adjacent the top portion. The housing can be configured for carrying a coupling module and a speaker driver array. The coupling module can be configured for coupling the speaker apparatus and the computer. The speaker driver array can include a first speaker driver and a second speaker driver. The first and second speaker drivers can be arranged in a stacked arrangement. The stacked arrangement can be such that the first speaker driver can be positioned atop the second speaker and such that the first and second speaker drivers face different directions. | 11-20-2014 |
20140340370 | STYLUS DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE STYLUS DEVICE - A stylus device for use with a display of a computing device, the stylus device including: a compressible member with a first end of the compressible member being for mounting to a central stem of the stylus device; and a guide structure configured to be mounted to a body of the stylus device, the guide structure having an engaging portion configured to frictionally engage the compressible member as a second end of the compressible member protrudes from the guide structure. | 11-20-2014 |
20140331134 | SYSTEM, A PROCESSOR APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR MODIFICATION OF CONTROL SIGNALS - A system, a processor apparatus and a method for modification of control signals. The apparatus can include a processor and a control portion. The processor can be coupled to the control portion. The processor can be configured to receive and process input signals in a manner so as to produce output signals. The processor can be associated with response characteristics. The control portion can be configured to produce control signals. The control signals can be communicated to the processor. The control portion can be configured to receive data signals. The control signals can be modified based on the data signals. Response characteristics associated with the processor can be varied based on the modifiable control signals and the processor can be further configured to process received input signals based on the variable response characteristics so as to produce the output signals. | 11-06-2014 |
20140270281 | SPATIAL AUDIO ENHANCEMENT PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An audio processing system for processing a single channel audio signal includes a a processor configured to derive a synthetic difference component from the single channel audio input signal a filtering module configured to apply a first filter to the sum signal represented by the single channel signal and to apply a second filter to the synthetic difference signal; and a control module configured to crossfade to control the amount of the resulting audio signal effect by respectively scaling the sum signal and the difference signal. | 09-18-2014 |
20140194205 | SYSTEM, SOUND PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SOUND PROCESSING METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC GAMES - A system, a sound processing method and a sound processing apparatus suitable for enhancing gamer experience for electronic games. The sound processing apparatus can communicate with a terminal suitable for playing an electronic game. The electronic game can be associated with audio data which can be communicated from the terminal to the sound processing apparatus. The sound processing apparatus includes a receive module for receiving the audio data and a processing module coupled to the receive module. The audio data can include low frequency range audio signals, mid frequency range audio signals and high frequency range audio signals. The audio data can be communicated from the receive module to the processing module. The processing module can be configured to process the audio data in a manner such that at least one of the low frequency range audio signals and the high frequency range audio signals are accentuated relative to the mid frequency range audio signals. | 07-10-2014 |
20140179433 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH VISUAL SERVER - An image display system with one or more client computers in selective communication with a visual server having image processing capabilities. The client computer generates image-modifying data corresponding to a generated image, and transmits the data to the visual server. The visual server receives the image-modifying data, generates a modified image based upon the image-modifying data, and transmits the modified image as compressed data to the client. The client decompresses the modified image data and displays the modified image. In the system, the visual server and client can provide a sequential display of modified frames on client to support animation with complex 3-dimensional graphics. | 06-26-2014 |
20140160108 | DRIVE SYSTEM, A DRIVER APPARATUS AND A SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR DRIVING A DEVICE - A driver apparatus configurable for receiving and processing at least one input signal. The driver apparatus can be coupled to ground potential. The driver apparatus can include a processing portion, a ground potential coupler and a control portion. The processing portion can be configured for receiving and processing the at least one input signal in a manner so as to produce drive signals. The ground potential coupler can couple at least a portion of the processing portion to the ground potential such that the processing portion can be configured to produce the drive signals based on an effective reference potential. The control portion can be coupled to the processing portion and the ground potential coupler. Additionally, the control portion can be configured to receive and process at least a portion of the drive signals in a manner so as to control variance of the effective reference potential. | 06-12-2014 |
20140112479 | PROCESSING METHOD AND PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR STEREO AUDIO OUTPUT ENHANCEMENT - A processing method and processing apparatus suitable for stereo audio output enhancement. The processing apparatus can include an input portion configurable to receive a set of input signals, an intermediate portion coupled to the input portion and an output portion coupled to the intermediate portion. The input portion can be configured to produce processed input signals based on the set of input signals. The intermediate portion can be configured to produce a compensated signal based on the processed input signals. The intermediate portion can also be configured to produce a first mixed signal and a second mixed signal based on the set of input signals and at least a portion of the compensated signal. The output portion can be configured to produce a set of output signals based on the first and second mixed signals. | 04-24-2014 |
20140086437 | SPEAKER FOR REPRODUCING SURROUND SOUND - The present invention relates to a speaker, and a method and surround sound system for processing multi-channel audio signals in each of a plurality of audio output sources for generation of surround sound in a listening area. In particular, the system comprises a transmitter for transmitting a left channel (L) signal and a right channel (R) signal to a speaker. The speaker comprises a processing unit configured to (a) receive an audio signal having a left channel (L) signal and a right channel (R) signal; (b) process separately and independently the L and R audio signals to produce processed signals; and (c) mix the processed signals to produce the surround sound signal. | 03-27-2014 |
20140086415 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device can include a processing portion and one or more audio output portions. Based on any of, or any combination of, the image signals, optical signals, voice input signals, movement of the electronic device and change in orientation of the electronic device, the processing portion can be configured to do one or both of varying/controlling at least a portion of the audio characteristics of the audio input signals and varying/controlling output of audio output signals. | 03-27-2014 |
20140084014 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device can include one or more protrusions and a casing. The casing can be shaped and dimensioned to carry the audio output portions. The casing can include a first face, a second face and sides. The one or more protrusions can extend from any of, or any combination of, the first face, the second face and at least one of the sides. | 03-27-2014 |
20140040358 | Image Display System with Visual Server - An image display system with one or more client computers in selective communication with a visual server having image processing capabilities. The client computer generates image-modifying data corresponding to a generated image, and transmits the data to the visual server. The visual server receives the image-modifying data, generates a modified image based upon the image-modifying data, and transmits the modified image as compressed data to the client. The client decompresses the modified image data and displays the modified image. In the system, the visual server and client can provide a sequential display of modified frames on client to support animation with complex 3-dimensional graphics. | 02-06-2014 |
20140028661 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR AT LEAST ONE OF EFFICIENT GRAPHIC PROCESSING AND SALIENT BASED LEARNING - A method, system and electronic device for efficient graphic processing and display of display data. The electronic device can be configured for processing source data corresponding to at least one digital image. The electronic device includes a processing portion which can be configured for receiving and processing source data in a manner so as to produce output signals associated with a portion of the at least one digital image. The portion of the at least one digital image can be associated with a region of interest. The output signals can be based upon for at least one of producing display data displayable as graphic image and salient based learning. | 01-30-2014 |
20130342554 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR ASSOCIATION BASED IDENTIFICATION - A method for association based identification. The method includes providing at least one identifier and communicating identification information based on the at least one identifier. The method further includes receiving and processing identification information. Each of the at least one identifier can be associated with a color code. Identification information can be processed in a manner so as to produce association data. The association data can be associated with at least a characteristic data from a set of library data. The set of library data can correspond to a library of color codes and a characteristic data from the set of library data can correspond to a color code from the library of color codes. The association data is based upon to produce output signals. The output signals can be based on characteristic data associable with the association data. | 12-26-2013 |
20130342543 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING EFFICIENT INFORMATION CODING - A method and an apparatus for producing a coded graphic representation. The method includes providing a graphic array and processing at least a portion of the graphic array. A graphic array can be provided such that an array of graphic indications which includes a plurality of graphic indication pairs can be provided. Each of the plurality of graphic indication pair can have at least a first graphic element and a second graphic element. The first and second graphic element can be spaced apart such that each of the plurality of graphic indication pairs can be associated with an element pitch. The element pitches of the plurality of graphic indication pairs can be substantially similar. At least a portion of the graphic array can be processed by displacing at least one graphic indication pair in the plurality of graphic indication pairs such that at least one element pitch is deviated. | 12-26-2013 |
20130287229 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNALS - A processing method and a processing apparatus for processing an output audio signal from an audio capture device. The output audio signal can be processed by a first processing module in a manner such that a preliminary signal and a first stage processed signal can be derived. The processing method includes providing power estimation signals, providing at least one cross power estimation signal, providing a leakage approximation and providing a control signal estimation. | 10-31-2013 |
20130284879 | ASSEMBLY, A SUPPORT AND A METHOD FOR CARRYING A PERIPHERAL DEVICE - An assembly, a support and a method for carrying a peripheral device. The assembly is configurable for carrying a peripheral device in one of a stand configuration and a grip configuration. When in the stand configuration, the assembly is capable of supporting the peripheral device in a manner so as to elevate the peripheral device from a substantially horizontal surface. When in the grip configuration, the assembly is capable of supporting the peripheral device in a manner so as flexibly attach the peripheral device to an elevated surface. The assembly includes a support configurable for carrying the peripheral device. The support includes a base portion and a body portion. | 10-31-2013 |
20130212612 | METHODS FOR INCREASING A NUMBER OF MEDIA PLAYBACK DEVICES SERVED BY A COMMUNICATIONS BASE STATION - There is provided methods for increasing a number of media playback devices served by a communications base station. The communications base station may be for transmitting data using a broadcast video band frequency and both transmitting and receiving data using a mobile broadband frequency. The methods enable the communications base station to serve a greater number of media playback devices in the idle mode compared to a lesser number of media playback devices in the active mode. Both the broadcast video band frequency and the mobile broadband frequency may be a data network such as, for example, WiMAX, HSxPA, HSPA+, LTE and so forth. | 08-15-2013 |
20130198778 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PLAYBACK OF VIDEOS GROUPED IN A PLURALITY OF PLAYLISTS - There is provided an apparatus for controlling playback of videos grouped in a plurality of playlists. The apparatus may be for controlling a host device and includes a plurality of buttons. Each button is used to perform at least one task such as, for example, toggling the host device from a standby mode to an active mode and subsequently running a first video from one of the plurality of playlists associated with the button; playing back a second video from one of the plurality of playlists associated with the button; tagging a video frame from any video; skipping amongst videos grouped in one of the plurality of playlists associated with the button and so forth. A corresponding method is also provided. | 08-01-2013 |
20130132076 | SMART REJECTER FOR KEYBOARD CLICK NOISE - According to various embodiments of the invention, a new and effective keyboard click noise reduction scheme is presented. The keyboard click noise reduction scheme may have various processing units including: Dynamic Signal Modeler, Smart Model Selector, Adaptive Filtering Module, Keyboard/Impulse Noise and Voice Activity Detectors, and a Post-Processing Unit. By adaptively changing the coefficients of the proposed adaptive filter through minimizing the output energy, the scheme can provide the target signal/voice with nearly zero keyboard click noise. The scheme could be used in real-time to minimize keyboard click noise or any kind of unwanted noise, especially noise having transient impulse characteristics. | 05-23-2013 |
20130051572 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING REPRODUCTION OF AUDIO SIGNALS FROM AN APPARATUS FOR AUDIO REPRODUCTION - There is provided a calibration method for calibrating a variable number of speakers. The method includes determining physical features around a location of each of the variable number of speakers and calibrating at least one of the variable number of speakers. | 02-28-2013 |
20120297082 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT OVER A WIRELESS NETWORK - There is provided a method and system for distributing media content over a wireless network. There may be at least one primary stream of media content and the at least one secondary stream of media content being transmitted either simultaneously or with a time lag. Preferably, the at least one primary stream of media content takes up a substantially higher bandwidth over the wireless network compared to the at least one secondary stream of media content, and the at least one primary stream of media content is dropped by a signal receiver at areas of the wireless network with a degraded signal of the at least one primary stream of media content, where the degraded signal may be in a form which is not readable. | 11-22-2012 |
20120240141 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONSUMING MEDIA CONTENT AMONG A GROUP OF AT LEAST TWO ENTITIES - There are provided methods and systems for consuming media content among a group of at least two entities. The at least two entities may include a host entity. It is advantageous that the host entity is able to determine the at least one reaction of each of the entities other than the host entity in real-time during consumption of the media content. It is preferable that the host entity is able to ascertain a spontaneous perception of the media content by each of the entities other than the host entity by determining the at least one reaction of each of the entities other than the host entity. | 09-20-2012 |
20120240085 | ELECTRONIC BOOK READER - An electronic book reader, the electronic book reader comprising: a reading interface for accessing an electronic book; a display for displaying the electronic book; a network interface for forming a communication connection between the electronic book reader and a device through a server, the server being connected to data storage comprising data of one or more user accounts associated with the electronic book; and a communication interface for facilitating exchange of multimedia messages between the electronic book reader and the device across the communication connection, wherein the communication connection being formed upon activation of the communication interface and upon both the electronic book and the device being logged in to the server via one of the one or more user accounts associated with the electronic book. | 09-20-2012 |
20120240081 | METHOD FOR MANAGING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC BOOKS ON A COMPUTING DEVICE - There is provided a method for managing a plurality of electronic books on a computing device. The electronic books may be stored in a plurality of storage sources, the plurality of storage sources being selected from, for example, local storage on the computing device, network-linked storage, network-linked electronic book retailers, and so forth. | 09-20-2012 |
20120239532 | METHOD FOR SHOWCASING A BUILT-UP STRUCTURE AND AN APPARATUS ENABLING THE AFOREMENTIONED METHOD - There is provided a method for showcasing a built-up structure with at least one room. It is advantageous that the user is able to view the interior of the built-up structure by accessing and navigating about a single panoramic image for each room. An apparatus enabling the method and a method of using a work product of the method for showcasing a built-up structure with at least one room is also provided. | 09-20-2012 |
20120230518 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AMPLIFICATION OF AUDIO CONTENT - There is provided an apparatus and method for amplification of audio content. The apparatus includes a first power line connectable to a first connector of the plurality of data output connectors; a second power line connectable to a second connector of the plurality of data output connectors; an amplifier connected along each of the first and the second power lines; and a coil driver coupled to each of the amplifiers, the coil drivers being arranged such that magnetic summation occurs when the coil drivers are energized. The method also enables magnetic summation to occur when the coil drivers are energized. | 09-13-2012 |
20120229451 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAY AND BROWSING OF E-BOOKS - An electronic reader device configured to receive at least one set of source data for processing in a manner so as to display at least one electronic reading material. The electronic reader device includes a processing portion and a display portion coupled to the processing portion. The processing portion can be configured to process at least one set of source data in a manner so as to produce graphic data. Graphic data can be communicated to the display portion which can be configured to display graphic data as display data in a stereoscopic display mode. The display data can correspond to a graphic representation. In the stereoscopic display mode, the graphic representation is associable with a three dimensional imaging based graphic representation such that the display data correspond to a graphic representation where at least one portion of the at least one electronic reading material is visually perceivable to be projecting from the display portion. | 09-13-2012 |
20120164608 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR VISUALLY REPRESENTING A RATE OF WRITING A PLURALITY OF IDENTICAL CHINESE CHARACTERS FOR AT LEAST ONE USER ON A DISPLAY - There are provided methods and a system for visually representing a rate of writing a plurality of identical Chinese characters for at least one user on a first portion of a display, with the visual representation having both a discrete movement component and a rate of activity component. | 06-28-2012 |
20120148075 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING REPRODUCTION OF AUDIO SIGNALS FROM AN APPARATUS FOR AUDIO REPRODUCTION - There is provided a method for optimizing reproduction of audio signals from an apparatus for audio reproduction with the apparatus for audio reproduction having a variable number of speakers. The method includes determining performance characteristics of each of the variable number of speakers; comparing performance characteristics of each of the variable number of speakers with each other; and designating a master speaker from the variable number of speakers either with or without manual intervention. | 06-14-2012 |
20120142426 | Image Display System with Visual Server - An image display system with one or more client computers in selective communication with a visual server having image processing capabilities. The client computer generates image modifying data corresponding to a generated image, and transmits the data to the visual server. The visual server receives the image-modifying data, generates a modified image based upon the image-modifying data, and transmits the modified image as compressed data to the client. The client decompresses the modified image data and displays the modified image. In the system, the visual server and client can provide a sequential display of modified frames on client to support animation with complex 3-dimensional graphics. | 06-07-2012 |
20120140975 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE OF A MULTI-TRANSDUCER EARPIECE AND A MULTI-TRANSDUCER EARPIECE - There is provided a method for optimizing performance of a multi-transducer earpiece, where the multi-transducer earpiece includes a perpendicular flange that partitions the cross sectional area of the acoustic delivery channel in a manner where mixing of signals from both the high frequency transducer and the mid/low frequency transducer is carried out in the ear canal of a user during reproduction of audio signals. | 06-07-2012 |
20120121111 | SOUND REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR SPEAKER CHARGING/CALIBRATION EMPLOYED IN SAID APPARATUS - There is provided a sound reproduction apparatus including a sub-woofer unit and a plurality of wireless speakers. A method of speaker charging and speaker calibration using the sound reproduction apparatus is also provided. The sub-woofer unit may be configured to perform tasks of both charging a power source in each of the plurality of wireless speakers; and calibrating speaker identity for each of the plurality of wireless speakers. It is advantageous that both of the tasks are performed when the plurality of wireless speakers is coupled to the sub-woofer unit. The speaker identity may include, for example, left front, right front, left rear, right rear, and centre. | 05-17-2012 |
20120102424 | METHOD FOR FANNING PAGES OF AN ELECTRONIC BOOK ON A HANDHELD APPARATUS FOR CONSUMING ELECTRONIC BOOKS - There is provided a method for fanning pages of an electronic book on a touch panel display of an electronic apparatus for consuming electronic books. The method replicates a user experience similar to fanning pages of a physical book. | 04-26-2012 |
20120100913 | Image Display System with Visual Server - An image display system with one or more client computers in selective communication with a visual server having image processing capabilities. The client computer generates image modifying data corresponding to a generated image, and transmits the data to the visual server. The visual server receives the image-modifying data, generates a modified image based upon the image-modifying data, and transmits the modified image as compressed data to the client. The client decompresses the modified image data and displays the modified image. In the system, the visual server and client can provide a sequential display of modified frames on client to support animation with complex 3-dimensional graphics. | 04-26-2012 |
20120093254 | TRANSMITTER MODULE FOR UNIDIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND A METHOD USING THE AFOREMENTIONED - A transmitter module for unidirectional communication with a receiver module and a method using the aforementioned. The transmitter module includes a carrier detection portion, a source processing portion coupled to the carrier detection portion and a source transmission portion coupled to the source processing portion. The source processing portion can receive and process an information signal to produce a processed information signal in a manner such that an appropriate carrier signal is modulated with the information signal. The appropriate carrier signal can be based on the detection signals communicated from the carrier detection portion. The source processing portion can further process the information signal in a manner such that the processed information signal is associable with at least one of a unique code and an indication signal. The indication signal is associable with absence of communication of the at least one communication signal in a communication medium. | 04-19-2012 |
20120082328 | AUDIO REPRODUCTION DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR USING THE AFOREMENTIONED DEVICE - There is provided an audio reproduction device capable of providing audio output through at least one output member and a corresponding method for using the audio reproduction device. The audio reproduction device includes a left output member for transmission of audio, the left output member being able to fit into a user's first ear; a transducer for converting input audio signals into audio output, the transducer being directly coupled to the left output member; an acoustic tube coupled to the left output member for transmission of audio from the transducer, a first end of the acoustic tube being coupled to the left output member; and a right output member for transmission of audio, the right output member being able to fit into the user's second ear, a second end of the acoustic tube being coupled to the right output member. | 04-05-2012 |
20120082320 | WIRELESS HEADSET - There is provided a wireless headset for enabling communications via a communications apparatus. The headset includes a casing for containing components of the wireless headset; a controller located within the casing, the controller being for controlling operations of the wireless headset; a wireless transceiver located within the casing, coupled to the controller for both receiving and transmitting audio data; an audio driver located within the casing, the audio driver being coupled to the controller for output of the received audio data; a first acoustic channel coupled to the audio driver at a first end, the first acoustic channel allowing transmission of output from the audio driver; and a first ear bud piece coupled to a second end of the first acoustic channel, the first ear bud piece being able to be mounted onto a user-facing surface of the casing. | 04-05-2012 |
20120081503 | IMMERSIVE VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEM - A preferred embodiment of a video conferencing system that may employ a video camera capable of capturing a view approximating 360 degrees, a viewing screen positioned to allow natural eye contact between conference participants, and a processing module capable of receiving and processing multiple data streams from video and audio capturing devices as well as data streams from other sources. In some embodiments, the video camera may be mounted above or below the viewing screen to capture an approximately 360 degree view of all locally appearing participants as well as the surrounding conference environment. The video conferencing system allows multiple participants participating from a single location to communicate easily and maintain natural eye contact with one another while maintaining eye contact with persons appearing from remote locations. | 04-05-2012 |
20120069141 | MULTIMODAL CAMERA AND A METHOD FOR SELECTING AN OPERATION MODE OF A CAMERA - A multimodal camera and a method for selecting an operation mode of a camera, the method comprising: sensing scene lighting; detecting movement of the camera including detection of rotational movement for Panorama photography; detecting selection of a selector of the camera, the selector being for selecting between a first set of one or more operation modes based on scene lighting and a second set of one or more operation modes based on movement of the camera; and selecting one of the operation modes from the first and second sets of one or more operation modes based on conditions defined by data associated with the movement of the camera, the scene lighting, and the selection of the selector. | 03-22-2012 |
20120033824 | EARPHONE SET - An earphone set with a first earphone and a second earphone, the earphone set comprising: a connector for connecting the first earphone and the second earphone; a memory module for storing audio data; and a power management module for preventing short circuit or inductive surge in current arising from connection or disconnection of the first earphone or the second earphone from the connector, the first earphone comprising: a first sound driver for sound production; and a power supply module for powering the earphone set; the second earphone comprising: a second sound driver for sound production; and a processing unit for converting the stored audio data in the memory module into sound producible by the first sound driver and the second sound driver, the power supply module being adapted to provide power to the first sound driver, the memory module, the second sound driver, and the processing unit, the connector enabling a functional connection between the first earphone and the second earphone, the memory module being resided in at least one of the first earphone, the second earphone and the connector, wherein the connector being coupled to at least one controller for manipulating sound produced by the first and second sound drivers and being detachably connected to the first earphone or the second earphone. | 02-09-2012 |
20120027215 | EARPHONE SET - An earphone set with a first earphone and a second earphone, the earphone set comprising: a connector for connecting the first earphone and the second earphone; a memory module for storing audio data; and a power management module for preventing short circuit or inductive surge in current arising from connection or disconnection of the first earphone or the second earphone from the connector, the first earphone comprising: a first sound driver for sound production; and a power supply module for powering the earphone set; the second earphone comprising: a second sound driver for sound production; and a processing unit for converting the stored audio data in the memory module into sound producible by the first sound driver and the second sound driver, the power supply module being adapted to provide power to the first sound driver, the memory module, the second sound driver, and the processing unit, the connector enabling a functional connection between the first earphone and the second earphone, the memory module being resided in at least one of the first earphone, the second earphone and the connector, wherein the connector being coupled to at least one controller for manipulating sound produced by the first and second sound drivers and being detachably connected to the first earphone or the second earphone. | 02-02-2012 |
20120026281 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR SEGMENTAL PROCESSING OF INPUT DATA, SYSTEMS USING THE APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DATA TRANSMITTAL - There is provided a data processing apparatus for segmental processing of input data. The apparatus includes a plurality of data processors connected in a series configuration, the plurality of data processors being able to transmit discrete data packets over a video bus to one another, with the plurality of data processors being divided into a plurality of data processing sets; and a central controller coupled to the plurality of data processors for controlling allocation of the input data to the plurality of data processing sets, the central controller being also for controlling transmission of output data from the apparatus. The apparatus incorporates several varying methods for data transmittal amongst data processors and has several applications which will be described. | 02-02-2012 |
20120008798 | Method and Apparatus For Stereo Enhancement Of An Audio System - A processing apparatus which is suitable for signal communication with a system having at least one of an input module and an output module. The processing apparatus can be configured to receive input signals from the input module of the system. The processing apparatus includes a first channel processing portion to which the input signals are communicable. The first channel processing portion can be configurable to receive and process the input signals in a manner such that bass frequency audio signals are extracted from the input signals. The bass frequency audio signals can be further processed via at least one of linear dynamic range processing, manipulation of dynamic range via compression and manipulation of dynamic range via expansion. | 01-12-2012 |
20110314377 | AUTOMATIC HIERARCHICAL CATEGORIZATION OF MUSIC BY METADATA - A method, performed by software executing on the processor of a portable music playback device, that automatically files tracks according to hierarchical structure of categories to organize tracks in a logical order. A user interface is utilized to change the hierarchy, view track names, and select tracks for playback or other operations. The user interface uses an overlapping hierarchy of categories. A song title can be accessed in multiple different ways by starting with different categories. A preferred embodiment of the invention uses the top-level categories “Albums”, “Artists”, “Genres” (or styles), and “Play Lists”. Within the Albums category are names of different albums of songs stored in the device. Within each album are the album tracks, or songs, associated with that album. Navigation is performed by presenting a sequence of display screens for each level of the hierarchy. | 12-22-2011 |
20110280411 | Noise Reduction Circuit With Monitoring Functionality - A noise reduction circuit | 11-17-2011 |
20110276337 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC MESSAGES IN A CLOSED NETWORK - There is provided a method and system for managing electronic messages in a closed network. Both the method and system include determining a quantity of credits to be expended for a transmission of each electronic message from a device in the closed network; and deducting the quantity of credits from a sender's account at a central credit repository. Preferably, the quantity of credits to be expended is dependent on an identity of a recipient of the electronic message. The identity of the recipient of the electronic message may preferably be associated with the recipient's position in an organizational hierarchy. | 11-10-2011 |
20110252950 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING AND RENDERING 3D MIDI MESSAGES - MIDI-generated audio streams or other input streams of audio events are perceptually associated with specific locations in 3D space with respect to the listener. A conventional pan parameter is redefined so that it no longer specifies the relative balance between the audio being fed to two fixed speaker locations. Instead, the new MIDI pan parameter extension specifies a virtual position of an audio stream in 3D space. Preferably, the relative position of a single audio stream is set along a predefined arc in 3D space. | 10-20-2011 |
20110246886 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SOUND REPRODUCTION APPARATUS - There is provided a control apparatus and method for controlling a sound reproduction apparatus. The control apparatus and method enables control of at least one parameter of audio reproduction depending on contact with a touch sensitive panel. The parameters which may be controlled include, for example, volume, bass, treble, equalizer settings and the like. The functions of the sound reproduction apparatus which may be controlled include, for example, radio channel selection, track selection, album selection and the like. | 10-06-2011 |
20110238666 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING AN AUDIO FILE FROM A COLLECTION OF AUDIO FILES USING TONAL MATCHING - There is provided a method for accessing at least one audio file from a collection comprising more than one audio file stored within or accessible with an electronic device. The method includes generating one index comprising of information entries obtained from each of the more than one audio file in the collection, with each audio file in the collection information being linked to at least one information entry; receiving an input during an input reception mode; converting the input into a digital signal using an analog-digital converter; analysing the digital signal using either frequency spectrum analysis or melody contour analysis into discrete portions; and comparing the discrete portions with the entries in the index. It is advantageous that the audio file is accessed when the discrete portions substantially coincide with at least one of the information entries in the index. The discrete portions may be musical notes, melody contours or waveforms. The at least one information entry may also be musical notes, melody contours or waveforms. An apparatus employing the aforementioned method is also disclosed. | 09-29-2011 |
20110231765 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO FRAME MARKING - There is provided a system and method for video frame marking. It is preferable that a tagged video frame is visually perceptible in the set of chronologically ordered video frames shown in the display. The selection of each video frame preferably causes playback of an excerpt of the video with a duration of the common predetermined interval. The video frame may denote a scene from a portion of the excerpt of the video, such as, for example, start, middle and end. It is advantageous that the excerpts of the video of each tagged video frame is combined using the user interface to generate a concise representation of the video. The concise representation of the video may be in a form where excerpts of the video of each of the tagged video frames are played back at a normal rate while excerpts of the video of each of other video frames are played back at an accelerated rate. | 09-22-2011 |
20110230990 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MODIFYING PLAYBACK OF DIGITAL MUSICAL CONTENT - There is provided a method and a device to modify playback of digital musical content. The digital musical content may be either stored on the handheld device or transmitted to the handheld device. The method may include playing back the digital musical content using the handheld device, the digital musical content being played back using pre-determined levels of at least one parameter of the digital musical content; detecting at least one motion the handheld device is undergoing; modifying the digital musical content in accordance with the at least one motion being detected; and playing back the modified digital musical content using the handheld device. | 09-22-2011 |
20110218658 | SYSTEM FOR REPRODUCTION OF MEDIA CONTENT - There is provided a system for reproduction of media content. The system includes at least one sound reproduction apparatus being wirelessly connectable to at least one control apparatus via at least one data channel, the at least one control apparatus being connected to the at least one sound reproduction apparatus once the at least one control apparatus receives a first signal indicating a presence of the at least one sound reproduction apparatus; and the at least one control apparatus being wirelessly connectable to at least one data storage apparatus on a data network. Preferably, the at least one sound reproduction apparatus plays back audio signals of the media content which is either stored on the at least one control apparatus or received via the data network, and with the audio signals of the media content being received at a memory module of the at least one sound reproduction apparatus. The audio signals may be played back either in a streaming form or a stored-data playback form, the form depending on the audio signals stored in the memory module. | 09-08-2011 |
20110193944 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SCANNING AN OBJECT ON A WORKING SURFACE - A device and method for scanning an object on a working surface, the device comprising: a body located adjacent to the working surface; two or more cameras mounted on the body at a location elevated adjacently above the working surface for capturing images of the object on the working surface, the two or more cameras being angled such that their range of image captures overlap and the common overlapping region of the range of image captures of the two or more cameras corresponds with the size of the working surface, the two or more cameras being spaced apart such that each of the two or more cameras captures a different angle of the common overlapping region; and a processing unit capable of correcting skewed images of the working surface captured by the two or more cameras and capable of converting the images captured by the two or more cameras into a three dimensional image. | 08-11-2011 |
20110188660 | METHOD FOR ENLARGING A LOCATION WITH OPTIMAL THREE DIMENSIONAL AUDIO PERCEPTION - There is provided a method for enlarging a location with optimal three-dimensional audio perception. Optimal three-dimensional audio perception may relate to a fully spatial sound effect. The method includes deriving three-dimensional encoded localization cues from an audio input signal having a first channel signal and a second channel signal; decoding the first channel signal and the second channel signal into a plurality of decoded channel signals, the plurality of decoded channel signals being equal to a number of speaker units; performing crosstalk cancellation on the plurality of decoded channel signals to eliminate crosstalk between the plurality of decoded channel signals; and outputting the plurality of decoded channel signals which have been subjected to crosstalk cancellation to each of the number of speaker units. It is advantageous that the crosstalk cancellation includes further processing to generate a smoothed frequency envelope. | 08-04-2011 |
20110154781 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOADING DIGITAL CONTENT INTO A DIGITAL STORAGE DEVICE AND SUBSEQUENT PACKAGING - There is provided a method for loading varied pre-determined digital content into a plurality of digital storage devices, and subsequently providing each digital storage device with varied pre-determined accessories. It is preferable that the digital content loaded into the digital storage device is not identifiable at the digital content loading post, and the consolidated digital storage device and the pre-determined accessories are shipped to particulars of the shipping label. A corresponding system is also provided. | 06-30-2011 |
20110112664 | METHOD AND AUDIO SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO SIGNALS FOR SURROUND SOUND PRODUCTION - A method and audio system for processing multi-channel audio signals for surround sound production on a plurality of loudspeakers to a listening area. The plurality of loudspeakers is front located with respect to the listening area. The plurality of loudspeakers comprises an outer left loudspeaker, an inner left loudspeaker, an inner right loudspeaker and an outer right loudspeaker. The multi-channel audio signals comprise one or more low frequency effects audio signals and one or more audio signals categorised as front based left inclined, front based right inclined, rear based left inclined, rear based right inclined, and centre based. The method comprising filtering and adjusting phase and amplitude of one or more audio signals that are front based left inclined, front based right inclined, rear based left inclined and rear based right inclined in a specific manner, and transmitting the one or more processed audio signals in a specific manner to the outer left loudspeaker, the outer right loudspeaker, the inner left loudspeaker and the inner right loudspeaker. | 05-12-2011 |
20110090300 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN IMAGE WITH EYE-TO-EYE CONTACT WITH A RECIPIENT - There is provided an image capturing apparatus able to be draped onto a stand. The apparatus includes an image capture module for capturing at least one image; and a flexible cable originating from the image capture module for connection of the image capture module to a host. The flexible cable may be for supporting the image capture module at a desired position when the image capturing apparatus is draped onto the stand. Advantageously, locating the image capture module at the desired position enables a user to look at a lens of the image capture module in a manner where a recipient of an image of the user views the user looking directly at the recipient during a video conference session. There are also provided methods for enabling a user to appear to be looking directly at a recipient of an image of the user during a video conferencing session. | 04-21-2011 |
20110088218 | HINGE MECHANISM FOR A PORTABLE DEVICE - A hinge mechanism for a portable device, the hinge mechanism comprising: a base having a planar surface; a sliding plate having a planar surface; a revolving member located adjacent to a longitudinal edge of the base, the revolving member being capable of revolving and projecting from the base; a dampener located in the base for restraining movement of the revolving member to retain the revolving member in its revolved and projected position; a first joint for coupling the revolving member to the sliding plate, and a plurality of guides arranged longitudinally and transversely in the sliding plate, wherein in a first mode of operation, the sliding plate is slidable over the base in the longitudinal or transverse directions of the base while the planar surface of the sliding plate faces the planar surface of the base, the plurality of guides facilitates the sliding plate to slide over the respective longitudinal and transverse directions of the base by guiding the first joint to run along the longitudinal and transverse arrangements of the plurality of guides when the sliding plate is slid over the base, wherein in a second mode of operation, the sliding plate is substantially slid over the base to a position in the transverse direction of the base, the sliding plate is pivotable about the longitudinal edge of the base to a configuration such that the planar surface of the sliding plate forms an oblique angle relative to the planar surface of the base, the revolving member being adapted to revolve and project from the base when the sliding plate is pivoted into the configuration. | 04-21-2011 |
20110055724 | INTERFACE FOR VOICE COMMUNICATIONS - There is provided an interface viewable on a display for a communications apparatus used during a session for voice communications between at least two parties. The interface includes at least one edge of the display having a row of objects, each object of the row being for representing each of the at least two parties; and a main portion of the display being for showing the object of the party speaking at a particular point in time, with a plurality of the objects being shown when a plurality of the parties are speaking at the particular point in time. Advantageously, the object of the speaking party is shown on the main portion when the speaking party's voice is detected by the speaking party's communications apparatus, a host server receiving information from the speaking party's communications apparatus to aid in displaying the object of the speaking party at the particular point in time. Alternatively, the object of the speaking party may also undergo a change of state, such as, for example, a blinking effect, a single occurrence resizing effect, a transitional blurring effect, a repeated resizing effect, and any combination of the aforementioned. | 03-03-2011 |
20110053621 | APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED MESSAGING AND A METHOD FOR ENHANCED MESSAGING - There is provided a method for communications involving at least one text message. The method includes a sender apparatus transmitting at least one message, the at least one message including message data and at least one video filmlet; transmitting the message data over a first network and the at least one video filmlet to a server on a second network; and a recipient apparatus receiving the at least one message, the at least one message being combined and generated from the message data received from the first network and the at least one video filmlet received from the server. Advantageously, the at least one message may be generated in a manner as composed by a sender of the at least one message. It is preferable that the sender and recipient apparatus are able to support a data sync protocol on the second network. | 03-03-2011 |
20110043832 | PRINTED AUDIO FORMAT AND PHOTOGRAPH WITH ENCODED AUDIO - A printed audio format includes a printed encoding of an audio signal, and a plurality of spaced-apart and parallel rails. The printed encoding of the audio signal is located between the plurality of rails and each rail comprises at least one marker. The printed encoding comprises a first portion and a second portion, each portion comprises a plurality of code frames, and each frame represents a time segment of an audio signal. The first portion encodes a first time period of the audio signal and the second portion encodes a second time period of the audio signal. The second portion is encoded in reverse order with respect to the first portion so that the joining part is on the same end of both portions. | 02-24-2011 |
20110041368 | Method and Apparatus for Marketing an Object - There is provided a method and an apparatus for marketing an object. The apparatus includes a display with a first mode and a second mode; and a housing for containing the object adjacent to the display. The display may preferably be coupled to a controller circuit for activating transition of the display between the first mode and the second mode, with the object being viewable through the display in the second mode. The method includes carrying out activities to create an association between the apparatus and the object; using the apparatus for containment of items; and causing an increase in awareness in the object through use of the apparatus. | 02-24-2011 |
20110029637 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZING THE USER INTERFACE OF AUDIO RENDERING DEVICES - Audio playback is used to enhance the control of Personal Digital Entertainment devices. Embodiments of the present invention provide audio message files associated with the activation of a control or provide other device status messaging Audio messages are also provided in file sets that are user selectable to give the user a choice of ‘themes’. | 02-03-2011 |
20110007911 | METHODS FOR LOCATING EITHER AT LEAST ONE SOUND GENERATING OBJECT OR A MICROPHONE USING AUDIO PULSES - In a first aspect, there is provided a method for locating a position of at least one sound generating object using at least one audio pulse, with the at least one audio pulse being detected by a plurality of stationary microphones located at a first position being spaced apart by a pre-determined distance. In a second aspect, there is provided a method for locating a position of a microphone using audio pulses emitted from a plurality of sound generating objects. The at least one audio pulse may preferably be in a form of a logarithmic swept sine (LSS) signal, as the LSS signal is detectable at both low volumes and amidst background noises. | 01-13-2011 |
20100312876 | METHOD FOR MONITORING ACTIVITIES OF A FIRST USER ON ANY OF A PLURALITY OF PLATFORMS - There is provided a method for monitoring activities of a first user on any of a plurality of platforms, with the first user having access to a first computing device for use by the first user. The method may include two modes which allows a master user to monitor activities of the first user even when the master user is not connected to the world wide web (offline). | 12-09-2010 |
20100309337 | METHODS FOR PROCESSING A COMPOSITE VIDEO IMAGE WITH FEATURE INDICATION - There is provided a first and second method for processing a composite video image. The methods generally include obtaining a first image of a scene through a first image capturing device with the composite image including a visual representation for directing a receiver's attention to at least one portion of the first image. Preferably, the visual representation may be an arm, a hand, a finger, or an object used for pointing. | 12-09-2010 |
20100287154 | METHODS FOR SEARCHING DIGITAL FILES ON A USER INTERFACE - There are provided methods for searching at least one desired digital file on a user interface. The user interface may include a first section showing a first sorted listing of digital files and a second section showing a second sorted listing of groupings by which the digital files in the first sorted listing are grouped. The user interface may be on either a touch-screen display or a non touch-screen display. | 11-11-2010 |
20100281121 | DYNAMIC DIGITIZED VISUAL ICON AND METHODS FOR GENERATING THE AFOREMENTIONED - There is provided a dynamic digitized visual icon appearing on a sender's and recipient's display with the icon being used to represent at least one word in a language that is being used by the sender during text messaging. The icon may include a static base image; and at least one component image overlaid onto the base image. The at least one component image may vary in accordance with determining an aspect selected from the group consisting of, for example, the at least one word, a preferred characteristics of the sender/recipient or a combination of both the aforementioned aspects. It is advantageous that the icon alters appearance whenever the at least one word is used by the sender/received by the recipient during text messaging. Corresponding methods to generate the aforementioned icons are also disclosed. | 11-04-2010 |
20100281070 | DATA FILE HAVING MORE THAN ONE MODE OF OPERATION - A data file having more than one modes of operation. The data file comprises an image component for storing an image as a representation of the data file and one or more data components appended to the image component. The image component comprises metadata associated with the one or more data components. In a first mode of operation, the image component of the data file is readable for viewing the image by an image viewer while the image component is part of the data file. The one or more appended data components are unreadable by the image viewer in the first mode of operation. In a second mode of operation, the image component and the one or more appended data components are readable by a file reader. | 11-04-2010 |
20100279743 | ASSEMBLY FOR A SOUND REPRODUCTION APPARATUS INCLUDED WITH A COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF USING THE ASSEMBLY - There is provided an assembly for a sound reproduction apparatus included with a communications apparatus. The assembly includes a ear bud earphone that anchors to a ear of a user when the earphone is inserted into a ear canal of the ear of the user; a cable of the ear bud earphone, a portion of the cable being attached to a reel axle onto which the cable is windable, the reel axle being connected to a revolution counter which tracks a number of revolutions of the reel axle in a first direction, the revolution counter being reset to zero when the cable is fully wound onto the reel axle; with a first end of the cable being functionally connected to the communications apparatus to enable sound signals to be reproduced in the ear bud earphone. The functional connection to the communications apparatus may be either via a solder joint or a detachable connector. A corresponding method of using the assembly is also disclosed. | 11-04-2010 |
20100268539 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED TEXT-TO-SPEECH SYNTHESIS AND INTELLIGIBILITY - A method and system for distributed text-to-speech synthesis and intelligibility, and more particularly to distributed text-to-speech synthesis on handheld portable computing devices that can be used for example to generate intelligible audio prompts that help a user interact with a user interface of the handheld portable computing device. The text-to-speech distributed system | 10-21-2010 |
20100254557 | SOUND REPRODUCTION APPARATUS FOR VARYING SOUND TRANSMISSION AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided an apparatus for sound reproduction which is able to vary transmission of sound. The apparatus includes a plurality of speaker casings, with each of the plurality of speaker casings including at least one speaker driver; and a plurality of bases for each of the plurality of speaker casings, with a top portion of each base being for securable placement of a foot of one of the plurality of speaker casings, and a bottom face of each base being for securable attachment to the bottom face of another of the plurality of bases. In a first configuration of the apparatus, the plurality of speaker casings is securely placed on the top portion of each of the plurality of bases, and independently rests on the bottom face of each base. In a second configuration of the apparatus, the plurality of speaker casings is securely placed on the top portion of each of the plurality of bases, and is attached to one another at the bottom face of each base. A corresponding method of using a sound reproduction apparatus for varying sound transmission is also provided. | 10-07-2010 |
20100253764 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMISING LIVE MEDIA CONTENT - There is provided a method of customising live media content with the live media content including at least one dewarped panoramic view of a monitored area. The panoramic view may have a plurality of portions for selection by a user, the method comprising: receiving the live media with audio and video interleaved and/or compressed as a single stream data, receiving a selection of one of the plurality of portions of the panoramic view; and customising the live media based on the selection of the a portion of the panoramic view for display. A system to customise live media content is also disclosed. | 10-07-2010 |
20100246878 | EAR BUD EARPHONE WITH VARIABLE NOISE ISOLATION, A CUSHION FOR AN EAR BUD EARPHONE AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD - There is provided an insert ear bud earphone with variable noise isolation. The earphone includes a housing with a serpentine channel which is able to contain at least one transducer in a main body of the housing; and a cushion which contacts a user's ear canal wall, the cushion being mounted on the serpentine channel. There is preferably at least one opening in either the housing or the cushion which causes leakage and allows ambient noise to enter the user's ear canal. There is also provided a cushion for an insert ear bud earphone. Finally, there is provided a method to enable variable noise isolation in an insert ear bud earphone comprising an inclusion of at least one opening in either a housing of the earphone or a cushion mounted on the earphone which causes leakage and allows ambient noise to enter a user's ear canal. | 09-30-2010 |
20100245431 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REVERSE PRINTING ON A FLEXIBLE LENTICULAR SUBSTRATE - There is provided a method and apparatus for reverse printing a plurality of images interlaced with each other on an underside surface of an appropriate flexible lenticular substrate. The method includes analyzing a viewing orientation of either portrait configuration or landscape configuration of at least one of the plurality of images; determining whether the appropriate flexible lenticular substrate is used for the printing of the plurality of images interlaced with each other in accordance with the viewing orientation of one of the plurality of images; analyzing an orientation of a first marker on the underside surface of the appropriate flexible lenticular substrate; and printing the plurality of images interlaced with each other in accordance with the orientation of the first marker on the underside of the appropriate flexible lenticular substrate. It is advantageous that the printed plurality of images interlaced with each other, when viewed through a top surface of the appropriate flexible lenticular substrate, appear to have characteristics selected from the group consisting of: depth, morphing characteristics, can appear to have motion, and the capability to alternate from one image to another. | 09-30-2010 |
20100245276 | WIRELESS HANDHELD DEVICE ABLE TO ACCEPT TEXT INPUT AND METHODS FOR INPUTTING TEXT ON A WIRELESS HANDHELD DEVICE - A wireless handheld device able to accept text input, including a display screen and a virtual keypad having a plurality of keys displayed on the display screen, wherein a first key of the virtual keypad is operable to display a first character associated with the first key in a text passage shown on the display screen in response to a first contact of a pointer with a first area on the display screen corresponding to the first key, the first contact including the pointer contacting and moving from the first area along a first direction while the pointer is in continual contact with the display screen, and wherein the first key of the virtual keypad is also operable to display a second character associated with the first key in the text passage shown on the display screen in response to a second contact of the pointer with the first area the display screen corresponding to the first key, the second contact including the pointer contacting and moving fro the first area along a second direction while the pointer is in continual contact with the display screen. | 09-30-2010 |
20100235878 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FILE DISTRIBUTION - A method and system for file distribution, the system comprising: a first data storage device for distributing a content file by seeding the content file for downloading by another data storage device; a second data storage device configured for distributing the content file; a third data storage device configured for distributing the content file; and a data file comprising at least one data entry, a data entry in the data file being associated with the content file, the first data storage device being configured for pushing the data file to the second data storage device, the second data storage device being configured for initiating downloading of the content file if the data entry associated with the content file is present in the pushed data file and the content file is not stored at the second data storage device, and sharing downloaded data of the content file with the third data storage device by simultaneously uploading downloaded data of the content file to the third data storage device while downloading the content file from the first data storage device. | 09-16-2010 |
20100234049 | Apparatus For Wireless Connection To A Mobile Phone And Possible Applications Of The Apparatus - There is provided an apparatus that is connectable wirelessly with a mobile phone. The apparatus includes a casing for encasing components of the apparatus. A display unit is mounted within the casing for the display of content to a user. There is a processor coupled with the display unit to control the content displayed in the display unit. There is also a transceiver coupled to the processor within the casing to enable the wireless connection between the apparatus and the mobile phone. A memory module is coupled to the processor, the memory module being for storage of data and applications. There may be a positioning module coupled to the processor, the positioning module being for provision of a location of the apparatus to the mobile phone. It is preferable that a set of controls is coupled to the processor for controlling the apparatus, and the set of controls may be controllable by the user either via touch or voice. It is advantageous that the apparatus is used for applications selected from the group consisting of: making and receiving telephone calls using a wide area connection of the mobile phone, composing and receiving messages using the wide area connection of the mobile phone, accessing the internet using the wide area connection of the mobile phone, and playing back media content on the apparatus. | 09-16-2010 |
20100228779 | METHOD OF ENABLING ACCESS TO DATA PROTECTED BY FIREWALL - Methods of enabling access to data using a portable electronic device within a private network protected by firewall are disclosed. The data may be transmitted in packets to the portable electronic device and may be consumed either instantly or subsequently. The methods may utilise either at least one web storage or an agent server. | 09-09-2010 |
20100226620 | Method For Incorporating A Soundtrack Into An Edited Video-With-Audio Recording And An Audio Tag - There is provided a method for incorporating a soundtrack into an edited video-with-audio recording using a video recording apparatus. The method includes recording the video-with-audio for subsequent playback. Subsequently, at least one soundtrack is incorporated as an audio tag, the at least one soundtrack being selected from a plurality of soundtracks generated from a soundtrack creator dependent on conditions such as, for example, parameters of content of the recorded video-with-audio, user-defined characteristics for the at least one soundtrack, or a combination of both of the aforementioned conditions. Content of the video-with-audio incorporated with the selected soundtrack is reviewed. The user may edit the content of video-with-audio incorporated with the selected soundtrack by removing image frames of the video-with-audio; and rectify the selected soundtrack using the soundtrack creator such that the edited video-with-audio has a fluent soundtrack similar to the selected soundtrack. The edited video-with-audio is thus enhanced in relation to aural effects in a desired manner by the user. In another aspect, there is provided an audio tag used to generate a soundtrack in a video-with-audio using a soundtrack creator. | 09-09-2010 |
20100226300 | Beacon Frame - A beacon frame ( | 09-09-2010 |
20100217411 | METHODS AND AN APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING PLAYBACK OF MEDIA CONTENT FROM A DIGITAL HANDHELD DEVICE - There is provided an apparatus and methods for optimizing playback of media content from a digital handheld device. The apparatus may be functionally connected to the digital handheld device, and for allowing placement of the digital handheld device at a receptor. Correspondingly, the methods for optimizing playback of media content from a digital handheld device preferably entail a usage of the aforementioned apparatus. | 08-26-2010 |
20100208139 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A COMPOSITE VIDEO IMAGE - There are provided methods and systems for processing a composite video image. The composite video image may be a combination of an image and at least one encoded screen capture at a communications apparatus either by a user or in accordance to pre-determined settings for the user's consumption and transmission to a network. Transmission to a network may be simultaneous during the user's consumption. It is advantageous that encoding of the at least one screen capture is independent of at least one application running on the at least one secondary device. It is possible that the at least one screen capture may or may not have audio signals. | 08-19-2010 |
20100198732 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, A MEDIA PLAYER USED IN THE SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a communication system including a plurality of content receiver cum transmitter devices connected to a network, each device being for receiving content, selectively storing content and for selectively re-transmitting content. The system may include at least one server for storage of advertisements and transmission of advertisements either directly to the plurality of content receiver cum transmitter devices, or the transmission of advertisements being directed by at least one chaincast manager, the at least one server for storage of advertisements and transmission of advertisements being either online or offline. There may also be at least one content server connected to the network for storage of content and transmission of content either directly to the plurality of content receiver cum transmitter devices, or the transmission of content being directed by at least one chaincast manager. The at least one chaincast manager connected to the network may preferably be for registering the plurality of content receiver cum transmitter devices, and for scheduling content and advertisement transfers amongst the plurality of content receiver cum ransmitter devices. It is advantageous that the system enables simultaneous recording and transmission of content by each content receiver cum transmitter device with minimal lag time. A corresponding method of the aforementioned system and an embodiment of the content receiver cum transmitter device are also described. | 08-05-2010 |
20100183170 | DOCK WITHOUT A POWER SOURCE FOR DIGITAL DEVICES - There is provided a dock without a power source for a portable digital device with at least one integrated speaker driver. The dock may include a platform for placement of the portable digital device; a protrusion located at the platform for connection of the portable digital device with the dock with the protrusion including a slot for egress of air from at least one hole in a casing of the portable digital device to the dock; and at least one primary chamber to receive air from the portable digital device with the at least one primary chamber having a vented port for the egress of air. Advantageously, sound from the at least one integrated speaker driver is amplified when the portable digital device is connected to the dock. The connection of the portable digital device with the dock may be securable. A horn may be included in an exterior facing opening of the vented port, as the horn advantageously improves aspects of sound such as, for example, sound directivity, radiation efficiency or both of the aforementioned. | 07-22-2010 |
20100177920 | A MICRO-SPEAKER - There is provided multiple embodiments of a micro-speaker that reproduces audio signals at a low resonant frequency, which correspondingly allows for low frequency reproduction of audio signals by the micro-speaker. The various embodiments of the micro-speaker may enable usage of spiders with larger areas such that mechanical compliance of the spider is increased. | 07-15-2010 |
20100161689 | METHOD OF UPDATING/MODIFYING A STAND ALONE NON-NETWORK CONNECTIBLE DEVICE - A method and system is disclosed for updating/modifying/upgrading the system configuration of a stand alone non-network connectible device. The method is performed while a portable device is docked to the non-network connectible device. System configuration update information is embedded within the ordinary data content that is received from the portable device during the routine operation of the stand alone non-network connectible device. Upon receiving the embedded system configuration update information the non-network connectible device decrypts the embedded information and updates the system configuration accordingly. Generation of the embedded system configuration update information is performed in the portable docking device, and installation is performed on the non-network connectible device without requiring a network connection in the stand alone device. | 06-24-2010 |
20100158273 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC BASS FREQUENCY CONTROL - A system and method for dynamic bass frequency control, the system comprising: a bandwidth filter coupled to a plurality of switchable electronic components for filtering a frequency range of an input signal; an amplifier coupled to the bandwidth filter and the plurality of switchable electronic components, the amplifier being configured for adjusting amplitude of the filtered frequency range of the input signal based on a configuration of the plurality of switchable electronic components; and a signal level detector coupled to the switchable electronic components for determining signal strength of the input signal, the signal level detector being configured to switch the plurality of switchable electronic components between more than one configuration based on the signal strength of the input signal, each configuration determining the frequency range of the input signal to be filtered by the bandwidth filter and the amplitude adjustment to be made to the filtered frequency range of the input signal by the amplifier. | 06-24-2010 |
20100128103 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING USER COMMUNICATION FROM A LOCATION - A system and method for facilitating user communication from a location. The system comprises two or more cameras for capturing two or more videos at a first location, a control unit for streaming one or more of the videos captured to a first communication unit at the first location through a first network, and streaming one or more of the videos captured to a second communication unit located at a second location through a second network, a server for identifying a location data of the first location based on an identifier of the control unit, and a communication platform associated with the first location. The communication platform is accessible by the first and second communication units through the first and second networks respectively. The communication platform comprises a first display for displaying one or more of the videos captured, a second display for displaying the location data of the first location identified by the server, and one or more control interfaces for controlling the camera view of the one or more videos displayed in the first display, wherein controlling the camera view comprises switching the one or more videos displayed in the first display between videos captured by the two or more cameras. | 05-27-2010 |
20100115021 | Method for Generating a User Interface for Enabling Access to Data on a Server - There is provided a method for generating a user interface for enabling access to data on a server. The method comprises updating metadata in a metadata server, the metadata server being functionally connected to the server; processing the metadata on the metadata server; sending a request to the server to perform a task; and generating the user interface on a client device based on the processed metadata for enabling access to data on the server. The user interface may preferably be used to send the request to the server. The task being performed by the server may include, for example, browsing a collection of files, organizing files, selecting files, editing files, uploading files, downloading files and so forth. | 05-06-2010 |
20100106981 | METHODS OF INVOKING VARIOUS FUNCTIONS OF A DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYER USING A SINGLE SWITCH OF THE DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYER - There is provided a method for charging a power source of a digital media player ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100061581 | Sound producing device - A sound producing device comprising a sound producing member adapted to fit at an entrance of an ear canal of a user's ear, and a hooking member pivotable about the sound producing member between a first configuration wherein the hooking member is hooked to the user's ear, and a second configuration wherein the hooking member is unhooked from the user's ear. The hooking member comprising a cord holder pivotable at a first end about the sound producing member, and a cord held by the cord holder at a second end of the cord holder. The cord is shaped in a manner such that it curves from the front of the user's ear to the back of the user's ear in the first configuration, wherein the cord holder has a substantially larger cross-sectional area compared with the cross-sectional area of the cord for aiding the user to grip onto the cord holder during use of the sound producing device. | 03-11-2010 |
20100031364 | METHOD FOR CREATING A VERIFIABLE MEDIA OBJECT, A CORRESPONDING SYSTEM THEREOF, AND A VERIFICATION PACKAGE FOR A MEDIA OBJECT - In a first aspect, there is provided a method for creating a verifiable media object using a handheld device that includes a plurality of sensors. In a second aspect, there is provided a system for creating a verifiable media object using a handheld device that includes a plurality of sensors. Finally, in a third aspect, there is provided a verification package for a media object. | 02-04-2010 |
20090303311 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A RECIPIENT TO ADJUST A VIDEO STREAM - There is provided a method and apparatus for adjusting at least one parameter of a video stream being received on a recipient screen, the video stream being captured by a sender's video capturing apparatus. The method includes providing a control device to a recipient to adjust the at least one parameter of the video stream captured by the sender's video capturing apparatus; interfacing the control device with a secondary application; the recipient using the control device for adjustment of the at least one parameter of the video stream captured by the sender's video capturing apparatus; and the recipient receiving and viewing the video stream on the recipient screen. There is also provided a control device for adjusting at least one parameter of a video stream being received on a recipient screen, the video stream being captured by a sender's video capturing apparatus. | 12-10-2009 |
20090287324 | PORTABLE AUDIO ENHANCEMENT AND MEDIA PLAYER DEVICE - A portable audio enhancement and media player device and method are disclosed for enabling an electronic consumer product such as a personal computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), cellular phone or the like, to process and format media having different data formats such “wav” “mp3”, “mov”, “midi” files, and the like. The portable device may be connected to an electronic consumer product via a connector such as universal serial bus (USB), firewire, audio out, audio in, and the like. By connecting the portable device via one of the connectors, the portable device provides the required processors for processing audio/video media data necessary to play such data formats and enable the electronic consumer product with sound card and media player functionality. The portable device with media player functionality enables an electronic product such as a personal computer to obtain an additional secondary functionality such as audio enhancement when connected to the host computer and also aid in processing data when connected to the host computer. | 11-19-2009 |
20090257574 | INTERFACE FOR VOICE COMMUNICATIONS - There is provided an interface viewable on a display for a communications apparatus used during a session for voice communications between at least two parties. The interface includes at least one edge of the display having a row of objects, each object of the row being for representing each of the at least two parties; and a main portion of the display being for showing the object of the party speaking at a particular point in time, with a plurality of the objects being shown when a plurality of the parties are speaking at the particular point in time. Advantageously, the object of the speaking party is shown on the main portion when the speaking party's voice is detected by the speaking party's communications apparatus, a host server receiving information from the speaking party's communications apparatus to aid in displaying the object of the speaking party at the particular point in time. Alternatively, the object of the speaking party may also undergo a change of state, such as, for example, a blinking effect, a single occurrence resizing effect, a transitional blurring effect, a repeated resizing effect, and any combination of the aforementioned. | 10-15-2009 |
20090252356 | SPATIAL AUDIO ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS FOR BINAURAL REPRODUCTION AND FORMAT CONVERSION - A frequency-domain method for format conversion or reproduction of 2-channel or multi-channel audio signals such as recordings is described. The reproduction is based on spatial analysis of directional cues in the input audio signal and conversion of these cues into audio output signal cues for two or more channels in the frequency domain. | 10-08-2009 |
20090252341 | Adaptive Primary-Ambient Decomposition of Audio Signals - A stereo audio signal is processed to determine primary and ambient components by transforming the signal into vectors corresponding to subband signals, and decomposing the left and right channel vectors into ambient and primary components by matrix and vector operations. Principal component analysis is used to determine a primary component unit vector, and ambience components are determined according to a correlation-based cross-fade or an orthogonal basis derivation. | 10-08-2009 |
20090233547 | CRADLE FOR A MEDIA PLAYER - A cradle for a media player is provided. The cradle comprises a base and at least one side wall extending upwardly from the base and extending around the periphery of the base. The base and the at least one side wall define a hollow interior for releasably receiving therein the media player. The cradle also has a retainer for assisting in releasably retaining the media player in the hollow interior, and a signal receiver for receiving a media signal from the media player when the media player is in the hollow interior and in a reproduction mode. An antenna in the cradle is for receiving the media signal from the signal receiver and transmitting the media signal by use of a wireless system for enabling reproduction of the media signal by a wireless-enabled reproduction apparatus. | 09-17-2009 |
20090210815 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INFORMATION INPUT IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DISPLAY - A method, and apparatus is disclosed for input of information in an electronic device having a display, the apparatus comprising a graphic processor for displaying a plurality of objects on the display representative of the information to be input, each object of the plurality of objects arranged around the perimeter of a portion of the screen area of the display; a control interface for a user to control movement of a cursor generated in the display by the graphic processor and responsive to the control interface for scrolling through the plurality of objects and selection of an object for input of information. | 08-20-2009 |
20090198356 | Primary-Ambient Decomposition of Stereo Audio Signals Using a Complex Similarity Index - An audio signal is processed to derive primary and ambient components of the signal. The signal is first transformed to generate frequency-domain subband signals. Primary and ambient components are separated by comparing frequency subband content using a complex-valued similarity metric, wherein one of the primary and ambient components is determined to be the residual after the other is identified using the similarity metric. | 08-06-2009 |
20090190784 | MULTI CHAMBER PORTED STEREO SPEAKER - A method and apparatus for a multi-chamber ported stereo speaker is disclosed. The stereo speaker is a single unit with multi-chambers in an enclosure box. The multi chamber ported speaker comprises an enclosure housing a shared acoustic chamber having an external port for allowing air external of the enclosure box to flow into the shared acoustic chamber, and at least two additional chambers comprising a corresponding internal port in each additional chamber for forming an air pass from each additional chamber with the shared chamber, each additional chamber comprising a corresponding driver mounted through a wall of the chamber and enclosure box for forming the ported speaker. | 07-30-2009 |
20090142117 | KEYBOARD WITH EXTENDED CONNECTION - A keyboard for use with a host computer is disclosed. The keyboard has a main portion with a processor and a driver; and an auxiliary portion releasably connected to the main portion and being operatively connected to the processor by a cable. The processor and the driver of the main portion are used for the operation of the auxiliary portion. | 06-04-2009 |
20090123006 | MULTI-MODE SOUND REPRODUCTION SYSTEM AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a multi-mode sound reproduction system for reproduction of both stereophonic signals and multi-channel audio signals. The system includes a first pair of speakers positioned on a left portion of a user, the user being at a pre-determined facing, the first pair of speakers comprising a first primary speaker which is stackable with a first secondary speaker; a second pair of speakers positioned on a right portion of the user, the user being at the pre-determined facing, the second pair of speakers comprising a second primary speaker which is stackable with a second secondary speaker. The system may preferably include an arrangement of electronic components for controlling output of audio signals from the first pair and the second pair of speakers. It is preferable that in a first mode with the first and second pair of speakers in an unstacked configuration, the signals do not pass through the arrangement of electronic components prior to output. It is also preferable that in a second mode with each of the first and second pair of speakers in a stacked configuration, the arrangement of electronic components allows either stereophonic signals or multi-channel audio signals to be separately processed and reproduced in the first pair and the second pair of speakers. A corresponding method is also disclosed. | 05-14-2009 |
20090110204 | Distributed Spatial Audio Decoder - This invention describes a method for decentralized decoding of a multichannel audio signal by broadcasting the original encoded data and distributing the decoding process between a plurality of receiving units. This allows for the design and manufacture of scalable multichannel audio reproduction systems having an arbitrary number of output channels, composed of a plurality of generic decoder and loudspeaker units each generating fewer output channels. With distributed decoding, a manufacturer can use “off-the-shelf” stereo or mono signal processors, digital-to-analog converters and amplifier components in each generic decoding module, thus reducing manufacturing costs and complexity requirements for each module while offering unlimited scalability in the total number of output channels. | 04-30-2009 |
20090103749 | Microphone Array Processor Based on Spatial Analysis - An array processing system improves the spatial selectivity by forming multiple steered beams and carrying out a spatial analysis of the acoustic scene. The analysis derives a time-frequency mask that, when applied to a reference look-direction beam (or other reference signal), enhances target sources and substantially improves rejection of interferers that are outside of the specified region. | 04-23-2009 |
20090092259 | Phase-Amplitude 3-D Stereo Encoder and Decoder - A two-channel phase-amplitude stereo encoding and decoding scheme enabling flexible and spatially accurate interactive 3-D audio reproduction via standard audio-only two-channel transmission. The encoding scheme allows associating a 2-D or 3-D positional localization to each of a plurality of sound sources by use of frequency independent inter-channel phase and amplitude differences. The decoder is based on frequency-domain spatial analysis of 2-D or 3-D directional cues in a two-channel stereo signal and re-synthesis of these cues using any preferred spatialization technique, thereby allowing faithful reproduction of positional audio cues and reverberation or ambient cues over arbitrary multi-channel loudspeaker reproduction formats or over headphones, while preserving source separation despite the intermediate encoding over only two audio channels. | 04-09-2009 |
20090092258 | CORRELATION-BASED METHOD FOR AMBIENCE EXTRACTION FROM TWO-CHANNEL AUDIO SIGNALS - A method of ambience extraction includes analyzing an input signal to determine the time-dependent and frequency-dependent amount of ambience in the input signal, wherein the amount of ambience is determined based on a signal model and correlation quantities computed from the input signals and wherein the ambience is extracted using a multiplicative time-frequency mask. Another method of ambience extraction includes compensating a bias in the estimation of a short-term cross-correlation coefficient. In addition, systems having various modules for implementing the above methods are disclosed. | 04-09-2009 |
20090072881 | SYSTEM USING AN ANALOG RECEPTOR FOR PASSAGE OF DIGITAL SIGNALS - There is provided a system using an analog receptor for passage of signals (either input or output of signals). The system includes a signal switch device coupled to the analog receptor; and a microcontroller controlling the signal switch device, the microcontroller being for the control of the signal switch device when a determination of a type of input signal through the analog receptor is received by the microcontroller. It is advantageous that the signal switch device allows connection to an analog circuit unless the microcontroller causes the signal switch device to divert digital signals input through the analog receptor to the microcontroller. The system may be used in an apparatus such as, for example, a media player docking station, a media player, a PDA, a portable games console, and a mobile phone. It is preferable that the analog circuit may be selected from for example, an operational amplifier, an analog-to-digital convertor, or a digital-to-analog convertor. It is preferable that the system is connectable to a PC. | 03-19-2009 |
20090055758 | HOST IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CUSTOMISING A SECONDARY DEVICE - There is provided a host implemented method for redefining at least one user interface element on a secondary device. The method may include connecting the secondary device to the host for communication between the host and the secondary device; redefining the at least one user interface element using an application running on the host; reviewing the at least one user interface element as redefined using the application (possibly including a visual preview of the at least one user interface element as redefined when viewed on the secondary device); determining whether the secondary device is able to support the at least one user interface element as redefined using the application; and incorporating the at least one user interface element redefined using the application onto the secondary device. | 02-26-2009 |
20090030676 | METHOD OF DERIVING A COMPRESSED ACOUSTIC MODEL FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION - A method of deriving a compressed acoustic model for speech recognition is disclosed herein. In a described embodiment, the method comprises transforming an acoustic model into an eigenspace at step | 01-29-2009 |
20090019998 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AT LEAST ONE MIDI SIGNAL - There is provided an apparatus for processing at least one MIDI signal. The apparatus includes a first input for receiving MIDI signals, a second input connected to an audio output of a sound generating device for receiving analog signals, a digital-analog converter coupled to the first input for converting the MIDI signals into analog signals, and a summing circuit for summing the converted MIDI signals from the first input and the analog signals from the second input. A resultant signal from the summing circuit may be output from a connector of the apparatus. The connector may be for connection to a sound reproduction apparatus. Preferably, the first and the second inputs allow input of signals either by a wired connection or wirelessly. There is also provided a corresponding method for processing data from a sound generating device. | 01-22-2009 |
20080319561 | Portable Digital Media Device With a Force Sensor - There is provided a portable digital media device, including: a storage device; a force sensor coupled to the storage device; a display; and a controller coupled to both the storage device and the display, wherein the display shows information. The device may also be used as a cursor control and input device when connected to a computer. Other applications of the device are also disclosed. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318539 | AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR VOLUME CONTROL AND CORRESPONDING METHOD FOR VOLUME CONTROL - There is provided an automatic gain control circuit for volume control receiving at least one audio signal input via either a wired connection or a wireless connection. The circuit includes an output signal regulator receiving a first portion of the at least one audio signal input, with the regulator being able to vary an amplitude of the first portion of the at least one audio signal input when a control signal from a circuit controller is received. The circuit controller may be powered by a DC generator; with the DC generator receiving a second portion of the at least one audio signal input. A signal from the output signal regulator may be passed through an acoustic generator. It is preferable that the first portion of the at least one audio signal input is substantially more than the second portion. It is also preferable that the output signal regulator varies the amplitude of the at least one audio signal input by reducing the amplitude. A corresponding method of volume control is also disclosed. | 12-25-2008 |
20080316683 | CASE FOR CONTAINING A PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER - There is provided a case for containing a portable media player, the case including: a frame for placement of the media player; and a speaker driver mounted in a cabinet, the speaker driver connectable to an audio output of the media player. The media player may be either permanently located within the case or removable from the case. The speaker driver may be connected to the audio output of the media player using either a wired connection or a wireless connection, the speaker driver being exposed when the case is in an open mode and the speaker driver being concealed when the case is in a closed mode. The case alternates between the open mode and the closed mode using fasteners such as, for example, adhesive strips, Velcro strips, magnetic strips, or a zipper. | 12-25-2008 |
20080307442 | Simultaneous Sharing of System Resources by Multiple Input Devices - There is disclosed a method, system and apparatus for enabling the sharing of computer system resources by multiple input devices. The multiple input devices utilize a device driver for all of the multiple input devices, with the method comprising: the device driver allocating a device identifier to each of the multiple input devices; the device driver receiving data from each of the multiple input devices by reference to the device identifier; and the device driver passing the received data to an application for processing. | 12-11-2008 |
20080299839 | SHEATH FOR A FLEXIBLE ELETRICAL CONTACT - There is provided a sheath for a flexible electrical contact that is incorporated within a sound reproduction device. The sheath preferably includes at least one opening at each end of the sheath to enable the sheath to be worn over the electrical contact with each opening having a thickened periphery ring. The main body of the sheath may be either a cylindrical shape or a conical shape. It is advantageous that the sheath damps a resonance vibration of the flexible electrical contact during operation of the sound reproduction device when the sheath is worn over the flexible electrical contact. The flexible electrical contact may be incorporated within a battery compartment of the sound reproduction device. A corresponding method of using the sheath is also disclosed. | 12-04-2008 |
20080276158 | System for Downloading Digital Content Published in a Media Channel - There is provided a system for downloading digital content to a portable media player, the digital content being published in a media channel by a content creator. The system may reside on a server accessible via the Internet. The system may comprise: a data receiver module to receive the digital content from the media channel via a communication medium; a conversion module to convert the received digital content to at least one format for consumption by the player; and a download module to copy the at least one file to the portable media player. The system may further comprise a player detection module to detect file formats compatible with the portable media player. A corresponding method is also disclosed. | 11-06-2008 |
20080270637 | HOST BASED AUTOMATIC DETECTION UNIT - There is provided several embodiments of the present invention, the invention being an automatic detection unit allowing for coupling of an external device with a host. The unit may connect to an external device either via wired or wireless means. The host may be activated from a standby mode by the external device and the external device may be identifiable by the host (or a verifier). Identification of the external device by the host allows identification of at least one data format type transmitted by the external device when data is transferred from the external device to the host. This may enable processing of the data by the host, such as, for example, storage, playback or both of the aforementioned. | 10-30-2008 |
20080258703 | Power Supply With Reduced Power Losses During Standby Mode - There is provided a power supply for an electrical device operable in active mode and in standby mode. The power supply comprises a transformer having a primary winding on the primary side and a secondary winding on the secondary side. The primary winding is connectable to an AC voltage supply and is arranged to comprise N turns when the electrical device is in active mode and more than N turns when the electrical device is in standby mode. Circuitry on the secondary side is arranged to provide an output voltage for the electrical device during active mode. | 10-23-2008 |
20080247558 | Robust and Efficient Frequency-Domain Decorrelation Method - An audio signal is processed by transforming the signal into a frequency domain representation having a plurality of frequency subbands. A decorrelated signal is derived from the frequency domain representation using a phase rotation. | 10-09-2008 |
20080232617 | MULTICHANNEL SURROUND FORMAT CONVERSION AND GENERALIZED UPMIX - An audio signal is processed in the frequency domain to convert an input signal format to an output signal format. That is, a multichannel audio signal intended for playback over a predefined speaker layout can be formatted to achieve spatial reproduction over a different layout comprising a different number of speakers. | 09-25-2008 |
20080205676 | Phase-Amplitude Matrixed Surround Decoder - A frequency domain method for phase-amplitude matrixed surround decoding of 2-channel stereo recordings and soundtracks, based on spatial analysis of 2-D or 3-D directional cues in the recording and re-synthesis of these cues for reproduction on any headphone or loudspeaker playback system. | 08-28-2008 |
20080205102 | Power Supply - A power supply (V | 08-28-2008 |