04th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150023384 | CHANNEL ELECTRIC INDUCTOR ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to an electric channel inductor assembly. A nonremovable, hollow and nonmagnetic channel mold is used to form the one or more flow channels of the electric channel inductor assembly for electromagnetic circulation of a molten metal composition. A heated fluid medium is circulated in the hollow interior of the channel mold after the mold is situated in the inductor assembly to heat treat the refractory surrounding the exterior walls of the mold. After heat treatment a liquid is supplied to the hollow interior of the mold to chemically dissolve the channel mold prior to circulation of the molten metal composition. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023385 | MODEL BASED LAMP BACKGROUND FILTRATION OF STRAY RADIATION FOR PYROMETRY - The embodiments described herein generally relate to methods of noise compensation for proper temperature detection in thermal processing chambers and devices for achieving the same. Methods can include determining noise produced by a lamp zone and extrapolating the noise from the detected photocurrent. Devices can include a processing chamber, a substrate support disposed in the processing chamber, the substrate support having a high thermal mass, a pyrometer below the substrate support and oriented to view radiation emitted by the substrate and a controller configured to subtract a time invariant noise component and a time variant noise component from the pyrometer signal. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023386 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CALIBRATING A TEMPERATURE SENSOR - There is provided a system and method for automatically calibrating a temperature sensor. More specifically, there is provided a system including a temperature sensor that includes a first resistance configured to indicate a temperature of the temperature sensor and a second resistance, in series with the first resistor, wherein the second resistance is adjustable to calibrate the first resistance, and a calibration circuit, coupled to the temperature sensor and configured to automatically calibrate the first resistance. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023387 | STEEL PLATE QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM AND EQUIPMENT THEREOF - A steel plate quality assurance system according to a steel plate manufacturing line, and facilities thereof are provided. Specifically, the present invention provides a steel plate quality assurance system and facilities thereof, wherein the steel plate quality assurance system measures, with a steel plate manufacturing line including a finishing mill of a steel plate manufacturing line, and accelerated cooling equipment disposed on the downstream side of the finishing mill in the advancing direction of the steel plate manufacturing line, temperature of at least the whole area of the upper surface of a steel plate, or the whole area of the lower surface of a steel plate of a steel plate to perform quality assurance, and includes temperature measurement means; temperature analysis means; and mechanical property determining means; with the temperature measurement means including a thermometer disposed on at least the upstream side or downstream side of the finishing mill, or/and at least the upstream side or downstream side of the accelerated cooling equipment, and temperature collecting means configured to collect temperature measured at the thermometer; with the temperature analysis means creating a temperature MAP of the whole area of a steel plate from the temperature collected at the temperature collecting means; and with the mechanical property determining means estimating the material property of the whole area of s steel plate from the temperature MAP to perform judgment of acceptance. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023388 | QUARTZ-TEMPERATURE-MEASUREMENT PROBE AND QUARTZ-TEMPERATURE-MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A crystal oscillator ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150023389 | OPTICAL FIBER FOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND A POWER DEVICE MONITORING SYSTEM - An optical fiber for a temperature sensor and a power device monitoring system that can measure temperatures at different measurement positions by a simple construction are provided. An optical fiber for the sensor | 2015-01-22 |
20150023390 | TEMPERATURE TEST UNIT WITH PROCESSOR - A temperature test unit includes two thermometers each having a probe for detecting a temperature at a heat exchanging system, a processing mechanism electrically connected to the thermometers for receiving and processing the temperature readouts, and for obtaining a temperature difference between the temperature readouts, and a displayer device electrically connected to the processing mechanism and having two portions for displaying the temperature readouts of the thermometers, and another portion for displaying the temperature difference between the temperature readouts of the thermometers and for allowing the user to diagnose the problem in the heat exchanging system correctly and instantly. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023391 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR - The invention relates to a temperature sensor ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150023392 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack including at least one battery cell, and a thermistor configured to detect temperature information of the at least one battery cell, the thermistor including: a thermistor body; a fixation portion united with the thermistor body at a first side of the thermistor body and including a ring terminal; and a temperature measurement wire electrically connected to the thermistor body and extending from a second side of the thermistor body. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023393 | Large Area Temperature Sensor - A sensing device is made up of a network of nominally identical temperature dependent resistors which is topologically equivalent to a square resistor network. The device has terminals at which an average resistance value thereof can be measured. The resistors are supported on a substrate which can be reduced in size from an initial size without substantially changing the average resistance value. In preferred embodiments, a pattern of contacts and conductive tracks joining the contacts are printed on a substrate, and a material having a temperature dependent resistance is applied over the contacts to define a network of interconnected thermistors. Alternatively, the material can be applied to the substrate first and the contacts and tracks printed on it. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023394 | METAL NITRIDE MATERIAL FOR THERMISTOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND FILM THERMISTOR SENSOR - Provided are a metal nitride material for a thermistor, which exhibits high reliability and high heat resistance and can be directly deposited on a film or the like without firing, a method for producing the metal nitride material for a thermistor, and a film type thermistor sensor. The metal nitride material for a thermistor consists of a metal nitride represented by the general formula: Ti | 2015-01-22 |
20150023395 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM INCLUDING FREQUENCY HOPPING ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - A wireless communication system in which a master device and a slave device each performing wireless communication by a frequency hopping system can operate in synchronism with each other. In the master device, a master microcomputer outputs a first sync signal to a RTC unit after a transmission timing signal is received and a carrier frequency is changed a predetermined number of times according to a first change timing signal. In the slave device, a slave microcomputer outputs a second sync signal to a RTC unit after a reception timing signal is received and a carrier frequency is changed the predetermined number of times according to a second change timing signal. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023396 | Method and Apparatus for Channel Mapping Based on Frequency Hopping - A method can be used for channel mapping based on frequency hopping. A working channel label of a node is computed according to the number of working channels of the node in frequency hopping mode, an identifier of the node, and a time parameter corresponding to a current superframe. A working channel is determined according to the working channel label. Data is transmitted on the working channel within the current superframe. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023397 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING THE HYBRID-ARQ ACK/NACK SIGNAL IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method are provided for transmitting a symbol group in a mobile communication system. The method includes generating the symbol group to which an orthogonal sequence is applied; mapping the generated symbol group to an orthogonal frequency division multiple (OFDM) symbol and a multiple antenna array based on a symbol group index and a physical hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) indicator channel (PHICH) group index; and transmitting the mapped symbol group. The generated symbol group is mapped to the OFDM symbol and the multiple antenna array in an alternating pattern in accordance with the symbol group index. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023398 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR A SERIALIZER/DESERIALIZER COMMUNICATION APPLICATION - The voltage regulator device has a wide band amplifier having an input reference voltage, Vref and an input feedback voltage, Vfbk. The device has a source follower coupled to the wide band amplifier, the source follower coupled to an output of the wide band amplifier. The device has a VDD source, a regulator output, and a current source coupled to the source follower and the VDD source. The device has a low frequency path comprising a first transistor. The first transistor has a first gate, a first source, and a first drain. The first source is coupled to the VDD source. The first gate is coupled to a slow node, and the first drain is coupled to the regulator output. The low frequency path comprises a RC network, which has a capacitor, a resistor, and the slow node configured between the resistor and the capacitor. The device has a high frequency path comprising a second transistor. The second transistor has a second gate, a second source, and a second drain. The second source is coupled to the VDD source. The second gate is coupled to a fast node, and the second drain is coupled to the regulator output. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023399 | Direct Current Signal Transmission System - A method and apparatus for sending data. Input signals from input wires are received. The input signals include data. Information about the input signals is identified. The data and the information are sent in digital signals over a wire to a second location. The input signals are recreated from the data and the information received in the digital signals over the wire. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023400 | Antenna Activity Detection in Multi-Antenna Communication - The present subject matter discloses a method for antenna activity detection in multi-antenna communication devices. In one embodiment, the method comprises computing a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value for each of a plurality of antennas based on a sampled data associated with each of the antennas. The RSSI values may then be analyzed to identify an antenna having a highest RSSI value as a primary antenna and one or more antennas having the RSSI value less than the highest RSSI value as auxiliary antennas. Further, an RSSI difference for each of the auxiliary antennas is calculated and compared with a first threshold value to ascertain one or more potentially inactive antennas from among the auxiliary antennas. The potentially inactive antennas may then be further analyzed to identify one or more inactive antennas based at least in part on the RSSI value. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023401 | Space and Latency-Efficient HSDPA Receiver Using a Symbol De-Interleaver - A method at a mobile device, the method comprising: receiving one or more data symbols; determining reduced symbols for each of the data symbols, the reduced symbols corresponding to each of at least two orthogonal components of the data symbols; and, storing the reduced symbols in a symbol buffer. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023402 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUB-AUDIBLE SIGNALING - Disclosed are various embodiments for a system and method for encoding sub-audible codes within a signal. One exemplary embodiment includes a method that includes receiving a first digital code and a second digital code; receiving a first block and a second block of a signal; embedding an echo of the first block of the signal in the second block of the signal to create a first modified second block of the signal in accordance with the first digital code; modulating the power of the first modified second block of the signal to create a second modified second block of the signal in accordance with the second digital code; and sending a modified signal including the second modified second block of the signal. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023403 | SYSTEM, TERMINAL, AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING VIDEO - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, a terminal, and a method for dynamically adjusting a video. The system includes: a session control unit, configured to: in a video playing process, receive operation control signaling sent by a user proxy, and generate a transcoding instruction according to the operation control signaling, where the transcoding instruction includes an updated transcoding parameter; and a transcoding unit, configured to receive the transcoding instruction sent by a session control unit, transcode, according to the updated transcoding parameter, an original video image received from a video source so as to generate a transcoded video image, and send the transcoded video image to the user proxy. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023404 | Quality Optimization with Buffer and Horizon Constraints in Adaptive Streaming - Techniques are provided for optimizing quality in adaptive streaming, where information is obtained relating to encoding bitrates and content quality scores for content segments of a content stream. The content segments of the content stream are provided by a content server and downloaded by a computing device. For each content segment, an encoding bitrate is determined for downloading the content segment from the content server, where determining the encoding bitrate for a current content segment is based upon an estimated current network bandwidth, constraints of a buffer into which downloaded content segments are stored, and also upon quality scores associated with content segments within a selected horizon extending from the current content segment to a future content segment in the content stream at an endpoint of the horizon. Each content segment with the determined bitrate for the content segment is downloaded from the content server. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023405 | DISABLING INTRA PREDICTION FILTERING - A video decoder may adaptively disable, based on a syntax element, one or more filters used for intra-prediction. In addition, the video decoder may perform intra-prediction to generate prediction data for a current block of a current video slice. Furthermore, a video encoder may adaptively disable one or more filters used for intra-prediction. Furthermore, the video encoder may signal a syntax element that controls the one or more filters. In addition, the video encoder may perform intra prediction to generate prediction data for a current video block the video data. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023406 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO ENCODING FOR EACH SPATIAL SUB-AREA, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO DECODING FOR EACH SPATIAL SUB-AREA - Provided are a video encoding method and a video decoding method according to spatial subdivisions based on splitting a picture into a first tile and a second tile, and splitting a current tile among the first tile and the second tile into at least one slice segment, encoding the first tile and the second tile, independently from each other, and encoding maximum coding units of a current slice segment among the at least one slice segment included in the current tile, with respect to the at least one slice segment included in the current tile. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023407 | IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, AND IMAGE ENCODING METHOD - Provided is an image decoding device including an acquisition section configured to acquire a first parameter indicating which tile is a region-of-interest tile from an encoded stream encoded by partitioning an image into a plurality of tiles, and a decoding section configured to decode at least one of the region-of-interest tile and a non-region-of-interest tile of the image based on the first parameter acquired by the acquisition section. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023408 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus, including, a header information production section configured to produce, regarding each of divisional code streams obtained by dividing a code stream having a structure of a progression order produced by coding image data, header information at a start and an end of the divisional code stream, the header information including a characteristic amount of an image of the image data, and a packet production section configured to convert each of the divisional code streams into a packet using the header information produced by the header information production section. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023409 | LOW DELAY PICTURE CODING - Parallel processing concepts such as wavefront parallel processing, are realized with a reduced end-to-end delay by giving up the usual slice concept according to which slices are either coded/decoded completely independent from areas of the picture outside of the respective slice, or at least independent from areas outside the respective slice as far as the entropy coding is concerned, namely in favor of slices of different modes, namely ones called dependent slices which allow for interdependencies across slice boundaries, and others which do not, called normal slices, for example. Combined with the aspect or not, WPP processing concept is made more efficiently by using the slices' start syntax portions to locate WPP entry points. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023410 | METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY CODING QUANTIZED TRANSFORM COEFFICIENTS OF SUBGROUPS OF FRAME - A plurality of context adaptive variable length coding (CAVLC) procedures are simultaneously performed to code quantized transform coefficients of subgroups of a target frame. Each of the subgroups contains a plurality of macroblocks, and the macroblocks of each subgroup are arranged in a same row of macroblocks. Each of the CAVLC procedures is configured to code quantized transform coefficients of a subgroup of the target frame into a coded string. By simultaneously performing the CAVLC procedures, a plurality of coded strings are generated simultaneously. According to the coded strings, encoded data of the target frame is generated. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023411 | ENCODING AN IMAGE - A quantization level is determined for use by an encoder in encoding an image in accordance with a target number of bits. For each section of the image, the pixels are analysed to estimate the complexity of the image section. For each of a plurality of candidate quantization levels, a relationship and the estimated complexity of the image sections are used to estimate the number of bits that would be generated by encoding the image with the encoder using the respective candidate quantization level, and based thereon one of the candidate quantization levels is selected. The relationship is a function of the quantization level used by the encoder, and is for use in relating the complexity of an image section to the number of bits that would be generated by encoding that image section with the encoder. The encoder uses the selected quantization level in encoding the image. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023412 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - An image processing device and method that enable suppression of a reduction in coding efficiency. The image processing device dequantizes quantized data generated through decoding, using a default quantization matrix having a same size as a block size that is a unit of processing in which dequantization is performed, when in a copy mode in which a quantization matrix is copied, quantization matrix reference data identifying a reference destination of the quantization matrix matches quantization matrix identification data identifying the quantization matrix. The device and method can be applied to an image processing device. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023413 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING VIDEO BIT RATE - A method of controlling a video bit rate includes splitting the current frame into a plurality of first sub frames, deriving a sub frame goal bit rate for each of the plurality of first sub frames, and deriving a QP value for each of the plurality of first sub frames on the basis of the derived sub frame goal bit rate. According to the method, video coding efficiency may be enhanced. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING VIDEO AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING VIDEO, BASED ON HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE OF CODING UNIT - An apparatus and method for encoding video data and an apparatus and method for decoding video data are provided. The encoding method includes: splitting a current picture into at least one maximum coding unit; determining a coded depth to output an encoding result by encoding at least one split region of the at least one maximum coding unit according to operating mode of coding tool, respectively, based on a relationship among a depth of at least one coding unit of the at least one maximum coding unit, a coding tool, and an operating mode, wherein the at least one split region is generated by hierarchically splitting the at least one maximum coding unit according to depths; and outputting a bitstream including encoded video data of the coded depth, information regarding a coded depth of at least one maximum coding unit, information regarding an encoding mode, and information regarding the relationship. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023415 | METHOD FOR NOISE SHAPING AND A NOISE SHAPING FILTER - A method for noise shaping includes: reducing a bit-depth of an input signal to obtain a quantized input signal; feeding a quantization error corresponding to the bit-depth reduction of the input signal into a feedback loop to the input signal, the feedback loop comprising a first quantization stage, a second quantization stage and a correction stage, both the first and second quantization stages operating at the bit-depth of the input signal and the correction stage operating at a bit-depth of the quantization error; and generating a noise-shaped output signal at lower clock rate than the input signal based on the feedback loop. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023416 | IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE AND IMAGE DECODING DEVICE - According to an embodiment, an image encoding device assigns colors to pixels in a pixel block to encode an image. The device includes a generating unit to generate one or more provisional representative colors for pixels to be encoded and provisional indices for identifying the provisional representative colors based on colors assigned to encoded pixels; a updating unit to generate one or more determined representative colors to be used for expressing the pixels in the pixel block and indices for individually identifying the determined representative colors based on the pixels to be encoded and the provisional representative colors, and generate update information for updating the provisional representative colors and the provisional indices with the determined representative colors and the indices; an assigning unit to generate assignment information indicating the indices assigned to the pixels to be encoded; and an encoding unit to encode the update information and the assignment information. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023417 | METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY ENCODING MACROBLOCK GROUPS OF FRAME - A first frame associated with a video stream is in a prior sequence than a second frame of the video stream. Each of the first frame and the second frame has a plurality of groups, and each of the groups contains a plurality of macroblocks. A plurality of encoding procedures of the groups of the second frame are simultaneously performed to encode the second frame into a plurality of strings of data, and encoded data of the second frame is outputted by the encoder according to the strings of data. Since a plurality of groups of the macroblocks in the second frame are simultaneously encoded, the encoder has a high efficiency of encoding the video stream. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023418 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A moving image processing apparatus includes a storage unit to store encoding parameter information generated by encoding each of multiple blocks obtained by partitioning an image; a candidate list generation unit to generate a prediction vector candidate list including two prediction vector candidates for a motion vector of each of the blocks to be processed; a difference vector calculation unit to set one bit of predetermined information in selection information for the prediction vector candidates if inter-prediction is applied to the block to be processed, and to calculate a difference vector representing a difference between the motion vector of the block to be processed and one of the prediction vector candidates designated by the selection information; and a variable-length encoding unit to apply variable-length encoding to the encoding parameter information including the difference vector and the selection information. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023419 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SCALABLE CODING OF VIDEO INFORMATION - An apparatus configured to code video information includes a memory and a processor in communication with the memory. The memory is configured to store video information associated with a reference layer and an enhancement layer, the reference layer comprising a reference layer (RL) picture having a first slice and a second slice, and the enhancement layer comprising an enhancement layer (EL) picture corresponding to the RL picture. The processor is configured to generate an inter-layer reference picture (ILRP) by upsampling the RL picture, the ILRP having a single slice associated therewith, set slice information of the single slice of the ILRP equal to slice information of the first slice, and use the ILRP to code at least a portion of the EL picture. The processor may encode or decode the video information. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023420 | IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND IMAGE ENCODING METHOD - A loop filter unit | 2015-01-22 |
20150023421 | PERFORMANCE CONTROL METHOD FOR VIDEO CODING SYSTEM AND CODER - The present invention provides a performance control method for a video coding system, a device, and a system. The method includes: detecting whether a bus performance value is higher than or equal to a preset bus performance threshold and decreasing, when the bus performance value is higher than or equal to the preset bus performance threshold, the bus performance value and a computing performance value; and detecting whether a computing performance value is higher than or equal to a preset computing performance threshold and decreasing, when the computing performance value is higher than or equal to the preset computing performance threshold, the computing performance value, in order to make processing performance of a coder higher than or equal to preset processing performance, thereby avoiding insufficient coder performance due to an impact of system status or a code image on the coder. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023422 | PROCESSING ILLUMINATION COMPENSATION FOR VIDEO CODING - In one example, a device for coding (e.g., encoding or decoding) video data includes a memory configured to store video data and a video coder configured to determine a value for an advanced residual prediction (ARP) weighting factor of a current block of the video data and to skip coding of an illumination compensation syntax element for the current block and to code the current block when the value of the ARP weighting factor is not equal to zero. The video coder may further be configured to code the illumination compensation syntax element for the current block and code the current block based at least in part on the value of the illumination compensation syntax element when the value of the ARP weighting factor is equal to zero. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023423 | BLOCK IDENTIFICATION USING DISPARITY VECTOR IN VIDEO CODING - Techniques are described for determining a block in a reference picture in a reference view based on a disparity vector for a current block. The techniques start the disparity vector from a bottom-right pixel in a center 2×2 sub-block within the current block, and determine a location within the reference picture to which the disparity vector refers. The determined block covers the location referred to by the disparity vector based on the disparity vector starting from the bottom-right pixel in the center 2×2 sub-block within the current block. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023424 | HIERARCHICAL MOTION ESTIMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON ADAPTIVE SAMPLING - A hierarchical motion prediction apparatus and method. The hierarchical motion prediction method splits a current frame and a reference frame into pixel groups, changes a pixel location of each pixel group, and selects one pixel, and thus resolutions of the current frame and reference frame are reduced. A motion vector of a down-sampled current block is obtained based on a down-sampled current frame and reference frame, and is expanded to a motion vector of an original resolution based on a down sampling rate. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023425 | CONTENT ADAPTIVE DEBLOCKING DURING VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING - Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for performing content-adaptive deblocking to improve the visual quality of video images compressed using block-based motion-predictive video coding. For instance, in certain embodiments of the disclosed technology, edge information is obtained using global orientation energy edge detection (“OEED”) techniques on an initially deblocked image. OEED detection can provide a robust partition of local directional features (“LDFs”). For a local directional feature detected in the partition, a directional deblocking filter having an orientation corresponding to the orientation of the LDF can be used. The selected filter can have a filter orientation and activation thresholds that better preserve image details while reducing blocking artifacts. In certain embodiments, for a consecutive non-LDF region, extra smoothing can be imposed to suppress the visually severe blocking artifacts. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023426 | METHOD AND ENCODING/DECODING OF VIDEO USING COMMON MERGING CANDIDATE SET OF ASYMMETRIC PARTITIONS - The present invention provides video encoding and decoding methods using block merging, which can be applied to a high resolution video of more than HD (High Definition) resolution. A video encoding method includes partitioning a current block into a first and a second prediction unit by using asymmetric partitioning, constructing a list of common merging candidate blocks including a predetermined number of common merging candidate blocks selected from adjacent blocks of the current block, selecting at least one candidate block from among the list of common merging candidate blocks and sending information of the selected candidate block to a decoder for each of the first and the second prediction unit. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023427 | METHOD AND ENCODING/DECODING OF VIDEO USING COMMON MERGING CANDIDATE SET OF ASYMMETRIC PARTITIONS - The present invention provides video encoding and decoding methods using block merging, which can be applied to a high resolution video of more than HD (High Definition) resolution. A video encoding method includes partitioning a current block into a first and a second prediction unit by using asymmetric partitioning, constructing a list of common merging candidate blocks including a predetermined number of common merging candidate blocks selected from adjacent blocks of the current block, selecting at least one candidate block from among the list of common merging candidate blocks and sending information of the selected candidate block to a decoder for each of the first and the second prediction unit. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023428 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENCODING/DECODING VIDEO SIGNALS USING BASE LAYER - The present invention relates to encoding and decoding a video signal by motion compensated temporal filtering. In one embodiment, a first sequence of frames are decoded by inverse motion compensated temporal filtering by selectively adding to a first image block in the first sequence image information, the image information being based on at least one of (1) a second image block from the first sequence and (2) a third image block from an auxiliary sequence of frames. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023429 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR STORING IMAGE AND IMAGE STORAGE METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and an image storage method thereof are provided. The image storage method includes acquiring a plurality of image frames, determining a number of image frames per compressed file and a divided number for image frames, dividing each of the plurality of image frames into regions having a same size according to the divided number in response to the plurality of image frames being acquired, packaging the plurality of image frames divided into the regions having the same size according to the determined number of image frames per compressed file according to the regions, and compressing the packaged plurality of image frames and storing a compressed result. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023430 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIVIEW VIDEO ENCODING BASED ON PREDICTION STRUCTURES FOR VIEWPOINT SWITCHING, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIVIEW VIDEO DECODING BASED ON PREDICTION STRUCTURES FOR VIEWPOINT SWITCHING - A multiview video decoding method includes receiving a base view image stream of a base viewpoint and additional view image streams of at least two additional viewpoints, restoring base view images by performing motion compensation that references base view anchor pictures of an I-picture type, by using the base view image stream, restoring a view decoding refresh image configured for viewpoint switching for changing a first additional viewpoint, by performing disparity compensation that references at least one of the restored base view images, on a first additional view image stream, and restoring first additional view images of the first additional viewpoint by performing at least one of disparity compensation that references the restored base view images and motion compensation that references restored images of the first additional viewpoint excluding the view decoding refresh image that precedes the restored first additional view images, on the first additional view image stream. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023431 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SCALABLE CODING OF VIDEO INFORMATION - An apparatus configured to code video information includes a memory and a processor in communication with the memory. The memory is configured to store video information associated with a reference layer and an enhancement layer, the reference layer associated with a reference layer (RL) codec and the enhancement layer associated an enhancement layer (EL) codec. The processor is configured to determine whether the RL codec associated with the reference layer is a particular type of codec, and in response to determining that the RL codec is a particular type of codec, process, in a video bitstream, an indication that motion information of the reference layer cannot be used to code the enhancement layer. The processor may encode or decode the video information. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023432 | SCALABLE VIDEO-ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND SCALABLE VIDEO-DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed are a scalable video encoding method and apparatus and a scalable video decoding method and apparatus. The scalable video encoding method adds, into a bitstream, table index information representing one of a plurality of scalable extension type information tables in which available combinations of a plurality of scalable extension types are specified and layer index information representing the scalable extension type of the encoded video among combinations of a plurality of scalable extension types included in a scalable extension type information table. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023433 | High Dynamic Range, Backwards-Compatible, Digital Cinema - HDR images are coded and distributed. An initial HDR image is received. Processing the received HDR image creates a JPEG-2000 DCI-compliant coded baseline image and an HDR-enhancement image. The coded baseline image has one or more color components, each of which provide enhancement information that allows reconstruction of an instance of the initial HDR image using the baseline image and the HDR-enhancement images. A data packet is computed, which has a first and a second data set. The first data set relates to the baseline image color components, each of which has an application marker that relates to the HDR-enhancement images. The second data set relates to the HDR-enhancement image. The data packets are sent in a DCI-compliant bit stream. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023434 | SCALABLE DATA STREAM AND NETWORK ENTITY - The handling of scalable data streams by network entities is rendered less complex by, in the data stream, accompanying packets which actually carry data by packets of a different packet type which have a scalability axes descriptor defining the number of scalability axes and a semantic meaning thereof. In another aspect, the handling of scalable data streams by network entities is rendered more efficient by conveying level and/or profile descriptors using packets other than the data carrying packets, with profile and/or level descriptors being divided up into a first set explicitly signaling the definition of the available coding option set and/or available syntax element value range for a respective operation point, and a second set of profile and/or level descriptors which signal the definition of the available coding option set and/or available syntax element value range for their respective operation points by reference another profile and/or level descriptor. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023435 | RESAMPLING FILTERS FOR SCALABLE VIDEO CODING WITH PHASE OFFSET ADJUSTMENT AND SIGNALING OF SAME - Upsampling filters for use in scalable video coding may be selected from a set of filters each with a different phase. In order to accommodate a phase offset introduced from downsampling required to maintain proper luma/chroma color space positions after upsampling, an offset parameter may be used in computing the filter index. Moreover, a different offset may be used for each filter index. These offsets in effect provide a re-mapping of the filter indices. By remapping the filter indices in this manner the performance of the upsampling process can be improved and errors introduced by rounding or which are caused by the finite precision of the process used to compute the filter indices can be taken into account. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023436 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NOISE REDUCTION IN VIDEO SYSTEMS - The disclosure provides a noise filter. The noise filter includes a motion estimation (ME) engine. The ME receives a current frame and a reference frame. The current frame comprising a current block and the reference frame includes a plurality of reference blocks. The ME engine generates final motion vectors. The current block comprises a plurality of current pixels. A motion compensation unit generates a motion compensated block based on the final motion vectors and the reference frame. The motion compensated block includes a plurality of motion compensated pixels. A weighted average filter multiplies each current pixel of the plurality current pixels and a corresponding motion compensated pixel of the plurality of motion compensated pixels with a first weight and a second weight respectively. The weighted average filter generates a filtered block. A blockiness removal unit is coupled to the weighted average filter and removes artifacts in the filtered block. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023437 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHYSICAL SECURITY OF INFORMATION FLOWS OVER A POWER CABLE CONNECTION - An aircraft includes a first electrical connector configured to couple with a first power cable, a first data communication network and a first modem coupled to first electrical connector and first data communication network and is configured to transmit data received at first electrical connector through first power cable to first data communication network and to transmit data from first data communication network to first power cable through first electrical connector. The aircraft additionally includes a second electrical connector configured to couple with a second power cable, a second data communication network and a second modem coupled to second electrical connector and to second data communication network and is configured to transmit data received at second electrical connector through second power cable to second data communication network and to transmit data from second data communication network to second power cable through second electrical connector. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023438 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND VEHICLE - A communication system, a communication device, a power supply device, and a vehicle are provided, which can suppress occurrence of communication abnormality while suppressing noise applied to a power supply line to be lower than a predetermined upper limit value of a standard, in communication such as inband communication in which a vehicle and a power supply device are connected to each other via a charging cable containing the power supply line and a control line, and a communication signal is transmitted and received using the control line as a medium. A power supply device | 2015-01-22 |
20150023439 | Apparatuses, Methods, and Computer Program Products For Selecting a Cyclic Prefix Length - Methods, devices, and computer program products for energy and/or cost efficient selection of cyclic prefix length, based at least in part on consideration of propagation and channel conditions, are disclosed. The conditions can relate to, for example, the frequency selectivity and time dispersion of a radio channel, as well as its radio propagation profile and environmental conditions. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023440 | Systems and Methods for Trellis Coded Quantization Based Channel Feedback - System and method embodiments are provided for Trellis Coded Quantization (TCQ) based channel feedback. The embodiments provide full channel state information with a short feedback size to a scheduler in order for the scheduler to apply advanced beamforming schemes, such as those designed in non-linear precoder methods. In an embodiment, a method in a station for providing channel feedback to a transmission point (TP) in a wireless system includes receiving a signal from the TP; estimating channel parameters for the signal; applying a TCQ scheme to the estimated channel parameters to map the channel estimate parameters to trellis codes; and transmitting full channel state information to the TP, wherein the full channel state information comprises output of a Viterbi algorithm (VA) corresponding to the trellis codes. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023441 | OPERATING METHOD OF WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK STATION - A method of operating a wireless local area network (WLAN) station. The WLAN station receives at least one desired signal and at least one interference signal from an access point (AP) capable of simultaneously transmitting desired signals to multiple WLAN stations. The method includes estimating a channel and generating a channel matrix estimated based on the estimated channel, separating a channel matrix of the desired signal and a channel matrix of the interference signal from the estimated channel matrix, generating the matrix of a virtual channel by combining the separated channel matrixes, and executing a sphere decoding (SD) algorithm using the matrix of the virtual channel. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023442 | METHOD TO OPTIMIZE THE POWER ASSIGNMENT OF USER STREAMS TRANSMITTED FROM BASE STATIONS IN COORDINATED BASE STATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - A method to optimize the power assignment of user streams transmitted from base stations in coordinated base station transmission systems. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023443 | TECHNIQUE FOR GENERATING A FILTER FOR DATA RECEPTION - A technique for generating a processing filter is provided. The processing filter allows for processing data that is received in a mobile communication network on multiple branches. A method embodiment of the technique includes the steps of determining a covariance of noise on the multiple branches and computing the processing filter based on the noise covariance. The computation includes a Cholesky decomposition of the noise covariance and a matrix inversion based on a result of the Cholesky decomposition, wherein the Cholesky decomposition uses a first numerical representation and the matrix inversion uses a second numerical representation that is more complex than the first numerical representation. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023444 | DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR MIMO SIGNALS - A distributed antenna system includes a multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) base station configured to output at least a first signal and a second signal. At least one master unit communicates with the MIMO base station. At least one remote unit communicates with the master unit. At least one antenna is coupled with the remote unit for receiving signals from the remote unit. A hybrid coupler is coupled between the remote unit and antenna and is configured to receive the first signal Ch1 and the second signal Ch2 from the remote unit on respective first and second ports and to provide an output signal on at least one output port. The output signal includes at least a portion of the first signal and at least a portion of the second signal. The antenna is coupled with the output port. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023445 | Systems and Methods Utilizing Adaptive Envelope Tracking - A communication system utilizing adaptive envelope tracking includes a transmit path, a feedback receiver, a parameter component and an envelope tracking component. The transmit path is configured to generate a transmit signal. The feedback receiver is configured to generate a feedback signal from the transmit signal. The parameter component is configured to generate linearity parameters from the feedback signal and the baseband signal. The envelope tracking component is configured to generate a supply control signal having time delay adjustments. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023446 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD - A signal transmission device includes a signal sender that sends first and second transmission signals of mutually opposite phases, a first transmission path over which the first transmission signal is transmitted, a second transmission path over which the second transmission signal is transmitted, and a signal receiver that converts the first transmission signal received from the first transmission path and the second transmission signal received from the second transmission path into an output signal of a single phase. The signal transmission device differentiates each amplitude of the first and second transmission signals sent from the signal sender, and the signal receiver, based on an amplitude ratio of the first and second transmission signals, converts the received first and second transmission signals. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023447 | TRANSMITTER, TRANSMISSION METHOD USED BY THE SAME, RECEIVER FOR RECEIVING A RADIO SIGNAL FROM TRANSMITTER AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A transmitter incorporates a table (TBL1) for assigning the frame lengths of 560 μs and 600 μs to the code “0” in a binary system and assigning the frame lengths of 600 μs and 560 μs to the code “1” in the binary system. The transmitter refers to the table (TBL1) and assigns the two frame lengths of 560 μs and 600 μs and the two frame lengths of 600 μs and 560 μs to the codes “0” and “1”, respectively, in the code sequences [0,0], [0,1], [1,0] and [1,1] representing the transmission information “0” to “3” represented using the binary system, and sequentially transmits four radio signals having the assigned four frame lengths. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023448 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING CODE SEQUENCE IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for transmitting a synchronization signal by a transmitting side device to a receiving side device in a wireless access system. The method includes generating a concatenated code sequence in a frequency domain by concatenating a first code sequence having a first index (M1) and a second code sequence having a second index (M2). Each of the first code sequence and the second code sequence is obtained by cyclic shifting a code sequence. The concatenated code sequence is mapped to subcarriers for transmitting the synchronization signal via a secondary synchronization channel (S-SCH). The method further includes transforming the concatenated code sequence into a time domain signal; and transmitting the time domain signal to the receiving side device as the synchronization signal. The concatenated code sequence indicates a cell group identity (ID). | 2015-01-22 |
20150023449 | Distributed signal fields (SIGs) for use in wireless communications - A wireless communication device includes a communication interface and a processor and is configured to generate a preamble of an OFDM packet that includes signal fields (SIGs) that specify first characteristics of a remainder of the OFDM packet that follows the SIG fields. A first at least one SIG includes information to specify second characteristics of a second at least one SIG that follows the first at least one SIG. The wireless communication device then transmits the OFDM packet to another wireless communication device. The second characteristics specifies any number of characteristics including any one or more of a size of a GI between the first at least one SIG and the second at least one SIG, a MCS used to generate the second at least one SIG, a length of the second at least one SIG, or a number of OFDM symbols of the second at least one SIG. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023450 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR POWER CONTROL IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Apparatus and methods for power control in mobile communication devices are provided. In one aspect, a method for accurately controlling an adjustable power level of a data signal in a transmit chain of a transmitter is provided. The method includes adjusting a controllable gain level of a digital-to-analog converter based on a desired peak-to-average ratio of a transmit signal envelope, adjusting a digitally controlled discrete gain-step amplifier, the amount of gain per step based on an initial estimate of the transmitter gain and a target power, applying a factor to a gain adjuster responsive to the gain step change in the transmit chain, and repeating the adjusting and applying steps until a feedback signal level exceeds a reference signal level. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023451 | PREDISTORTION FACTOR DETERMINATION FOR PREDISTORTION IN POWER AMPLIFIERS - A baseband signal is generated as a sequence of complex sample values at a predetermined sample rate. A sample of the baseband signal is captured as is a sample of an output signal generated by a power amplifier from the captured sample of the baseband signal. Complex values are iteratively assigned to a complex factor intended for predistorting data such that the product of the baseband signal sample and the complex factor converges towards equivalence with the output signal sample with each iterative assignment of the complex values to the complex factor. The complex factor is stored in memory at an address associated with the value of the captured baseband signal sample. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023452 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION INTERFACE UTILIZING N-DIMENSIONAL DOUBLE SQUARE QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATION - The present invention is directed to data communication system and methods. More specifically, various embodiments of the present invention provide a communication interface that is configured to transfer data at high bandwidth using nDSQ format(s) over optical communication networks. In certain embodiments, the communication interface is used by various devices, such as spine switches and leaf switches, within a spine-leaf network architecture, which allows large amount of data to be shared among servers. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023453 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication device includes:
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20150023454 | MULTI-PHASE CLOCK GENERATION METHOD - Systems and methods for multi-phase signaling are described herein. In one embodiment, a method for receiving data comprises receiving a sequence of symbols from a plurality of conductors, and generating a clock signal by detecting transitions in the received sequence of symbols. The method also comprises delaying the received sequence of symbols, and capturing one or more symbols in the delayed sequence of symbols using the clock signal, wherein a previous symbol in the delayed sequence of symbols is captured using a clock pulse in the clock signal generated based on a detected transition to a current symbol in the received sequence of symbols. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023455 | ADAPTIVE ELEMENT SHUFFLER - A system may include a detector, a controller, a shuffler, and a processor. The detector may detect a signal. The controller may control the shuffler based upon the signal. The shuffler may shuffle a plurality of channels at the input of a plurality of processing elements of the processor based upon the signal. The processor may process the signal according to the plurality of channels as configured by the shuffler. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023456 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASYNCHRONOUS RE-MODULATION WITH ADAPTIVE I/Q ADJUSTMENT - Various embodiments provide for systems and methods for signal conversion of one modulated signal to another modulated signal using demodulation and then re-modulation. According to some embodiments, a signal receiving system may comprise an I/Q demodulator that demodulates a first modulated signal to an in-phase (“I”) signal and a quadrature (“Q”) signal, an I/Q signal adjustor that adaptively adjusts the Q signal to increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a transitory signal that is based on a second modulated signal, and an I/Q modulator that modulates the I signal and the adjusted Q signal to the second modulated signal. To increase the SNR, the Q signal may be adjusted based on a calculated error determined for the transitory signal during demodulation by a demodulator downstream from the I/Q modulator. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023457 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM A MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM - System for processing a signal received from a microelectromechanical system, comprising means for sampling said received signal at a sampling frequency (F | 2015-01-22 |
20150023458 | CLOCK AND DATA RECOVERY USING DUAL MANCHESTER ENCODED DATA STREAMS - Two Manchester encoded bit streams each bit stream with accompanying embedded clock data are disclosed. The two encoded bit streams are encoded at the source using opposite polarities of the source clock to position transitions within the bit streams at the rising and falling edges of the source clock. The receiver may extract the clock data from both bit streams. Because both rising and falling edge clock data is available between the two bit streams, the receiver does not need a phase locked loop (PLL) or incur the accompanying expense of such PLL. Further, by avoiding use of a PLL, a nearly all digital circuit may be created, which may provide further cost and space savings. Still further, a higher data throughput is provided without increasing pin count or signal bandwidth. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023459 | RECEPTION CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A reception circuit includes: a plurality of block circuits that each include a phase control circuit that controls a phase of a first clock, and a plurality of internal circuits that are driven by a second clock generated based on the phase-controlled first clock, wherein the phase control circuit in each of the block circuits is controlled by means of a control signal from an operation phase control circuit in such a way that an error rate for reception data due to the plurality of block circuits decreases. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023460 | INTERFEROMETRIC PRECISE TIMING DISTRIBUTION WITH A PRECISION PHASE DETECTOR - A method distributing data in a network is provided. The method comprises measuring the path lengths between a reference clock and a plurality of remote destinations and sending a timing signal from the reference clock to the plurality of remote destinations. The method further comprises measuring the phase between the reference clock and a return signal from each of the plurality of remote destinations and adjusting the phase of the data such that each remote destination receives the data within a skew tolerance. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023461 | DECAY HEAT REMOVAL SYSTEM WITH HYBRID HEAT PIPE HAVING COOLANT AND NEUTRON ABSORBER FOR COOLING NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - Disclosed is a decay heat removal system for cooling the decay heat of a reactor core and the spent fuel. The decay heat removal system including: a first heat pipe which is placed in an upper plenum of the reactor vessel and arranged in upward and downward directions corresponding to a position of an insertion hole formed on a top of the nuclear fuel assemblies; a control rod drive mechanism which is connected to an upper portion of the first heat pipe and drives the first heat pipe to move up and down so that the first heat pipe can be selectively inserted in a control rod insertion hole of the reactor core arranged in the nuclear reactor vessel; and a second heat pipe which is coupled to and in close contact with a bottom surface of the reactor vessel and removes the decay heat generated in the reactor core. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023462 | CUP COUNTER - A handheld cup counter is disclosed. The cup counter may have a mechanical or optical sensor used to count the number of brim portions within a stack of cups. In order to properly position the optical or mechanical sensor, the sensor is disposed in relation to a ridge plate that helps the user to properly align the sensor to the stack of cups so that the sensor may accurately sense the number of brim portions within the stack of cups. The cup sensor may also have additional calculator functionality that works in conjunction with the sensed number of cups in order to more efficiently add and subtract the sensed number of cups of a plurality of stack of cups. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023463 | MODULAR GRAY CODE COUNTER - A Gray code counter has multiple two-bit Gray code counter modules, clock gated integrated cells (CGICs), and a parity bit generator. The CGICs gate clock signals provided to the two-bit counter modules, which reduces dynamic power consumption. The parity bit generator generates a parity bit that indicates a count of binary ones in a counting state. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023464 | CT PILOT IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD AND CT DEVICE - A CT pilot image acquisition method and a CT device are provided. The method may include: performing a helical scan on a predetermined area to be scanned, so as to obtain scanning data; reconstructing a tomographic image based on the scanning data; performing, at a predetermined positioning angle, a parallel beam projection on the tomographic image by using a virtual parallel X-ray beam, so as to obtain projection data; and re-binning a CT pilot image at the predetermined positioning angle based on the projection data. Parallel beam projection is adopted to process the tomographic image, to obtain a pilot image without geometric distortions. The obtained pilot image can reflect an anatomical structure of human body accurately. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023465 | SOURCE GRATING, INTERFEROMETER, AND OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM - A source grating includes a first sub-source grating, where first transmitting portions which transmit X-rays, and first shielding portions which shield X-rays, are alternately arranged in a first direction; and a second sub-source grating, where second transmitting portions which transmit X-rays, and second shielding portions which shield X-rays, are alternately arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The first sub-source grating is curved so that two positions in the curve align in the first direction. The second sub-source grating is curved so that two positions in the curve align in the second direction. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023466 | X-RAY REDUCTION SYSTEM - An x-ray system comprising an x-ray source, a single essentially round collimator, a camera, a detector and a monitor, means for moving the collimator in a plane generally parallel to the plane of the collimator; and the collimator comprising a central aperture that allows all the radiation to pass through, an outer annulus that reduces the radiation passing through at an amount depending on the material and the thickness of the material and an inner annulus between the central aperture and the outer annulus, with thickness changing as a function of the distance from the center, starting at thickness zero on the side of the central aperture and ending at the thickness of the outer annulus on the side of the outer annulus. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023467 | Well Plate - The present invention includes an apparatus for preparing samples for measurement by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry. The apparatus comprises a plate having one or more holes passing through the plate. The holes are covered by a film on one side of the plate. The holes are less than 500 micrometers across in one dimension where the film covers the holes. The film is translucent to x-rays. The present invention also includes an apparatus for preparing samples for measurement by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry. The apparatus comprises a plate having one or more holes passing through the plate. The holes are covered on one side of the plate by a detachable cover forming a water-tight seal against the plate. The cover is substantially free of the elements osmium, yttrium, iridium, phosphorus, zirconium, platinum, gold, niobium, mercury, thallium, molybdenum, sulfur, lead, bismuth, technetium, ruthenium, chlorine, rhodium, palladium, argon, silver, and thorium. The holes are less than about 500 micrometers across in one dimension where the cover covers the holes. The present invention also includes a method for preparing samples for measurement by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry. The method comprises providing a solution of with less than 10 micromolar solute and a volume of between about 2 microliters and about 2 milliliters. The solution is concentrated and analyzed using x-ray fluorescence spectrometry. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023468 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING A WEIGHT OF AN X-RAY SOURCE - A portable x-ray system includes a light weight x-ray head including an x-ray tube and a high voltage (HV) tank, wherein the HV tank comprises a compact voltage multiplier configured to receive a low voltage signal and generate a high voltage signal based on the received low voltage signal. Also, the portable x-ray system includes a carrying case comprising low voltage power electronics coupled to the light weight x-ray head through a low voltage cable, and configured to send the low voltage signal to the light weight x-ray head. In addition, the low voltage power electronics is distributed in a predefined space in the carrying case in such a way that a weight of the light weight x-ray head is counter weighed by a weight of the low voltage power electronics to stabilize the portable x-ray system when the light weight x-ray head is rotated in one or more directions. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023469 | IRRADIATION FIELD-LIMITING APPARATUS, X-RAY-GENERATING UNIT INCLUDING THE IRRADIATION FIELD-LIMITING APPARATUS, AND X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE IRRADIATION FIELD-LIMITING APPARATUS - An irradiation field-limiting apparatus connected to an X-ray-generating apparatus includes a pair of first limiting blades defining a width of an opening through which radiation is to pass; a first opening width-adjusting mechanism including a first opening width-adjusting shaft operable to adjust the width of the opening by moving the pair of first limiting blades toward or away from each other; and a first opening center-adjusting mechanism including a first opening center-adjusting shaft operable to adjust a center position of the opening by moving the pair of first limiting blades in a same direction. The first opening width-adjusting shaft and the first opening center-adjusting shaft are coaxially arranged. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023470 | C-Arm Mounting Apparatus and X-Ray Imaging Device with Cage Guide - A C-arm mounting apparatus for an x-ray imaging device includes a C-arm, a C-arm holding unit, and at least one cage guide unit. The at least one cage guide unit is moveably arranged between the C-arm and the C-arm holding unit. The C-arm is moveably mounted on the C-arm holding unit. The at least one cage guide unit includes a plurality of rolling bodies and at least one rolling body cage. The small overlap between the C-arm and the C-arm holding unit may facilitate greater rotations about an isocenter. An x-ray imaging device includes a C-arm mounting apparatus. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023471 | STEREO X-RAY TUBE BASED SUPPRESSION OF OUTSIDE BODY HIGH CONTRAST OBJECTS - A double focal spot X-ray tube ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150023472 | X-Ray Testing Device for Material Testing and Method for the Generation of High-Resolution Projections of a Test Object by means of X-Ray Beams - An X-ray testing device for generating high-resolution geometric projections of a test object, includes a highly focusing X-ray source having: a rotary anode assembly formed by a rotatably mounted anode plate, an anode plate drive connected to rotate the anode plate and a rotational angle encoder detecting the rotation angle of the anode plate; an electron gun producing a focused electron beam; and an electron beam control unit having an electron beam deflecting unit and a control unit, the electron beam deflecting unit controlling the point of incidence of the electron beam generated by the electron gun on the anode plate. The control unit controlling the electron beam deflecting unit dependent on the detected rotation angle of the anode plate minimizing the positional change of the point of incidence on the anode plate relative to a reference point on a bracket holding the test object located in a fixed position. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023473 | ROTATING X-RAY ANODE WITH AN AT LEAST PARTLY RADIALLY ALIGNED GROUND STRUCTURE - A rotating x-ray anode has an annular focal track. The surface of the focal track has a directed ground structure. Over the circumference of the annular focal track and over the radial extent of the focal track, the alignment of the ground structure is inclined relative to a tangential reference direction in the respective surface portion in each case by an angle that lies in the range from 15°, including, up to and including 90°. A corresponding method for producing a rotating x-ray anode is described. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023474 | MEDICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MEDICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND MEDICAL SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a medical information management apparatus includes an examination information acquisition unit acquiring examination information including an irradiation condition, an imaging region and an exposure dose for each examination on the imaging region, an archiving unit archiving an exposure dose calculation target region classified more detailed than the imaging region and a weight coefficient corresponding to the exposure dose calculation target region in association with the irradiation condition and the imaging region, a weight coefficient acquisition unit acquiring a weight coefficient corresponding to the exposure dose calculation target region based on the irradiation condition acquired by the examination information acquisition unit and the exposure dose calculation target region archived in the archiving unit, and a calculation unit calculating an exposure dose at the exposure dose calculation target region by using an exposure dose for each examination and the weight coefficient. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023475 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOBILE X-RAY IMAGING - Apparatus and methods for obtaining repeatable images of a patient are disclosed herein. Mechanical fixtures may be attached to a mobile imaging device and a patient support platform to allow them to be placed at a fixed relationship to one another. Additionally, devices for measuring movement of the mobile imaging device with respect to the patient support platform are disclosed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023476 | COMPACT MECHANISM FOR MOVING A COMPRESSION PADDLE - A mammography or tomosynthesis apparatus, comprising a mechanism configured to move a paddle, relative to a detector platform fixed to a main body of the apparatus, to compress a patient's breast against the detector platform to form a surface. The mechanism comprises a post that is mobile relative to the detector platform and/or to the body and configured so that maximum extension of the post relative to the surface follows the movements of the paddle relative to the detector platform. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023477 | Extended Efficient Usage of Emergency Services Keys - An emergency services key (e.g., ESQK or ESRK) is guaranteed to be available from a limited size ESQK pool. A plurality of ESQKs are grouped into a pool of emergency service keys “ESQK Pool ID”, each including anywhere from 1 to N number of ESQKs. Each ESQK preferably has a “Timestamp”, information relating to the specific emergency E911 call (“Call Data ID”), a guard timer, and an optional hold timer. The ESQK having a Call Data ID=“NULL”, and having the oldest Timestamp, is chosen for selection. If no such ESQK has both Call Data ID=NULL and the oldest Timestamp is found, then the ESQK with merely the oldest Timestamp is selected. The timestamp is reset to a current time plus a guard timer, or hold timer if desired. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023478 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTINUED ANSWERING OF SPECIAL NUMBER CALLS WHEN A PRIMARY PSAP IS INCAPACITATED - A method for providing continued answering of special number calls intended for delivery via a plurality of communication networks to a special number answering position when a primary special number answering position is incapacitated includes: (a) determining at least one pre-identified alternate special number answering position; (b) ascertaining that the primary special number answering position is incapacitated; and (c) directing each routing entity of each respective communication network of said plurality of communication networks to route calls intended for said primary special number answering position to at least one selected alternate special number answering position of said at least one pre-identified alternate special number answering position; wherein once a particular situation has been begun to be handled by a selected alternate special number answering position, the situation remains as handled by the selected special number answering position even though the primary special number answering position may be reinstituted as operational. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023479 | Advertisement Based on Speech Recognition - This invention relates to a system and method for providing dedicated television advertisements based on speech recognition of telephone conversations. The home user makes telephone calls using a landline, cellular phone or VoIP phone. The user may also be watching TV. While doing so, the user is able to see advertisements on part or all of his TV screen, based on words and phrases he may have used during his telephone conversation(s). The system and method may be provided by a triple play or quad play service provider which associates its users' telephone calls with TV advertising. Once the user sees the advertisement he can get more information concerning the advertisement by clicking on it with a pointing device, e.g., a mouse or TV remote control, or by using any other navigation method the TV system provides, to see additional details concerning the advertisements. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023480 | VOICE INTERACTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DIFFERENT SPEECH-BASED SERVICES - Systems and method are provided for rendering different speech-based services to a plurality of users. A service-providing system may be accessed via a plurality of connectivity ports. Each of the connectivity ports may be associated with at least one of a plurality of different speech-related services. The connectivity ports may be associated with the different speech-related services may be performed before receiving user service requests. The service-providing system may comprise a plurality of processing components, each of which may be configurable to provide one or more of a plurality of different speech-related services. The service-providing system may further comprise a connection component, which may be operable to establish a connection between the respective connectivity port and a processing component having a configuration of suitable for performing a service requested through the respective connectivity port. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023481 | METHOD FOR PERSONALIZING VOICE ASSISTANT - The present invention provides a method for personalizing voice assistant. First, the voice module is activated. Then, the voice message received by the voice module is recognized. According to the recognition result, the personal name in the voice message is converted to the intelligent conversation name at a remote site, and thus triggering an intelligent conversation module of the server for providing the service of intelligent conversation. Accordingly, the present invention corresponds the universal intelligent conversation name to the personal name for triggering the intelligent conversation module. Consequently, the voice assistant can be personalized. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023482 | TELEPHONE TO COMPUTATIONAL DEVICE ASSOCIATION - The disclosure relates to a system for dynamic association of a computational device, which includes at least one communication interface and a control system coupled to the at least one communication interface with a communication device. A request to authenticate an association between a computational device and a communication device is received by the control system and a communication connection is established with the communication device. A request for authentication information is sent via the communication connection to the communication device. A response is received from the communication device and information determined from the response is forwarded. | 2015-01-22 |
20150023483 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL MESSAGING - A method and apparatus of providing virtual messaging is provided. The method comprises examining status information associated with a plurality of servers for notifying call recipients of messages using at least one messaging protocol, wherein each of the plurality of servers operates independently, identifying an available server of the plurality of servers, based on the status information, for handling a message and directing an incoming call to the available server, wherein the available server stores the message until communication of the message to at least one call recipient, wherein the available server communicates at least one notification message associated with the message to at least one telephone number of the at least one call recipient, wherein the at least one notification message comprises a telephone number associated with the call origination device and a message link number for communicating with the available server. | 2015-01-22 |